World Cup of Great Powers

"Tseng!"

"Tseng!"

"Coach Zeng!"

After seeing Zeng Zheng arriving in person, all the national youth players were overjoyed.

The Confederations Cup championship is still fresh in my mind.

The team members thought Zeng Zheng was enjoying his vacation.

No one expected that Zeng Zhenghui would come all the way to Argentina.

Most of the young and middle-aged players participating in the competition were personally selected by Zeng Zheng.

It can be regarded as a "direct lineage".

After learning about Zeng Zheng's arrival, Li Hui and Chen Jingang immediately put down their bodies and went to greet him.

As a result, as soon as they met, Zeng Zheng sprayed him bloody.

"Coach Chen, Coach Li, you are all old coaches too."

"Our players played well."

"Whether it's technical and tactical level or on-field performance, the players are playing smarter and smarter."

"Judging from the record, with one win and one draw, qualifying is basically no problem."

"But what about the reality?"

"Coach Chen, Coach Li, what are you doing?"

"Do you want to meet the host Argentina in advance?"

Zeng Zheng's "reprimand" made Chen and Li blush.

Although Li Hui was once Zeng Zheng's superior.

But times have changed, and now Zeng Zheng is an authoritative presence in the national team.

Regarding the problems he pointed out, Chen and Li could only bow their heads and respond.

"Coach Zeng, I think we can take this opportunity to try out the ultimate level of this Chinese youth team." Chen Jingang explained with difficulty.

Good steel should be used on the blade.

Before reaching the finals, whichever team fights hard first will show its cowardice first.

Already won the World Youth Championship.

This time the Chinese Youth Team is the champion of the Asian Youth Championship again.

The goal of today's youth teams is no longer to reach the finals of the World Youth Championship or to qualify in the group stage.

Although Bamboo Shoes’ goal is the semi-finals.

But for coaches and players, defending the championship is what the team pursues.

Since the goal is to win the championship, we must not meet a strong team like Brazil in advance.

Not to mention the host Argentina!

Zeng Zheng watched two games in a row in the stands.

One win and one draw, there seems to be no problem.

But in the second game against Ukraine, after obviously seeing that the opponent intended to tie the game, he decided to step down and replace him with a striker with offensive ability, and finally fulfilled his wish.

This is a taboo!

Ukraine wants to tie because of its tactical needs and does not want to compete head-on with the Chinese Youth Team;

The Chinese Youth Team tied the game because they wanted to tie the game, and in the end it was just a favor.

The result seems to be the same.

But in fact, he was led by his opponent.

The third place in the group also has the right to qualify. The team with one win and one draw almost guarantees the right to qualify, but it also gives the team with one draw and one loss the same opportunity to qualify.

Therefore, judging from the current results, the Chinese Youth Team has one group match the most and is likely to face a fierce battle.

Even if you win a fierce battle, you will still suffer a loss; let alone the consequences after losing.

To put it nicely, the Chinese Youth Team’s strength has already caught up with the second-rate level in Europe;

But in fact, it is still an Asian team.

In this World Youth Championship, Xiaotian had two battles with Iran.

The next thing they can do is enjoy the scenery of the Pampas, and then buy a T-shirt with Guevara's face on it and go home to look like aspiring young people.

Although Iraq holds three points.

But in the previous game, he was stabbed 6 times in a row by the Brazilians.

Faced with the boldness of the Brazilians, the Iraqis fought with each other, just like a white-faced scholar encountering a thug, daring to be angry but not speaking out, allowing the other side to do whatever they wanted.

To expect them to earn face for our brothers in the third world is like asking Liu Chan to unify the world. It's okay to think about it, but don't take it seriously.

Of the four teams in Asia, the one most likely to achieve good results is the Chinese youth team.

But now, the China Youth Team seems to be in a good situation, but in fact the road ahead is full of dangers.

Zeng Zheng's appearance this time is also to give the team and players a reminder.

After complaining bitterly to the two coaches, Zeng Zheng showed his face in front of the players again.

