The news that the Chinese national junior team defeated Iran 5:3 in the semi-finals of the 9th Asian Junior Championship spread back to China and quickly caused a sensation!
The last time the national junior team won the championship was in Saudi Arabia in 1992. After that, in the sixth, seventh and eighth sessions, the Chinese national junior team did not even make it to the finals. Eight years later, the Chinese national junior team once again stood in the finals.
In the finals, it was absolutely a surprise for this year’s national juniors to achieve such results!
Therefore, the Football Management Center attaches great importance to it. Not only did it urgently contact the CCTV Sports Channel, it also once again increased the number of candidates to go to Vietnam. Not only did the leadership level increase, but it also sent specialized chefs, health nurses, and national youth team members.
For the first time, I enjoyed the help of a professional masseur. Even the new national football coach Milu, who was preparing the flight training list before the Asian Cup, also called Gao Hongbo to express his congratulations.
The sudden good news did not have any impact on the training and preparation of the national junior team members. After the semi-finals on September 15, the final will be on September 17, with only one day of rest in between. Therefore, when Lao Gao and the team leader were busy receiving domestic leaders.
, and gave Wang Ai the responsibility for the country's young man's training on this day.
Wang Ai politely declined the media's request for an interview, saying that it would be more valuable to interview after the final, whether the champion or the runner-up. Wang Ai could not refuse the visit from the Football Association leaders, but he still controlled the visit time well...
Of course, the leaders of the Football Association were not happy about Wang Ai's move to drive people away: I haven't said enough yet!
But Wang Ai, the leaders of the Football Association are not allowed to get angry casually. They don’t count on you for a living. He graduated from a prestigious school with a master’s degree at the age of 13 and has a bright future! What’s more, according to the news passed by Gao Hongbo’s wife Cheng Wei, Wang Ai’s family business is considering entering into a relationship with Wang Ai.
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The leaders of the Football Association left angrily. Lao Gao followed the team at the end. He showed no expression before closing the door and secretly gave Wang Ai a thumbs up!
The national junior team members, who had been pretending to be good boys for a long time, said in unison: "Boss, you are awesome!"
Wang Ai laughed: "Stop talking nonsense, watch the game video!"
At 17:00 on the evening of September 17, the battle for third and fourth place between Japan and Iran, and the desperate battle for the last spot in the Asian Junior Championship, began. Two days ago, the Japanese national junior team fought Oman in 90 minutes.
2:2, lost in overtime.
By 18:30, the game was over. Japan was defeated by Iran 3:4 and unfortunately lost the qualification to participate in the World Junior Championships.
At 19 o'clock, it is the final between the Chinese national junior team and the Oman national junior team.
Today, there are huge crowds of people inside and outside the Da Nang football stadium. The high enthusiasm for football and cheap tickets have formed a lively football market. The Chinese and Arab teams entered the stadium, played the national anthems of the two countries, the players shook hands, guessed sides, and the war started!
Throughout the whole process, the Omani players were a little confused!
Because that terrifying Chinese No. 10 actually appeared on the scene in the first half! What's going on? Isn't it true that he always comes on the stage in the second half to turn the tide of the battle due to poor physical fitness? Is the intelligence wrong? Did he conceal it on purpose?
Also surprised was Oman's head coach. He frequently observed Gao Hongbo's expression on the bench. Gao Hongbo did not announce the match list before the game, which gave Oman a huge "surprise"! According to Oman's coach's tactical vision, in the first half
After the Oman team should go all out to attack and score three or four goals from China, they stayed on the scoreboard in the second half!
What to do now? Just set up the bus in the first half? We don’t dare to attack because of a Chinese No. 10?
But we are also strong enough to reach the finals!
The Oman coach stood directly on the sidelines and gave serious orders to proceed according to the established tactical arrangements! Now the temporary adjustments have to be messed up, and you have to bite the bullet!
Wang Ai, who has been paying close attention to the Oman team's performance, was keenly aware of Oman's tactical intentions and gave Oman's coach a heavy lesson in the first three minutes.
Wang Ai picked up the ball in the midfield, passed Omani midfielder Al Mahairi from the right, and drove straight in with the ball. Chen Tao, who was full of physical strength, and Cao Di started to follow quickly on both sides. Facing the Omani defender Khalid who came up, Wang Ai
He used a fake move to deceive the opponent's center of gravity and accelerated into the penalty area. Oman defender Ahmed stepped forward to intercept. Wang Ai suddenly scored the ball laterally in the penalty area. After Chen Tao got the ball, he took two steps and hit the goal from a small angle.
After being blocked by goalkeeper Al Habsi, Wang Ai followed up with a follow-up shot.
1:0!
The Oman coach lowered his head and shook his head vigorously! Is my tactical arrangement wrong? It was only three minutes into the game! The Chinese No. 10 seemed to be in no one's land. After receiving the ball in the midfield, he rushed with the ball at high speed and passed two people.
Score the ball and shoot back! The whole process didn't even take twenty seconds.
The coach's tactical arrangements were hit hard, and the Oman team's tactical thinking became confused.
Some of the Omani players have to defend, some have to attack, and some have to press closely... The order on the court was chaotic for a while, and dangers occurred frequently. The Omani coach glanced at the Asian Junior Championship trophy covered with red cloth, and then looked at it again
Looking at the extremely active Chinese No. 10, he gritted his teeth and could not lose too badly, so he issued a conservative strategy: defensive counterattack.
Oman's forwards Al Jashini and Abdul Karim are both speedy and have average attacking abilities, so it is more advantageous to play defensive counterattacks.
Seeing the Oman team's formation withdrawing, Gao Hongbo did not press hard. For a strong team that could eliminate Japan, Gao Hongbo did not dare to take it lightly.
The Chinese national junior players on the field thought that it was good to maintain the 1:0 score until the end. If we win, we will be the champions, so they played in no hurry.
Wang Ai and Chen Tao exchanged positions and switched to the left back position, with Chen Tao as the attacking midfielder. Under the close defense of the Oman midfielder, Wang Ai slowed down the attack rhythm and began to use precise passes to frequently pass the ball to Chen Tao. Chen Tao used
Flexible dribbling killed people near Oman's penalty area, and the Oman team had to devote a lot of energy to controlling Chen Tao's threat.
Due to the high density of Oman's defense, it was difficult for forward Cao Di to take advantage of his speed, and the atmosphere of the game was a bit dull.
The first half ended at 1:0. Wang Ai had almost no outstanding performance except for scoring one goal. The other players of the Chinese team ran very actively and created several opportunities, but unfortunately they did not score.
The Oman team also made two high-quality counterattacks in the first half. One was destroyed by Zhao Xuri's pursuit from thousands of miles away, and the other was interrupted by Zhou Haibin and failed to get into position.
1:0 is a score that the Chinese team used to be "good at". Especially before entering the professional league, domestic team competitions did not have much economic benefit, so "friendship first, competition second" is very important. In order to
"Friendship" naturally doesn't make the opponent lose face too much. Scores like 1:0, 2:1, and 2:0 are common.
During this period, the Chinese team also used this method in the international arena. As a result... no one gave the Chinese team face, and they did not talk to you about friendship. They would never let you go when they could abuse you.
We will do everything possible to weaken you, such as referees, venues, hotels, etc.
Only after the professional leagues did Chinese players realize the cruelty of competitive sports. "Competition comes first, friendship depends on the situation." Therefore, although the situation on the field was relatively harmonious and neither side even received a yellow card, the Chinese team was not at ease.
So, during the halftime break, Lao Gao received a call from the leader.
