World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 246 Another Big Victory

Since the 8-0 victory in the opening game, all eyes in Asia have been focused on the Chinese team.

Even some small-time fans feel that the champion of this Asian Cup is none other than the Chinese team.

Even so, Indonesia did not lose confidence in defeating the Chinese team.

According to the observation after the game, the most surprising thing for Li Huajun and others is that the pace of Indonesia's competition is faster than that of the Chinese team!

Amidst the voices of the audience wave after wave, Indonesia finally drew with Kuwait 0-0.

Facing the reporter's question, Li Huajun said: "Kuwait's game is so ordinary, it's not interesting."

"On the other hand, the Indonesian team, which we didn't have much contact with in the past, has very special counterattacks. Their bodies are not strong enough, but their midfielders and forwards are very flexible. "

In addition to Zeng Zheng's statement that we should try our best to win the game against Indonesia, several other coaches think that it is difficult for us to guarantee a clean sheet against Indonesia, but the problem of winning should not be a big problem.

Not only that, Indonesia's number one killer, No. 21 striker Putilai, who is known as the "Red-Haired Man", said when facing Chinese reporters: "We want to draw with the Chinese team just like we drew with Kuwait."

"Of course, we also have the possibility to beat the Chinese team. The Chinese team has lost to so many weak teams before. Why can't we lose to us this time?"

"As for the 8-0 victory over South Korea in the opening match?"

"Then what does it matter to us?"

"If we can draw 0-0 with the Chinese team in this game, does that mean we can also score 8 goals against South Korea?"

Different from the presumptuousness of the players, Indonesian coach Nadal analyzed it more objectively: "The overall strength of the Chinese team is definitely stronger than ours. Whether it is height, strength, or physical strength, the Chinese team is better than us."

"But we hope to play with speed and create opportunities to beat the Chinese team in the counterattack. Set-pieces are also the way we hope to beat the Chinese team."

Indonesia's "bald goalkeeper" Hendro, who became famous in the draw with Kuwait, also said: "The attack power of the Chinese team must be more fierce than that of Kuwait. Their air strikes are terrifying."

"Although my height is only 1.7 meters seven, I am not afraid of the Chinese high ball. I believe that I have the ability to keep the tall forwards of the Chinese team out."

Although Indonesia is full of confidence, their announced formation does not make the fans optimistic.

Because they also play 352!

The "strikers" Putiraj and Kurniawan are killers that have caused headaches for many Asian teams' defenses.

Puti Rai, No. 21, is currently playing for the Hong Kong Dictator team. He firmly believes that the Chinese team could not even beat the Hong Kong team, so we have the confidence to upset the Chinese team.

No. 10 Kurniawan is Indonesia's number one star and is currently playing for a third-tier team in the Netherlands. He is known as "Indonesian Platini".

Midfielder No. 9 Uston is the absolute core, and his passing vision and accuracy of passing the ball are top-notch.

The "Three Musketeers of Attack" composed of Putirai, Kurniawan and Uston will be the key for the Indonesian team to compete against the Chinese team.

Coupled with the draw with Kuwait in the first game, for Indonesia, as long as the group stage is also tied with the Chinese team, the possibility of qualifying will be greatly increased.

"So, Indonesia is not a 'fish belly' in the eyes of others."

"It is said that they trained in the Netherlands for more than a month for this Asian Cup."

"We, Bangzi and Kuwait all wanted to take three points from Indonesia. Now that Kuwait has failed, I think we should learn from it."

Li Huajun talked a lot.

But in the end, he was interrupted by Zeng Zheng.

"Brother Jun, as an assistant coach, you are indeed very careful in your pre-match observation and analysis. I must give you [-]% in this regard."

Hearing the words "one hundred points", the corners of Li Huajun's mouth could not help but curl up.

In response to the evaluation Zeng Zheng gave him, Li Huajun immediately felt that the hard work he had done these days was not in vain.

"but."

At this time, Han Tao muttered something in a low voice.

As Zeng Zheng's longest assistant, Han Tao knew Zeng Zheng's way too well.

Sure enough, the corners of Li Huajun's raised mouth hadn't settled yet, and Zeng Zheng's "but" just blurted out.

"Brother Jun, it's just Indonesia, there's really no need."

"what???"

Li Huajun and Li Hui froze in place immediately.

Wasn't it still [-]% just now?
How did it become unnecessary in the blink of an eye?

The two immediately looked at Zeng Zheng eagerly, hoping that he would give a reasonable explanation.

