World Cup of Great Powers

"The National Olympics defeated the United States 4-0 and won the first medal in Olympic history!"

Early the next morning, this news shocked the domestic sports circles.

As the Olympic Games come to an end, the ratings of Channel 5 once again hit a new high, even exceeding the sum of the other channels!

Fans wrote letters and left messages in newspapers one after another, and all major media also thoughtfully set aside a corner for them.

"Bronze medals are also medals! To be honest, I feel so excited that the men's football team can qualify from the group stage this time. Who would have thought that they would come back with a medal!"

"This is the last Amlypic Games in the 20th century! Coach Zeng and the men's football team really gave us a hard time."

"Well done to Coach Zeng! Well done to the National Olympics! They are all heroes!"

"Haha, bronze medal, bronze medal! Japan and South Korea next door are almost crying!"

"The men's football team has already won medals, but our women's football team is not allowed to win gold medals?"

September 30, the day before the Olympic closing ceremony.

The men's and women's football finals are today, and the women's football final will be held first.

Before the game started, Zeng Zheng sneaked into the women's team locker room with a work badge hanging around his neck.

"Coach Zeng!"

"Coach Xiao Zeng!"

"Ha! Coach Xiao Zeng is here!"

Seeing Zeng Zheng's arrival, the women's football girls were delighted.

"Ha, with coach Xiao Zeng, today's gold medal is guaranteed!"

"Yeah, somehow, seeing coach Xiao Zeng on the sidelines made me feel at ease."

"Well, yes, it's the same for me. As long as I see Coach Xiao Zeng on the sidelines, I won't feel tired no matter how tired I am."

"It would be great if Coach Xiao Zeng was also our coach. Our daily training wouldn't be so hard."

"By the way, I heard that Coach Xiao Zeng recently became a virgin, please tell me the truth!"

...

The team members complained about him in front of him, and Ma Yuanan smiled bitterly.

"Xiao Zeng, I am an old man and I don't know how to get along with young people, let alone young girls."

"The competition is about to start. Please tell everyone a few words."

"A few words?" Zeng Zheng raised his eyebrows.

"Tell me a few words!" Ma Yuanan responded immediately.

"Come on, girls, please be quiet for a moment, be quiet!"

"Listen to Coach Zeng and tell you a few words."

"Maybe Coach Zeng can arrange some tactics for everyone, and we can win the championship!"

"Xiao Wen, Xiao Wei, you two, stop pestering Coach Zeng. What's the decency of your flirting?"

"Go over there and do it quickly!"

At Ma Yuanan's urging, Sun Wen and Pu Wei each let go of Zeng Zheng's arms and returned to the team.

"Ahem, cough, well, then I'll just say a few words."

"Today's opponents have played against each other last year, and most of them are acquaintances."

"And if I remember correctly, we played the American team in the second game of the group stage, right?"

"Yes! Coach Zeng remembered correctly, we tied 1-1 in that game!" Pu Wei, the youngest on the team and the one who admired Zeng Zheng the most, immediately raised his hand and replied.

"That's right. We are all old rivals and know the basics. There is nothing to be afraid of."

"I'll just remind you about the competition."

"Be prepared for a protracted battle, even a penalty shootout."

"Don't care about the scene or not. In sports, victory is the main focus."

Having said this, Zeng Zheng paused for a moment.

"ah..."

"Sorry, I forgot."

"You are not those stinky boys from the men's football team."

"We don't have to be like the men's football team and give up on the situation to win."

"Just do it!"

"You can definitely beat your opponent."

"Think about it, the men's football team has won at a very low level, what can't we win?"

"You said that, right?"

"Haha~~Yes, yes!" Hearing Zeng Zheng use the men's football team to throw away the burden, the women's football girls suddenly beamed with joy.

After winning the medal, men's football's reputation in the country has reached its peak, surpassing that of any other sport.

At this juncture, Zeng Zheng is probably the only one in the country who dares to say that the men's football team is a "stinky chess basket".

"Hehe, Coach Zeng is right!"

"The men's football team can win, so what can't we win?"

"With Coach Zeng here, we will definitely win!"

Seeing that the girls' confidence was boosted, Ma Yuanan's old face also smiled like a chrysanthemum.

Having cooperated with him at the Rose Bowl last time, Ma Yuanan is becoming more and more happy to see Zeng Zheng now.

With such a young man who is capable and not greedy for merit, is he worried about not winning the championship?

After the start, both teams played more cautiously.

In the 7th minute, Liu Ailing passed a long pass from the right to Sun Wen who met at the back post, but the latter's header was blocked by his opponent.

In the 11th minute, Fan Yunjie made a long pass from 50 meters in the backcourt. Sun Wen received the ball from the right and got rid of the opponent's defender and cut into the middle. He made a kickback with his right heel and then dodged a defender again and left 8 meters in front of the goal.

A low shot from a small angle with the heel was confiscated by the goalkeeper guarding the near corner.

One minute later, Jin Yan received a long pass on the left side of the penalty area and fell to the ground during the confrontation with his opponent.

