World Cup of Great Powers

The talk between Zeng Zheng and Zhu Xie broke down.

Fans who had not waited for the news of Zeng Zheng's appointment to the national team immediately exploded.

"How can we win this year's Asian Cup if we don't let Coach Zeng lead us?"

"If we don't let Coach Zeng improve the team quickly, what will happen to next year's World Cup preliminaries?"

"Is the Olympics or the World Cup more important?"

Especially Harbin fans.

I was immediately dumbfounded.

Not only did Zeng Zheng fail to become the national football coach, he also "lost" his own head coach.

Where does this make sense?

For a time, fans wrote to Bamboo Shoes one after another, asking Bamboo Shoes to give an explanation for the incident.

The phone number in Zhu Xie's office was ringing again.

The operators disconnected the phone lines and began to live a life of eating melon seeds and chatting.

Many things are linked together.

When fans saw that Zeng Zheng took the initiative to "back off" after negotiating with Zhu Xie in the middle, various "conspiracy theories" also became popular based on clues about Zeng Zheng's schedule these days.

Among the fans' complaints, the most common one is to investigate those who are currently in charge of the national team.

Let's see if any of them deliberately set restrictions to prevent Zeng Zheng from easily taking over the national football team, or if there was any other corruption.

Facing the "report letters" one after another on my desk, I was so angry that I slapped the table with so much eye irritation.

"Isn't it because Zeng Zheng is useless as the head coach?"

"What's so great about it?"

"These stupid people just mess around without knowing anything!"

"I don't believe it!"

"Without Zeng, the butcher, I would have to eat only pigs with hair on them!"

"Tell Li Xiaoguang to lead the team well."

"In this four-nation competition, we must win the championship!"

"Also, let Nan Yong call those boys playing football abroad and ask them to return to China to compete!"

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As the days passed, Zeng Zheng was still doing youth training in Maojiawan.

At the same time, the national football team also ushered in the first game of the new century.

On January 14, the national football team played the first match of the Four Nations Tournament against New Zealand at the Tianhe Sports Center, and ultimately won 1-0.

Two days later, the national football team defeated Uruguay with the same score and won the championship of this four-nation tournament.

After the game, assistant coach Jin Zhiyang said: This battle is a must-win for all soldiers. Victory lies in the word "dare" and "quick", and we must step aside resolutely. He also hopes that the victory of this game can inspire the football world and firmly impact the 2002 World Cup.

Determination.

Is this team going to hit the 2002 World Cup?

The fans' hearts are full of question marks.

According to the latest national team roster announced by Bamboo Shoes, fans are confused.

Who is this Chen Gang?

Who is Gao Jianbin?

Who is Zhao Changhong?

Who is Sun Jianjun?

Who is Li Yao?

After these questions were raised, fans of the players’ clubs immediately came out to “popularize the information”.

Gao belongs to our Quanxing, Sun belongs to our TEDA, Chen belongs to our Hainiu, Zhao belongs to our Songri, and Li belongs to our Liaoning!

After learning the origins of these players, a new round of questions began again.

They played well in Class A last season, but why should they be used?

What about those overseas players?

Why did I only see General Fan come back alone?

What about the rest?

What about Zhang Xiaorui, who just scored twice in the Portuguese Super League match?

What about Li Jinyu, who just scored in three consecutive games in Turin?

What about Lee Tie who just played 90 minutes in ten consecutive games in Sevilla?

What about Sun Jihai, who just moved to Manchester City and became Manchester City's main right back?

It’s just that these young Olympic players didn’t come back.

But why didn’t Yang Chen and Zhou Ning, who were in the Bundesliga, come back to Qin Wang?

Doesn’t the national team need players from abroad?

In this regard, the explanation given by Zhuxie was that these players did not answer the call due to club reasons.

But if these main players are not called upon, what will happen in the next game?

Bamboo Shoes didn't reply.

It seems that we will "wait and see" with the fans!

