Chapter 150 Let Lin Feng be the captain of the national team?
The game ended in a 2:2 draw. After the Chinese national team equalized the score, the Andalusian team was also awakened. They strengthened their defense and did not give the Chinese national team any chance to reverse the situation.
But this is enough. Facing an opponent who is much stronger than themselves, they were able to tenaciously equalize the score after an unfavorable start. To some extent, the value of this draw is even greater than the previous victory.
In an interview with reporters after the game, Zhu Guanghu expressed his satisfaction with the score.
He was indeed very satisfied. He had expected a crushing defeat, but was eventually carried back by the team's young guards.
Now not only do I not have to get scolded anymore, I even have unexpected gains.
This game proved that this group of young players born after 85 are really capable of shouldering big responsibilities!
From now on, what he has to do as the head coach of the national team will be very simple. He will use this group of young people as the base, develop special tactics for them, and build the next generation of younger and more luxurious Chinese team. That's it!
With such a group of outstanding players, even if the head coach is a pig, he can be led to success, right?
Thinking of this, he even felt fortunate that the Chinese national football team missed the World Cup next year.
Without the interference of the World Cup, the Chinese team has plenty of time to rebuild. The three or four years from now to 2009 can all be used for reconstruction.
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December 12st, the last day of 31.
The Chinese national football team arrived in Santander in northern Spain, where they are about to face their last warm-up match opponent of their Spanish training camp - Real Racing Santander.
This team was established very early and has a history of nearly a hundred years.
As early as 1914, King Alfonso XIII of Spain awarded the team the title of "Real".
This was even 6 years earlier than Real Madrid, making it one of the earliest teams in Spain named "Royal".
Racing Santander was a strong team in La Liga in the early years, but in recent years, due to restrictions on the football market and commercial development, its performance has gradually declined.
In the past two years, they have gradually become a relegation team and are on the verge of relegation.
Compared with the two opponents that the Chinese national team played in previous warm-up matches, Santander Racing should be the weakest.
So for this game, Zhu Guanghu set a goal before the game: fight for victory with all his might!
Due to Shao Jiayi's early departure and injuries to Zhao Junzhe and Sun Xiang, Zhu Guanghu made major changes to the Chinese team's starting lineup.
Chen Tao entered the starting lineup and partnered with Zheng Zhi to form a double defensive midfielder.
Lin Feng and Zhou Haibin serve as double attacking midfielders. Gao Lin, who performed well in the last game, replaced Li Yi and served as the double guns of the national team together with Xie Hui.
In terms of central defenders, the combination of Li Weifeng and Feng Xiaoting has already proved their strength in previous games, and Zhu Guanghu still lets them continue to partner up.
It can be seen that Zhu Guanghu is consciously promoting players born after 85 and increasing their playing time.
They have proved their strength in the last game, and Zhu Guanghu chose to continue to entrust them with important tasks, and even further improve their tactical position in future national team games.
In the CCTV studio, the two commentators were dressed very formally today:
"Today is the last day of 2005. He Wei and I would like to wish everyone a happy new year in advance!"
"I also sincerely wish that our Chinese football will continue to grow and get better in the new year!"
Both commentators make a living from football. As Chinese people, they have a strong sense of patriotism and naturally hope that Chinese football will get better and better.
In the past, in situations like this, people would just say what was said and forget about it, and no one would take it too seriously.
But things are a little different this year!
Someone has counted the performance of the Chinese national football team this year and found that in the 17 games this year, the national football team achieved a good record of 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, with a winning rate of over 50%.
These even include a 3:1 victory over Germany and a double win over South Korea and Japan, which are both valuable and morale-boosting matches.
If the Chinese national football team can win today's game, it will be a perfect end to the year 2005 and a New Year's gift to the domestic fans in advance.
With this idea in mind, the Chinese team took the initiative to attack their opponents at the beginning of the game.
This move was somewhat beyond Santander Racing's expectations. In the previous two games, the Chinese team played very conservatively.
They usually defend first and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack, never as proactive as they were today.
But the Santander Racing players adjusted their mentality quickly, as the opponent played very aggressively?
Then just take advantage of the opponent's mistakes and counterattack them!
Anyway, in the league, they often use this tactic when they meet top-ranked teams.
You know what, they actually found an opportunity.
In the third minute of the game, after defending against a wave of attacks from the Chinese national team, Racing Santander attempted a counterattack.
But he didn't expect to score a goal in his first attack.
