World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 245 The Beginning of Sinophobia
"Beep beep, beep!!!"

With the sound of two short and one long whistles, the South Korean players on the court stopped their current actions in an instant.

Their eyes were dull, and they looked around the field blankly.

There are red flags waving in the wind everywhere.

The fans cheered for 45 minutes, 45 minutes.

From the entry of players from both sides in the second half, even if the game was interrupted due to a foul by one side, the voices in the stands never stopped.

8 is better than 0!

An absolutely unforgettable score.

The red numbers stand out, making it impossible to believe what has happened on the pitch in the past 90 minutes.

Even Huang Jianxiang, who has always been aggressive, fell silent at the moment the final whistle sounded.

"The game is over."

"8-0."

"The Chinese team defeated their old rival South Korea in the opening game of this Asian Cup."

"It's over, it's over."

Obviously the opening match has just started, but Huang Jianxiang said "it's over".

It appeared to be a live accident.

But not again.

The starters and substitutes of the national football team came to the sidelines and bowed to the fans.

Seeing the sweat and smiles on the cheeks of the young boys, the fans roared even more fiercely.

But those elderly fans, like Huang Jianxiang, withdrew from the cheering ranks one by one, sat back on their chairs, and watched the scenes on the court calmly.

They seem to want to record this moment forever.

Rossi gave up the red flag in his hand to someone else, and slumped down on the chair.

He wiped the sweat from his temples vigorously with his arm, and a few white hairs were mixed with the water stain on the back of his arm.

"Ten years have passed." Rossi sighed softly, "I'm old too."

Just as Rossi was staring blankly at the white hair who didn't know whether it was the hair or the eyebrows, a pair of green hands supported his shoulders from behind.

"Uncle Li, it's over, the game is over, we won, hahaha!"

Rossi looked back, and it turned out to be the niece of a golf friend who was studying in college.

This is the first time she came to the scene with the team to watch the national team's game.

The first time I watched the national team's game, what I saw was the first big victory of the national team in 20 years!
How lucky is this? !

上一次国足和其它国家队踢成8比0，还是在1987年奥运会预选赛中，当时是8比0战胜尼泊尔。

在那届奥运会预选赛中，中国队两回合19比0双杀菲律宾（9比0，10比0），两回合20比0双杀尼泊尔（8比0，12比0）。

But what are these opponents?
Not only is it not worth mentioning, it is not worth mentioning!

Against such a weak team, a double-digit point difference should be kicked.

But what about the last time they played 8-0 against an opponent of South Korea's level?
Rossi searched all the memories in his mind, but couldn't find it.

Not to mention that the Chinese team played against South Korea 8-0, even South Korea has never played against the Chinese team 8-0.

The strength of the two teams is almost the same.

Even if there are any legends of "Korea-phobia" in the past 20 years, it is nothing more than being defeated by Korea, and it is still common to play against Korea.

But now, the balance has completely tilted to one side.

Amid the cheers all over the sky, the exhausted South Korean team finally came to their senses.

Dragging his leaden legs, he hurriedly walked towards the player tunnel with his head down.

They don't want to be here for a moment.

Looking at the backs of South Korean players leaving the field in a hurry, the fans in the stands did not know who took the lead, and the fans even sang together.

"Arrogant, high-spirited, transnational YL Jiang."

This mighty and majestic singing directly hit the hearts of the South Korean players' fear and anxiety.

Jin Longda, who had been poured 8 balls, staggered and almost fell to the ground.

After shaking his arms a few times to barely maintain his balance, he unknowingly burst out with superhuman strength and rushed towards the player channel because he was the last South Korean player on the field.

Several other South Korean teammates seemed to have noticed something after being overtaken by Jin Longda.

Stretch your legs together and run towards the player tunnel.

At this moment, a certain gene deep in the South Korean players was awakened, and they didn't want to stay here for a moment.

After this Asian Cup, the South Korean team fell into a slump.

Many players retired hastily when they were around 30 years old and gave up football.

It is precisely because of this talent outage that South Korean football has not slowed down for many years.

And every time I recall this game, there is always a look of fear on the wrinkled old faces of the South Korean players who have been to the scene.

That day, they lost, they lost, they escaped
Xu Dingmao was standing on the sidelines right now, seeing his disciples bursting out with such vitality after the match, he was also dumbfounded.

"No wonder it is said that South Korean players have good physical strength." The fans talked a lot.