Different from his attitude towards the coach, when facing the players, Zeng Zheng showed his amiable side to everyone.

"Okay, okay, it's not like I've never seen him before."

"I'm very happy that everyone is so enthusiastic."

"Everyone sit down, sit down."

After the players took their seats, Zeng Zheng cleared his throat and summarized the results of the first two games and congratulated them.

"You still played well!"

"Facing strong teams from other continents, we all still showed our spirit of hard work."

"Just play like this in the next games and you will definitely get good results!"

"But..."

Zeng Zheng changed the topic, "The next game will definitely be more difficult."

"So I hope that everyone will continue to work hard and maintain this energy."

"Don't give up halfway."

"Our goal is not just to qualify from the group."

"Come on, tell me, what is our goal for this World Youth Championship?"

"Win the championship!" the Chinese youth players shouted loudly.

"Say it again, I didn't hear it, what was it?"

"Win the championship!"

"What? Louder!"

"Win the championship!!!"

After the team members almost shouted their throats, Zeng Zheng nodded with satisfaction.

Later, he gave some tactical guidance to individual players.

"Qu Bo, you are so fast, you can take a longer view, run to the side, the middle, wherever you have time..."

"Xu Liang, your footwork is good, but your vision must keep up. Can't you kick with both feet? Look at both sides."

"Du Wei, high-altitude ball is your advantage and good at it, but you must not be careless and never fall off the top."

"Erikmu, you have a lot of hard work, but you have to make reasonable use of your strength and don't let your opponent lead you away."

"Sun Xiang, you..."

After giving simple guidance to each team member, Zeng Zheng concluded:

"I won't say much else about the rest."

"You must listen carefully to Coach Chen and Coach Li, and conscientiously implement the tactics they assigned you on the court."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After saying that, Zeng Zheng stretched out two fingers.

"Of course, in addition to motivating everyone this time, I also have important news to announce."

Having said this, Zeng Zheng paused for a moment.

The team members present were so nervous that they held their breath and stared at Zeng Zheng's two fingers.

"I will base it on your World Youth Championship performance."

"Consider recruiting two players to join the national team as appropriate."

"Of course, if there are too few games to refer to, I will have to extend your assessment."

"If you want to join the national team, you might have to wait until after the top ten games."

"Finally, I wish you all a bright future and bravely reach new heights."

Wow~~~

The small conference room was immediately filled with warm applause.

...

On June 23, the last group match of Group C of the World Youth Championship was held one hour earlier than usual.

the reason is simple.

On the 22nd, Argentina announced that the country has entered daylight saving time.

Although such adjustments are routine, in the eyes of those who are interested, this may not be a problem for teams coming from afar.

But for the Chinese youth team, the impact is not that big.

It’s been a long time since I adjusted to the time difference.

It's not even less than an hour.

Regarding this game, Chen Jingang and Li Hui unexpectedly gave the team members a fatal order - they must strive for victory.

If the Chilean team wants to qualify, it will definitely have to burn its boats.

If the China Youth Team loses to Chile, even if they qualify as third in the group, the quarterfinals are not guaranteed.

Because the first place in Group A is likely to be the host Argentina team.

Meeting in the quarter-finals in advance is definitely not in the interests of the Chinese youth team.

Therefore, Chen Li asked the players to win the last game and strive for first place in the group.

This is also what was promised to reporters before the game.

In this game, the lineup of the Chinese Youth Team is similar to the previous two games.

Goalkeeper An Qi;

Guards Sun Xiang, Dewey, Zhang Yaokun, Eric Mu;

Midfielders Wang Xinxin, Xu Liang, Hu Zhaojun, Yan Song;

The forwards are Qu Bo and Yu Tao.

The only thing that is beneficial to the Chinese Youth Team in this game is that the match between Ukraine and the United States has been completed ahead of schedule, and the result was a tie between the two teams.

Therefore, for the Chinese Youth Team, qualifying for the group is basically a certainty.

