Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 414 Not enough words after victory

China defeated Iran 5-3 and advanced to the semi-finals with its head held high. Fans across the country cheered and the media praised it.

After the game, Zheng Zhi, the 38-year-old national football captain, shed tears of excitement, and broke down in tears during an interview.

This is the old captain's last trip to the Asian Cup. Huaguo football has grown from a scumbag to today's Asian hegemony. Zheng Zhi's love for the national football team along the way is unparalleled.

In this game, the defense line of the national football team made consecutive mistakes and sent three big gifts. Except for Zheng Zhi and Hao Junmin, the performance of the domestic players on the field was not satisfactory.

It was also Zheng Zhi and Hao Junmin who assisted Zhang Mai to prop up the midfield of the national football team, allowing the national football team, which was in a collapse 35 minutes before the first half, to equalize and finally defeat Iran.

Zheng Zhi, who once said "never say no to the national football team" in an interview, completed the most exciting game of his national football team.

Zheng Zhi said in an interview after the game that he is not afraid of falling behind in the game, but he will win back if he has a firm fighting spirit. The national football players have made too many mistakes. He hopes that young players can grow up and accumulate experience.

Zheng Zhi said: "We made too many mistakes ourselves. I hope this is the price for the growth of young players. We can accumulate experience in the competition and not make the same mistakes in the following games."

"Having players like Zhang Mai and Zhang Yulin is the luck of Huaguo football. I hope more outstanding players will go out!"

He also said: "Whenever the national team needs me, I will be obliged. But football needs physical and physical support, but for me, it doesn't make much sense to hit the next World Cup. Even better in the 2022 World Cup!"

After the game, Hua Guo team's central defender Feng Xiaoting, who made a low-level mistake, made an apology on his personal social platform:
"Everyone has worked hard until now, and now they are celebrating with their teammates who have created miracles! But in such an important game, I made such a stupid and low-level mistake. It is too difficult to accept. I don't want to make any excuses! I'm sorry everyone! Hope Everyone supports the Hua Guo team to move forward!"

After the Chinese team defeated Iran 5-3, Lippi also breathed a sigh of relief, and then he was able to face reporters with a smile.

The Hua Guo team did not perform well in the first 35 minutes, and the media will naturally follow up on the problems that arise.

Reporter: First of all, congratulations on leading the team to defeat Iran. What do you think is the biggest problem of the Hua Guo team at this stage?
Lippi: I think my players focused on the official game. The warm-up game may be affected by the league, and the concentration is not as strong as the main game. This is what players need to pay attention to.The mental level of the players needs to be further optimized. I think they should strengthen their attention and maintain sufficient concentration throughout the game.

Reporter: Do you think that the improvement of the spiritual level can bring real combat effectiveness to the team?
Lippi: I have been emphasizing spiritual unity, aggressiveness in tactics, and don’t be afraid. As long as the spirit is unified, the Huaguo team can defeat any opponent in Asia. I still hope that my players can be mentally Continue to improve, be more concentrated, more unified, and more aggressive, so that the quality of the game will be further improved.

Reporter: How do you see the youth training and future of Huaguo football?
Lippi: When I came to Huaguo six years ago, many clubs did not have a complete echelon. Now every club must be equipped with a complete echelon to be able to enter the league. I think this is a good phenomenon. Very optimistic about the future of Huaguo football!

Lippi actually laid an ambush here. In fact, Huaguo's youth training has fallen far behind the average level in Asia, which will definitely bring great hidden dangers to the future.

On the whole, although the oldest team in the Asian Cup has reached the semi-finals, the accurate positioning of the Hua Guo team in the Asian Cup should be at the level of the semi-finals.

In addition, judging from the performance of Vietnam in this Asian Cup, Southeast Asian football has begun to undergo qualitative changes relying on youth training. Players from Jordan and Bahrain, once regarded as the third-rate teams in Asia, have demonstrated their strength beyond Chinese players.

In this Asian Cup, Lippi won the Hua Guo team's first knockout victory in the Asian Cup since 2004.

This is a breakthrough that has been waiting for 15 years, but if this breakthrough is really to find a hero, it should be attributed to "Two Zhang".

Without Zhang Mai and Zhang Yulin, the Huaguo team might be able to narrowly beat Thailand, but it is absolutely impossible to get past Iran!
Just like what Iranian coach Queiroz said to the media after the game, the Hua Guo team is still the second-rate team we are familiar with after leaving the "Two Zhangs".

"Our Azmond has performed well enough, but there is still a certain distance from Zhang Mai and Zhang Yulin. Compared with other countries, Hua people should imagine what the 'two Zhang' will look like after they are absent."

Queiroz made no secret of the gap between his top star and the "two cards", but he sneered at the level of other Huaguo players:

"The level of other players in Huaguo is still so low but arrogant, and they are trembling with fear from our striker!"