On January 19, the national football team left Guangzhou and rushed to Vietnam to participate in the Asian Cup qualifiers.

On January 23, the national football team played the first Asian Cup qualifying match against the Philippines at the Unification Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, and ultimately won with a score of 8-0.

Looking at the entire game, the victory of the national football team should be reasonable.

More than half of the Philippine players are non-professional players, and they are obviously not on the same level as the national football team, so this victory does not explain anything.

At 15:00 on January 26, the national football team played the second Asian Cup qualifying match against Guam at the Uni-President Stadium and won 19-0, setting a world record for goals scored in a single game in the history of the A-level competition.

19 to 0!

Such figures not only greatly inspired the excitement of players and fans, but also broke the previous world record of 17-0 set by the Iranian team in the 1997 World Cup qualifiers against the Maldives.

Many reporters watching the game on the sidelines realized that this was a historic moment and raised their cameras to focus on the scoreboard.

As soon as this score came out, fans across the country were excited.

The person in charge of the national team, headed by Mr. Guduo, had a happy face.

That night, Maotai and Wuliangye were built.

"Hahaha, did you see it? 19 to 0! One less than 20!"

"This is a new world record for international A-level events!"

"We are a record-setting party!"

"What does Zeng Zheng mean to him?"

"He leads the team and knows how to defend and counterattack."

"Can we score such an open score?"

"This strong player has a strong player. If Zeng Zheng leads him, he might even score a goal by his opponent!"

After hearing this, everyone else at the wine table also raised their glasses and agreed:

"That's right!"

"He is probably afraid of shaving his head again, so he doesn't dare to lead the team this time!"

In two consecutive big wins, the national football team ushered in Vietnam, the host team of this Asian Cup qualifier.

Vietnam also won both games.

As long as we defeat the national football team, we can still advance to the finals.

For the national football team, which has a 12-goal difference, a draw in this game will qualify them.

After the kick-off in the first half, the national football team has always occupied the initiative on the field. The Vietnamese team was frequently in trouble at the rear, but the Vietnamese team defended tenaciously and resolved many attacks by the national football team.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the 27th minute, Yao Xia dribbled the ball and broke through quickly, taking an angry shot from the top of the penalty area. The goalkeeper of the cross team missed the ball and Su Maozhen succeeded in making a supplementary shot.

The national football team leads 1-0.

In the second half of the game, the national football team still suppressed the Vietnamese team and bombarded them wildly, but unfortunately it only produced results but no results.

After that, the national football team played more and more urgently, the number of long passes increased significantly, and the players did not respond promptly. Shen Si and General Fan even received two yellow cards.

It was not until the end of the second half that the national football team finally seized the opportunity. General Fan made a pass from the right, and Zhang Minghua scored with a header in the penalty area, expanding the score to 2-0.

After this campaign, the national football team officially entered the Asian Cup finals.

The person in charge of the national team, headed by Guduoduo, even called this national team the "Millennium Dragons Team"!

With three victories, the domestic support for Zeng Zheng's ascension has become much smaller.

But those are also some fans who know that no matter how much they shout, it will be useless.

Those who are truly "insightful" can see the key at a glance!

Ji Yuyang: The so-called "Dragon Team" is just a group of old men in their thirties, plus some "strangers" who performed well in the club last season.

Huang Jianxiang: This cobbled-together national team can’t see anything when playing against teams like the Philippines and Guam, but once it faces a slightly stronger team like Vietnam, it won’t be able to score a decent score.

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Lao Rong: Such a patchwork national team, once it encounters a truly strong team in Asia, it may not be able to survive even one round!

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Similar voices have not resonated with the public.

In other words, fans are also looking forward to such a "new" national team that can surprise them when facing a truly powerful enemy.

On February 1st, due to difficulties in the second half of the Magic City Four Nations Tournament, Bamboo Shoes only announced the time for the first round of the A-League.