However, for the sake of not meeting Argentina in the quarterfinals, and for the sake of Zeng Zheng’s two fingers.

After the start of the game, the Chinese youth players showed great desire to attack.

In the first minute of the game, Yu Tao won a corner kick for the China Youth Team.

As a central defender, Du Wei rushed into the opponent's crowd and headed the ball towards the goal before the opponent could clear the ball.

It's a pity that the ball was a little too high and the first scoring opportunity was missed.

The Chilean team, which is suffering from internal and external problems, is different from the previous two games and has replaced many new players.

But these newcomers are fighting vigorously and have a completely new outlook on life.

I’m not afraid of the last champion, the Chinese team.

In the 5th minute, the Chilean team also played at the level that South American football should have.

After Casares broke through Eric Mu's defense, he directly passed the ball to Valdez in the open position in front of the penalty area.

Chilean youngster Valdez didn't know if he was too excited and hit his first shot high.

Four minutes later, Casares broke through again from the left and then passed back to the center. The China Youth Team made a major defensive mistake.

Valdes cleverly passed Zhang Yaokun, who was filling in, and fired a powerful shot against the helpless An Qi 8 meters in front of the goal.

Amid the exclamations of the entire audience, An Qi flew up and blocked the ball with her chest.

Seeing that the team had escaped disaster, both Chen and Li on the sidelines broke out in a cold sweat!

Sure enough, as the media expected before the game, the unscrupulous Chilean team was determined to give it a go and save face in the final game.

In order to cope with the opponent's attack, Chen Jingang moved back to Yu Tao's position.

Yu Tao's position change immediately attracted the attention of the opposing coach and players.

After two players marked Yu Tao's receiving route, Qu Bo, Yan Song and others were forced to run more frequently.

After being trained by Zeng Zheng, this Chinese youth team also likes to compete for control of the midfield.

But neither Yan Song nor Xu Liang has the ability to control the ball for a long time like Zhang Xiaorui.

As a result, the Chinese Youth Team relies too much on quickly finding forwards in terms of offense.

Under such circumstances, Qu Bo often passes the ball before he is ready.

As a result, Qu Bo was not only unable to use his good speed, but also had to face hand-to-hand combat with his opponents many times.

When the team has such a small problem, the player who first reads the game to find a way to solve it will naturally become the best among them.

Qu Bo's own countermeasure is to increase his running range to avoid the opponent's close defense.

After playing for more than 20 minutes, the team gradually entered the state.

In the 23rd minute, Yu Tao was violated by the opponent's defender in the frontcourt, and the China Youth Team won a well-positioned free kick.

Xu Keham kicked a free kick with a good angle and power from 24 meters outside the penalty area, but the ball hit the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.

In the 30th minute, Qu Bo sought a breakthrough on the right and passed directly to Yu Tao after pulling out of the gap.

The latter went down and passed the ball back to the top of the penalty area. Yan Song deliberately missed the ball, and Hu Zhaojun, who was following behind him, raised his foot and shot.

Unfortunately, the shot was not powerful enough and was blocked by the opponent's defender.

In the next game, the Chinese Youth Team strengthened its defense and targeted the Chilean team's two core players in the frontcourt, Valdes and Casares.

Coupled with the steady performance of goalkeeper An Qi, the first half ended with a score of 0-0.

The draw between Ukraine and the United States gave the Chinese Youth Team one more choice.

The current situation in Group C is that Ukraine has 1 win and 2 draws, and the United States has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.

In other words, as long as it draws with its opponent, the Chinese Youth Team will also finish second in the group and avoid being first in Group A.

But the question is, will Chile agree to a draw?

In the second half, the Chinese Youth Team made no substitutions and tried to continue to use the tactics of the first half to deal with the opponent.

The Chilean team, fighting for honor, performed very well in both offense and defense, fully combining personal skills with overall tactics.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Because of their momentum, the Chilean team gradually took control of the situation on the court.

In the 58th minute, the China Youth Team organized a quick counterattack for the first time in the second half.

