Chapter 161: A Visit to the Persian Cavalry

What?

The South Korean team was defeated, in their home stadium, in front of more than 50,000 South Korean fans.

They lost to an opponent that they had not beaten in 32 years.

It was a blast!

The South Korean media was not calm, and the fans were not calm.

Huge turmoil.

Wang Po, like a god descending from heaven, made a single move and scored a goal, and escaped from the away game with three points.

The whole stadium fell into silence in an instant.

Only the away team's stands were waving red national flags, and excited shouts resounded throughout the stadium.

"The red flag is flying in the wind, and the victory song is so loud..."

The passionate singing came, inspiring people. At this moment, Wang Po's heart could not calm down for a long time. It was a kind of pride from the motherland and the nation, which could not be described in words.

There was jubilation in the country, and it even appeared on the news broadcast of Channel 1 TV station.

The commentator of the live broadcast, the poet, was so excited that he choked up:

"This victory cannot ensure that the national football team will enter the World Cup, but it keeps hope alive. We have to thank the national football team on the court. These guys had very dangerous moments today, and had difficult moments, but they persisted to the end. Only if you persist, you will know whether the future will be better."

"Now that the extremely heavy pressure has been released, the players and fans on the scene are sharing this moment of victory together. We know that this victory is hard-won and requires our continuous efforts. Of course, we can also see that the national football team still has a lot of room for improvement and hard work on the court, but we won today and I am very happy tonight."

"This game can certainly change a lot, but maybe this game can't change a lot. Many national football fans don't know what level the national football team should have, what level it may have, they only have a very bad dark record, dark memories, but now it's time for us to open the curtains and let the sun in."

This night, the country is destined to be sleepless.

Maybe there is no best national football team, but the country has the best football commentator.

In the darkest moment of the national football team, they still hold on and wait for the dawn.

But in the future...

...

At the press conference after the game, the old coach Silver Fox was particularly calm.

"I know that many people question my deployment, but we won this game. If you have any opinions, you can raise them when I lose."

Although he is 69 years old, Silver Fox still has the domineering spirit of a World Cup champion coach. His speech is brief and tense, and there is a feeling of wanting to eat people between the lines.

The press conference fell into a brief silence because of these words.

In the subsequent player question session, countless attention fell on Wang Po, who scored twice and won the MVP player in this game.

The domestic reporters flattered him even more.

This made the Korean reporters next to him hate it.

"Mr. Wang Po, first of all, congratulations on winning this game, but looking at this game, the Korean team still has the initiative on the field. What do you think of your opponent?"

"There is nothing to say, just win, get 3 points."

Wang Po also adheres to the style of head coach Silver Fox, which makes the Korean reporters on the scene look very ugly.

As the winner, Wang Po and the Chinese national football team left South Korea with their heads held high to prepare for the next game.

After the game, the domestic media highly praised the coach Silver Fox's magic change of formation.

Little did they know that when the formation was changed in the second half, these touted pioneers were the ones who took the lead in calling for dismissal.

In any case, defeating the strongest South Korean team in the group is a great improvement in the morale of the team and the players, sweeping away the haze of getting one point in the first four rounds.

In the next game, the Chinese national football team will travel to West Asia to play against the Persian Iron Cavalry.

The Persian Iron Cavalry is a traditional powerhouse in the Asian division. When the Australian Kangaroos were not incorporated into the AFC, the Persian Iron Cavalry and the island country, South Korea, could be called the strongest level in Asia.

The race and physique are closer to the European level, which gives them a unique advantage. Because of this, basically every time a team representing Asia appears in the World Cup finals, there is a place for the Persian Iron Cavalry.

In recent years, under the leadership of head coach Queiroz, the Persian Iron Cavalry began to change its style, focusing on defensive counterattacks, and quickly switching from defense to offense to seize offensive opportunities.

Therefore, it will be found that many times, the Persian Iron Cavalry's games are not good-looking, on the contrary, they will be very dull, but in most cases they can still win, but the score is not big, mainly with a small win of 1 to 0.

Expedition to West Asia has always been a nightmare for the Chinese national football team.

The horror of its home atmosphere is like a nightmare.

Both the national team and the domestic clubs have created many black games in West Asia.

The dual factors of climate and off-field have created acclimatization.

Moreover, it must be said that in the AFC, the voice of West Asians is quite high, and almost no new football policies are beneficial to West Asian teams.

For example, the AFC is divided into East and West Asia, and there is no limit on the number of foreign players, etc.

This expedition to West Asia is more dangerous than good.

Originally, the media set the tone that two points would be a victory and one point would be acceptable for the away game against South Korea and the expedition to West Asia.

Now we have three points, which is an over-fulfillment of the task.

However, after winning away against South Korea, the Silver Fox showed superb on-the-spot ability, and Wang Po's super ability gave everyone the capital to imagine.

Three points? It's not impossible!

Of course, the Chinese national football team is still clear-headed and has maintained its usual low profile, just because it has been scolded too much in the past.

The natural conditions in West Asia are absolutely unbearable for the visiting teams from East Asia.

The hot and humid temperature makes people's physical energy consumption faster than usual, chest tightness, depression, and a feeling of being unable to use their strength.

After arriving in West Asia, the Chinese national football team completed the adaptive training that night as planned.

It was 2 a.m. at the hotel where they stayed, and there was a lot of noise outside the hotel.

For the old players of the Chinese national football team, they have long been accustomed to such noises, and even brought earplugs and other soundproofing equipment with foresight.

Obviously, this kind of trick is not the first time that the West Asians have used it.

At the pre-match press conference, the Persian Iron Cavalry generals and coaches all expressed their determination to defeat the Chinese national football team to consolidate the team's points advantage in the group.

For the Chinese national football team, the poor performance in the first four rounds forced them to speed up the pace of grabbing points. The situation is very serious.

Match day.

When the national football team's bus drove to the stadium, it stopped and started along the way, and there were always cars with ulterior motives trying to stop the bus. Such pauses made the players very irritable before the big game.

When we arrived at the stadium, we felt the noisy atmosphere created by the West Asians, and the hot and humid temperature. How can we say it? It felt like entering hell.

Once we stepped on the court and took a few quick steps, our backs were already soaked.