World Cup of Great Powers

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How many goals does Coach Zeng aim to score?

How many coaches do you need to be satisfied?

In the 76th minute of the second half, when Qu Bo scored the second goal of this Asian Cup, Zeng Zheng's right hand that kept waving was still holding out a finger.

At this time, the score on the court was already 3 to 1.

In the last 15 minutes of the game, the National Youth Team widened the point difference to two goals.

This is definitely a torment for the whole of South Korea!

Even the teaching assistants began to remind Zhao Yongzhen.

Is it worth it to fight for injuries and red and yellow cards at the last moment to get a point?

From the assistant coach's perspective, losing a game in the group stage is nothing;

But for Zhao Yongzhen, the head coach, he will never allow the team to admit defeat with 15 minutes left.

Especially the opponent is the Chinese team.

At this stage of the game, South Korea's physical advantage gradually began to show itself.

The players looked to the sidelines, and Zeng Zheng still held up one finger.

What else can you say?

Attack!

Qu Bo, the scorer who scored twice, was replaced by Chen Tao.

Although he is only 15 years old, Chen Tao shows no stage fright at all.

Not long after he came on the field, he used a shot from the far corner that connected two people and calmed his opponent.

When they saw Park Dongsu using all his strength to save Chen Tao's shot, the South Korean players began to re-examine their opponent.

This is a 15-year-old kid!

Is this person 15 years old?

In addition to Qu Bo, Sun Xiang was also replaced by Eric Mu.

This frontier player, who was single-handedly brought to the Asian Youth Championship by Zeng Zheng, used his ferocity to cause a big loss to his opponents as soon as he came on the field!

At that time, Li Tianxiu wanted to force himself to go solo.

Eric Mu turned around immediately and raised his shoulders.

At this moment, Li Tianxiu was immediately scolded and gave up the ball.

After getting the ball, Eric pushed the ball towards An Qi, who immediately moved the ball to the other wing.

The opponent's personal attack was easily resolved in this way.

The Chinese Youth Team played two cards in the front and backcourt.

Strengthen defense without losing attack.

After fighting hard against the Chinese Youth Team for several rounds, the South Korean players not only failed to recover a goal, but were hit by Chen Hao twice inside the goal frame.

"Coach Zhao, defend!"

"If we continue to attack, we might lose the ball again!"

"Yes, Coach Zhao, let the forwards step back!"

Facing the assistant's pleading, Zhao Yongzhen gritted his teeth and remained silent.

Others can lose, but he can't!

Others can retreat, but he cannot!

"Attack! Attack me!" Zhao Yongzhen waved his arms loudly.

"Recover one goal first and then talk about it!"

The fourth official on the sidelines held up a "2" sign.

Chase the ball from now on.

Do you think you are Manchester United?

Even if you are Manchester United, I am not Bayern Munich!

At the 93rd minute, the referee was already looking at his watch and might blow the whistle at any time.

The South Korean defender had no choice but to make a long pass without waiting to adjust the ball at his feet.

The young and powerful Chen Tao took the lead and rushed forward without even turning his head.

"boom!"

The ball hit Han Tao's cheek and bounced toward the South Korean backcourt in an instant.

Chen Tao, who was really beaten, did not hesitate at all and continued to speed towards the frontcourt.

It only took two or three steps to catch up with the ball.

Facing Park Dongsu who had just rushed to the penalty area line, Chen Tao simply adjusted his kick and directly raised his right leg.

Whoosh!

The ball shot into the sky.

It passed over Park Dongsu's head and fell straight into the net behind him.

yeah!

Scored!

I scored!!!

Chen Tao raised his arms high and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate.

However, what greeted him was the regretful sighs of the fans.

It turned out that just when he blocked the South Korean defender's big foot with his face, the referee had already blown the whistle to end the game.

Chen Tao was so muffled that his ears were ringing and he didn't hear the whistle at all.

In addition, he only had football in his eyes, so that's why the scene just happened.

After coming back to his senses, Chen Tao looked extremely depressed.

His first goal in the Asian Youth Championship was in vain.

"Touch Zeng..."

When he came to the sidelines, Chen Tao looked aggrieved.

Zeng Zheng gave him 15 minutes of playing time in this game, but he failed to score a single goal.

Chen Tao, who has extremely high demands on himself, naturally cannot accept such a result.

"Okay, stop making such a sad face!"

"You brat, you played well!"

After Zeng Zheng slapped Chen Tao on the back of the head, he went to shake hands with the opponent's coach.

After Zeng Zheng left, other people gathered around him and expressed their condolences.

"Xiao Tao, don't be discouraged. You performed well in this game."

"For the next game, come back for the next game!"

"As long as you maintain your current status, you will be able to enter sooner or later!"

Even Qu Bo, who scored twice, stepped forward and patted Chen Tao hard on the shoulder.