Qu Bo leaned against the opponent's central defender in the middle and stretched out his feet to barely reach Zhang Yaokun's pass.

After receiving the ball, he did not turn around and directly knocked with his back heel, allowing Xu Liang, Yan Song and Yu Tao to form a three-on-three opportunity in the frontcourt.

Unfortunately, Yu Tao failed to seize the opportunity in the end.

There was a slight hesitation between passing and shooting, and the opponent's defender stretched his foot to block the bottom line.

Seeing that the situation on the field was passive, Chile kicked out one after another within the goal frame.

On the sidelines of the court, Chen Jingang and Li Hui also had differences.

"Coach Li, the Chilean team is attacking so hard, we have to strengthen our defense!"

In Chen Jingang's view, since he has secured second place in the group, there is no need to continue taking risks.

"Coach Chen, it doesn't matter if we defend, we are afraid that we will have to defend passively in the future! If someone scores a goal by then, it will be too late for us to regret it."

Li Hui actually saw more.

If Zeng Zheng is here and proposes a defensive strategy, he will execute it immediately without saying anything.

But the problem is that now Chen Jinggang is the head coach.

Li Hui is very aware of Chen's level.

According to the opponent's attack, Chen Jingang can defend accordingly;

But once his opponent breaks through and wants to score a comeback, Chen Jingang is not that capable.

Recalling Zeng Zheng's warning, Li Hui felt that it would be safer to score a goal first and then defend.

As a result, while the two were arguing, the Chilean team scored.

This is a tactical corner kick.

Taking advantage of the lack of concentration of the middle and youth players on defense, the Chilean quickly took the corner kick.

The wing did not block the opponent's passing route, and the defense in the penalty area made another mistake.

The final result was that Chilean defender Berrios fired furiously at the ball, and the ball flew from between Xu Liang's legs to the blind corner of the goal.

An Qi failed to make a save and was eventually scored first by her opponent.

After seeing the Chilean score, the two coaches were dumbfounded.

However, the two people who reacted quickly united the front.

Now that the opponent has scored a goal, what else should you consider?

We can only strengthen our offense!

Ever since, in the 62nd and 66th minutes, Chen Jingang replaced Wang Xinxin and Hu Zhaojun with Gao Ming and Ma Yi respectively.

And Yan Song was also sent to the front line, changing the parallel position from 442 to 433.

After a big attack, the situation on the field gradually began to tilt towards the Chinese Youth Team.

Under Zeng Zheng's training, at least the basic quality of this youth team is above average.

This is also the capital for this Chinese youth team to clamor against the European and American powers.

In the 67th minute, Xu Liang made an accurate overhead pass from the left. Gao Ming, who had just come on, happened to be in the shooting position.

If the Chilean defender hadn't tried his best to push the ball out of the baseline due to his injury, the ball might have been shot into the goal by Gao Ming.

Two minutes later, Gao Ming received a direct pass from his teammate and shot from a small angle in the penalty area.

As a result, the ball missed the baseline because the shot was not accurate.

Seeing that the Chinese Youth Team was able to score goals every time they attacked, the fans' emotions gradually became high.

Except for some local Chinese and overseas Chinese, those who could come to the scene and buy tickets from home were all die-hard fans!

In the 73rd minute, Qu Bo used his speed to predict in advance, fell directly to the ground in the frontcourt and made a sliding tackle, intercepting the opponent's inverted ball.

After stealing the ball, he quickly got up and passed the ball straight to Gao Ming.

The latter dribbled the ball straight into the opponent's penalty area, and took a long-range shot decisively as three opponent defenders chased and intercepted him.

With a "bang" sound, the ball hit the defender's leg and bounced off the baseline.

Although it was a corner kick, the fans were extremely disappointed.

Last year in the Asian Youth Championship, Gao Ming, who had the highest public support, was not selected for Zeng Zheng's Chinese youth team.

This World Youth Championship was decentralized and Gao Mingcai was able to join the team.

Although there is nothing extraordinary or outstanding on weekdays.

