World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 198 Tickets to Sydney

Dong Jun is right, the temperature in Bahrain these days has dropped a lot compared to before.

Without the high temperature, after adapting to the opponent's attack, the Olympic players gradually controlled the ball at the opponent's home court and launched a tide-like attack.

After two counterattacks to no avail, Bahrain could only be forced to set up a bus in front of the penalty area.

In the 40th minute of the game, Sun Jihai stepped in from the right, sprinted to the edge of Bahrain with the ball, and saw the opportunity to pass in an inverted triangle.

Facing the pass from his teammate, Zhang Yuxi, who followed in the middle, easily pushed the ball into the net.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is "easy".

Because this is basically one of the common offensive methods used by the Olympic team in public training these two days.

After the victory over South Korea, the mental outlook of the Olympic team was completely renewed.

Don't look at all of them who were angry with their opponents when they were in the youth team, but in the adult team, it is the first time for a big girl to really win the opponent on the field.

With this spirit, and the vision of qualifying after winning the last game.

Even in the away game, the determination of the players to win went straight to the sky.

Seeing that Zhang Yuzheng took the lead to break the deadlock, the fans cheered loudly.

Amid the shouts of "China, we must win! China, we must win!", Zhao Junzhe took advantage of the opponent's return pass error and succeeded in stealing in the frontcourt.

The shoulders sank, and after a fried ball passed Bahrain defender Mahafi, he flew directly on the penalty area line and drew the ball towards the goal.

Muharraq desperately fell to the ground to save the ball, but Zhang Xiaorui, who was on the other side, still rushed ahead of the Bahrain defender, stretched his foot one step ahead, and sent the ball into the net again.

"Come on, Coach Zeng, the Chinese team scored again!!!"

Miss Qian blushed because of excitement.

She stood up, grabbed Zeng Zheng's arm with one hand, and raised one hand above her head, waving it constantly.

"Okay, okay, didn't you just say that?"

"But now it's scored again!"

Zeng Zheng, however, had an expression of "knowing this earlier", showing no intention of getting up at all.

"Didn't you just enter two?" Zeng Zheng said, "Did you see those boys and celebrate?"

"I told them before the game, if you don't score three, don't come to see me with shame."

Sure enough, after scoring the goal, the Olympic players simply hugged each other, and then immediately ran back to their positions, ready to kick off.

After the Bahrain team played well for 40 minutes, they lost their goals in 2 minutes.

Such a blow made most of the Bahrain generals unable to react at all.

Taking this opportunity, the National Olympics strikes while the iron is hot and continues to increase its offensive efforts.

In stoppage time in the first half, Bahrain goalkeeper Muharraq made a corner kick not far away, and Zhang Xiaorui from outside the penalty area followed and volleyed.

The ball turned into an afterimage in the camera lens, and with a sound of "CHUA", it plunged into the upper right corner of the Bahrain goal.

The fans didn't see the goal clearly until the net was kicked up by a white wave.

But this time, Muharraq, who was blocked by the crowd, didn't even react at all.

Before the end of the first half, the score became 3-0.

This time, all the players who scored and those who didn't could not restrain their inner excitement, and ran towards the sidelines with jumps and jumps.

"Boss Zeng, we scored a goal, we scored again!"

"Yes, Boss Zeng, three, we have entered three!"

"Boss Zeng, did you see that?"

Zhang Xiaorui, who took the lead, was the first to jump over the plastic and ran to the sidelines, just about to ask Zeng Zheng for credit.

But as soon as the word "Zeng" was uttered, "Boss" got stuck in his throat.

"Fuck, who is the woman next to Boss Zeng?"

"Yeah, I just watched it now."

"No wonder Brother Tao has been on the sidelines. I didn't expect Boss Zeng to be surrounded by someone."

"I said, why did Boss Zeng choose such a high position to sit in? I didn't expect something to happen here!"

"Which one of you has good eyesight, can you tell who the woman next to Boss Zeng is?"

"No, we have to ask Boss Zeng well during the intermission."

The players muttered for a long time on the sidelines.

After thinking about it again and again, I still didn't "heart" to disturb the "good thing" of my coach.

They all looked in Zeng Zheng's direction with smirks on their faces, and retreated into the arena.

During the intermission, the players waited for five or six minutes before the locker room door was opened from the outside.

Seeing Zeng Zheng's figure, the team members surrounded him with a "hula".

"Boss Zeng, who is that girl?"

"That's right, Boss Zeng, is it Master's Wife?"

"When will I introduce you to everyone?"

"Ha, Boss Zeng, when will the wine be served?"

Leading by three goals, Tang Pengju and other assistants were also smiling.

The team members didn't stop joking with Zeng Zheng, and stood aside with the same gossip look on their faces.

But no one noticed that Zeng Zheng walked into the room without a smile on his face.

"Okay, okay, you guys, how many goals you scored against the Bahrain team will your tails be up to the sky?"

"Let's count you as completing the first half of the mission."

"The task of the second half is to continue playing according to the rhythm of the first half, and not to lose a single ball!"

"If you dare to concede the ball, there will be no bonus for the whole team in this game!"

