World Cup of Great Powers

"Coach Zeng, I, I..." Li Yi was ashamed and regretful.

"Be a human being with an open mind."

Zeng Zheng shook his head like an old scholar.

"The game hasn't even started yet, and you start yelling. What will you do if you lose?"

"Young people, when you speak and act, you must leave a way out for yourself!"

"I'm not kidding you."

"This matter is settled."

"If you don't have to beat someone in Marseille, don't go to the World Youth Championship next year."

"But if I see you deliberately playing tricks to waste opportunities, don't blame me for replacing you in advance!"

"Okay, let's go back and warm up. I'm looking forward to your performance on the court."

Just like that, Li Yi returned to the field with a sad face.

"Coach Zeng, isn't your punishment a bit..."

"Coach Chen, have you ever heard that there are no jokes in the military?" Zeng Zheng raised his eyebrows, "I'm not joking with him!"

"Give these brats a little sunshine and everything will shine brightly."

"China is so big and has so many people. There are many people who want to take his position!"

"If he doesn't want to play, or he doesn't know how to play, there will be plenty of people to take over!"

"Look at him, am I too gentle?"

"It's really embarrassing for him!"

...

"Hello everyone, this is J Island NHK TV station. The next live broadcast for you is the final of the 29th Asian Youth Championship, the Japanese youth team VS the powerful Chinese youth team."

"I am the host Kato Ko, and sitting next to me is Eimi Mikami, who is the guest commentator this time."

"Mikami-san, say hello to everyone!"

"Hello everyone, I'm Mikami! My new work "Sister, I'm Not a Peeping Tom" will be released soon. I hope everyone will pay more attention to it!" Mikami's sweet voice came from the microphone.

"Since it is Mikami-san's masterpiece, I will not miss it!"

"But this is a sports program after all. May I ask what Mikami-san thinks of this Asian Cup final?" Kato said.

"Football? I like football too! My ex-boyfriend really liked playing football!"

"Speaking of which, I heard that the current top scorer in this Asian Youth Championship is one of our players, right?"

"That's right! So far, No. 13 Shinji Ono has scored 4 goals in this Asian Youth Championship, ranking first in the scorer list!"

"There are also two people in the Chinese youth team who have scored three goals. They are No. 7 Li Yi and No. 11 Shen Han."

"In other words, if Ono-kun fails to score in this game, his title of top scorer is likely to be given to his opponent."

"It would be such a pity if this is the case! I hope all the members of the Risei team can continue to work hard and defeat the powerful Chinese team! I will also be here to cheer for you!"

In Mikami's lovely voice, the players from both sides lined up to appear.

"For the Nissei team, the goalkeeper is still Tatsuya Enomoto." Kato began to introduce the players from both sides.

"The four defenders are Tejima Kazuki, Ishikawa Ryuya, Kachi Ryo and Ichikawa Daisuke."

"The four midfielders are Junichi Inamoto, Masashi Motoyama, Yasuhito Endo and Shinji Ono."

"The two forwards are Naotai Takahara and Ryuuji Hatato."

"For the China Youth Team, the goalkeeper is Liu Yunfei."

"The four defenders are Wang Liang, Wang Xiao, Liu Yujian and Yu Feng."

"The four midfielders are Zhao Junzhe, Xu Yunlong, Li Yan and Lu Bofei."

"The two forwards are Li Yi and Shen Han."

When the referee blew his whistle, the Asian Youth Championship final officially began.

Since it was the final, there were more fans in the stands, including some who came specially from China.

"Coach Zeng, come on!"

"we support you!"

"Wherever you go, we will follow you!"

Listening to the shouts from the stands, Li Hui elbowed Zeng Zheng.

"Xiao Zeng, did you hear that the female fan said she would follow you wherever you go?"

"What a bullshit!" Zeng Zheng didn't fall for this trick, "If she followed me wherever I went, what did I do in the first game? Why didn't I see her?"

"Xiao Zeng, you can't be so harsh on the fans! Who knows if we can qualify from the group and make it to the finals..."

"That would be even more boring!" Zeng Zheng rolled his eyes, "If he doesn't come to the first game but comes to the last game, what does that mean? It means that he either supports the team or simply likes the championship!"

