After the Chinese team experienced the disharmonious storm last month, the team showed a calm atmosphere during the training camp in November.
The team mainly consists of players from around 1990 years ago, with the oldest players being Zheng Zhi in 1980 and Sun Xiang in 1982, and then Zhao Xuxiao in 1985.
Anyone can see that Van der Hill will use players like Tang Hong, Qin Rui and Luo Hongkai to create a new lineup framework.
The younger lineup seems to be mainly for the long term, but whether it can succeed in the Chinese football world, which is eager for quick success is also full of suspense.
After preparing for the game for several days, the team has gradually improved. It is not difficult for experienced players to meet Vander Hill's requirements. In addition, there are many young players, and the overall enthusiasm is much higher than in the past, so the effect is naturally much better.
Before going to Doha, Qatar, Van der Hill attended his first press conference as head coach of the Chinese national team.
He faced almost all the mainstream football media in China alone, and problems came like waves. Van der Hill always maintained his own posture.
When it comes to personnel selection, he will use building a young lineup to prepare for the long term as the answer.
The media focus is whether the Chinese team has given up on advancing to the 2014 World Cup. Even if the hope is slim, why not work hard?
Vander Hill said calmly: "I think hard work should be the norm for a team, not a temporary idea.
It would be ridiculous if you make up your mind to work hard at this time to achieve an ideal result.
Don't complicate the situation. We are about to fight a key battle with Iraq. Whether this is related to the next stage of advancement, the Chinese team should do their best to win. As the head coach, I certainly hope to win the game. If we don't win in the end, we will talk about whether the team has given up."
No matter how many doubts Van der Hill has received, at least he has one advantage, that is, he can communicate well with Chinese media, which makes the outside world guess that there are no communication barriers in his management team.
After several days of preparation, the Chinese team left Beijing and rushed to Doha, Qatar.
Due to security factors and international situation factors, their home games will be played from a neutral position. This home game will be held at the Great Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
On November 11, in the evening of the game day, when night fell in Doha, the Chinese team and Iraq warmed up before the game at the Greater Hamad Stadium.
Tang Hong and Wu Lei passed the ball on the court for a few minutes before they began to get used to the ball.
Wu Lei, who was two years older than him, felt ashamed of Tang Hong's skillful and free football skills. He stood beside Tang Hong and asked, "How can you be as good as your football skills?"
Tang Hong stepped on the football and looked at Wu Lei. Perhaps because of his figure, he seemed older than Wu Lei because Wu Lei was still a little thin at this time.
Tang Hong said to him: "Come and force me."
Wu Lei was stunned for a moment, then immediately stepped forward to press the ball. Tang Hong stepped on the football with one foot and supported the center of gravity of his body with the other foot, and protected the ball against Wu Lei.
"Don't worry, try your best!"
When Wu Lei heard this, he began to exert all his strength to fight against oppression, but at best, he could not lose control of football.
About 3 minutes later, Wu Lei almost wanted to knock Tang Hong down by holding and falling, but found that he almost lost his center of gravity and failed.
He was a little discouraged and said to Tang Hong: "I can't grab it!"
Tang Hong picked up the ball and held it in his hand and handed it to Wu Lei, saying: "At least half of my teammates in Braga will ask me to take the initiative to commit fouls in the situation just now, because I can't stop their more fierce power confrontation.
How do you get better in football skills? It’s very simple, and practice makes perfect.
But if you want to play better, it will be difficult, with stronger confrontation, better game reading ability, and more calm and excellent ability to seize opportunities.
You are very strong in the China League One, and you can even play in the China League One as long as you want, but so what?
If you don’t go abroad before the age of 21, it doesn’t make much sense to go abroad after the age of 23.
The upper limit for studying abroad before the age of 21 is to be transformed. Going abroad after the age of 23 is nothing more than gilding. Even if it is improved, it is just a standout in China.
And that level, which one of us is not right now?"
Wu Lei hugged the football and thoughtfully.
The game is about to begin soon, and the players of both teams return to the locker room for their final preparations before the game.
Van der Hill did not build momentum for life and death. He knew that Chinese players all had a common problem, which was discovered when he coached the National Youth Team to compete in the World Youth Championship.
A nest full of people!
How to play at home? When you go abroad to play with foreign teams, you are nervous and frightened, as if even the pressure of the end of the world falls on their shoulders.