Queiroz's words can be regarded as the dissatisfaction of the loser, but it also revealed some problems in Huaguo football.

In the quarter-finals, facing the real touchstone Iran, an unsuspecting victory did not prove the true strength of the Huaguo team.

The worst thing is that in the first 35 minutes of the game, the Iranian team had 7 shots and the Huaguo team had 0 shots.

The problem for the Huaguo team is that if the "two Zhangs" do not exert their strength, they will not be able to effectively enter the Iranian penalty area. In this period of time, Iran has missed at least two goals.

Therefore, what Queiroz said is not wrong. Putting aside the "two cards", the Hua Guo team is only at the level of the top [-] in Asia.

From the perspective of the entire Asian football world, apart from Zhang Mai, who is unique in the world football world, and Zhang Yulin, who can compete with top Asian stars such as Sun Xingmin and Azmon, Huaguo football is lagging behind in all other aspects.

This backwardness is caused by the youth training system of Huaguo football, which is declining day by day and cannot change its own problems. If you go deeper, there is nothing to say.

On the surface, Huaguo football lags behind in two ways:

One is the complete discontinuation of post-2007s and post-2015 players in Huaguo, which is the result of the complete failure of youth training from [-] to [-].

After 2012, with the strong rise of Evergrande Jinyuan football, the Huachao teams have no intention of cultivating players, and the winning teams are also unwilling to throw young players on the field, making players born in 90 to 95 lack of competition Chance.

Look at Iran's Azmoun (1995), Vietnam's Ruan Guanghai (1997), and Japan's Don Anryu (1998). This kind of post-95 core midfielder, except for Zhang Mai, the Huaguo team has none. There wasn't even a substitute, so veteran Zheng Zhi had to step up.

This makes Huaguo team have to rely on veterans to play the world. In the entire midfield, only Zhang Mai and Hao Junmin can control the ball. Hao Junmin has participated in three Asian Cups and is 32 years old.

The Huaguo team had no midfielders, and the defense was even more lacking. As soon as Zhang Linfan was injured, it was already impossible to find an accurate replacement.

The Hua Guo team is the oldest team in this Asian Cup, even though Zhang Mai at the end of 98 and Zhang Yulin at the beginning of 97 lowered the average age.

The failed youth training and the impetuous Huachao have severely slapped Huazuo football in the face. Only the "two Zhangs" who work hard in Europe are the real future of Huazu.

The lack of midfield tactics is due to the lack of more creative midfielders. It is impossible for Zhang Mai to shine all the time in 90 minutes.

Lippi had no choice but to adopt long pass tactics. In order to form a threatening attack, the number of presses must be increased.

This makes the entire forward line of the Huaguo team only have a simple pressing function; and because the midfielders lack short passes, the entire midfield is out of control most of the time.

The most representative is the first 10 minutes against Kyrgyzstan and Thailand. The opponents firmly controlled the rhythm of the game, because the Hua Guo team could not pass the ball or control the ball in the midfield.

In addition, the Huaguo team can't actually defend it. According to the performance of the three central defenders in the Huayi battle, when facing the top Asian teams, the Huaguo team came out with "0-2".

From this point of view, the Hua Guo team's offensive ability is 3-4 goals beyond the strongest in Asia, and the reason is well known.

Aside from the embarrassment of the domestic players, one thing to admit is that the Hua Guo team is now very stable and strong. This is all thanks to the top four of the World Cup.

In the match against Thailand, the young Liu Yang couldn't bear it any longer, but others could still hold on. Once Liu Yang was replaced, the atmosphere of the whole team changed completely. It can be controlled on the surface, and there is no sudden drop.

Although Wu Lei lost consecutive shooting opportunities against Thailand and Kyrgyzstan, he scored wonderful goals against the Philippines. His repeated shots also represented the gradual improvement of domestic players' confidence. improve.

Hao Junmin is the only player among domestic players who can control the ball. His short pass, running position and long pass are extremely accurate, and he can share the midfield responsibility for Zhang Mai.

Yan Junling's performance is stable, he reacts quickly, and his positioning is accurate. From the perspective of "the weak team's goalkeeper", he can be regarded as an outstanding part of domestic players.

Zheng Zhi, Wu Xi, etc. have also performed stably, let alone other players.

The complete defeat against South Korea is due to the strength of the whole team, not to mention the fact that the opponent has a striker like Sun Xingmin in the team.

In the match against Thailand, he was mentally stable when he was behind, and seized the opportunity of the opponent's psychological and physical collapse, scoring goals one after another to defeat the opponent.

In the battle against Iran, except for the three fatal mistakes on the defense line, the performance of the Huaguo team can be said to be good. When they fell behind 0-2, their psychology did not collapse, and then the "two Zhangs" made efforts to drive the Persians into the abyss.

The star relied on his personal ability to support the Huaguo team to move forward. The result was very beautiful, which made the fans happy, but it had a limited effect on improving the overall level.

