World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 121 Elite Tactics

"Coach Zeng, is Li Yi a good guy?"

"Hahahahahaha~~~"

Seeing the big screen constantly replaying Li Yi's wonderful goals, Chen Jingang was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.

After receiving Shen Han's through ball from Li Yi, Chen Jinggang clenched his fists.

After two consecutive Marseille slaloms, Chen Jingang's hand bones rang twice in a row.

It wasn't until the ball was swept into the net by Li Yi that Chen Jingang opened his palms and fully let out the excitement he had accumulated for a long time.

The 40-year-old former international player was currently hugging Zeng Zheng's neck, like a child who got candy.

"Boss Zeng, Boss Zeng, have you seen it?"

Li Yi ran to Zeng Zheng in one breath.

"Horse, Marseille slalom, I made a Marseille slalom!"

At this moment, Li Yi was not thinking about scoring goals, but the "task" assigned to him by Zeng Zheng before the game.

What does a goal count to him?

The Youth Championship is more important!

"Okay, I saw it, you can go back." Zeng Zheng waved his hand.

"The game is not over yet, play hard!"

"Try to score a few more!"

After receiving Zeng Zheng's affirmation, Li Yi nodded fiercely and immediately turned around and ran back to the court.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this kid Li Yi is incredible! He did this Marseille slalom just as he was told, and he did two of them at once!"

"Humph, if I don't force him, this kid probably doesn't know how much potential he has!"

"It has to be Coach Zeng! He's so calm! The players didn't even react when they scored such a beautiful goal, unlike the rest of us who were as excited as monkeys..."

Zeng Zheng put his hands in his pockets on the sidelines, looking calm under his sunglasses.

Li Yi's Bengfu slalom was really beautiful, but he had been mentally prepared for it.

The reason why Li Yi was assigned such a weird task was entirely because of the BUFF he paired with the Chinese Youth Team.

[National Youth Team: tacit understanding 78%]

[Overall status: high morale]

[Weather in Chiang Mai, Thailand: Sunny; Temperature: 20-29 degrees Celsius]

[Team BUFF1: National Youth Team 1]

[National Youth Team 1: Players with no teammates within three meters of the surrounding area have a certain chance of performing extraordinary tricks]

[Team BUFF2: National Youth Team 2]

[National Youth Team 2: The forward players have a certain chance of shooting after passing the opponent with a trick]

[Team BUFF3: Chinese Youth Team 3]

[National Youth Team 3: Enhance the personal breakthrough ability of all players]

[Team BUFF4: National Youth Team 4]

[National Youth Team 4: Enhance the team’s defensive offensive and defensive transition speed]

[Team BUFF5:XXX]

[Team tactics: defensive counterattack, one-kick pass]

[Defensive Counterattack LV1: Improve the defensive counterattack execution ability of all players]

[One-kick pass LV1: Increase the one-kick pass speed of all team members]

Overall defense and personal offense are all Zeng Zheng's preparations for his small life.

The only thing Zeng Zheng didn't expect was that Li Yi directly "upgraded" the Marseille slalom into the Bengfu slalom.

...

In the stands, the fans were talking a lot.

Thanks to Li Yi's goal, the fans stopped making noises about the Chinese Youth Team and only knew how to defend.

Everyone gave a thumbs up and praised Zeng Zheng for his good command.

"It has to be Coach Zeng! He can lead the national team, but if he leads these brats, isn't he just holding the reins?"

"Yeah, these little brats should learn from it! If you learn half of Coach Zeng's tactics, it will be enough to deal with the little RBs!"

"As expected of a 'miraculous coach', he has completely transformed his childhood in one fell swoop!"

Although the fans praised it, in fact, in the first 20 minutes, the Chinese youth team won the ball very few times.

The ball possession rate is less than 15%.

But in the only two attacks, one hit the goal post and one scored.

These self-proclaimed Chinese football fans for many years have never seen such a high counterattack efficiency.

"Mr. Omar, the forwards of the Chinese team are too strong."

