World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 158
Calabar, Essuni Stadium.

Following the whistle of the referee, the [-] Brazilian fans who came to the scene with the team all stood up and shouted the team's name.

"Brazil, Brazil, Brazil, Brazil!"

The momentum of 2000 people will abruptly fill the stadium that can accommodate [-] fans.

Such shouts gave fans all over the world an illusion.

This World Youth Championship, is Brazil going to win?

Brazil is originally a country rich in stars, and has won 4 World Cup championships.

In this world, whenever there is an international competition, the Brazilian team is the favorite to win.

In this quarter-final, Brazil beat Croatia 4-0 and advanced to the semi-finals.

Head coach Merrera stood proudly on the sidelines, flaunting his arrogance in front of the audience.

Croatia?

European powerhouse?

Isn't it still kicked in so much by us?
Looking at the proud disciples on the field, Merreira couldn't help but be full of pride.

"coach!"

At this moment, a voice interrupted Merrera's imagination.

Looking up, it turned out that it was his most promising player in this World Youth Championship, and he was also the MVP of this game.

"Good job!" Merrera praised.

"Coach, have the results of the other group come out?"

The quarter-finals will be played two games first, and then two games.

"The other group?" Merrera turned to the assistant coach.

The assistant coach nodded hurriedly, and said softly: "Coach, the game over there is also over."

"Oh? What happened over there?"

"The Chinese team eliminated Paraguay 3-2 and advanced to the semi-finals!"

"Aha, I knew it! The Chinese team will definitely win!"

Before Merrera could speak, the young black and thin Brazilian player had already opened his mouth wide, revealing a row of big buck teeth.

"With coach Zeng leading the team, the Chinese team is at least a semi-finalist!"

Seeing the proud disciple's expression, Merreira asked curiously, "Ronnie, do you know the coach of the Chinese team?"

"Of course, Mr. Merrera. You don't know him in Europe all the year round. Before coach Zeng, you led the team in Brazil for many years! That's when I met him."

Merrera nodded. He knew a little about Zeng Zheng's experience of "studying abroad" in Brazil.

"Since this is the case, tell me, what kind of person is Zeng of the Chinese team? What kind of style does he lead the team?"

"Ha, Mr. Merrera, Coach Zeng is a man of unconstrained style. You never know what style he will play in the next game! At the same time, he is also an extremely fanatical person. The most powerful person on the sidelines The passionate person will always be better than him!"

"Also. Oh! There are too many memories about Coach Zeng. I can't finish it for three days and three nights!"

"In short, what I want to say is that if there is no coach Zeng, I will not be where I am today!"

Looking at the MVP with shining eyes in front of him, Merrera and the assistant coach looked at each other with fear in their eyes.

So far, all the top four teams have been produced.

What the fans didn't expect was that the African teams drove high and low, and none of the teams reached the semi-finals.

On the contrary, in the group stage, the Asian teams, which have always been considered underdogs, unexpectedly had two teams reach the semi-finals.

In addition to China and Brazil, the other two top four teams are Little Days and Spain.

This is also the only time in the semi-finals of the World Series that an Asian team occupies half of the sky so far.

According to the previous grouping arrangement, the Brazilian team's semi-final opponent is the China Youth Team!

"Mr. Merrera, the head coach of the Chinese team has been in Brazil for so long, and he knows South American teams very well."

"So far, whether it is the Toulon Cup or the World Youth Championship, South American teams have not benefited from him."

Without the reminder from the assistant coach, Merrera also knows that the Chinese youth team is not easy to play.

Thinking of this, Merrela calmed down and said to the buck-toothed disciple, "Ronnie, if that's the case, then when you get back to the hotel, introduce Zeng to me slowly, the more detailed the better."

"There are still a few days until the next game, and I want to get to know him better."

"No problem, coach!" Ronnie bared his teeth, looking forward to it.

Since the final four games had to change venues, the Brazilian team also had to rush to the next city collectively after returning to the hotel.

On the bus, Ronnie took out a pair of worn-out Adidas sneakers from his backpack and took a photo with him.

In the photo, Zeng Zheng took a group photo of more than 20 Jianlibao students.

But standing next to Zeng Zheng was not any Jianlibao player, but a young local boy who was dark, thin and short but full of sunshine.

Merrera looked at the photo and immediately recognized it as his student.

"This was taken when I was in Gremio. At that time, the coach led the team to play a friendly match with our semi-main lineup."

"The coach didn't pay attention to them at the time and sent the second team to play."

"But in less than an hour, we were scored four goals by them."

"The coach rushed to send the main players to play, but in the end they lost to them."

"2 to 4, that's the result of that game."

Speaking of this, Ronnie fell into memory.

"At the time I thought Gremio was already the strongest team in Brazil!"

"But in front of Coach Zeng, we are not opponents at all."

