Godfather of national football

Chapter 118 Amateur-Level Qualifiers
If it was said that the plane shot in the midfield made Li Guo feel very shocked, but what happened next made Li Guo even more dumbfounded.

The Tonga fans of the home team were still applauding collectively. Those who didn’t know thought Tonga scored a goal. It turned out that in the amateur football circle, being able to kick the ball into the air is also a skill. After all, it requires strong feet, and not everyone can do it.

When Li Guo was caught by Lei, Atani pushed Li Guo lightly, "Li Guo, how is football in Oceania?"

Atani said it with a smile. It is estimated that in front of this level, self-deprecating is a way to relieve embarrassment.

"No wonder the Australians don't play with you anymore," Li Guo teased.

Atani said: "We in Tahiti will also apply to join the AFC in the future. What do you think?"

"Hehe, then there is one more gift boy in Asia," Li Guo thought to himself.

*****
After the game started, the players on both sides implemented the sentence very well-grab the ball when the opponent is at their feet, run forward when the ball is at their own feet, and shoot when they can shoot.

Although the two sides had a decent starting lineup before the game, both in a 442 formation, but once the game was played, the original shape was revealed, and it can be said that they played without any rules.

But when the game reached 10 minutes and the physical fitness of the players on both sides declined, the situation slowly changed.

At this time, Samoa took the initiative, and it was their naturalized player-Martinez who brought Samoa an advantage.

Li Guo checked Martinez on Google and Du Niang, and even in professional player databases, but there was no information about Martinez. He probably played in a low-level Spanish league, but he was not eligible to enter the database.

But the moment he got the ball, Li Guo knew he must be a professional player, because there is a significant difference between a professional player and an amateur player when they hold the ball. Amateur players must look down at the ball after they get the ball, while professional players will look up.

Li Guo turned on the coaching assistance system to scan Martinez. His ability value is 15, and his potential value is 5. Considering that he is 28 years old, this potential value is normal. Li Guo then scanned other people, and there was no reading at all!

"It's probably too bad to be ignored," Li Guo thought.

At the beginning, the players on both sides seemed very excited. After all, this is also the FIFA World Cup qualifier. After getting the ball, everyone "worked hard" and ran forward all the way, trying to score a goal.

That way, decades later, when you are playing with your grandchildren, you can also brag about it—grandpa once participated in the World Cup qualifiers, shot, and almost scored (if the goal was higher and wider).

But when the physical fitness declined, the Samoan players passed the ball more to Martinez. At this time, Martinez's core role was obvious.

"Grab him," thought Palu.

Martinez dodged the ball and dodged a Tongan player, and then the Tongan players rushed forward, and a total of 5 people rushed over. At this time, Li Guo was afraid to look at it, knowing that the tragedy was about to be staged.

Sure enough, after attracting 5 Tongan players, Martinez passed the ball forward to the team's No. 9 striker.

Tonga's backcourt is like a vast racetrack. No. 9 trotted into Tonga's penalty area, kicked... shot, the ball went straight to the near corner, and Samoa led 1-0!

*****
The moment the ball flew into the goal, Palu and his teammates were still chasing it. Panting, they bent over and watched the goalkeeper catch the ball in the goal, while the opponent was celebrating wantonly. They surrounded Martinez and regarded him as a hero.

Palu wanted to get angry, but he didn't know who to get angry at, because he didn't know who was responsible for the ball. "The big guys tried their best to chase back, but the ball still went in."

After much deliberation, Palu ran over and yelled at the No. 1 goalkeeper: "Why didn't you make a save, why did you let the opponent score."

No. 1 was full of grievances, and thought: "Brother, this is a one-handed goal, so it's the same for Buffon, okay?"

Palu patted the goalkeeper, "Pay attention, this is the World Cup qualifier."

The goalkeeper nodded.

*****
The game continued and soon Tonga lost the ball again, Samoa handed the ball to Martinez, and the others scattered around him.

And the Tongan players got angry when they saw this "foreigner" one by one, "You are a dead foreign player, let's see how I deal with you."

Tongan players rushed to snatch Martinez again. Li Guo covered his face again, "How stupid are you guys? Even if you are amateurs, you should know that this trick is useless."

Sure enough, Samoa repeated the old trick. After attracting several Tongan midfielders, Martinez kicked the ball forward.

Samoa leads 2-0!
Li Guo knew that the biggest difference in World Cup qualifiers was the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup qualifier in Oceania, where Australia beat American Samoa 31-0. Before, Li Guo didn't understand that even if 11 people were disabled, it was impossible to lose so much if they were all piled up in the penalty area.

But after watching this game, Li Guo completely understood.

"If you fight like this, Tonga won't lose even 10 games," Li Guo said to Atani.

"That Martinez is too good. I can only say that this game is unfair. I hope that Tonga will also have its own foreign aid in the next four years."

"Why rely on foreign aid?"

Li Guo is the most despised football like Qatar, which relies entirely on a motley team composed of foreigners, so Li Guo looks down on Samoa's approach.

Atani said: "Countries in Oceania are small countries, such as Tonga. How can a country with a population of 10 develop its own professional football?"

Unexpectedly, Li Guo said seriously: "Yes, as long as you want to, you will definitely be able."

Atani smiled, "Li Guo, you are a person with dreams, maybe there is a lack of Don Quixote like you here."

"Don Quixote," Li Guo pondered this sentence, "No, maybe what is missing here is not Don Quixote, but Han Xin."

"Who is Han Xin?" Atani was stunned.

"A great strategist and military strategist in ancient China."

As a result, Atani was even more puzzled, "So what's the matter with football?"

Seeing that Atani didn't understand, Li Guo said, "Want to hear a story?"

Atani shrugged, "It's better to listen to your story in such a game."

So Li Guo told Atani the story of Han Xin's military training. As expected, Atani didn't understand anything after hearing it.

(End of this chapter)