Their left player Vitolo broke through and made a cross. Yortambane in the middle jumped high among the crowd of three Chinese players and headed the ball into the goal.
This goal was too easy to score. Not only did the Chinese national team not expect it, but the opponents were also a little confused.
There were big loopholes in the Chinese team's defense in mobile warfare, and losing the ball too early caused another problem of the Chinese team - poor psychological quality - to erupt.
After conceding the goal, the Chinese team played in chaos for a while. The players did not dare to attack and played hesitantly.
The opponent's morale was boosted and they took the initiative to intensify their offensive.
As a result, the situation on the field was completely reversed.
The Chinese team was frequently attacked into the penalty area by the opponent. Santander, who was expected to play a defensive counterattack, instead played offensive football.
The Chinese team, which had originally prepared to play offensive football, fell back into the old tactic of defensive counterattack.
This was very disappointing to the fans!
"What is that thing? It's too eye-catching!"
"Didn't they say the opponent was not strong and the Chinese national team could easily beat them? How did they play like this?"
"Zhu Guanghu is fired!"
"Let's get a better coach. Can Zhu Guanghu lead the team? He can do nothing!"
"So many good players were wasted. The coach is fully responsible for losing this game!"
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Although Zhu Guanghu could not hear the curses from domestic fans, he knew that things were not going well when he saw his team fall behind again at the start of the game.
"Hold on, don't panic, keep your eyes on the opponent's wing, and don't give them any chances to cross the ball easily!"
Zhu Guanghu stood on the sidelines and shouted loudly towards the court.
But his shouting seemed to have no effect. In the 9th minute, the Chinese team's defense was missed again. The Santander striker's shot hit the crossbar and bounced out. The Chinese team escaped.
Zhu Guanghu already had cold sweat on his forehead. How could a La Liga relegation team be so strong?
After defeating Navarra and forcing Andalucia to surrender, he thought the Chinese national team had the strength to compete with the opponent and even defeat them.
But this game woke him up and realized that the Chinese national football team is still very weak.
With the current strength of the Chinese national football team, it is almost impossible to enter the World Cup finals and get those 32 places! Fortunately, after the Chinese national football team withstood the opponent's offensive, the Chinese team gradually stabilized its position.
In the 24th minute, Lin Feng controlled the ball outside the penalty area and passed it directly to Gao Lin, who took the ball into the penalty area and shot at a small angle on the right.
Unfortunately, the shooting angle was too small and the ball hit the side net.
Because of the viewing angle, from a distance it looked like a goal, leaving many fans disappointed.
However, the fact that the Chinese team was able to attack is a good thing in itself.
Before Lin Feng joined the national team, the main problem facing the Chinese national football team was that no one could hold the ball during counterattacks.
Taking the ball, transitioning and transferring in the middle is very important for the Chinese team.
Without this link, the ball cannot be passed and counterattacks will result in the players on the field just running around aimlessly and wasting their energy.
But with Lin Feng, everything is different.
Lin Feng's footwork is solid and delicate, not inferior to the Spanish players who are known for their footwork.
Moreover, his psychological quality is very good. He never panics when being intercepted or even pressed by opponents. Even if he is double-teamed by multiple opponents, he can always find the most reasonable way to pass the ball.
He rarely makes mistakes on the court. When the ball is passed to his feet, his teammates feel at ease and have a heavy sense of security, allowing them to rush forward and participate in the attack without any worries.
Their active offense also attracted the attention of the defensive players, reducing a lot of pressure on Lin Feng.
With this complementary approach, the Chinese team's offense became more and more smooth, the number of shots became more and more, and they were only a little bit of luck away from scoring a goal!
In the 34th minute, the Chinese team's midfielder intercepted the ball and Lin Feng rushed forward with the ball immediately.
The opponent's midfielder tried to intercept him, but he dodged it easily. At this time, through his God's vision, he saw the positions of the two forwards in the frontcourt.
There is no space next to Gao Lin, so there is a high probability that the ball will be lost if he passes it to him.
Although Xie Hui's position was a little further back, there was a big gap between the two opposing defenders. If he could pass the ball, he might be able to get a one-on-one chance.
Thinking of this, Lin Feng did not hesitate. Without looking at anyone, he turned sideways and sent a straight pass with the inner instep of his left foot.
Xie Hui had already seen the space in front of him, and he was not sure whether his teammates could pass the ball to him.
