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Chapter 954 Repeat the same mistakes
On the afternoon of July 23, Kunming Stadium.

China played against Laos in the first round of the second round of qualifying for the World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

This was the first qualifier for the Chinese team to hit the [-] World Cup in Brazil. It was a good start, and it happened to be the second half of July. Therefore, although the opponent was not strong, Queiroz still recalled all the international players.

In this game, the Chinese team still used a four-three-three formation. The goalkeeper is Wang Dalei, the defense is Sun Xiang, Feng Xiaoting, Zheng Zhi and Zhang Linpeng, the midfielder is Zhou Haibin, Hao Junmin and Chen Tao are partners, and the front trident is Yang Yang, Gao Lin and Wu Lei.

After joining Dortmund, Chen Tao's position was not solid. In order to compete for more opportunities to play, he had to withdraw his position. Now he looks more like a midfielder. The reason is that Klopp feels that he lacks speed and impact on the wing.

Queiroz obviously thought so too, especially after Wu Lei performed well at Ajax, he made decisive adjustments, pulled Chen Tao back to the midfield, partnered with Hao Junmin, pushed Wu Lei out, and reorganized the Trident.

And letting Zhou Haibin play as a single midfielder also proved Queiroz's determination in this game, that is, to attack with all his strength.

The first shot of the game came from Laos, but it failed to create a threat.

The visiting team's opening attack obviously hopes to disrupt the rhythm of the Chinese team, but the risk is also very high, especially in the case of a significant gap between strength and weakness.

In the 4th minute, the Chinese team's frontcourt pressing worked. After Chen Tao stole the ball, he quickly moved to the right. The Chinese team quickly launched a counterattack. Wu Lei made a low pass from the right to the rear point.

Afterwards, the Chinese team started to attack violently, continuously creating threats, but it was not until the No. 30 minute that the Chinese team scored again. After Yang Yang got the ball from the left and attracted the attention of the defense, he forced the ball inside and cut it in with his right foot.

In stoppage time near the end of the first half, Zhang Linpeng made a cross from the right, Gao Lin shook his head and scored again, [-]-[-], the Chinese team was basically sure of victory.

In the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, the Chinese team played a beautiful offensive coordination in one minute, passing consecutive kicks to Gao Lin's feet in the penalty area.

Two minutes later, the Chinese team once again played a beautiful cooperation from the right. Hao Junmin sent a wonderful pass. Chen Tao got rid of the defender and went straight to the bottom line. Wu Lei quickly rushed to the bottom line and knocked back.

Gao Lin performed a hat trick!
No.70 In the second minute, Yang Yang and Hao Junmin played two-to-three consecutive wonderful cooperation. After Yang Yang broke into the penalty area, he calmly hit the goal and hit the goal, [-]-[-].

No.801 minutes, Sun Xiang made a cross from the left, Hao Junmin volleyed and scored again, [-]-[-].

No. 807 minutes, Zhang Linpeng made a long pass from the right to the penalty area, Gao Lin headed the ball and Chen Tao followed up and made a shovel shot, [-]-[-].

One minute later, Hao Junmin volleyed from the left rib and once again broke the goal of the Laos team, 1-[-].

In the end, relying on the outstanding performance of the frontcourt offensive players, the Chinese team defeated Laos with nine goals.

But after the game, including Yang Yang, many international players and head coach Queiroz have repeatedly stated that the opponent's strength is not strong, and this big victory can't prove anything.

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On the evening of the 28th, the second round of the match between the two sides was held in Vientiane, Laos.

Queiroz made adjustments to the team's starting lineup this time. He began to arrange a large number of substitute players to play when the first round was basically guaranteed.

Goalkeeper Yan Junling, who just transferred to Ajax in the Eredivisie this season, got the starting lineup. Wu Xi, Cui Peng, Zhang Chengdong, Zhang Xizhe, Zhao Xuri and other players all appeared in the starting lineup.

After several years of development, the Chinese team's overseas team has become even bigger. Although there is a precedent for Sun Xiang to return to China, there has been a trend of Chinese players studying abroad. There are even many players who would rather play in low-level leagues abroad than return to China easily.

For example, central defender Mei Fang, who was recruited into the national team for the first time by Queiroz this time, also started this game, partnering with Du Wei as a central defender.

Mei Fang studied abroad in Strasbourg in the French second league in [-], and then went to the Bruges youth team in the first league for trial training. He was recognized at the time.

Influenced by Chen Tao's outstanding performance in Anderlecht, Bruges also has a great acceptance of Chinese players, so Mei Fang got the opportunity to stay in Bruges, and the central defender started his European journey abroad.

Excellent position sense, strong defensive ability, calm mind, fast speed, good overall situation view and game reading ability, and certain long pass ability, these are Mei Fang's advantages.

But Brugge is a famous Belgian team and a frequent visitor to the Belgian European Championships. The competition within the team is unusual. Mei Fang is not well-known in China, and it is not easy to make a name for a team like Brugge.

