World Cup of Great Powers

Although they lost in the last game of the group stage, the Chinese team still relied on its goal difference to advance to the quarterfinals as the first in the group.

Even so, Zeng Zheng was still called into the room by Wang Junsheng that night.

"Xiao Zeng, what's going on? Why did you lose?"

Zeng Zheng was confused by the question.

Isn’t it normal to lose in a football match?

Moreover, we are losing strategically, not losing a key battle.

Does this also require an army to be held accountable?

Faced with Zeng Zheng's confusion, Wang Junsheng sighed.

"Hey, I don't know that you are deliberately conserving your strength. But... but the fans don't buy it!"

"The fans don't buy it?" Zeng Zheng was stunned, "What do they want to do? I've shaved all the hair on the top of my head, where else do they want to shave my hair?"

Wang Junsheng waved his hand, "You just like to joke, I'm serious about this!"

"Uncle Wang, it's normal to lose!"

Zeng Zheng spread his hands, "Yin Lang basically played with all the main players, what about us? We are all a bunch of 20-year-old little Gadouzi. It is not easy to lose two goals to Yin Lang. Didn't we also lose two in the top ten last year?

?Speaking of which, my team is on the same level as the national football team at that time!"

Wang Junsheng sighed, "It's okay if you don't mention the top ten games, but when you mention the top ten games, the fans are even more unhappy!"

"Can't your computer without a box be able to access the Internet?"

"Didn't you read the fans' comments after the game?"

Zeng Zheng shrugged, "Nowadays, the quality of fans who have access to the Internet is quite high, and they understand my result quite well!"

"It's not enough for them to understand you. There are only a few people online..."

Seeing the disdainful look on Wang Junsheng's face, Zeng Zheng couldn't help but said: "Does that mean the leaders don't understand?"

Seeing Zeng Zheng's clear words, Wang Junsheng was not embarrassed.

"Xiao Zeng, we say that Asia is united, but you can't be too realistic!"

"What's the meaning?"

"We have to be prepared for everything."

Wang Junsheng wrote "Business Experience" for Zeng Zheng's science popularization.

"We must announce to the outside world that Asian football will unite and jointly appeal to FIFA."

"But what if FIFA doesn't agree with us?"

"At that time, apart from Japan and South Korea, we will only have two places in Asia. What do you think?"

He is worthy of being a seasoned veteran who has been involved in official circles all year round.

Zeng Zheng really needs to learn from Wang Junsheng, Zhang Jilong and others on this point.

"After my discussion with you, Uncle Zhang, and others, if this matter turns out to be the worst, then in the next three years, our main competitors will be teams from Central Asia and West Asia."

As he spoke, Wang Junsheng counted on his fingers.

"In addition to Yin Lang, who is the strongest in this Asian Games, there are also Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yin Lak, etc., and their strength is no worse than ours!"

"Like Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, etc. in Central Asia, if we are careless, we can easily capsize in the gutter."

"The most important thing is that intelligence on these teams is too difficult to collect, and they themselves have many variables."

"The most irritating thing is that most of their players are playing football in Europe, and they usually don't show off their talents."

"As soon as the crucial game comes, they all show up and catch you off guard!"

"The AFC and FIFA are outside matters. We close the door and it is no exaggeration to say that in the next three to four years, our biggest enemies will be strong teams from Central and Western Asia like Yin Lang."

"You said, you lost to Yin Lang so easily today, how can I explain to the superiors? How can I explain to the fans?"

Wang Junsheng's words made Zeng suddenly realize.

Sometimes the winning or losing of a football match is not necessarily determined by the strength of both sides.

Just like the Chinese team and South Korea.

It feels like everyone has the same cards, and their abilities are about the same.

However, under the propaganda of "Korean fear" for many years, neither the other party nor oneself are immune to this influence.

In this way, the requirements for bamboo shoes are very clear.

From now on, when encountering teams from Central and Western Asia in international A-level competitions, the goal is to strive for victory.

Even if we lose the main players in the team and end up losing to teams such as Japan and South Korea, we can't show our cowardice against teams from Central and Western Asia!

Fortunately now, the World Cup has just passed.

If there are really only two tickets for the next World Cup preliminaries, the countries in Central and Western Asia will definitely join forces to eliminate the Chinese team.

Like Qatar's "turning the tide" in the top ten last year, it is almost impossible.

"No wonder the Yinlang team fought so hard in the second half today!" Zeng Zheng said, "I thought they wanted to take revenge for not going to the World Cup! I didn't expect that there was such a relationship."

"Okay, Uncle Wang, I understand."

"When you say that, I know it in my heart."

"As long as you know it." Wang Junsheng nodded, patted Zeng Zheng on the shoulder and said: "Xiao Zeng, don't forget, you are not only a national coach, you are also the ace in the hands of Lao Xu and Lao Zhang to stick to the bottom line.

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"If you have any ideas or decisions in the future, please talk to your Uncle Wang and Uncle Xu."

"Even if we don't agree, let us know in advance so that we have peace of mind!"

