World Cup of Great Powers

The Chinese team lost to the Egyptian team on penalties.

Netizens' opinions on this matter are somewhat divided.

Supporters believe that at the moment of the World Preliminaries, no game is important and can be used for training.

After the game with Egypt, it is definitely worth the money to be able to fight Iran, the biggest opponent in Asia, in advance.

Those who oppose it believe that no matter what kind of competition, they should strive to win and win the championship, not to mention that there are bonuses to be won after the competition.

The wishful thinking of the coaching staff should not kill the players' desire to compete.

It makes sense to think so.

Needless to say the friendly match against Lazio.

Well, the other party is one of the seven sisters in Serie A.

It's okay to lose.

However, the Egyptian team is still two places behind the Chinese team, and the opponent is the African Cup champion.

Such a good opponent, why should the whole game be defensive?
Lost on penalties in the end?
This is somewhat unreasonable!

The public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother says that the woman is reasonable.

While somewhat controversial, it's all irrelevant.

The most important thing is that the fans of the two sides jointly raised a question.

That is the "Second National Football Team". Is it the only strength like this?

After losing to Lazio, the "National Football Team" proved itself with two consecutive victories.

The fans also have great confidence in these overseas players.

But to the second national football team.

The big guys retreated a bit.

After all, his own league was not held well by others.

The players who come out of their own league are naturally no better than the players who come out of other leagues.

Under this decadent concept, it is reasonable for fans not to be optimistic about the all-member local team.

Ever since, the three or four finals with the Iranian team have also become the focus of fans.

However, according to reports from reporters ahead, the second day after the match against Egypt, the second national football team still set off for training at 09:30 in the morning as usual.

However, Zeng Zheng did not arrange for all the players to go to the training ground.

Instead, let the main players (the main players who played the Egyptian team) stay behind and be led by Chi Shangbin for a series of relaxation training in swimming.

And Zeng Zheng took all the players and substitutes who did not play in the game against Egypt to the training ground for training.

Such an arrangement is somewhat unpredictable.

Could it be that the former politicians let the substitutes of the second national football team be the opponents of the Iranian team?

Will this be a little too big? !
But the team is led by Zeng Zheng after all, even if the fans are full of doubts.

When they received such news, the game was about to begin.

Zeng Zheng said at a press conference before the game.

This is a note that many big-name players of the Iranian team did not come, and compared with the Iranian Four Nations Tournament in June last year, the team has undergone great changes.

But no matter what, Iran and Saudi Arabia will be the main opponents of the Chinese team in the top 10 matches in the future.

And he believes his opponents think so too.

Opposite Blazevic also expressed the same idea.

Judging from the just-concluded Asian Cup.

The Iranian team is likely to be in a group with the Chinese team in the top ten.

If this is the case, then this game will become an early contest between the top ten teams of the two teams.

Neither side can afford to lose!
At 14:[-] local time, Azadi Stadium.

After two months, Zeng Zheng came back here again.

The scene was still crowded.

The Iranian fans all over the mountains and plains still stretched out four fingers and grinned at every visiting Chinese fan.

But this time, the fans finally got the chance to fight back.

They also showed four fingers.

Use the just-concluded Asian Youth Championship final as a counterattack.

Before the game started, the scene was full of gunpowder.

Soon, the starting players of both sides played.

Seeing Zeng Zheng's starting arrangement, Liu Jianhong couldn't help being surprised.

The starting goalkeeper is neither Ou Chuliang, Zeng Zheng's imperial goalkeeper, nor Fu Bin, who has a stable performance on the field.

It's the third goalkeeper, Gao Lao Gao Jianbin.

The four defenders are Sun Xiang, Li Weifeng, Du Wei and Xu Yunlong.

The four midfielders are Zhao Junzhe, Wei Xin, Xu Liang and Shen Si.

The two forwards are Su Maozhen and Wang Tao.

Sure enough, as the fans and the media expected, most of these players were substitutes for the last game!
"Training? Didn't you practice like this?"

