World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 133 Central and Western Asia is the opponent

Although they lost in the last game of the group stage, the Chinese team still advanced to the quarter-finals with the advantage of goal difference.

Even so, Zeng Zheng was called into the room by Wang Junsheng that night.

"Xiao Zeng, what's the situation? Why did you lose?"

Zeng Zheng was puzzled by the question.

Isn't it normal to lose in football games?
And this is a strategic loss, not a key battle.

Does this also have to ask the teacher to blame?
Facing Zeng Zheng's puzzlement, Wang Junsheng sighed.

"Hey, how come I don't know that you are deliberately saving your strength. Coco fans don't buy it!"

"The fans don't buy it?" Zeng Zheng was taken aback, "What do they want to do? The hair on the top of my head has been shaved off, so why do they want to shave my hair?"

Wang Junsheng waved his hand, "You kid likes to joke around, I'm serious with you!"

"Uncle Wang, it's normal to lose!"

Zeng Zheng spread his hands, "Iran is basically playing with all the main force, what about us? They are all a bunch of 20-year-old Xiaogadouzi. It is not easy to lose two goals to Iran. Didn't they also lose two goals in the top ten match last year? Said Get up, my team is at the same level as the national football team at that time!"

Wang Junsheng sighed, "It's okay if you don't mention the top ten games, but if you mention the top ten games, the fans will be even more unhappy!"

"Isn't your unboxed computer able to access the Internet?"

"Didn't you read the comments from the fans after the game?"

Zeng Zheng shrugged, "The quality of fans who can access the Internet is quite high, and they understand my result quite well!"

"It's not enough for them to understand you, there are only a few people on the Internet"

Seeing the look of disdain on Wang Junsheng's face, Zeng Zheng couldn't help but said, "That means the leaders don't understand?"

Seeing Zeng Zheng speak out, Wang Junsheng was not embarrassed.

"Xiao Zeng, let's talk about unity within Asia, but you can't be too serious!"

"What do you mean?"

"We have to be prepared for everything."

Wang Junsheng wrote "Business Classics" for Zeng Zheng's popular science.

"To the outside world, we must announce that Asian football will unite and jointly appeal to FIFA."

"But what if FIFA doesn't agree with us?"

"At that time, apart from Japan and South Korea, there will only be two places in Asia, what do you think?"

It is worthy of being an old fritter who has been in officialdom all the year round.

Zeng Zheng really has to learn this from Wang Junsheng, Zhang Jilong and others.

"After my discussion with you, Uncle Zhang, and others, if the worst happens in the end, then in the next three years, our main competitors will be teams from Central Asia and West Asia."

As he spoke, Wang Junsheng counted with his fingers.

"In addition to Iran, which is the strongest in this Asian Games, there are also Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, etc., and their strength is no worse than ours!"

"Like Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, etc. in Central Asia, if we are careless, we will easily capsize in the gutter."

"The most important thing is that the intelligence of these teams is too difficult to collect, and they themselves have many variables."

"The most irritating thing is that most of their players play in Europe, and they usually don't show off their mountains and water."

"As soon as the key game comes, they all pop up and catch you by surprise!"

"The AFC and FIFA are outside affairs. It is no exaggeration to say behind closed doors that in the next three to four years, our biggest enemy will be Iran, the strong teams in Central and West Asia."

"You said, you lost to Iran so easily today, how can I explain to the above? How can I explain to the fans?"

Wang Junsheng's words made Zeng realize suddenly.

Sometimes the winning or losing of a football game is not necessarily determined by the strength of the cards of both sides.

Like the Chinese team and South Korea.

It feels like everyone has the same cards and similar strengths.

However, under the propaganda of "Korean fear" for many years, no matter whether it is the other party or yourself, it is inevitable that it will be affected by this.

In this way, the requirements of bamboo shoes are very clear.

From now on, if you encounter a Central and Western Asian team in an international A-level competition, it is to strive for victory.

Even if the main force of the team is lost because of this, and finally lost to teams such as Japan and South Korea, they cannot show their timidity in the match against the Central and Western Asian teams!
Fortunately, the World Cup has just passed.

By the time of the next World Cup preliminaries, if there are really only two tickets, the countries in Central and West Asia will definitely join forces to kill the Chinese team.

It is almost impossible for Qatar to "turn the tide" in last year's top ten match.

"No wonder the Iranian team fought so fiercely in the second half!" Zeng Zheng said, "I thought they wanted to avenge their failure to attend the World Cup! I didn't expect that there was such a relationship."

"Okay, Uncle Wang, I understand."

"When you say that, I know it in my heart."

"It's good enough." Wang Junsheng nodded, patted Zeng Zheng on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Zeng, don't forget, you are not only the coach of the national name, but also the trump card in the hands of me, Lao Xu, and Lao Zhang to stick to the bottom line. !"

"In the future, if you have any ideas or decisions, talk to your Uncle Wang and Uncle Xu."

"Even if we don't agree, let us know in advance, so we have a solid foundation in our hearts!"

