World Cup of Great Powers

December 23, Beijing Workers Stadium.

Jingcheng Guoan plays against Harbin Jianglong at home.

Looking around, the green and white teams are clearly separated.

Although Guoan is the home court, Jianglong fans have no intention of "visiting" at all.

The momentum created by these away fans was completely overwhelming.

The players have already entered the stadium, and Gao Hongbo and Wei Kexing walked out of the player tunnel together.

This season, Guoan defeated Jianglong in two league games.

Now the two teams meet again in the final of the Football Association Cup.

Wei Kexing said he wanted to earn some face at home no matter what.

"Our Guoan team is invincible..."

In the stands, the team song of Guoan fans rang out.

"Oh Harbin, oh Harbin, we are north of the north..."

The visiting team fans showed no sign of weakness.

A group of Northeastern men were naked from the waist up in the cold wind, playing songs against each other.

"Xiao Gao, do you want to kill them all!"

Wei Kexing knew that Guoan was no match for Jianglong.

But for the sake of the home court, I still feel it is necessary to "point out" this junior.

"Coach Wei, we have to win this game today no matter what."

"Not only win, but also win beautifully!"

Wei Kexing's face condensed after hearing this, and then he said in a bad tone:

"Then let's see the real results on the field!"

"Okay, Coach Wei, let's see the real results on the field!"

At this point, there is nothing more to say.

The two of them groaned a few times and then returned to their seats.

"Hey, Deco, didn't you say you wanted to transfer?"

"We must win today's game!"

"do you know?"

"For your boss, you must win!!!"

On the court, Deco also waved his fist.

"For the BOSS, ho ho ho ho ho ho!!!"

The competition was very fierce.

The Jianglong team scored 57 points this season, while Guoan only scored 33 points.

Such a huge point difference makes Guoan not competitive at all compared to Jianglong.

Even in the best lineup, not a single Guoan player left the country.

Not to mention losing both league games.

Even so, Guoan, which had the home court advantage, did not suffer from stage fright because its opponent was too strong.

Even with the support of many fans, he performed better than usual.

Tianye is working in the midfield, hoping to have a good link with Wang Tao.

Two young international players, Yang Pu and Xu Yunlong, are also constantly providing support in the backcourt.

But the Jianglong team was not to be outdone.

Their offensive point is unique in the entire A.A.

After Zeng Zheng developed the 433 formation, Gao Hongbo also followed current events and arranged a three-forward formation.

The impact of Deco, Weah and Li Dongguo, coupled with the midfield organization of Shunsuke Nakamura and Ibrahimba, made the home team's defense vulnerable.

Soon, the away team scored.

The goal was scored by Deco.

This season, the Portuguese star has scored 30 goals for Jianglong in all competitions.

In the league, he even won the Golden Boot with 24 goals.

For League A, which can win the top scorer by scoring more than a dozen games, this can be regarded as "technical poverty alleviation."

"BOSS, BOSS, I scored, I scored!"

After scoring the goal, Deco ran to the camera like a naughty child and shouted at the screen.

"BOSS, I scored a goal, did you see it?"

"BOSS, BOSS, I wish you a happy wedding and a happy marriage for a hundred years!!!"

At the same time, the fans of the away team in the stands also stood up and let out bursts of cheers.

"Today is Zeng Zheng's happy day."

"No wonder the Jianglong team is so desperate."

"It looks like we can't get the China Football Association Cup either!"

In the VIP stands, the Chairman of National Security sighed.

I thought that after reaching the finals of the Football Association Cup, I could fight the Jianglong team in one breath.

But look at it now.

If their Guoan team doesn’t “sell” the reputation of the Jianglong team, then they really don’t understand the ways of the world!

However, does the Jianglong team need Guoan to sell face?

Looking at the extremely active foreign players on the field of Jianglong, Wei Kexing himself felt unsure.

As the first goal appeared, the second goal came quickly.

Then the third, the fourth, the fifth...

Guoan still had some ambition to fight back at the beginning.

But later on, as the score difference widened, even our own players began to "Ah Q".

"Anyway, today is Coach Zeng's happy day, so I'll give this ball to him..."

With this idea of ​​"non-resistance", the referee finally blew the whistle to end the game!

8 to 1!

This is a score that is enough to nail Guoan to the pillar of shame.

Although there is still an away game.

But no one thought that Guoan could recover the score in Harbin.

