World Cup of Great Powers

The Maldives were defeated in both rounds.

Blocked everyone's mouth.

The next day, Zeng Zheng took the whole team to Paradise Island for a day of fun.

We returned to Male in the evening and boarded the flight to leave the island.

After leaving the Maldives, Zeng Jiajun’s next stop was Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.

The communication facilities in the Maldives are very backward.

There are only two Internet cafes in the capital, Male, with Internet access, and the Internet fees are extremely expensive.

News about the national team, except for the official media, has to be delayed by other local stations for two or three days before being transmitted back to the country.

But this does not affect the enthusiasm of the fans.

This is a slow-paced era.

Like "Sports Weekly", it's just published once a week.

The latest issue of "Sports Weekly" explains in detail the current situation of the national team.

1: Covering the sky with one hand

Nowadays, Zeng Zheng's prestige in the national team has reached a peak.

Unlike a year or two ago, Zeng Zheng still needs to use his good results in the National Olympics and National Youth to rank himself.

Now, under the guidance of Zeng Zheng, the national team has become a master of command.

From top to bottom, everyone was "controlled" and obeyed by Zeng Zheng.

The players are surprisingly respectful and obedient to the coach.

The leaders are also very satisfied with Zeng Zheng's achievements and support him.

This phenomenon of the national team coach having the right to speak up and down is unprecedented.

Two, two idlers.

Ma Kejian and Lu Feng are the two idlers of the Chinese team.

The former is the national team leader and consultant, and the latter is the national team deputy leader.

The former was rehired after retiring as the director of the professional department, while the latter was temporarily loaned to the national team not long ago.

Ma was known for his ability during his time at Zhuxie, and many of the current batch of mid-level cadres working at Zhuxie had also worked under him.

It is reasonable and reasonable to ask him to be a consultant.

But given Zeng Zheng's professional level, as long as he doesn't say anything outrageous in front of reporters, there won't be any problem.

Lu Feng is called the deputy team leader, and he is actually responsible for communicating with local officials and doing ideological work well.

To put it bluntly, he is just someone to chat with.

Chat with the team members in the team, and chat with local officials wherever you go.

A Northeastern man who is around 40 years old, apart from a few Northeastern players on the team, Lu Feng really doesn't have much use.

Three: Examine myself three times.

Even if they beat the Maldives 33-1, even if they take the team to visit the paradise island.

Zeng Zheng never relaxed his request for players to summarize and reflect after the game.

Whenever he has time, Zeng Zheng will randomly select a few people to answer questions.

Either on a plane, on a bus, or on a ship.

The questions asked were also varied.

Or it may be a certain moment in a game that has been played before, or the content of a video tape that has been watched before, or the tactical requirements that have been made repeatedly before, or the techniques that have been practiced repeatedly before.

All of them may become questions asked by Zeng Zheng.

If you answer well, you will naturally be praised by Zeng Zheng;

It would be a disaster if you can't answer it. A review of a thousand-word paper is unavoidable.

It is said that once again Xu Liang failed to answer a question and was asked by Zeng Zheng to write a summary, but the result was more than 100 words short.

It was not until the middle of the night that Xu Liang completed the more than 100 words.

The next day I was still criticized to pieces by Zeng Zheng.

Four: Four years in the same class.

Like General Fan and Ou Chuliang, these are members who have participated in four World Cup qualifiers;

And people like Xu Liang, Sun Xiang, etc. are all complete newcomers.

Young players call older players, usually not by their first names.

For example, Li Weifeng calls General Fan "Brother Fan".

Qu Bo once called an old player "brother", and the player joked, "I can be your uncle." Qu Bo blushed at that time.

Maybe it's because everyone recognizes seniority, seniority, etc., that's why Xie Hui felt at ease instructing Sun Xiang and others on how to pass the ball in front of reporters after training.

Although some players are young, because of their seniority, they are sometimes very merciless to older players.

