Chapter 148 The Ambition of the National Football Coach
"The true core has returned, and the Chinese team got off to a good start in the training camp in Spain!"
"The new golden boy shines in Sardar, one pass and one shot to kill the game!"
"The Chinese team cannot do without Lin Feng, just like the West cannot do without Jerusalem!"
After the game, major domestic media rushed to report the result of the match. As the national football team's top star and the biggest contributor to winning the game, Lin Feng received the most coverage.
In fact, in addition to domestic media, this game has also sparked considerable discussion in Europe.
Le Monde reported the match with the headline "The new Golden Boy single-handedly killed the match":
“In this match, Navarra United had an overwhelming advantage over the Chinese team.
Not only were their technical statistics far higher than those of the Chinese team, but their players' technical advantage was also overwhelming.
But the final victory belongs to the Chinese!
The reason for this is that Navarra has strong average strength, but no particularly outstanding players and lacks the ability to end the game.
Although the average strength of the Chinese team is very poor, Lin Feng is really outstanding in this respect.
Lin Feng has raised the Chinese team to a level that does not belong to them!"
It can be seen that Le Monde has a very high opinion of Lin Feng. It seems that after watching this game, they recognized Lin Feng as the winner of the Golden Boy Award!
There's no way, it's too strong.
Real Madrid's mouthpiece AS commented on the game with the title "Lin Feng's assist and goal helped the Chinese team win against Navarra."
"AS" also believes that Navarra had a great advantage in the game, and the loopholes in the Chinese team's defense gave Navarra many opportunities.
"Navarra missed too many chances in the first half, especially the penalty kick. De Carlos really needs to work on his penalty kicks!
As for the performance of the new Golden Boy Award winner Lin Feng, after he came on as a substitute, he made one assist and one shot in just 20 minutes, creating two goals by himself, playing at the level of a top superstar.
The Golden Boy Award is not his ceiling, the Ballon d'Or is.
Perhaps we will soon see the name of this young Chinese talent on the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or!"
Fans are already tired of the domestic media's flattery.
Now seeing that foreign media have also started to praise Lin Feng, the fans all smiled like old fathers, and they couldn't tell how proud they were in their hearts!
"Lin Feng is really strong. It's obvious that he is not on the same level as the other players on the Chinese team!"
"Of course not. Lin Feng is the winner of the European Golden Boy Award after all. The other players in the national football team don't have this ability!"
"To be honest, just watching the first half of the game, I thought the Chinese national football team was doomed to lose. I didn't expect that after Lin Feng came on in the second half, we would have such an immediate effect."
"Haha, the Chinese team in the first and second half didn't look like a team at all!"
"Yes, the strength of the national football team is a level lower when there is Lin Feng than when there is no Lin Feng!"
"If we add Lin Feng's words, what is the true strength of the Chinese national football team now, and what is its world ranking?"
"I estimate that the real strength should be around 40th, but without actual combat testing, it is hard to say whether it can reach this level!"
"Alas, it's a pity that the Chinese national football team failed to make it to the World Cup next year. Otherwise, we would be able to see Lin Feng's national football team compete against the world's top teams in the World Cup!"
The fans also talked a lot after watching the game, and the topics they discussed almost all focused on Lin Feng.
Occasionally, some people discuss Li Yi:
"That goal scored by the Great Emperor was so funny. The opposing defender must have been dumbfounded. He had never seen such an outrageous Marseille turn!"
"Haha, when I saw the opponent's defender being pushed away by Emperor Li Yi's butt, I almost collapsed. I have seen people dribbling past others with speed and skills, but I have never seen people dribbling past others with their butt!"
"As expected of Emperor Li Yi, he always manages to do something that will shock people!"
"Li Yi: Just tell me whether the ball went in or not!"
It was naturally exciting to win, and the discussions among the fans became much calmer.
There is less hostility and swearing on forums and BBS, and more people are making jokes and playing pranks.
Not only the fans, but the players of the national football team also felt a lot more relaxed.
After the match against Navarra, laughter and joy reappeared on the Chinese national football team's training ground.
The players' tense spirits relaxed and they began to look forward to the upcoming game.
Seeing that the atmosphere within the team was very good, Zhu Guanghu had some bold ideas in his mind.
The last match against Navarra opened the eyes of the head coach and made him see the strength of another style of football besides Samba football and German football.
