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Chapter 254

In the first round against Honduras, Long Bisheng sat on the bench and watched the entire game.

Honduras entered the World Youth Championship as No.4 in North America. A major feature of this World Youth Championship is the absence of many strong teams. For example, the number one football power in North America, Mexico, the former two World Youth Championship champions Argentina, the veteran Asian team, Japan, one of the world youth championship runners-up, and France, one of the European powerhouses, have been absent from this World Youth Championship. Honduras is also very lucky to be able to appear in the World Youth Championship. , In this way, relying on the goal difference advantage to catch the last train of the World Youth Championship.

This team's defense is quite good, otherwise it would not have zero seals in the game, the Spanish team known as "the last purely technical flow", but it is lackluster in offense. After all, there are only one shooter like Suazo in Honduras.

Ding Yu sent a [-] formation in this game, and this formation has always been the main player of the China Youth Team in the Asian Youth Championship - goalkeeper Wu Bufan, four defenders Gao Zhifa, Chen Jian, Li Jie and Huang Zhenghong. The most powerful part, the forwards are Dong Fanghong from Dalian and Zhong Tao from Yunjiatianyu, a typical combination of one high and one fast.

After the start of the game, the Chinese youth team quickly gained the upper hand in the midfield. Except for the teams from South America and Europe, the teams from other continents seemed to be unable to find four midfielders who played in the top European leagues. What's more, these four midfielders were all from Yunjiatianyu Club at the same time, and they had stayed in the same dormitory for four years, so there was no problem in cooperating!
After playing in Spain for four years, Dai Guangming has shown more and more the demeanor of a midfielder. La Liga itself is a league that advocates technology and offense. Dai Guangming is even more comfortable in this environment. He has to compete with the most outstanding technical players in the world almost every week. Dai Guangming's growth can be described as rapid.

Only 15 minutes into the game, Dai Guangming instigated three threatening attacks in the midfield, and one of them was a long-range shot by himself, and the ball hit the post hard and popped out.

Under his instigation, the surrounding breakthroughs and Zhang Yi's crosses began to show their power. Zhong Tao kept cruising in the penalty area, looking for opportunities to score goals. Dong Fanghong, who was only four centimeters shorter than Long Bisheng, effectively attracted the attention of the opponent's central defender. The Chinese team had an obvious advantage on the field.

"Honduras is not that good, the midfielder has been suppressed like this." Long Bisheng, who watched the game, muttered to himself.

Ding Yu next to him laughed: "Our Chinese football is developing very fast now. Honduras is not a particularly strong team in North America... Besides, this Chinese youth team has the most players in Europe ever. The team! Even the team that had Messi in the last session may not be able to beat you. Honduras cannot pose too many threats to us, and neither can other opponents in the group stage. This grouping is great. Our real test is in the knockout stage!"

"But the knockout round is the most accident-prone." Long Bisheng replied after thinking about it.

Ding Yu smiled appreciatively: "That's right, especially the World Youth Championship is divided into six groups, and after qualifying, the match will be re-drawn... It is because of this that the last Chinese youth team will meet Argentina in advance... So in the group stage, we have to hide our strength."

"That should be." Long Bisheng nodded: "But how to hide it?"

Ding Yu showed a sly smile: "Aaron, then I will wrong you..."

"Coach, you smile so scary." Long Bisheng looked at Ding Yu vigilantly: "What do you want to do?"

Ding Yu chuckled, and goose bumps appeared on Long Bisheng's body.

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"This is the CCTV Sports Channel. Now we are broadcasting sports news for you. In a match in Group F of the World Youth Championship at [-]:[-] p.m. BJ time yesterday, the China Youth Team easily defeated the Honduras team from South America [-]-[-]. Midfielder Dai Guangming and striker Dong Fanghong each scored a goal for the China Youth Team. The following is the speech of the China Youth Team head coach Ding Yu at the post-match press conference."

