World Cup of Great Powers

Just like Zeng Zheng said.

He is in charge of the "power of life and death" of the national name.

As a player under him, whether he trains hard or not, and whether he is serious during the game, he has a panoramic view of these situations.

The earth can spin without anyone.

If these players are really gone, he doesn't mind promoting a new batch of talents.

Especially those players on the team who are eligible to be selected for the National Olympics.

Most of them are members of Zeng Zheng's Jianlibao team, and they are confident on weekdays.

But this time, Zeng Zheng didn't want to spoil them anymore.

"Don't think that you are privileged because you are familiar with me!"

Zeng Zheng glanced at the thorns in the locker room.

"There are 20-year-old players every year!"

"We want to play in the Olympics, and you guys are not bad!"

"Don't forget, there are still a group of national youth players waiting to take over behind you!"

"Aren't these young people who play football one after another?"

"After I left, the team was led by Coach Gao."

"If anyone dares to stab me while I'm away, you can figure it out when I come back!"

After a few harsh words, Zeng Zheng temporarily handed over the baton of the club to Gao Hongbo.

Day and night, I took the national youth team to Nigeria.

Nigeria began to bid to host the World Youth Championship in 1987. After unremitting efforts, it finally won the right to host the 1995 World Youth Championship.

But unfortunately, in 95, he was disqualified due to unqualified sanitary conditions.Until this year, Nigeria won the right to host again.

This World Youth Championship has received extensive attention from the international community.

A total of 200 countries broadcast all the games of this event, and more than [-] foreign journalists made a special trip to Nigeria to report the whole game.

"Hello, audience friends, I am the host, Qin Xue."

"Now I'm at the National Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria, and behind me is the opening ceremony of this World Youth Championship."

"Today, the weather in Lagos is very hot, and the atmosphere in the stadium is even more enthusiastic."

"We can see from a distance that on that rostrum is the Nigerian head of state Abu Bakar."

"Today, [-] fans and spectators came to the scene, and everyone was beating drums to cheer for their favorite team."

"After the opening ceremony, the host team Nigeria and the South American powerhouse Costa Rica will play the opening match of this World Youth Championship."

"Oh, the Chinese team has entered!"

Following Qin Xue's low cry, the camera zoomed out, and the fans saw a patch of red in the distance.

"This World Youth Championship can be described as a gathering of powerful teams and a gathering of stars."

"Nigeria, the host team, and Ghana, the champion of the African Youth Championship, naturally want to keep the Gold Cup in Africa, but Portugal from Europe, Brazil, Argentina from South America and other world powerhouses are of course not willing to go away empty-handed."

"There are six teams from Europe, including Portugal, Ireland, Germany, Croatia, England and Spain, going to Nigeria this time, and almost every team has the possibility of winning the championship."

"According to local news surveys, fans are particularly optimistic about the Portuguese team."

"The team won the World Youth Championships in 1989 and 1991. The youngest player in the team, the [-]-year-old Lille, has recently attracted the interest of many clubs in Italy."

"Not only that, the value of the "free-kick expert" Saborosa in Portugal has been raised to [-] million US dollars by Spanish clubs."

"This is probably an important reason why fans and experts are optimistic about the Portuguese team."

"The Brazilian team, which has won the World Youth Championship three times, is also the biggest favorite to win this tournament."

"And Pekerman, who has led the Argentines to win the World Youth Championship twice, of course wants to teach the Argentine boys to go to the Gold Cup again when he comes to Africa this time."

"The [-]-year-old striker of the Argentine team, Garretti, is very strong. The Argentine team, which has participated in the World Youth Championship South American qualifiers [-] times and qualified [-] times, is naturally the favorite to win the championship this time."

"In addition, the Chinese team is also one of the favorites to win this cup."

"The Chinese team won the Asian Youth Championship last year."

"In the last World Youth Championship, the Chinese team also won the top 8 of the World Youth Championship."

"This World Youth Championship, there are also many scouts and clubs from Europe paying attention to the Chinese team. They are sure that the Chinese team can achieve another great result and reach a higher level."

"The most important thing is that the name of the amazing coach Zeng Zheng appeared on the coaching staff of the Chinese team."

"This is also one of the reasons why the outside world is more optimistic about the Chinese team."

Perhaps influenced by the World Cup in France, the World Youth Championship held in Nigeria will also be distributed among eight stadiums in eight cities in Nigeria.

After participating in the opening ceremony, the Chinese team came to Enugu non-stop.

The ancient city of Enugu, the capital of Enugu State, covers an area of ​​85 square kilometers and has a population of nearly 50. It is a relatively developed commercial, financial and industrial center.

