World Cup of Great Powers

In the players' tunnel, Qu Bo, who missed many scoring opportunities in the first half, lowered his head listlessly, his face full of self-blame.

How many opportunities!

Even if one kick catches up, the goal is scored and the score is ahead!

But what about the result?

Still 0 to 0!

There is no regret medicine for sale in the world.

Boss Zeng will definitely replace me!

well!

Or have I wasted too many opportunities?

As a forward, he knows the competitive pressure of this position better than anyone.

Zeng Zheng was able to give himself the opportunity to perform in this last home game, and that was under the premise of the 433 formation, "forcibly squeezing out" a winger position.

The results of it?

How can such a performance convince the public?

How to satisfy the audience?

How to satisfy teammates?

How to satisfy Coach Zeng?

Just when Qu Bo was thinking wildly, a big hand stretched out from behind and pressed on his shoulder.

"It was a good first half."

Seeing that it was Yang Chen, Qu Bo became even more silent.

In order to help himself, Yang Chen passed the must-goal to himself at the last moment of the first half.

As a result, I was not sure.

"Everyone will have such a period of time, it will pass after adjusting."

"Boy, mentality is the most important thing!"

"Don't forget that this is our home court, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

"Adjust your mentality and continue fighting in the second half!"

Facing Yang Chen's comfort, Qu Bo looked bitter.

Fight again in the second half?

Do I still have a second half?

Think back on your journey along the way.

From Lokomotiv being packaged and acquired by Zeng Zheng, to participating in various international competitions with the big brothers of Jianlibao.

It can be said that Qu Bo already had more competition experience than his peers before he became famous.

Although I didn't win the championship in the World Youth Championship that just ended.

But reaching the semi-finals is already a very remarkable achievement.

In addition, he also won the Olympic gold medal and joined the Portuguese Super League giant Benfica.

Isn't my hard work over the years not enough to cope with a home World Cup preliminaries?

As soon as the doubtful thought flashed through his mind, Qu Bo kept shaking his head.

Zeng Zheng has told him more than once that as long as he works hard, he will never be limited by talent and will definitely be able to gain a foothold in Europe.

He could sneer at other people's words, but he believed in Zeng Zheng's words.

Who is Zeng Zheng?

That's the godfather of the national team!

It is precisely because of the emergence of Zeng Zheng that the Chinese team has become so strong in four years.

Since Boss Zeng said I can do it, then I definitely can do it!

Perhaps seeing the change in Qu Bo's expression, Yang Chen put his arm around his shoulders again.

"Don't worry, Coach Zeng hasn't said anything yet!"

"With your ability and a little bit of luck, you can score goals."

"Now you just need to adjust your mentality, and you might be able to get in right away!"

Speaking of this, even Yang Chen himself laughed.

Qu Bo looked at Yang Chen gratefully and nodded heavily.

You know, if Yang Chen passed the last kick to him, he would definitely be criticized by the coach!

Seeing the two people walking shoulder to shoulder, other teammates also came over and stepped forward to encourage the national youth junior.

"Where are you? I was more nervous than you when I played for the first time!" Zheng Zhi said with emotion, "I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, I would become a veteran!"

"It's okay, it's okay, keep up the good work! Look, that guy Xu Liang got one soon! You can get in too!"

"As long as we play according to Zeng's instructions, we will score sooner or later! If others don't believe it, don't you believe it, Zeng?"

Qu Bo also gradually raised his head amid the comforting words from his teammates.

At this moment, Zeng Zheng's figure appeared from the corner of the players' tunnel.

"Yo?!"

"What are you doing if you don't come into the house?"

"Hurry in and take a rest!"

After saying that, Zeng Zheng walked to Yang Chen and Qu Bo.

Looking at Yang Chen who was looking away from the side, Zeng Zheng stepped forward and patted the Bundesliga forward on the shoulder.

"Lao Yang, your last kick hit Coach Chi's waist!"

"Ah?! Is it that serious?" Hearing this, Yang Chen looked horrified.

"What do you think?" Zeng Zheng pointed to the back, "Xiao Tao is setting his bones right now, do you think it's serious or not?"

"Then, do I want to go take a look?" Yang Chen asked nervously.

"What are you looking at? Is there anything interesting to see? If you go over and take a look, won't you conclude that you were the one who scared me?"

Zeng Zheng raised his eyebrows, "What are you still doing?"

"Get in the house quickly!"

"Coach Chi is an old man. Who can blame him for not paying attention to his body?"

"Come on, come in, come in!"

