manynovel Chapter 534 The opponent made a mistake, and the Dragon Kingdom's opportunity has come!
Chapter 534 The opponent made a mistake, and the Dragon Kingdom's opportunity has come!
"I know that the current situation is very good for us, but we cannot let down our guard because our game has not yet been played, and Syria has always been a difficult opponent."
A few days later, at the pre-match press conference held in Malacca, Malaysia, Dragons coach Lippi said so.
This game is nominally Syria's "home court", but due to the complicated situation in the country, the game was also moved to Southeast Asia.
In fact, it is foreseeable that this game will become the home game of Dragon Kingdom again. After all, there are quite a lot of Chinese in Malaysia.
The reason why Lippi said "the situation is good" is because the other two games in this group have already been played first.
These are two results that are beneficial to Dragon Kingdom.
First, the Iranian team beat Uzbekistan 2-0 at home with the goals of Azmon and Taremi.
这样的比分让伊朗队以5胜2平1负积17分的成绩巩固了小组第一位置的同时，也让排名第三的乌兹别克斯坦的分数被固定在了12分。
And more importantly, another game.
The Qatar team, which was at the bottom of the group, had an upset and defeated the invincible South Korea team 3:2 at home!
This makes the South Korean team still ranked second in the group, but the points are still 13 points unchanged.
In this way, the opportunity of "the opponent makes a mistake" that the Longguo team has been waiting for has finally come.
现在的龙国队是3胜1平3负积10分，如果能够在明天的“客场”击败叙利亚，那积分将会达到13分。
This kind of points will not only surpass Uzbekistan, but also surpass the South Korean team in one fell swoop because of the advantage of goal difference, and directly jump to the second place in the group!
And the second place in the group will be able to qualify directly from Group A!
Therefore, when such two match results spread to Dragon Country, the entire Dragon Country fans were elated.
Everyone also believed that the Longguo team will definitely be able to seize this opportunity, and then firmly hold the initiative to qualify in their own hands!
And this is actually what the national football coaching staff represented by Pan Yi is worried about. The optimism of public opinion will also bring unnecessary pressure to the national football players.
Therefore, Lippi did the same as Pan Yi did in the team meeting, hoping that the outside world can decompress the players.
"The defeats in Uzbekistan and South Korea gave us a chance, and in fact it also gave Syria a chance." Lippi continued:
"We have 10 points and Syria has 8 points. If they can beat us, their points will reach 11 points and they will overtake us. So for Syria, this is also a matter of qualifying. Great battle."
"So we must not ignore Syria. Don't forget that in October last year, we lost to them with a score of 0:1 in a real home game."
"In Asia, there is actually no real super team. Whoever dares to underestimate their opponents will pay a heavy price. Qatar is also an example. After they have already been eliminated early, who would think they can still beat South Korea? But They just did it."
"What I want to say is that facing such an opponent, we don't have any advantage in strength at all. Even if we may get more support from fans in this game, we must go all out."
"I can understand the mood of media friends and fans. Please believe me, when I heard the news about these two games, I was as happy as you. But I must remain cautious."
"Every game strategy I formulate, all my work goals, there is only one goal, that is to do everything possible to defeat the opponent, and I hope to bring the national team to the World Cup. But the previous three consecutive victories, which have various There are various factors, and we cannot be careless at all."
"Our players are under tremendous pressure at the club. They have been playing in the league for several months, and some even travel back and forth between Europe and China. I can feel the feeling of fighting for the country in their hearts, but I I also hope that all media reporters and fans can understand and respect us."
"I have led many teams, and I have also dealt with media reporters and fans in various countries. Praise and stick killing are always the best weapons of public opinion. Please forgive my offense, but I really think that the past period of time Public opinion is flattering us, which will put us on a lot of unnecessary psychological pressure and burden."
"Thank you for your understanding and support, but we must put all our thoughts into this game, instead of assuming that we have won three points. The more this is the case, the more likely the score will be away from us."
After Lippi's words, the media reporters on the scene also nodded.
They also felt that this period of time seemed to be really too optimistic, even so optimistic that they forgot that Syria was a team that once defeated the national football team at home in Longguo.
Coupled with Qatar's victory over South Korea, it will not be surprising that anything will happen in tomorrow's game.
"We will appeal to the major media and fans to view this game with a normal heart and avoid putting more pressure on the national football team!"
The reporter of "Football News" stood up and said.
This was also the opinion of the reporters present, and they also agreed.
As reporters who specialize in reporting on the national football team, they themselves are first and foremost fans of the national football team, and of course they also hope that the national football team will get better.
Since the head coach hopes to decompress the national football team, of course they will do so.
As for other minorities, some unscrupulous media or self-media that only look at traffic, let it go, as long as the mainstream media can make the right choice.
"I heard that some players are not in good physical condition. Can Mr. Lippi reveal it?" The reporter of "Sports Weekly" asked.
This mainly refers to domestic players participating in the Super League.
Although the 12th round of the Chinese Super League ended 10 days ago, some big national football teams, such as Changzhou Hengtai, still participated in the next AFC Champions League match.
