Chinese champion

Chapter 452

"Long live! We have advanced!" When the whistle sounded over the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Wang Jianxiang could no longer hold back his excitement and shouted.

"This is the second consecutive World Cup for the Chinese team to enter the quarter-finals! Thanks to He Jin, who spent four years bringing out such a strong team, thanks to Pei Wei, thanks to Zhu Jun, thanks to Hu Yong, and thanks to Zhang Qi... Thanks to all the members of the Chinese team, it is their hard work and sweat that have brought us brilliant victories one after another!"

The other players and coaches of the Chinese team, who had been on the sidelines for a long time, rushed into the field one after another following the sound of the whistle, and hugged the players on the field.

Ma Ke'er and Zhao Xin hugged each other in the stands, and in the hotel room, Fang Zhiling was so excited that she threw the sofa cushions all over the floor. The waiter in charge of cleaning the room must be busy.

The Chinese players rushing into the field quickly lifted Zhu Jun and Pei Wei, and began to throw them into the sky. Although they did not score the two goals in this game, everyone could see that , the biggest contributors to the victory of this game are the two of them, of course, and our great head coach He Jin, it was under his wise (despicable?) arrangement that the Chinese team won the game relatively easily victory!

Some people are happy while others are disappointed. The moment the whistle sounded, it brought wild celebrations to the Chinese, but brought deep disappointment to the Spaniards.

But for the Spanish team, whose average age is not very old, they still have a chance in the next World Cup.

Although it is difficult for us to see Puyol appear in the next World Cup, for Iniesta, Joaquin, Torres and others, this is not their last World Cup.

When Pei Wei finally got rid of the celebrations of other teammates and fell from the air, he saw Aragones at a glance.

The old man's bleak white hair fluttered in the wind, but his expression was still as hard as iron.

Everyone knows that Aragones has left an indelible mark on the Spanish team, and this "iron-blooded Spain" has gradually begun to get rid of the chronic illness of "soft-footed crabs" in the past, and has truly become a team that allows all strong teams to compete. A power that cannot be ignored, but in the football world, people only look at the final results, not how exciting the process is.

The two consecutive World Cups have stopped in the top [-]. I believe this is unbearable for the Spanish Football Association. Everyone knows that after being eliminated by the Chinese team, Aragones' journey as a Spanish coach will come to an end.

Players can fail, because they will fail again, but often for coaches, failure means complete failure.

It was Aragones who should be comforted the most on the field, but the coach chose not to.

His back is still straight, and he is still meticulously fulfilling the responsibilities of a coach—after losing the game, he walks into the field, comforts the players who are crying because of the failure one by one, and pulls them up. Pat them on the face to refresh their spirits.

"Sorry, teacher."

Aragones had just pulled up Iniesta, the youngest main player in the team, and when he turned around, he saw Pei Wei with a sincere face, and at the same time heard Pei Wei's words.

"Why did you say sorry to me?" Aragones looked at the former disciple amusedly: "Because you defeated our Spanish team on the court? NO, you are the opponent on the court, and defeating the opponent is the only purpose. You did nothing wrong."

"But..." Pei Wei wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Aragones.

"Yes, you, Zhu Jun, and your coach He Jin teamed up to set me up... Hehe, I was fooled a lot, yes, I was very angry, but it was anger Why didn't I realize that this is a trap." Aragones smiled: "This is also a manifestation of strength. As a coach, my responsibility includes judging the opponent's true intentions, but I am not qualified. Coach, I didn't discover your conspiracy, it has nothing to do with you."

"Okay, don't let me comfort you in reverse." Aragones patted Pei Wei's face: "Boy, go celebrate, this is what you deserve! Congratulations, the top eight of the World Cup!"

After saying this, Aragones left Pei Wei and continued to perform his duties as a coach - to comfort the players.

"Go all the way. Teacher." Looking at the strong back of Aragones, Pei Wei said silently in his heart.

At the press conference after the game, Spanish coach Aragones announced his resignation and announced his complete withdrawal from football.