"It's okay to like champions! Who doesn't like champions? What's more, after all, they are here, you can't keep looking like this, right?"

"It doesn't matter, they can't see it at this distance anyway!"

While they were talking, the Japanese Youth Team had already reached the penalty area of ​​the Chinese Youth Team.

Seeing that his opponent was about to go straight into his own penalty area, Xu Yunlong quickly stepped forward and pulled Ono Shinji back.

The latter took advantage of the situation and Nisshin team won a well-positioned free kick.

"Left! Left!"

"stop!"

"A little further to the right..."

"OK, stand there and don't move!"

In front of the goal, Liu Yunfei, who is only 1.81 meters tall, directs the wall.

After making arrangements, he went to the gap between the other side of the human wall and the doorpost, clapped his hands, and braced himself.

As the Xiaoli team members continued to retreat, Liu Yunfei chewed more and more frequently.

Since Ou Chuliang's experience in the World Cup, many goalkeepers regard him as their idol.

This habit of chewing gum during competitions has also been imitated.

“The Chinese team’s human wall has something to say!”

Looking at the six-man wall formed by the Chinese Youth Team, Troussier snorted softly.

Usually there are only five people standing in the human wall.

However, at Zeng Zheng's request, one more person was separated from the midfield to stand in the human wall.

The intention is also very obvious, which is to prevent you from directly attacking the goal with a free kick.

In front of the ball, Shinji Ono looked left and right for a long time, then took a run and kicked out a scimitar.

The ball barely flew over the head of the Chinese youth team, but it did not escape Liu Yunfei's fingers.

The goalkeeper of the Chinese Youth Team raised his hand with one palm and lifted the ball over the crossbar.

Facing the Chinese Youth Team, which was generally a head taller than itself, the Japanese Youth Team still did not choose to hoist the ball into the penalty area.

After placing the ball, he quickly moved forward and took a tactical corner kick.

The members of the Chinese Youth Team seemed to have expected this.

As soon as Endo Yasuhito received the ball, Wang Liang leaned over from behind and blocked his position to prevent him from turning around.

In desperation, Yasuhito Endo had no choice but to protect the ball first, wait for Junichi Inamoto to run back to the offside line from the corner kick area, and then distribute the ball to his teammates as much as possible.

Same as Endo Yasuhito.

Facing the press of the Chinese Youth Team, Junichi Inamoto first blocked his position and then extended his feet to catch the ball.

"The Chinese team pressed too hard!"

"It's better to knock the ball back first and reorganize the attack!"

After several members of the team exchanged glances, the ball was immediately passed through several consecutive kicks and reached the feet of Tejima Kazuki behind the center circle.

As soon as Teshima and Nozomi stepped on the ball, the turbulent pressing pressure of the Chinese Youth Team disappeared in an instant.

Looking at Shen Han and Li Yi who were holding their arms and running "slowly" in front of him, Tejima Kazuki was really confused.

"The Chinese team doesn't press hard enough. Why should I pass the ball back?"

Although he was confused, Tejima quickly distributed the ball to the other side.

However, as soon as Masashi Motoyama brought the ball close to the 30-meter zone of the Chinese Youth Team, the area around him instantly became crowded.

Yu Feng, Lu Bofei, Xu Yunlong, and Zhao Junzhe, the four of them stared eagerly in front of him.

Regardless of whether it is carrying or passing, all routes are blocked.

"this..."

Masashi Motoyama did not dare to neglect and hurriedly distributed the ball to his teammates running on the other side.

But Shinji Ono and Masashi Motoyama encountered the same experience.

As long as he dares to move forward, at least three team members can launch an "attack" on him.

By then, let alone organizing an offense, even the ball may not be protected.

After falling sideways several times in a row, he still couldn't find any space to pass the ball.

In desperation, the ball passed three times and fell down twice, and returned to Tejima Kazuki's feet again.

“Don’t always send me messages back!”

"Attack, attack!" Teshima shouted loudly.

"The Chinese team has too many people defending, we have to open up space!" Junichi Inamoto in front responded.

The Japanese youth team opened up space, but the Chinese youth team did not.

Shen Han and Li Yi still formed the first defensive chain, one on the left and one on the right, slowly surrounding the Risei team's ball carrier.

