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Chapter 79 (Bonus Chapter 3 for Monthly Tickets) The Professor's Doubts: Is This Guy Using Witchcraft?
The Netherlands, the uncrowned kings, have arrived in Kyoto.

Moreover, this Dutch team is not a second team; Van Persie, Robben, and the entire first-team squad from the World Cup qualifiers are present.

This attitude naturally attracted countless Chinese fans to flock to Kyoto.

Furthermore, the media also revealed on the 8th that Wenger, Ferguson, and others had also come to China, which immediately caused the ticket price, which originally only cost 300 yuan, to increase by nearly five times.

Visit the Forbidden City, tour the Great Wall, do product endorsements, and earn money.
The Dutch football stars are having a great time.

Meanwhile, at the same time, the Chinese national team was training at its Beijing training base.

Fu Bo has been leading the national team players, who no longer have any major competitions to compete in, in serious preparations for several days.

Before the last match against Iraq, the Chinese Football Association was planning to quickly start the process of changing coaches, but unexpectedly Fu Bo led the team to a great victory.

With this victory, and the fact that the Football Association hadn't yet found someone willing to pay the new head coach's salary, Fu Bo's tenure was unexpectedly extended.

As a temporary worker, Fu Bo is now treating every match as his final farewell game, so he is not taking the training camp these past few days lightly.

We carefully devised tactics. (Actually, it was just watching Evergrande's match videos and copying them onto our notebooks.)
We made detailed psychological adjustments for each player. (For example, we called Zheng Zhi into our room to ask him who was the most reliable player in which position during Evergrande's training sessions.)
Pay attention to each player's understanding of their position (call them into the office, highlight the tactical runs in the Evergrande video that you don't quite understand, and let the Evergrande players explain them clearly).
In short!
Brother Fu Bo has done everything he could to the best of his ability.

Then, with two days left before the friendly match, Fu Bo finally finalized the starting lineup.

Forehead.
Of the 11 starting lineups, Guangzhou Evergrande fielded 9.

They fielded Du Wei at center-back and Hao Junmin at right winger.

The rest are all the same players from Evergrande.

Don’t say it yet!
After the lineup was finalized and the team practiced together a few times, Fu Bo was surprised to find that the national team he had assembled...
It actually looks pretty good, damn!
2013 6 Month 11 Day.

It's 7 PM Beijing time.

Amidst the eager anticipation of countless fans
An orange bus carrying a group of Dutch national team stars finally slowly drove into the inner passage of the Workers' Stadium in Beijing.

Then something amazing happened.

Even though the Netherlands' opponent was their own national team, a large group of Chinese fans wearing Dutch national team jerseys were present at the stadium.

They shouted Sneijder's name, Robben's name, or Van Persie's name like a group of Dutch natives.

Inside the bus!

The Dutch team members, looking at the slightly strange scene outside the car window, curiously took out their phones to take pictures.

The orange-clad fans, seeing that these Dutch superstars were actually taking pictures of them, naturally cheered even more excitedly.

Of course, apart from this group of Dutch fans, most of the Chinese fans were still very rational, wearing their own red clothes and waiting for their national team players.

That is, it takes about 5 minutes.

The red Dragons team bus also drove into the stadium!
"Su Hao!!"

"Su Hao!!!"

"Su Hao!!!"

It was already incredibly popular in China, and then Wenger endorsed it, followed by Wenger's visit to the Workers' Stadium, plus Ferguson joining in the fun.

Su Hao naturally became the sole source of pride for all Chinese football fans.

Amidst the frenzied shouts, Su Hao naturally smiled and waved to the fans holding up his posters as he sat by the car window.

Pre-match press conference!
Having received a 10 million yuan fee from the Chinese Football Association for the friendly match, Van Gaal naturally praised the Chinese team out of consideration for the money.

"The Chinese team is a very strong team. In my opinion, the reason why the Chinese team failed to qualify for this year's World Cup is entirely due to bad luck!"

"We have been preparing for this match for a long time, and we will take the Chinese team very seriously!"

"Yes! We have developed specific tactics to counter Su. He might be China's surprise weapon in this match!"

Chef Fan's skill in preparing dishes with rice is unparalleled.

After showering them with compliments, the domestic reporters present naturally began happily compiling their latest articles.

However, it's obvious to anyone with a discerning eye that Van Gaal and his Dutch team haven't even had any tactical training together these past few days.