In this game against Kashima Antlers, several Changzhou Hengtai players also suffered from some injuries and were also substituted in the middle.
So the media is also a little worried about this, and wants to know about their recovery in the past few days.
Lippi said that after the players returned to the team, the medical team has officially taken over, and the situation is still possible. He hopes that the outside world can reduce unnecessary speculation and avoid panic.
"The current list of 25 players was drawn up by me and Pan Yi. Since they are all called into the current national team, it means that their physical condition can meet the requirements of the competition. Don't worry about this."
"Of course, even minor injuries will have some impact on the players' competitive status, but we will, as always, select players who are in the best condition and meet the requirements of the national team as starters."
"I still want to reiterate that the correct mental state is more important than the physical state, so I hope everyone can try to give us a more relaxed and stress-free preparation and competition environment..."
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Lippi in the front is still dealing with reporters, while on the other side, Pan Yi is learning about the situation with the team's fitness coach Claudio Gaudino.
"The situation is not particularly good."
The world's top physical fitness expert was talking to Pan Yi worriedly.
Pan Yi was mentally prepared for this.
The situation in the Chinese Super League itself is somewhat special than in the European League.
This "special" does not refer to the level of the game or anything. The main reason is that Longguo has a vast territory. Chinese Super League teams often play an away game, which is similar to Western European teams flying to Russia and Ukraine.
Coupled with other problems such as domestic flights, urban traffic, etc., the consumption of players in away games far exceeds that of away games in the UEFA Champions League, and it is not comparable to domestic away games in major European leagues.
This does not include the away games of the AFC Champions League.
It takes as much as 12 hours to fly from Guangzhou to Japan.
When the Chinese Super League is halfway through, this objective situation still has a certain impact on the players' bodies.
Injuries that occur during the game are actually caused by these external factors in many cases.
When the national football team started training this time, people like Zheng Zhi and Mei Fang, including Li Xuepeng and Wu Xi, all had some injuries.
In fact, it also includes Lin Liangming. Although he is not a Chinese Super League player, he also showed a certain degree of fatigue in the FA Cup final, otherwise he would not have been replaced in advance.
Obviously, these players have not improved particularly after a few days of rest, which will inevitably affect their competitive state.
"If you can't recover 100%, then don't force it." Pan Yi said.
"what do you mean……"
"We have other good players, no problem."
Pan Yi patted Gaudino on the shoulder and said with a smile.
Indeed, if the national football team suddenly lacks five main players, it will have a certain impact on the strength of the team.
But Pan Yi believes in the current national football team.
There is always a way!
Gaudino obviously still has some doubts: "But..."
What Pan Yi meant was to simply use substitute players, but the problem is that the current situation of the national team is there, and the strength is just like this. The use of substitute players will definitely affect the performance of the national team.
More importantly, no one is sure whether the team will lose the chain after changing multiple main players.
You know, Syria is really not a soft persimmon!
While the two were talking, Lippi had also completed the press conference and walked out.
Pan Yi immediately greeted him with Gaudino:
"Come on, let's study tomorrow's starting lineup..."
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On the evening of June 6, Malaysia.
When Lippi and Pan Yi led all the players of the Long Guo team to appear in the Malacca Hanjabat Stadium, the audience applauded thunderously.
As everyone expected before the game, the stadium has become a sea of red, with people waving the five-star red flag everywhere.
Today, it is actually the home court of the national football team!
And in the stands, the fans of Longguo opened up the banner, only to see the words "Play with style, no matter win or lose, we will support you!"
This also shows that the fans now understand the current situation of the national football team and are doing their best to decompress the team!
This simple sentence moved Pan Yi who walked out of the players' tunnel and immediately applauded the fans at the scene.
This move naturally aroused bursts of cheers from Dragon Country fans.
It seems that the appeal of the coaching staff is useful, and the fans are also showing their support with practical actions.
Judging from the expressions of the Longguo players who are training on the field, they should have adjusted their mentality very well, and have not formed the burden of wanting to win and fearing losing because of the current better situation.
Of course, from the fans' point of view, today's final pre-match warm-up still shows some differences from usual.
That is, on the side wearing the training vest that symbolizes the main force, in addition to the regular main players such as Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning, there are also figures of Zhang Xizhe, Yu Hanchao and others.
This means that the starting lineup of the Longguo team will change today!
However, no matter how the outside world speculates about today's starting lineup, in the Longguo team, this has already been confirmed.
This morning, Pan Yi had already told every player the result of his discussions with Lippi.
Not only the starting lineup and substitute list, but also those international players who missed the match list, he personally informed them.
This is a good habit, which is to let the players understand the role they want to play in the game as early as possible, and then quickly enter this role, instead of thinking about it and thinking about it.
And when the pre-match warm-up was over and everyone returned to the locker room, Lippi entrusted Pan Yi to give a short lecture as usual.
Pan Yi said: "Some people say that our team can only rely on one lineup to win the world. I don't agree."
