World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 177
2 balls?

Of course not enough!
The Chinese team beat Ghana 7-0.

If you really want to qualify for the second place in the group, the goal difference must not surpass Sweden.

So when the game ended with 10 minutes left, the Chinese team deliberately sold a loophole to the opponent.

In the end, the Chinese team lost to Australia 0-4 in the group match.

On the other side, the Swedish team also beat Ghana 4-0, surpassing the Chinese team with a goal difference of 1 goal, ranking first in Group C.

After the war with Australia, the Chinese team rushed back to San Jose the next day without stopping.

The flight arrived in Denver for nearly 4 hours. After staying at the airport for an hour, the connecting flight continued to fly westward for 3 hours, and arrived in San Jose in the middle of the night.

Such a schedule made Zeng Zheng scold his mother all the way.

The first two games of the group stage are on the west coast, and the third is on the east coast.

Now advanced to the quarter-finals, but also back to the West Coast competition.

If they win this game and advance to the semi-finals, the Chinese team will have to go to Boston on the east coast.

Who is not angry?

The most exasperating thing is that the final venue is in Los Angeles.

This is still a West Coast city.

In other words, starting from the second round of the group stage, the team will cross the territory of the United States once every time they play an extra game.

By the time of the final, the players had crossed 5 times in the Tateme volley.

Don't talk about competitions, normal people can't stand flying like this!

It was also for this reason that Wang Junsheng agreed after seriously considering Zeng Zheng's suggestion.

Although they lost the ball, the players were very optimistic.

Talking and laughing along the way, tired, just take a nap during the flight.

"Hey, now I can see Coach Xiao Zeng's loud voice! I can hear it clearly from such a distance."

"Yeah, I usually don't feel much watching the men's football game videos. Now that I'm on the court, I feel a lot more at ease when I hear Coach Xiao Zeng's arrangements and guidance."

"Tell me, is Coach Xiao Zeng some kind of martial arts master? Have you ever learned about voice transmission for thousands of miles?"

"If you say that, Coach Xiao Zeng practiced the lion's roar!"

Judging from the emotions and mentality of the team members, they still believe in Zeng Zheng very much.

At Denver Airport, Zhang Ouying, a Hebei girl who scored two goals for Ghana as a substitute for the first time, talked eloquently when interviewed by reporters.

Not only did he not show any annoyance of losing, but he was also full of confidence in the future games.

When talking about winning the championship, he clenched his fists and expressed that he was ready.

In the waiting hall, Sun Wen, Pu Wei, Xie Huilin, Wang Jingxia, and Gao Hongxia, five members of the Modu team gathered together, joking in their native dialect, and peeking at Zeng Zheng beside Ma Yuanan from the corner of his eye. From time to time bursts of laughter.

Gao Hong is holding a football at the moment, asking coaches and players to sign it one by one, and it is said that she plans to give it to her friends in Da Laomei.

Wen Lirong was sitting quietly by the side, as if thinking about something.

Her lover, a reporter from Beijing, also accompanied the team to Da Laomei to cover the Women's World Cup. Unfortunately, by mistake, they did not have the same flight as the Chinese team.

Wang Junsheng took the reporter to inspect a circle, and after coming to Liu Ailing, he asked her how she felt about the long-distance trip.

Facing the camera, Liu Ailing replied straightforwardly: "The Chinese women's football team has always had a spirit of enduring hardships and standing hard work. We are not afraid of this kind of training system, and the second is to adapt."

When we arrived in San Jose, the sky was already full of stars.

The team members quickly boarded the booked bus and went to the Holiday Inn where they stayed.

After all, paper can't hold the fire.

The news of the women's football team's third fiasco came back to China, and public opinion was in an uproar.

How come the first two games were good, but the gap in the third game is so big?
It's not just about losing.

Also entered the first place in the group.

All of a sudden, the fans yelled and cursed overwhelmingly.

Of course, everything was directed at Ma Yuan'an.

I think it was because of him who adopted a large rotation system in the last game that the women's football team lost.

With such great pressure, Ma Yuan'an can only pin his last hope on Zeng Zheng.

"Xiao Zeng, do you have any tricks to defeat the enemy?"

"We have no way out now!"

"At this stage, we must beat Norway and get close to the semi-finals!"

After all, the women's football game is not as hot as the men's football game.

Since the qualifiers for the National Olympics were almost connected, there were not many reporters who came to the United States to cover this time, but there were many big names in the journalist world who came with the team.

After flying back to San Jose, these reporters chased Ma Yuanan every day for interviews, asking him if he lost the game on purpose, if he deliberately wanted to meet Norway, and if he had any deeper plans.

In fact, he accepted Zeng Zheng's suggestion of a large rotation in the third group match to retain the physical strength of the main players.

But I never thought that Sweden really worked hard and won the first place in the group.

According to his previous thinking, even if he lost two or three goals to Australia, he would not lose his status as the number one in the group.

At that time, Norway also avoided, and Wang Junsheng and Zeng Zheng were not offended, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?

