Starting with playing defensive midfield for Evergrande

Chapter 20 Is this really going to be released first? (Please add to your favorites)

The next day!

Evergrande will officially begin their closed training camp early on.

And Lippi stopped hiding it.

After everyone finished their warm-up activities, the squad list for the first group stage match of the AFC Champions League was announced.

Amid the crowd, Liao Lisheng waited with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation for Madanoni's reading.

As for Su Hao?

After Lao Zheng's analysis last night, Su Hao is no longer concerned about whether he can make the roster. What he's thinking about is whether the old man really dares to let him start directly!

"Zeng Cheng, Zhang Linpeng, Feng Xiaoting, Kim Young-gwon, Sun Xiang, Zhao Xuri, Zheng Zhi, Huang Bowen, Conca, Muriqui, Elkeson!"

"Zhao Peng, Feng Junyan, Qin Sheng, Feng Renliang, Li Shuai!"

Madanoni speaks very quickly.

In no time, he had read out the names of 16 people.

"Gao Lin, Su Hao!"

Without keeping everyone in suspense, after Madanoni swallowed hard, the final two spots were revealed.

Disappointed?

Liao Lisheng was naturally disappointed to hear that he had not made the final roster again.

However, rather than feeling disappointed, Liao Lisheng's first thought was to congratulate Su Hao, his neighbor and junior apprentice.
Yes!

Having spent time together in the reserve team, and having even reached the first team earlier, Su Hao should be considered my junior!
They came from the same background, yet their fates differed greatly.

"Holy crap, Xiao Hao, you're on fire! The football academy, U18 team, and reserve team are all on the AFC Champions League roster now, and it's only been a short time! You have to treat us tonight!"

Liao Lisheng was still lamenting his different life trajectory when Lao Qin suddenly put his arm around Su Hao's neck and started asking Su Hao to treat him to a meal.

Forehead.?

dinner?

Did he rocket into the AFC Champions League squad?

Having a cheat code is a natural consequence, but the problem is... inviting people over?

I only have five thousand in my pocket right now. No, there's also the 2000 that Lao Su gave me before, so it's a total of seven thousand. I guess this isn't even enough to cover the whole team's taxi fare!
Old Su is really ruthless. He only gave 5000 out of 500,000. He's even more heartless than a capitalist!
And what if these old guys get drunk and want to order a singing girl?
Should he avoid the situation or pretend to be drunk?

He can't comment on her age, but that's a Japanese songstress...
"Hey, stop making noise!"

While Qin Sheng was making a fuss, Zheng Zhi turned to Qin Sheng and told him to be quiet, since Madanoni's announcement wasn't over yet.

Sticking out his tongue, Old Qin shamelessly returned to his position.

What Madanoni said next made the whole team gasp in shock.

"Team A is changing their formation today in the group match!"

"Gao Lin, advance!"

"Muriqui and Elkeson on the left and right!"

"Conca is still a single attacking midfielder!"

"Zheng Zhi."

At this point, Madanoni paused for a moment, then turned his gaze to the tallest man in the crowd.

"Play as two defensive midfielders alongside Su Hao!"

"hiss"

Madanoni's words were like a bomb, instantly turning the once quiet training ground into a noisy mess.

No one questions Su Hao's inclusion in the roster, as his ability is definitely sufficient.

But this is Team A!

This is a key player for Evergrande, a regular starter! 16 years old!
He joined the A team at the age of 16, partnered with Zheng Zhi as a double defensive midfielder, and started the game!

This is something I've never seen before, not only in China, but also in the world of football!

Everyone turned to look at Su Hao.

As for Su Hao, the person involved...
This guy didn't react with any excitement; instead, he seemed to be worrying about something.
"The backcourt consists of Sun Xiang, Feng Xiaoting, Kim Young-gwon, and Zhang Linpeng!"

"Goalkeeper Zeng Cheng!"

"They should play 4-2-1-3!"

"From today until the match, Team A will be using this formation!"

Madanoni was still making arrangements, while Lippi calmly continued to puff on his premium cigar on the sidelines.

There are ten days left.

In the old man's view, it's just a change of formation.
Absolutely no problem at all!
Evergrande has officially begun its secret training camp.

Meanwhile, Urawa Red Diamonds, their rivals, also closed their training ground at the same time.

Although, in the eyes of these Japanese players at Urawa Red Diamonds, even if all the players in a Chinese Super League team were Chinese national team players, they wouldn't be any different.

However, the team's head coach, Mihajlovic, doesn't think so.

Especially considering that Evergrande has now hired Marcello Lippi, one of the world's top coaches.

During this period, Mihajlovic has studied Lippi and previous Guangzhou Evergrande matches extensively.

The attacking prowess of Evergrande's attacking trident is truly formidable.

Whether Urawa Red Diamonds can withstand Guangzhou Evergrande's attacking trident is a real question.

However, Mihajlovic did find some weaknesses in Guangzhou Evergrande.

Midfield!

In particular, the defensive strength in the midfield position and the frequent disconnect between the midfield and the front three.

This is Evergrande's most fatal weakness.

Mihajlo Petrovic is a pragmatic coach. After studying Guangzhou Evergrande for a long time, Mihajlo Petrovic finally decided to focus on the midfield.

According to Mihajlo Petrovic, as long as he can withstand the first few waves of attacks from Guangzhou Evergrande at home, his team can rely on their top-tier tactical execution and close-range teamwork to cut Guangzhou Evergrande into pieces and eventually devour this paper tiger that the Chinese have built with money!

Closed-door training camp!

In order to maintain secrecy, Mihajlovic tacitly locked all his players inside the club!

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye.

February 26, 2013, 10:2 AM.

There are less than 10 hours left before the start of the first round of the AFC Champions League group stage match between Guangzhou Evergrande and Urawa Red Diamonds.

To promote their team's AFC Champions League debut, Evergrande Group once again demonstrated what it means to be truly wealthy and powerful.

Starting three days ago, Evergrande Group contacted the embassy office and student groups in Japan to donate all the unsold tickets for the away games.

In addition to giving away tickets, Evergrande Group also prepared free Evergrande team jerseys for every fan who was able to attend.

As instructed by Mr. Xu, even though this match is on the home turf of Japan, our Evergrande team absolutely cannot let our teammates feel even the slightest bit wronged.

In addition to giving away tickets and jerseys to promote their team, Evergrande also called on all the mainstream media in China.

Sina.com, Tencent.com, and Sohu.com.
Every major website has launched a large preview section for the live broadcast of the match on its homepage.

Of course, while spending a lot of money to promote this AFC Champions League debut, Mr. Xu also didn't forget to bring up the football school's promotional ambassador image, which he had spent 500,000 yuan to film.

For example, all you need to do is click on the live stream preview.

The first thing to appear on the screen was Su Damen and Su Qifang, who were wearing promotional uniforms for Evergrande Football School!

(End of this chapter)