Chinese champion

Chapter 236 Brilliant Road Luck
The one-week training was over soon. After the initial freshness, some national team players began to look down on Menotti, the head coach, and Maradona, the consultant. Menotti just Sitting quietly on the sidelines watching the team's training, Maradona is much more active, always scurrying around on the field, pointing out the lack of movement of a certain player from time to time, but rarely There are those who can understand, and the language barrier is also a very important aspect. Except Pei Wei and the others who can communicate well with Maradona and understand, the others are half-understandable. Later, Maradona also He simply ignored others and concentrated on explaining his experience to Pei Wei, Zhu Jun, and Zhang Qi.

He Jin and Feng Yu admired Menotti more and more. In this short one-week training, Menotti actually found out the technical background of more than 30 players quietly. In the private communication, Menotti's few words made the eyeballs of the two of them almost protrude, that's awesome!In such a short period of time, he has already mastered the technical and tactical abilities of all the players in the national team. He has observed that at least a dozen people in the national team do not meet the standards. Go around the country and watch other capable players.

In fact, this is why Fang Yatao mainly hires foreign teachers, especially a coach with a high level like Menotti. He has nothing to do with domestic players and only selects talents according to the strength of the players. The mouth of some undrafted players.

The quarter-finals will begin in February. The Chinese team is divided into Group A, along with South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan. This time, there are four places for qualifying in Asia. That is to say, the Chinese team must win the group spot. The top two will qualify for the 2006 World Cup.

Well, time is very tight, and Menotti's responsibility is heavy.

But after passing the hurdle of the quarter-finals, Menotti still has plenty of time to prepare.

After the training camp, the overseas players of the Chinese team returned to their respective clubs one after another. On January 1, the major European leagues will resume play again. They are really tired.

Pei Wei participated in this round of the league as the main force, and their opponent is Livorno at home.

After the rest, the Inter Milan players performed well. They completely suppressed the home team. After half a season of running-in, Mancini has determined the main lineup. Behind Pei Wei, Cambiasso and Zanetti are placed. Two players with strong defensive ability, Stankovic is on his side to assist. In fact, the midfield combination of Inter Milan is already very close to their city rival AC Milan, except that AC Milan's Gattuso is in the position It's a right midfielder, while Inter Milan's Cambiasso is just a left midfielder...

In the 24th minute of the first half, when Pei Wei broke through and passed the ball to Stankovic, he was knocked out of the baseline by the opposing defender, and then he personally took a corner kick. The ball landed very well and assisted Materac from close range The header was the first to break the deadlock.

After scoring the goal, Materac took the initiative to hug Pei Wei who assisted him. Pei Wei finally used his strength to impress this reckless man who had always had some prejudices against him. This also means that after half a season, Pei Wei has completely integrated into the team.

Pei Wei, who had another assist, became more and more courageous in the battle. His breakthrough and scoring made Livorno's defenders embarrassed. If they concentrated their forces to stare at him, Pei Wei would pass the ball out immediately. Stankovic is not good, let alone in front of them, there are two threatening forwards, Martins and Vieri.

No.403 minutes, Pei Wei got rid of the defender lying in front of him after a fake fax dunk, and then immediately volleyed from the front of the penalty area. The ball flew into the goal against the goal post, 2:0, Inter Milan expanded Score advantage!

After scoring the goal, Pei Wei was extremely excited, not only because this goal was his third league goal this season, but also because before this goal, he perfectly taught Maradona to him. incorporated into its own technology.

When he was dribbling the ball at the front of the penalty area, he first looked at Martins in front of him, and then made a fake pass. Smash the ball and make any reaction, and the goal becomes a matter of course.

"Ferlando, Pei seems to be better than before. It seems that he learned some tricks somewhere, but it works!" Watching the team expand the score, Mancini was in a good mood and said to Oros. Said.

"Probably learned something from Diego during the training camp of the Chinese team..." Oros said with a smile. Now that Maradona has become a consultant for the Chinese national team has become a well-known secret. Inter Milan Naturally, the upper and lower ranks have also heard about it.

"Well, that's not bad. Pei's progress is also the wealth of our Inter Milan. Now we really want to thank the Chinese Football Association for its generosity!" Mancini rubbed his chin and smiled.

"Juan's injury has healed, how do you plan to arrange the two of them?" Oros looked at Veron who was sitting on the other side watching the game with his face turned, and asked Mancini a very realistic question.

"From now on, it seems that Pei's condition is very good, the players have also adapted to playing with him, and the results are also very good, but he is still young, there are so many competition tasks this season, and his physical strength is not enough for him to participate. All the games, and he will go back to China to participate in the World Cup qualifiers...I think Juan will be a good supplement when he is not around." Mancini said without looking back.

"Does that mean the rotation is dominated by Pei Wei..." Oros thought.

"There will be another league game three days later. Pei Wei just flew back from China and played this game again. His physical strength may be a little lacking. Let Juan play that game, just to see what we do when Pei doesn't play. What about the offense?"

Mancini's judgment was correct. In the second half, Pei Wei was exhausted. After all, he hadn't had a good rest during the winter break. In addition, he worked very hard in this game, so his movements gradually slowed down. slowed down.

Even so, Inter Milan still expanded their advantage again in the second half. Vieri, who has been in good form recently, dribbled the ball past three defenders in a row and then passed the ball to Stankovic in the penalty area. Jalombaldo is brought down and takes a penalty.

Popo personally scored the penalty, 3:0, Inter Milan beat their opponents and won four consecutive victories in the league.