Just yesterday afternoon, they opened a paid open training session at the training ground, which required payment to enter.

As for the tactics Van Gaal mentioned regarding Su Hao, the rising Chinese star who has been the subject of much online discussion, those were simply Van Gaal's own words.
Sure enough, when Van Gaal returned to the locker room, he didn't even give a proper tactical instructions. He simply told the three strikers and the main players to take it easy, not to go in too much, and not to get injured, before he went to rest in a corner.

However, the Dutch team didn't take the game seriously, but in the home team's locker room, Fu Bo is still earnestly explaining tactics to the Guangzhou Evergrande players!
although
The Evergrande players have heard this tactic from him countless times at the club!

"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!!!"

"This is a live broadcast of the 2013 China Dragons International Friendly Match!"

"China vs. Netherlands!"

"The players from both teams are already standing in the player tunnel waiting to enter the field."

It's 7:45 PM Beijing time.

Fifteen minutes before the match officially started, Lao Huang had already begun explaining the pre-match information.

"Based on their starting lineup, this Dutch team is definitely fielding their full strength!"

"Like."

Just as Lao Huang was about to mention that Van Persie and others were in the starting lineup, the on-site director suddenly switched the camera to the VIP stands for some reason.

And then the camera zooms in like this!

Well, Lao Huang immediately lost interest in talking about the Dutch team.

Because the two guests appearing on camera were actually very high-profile.

Sitting on the left is Professor Wenger, the man whose endorsement of Su Hao has been the subject of much media hype, while sitting on the right is none other than Jorge Mendes, the legendary agent of Cristiano Ronaldo.

These two appeared on the big screen at the scene.

The more than 50,000 Chinese fans present immediately erupted in a frenzy of cheers!

"coax!!!!"

The two people who had been whispering to each other suddenly stopped talking in surprise.

After Steve Rowley, who was sitting next to Wenger, pointed to his image on the big screen, Wenger realized what was happening, smiled, and waved to the camera, as if to greet the excited fans in the stadium.

Well, the already excited atmosphere was amplified even further by Wenger's gesture!
"Wow! He Wei, this is quite an event today! The professor is here in person, and if I'm not mistaken, isn't that Mendes?!"

"Yes, Mr. Huang, it is indeed Mendes. Cristiano Ronaldo and Nike just announced their contract renewal a few days ago. It seems that Mendes has something to take care of here too!"

"Haha, what is it you're talking about?"

"Teacher Huang, I don't know, why don't you go and ask them!"

The two of them started joking around in the live stream.

Meanwhile, the fans in the live stream chat started spamming the chat with glee.

The content flooding the screen was naturally all about how awesome Su Hao was! Players entering the field, singing the national anthem, guessing the sides!
After the standard procedure of about ten minutes, the players from both teams finally stood in their respective halves of the field, waiting for the referee's whistle.

"It's exactly 8 PM Beijing time!"

"With the referee's whistle, the match officially begins!"

"First, let's look at the starting lineups for both sides!"

"The national team's starting goalkeeper, wearing the traditional red jersey and attacking from left to right: Zeng Cheng!"

"Backcourt: Rong Hao, Feng Xiaoting, Du Wei, Zhang Linpeng!"

"Double defensive midfielders: Qin Sheng and Zheng Zhi team up!"

"Left winger: Yu Hanchao!"

"Right winger: Hao Junmin!"

"Single attacking midfielder: Su Hao!"

Forward: Gao Lin!

"When facing the powerful Netherlands, Coach Fu Bo deployed a relatively cautious 4-5-1 formation!"

When Lao Huang saw Fu Bo's formation, he almost burst out laughing.

There's no way around it. If they replaced Kim Young-gwon and Elkeson with these players, wouldn't that be Guangzhou Evergrande's fixed lineup for this period of time?
"On the other side, the Netherlands' starting goalkeeper, wearing the traditional dark blue away jersey, is: Vermeer!"

"Defenders: Tiendali, Vlaar, Heitinga, Nerom!"

Midfielders: De Guzman, Simde Jong, Sneijder, Robben!

"Three forwards: Kuyt, Van Persie, Robben!"

"Facing a Chinese team that is far weaker than itself, Van Gaal deployed a more attack-oriented 4-3-3 formation!"

"First, the Dutch team will attack!"