It wasn't until the second half of last season that Brugge's first team had a defensive crisis. Mei Fang seized the opportunity and rushed into the first team in one fell swoop, and began to gain opportunities and gradually gain a foothold. However, the new season still faces brutal competition.

Yang Yang recognized Mei Fang when he joined the team. Although he was not familiar with Mei Fang before, they played football in Europe. Naturally, he had heard about Mei Fang and asked about his situation with concern. At that time, Mei Fang said something that touched him.

"There is still a big gap between me and Bruges' first-team players, but I will not give up easily. Even if I really can't gain a foothold in Bruges, I will definitely continue to strive to stay in Europe to play and exercise."

Yang Yang is very sure of Mei Fang's idea, and promises to help him as much as he can when the time comes, and encourages him at the same time.

Brugge is a frequent visitor to European games, and their overall strength is also the best in Belgium. Looking at European football, they are also very strong teams. Being unable to play in such a team does not mean that they have no chance in other teams.

"Competitive sports is all about being competitive. No matter how strong an opponent is, a team must dare to fight to the death. No matter how difficult the environment is, a player must strive for self-improvement. As long as he continues to challenge and break through himself, he will surely succeed in the end."

Yang Yang’s words of encouragement to Mei Fang were also unanimously approved by the teammates of the national team, but all players who have studied abroad know that it is very, very difficult for Chinese players to succeed in the European League. Everyone must put in unimaginable hard work.

During the whole process, as long as there is even the slightest slack, he will be thrown down immediately.

Subsequently, the Chinese team beat Laos [-]-[-] in Vientiane. Deng Zhuoxiang and Yu Hanchao both scored twice. Mei Fang also took advantage of a corner kick to score the first national team goal in his career.

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The Chinese team defeated Laos with a total score of [-] to [-] in the two rounds and successfully entered the top [-]. Queiroz's team showed strong offensive firepower, especially in the second round. This was achieved without Yang Yang, Gao Lin, Chen Tao and Wu Lei.

The domestic media also unanimously praised it, and firmly believed that this time the national team will still be able to enter the Brazil World Cup, and even have the opportunity to go further and show better performances in the Brazil World Cup.

In the subsequent draw for the top [-], the Chinese team was also lucky, drawing Iraq, Jordan and Singapore.

The domestic public opinion was once again in an uproar. The media and fans celebrated the draw. They believed that the Chinese team had basically entered the top ten competition ahead of schedule. With a world-class superstar like Yang Yang, it would not be a problem for the Chinese team to enter the World Cup again. Public opinion began to become a little overly optimistic, even arrogant.

After playing in Laos, the other international players who have studied abroad have left the national team and returned to the club to report that the warm-up match against Jamaica on August [-] will basically consist of domestic players. Only Yang Yang is still in China, waiting to join Real Madrid.

After the lottery results came out, Yang Yang repeatedly warned everyone not to repeat the same mistakes when he was interviewed by authoritative domestic media.

"I think we should not be overly optimistic at this stage. Of course, we should be confident that we have the strength to enter the World Cup, but we should not overestimate each of our opponents. We need to pay attention to every game and every opponent. Only in this way can we have the opportunity to enter the top ten and enter the World Cup in Brazil."

Yang Yang also mentioned Queiroz. He said that Queiroz’s coaching time is not short, and the transformation of the national team is also very successful. This time he played Laos, he clearly felt the changes in the national team. He firmly believes that under the coaching of Queiroz, the overall strength of the Chinese team can be further improved.

In addition, Yang Yang also affirmed Queiroz's achievements in promoting young players, because many young players have emerged in this national team, and Queiroz also boldly gave them reuse.

Just like Wu Lei, who is still young now, but in the World Cup in Brazil three years later, he should be able to play for teams in the four major leagues, and he will definitely be able to provide great help to the team.

National team coach Queiroz also affirmed Yang Yang's words, saying that everyone must have a clear understanding, and he himself firmly believes that he can lead the Chinese team to the World Cup in Brazil.

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When Yang Yang played for the national team, Real Madrid returned to Europe from the United States and played a warm-up match with the Bundesliga team Hertha Berlin in Berlin, Germany. With Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring twice, they reversed Hertha Berlin [-]-[-].

Then Real Madrid challenged the Leicester City team in the British Championship. Ibrahimovic helped the team beat Leicester City [-]-[-] with one pass and one shot.

Since then, Real Madrid has played a total of five warm-up matches and maintained a record of unbeaten victories. Ancelotti's coaching has been very smooth, especially the scenes presented in these five warm-up matches, which made people see Ancelotti's transformation of this Real Madrid.

After playing against Leicester City, Real Madrid set off immediately and took a special plane to China.

Yang Yang also immediately flew from his home in Beijing to Guangzhou to join the team.

At this time, Real Madrid's introduction of Neymar's transfer also made the latest progress.

(End of this chapter)