World Cup of Great Powers

After defeating the Dutch team, the Chinese youth team's good luck ended here.

Xu Liang, Sun Xiang, and Wang Xinxin were injured, and Ma Yi, Yu Tao, and Zhang Yaokun were suspended due to accumulated yellow cards.

Perhaps you have seen the future and destiny of the China Youth Team.

Before the semifinals started, Chen Jinggang locked himself in a small room to write down his experience of this World Youth Championship.

"In this World Youth Football Championship, the Chinese Youth Team went all the way and reached the semi-finals again."

"The next opponent of the Chinese Youth Team is Ghana, an African team."

"The Eastern dragon will face the fierce impact of the African black cyclone."

"The above news is reported to you by Su Jie, a reporter based in Buenos Aires..."

In the three weeks since the World Youth Championship, Ghana has defeated Iran and Paraguay in the group stage and drew with France.

It defeated Ecuador in the quarter-finals and eliminated the favorite Brazilian team in the just-concluded quarter-finals.

If the Japanese and Japanese teams in the last World Youth Championship were the two dark horses from Asia, then the Ghana team is the black whirlwind from Africa in this World Youth Championship.

The Ghanaian team has distinct characteristics.

During the attack, their attack combinations were like the sharp arrows fired by a marksman, fast and accurate.

The French and Ecuadorian teams are very aware of this characteristic of the Ghanaian team, but they have failed to find a way to curb their opponents' attacks.

The lightning-fast attacks of Ghana's black players caused all their opponents to suffer.

Facing the Chinese Youth Team in the semi-finals, Ghana coach Afrene said: They are not afraid of the Chinese Youth Team.

Because in youth-level competitions, the individual physical fitness of the players is very dominant.

Although the Chinese Youth Team is indeed extraordinary, it is not invincible.

July 3rd, World Youth Championship semi-final, China Youth Team VS Ghana.

In the third minute, the Ghana team got a free kick opportunity in the midfield.

Ibrahimri hoisted the ball into the middle of the penalty area. Du Wei and Eric Mu interfered with each other and missed Ping Peng in the frontcourt.

The Ghanaian forward stopped the ball on his chest before waiting for the ball to hit the ground, and directly followed it with a volley.

An Qi failed to make a save and the ball flew into the lower left corner of the goal. The Chinese Youth Team was in an extremely unfavorable situation from the beginning.

The Chinese Youth Team, which was lagging behind, was not discouraged.

Captain Du Wei, under the command of Chen Jingang, also rarely brought the ball to the frontcourt to participate in the attack. The players gave full play to their speed and fighting.

In the 9th minute, Gao Ming made a quick pass. After Qu Bo got the ball, he did not take off in time and was tackled out of the penalty area by defender Mensah.

One minute later, Sun Ji received a direct pass from his teammate in the penalty area, but unfortunately he rushed to the same point as Yan Song and wasted the offensive opportunity;

Then Qu Bo forced a corner kick. Although the opponent's goalkeeper made a mistake, Du Wei's header went over the crossbar.

Facing the black whirlwind, even though the Chinese Youth Team conceded a goal at the beginning, the players still showed high fighting spirit.

Taking advantage of our own technical and tactical advantages, we frequently launched attacks on the Ghanaian team's positions.

However, since several main players could only watch the game from the sidelines, the final pass and shot were always a little off.

Ghanaians showed no sign of weakness either.

Every time after withstanding the positional warfare attack of the China Youth Team, they immediately launched a quick counterattack.

In the 16th minute, Muntari deceived Wang Sheng with a clever fake move on the left side of the penalty area and immediately took a shot. An Qi flew out with a single punch and the ball hit the goal post and the corner of the crossbar.

In terms of the number of attacks, Ghana did not have many offensive opportunities after the opening, but the only two attacks were quite threatening, which fully demonstrated the terror of its offense!

After that, the situation on the court became more balanced. Ghana frequently fouled in the midfield to prevent the Chinese Youth Team's rapid attack, and used its physical and speed advantages during counterattacks to frequently create trouble for the Chinese Youth Team in the backcourt.

