World Cup of Great Powers

The game site was full of spectators.

Even in the third group match, which was guaranteed to qualify, the main stand was still full of red fans.

A few minutes ago, these fans were still disappointed and regretful for the goal conceded by the China Youth Team.

But now, there is only cheering left in the stands.

"Haha, as expected of Coach Zeng! Evening the score at the last moment!"

"I really underestimated Coach Zeng. Even with all the substitutes under him, he can play such a beautiful ball!"

"The last pass of the ball was good, it was really beautiful!"

"I remember this is the direct descendant of Coach Zeng, right? After all, he has been to Brazil, even the youngest one is so good!"

The fans talked and praised again and again.

Although Zhu Guanghu's face was full of joy, he always muttered a few words of frustration.

"Discuss this kid, pass it on as soon as he runs fast!"

"What do you always use this flower work for?"

"Always learn from Zhang Xiaorui, what's so good about it?"

Hearing this, Zeng Zheng finally couldn't take it anymore.

Before I fell behind, I didn't say a word, and I let you nagging in my ear.

Now that the team has evened, why are you still dissatisfied?
This is obviously nitpicking!

"Coach Zhu, after discussing, he is also a player who has been with us for five years. Don't you know his character?"

Zeng Zheng said, "I think the last pass is beautiful and wonderful."

"We need players on our team who can be unrestrained in moments like this, and make people shine."

"Besides, in the situation just now, he could pass it on earlier."

"If it was passed earlier, did Shao Jiayi run in place?"

"Who surrounded this point in front of the door?"

"It's a good ball if he can pass the ball in the middle at that time, no matter how he passes it!"

Facing Zeng Zheng's retort, Zhu Guanghu said awkwardly: "Xiao Zeng, I'm not saying that Xiao Yi's biography is not good."

"It's that there's really no need to play such fancy balls."

"These Jianlibao children are spoiled by you."

"Let me remind you, if this continues, it will be difficult to control these boys when they grow up!"

It has to be said that although Zhu Guanghu's ability to coach and lead the team is poor, he is proficient in management.

Zeng Zheng also knew what he meant.

Smooth the edges and corners of the players, so that everyone can play football in a well-behaved manner.

There is no variety, no alternative, and no thorns, isn't this team easy to lead?

Zeng Zheng doesn't agree with the idea of ​​the older coaches at all.

The characters of the players are all smoothed out, and they are all ducks filled out by exam-oriented education. It is strange that this team can really achieve results!

So when the deliberative ran to the sidelines to celebrate with Zeng Zheng, Zeng Zheng directly gave a thumbs up.

"Okay, Xiao Yi, my trust is not in vain!"

"It's a beautiful pass!"

"Don't look at the one who scored the goal, but in my opinion, you are the most beautiful boy on the field!!!"

"Hee hee hee~~~"

He wiped his nose proudly after discussing the discussion.

I am happier to be praised by Zeng Zheng than to score a goal.

The score became 1 to 1, and the draw was repeated.

There were goals, there were ties.

This kind of game process is enough to make the fans' hearts reach a climax, and it is also enough to make those yin and yang monsters shut their mouths.

Especially the negotiated flower arrangement assists.

Now there are no fans to talk about how many goals this substitute Chinese youth team made in the whole game, and they are all immersed in this wonderful assist.

In particular, several Nigerian volunteers in the stands shouted loudly in the Chinese they just learned: "Shang, Shang, good ball, good ball!"

And those two female college students from Egypt kept shouting bluntly: "I love you, I love you!"

There is not much game time left.

Players from both sides felt a little helpless when they played here.

When the whistle sounded for the end of the game, the players on the bench looked at Zeng Zheng in bewilderment.

"Boss Zeng, should we run to the stage to celebrate now?"

In the three group matches, both China Youth Team and Mali Team had two wins and one tie.

The two sides have the same points, the same goal difference, the same number of goals, and the same outcome.

Who is number one in Group D?

For this reason, the post-match press conference was postponed for nearly an hour.

When the coaches of the two sides appeared in front of the media with the captains, the expressions on their faces were completely opposite.

"Fortunately, we became the number one in the group!" Zeng Zheng said happily into the microphone, "Look, even with the full bench lineup, I have fulfilled my promise!"

On the other side, coach Mali looked bitter.

"I have to admit that the Chinese team has better luck than us."

"In the draw just now, we lost to the Chinese team."

"But even if we are second in the group, we have a chance to advance to the round of 16."

"I believe in the strength of the players."

"The round of [-] is definitely not our end."

After three group matches, the two teams still need a draw to determine the winner.

This is also impossible.

After the coaches of both sides signed the consent form, the Mali team was less lucky and lost to Zeng Zheng.

That's not much to say.

Anyway, everyone is joining hands to qualify. Facing such a result, there is no other way but to admit that it is unlucky.

On April 4, all group matches ended, and the top 11 of this World Youth Championship was released.

Portugal and Uruguay in Group D seem to have expected their fate long ago.

