Chapter 60 Lin Feng Does Not Play by the Rules
"Look at this goal lost by the Japanese team!"
In the tactical room, Zhu Guanghu knocked on the prompt board to attract the players' attention, then pressed the remote control in his hand.
The match being broadcast on TV was a recording of the first round of the East Asian Cup, between Japan and North Korea.
In the 25th minute of the game, the North Korean team launched an attack from the middle and was blocked after advancing to the front of the Japanese team's penalty area.
The Japanese team's overall defense was excellent, with multiple players working together to successfully steal the ball from the North Korean players.
At this point, the Japanese team had already blocked the North Korean team's attack with excellent defense, and it was now their turn to counterattack.
But Japan's main central defender Yuji Nakazawa made a very low-level mistake. When he passed the ball forward, he accidentally passed the ball to the North Korean player.
The colors of the jerseys of the two teams are quite different. I don’t know what he was thinking and how he could make such a mistake.
What happened next was nothing interesting, as the North Koreans played a textbook offensive game.
After getting the ball unexpectedly, he quickly passed it to the middle of the penalty area, then knocked the ball back from the middle. The North Korean captain Kim Myung-jun, who came in from behind, made a powerful shot and penetrated the goal guarded by Japanese goalkeeper Kawaguchi Noriyuki.
This was the only goal of the game and also the key goal that directly determined the outcome of the game.
The North Koreans defeated the Japanese team 1-0, avenging their two defeats to the Japanese team in the World Cup qualifiers.
The Japanese, who were determined to win the championship, got off to a bad start and lost in the first battle.
This means that if they still want to win the East Asian Cup, they must beat the Chinese national team in the next game!
This is not good news for the Chinese national football team, because the opponent has no way out, and the next game will be a tough battle where the brave will win.
There is no possibility for either side to give in.
"Apart from the Japanese team's offense, their defense is still pretty good."
Zhu Guanghu did not belittle or look down on the Japanese team just because they lost the game. On the contrary, he highly praised the technical and tactical level of the Japanese team.
"The Japanese players are generally good at their feet and their discipline is also very good. If it weren't for this mistake that led to the early loss of the ball, the result of this game should be the same as expected by the outside world."
Objectively speaking, there was a certain element of luck in North Korea's victory.
If the Chinese national football team wants to defeat its opponents, it cannot always rely on illusory luck.
The Japanese team may not be the first country in Asia to learn South American football, but they are definitely the most dedicated.
Over the years, he has remained consistent, always insisting on learning from the advantages of South American football, combining it with his own characteristics, and has embarked on a path of his own.
The reason why the Chinese national football team was completely overtaken by Japanese football after the 1980s was mainly because the other side was consistent and always did the right thing.
We should take the professional league seriously, develop the youth training system seriously, and stick to one style of football.
The Chinese national football team learns from Brazil today, Germany tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow when Spain rises, they begin to learn the Spanish style of play.
There is so much to learn and it is so diverse, but the time spent actually studying is very short. The end result is naturally that you have learned nothing, at most just the basics.
As for youth training, it is even more of a mess.
After the Hongshankou Conference in 92, the sports school model was withdrawn, but the youth training system of the professional league was not successfully established, resulting in the direct collapse of the youth training system of Chinese football.
In addition, the league is full of malpractices such as match-fixing, refereeing scandals, gambling, etc.
It can be said that it is not unfair that Chinese football is so bad now.
If you don't respect the objective laws of football, then the results on the field will teach you a lesson!
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With the 3:0 victory over South Korea in an away game, the Chinese national football team has gained a lot of popularity in the country and reversed many negative impressions.
When the fans heard that the Chinese national team's next opponent would be the Japanese team, they were very excited.
I hope the Chinese national football team can keep up the good work and strive to defeat the Japanese team.
"We defeated the top favorite South Korea team, and the next one will be Japan!"
"The little Japanese can even lose to the North Korean team, so it shouldn't be difficult for us to defeat them, right?"
"Let's try to beat them 3:0 again to avenge the defeat in last year's Asian Cup!" The 2004 Asian Cup was definitely the moment when the Chinese national football team was closest to its first Asian Cup title.
But unfortunately, despite the eager anticipation of hundreds of millions of fans, the Chinese national football team lost 1:3 to the Japanese team.
In that game, a goal by the Japanese team that was suspected to be a handball has left countless Chinese fans feeling resentful to this day.
Although time cannot be reversed, they cannot go back to the past and rewrite the results.
But fans still very much hope that the Chinese national football team can get up from where they fell and wash away the shame with a hearty revenge battle.
The fans' enthusiasm also affected the Chinese national football team in its preparations for the match.
A large number of reporters came to interview them and wanted to ask them about their opinions on the next game.
Lin Feng, who performed well in the previous game, naturally became the focus of many reporters.
For the purpose of protecting the players and ensuring the team's normal preparations.
The Chinese national football team turned down a large number of interview requests, but some of the reporters had very deep backgrounds and could not be turned down.
So they had to let Lin Feng come forward and accept an interview.
"Lin Feng, I'm a reporter from the Central Radio and Television Station. In the next game, we will face the powerful Japanese team. Do you have anything to say?"
After the reporter asked the question, he waited expectantly for Lin Feng's answer.
In the last pre-match interview, Lin Feng said that the Chinese team came here to win the championship, and even said that they would defeat the South Korean team away from home.
At that time, his statement caused ridicule from many Koreans, who believed that Lin Feng and the Chinese team were overestimating their own capabilities.
But in the end, Lin Feng fulfilled his pre-match words, and all the Koreans who had mocked him for his outrageous words were slapped in the face.
With previous experience, this time, reporters thought that Lin Feng would make harsh remarks to the Japanese team before the game, just like before.
But to their surprise, Lin Feng did not play according to the routine:
“Although we won the last game, we paid a heavy price.
We have three players who received red cards and will not be able to play in the next game, and we also injured a key midfielder. Our lineup for the next game is not complete, so we will use a relatively conservative tactic to deal with the enemy. "
Eh?
Lin Feng, did you get the wrong script?
The content of your speech sounds like the style of head coach Zhu Guanghu!
Lin Feng's answer quickly spread across the domestic Internet.
After watching his interview, many fans calmed down.
"Lin Feng is right. We suffered too much loss in the last game. The back line lost two key players, including captain Li Weifeng. This will greatly weaken our defensive strength.
The loss of Chen Tao in the midfield will weaken our offensive capability.
Although Gao Lin is not so important in the forward line, without him, the national football team will have fewer offensive options. Veteran Xie Hui is already injured. If he continues to play at such a high intensity, his old injury may relapse. "
"Yes, losing so many main players all of a sudden, involving three lines, can be said to be a serious injury. Compared with us, the Japanese team has almost no losses, and the lineup is much more complete!"
"Damn those Koreans! If they hadn't used tricks, the Chinese national football team wouldn't have won so miserably!"
"In that case, the Chinese national football team should probably really use defensive counterattack tactics to deal with the Japanese team as Lin Feng said. If they are lucky, they might be able to steal a goal with Lin Feng's speed and still have a chance to win!"
"At the moment, it seems that this is the only way."
It’s not just domestic fans who are influenced by Lin Feng’s interview.
The Japanese team's coaching staff was also affected.
"What the other party said should be true. Our opponent may play very conservatively in the next game!"
Japan coach Zico smiled and said:
"Then let's take this opportunity to show the world the offensive talent of the Japanese team!"
(End of this chapter)