For example, Sun Jihai, Li Jinyu, Li Tie and others are not very old, but many old team members are very polite when they see him.

In an interview, Jin Zhiyang said: "The four-generation team" performs well when the performance is good, but when the performance of the game is poor, players from one "generation" often collectively blame players from another "generation", which causes problems within the team.

The root cause of the contradiction.”

"In previous teams, we have always paid attention to the unity issue within the team, and this issue is also very worrying."

"But under coach Zeng, such a problem has never occurred."

"First, because the results he led the team were very good."

"The second reason is because his prestige within the team is very high, and the players are very convinced of him."

"Even if we lose the game, everyone won't think it's the head coach's fault, but rather that they didn't play well."

"In short, Coach Zeng is the benchmark in the national team, and no one can replace Coach Zeng's position."

...

After the vivid introduction by "Sports Weekly", fans also have a certain understanding of this national team.

Although some people still question whether Zeng Zheng's excessive voice will cause some uncontrollable effects.

But after scoring more than 40 goals in two games, it didn't seem like a big deal to take the team to visit Paradise Island.

Just like that night clubbing in Xi'an.

Some fans lamented: Coach Zeng has truly achieved a balance between work and rest, instead of the previous kind of breaking and falling.

To go to Phnom Penh, you also have to pass through Singapore.

There was no "international face" transfer this time, but the plane was still delayed.

Although I had a good psychological preparation for Phnom Penh, after getting off the plane, the environment in Phnom Penh still made everyone frown.

Without transportation, all cities may become tombs.

Phnom Penh is unique in this regard.

Airports are like train stations, and train stations are like rural clinics.

As for other means of transportation in the city, they are all transported according to the principle of carrying goods. Every driver wants to hang more goods on hooks outside the car and transport them away.

If Zeng Zheng or a certain player is willing, they will definitely experience the unique enjoyment of hanging up a ticket.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Brother Ou, do you know the name of this airport?"

Ou Chuliang shook his head.

"It's called Bosi Dong, which is the same as the name of the ship in the movie "The Adventures of Bosi Dong"."

"Oh oh oh, then I have seen it."

"Brother Ou, look, does this airport look like the scene when Persia was about to sink?"

Ou Chuliang looked around and saw crowds of people everywhere.

Even Zhang Xiaorui, who is best at dribbling the ball and breaking through on the team, now doubts whether he has the ability to do so.

There are confusing Cambodian texts posted everywhere, and even Zeng Zheng, who has systematic help, can't figure out what these people's handwriting is.

After completing these writing tasks, there is also the "martial arts test".

Faced with the locals riding motorcycles behind you at any time, you have to be alert at all times to prevent your luggage from being divided up by these motorcyclists.

Zeng Zheng gave an order and everyone put on their team uniforms.

"Coach Zeng, why is this?" Ma Kejian stepped forward and asked.

"There are so many people, what if we get lost in the crowd?"

Zeng Zheng explained, "And when we put on the team uniforms, we can also tell the locals who we are."

"The worst thing is, you can also test the strength of the fabrics issued by the national team to see if those manufacturers have cut corners."

After hearing this, Lu Feng couldn't help but give Zeng Zheng a thumbs up.

In Phnom Penh, it is quite common for motorcycles to carry three people.

As long as the passengers are willing, the taxi can load a car full of people, and the fare in the city is 5 to 7 US dollars.

On the way to Bengxu Port, due to serious overload.

After the team members arrived at the station, they had to ask the driver for help to "pick" themselves out of the car.

"Damn it, you're suffocating me to death!"

"Hufufu~~ I thought I was going to suffocate!"

"This fucking ball was not kicked, and people almost passed by."

When the team members got off the bus, they felt like they were in another world.

"I remember this place is quite close to Angkor Wat. Do you want to go for a walk after the game?"

Zeng Zheng's proposal was recognized by all the players.

However, Lu Feng and Ma Kejian suddenly became embarrassed.

As the team leader, what they fear most is Zeng Zheng's request that has nothing to do with the competition.