But he never expected that in the last 10 minutes of the game, the players conceded another goal.

And according to the team members chatting, this was an order issued by Zeng Zheng on the spot.

Regarding this, Ma Yuanan was full of question marks.

At that time, Zeng Zheng was sitting not far from him in disguise, and he didn't see him coming to the sidelines to give instructions loudly!
Why do the players say that they only conceded the last goal after receiving his instructions?
Since he couldn't understand, Ma Yuan'an could only guess that Zeng Zheng had agreed with these women's football girls in advance.

Ma Yuan'an was still angry at Zeng Zheng's practice of arbitrarily arranging tactics for the players, bypassing him as the head coach.

But now is a special moment after all, Zeng Zheng is a big celebrity in bamboo shoes, and Wang Junsheng and others are behind him, so it is obvious that he cannot fall out with Zeng Zheng at this moment.

After thinking for a long time, Ma Yuanan simply slapped his thigh.

As long as the team can win, he doesn't care about everything.

But if he loses, he doesn't mind jumping out to add insult to injury when Zeng Zheng and Wang Junsheng are "in trouble".

"The Norwegian team is not terrible." Zeng Zheng reassured Ma Yuanan as soon as he spoke.

"We went back and forth so many times, and they didn't get any better."

"Furthermore, they all strived to win the three games. In terms of physical reserves and strategic planning, we are superior."

"I don't think the Norwegian team expected to meet us so soon!"

That night, Zeng Zheng was invited to give a lecture for all the women's football players.

"I believe everyone has long known that if we want to reach the final, the Norwegian team is our biggest enemy in the lower half."

"I believe everyone has watched the highlights of their first three games. Anyway, I watched them seven or eight times, and I have a clear understanding of their abilities and characteristics."

Hearing this, many girls in the audience took out paper and pens, stared at Zeng Zheng brightly, and prepared to record.

Seeing this scene, Zeng Zheng couldn't help complaining in his heart.

Look at the serious attitude of the women's football team.

This time back home, no matter what, I have to give the boys from the National Olympics an ideological and political lesson.

"From my point of view, Norway is the most men's football team out of all the participating teams."

"When they attack, they pass more long passes and shoot more from outside the penalty area."

"The most important thing is that both Norwegian forwards are players with height and impact."

"This is very bad for us!"

"Although our two central defenders, Sister Wen and Sister Fan, have rich experience and good adaptability, high-altitude balls are always weak."

"So in the next quarter-finals, we must be prepared for the opponent's 'upper three' on the defensive end."

Zeng Zheng's meticulous speech drew everyone's nods.

At this moment, even Ma Yuan'an didn't say anything.

No matter how different Zeng Zheng's way of thinking is from him, Ma Yuan'an admires Zeng Zheng very much in terms of professionalism alone.

Otherwise, he would not have personally called him here.

"Defending the high-altitude ball is also very simple. In this regard, there is actually no difference between men's football and women's football."

As he spoke, Zeng Zheng began to draw tactical graphics on his laptop.

After the projection of the projector, and Zeng Zheng's superb animation skills.

After only one broadcast, all players can see clearly.

"Norway has a lot of 45-degree crosses, so fundamentally, we can't let them pass comfortably."

"And then there's the defense in the box."

"There's no need to compete with them for high-altitude balls."

"As long as the position is locked so that they can't jump up and the top is not smooth, it will be considered a successful defense."

"In this regard, the defensive midfielders and full-backs must assist the two central defenders to participate in the defense."

"Take extra precautions, it won't work no matter how high they jump."

"Finally, Miss Gao, you see the opportunity and attack more."

"You are the goalkeeper, you can use your hands, and you have the air supremacy in the penalty area."

"However, when you attack, I would like to remind everyone. Sister Gao, you must speak clearly and clearly when you attack, so as not to conflict with your teammates."

"Listen to everyone else. Everyone in the penalty area listens to the goalkeeper. This is common sense and an order!"

"Did you hear everything clearly?"

"Listen clearly!!!" The team members responded loudly.

"Okay, then I'll show you the crossover animation from these angles a few more times. You guys have to watch it carefully and pay more attention."

As he spoke, Zeng Zheng dragged the progress bar and pressed the play button again.

This time, even Sun Wen and other forwards watched seriously.

After the room returned to silence, Wang Junsheng, Ma Yuanan and others looked at each other.

"It's no wonder the performance of men's football has improved. It turns out that there is such high technology!" A women's football assistant said with emotion.

Taking this opportunity, Ma Yuan'an suggested to Wang Junsheng in a low voice, "Head, do you want to buy a laptop for the women's football team after this game?"

Wang Junsheng gave Ma Yuanan a blank look, "Old Ma, you think about this too simply."

"How much is a laptop? If it is really useful, I can afford one for each team member."

"But the question is, who will use this thing?"

Ma Yuanan still looked puzzled, "Is this thing difficult?"

"Difficult? Huh!" Wang Junsheng snorted again, "I might as well tell you that only a few of Xiao Zeng's techniques have been made in the whole country!"

