World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 287 Phnom Penh Victory
The Maldives were beaten in both rounds.

Blocked the mouths of Yoyo.

The next day, Zeng Zheng took the whole team to Paradise Island for a day of fun.

Return to Male in the evening and board the plane to leave the island.

After leaving Maldives, the next stop of Zeng Jiajun was Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.

Communication facilities in the Maldives are very backward.

There are only two Internet cafes in the capital, Male, where Internet access is available, and the Internet access fees are prohibitively expensive.

For the news of the national team, except for the official media, other local stations have to delay it for two or three days before sending it back to the country.

However, this did not affect the enthusiasm of the fans.

This is a slow-paced era.

Like "Sports Weekly", it is published only once a week.

In the latest issue of "Sports Weekly", the current situation of the national team is explained in detail.

One: cover the sky with one hand

Today, Zeng Zheng's prestige in the national team has reached the peak of the sky.

Unlike one or two years ago, Zeng Zheng still needs to use his good results in the National Olympics and National Youth League to rank himself in the rankings.

Now, under the guidance of Zeng Zheng, the national team has achieved command like arms.

From top to bottom, Zeng Zheng "controlled" him into obedience.

The players respect and obey the coach surprisingly.

The leaders are also very satisfied with and support Zeng Zheng's achievements.

This phenomenon that the coach of the national team has the right to speak up and down is unprecedented.

Two, two idlers.

Ma Kejian and Lu Feng are the two idlers of the Chinese team.

The former identity is the national team leader and consultant, and the latter identity is the national team deputy leader.

The former was rehired after retiring from the position of director of the professional department, while the latter was temporarily called up by the national team not long ago.

Ma was known for his ability during his work in Zhuxie, and many middle-level cadres working in Zhuxie have also worked under him.

It is reasonable to ask him to be a consultant.

But with Zeng Zheng's professional level, as long as he doesn't say something outrageous in front of reporters, there will be no problem.

Lu Feng's name is the deputy team leader, and he is actually in charge of communicating with local officials and doing ideological work well.

To put it bluntly, he is a chat companion.

Chat with the team members in the team, and chat with local officials wherever they go.

He is about 40 years old and a man from the Northeast. Apart from a few players from the Northeast on the team, there is really no place to use Lu Feng.

Three: Examine myself three times.

Even if they beat the Maldives 33 to 1, even if they lead the team to Paradise Island.

Zeng Zheng has never slackened his requirements for team members to summarize and reflect after the game.

Every time he had time, Zeng Zheng would randomly select a few people to answer the questions.

Or on a plane, or on a bus, or on a ship.

The questions asked are also varied.

Or a certain moment of the game played before, or the content of the video tape before, or the tactical requirements of the previous repeated orders, or the technique of repeated practice before.

All of these may become questions for Zeng Zheng to ask.

If you answered well, you will naturally be praised by Zeng Zheng;
It will be miserable if you can't answer, and a thousand-word essay review is unavoidable.

It is said that Zeng Zheng asked Xu Liang to write a summary when Xu Liang failed to answer the question, and the result was more than 100 words short.

It was not until the middle of the night that Xu Liang added the more than 100 words.

The next day, he was still criticized by Zeng Zheng.

Four: Four sessions under one roof.

Like General Fan and Ou Chuliang, these are members who have participated in four World Cup qualifiers;
And people like Xu Liang, Sun Xiang, etc., are completely newcomers.

Young players call old players, and usually they don't call them by their first names.

For example, Li Weifeng called General Fan "Brother Fan".

Qu Bo once called an old player "brother", and the man joked, "I can be your uncle now", and Qu Bo blushed at that time.

Maybe it's because everyone recognizes seniority, seniority, etc., that's why Xie Hui gave Sun Xiang and others how to pass the ball in front of the reporters after training with peace of mind.

And some players are young, but because of their seniority, they are sometimes very ruthless towards older players.

