Junior football dream

Chapter 132 Opponent Strength
"It's an unbelievable thing that the Chinese team has advanced to the quarter-finals." The victory over the Italian team is like a myth in itself, which makes all the fans excited.

In the streets and alleys, everyone is talking about the historical achievements of the Chinese team.Such a result, like a dream, has made countless Chinese fans ecstatic.

Fans from all over the country spontaneously organized condolence groups, cheered on the team, and went directly to Germany, hoping to cheer for the Chinese team and let the Chinese team go further.

"In yesterday's World Cup round of [-], the Chinese team defeated the Italian team with a total score of [-]-[-], creating another big upset in this World Cup. Next, this dark horse will bring us What kind of surprising performance, this newspaper will pay more attention to." - "British Sun"

"There is no suspense about the top scorer of this World Cup? Yes, under the performance of the Chinese team's crazy goal machine, the top scorer of this World Cup is probably no longer a secret. Zhou Xing, the 17-year-old boy , Let the whole world remember his name and his wonderful goals." - "French Football"

"Super perfect performance, the Chinese team made the world tremble. This powerful Chinese lion has finally woken up. Next, let us look forward to the further development of this dark horse." - "German Bild"

The promotion of the Chinese team has made them surrounded by countless media praises, both domestically and internationally, calling them the biggest dark horse in the World Cup.

As a team entering the World Cup for the second time, it is really amazing to be able to achieve such a record.Knowing that their opponent in the quarter-finals was the Australian team, the whole Chinese team burst out with a strong fighting spirit.

Many players in the Australian team played in the UK. They have excellent skills, strong footwork and physical fitness.In the group stage, they once beat Japan three to one.

In recent years, Australian football has developed very rapidly.In order to compete for a complete ticket to the World Cup, they specially joined the AFC and became a member of the Asian Football Brothers, representing the new power of Asian football.

The battle of the quarterfinals will be held between these two ostensibly Asian teams, which has also excited countless people.You know, in the group stage, except for the Chinese team and the Australian team, all other Asian teams were eliminated.Teams such as Iran, South Korea, and Japan were almost all beaten to shame.

"Asian football, it's up to you! The Chinese team!" In comparison, the Chinese team, which has performed crazy since the group stage, naturally has the support of all Asian teams.

Before the game, when interviewed by reporters, Australia said confidently: "The Chinese team is a team with excellent skills, but our Australian team is also the same. Wait for my Asian brothers, I will let you take a good look at it Our strength."

The performance of the Chinese team is much lower-key, facing the aggressiveness of the opponent, as the head coach Zhu Guangdao: "We once played against the Japanese team. In that game, we won [-]-[-], while Australia won [-]-[-]. In terms of strength Now, I won’t explain further. Next, let’s see you in the game two days later.”

Subsequently, the Chinese team began pre-war preparations.After the match with the Italian team, all the players did not hold a huge carnival party or anything, but went directly back to the hotel where they stayed for a rest.

"Hey, my bones are about to fall apart!" Meng Qingtao lay in front of the water bath massage machine, moaning in pain and joy.In the game, he also received a lot of violations.

Zhou Xing was massaging his feet and thighs, and there were several masseurs sitting beside him with stern faces.The match with the Italian team made his physical strength a little overdrawn.And in the final game, his thigh muscles were slightly strained, which made everyone put their hearts in their throats.

"It's okay, just rest for a few days, it's not a big problem." The team doctor said after checking Zhou Xing's body.

Zhou Xing smiled wryly and remained silent.For the next game, he also has some worries in his heart.Such a high-intensity game made him worry about the next few games.

The next opponent is the Australian team, which is a Premier League-style team with aggressive fighting and a tough style.Being able to enter the top eight also fully demonstrates its strong strength.

Every next game is a very headache.The quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals, these goals can only be achieved step by step through hard work.

***
German football training ground.

The hustle and bustle of the outside world did not affect the training of the Chinese team. The players of the Chinese team are still actively training.Of course, for the next game, the Chinese team only conducts some tactical drills to conserve energy.

"come on! Come on!"

The faces of all the players of the Chinese team were full of exhaustion, but they couldn't hide the excitement between their brows.Entering the top eight is a historic breakthrough in itself.

Zhu Guang, the head coach of the national team, has not had time to tidy his hair these days, it looks messy, and there are dark circles around his eyes.

For the next game, what tactics to adopt, the marking of dangerous opponents, these things are all things for him to worry about.Starting now, every step we take will be a new breakthrough for Chinese football.