However, after the game, the Guoan players came up one by one, shook hands with the Jianglong players, and then exchanged jerseys.

With such a warm and quiet atmosphere, it didn't feel like we had just played a final, nor did it really feel like we had experienced a big loss.

The players' behavior naturally aroused dissatisfaction among the fans of the home team at the scene.

Looking at the fans in the stands who continued to curse, the Guoan players were helpless.

"The Jianglong team worked hard today!"

"If you can't kick it, you can't kick it!"

"Then what's the trick?"

After the game, various media outlets naturally criticized the exaggerated score.

Some people say that they play match-fixing, others say that they are not professional, and some people say that they play with a tacit understanding of the game.

But I don't know why.

This usually took a week, or even a month, to conquer, but it passed easily after two or three days.

Because more media reported on Zeng Zheng’s wedding in Hainan.

The wedding was extremely grand and people from all walks of life were present at the wedding.

Officials, businessmen, actors, directors, singers, football stars, coaches, models, fans...

After everyone sent their blessings to Zeng Zheng, they did not forget to give a "reminder".

"Coach Zeng, next year's World Cup depends on you!"

...

After New Year's Day, Zeng Zheng, who had not even taken a few days of "marriage leave", returned to work again and began to prepare for the World Cup.

On January 7, Zeng Zheng first went to Doha to observe the U21 International Invitational Tournament, and then returned to Yunnan and signed a winter training agreement with the Hongta Training Base.

During this period, apart from training camps and friendly matches, the national team did not have too many serious games.

Therefore, fans' attention naturally falls on the national team's roster.

According to the latest news announced by Busan, in order to take care of the players at the goalkeeper position, next year's World Cup will increase from 22 to 23 players.

This extra quota has become a focus of debate among all parties.

Some people say that it is a pity to give this spot to a goalkeeper;

Some people also say that it is safest to give this quota to goalkeepers.

The fans have different opinions and it is difficult to reconcile them.

...

On February 4, Zeng Zheng and Jin Zhiyang concluded their inspection of the Danish team.

The latter flew back to the capital, while the former went directly to Kunming.

During this period, Zeng Zheng led the national football team and the Hongta team to play many teaching games, and they all defeated their opponents by big scores.

By mid-February, Zeng Zheng suggested to the AICPA that it would be best to find some opponents of equal strength for the friendly matches and let the players play a few games seriously.

Soon, the opponent is coming!

On February 20, Zeng Zheng led his team to face the European powerhouse Slovenia at the HK Stadium.

Slovenia entered the World Cup for the first time, but showed no stage fright when facing the Chinese team.

In this game, both sides sent out substitute lineups.

In the first half, due to constant fouls from both sides, the game continued at an extremely unsmooth rhythm.

Until the end of the half, the two sides had no score.

In the second half, Zeng Zheng tried to find opportunities to break through the opponent's defense through long passing tactics from the backcourt.

However, since the forward cannot control the ball in the frontcourt and it is difficult to get rid of the opponent's pressing defense, the attack generally ends when it reaches the front edge of the opponent's penalty area.

What worried Zeng Zheng the most was that in the 69th minute, Wu Chengying was injured in a scramble and was carried off the field on a stretcher.

Although Yang Pu came on as his substitute, Wu Chengying's injury left a shadow on Zeng Zheng's mind.

In the end, the two sides tied 0-0 in 90 minutes and entered a penalty shootout.

With Angel's heroic performance, the Chinese team finally defeated its opponent 5-3.

At the post-match press conference, Zeng Zheng looked livid.

Obviously, Wu Chengying's injury made him brood.

After the game, the national football team was disbanded on the spot, and the players returned to their clubs to prepare for the new league season.

In an interview, Zhu Heyuan, director of the Management Department of the CICPA, revealed.

The next training camp of the national football team will start on April 15, and the location will still be the Hongta Training Base.

In early March, the AICPA signed a training camp contract with South Korea in Seogwipo for the World Cup.

In addition, Zeng Zheng also led the team to Incheon for the first round of this year's China-South Korea competition.

In the first half, after the two sides tested each other at the beginning, the national football team took advantage of Li Xiaopeng's large-scale transfer from the 16th minute, posing a certain threat to South Korea.

After that, the national football team gradually took advantage of the midfield and took advantage of the opponent's several unnecessary passing errors in the backcourt to break into the opponent's penalty area.

Fortunately, Jin Longda warned against it and guarded the door tightly.

After the first half, there was no score between the two sides.