"His team felt like a whole person to me."

"A complete person?" Merrera asked with a question mark on her face.

"That's right, the striker is the upper body of a person, the midfielder is the waist of a person, and the backcourt is the lower body of a person."

"Coach Zeng is the brain of the team, and his team is a whole."

"The players know where their teammates are with their eyes closed."

"If the coach hadn't released the water at the last moment, we wouldn't even be able to score the second goal!"

As Ronnie said, he bared his buck teeth again.

"I still remember that when I was shining shoes for my teammates, coach Zeng appeared behind me at some point and invited me to visit his team for a few days."

"I still don't know why Coach Zeng sent me an invitation."

"But that week was the happiest I've ever had as a professional."

"This pair of sneakers was bought and given to me by coach Zeng at that time."

Merrera looked at Adidas in Ronnie's hands. These shoes were not cheap back then, and they were considered the most high-end sneakers in the store.

Apart from seeing the talent of this player, Merreira couldn't think of any other explanation for Zeng Zheng's generous spending.

Turning over the photo, there was a string of Chinese characters on the back that he didn't know.

"To the football elf, Ronaldinho—Zeng Zheng."

Ronaldinho skillfully pointed to each word and translated, "Ronal pissed, this is my Chinese name!"

"Zeng is indeed a genius!" Merrera sighed sincerely.

Ronaldinho's sudden rise in Brazil was just these two years.

First the league, then the World Junior Championships.

After this World Youth Championship, Ronaldinho is said to have been called up to the Brazilian national team to participate in the Copa America in July.

Such a talented young player was recognized as talented when he just joined the professional team and was still a shoe-shining caddy. He even used the word "elf" to accurately describe Ronaldinho's style of play.

At least Zeng Zheng surpassed him in knowing people by a large margin.

"Ronnie, do you have the confidence to beat the coach's team?"

"Of course there is, why not?" Ronaldinho showed his trademark teeth again, "If it was the team that coach Zeng led back then, I might not have much confidence. But as far as I know about this team, Only Shang was on that team."

"Although I admire Coach Zeng very much."

"But I still don't believe that in the past two years, he can still cultivate a team like that in Brazil!"

Merrera nodded after hearing this.

indeed so.

Back then, Zeng Zheng of Jianlibao ate, drank, slept with the team members, and lived together for four or five years.

Now this national youth team is just a temporary team, Zeng Zheng has no reason to train this group of people in a short period of time to be as tacit as the Jianlibao team back then.

And this may also be the key to Merrera's victory!
The wheels of the bus rolled forward. Along the way, Merrera heard more things about Zeng Zheng and that team from Ronaldinho.

Dirt roads in Nigeria billow with dust.

Who would have thought.

When they met the Chinese team in the knockout round, the coach of the Brazilian team would be like a big enemy like now, constantly inquiring about the opponent's intelligence.

"The Chinese youth team eliminated the South American powerhouse and reached the semi-finals in history"

The Rise of Asian Teams?China and Japan occupy half of the top four of the World Youth Championship"

"Zhu Guanghu: The Target Sword Points to the Champion"

"The Miracle Coach Creates Another Miracle"

After the news that the Chinese youth team reached the semi-finals 3-2 came back to China, the sports world was immediately blown up.

The youth team won again?

Still in the semi-finals?
Oh my God!
Is the sun coming out from the west?

In the eyes of some fans, the youth team is equivalent to the national team three to five years later!

This year's youth team can reach the semi-finals, does it mean that we can also enter the semi-finals in the next World Cup?
Thinking of this, the hearts of many fans thumped.

I can't wait to give these young players a stomach full of catalysts to make them grow up, and then quickly dial back the timeline to usher in the next World Cup.

The World Youth Championship is here, so there is only one question left, will the Chinese Youth Team be black to the end?

Whether it is a padded reporter or other local sports newspapers, some well-known football critics have analyzed the future of the Chinese youth team and the semi-finals in the newspapers.

Don't look at some people who are bad-mouthing, thinking that the Chinese youth team has reached the limit.

Facing the mighty Brazil team in South America, the final result of the China Youth Team can only compete with Xiaozizi for the third place in the World Youth Championship.

But no matter what, it is not easy to break into the semi-finals.

For the fans, they are already very satisfied.

At the same time, in the supplement of Bingcheng Daily, three open letters written by three players of the Harbin Jianglong team to the fans were also published.

"Hello, fans and friends! Hello, fans and friends of the Harbin Jianglong team, thank you for your long-term support!
First of all, please allow us to express our heartfelt thanks to all the leaders, coaches, teammates and fans who have paid close attention to, supported and cared for me for a long time!
At this moment, we are very excited.

When I was young, I was lucky enough to join Jianlibao and study abroad in Brazil, which made me see the vastness of the world.

Since then, it has always been one of our dreams to go to foreign high-level leagues to exercise.

