World Cup of Great Powers

On December 23, Beijing Workers Stadium.

Beijing Guoan played against Harbin Jianglong at home.

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

Although Guoan is home, the fans of the Jianglong team have no intention of being a "guest".

The momentum created by these away fans has completely achieved the four characters of overwhelming the guests.

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

This season, Guoan defeated the Jianglong team in two league games.

Now the two teams meet again in the final of the IFA Cup.

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

"Our Guoan team is invincible"

In the stands, the team song of Guoan fans sounded.

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

The visiting fans showed no signs of weakness.

A group of Northeast elders bare their upper body in the cold wind, fighting against each other.

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

Wei Kexing knew that Guoan was not Jianglong's opponent.

But for the sake of face, I still feel the need to "point" this junior.

"Coach Wei, today's game, we have to win whatever we say."

"Not only to win, but also to win beautifully!"

After hearing this, Wei Kexing's expression froze, and then he said in a bad tone:
"Then let's see the real chapter on the field!"

"Okay, Coach Wei, see the truth on the field!"

Having said that, there is nothing more to say.

The two each hummed a few times, then retreated to their seats.

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

"Today's game, we must win!"

"do you know?"

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

On the court, Deco also waved his fists.

"For the BOSS, Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho!!!"

The game was intense.

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

With such a large point difference, Guoan has no competitiveness compared with the Jianglong team on the face of the card.

Even in the best team, none of the Guoan players went out.

Not to mention losing both league games.

Even so, Guoan, which has the home court advantage, did not feel frightened by the fact that its opponents were too strong.

Even in the refueling province of many fans, he played better than usual.

Tianye threaded needles in the midfield, hoping to have a good link with Wang Tao.

Yang Pu and Xu Yunlong, two young national players, are also constantly supporting in the backcourt.

But the Jianglong team is not to be outdone.

Their offensive points are unique in the entire armor a.

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

The impact of Deco, Weah and Lee Dong-guk, coupled with the midfield organization of Shunsuke Nakamura and Ibrahimba, made the home team's defense vulnerable.

Soon, the visiting team scored.

It was Deco who scored the goal.

In this season, the Portuguese star has scored 30 goals for the Jianglong team in all competitions.

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

This can be regarded as "technical poverty alleviation" for A-A, who can get the top scorer by scoring a dozen.

"BOSS, BOSS, I scored a goal, I scored a goal!"

After scoring the goal, Deco, like a naughty child, immediately ran to the camera lens and yelled 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 visiting team in the stands stood up and shouted.

"Today is Zeng Zheng's big day."

"No wonder the Jianglong team is working so hard."

"It looks like we won't be able to get the Association Cup!"

In the VIP stands, Chairman Guoan sighed.

I thought that after reaching the final of the IFA Cup, I could fight to the death with the Jianglong team in one breath.

But look now.

If Guoan doesn't "sell" Jianglong's face, then they really don't understand the world!

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

Looking at the few active foreign players on the field of the Jianglong team, Wei Kexing himself had no idea.

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

Then the third, the fourth, the fifth
At the beginning, Guoan still had the ambition to fight back.

But later, as the point difference widened, even his own players began to "Ah Q".

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

Under this kind of "non-resistance" thinking, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the game!
8 is better than 1!

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

Although there is still an away game.

But no one thinks that in Harbin, Guoan can recover the score.

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

In such a warm and quiet atmosphere, it doesn't look like they just played a final, nor does it seem like they have really experienced a big loss.

The player's behavior naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the fans of the home team.

Looking at the fans who kept abusing in the stands, the Guoan players were also very helpless.

"The Jianglong team is going all out today!"

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

"What's the trick?"

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

Some people say match-fixing, others say they are not professional, and some say they play tacit football.

But somehow.

This usually takes a week, or even a month, or a year to crusade, but after two or three days, it passed easily.

Because more media reported Zeng Zheng's wedding in Hainan.

The wedding was extremely grand, and people from all walks of life appeared in the wedding.

Officials, businessmen, actors, directors, singers, football stars, coaches, models, fans.
Everyone did not forget to "remind" after sending their blessings to Zeng Zheng.

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

After New Year's Day, Zeng Zheng, who didn't take a few days of "marriage leave", returned to his post again and began to prepare for the World Cup.

