Chapter 324 Battle of Life and Death
After the World Youth Championship, Dong Fangzhuo met everyone again.
Chen Tao, Feng Xiaoting, Zhao Xuri, Zhou Haibin, Mao Jianqing, Gao Lin and Dong Fangzhuo, half of the main players of the National Youth Team came, and Krauchen almost left the National Youth Team. However, the National Youth Team has not had many competition tasks recently.
Since the six of them can now join the national team, they will definitely be dispatched by Krauchen to compete in the East Asian Games in a month's time. In the future, except for injuries, they should be regular players in the national team.
The training games will show what role Krauchen wants them to play.
Although Chen Tao, Feng Xiaoting, Mao Jianqing and Dong Fangzhuo all entered the best lineup in the World Youth Championship.
However, the Chinese team is still full of veterans and big names. It is still impossible for them to become the main force in the team.
Like Feng Xiaoting, with Zheng Zhi and Li Weifeng in his position, he can only be a substitute. However, Feng Xiaoting will not complain if he can become their substitute. Being able to learn from these two big guys is actually good for Feng Xiaoting.
But naturally, you should learn the good side. Don’t learn the bad side like these two guys...
The competition Chen Tao faces is actually Shao Jiayi. Shao Jiayi must be the main player, and he can only be a substitute.
The same goes for everyone else, except Dong Fangzhuo, who is the unbeatable main force and core. In the battle between China and Saudi Arabia, Dong Fangzhuo is the most critical link.
Krauchen is not as stubborn as his predecessor Ali Han. He is practicing two lineups. The first is the original main lineup, and the second is trying the lineup of Chen Tao, Zhao Xuri, Zhou Haibin, and Mao Jianqing.
"If you want to know which lineup is more powerful, why not just have a game between the two sides?" Chinese fans who were watching the match at the training ground joked. They really want to know whether the national team is better or the national youth team is more powerful.
The National Youth Team was too amazing in the World Youth Championship, and the previous National Football Team and Uzbekistan were in a mess. They are more willing to believe that the players in the National Youth Team are stronger.
But when the two lineups played together, everyone suddenly discovered that in fact, the national youth team is just the national youth team, and the national team is still the national team. It does not mean that the strength is so different...
"But looking at the cooperation of the National Youth Team, it seems that they have a much better understanding than the original group of guys."
"Actually, if one or two of these national youth players play alone, they may not be able to see the effect. They have to have several people on the court in order to perform at a high level.
This has something to do with the level of tacit understanding between players. So if Krauchen wants to use National Day as his team, he must make a major change, otherwise he can only make substitutions in the second half of the second half..."
"It's sad."
"I believe Krauchen doesn't dare to do this at the moment."
"But if you want to win, what can you do if you don't dare?"
The Saudi team announced the lineup early, but Krauchen has not announced it for a long time. Maybe it is for this reason that he is not sure who to send, especially in the midfielder position. After Li Tie is gone, who will be with Zhao? Junzhe's partner.
After thinking for a long time, Zhao Xuri and Zhou Haibin finally won the prize. In addition to Dong Fangzhuo, Zhao Xuri and Zhou Haibin entered the main lineup at the same time! They will be paired with Zhao Junzhe.
The lineup given by Krauchen is: goalkeeper Liu Yunfei, defenders from right to left are Sun Jihai, Zheng Zhi, Li Weifeng, Sun Xiang, midfielders are Zhao Xuri, Zhao Junzhe, Zhou Haibin, Shao Jiayi, and forwards are Li Jinyu and Dong Fangzhuo.
This is a formation similar to 4312...the two forwards ensure that the goal can be scored, and the three midfielders ensure that the defense is in place. On the offensive end, there are only Shao Jiayi, Li Jinyu and Dong Fangzhuo. It seems that the offensive power is too weak.
After the list was announced, domestic media continued to publish articles expressing concerns.
"Can Zhao Xuri and Zhou Haibin withstand the pressure?"
"Would it be better to play 4321 instead of 4312? Let Xiao Dong rush forward alone. Since Krauchen dares to take such a risk, he can actually recruit Hao Junmin and then throw Mao Jianqing into the main lineup."
"No matter what, the result will be known after the game tomorrow."
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Didi, didi,
Dong Fangzhuo held a small meeting on the QQ group.
"Brothers, the importance of tomorrow's game is self-evident. The national team has to qualify, and we have to be on top. If we play well, we will become regular regulars in the national team in the future, and we can go to the World Cup. If we play poorly, We’ve got to be on the bench for a few more years.”
"Don't have stage fright."
"We can kill even Argentina, but we are afraid of killing Saudi Arabia."
"Brother Dong, don't worry, we won't be embarrassed!"
"I will definitely fight for my brothers!"
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October 15, 2005, Shenyang, China.
"Dong Fangzhuo,"
"Dong Fangzhuo,"
"Dong Fangzhuo,"
Although it is not in Dalian, it can be regarded as Dong Fangzhuo's home stadium.
In fact, this is the home stadium for many players. In this lineup, more than half of the players are from Liaoning.
Captain Li Weifeng wore the captain's armband and led the new Chinese team on the field. The new coach Krauchen led the troops for the first time in a crucial battle of life and death.
Win Saudi Arabia and retain the right to qualify for the World Cup.
This is the only goal.
"Oh, that's Manchester United's striker, Dong."
"We have to guard him."
"As long as he doesn't score, we'll be good."
In the stands, Saudi fans recognized Dong Fangzhuo from a distance. They knew that Dong Fangzhuo was the most threatening player in the Chinese team.
"Good evening, viewers and fans, and welcome to the fifth round of the 2006 German World Cup Asian Qualifiers quarter-finals. The Chinese team faces the Saudi team at home."
"For the Chinese team, only by winning this game can they maintain the initiative to qualify. The new national team coach Krauchen boldly recruited 7 national youth players before the game and changed the formation to 4312."
"Zhao Xuri and Zhou Haibin will play a very important role today, and the fans have high expectations for them. They must not let everyone down." In his words, Huang Jianxiang put pressure on Zhao Xuri and Zhou Haibin like ordinary fans.
"Dong Fangzhuo is still partnering with Li Jinyu today, and everyone is counting on him to score goals in the game."
This game can be called a life and death battle in Group A. Before the game, Saudi Arabia and China ranked fourth and third with 5 points and 7 points respectively. No matter which team loses, it is unacceptable, especially the Chinese team. Even if they win, it depends on the Uzbekistan and South Korean teams. The result of the round.
However, every team in Group A currently has hope of qualifying, and every team will not give up, so there will definitely be nothing false in the game.
The Chinese team doesn't want to play in the play-offs, so it can only win against Saudi Arabia and then compete with South Korea at home.
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The referee from Japan blew the whistle for this game...