Upon seeing this, Zeng Zheng immediately urged Ma Yuanan to go to the fourth official to apply for a penalty kick.

However, the French referee ignored it and the ball was eventually awarded a goal kick.

Although the penalty kick was not won, the women's football team still dominated the scene.

Zeng Zheng simply looked at it for a while and then focused on other things.

The Olympic Games will close tomorrow. In addition to the two football finals, there will also be an awards ceremony afterwards.

So the men’s football players also came to the scene today.

Although today is a great day to receive the award and show off, the group will immediately take a flight back to China after the award ceremony.

There is no way, this Asian Cup was held too hastily and in a hurry.

Ever since the victory over the United States yesterday, Zeng Zheng has been working non-stop on drafting the entry list for this Asian Cup.

After returning to China tomorrow, this list will be announced to the whole country.

Zeng Zheng couldn't even return home, so he went directly to Chengdu with the team members to participate in the training camp.

The venue for the Asian Cup has been initially decided, with the group stage and knockout rounds scheduled to be held in Chengdu, Guangzhou and Wuhan respectively.

The finals are scheduled to be held in Shanghai.

At first, due to some other reasons, Zhu Xie wanted to avoid the two cities of Magic City and Beijing.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But after the Asian Cup was basically taken over, the Magic City side wanted to get involved unilaterally, and the only one they wanted to name was the final.

Due to pressure from all parties and considering the hardware facilities of the Magic City Football Stadium, this was the only way to decide.

This brought a lot of trouble to Zeng Zheng.

This time the Asian Cup finals are divided into three groups, and the corresponding home stadium of the national football team is Chengdu.

If you are lucky, you can play here until the finals.

But now that things are going like this, if they really reach the finals, Zeng Zheng will have to take his team to the Magic City to compete.

As a result, the home field advantage will be greatly weakened.

The explanation given by the Magic City is also outrageous.

They said that Zeng Zheng could lead the team directly to Shanghai for training after the Olympics, and they would cover all the living expenses of the national team.

Damn it!

What can you do to ensure that I will reach the finals?

So after learning about the arrangements for the Asian Cup, Zeng Zheng also complained to Xu and Wang.

In addition to the schedule and venue, Zeng Zheng was also worried about the selection of players.

It’s already the end of October when the Asian Cup ends.

As a result, players studying abroad will face the embarrassing situation of not showing up on the court for two and a half months in the new season.

During this period, not only was the tacit understanding with the team greatly reduced, but it was also a major test for the players' status, fan support, and coach's trust.

So Zeng Zheng has been considering whether to let a few people go back.

The first is Zhang Xiaorui. Although this kid played an irreplaceable role in the frontcourt in this Olympics, he didn't score a single goal.

For Benfica, which has great personnel mobility, results are the criterion for persuasion!

What's more, those Europeans only want to watch the Olympic Games.

Asian Cup?

They won't pay attention to such a low-level game.

Therefore, even if Zhang Xiaorui kills everyone in the Asian Cup, there is no way to make up for the losses in the Olympics during this period.

So even if Zhang Xiaorui doesn't speak, he will urge Zhang Xiaorui to return to Portugal as quickly as possible to regain last season's form as quickly as possible and strive for personal honor in the Portuguese Super League.

Followed by Li Jinyu.

Although Dayu and Zhang Yuheng were tied as the top scorers in the Olympic Games, they only scored 2 goals.

It can be said that the individual awards in this Olympics are basically out of reach of the National Olympics.

In the absence of main forward Zhang Yuheng, Dayu's performance at the forward position also plays an irreplaceable role.

But the problem is that in Turin, his position is the attacking midfielder, and he is in contrast to Hidetoshi Nakata.

In the Asian Cup, Zeng Zheng no longer plans to use Li Jinyu as a pure forward.

There are other candidates for the attacking midfielder position. Therefore, considering the talent allocation situation, there is really no need to force him to stay.

But Zeng Zheng is also waiting and watching to see if Xiaoli will recall that guy Nakata to play in the Asian Cup.

The third one is Li Tie.

Sevilla was relegated back to La Liga again after a round trip to La Liga.

The intensity of the games in La Liga is definitely not as good as in La Liga, so even without the iron waist of Lee Tie, Sevilla will not collapse as fast as last season.

What's more, during the summer window, Li Tie had already asked Zeng Zheng whether he wanted to transfer like other players. This proposal was ultimately rejected by Zeng Zheng.

It's easy to add icing on the cake, but it's difficult to provide help when it's time.

The team is relegated and the main players leave. This is human nature and no one will blame it.

But what if you, as a main player, choose to stay and advance and retreat with the team?

Then the situation is different.

Li Tie's performance in La Liga in one season has been recognized by many coaches, such as Getafe, Atletico Madrid, Villarreal, and even Valencia and Real Madrid have all offered olive branches to Li Tie.

Faced with such temptation, Li Tie finally chose to stay in the team.

With such "kindness", what if you return home to play in the Olympics and Asian Cup?

The fans don't care at all.

