It was a bit surprising that the Chinese national team defeated the Argentine national team so easily in Helsinki. However, the Chinese team’s offensive power was very strong in the previous games, so it did not cause any waves in the media. But domestically, it was
It’s different.
Compared with Wang Ai's participation in the World Junior Championships two years ago, Wang Ai's influence today is much greater. Just like the mentality of the Chinese coaching staff and even Wang Ai before the game, when he sees the three words Argentina, he will inevitably be a little scared
.In fact, there are only two football champions in the world, and the latest one is Maradona.
Throughout the 1980s when China was opening up, Lao Ma was modern football and the art of football. As for Pele, he belonged to the ancient gods.
Therefore, they defeated Argentina neatly in the first battle, and the domestic media was in a climax. This was a competition between peers, which means that these 1986 players can still defeat their opponents in a few years if both sides grow up smoothly.
Is this the best team in the world?
Wang Ai is too embarrassed to break the beautiful imagination of the media. In recent years, Chinese fans have lived by their imagination.
As for Wang Ai's performance, it didn't attract much attention. His personal popularity has already increased the influence of this World Junior Championship from China to the world.
Having said that, you, a person who has participated in the World Cup and won the Silver Boot, turned around and participated in the U-17, which was lowered two levels. Isn't it normal to have such a performance? It is even lower than people's psychological expectations.
However, Wang Ai gets a lot of assists, especially indirect assists. Most of the time, Wang Ai is positioned quite far back, focusing on helping his teammates with the ball, helping them practice their skills in actual combat, and hone their psychology, so he seems a bit tepid.
fire.
Amid the noise from the outside world, the Chinese team station was quiet.
The day after the game, in addition to sending an assistant coach to receive interviews from the Chinese media, the coaching staff gathered in the hotel conference room for a meeting.
Even Wang Ai was a little scared when facing Argentina, let alone an ordinary player? This is a sign of psychological immaturity. Chinese football was too weak in the past. Whenever we meet a well-known opponent, we will inevitably beat the drum mentally. If it weren't for Wang Ai
Ai's presence took the lead in tearing away Argentina's pretense of being strong. It's hard to say what the final result of the game will be.
It is not impossible for Argentina to score first or even to have a tailwind to defeat the Chinese team directly. To be honest, this may be more in line with people's psychological "expectations."
Once a big score is won, psychological instability will manifest itself as blind optimism and arrogance, going to the other extreme. Therefore, experienced coaches will counterattack and overcorrect.
The coaching staff specially called a meeting with the players before the final for this purpose. Although no one in domestic football has seriously studied psychology, the truth is still vague and clear. The so-called "don't be arrogant in victory and don't be discouraged in defeat", that's it.
Meaning.
"Our final opponent, the Brazilian team, is very strong." Liu Chunming said with a straight face: "Don't think that if we beat Argentina, Brazil is nothing. Spain, which we defeated with difficulty in the group stage, was also eliminated by Brazil.
.Using Spain as an opponent to examine the strength of both of us, you should all know that Brazil is not weaker than us, not to mention this is the final."
Watching the excited expressions on the faces of the team members fade away, Liu Chunming secretly sighed: He also wants to win the championship, but at this point he has already completed the task of his superiors, and no one will say anything if he loses to Brazil.
If you lose to Brazil, what can anyone say? Let alone China, no country in the world will say anything if they lose to Brazil.
It's just a loss, but it can't be a defeat that makes people collapse. The players' performance can't be too worse than the previous games, then it can be considered a normal loss.
With Wang Ai here, Director Liu's ambition has become much greater. Even if he dies, he must remain graceful.
Director Liu has finished knocking, it’s now Wang Ai’s turn.
As the number one star in the team, the well-deserved captain, and the backbone of the players, Wang Ai must stand up and express his stance to set the tone for this game. This is the role of a leader.
Before Wang Ai, this function was played by the coach, but after Wang Ai, at least in his team, this function was played by Wang Ai.
"In this game, we are going to play technical football." Wang Ai said with a smile: "You are all talented players from various domestic clubs, otherwise you would not be here. And after these half-month games in Finland , you have also proved that you are indeed geniuses, at least little geniuses. In this most eye-catching game, we must not only pursue victory, but also fully demonstrate ourselves."
"The other way around is true." Wang Ai said: "We showed ourselves to the fullest, which is when our combat effectiveness is the strongest. We also saw the video of the game just now. This Brazilian team is still very skilled, but it also has the same tactical system. Not very good. So in this game, we must keep in mind the tactics assigned to us by the coach and play overall football, especially the defense. We must defend as a whole. Xiao Zeng, you must bring your talkative habit to the field. Don't change it as soon as you go on the field. You have become a sullen gourd, so organize your defense well."
Seeing Xiao Zeng nodding with a smile and raising his wrist, Wang Ai said angrily: "As for the frontcourt, while we have to cooperate, everyone should be as excited as possible. It is the last game, and our collective It's the last game. Whether we can win the highest honor and return to China depends on these 90 minutes."
With the Chinese team's intensive preparations, three days passed quickly.
On the evening of August 30, after the warm-up for the third and fourth place finals that ended in the afternoon, the last game of this World Junior Championship, the final between China and Brazil, was held at Fennell Stadium.
At 15.50, the Chinese team came out of the locker room. Wang Ai stood in front of the door and slapped his teammates on the head one by one: "Get excited!"
Teammates, especially those in the frontcourt, also warned each other: Get excited!
So when the Dutch referee Eric Bramhal blew the whistle, the two sides collided fiercely.
The fans in Helsinki were surprised to find that this seemed to be a civil war between two South American teams. The Chinese team changed their past few quick raids and switched to playing technical football. The frontcourt players dribbled with great confidence. People, headed by Wang Ai, relied on their outstanding personal skills to tear the Brazilian national team's already weak defense to pieces.
This seems to indicate the outcome of this game.
Under the increasingly shocked eyes of the fans, the teenagers from China played more and more confidently and relaxed. On the contrary, the Brazilian team was a little confused. Before the game, they only focused on Wang Ai, but they did not expect that they would be greeted by a wave of Chinese teams.
collective explosion.
Wang Ai, Mao Jianqing, Wang Ai, Gao Lin and Wang Yongpo scored five goals.
It was only towards the end of the game in the second half that Evandro broke through the gate guarded by Zeng Cheng under the fierce attack of the Brazilian team from behind.
And this was because Wang Ai did not remind his teammates to defend, and had the intention of letting go.
The Chinese junior national team once again won the U-17 World Cup two years ago.
