World Cup of Great Powers

6 is better than 1!

The Chinese youth team scored the biggest score of this World Youth Championship!
I thought it would be another fierce battle against Cameroon's national youth team.

But no one expected that the match turned out to be a one-sided result.

Nigeria's "Today" rushed to print an evening paper that night, focusing on the game of the Chinese youth team.

Since this World Cup is held in Africa, all African teams playing at home are also favored by fans.

Needless to say, Nigeria is the host.

Mali eliminated Portugal and Uruguay, and Zambia also advanced to the round of [-] with fourth-ranked third in the group.

In other words, including the host, a total of five African teams entered the top 16, which has never been seen in previous World Series.

In the words of local fans, this World Youth Championship can be described as a carnival for the African team!

It was such a carnival, but the China Youth Team poured cold water on the heads of African fans with an extremely disparate score!
Prior to this, Croatia's 5-1 victory over Kazakhstan in the group stage of Group B was the biggest difference in this World Youth Championship.

The protagonist of the tragedy is the Asian team, which is also in line with the weak image of Asian football.

But now, Zeng Zheng's Chinese youth team used an even bigger victory to defeat the African lion Cameroon in the quarter-finals.

Those teams and coaches who advanced to the quarter-finals immediately bought newspapers and began to collect first-hand battle reports of the Chinese youth team!
"One-Side Murder"

"African Lions Meet Poachers"

"Football Giants Hiding in Third World Countries"

The media use this sensational headline to attract fans.

But after seeing the course of the game and the result of the score, the fans were silent again.

Is the Chinese team so strong?

When did the Chinese team become so powerful?
If the Chinese team is really as strong as it appears on the surface, won't we in Africa be overtaken by Asia?

Ordinary fans worry about wild things.

But those coaches who have advanced to the quarter-finals are trying their best to think about one question-is this the full strength of the Chinese team?
If the answer is "yes", then the Chinese team is actually nothing to be afraid of.

Find the loopholes in the opponent's tactics and counter them, and send out a suitable lineup and formation to restrain the opponent from the root. It is not surprising that such a score was scored.

But what if the answer is "no"?

What is the true level of the Chinese team?
So far, including the substitute goalkeeper, all members of the China Youth Team have made an appearance.

The opponents also collected all the data of the main players, and even compiled two articles on the materials discussed by the substitute players.

But is this the full strength of the China Youth Team?

The other seven coaches had no idea.

At this time, Troussier, who had played against Zeng Zheng several times, said in an interview that the strength of the China Youth Team is far more than that!
"As we all know, Coach Zeng is an amazing young coach."

"He not only knows the players under his command like back to back, but he is also good at starting arrangements for the opponent's formation."

"With a coach like Zeng, he can make countless changes with these 20-odd players."

"In my opinion, the strength of the China Youth Team is far more than that!"

Troussier's remarks have been endorsed by many people.

Because this year's China Youth Team is not a certain talented player who suddenly explodes and shows himself all the way through.

The Chinese youth team, which has blossomed as much as the game against Cameroon, is really hard to guard against.

The middle and youth teams who played all off the bench can beat Mali.

Doesn't that mean that in Zeng Zheng's view, these players have no real distinction between main players and substitutes?
Turn all players into a whole.

This kind of team really makes the opponent a headache!

For a while, with the excellent performance of the China Youth Team, the term "dark horse" fell on the China Youth Team.

Like last year, the China Youth Team has advanced to the quarterfinals.

With a one-eighth chance of winning the championship, the China Youth Team has become the favorite to win the World Youth Championship!
After the news came back to China, many domestic fans were also surprised.

Everyone read the news reports over and over again, and confirmed to the people around them again and again that they were probably spreading rumors from some unscrupulous domestic media.

After getting a definite answer, the sentence "Fuck" couldn't help blurting out.

"I thought it was the end of the quarterfinals. I didn't expect Coach Zeng to be so strong! He could still win the championship?"

"My god! Don't talk about winning the championship, even if I break into the semi-finals, I will have to burn my incense!"

"I swear here, if the Chinese youth team really wins the championship, I will perform a handstand in front of the big guys!!!"

The fans were buzzing.

This season, apart from the domestic A-A-B, the national team has no competitions.

Everyone's eyes are on the youth team.

Now that the Chinese youth team has received such good news in the World Youth Championship, the folk football atmosphere has become more intense!
The platform and party magazines and newspapers have focused on this football event.