After saying that, Zeng Zheng pushed open the door of the dressing room and walked in.

Seeing this, everyone followed Zeng Zheng into the locker room.

...

"After playing for 45 minutes, I think everyone should have an idea of ​​Qatar's strength."

In front of the tactical board, Zeng Zheng glanced at the players in the locker room.

"There's nothing to be afraid of!"

“It’s just a little Qatar!”

"They couldn't beat us on such a hot day away from home. Now at our home court, do you think they can win?"

"We just let them play, but they can score? I don't believe it!"

"So, our strategy in the second half is to attack."

"No matter whether they are fighting for honor or for West Asia, does it have anything to do with us?"

"Since it has nothing to do with us, just kick them to death!"

"Here, I want to explain something!"

"In this game, even if they score first, even if we lose, I don't plan to send the main players out again."

Speaking of this, Zeng Zheng slammed the small blackboard behind him.

"So, whether we can win this game depends on you guys!"

There was silence in the room, and the team members had serious expressions.

They all knew that Zeng Zheng was not joking.

Before today's game, Li Tie also sent blessings from home, hoping that the team would win as soon as possible.

Whether he can go to Tehran with the whole team is still unknown.

For the sake of conservatism, Zeng Zheng will never allow the team to lose any more key players in this game.

It is foreseeable that in the second half, Yang Chen, General Fan, and Sun Jihai may all become Qatar's "attack targets", and Zeng Zheng may also replace them in advance.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If it comes to that moment, if the team has not scored a goal, it will be even harder to win the game.

For Zeng Zheng, the Iranian team chased so fiercely.

This last home victory is nothing.

He has made serious preparations and devoted all his energy to the final away game.

Before that, there can be no more attrition of the main force!

"From the data of both our parties, we are actually leading in all aspects."

"So offensively, I don't ask for more."

"The focus is on defense."

"Especially in midfield."

When they heard the word "midfield", Li Xiaopeng and Zheng Zhi instantly stopped.

In the past, Zeng Zheng played 433, and Li Tie was the single midfielder;

Now playing 433, Zheng Zhi and Li Xiaopeng are double midfielders.

It is enough to show Li Tie's status in Zeng Zheng's heart and his role on the court.

Now with two defensive midfielders, if you can't guarantee defense, how can you face the cheering fans in the audience?

So after being named by Zeng Zheng, both of them pricked up their ears and listened to Zeng Zheng's guidance and teachings.

"...The key point is that you two go one behind the other, one to the left and one to the right. Don't appear in the same area at the same time."

"...We need to be more defensive and fierce!"

"...They don't care about injuries, red and yellow cards, etc. We can't let them control us."

"...Don't forget, we don't have many, we just have many people!"

After saying that, Zeng Zheng scanned every player with his eyes, and finally landed on Qu Bo.

"Qubo, come here."

"yes!"

Qu Bo stood up immediately after his name was called, suppressed his excitement and walked towards Zeng Zheng.

Being called out at this time shows that he is still "useful" on the court, and Zeng Zheng has no intention of replacing him.

Faced with the upcoming reminder, how can Qu Bo not be excited?

The two came to the corner. Zeng Zheng pointed to the stool in front of him and said, "Sit down."

"Yes, Mr. Zeng."

"Xiaoqu, you've been with me for a long time, right?!"

"Three years!" Qu Bo replied immediately.

"Yes, it has been three years!" Zeng Zheng nodded, "You have grown a lot in the past three years!"

“It all depends on Boss Zeng’s support!”

"Fuck, what's the use of talking nonsense to me? You have to concentrate on the court and score goals as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Boss Zeng, I must concentrate on the second half and play well!"

"It's useless to say that. Come on, I'll teach you a trick."

With that said, Zeng Zheng pulled Qu Bo to his side and spread the white paper on his lap.

"In addition to passing the ball downfield and grabbing points in the frontcourt, you can also try to cut inside here."

As he spoke, Zeng Zheng drew a dot in the upper right corner of the Qatar restricted area.

"Why did I test you so many left-footed shots before?"

"Is it possible that I really wanted you to grab some?"

"Why don't you think carefully about it?"

"Look, if you can cut inside and get the ball here."

"From here to here, on a line, where can't you shoot directly?"

He looked at the route drawn by Zeng Zheng, and then looked at the two marked upper corners of the Qatar goal.

Qu Bo hesitated and said: "Boss Zeng, are you giving me the right to fire outside the restricted area?"

"You can say that!"

Zeng Zheng scratched the notebook with his pen.