"Do we have to keep a close eye on everyone?" Qingyun Rongchun reminded in a low voice.

Just like Kato Xiao explained.

This is a goal of personal heroism.

But is this just Li Yi’s solo show?

Troussier shook his head and pointed at the two wings of the China Youth Team.

"There's no use marking people!"

"We have to cut these off at the source!"

"Mr. Omar, I don't understand what this is..."

Faced with the young coach who seriously asked for advice, Troussier did not hide it.

"We have already seen Zeng's defensive tactics. In the thirty-meter area, you are only allowed to enter and not exit!"

"The two counterattacks by the Chinese team also exposed the offensive method arranged by Zeng."

"It's also a defensive counterattack, but Zeng's offensive arrangements this time are different from those against South Africa in the World Cup."

"In the World Cup, his counterattack goal was to use the full-backs to get in, resulting in a short-term situation where more players were playing less in the frontcourt."

"But in today's game, his counterattack goal is to fully highlight his personal abilities!"

"Because their defensive formation was too tight, only a few players could rush forward when they counterattacked."

"But these few players who can rush forward are all elites!"

"If my guess is correct, Zeng's idea is to use one kick to pass the ball to the front player as quickly as possible."

"Then give full play to the player's personal abilities and make a breakthrough or shoot directly in a short time."

After being translated by the consultant, Qingyun Rongchun kept nodding.

After hearing the end, Qingyun Rongchun hesitated and said:

"Why did Zeng dare to play like this? Are you looking down on our defenders?"

"Mr. Omar, I remember you said before that our players are on par with the Chinese team, right?"

When asked this question, Qingyun Rongchun was obviously a little anxious.

He can freely admit his shortcomings.

But when it comes to saying that his players are not as good as the Chinese players, he is still not reconciled.

...

"If a forward doesn't have one-on-two ability, how can he be a Mao forward?" Zeng Zheng curled his lips.

"That's true, but, but..." Chen Jinggang swallowed and asked the question, "But this feels like it is not conducive to the overall development of the team!"

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Zeng Zheng sighed.

"Coach Chen, follow the authority in urgent matters."

"What's the meaning?"

"My time with this Chinese youth team is too short. I don't know most of the people on the team, and the training they received since childhood is not very formal."

"To be fair, from an overall technical point of view, we are not as good as the other side Xiaolili."

Zeng Zheng's words made Chen Jinggang, Li Hui and others shake their heads.

Why can't they see it?

People like Li Yi, Li Yan and Shen Han are already top-notch in terms of skills on the team.

But even when they catch the ball, their feet are not in the right shape, leading to mistakes in stopping the ball.

For this reason alone, all the members of Xiaoli are above the passing mark.

"If your skills are not up to par, you can practice slowly, but now that the competition has begun, we have to think of other ways to defeat our opponents."

Zeng Zheng continued to explain, "The disadvantages of the Xiaoli players are still very obvious."

"Height, weight, strength, and speed are all inferior to us."

"If that's the case, then why do we have to compete with them for the ball and engage in positional warfare?"

"If you have an advantage in heading, just keep hitting set kicks; if you have an advantage in speed, keep hitting him; if you have an advantage in body, just hit him so hard that you don't even know his mother."

"There is no perfect strategy."

"Tactics that can restrain the opponent are good tactics!"

"As I said before, follow the authority in urgent matters!"

"When our domestic youth training capabilities improve, we can then use other methods to defeat our opponents."

After listening to Zeng Zheng's explanation, Chen Jinggang and others lowered their heads and remained silent.

Anyone who is a coach knows that if you rely solely on your body to win your small days, this situation will not last long.

Ten years? Five years?

Maybe after three years, when the child's body has grown, this trick will completely fail.

It is the last word to do a good job in youth training!

...

Li Yi's solo show completely stunned the Japanese youth team.

While the offense was unable to open up the situation, the defense was bombarded by the opponent's personal heroism one after another.