The Chinese youth team tied the best record in the World Youth Championship.

Further slogans resounded through the sky.

Although there are no "stars" in the team, all players who score goals are enthusiastically sought after by fans and the media.

Players like Shao Jiayi, Xu Yunlong, Zhao Junzhe, and Li Yi are also famous in the local area.

His club even held an emergency meeting to discuss how to keep these players firmly in their hands.

But what they didn't know was that under Zeng Zheng's subtle influence, these players were getting ready to play in Europe!

After playing Cameroon, the quarterfinals have also been released.

The opponent of the Chinese youth team is Paraguay, which defeated Zambia.

This time, the China Youth Team took the train to Lagos, the largest port city in Nigeria.

Here, palms dance, coconut trees sway, trees are shaded, the green water is vast, fish and gulls fly, and it is a scene of a water town.

From the perspective of tourists, it is more like "Venice of Africa".

On the second day after arriving in Lagos, when Zeng Zheng led the players to practice at the training ground, reporters and fans who received the news gathered outside.

"Hehe, this battle is not small!"

"Coach Zeng, the Chinese team is now a big star!"

Following the Chinese team, these volunteers are also very honored.

Several of his alumni who chose other European teams have returned home a lot now!

But they can continue to accumulate credits with the China Youth Team.

Seeing the appearance of the China Youth Team, many fans at the scene shouted the names of the players.

"One, one, one, one!!!"

Shao Jia shook his head shyly, and waved to the fans like a leader.

However, these rushing fans turned a blind eye to him, rushed past him with a "Hula" and came to Li Yi.

"One, sign us up!"

"Yeah, one, your ball protection is great!"

"One, how old are you this year, do you have a girlfriend?"

Seeing these foreigners pronouncing the sound "YI" in half-baked Chinese, Shao Jiayi looked confused.

"Laila, am I not one?"

"MUA!"

The female college student picked up Shao Jiayi's face and stamped it fiercely.

"Yes, you are the one in my heart!"

On the other side, Zhu Guanghu had his hands behind his back, with a look of emotion on his face.

"Xiao Zeng, did you notice that there are more and more fans coming to cheer for us!"

"Of course!" Zeng Zheng nodded, pointing to the fan groups not far away and said one by one, "The ones over there are from Enugu, and the ones here are from Kano. There is also a group over there, They all came from China, and we didn’t lose a game!”

Zhu Guanghu nodded when he heard the words, "It makes sense! We played all the way from the group stage to the quarter-finals, and the fans naturally snowballed, and there were more and more fans."

"Xiao Zeng, you have to be more serious in the next game! As long as we break into the semi-finals, we will make history again! Even if it is the fourth round, we will be heroes!"

There are also three or four finalists in the World Youth Championship.

In other words, as long as you reach the semi-finals, the number of games will be the same as the championship and runner-up.

Zeng Zheng actually thought so too.

If you want to show your face in front of the whole world, of course, the more games you play, the better.

Zeng Zheng didn't think much about winning the championship, his plan was to reach the semi-finals.

Even if he loses both games in the semi-finals, as long as the game is played well and the players perform well, then his ultimate goal for this World Youth Championship will be achieved.

Seeing Zeng Zheng nodding, Zhu Guanghu asked again: "Xiao Zeng, what about the media? Do you want me to come forward?"

What Zhu Guanghu meant was that he came forward to say a few words, give the media an explanation, and at the same time stop them and let the players train well.

Zeng Zheng shook his head, "Coach Zhu, you can raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a short time. We don't win by cramming."

"Then what do you mean"

"It's still public training! Focus on basic coordination and physical training." Zeng Zheng talked eloquently.

"Didn't these media want to take pictures?"

"Then let them film it!"

"Take a few more photos and spread them out, and the popularity of our team members will naturally increase."

After hearing this, Zhu Guanghu slammed his lips, "Xiao Zeng, there is something in your words!"

"You have been like this since you came to Nigeria. Why do I feel that you are eager to let the media and spies know more about our players?"

"That's right! Coach Zhu, that's what I think!"

"Why? What are you thinking about doing this, kid?" Zhu Guanghu also gradually saw the clue.

"I'm thinking, if there is a chance, let them go abroad to play football like Sun Jihai and General Fan, so as to increase their knowledge."

"Let me just say, you must have some wishful thinking! Tsk tsk tsk, you boy, you are very naughty!"

"Ah? Coach Zhu, what are you talking about? What's wrong with me?" Zeng Zheng looked confused.

