Chinese champion

Chapter 49 Normal and Accidental

Argentina, with an area of ​​278 million square kilometers, is the second largest country in Latin America after Brazil.Located in the southeastern part of South America, it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Chile to the west, Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, and Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast.The terrain gradually becomes flat from west to east.The west is dominated by the rolling and majestic Andes Mountains, accounting for about one-third of the country's area. The Pampas grasslands in the east and central are famous farming and pastoral areas; the north is mainly the Gran Chaco Plain. , many swamps, forests; the south is the Patagonia Plateau.

The 2001 World Youth Championship was held here.

The grouping of the World Youth Championship has already come out. The Chinese youth team is divided into Group C, and the US team, Ukraine team and Chile team are also in the same group. The domestic media generally believe that this time the opponent is weak, and qualifying should not be a problem.

The orientation of the media also affected some of the team members. Fortunately, He Jin discovered the signs of underestimating the enemy in time, and specially held a pre-war mobilization meeting.

"Our opponents have already come out. The United States, Ukraine and Chile all think that we have drawn a good lottery. What about you? Do you think that you are definitely qualified?" He Jin's opening remarks were like this.

The team members were all very quiet, they could tell that He Jin's expression was not very good.

"The U.S. team ranks 53rd in the world, Ukraine ranks 47th in the world, Chile ranks 32nd in the world, and our Chinese team ranks 84th in time."

"Although this is only the world ranking of the national team, in a way, it also proves the football heritage of a country."

"Do you know? The other three teams also think that they have drawn a good lottery, because there is a well-recognized Chinese team in the group. How can we be confident? Let's look at our opponent, the forward of the US team Donovan, the midfielder Consey has already been selected for the U.S. national team. Do we have any international players? Among them, Donovan is now a signed player of the Bundesliga powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen. He will play in the Bundesliga next year. Apart from Pei Wei, has anyone played in Europe?"

"Yes, we have won the Asian Championship, but the World Youth Championship and the Asian Youth Championship are completely different worlds. There are no underdogs in the World Youth Championship. The teams that can come here are among the best in this continent, let alone our Asian youth championship. In a continent with the worst level of football in the world, why should we underestimate other opponents? If you still hold this attitude, I think we should book our plane tickets in advance.”

The team members were silent for a while, and captain Du Wei spoke first: "Coach, we were wrong."

He Jin glanced at him: "Do you know where I went wrong?"

"We should not underestimate our opponents," Zhu Jun said.

Pei Wei also said: "We should treat every game as a final, because we don't have the capital to be proud and slack."

"Very good." He Jin said with satisfaction: "In this way, we can have the strength to fight. We must despise the opponent strategically, but pay attention to the opponent tactically. We must fully display our level in the World Youth Championship , Let the world powers know that Asia, and our junior team!"

"Yes!" The team members shouted in unison, and He Jin finally smiled with satisfaction. He knew that with the spirit of the current China Youth Team, it would definitely surprise the world in the World Youth Championship!

After two days of adaptive training in Mendoza, the home of Group C, finally came June 6, which is the opening day of this World Youth Championship.

Both the opening ceremony and the opening game were held in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. Since the China Youth Team will face the first opponent of the competition, the US team, in order to avoid the exhaustion of the journey, He Jin gave up. Instead of having the opportunity to watch live, he stayed in Mendoza to watch the live broadcast.

After the opening ceremony, the first game of this World Youth Championship was held, that is, the opening game, between Argentina and Finland.

Occupying the right time, place and people, the Argentine team launched a fierce attack at the beginning. Under the leadership of the number one star and the talented striker Saviola who played for the River Plate, they launched wave after wave of fierce attacks on the Finnish team. After resisting for 39 minutes, he finally disarmed and surrendered. Saviola's breakthrough created a free kick in the front court. Midfielder Rodriguez scored with a beautiful banana ball and scored first.

The second half was still dominated by the Argentine team, but the Finnish team played very tenaciously and defended very well. Until the first minute, it was Saviola's wonderful pass after a breakthrough that made his teammate "Big Head" Alexandra of the River Plate team. Dro directly faced the goalkeeper and scored the ball easily.

Unwilling to fail, the Finnish team launched a counterattack, but the Argentine defense line led by Serie A giants AC Milan and Argentine youth team captain Coloccini led by a rock-solid defense completely extinguished the Finnish team's hope of scoring.

