World Cup of Great Powers

Although Xiaori lost, their meticulousness in small things was reflected after the game.

First, while other Chinese players held hands and bowed to the Chengdu fellow players, their players stood in a row and bowed deeply to Troussier.

Then he came to the Chinese coaching bench and bowed honestly from Zeng Zheng.

It seems to be saying: Although I failed, I learned a lot from you. From this point of view, you are also one of my teachers.

Then, in these small days, the players came in front of the fans and bowed to apologize.

Of course, Senator Kuroto and others in the stands had already stood up and left.

Zeng Zheng came to the sidelines and shook hands with Troussier.

"Zeng, I didn't expect that I would lose again."

Zeng Zheng was modest, "Mr. Omar, with the strength of the team now, if I lead the team to Tokyo to play this game, I might lose!"

"Even if you lead the team to Tokyo, you will definitely be the victor." Troussier shook his head, "In addition to the strength of the team, the relationship between you and the players is also incomparable to me."

"Oh? Why?" Zeng Zheng asked curiously.

"I am a European, and it is normal for me to be incompatible with Asians." Troussier sighed, "What's more, I am 45 years old this year, and young people are not willing to share their preferences with me."

At this point, before Zeng Zheng, who was planning to be polite, could say anything, Troussier held his hand and expressed his bitterness.

"Since the beginning of the Olympics, the team members have been far away from their hometowns, and their emotions have been greatly affected by this."

"In addition to the diet and environment, the mentality of the team members has also changed."

"In fact, we have 22 very talented athletes, and I have always believed that we are the best team in this Asian Cup."

"But in my childhood, the players really paid too much attention to football, even a little too much."

"They treat football as a sacred job, but in fact, football is folk, popular, entertainment and leisure, not a rigid mechanical sport."

"In a short period of time, the Little Suns team will rise rapidly because they pay too much attention to it. But if this continues, they will soon stop here and stop moving forward."

"Let me give you an example."

"Once I saw that the training was too tense, so I decided to give the players a day off."

"But they didn't go out and move around as I imagined. The 22 of them were always together."

"They walked together, ate together, even bought the same things and ate the same food."

"In my opinion, their organization has become a bit deformed."

"And once I point these things out, the media will think I'm wrong."

"Their reporters ignored me when I first came to the island country and never said anything about me in the newspapers. They only cared about baseball."

"But recently, after many events did not achieve the results they expected, they started to find faults."

"Now, more than 200 pairs of eyes have come to China to stare at me."

"Once something goes wrong, they will make a big deal about it when they return home."

"And their views are all the same. Regarding this, I have never been able to truly live and communicate with the team members."

"In the rb team, I am actually an 'outsider'."

Zeng Zheng also held Troussier's hand and listened to the other party mumbling a lot in his native dialect.

Zeng Zheng, who was proficient in French, really didn't expect that Troussier would have so much bitterness in his stomach.

Before the Sino-Japanese War, he had also seen the massive criticism of Troussier by the media in his childhood on the Internet.

For example, the "Sankei Shimbun" described Troussier as having a temper as fierce as fire", "a face full of ugly red", and "a vicious tongue and a vicious tongue".

Regarding the ideological differences between Troussier and Rizhu Shoes, the newspaper also quoted Troussier's words: "I am a challenging man... When I was young, Bamboo Shoes had very low expectations for the World Cup, and it was not to my liking at all!"

The bamboo shoes no longer have to sway between me and the technical committee, it will be over once I leave this balance!"

"Yukan Fuji" also published a commentary article, accusing Troussier, a figure who is regarded as a nobody in the world, with an annual salary of 100 million yen, for saying such chilling words.

Judging from the criticism of Troussier by these media, even if he just received the bamboo shoe contract, stopping in the Asian Cup semi-finals will definitely make Troussier's life embarrassing again.

But there is no way.

Sympathy is sympathy, who made Troussier meet the Chinese team in the semi-finals?

After pouring out his bitterness with Zeng Zheng, Troussier himself felt much more relaxed.

At the press conference after the game, he generously took most of the responsibility for the loss on himself.

In response to this, reporters in the early days also clicked the shutter one after another, and did not say anything too harsh and harsh.

After all, everyone knows that the Asian Cup is just an appetizer.

The most important thing in my little life is the World Cup in two years' time.

And because it is the host country, there is no World Cup preliminaries in these small days.