"The responsibility for the Spanish team's defeat this time is all on me. I did not fulfill the duties that a coach should have... The boys played a very exciting game. They also worked very hard. They are heroes. I Will take full responsibility for the failure."

"In 30 years of coaching career, I have gained a lot, but also lost a lot... Originally, I planned to leave football eight years ago, but the invitation of the Spanish Football Association made me dismiss this idea, and I have been doing it until now. , I think my body is not enough to continue my career, and I want to enjoy the rest of my life in the remaining time... Goodbye, everyone."

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Luis Aragones, known as "the wise man of Ortale" and "iron-blooded coach", has coached for more than 2010 years and has successively coached Atletico Madrid, Betis, Sevilla, Oviedo, Valencia, Barcelona and Mallorca, recognized as Spain's number one tactician, have coached more than [-] games in total. After the quarter-finals of the [-] World Cup, they officially announced their withdrawal from football.

However, this news did not cause much repercussions. Now is the World Cup period, and everyone is focusing on the game. Who would care about the departure of a defeated coach?

Even the fact that the Chinese team entered the top eight of the World Cup for two consecutive times did not cause much repercussions around the world. Only China was excited and cheered for this, and stayed up all night.

The domestic celebration lasted for three full days. During this period, the results of the four round-of-[-] finals in the lower half were also announced.

Portugal, led by Ronaldinho, defeated the German chariot 3:2. Ronaldinho's breakthrough on the right was extremely sharp, which made the German team's left back Lahm lose face. One goal, two assists, Ronaldinho alone Just dominated the game, especially the long-distance attack goal scored before the end of the second half is a classic of this World Cup.

Germany is the second seeded team to be eliminated after England, while the remaining three seeded teams are more competitive and have entered the next round.

Although Eto'o's performance was very good, but the strong overall strength of the Netherlands determined the progress of the game. In the first half, they relied on the goals of Robben and Kevin Dirk to lead the African Lions. After the second half, Eto'o One point was recovered, but soon, Maduro's long-range shot from 30 meters away completely established the Dutch team's victory.

Italy, relying on solid defense and sharp counterattack, easily eliminated Denmark 2-0 and avenged the European Championship in 2004. Perotta and Pazzini each scored a goal.

Brazil, on the other hand, obviously didn't do their best, relying on Adelaide's goal in No.308 minutes to win 1-0 against Uruguay, also a South American team. This is also Adelaide's fourth goal in this World Cup. Tied with Pei Wei and Zhuang Feng for No.1 in the group stage.

After the Brazil game, the quarter-final matchup situation is also freshly released.

South Africa VS France, China VS Argentina, Italy VS Portugal, Brazil VS Netherlands!

After the match list came out, everyone was lamenting the good luck of the French team.

Although they were in Group C, known as the "Group of Death" with Spain, Japan and Senegal, France did not die. After easily defeating the first two opponents to qualify for the group, they defeated the biggest opponent in the group The Spanish team, after pushing Spain to the point of fighting with the Chinese team, they met Sweden, which was relatively easy to deal with, and met the weakest host South Africa in the quarterfinals...

The Chinese team, however, won the title of "the most unlucky team".

In the group stage, England, Sweden and Ecuador, the three teams that were at least the top [-] in the last World Cup, will not be mentioned. When it comes to a world-class team like Argentina, except for Chinese fans and media, almost no one is optimistic about them.

Although the Chinese team has a very good record in recent years, and has stars that are not inferior to traditional strong teams such as Brazil, Argentina, France, and Italy, but in terms of background, they still cannot compete with the world's top players for decades. Team Argentina compared.

Among the two strong teams that the Chinese team encountered before, England only won the World Cup once in 66 relying on home court advantage, while Spain's best World Cup result was only the top four. Although the Chinese team lacks foundation, they still have a chance The power, but against Argentina... Everyone is shaking their heads.

