World Cup of Great Powers

If before this Asian Cup, some people still questioned Zeng Zheng's coaching level, thinking that he was just a coach who caught up with the "good times".

But after ten minutes of this China-South Korea war, Zeng Zheng's coaching level has impressed everyone.

On the sidelines of the court, the performances of the Chinese and Korean coaching staffs were completely opposite.

Zeng Zheng was personable, free and easy.

There is quite a sense of sight of a majestic figure with a feather fan and a turban, and while talking and laughing, the oars and oars were turned into ashes.

Even the scratched sunglasses on the bridge of his nose were full of vicissitudes at this moment.

On the other hand, look at South Korea.

The two assistant coaches around Xu Dingmao almost shouted at the top of their lungs.

The shouts of "Smecta" are heard endlessly, but the effect is very little.

Judging from the expressions of the South Korean players on the field, after falling behind by two goals at the start, these players were seriously affected by the atmosphere at the scene.

The previous characteristics of "ruthlessness, accuracy, ferocity, and fierceness" could not be brought out at all, and instead they were dragged into the rhythm of the Chinese team little by little.

The middle of the midfield was like an endless quagmire, drowning the millions of South Korean troops.

"Ouch, this ball was passed beautifully!"

"Come on, come on!"

"Hiss~~~"

In front of the TV, General Fan took a deep breath.

In the 18th minute, Wu Chengying, who came in from the left back, successfully cut inside after hitting the wall with his teammates. Without any defense, he took a cold shot with his left foot. The ball hit the side netting of the goal. South Korea escaped with a goal.

Tribulation.

Seeing that his former club teammate could shoot such a wonderful shot, General Fan said "Tsk, tsk".

"Da Fan, this defender has really strong footwork. Was he a shooter before?" General Fan's club teammate Austin asked in surprise.

"No, no, no, the third prince is at best a left back with the ability to provide assists." General Fan's evaluation of Wu Chengying was quite pertinent.

"But I saw that he was attacking very fiercely in this game. He seems to have had more than two shots on goal so far, right?"

In a game that lasted less than 20 minutes, the left back could kick two shots, which is already a lot.

"That's all because our coach did a good job!" General Fan naturally gave the credit to Zeng Zheng.

Isn't it the coach's credit for allowing Wu Chengying to get so many opportunities to shoot?

"What an amazing coach." Austin exclaimed.

Taking this opportunity, General Fan hugged the younger brother who was shining his shoes on the other side, and said with an earnest look, "Cole, how are you? Do you want to go to China to play football? If you want to go, I can take you

Introduced to Coach Zeng. If you play under him, I guarantee you will become such an offensive left-back!"

Ashley Cole was indeed a little moved when he heard General Fan's invitation.

But the next second, he bit the tip of his tongue and shook his head violently.

He has not forgotten the secret mission assigned to him by his "old benefactor" Wenger.

The 19-year-old Ashley Cole, as a well-known Premier League rookie, was loaned to the English Premier League Crystal Palace by Arsene Wenger in March.

Cole was supposed to return to Arsenal in the summer window, but in the end, Wenger decided to let Cole stay at Crystal Palace for another six months to a year.

First, Cole, who is in a lower league, will get more playing opportunities;

Secondly, Cole, who had a good relationship with General Fan, was also responsible for using counterintuitive tactics to "snatch" General Fan to Arsenal when he returned.

It can be said that what the professor implemented was a plan to kill two birds with one stone.

But what he didn't expect was that an ordinary Asian Cup would put him and Arsenal at risk of Cole's "rebellion".

For a long time, in the eyes of fans, the Asian Cup and the European Cup are two dishes with completely different tastes.

The European Cup was delicious, the Asian Cup was bland.

It is also an intercontinental competition, and the gap between teams is obvious.

But the opening ceremony of the Asian Cup made all the Europeans in front of the TV brighter.

Compared with other teams, the performance of the Chinese team, which has just achieved excellent results in the Olympics, is obviously different from other Asian teams.

The coordination is wonderful and the scenes flow smoothly.

Especially the clever connection in the middle that seems to have been designed, even made coaches like Wenger full of praise after watching it.

"Today's Chinese team misses Arsenal very much."

That's right, the people watching this game in Europe are either fans from China and South Korea, or some scouts and coaches who hope to introduce players from China and South Korea.

Whether it is South Korea, which is the "representative of Asia" and is always abused in intercontinental competitions, or the Chinese team, which is challenging the established powerhouses and may become the new king of Asia, they are all targets for recruitment by many European teams.

Players such as Zhang Xiaorui, Li Jinyu, Li Tie, Sun Jihai, General Fan, and Yang Chen have been gradually recognized by mainstream European leagues such as the Portuguese Super League, Serie A, La Liga, English League One, and the German Second Division.