However, several consecutive key shots failed at this critical moment, which was enough to make the fans disappointed with this young player.

"Alas! No wonder Coach Zeng didn't call him into the team."

"It seems that what the media said is true."

"This guy comes to play football just for fun. His thoughts are not on playing football at all."

From the fans' point of view, it is simply impossible for a rich second-generation genius to compete on the court like a kid from a poor family like Eric Mu.

Seeing that the substitution had no effect, Chen Jingang gritted his teeth and chose to substitute again at the 75th minute.

This time, Sun Ji replaced his younger brother Sun Xiang, and his position moved forward.

The offensive formation of 433 became 343 again.

It can be seen that the Chinese Youth Team is really fighting against the odds.

Losing one or losing both is a loss, both qualifying third in the group and facing Argentina.

In this case, it is better to spell out a future.

The Chilean team, after already leading by one goal, was a little concerned about gains and losses.

They already lack strong forwards.

Now that they are ahead of the previous champion China Youth Team, the mentality of many players has quietly changed.

Anyway, the fight for honor has been successful.

In this case, let's keep this score!

As a result, the conflict of ideas between "conservatives" and "radicals" caused a problem in the connection between the Chilean team's front and backcourt.

Xu Liang, a tough guy in life, keenly grasped the changes in his opponent's mentality on the court.

In the 79th minute, the China Youth Team was fouled by the opponent when attacking and received a free kick just past the center circle.

From such a long distance, he will definitely not shoot directly, nor will he necessarily pass into the penalty area.

Just as the Chilean players were slowly walking towards their own penalty area, Xu Liang, who was not far from the ball, suddenly ran over, got ahead of Sun Ji, and quickly kicked the ball out.

At the same time, Qu Bosha Yazi, who received a fast break from his teammate on the wing, rushed forward.

Before the opponent could react, he rushed straight to the bottom line.

Facing the opponent's defense, Qu Bo dodged with both feet.

After making two consecutive false moves, he continued to advance toward the baseline.

It wasn't until the ball rolled to the bottom line that he kicked the ball towards the goal with a sweep.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In a panic, a big melee broke out in front of the Chilean goal.

Before the player who can get the ball can react, the ball slips away from his feet;

The player who was "watching the fun" one second, had the ball roll to his feet the next second.

When neither team members reacted, even if the ball was kicked, they subconsciously stretched their legs and kicked it in a direction they were not sure about.

It was in this chaotic battle that Yan Song saw the opportunity, flicked his calf on the spot, and used his toes to push the ball into the Chilean team's goal.

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded, 1-1.

Seeing that a goal was finally scored, Chen and Li let out a long sigh of relief.

They looked towards the stands.

Although Zeng Zheng could not be found, the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

"Hey, it was so dangerous. I almost couldn't explain it to Coach Zeng."

"Who said otherwise! I didn't expect Coach Zeng to predict it. This Chile can really score goals!"

"With these few minutes left, call the players back quickly. It's better to hold on to a draw than to lose!"

"Yeah, yeah, that's right, I have to get the team members back to defend quickly."

After reacting, Chen Jingang started shouting from the sidelines, instructing all the players to retreat.

But it's still a step too late.

The Chinese Youth Team, which scored a goal, was completely excited.

In the remaining minutes of the game, all players seemed to be on fire and continued to attack the Chilean goal.

There are two quotas for entering the national team.

Now Xu Liang scores a goal...

Does that mean that whoever scores the second goal can grab the remaining spot?

Under this unfounded idea, the players finally showed the team's true strength and bombarded the Chilean team's gate indiscriminately.

Even in the 92nd minute, when the team got another corner kick, goalkeeper An Qi couldn't wait to rush out of the penalty area.

Seeing the China Youth Team goalkeeper who was about to run past half-time, Chen Jingang was so frightened that his liver trembled.

"Angel, Angel!"

"Go back the f*ck!"

"Who asked you to attack?"

"Just keep your door shut and go back to me quickly, go back!!!"