Towards the end of the first half, the Japanese youth team's ball possession rate continued to decrease, and the number of shots taken by the Chinese youth team also continued to increase.

In the 44th minute, it was Li Yi's personal performance in the penalty area that caused chaos in front of the Nissin team's goal.

After three consecutive follow-up shots were blocked by his teammates, Tejima Kazuki finally found an opportunity, turned around and kicked the ball out of the penalty area.

Just wanted to take a breath.

But he found that Wang Liang, who was following outside the penalty area, faced the ball in the air and followed up with a volley shot.

With a "whoosh" sound, the ball whizzed past.

Tatsuya Enomoto failed to save and the ball hit the Nissei net again.

During the halftime break, the Nisei team returned to the locker room with a two-goal disadvantage.

"KESOU..."

"Boom!"

As soon as he entered the house, Tatsuya Enomoto's gloves were thrown on the ground.

The Riqing goalkeeper's bare fist hit the floor hard.

"Obviously we were attacking one second ago."

"But in the blink of an eye, the opponent scored."

"I...I'm sorry for everyone's trust!"

"It's not easy to get here despite everyone's expectations..."

"Is this the only level I'm capable of?"

Punch after punch, Tatsuya Enomoto kept hitting the ground.

When other teammates saw this, they couldn't help but lower their heads.

They are so embarrassed!

Just when Tatsuya Enomoto raised his fist again, a hand firmly grasped his wrist.

Before Tatsuya Enomoto could react, Ono Shinji's other hand had already slapped his mouth.

"Snapped!"

"How can it be repaired!!!"

"Don't give up so easily, you bastard!"

"What do you think our efforts so far mean?"

"It's not your fault alone for losing the ball!"

"Why do you have to carry it on your shoulders alone?"

"Give up now. Have you forgotten our vow to defeat the Chinese team? Have you forgotten your dream of surpassing the Chinese team?"

Looking at the angry Shinji Ono, Tatsuya Enomoto could no longer hold back, his eyes blurred with tears.

"Captain, I..."

"Guys, there are still 45 minutes left in the second half!" Shinji Ono said loudly.

"We still have a chance!"

"Don't give up easily, you bastards!"

At this moment, Troussier and Qingyun Eijun walked into the locker room.

"Coach, coach!"

"Use that! Use that!" Ono Shinji rushed forward and grabbed Qingyun Eijun's arm.

"Please give the order, coach!"

Looking at the room full of expectant team members, Qingyun Rongchun looked serious.

"No, it's not time yet!"

"Coach, if we don't use that, I'm afraid it will be too late!"

"That won't work, your physical fitness can't hold on at all!" Qingyun Rongchun kept shaking his head.

"Coach, I can do it!"

"Coach, I can do it too!"

"Coach, please give the order! I will do it even if I risk my life!"

Looking at the room filled with petitioners, Troussier sighed softly after being translated by his consultant.

"Guys, you have done a great job to get here."

"Whether we win or lose, we can make it to the Youth Championship next year."

"You don't have to work so hard."

Troussier's words were not recognized by the Little Days players.

Shinji Ono stood up and said loudly: "But coach, it will be difficult for us to play against the Chinese team in the World Youth Championship!"

Shinji Ono is right.

If you want to play against the Chinese Youth Team again in the World Youth Championship, you must qualify from the group, and you may even have to reach the semi-finals.

This is definitely a difficult stage for the two Asian teams.

"Coach, we have been practicing hard for so many years, and we no longer want to lose to the Chinese team!"

"Yes, coach, let's give it a try!"

Seeing that the team members were becoming more and more "disobedient to management", Qingyun Rongchun yelled.

"idiot!"

"Nonsense!"

"Do you want to rebel?"

"Does the game follow your rules or the coach's?"

"Go back to your seats and sit down."

"How we play in the second half is all up to Mr. Omar's arrangement!"

"Xiaoye, what are you waiting for? Why don't you get back to your place quickly?!"

Shinji Ono bit his lip unwillingly when his name was called and nodded.