Zeng Zheng couldn't bear to see two former international players who were older than him staring at him with such pitiful expressions.

"Brother Jun, Brother Hui, it is right to use all your strength when a lion fights a rabbit. We must not underestimate any opponent."

"But there is also a saying that you can't kill a chicken with a sledgehammer."

"That is to say, don't worry about how hyped the chicken is."

"Kun is just Kun, I will never learn how to play basketball!"

"Brother Jun, Brother Hui, the strength of this Asian team is uneven."

"For some strong teams, we must pay attention."

"For some weak teams, we must learn to despise them!"

"Contempt?" Before Kun learned that he couldn't play basketball, the word contempt stunned the two of them.

"That's right, it's contempt! The high-ranking football team's contempt for the low-ranking football team!" Zeng Zheng said firmly.

"Brother Hui, when you played against the Philippines, did you ever worry about failure?"

Li Hui shook his head.

"Brother Jun, when you played for Singapore, were you ever afraid of losing?"

Li Huajun snorted lightly.

"That's it."

"It means the same thing."

"Indonesia is a paper tiger, let's just watch the players perform with peace of mind!"

"From now on, we will be the best in Asia!"

"Don't talk about Japan, South Korea, Iran, and Saudi Arabia."

"If you want to beat us, you have to be at least a team of the level of Belgium, Chile, Mexico, and Nigeria!"

Asian first class?
"Yes, we are the best in Asia!"

Zeng Zheng's speech inspired the confidence of everyone present, and at the same time made everyone think.

After winning the bronze medal in the World Youth Championship and the Olympic Games, this group of young people has completely become the main force of the national football team. After defeating their old enemy South Korea 8-0, has the Chinese team really become a top Asian team?
According to the traditional moderation thought of the Chinese people, if a tree is beautiful in the forest, it will be destroyed by the wind, and the rafters in its early years will rot first.

But now, the Chinese team, which has been engaged in youth training and leagues since 92, has accumulated a lot of money for 8 years, and it is time to stand up and test the results.

Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and become king slowly.

8 years may be short for European football; but for Asian football, it is enough to take a team to a new level!

"Coach Zeng is right!"

Li Huajun, who was the first to understand, immediately pulled his hands and tore the densely packed notebook in half.

"Against a 'big team' like Indonesia, we just need to let the players rest well and play with enough energy to play."

"Do you still do pre-match analysis?"

"If you really lose, the team will disband immediately!"

It seemed to be an atmosphere of welcoming the coaching staff, and there was also a burst of cheers on the court at this time.

Everyone looked up and saw that the Indonesian team, which the Kuwait team hadn't broken through in 90 minutes three days ago, was knocked open by the Chinese team in the first 2 minutes.

Through the playback, it can be seen that the young player Xu Yunlong hit the wall with Yang Chen on the right, and then kicked the ball diagonally to the middle.

In the penalty area in Indonesia, the golden-headed Lao Mao jumped up and shook his head at a height higher than the others.

The ball hit the post and bounced into the net, and the goalkeeper Cardico couldn't make a save.

1 to 0, the Chinese team took the lead.

The Indonesian team, which fell behind by one goal, had to give up the counter-defense style of play and began to try to take the initiative to attack and attack the Chinese team's penalty area.

In the next 3 minutes, he got three corner kicks in a row, but they were all quickly cleared by the Chinese defender.

After this short period of offensive tide, the Chinese team's counterattack became more threatening.

In the 6th minute, Yang Chen made a quick break from the left and made a pass from the bottom. The opponent's goalkeeper grabbed the ball before Su Maozhen outflanked it.

After 2 minutes, the Chinese team made a comeback.Yang Chen suddenly started after receiving a pass from his teammate in the penalty area. The opponent's defender had no choice but to pull Yang Chen to the ground in the penalty area. The referee pointed to the penalty spot without hesitation.

This is the second time Yang Chen took a penalty kick on behalf of the Chinese team in this Asian Cup. He succeeded with one hit and rewritten the score to 2-0.

After only 2 minutes, the Chinese team launched another effective offensive.

This time, it was Li Tie who stepped in and made a pass from the left, and Yang Chen shook his head to attack the goal.The ball flew to the far corner of the goal, and the opposing goalkeeper did not respond.

In this way, the Chinese team took a 10-3 lead in less than 0 minutes.

In less than 10 minutes, 3 goals.

Fans from both sides in the stands were dazzled.

Especially the Indonesian coach.

Like the "predecessor" Xu Dingmao, he looked at the court in disbelief.

All the rhetoric before the game turned into big talk.