Agriculture is the pillar industry here, but there is no shortage of modern companies such as steel, oil, and natural gas.

Most importantly, there is also an airport.

Every November, the Enugu Makeup Festival attracts a large number of tourists.

The stadium here, Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, is named after Nigeria's first president, Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe.

The stadium is not big and can accommodate 22000 fans.

This is already the fourth largest stadium in Nigeria this time. The smallest Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium can only accommodate 15000 fans.

In the hotel room, Zhu Guanghu and Zeng Zheng were discussing tactical plans.

Zhu Guanghu is in charge of coordinating the overall situation, and Zeng Zheng is in charge of the competition arrangement.

In this regard, the two are also in perfect harmony.

"Coach Zhu, is there any task arrangement for this time?"

Zeng Zheng just asked casually, but Zhu Guanghu's expression became serious this time.

"Xiao Zeng, don't tell me, this task is quite heavy."

"It's heavy? Why? Let us win the championship?"

"I didn't say that." Zhu Guanghu shook his head, "But he said let's play to the end as much as possible, play as many games as possible, and it's best to kick out the prestige of our Asian team! "

"Asian teams? What's the situation?" Zeng Zheng grasped the key point at once.

"Isn't it because of the World Cup!" Zhu Guanghu said softly, "Fifa is bullying people so much, so they gave us two places in Asia."

"Currently Vice President Zhang is negotiating with FIFA in Zurich!"

"If our Asian teams perform well in this World Youth Championship, we will have the confidence to talk about it, right?"

"So it's not just us, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia have also worked hard in our childhood."

"At the very least, we can't fail to qualify for the group stage, right?"

Zeng Zheng nodded after listening.

In this way, this World Youth Championship really can't be sloppy.

There are 24 participating teams in this World Youth Championship, which are divided into 6 groups. The first, second and 4 No.3 teams with the best results in each group can advance to the knockout round.

So the chances of the group qualifying are quite high.

In this World Youth Championship, the Chinese team is in Group D with Portugal, Uruguay and Mali.

According to Zhu Guanghu's thoughts, Portugal is the number one enemy in the group, and Uruguay, the champion of the last World Youth Championship, should not be underestimated.

If they can grab points from the little-known Mali team, it shouldn't be a problem to get third in the group.

Early the next morning, the National Youth League players gathered on the playground.

"How was your rest last night?"

"Boss Zeng, it's okay."

"Me too."

"Sleep till dawn."

The team members chattered, and Zeng Zheng nodded again and again.

The fans of Enugu are quite honest, and they don't have the habit of beating gongs and drums in the middle of the night, which makes the players at least not have to worry about being disturbed by external factors.

After simply leading the team to warm up, Zeng Zheng suddenly became playful, "Is there anyone here to try this with me?"

Looking at the bench press dumbbell that Zeng Zheng was pointing at, Li Yi asked first, "Boss Zeng, what good is it if we win?"

Zeng Zheng shrugged his shoulders, "Whoever wins will get halved laps tomorrow. If you lose, just double the laps!"

Looking at the tendon on Zeng Zheng's arm, Guoqing and his [-]- and [-]-year-old boys looked at each other for a while, and no one dared to stand up for the challenge immediately.

"Yunfei, do you want to try it? You are a goalkeeper, you practice arm strength every day!" a team member whispered.

"Do you think I'm stupid? Can't you see it? Boss Zeng just wants those guys with poor running and poor physical fitness to try it out!"

"Ah? Is that so?" Li Yan rubbed the back of his head, "Is my physical strength considered good?"

Just as the two were whispering, a young teenager stepped forward.

"Boss Zeng, I'm coming!"

Amidst the cheers of his teammates, the Beijing boy with a cropped head lifted it 10 times in a row, and then his movements began to deform.

When it was pushed to the 12th time, the two arms began to shake, and the barbell was also visibly out of balance.

"12 times, is there anyone else? Come out and practice together!"

Zeng Zheng yelled a few times, and Shen Han, Zhao Junzhe and others also came out one by one with their sleeves rolled up.

But the big guys were all pretty much the same, and Chen Licheng, who pushed the most, managed to make 15 pushes.

When it was Zeng Zheng's turn, Zeng Zheng took off his vest and pushed it 20 times in a row, winning applause from everyone present.

"I really didn't expect it, you guys are just so fucking strong!"

After standing up, Zeng Zheng scolded the national youth team members in front of him.

"What the hell, if the women's football team knows that you can push 50 kilograms twelve or three times, they won't laugh at you?"

"Just twelve or three times!"

"I'll blush for you when I say this!"

After being reprimanded by Zeng Zheng, the national youth players present bowed their heads in shame.

"Boss Zeng, I, I must practice hard."