2:0, the Argentine team made a good start.

On the same day, in a strong dialogue in Group B held in Cordoba, what was thought to be a game where sparks hit the earth was unexpected. Brazil relied on striker Roberto's two goals in the first half to take Germany lightly, but it was impressive. What impresses me the most is another striker from Brazil, No. 9 Adriano from Flamengo. He is 1.8 meters [-] in height.

And there are two more people in the Brazilian team that caught He Jin's attention.

Kaka from Sao Paulo, although his body is very thin, but his skills are unbelievably good, especially his free and easy movement on the field, I am afraid that even most professional players can not catch up, He Jin only looked at him At halftime, he was defined.

genius!An absolute genius, even in Brazil, I am afraid that there is only one genius born every ten years!

Brazil is playing the tactics of double attacking midfielders. The other attacking midfielder, Baptista, also from Sao Paulo, Brazil, is an anomaly in the attacking midfielder position. He is 1.8 meters four and weighs 85 kilograms. He is very strong. Look at his His size seems to be more suitable for playing as a defender, but on the contrary, his offensive power is terrifyingly strong. He has a powerful long-range shot, and his physical strength is surprisingly abundant. He can attack and defend well. is the scope of his activities.

The biggest upset that broke out that day was that the traditional European powerhouse Holland was defeated by the unremarkable small North American country Costa Rica 3:1. It is not groundless that there is a contradiction between them. If the Dutch team cannot solve this problem, it is impossible to go further.

The coexistence of normality and accident is how He Jin feels about the first day of the World Youth Championship.

June 6 has finally arrived.

He Jin looked around at the players: "Are you ready?"

"Ready!"

An imposing answer, an ambitious will.

"Then let's go, we're going to crush Team USA today!"

Today He Jin made some adjustments in the starting lineup. Xin Li replaced Li Min, because Donovan, the forward of the American team, is a very fast player with excellent skills. Although Li Min is not slow, but Xin Li has more experience in dealing with this kind of dexterous striker.

The four players in the midfield are still unshakable, their strength is higher than that of the substitutes, and they are also the confidence of He Jin to win.

As for the striker, Zhan Feng sat on the bench, and Qu Tao and Zhong Yan formed a partner.

At 11:[-] p.m. BJ time, the game will begin.

CCTV Sports Channel also attaches great importance to this World Youth Championship, and the whole process will be broadcast live. The host Wang Jianxiang also came to Argentina two days ago. He will be the live announcer of this game.

Many domestic reporters also came, and Xiao Jun was among them. He was very proud because this was his first time going abroad for interviews.

Surrounded by domestic reporters who were as excited as him, they, like the countless fans who watched the live broadcast of the game, eagerly hoped that the game would start soon.

"CCTV, CCTV, good evening, audience friends, now we are broadcasting live for you a match in Group C of the No.13 World Under-21 Football Championship. The two sides are the Chinese National Youth Team and the American National Youth Team. Team, the game is about to start. I am now in Mendoza, Argentina, to explain the game for you. More than 2 spectators poured into today's game venue, including more than 5000 Chinese fans. They occupy the There are three grandstands, most of them are local overseas Chinese in Mendoza, and some are fans who rushed from China to watch the game. The atmosphere at the scene is very warm, and a huge national flag is on the three stands being passed back and forth."

"The players from both sides have played, and we have already got the list of players from both sides. The formation of the Chinese youth team is still the traditional 4-4-2, but two positions have been adjusted. The goalkeeper is still Wu Qi, and the defense line is still the same. From left to right are Sun Ru, Xin Li, Du Wei and Yang Bing. Today Xin Li replaced Li Min. The four players in the midfield remained unchanged. Qi, the front midfielder is still Pei Wei from the Inter Milan youth team, and the forwards are Zhong Yan from Hubei and Qu Tao from Qingdao."

"The following is the US team's lineup. Their formation is also 4-4-2. The goalkeeper...the defender...the midfielder...the midfielder is Conway, and the two forwards are players from the Bundesliga. They are Bayer Leverku Sen's Donovan and Dortmund's Kathy."

"Now the toss is over, the US team kicks off first, the referee blows the whistle, and the game officially begins!"

(End of this chapter)