At this moment, he finally realized the despair of the South Koreans.

South Korea defended for half an hour before being led by 3 goals, while the Indonesian team led by him lost three goals in less than 10 minutes.

In the stands, a scout from Bayern said with emotion: "Now I finally admit that the Chinese team has opened up a lot with other Asian teams."

In the following time, the Indonesian team played more and more urgently, and the stealing rate of the Chinese team in the midfield was greatly improved, and they got several good chances to score goals.

But I don't know if Yang Chen, Su Maozhen and the others were too impatient, or Shen Si and Qi Hong were unlucky, and they missed the chance to change the score.

As a last resort, the Indonesian coach asked for a substitution in the 20th minute, replacing the abnormal No. 23 Donald with No. 14 Liardi.

This substitution was 10 minutes earlier than that of South Korea.

But unlike South Korea, the substitution worked.

One minute later, the Indonesian team broke through the Chinese team's defense from the left, almost forming a one-handed goal.

Fortunately, goalkeeper Ou Chuliang attacked in time and blocked the angle of the opponent's shot.

Five minutes later, after a series of cooperation by the Indonesian team at the front of the Chinese team's penalty area, Imran made a strong long shot, and the ball flew out of the top of the Chinese team's lintel.

During the period of 20-30 minutes, Indonesia, which made a successful substitution, took the initiative on the field.

But this state lasted only 10 minutes. Without Zeng Zheng's command, the players on the field gradually adapted to the changes of the Indonesian team.

In the 30th minute, Ma Mingyu changed lanes from the left and made a breakthrough pass. Yang Chen jumped up in the middle and rushed to the top. The ball rubbed against the crossbar of the opponent's goal and flew out;
Three minutes later, Shen Si and Qi Hong made a pass from the left after the cooperation of the two club teammates. The ball passed all the defenders and fell back. Relax, shoot an "aircraft gun", and lose an excellent scoring opportunity.

But only 1 minute later, the Indonesian team returned the favor. Sakti made a strong long-range shot from outside the penalty area. Ou Chuliang dropped the ball. The ball was caught by the opponent's No. 16 player Imran near the baseline.

After Imran took the ball, he knocked back calmly, but the Indonesian player who followed up the shot did not take the right position.

This time, Ou Chuliang made up for his mistakes and intercepted the ball safely.

In the 42nd minute, Su Maozhen made a mistake in passing the ball back from midfield. Imran of the Indonesian team took two steps after stealing the ball. Seeing that the goalkeeper of the Chinese team, Ou Chuliang, was standing forward, he shot an angry shot just a little past the middle circle.

It was really dangerous. The ball hit the crossbar of the Chinese team and bounced off the bottom line. This was also the closest time for the Indonesian team to score in the first half.

Seeing this shot, Zeng Zheng immediately stopped Li Hui from directing Ou Chuliang's position to be too aggressive, but instead threw the responsibility to the midfielder.

"Don't lose the ball so casually, okay?"

"Relax after leading by 3 goals?"

"Let me be alert!"

"Take the ball back immediately after losing the ball."

"Just like the ball just now, if you really miss it, it's your responsibility!"

After commanding, Zeng Zhengcai simply explained: "There is nothing wrong with this ball Ou Chuliang."

"Our tactics require him to have this position."

"It's normal to not be able to run back the moment the ball is lost."

Li Hui asked back: "Coach Zeng, is it because of Ou Chuliang's height?"

Zeng Zheng froze for a moment, then looked at Gao Jianbin and Fu Bing on the bench.

I really have to think about whether Ou Chuliang will use a high goalkeeper or a clever goalkeeper after Ou Chuliang retires.

In the rest of the first half, although the Indonesian team continued to choose to attack, it was still the Chinese team that got the chance.

Before the end of the first half, Yang Chen faced the goal from the top side of the opponent's penalty area, and kicked a beautiful kick with the outside of his right foot. Unfortunately, the ball was not good, and the ball bounced off the opponent's crossbar.

At the same time, the whistle for the end of the first half also sounded at this time, and the Chinese team temporarily led 3-0.

There was a break at halftime, and Zeng Zheng did not choose to make substitutions.

After the start of the second half, the recovered Indonesian team continued to try to use their faster speed to attack.

After the adjustment at halftime and Zeng Zheng's reminder, the Chinese team also significantly improved the purpose of possession.

Coupled with the fact that both sides paid attention to the speed of returning to defense, the scene was in a stalemate for a while.

Five minutes later, under Zeng Zheng's reminder, the Chinese team gradually intensified their offensive efforts and once again took the initiative to set off a small wave of offensive climax.