In the 33rd minute, the Ghana team passed the ball to the left side of the China Youth Team during a clearance, but Pingpeng deflected the pass from his teammate in the middle.

Then Ibrahim subconsciously headed the ball at the back post. Angel fell inside the goal and threw the ball to the feet of Eric Mu, who was returning to defense, and then he completely relaxed his vigilance.

Two minutes later, another pass error was made by the Chinese youth team in the backcourt. The Ghanaian stole the ball and directly launched an attack.

Fortunately, An Qi concentrated and fell down to lift the ball out of the baseline.

After that, Ghana missed two more scoring opportunities.

The black whirlwind blew the members of the Chinese Youth Team around.

It is not easy to maintain a score of only losing one goal until now.

Before the end of the first half, Ghana's midfielder successfully countered offside. Fortunately, Eric Mu recovered in time and destroyed the bottom line with a wonderful flying tackle, making the Chinese Youth Team only one goal behind.

During the halftime break, Zeng Zheng just smiled slightly after hearing the news on the other side of the field.

"I just lost one goal!"

"Guess what's going on here?"

"Paraguay has lost three!"

After putting down the phone, Zeng Zheng looked at the Paraguayans who no longer had any fighting spirit on the field and couldn't help but sigh.

"Belsa is such a fucking madman!"

Miss Qian leaned aside and said nothing.

If the two of them had watched the Copa Libertadores final before as traveling, then watching the match between Argentina and Paraguay was for work.

Marcelo Bielsa is the coach of the Argentina national team.

The World Cup is coming soon, and teams like Brazil and Argentina are the favorites to win the championship.

The main techniques and tactics used by these teams will also be studied under the microscope by their opponents.

Zeng Zheng chose to watch this game precisely for this reason.

If nothing else, Argentina will adopt a 3-back formation next year.

Zeng Zheng read it and memorized it in his mind.

The more I watch, the more I admire these coaches who are called "crazy".

Traditional tactics believe that to defend two forwards, at least four defenders must be used to cover all the space in the backcourt.

And crazy Bielsa said: As long as the defenders are not too bad, three people can guard two of the opponent!

As a result, the extra player became the key to Bielsa's formation.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Before this World Youth Championship, many people expected that the champion would be Argentina, and the top scorer would fall on the Chinese Youth Team or the Brazilian team.

But no one expected that the Brazilian team with Adriano and Roberto would lose to Ghana in the quarter-finals.

What is even more unexpected is that Argentina's Seviola leads the scorer list with 8 goals.

Including the two goals in this game, the number of goals reached 10.

Qu Bo of the China Youth Team currently has only 6 goals, which is the same as Adriano and Cisse who have been eliminated.

Why do you score so many goals?

On the one hand, it is due to Seviola's personal strength, and on the other hand, it is due to Bielsa's 3313 formation.

"Dear, you see, although Argentina has a 3313 formation, they actually play a lone forward."

Although Miss Qian also likes watching football, she does not understand the professional knowledge Zeng Zheng mentioned.

More often than not, she just leaned next to Zeng Zheng and acted as a loyal listener.

"They gave up space in the backcourt and wide areas, but filled the frontcourt with space."

Watching the Argentinians attacking the city one after another, Zeng Zheng looked at it and suddenly felt a sense of doubt in his heart.

"Honey, do you know who the forwards are in Argentina?"

"Hmm... well, I remember there was a guy named Buddy, right?"

"Yes, Batistuta, he is a striker. What else?"

"Crespo? The one who played a friendly match with the Chinese team before?!"

"Yes, he is also an Argentine striker!"

Zeng Zheng slapped his thigh, "Did I just say something was wrong!"

"Barty and Crespo are both top forwards."

"Belsa is playing as a lone striker in this formation. The two of them are destined to not be able to play at the same time!"

"I dare say that this time Argentina will either make it all the way to the finals, or it will fail and not even make it out of the group stage!"

Having said that.

After the start of the second half, Zeng Zheng immediately calmed down and continued to study the Argentinian tactics.

On the other side, the China Youth Team gave their opponent an offensive opportunity at the beginning of the second half.