After 90 minutes, the two sides tied 0-0, and no one was able to tell the winner.

The third team in Group D only accumulated 1 point and was decisively eliminated.

In fact, in the third place of the six groups, the 4 teams that advanced all scored more than 4 points.

In other words, even if there is a winner between Uruguay and Portugal, the final outcome is also elimination and going home.

From this point of view, the two teams of Uruguay and Portugal really have "foresight".

After the China Youth Team won the first place in Group D, they met a third-placed team in the quarter-finals, which was Cameroon in Group E.

This result also made the Mali team a lot more balanced.

The reason is that although Cameroon qualified as the third place in the group, they have the same points in Group E as Tate Lao Mei and Little Days. They all have two wins and one loss with 6 points, but the goal difference is less and they are ranked third. That's all.

So even if the China Youth Team won the first place in Group D by drawing lots, they will still face a strong team in the quarter-finals.

What's more, in the eyes of the outside world, Cameroon in Group E is obviously stronger than Little Days and Da Laomei.

Sai Weng lost his horse, how do you know it is not a blessing?
Although the Chinese youth team won the lottery, the opponents they got were not satisfactory.

Regarding this result, Wang Junsheng and others also nodded in recognition.

In history, including this time, the China Youth Team has entered the World Youth Championship four times.

The best results are the top 85 in 8 and the previous session.

Of course, the quality of the two top 8 must be different.

The last World Youth Championship was expanded to 24 teams, and the middle and young teams were able to reach the top 8, which is already very remarkable.

As long as he enters the quarterfinals of this World Youth Championship, Wang Junsheng will have an explanation after returning.

And for each player, in addition to winning, the bonus for the quarterfinals is as high as 3W5.

In 99, this amount of money was already not a small amount.

After entering the top [-], the China Youth Team rushed from Enugu to Kano State.

Kano is a historical ancient city in Nigeria, located on the southwestern edge of the Sahara Desert, on the upper plateau of the Hadja River.

It was originally a traffic fortress for camel caravan trade between West Africa and North Africa and East Africa across the Sahara Desert. It is known as the "Desert Port".

Along the way, several cheeky middle-aged and young players gathered around the two female volunteers, chattering and teaching each other how to speak Chinese.

After learning that Shangjia already had a girlfriend, the two female college student volunteers became interested in Shao Jiayi again.

"One, can we call you that?"

Shao Jia blushed and scratched the back of his head.

Logically speaking, he should translate "plus one" into English to introduce himself.

And it is not difficult for foreigners to pronounce "plus one" in Chinese.

But the problem is that these foreigners can save as much as they can, and they don't have the concept of Chinese pronunciation of names.

After hearing that the ending of Shao Jiayi was only one syllable, they happily called it that.

"Well, call it whatever you want."

Seeing Shao Jia nod his head, Lolita and Leila's eyes lit up, and each grabbed Shao Jia's hand.

"One, we'll show you the palmistry."

Zheng Zhi, who was kneeling on the seat, was about to cry when he saw this, and bit the water out of the chair cushion with his upper and lower teeth.

"Woooooo, I taught them palm reading!"

As soon as I got off the train in Kano, I saw a group of overseas Chinese, overseas students and fans holding signs to welcome the coming Chinese youth team.

At the reception banquet, Zeng Zheng raised his wine glass.

"Don't worry, we will definitely go all out in the next game and live up to everyone's expectations!"

"Coach Zeng, we believe in you!"

"That's right, Coach Zeng, we are the biggest dark horses in this World Youth Championship, you must be black to the end!"

"Come on Coach Zeng, the fans don't have to worry. We have already organized thousands of fans, and the team will definitely feel at home on the day of the game!"

The overseas Chinese are enthusiastic.

In their eyes, Zeng Zheng, who can bring the national football team to the top [-] of the World Cup, played a "little" World Youth Championship, isn't it easy to catch?
Although the opponents in the quarter-finals are not good, compared with other teams that started on the 14th, the China Youth Team can take one more day off.

On April 4th, at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, the China Youth Team faced their first opponent in the knockout round, Cameroon.

For this game, the Sani Abacha Stadium, which could only accommodate 18000 fans, squeezed in more than [-] fans.

Obviously, the World Cup made many Nigerian fans understand and recognize the Chinese team.

In their view, as a third world country, the Chinese team is much more pleasing to the eyes than those strong European and American teams.

Cameroon, the African lion, has a fierce press, a solid overall defense, and obvious advantages in physical fitness.

After the opening game, the members of the China Youth Team played very hard.

The speed advantage of several players in the frontcourt could not be shown at all.

The speed of the players from Cameroon is not bad, coupled with their strong physical fitness.

Facing an African team that is stronger than Mali, the Chinese youth team seemed very passive after the opening.

Zeng Zheng said at the press conference long before the game.

"It is basically impossible for the Chinese youth team to win against African opponents by virtue of their physical fitness."

"If you want to break the game, the China Youth Team can only work hard on the overall coordination and execution ability as well as skills and tactics."