But we’ve already gone to Paradise Island, so why not go to Angkor Wat?

As long as we can beat Cambodia to "half the Maldives score".

Just Angkor Wat!

You can even go to "Sister Wu's Cave"!

However, according to locals, taking a small plane to Angkor Wat is the most frightening journey.

Of course, the passengers on this small plane do not collectively vote to decide where to go after boarding, but the seats must be occupied by the passengers themselves.

They also sell standing tickets!

If you really can't squeeze in, you can stay in the same room as the captain.

From the sky back to the earth, the train station in Phnom Penh is the quietest.

According to locals, it was no longer used after the explosion a few years ago.

As the car passed by, Zeng Zheng glanced out the window at the train station.

Sure enough, this place can no longer be used.

On the occasion of International Labor Day, there was a rally to celebrate May Day in front of the Cambodian Parliament Building.

Other than that, people's lives are going on as usual in the streets and alleys of Phnom Penh.

Under the still hot blue sky, when I arrived at the stadium at noon, all I saw was an empty venue.

What troubles Lu Feng the most is that communication with local bamboo shoes has become a big problem.

When you arrive in the Maldives, there will be someone to receive you.

When the national team arrived in Phnom Penh, they seemed like refugees fleeing famine.

After squeezing out of the minibus, everyone still didn't know where they were going.

The whereabouts of the Cambodian team are uncertain, giving people the impression that Phnom Penh has been completely insulated from football.

Zeng Zheng bought a local newspaper on the street.

Except for the news about Cambodia's victory in the Cambodian-French boxing match, which occupied the headlines, the rest of the page covered at most the battle of the century between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

"Is this damn improved?"

Seeing the extremely crude stadium, Zeng Zheng didn't even bother to complain.

Especially Sun Xiang and other players from Shanghai.

I have been playing football on turf since I was a child, and I am very unaccustomed to this kind of venue.

Fortunately, Zeng Zheng had the experience of leading a weeding team in Brazil.

Although the Phnom Penh Stadium is still a bit green, several large chimneys outside the stadium soar into the sky.

Ou Chuliang scanned around and whispered in Zeng Zheng's ear: "Coach Zeng, there isn't even a lighting facility here!"

"So our game time is in the afternoon instead of evening."

Zeng Zheng gave a reasonable explanation.

In Phnom Penh, electricity is very expensive, and the government can only generate limited electricity. Businessmen doing business locally must provide their own generators, and excess electricity can be sold to others.

The official electricity here is 350 riel per kilowatt hour, but this electricity is basically unable to enter ordinary people's homes.

The price of private electricity is as high as 800 or 1,000 riel.

I heard from locals that unless a foreign company that cooperates with Cambodia builds a hydropower equipment on the Mekong River after 2005, the power plan of the Phnom Penh Stadium will be suspended indefinitely.

"In other words, the next World Cup will also have to be played in the afternoon?"

The hotel manager spread his hands and said, "So what, there is plenty of sunshine during the day anyway."

"What's the football situation like here?"

After Zeng Zheng finished speaking, he gestured again, "Football, football!"

"Ahhh, football, football!"

The manager suddenly realized, "Football is a very popular sport here!"

very popular?

Zeng Zheng was confused when he heard this.

The football fields here are so empty.

Don't tell me that Cambodians, like Brazilians, like to kick cabbage gangsters in the streets with bare feet.

Under the introduction of the manager, Zeng Zheng came to the bar opposite the hotel.

This is more like a lottery station or exchange.

In fact, that's exactly what it does.

"Buy it for 100,000 yuan!"

As soon as Zeng Zheng entered the house, he heard some wealthy locals shouting loudly.

"Juventus will definitely win!"

Ma Kejian, who followed Zeng Zheng, nodded, "It seems that the locals like to buy Serie A!"

Not only did the word "Serie A" sound very strong, this local businessman also emphasized it specially.

"I said dollars, not riel!"