Seeing such a starting lineup, the more than 6000 Chinese fans who came to the scene couldn't help retreating.

"What's wrong with the training? The top ten competition is coming soon, why don't you let Coach Zeng practice?"

In the crowd, old man Rossi waved the banner in his hand.

"Don't forget, the most important game this year is the top ten game!"

"It doesn't matter if you lose in other games!"

"As long as the problem can be found, solve it in time!"

"I hope that through this game, Coach Zeng can better understand the players under his command!"

"Everyone said, didn't they?!"

Encouraged by Rossi, thousands of fans at the scene calmed down.

After the game started, the two sides entered the stage of mutual exploration.

The Iranian team took the lead in attacking from the left. Seeing that the Chinese team had a relatively tight defense, Fahdi chose to hit the goal directly from the outside, and the result was higher than the crossbar.

Then the Chinese team's frontcourt header was also directly sent to the opponent's goalkeeper.

After the two sides tried one attack and one defense, the Iranian team tried to control the ball in the midfield.

In the previous performance of this year's Chinese team, although the defense was in place, the offensive ability was poor, and the midfield organization was not very satisfactory.

The Iranian team is characterized by strong attack power. Although Aziz is missing in the midfield, No. 11 Karimi is also very threatening.

Seeing that the team began to gradually surrender control of the midfield and retreat steadily, the hearts of the fans also raised their hearts.

In the 19th minute, the Iranian team passed the ball to the middle, and No. 11 Vaez followed up and shot.

Gao Lao made a save and was not far away, Ali Daei rushed to the ball in time and tried to make a supplementary shot.

Fortunately, Xu Yunlong also chased back.

With the way of flying to block the eye-catching, Ali Dayi's must-have goal was blocked.

The Iranian team's attack scared the fans into a cold sweat.

Then Gao Jianbin drove the ball straight to the midfield.

Xiao Wang Tao took advantage of his height to win the first point. After ferrying the ball to his teammates, he immediately attacked.

Zhao Jun, who got the ball, was fortunate enough to save his life.

Pulling and turning, after a deep-fried ball got rid of the opponent, he immediately made a two-for-one with Shensi.

However, before he received the return pass, the Iranian defender had already arrived.

A sliding shovel destroyed the Chinese team's attack.

After playing for more than 20 minutes, the Chinese team attacked for the second time except for the opening header.

And the number of ball possession is very few.

If it weren't for Zhao Junzhe's wonderful personal performance just now, the ball might have been blocked by the Iranian team in the middle.

This free kick is about 30 meters away from the Iranian goal.

The distance is very long, and it does not look suitable for a free kick to go directly to the goal.

Xu Liang and Shen Si, two free kick experts, stood in front of the ball and seemed to be discussing who would take the penalty.

On the sidelines of the court, several coaches of the coaching staff also stared at the free kick with wide eyes.

Following Xu Liang's free kick, the ball flew in an arc in the air and flew towards the penalty spot with precision.

Until then, the Iranian team found out in horror.

The Chinese team, which had been silent for the past 20 minutes, is here!

The 1.9-meter-four Xiao Wang Tao is tall and burly, and he is a head taller than the surrounding players in the penalty area.

It looks obvious.

Xu Liang's free kick was also aimed at Xiao Wang Tao's head.

boom!
No matter how the Iranian team pulls.

Xiao Wang Tao just jumped a little, and the ball hit his head.

At the same time, Sumao on the other side also jumped up high.

After receiving an alley-oop from his teammates, he smashed the ball into the goal of the Iranian team.

Swish!
As the Iranian team's net was set off a white wave.

The score was also rewritten at the referee's whistle.

1 is better than 0!

The Chinese team took the lead at the Azadi Stadium!
The visiting team's goal made Blazevic frown.

Before taking office, he watched almost all of Zeng Zheng's games.