"Go ahead and grab it! Go ahead and grab it!"

Some Chinese fans who came to the scene were a little dissatisfied.

"He's just wandering around your home circle with the ball. You're so close to him, why don't you grab it!"

"What the hell is Coach Zeng doing?"

"Why not let the players grab the ball?"

“How can we score goals and win if we don’t even have the right to the ball?”

The fans in the stands were talking a lot, obviously not interested in the "conservative" style of play of the China Youth Team.

In their view, football should be about fighting against each other with real swords and guns, and deciding the winner after cutting each other to pieces!

This kind of "defensive" play in one's own half is clearly a sign of weakness.

"It's not like we've been playing for sixty or seventy minutes. The players still have a lot of energy. Why not let them attack?"

"It's okay to grab an opening. If you can't score a goal, you'll have to retreat. It's better than just defending right from the beginning, right?"

"Come on, Chinese team, come on! We can't do this anymore, come on!"

The cheers of the fans passed through the plastic track and reached the ears of the players on the field.

Zhao Junzhe, who was guarding his position, subconsciously took a step forward after hearing this, trying to get ahead.

"Zhao Junzhe, don't move, go back!!!"

Zeng Zheng's thunder exploded in his ears, and Zhao Junzhe, who had just taken two steps, was instantly frightened and fell back to his original position.

call!

What a risk, I almost got scolded by Boss Zeng!

Looking at the Japanese youth team that fell in the midfield, the other Chinese youth players who had been sticking to their original positions couldn't help but shed a drop of cold sweat on their temples.

In fact, the Chinese Youth players are anxious, and the Japanese Youth players are even more anxious.

The ball is at their feet.

They are the offensive and proactive party.

The pressure on them is even greater!

But now they don't attack, instead they use the back belt to lead several defenders back and forth.

This takes a long time and happens many times. What if something goes wrong?

Who knows if the two slow-running Chinese forwards on the opposite side will suddenly attack?

Shen Han and Li Yi are two fast horse-type players.

If the central defender loses the ball and is intercepted in this place, the endless "prairie" behind him will be left to his own devices!

After trying several attacks in a row, Ono Shinji finally couldn't help it.

He took a big step and wanted to break through.

Seeing Shinji Ono's breakthrough, the Chinese youth players also breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Xiao, Xu Yunlong and Zhao Junzhe formed a joint defense team.

Two people are blocked and one person is pressing.

Shinji Ono passed one, but couldn't pass two.

After finally forcing Zhao Junzhe behind him, Wang Xiao easily stretched his foot and broke the ball.

After stealing the ball, Wang Xiao quickly distributed the ball to Xu Yunlong's feet. The latter raised his leg to meet the ball, and the ball flew straight to the Xiaori half.

At the same time, Li Yi, Shen Han and the attacking midfielder Li Yan on the other side also suddenly accelerated.

One second later, three members of the Chinese Youth Team crossed the center line.

Li Yi and Li Yan continued to rush forward, but Shen Han ran a few steps and then stopped, blocking the spot where the ball landed and fighting for a header.

Bo~~

Shen Han, who was leaping high, rubbed the back of his head, and the ball continued to spin towards the Xiaorili penalty area.

Li Yan, who fell behind Li Yi, turned around, met the ball with his right foot, and then pulled horizontally to the right.

At the same time, the body immediately turned 180 degrees, facing forward, and quickly sent a ground ball to Li Yi along the outside.

Li Yi was stuck in his position, holding on to two young defenders.

The outside of his left foot touches the ball, and the ball moves one meter in front of him and then accelerates suddenly.

In the blink of an eye, Li Yi got rid of the two opponents and got half a body out of the way.

Seeing Tatsuya Enomoto exposed in his sight, Li Yi didn't hesitate anymore, directly raised his left foot and followed up with a small-angle volley.

boom!

Tatsuya Enomoto stretched out his arms and leaned down to press down, but he still missed it.

The ball hit the post and bounced off the baseline.

The fans who had been holding their breath until they saw this finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Good guy.

Within seven seconds of switching from defense to offense, the Chinese Youth Team completed a shot.

Although it was blocked by the pillar in the end.

But the buzzing sound caused by the ball hitting the uprights has always shaken the heartstrings of the people in this country.