After the Spring Festival, Ladd appeared at the Macau Stadium to watch the Asian Cup qualifying match between Xiaori and the Macau team, and to scout the enemy situation for the Kirin Beer Cup, which was about to play against the Xiaori national team.

After taking a video of the whole game on DV, Ladd rushed to Haigeng non-stop to observe the spring training of Class A and B.

However, the players in Class A and B were obviously not interested in Ladd's arrival.

It's time for everyone to practice and play, and there's no intention of showing off in front of Ladd.

For this reason, Haigeng found Bayi and Wuniu and asked the two teams to play a practice match and perform well in front of Ladd.

After the start, players from both sides were extremely excited, and the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger.

However, 15 minutes into the second half, conflicts broke out.

Looking at the players on the field fighting each other with fists, Ladd could only shake his head.

The person in charge on the side grinned after looking at it.

How much these players don’t want to join this national team!

On February 19, the Lantern Festival, the national football team competed with the Japanese national team for the Kirin Beer Cup at the Universiade Memorial Arena in Kobe.

With the previous three wins as a foundation, the players were in good spirits after the start.

However, because the front line composed of Qu Shengqing and Su Maozhen lacked the support of their teammates, the entire team was weak and weak, like a piece of loose sand.

Three players who returned from Europe in the early days - Hidetoshi Nakata, Shoji Shiro and Hiroshi Naha - all played.

These three players, together with veteran Masashi Nakayama, cooperated with short passes through the middle and threatened the national football team many times after the start.

Just six minutes into the first half, Shoji Jo took a powerful shot, but unfortunately it hit the ball high.

Later, his strike partner Masashi Nakayama also got a chance, but ended up hitting the ball on the side netting.

Having encountered two consecutive adversities, this national team looks a bit shaky.

Under the guidance of Hidetoshi Nakata, Xiaori created many good shooting opportunities.

Especially from both sides, there are often opportunities to penetrate directly into the national football penalty area.

Finally, in the 37th minute, Shoji Shiro's powerful shot knocked on the door guarded by Jiang Jin.

In the second half, the battle begins again in another location.

In the 60th minute, the national football team once had a small climax, which was also the only highlight moment of the national football team.

At the last moment of the game, Xiaotian once again relied on its home court advantage to suppress the national football team.

In the 87th minute, veteran Miura Zhiliang, who came on as a substitute, won a header in the penalty area and knocked the ball into the Chinese team's goal again.

2 to 0!

When Xiaori won this Kirin Cup championship, he also finalized the contract extension with head coach Troussier.

At the post-match press conference, Troussier spoke freely.

And his sentence "This is not the Chinese team in my impression" once again pushed the national team to the forefront.

What do you mean this is not the Chinese team in your impression?

What is your impression of the Chinese team?

Taking a closer look at Troussier's resume, it is not difficult for fans to find out.

This game turned out to be the first time Troussier led a team to defeat the Chinese team!

Why can't we compete in the World Cup or the Asian Youth Championship, but we can win the Millennium Kirin Cup?

Is it because of home field advantage?

Is it because of the difference in strength of the senior team?

Or is it that the person who restrains him in every aspect is not in the team?

As more football people spoke out, the underwear of this "Millennium Dragons Team" was suddenly stripped off.

Fans can also clearly see that this national team is different.

The 11 people are indeed well-known in the club, and they are all former national football veterans.

But who are the people sitting on the bench?

Is there a substitute who could come into play?

What's more, when the team fell behind and needed to be replaced to strengthen the team, no one on the bench dared to raise their head and face the camera.

Are you really here to play football?

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"Force him!"

"Pinch him!"

"Grab him!!!"

Similar words rang out frequently over the Maojiawan training base.

The court is in full swing.

Young people don't have too many twists and turns.

They will do whatever Zeng Zheng directs.

No matter what happened in society, Zeng Zheng found himself at ease here.

Moreover, in the hearts of these young people, they have already established a glorious and magnificent image.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Frankly speaking, there is still a certain talent gap between this group of players and Jianlibao.