"Every one of you is carefully selected by the coaching staff. As long as you enter the national team, everyone should give full play to his energy to help the team."
"That's it today. Some of the old team members are injured and not in very good condition, so you need to step forward at this time!"
"You don't need to have any pressure. I believe in my own eyes, and I never doubt you. I will never miss you. You have the qualifications to wear this jersey and play for the national team."
Hearing what Pan Yi said, the starting players all looked at each other, and there was a trace of firmness in their eyes, especially those players who were not regular starters.
Pan Yi continued:
"Today we are theoretically an away game, but countless fans who support us have turned this into our home game, and we will fight for them!"
"Although Syria beat us in the last game, our recent good form will definitely make them afraid."
"As I said, they are not easy opponents to deal with, but their overall strength is indeed not as strong as South Korea or Iran. We can't be careless against them, but we don't need to be afraid!"
"As long as we can play at a normal level, as long as we can keep the ball in our hands and the rhythm, believe me, we can win this game and you will surprise everyone."
Speaking of this, Pan Yi looked at Huang Bowen and Zhang Xizhe, who were sitting close to each other. In this game, the two will start together in the midfielder position.
"I can tell you with absolute certainty that after the opening, Syria will definitely be defensive, but we must take the initiative. We must use the offensive to create opportunities in the opening. The two of you must pay attention to controlling the rhythm and not blindly Greedy, do you understand?" Pan Yi asked.
Both Huang Bowen and Zhang Xizhe nodded in unison.
Zheng Zhi was unable to play, and Pan Yi suggested that Lippi simply replace Zhang Xizhe directly, and form a dual-technical midfielder with Huang Bowen to strengthen the control of the midfielder.
"Third Brother" Hao Junmin, who came off the bench to decide the outcome with a free kick in the last game against Iran, played a midfielder-like position in front of them.
"Syria's two wings are not strong offensively, so in this game, I allow our full-backs to participate more actively in the frontcourt offense, but we have to play smarter, especially pay attention to the opponent's attack." Fight back."
The two full-backs Wang Shenchao and Zhang Linpeng who started the game both nodded in unison. This is what I have been told before the game.
"It's best for everyone to be fully prepared for the tough battle, especially to minimize unnecessary physical contact with the opponent's defensive players. Our advantage is pass control and penetration. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Understood!" The players replied in unison.
At the end, Pan Yi suddenly remembered something, walked over and patted Wang Shenchao on the shoulder: "You don't wear a necklace, do you? Take it off for me if you have any!"
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"The game is about to start! Hello, audience friends, I am He Wei, and today I will explain the game with director Zhang Luzhang."
"This is the eighth round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers for the top [-]. Syria is playing against the Dragons at home, but due to well-known reasons, the venue for today's match is neutral Malaysia."
"But the fans of Dragon Kingdom are very strong. They have turned this place into the home stadium of Dragon Kingdom. The whole stadium is full of Dragon Kingdom fans. Only a few sporadic people holding Syrian flags can be seen."
"We have already got the national team's starting lineup for this game. I believe fans who are familiar with the national football team will be a little surprised after watching it, because the national team's starting lineup for this game has changed compared to before."
"The goalkeeper is still Zeng Cheng, the defense line is Wang Shenchao, Deng Hanwen, Feng Xiaoting and Zhang Linpeng, the midfielder is still three players, but it is Hao Junmin, Zhang Xizhe and Huang Bowen, and the frontcourt attack combination Lin Liangming also did not play. , Wu Lei started on the left, Zhang Yuning on the center, and Yu Hanchao on the right."
"This kind of formation is indeed very surprising. Captain Zheng Zhi, Jiang Zhipeng, Mei Fang and others on the defensive line did not play. But considering that some people have mentioned before the game that the national football team has some injuries. The situation may be a helpless move by the coaching staff. Director Zhang, what do you think?"
Zhang Lu: "Although five adjustments have been made to the starting lineup, I don't think we need to worry about it."
"Whether it's Lippi or Pan Yi, they are all experienced world-class coaches. They must have thought carefully about such a lineup."
"And in terms of formation, the main framework of 4-3-3 has not changed, and more offensive players like Zhang Xizhe and Hao Junmin are used in the midfield, which basically shows that the coaching staff The attitude of this game is to attack.”
"This idea is right. Now that Uzbekistan and South Korea have fallen apart, it is a good opportunity for us to catch up, so we have to attack and win to get three points! Although Lippi and Pan Yi have been emphasizing reducing the pressure on the national football team, now We secretly say here but they can’t hear us, hehe..."
He Wei: "Haha, Director Zhang is really humorous."
"However, such a formation is also beneficial, that is, it makes the opponent difficult to predict, and it is impossible to carry out targeted defense."
"We can see through the camera that the Syrian coach seems to be a little surprised, because the starting lineup should be a bit different from what he expected."
"Okay, players from both sides have already stood in their own half, and the game is about to start."
"This national team has given us enough surprises in the last few games, so will the change of their starting lineup today also surprise us?"
"Let's wait and see!"