The Chinese team, with such a young average age, is naturally on the focus list of professors who are good at discovering little monsters.

In this game, his focus has been on Li Datou.

"LI has already had three headers in this game, right?" After Li Weifeng headed another header, the professor rubbed his chin and smacked his mouth.

"That's right, Mr. Arsene." The assistant coach nodded from the side. "These three headers all hit the goal frame."

After hearing this, the professor nodded and muttered casually: "If this continues, the Chinese team will soon score another goal..."

Just as Wenger expected.

Even the left back and center back had many opportunities to score. In the 24th minute, the Chinese team once again knocked on the opponent's door.

In the 24th minute, Ma Mingyu stole the ball in the frontcourt and passed it to Wu Chengying who was still in the offensive position.

Facing the defense of three South Korean defenders, the latter forced his way into the penalty area and swept the ball across the center with his left leg before losing his center of gravity.

Jin Yongdae, who was guarding the front goalpost, quickly fell to the ground to intercept, but it was still a step too late.

After the ball slipped away from his fingertips, it hit the arch of Li Datou's foot and bounced into the net.

"Beep!!!"

The whistle sounded again, and Maojiawan Stadium once again celebrated.

The scene was filled with gongs and drums and singing.

The fans, who were already in a relaxed state, stood in front of their seats, singing and dancing to their heart's content.

When can I wait until I am not happy now?

Regardless of the scene or the score, we can't see the possibility of the Chinese team losing!

The old man Rossi in the center of the main stand had already thrown his cowboy hat aside, and the big flag in his hand was dancing vigorously.

"Haha, now let's see how many goals the Chinese team can score in South Korea!"

yes!

In less than thirty minutes, the Chinese team led 3-0.

This is a situation that has never happened in 20 years!

The South Korean team members were enveloped in the cheers of Chinese fans all over the place. No matter how much they were unwilling to do, they could not vent their frustrations.

Listening to the wild shouts behind him, Xu Dingmao let out a long sigh.

"No wonder the Chinese would rather spend a lot of money to take over this Asian Cup."

"Zheng Meng Zhun Bamboo Mat really played a good hand!"

"It's a pity that I can't see it..."

The home atmosphere in Maojiawan made Xu Dingmao full of expectations for the 2002 World Cup.

But he also knows.

After losing to the Chinese team today, his coaching career in South Korea will also come to an end.

"3 to 0, 3 to 0, 3 to 0!"

"yeah!"

"Those three bald guys really missed the mark!"

Qin Xue was dancing happily in the press box.

Colleagues around him wrote furiously, recording what they saw and heard in every corner of the scene after the Chinese team scored again.

The fact that the referee is bald is just a joke.

They had a hunch that the Chinese team would not stop here!

The score of 3-0 completely aroused the confidence and fighting spirit of the Chinese team.

With the addition of the national team BUFF, all the players continued to intensify their bombardment of the South Korean goal as if they were on drugs.

In less than half an hour, Jin Yongdae had already made more than 10 saves, more than any other goalkeeper in a whole game.

Before anyone in the Chinese team scored twice, he could even run for the MVP of this game!

The wish is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

Whether it’s the stubbornness of South Korea’s bamboo shoes or the limitations of Xu Dingmao’s personal abilities.

South Korea's 352 was destined to fall hard in front of Zeng Zheng.

In the 29th minute, Lee Tie made a long pass to the space on the right side of South Korea. Ma Mingyu made an extremely high-quality cross without any interference.

Hong Mingfu, who was fighting for the top in the middle, made a mistake in judgment and did not hit the ball.

And Liu Xiangtie behind him lost his advantageous position in the confrontation with Yang Chen. As a result, Li Datou followed up with a header and directly knocked Jin Longda to the ground.

At the same time, Qu Shengqing, who was following, rushed to the ball immediately and easily broke the net with a follow-up shot.

4 to 0!

The score on the field completely turned into a one-sided situation!

Judging from Lee Dong-guk's offensive error, Roh Ting-yun's loss of position, Hong Myung-bo's inability to mark, Yoo Sang-cheol's poor marking, and Kim Yong-dae's save, no one could make up for it. It was a series of mistakes by South Korean players that caused another loss.

ball.

Players in so many positions have made mistakes, which is enough to show that the entire South Korean team has a huge problem.

Xu Dingmao looked worried from the sidelines.

But he had no other option.

There are still 15 minutes left before halftime, so we can't make substitutions now, right?

"Coach Xu, make a substitution!" At this moment, the assistant coach said anxiously in Xu Dingmao's ear.

"Substitute? Is it too early to change now?"