For example, Sun Jihai, Li Jinyu, Li Tie and others are young, but many veteran players are very polite when they see him.

In an interview, Jin Zhiyang said: "The team of the "Four Years in the Same House" has good results when it is good, but when the results are poor, one "generation" of players often accuses the other "generation" of players collectively. root cause of the conflict. "

"In the previous teams, we have always paid attention to the issue of unity within the team, and this issue is also very worrying."

"But under coach Zeng, there has never been such a problem."

"One is because he has led the team very well."

"The second is because his prestige in the team is very high, and the players are very convinced of him."

"Even if the game is lost, everyone will not think that it is the head coach's problem, but that they did not play well."

"In short, Coach Zeng is the benchmark in the national team, and no one can replace Coach Zeng."

After the vivid introduction by "Sports Weekly", the fans also have a certain understanding of the national team for this campaign.

Although some people question whether Zeng Zheng's discourse power will cause some uncontrollable influence.

But with the result of scoring more than 40 goals in two games, it seems that it is no big deal to take the team to Paradise Island for fun.

Just like clubbing in Xi'an that night.

Some fans lamented: Coach Zeng really achieved a balance between work and rest, rather than the previous kind of broken cans.

Going to Phnom Penh also has to go through Singapore.

This time there was no "international face" transfer, but the plane was still delayed.

Although there is a psychological construction for Phnom Penh, after getting off the plane, the environment of Phnom Penh still makes everyone frown.

Without traffic, all cities risk becoming graves.

Phnom Penh is unique in this regard.

Airports are like railway stations, and railway stations are like rural clinics.

As for other means of transportation in the city, they are transported according to the principle of carrying goods. Every driver can't wait to hang more goods on the outside of the car and transport them away.

If Zeng Zheng or a certain player is willing, he will definitely experience the unique enjoyment of booking tickets.

"Ouge, do you know the name of this airport?"

Ou Chuliang shook his head.

"It's called Bosidong, which is the same as the name of the ship in the movie "The Adventures of Bosidong."

"Oh oh oh, then I have seen it."

"Look, Ouge, doesn't this airport look like the scene when Bosi East was about to sink?"

Ou Chuliang looked around and saw that there were crowds of people everywhere he could see.

Even Zhang Xiaorui, who is best at dribbling and breaking through on the team, now doubts whether he has the ability shown in the picture.

There are confusing Khmer texts plastered everywhere here, and even Zeng Zheng, who has a system to help, can't figure out what these people's handwritten things are.

After completing these written homework, there will be a "martial arts test".

Facing the locals passing by on motorcycles at any time, you have to keep your spirits up and guard against your luggage not being divided by these motorcyclists.

Zeng Zheng ordered everyone to put on their team uniforms.

"Coach Zeng, why is this?" Ma Kejian stepped forward and asked.

"There are so many people, what if we get lost?"

Zeng Zheng explained, "Besides, we can tell the locals who we are by putting on our team uniforms."

"Worst of all, you can also test the fabric strength of the clothes issued by the national team to see if those manufacturers have cut corners."

After hearing this, Lu Feng couldn't help giving Zeng Zheng a thumbs up.

In Phnom Penh, it is quite common for motorcycles to carry 3 people.

As long as the passengers are willing, the taxi can fill a car like a duck, and the fare in the city is 5 to 7 US dollars.

On the way to Bangju Port, due to severe overloading.

After the team members arrived at the station, they had to ask the driver for help before "picking" themselves out of the car.

"Damn it, I'm smothered to death!"

"Whoa~~ I thought I was about to suffocate!"

"The TM ball was not kicked, and the person almost passed."

When the team members got out of the car, they felt as if they had passed away.

"I remember it's very close to Angkor Wat. Shall we go for a walk after the game?"

Zeng Zheng's proposal was approved by all the players.

However, Lu Feng and Ma Kejian immediately lowered their faces.

As team leaders, what they were most afraid of was Zeng Zheng's request that had nothing to do with the game.