Zeng Zheng's words made the locker room go cold for an instant.

Even Li Tie, a dumbass, could see that something was wrong. They all lowered their heads and found a corner, not daring to touch Zeng Zheng again.

Seeing this, Tang Pengju took the initiative to come to Zeng Zheng's side, and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Zeng, what's bothering you?"

Zeng Zheng looked up at Tang Pengju and sighed.

"Oh, just now I saw the team leader on the way back to the house."

"Why, we have entered three, isn't the team leader satisfied?"

"The team leader is quite satisfied." Zeng Zheng smiled wryly, "He is satisfied, but I am not satisfied!"

"Huh? What's going on?"

On the other side, the team members locked themselves in the corner and chattered.

"I dare to swear on my chest, Boss Zeng and that woman have something to do!" Zhang Xiaorui said with determination.

"Yeah, all these years, I have never seen a woman beside Mr. Zeng!" Li Jinyu also nodded while grabbing his watermelon rind.

Ever since he went to Brazil, Zeng Zheng has been both a father and a mother, devoting himself to the Jianlibao players.

After returning to China, he went all the way for these players.

Even the women's football players were clamoring to introduce a partner to Zeng Zheng. This incident was a big gossip in the whole country.

Apart from the game, Zeng Zheng's "life events" have long been the most discussed topic among fans after dinner.

"Then what's wrong with Mr. Zeng? Are you angry with Mrs. Shi?"

"Because of what? Didn't we play well? Are you still not satisfied with the third wife?"

"For Mr. Zeng's lifelong happiness, we have to continue to play hard in the second half! Remember, no ball is allowed to be lost, did you hear me!"

"For Mr. Zeng, understand!!!"

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. The Olympic Games, which led by 3 goals, did not stop their offensive pace.

Bahrain, which is fighting for honor, does not seem to want to lose at home with such a score.

They specialize in fighting a little bit, intending to take the younger Zheng Zhi by force.

After all, Zheng Zhi was young and inexperienced, so Li Tie could only keep running back to help defend.

In the 67th minute, Bahrain striker Hassan swung away from Zheng Zhi and was just about to break into the penalty area when he was shoveled to the ground by Li Tie, who charged diagonally.

In front of Zheng Zhi, he shoveled his opponent into Zheng Zhihua.

The referee from Thailand took out a red card without hesitation and sent Li Tie off the pitch.

After seeing the red sign, Li Tie didn't make too much difference.

He patted Zheng Zhi on the shoulder, and said softly, "Don't forget what Boss Zeng said!"

After speaking, Li Tie turned around and walked towards the sidelines.

After Li Tie left the field, Tang Pengju on the sidelines immediately made personnel adjustments.

Zhang Yuxi was replaced by Tao Wei. While reducing the offensive firepower, he still maintained the suppression of the midfield.

Facing the Olympic Games with one less player, the Bahrain team seems to see hope.

I can't tie the score, I can score a goal, right?

In the 79th minute, Guoao, who was about to see the dawn of qualifying, finally made a mistake when he fell in the midfield.

After the Bahrain forward stole the ball, he and his two teammates quickly launched a counterattack.

Facing the menacing Bahrain players, Chen Dong walked out without hesitation.

Counting the cadence of the Bahrain striker, he rushed forward quickly after the opponent's next touch, trying to block the ball in advance.

The ideal is beautiful, but Chen Dong underestimated the opponent's sprint speed.

Seeing that Chen Dong was about to pounce on the ball, the Bahrain forward sped up again, stretched out a kick before Chen Dong, and turned the ball to the other side.

In the shot, two Bahrain players meet a teammate's pass.

Whoever takes the shot can easily push the ball into an empty goal.

Seeing this, all the fans at the scene knew that the Bahrain team was about to score.

No. 29 was the first to rush to the ball and gave it a light push.

Because of his excitement, the throat stop sound kicked the ball halfway high.

After the ball flew into the air, it bounced on the small penalty area line, and then continued to hit the Olympic team's gate.

At this moment, a white lightning suddenly accelerated.

The Bahrain fans behind the goal were about to stand up and cheer, Guoao No. 24 chased to the goal to catch up with the sliding tackle, and kicked the ball that flew above the goal line over the crossbar with his toe.

The gag that was about to raise his arms in celebration came to an abrupt end, as if an invisible hand had strangled his throat.

Sun Jihai on the goal line patted his buttocks and stood up, looked at his teammate who was barely chasing back, and shouted loudly: "Everyone cheer up! Don't forget, we must not lose the ball!!!"

Sun Jihai's roar made all the cameras focus on him.

It can be seen from the slow motion that after Li Tie lost the ball from the middle, Sun Jihai from the side was desperately chasing back.

Until he chased into the penalty area, chased to the goal
Seeing this scene of perseverance, the fans at the scene once again gave him warm applause.

Such a good opportunity did not score, and the Bahrain team was exhausted.

In the final time, although the National Olympics played one player less, they firmly controlled the midfielder.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the staff and substitutes on the sidelines rushed into the field for the first time, cheering for the victory.

In the stands, Zeng Zheng stood up and patted the dust off his buttocks.