"But Coach Xu, if there is no substitution, will you still be watching from the sidelines?"

yes!

There is no other option but to substitute.

"Then...who should I replace?" This rhetorical question emptied Xu Dingmao's last strength.

"Change to Dongguo!" After the assistant coach briefly scanned the court, he gritted his teeth and said Li Dongguo's name.

"Who to replace it with?"

"Replace it with Park Jin-seop," the assistant coach said decisively, "Let's play 361! Doesn't the Chinese team like to play pass-and-receive cooperation in the middle? We will continue to increase the defensive investment of the middle personnel and see how they can pass the ball!"

After Xu Dingmao hesitated for a second, he nodded decisively.

"Okay, I'll do as you say!"

In the 31st minute, the referee's whistle sounded and South Korea was preparing to make substitutions.

"Changed the midfielder?"

Zeng Zheng looked confused as he watched South Korea's substitution performance.

This guy is so evil that he still wants to fight with me!

Looking at the BUFF of the national team, Zeng Zheng couldn't help but laugh out loud.

come on!

The more people in midfield, the better!

At 4-0, no one cared about the referee being bald.

Everyone realizes that this game will develop in an unpredictable direction.

In just 30 minutes, the betting company that opened the market for this game also hurriedly made adjustments and changed the odds 4 times in a row.

Even so, there are still many crazy fans who put their money on "beating others" and "more than 7 goals".

"For South Korea, this substitution adjustment in the first half was a helpless move."

"Park Jin-seop's most important task is to ensure that his team maintains the current score before the end of the first half and does not lose any more goals." Huang Jianxiang's voice was full of relaxation and joy.

When he said "keep the score" and "don't lose the ball again", his lips almost reached to his ears, and he tried not to laugh out loud.

The South Korean coaching bench was already busy, but Zeng Zheng was still very personable and unrestrained.

Careful people discovered that Zeng Zheng never changed places from beginning to end, nor did he make as much noise as before regardless of his image.

Even if South Korea changes players, Zeng Zheng still looks like he has a chance to win.

It is Zeng Zheng's calm look that gives all Chinese fans confidence.

The game continues.

But Xu Dingmao soon discovered that his substitutions had no results.

Three minutes after Park Jin-seop came on, the Chinese team got another good chance to score.

At that time, Shen Si and Ma Mingyu hit the wall twice in the middle.

It was obviously the same person and the same "wall", but the four South Korean defenders who were passed were like wooden stakes.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The crowded center did not block the Chinese team's attack as the South Korean coach imagined. On the contrary, because of the dense positioning of the players, many players had a vague sense of their own defense zone.

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"Hey, I should be guarding this ball! Why are you stretching your legs so blindly?"

"I can prevent it even by twisting my body!"

...

"Hey, why don't you guard this ball?"

"I saw you were next to him. I thought you were going to rob him!"

...

It is this ambiguity of responsibility that allows Ma Mingyu to find good shooting opportunities.

A beautiful "falling ball" on the penalty area line hit the lower edge of the crossbar of the South Korean goal and bounced on the goal line. It was cleared by Hong Myungpo who came from defense.

South Korea temporarily escaped disaster again.

If you survive a catastrophe, there will be subsequent "disasters".

In the 36th minute, the Chinese team once again successfully intercepted the ball in the middle of the backcourt and launched a threatening attack.

This time, when the right back Shu Chang was dribbling the ball on the wing, he used his teammates' movement to fake a sudden pass and successfully cut inside to kick the ball.

Yang Chen, who followed up from the middle, jumped up high, got in front of the opponent's defender and flew towards the top, sending the ball straight to the back corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Jin Long was beyond reach, and the score on the field was rewritten again.

5 to 0!

Yang Chen's goal made South Korea's first-half substitutions a joke.

"5 to 0, 5 to 0, 5 to 0!!!"

The fans cheered.

I have been watching football for more than ten years. When have I ever seen the national football team win such a hearty victory?

What?

Did you also score such a big score when you played against Oman and the Philippines a few years ago?

Are Oman and the Philippines also called the national team?

The camera lens passed over the Chinese team's auditorium. When facing the camera, a young female college student with a small red flag on both sides of her cheeks kept turning her left and right hands toward the camera, as if to remind the fans in front of the TV that "5"

This number is the same.

The male college student next to her opened his mouth wide and shouted "stick, stick".

Let the fans once again confirm the opponent of the Chinese team today.

Ten minutes later, the media headquarters in other Asian countries that were following the game received the first half report of the opening game of this Asian Cup through various text messages.

When they saw the words CHINA5:Korea0, all the editors-in-chief of the sports department couldn't help but wipe their eyes.

"I'm so confused, grandma..."

"This is big news!"