At the Workers' Stadium in Beijing.

When the referee blew the whistle, the Dutch team did not rush to push their formation forward.

After all, it's just a friendly match, and they even received ten million from the other side. If they manage to score a few goals against the Chinese team right from the start, they'll feel a bit embarrassed to have taken the money.

The Dutch team then began to slowly pass the ball around in their own half.

The opposing Chinese team, of course, didn't rush to press the attack.

What the Netherlands team is best at is their speed of attack.

Even Spain couldn't withstand the Netherlands' fast attacks. If the Chinese team dares to press forward, the only result will be that the Netherlands can easily break through the defense with a single through ball!

One side is not in a hurry to attack, and the other side is not in a hurry to seize the initiative.

For a time, the friendly match really did turn into a friendly match.

However, as a world-class team, the Dutch still had some pride, so after slowly passing the ball around for a minute or two, the Dutch team launched their first probing attack.

Right-back Nerom delivered a diagonal pass, finding De Jong, who was dropping deep in the middle.

Upon receiving the ball, De Jong immediately passed it forward without hesitation, placing it at the feet of Wesley Sneijder, the heart and soul of the Dutch team.

"boom!!!"

Shouts erupted again at the Workers' Stadium.

With such a large fan base, the moment Sneijder receives the ball, his fervent supporters naturally cheer and shout for their star.

Hearing such a powerful cheer, Sneijder, naturally eager to perform, dribbled the ball forward.

Facing Gao Lin's challenge, Sneijder easily cut the ball off with his right foot, then flicked it forward with his left!
Almost instantly, Sneijder dribbled past Gao Lin, who was rushing to pounce.

After getting past Gao Lin, Sneijder immediately looked up to observe his teammates' positioning, but!
Just as Sneijder looked up!

A huge figure, at least a head taller than him, suddenly appeared right in front of him.

Of course, as a world-class midfielder, Sneijder was not flustered at all. He simply pulled the ball back and turned with a shoulder drop, intending to use a step-over to dribble past the big man in front of him.

only!

To Sneijder's surprise, even though he had completed the step-over and turn, the tall player behind him didn't seem to have been shaken off at all.
Did this guy not get shaken?

On the contrary, this guy not only didn't get shaken, but he also pressed his body against the guy and then exerted a little force.

Sneijder immediately collapsed onto the grass in front of him.

then!

The football at his feet was snatched away by those long legs that almost reached his waist!

Wow! Beautiful!

"Su Hao's defense!"

"Hao Junmin on the right wing has already started, and Yu Hanchao on the left wing is also accelerating!"

In the commentary booth, Lao Huang was naturally excited to see Su Hao so easily steal the ball from Sneijder.

However, just as they were thinking that Su Hao would quickly pass the ball out and launch China's first counterattack,

Despite having intercepted the ball, Su Hao did not pass it out.

Instead, they took control of the ball.

After using his body to hold off Sneijder, who was trying to get up and fight back, he calmly waited for Zheng Zhi and the others to catch up.

Old Huang couldn't quite understand why Su Hao didn't launch a counterattack immediately.

But now!

Wenger, however, looked excited in the stands.

Yes!

Just now, it seemed that the Chinese team had counter-attack opportunities on both the left and right flanks, but there was no one to support them in the middle!
Even if the ball is passed to them, it will only result in a pointless fast attack down the flank. Moreover, given the individual abilities of Chinese players, such an ineffective attack down the flank is likely to cause the entire formation to break apart, leaving the center vulnerable to a quick counter-attack by the Dutch team.

In an instant, Wenger seemed to recall the shortcomings that he had explained to Su Hao in the coffee shop.

"Your running heatmap shows that, in this situation, your running will only make your position a vulnerability."

Could it be that this guy remembered it?
Oh, God!
Did this guy actually grasp it just once?
He didn't fall for Sneijder's feint in a 1v1 and made the steal. After gaining possession, he quickly analyzed the situation in the attacking third and made the right decision to press the ball down and wait for his teammates' support, keeping the overall formation under his control!
All of this actually happened to a young player who was only 16 years old.

For a moment, Wenger himself had some doubts: had this guy used some kind of witchcraft to steal all the experience and football intelligence that others could only learn in a lifetime on the field and put it into his own brain?
damn it.

The more the professor thought about it, the more he felt that he might actually be a little...
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