"You kid, be content!"

"When I was 15 years old, I was still playing youth football in Lokomotiv!"

"You can follow Zeng Tou to the Asian Youth Championship and play in the first game. You are already ahead of most of your peers!"

"If you play well this year, maybe Zengtou can pull you into the national team next year!"

national team?

After hearing the word "da", Chen Tao immediately became energetic again as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood.

That’s right!

I have to work hard!

Try to be selected for the national football team one day early!

...

As soon as the game ended, reporters gathered around the coaches of both teams.

As soon as he let go of Zeng Zheng's hand, Zhao Yongzhen was surrounded by a group of eager South Korean reporters.

"Coach Zhao, how do you feel about the South Korean youth team losing to the Chinese youth team again?"

"The Chinese Youth Team defeated us in the last tournament, so this is not the first time that the South Korean Youth Team has lost."

Zhao Yongzhen's voice was pitifully small, but he still seemed to have the intention of dragging Xu Dingmao into the water.

But the South Korean reporters obviously had no intention of letting him go.

"After all, this is a brand new South Korean youth team that has almost never played against the Chinese team."

"Now that even the youth army can't defeat the Chinese team, does it mean that South Korea has lost its advantage over the Chinese team?"

If this hat is taken off.

Let alone Zhao Yongzhen, not even Xu Dingmao can catch it!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It's just a loss in one game. This does not mean that we will not defeat the Chinese team in the future."

Zhao Yongzhen’s answer was sonorous and powerful.

"From now on, I lost my dominance over the Chinese team." Whoever likes to wear this hat will wear it.

Anyway, Zhao Yongzhen doesn’t want to slap him on the head.

"There was no problem with my tactical arrangements, and the players performed very well."

"Even at the beginning of the second half, we had an advantage for more than ten minutes."

"But unfortunately, we were not very lucky."

"We hit the goalpost twice in this game."

"If these two goalposts are scored, this game will be a draw at the end!"

Zhao Yongzhen's answer was not recognized by reporters.

You South Korea have two goalposts, and the Chinese Youth Team has three crossbars!

If hitting the goalpost counts as a goal, wouldn't the China Youth Team score more goals?

Regarding this point, Zhao Yongzhen’s answer is:

"The Chinese team's style of play is too fast."

"Especially the players from the frontcourt to the front line, they are simply sprinters."

"We couldn't outrun each other in a straight line sprint. This is not the defender's negligence."

"No team in Asia has any good solutions for this."

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the crowd.

"Stop shooting, stop shooting Smecta!"

Quan Yuncai carried Li Tianxiu, whose legs were covered with bruises, and limped into the tunnel.

For the two South Korean players, this game was considered as their best effort.

One of the two pillars in South Korea was contributed by Lee Cheon-soo.

Li Tianxiu looked depressed, while Quan Yuncai remained silent.

To be honest, this South Korean team really fought to the end.

But the problem is that facing the Chinese youth team led by Zeng Zheng, they really have no chance of winning.

If Qu Bo’s high-speed sprint goal aroused the fighting spirit of the entire South Korean team;

Then Xu Liang's corner kick went directly to the goal, but it was like a blow to the head, knocking the South Korean players unable to lift their heads.

What kind of team is this?

You need a coach and a coach, you need tactics and tactics, you need speed and speed, you need height and height, and you need footwork and footwork.

Can this still be played?

This time, the South Korean youth team was actually defeated.

The fans who came to watch the game had nothing to say.

Tehran is not Chengdu.

The Chinese Youth Team can still win so neatly.

What else can be said?

I can only angrily accuse the coach of being unfavorable, and Zhu Xie will do nothing.

...

On the other side, Zeng Zheng was also surrounded by reporters.

"Coach Zeng, can you explain what the finger you have been raising on the sidelines during the whole game means?"

"Ah, there's nothing else to it, it's just to let the players score another goal."

"Is it just that simple?" the reporter asked disbelievingly.

"It's that simple!"

"Coach Zeng, but I saw that you raised your fingers after every goal, even after Qu Bo scored twice. According to your answer just now, does it mean that you are not satisfied with the score of this game?

Are you satisfied? If so, can you reveal what the originally planned score was?"

As soon as this question came out, the surrounding reporters opened their eyes wide and pointed their cameras at Zeng Zheng.

They really want to hear bold scores like "8 to 0" or "9 to 1".

But Zeng Zheng's answer disappointed them.

"I raise this 1, not to ask the players to score many goals or score many points."

"I just tell them to keep their feet on the ground."

"The goals are scored one by one, don't always think about defeating the opponent all at once."

"As for still raising this finger when it's 2 to 1 or 3 to 1."

"It also tells them not to just be satisfied, otherwise they will stop moving forward."

"I hope to inspire more of their abilities."