Although Zhu Guang had countless plans in his mind, he knew that all of these were just ideas on paper.In the past few days of training, Zhou Xing's condition was not very good, and he was very struggling even in shooting practice.But if Zhou Xing is missing, then all his tactics and all the expected arrangements will come to naught.As the core of tactics, Zhou Xing is the most important part of the Chinese team's offensive and defensive system and is indispensable.

"Zhou Xixi, if you are too tired, you don't need to do these trainings." Looking at the tired Zhou Xing, Zhu Guang couldn't help but said.

"No, coach, I need to train for a while more." Although Zhou Xing grinned as he ran, he still insisted on running.In his dictionary, there is no such word as giving up.

Finally, everyone in the Chinese team has completed tactical training.Next, they started the tactical arrangement again.In order to let these teammates know more about their opponents, Zhu Guang specially played the videos of several games played by the Australian team, so that the Chinese team members can understand the characteristics of their opponents.

"Wow, Cahill is so strong!" Seeing that the Everton striker scored two goals at once against the Japanese team, the defenders of the Chinese team were a little worried.

"Well, their goalkeepers are not very strong. They struggled against the technically good Brazil team. They still have some shortcomings in defending against long-range shots." Zhou Xing observed the video and added Said.

Zhu Guang pointed to the two flanks of the Australian team: "The full-backs of the Australian team have relatively large assists, and it is easy to form a vacuum in the backcourt. During the game, you try to play some fast breaks. If you fight against them In midfield, with our bodies, I’m afraid it’s still a bit difficult.”

"Understood, coach." All the players replied in unison.

Zhu Guang said again: "Perhaps you can't figure out why we have been conducting closed training. I know that your family and friends are cheering for you outside. But, I don't want you to be distracted. After the game is over, you will have plenty. During the holidays, you can play as much as you want.”

Then, a map of Germany appeared on the projector, and some cities were marked in red letters.Seeing this map, these guys in the Chinese team still didn't understand. Meng Qingtao was about to ask, Zhu Guang explained: "The route marked on this map is the route we have played in the game. If we can keep winning , we will follow this red line, march to Berlin and enter the final."

"Final, Hercules Cup!" Thinking of the gleaming gold cup, all the Chinese team teammates couldn't help swallowing, and fascinated expressions appeared on their faces.

Zhou Xing sighed slightly, and said: "It's too early to talk about the finals. For now, let's deal with Australia, our Asian brother. I believe that we will give them a good one." The meeting ceremony made it hard for them to forget our Chinese team."

Hearing this, all the Chinese team members laughed with confidence in their eyes.

***
Compared with the closed training of the Chinese team, the performance of the Australian team is more high-profile. Captain Viduka will declare before the game: "In this game, our Australian team will definitely win [-] to [-]. We will deal with the Japanese team like that, Beat the Chinese team to pieces."

Zhu Guang, the head coach of the Chinese team, naturally said without showing any weakness: "The Australian team, our opponent of the Chinese team, is really good. In this way, the Chinese team can easily enter the semi-finals."

Although the performance in the team is very low-key, in front of outsiders and enemies, you have to show your best strength and state, so that your opponents can be terrified.

In order to be able to go to the scene to watch the game, the tickets in front of the game that were supposed to be closed had already been sold out.A ticket originally priced at 180 euros turned out to be [-] euros.Even so, there is still a price but no market.

In Dortmund, where the quarter-finals were held, more than 30 Chinese fans flooded in.There are few Australians, and there are almost [-] fans here.Before the game started, the outside of the stadium was already full of water.

In the entire Dortmund Stadium, more than [-] Chinese fans with votes poured in, occupying most of the stands.The fans of the Australian team occupied [-] seats.

Surprisingly, there are more than 20 fans of the Chinese team gathered outside the Dortmund Stadium.Such a huge number shocked the German police.

Fortunately, the quality of these Chinese fans is good.In their words: "Our national team is not ashamed, and we can't be ashamed. If we are ashamed, we will not be ashamed to go abroad."

Before the game even started, one could smell a strong smell of gunpowder. "Enter the semi-finals, enter the final!" Outside the Dortmund Stadium, several Chinese fans unfurled a huge blood-red Chinese character banner, clearly indicating the future goals of the Chinese team.

The flag with big red characters fluttered in the wind, as if telling the world the determination and strength of the Chinese team!We must reach the semi-finals!
(End of this chapter)