"I have inquired with Lao Xu that only the top European clubs and their coaching teams can make such tactical analysis before the game."

"This was made by a team of others after a few days and nights."

"As for the national team, even the coaching team of last year's World Cup champion France doesn't have Xiao Zeng's ability!"

Ma Yuanan was shocked after hearing this.

He really didn't expect that it would be so troublesome to press the keyboard a few times and drag the mouse a few times in Zeng Zheng's hands.

"That is to say, Xiao Zeng is still a high-tech talent?"

"That's right?" Wang Junsheng looked smug, "Xiao Zeng is a high-tech talent in the football world! I heard that with his animation skills, many high-tech companies in China want to pay Xiao Zeng to help them do it!"

"Look, the ball flew out from under the player's feet. It seemed to be being followed. It was watched in 360 degrees without any dead angle. Didn't the players see it clearly?"

Following Wang Junsheng's finger, Ma Yuanan looked at the projection screen.

With the players constantly raising their hands to ask questions, Zeng Zheng constantly changed the space, allowing the players to observe every incoming ball from any angle.

"...Norwegians are tall and burly, strength and stamina are advantages."

"And our advantage lies in the tactical quality of the whole team, local cooperation and individual efforts of the players."

After talking about defense, Zeng Zheng started talking about offense again.

"In terms of offensive ability, our players' individual breakthroughs and passes are very threatening."

Hearing this, the team members looked at Sun Wen in unison.

"In addition, Jin Yan is tall, has a good sense of grabbing points, and is very fast. He is also a big threat in the Norwegian penalty area."

Speaking of this, Zeng Zheng couldn't help but twitch his lips.

He suddenly remembered Miss Qian.

The guy who can reach 1.8 meters taller than wearing high heels.

Jin Yan originally played as a central defender, but became a blockbuster after switching to a center forward.

With her height of 1.7 meters [-], she has made many achievements on the front line, and even became "Asia's No. [-] center forward."

Of course, it's a female center forward!
But 1.7 meters two, hehe, not as tall as me!

After taking a short errand, Zeng Zheng returned to the topic again.

"Our offensive problem is mainly that when passing and cutting the ball, sometimes the force is too small, and we can't get in place quickly and accurately."

"That way, the offense is inadvertently slowed down, and it makes it easier for the opponent to arm, which sabotages our offense."

"So, from Sister Liu's midfield organization to the final shot, we must play decisively."

"Without giving their defenders time to react, we just pass the ball or shoot it."

"In this way, even Medren, their defensive core, will not be able to do well!"

After finishing speaking, Zeng Zheng began to play several sets of offensive tactics.

Through the animation, each player can clearly see the role played by his running position and attack.

Such a clear teaching made the women's football girls full of confidence in the next game.

After the offensive and defensive tactics were finished, Zeng Zheng coughed lightly and turned off the tactical animation.

With the mouse clicked, Jiulang's forum website appeared on the projection screen.

"Players, to be honest with you, although our defeat this time was a tactical defeat, there are still some discordant voices from all walks of life in the country."

"Look, it's like this message. This netizen with the ID 15687AJK said, 'The players can't take it lightly just because of two victories', and they should be open-minded and calm in every game."

"This netizen's speech is quite pertinent, and the words are not unpleasant."

"Let's look at a few more vulgar ones."

After reading several messages from "the originator of the fan", the generals in the audience were already filled with righteous indignation.

Regardless of whether it was a tactical failure or not, the game was really lost after all.

Seeing that these fans didn't understand him so much and insulted him, many players clenched their fists, and some even proposed to record his ID.

Seeing the team members' reactions, Zeng Zheng shook his head.

"Actually, it's all light."

With that said, Zeng Zheng opened another post.

"This post was sent by an old fan. Let me give you a brief summary of his speech."

". In the world, there was men's football first, and then there was women's football. Women's football is just an entertainment attached to men's football. As for winning or losing, we shouldn't care too much, just take a look. Our football people should focus on everything Put it on the National Olympics."

After finishing speaking, Zeng Zheng pressed down on the mouse and dragged it down vigorously.

Seeing thousands of words in the follow-up discussion on how to advise the National Olympics to deal with the top nine games, the women's football girls in the room fell silent one by one.

For a while, various negative emotions such as confusion, loss, sadness, unwillingness, and anger came to my heart.

Even Sun Wen clenched his fists and hammered his thigh hard.

Being scolded is not terrible.

The scary thing is that he doesn't even have the qualifications to be paid attention to.

Looking at the unpredictable expressions on the faces of the girls, Zeng Zheng slowly said: "To be honest, this old fan does represent a lot of people in China. Like this old fan, they have this kind of conceited mentality." .”

"This is the status quo, and it is also a bad custom that has been accumulated in society for a long time."

"What I want to say is that to break such prejudiced secular shackles, what is needed is the efforts of each of you!"

"Here, I have a word from Zeng Zheng to everyone."

"Don't forget, the women's football team is also the national football team!!!"

(End of this chapter)