World Cup of Great Powers

It’s 2 to 0!

Huang Jianxiang wiped the rain off his face, as if he saw the World Cup waving to him.

"Yang Chen made a solid penalty kick!"

"2 to 0!"

"This is Yang Chen's second goal in this game."

"Yang Chen takes a second step forward!"

The fans in the stands were like dumplings, jumping and shouting.

They have the same view as Huang Jianxiang.

The score is 2-0.

Are we still far from victory?

"Don't forget Golden State four years ago."

As soon as Mao Biao muttered something, a shower of punches fell on his head.

"ah!"

"ah!"

"ah!"

"ah!"

In an instant, Mao Biao was beaten to the point where his head was full of bruises.

“If you don’t know how to speak, speak less!”

After the restart, there was no counterattack as expected.

The Iranian team was soaked in water.

The rain has almost stopped.

But the first half is coming to an end.

Judging from the appearance of the Iranian team, they probably want to wait until the halftime break before making plans.

"Take advantage of his illness to kill him!"

Without Zeng Zheng's command, Jin and Chi also took the initiative to come to the sidelines and shout.

There aren’t many opportunities to beat up a “dog in the water” like this!

After the weather clears up in the second half, the Iranian team may intensify its counterattack.

The advantage of two balls is really not guaranteed!

The more than 50,000 fans at Wulihe Stadium seemed to realize this.

Seeing that the Iranian team was trying to hold back for the time being, everyone cheered for the team desperately.

"Come in one, come in one, come in one more!"

"One more goal in the first half and this game will be settled!"

"Get one in, get one more, get one more, and win!"

"Come on, Team China!"

It can be said that at this moment, Iranians fully realized how terrifying the Chinese team at home was.

Under the command of Blazevich, the Iranian team's defense also began to become more and more tight.

Facing the impact of the Chinese team, the three lines of the Iranian team maintained a tight formation and did not easily give the home team any space to attack.

In terms of positioning the ball against the Chinese team, the Iranian team has listed it as a top priority.

Thirty meters is a threshold.

As the Iranian team made more and more small moves, taking advantage of the slippery road in the rain, they no longer controlled their bodies.

Many times, just because "the brakes were not applied in time", Chinese players were knocked down with the ball.

From such a long distance, it is difficult for the Chinese team to use high-altitude balls to create murderous opportunities.

In a dense defensive state, it also becomes extremely difficult for the two wingers to pass in and pass.

The two defensive midfielders retreated, and together with the defenders, the Iranian players began to completely block the volley.

With all members on the defensive, the Iranian team tenaciously withstood the Chinese team’s wave after wave of attacks.

Especially in the stoppage time of the first half, Li Weifeng and General Fan almost "lived" in the opponent's penalty area, and it felt like they were beating their opponent at the doorstep.

But just with this tenacity and the long-distance shooting on rainy days, it is really difficult to control the accuracy.

With the heroic performance of goalkeeper Fanae, the Iranian team withstood the indiscriminate bombardment of the Chinese team and managed to keep the goal.

Throughout the stoppage time, not only the players on the court, but also the fans in the stands and even the viewers watching the game live on TV could clearly feel the urgency of their players to score.

Everyone threw themselves into the attack almost desperately.

Cross again and again, jump again and again, run back and forth again and again.

After four minutes of stoppage time, the referee finally blew the whistle to end the first half.

Upon hearing the whistle, the Iranian players were the first to smile.

It seems like they are the victors.

General Fan stepped on the wet turf and still called on his teammates to cross the ball quickly.

When he turned his head, all the defensive players around him were gone.

It was only then that General Fan realized that the first half of the game was over.

"Oh, it was so damn close! Bah!"

General Fan uttered obscenities and spat again.

After Wulihe Stadium cooperated with Zeng Zheng's company, the drainage system has reached above international standards.

As long as it doesn't rain in the second half, the water will be drained cleanly during the 15 minutes of halftime.

In other words, in the second half, the Chinese team will never suppress its opponents like it did just now.

"Fuck, it's not fun to play!"

Li Weifeng also spat, "Give me another five minutes, ah no, three minutes, and I will be able to score!"

Upon hearing this, General Fan glanced at Li Weifeng, stepped forward and grabbed the back of his neck.

"You're just like me at such a young age, so why are you so crazy at such a young age?"

"Brother Fan, I'm not talking about you, I'm not talking about you!"

Facing General Fan's "hierarchical pressure", Li Weifeng immediately changed his face and put his hands together on top of his head to beg for mercy.