Good guy!

It’s indeed a big deal!

The price is one hundred thousand dollars, and the locals really love football!

But this is hard to tell.

In my small house, tens of thousands of dollars are easily transferred;

But less than 200 meters outside the house, there is an endless slum.

Football, the number one sport in the world.

How is the relationship with the locals?

Only the locals can tell clearly.

On May 6, at 15:30 in the afternoon, the national football team played the third match of the first phase of the World Cup qualifying match against the Cambodian national team at the Lambert Stadium in Phnom Penh.

Judging from the Maldives' 6-0 record against Cambodia, the Chinese team can score at least 39 goals.

If the number is reduced by half for away games, 20 should also be a routine operation.

Facing this team that was weaker than the Maldives, Zeng Zheng still sent out a 442 formation.

The goalkeeper is An Qi, and this is also his debut for the national team.

This kind of game, this kind of opponent, this kind of venue.

For Zeng Zheng's team, the training was not very good.

It is important to take this opportunity to let some young people accumulate experience in the national team, come on stage earlier and feel the atmosphere of the national team game.

The defenders are Sun Xiang, Dewey, Xu Yunlong and Yang Pu.

The midfielders are Zhao Junzhe, Li Xiaopeng, Ma Mingyu and Shen Si.

The forwards are Yu Genwei and Xie Hui.

After the opening, the young Chinese team started to press the opponent in the midfield and frontcourt.

Although Zhaojun committed two consecutive fouls after the game due to venue problems, he showed a good competitive state.

In the 5th minute, Ma Mingyu kicked the ball near the midfield.

In the penalty area, Xie Hui crossed with a header, and Yu Genwei headed the goal in the small penalty area, taking the lead in knocking on the door of the Cambodian team.

One minute later, after breaking through the penalty area, he shot high with his left foot.

In terms of momentum, the Chinese team completely overwhelmed the home team and was on track to score a double-digit score.

Two young players, Sun Xiang and Yang Pu, were very active on the wing and frequently provided assists.

Dewey also always takes advantage of corner kicks and set kicks to conduct "air raids" in the opponent's penalty area.

The "vegetable field" in Phnom Penh objectively limits the national football team's ground attack.

In response to the opponent's intensive defense, the Chinese team also seemed to have few options.

In the 25th minute, Zhao Junzhe made a beautiful steal in the midfield and accurately passed the ball diagonally to Xie Hui in the penalty area. After receiving the ball, Xie Hui directly kicked the ball into the net.

In the 30th minute, after Li Xiaopeng received a pass from Ma Mingyu in the penalty area, he shot furiously without waiting for the ball to hit the ground.

The opponent's goalkeeper Sundara had a good position and confiscated the ball steadily.

In the 34th minute, Cambodia replaced Saknida, the tallest player, and the high-altitude advantage of the national football team became more prominent.

In the 36th minute, Shen Si took a free kick from the left, but the arc was too low and was easily cleared by the opponent's defender.

After receiving the ball, Zhao Junzhe took a long shot from more than 30 meters outside the penalty area. The ball stuck to the turf and penetrated into the net.

3 to 0!

In the 39th minute, Shensi took a tricky free kick from more than 30 meters away. The opponent's goalkeeper Suendara reacted quickly and saved the ball from the baseline.

Then Shensi took a corner kick into the penalty area. Dewey and Xie Hui interfered with each other during the scramble. As a result, Yu followed behind and kicked the ball into the net.

4 to 0!

Four minutes later, when Yang Pu came in for an assist, he forced a breakthrough in the penalty area and then passed the ball. The opponent's penalty area was filled with turmoil. The goalkeeper and defenders fought one after another to block Xie Hui's header from the bottom line.

Then a corner kick was taken and Dewey tipped the ball over the crossbar.

After Cambodia got the ball, they wanted to make a quick counterattack, but Ma Mingyu succeeded in counterattacking on the spot.