"Even if there is only one minute left in the game, we must try our best to score another goal!"

After hearing Zeng Zheng's explanation, some reporters couldn't help but applaud.

After the applause, another reporter couldn't help but ask.

"But Coach Zeng, aren't you afraid that you will neglect your defense during the attack and be tied by your opponent? According to the rules of football matches, on the premise of ensuring victory, shouldn't we focus on preserving our strength?"

Faced with this kind reminder, Zeng Zheng still shook his head.

"First of all, I agree with what you said."

"But this only applies to the adult team's cup competitions, and it does not fully apply to the youth team."

"The youth team is different from the senior team."

"Most of the members of the youth team are full of vigor and vitality. As a coach, stimulating their greatest potential is the biggest goal, rather than blindly pursuing tactical coordination or championship trophies."

"Another one is that our opponent today is also quite special."

"South Korea is our old enemy, and you also watched today's game."

"Their players are also very good and they work very hard."

"Even in the first half, they even tied the score and even launched several threatening counterattacks."

"Facing such an old opponent with great resilience, we can't just focus on tactics, reasonableness and so on."

"It is necessary to show more blood, show more passion, show more ambition and courage, and do your best to defeat the opponent."

"Football is never static, nor is it a mechanized sport."

"Let young people strengthen team cohesion and grow in football, and inspire the passion of young people."

"I think this is the biggest gain from youth football games!"

"Wow!"

This time, after Zeng Zheng finished his answer, he received a long round of applause.

"Okay, if you have any questions, please ask them at the press conference later."

"If I say too much here, the Asian Organizing Committee will not be happy."

After saying that, Zeng Zheng turned around gracefully in the eyes of the stars and walked into the players' tunnel.

Just when Zeng Zheng was proud of his impassioned speech, someone grabbed him by the corner of his clothes from behind.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Ah, I didn't mean to wait until the press conference..."

I thought it was a reporter.

But when I looked back, I saw it was Park Ji-sung.

"Hello, Coach Zeng." Park Ji-sung greeted Zeng Zheng in half-baked Chinese.

"Uh... Xiao Pu, hello, hello."

Zeng Zheng had also encountered many times when opposing players found him after the game.

But when I saw the person coming was Park Ji-sung, I was still a little confused.

"Coach Zeng, this, this, this..."

Seeing the other party stuttering like this, Zeng Zheng said quickly:

"It's okay, I can understand you if you speak English or Bangyu."

"Ah, thank you, thank you, thank you, Coach Zeng."

A series of thanks made those who didn't know better think Park Ji-sung was from a young age.

"Coach Zeng, the Chinese team played very well today." Park Ji-sung praised.

"You also played well." Zeng Zheng smiled slightly, "If you have anything to say, tell me quickly. I'm going to turn a corner."

"Coach Zeng, I want to play football in China. Do you think it's okay?"

Park Ji-sung wants to come and play in A?

Zeng Zheng was stunned for a moment, then replied:

"As long as you bamboo shoes agree, you are welcome to come and play A at any time."

"Wait a minute, Coach Zeng, I mean..."

Seeing Zeng Zheng's back disappearing around the corner, Park Ji-sung swallowed his words back.

There are a lot of people here with mixed opinions, so let’s find a chance to talk about it later.

Judging from Coach Zeng’s tone, he seems to be quite easy to talk to.

...

Because of the defeat in the first game, the situation in South Korea suddenly became serious.

In comparison, the record between South Korea and West Asian teams has not been good.

In response to this issue, Zhao Yongzhen said:

"The Chinese team has three games left, and we also have three games."

"We hope that the Chinese team will not win all the games, and we will also play every game seriously."

In this Asian Youth Championship, the five teams in Group B are Iraq, South Korea, China, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

Five teams compete in a single round-robin match, and the top two teams in the group advance.

Iraq received a bye in the first round. In the battle between China and South Korea, they were able to watch their opponents from the stands to see who was stronger and weaker.

Due to the cold weather, the coaching staff decided to let the players return to the hotel to rest first.

Zeng Zheng, Tang Pengju and Chen Jingang stayed at the scene and continued to watch the match between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

The sky was a little gloomy. Sitting above the coaching staff of the Chinese Youth Team were the Iraqi players, and beside them, the South Korean team had changed their clothes.

After watching the match between the two teams, Chen Jingang and Tang Pengju said: "Old Tang, the organization of this Pakistani team is quite unexpected. The three lines are quite organized. If we want to win easily, I guess it won't be easy!"

"It's okay. Pakistan has always been a weak team. Our only opponents in the group stage were South Korea and Iraq. Now that South Korea has won, the remaining games will be much easier to play."

Although they were an underdog, Pakistan still defeated the UAE 2-1.

This is a very good situation for the Chinese Youth Team.