Seeing that Li Weifeng had a "good attitude", General Fan spared him.

As soon as the two of them walked to the sidelines, they heard Zeng Zheng muttering there.

"Fuck, how the hell did you play? You attacked so hard at the end of the first half, why can't you score another one for me?"

When Li Weifeng heard this, he subconsciously glanced at General Fan aside.

General Fan seemed not to be listening, high-fived Zeng Zheng and walked straight to the players' tunnel.

"Great wind..."

"Ah, Mr. Zeng, you have something to say!"

Li Weifeng also wanted to give him a high five and then run away.

But he never thought that his hand would be grabbed by Zeng Zheng.

With a "swish" sound, Li Weifeng stopped and stood there, like a naughty student who was caught by the teacher for doing bad things.

"I played well in the first half. Although the ones who pushed me didn't score, they still scored!"

"Uh uh..."

Li Weifeng didn't dare to challenge him.

No matter from the content or tone, he could not tell whether Zeng Zheng was praising or belittling himself.

"You don't have to work so hard in the second half."

"Just do your defensive work."

"The Iranian team will definitely counterattack."

"Brother Fan is getting older. Sometimes he rushes up but can't come back."

"You have to watch the back for me."

"Don't be so stupid that you rush to grab the ball when you see it. You need to block the position for me first. Do you understand?"

Li Weifeng nodded quickly when he heard this, "I understand, Boss Zeng!"

"Also, any other instructions?"

Zeng Zheng let go of his hand and said without even looking at Li Weifeng, "No. Go back home quickly, take a shower, and change into clean clothes."

"Hey, Boss Zeng, I'm going right now!"

After Li Weifeng finished speaking, he ran away and rushed into the player tunnel.

As soon as he entered the passage, he saw Zheng Zhi, like a waiter in a restaurant, with N towels on his arms, handing them out to the passing team members.

When Li Weifeng saw this, he stepped forward and kicked Zheng Zhi.

"Hey, what are you doing? Why are there so many towels? Why did you give one to your opponent?"

Zheng Zhi looked aggrieved, "Brother Feng, there's nothing I can do about it. If someone wants it, I can't help but give it to them, right?"

"It's your fault!"

In front of Zheng Zhi, Li Weifeng regained his "old man" domineering attitude.

"Take the things owned by the public and be a good person."

"What if our team members don't have enough towels?"

"When the time comes, why don't you go and get the towel back from your 'international friend'?"

After Li Weifeng finished speaking, before Zheng Zhi could speak, he stretched out two fingers.

"Bring me two!"

"ah?!"

Zheng Zhi was stunned.

"Brother Feng, what do you want two for?"

"Can't I wipe my head with one hand and wipe my body with the other?" Li Weifeng looked domineering.

Zheng Zhi looked at the few towels left on his arms and was extremely confused.

If these two items were given out, they might not be enough later.

"What are you doing standing there in a daze? Why can't I get it myself?"

Just when Li Weifeng took action, there was a shout from behind.

"Big head!"

Li Weifeng turned around and saw Zhang Ran and Li Tie walking over.

"What are you doing JB? Are you bullying others again?" Li Tie asked, blowing on his dripping hair.

"No, Tiezi, aren't you asking Xiaozhi for a towel?"

"Then what do you want two for?" Zhang Ran asked.

"Aren't we planning to get one for Tiezi and Brother Ran too!"

"We don't need your help, we have our mouths!"

After saying that, Li Tie stepped forward, grabbed Li Weifeng's neck, and dragged him deep into the tunnel.

Zhang Ran stretched out two fingers and said, "Xiao Zhi, give me two towels."

"Ah, okay, okay, here... Brother Ran, are two pieces enough?"

After Zheng Zhi finished speaking, he glanced at Li Weifeng.

Zhang Ran snorted lightly, "Don't worry about that guy, just let him wipe it directly with his pants!"

After saying that, Zhang Ran took two dry towels belonging to himself and Li Tie and chased after them.

...

"The first half of the game is over."

After the coaches and players of both teams returned to the locker room, the TV screen also switched to the broadcast room.

Huang Jianxiang, the on-site commentator, took a break while two well-known domestic football commentators, Zhang Hehe and Sun Zhengping, were summarizing and analyzing the game situation in the first half.

"In general, the Chinese team's performance in the first half was quite good! The 2-0 score basically sealed the victory!" Sun Zhengping set his character for the first half as soon as he opened his mouth.