The latter quickly passed the ball to Li Xiaopeng on the right. After Li Xiaopeng got the ball, he passed it straight to Xie Hui in the penalty area.

The Bundesliga champion turned 180 degrees in time to volley, and the ball hit the upper right corner of the opponent's goal!

At halftime, the Chinese team temporarily took a 5-0 lead.

At the beginning of the second half, Cambodia unexpectedly replaced goalkeeper Sundara who had saved many dangers in the first half.

In the 50th minute, Xie Hui passed the ball to Yu Heiwei in the penalty area. Yu Heiwei immediately made a sideways volley after getting the ball. The ball hit the opponent's goalkeeper hard and bounced out.

Zhaojun's follow-up shot came late and failed to expand the result.

Three minutes later, Li Xiaopeng passed the ball straight to Shensi in front of the penalty area. The latter got the ball and shot hard, but was saved again by the opponent's goalkeeper with a single punch.

Although he is a substitute goalkeeper.

But the excellent performance still received a lot of applause.

Xie Hui then dribbled the ball past several people in the midfield, and after reaching the penalty area, he shot a low shot that missed, once again opening the opponent's door.

This goal greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese team and completely shattered the confidence and defense that the opponent's substitute goalkeeper had finally built up.

In the 58th minute, after Ma Mingyu and Shen Si made a pass and cut, they broke into the penalty area and faced the attacking goalkeeper, and succeeded in a shot.

Rewriting the score to 7-0.

Seven minutes later, Qi Hong, who came on as a substitute, made a 45-degree cross from the right. With Xie Hui struggling to get the ball over the top, the opponent's goalkeeper could only hit the ball into the corner of the penalty area.

Here, Yu waited for the last moment and used an extremely difficult volley to expand the score again.

After 8-0, the national football team, which had a big lead, almost made a big mistake.

The midfielder made two low-level mistakes in a minute.

If the opponent's shooting skills were not good, he might have allowed the opponent to score the goal.

In the 74th minute, the Chinese team's offside trap was easily broken through by the opponent.

Allen Reach missed the ball after passing Angel, and this time the young Zeng Jiajun escaped another disaster!

Later, Zeng Zheng replaced Zhao Junzhe and Li Xiaopeng with Shu Chang and Zhang Minghua, which strengthened the thickness of the midfield and stabilized the defense.

In the 82nd minute, Yu Huanwei forced a breakthrough in the penalty area and was knocked down by the opponent's defender. The referee pointed directly at the twelve yards.

Xie Hui's penalty kick was powerful, but the opponent's goalkeeper bravely saved the ball that went straight to the lower right corner of the goal, leaving Xie Hui helpless!

Fortunately, Yu followed up with a follow-up shot and kicked the ball into the net.

9 to 0!

Within ten minutes before final time.

Although Zeng Zheng didn't say a word on the sidelines, the fans could see that the Chinese players on the court seemed to be working hard.

In just five minutes, three consecutive shots were taken.

The Cambodian players also gritted their teeth and completely retreated to the penalty area.

Finally, in the 89th minute.

Taking advantage of a corner kick, Xie Hui stepped forward and headed the ball into the net.

It can be regarded as making up for the sin of missing the penalty kick just now.

Finally, the final whistle sounded.

10 to 0!

The Chinese team fought hard to the last moment in Phnom Penh and achieved a satisfactory score from both sides.

At the press conference after the game, Zeng Zheng said:

"The spirit of the Cambodian team members is still worthy of praise."

"The professionalism of their team members is worthy of admiration."

"However, although their fighting spirit is commendable, with their current strength, they cannot threaten the Chinese team."

"If there is an opportunity, the Cambodian team is welcome to come to the country for communication and exchanges at any time."

After finishing his speech, Zeng Zheng walked down from the speaking table amidst a round of applause.

As soon as he walked out of the press conference, Zeng Zheng approached Ma Kejian and asked softly.

"Director Ma, look..."

"Did we pay for the air ticket to Angkor Wat?"

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