After Basile took office, he carried out drastic reforms to the entire Argentine team and made a series of adjustments in line with public opinion, such as the former Inter Milan captain Zanetti who will be defeated in the 2006 World Cup, "The Rock" Samuel, etc. Although it was only transitional, the call-up of people into the team also played an inestimable role in the growth of the team's morale.

In 2007, Argentina won the America's Cup, which made Basile's reputation reach a peak.

And after the start of the 2010 World Cup, his lineup left everyone stunned!
His main lineup is three four three!The Argentine team under his leadership is the only one among the World Cup strong teams to adopt a three-back formation, which is basically not favored at all!
Goalkeeper Ustari, three defenders Samuel, Burdisso and Milito who played for Zaragoza.

There are three midfielders with both offensive and defensive midfielders Mascherano, Cambiasso, and Gago. The other is not the traditional Argentine No. 10 player Aimar, D'Alessandro, etc., but more like a winger. Maxi Rodriguez!
Abandoning the No. 10 attacking midfielder tactics that Argentina is most proud of and most accustomed to, and adopting the tactics of total attack and total defense midfielder, this is the biggest change that Basile has brought to Argentina!
There is no core midfielder. The midfielder, including Messi and Carlos Tevez in the frontcourt, has the ability to organize offenses. The style of play is flexible and changeable. This is the style of play of the new Argentina!
Many people, including Argentine reporters, questioned this style of play, but Basile shut everyone up with just one sentence: "The No. 10 tactic is indeed the pride of Argentina, but now, Argentina has I can’t find any number 10 like Diego! So I can only choose to let the midfielder, including everyone in the frontcourt, share the task of number 10, because Diego only has one!”

And Argentina's results left everyone speechless. They beat the Czech Republic 3:1, South Korea 4:0, and Côte d'Ivoire 2:0. They won all three games, scored eight goals and conceded only one goal to enter the knockout round. This is a perfect result. In the quarter-finals, another 3:1 was easily defeated Colombia.

What is even more terrifying is that Argentina has so many offensive points. After four games, 11 goals were scored by seven players. Messi scored two goals, Higuain one goal, Tevez two goals, Camby One goal for Yasso, two goals for Rodriguez, one goal for Burdisso, and even Saviola, who only came off the bench in the previous few games, scored two goals. The teams were taken aback.

You know, even Brazil, which is known as the strongest offensive ability, has only scored 10 goals so far. Although the Chinese team scored 12 goals and ranked first among all teams, six goals were scored against Ecuador. Scored in a game, there is absolutely no such stable scoring rate as Argentina.

The Chinese team has a lot of offensive points, but only six players scored goals, which is still not as good as Argentina.

Argentine fans are full of confidence in the team's victory. They believe that this powerful Argentine team will inherit the glory of Kempes and Maradona and bring Argentina the third World Cup it has dreamed of!

They will definitely defeat the Chinese team first, then the French team, and finally beat the Brazilian team in the final!

And the reputation of Basile has also been rising all the way in Argentina, and it can almost be tied with "Smoker" Menotti and "Big Nose" Bilardo!
You know, these two are the champion coaches who once led the Argentine national team to win the World Cup. They are the two insurmountable peaks of Argentina!
Compared with the overwhelming confidence of the Argentine side and the sound of victory in the whole country, the reaction of the Chinese side seems a bit strange.

The views of the fans are relatively peaceful. They think that the Chinese team is proud enough to have reached this point. Even if it loses to Argentina, there is no shame. After all, it is a world-class team and a two-time World Cup winner. Some extreme fans believe that the Chinese team has been plotted by the organizing committee in the schedule arrangement.

In the media, they are desperately cheering for the Chinese team. They believe that the Chinese team's strength can defeat Argentina. Some media even compared the main players of the two sides one by one, and finally concluded that the Chinese team The strength of Argentina is 50.00% higher than that of Argentina!I really don't know how he came to this conclusion.

But within the Chinese team, it seems to be relatively low-key. After entering the quarterfinals, He Jin also started a news blockade. Now few reporters can get first-hand information.

However, the day before the start of the first quarter-final between France and South Africa, a news suddenly came out from the Chinese team's residence, a news that was enough to make the nerves of all football-related people in China and Argentina tense.