Although Zeng Zheng and his teammates were a little dissatisfied when they scored without a ball during the last-minute attack, overall, the two-goal lead at home is already a very good result.

"Especially between the time after scoring the second goal and the end of the first half, the team went from 442 to 424. They attacked hard and almost suppressed the Iranian team in their own penalty area.

."

"Hehe, that's right."

"In addition, Yang Chen and Xie Hui's roles are also unparalleled."

"The two Bundesliga strikers made the Iranian team's penalty area very chaotic. If any other player inserts into the penalty area, he can easily get the pass from his teammate."

"This was all achieved through the efforts of Yang Chen and Xie Hui."

"Hehe, that's right."

"If the two of them still have physical strength in the second half, it is unlikely that there will be any changes in the front line personnel. After all, Yang Chen has already scored two goals and is in good condition."

"Xie Hui also scored twice in the last home game. He also had many opportunities to score in this game."

"Many fans in front of the TV are also looking forward to him opening his goal account in the second half."

"Hehe, that's right."

"But we must also note that the reason why we were able to beat the Iranian team in the first half was entirely due to the weather."

"The Iranian team is not good at rain games."

"They made the most of it in the second half after the rain stopped."

"If the Iranian team recovers in the second half, the game will become very difficult."

"What is certain is that the Iranian team cannot accept losing easily!"

"Based on the current points in Group A, Iran's bottom line is to get one point in the away game."

"Blazevic is a world-famous coach and he is very sensitive to this points system."

"He made it very clear before the game that every point in the Big Ten game is very important."

"The four games in the first cycle will determine the trend of the second cycle, and the Iranian team's goal in the first cycle is to surpass the Chinese team at the last minute and win the first place in the group."

"Our draw in Doha gave the Iranian team a chance to overtake, so in this game, the bottom line for the Iranian team is to get a point."

"But taking advantage of the heavy rain, the Chinese team temporarily took the lead."

"Coach Zeng's decisive formation changes and offensive pressure reflect his on-the-spot commanding ability as a top head coach."

"It can be said that today's Chinese team is no longer inferior to other teams with world-famous coaches in terms of coaching quality."

"Hehe, that's right."

"However, the game changes rapidly."

"While we are leading by two goals, we should also remember the lessons of our careless loss to Golden State four years ago."

"No head coach can completely control the game. There will always be some surprises on the court."

"At this point, Coach Zeng should give the players a vaccination."

"How to quickly adjust your mentality when an accident occurs and prevent the team from collapsing as a whole is a big test for the head coach and the team."

"As long as we overcome this difficulty, it will not be a problem for us to win the Iranian team at home."

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"Director Zhang, what do you think the Chinese team should do in the second half? Facing a 0-2 disadvantage, what offensive tactics will the Iranian team adopt?"

"Hehe, that's right!"

"Um???"

"Hehe, uh...that's the problem...hehe."

After Zhang Hehe adjusted, he quickly came out of the fugue state.

"There is no doubt that when the weather calms down in the second half, Iran will press hard and launch an attack."

"Judging from the Iranian team's past performance, they also do not lack players who are good at creating offensive opportunities."

"Players like Bagheri, Madavecchia, Alidai and Aziz are all top attackers in Asia."

"If it were me, I would do my best to continue to stabilize the situation and maintain the advantage we gained in the first half until the end."

"After all, we are two goals ahead!"

“Double insurance is very reliable.”

"As for personnel, it is also possible to strengthen the midfield defense at the right time."

"Currently, in order to ensure the greatest tacit cooperation among the midfielders, Coach Zeng has chosen the Sijian Lipao lineup."

"But in reality, there are midfielders like Zhao Junzhe and Zheng Zhi who are good at defense on the bench waiting to come on."

"If Coach Zeng is really prepared to defend with all his strength, then he will definitely arrange for these two people to play."

"Even though they are young, their barrier function is enough to make the Iranian team suffer a lot."

After listening to Zhang Hehe's analysis, Sun Zhengping took a sip of water and said:

"Hehe, that's right."

...

As Wulihe's home team left the locker room, Zeng Zheng frowned and glanced at the eleven naked players in front of him.

"Lao Fan, can't you just block it?"

General Fan chuckled and covered his crotch with a towel.

"Hey, Coach Zeng, do you, a Northeasterner like you, still care about this?"

"Lao Fan, you are an old team member, why don't you set a good example for the new team members?"

