World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 71 Shortcomings

Being behind in the score, the Chinese team had no other good method except to increase their offense.

Cao Xiandong took the lead and frequently ran to the opponent's penalty area to provide support.

But the problem is, this is Zhang Xiaorui's area.

As soon as Cao Xiandong brought the ball over, Zhang Xiaorui suddenly had no place to stand.

If it goes forward, it's offside; if it goes to the side, it's meaningless.

Zhang Xiaorui had no choice but to retreat and stand where Li Tie was before.

After the two of them changed positions several times, even Jin Chi saw the clues.

"What's this kick for? Why is Zhang Xiaorui always running around?"

"Why does he, an offensive player, always stand back? Move forward, move forward!"

Jin and Chi pressed hard, and Zhang Xiaorui couldn't express his pain.

Soon, he was replaced by Horton.

"Oh? Holden played the second substitution card."

"Zhang Xiaorui from the Jianlibao Youth Team was replaced and replaced by No. 17 Yao Xia."

"Yao Xia and Ma Mingyu are both from Quanxing, Sichuan. I hope there can be sparks between the two club teammates."

First change to Li Tie, then change to Zhang Xiaorui.

Zeng Zheng was too lazy to say anything.

Not towards his disciples.

It's just that the systems between the Jianlibao players and the national team are too different, and they really can't be integrated.

After the game, Zhang Xiaorui's mood was obviously different from Li Tie's.

Although he didn't say a word, his words were written on his face.

Before he even reached the bench, he took off his jersey and threw it next to Zeng Zheng.

Before Jin and Chi could speak, Zeng Zheng stepped forward and kicked him.

"Why, you have such a bad temper? Don't you want to play in the next game?"

According to Zhang Xiaorui's past temper, even if Zeng Zheng said so, he would still fight to the end.

But when I think about the World Cup.

This guy was silent.

Anyway, he had a dark face, and no one could tell how red he was from holding back his emotions.

Li Tie, who was sitting on the other side of Zeng Zheng, saw this and couldn't help but persuade him: "Heizi, where are you? Did you forget to play against Qatar? To me, this is just a small scene...ah!!!"

Before Li Tie could finish speaking, Zeng Zheng's retracted leg changed direction in the air and directly knocked Li Tie's knee with his heel.

"You can't speak, so shut up! Don't bother me if something happens to you."

Seeing that Zhang Xiaorui still looked angry, Zeng Zheng called Han Tao, who had a "staff" sign hanging around his neck behind him, to his side.

Speaking of which, there are three Jianlibaos coming to this World Cup.

Two players and a handyman.

Han Tao and Zeng Zheng traveled around the country and north for half a year, and Han Tao learned a lot from Zeng Zheng.

Coupled with his experience as a coach at Huayuankou Youth Training Base, Han Tao feels that he can also become a football coach in the future.

Seeing that Han Tao was determined, Zeng Zheng naturally supported him with both hands.

Whenever there is an opportunity, I will give it to you.

"Xiao Tao, look carefully at the Danish backcourt," Zeng Zheng raised his hand and asked, "Do you know why Zhang Xiaorui has no position after Cao Beier comes up?"

Han Tao, who had already taken out his notebook to write down, looked at it intently for a long time, and finally said hesitantly: "Is it because Denmark has too many defenders?"

"Then why are there so many people?"

Han Tao shook his head.

He can't see that layer yet.

"Because we are attacking from the middle."

Zeng Zheng snapped his fingers and taught on the spot.

"Zhang Xiaorui, Ma Mingyu, plus Peng Weiguo, these three are the attackers in the middle."

"The opponent has already studied us well before kicking, so the center has the most defenses."

"Do you remember at the beginning of the second half when they were kicking the ball aimlessly?"

"Although the kickers were different players, they basically kicked the ball from the top of the arc in their own penalty area."

"In other words, at the beginning of the second half, the Danish coach completely focused on defense."

"It's just that we only paid attention to their attacks and didn't notice them."

Han Tao listened and nodded to record.

Not to mention Zhang Xiaorui and Li Tie, even Ou Chuliang next to him pricked up his ears.

"I actually supported Holden's replacement of Li Tie at that time. After all, it was indeed an opportunity at that time."

"But his mistake was that he replaced him with Cao Xiandong, who also likes to attack from the middle."

"As soon as Cao Bei'er moves forward and the opponent's defensive players gather again, the area of 30 meters will be even more crowded."

"Zhang Xiaorui doesn't have any position to stand, let alone dribbling the ball to find space."

After listening to Zeng Zheng's explanation, Zhang Xiaorui suddenly realized.

The breath that was held in his heart also came out.

At least he now knows why he was substituted.

Han Tao wrote and kept notes in his mind.

If you can't digest it, you will have plenty of time to think about it afterwards.

Before he finished remembering, Zhang Xiaorui gritted his teeth and asked: "Boss Zeng, what's going on with old Yao? Can Holden replace him?"

"Horton is not Schlappner, but he still has two brushes." Zeng Zheng nodded.

"He replaced Yao just because he wanted to use his breakthrough ability to move forward."

"Now let's see if Yao Xia can break out of the air!"

Just as Zeng Zheng expected.

After Yao Xia came on the court, he accelerated away from Kolding and provided assists to his teammates in the penalty area.

Unfortunately, the golden-headed Lao Mao was a little late when he grabbed the point. The ball jumped over his scalp and bounced to the ground, which was picked up by Schmeichel.

This attack caused the fans in the stands to gasp.

I just wanted to cheer.

The voice was stuck in his throat.

"Boss Zeng, what you said is so accurate! Brother Yao will have an effect as soon as you start it."

Seeing that Zeng Zheng's words turned into reality, Han Tao looked happy.

But Zeng Zheng frowned.

"How long has the game been played?" Zeng Zheng looked up at the time, then muttered to himself, "72 minutes?"

"Boss Zeng, what's wrong? Is there anything you can say about 70 minutes?" Han Tao asked hurriedly.

Zeng Zheng shook his head.

It's not that there is no explanation.

It's because he doesn't want to say it.

There was a very common problem in Class A in the late 1990s.

It’s just that the players usually don’t play for 90 minutes.

Old fans who often go to the A-A games know that although the game lasts for 90 minutes, most of the players only play one point.

60 minutes is the critical value.

After this time, the players are basically walking.

Because I came from a professional team back then, and no one focused on football, so people from all walks of life participated in it, and their physical reserves were just that.

This is where Bamboo Shoes’ controversial 12-minute run comes from.

It's funny that some people in later generations say that a normal college student can run down the mountain in 12 minutes.

Perhaps living conditions will improve in later generations, and everyone's physical fitness will improve.

But in this day and age, the reality is that in the few years since the 12-minute race was first introduced, countless athletes have been brushed aside by this standard.

Now comes the World Cup.

According to Zeng Zheng's estimation, even if these team members gritted their teeth and persisted, they would only last about 10 minutes at most.

Coupled with the high-intensity competition of the World Cup.

Starting from the 70th minute, there should be people falling behind one after another.

Yao's kick just now was proof.

According to Su Mao's true rushing ability.

The ball can be rubbed with your scalp and pushed straight with your head.

The reason for this result is that the problem still lies in physical fitness.

I really can’t keep up!

There was one thing that Zeng Zheng never told anyone else.

That is, among the specific data given by the system, Li Tie and Zhang Xiaorui have the highest physical strength.

Horton's two substitutions directly replaced the two most capable runners in the team.