In the 53rd minute, Yang Chen made a pass from the left, and the ball was positioned just right, but Su Maozhen, who followed up in the middle, was a little slower and missed an opportunity to hit an empty goal.

In the 57th minute, the Chinese team launched another more threatening offensive: Wu Chengying made a pass from the left, and Yang Chen and Ma Mingyu followed up in the middle and back to outflank.As a result, the two hesitated for a while, and both almost touched the ball.

But at this time, Qi Hong, who rushed into the penalty area, tenaciously caught up with the ball and hooked the ball back near the penalty spot.

Shensi followed up with an angry shot in time, but the ball hit the opponent's crossbar again and popped out.

This is no longer known as the first goal frame of the national football team.

In the stands, the fans wailed.

"Hey, isn't this stadium our home?"

"Is this goal bewitched? Why does it always block our shots?"

"These international footballers are really serious, so they can't shoot more accurately? Do they have to hit the goal frame?"

In the 65th minute, Shensi played a low arc ball from the left, but Su Maozhen rushed up to the ball but missed it cleverly. Li Tie, who followed up, was a little slower and missed the opportunity again.

After a long period of attack, the Chinese team slacked off, and the Indonesian team seized the opportunity to fight harder and harder.

As Li Tie and Zheng Zhi continued to push in, the high-profile ball of the Indonesian team had an advantage in the midfield.

However, after Li Datou passed the Olympics and the Asian Cup, his defensive skills have become more and more stable and sophisticated.

Under his timely pursuit and interception, the Indonesian forward was helpless.

Therefore, although Indonesia played a few good goals in the scene, it never got an absolute chance.

For a while, the scene of the game became dull.

After being unable to start the situation for a long time, the Indonesian team replaced the striker "Quick Horse" Bambang who played in the Netherlands, in an attempt to use his speed to tear through the Chinese team's defense.

Not long after Bambang came on the field, he used his breakthrough to win a corner kick.

After the corner kick was sent, No. 23 Liardi volleyed from the back point, and the ball hit the net beside the goal of the Chinese team, which shocked Ou Chuliang into a cold sweat.

He was not afraid of losing the ball, but he was afraid that he would lose Zeng Zheng's face by failing to win over Indonesia.

As time went on, Indonesia risked offside tactics in a desperate attempt at the back in order to be able to score.

Zeng Zheng smiled slightly after seeing it, and replaced No. 12 Su Maozhen with No. 10 Qu Shengqing;

One minute later, No. 1 Ma Mingyu was replaced by No. 19 Li Xiaopeng, with the purpose of continuing to strengthen the Chinese team's midfield blocking ability.

And use Qu Shengqing's speed in front to print behind the Nigerian team.

This change really had an immediate effect.

In the 77th minute, the goalkeeper of the Indonesian team, Kardiko, was playing with fire in front of his own goal, and Yang Chen intercepted the ball from his feet on the line of the penalty area.

Although he couldn't kick it, Yang Chen quickly knocked the ball back to Li Xiaopeng who was in a better position.

It's a pity that Li Xiaopeng didn't feel good when he first played. He adjusted too much when facing an empty goal, and finally kicked the ball away under the entanglement of the opponent's defender.

In the 80th minute, the Chinese team sent a tactical corner kick, Shen Si made a pass from the left, and Li Datou shook his head on the spot to attack the goal.

It's a pity that the ball was too straight, and the opponent's goalkeeper waited for it.

Such a fierce attack has been fruitless.

Although the game has been played to this point and the overall situation has been settled, the fans in Maojiawan are still shouting loudly, hoping that the home team will score another one before the end.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, the unremitting efforts of the Chinese team paid off 3 minutes before the end of the game.

At that time, Qu Shengqing shot from a small angle and was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.

Li Tie, who was rushing forward, was kicked stiffly, and made a clearance against the opponent's defender's big foot to steal the ball.

The ball hit Li Tie and bounced to Li Xiaopeng's feet. The latter dunked the opponent's defender with his left foot and pushed out a low ball with his right foot.

Qu Shengqing, who came back from the offside position, rushed to the horse and shot with one foot, sending the ball into the Indonesian net again.

After that, the Chinese team still had a chance to expand the score, but Wu Chengying broke into the penalty area and hit the ball high with his last shot.

In the end, the Chinese team beat Indonesia 4-0.

He won both matches in the group stage, not to mention qualifying ahead of schedule, and fulfilled Zeng Zheng's promise of a complete victory.

(End of this chapter)