In this Asian Cup, the gap between the Hua Guo team, which only focuses on domestic players, and the traditional strong and third-rate teams in Asia is getting wider and wider.

In the match against the South Korean team, the "two cards" rested in rotation. The South Korean team only used 2% of their strength and easily defeated the Huaguo team 0-[-]. The reason is very simple:
The strength of the players is not at the same level at all, and the team's technical and tactical capabilities are not at the same level at all. You can't even tell which Hua Guo player is not doing well on the court, but judging from the performance on the court, the Hua Guo team is No chance of winning.

When facing the South Korean team, the Huaguo team was completely defeated in three aspects: possession of the ball, overall cooperation of players, and skills and tactics:
Because the midfielder of the Huaguo team can't control the ball at all, and the defense can't hold it, but the opponent doesn't have the intention to beat you by a big score.

This problem was magnified later with the Iran team:
The Iranian team didn't play well, at least they tried their best and couldn't prevent the super firepower of the "two cards", and after leading 2-0, the Iranian players became anxious, because there was no way to expand the score, they scored several times in the frontcourt The cooperation between them all ended in inexplicable long-range shots.

But even so, the Hua Guo team still had three chances sent by three central defenders. The reason is simple, our defense can't withstand the opponent's attack at all!

Using a long pass in front of the Iranian team is to expose your own physical disadvantages. After all, not everyone in the Huaguo team has the physique and skills of "Two Zhang".

Therefore, in a game where the forward line performance was average, the Iranian team was able to score 3 goals against the Hua Guo team. It can only be said that the Hua Guo team's defense is far from the best in Asia.

Let's take a look at the performance of other teams in this Asian Cup:

The Japanese team played with the Asian Games team. Although they had a ball possession rate of less than [-]% against Saudi Arabia, their smooth cooperation and almost flawless defense, the current defense of the Hua Guo team will still be more than two goals.

Although Uzbekistan did not reach the quarter-finals, if it played against the Hua Guo team, it would still be a complete defeat for the Hua Guo defense. Now I can understand that Perrin's victory against Uzbekistan four years ago is still very remarkable.

What is frightening is that the defensive quality of the Huaguo team is not the gap with traditional strong teams such as South Korea, Japan, Uzbekistan, and Saudi Arabia, but the defensive quality of the Huaguo team compared with Vietnam, India, Bahrain, and Jordan. Can't gain any advantage.

The success of the Vietnam team is almost the success history of Vietnam's youth training. The players in the age group of 95 to 98 in the team showed amazing fighting spirit and cooperation in the game. This is from 2005 to 2015, Vietnam's perfect The result of the youth training system.

In the quarter-finals with the Japanese team, the Vietnamese team was playing against the Japanese team!
The youth training of the Thai team has also reached an exaggerated level. The bodies of the Thai players are actually not as good as those of the Vietnamese players, but the Thai players have also brought their speed and ball control to the extreme.

The youth training of Thai football adopts a government subsidy system, and the systematic youth training is completed in three layers: "primary school model", "foot school training", and "entering echelon training".

As a result, an excellent young player can gain opportunities by showing his ability, while the young player who is identified as a poor player, the three-month football school tuition fee is only [-] yuan, and the Thai players' ball control and The characteristics of fast and flexible will definitely make the Hua Guo team suffer in the future.

The characteristics of Bahrain are the same as those of Iran. They are already a European-style team, and the Hua Guo team, which has no "two cards", should also have more than two goals.

Ten years ago, Jordan was the Hua Guo team's favorite warm-up opponent. Now, the pure blood Hua Guo team can hardly even draw with them. Playing Hua Guo, they should be able to score two goals and win at least 2-1.

The real problem is not this Asian Cup.Nor is it the 2022 World Preliminaries and the 2023 Asian Cup, because the national team career of "Er Zhang" will not be less than 10 years.

But what about "Erzhang" after he retires?

At that time, you will find that the Hua Guo team in front of you is the most powerful Hua Guo team in the next ten years. At most, it may not even be able to produce an excellent double midfielder combination in four years, but the frontcourt The firepower is still there.

Due to the lack of youth training in the past ten years and the eagerness for quick success in the Chinese Super League, the Hua Guo team has to rely on the post-85s to take shape in this Asian Cup. Overwhelming pressure came.

In terms of talent reserves for players in the post-00s age group, let alone compare with South Korea and Japan, there is even no way to compare with Thailand.

If there is any difference between the Hua Guo team in this Asian Cup and the previous Hua Guo team, it is a stable mentality.

In fact, in the two Asian Cups from 2015 to 2019, the mentality of Huaguo players did not collapse.

This can also be regarded as the benefit brought by the Chinese Super League-the highly competitive league improves the psychological endurance of players.

This may also be the lucrative Chinese Super League, allowing domestic players to look down on various international competitions that have no direct income. The specific consequences are still unknown.

(End of this chapter)