"Coach Zeng, when did you learn to use official accent?"

Faced with General Fan's rhetorical question, Zeng Zheng blushed.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

"If any of you like to droop, then droop."

"There are no outsiders in the house anyway."

Seeing everyone walking out of the bathroom, Zeng Zheng pulled over a chair and sat down on it.

"As for the situation in the first half, you should know better than me."

"The Iranian team is not stupid and is unwilling to fight with us in the rain."

"But what about the two goals you scored, tsk tsk tsk..."

"I'm not talking about you."

"Count yourselves, how many opportunities have been wasted?!"

Faced with Zeng Zheng's questioning, many team members lowered their heads.

Yang Chen's second goal was a penalty kick.

In other words, in the mobile battle, we only scored one goal!

"You kicked and hit me, you shot 16 in the first half."

"Except for the penalty kick, he just scored one."

"I really don't know what to say about you."

"The Iranian team has given up, why don't you live up to your expectations?"

"That goal in the 37th minute, Yang Chen, were your eyes squinted by the water? Did you jump up and head the ball with your eyes closed?"

"There's still 32 minutes left for that ball. Xie Hui, can't you fight for it again?"

"Zhang Xiaorui, you are too."

"Look what you kicked!"

"It should be passed or not, it should be shot or not."

"I'm worried for you!"

The people whose names were called can be said to be the biggest players in the team.

But under Zeng Zheng's reprimand, no one dared to raise their head and retort.

Especially Zhang Xiaorui.

This top star who just joined Juventus is known as China's Maradona.

His blog alone has more fans than Zeng Zheng combined.

But for such a young star who was about to become "Zidane's second", he didn't even dare to breathe under Zeng Zheng's scolding.

After calling the names one by one, Zeng Zheng waved his hand.

"There will definitely be substitutions in the second half."

"Whoever chooses to replace him will know it in his heart."

"If you don't know, you can ask me when you play in the second half."

After saying that, Zeng Zheng seemed to be contradicting himself and clicked the names of several people.

"Sun Jihai, General Fan, Li Weifeng, Zhang Xiaorui, Li Jinyu, Li Tie."

"All six of you have yellow cards, right?"

"I remember that towards the end of the first half, the Iranian team made more and more small moves."

"Let's not be timid in the second half."

"Don't forget, this is our home court!"

"Afraid of him?"

"Just fuck him and that's it!"

"Weigh it for yourselves."

"Just don't make me red."

"Of course, don't fucking come up and take cards one by one."

"Move more restrained and be more concealed."

"In addition, the midfield defense must be strengthened."

"Xiao Zhao, Xiao Zhi, you two will be warming up on the sidelines in the second half, ready to play at any time."

After receiving the order, Zhao Junzhe and Zheng Zhi immediately stopped what they were doing and nodded, with joy on their faces.

"In the second half, we still play 442."

"But, I have to give you a task."

After finishing speaking, Zeng Zheng pointed to right wing general Sun Jihai and said, "In the second half, you go to the left."

After saying this, Wu Chengying and Sun Jihai were stunned.

"Boss Zeng, I..."

"Don't say anything."

Zeng Zheng waved his hand towards Wu Chengying, "You don't know how to kick on the right side?"

Wu Chengying fell silent.

He has been playing as a left back since his debut and was also Zeng Zheng's first choice as a left back.

But he also knows.

Zeng Zheng has also stated in public many times that the team is short of left backs.

In other words, I am at the level of "the big one among the poor".

Apart from him, Zeng Zheng has no one available.

So for so long, Wu Chengying has been working hard to improve herself, hoping to one day reach Zeng Zheng's standard of left back.

So when she saw Sun Jihai moved to the left, Wu Chengying was certainly not convinced.

"Jihai, that guy from Madavecchia, I don't want to see him running in the second half."

Zeng Zheng lightly circled the tactical board and circled the chess piece representing the motor in the middle.

"You know what to do, right?"

With just this simple sentence, everyone present instantly understood the key.

Among the six people who were called out, Sun Jihai will definitely be given a card and will be suspended cumulatively in the next game.

"Don't worry, Mr. Zeng, I will never let you down."

"That's it."

Zeng Zheng snapped his fingers and said meaningfully.

"For the rest, just play the first half."

"If nothing else happens, the Iranian team will definitely think that we have to defend the score."

"But don't forget, I never asked you to defend with all your strength."

"The two forwards in front."

"If you get the chance, you two have to score goals for me!"