All-around substitute

Chapter 99

Actively preparing for the game for several days, on February 2th of the Gregorian calendar, the seventh day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the Chinese National Youth Team moved to the Hanoi Stadium to face the No.[-] Iraqi team in Group A of the group stage.At the same time, the Japanese national youth team played against the Saudi national youth team. The [-]st and [-]nd matchup of the BC group was arranged at the Xingdai Stadium in Hanoi.

In the quarter-finals of the Vietnam Asian Youth Championship, the four games were divided into two days. The Chinese team vs. Iraq, and Japan vs. Saudi Arabia. Four teams took the lead.This kind of schedule is arranged by the Football Association and the AFC, fully considering ticket sales and attendance, and playing four knockout games at the same time in one day is undoubtedly a waste of game resources.In Vietnam, where there are relatively few football matches, the Vietnam Football Association should make good use of the rare intercontinental matches to promote football.

On the first quarter-final day, the biggest thing to watch is which two teams can advance to the Dutch World Youth Championship first.Asia has a total of four places in the World Youth Championship, and as long as they reach the top four, they can advance to the World Youth Championship.

In the duel between Japan and Saudi Arabia, the outside world is generally optimistic that the Japanese team will advance, and the group stage has won all three games with full firepower.Although the Saudi team reversed and squeezed out Uzbekistan to advance to the knockout round, no one would think that Saudi Arabia can continue its dark horse road.

The pre-match press conference and the remarks of the coaches of both sides seemed to confirm the views of the outside world.Although the Japanese national youth coach Sasaki has always emphasized that Saudi Arabia is a strong opponent, when the reporter asked about the ultimate goal of the Japanese team, Sasaki said without humility that he would refresh Japan's best result in the World Youth Championship in one fell swoop. .The meaning of this is too obvious, flattery on the lips, and I don't think that Saudi Arabia has the ability to prevent Japan from entering the World Youth Championship.

Sasaki may seem arrogant, but he also has excellent strength to support him. Since the 1995 World Youth Championship in Qatar, the Japanese national team under the age of 20 has entered the finals of the World Youth Championship for 5 consecutive times. Among them, the Japanese team led by Hidetoshi Nakata entered for the first time. The final round of the World Youth Championship rematch; and the Japanese youth team with Nakamura Shunsuke and Yanagizawa Atsushi successfully broke into the quarter-finals of the 1997 World Youth Championship in Malaysia; the Nigeria World Youth Championship in 1999 made Japanese football famous The "Golden Generation", this youth team composed of Shinji Ono, Naoyasu Takahara, Koji Nakata and Mitsuo Ogasawara won the runner-up in the World Youth Championship in one fell swoop.Therefore, Japan's U20 national team is considered to be the star production line of Japanese football, and Yoichiro Kakiya, Takashi Usami and Takashi Shibazaki are outstanding representatives of the new generation of star production lines.

Compared with Sasaki, Saudi coach Salman is much more low-key, even his attitude is very low.He bluntly said that Japan is the object of study for Saudi Arabia, and they came to learn in this game.When the reporter also asked about the goal, Salman said on the spot that if they can advance to the knockout round, they have completed their set goal.

Perhaps Salman is too modest, but considering that Saudi Arabia has not emerged any outstanding players in this Asian Youth Championship, it is not easy to qualify in Group B surrounded by strong enemies. Salman just kept that thought in the back of his mind.

Saudi Arabia's best result in participating in the World Youth Championship is to qualify for the group stage, which can be regarded as the average performance of Asian teams in the World Youth Championship.In terms of scoring, qualifying in the group can be regarded as passing or above, failing to pass means being eliminated from the group, entering the quarterfinals is good, semifinals, champions and runners up are excellent.The best result of an Asian team in the World Youth Championship is that Japan won the runner-up in 99.

The completely different remarks of the coaches of the two sides have attracted the attention of the outside world.Under the interpretation of the media, the match between Japan and Saudi Arabia almost contracted all the highlights of the first quarter-final day.The other PK match between the Chinese team and Iraq seemed a lot more deserted, except for the attention of the domestic media, foreign media rarely mentioned it.

The reason for this situation is that, apart from the fact that the Vietnamese do not like the Chinese team and Iraq, the more important thing is that the Iraqi and Chinese teams are not strong, and both teams have no stars.With weak strength and no star players and not pleasing the hosts, it is reasonable to be left out in the cold.

However, before the game, the foreign media still predicted the match between the Chinese team and Iraq, and they were optimistic that the Iraqi team would have the upper hand.Regardless of the fact that the Chinese team defeated the South Korean team in the final round, the weak image of the Chinese team has not changed much.

At the press conference, the speeches of the Chinese and Iranian coaches were surprisingly consistent. Both sides praised the other side as a team with distinct characteristics and strong strength.They all expressed their desire for victory, hoping to show themselves in the world arena.

Kerry said bluntly at the press conference that the Chinese national youth team missed the World Youth Championship for three consecutive times, which is a disaster for the Chinese people who love football.Kerry believes that he has the responsibility to bring the Chinese national youth to the world arena, and he has made sufficient preparations for this.

The fans have left a lot of good memories in the World Youth Championships. Before that, the National Youth League went to the World Youth Championships five times. The earliest one was in 1983.That year, the Chinese team finished 12th, which was far from excellent, but it was the first Chinese team to break out of Asia.

After that, he participated in the four World Youth Championships in 85, 97, 01, and 05. In the 85 Soviet World Youth Championship, the Chinese team won the final result of the World Youth Championship and entered the top eight.The worst record was set in the World Youth Championship in Malaysia in 97. The group failed to qualify for one loss and two draws. It is worth mentioning that the 97 National Youth League is the main player of the Chinese team in the 02 World Cup, such as Sun Xuhai and former Asian football player Hao Fan The general, Hao Dong, known as the number one striker in Asia, came from this national youth team.

The World Youth Championship in the Netherlands in 05 should be the most exciting and regrettable session for Chinese fans.That year, the Chinese team missed the trip to the 06 World Cup in Germany, and the whole country was looking forward to the Chinese national youth team's success in the World Youth Championship.

However, the 05 National Youth League did not disappoint. They won all three games in the group stage and advanced to the top 05 with their heads held high.In addition to qualifying, what makes the fans even more happy is that the [-] National Youth Team showed a very high technical and tactical level in the group stage.The smooth cooperation and the attack like mercury pouring down the ground set off a Chinese storm in the Netherlands, which shocked the Chinese fans.

Although it was eliminated by the German team in the end, it was an honorable defeat.China took the lead twice and was tenaciously equalized by the German team twice. If the German team's No. 4 Matip scored the winning goal with a header before the end of the game, the final result is still unknown.

Because of their strong performance in the World Youth Championship, the 05 National Youth League was hailed as the Super Platinum Generation by Chinese fans.Many players in the team have high hopes from Chinese fans, but the later development of the 05 national youth players is embarrassing. Chen Tao, who was selected as the best team in the 05 World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, has now been removed from the Chinese third-level league.None of the other players reached the heights expected by the fans.

Today, the China National Youth Championship is expected to return to the World Youth Championship after three sessions, allowing fans to regain the lost fun.

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