"Xiao Zeng, I don't know how little you are thinking?" Zhu Guanghu put his arm on Zeng Zheng's shoulder and lowered his voice, "You just want to send all these young players out, and then wait for other teams to fail. Finally, let your Jianlibao kick a good score, right?"

"what???"

Hearing Zhu Guanghu's guess, Zeng Zheng froze for a moment.

Is there such an understanding here?

For a while, Zeng Zheng remained silent.

He suddenly thought about it.

Even Zhu Guanghu thinks this way, so don't other clubs have to do the same?
It seems that I have to restrain myself and hide myself in the future.

If other competitors catch the little tail, I don't know how my own club will die!

During the whole open training period, Zeng Zheng had been thinking about this matter.

Even Paraguay, the opponent in the next game, didn't conduct much mock battles.

Speaking of strength, Paraguay is the weakest South American team this year.

Being able to make it all the way here is also a combination of state and luck.

But it is a South American team after all.

For Zeng Zheng, who has been in Brazil for four or five years, he is better at leading the team against these South American teams.

Among the current quarter-finals, the Brazilian team has the highest call to win the championship, followed by the only remaining European team Spain, and the third is the China Youth Team led by Zeng Zheng.

Although the distance from South America to Africa is not longer than from China to Nigeria, many of these South American players showed symptoms of acclimatization after arriving here.

The first group match of the Paraguayan players was kicked 4-0 by the German team because they were not acclimatized.

It's really interesting to think about it.

Although the German team got such a high-profile start, in Group A, Paraguay finally won the first place in the group.

The German team only won this game and was eliminated as fourth in the group.

It has to be said that the German team has been really weak these years, and the results of all age groups of the national team have fallen to the bottom.

After losing to Germany, Paraguay beat Costa Rica 3-1 and hosts Nigeria 2-1.

After breaking into the top [-], facing the weakest "third place in the group" Zambia, it was not eliminated until overtime.

Therefore, the strength of Paraguay this year has always been a mystery, making people unable to see the depth.

April 4, Lagos National Stadium.

The Paraguayan coach stood on the sidelines with his shoulders folded, yelling at the players on the field.

After 15 minutes of adjustment during the intermission, for a head coach, except for the only substitution card left in his hand, he has already tried his best.

The current situation is that there is only one last substitution card left in the hands of the Paraguayan coach in case of emergency.

But both the situation and the score on the court urged him to quickly play this last substitution card.

"No, you can't make a substitution right now!" The Paraguay coach suffocated in his heart.

"It's not time yet, it's not time for substitutions!"

"Keep harder, work harder."

"Stick up again!!!"

On the scoreboard, the score of 2 to 1 was bright red.

Judging from this result, Paraguay and the China Youth Team are only one goal away, and it seems that they can catch up at any time.

But the problem is that the current situation is completely out of the control of the Paraguayans.

In the first half, the two sides played a 1-1 tie, which was evenly matched from the point of view of the scene.

Against the defensive counterattack of the Chinese youth team, the Paraguayans also countered very well. Whether it is the ball possession rate or the number of shots, they are comparable to the Chinese youth team.

More than ten minutes after the start of the second half, the two teams played back and forth just like the first half.

But when the game progressed to the 58th and 60th minutes, Zeng Zheng played two consecutive substitution cards, and the evenly matched situation on the field was instantly rewritten.

Zeng Zheng first replaced right back Wang Liang with Chen Licheng, changing to 352.

Before the Paraguayan coach could react, Zeng Zheng made another substitution, replacing Shen Han with Lu Bofei.

The 6 midfielders all piled up in the middle.

The addition of two new forces instantly crippled Paraguay's midfielder.

In the blink of an eye, Paraguay's midfield was completely paralyzed and was completely taken over by the China Youth Team.

Taking advantage of the inability to form an effective connection between the front and back courts, the China Youth Team launched a general attack at this time.

You know, the Chinese team's international reputation has always been "only 60 minutes of games".

Coaches who know a little about the Chinese team know that 60 minutes is a physical critical point for Chinese players.

But Zeng Zheng's team launched a fierce attack at this time today, knocking down the opponent in an instant.

After Zhao Junzhe scored a goal in the chaotic battle and rewritten the score to 2 to 1, Paraguay still did not slow down.

Looking at the "1 guard 6" offensive formation of the China Youth Team on the court, the Paraguay coach clasped his hands together.

"God, let our players hold on for a while longer!"