Regardless of whether it is a youth team or an adult team, Zeng Zheng seems to like to occupy the midfield with numerical and technical advantages, and then slowly develop it.

In order to deal with Zeng Zheng's tactics of controlling the midfield, Blazevic thought for a long time before coming up with such a lineup.

Although international footballers such as Madavikia, Aziz and Bagheri did not participate, but players such as Ali Daei and Mahdavi, he believes that they are enough to deal with the current Chinese team.

In the opening 20 minutes, Iran's possession of more than 80% of the ball also proved that his choice was correct.

But the explosive header of the Chinese team completely shattered the confidence that Blazevic had just built up.

Abandon the midfield and forcefully use the set ball to play high-altitude bombing?
Where is the Chinese team in the video tape?

In contrast, the Chinese coach seat.

Several coaches are high-fiving each other.

Judging from the expressions on their faces, it seems that all this is what they expected!
"Coach Zeng, no wonder there is Xiao Wang Tao on the list this time, it is so convenient to have him!"

The late guest was very moved.

When he led the Dalian team to win consecutive victories before, Xiao Wang Tao was a fierce player under his command.

But he never thought of recruiting this lover into the national team.

the reason is simple.

The national team is not a club, and Xiao Wang Tao's characteristics are too prominent.

It does not meet the tactical needs of the current national team.

And if you want to create a new set of tactics around the characteristics of Xiao Wang Tao.

No one has that strength, nor that energy.

Coupled with the high-altitude advantage of Zhang Yuxie, Su Maozhen, Yang Chen, Xie Hui and others in the frontcourt, it is more than enough to deal with Japan, South Korea and even Saudi Arabia.

No one thought of using the taller little Wang Tao as a center forward.

"Little Wang Tao is tall enough, but he still needs to gain weight!"

While Zeng Zheng was happy, he did not forget to point out Xiao Wang Tao's shortcomings.

Because there was another Wang Tao in the Dalian team back then, the word "small" was added in front of the younger Wang Tao.

But in fact, Xiao Wang Tao is not too young this year.

Speaking of age, he is the same age as Zeng Zheng.

In 1989, he was selected for the second team of the national team coached by Xu Hebao.

Before the 1997 World Cup preliminaries, he also participated in the training camp of the national team.

And he really made his debut for the national team.

It also goes back to last year's friendly match.

Today's game is Xiao Wang Tao's second game on behalf of the Chinese team!
In last year's league, Xiao Wang Tao scored 13 goals, ranking third in the A-A scorer list.

It was this state that brought him into Zeng Zheng's field of vision again.

In the words of Zeng Zheng, "If such a high center forward doesn't make good use of it once, he will retire!"

The set kick just now made Xiao Wang Tao shatter all doubts.

Zeng Zheng is neither Schlappner nor Horton.

His ability is to understand the strengths and weaknesses of all team members, so that all players can use their strengths and make the best use of them.

For this reason, even if it is the second team's substitute lineup.

Zeng Zheng also created a team that can compete with the Iranian team.

After falling behind by one goal, the Iranian team was obviously in a hurry.

After several consecutive onslaughts, they were all defended by the Chinese team.

What surprised Blazevic the most was.

Xiao Wang Tao is not only responsible for attacking the bridgehead, but he also has defensive tasks.

This is not a small burden for the physical fitness of a striker over 1.9 meters!

But that's how Zeng Zheng's team played!

And played very smoothly.

the reason is simple.

When defending, the Chinese team will try to pick a place a little farther away from the goal and give the opponent a free kick that is far away from the goal and cannot be shot directly.

In this way, Xiao Wang Tao has enough time to return to the penalty area to defend.

When attacking, Xiao Wang Tao's task area is not the opponent's penalty area, but the midfielder.

As long as they win the ball in the midfield, other players will quickly bring the ball to the penalty area of ​​the Iranian team.

When there is a set-piece, it is a set-piece, and when there is a corner-kick, it is a corner-kick.

Even if he catches the opportunity to pass directly, Su Mao's true header ability is not covered.