Ms. Qian also stood up, skillfully stretched out her hand, and straightened Zeng Zheng's tie: "Congratulations to Coach Zeng for leading the team into Sydney!"

"Miss Qian, you"

Seeing the slender hands retreating in front of his chin, Zeng Zheng was a little embarrassed.

"Ah, this, I'm used to it."

Ms. Qian replied casually, "I liked to wear a tie for my dad when I was young."

"Seeing that your tie is messed up, I'll tidy it up for you."

"You are a great hero of our Olympic team, you can't wear a crooked tie to face the camera, right?"

On the sidelines of the stadium, the players and assistants were cheering around the field and bowed to the fans who came to cheer.

Zeng Zheng faced the camera, although he couldn't see how happy he was under the sunglasses.

But the upturned corner of his mouth revealed a trace of complacency.

"have nothing to say."

"This result is worthy of the dedication of the players and the expectations of the fans."

"Of course, I am still very happy to be able to enter Sydney and lead the team to participate in such a big event as the Olympics."

"Worried? Oh, I'm not worried at all."

"As I said, this year's Olympic team is the strongest."

"If you can't even play in the qualifiers, what's the point of being the strongest?"

"As for the players, there is nothing to say."

"Every member of my team has a corresponding responsibility."

"Some are attacking and some are defending."

"People just saw Zhang Xiaorui score twice."

"But in fact, without the contributions of other teammates, his two goals are nothing but castles in the air."

"So, I think the victory belongs to the whole team."

"That's right, I'm quite satisfied mentally."

"After all, it's the last match!"

"If you win, you qualify."

"The thought of being able to qualify, can't be in a bad state of mind!"

"What girl?"

"Oh, the one sitting next to me."

"She is a sponsor of our national team."

"She told me in the stands just now that if there is a goal in this game, she will sponsor [-] yuan for the starters and [-] yuan for the substitute players."

"Now three goals have been scored, that is [-] for each starter and [-] for each substitute."

"Of course, this money will not be used as a Zhuxie account, and it will definitely be implemented."

"what?"

"3 to 0?"

"All right!"

"I see."

"Well, well, I see."

Xu Dingmao hung up the phone and sighed.

Seeing this, the teaching assistant who was standing by had drooping eyelids in his expectant eyes.

"3 to 0, Bahrain didn't score a goal."

Hearing Xu Dingmao's announcement of the results, the South Korean coaching staff who were expecting in the room all sat down.

This means that even if they beat Bahrain at home in the last game, they will not be able to go to Sydney.

Yes, don't watch the game between South Korea and Bahrain.

After hearing the news, the fans were almost overjoyed.

On the second day after the victory over Bahrain and the right to qualify for the qualifying round, the "Five Rings Evening Talk" aired on the stage had a cooperation with the sports department of "West China Metropolis Daily" and invited the head coach of the avant-garde Huandao team Li Zhangzhu and the head coach of Guoan As a guest, Shen Xiangfu had a talk about the National Olympics.

Host Zhang Bin: "Director Shen, I heard that you belong to the Dao Zeng School?"

Shen Xiangfu: "I don't know who started this leader, but I was forced to be the leader of the "Dao Zeng" faction. In fact, I just questioned Zeng Zheng's age and qualifications. But after all, it was two years It's a thing of the past."

"Now, I still admire the kid Zeng Zheng, because the Olympic players admire him, and many football players and non-football players also admire him. Even Shao Jiayi, who was not selected, listened to him. When others speak ill of him, they immediately stand up to defend him.”

"It shows that he is a very successful man."

Zhang Bin: "Will Coach Shen still think that Coach Zeng is young when he sees that he has qualified for the National Olympics?"

Shen Xiangfu: "It is an objective fact that Coach Zeng is young physically. This cannot be denied. But judging from the current results, it is clear that young people have the advantages of young people. His thinking ability and expansion ability are not our stubborn old people. Comparable."

Zhang Bin: "Then next year when we meet Jianglong in A-A, is Coach Shen confident that he can beat his opponent?"

Shen Xiangfu: "If he still leads the team, it's really hard to say. But looking at it now, I'm afraid Xiao Gao has a higher chance of leading the team. With such good grades, Zhu Xie will not let him go."

Zhang Bin: "Coach Li, seeing the results like this, do you still think the Chinese team needs a foreign coach?"

Lee Jang-soo: "Judging from Coach Zeng's resume, he is actually a foreign coach."

"In fact, in the Chinese team's lineup, there are not only foreign coaches, but also several 'foreign guns'."

"Like Zhang Xiaorui, Sun Jihai, and Li Jinyu, all of them have been tempered in European clubs for several months."

"With foreign guns and foreign coaches, it is not surprising that the Chinese team won against South Korea."

After qualifying for the Olympics, Zeng Zheng completely overturned all previous doubts.

At the end of the show, the host Zhang Bin faced the screen and said seriously:
"For a long time, Chinese football has been like people standing at the foot of a mountain, looking at the people on the top of the mountain and muttering to themselves: How did they get up?"

"Now, we can finally say with certainty that we have finally found a way up the mountain."

(End of this chapter)