Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 89 Still Substitute
In Gao Hongbo's coaching career as the head coach of the national team twice, he has issued military orders like this many times.Not to mention, on the first day of resuming the position of head coach of the national football team, he issued a military order to fans across the country in front of the media.He couldn't win the Maldives and Qatar in the last two games, so he took the blame and resigned.

In the end, the national football team created a miracle, and he was able to keep his handsome position.

But today's military order is a little different.This is the first time he has made such a move because of a player.Of course, looking at the overall situation, it is also for the overall benefit of the team.

Yu Hongchen hurriedly comforted him: "Xiao Gao, don't get excited! Sit down."

"If you don't agree, I can't sit comfortably in this chair."

Yu Hongchen simply stood up, patted Gao Hongbo on the shoulder, and said, "Look at you, you come here every time. If we don't believe in you, we can replace you before the start of the top [-] match. Since Chairman Cai agrees with you to lead the team to the top [-] match, he fully believes in your ability. Of course, I do the same. Take back your military order! I believe you can bring about changes to the national team."

After a pause, Yu Hongchen continued: "About Wen Zhihao...don't be too impatient. In fact, this is what Chairman Cai and Vice-Chairman Zhang mean. After all, he is still too young... But since you are so persistent, don't worry, I will reflect your opinion and try my best to help you fight for it. What you have to do now is to stabilize everyone's emotions, not to be arrogant in victory or discouraged in defeat, and to fight for a good comeback in front of fans all over the country!"

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Since the two games with South Korea and Iran are very close to each other, the important reference for the major media to predict the Sino-Iranian war is the just-concluded Sino-Korea war.

Most of the media are still satisfied with the performance of the national football team's first game, and they also gave relatively positive predictions for the home game between China and Iran.It is believed that the national team can at least achieve a draw in Shenyang Fudi, coupled with the addition of home court advantage, there is great hope of winning a good start at home.

Amidst the waves of optimism, CCTV, the most authoritative media in China, "sings the opposite" to the tide of public opinion.

In the latest episode of the "Football Night" program, He Wei vaguely expressed his concerns about the Chinese team's next game: "The Iranian team is better than the South Korean team in terms of physical fitness, stronger confrontation ability, and faster counterattack speed. They are better at closing down players with the ball. If the Chinese team does not have targeted arrangements in the midfield, the next game will be quite a challenge."

A hundred schools of thought contend in the media, and fans also show their talents on various social media.

Some fans who supported Wen Zhihao said: "The next game should be my Zhihao, the director of the game, right? Haha, one minute's silence for the Iranians!"

Immediately, some rational fans came out to retort: ​​"The host is too superstitious about Xiao Wen. He can't even play against the stick, and it is even worse to play against Iran. In my opinion, the high-level coaches may not trust Xiao Wen at all. In this kind of competition, few coaches dare to send a rookie with no experience in the national team to take on the important task."

"Hmph, the one upstairs, is experience more important than ability? Everyone has seen Zhihao's ability. In the Eredivisie, a person who can score goals and assists like drinking water and eating, will not be able to cope with Asian-level competitions?" Another warm fan expressed dissatisfaction.

Seeing that the two factions of fans are about to split again, it is rare for a neutral fan to speak from the team's standpoint: "Great gods, let me say something fair. Actually, it must be very good for Xiao Wen to play. But there is no need to get entangled. Don't the other players represent China equally? As long as the Chinese team can win, we should all applaud them!"

Discussions were in full swing, and on the other side, several bigwigs from the Football Association had reached a consensus on Wen Zhihao's appearance...

After the Chinese team returned from Seoul, they flew directly to Shenyang to prepare for the next game without stopping.The rival Iranian team also attaches great importance to the match with the national football team.Coach Queiroz led his team to Shenyang two days in advance to adapt to the climate and venue.

In the pre-match press conference, Queiroz praised the national football team.He said that the players of the Chinese team are very strong, and the Chinese team playing at home is even stronger. This will be a difficult game.

The compliment made the Chinese journalists present feel better.As expected of a famous coach in the world, this bearing is just different!
It is worth mentioning that Queiroz also specifically mentioned Wen Zhihao: "According to what we know, the youngest player in the Chinese team has already played the main force in the Eredivisie. He is very threatening and will cause us some trouble."

Queiroz said a lot of good things about the Chinese team, and the Iranian media who rushed to Shenyang to interview were not happy.A bearded middle-aged reporter asked Queiroz in a questioning tone: "Mr. Queiroz, the most threatening Chinese player you mentioned didn't get a 1-minute chance to play in the last game. Is a player on the bench worthy of your attention?"

Except for the Chinese media, other reporters were all bowing their heads and laughing.

After all, Queiroz is a world-renowned coach. Although he was a little surprised, he quickly thought of a countermeasure, looked at the reporter and said, "Maybe this is what the opponent specially prepared for us."

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On the day of the game, when the kick-off kicked off at 35:[-] p.m., thousands of fans gathered outside the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center just after [-] o'clock and waited to enter the stadium.

This kind of game where the supply of tickets is in short supply will naturally breed a lot of scalpers, but this still cannot stop the enthusiastic fans.Without getting tickets in advance, they are willing to spend several times the price in exchange for a chance to enter the stadium and cheer for the national team.

Half an hour before the start of the game, the stands around the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center have been completely covered with dazzling Chinese red one after another.

In front of CCTV, the commentator He Wei and Xu Yang warmed up before the game to mobilize their passion.

"Friends in the audience, I have already got the starting lists of both sides. Let's first look at the Chinese team playing at home."

He Wei's tone was full of expectation.

The same is true for the fans watching the live broadcast in front of the screen.

Soon, He Wei’s voice reached the ears of every fan: “Today’s starting list of the Chinese team can be said to be mixed. Let the fans and friends report the good news first. The 19-year-old forward Zhang Yuning has won the trust of Gao Hongbo. This game will serve as the bridgehead of the Chinese team’s striker to usher in his first official game in the national team career!”

Some fans showed joyful expressions, while others were a little disappointed.They already guessed what He Wei was going to say next.

"There is another bad news. I believe fans may have already guessed it. Wen Zhihao still missed the start in this game. Fans want to see the two stars of the Eredivisie team play together on behalf of the national team, and they need to wait patiently."

Papa Wen and fans who are "Wen fans" can only shake their heads helplessly.

Zhang Yuning, who sits on the bench in the Eredivisie, can occupy the starting lineup, but Wen Zhihao, who shines in the entire Eredivisie, can only sit on the bench in the national team!

There is no harm without comparison.It does look ironic.But as a fan, it can only be a sigh.

Is his national team debut really that difficult?
PS: Today's update is here, everyone has been waiting for a long time!
Tomorrow's update is brought forward to [-]:[-] pm. Dad's birthday, so I don't have time at night.

(End of this chapter)