World Cup of Great Powers

"...Remember, in the second half, continue to control the ball in the midfield and frontcourt!"

"Especially you, Zhang Xiaorui, please be more energetic and don't think that you can sit back and relax after leading by two goals."

"And you, Li Tie, what are you thinking about?"

"Do you have to remind me to move?"

"Then the opposite winger is almost entering the penalty area, why are you still standing outside?"

"It's time to fill in the gaps for me. Have you forgotten what to do and what to eat?"

...

In the locker room, Zeng Zheng felt like a nagging Sanba.

It seemed like there was so much to talk about.

Different from the confidence he had when leading the youth team before, Zeng Zheng always felt that the group of Olympic players in front of him were just a bunch of kids who had not grown up.

I wish I could instill all my tactical concepts into their heads one-on-one.

Based on 240 words per minute, 15 minutes is only 3,600 words.

What are these words enough for?

Even perfect attendance is not enough!

Even though the score of 2-0 lasted until the end, the physical exertion of the players was not too great.

But Zeng Zheng could tell at a glance that his defense was getting weaker and weaker.

The specific manifestation is that when commanding, I have to say more and more, and the sentences to remind the players to defend are becoming more and more frequent.

The reason why the team members don't feel too tired now is largely because they speed up their speech.

This is still the first half when "Koreanphobia" exerts positive BUFF.

In the second half, the team's overall strength declined.

Coupled with the defensive weakening effect brought about by the two-goal lead, Zeng Zheng really had no confidence in continuing to hold on to the score.

Once the ball is lost, a chain reaction may occur.

When the time comes, no matter how much you shout, you won’t be able to defend yourself!

In order to suppress the BUFF of Koreanphobia, Zeng Zheng finally chose the tactic of ball control in the middle.

As the saying goes, the best defense is offense.

As long as the team is still on the offensive, the threat to its own goal will be minimized.

This is also the best solution Zeng Zheng came up with besides working hard to defend.

After talking for six or seven minutes, Zeng Zheng took a break to take a breath and drink some water.

Looking at the players in the room who were thinking deeply, Zeng Zheng sighed.

From a historical perspective, this generation of players is indeed the strongest in the Olympic Games.

But this Olympics is still far from what he imagined, or the European players he saw on the Internet in his previous life.

Don't say anything else.

If this group of players are all at the level of La Liga players, Zeng Zheng can completely design a TIKE-TAKA-like tactical play for them.

Don’t you, South Korea, like to play long passes in the backcourt?

Well!

Then I will monopolize possession of the ball and completely eliminate your possibility of scoring goals.

But the problem is that this kind of tactical play that maximizes ball control requires at least eight players who are skilled in technique, have tacit cooperation, and have good feet.

On the current Olympic team, except for Zhang Xiaorui, Sun Jihai and Zhao Junzhe who barely passed the test, the level of other players is fundamentally uneven.

How can such a team execute such high-precision tactics?

In the final analysis, I am not afraid of Korea.

The scary thing is that if Chinese football wants to catch up with its opponents, it still needs to work hard!

Soon, 15 minutes have passed.

Amidst the urging bells, Zeng Zheng followed the players to the tunnel entrance and kept telling them things to pay attention to.

The team members have never seen Zeng Zheng looking so nagging.

But judging from his demeanor and tone, it was also deeply felt that Zeng Zheng valued this game.

think about it.

Korean phobia has become an irrevocable BUFF of the national brand.

Zeng Zheng was also determined.

Even if I risk my life, I will put an end to this disease in my own hands!

After the whistle sounded, Zeng Zheng looked at Zheng Dongqi's figure running back and forth on the wing with a somewhat complicated expression.

Zheng Dongqi's skills are not only his magic weapon to defeat the enemy, but also the key to guarding one side at critical moments.

Speaking of Zheng Dongqi in his previous life, even some old fans may not know it;

But when it comes to the infamous "Five Rats" incident, some people will immediately sneer at it.

And Zheng Dongqi was one of the "Five Rats" back then!

What is the reason why an outstanding forward who could be named after Li Jinyu in his youth finally fell to this point?

Zeng Zheng didn't want to delve into the reason. After all, many things in this time and space had been changed by him.

Just like Liu Yunfei.

Zeng Zheng was also happy to give Zheng Dongqi a chance.

"Boy."

"It's a dragon or an insect..."

"It's up to you whether you can hold it or not!"

...

There were no substitutions from either side in the second half.

After the opening, the ball soon fell to the feet of the Olympic players.

Under the command of Zeng Zheng, the team members began to advance the front line to the South Korean half in an orderly manner.

"Don't panic, don't be busy, don't rush to pass!"