But I have gone to Paradise Island, so why not go to Angkor Wat?
As long as you can play Cambodia "half the Maldives score".

Just Angkor Wat!

You can even go to "Sister Wu's Grotto"!

But according to locals, taking a small plane to Angkor Wat is the most frightening journey.

Of course, this kind of small plane does not vote collectively to decide where to go after passengers board, but the seats must be occupied by passengers themselves.

Standing tickets are also sold!

If you can't fit, you can be in the same room as the captain.

Returning from the sky to the ground, the train station in Phnom Penh is the quietest.

According to locals, it was not used after bombings in previous years.

When the car was passing by, Zeng Zheng glanced out the window at the scene of the train station.

Sure enough, this place can no longer be used.

It was International Labor Day, and there was a May Day rally in front of the Cambodian Parliament building.

In addition, people's lives in the streets and alleys of Phnom Penh are as usual.

Under the still hot blue sky, when I arrived at the stadium at noon, all I saw was an empty field.

The most troublesome thing for Lu Feng is that communication with the local bamboo shoes has become a big problem.

When you arrive in the Maldives, there are still people in charge of reception.

When the national team arrived in Phnom Penh, it seemed like refugees fleeing famine.

After being squeezed out of the minibus, the crowd still didn't know where they were going.

The whereabouts of the Cambodian team is uncertain, giving people a feeling that Phnom Penh has been completely insulated from football.

Zeng Zheng bought a local newspaper on the street.

Except for the news of Cambodia's big victory in the Cambodian-French boxing match that dominated the headlines, the rest of the page at most involved a little bit of the battle of the century between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

"Is this shit improved?"

Looking at the extremely crude stadium, Zeng Zheng didn't even bother to complain.

Especially Sun Xiang and other players from Shanghai.

I have been playing football on turf since I was a child, and I am extremely unaccustomed to this kind of field.

Fortunately, Zeng Zheng had the experience of leading a team to weed in Brazil.

Although the grounds of the Phnom Penh Stadium are still a little green, there are several large chimneys outside the stadium that go straight into the sky.

Ou Chuliang scanned around, then whispered in Zeng Zheng's ear: "Coach Zeng, there is not even a lighting facility here!"

"So we play in the afternoon instead of the evening."

Zeng Zheng gave a reasonable explanation.

In Phnom Penh, electricity is very expensive, and the electricity that the government can produce is limited. Businessmen doing business in the area must provide their own generators, and the excess electricity can be sold to others.

The official electricity here is 350 riels per kilowatt-hour, but these electricity basically cannot enter the homes of ordinary people.

The price of private electricity is as high as 800 or 1000 riels.

I heard from the locals that unless a foreign company cooperating with Cambodia builds a hydroelectric facility on the Mekong River after 2005, the power plan for the Phnom Penh Stadium will be suspended endlessly.

"That is to say, the next World Cup will also have an afternoon game?"

The hotel manager spread his hands, "So what, anyway, there are plenty of sunshine during the day."

"How's the football situation here?"

After Zeng Zheng finished speaking, he made gestures again, "Football, FOOTBALL!"

"Ah, ah, football, football!"

The manager suddenly realized, "Football is a very popular sport here!"

very popular?

Zeng Zheng was in a fog.

The football field here is like this.

Don't tell me that Cambodians, like Brazilians, like to kick cabbage gangs on the street with bare feet.

Under the introduction of the manager, Zeng Zheng came to the bar opposite the hotel.

This is more like a lottery station, an exchange.

In fact it does exactly that.

"Buy 10 yuan!"

As soon as he entered the house, Zeng Zheng heard a local rich man yelling loudly.

"Juventus will definitely win!"

Ma Kejian, who followed Zeng Zheng, nodded, "It seems that the locals like to buy Serie A!"

Not only did the word "Serie A" bite hard, but the local big family also emphasized it.

"I said dollars, not riels!"