"I didn't expect the United Arab Emirates to be weaker!" Tang Pengju curled his lips.

"Coach Zeng, what were you talking to the South Korean players just now?"

Seeing Zeng Zheng slowly returning to the team, Chen Jingang asked curiously.

Zeng Zheng shrugged, "The South Korean players asked me if I could play football for Jianglong."

"Then how did you answer?" Tang Pengju asked quickly.

"What should I answer? If they want to come, they can come. But whether the Jianglong team accepts them or not is not up to me."

...

After the war between China and South Korea, the Korean media denounced Zhao Yongzhen while publishing articles summarizing their experiences.

Compared with the Chinese youth team, South Korea has indeed not paid much attention to football youth training in recent years, and more of their young people have gone to play baseball.

The popularity of A, A, and B, coupled with the mushrooming of various football youth training bases, has allowed Chinese football to develop.

Comparing the two, it is reasonable for South Korea to lose.

South Korea held a protest meeting, while China was overjoyed.

Fans sent a steady stream of blessings to TV stations and online after the game.

For them, the senior team's victory over South Korea is no longer something to be thankful for.

Later young people can still suppress South Korea. This is what they want to see.

...

On November 15, the Chinese Youth Team played against Iraq.

Facing an opponent who had a bye in the first round and was waiting for work, Zeng Zheng rarely put together a defensive lineup.

It was different from the fierce battle between South Korea and South Korea.

When facing the second opponent in the group, Zeng Zheng showed his strategic arrangements in front of all opponents.

I can win.

But I don't necessarily have to win.

I want to preserve my strength to the maximum extent and at the same time qualify in the group.

Facing the turtle shell formation of the Chinese Youth Team, the Iraqis tried several times but returned in vain.

After defeating the top opponent in the group, Zeng Zheng made up his mind not to fight to the death with Iraq.

The scene is a bit dull.

The Iraqis couldn't attack, and the Chinese Youth Team was too lazy to attack out.

The football kept rolling back and forth in the midfield until the end, but no one scored.

0-0, the Chinese Youth Team ended the second game.

On the other side, South Korea, which lost the first game, beat Pakistan with a score of 7-0.

Although they have a lot of goal difference, they are still slightly behind the Chinese Youth Team in terms of points.

On November 17, China Youth Team VS Pakistan.

This team, which was battered by South Korea in the last game, was completely battered. The Chinese Youth Team showed great resilience in front of them.

Not only were Qu Bo's speed and Chen Tao's sudden advances repeatedly unsuccessful, but even Xu Liang's set kicks found it difficult to achieve results.

After scoring 0-0 in the first half, Zeng Zheng immediately adjusted his formation in the second half.

Yu Tao, Yan Song and other offensive players all moved forward and bombarded Pakistan's goal.

Under such intensive firepower coverage, the Pakistani city was quickly defeated.

In the 54th minute, Qu Bo took the lead in opening the opponent's door with a kick.

Five minutes later, Chen Tao also used a second pass to assist Yu Tao for a successful shot.

In the 73rd minute, Xu Liang's free kick in front of the penalty area directly penetrated the opponent's goal.

After taking a three-goal lead, Zeng Zheng ended the frantic attack mode with a big wave of his hand.

At this point, Pakistan has no choice but to suffer defeat.

On November 19th, the Chinese Youth Team had a bye.

Zeng Zheng took all the players to sit in the stands and watch the games of the other four teams.

In the last game, Iraq defeated the United Arab Emirates 3-2.

In this round, they faced Pakistan and once again won 6-0, massacring their opponents.

The United Arab Emirates, which has not won a single victory so far.

When facing the powerful South Korea, they actually scored two goals.

Unfortunately, South Korea scored 4.

After the first three rounds, the China Youth Team and Iraq both had two wins and a draw, with seven points.

Because of the goal difference, the Chinese Youth Team is temporarily ranked second.

South Korea, on the other hand, has six points with two wins and one loss, ranking third in the group. There is still the possibility of qualifying in the final round of the group.

November 21st, in order to ensure the fairness of the competition.

The two games of Group B will be played at the same time.

South Korea has issued harsh words about "fighting Iraq to the death".

The opponent of the Chinese Youth Team is the United Arab Emirates, which has not won a game and is the weakest in the group.

Facing the weakest opponent in the group, the China Youth Team can ensure qualifying as long as they draw a draw.

Facing such a situation where the overall situation was in control in the final round of the group stage, Zeng Zheng's strategic vision was fully demonstrated.

However, facing such a weak opponent, there were still a few idiot reporters who came forward to ask questions.

"Excuse me, Coach Zeng, the Chinese Youth Team can qualify if they tie. What do you think of this?"

Zeng Zheng rolled his eyes at these reporters who were missing a chord, and replied angrily: "What do you think? I'm just sitting here and watching!"