On January 1, Zeng Zheng first went to Doha to observe the U7 International Invitational Tournament, and then returned to Yunnan to sign a winter training agreement with the Hongta Training Base.

During this period of time, apart from training camps and friendly matches, the national team did not need serious competitions.

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

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

This has an extra quota, which has also become the focus of controversy among all parties.

Some people say that it is a pity that this spot is given to the goalkeeper;
Some people also say that it is the safest place for the goalkeeper.

The fans have different opinions, and it is difficult to agree.

On February 2, Zeng Zheng and Jin Zhiyang finished 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 a large score.

In mid-February, Zeng Zheng suggested to the Football Association that it is best to find some opponents of comparable strength in friendly matches, and let the players play a few games seriously.

Soon, the opponent is coming!
On February 2th, 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 when facing the Chinese team, it was not stage frightened.

In this game, both sides sent a substitute lineup.

In the first half, due to the constant fouls from both sides, the game has been going on in an extremely uneven rhythm.

Until the end of halftime, the two sides did not record each other.

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

However, because the forward cannot control the ball in the frontcourt, and it is difficult to get rid of the opponent's pressing mark, the offense generally ends when it hits the front of the opponent's penalty area.

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

Although Yang Pu came on as a substitute for him, Wu Chengying's injury left a shadow on Zeng Zheng's heart.

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

With An Qi's heroic performance, the Chinese team finally defeated their opponents 5-3.

At the press conference after the game, Zeng Zheng's face was 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 season of the league.

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

The next training camp of the national football team will start on April 4, and the location will still be the Hongta training base.

At the beginning of March, the Football Association and South Korea signed a training camp contract during the World Cup in Seogwipo.

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

In the first half, after the two sides tried each other at the beginning, the national football team began to use Li Xiaopeng's large-scale transfer from 16 minutes, which caused a certain threat to South Korea.

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

Fortunately, Jinlong warned against it and guarded the gate tightly.

After the end of the first half, the two sides did not record each other.

However, as soon as the second half started, Zeng Zheng made three substitutions: Zhang Yuzhen 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 instinct in the opponent's penalty area and kicked the ball into the opponent's goal in the chaos.

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

It didn't take long for the Chinese team to score again.

In the 70th minute, Zeng Zheng replaced Li Xiaopeng with Shao Jiayi, who was called back to China, and Qi Hong, who had been running for a game, 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 the opponent with a score of 3 to 0, continuing the opponent's "neophobia".

After the game, Li Tie was named the best player of the game and won a bonus of 300 million won.

At the press conference after the game, Zeng Zheng was naturally satisfied with the result of the game.

He also believes that this winning team has a lot of help in preparing for the World Cup.

But Hiddink was in a bad mood. In his opinion, it was the limitation of 6 substitute places that led to the final victory of the Chinese team.

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

And publicly stated that before the World Cup, the team must have the ball to play and the game to play, and always maintain a high fighting spirit!
Days go by.

On April 4th, the Chinese Football Association held a press conference at the Kunlun Hotel, announcing the upcoming training plan of the national football team and the warm-up match plan finalized before the World Cup, and finalized the list of the national team's training camp.

As the days of training camp approached day by day.

Bad news came one by one.

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

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

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

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

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 for diagnosis and treatment."

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

"In the days to come, we will try to minimize injuries to our players."

Everyone knows that the closer the World Cup is, the more important the training is.

The players that Zeng Zheng can think of at this juncture may be the players who will participate in the World Cup in the middle of the year.

Now less than half of the training camp, Zeng Zheng is also under double pressure.

Media: "If you can't send the best and most suitable players to the World Cup, won't you leave 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!"

Fan: "Can you stop the players from being injured???"

Under such pressure, Zeng Zheng led the team to play a friendly match against Nigeria and Ecuador in Modu and Guangdong, but only got two draws in the end.

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

These days, Zeng Zheng is also worried.

All kinds of gift-giving and relationship-building people almost stepped on his threshold.

Especially after seeing "competitors" in the same position injured, those players who feel that they have opportunities and abilities will do everything they can, and use all available relationships to find themselves.

In addition to leading the team these days, I also have to watch these forces from various departments "cross the sea and show 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 made Zeng Zheng's ears hear cocoons in the past few days.

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

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

"Hey, you're thinking too much! I didn't introduce players to you!"

"Oh? Then who do you want to introduce to me?"

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

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

"I'm already a family man!!!"