In this regard, Zeng Zheng slightly changed the 442 that the team has been using to 451.

The single arrow left Li Yi alone.

Don't you like to protect the ball?

Well, your task is to protect and respond.

If you score a goal, leave it to other offensive players behind you to complete it.

Behind Li Yi, Zhao Jun is in the center, Shao Jiayi is on the left, and Li Yan is on the right. All three of them have the ability to shoot.

Zheng Zhi and Xu Yunlong partnered with double midfielders, and Zeng Zheng gave them permission to advance and assist.

After more than ten minutes of adaptation after the opening, Shao Jia broke through again and again at the beginning, hoping to make something on the left.

Cameroon, who noticed it, immediately deployed heavy troops on the right side of its own side. As long as Shao Jia got the ball one by one, he would be strictly guarded by the opponent.

This is also understandable.

Shao Jiayi can be said to be the most eye-catching player of the China Youth Team in this World Youth Championship.

Cameroon strictly guards him, and Zeng Zheng has long been mentally prepared for this.

Anyway, the Chinese youth team has a lot of offensive points.

If you can't open the left, you can play the middle, and if you can't open the middle, you can play the right.

The strength of the three roads is balanced, each has its own characteristics and does not have too many shortcomings.

Coupled with the cooperation of Zheng Zhi and Xu Yunlong in the midfielder, the China Youth Team gradually fought against the opponent.

In the 22nd minute, Zhao Jun retreated to meet the midfield ball, suddenly pulled the ball to the outside, turned around and got rid of it.

In fact, in Liaozu, Zhao Junzhe is not an offensive midfielder.

Like Li Tie, he is a hard-working engineer midfielder.

But in terms of innate physical fitness, the difference between Zhao Junzhe and Li Tie, Zheng Zhi and others is not 01:30.

The east corner is lost, and the mulberry elm is harvested.

Zhao Junzhe's golf intelligence, footwork, breakthrough and organizational skills can completely allow him to play smoothly in the midfielder position.

Although he is not a full-time attacking midfielder himself, Zhao Junzhe's omnipotent performance in the midfield also made Zhao Junzhe Zeng Zheng's favorite player in this World Youth Championship.

The most important thing is that Zhao Jun folded his left and right feet to balance.

Put him in the middle, and he has the ability to play both left and right.

When seeing Zhao Jun zhe dribble to the left, Cameroon's defensive focus hastily shifted to this side.

Seeing this, the Liaozu teenager kicked up immediately and transferred the ball to the right.

On this side, Li Yan jumped high, stopped the ball with his chest, and made a decisive cross.

Li Yi, who was ambushing in the penalty area, desperately grabbed the first point in the middle, and swung the ball back to Shao Jiayi who was in the middle.

The latter nudged the far corner, and the Cameroon goalkeeper leaped forward and gave the China Youth Team a corner kick.

The goal was not scored, but the Cameroon goalkeeper's wonderful side attack aroused the applause of the fans.

After getting up, the young Cameroonian goalkeeper also punched hard, inspiring his teammates to defend the attack of the Chinese youth team.

The players performed very well, but the Cameroon coach frowned.

He can't understand the center of gravity of the Zhongqing team's offense!

Shao Jiayi, who scored two goals in this World Youth Championship, is the main attacker.

But how do you feel that the offensive threats of other Chinese youth team members are not small?
The most important thing is, is the single arrow in the front of the Chinese team the main target?

Why is it that this guy is either protecting the ball or on the way to protect the ball until now.

Finally, I have a chance, and I also serve as a ball to my teammates.

If this is the case, is it still necessary for me to guard against him?

But if you don't look at him and let him get the ball comfortably in the frontcourt, what's wrong with this guy shooting directly?
The Cameroon coach hesitated for a long time.

He commanded many times in offense, but in defense, he seldom uttered a word

In the 25th minute, the attack of the China Youth Team came again.

This time, after Shao Jiayi leaned on the opponent's defender on the left to catch the ball with his chest, he pulled the opponent with one hand and twisted his body hard.

Due to grasping the opponent's jersey, centrifugal force did not throw Shao Jiayi away.

Instead, he took advantage of this opportunity to turn nearly 180 degrees on the spot, and successfully swapped positions with the opponent behind him.

Seeing such an extraordinary performance, Cameroon exploded in the backcourt instantly, and hurriedly assigned a large number of defensive forces to surround them.

Shao Jia took the ball and accelerated all the way. Seeing the bottom line getting closer and closer, he suddenly kicked the ball with his left foot and kicked the ball to the top of the arc with his right foot.

No bottom cross? ? ?

A series of Cameroon defenders came to a screeching halt.

But the ball still rolled to the center against their heels.

Facing the opponent's goalkeeper, Zhao Junzhe, who was following up, threw a kick directly.

"Bang!!!"

The ball hit the right post hard and bounced off the baseline.

Looking at the constantly shaking goal, the hearts of the Cameroon players are also trembling.

How many offensive routes does the Chinese team have?
Who is their main attacker? ? ?