Good guy!
It really is a big family!
One shot is $[-], and the locals really love football!
But that's also hard to tell.

In my small house, there are transfers of tens of thousands of dollars at every turn;

But less than 200 meters away from the house, there are endless slums.

Football, the world's number one sport.

How do you relate to the locals?

Only the locals can tell.

On May 5, at 6:15 in the afternoon, the national football team played the third match of the first stage of the World Cup qualifiers against the Cambodian national team at the Lambert Stadium in Phnom Penh.

Judging from the 6-0 record of Maldives and Cambodia, the Chinese team can score at least 39 goals.

If the away game is halved, 20 should also be a routine operation.

Facing this team weaker than the Maldives, Zeng Zheng still sent out a starting formation of 442.

The goalkeeper is Angie, and this is also his debut for the national team.

This kind of game, this kind of opponent, this kind of venue.

For Zeng Zheng's team, the training was not very qualified.

It is important to take this opportunity to allow some young people to accumulate experience in the national team, make their debut earlier, and feel the atmosphere of the national team competition.

The defenders are Sun Xiang, Dewey, Xu Yunlong and Yang Pu.

The midfielders are Zhao Junzhe, Li Xiaopeng, Ma Mingyu and Shensi.

The forwards are Yu Genwei and Xie Hui.

After the opening, this young Chinese team launched a siege to the opponent in the midfield.

Although Zhao Junzhe fouled twice in a row after the start due to field problems, he showed a good competitive state.

In the 5th minute, Ma Mingyu kicked the ball near the midfield.

In the penalty area, Xie Hui headed the ball and Yu Genwei scored the goal with a header in the small penalty area, knocking on the door of the Cambodian team first.

One minute later, after breaking through in the restricted area, he shot high with his left foot.

In terms of momentum, the Chinese team completely overwhelmed the home team, and they were about to hit a double-digit score.

The two teenagers, Sun Xiang and Yang Pu, were very active on the wing, and they frequently scored assists.

Dewey also always takes advantage of corner kicks and set kicks to carry out "air strikes" in the opponent's penalty area.

The "vegetable field" in Phnom Penh objectively limits the ground attack of the national football team.

Against the opponent's intensive defense, the Chinese team also seems to have few options.

In the 25th minute, Zhao Junzhe made a beautiful steal in the midfield and accurately passed the ball diagonally to Xie Hui in the penalty area. After receiving the ball, Xie Hui directly kicked the ball into the net.

In the 30th minute, after receiving a pass from Ma Mingyu in the penalty area, Li Xiaopeng shot furiously without waiting for the ball to hit the ground.

The opponent's goalkeeper Suendara was in a good position and confiscated the ball firmly.

In the 34th minute, Cambodia replaced the tallest Saknida, and the high-altitude advantage of the national football team became more prominent.

In the 36th minute, Shensi took a free kick from the left, but the arc was too low and was easily cleared by the opposing defender.

After getting the ball, Zhao Junzhe took a long shot from more than 30 meters outside the penalty area. The ball stuck to the turf and went into the net.

3 is better than 0!

In the 39th minute, Shensi took a tricky free kick from more than 30 meters away. The opponent's goalkeeper Suendara reacted quickly and saved the ball to the bottom line.

Then Shen Si kicked the corner kick into the penalty area. Dewey and Xie Hui interfered with each other during the fight, but was missed by Yu Hewei behind him and kicked the ball into the net.

4 is better than 0!

Four minutes later, when Yang Pu made an assist, he forced a breakthrough in the penalty area and then made a pass.

Then a corner kick was taken and Dewey headed the ball over the crossbar.

After Cambodia got the ball, they wanted to make a quick counterattack, but Ma Mingyu succeeded in counterattacking on the spot.

The latter quickly passed the ball to Li Xiaopeng on the right. After Li Xiaopeng got the ball, he passed it straight to Xie Hui in the penalty area.