Now, these dreams are about to come true!

In addition, I also want to say a few words to the fans:
I, Zhang Xiaorui, grew up drinking water from the Haihe River. I am the son of Tianjin people.

No matter where I go in the future, I will never forget that my roots are in Tianjin, beside the Haihe River.

Here, I assure you.

After studying abroad, I must be more strict with myself, accumulate practical experience through training and competitions, improve my physical fitness and technical and tactical level, adapt to the new environment as soon as possible, strive for the main position, and never embarrass my home team and the people in my hometown.

Once I return from my studies, I will do my best to improve the combat effectiveness of our national team.

Finally, I would like to thank all the fans and friends for their continued support. "

Only then did the fans know that following Sun Jihai and General Fan, Zhang Xiaorui, Li Jinyu and Li Tie of the Jianglong team will also embark on a direct train to European clubs.

Just like the media publicized and the fans expected.

In a strong football team, it is essential not only to pay attention to overall cooperation, but also to improve the top-notch abilities of individual players.

When the three members of the Jianglong team issued the declaration, several documents were also placed on the desk in front of Xu Fang.

This is a pile of application forms for players to transfer to foreign teams.

As the Chinese youth team performed better and better in the World Youth Championship, the clubs behind these players also received many applications for trial training.

Many of these teams even directly bypassed the trial training to discuss transfer matters.

Now, whether the club is short of money and wants to take the opportunity to make some money, or the player himself intends to go abroad.

In the end, all these application forms were handed over to Zhu Xie.

Among them are three people who have reached an agreement with foreign clubs, and several other club players who intend to go abroad for trial training and hope to transfer during the winter window.

"Xu Zhuxi, look at this"

"Staying abroad is a big trend!" Xu Fang rubbed his temples and leaned back on the chair.

"However, the loss of so many young domestic talents will weaken the strength of our AA and AB leagues!" the subordinate director on the side worried. "I think this matter can be slowed down for a while? Wait until they are 25 or 6 years old before releasing them?"

From a short-term point of view, the club can indeed get a lot of income by selling "star young players", allowing the funds to flow back.

But in the long run, while the club lacks fresh blood, its strength has also been further weakened. It is completely drinking poison to quench thirst.

Not only that, but the strength of the club has declined, and the viewing pleasure of the league will naturally plummet.

At that time, the loss of fans will be another huge loss for the club.

If Zhu Xie cannot fill this vacancy, the club will have to file for bankruptcy.

Just imagine.

How can a league without young talents develop normally?

"That depends on how we position our own league."

Xu Fang is worthy of being a great man in the football world, and he got the essence out of his words.

"If our league is positioned as a second-tier league in the world, it will definitely not work without these talented young players; but if our league is positioned as a third-tier or fourth-tier league, it can be achieved with these domestic and foreign players at this stage."

Speaking of this, Xu Fang sighed.

"What's more, it's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married."

"If the players want to go out by themselves, and we block them through various means, what if we keep them for a few years?"

"At that time, the best growth time has been missed, the strength has been finalized, and it will be at the same level after going out."

"Don't forget, those foreign clubs value the youth and plasticity of our players."

"At that time, the strength has not grown, and the players will hate us, what are you trying to do?"

"So, if these young people really have a good channel and a good way, let's give it a go if they can get out!"

"I'm afraid they go outside and don't know the place where they live, and they will be tricked by the locals."

"What we have to do is to escort and become the most solid backing for these players, understand?"

The three players of the Jianglong team took this step, which also touched the hearts of many domestic players.

Especially the youth team.

Under Zeng Zheng's deliberate propaganda, these young men saw a bright future for their predecessors and themselves.

"The World Youth Championship is your chance to show yourself to fans, scouts and clubs all over the world!"

"So, there's no need to be intimidated by the other party's name!"

"So what about four-star Brazil?"

"We still have five stars on our national flag!"

"After 90 minutes, do you know who on the team will be targeted by Bayern Munich? Who will become the next Real Madrid star? Who will join AC Milan and Inter Milan to play for the Milan duo?"

"Zhang Xiaorui, Li Jinyu and Li Tie took this step ahead of you."

"Don't worry, how old are they than you?"

"As long as you work hard, I believe it won't be long before you will become stars like Klinsmann, Beckenbauer and Maldini!"

Under Zeng Zheng's speech, the players' minds drifted to the sky.

The World Youth Championship is not over yet, Zeng Zheng needs such a group of players with lofty aspirations.

As for how many of them will actually be picked up by foreign clubs and successfully transferred, it depends on their own strength and opportunities.

In this era when there is no systematic agent in the country, even Maxima, without a good Bole, it is difficult to show himself.

Thinking of this, Zeng Zheng felt a headache again.

The stall is getting bigger and bigger, how can I take care of it by myself!
(End of this chapter)