The more you emphasize the outcome, the more pressure they will only add to them!
Van der Hill used a method to reduce the pressure on the team, and he gave the captain's armband to Tang Hong!
Tang Hong, the most famous star in the team, has already entered the annual European Golden Boy Awards selection list, and he will bear these pressures.
To put it bluntly, the Chinese team has at least a scapegoat.
Tang Hong was just a member of the team last month, but starting today he was the captain of the Chinese team!
If he loses, he will bear unshirkable responsibility!
Even if he works hard, he is only the captain's duty and cannot be compared horizontally with his teammates.
The weather in Doha is a bit stuffy, which makes people feel a little restless.
There were less than 6,000 spectators in the stands of the Great Hamad Stadium, most of whom were Chinese fans, and their positions were very clear, just to support Tang Hong!
I don’t know when Tang Hong had many fan organizations, and they all named them.
The largest fan organization was particularly eye-catching with homemade flags waving in the stands of today's game.
On the left half of the flag, which is more than four meters long and more than two meters wide, is a hand-painted portrait of Tang Hong raising a celebration in the last round of undressing in the Portuguese Super League, with two lines of large characters flying and flying in the middle.
A lifetime of fandom, never leave me!
In the lower right corner is the signature of the fan organization: Hongfan Family!
Tang Hong didn't know how these fan organizations operated, and he was indeed not very concerned, but when he led the Chinese team to start, he saw the patterns and words on more than 10 large flags waving in the stands, which really made him feel warm and more full of fighting spirit!
Invisibly shouldering the expectations of more and more people!
Iraqi coach Jiko's eyes swept across the starting lineup of the Chinese team, and his heart was mixed.
What is good is that the Chinese team changes the team on a large scale. If there is any problem with the running-in, it will be natural for Iraq to win this game.
What is worrying is that the Iraqi team may lack sufficient understanding of today's Chinese team.
Even Van der Hill is a fledgling newcomer, and there is no way to know the style and tactics of the style. If you take it for granted just because the opponent is a Dutch, it will definitely make the team pursue unrestrained and romance, it will definitely be a blind eye.
"Central TV, CCTV, good evening, everyone, welcome to watch the focus battle between Iraq and China in the third stage of the Asian qualifiers in the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers.
Today we are broadcasting this life-and-death battle for everyone in Doha, Qatar. The Chinese team is currently the same score as Qatar. Although we have an advantage in the number of goals, we failed to defeat Iraq at home. It can be said that we are already at a disadvantage.
Today's game is very important. If we can draw Iraq, we must ensure that we will not only not fall behind in points in the last two rounds, but also lead Iraq in goal difference.
And if we can win the game, we will hope to increase greatly in the top ten games!
Half a month ago, the Chinese team completed the change of coaches. The newly appointed Dutch coach Van der Hill recruited a large number of young players. Today we can see that the starting lineup of the Chinese team is very young. I hope that these young men can play a new look when facing mature Iraq!
Iraq started 442 today.
Goalkeeper: Casde.
Defenders: Hasim, Hussein, Shakir, Said.
Midfielders: Khalid, Munir, Accram, Zahair.
Forward: Karim, Yunis.
The Chinese team started 433 today.
Goalkeeper: Zeng Cheng.
Defenders: Zhang Linpeng, Dai Lin, Feng Xiaoting, Sun Xiang.
Midfielder: Zhao Xuxuan, Luo Hongkai, Zheng Zhi.
Forward: Wu Lei, Qin Rui, Tang Hong.
How young is the starter of the Chinese team? Take the forward line as an example. Qin Rui and Tang Hong are both 18-year-old players, and Wu Lei is still more than a week away from being 20 years old. In other words, the draw age of the forward line Trident is 19 years old!
Players born in the 1990s are now taking the lead in taking the lead in the Chinese team!
Let us cheer for these young players together!
They are the hope and future of the Chinese team!”
Tang Hong and Qin Rui, wearing the Chinese team captain's armband, stood in the middle circle and prepared to kick off.
He looked at Iraq's lineup and whispered: "It's going to start."
Qin Rui had a bright look and said with a fighting spirit: "Then create an era that belongs to us!"
The smile on the corner of Tang Hong's mouth flashed, and was replaced by extremely seriousness.
Chapter completed!