After playing for more than half an hour, Blazevic suddenly found out.

The three or four football finals of the Civilization Cup were abruptly cut by the Chinese team into a "set-piece round-based" game.

Our offense focuses on set kicks!

The defense is not afraid to give you free kicks!
As a result, Blazevic's well-planned "competition for the midfield" tactic has become empty talk.

In the 36th minute, the Chinese team took two consecutive left and right corner kicks in the frontcourt.

After Xu Liang's third corner kick was taken, the ball landed on Su Maozhen's head without any mistakes.

With just such a light flick of the head, the ball flew into the goal of the Iranian team again, rubbing against the lower edge of the crossbar.

The Chinese team played very smartly.

When the attention of all Iranian team members was on Xiao Wang Tao, Xu Liang chose to pass a back point.

The golden-headed Lao Mao, who is also good at heading the ball, scored twice in this way.

In the 42nd minute, also using a corner kick, Xu Liang assisted Li Weifeng to score with a header.

Exactly the same as the previous goal.

Little Wang Tao was standing there.

But no one dared to miss that point.

Looking at the score on the scoreboard, Blazevic sighed again and again.

He didn't expect that the Iranian team's air defense was so weak, with so many loopholes!

Judging from the Chinese team's set-piece tactics, the opponent obviously came prepared.

In the second half, the Iranian team, which fell behind by three goals, also started the "training mode".

Karami, who had just transferred to Atletico Madrid for $200 million, was replaced.

At this juncture, the defeat was already set, and it was impossible to injure the newly acquired players of other clubs.

Without interference from the Iranian team, Zeng Zheng played his first substitution card in the 67th minute.

Replace Su Maozhen with Qubo.

It seems to have reduced one's own high-altitude ball advantage.

But it wasn't until Qu Bo came on the field that the big guys realized that Zeng Zheng's high-altitude ball bombing tactics hadn't changed!

Qu Bo's nimble speed and powerful rushing ability are much stronger than Su Mao.

Under his assault, the Chinese team got more frontcourt positioning kicks.

After the golden-headed Lao Mao left the field, almost all the set kicks greeted Xiao Wang Tao's head.

In this situation of "you know that I passed it to him, but I still confront you head-on", the Iranian team still failed to defend.

In the 78th minute, Xiao Wang Tao got his wish and pushed the ball into the Iranian team's net, scoring the national team's first goal.

4 to 0, the Iranian team was completely powerless.

Those Iranian fans who raised four fingers above their heads before the game all bowed their heads and fell silent.

Now, their extended fingers have been transferred to the hands of the opposite Chinese fans.

However, just when Zeng Zheng thought that this Ancient Civilization Cup would come to a successful conclusion, an accident happened.

In the 89th minute, Shensi's cross pass in the middle was a bit blind and was blocked by the opponent.

The Iranian team quickly launched a counterattack, forming a 3-on-3 situation in the frontcourt.

After shifting two feet in a row, the experienced Ali Dayi used a change of direction to run out of the gap.

Upon seeing this, the teammate immediately sent a through kick.

Although the ball was suspected of being offside, considering that this is the home court of the Iranian team and the score is hanging like this, neither the linesman nor the referee said anything.

After Ali Dayi got the ball, he went straight in, and Gao Jianbin also abandoned the goal.

The moment the two met, Ali Daei pulled his foot and swung his leg, which was a false shot.

How could Gao Jianbin react?

He flew straight up.

"Ding!!!"

An alarm bell goes off.

Zeng Zheng, who was celebrating the victory with other coaches just a second ago, immediately turned around and yelled at the team doctor.

"Copy guy, play, play!!!"

With a bang, Ali Daiyi and Gao Jianbin both fell in front of the door.

On the sidelines of the court, Zeng Zheng's face was livid.

Looking at the system's alarm prompt, my heart also felt a bit cold.

"Gao, I'm afraid he won't be able to go to the World Cup this time."