"Look! You can still run so fast at this time."

"It's really accurate!"

Pale-faced Xu Dingmao settled down, walked slowly to the middle of the sideline, and held hands with Zeng Zheng.

"Coach Zeng, this game was played well."

"Coach Xu, I said earlier, don't use 352, you just don't listen."

"It's not something I can decide." Xu Dingmao smiled wryly.

Bamboo shoes in South Korea are not so democratic either.

After a wry smile, Xu Dingmao did not let go of Zeng Zheng's hand, "Coach Zeng, what kind of tactics are you doing? Why are you attacking so fiercely?"

Zeng Zheng smiled slightly, "Want to learn? I'll teach you!"

Xu Dingmao was taken aback for a moment, then sighed: "I lost"

After the game, Xu Dingmoo took the blame and resigned amidst the scolding of South Korean fans.

In December of the same year, Xu Dingmao joined Zeng Zheng's national football coaching staff.

At the end of October 2002, Xu Dingmao replaced Gao Hongbo, who had retired, as the head coach of the Jianglong team.

The End of Fear of Korea, the Beginning of Fear of China! "

"20 Years of Enmity Once Settled"

"The Strong Rise of Chinese Football! "

"China-Korea War, Unspeakable Score"

"352 can't do it?Is it wild words or promises? "

"The Situation Between China and South Korea Has Completely Reversed"

"Looking at How Big the Host's Advantage Is From the Sino-Korean War"

"Why is the score so disparate?"Zeng Zheng's own statement"

Xu Dingmao: It will be a nightmare from now on

"General Fan: Blessings from England"

"No Doubles?Pick a 'thorn' for the national football team! "

"It's a matter of course for the Chinese team to qualify"

"Asian Cup: The Chinese Team Has Revealed Its Champions"

"Li Weifeng and other ten Chinese players undergo drug testing after the game"

Following the Olympic bronze medal, fans never thought that the names of Zeng Zheng and the national team would ignite the sports world again so soon.

The result of this China-Korea war made the fans grin from the corners of their mouths to their ears, unable to stop at all.

This is a score that no one thought of before the game.

Even the drunkard who drank the most did not dare to imagine that the Chinese team would win by such a large score.

Qu Shengqing and Yang Chen scored twice, and Li Weifeng, Shen Si, Ma Mingyu, and Su Maozhen each scored a goal. It was completely multi-point blooming, and it was impossible to guard against.

Before the game, there were many words of "Korea fear" in the media, which completely disappeared after the game.

This grand victory not only completely shattered the shadow of fear of Korea, but also caused a 180-degree change in the mentality of the fans.

In the hearts of the fans, it is already an extremely extravagant expectation to play a 3-0 game to relieve their anger and vent the resentment accumulated over the past 20 years.

But the score scored by Zeng Zheng made many fans feel a little pity for South Korea.

When did South Korea become a small team like the Philippines and Nepal?
Is it still meaningful for us to keep worrying about winning or losing with teams of this level?
According to the evaluation of the "Beijing Morning Post", "The biggest change brought about by this game is to let Chinese fans completely let go of the knot between them and South Korea."

"...If Kuwait and Indonesia were in a close contest after the game, then this battle between China and South Korea is a battle between the weak and the strong."

"...Since the Chinese team has made such a good start, there is no need to hide and pretend to be second-rate."

". Build up your confidence and give full play to your strengths. It will be a matter of course to qualify for the group stage."

".It is not impossible to win the championship at home."

The country is celebrating the victory, but the bamboo shoes of South Korea, who are eager to lose over there, quit.

The "Seoul Daily" directly used the word "national humiliation" as the headline, and completely nailed the name of the head coach Heo Jung-moo to the pillar of shame.

Zhu Xie of South Korea is also a bachelor. Amidst the overwhelming scolding of the people, he cast all the responsibility on Xu Dingmao.

The honest man Xu Dingmao did not make any excuses, and directly apologized by resigning.

But that's the end of it?
of course not!

Angry South Korean fans continued to pursue the matter, and strongly demanded that Huo Jung-moo be completely expelled from the South Korean football circle, and that he be banned from playing football for life.

After the South Korean bamboo shoes complied, they began to attack the AFC collectively, thinking that the Asian Cup was taken over by China, and there was something tricky in it.

It is very likely that the Chinese team bribed the referee, which finally led to this "fiasco of the century".