He Jin, the head coach of the Chinese team, was suddenly rumored to be suffering from hepatitis and had already returned to China ahead of schedule. The position of the head coach of the Chinese team was temporarily represented by Feng Yu!

As soon as the news came out, it immediately stirred up waves.

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"Haha! Did you see that guy He Jin is playing tricks again!"

Aragones, who had already returned to Spain, shook a newspaper in his hand and said with a big smile to Manzano who came to visit him today.

Manzano couldn't help laughing: "This guy has so many tricks! I don't know why he was so silent a few years ago, making almost everyone ignore this coach who brought the Chinese team to the top. It seems For this World Cup, he held back for a long time!"

"However, I have some doubts. Will anyone be fooled by such a simple strategy?" Aragones said curiously. Although he has decided to quit the football world, his long-term accumulated habits still make him unconsciously approach it from the perspective of a coach. Think about the problem.

"Teacher, we only saw it clearly from the perspective of onlookers, but as people in the game, it is difficult to make an accurate judgment! Just like us, we clearly thought that He Jin was releasing smoke But he was fooled unknowingly! He Jin, he has a good grasp of human nature!" Manzano said with emotion.

"He is indeed a despicable guy!" Aragones smiled gloatingly: "Let us see how Basile was fooled!"

As Manzano said, Basile really scoffed at the news at the beginning, just joking, can a person get hepatitis just by talking about it?No sooner, no later, but it was found out before the game against Argentina?

However, while he didn't believe it, he also began to mutter in his heart. If the news is true, it is indeed good news for Argentina. He Jin's on-the-spot command after the start of the World Cup has won the approval of a considerable number of people. Especially the sudden change against England and the previous true and false against Spain have received miraculous effects, all of which are amazing. If such an excellent coach cannot command the Chinese team, it is true that Argentina will be much easier to play.

How can it be!Basile shook his head, trying his best to get this useless idea out of his mind, but he still couldn't stop thinking about Argentina's style of play when He Jinzhen was away.

As a coach, you have to consider all aspects before the game, let alone such a big piece of information.

What He Jin wants is this effect. How to confuse the opponent's head coach before the game, even if it only distracts part of the opponent's energy, is also a very beneficial thing for the opponent.

Another helper of He Jin is the Chinese media.

The Chinese media are notorious for making trouble. They can write about any topic for the sake of sales, let alone such a big news. On the second day, all kinds of "He Jin is sick" versions were all published. Out.

Why He Jin actually had this disease a long time ago, just for the honor of leading the team to participate in the World Cup, so He Jin kept concealing this situation, this time he suddenly fainted in the restaurant and couldn't hide it, why did the Chinese team already have this disease? The players were infected by He Jin. Someone even dug up the fact that He Jin was dismissed by the Football Association on the eve of the 2004 Olympic Asian qualifiers. Although everyone knew that it was because of conflicts with the Football Association, the reporters just decided He Jin already had hepatitis at that time, what can you do?
Facing the overwhelming news, both true and false, Basile couldn't help but feel dizzy. Now he finally knows how Aragones felt before the match against China. It is rare for people to calm down and prepare for battle.

To be on the safe side, Basile had to make two-handed preparations, devoting a considerable part of his energy to making tactics when He Jin was away.

On July 7, the quarter-finals of the World Cup officially started.

The road to the World Cup for the host South Africa has come to an end. They were defeated in the contest with the French team. Henry scored twice and became the first player to score five goals in this World Cup. With the help of these two goals With the ball, Henry brought the French team to the semi-finals and also made himself the top of the standings.

Three hours after the end of the game, the quarter-finals between the Chinese team and the Argentine team officially started.

When Basile stepped into the King's Park Stadium in Durban, he was almost blown away by the scene in front of him - He Jin was sitting leisurely on the coach's bench of the Chinese team, and made a "V" to him proudly...

"This despicable fellow!" Basile cursed inwardly.

(End of this chapter)