So if Li Tie wanted to leave, Zeng Zheng wouldn't let him go.

The fourth one is Zheng Zhi.

This kid is still a substitute in PSV.

Compared with other seniors who studied abroad, he may not be able to play football even if he goes back.

It's better to continue to gain some honors and statistics in the Asian Cup, so that I can feel more confident when I go back.

What's more, he is Zeng Zheng's default choice to be the main defensive midfielder of the national football team in the next ten years. If there is an opportunity in the early stage, it is better to have more contact with the big brothers in the country.

The fifth one is General Fan.

Although Crystal Palace in League One is not as competitive as the Premier League, it is still extremely competitive.

Especially recently, there are rumors in the British media that Liverpool wants to recruit General Fan.

But the problem is that a giant club like Liverpool will definitely sign a "overlord contract" with Asian and African players, asking them to give up playing with the national team and focus on the club.

At this point, Zeng Zheng felt that he needed to have a good talk with General Fan.

With the current strength of the national football team, he can already think more about his career future.

The sixth one is Sun Jihai.

Sun Jihai's goal in stoppage time was the last goal scored by the National Olympics in this Olympic Games.

Although it is the icing on the cake, it is also deeply rooted in people's hearts.

For a jack-of-all-trades like Sun Jihai, Zeng Zheng is most assured of his position on the team.

So Zeng Zheng was very reluctant to let him go.

But Manchester City is now in the critical period of promotion. If Sun Jihai leaves the team for a long time, it is likely to have an impact on him and the entire Manchester City team.

This is not to say how important Sun Jihai is to Manchester City, but to say that if Manchester City succeeds in promotion next season and Sun Jihai leaves the team for too long, it is very likely that his contribution will not be recognized by the fans.

Or maybe Sun Jihai had the ability to help Manchester City advance to the Premier League, but because he didn't show up for two and a half months, Manchester City failed to advance to the Premier League. The fans and Sun Jihai himself would also have psychological problems.

Therefore, Zeng Zheng was most worried about Sun Jihai's fate.

Finally, there is Shao Jiayi.

This kid just transferred to Borussia Mönchengladbach and has been participating in the Olympics without even showing his face once.

Same as Zheng Zhi.

Simply let him return to the team later and collect more data in the Asian Cup, so that he can still have some weight in the coach's mind after returning.

At the very least, when Shao Jiayi failed to show his strength, Borussia's coach would wonder if he was somehow worse than Zeng Zheng, instead of directly feeling that the player was simply not good.

In addition to these overseas players, there are also players like Zhou Ning and Yang Chen who have been playing overseas and have never returned.

This time the Olympic Games did not show up, Zeng Zheng cannot let them go in this Asian Cup.

After sorting it all out, Zeng Zheng took a quick glance, and the team studying abroad unknowingly grew.

There are three players playing in the five major leagues, more than those in Japan and South Korea next door.

Zeng Zheng immediately made the decision that in the winter window after the Asian Cup, a few more people would have to go out and experience things.

At that time, wouldn’t it be beautiful to have a national team composed of 11 people studying abroad?

At this moment, three whistles sounded on the court.

"Huh? The game is over?"

Zeng Zheng raised his head and immediately looked at the scoreboard.

0 to 0.

Neither side can do anything to win over the other.

Zeng Zheng immediately packed up his things, came to the sidelines, and high-fived the players one by one.

"Well played! Well played!"

Hearing Zeng Zheng's encouragement, all the team members gasped.

"Coach Zeng, these Americans are so disgusting. They actually fucked us."

"Yeah, I guess they are also influenced by the men's football team. It seems they want to regain face in the women's football team. We won't be able to mention it in the second half."

"Coach Zeng, you must help us come up with ideas during halftime! Or there will be a penalty shootout, and I don't want to take a penalty kick!"

"Coach Zeng..."

After high-fiving the team members one by one, Zeng Zheng asked Ma Yuanan curiously.

"Coach Ma, what's going on? Didn't we have a good performance in the first half?"

"Hey! We played well at the beginning, but they held on!" Ma Yuanan was also helpless, "But they had a lot of energy. After holding on to the opening stage, they made several counterattacks. If it weren't for Gao Hong's steady defense,

, we might have lost the ball!"

Zeng Zheng nodded after hearing this.

It seems that the victory of the men's football team has indeed caused a lot of trouble for the women's football team.

After returning to the locker room, Zeng Zheng cleared his throat as he looked at the sweaty women's football girls.

"Well, I watched the first half of the game and everyone performed very well and worked very hard."

"Don't worry, everyone, if we continue to show our enthusiasm in the first half, we will definitely win."

"By the way, I have good news for you all."

"If I can win this game, I will personally give you a reward!"

"private?"

"For everyone?"

"award?"

In an instant, the curiosity of the women's football girls was aroused.

"Coach Xiao Zeng, what's the reward?" Sun Wen stood up and asked loudly.

"Ahem..." Zeng Zheng cleared his throat, "Don't you want to ask me about my partner? If you can win the championship, I will introduce her to everyone!"

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