However, as soon as the second half started, Zeng Zheng made three substitutions: Zhang Yuheng replaced Su Maozhen, Shen Si replaced Zhao Junzhe, and An Qi replaced Ou Chuliang.

South Korea obviously did not adapt to this change, and the balance of victory gradually tilted towards the Chinese team.

Soon, the first goal appeared.

Zhang Yuning showed his assassin's instinct in the opponent's penalty area and took advantage of the chaos to kick the ball into the opponent's goal.

After leading 1-0, Zeng Zheng immediately replaced Zhang Enhua with Dewey.

Not long after, the Chinese team scored again.

In the 70th minute, Zeng Zheng replaced Li Xiaopeng with Shao Jiayi who had been recalled to the country, and replaced Qi Hong with old Jiang Ma Mingyu.

It was these two substitutions that allowed the Chinese team to score another goal before the end of the game.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated its opponent with a score of 3-0, continuing the opponent's "Chinaphobia".

After the game, Li Tie was named the best player of the game and received a bonus of 3 million won.

At the post-match press conference, Zeng Zheng naturally expressed satisfaction with the result.

He also believes that this victory will help the team prepare a lot for the World Cup.

Hiddink was in a bad mood. In his opinion, it was the restriction of six substitute places that led to the Chinese team's final victory.

After the match between China and South Korea, the AICPA sent invitations to Nigeria and Ecuador for friendly matches.

He also publicly stated that the team must have a ball to play and games to play before the World Cup, and always maintain a high morale!

...

The days passed day by day.

On April 5, the AICPA held a press conference at the Kunlun Hotel to announce the national football team’s upcoming training plan and the warm-up match plan finalized before the World Cup, and finalize the national team’s roster for this training camp.

As the training day approaches day by day.

Bad news comes one after another.

Zhang Yuheng and Su Maozhen were injured in the league, and Ma Mingyu, Shen Si, and Qi Hong also developed high fevers.

Yu Genwei was even more miserable. He tore the ligament in his left knee during the league game and had to recuperate for at least more than a month.

Coupled with Wu Chengying and overseas foreign players who were unable to return home, nearly half of the team members were unable to arrive on time for this training camp.

The most regrettable thing is that on the first day of training, Wei Xin had his leg broken during a scramble within the team.

In response to the recent frequent injuries, the National Football Team held an emergency press conference.

Team doctor Yin Yuhua said: "...After Yu Genwei was seriously injured, he had to hire Belgian experts to diagnose and treat him."

"... After learning from the painful experience, we have sent four medical experts to Europe and the United States to further their studies in medicine."

"In the coming days, we will try to reduce injuries to our team members as much as possible."

Everyone knows that training camps become more important as the World Cup approaches.

The players Zeng Zheng could think of at this juncture might be the players participating in the World Cup in the middle of the year.

Now that the training camp has been reduced by less than half, Zeng Zheng's pressure has doubled.

Media: "If we can't send the best and most suitable players to the World Cup, won't we have regrets after losing?"

Leader: "Xiao Zeng, you have to take it easy. Training is training, friendly matches are friendly matches, and the World Cup is the World Cup. You have to figure out the priority!"

Fans: “Can you not let the players get injured???”

Under such pressure, Zeng Zheng led the team to play "timid" friendly matches with Nigeria and Ecuador in Shanghai and Guangdong, but in the end only two draws were achieved.

Seeing that the World Cup is coming, the main players have not yet been completely determined, and Zeng Zheng is also worried about it.

These days, Zeng Zheng is also worried.

All kinds of people giving gifts and building relationships almost leveled his threshold.

Especially after seeing their "competitors" at the same position injured, those players who felt they had a chance and the ability would do whatever they could and use all the connections they could to find them.

In addition to leading the team these days, I also have to watch these forces from various departments "eight immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers" in front of me.

Just when Zeng Zheng was having a headache, Xu Fang also found Zeng Zheng.

"Xiao Zeng, let me introduce someone to you!"

The word "introduction" has been ringing in Zeng Zheng's ears these days.

"Uncle Xu, have you also come to give lectures?"

Xu Fang was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand.

"Hey, you're overthinking this! I'm not here to introduce players to you!"

"Oh? Who do you want to introduce to me?"

"A woman! A woman who can help you!"

Zeng Zheng became even more worried after hearing this: "No...Uncle Xu, what do you mean?"

"I have become a family member!!!"