"Of course, it's not limited to outside the restricted area!"

"With your speed and dribbling ability, you might be able to cut inside their penalty area!"

Speaking of this, Zeng Zheng raised his eyebrows.

"By the way, how is your relationship with Sun Xiang?"

"We have a good relationship, what's wrong?"

"Then has he ever told you that he has a teammate named Robben?"

"Robben? I think I've heard of it..."

...

Soon, 15 minutes passed.

Players from both teams returned to the court.

Zeng Zheng stood in front of the coaching bench, holding his waist with his hands and watching the game silently.

Han Tao came over from time to time and reported the latest data and game analysis to him.

Of course, Zeng Zheng knew all of this very clearly, even more accurately than what they recorded.

As he expected, Qatar had no desire to attack in the second half and just wanted to defend and counterattack.

The Chinese team did not beat Qatar in Doha, but Qatar tied with the Chinese team in Shenyang and did not lose face.

What's more, for Qatar, a draw with the Chinese team in an away game can be regarded as completing the task assigned by "Iran".

From any perspective, there is no need for Qatar to make any rash advances.

After entering the second half, the Chinese team, under the command of Zeng Zheng, began to press forward across the board and attack aggressively.

Although a draw is acceptable.

But the situation is such that Zeng Zhengjian did not control the ball and wasted time.

Qu Bo, this kid, is quite "up to his best".

After receiving Zeng Zheng's "ingenious tips", he found several opportunities.

But neither the volley from the near corner in the 48th minute nor the lob from the far corner in the 53rd minute failed to break through the opponent's goal.

As for the midfield, Zeng Zheng felt a lot more at ease.

After being reminded by Zeng Zheng, Li Xiaopeng and Zheng Zhi organized their defense in an orderly manner and kept a good distance.

In addition, when defending, the three offensive players in the frontcourt are always at the forefront to interfere with the opponent's defender, making it difficult for Qatar's counterattack strategy to succeed.

As time passed little by little, Zeng Zheng also played the first substitution card.

Sure enough, main player Zhang Xiaorui was replaced by veteran Ma Mingyu.

Except for his poor physical fitness, Ma Mingyu is above average in other aspects.

At this juncture, Zeng Zheng felt relieved when he was replaced as the attacking midfielder.

In the 65th minute, Li Xiaopeng launched a long pass from the backcourt.

Yang Chen immediately grabbed the first shot in front of the penalty area, and then distributed the ball to the other side.

At this time, Ma Destiny, who was inserted in the back row, suddenly appeared outside the penalty area and hit the ball with a long shot.

Veteran Ma Mingyu already has a long-range shot.

This shot was taken very well, from a very tricky angle, and went straight to the lower left corner of the goal.

But the Qatar goalkeeper reacted very quickly and fell down to save the ball.

Seeing this, Qu Bo rushed forward and shot again.

But the Qatar goalkeeper got up faster, held up his hands, rushed forward again like a tiger pouncing on food, and then hugged the ball with both hands.

Qu Bo had no choice but to jump high and jump out of the back of the opponent's goalkeeper.

After Ma Mingyu's hard shot failed, Zeng Zheng was keenly aware of the looks in the eyes of the opposing coach and players towards Yang Chen.

In this game, although Yang Chen did not score a goal in the frontcourt, he has always acted as a fulcrum and the threat is not small.

And he had no cards on him and no injuries.

If they can play against Iran in the next game, it will definitely be a big boost for the Chinese team.

"These guys, don't get Yang Chen down!"

After Zeng Zheng muttered something, he decisively chose to substitute.

Just like that, Yang Chen was replaced by Su Maozhen.

The game has reached this point and the fans in the stands are extremely anxious as they see the main players being replaced one by one.

"Ah, what is Coach Zeng doing? Doesn't he want to win?"

"Why do you keep changing the main players? Yang Chen is playing well and in such good condition. Why do you want to replace him?"

"If you ask me, that Qu Bo should be replaced. How many opportunities has he wasted? And that Shao Jiayi, he seems to be invisible now!"

"Instead of Yang Chen, alas~~Old Zeng probably wants to keep him to deal with Iran!"

Soon, another ten minutes of the game passed.

Zeng Zheng played the third substitution card without hesitation and replaced Sun Jihai with Xu Yunlong.

And as the main central defender, General Fan also reduced the number of assists.

Many times, it is the midfielders and frontcourt players who complete the offense.

It can be said that at this point, Zeng Zheng has already "given up" on this game.

As for whether we can win this game in the end, it all depends on the performance of the players on the field.