Du Wei made a mistake in stopping the ball in the backcourt and was intercepted by his opponent, resulting in a one-on-one shot.

Fortunately, the other team members desperately chased back and helped An Qi save the day.

Mistakes are just a small incident.

Soon, the China Youth Team started attacking.

In the 51st minute, Hu Zhaojun made a sudden shot from outside the penalty area. The Ghanaian goalkeeper missed the ball and Qu Bo headed the ball over the top. At this moment, the Ghanaian goalkeeper who fell to the ground miraculously made a second save to block the ball.

The Chinese Youth Team missed the opportunity to equalize the score.

In the 53rd minute, the China Youth Team's offense finally paid off.

Hu Zhaojun made a wonderful pass behind the opponent's defender in the midfield, and Qu Bo used his speed to get in, and before the opponent's goalkeeper attacked, he kicked the ball into the empty goal behind him, tying the score at 1-1.

Seeing the goal, thousands of Chinese fans in the stands were ecstatic.

The fans hugged each other with excitement, as if they had seen victory.

However, the Ghana team woke up from a dream after conceding the goal and quickly strengthened their frontcourt attack.

After continuously replacing two players with sufficient physical fitness, they frequently attacked the side defense line and back defense of the Chinese Youth Team.

Tired of coping, the physical strength of the middle-aged and young players has dropped significantly. The midfield interception is weak, the forwards and defenders concede the ball too quickly, and the opponent frequently steals the ball and then counterattacks, which puts great pressure on the defense.

In the 63rd minute, Muntari made a pass from the bottom. Eisen cleverly distributed the ball to the gap in the middle. Pingpeng raised his foot and shot near the penalty spot.

An Qi, who was in an excellent position, accurately blocked this inevitable goal and made great contributions to the Chinese Youth Team.

In the 71st minute, after receiving Qu Bo's pass, Gao Ming, pressed by two defenders, decisively kicked six meters in front of the goal. Unfortunately, the ball hit the opponent's defender.

In the 78th minute, Ghana took a corner kick from the right. Mensah in the penalty area used his back heel to cushion the cross from his teammate, and Ping Peng followed up with a header that bounced off the back post.

During the melee, Domingos fired furiously at the ball and the ball hit the net.

The Ghanaian's sudden goal caught the Chinese youth players off guard.

After losing the ball, many people bent over, held their knees, and gasped for air.

Compare it to the Ghanaian players running around the field. The physical fitness of the two sides is very different.

Subsequently, Chen Jingang played all the substitution cards in an attempt to make a final move.

Unfortunately, with most of the main players diagnosed, the China Youth Team ultimately failed to threaten the opponent's gate.

When the final whistle blew, Ghanaians raised their arms and cheered to celebrate reaching the World Youth Championship finals.

The Argentinian fans in the stands also breathed a sigh of relief.

From their point of view, there is nothing happier than when the two championship rivals, Brazil and the Chinese Youth Team, were eliminated.

Not long after the game here ended, the results over there also came out.

Argentina beat Paraguay 5-0 and advanced to the final as they wished.

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"Don't be discouraged. It's already great to reach the semi-finals! You didn't lose the face of the previous champion!"

"There is still a third or fourth place final to be played, so don't relax now."

"The opponent was Paraguay and was badly beaten by Argentina."

"It shouldn't be a problem if we beat them!"

After the team coaches comforted each other, they calmed down and prepared for the next three or four finals.

July 6, Buenos Aires, third and fourth place finals, China Youth Team VS Paraguay.

Because it is the third or fourth place finals, the main focus of the Chinese Youth Team is a companion!

The goalkeeper was replaced by Yang Jun. So far, all the players participating in this World Youth Championship have played.

After 90 minutes of fierce battle, the Chinese Youth Team finally defeated Paraguay with a score of 2-1 and won the third place in this World Youth Championship with the help of goals from Qu Bo and Gao Ming.

As for the World Youth Championship, it finally fell into the hands of the Argentine as he wished.

In the final, Argentina defeated Ghana 3-0, once again showing the terrifying power of its offensive football in front of the world.