The guy from Beijing who stood out first clenched his fists and expressed his determination in front of everyone.

He did not have him in the Asian Youth Championship last year, and this time he was selected for the National Youth Championship. In addition to the introduction of his teammates, he must have performed well during this time.

Of course, it was more because of his own name that caught Zeng Zhengfa's eyes.

"Shao Jiayi, right? Run the circle first!" Zeng Zheng said casually.

"It's never too late to practice strength."

"Let me emphasize again, this World Youth Championship, you all have to run hard for me, understand?"

On April 4th, Uncle Li stepped on slippers and went downstairs to buy breakfast.

When I came home, I had a morning newspaper under my arm.

"Looking at the future pattern of the national football team from the accent of the national youth players"

"Why don't you hurry up and eat, what are you always looking at in front of that iron box? You'll be late for work later!" While reading the newspaper, Uncle Li scolded his son in front of the computer.

"Dad, you will allow you to read the newspaper? Don't allow me to learn about important national affairs?!"

Hearing his son's mouth full of Beijing accent, Uncle Li curled his lips and turned his attention to the newspaper again.

"Looking at the national football team from the accent? What does this mean?"

"It is foreseeable that in the next few years, the post-80s generation of Guoqing will become the influential figures in Chinese football."

"From this perspective, the quantity and quality of young players in this age group will determine the status of football in China in the next few years."

"There are 24 players in the squad for the World Youth Championship this year, and these 24 players come from 10 domestic clubs."

"Reporters have heard Tianjin dialect and Northeast dialect the most in Nigeria these days. Almost all the team members who are familiar with the reporter are from Tianjin."

"Two of the goalkeepers, Liu Yunfei and Yang Jun, are from Tianjin. Chen Licheng, Shangyi, Liu Chen, and Wang Jianyu were also born in Tianjin."

"Captain Xu Yunlong speaks a Beijing accent."

"On the team are Wang Shuo and Shao Jiayi who are also from Guoan, the capital city."

"There are 2 players in Shanghai. Li Yan and Shen Han are from Aviation Star in Shanghai."

"But Modu dialect is not dominant in the team, so as time goes on, the accents of the two are gradually assimilated by the teammates in the north."

"Of course, there are also a lot of players from the Northeast."

"Players like Zheng Zhi, Zhao Junzhe, Wang Xiao, Liu Yujian and Yu Feng are all from the Northeast."

"So far, players from the north have already accounted for half of the team, and most of these players are the main players."

Seeing this, Uncle Li shook his head and sighed softly, "Good guy, I didn't expect us northerners to make up such a large proportion! And there are tigers out of Tianjin, and both goalkeepers are from Tianjin."

"It doesn't matter where you come from, the important thing is to win!" Xiao Li interjected.

"Win? Of course I can win! Is there a coach who can't win with the team?"

Uncle Li couldn't recognize the names of these young players, but Zeng Zheng's name gave him full confidence!

The first game was about to usher in, and Zeng Zheng also brought the whole team to an open training session in front of the media at the right time.

It stands to reason that the national youth should guard against opponents spying on the military situation and conduct closed training.

But this time Zeng Zheng intends to take this opportunity to promote the team to the world and expand its influence.

In front of the reporter, Zeng Zheng asked the team members to briefly demonstrate the 20-meter and 30-meter back and forth runs.

The reporters who came to the scene were a little disappointed after not seeing the players' group confrontation.

The fertile ground in Europe and the United States has basically been exploited by scouts.

Many scouts began to set their sights on the untapped golden region of Asia.

Among them, the Chinese team, which entered the top 16 in the World Cup, has attracted countless media attention.

As the most fertile land in East Asia, these scouts naturally want to know in advance which players in the Chinese team are outstanding.

But the scouts were also very disappointed to see that Zeng Zheng only let the players practice turning back and running.

This is where Zeng Zheng is smart.

It’s okay to observe our training closely, but don’t even think about it if you find out the reality!

But the next day, the situation was somewhat unexpected to Zeng Zheng.

The Mali team, the opponent of the National Youth Team, broke the biggest upset of this World Youth Championship.

The African new brigade, Mali, had been regarded as a "big team" before the game, but they did not show any weakness when facing the last runner-up Uruguay in the game.

In the 50th minute, Kamara broke through the goal of the Uzbekistan team.

Although the Uzbekistan team equalized the score after 7 minutes, they relaxed their vigilance at the moment before the end and the goal was scored again by Disha of the Mali team.

As a result, the last runner-up, Uruguay, ranked last in the group after the first round, and the African powerhouse Mali ranked first with 3 points.

The sudden emergence of Mali made Zeng Zheng frown.

This is forcing me to fight Portugal in advance!