Among European countries, the height and body shape of Spaniards are closest to those of East Asians, and the Spanish national team is also one of the shortest national teams in Europe.
Therefore, if we want to learn from Europe's advanced experience, then Spanish football, which is most similar to East Asians in body shape, is obviously the most worthy object of study and reference.
The not-so-tall and strong physique makes Spain's football style completely different from that of other European countries.
They pay more attention to passing and short passes. Compared with the players' physical fitness, they pay more attention to the players' footwork.
And this is undoubtedly very consistent with the characteristics of East Asian football!
If the Chinese team can learn the essence of Spanish football, then perhaps they can make up for their physical shortcomings with their delicate footwork.
In this way, maybe we can find a completely new path.
Originally, the purpose of this training camp in Spain was to learn from the advanced football countries in Europe. Now that we have an idea, we naturally have to boldly execute it.
Zhu Guanghu then immediately adjusted the training content and asked the players to start learning the passing and controlling style of Spanish football.
However, the results of the training were far from ideal.
I don’t know if it’s because the players’ training time was too short and they don’t have enough tacit understanding with each other, or if it’s simply because their footwork is not up to standard.
The results they achieved in their rehearsal were completely different from those achieved by the Spaniards in the game.
The Chinese national team's passing and controlling football was bumpy, and the players panicked as soon as the defense increased its intensity a little.
Once they panicked, they dared not take the ball, nor did they dare to dribble or break through, nor did they dare to pass forward, and could only pass back.
But the more they passed the ball back, the more ferocious the opponent's formation became.
In the end, the ball became a hot potato and returned to the feet of the defender. The defender had no ability to pass the ball, and the opponent's high-pressure defense was extremely fierce. They either made mistakes under the opponent's pressure and lost the ball, allowing the opponent to counterattack in a dangerous area.
Or you can just kick the ball out of bounds, giving the other team a chance to score out of bounds.
Zhu Guanghu shook his head repeatedly as he watched!
What the hell is this kick?
The defending side still relies on the Chinese national team's own players. If it were a stronger team, the Chinese national team might not even be able to get the ball past half the court.
Is passing and controlling football so difficult?
It seems so easy for Spanish players to play, right?
If you are not good at it, practice more. If you are not used to pressing, try a few more times. Once you are used to it, you will be able to play!
Zhu Guanghu still doesn't give up!
Continue to stick to his transformation plan!
Zhu Guanghu has ideas!
The position of the head coach of the Chinese national football team was originally a hot potato, and most people were unwilling to take over this mess. Zhu Guanghu was the same at the beginning. He was originally the fire-fighting coach after Ali Haan was fired, and was pushed out to take the blame.
But no one expected that he was so lucky. When Chinese football was sliding into the abyss, he was saved by Lin Feng, a treasure player that Krauchen found from overseas!
Break the fear of South Korea, defeat Japan head-on, and win the East Asian Cup and East Asian Games championship trophies.
It has been less than a year since Zhu Guanghu took over the Chinese national football team, but his performance has far surpassed that of his predecessor Ali Haan.
Unfortunately, when he took over, the World Cup qualifiers had already been completed, otherwise the Chinese national football team might have been able to enter the World Cup again.
But it doesn’t matter. Lin Feng is only 17 years old this year. Even in 2010, he will just be 22 years old, still very young.
And after five years of baptism in the top five leagues, his strength will definitely be improved to a higher level than it is now!
By then, with Lin Feng as the absolute core and the 85 World Youth Championship team as the main force, the Chinese team will not only have a reasonable age structure, but also have players with rich personal strength and competition experience. In addition, many of these players have studied abroad in Europe.
By then, the strength of the Chinese team, both in terms of upper and lower limits, will completely surpass the current national team, and will even be stronger than the Chinese team led by Milu!
If he is still the head coach at that time, maybe he can lead the Chinese national football team to achieve the feat of qualifying for the World Cup group stage and become the number one coach in Chinese football!
This beautiful vision is exciting just to think about.
So, what does it matter if we suffer a little now!
"Pay attention and cooperate more!"
"Pass the ball crosswise, and pay attention to your teammates' positions when running!"
"Stop, stop, stop, Xu Yunlong, what's wrong with you? Why don't you continue to move forward according to the offensive tactics? What do you mean by stopping?"