"Check it carefully before giving it!"

"Hit success rate!"

...

"The left side is empty!"

"Give it quickly!"

...

"Hit the ground ball!"

"Guard the ball first!"

...

"later..."

"There's someone coming from behind!"

"Someone is coming!!!"

...

But even so, there are always times when the ball fails to score and the ball is transferred.

From the moment the ball was transferred, Zeng Zheng's speaking speed increased instantly.

At this time, Zeng Zheng was extremely calm, and like a commander-in-chief, he conveyed the voice to the ears of the special forces members through the radio.

What the team members have to do is to make the best choice according to his reminders.

The sound of wind, roar, and whistling... passed by Zheng Dongqi's ears one by one.

Only Zeng Zheng's urgent but emotionless voice kept echoing in Zheng Dongqi's ears.

Listening to this familiar and kind voice, Zheng Dongqi felt as if his whole body was filled with endless energy.

Zheng Dongqi was born in Yanji City, Yanbian, Jilin Province in 1978.

Started football training at the age of 12 and entered Yanbian Sports School.

After graduating in 1996, 18-year-old Zheng Dongqi successfully entered the second team of Yanbian.

It was also that year that Yanbian experienced the dual threats of no money and relegation.

In 1997, Korean Confucian coach Choi Yin-taek transformed the team and promoted Zheng Dongqi and others from the second line to the first team.

Even so, Zheng Dongqi still has no chance to play due to his young age and lack of experience.

It was not until the 1-0 victory over Wanda in the 1998 season that the Aodong team, which had been renamed several times, began to perform the myth of exclusively defeating the leaders.

In the 1999 season, under head coach Gao Hui's bold tactics of using new players.

Aodong defeated Liao Xiaohu in both host and guest, and reversed Shenhua, the capital city, 2-1...

Facing the league leaders five times, they achieved an excellent record of 4 wins and 1 draw.

Who is the brightest star on the team?

It’s him Zheng Dongqi!

This year, he went from being a bench substitute to scoring consecutive goals and becoming the top scorer in Aodong, and then being selected for the Olympic team...

For Zheng Dongqi, this year has been like a dream.

When it comes to gratitude, the person he is most grateful to is Aodong head coach Gao Hui.

If it weren't for his digging, I might still be on Ao Dong's bench waiting to play.

Besides Gao Hui, it was Zeng Zheng.

If Gao Hui is the reborn parent who pulled him out of the abyss, then Zeng Zheng is the noble person who brought him to a higher level in life!

In this Olympic training camp, only he and teammate Wang Guangwei were selected for the Jilin team.

Don't look at the two people who are said to be amazing by the local media in Changchun;

But across the country, few people know about them.

The two of them were very ambitious.

But when I came to the National Olympics, I realized that compared with Sun Jihai, Li Jinyu, Zhang Xiaorui, Li Tie and other "turtles" who had returned from studying abroad, I was simply a country bumpkin who had never seen the world!

From that moment on, the two of them secretly vowed to work harder and risk their lives to have one person stay.

And those who stay must work hard together as teammates.

They know it very well.

Based on his background in the Jilin team, at most only one person can be selected.

After half a month of hard training, the moment they heard Zeng Zheng announce the list, Wang Guangwei and Zheng Dongqi burst into tears of joy, hugging each other and crying.

In any case, after Jin Guangzhu, Gao Zhongxun and others, the Jilin team has another international player!

Because Zeng Zheng's training projects, tactical objectives, and execution requirements... were all things Zheng Dongqi had never been exposed to before.

Therefore, although he was selected for the National Olympics, he never got a minute of playing time in the first two games.

Just when Zheng Dongqi thought he would be on the bench in the third game, he never thought that Zeng Zheng actually found him before the game.

"?"

"Boss Zeng, you, are you kidding?"

Zheng Dongqi looked surprised.

"What? You don't have confidence in yourself? Or do you have no courage?"

"I...I...are neither!"

After Zheng Dongqi muttered twice in succession, he suddenly reacted and shook his head in denial.

"Boss Zeng, I have confidence in myself and I'm not afraid of anything!"

"Ha, if that's the case, then it's settled!" Zeng Zheng patted Zheng Dongqi on the shoulder and planned to leave.

Looking at Zeng Zheng's back, Zheng Dongqi hesitated again and again, and finally couldn't help but ask:

"Boss Zeng, can I ask, why did you choose me?"

"Because you are suitable!" Zeng Zheng turned around and winked at Zheng Dongqi, "Xiao Zheng, you may not even know how much energy you contain in your body."

"energy?"

"That's right! You have to believe in yourself!" Zeng Zheng grinned, "Don't forget, there are millions of Jilin fans watching you behind you!"

yes!