In addition to suspecting that the referee received black money and blowing black whistle, he also complained to all the players on the Chinese team, thinking that they must have taken some kind of drug bought in the United States, and they even recited the model and date of manufacture, just like real players. It's the same as seeing the Chinese team members being injected.

Of course, these untrue remarks were directly slapped in the face by the post-match urine test results of the Chinese team announced by the AFC.

But the angry South Korean fans did not stop there.

They began to completely transfer the blame to the AFC, thinking that the AFC and the Chinese team were "colluding", and even asked FIFA to expel the AFC!
It is such an absurd and outrageous suggestion that Zheng Menghuai, the vice chairman of FIFA, really put it on the agenda of FIFA, which shocked the whole world.

It can be said that Zeng Zheng used a victory to "come out" of the Chinese fans, but made the South Korean fans "stuck in".

"Hello, viewers!"

"This is the degree Maojiawan training base, and it is also the venue for Group A of the Asian Cup."

"Behind me is the resting place for the teams in Group A."

The camera was extended behind the reporter, and the fans saw rows of newly built three-story villas.

Maojiawan has been turned into an "Olympic Village"!
"The person we are going to interview today is the legendary coach of the national team, Mr. Zeng Zheng."

"Speaking of Coach Zeng, there is another little anecdote."

"The day before yesterday, the Sino-Korean battle was over for a long time. Coach Zeng hurried up to the stands and gave way to the Chinese coach Li Huajun and others who were interpreting the battle of Yinke; 'Who have you seen my backpack? ?'”

"Coach Li Huajun said that Coach Zeng is always like this, forgetting things every day."

"Coach Li Hui on the side interjected: 'Coach Zeng is so busy every day, and his mind is devoted to the team. His mind is turning so fast, it's no wonder he doesn't miss things!'"

Zeng Zheng really couldn't sit still.

When the reporter found him, the players were training on the field.

But he ran to the side and chatted enthusiastically with the guards, the workers in charge of site maintenance, and the gatekeepers.

When talking about the players, Zeng Zheng's first words were: "Now our players are not like before."

As he said that, Zeng Zheng pointed to his temple, "Our players know how to use their brains when they play football, and some of them play very smartly!"

"Coach Zeng, what do you think is the most important movement on the football field?"

Facing the microphone, Zeng Zheng pondered for a moment, "Next."

"What?" The reporter didn't understand.

"The next action is the most important!"

Before the female reporter could react, the photographer with the video camera had already realized it.

Reporter: "Coach Zeng, how did you enlighten the players and let them relax before the game?"

Zeng Zheng: "It's very simple, just tell them a few jokes."

Reporter: "Can you give an example?"

Zeng Zheng: "I remember that after Yang Chen returned to China, because the situation was not very clear, he specifically asked me which groups we were divided into in the Asian Cup. I said that we were divided into Group D. Yang Chen was stunned at the time, and Zhou Ning and Zhou Ning who were on the side were amused Xie Hui laughed out loud."

reporter:"???"

Seeing that the colleague didn't react, the photographer quickly coughed a few times and reminded: "This time the Asian Cup will be divided into three groups."

During the relaxed question and answer all the way, Zeng Zheng came to the sidelines of the training field together with reporters.

At this time, Li Hui and Li Huajun were leading the team to do the most basic back-and-forth running exercises with a stopwatch. This is also the course that Zeng Zheng gave the most public training and performances to the public.

Reporter: "Coach Zeng, the China-Korea battle, did you predict that such a score would be played from the very beginning?"

Zeng Zheng: "Why do you say that?"

Reporter: "According to the post-match analysis, the defenders of the Chinese team seldom defend."

Zeng Zheng: "Isn't this obvious? Since there is no defensive task, let them attack!"

Reporter: "Coach Zeng, after Su Maozhen scored the seventh goal in the second half, did you ever think about letting South Korea score a goal?"

Zeng Zheng: "I thought about it, but the players didn't listen. As a result, Shen Si scored another goal before the end of the game. I can't help it."

Reporter: "Coach Zeng, for tomorrow's game against Indonesia, do you still plan to score a big result?"

Zeng Zheng: "I will pay attention to every team in this Asian Cup, but the Chinese team is far from reaching a unique level in Asia. For tomorrow's game, my goal is to win the opponent without conceding a goal."

(End of this chapter)