The Bundesliga champion turned 180 degrees and volleyed in time, and the ball went straight to the upper right corner of the opponent's goal!
At the end of halftime, the Chinese team temporarily took the lead 5-0.

At the beginning of the second half, Cambodia unexpectedly replaced goalkeeper Suendara who made many saves in the first half.

In the 50th minute, Xie Hui picked the ball to Yu Hewei in the penalty area, and Yu Hewei volleyed sideways immediately after getting the ball. The ball hit the opponent's goalkeeper hard and popped out.

Zhao Jun, who made up the shot, came one step too late and failed to expand the victory.

Three minutes later, Li Xiaopeng made a wonderful straight pass to Shen Si in front of the penalty area. After receiving the ball, the latter kicked up a shot and was once again saved by the opponent's goalkeeper with a single punch.

Although a substitute goalkeeper.

But the excellent performance still received a lot of applause.

Then Xie Hui dribbled the ball past several people in the midfield, and after entering the penalty area, he shot low and missed, and once again blasted the opponent's goal.

This goal greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese team and completely shattered the defense line of confidence accumulated by the opponent's substitute goalkeeper.

In the 58th minute, after Ma Mingyu and Shensi made a pass and cut cooperation, they broke into the penalty area to face the attacking goalkeeper and succeeded in lobbing.

Rewrite the score to 7 to 0.

Seven minutes later, Qi Hong, who came off the bench, made a 7-degree cross from the right. Xie Hui fought hard to grab the top, and the opponent's goalkeeper could only hit the ball to the corner of the penalty area.

Here, Yu followed the tail and waited for it to be straight, and once again expanded the score with a very difficult volley.

After 8 to 0, the national football team with a big lead almost made a big mistake.

The midfielder made two low-level mistakes in a row within 1 minute.

If it weren't for the opponent's inexperienced shooting skills, he might have really allowed the opponent to break through the goal.

In the 74th minute, the Chinese team's offside trap was easily broken by the opponent.

Allen Reah missed the ball after wading through Angel, and this young Zeng Jiajun escaped again!
Subsequently, Zeng Zheng replaced Zhao Junzhe and Li Xiaopeng with Shu Chang and Zhang Yanhua, strengthened the thickness of the midfield and stabilized the defense.

In the 82nd minute, Yu Hewei forced a breakthrough in the penalty area and was brought down by the opponent's defender. The referee pointed at twelve yards.

Xie Hui's penalty kick was powerful, but the opponent's goalkeeper bravely saved the ball that went straight to the lower right corner of the goal, which made Xie Hui feel helpless!

Fortunately, Yu Hewei followed up with a follow-up shot and kicked the ball into the net.

9 is better than 0!

Within 10 minutes before the end of the game.

Although Zeng Zheng on the sidelines didn't say a word, the fans could tell that the Chinese players on the field seemed to be desperate.

In just 5 minutes, three consecutive shots were kicked.

The Cambodian players also gritted their teeth and retreated to the penalty area.

Finally, in the 89th minute.

Taking advantage of a corner kick, Xie Hui stepped forward and pushed the ball into the net.

It can be regarded as making up for the sin of just missing a penalty kick.

Finally, the final whistle sounded.

10 is better than 0!

The Chinese team struggled to the last moment in Phnom Penh and scored a score that everyone was satisfied with.

At the press conference after the game, Zeng Zheng said:

"The spirit of the Cambodian team members is commendable."

"The professionalism of their players is admirable."

"However, although their fighting spirit is commendable, with their current strength, there is no way to threaten the Chinese team."

"If there is an opportunity, the Cambodian team is welcome to come to China for communication and exchange at any time."

After speaking on the scene, Zeng Zheng walked off the speaking table amidst applause.

As soon as he walked out of the press conference, Zeng Zheng approached Ma Kejian and asked softly.

"Director Ma, look."

"Did we report the air ticket to Angkor Wat?"

(End of this chapter)