I not only represent myself, I also represent the Jilin team!

In an instant, Zheng Dongqi's blood surged.

Since Coach Zeng dared to defy all opinions and use him, why didn't he dare to devote himself to death and die?

Recalling my family’s instructions before leaving, the head coach’s praise, and my good brothers’ expectations...

Zheng Dongqi accelerated again, leaned forward smoothly and released the shovel, and poked the ball at Park Ji-sung's feet out of the sideline.

The world calls him "Ghost Kick Seven" because of his flexible body, quick feet and strong explosive power.

"pretty!"

"Xiao Zheng, you shoveled well!"

"Fuck him!"

Zeng Zheng shook his fist fiercely.

"Beep!"

At the same time, the referee's whistle sounded.

Throw-in ball.

After getting up, Park Ji-sung didn't show much of anything, but the other South Korean team members stopped working.

After more than 20 minutes of play in the second half, our own offense became more and more threatening, and the team's offense became more and more fluid.

A goal was about to tie the score.

Why is it that the size of your Chinese team's feet has become bigger?

First, Li Tie received a yellow card for pulling and pushing in the 30-meter area, and then Zhang Xiaorui was fouled for shoveling in the middle circle.

In just 5 minutes, three Olympic players used tackles to defend.

Now, even the winger Zheng Dongqi chased all the way back to his own half, and then looked for the opportunity to destroy the ball at Park Ji-sung's feet.

"Referee, foul, this is a foul Smecta!"

The Lebanese referee shook his head.

This is not a foul.

This was the ball that Zheng Dongqi tackled first.

But even so, he still came to Zheng Dongqi and reminded him to move less.

"Stop your movements!"

Zeng Zheng also reminded loudly

But then, Zeng Zheng’s scolding sounded again.

"Kill him, kill him for me!!!"

boom!!!

Lee Dong-guk's cross hit Lee Tie's lower abdomen.

This blow was nothing to Li Tie.

He drew his abdomen in, pursed his lips, and stepped forward to control the ball under his feet.

"Pull to the side, pull to the side!"

As soon as Zeng Zheng finished speaking, Zheng Dongqi, who had already rushed to the middle to assist, quickly returned to the side.

After several consecutive kicks, the National Olympics temporarily controlled the ball and the defensive crisis was resolved.

Time passed minute by minute.

Seeing that not a single ball was recovered, South Korea became anxious.

They are very aware of the situation at hand.

There is still a glimmer of hope to tie with the Olympic team.

But if you lose, there is really no hope.

Do you expect the Bahrain team to beat the Chinese team at home?

Might as well expect Comrade Kim to give them a warm hug!

In order to compete for the right to qualify, South Korea started a desperate style of play.

For a long time, when fans mention the South Korean team, they will think of their unyielding fighting spirit, superhuman starting power and tireless physical strength.

This is a typical power team.

Abundant physical strength has always been the main reason for South Korea's long-lasting prosperity.

At the call of captain Shin Byung-ho, the entire South Korean team turned on the "mechanical mode."

Use your abundant physical strength to implement the coach's tactics over and over again.

Tireless, free from external interference, single-minded...

Under this "robot tactic", the National Olympic Games were attacked by opponents several times in a row.

The most outstanding one among them is Park Ji-sung.

He is indeed the guy who was called "Park San Fei" in his previous life.

Zeng Zheng replaced two defensive players on the field in succession, but he still couldn't stop Park Ji-sung from making assists on the left like a bull in heat.

"South Korea has begun a complete counterattack!" Liu Jianhong's voice became serious.

"They know that if they lose to us on the road, their hopes of qualifying for the group stage will be basically over."

"If we can score all points in the away game, at least we can still decide the qualification right in our own hands."

"We can see that Li Dongguo, Shin Byunghao, and Li Guanyu, who just came on as a substitute, are all pressing hard in the frontcourt."

"Even their 18-year-old player Park Ji-sung appeared in the fighting scenes one after another."

"Facing the opponent's pressing, Sui Dongliang and Tao Wei who came on the field were not as good as Zhang Xiaorui in terms of ball control. The Olympic players could only make big kicks to make a clearance."

"Come on, Olympic team!"

"Persistence is victory!"

In 15 minutes, Chen Dong continuously saved Shin Byung-hao's two-legged kicks in the penalty area, and Kim Do-hoon's three-legged bombing outside the penalty area was also blocked by the defender.

Even Park Ji-sung's and Lee Young-pyo's headers were saved by Chen Dong's fingertips.

In just 15 minutes, South Korea took 10 shots, of which 9 were on target, 4 were blocked by defenders, 1 was on the crossbar and 1 was on the post.