But based on the principle of not missing any opportunity, he would run even if his teammates did not notice the opportunity in front of him.
Just as he accelerated and was about to find the gap, he saw the ball rolling past him out of the corner of his eye.
good chance!
Xie Hui was overjoyed. He cleared his mind of all distracting thoughts, put all his strength into his legs, and ran hard.
The two defenders of Santander originally intended to close the door to keep Xie Hui out, but Xie Hui started too fast and their intention failed!
Xie Hui rushed into the penalty area and received the ball.
Alone!
Facing the goalkeeper's blockade, Xie Hui aimed at the far corner and completed the shot.
The football went straight to the blind corner of the goal. The goalkeeper of Santander could do nothing about it and could only watch the ball go into the net.
The score became 1:1, and the Chinese team equalized the score.
"The ball goes in! The goal was scored by China's No. 9 striker Xie Hui!"
"The sword is still as good as ever! The sword is still as good as ever!"
"Xie Hui's shot took me back to the time when he was the Golden Boot winner in the German 2nd Division. At that time, his goals were so smooth and pleasing to the eye!"
In the CCTV studio, both commentators praised Xie Hui's shot.
"Although it was Xie Hui who scored the goal, Lin Feng played an indispensable role in this goal. If he hadn't seized the fleeting opportunity and sent such a beautiful through ball, Xie Hui wouldn't have had such an easy chance to shoot."
"Yes, that's right. With Lin Feng joining the team, the Chinese team has a smart brain in the midfield. His passing, organization and control of rhythm have brought the rusty machine of the Chinese team back to life. Without him, we might still be being beaten by our opponents!"
Lin Feng's passing was beautiful, and Xie Hui's shooting was also beautiful. Neither of them can be missing!"
After equalizing the score, the Chinese team played more and more calmly, while the opponents began to lose their patience.
In the 39th minute, Gao Lin was fouled by the opponent while scrambling for a header in front of the penalty area, and the Chinese team got a free kick in a good position.
Lin Feng stood in front of the ball, estimated the distance to the goal, and chose to use Ballack's heavy artillery shot to take the penalty kick.
With a dull bang, the football drew a low arc in the air and went straight into the blind corner of the goal.
Santander's goalkeeper was helpless against this ball and watched it go into the net again.
The score became 2:1, and the Chinese team completed the reversal before the end of the first half.
"Lin Feng is awesome!"
"This free kick is too violent!"
“It has to be Lin Feng!”
"Hahaha, the Chinese team made a comeback. I said that the Chinese team would win this game!"
"Haha, when the Chinese national football team was falling behind just now, who was it that said with such confidence that the team was doomed to lose?"
"Hahaha, oh my, I was wrong. In the past, the Chinese national football team would collapse directly when they fell behind. Who would have thought that the Chinese national football team is so resilient now. They didn't collapse even after falling behind, but were able to turn the tide. Awesome!"
He is not the only fan who holds this view, and many others have discovered this problem.
It is no secret that the Chinese national football team's players have a bad mentality.
In the past, when the Chinese national football team was in a lagging situation, they would usually become more and more anxious as the game went on, or their morale would plummet and they would be completely defeated.
Either they are in a rush to attack, but because they only care about the front and not the back, they are completely defeated by the opponents' successive goals.
There are always these two outcomes. As for reversal?
This kind of thing has nothing to do with the three words "Chinese team"!
I have never seen the Chinese national football team make a comeback!
But since Lin Feng and others joined the national team, the national football team has become different.
Under the leadership of Lin Feng, the backbone of the team, they were able to keep their footing and continue to organize attacks calmly, as if losing the ball had no effect on them.
This kind of situation was almost never seen in the Chinese team before.
Although Lin Feng is not yet 18 years old this year, in the eyes of fans, he seems to have become the boss of the Chinese team.
So, some fans suggested:
Since Lin Feng is already the de facto leader of the Chinese team, why not give him the captain's armband and let him become the captain of the Chinese team!
The loss in today's game was expected. The prediction before the game was 0:3. It was beyond expectations to score one goal, but it was still very sad after watching the game.
The first goal conceded was a set-piece, as we had already conceded four set-pieces in the first three games. We didn’t expect to concede another one in this game.
The coach's substitutions were incomprehensible. Why did he replace Xie Wenneng? When he was there, the left side's defense was still able to hold up, but when he was replaced, problems arose on the left side.
I really can't tell you about Ivankovic's level.
(End of this chapter)