But it’s not that there are no good materials.

In addition to Xu Liang, Qu Bo, Yan Song, An Qi, Hu Zhaojun, and Wang Xinxin from the teams from the three eastern provinces, the two brothers Du Wei and Sun Ji and Sun Xiang from the Magic City 2 team also performed well.

The most important thing is that Zeng Zheng also snatched someone from the young man led by Shen Xiangfu next door.

That person is Chen Tao!

Putting Chen Tao, who was born in 1985, in the 1981 and 1982 youth teams, it seems a bit counterproductive.

But what if Chen Tao’s age is increased by two years?

In 1983, wouldn’t it be so abrupt?

In the new National Youth Team, the 1.8-meter Chen Tao is no longer as invincible as he was in his youth. Even so, in order to successfully defend against him, the personal abilities of the current National Youth players are still a little behind.

There are two training grounds in Maojiawan, one for the national youth team and the other for the national junior team.

In the past two days, Zeng Zheng has not been idle other than training his team members.

With his investment, two more open spaces were opened next door.

It won't be long before these two new stadiums will be put into use.

"Coach Zeng, you still have good eyesight. You can tell at a glance that this kid is extraordinary."

After Chen Tao scored another goal in the chaos, Shen Xiangfu couldn't help but praise him.

"Coach Shen, please don't praise me." Zeng Zheng smiled, "You know much better than me about what is going on with Chen Tao."

Shen Xiangfu, who was exposed by Zeng Zheng, was not embarrassed. Instead, he glanced at Li Huajun behind Zeng Zheng and said, "Hey, what's this? Xiao Li, don't you think so?"

After being named by his "senior", Li Huajun felt embarrassed.

Zeng Zheng ignored the "hidden rules" mentioned by the two former international players, but continued to point at Chen Tao and said: "Coach Shen, the world has changed now!"

"The times are progressing and society is developing!"

"As long as I, Zeng Zheng, are here, we won't have to compete with other countries in this way."

Shen Xiangfu sneered: "I hope so!"

Just when the two of them were guessing who else in the team had changed their age, Han Tao ran over and told Zeng Zheng about Ladd's visit.

Hearing that Ladd was here to find him, Zeng Zheng sneered lightly.

"Coach Shen, did you see that a small Kirin Cup has completely defeated Ladd!"

"Haha, Coach Zeng, why do you think Ladd came to you this time? Ask you to come out?"

"Stop talking nonsense! How is that possible! How can he have that power!" Zeng Zheng laughed, "Let me tell you, he is here to get the gold medal from me this time!"

"gold medal?"

"That's right!" Zeng Zheng snapped his fingers, "With the gold medal, Bamboo Shoes can mobilize the generals from outside to come back and join the war!"

Thinking of the relationship between Zeng Zheng and those overseas team members, Shen Xiangfu suddenly realized.

"No wonder! Those guys are no longer registered players of Bamboo Shoes. Bamboo Shoes really can't do anything to them!"

"Xiao Zeng, what do you think? Do you want to take advantage of this opportunity and use these guys as bargaining chips to talk to Zhu Xie again?"

Although Shen Xiangfu didn't think highly of Zeng Zheng before, after contacting him these days, he was completely impressed by Zeng Zheng's professional ability.

Which football player doesn't want to see his national team destroy everyone?

"Let's just talk." Zeng Zheng waved his hand, "If they want this 'gold medal', I'll give it to them! Don't say I'm stingy again!"

When Shen Xiangfu heard this, he immediately worried and said: "Xiao Zeng, this is too affordable for you!"

"These are your main Olympic players!"

"What if we hand them all over and have a friendly match with the national football team in a few days?"

Zeng Zheng pretended to be surprised and said: "Yeah, it's true. How did I forget about this?"

Then Zeng Zheng rolled his eyes and pointed at Chen Tao, who scored two goals in a row over two people on the field again: "Coach Shen, what will they think if I bring this kid with you when you say that?"