In other words, when all Asian teams are fighting for 2.5 spots next year, they can only spend money to find some opponents of similar strength to play some friendly matches.

...

The Chinese team defeated Xiaori and advanced to the finals. This exciting news spread all over the country instantly after the game.

Reaching the Asian Cup finals again after 16 years is a matter of great honor in itself.

In addition to winning on the court, the Chinese team also made a lot of money off the court.

According to the "Asahi Shimbun" report, after the defeat in this game, half of the Xiaotian national team planned to transfer to the Chinese League after the Asian Cup.

Among them, the news broke that Shunsuke Nakamura joined the Jianglong team, which made the fans excited.

Even after the Asian Cup, Little Days Bamboo Shoes wrote "go to A-A to learn newer football experience" into the charter, making a strong mark on Little Days Football's century-old plan.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Coupled with South Korea's "imitating cats and tigers", after this Asian Cup, League A once became the dominant league in East Asia.

The day after the Sino-Japanese war, the results of the Guangdong competition came out.

South Korea lost 1-2 to Saudi Arabia in the semifinals, and finally had to join Xiaori in the third or fourth place finals.

As soon as this result came out, the football world once again set off a wave of turmoil.

Because the opponent that the Chinese team lost to in the Asian Cup final 16 years ago was Saudi Arabia!

Meeting 16 years later, for this reason, both Sports Weekly and Football Night have specially ordered a special program for this Asian Cup final.

However, due to scheduling and planning reasons, this episode of Football Night cannot be broadcast until after the game.

"Sports Weekly" published the article on the new day directly under the editor's supervision.

"Sixteen Years of Reincarnation"

When you look at this title, you can feel the vicissitudes of time.

The article carefully recalled how the Chinese team overcame many obstacles in the 1984 Asian Cup and finally reached the finals.

How did he encounter various difficulties in Singapore and fall just one step away from the Champions League?

Barry is only half of 90.

"Today, 16 years later, the reincarnation of history will be staged in Shanghai."

"16 years ago, we accidentally lost 0-2 in a foreign country."

"16 years later, we will welcome new life on our own land!"

As soon as this article came out, fans were immediately immersed in it.

In addition, "Sports Weekly" also interviewed several national players who participated in the finals that year, which can arouse the sympathy of fans.

Zeng Xuelin, Qi Yousheng, Gu Guangming, Jie Xiuquan, Li Hui, Li Huajun and other people who experienced it personally have all come forward to support the Chinese team.

It seems that the 16 years of grievances with Saudi Arabia will be concentrated and destroyed in this Asian Cup final.

This Asian Cup final was publicized because of a gorgeous article.

But according to professionals in the football industry, the Chinese team is not actually afraid of Saudi Arabia.

In the eyes of fans, only the Yinlang team in West Asia can still compete with the Chinese team.

But unfortunately, Yin Langlian was eliminated by South Korea.

Among the remaining East Asian teams, the Chinese team once again won the small game, but South Korea did not get past Saudi Arabia.

Judging from the opinion polls of Jiulang.com, although they defeated South Korea 8-1 in the group stage, fans were worried that South Korea's new coach Kaiya would bring unexpected trouble to the Chinese team, so they met Saudi Arabia in the final.

, has become a more preferred choice for fans.

...

Before the finals, Xiaori had a third or fourth place final with South Korea in Chengdu.

Because it is located in the inland southwest, most of the fans at the venue are Chengdu locals.

And Xiaotian relies on the tourists who were stranded in the previous game, so judging from the on-site situation, Xiaotian has slightly more fans than South Korea.

The three countries in East Asia are all enemies.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet each other.

Both teams vented their resentment towards the Chinese team on their opponents. In just half an hour of play in the first half, each team scored two goals.

Judging from the course of the game, both sides seemed to be aiming to defeat their opponents with offense.

In the second half, the game changed sides again. First, South Korea opened the score with Lee Dong-kook's long shot, and then Atsushi Yanagizawa equalized the score for the team, not to be outdone.

Before the end, Naotai Takahara scored another goal.

Just when Xiaotian was about to celebrate the victory, Kim Do-hoon's header dragged the opponent directly into overtime.

In the 30 minutes of overtime, neither side scored a goal, and the winner could only be determined by a penalty shootout.

Thanks to Nora Kawaguchi's wonderful performance, Xiaori finally saved Cui Zhenzhe's penalty kick in the 7th pick.