This is the fourth time Argentina has won the World Youth Championship.

After all the games, Javier Saviola won the Golden Ball of this cup.

At the same time, he also won the Golden Boot in this cup with 11 goals.

For the China Youth Team, Qu Bo scored 8 goals and Gao Ming scored 4 goals, which are also very good personal records.

In addition, the Fair Play Award was also awarded to the Chinese Youth Team.

Judging from this result, the Chinese Youth Team's trip to the World Youth Championship can be regarded as a perfect ending.

Of course, Seviola and Qu Bo are not the only players who shine in this World Youth Championship. Players such as Adriano, Cisse and Santa Cruz have all attracted the attention of many wealthy clubs.

Even before the third or fourth place finals started, news came out that Boca Juniors, who had just won the Copa Libertadores, invited Gao Ming and Eric Mu to participate in a 10-day trial.

To this end, the two also specifically sought Zeng Zheng's opinion.

"If you want to go, go."

"I have always kept an open mind when it comes to studying abroad."

"As long as the league level you go to is higher than our A level, that's fine."

"I still say the same thing."

"Now that I'm here, I'll just play there honestly and try to become the main player in a short time."

"Even if I am loaned out, I still have to play well and get more playing opportunities."

Just as Zeng Zheng was explaining the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad in South America to the two of them, Chen Jingang suddenly shouted angrily.

"Get down here!"

Hearing the head coach's voice, Ma Yi suddenly fell off his motorcycle on the side of the road.

When the other team members saw this, they all looked smiling.

"Still smiling? Do you still have the nerve to smile? Have you forgotten about San Francisco?"

Chen Jingang glanced at An Qi beside him, who suddenly stopped talking.

"what's the situation?"

Seeing Zeng Zheng's puzzled expression, Qu Bo quickly explained.

It turns out that as early as during the training camp in San Francisco, several Chinese youth team members became interested in the motorcycles used by the police to clear the way.

At that time, An Qi took the initiative to ride on one, but because she did not have a good balance, she was directly crushed under the heavy motorcycle, which almost caused non-combat casualties.

"Hey, don't mention it, that big motorcycle is really heavy!"

An Qi on the side was still frightened, "When I asked about the price, it was equivalent to hundreds of thousands of RMB, which is more expensive than buying a car!"

Hearing this, Zeng Zheng stepped forward and pinched An Qi's arm, then shook his head and said:

"An Qi, your physique is not good enough."

Chen Jingang heard this and said: "You are 1.9 meters tall and can't even push a motorcycle. If this continues, how can Coach Zeng feel comfortable recruiting you into the national team?"

Upon hearing this, An Qi quickly looked at Zeng Zheng with wide eyes.

After seeing Zeng Zheng nodding, An Qi immediately stood up and said loudly in front of Zeng Zheng: "Coach Zeng, I will definitely train hard when I go back this time and try to gain 20 kilograms, uh, 20 kilograms!"

When she heard that she might not be recruited by Zeng Zheng because of her weight, the expression on An Qi's face was even more horrified than when she was pressed under the motorcycle.

Before preparing to return to China, Miss Qian found Zeng Zheng and secretly asked:

"Dear, what do you think of this World Youth Championship?"

"Do you see any potential in any of them?"

"Shall we try signing one or two as well?"

Ms. Qian's agency mainly signs players from China, Japan and South Korea, but there are good European and American players that she doesn't want to miss.

Just like Deco, who is currently the leading European and American football star under Miss Qian.

But the problem is that players like Seviola, Rodriguez, Adriano and Cisse will definitely have a lot of fans.

If Zeng Zheng and Miss Qian want to choose, they have to choose those players who did not perform very well in the World Youth Championship, but have full potential.

Commonly known as "taking a gamble".

Seeing that his girlfriend was interested in buying European and American players, Zeng Zheng suddenly rolled his eyes.

"Dear, there is a guy named Ricardo Izexon dos Santos Leite in the Brazilian team. We can give him a try."

"Ah??? What kind of name is this? It's so long?"

"If I thought his name was too long, I gave him a nickname."

"What's it called?"

"Kaka!"