"Zhao Junzhe, why didn't you steal the ball right after you lost it?"
"Zhao Xuri, stop kicking your feet, walk on the ground, walk on the ground, I have told you so many times!"
"Xiao Feng's performance was outstanding. Ji Mingyi, you should learn from him and stop being clumsy with the ball!"
"Chen Tao, your dribbling past the defense was great, but you were too sticky to the ball. You can't wait until the opponent's formation is in place before passing the ball. You have to find the right moment to pass the ball while running, like Lin Feng did!"
On the training ground, Zhu Guanghu was spitting all over the place, stopping the game from time to time and personally going on the field to instruct the players.
The temperature at the scene was only a few degrees, but steam was coming out of Zhu Guanghu's head.
If you don’t know, you might think he was playing football on the field!
Although Zhu Guanghu's plan was well-made, the Chinese national football team is a rotten tree that is too difficult to carve.
There was no other way, Zhu Guanghu had to give up the complicated tactics and start practicing with the short ones first.
So, the players of the Chinese national football team started playing the circle-grabbing game again.
The road must be walked step by step, and the meal must be eaten bite by bite.
Let the players get used to high-pressure defense and be able to hold the ball first!
As for things like ground coordination, let’s wait until the players can hold the ball!
On December 12, the Chinese national football team faced its second opponent in the training camp in Spain - Andalusia.
This team is much stronger than the Navarra team that the Chinese national team just defeated.
When facing such a top team, the Chinese team should play more conservatively.
It is natural for a weak team to play conservatively when playing against a strong team.
However, Zhu Guanghu wanted to test the effectiveness of the Chinese national team's Western football training during this period.
So, he recklessly set up a 433 offensive formation and prepared to fight against the opponent.
The result is naturally a miserable death!
The first half wasn't over yet and the score was already 2:0.
Of course, the goal was not scored by the Chinese national team, but by the Andalusian team.
The opponent's attacking power exceeded the Chinese team's imagination. After only 2 minutes of the game, Spanish winger Joaquin used his sharp breakthrough on the wing to assist his teammate to score a goal.
Three minutes later, Navas scored again with a long shot from outside the penalty area.
The Chinese team fell behind 5:0 just 2 minutes into the game.
This result shocked the fans of both sides.
Many Spanish fans have seen or heard about the result of the last match between China and Navarra.
They felt that the Chinese team, which was able to beat Navarra 2:0, must be a strong team.
Even if the Andalusian team can defeat the opponent in the end, it will probably take a lot of effort.
But who could have thought that the result of the game would be so one-sided.
It feels like our opponent has already fallen before we even put in any effort!
No, isn’t the Chinese team really that weak?
So how did Navarra lose before?
Spanish fans are confused, and so are Chinese fans:
"Did Zhu Guanghu get kicked in the head by a donkey? Why did he fight against his opponent?"
"Hasn't he heard of the names of Joaquin and Navas? Isn't he courting death by going head-to-head with such opponents?"
"How many dishes are there, how drunk are you like this?"
"I just won by chance before, and now I am so proud of myself, so I think I am good enough again!"
This time, the domestic fans were surprisingly unanimous in their stance, and no one scolded the players on the field, although from the process, both flanks of the Chinese team were beaten by their opponents.
But without exception, everyone put the blame on the head coach Zhu Guanghu.
Zhu Guanghu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead!
He realized that he had taken it for granted!
The Chinese national football team is used to losing, and the team has become accustomed to playing more conservative tactics.
They were a little uncomfortable with being asked to take the initiative to attack all of a sudden.
In addition, the opponent's strength is indeed very strong, especially the breakthroughs on the two flanks, which are simply impossible to defend against.
With the Chinese team's defense in constant crisis, they really didn't have the energy to attack.
This resulted in the offensive tactics he formulated before the game not being effective at all. Instead, the opponent scored frequently due to the weak defense in the back.
Although this is a friendly match and we don't have to worry about winning or losing, if the Chinese national team continues to play like this, a tragedy will surely happen.
He had just been in the position of head coach for a short time. If he was fired because of a disastrous loss in a warm-up match, it would be more unfair than Dou E.
Zhu Guanghu chose to follow his heart and decisively adjusted the tactical deployment.
It is already difficult to win this game, it just depends on whether we can score a few more goals!
(End of this chapter)