In another league game, Udinese, where Hu Yong is located, lost 0:2 away to Sampdoria, leaving only two points ahead of Inter Milan, and three days later in the No.18 round Among them, Inter Milan's opponent is Sampdoria, which made them suffer.

In the standings, Sampdoria and Inter Milan have the same points, but only ranked fifth because of the disadvantage of goal difference. For Inter Milan coach Mancini, this game also has a special meaning. The best time of his career was spent in Sampdoria, and he was the captain of Sampdoria for many years. Facing his old club, Mancini had mixed feelings in his heart.

In this game, Mancini played Veron in the midfield, and Pei Wei sat on the bench. He had no objection to this arrangement. Originally, Inter Milan was not always the main player like in Mallorca. Competition.

What's more, I've been too tired recently, and I couldn't run anymore in the last game. It seems that I still need to exercise my physical strength.

Standing on the court, Veron felt a long-lost excitement in his heart.

I haven't played for several games... Pei Wei is younger than me, faster than me, and I am afraid that even my skills are now superior to my own, not to mention that he is already a player of Inter Milan, and he is just a player. Being on loan, no wonder he has surpassed himself and become the main force now...

But am I going to admit defeat like this?no way!I'm not old enough to make a career in Serie A!

Veron said secretly in his heart, and strode onto the court.

In the 7th minute, Adriano received a pass from Veron, and Vieri made a two-for-one cooperation and broke into the penalty area to shoot, but the result was wide.

In the 8th minute, Adriano and Stankovic hit the wall at the front of the penalty area and then passed the ball into the penalty area. Cambiasso shot directly and was pushed out of the crossbar by the opposing goalkeeper.

No. In the 11th minute, Veron scored the ball, and Adelaide missed the long shot 25 meters away from the goal.

No. In the 19th minute, Veron passed the ball to Vieri, Popo stopped the ball to Adelaide with his chest, Adelaide's direct shot was confiscated by Antonioli.

No.203 minutes, Veron curved the ball to Vieri, Vieri knocked across the edge of the penalty area, Cambiasso turned and shot was resolved by Antonioli.

No.209 minutes, Adriano stopped the ball in the chest, Stankovic volleyed with his left foot 17 meters in front of the goal and missed the left post.

No.309 minutes, Falcone fouled Adriano, Veron took a free kick from the right to the front point, Vieri shook his head and attacked the close corner eight meters in front of the goal, Antonioli made another miraculous save and fell Ground the ball out of the baseline.

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The entire first half became Inter Milan's offensive performance. Veron, who hadn't played for a long time, was active and kept passing good balls for the two forwards. Eli's two threatening shots were resolved by the opponent's goalkeeper's miraculous performance, but although the score was still 0:0, everyone could see that Inter Milan had an absolute advantage.

The fans at Meazza's home court sang and danced. The team's performance has been very good recently, and the fans have become more enthusiastic. They are looking forward to the team's five-game winning streak and narrowing the gap with Juventus again.

But no one can tell what happened on the football field. Sampdoria, who was suppressed for 10 minutes before the end of the first half, scored a goal in their only threatening attack!
No.404 minutes, Sampdoria played a quick match, Diana responded to the direct pass from his partner on the right rib, and directly transferred the ball with his left foot to the penalty area on the other side. Veron returned to defend and blocked Tonetto's Body position, but Tonetto took advantage of his size and stretched out his left foot to volley the goal with a very small angle on the left side of the penalty area. Toldo blocked the close corner, and Cordoba failed to return to the position. The ball flew into the goal In the unguarded far corner, Inter Milan fell behind 0:1.

The goal silenced the fans of Inter Milan, and Mancini was furious from the sidelines, but it still couldn't change the result of Sampdoria's 1-0 lead in the first half.

Inter Milan shot [-] times, nine times on target, but none of them scored. Sampdoria shot three times, and only one shot on target, but it was this shot that scored the only goal in the entire first half.

What is luck?This is called luck. The football field is full of unfair but speechless luck. However, it is this unexpected situation that makes football full of unknowns. Part of the charm.

Irrelevant fans can feel the drama about it, but it's not a pleasant feeling to be the protagonist in it, and also the protagonist of the side behind.

Veron was equally unlucky as Inter Milan. The poor Argentine veteran played very well in the first half, passing at least five threatening passes. Unfortunately, Alder and Viert in front of him Li didn't grasp any of them, which made him very depressed.

Mancini didn't make a substitution at half-time, the players had done a good enough job on the field, it was just bad luck.

Veron's shot was blocked, and he immediately got the ball and passed it to the front of the penalty area. Stankovic's shot was too right and was punched out of the penalty area by Antonioli, but the ball soon fell to Stankovic's feet again. The black forcibly broke through the right and then made a pass, but Adelaide's header missed the back post.

There was a sigh in the stands, and Pei Wei, who was sitting on the bench, also waved.

"Too bad luck!" Pei Wei yelled, and Recoba, who was sitting next to him, smiled: "There is no way to do it. Sometimes you may not win if you have an advantage. Football is like this."

Pei Wei clenched his fists: "But I don't believe their luck will always be so good! As long as we hold our breath, we will score sooner or later!"

"Hehe, I believe it too, but..." Recoba blinked: "Pei, get ready, the coach may send us!"

"How do you know?" Pei Wei was taken aback.

Recoba smiled, but there was a bit of bitterness in his smile: "This is the preparation you need to be a substitute!"

Before Pei Wei could speak, he heard Mancini's voice from the side: "Pei! Obama! Alvaro! Go warm up!"

"Understood!" Recoba agreed very quickly, and when he got up, he pulled Pei Wei who was still in a daze.

(End of this chapter)