Wang Junsheng's heartfelt words made Zeng Zheng nod his head frequently.

Just like what he just said.

There are also factions within Bamboo Shoes, and neither King Xu nor King Xu has the final say.

Usually no one says anything when the results are good, but once the results go wrong, old scores will inevitably be revealed.

Zeng Zheng was promoted by Xu, Wang, Zhang and others, so he was naturally labeled with the labels of Xu and Wang.

He led the national team to attack the city and came back as champion, and King Xu also had a share of that honor and credit.

With this contribution alone, Xu and Wang will have much less resistance in football reform.

At least the fans will understand.

If we change it like this, our national brand's performance will definitely not be bad!

...

On December 14, Zeng Zheng, who kept Wang Junsheng’s teachings in mind, led the team to face their quarter-final opponent, Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan suffered an upset in the first match of the first group stage, knocking South Korea off the pace.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Moreover, at the press conference before the game, Hijikata’s head coach also made it clear that he would take this opportunity to rewrite the embarrassing record of not winning against the national football team.

Just as what was said at the press conference, the Turkish team got into full swing right after the game started and aggressively attacked the national football team.

But facing Zeng Zheng who started to take things seriously, the Tu team obviously suffered a tactical loss.

Because the players of this national team are generally young, the first ten minutes are the strongest period.

If the Turkish team wants to attack the Chinese team, they will have to face the result of the defense being leaked.

Sure enough, just one minute into the game, the national players launched a blitzkrieg.

In less than a minute, Li Jinyu received a pass from Zhao Junzhe and scored with a clever header.

Eight minutes later, Dayu returned the favor, breaking through from the left and making a pass.

Zhaojun rushed over from the middle, flew with his right heel and kicked the ball into the net to help the team win another victory.

In the following time, under the command of Zeng Zheng, the national football team retreated with all their strength and maintained the 2-0 score until the end of the first half.

In the second half, the game changed sides and the Turkish team still wanted to take the lead in the opening game.

But this time, Zeng Zheng changed his tactics and took the defense to the extreme.

Anyway, now we are two goals ahead, so we are not the ones who are anxious.

Under the command of Zeng Zheng, the players were stunned to hold on to the score until 1 minute before the end. Only then did the international players find the loophole in the defense that the Turkish team had pressed hard against.

In the 92nd minute, Zhang Yuheng dribbled past the opponent's goalkeeper and sent the ball into the empty goal, sealing the victory for the game.

From the beginning to the end, the Chinese team was both offensive and defensive and played in an orderly manner.

Especially in the last minute of the game when the game switched from defense to offense, Zhang Yuhuang's performance from the gods won the applause of the whole house.

After the game, the fans who came to the scene were talking a lot.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, after watching the game for so many years, I still feel comfortable with the team led by Coach Zeng."

"Yes, even though I spend most of my time on defense, I always feel that it is completely different from the passive defense before."

"The most important thing is that our offensive efficiency has been greatly improved!"

"Yes, that's how we fight!"

"Come on, Coach Zeng, we are optimistic about you!"

...

At the press conference after the game, Qin Xue, who had a press card hanging on her chest, bared her fangs, raised her hand and asked:

"Congratulations to the Chinese team for defeating Turkmenistan and reaching the semi-finals of this Asian Games. What are Coach Zeng's thoughts at this time? Do you feel relieved?"

Zeng Zheng leaned closer to the microphone and scratched the wig on top of his head.

"Entering the semi-finals was said by our team leader, not me. To say he is relieved, it should be him!"

Zeng Zheng’s jokes livened up the atmosphere.

For these reporters, they quite like watching Zeng Zheng make fun of bamboo shoes and use them to make fun of them.

"Coach Zeng, the Chinese team lost to the Yin Lang team in the group stage. The next semi-final opponent is the Yin Lang team. What do you think of this matter? Do you think the Chinese team will defeat their opponents and advance to the finals?

"Wei Yifeng raised his hand and asked with a sullen face as he asked which pot he didn't want to open and pick up.

The schedule of this Asian Games is very confusing.

The Chinese team just met Yin Lang's team in the group stage. Zeng Zheng felt that even if they met Yin Lang again in the knockout round, it should be the final or the third or fourth place final.

Unexpectedly, I met Yin Lang early in the semi-finals.

Of course, this does not rule out the reason why the host team Thailand does not want to play against either of the Chinese and Yin teams in the semi-finals.

"Only a fool would think that we can't beat Yin Lang."

Zeng Zheng grabbed the microphone and talked eloquently, "In the previous group matches, our players performed very well and scored many goals."

"This caused us to qualify from the group early, so there was no reason to fight against the Yinlang team."

"But it's different now. The Yinlang team is blocking our way to win the gold medal. For this, I have no reason to lose to them again."

"Believe me, it's not difficult to win against the Yinlang team."

"I remember that in the last Asian Games in Hiroshima, didn't Yin Lang's team lose to us?"

"This time, I won't let the result be any different from last time!"

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