Wang Junsheng's heartfelt words made Zeng Zheng nod frequently.

Just like what he just said.

There are also factions within the bamboo shoes, and Xu and Wang don't have the final say.

Usually no one complains when the grades are good, but if something goes wrong in the grades, the old scores will definitely be turned over.

Zeng Zheng was single-handedly promoted by Xu, Wang, Zhang, and others, so the labels of Xu and Wang were naturally all over his body.

He led the Guozihao in the front to attack the city and overthrow the village, and when he came back as the champion, King Xu also had a share of the honor and credit.

With this little credit, Xu and Wang will have much less resistance in football reform.

At least the fans will understand.

According to this change, the performance of our national brand name will definitely not be bad!
On December 12, Zeng Zheng, who kept Wang Junsheng's teachings in mind, led the team to meet their opponent in the quarter-finals - Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan upset South Korea in the opening game of the first group stage.

Moreover, at the press conference before the game, the head coach of the Turkish side also made it clear that he would take this opportunity to rewrite the embarrassing record of the national football team's invincibility.

Just like what was said at the press conference, the Turkish team put up a stance after the start and aggressively attacked the national football team.

But in the face of Zeng Zheng who started to get serious, the Turkish team obviously suffered a tactical loss.

Because the players of this national team are generally young, the opening ten minutes is the strongest stage.

If the Turkish team wanted to attack the Chinese team, they had to face the result of being leaked by the defense.

Sure enough, only one minute into the game, the international footballers launched a blitzkrieg.

In less than a minute, Li Jinyu received a pass from Zhao Junzhe and scored with a clever header.

Eight minutes later, Dayu reciprocated, broke through from the left and made a cross from the bottom.

In the middle, Zhaojun rushed to the horse, flew to his right heel and kicked the ball into the net to help the team make another victory.

In the next time, under the command of Zeng Zheng, the international football team retreated with all their strength, and kept the score of 2-0 until the end of the first half.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again, and the Turkish team still wanted to start the game first.

But this time, Zeng Zheng changed his tactics and made the defense to the extreme.

Anyway, we are now leading by two goals, and we are not the ones who are in a hurry.

Under the command of Zeng Zheng, the players defended the score until 1 minute before the end of the game. Only then did the international players find a loophole in the defense that the Turkish team was pressing heavily on.

In the 92nd minute, after Zhang Yuxi dribbled past the opponent's goalkeeper, he sent the ball into the empty goal, sealing the victory for the game.

From the beginning to the end, the Chinese team played well both offensively and defensively.

Especially in the last minute of the game when he switched from defense to offense, Zhang Yuxie's performance won the applause of the audience.

After the game, the fans who came to the scene talked a lot.

"Tsk tsk tsk, after watching the ball for so many years, the team led by coach Zeng is still comfortable to watch."

"Yeah, don't look at the defense most of the time, but it always feels completely different from the previous passive defense."

"The most important thing is that our offensive efficiency has been greatly improved!"

"Yes, that's the way to fight!"

"Coach Zeng, come on, we are optimistic about you!"

At the press conference after the game, Qin Xue, who had a press card hanging on her chest, bared her teeth and raised her hand to ask:

"Congratulations to the Chinese team for beating Turkmenistan and reaching the semi-finals of this Asian Games. What is Coach Zeng thinking at this time? Do you feel relieved?"

Zeng Zheng moved closer to the microphone and scratched the wig on top of his head.

"Entering the semi-finals is what our team leader said, not me. If you want to say that you are relieved, it should be him!"

Zeng Zheng's jokes enlivened the atmosphere.

For these reporters, they quite like to watch Zeng Zheng make jokes about bamboo shoes and use bamboo shoes to "make fun of".

"Coach Zeng, the Chinese team lost to the Iranian team in the group stage. The opponent in the next semi-final is the Iranian team. What do you think about this matter? Do you think the Chinese team will beat their opponents and advance to the final?" Wei Wei Yifeng raised his hand and asked which pot was not opened and which pot he raised his face.

The schedule of this Asian Games is very pitted.

The Chinese team just met the Iranian team in the group stage. Zeng Zheng felt that even if they met Iran in the knockout round, it should be the final or the third or fourth final.

As a result, I did not expect to meet Iran in advance in the semi-finals.

Of course, this does not rule out the reason why the host Thailand team does not want to play against any of the Chinese and Iranian teams in the semifinals.

"Only a fool would think we can't beat Iran."

Zeng Zheng grabbed the microphone and talked eloquently, "In the previous group matches, our players performed very well and scored many goals."

"This led us to advance out of the group stage, so there is no reason to fight against Iran."

"But now it's different, the Iranian team is in our way to win the gold. I don't have any reason to lose to them again."

"Believe me, it's not difficult to beat Iran."

"I remember that in the last Asian Games in Hiroshima, didn't the Iranian team lose to us?"

"This time, I will not let the result be any different from last time!"

(End of this chapter)