The hit rate is frighteningly high.

At this moment, the National Olympics formation has changed from the hidden 343 to 541.

After Sui Dongliang replaced Wang Peng, he took the initiative to retreat and participate in the defense.

Zhang Ran and Li Tie are positioned as full backs and center backs.

Sun Jihai and Zheng Zhi pulled wide and became left and right full-backs.

Zhao Junzhe and Tao Wei became double midfielders. Zheng Dongqi, who originally played as a right winger, was directly placed in the midfield by Zeng Zheng.

When he was in Aodong, Zheng Dongqi basically never played this position;

Now in the Olympic qualifying competition, Zeng Zheng did not consider replacing him even if he was not suitable for his position.

Seeing Zheng Dongqi clumsily defending in the midfield position, the fans couldn't help but feel confused.

"That Zheng Dongqi has never played in this position. He doesn't know how to run!"

"What is Coach Zeng doing? Don't you remind him that his position is wrong?"

"It's fun enough to let this Aodong player play for so long. Why doesn't Coach Zeng replace him?"

"He can no longer play his role on the court!"

Just like the fans said.

Zheng Dongqi, who mainly focuses on offense, has indeed not been effective on the offensive end for a long time.

If the team completely retreats on defense, he should indeed be replaced by a defensive player in his position.

But theory is theory and practice is practice.

In Zeng Zheng's view, it was Zheng Dongqi's desperate running and constant and decisive shoveling that nipped the crisis in the cradle time and time again.

Another one is that in the physical fitness test, which has not been reformed yet, Zheng Dongqi’s physical fitness test score reached 10.04 points in both categories, making him one of the few top performers in Class A who scored more than 10 points in the test.

The sticks can run, but our people can’t run?

The game has been played for nearly 80 minutes so far, and Zheng Dongqi is still gritting his teeth and following behind Park Ji-sung.

That's right.

After playing this role, Park Ji-sung's abilities in all aspects have surpassed Zheng Dongqi's.

But the football field is never a pure competition of "values".

Spirit and will, mysterious but real things, can often be the key to victory.

In the 79th minute, Park Ji-sung used a reverse run to successfully deceive Zheng Dongqi's defense and accelerate forward with the ball.

Zheng Dongqi was not discouraged after being shaken away. After adjusting his body shape, he immediately started chasing after him.

With Sun Jihai taking over, Zheng Dongqi quickly caught up with Park Ji-sung.

There is a wolf in front and a tiger behind.

Park Ji-sung doesn't have any stage fright.

He hooked his left foot, stopped the ball and turned around, and suddenly made a sideways move, just in time to avoid Zheng Dong's seven-time pursuit.

Upon seeing this, Sun Jihai immediately blocked the inside lane to prevent him from cutting inside.

But Park Ji-sung decisively pulled the ball back and once again dribbled past Zheng Dong-chi.

Seeing Zheng Dongqi being passed over again, the fans in the stands couldn't help but feel disappointed.

However, before the fans on this side could say anything, the sound of cheering rang out from higher in the stands.

"Come on, Olympic team!"

"Olympic team, come on!"

The fans in front of Zheng Dongqi were also stunned.

That’s right!

This is not the time to consider the players’ personal abilities. What the players need most is spiritual encouragement!

"Come on, come on, come on!!!"

Hearing the shouts of the fans, Zheng Dongqi adjusted his body shape again, gritted his teeth and chased after him.

Amid the exclamations of the fans, Zheng Dongqi, who was chasing the baseline, miraculously blocked Park Ji-sung's pass.

Seeing the ball hitting Zheng Dongqi's toes and flying out of the baseline, Park Ji-sung also waved his hand bitterly.

It's true that he has plenty of physical energy.

But he met a more powerful opponent than him!

Looking at Zheng Dongqi who was curled up in a ball on the ground and had not yet gotten up.

At this moment, fans finally began to understand why Zeng Zheng still keeps him on the court.

"Come on, Xiaoqi!" the fans affectionately shouted the nickname they had just given.

"Xiaoqi, come on!"

Hearing the fans shouting by name, Zheng Dongqi couldn't help but burst into tears. She wanted to get up immediately and fight with Park Ji-sung again.

But football games are not about emotions after all.

Zeng Zheng's "lying on grass tactics" kept lingering in Zheng Dongqi's ears.

"Lie down for me!"

"Get up after enough time!"

yes!

The most important thing now is not to get up and attack, but to lie on the ground and delay.

Zheng Dongqi continued to curl up and secretly looked around with his peripheral vision.

When his opponents gradually dispersed, he managed to get up with the help of his teammates.