In the end, Xiaori defeated his opponent 6-5 in a penalty shootout and won third place in this Asian Cup.

After the third and fourth place finals, everyone focused on the finals!

...

October 31st, Shanghai Hongkou Stadium.

Outside this large modern stadium, which was built just over a year ago, there has been a sea of ​​people since morning.

Fans from all over the country gathered here to discuss the afternoon's Asian Cup final.

"Hey, tell me, can Coach Zeng win this game?"

"Brother, what did you say? You should ask Coach Zeng how many players can win in this game!"

"Ha! Yes, you are right. With Coach Zeng here, can we still beat Saudi Arabia?"

"Sixteen years ago we lost to Saudi Arabia in the final, but don't forget, in the first game after coaching the coach, it was Saudi Arabia that won!"

"Yeah, think about it now, that was already three years ago!"

Fans were talking a lot.

Looking back on the changes in Chinese football in the past three years, I can't help but sigh.

In the past three years, a lot of corrupt officials and match-fixing have been discovered, but fortunately, Xu Fang personally checked the situation, coupled with the referee's professionalism and Wang Yilin's help, now even "tacit understanding of the ball" is rare in the A-A.

Lead from above to serve as a warning to others.

The tacit understanding of football between League One and League B is also gradually decreasing.

The Jianglong team in the north serves as a pilot for the club and has created many examples for other teams that are suitable for domestic clubs to make profits.

Coupled with the delegation of broadcasting rights to local TV stations, which allows local TV stations to bid on their own, club bosses no longer need to use match-fixing and championships to maintain the team's balance of payments.

Supplemented by the salary limit order of Bamboo Shoes, now whether it is A or A, the phenomenon of wage arrears that was once accustomed to has long ceased to exist.

After each club develops and has profitable projects, some bosses who like football and love football invest the money they earn in the club into youth training.

For example, Harbin's Jianglong, Shanghai's Shenhua, Beijing's Guoan, Shandong's Luneng, Tianjin's TEDA, Dalian's Shide, etc. have all opened their own football schools nearby.

Children born in the 10 years from 1985 to 1994 directly became the "main force" of these football schools.

More and more people are playing football, and the league is thriving.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! I heard from Zhu Xie that they plan to create a "Chinese Super League" in two years.

It seems that the A-A era is gone forever.

The league is getting healthier and healthier, the level of the national brand is getting higher and higher, and the results achieved are becoming more and more satisfying to the fans.

In the three years since Zeng Zheng came to power, he has gone from the top 16 in the Olympic Games to the youth team championship, to the gold medal in the Asian Games, and then to the bronze medal in the Olympic Games.

The progress of the national team has also been noticed by the fans.

Just because the Chinese team is getting stronger and stronger, it has more and more say in the AFC.

The last Asian Cup before entering the new century was successfully taken over by China, which has a more stable society.

Now, the Chinese team has reached the Asian Cup finals as they wished.

We should work hard to win the Asian Cup!

This is perfect!

But is there anything perfect in this world?

The Chinese team had just arrived in Shanghai, and the coaching staff held an impromptu meeting in the hotel room.

The content of the meeting was also very simple. Zeng Zheng gave a brief report on his tactics for the finals and then presented them to Zhu Xie.

This is already a huge "favor"!

In the past, the coaching teams of several forces would have brainstormed, and then each of them would come up with a plan, and finally let Zhu Xie select it.

Now Zeng Zheng only needs to go through the motions with the reported situation, and the matter is over.

To put it bluntly, the national team coaching staff has been built by Zeng Zheng into a "one-word hall" of its own.

After listening to Zeng Zheng's report, Li Xiaoguang, who didn't know much about football, cautiously asked others: "What? What did Coach Zeng mean when he just said about the order of penalty kicks? Why does he still want to play penalty kicks with Saudi Arabia?"

The colleague on the side rolled his eyes in his heart, but still patiently explained: "Coach Zeng didn't mean that. But as the head coach, he naturally has to think of all possible situations. The penalty shootout is just a preview.

It’s just eucalyptus, just nip it in the bud!”

After hearing this, Li Xiaoguang suddenly realized.

After the meeting, he parroted the colleague's words to his colleagues who didn't understand as well as he did.

After seeing these guys who were eating corpses give thumbs up after hearing this, Li Xiaoguang proudly praised: "See, this is called professional!"

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