Ding Yu’s face appeared on the TV screen, and he said with a smile on his face: “I am very satisfied with the team’s performance. Honduras is not weak. The victory in this game has greatly increased the possibility of our group qualifying. Our next match is the South African team. South Africa is the host country of the World Cup next year, and its strength is also very good. The next game is related to whether we can occupy a favorable position in the knockout stage.”

"Why didn't Long Bisheng, who scored seven goals in the six rounds of the Championship, not play?" A Chinese reporter stood up and asked, probably the only Chinese reporter who knew the members of the China Youth Team well: "Is it related to Leeds United forcing him to participate in the sixth round of the Championship?"

Ding Yu still had a smile on his face, but he scolded the reporter enough in his heart--except for those players who have already attracted the attention of others in the top leagues, few players who participated in the World Youth Championship can find detailed information.

He was cursing in his heart, but the smile on Ding Yu's face became bigger: "It does matter, because he just joined us yesterday, and today he just reversed the jet lag. This kind of physical condition is not suitable for the game, and Dong Fanghong's performance is also very good. He scored the second goal to seal the victory. In the Chinese youth team, there is no absolute main force. Whoever can win, I will send whoever plays."

The reason given by Ding Yu was impeccable, and the reporter nodded and sat down.

The scene cut back to the studio, a hand reached out, and turned off the TV with a snap.

Long Yuyun withdrew his hand and muttered: "What's the matter with this guy Ding Yu? We don't let Aaron play on the field, so I have to ask him to clarify next time!"

Fan Yuhan, who was sitting next to him, smiled wryly and shook his head—the instructor retired with Long Bisheng, and the two old partners didn't want to leave either. This travel agency was jointly run by two people: "Your Aaron has joined the junior team anyway, and my Pengfei? I didn't make it to the big list!"

"All right, all right, your son is good enough. There are only a dozen or so players in Europe at his age in the whole country... The fact that he didn't make it to the China Youth Team was nothing more than that he didn't play much last season. He will definitely have a chance to play in the second division this season!"

"I hope so." Fan Yuhan nodded, but he smiled wryly in his heart - he still wants to play in the Second Division, why did he transfer last season?I wasted a year in vain, son, I hope this lesson can make you mature...

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In the second game against South Africa, Long Bisheng was still a substitute.

The starting lineup of the China Youth team was exactly the same as the first game against Honduras. Dai Guangming was closely marked by the opponent. At this time, other midfielders stepped forward.

After the start of the second half, he broke through quickly on the left. When everyone thought he was going to pass the ball into the penalty area, he unexpectedly hoisted the ball to the top of the penalty area. After that, Hu Gandang volleyed the ball without stopping.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Yi made a cross from the right, Dong Fanghong made a feint shot, and Zhong Tao shot the goal from a small angle at the back. It was 10-[-] and the China Youth Team sealed the victory.

After Dai Guangming, who performed well in the first game, was marked to death by the opponent, the collective explosion of other midfielders caused the South African team to suffer even more. This result also made people pay more attention to the four midfielders of the China Youth Team - two from La Liga, one from Ligue [-], and one from Eredivisie - although their teams are all mid-lower teams, how can they be ordinary people who can play the main force in these top league teams!

The outstanding performance of Dai Guangming and the others successfully attracted enough attention, and Long Bisheng became unknown. Although Long Bisheng came on as a substitute for Dong Fanghong in the second half, he did not show his ability to run in a wide range and hold the ball with his back under the instruction of Ding Yu.

This is exactly what Ding Yu wants to see!In such a group with a relatively weak average strength, the China Youth Team does not need to show their full strength at all, and of course they cannot hide their strength too much. The outstanding performance of Dai Guangming and others is a prerequisite for occupying a relatively good position in the group.
In the third round of the group stage, only one point is needed to ensure that the Chinese youth team, which ranks first in the group, will send most of the substitute players to play. Long Bisheng is starting for the first time in this World Youth Championship. His task is still very simple-to be an enhanced version of Dong Fanghong.

Facing Hungary, the weakest of the six teams in Europe, the China Youth Team, which dispatched most of the substitutes, still won the victory. Long Bisheng scored the only goal of the game with a header in the No.608 minute.
(End of this chapter)