78. Gossip
Dressing room after the game.
Pei Lan criticized Li Yun with a serious face: "I said a long time ago not to be rash. The last goal you conceded, you are primarily responsible. β
"I don't want my planning and tactics to be on the deaf ears of my players. In a match like the Round of 12, a single goal difference can mean that four years of hard work are wasted. Perrin is clearly unhappy with players who challenge his managerial authority.
"Huh. Playing the same old tune as Perlan, Li Yun didn't want to argue anymore.
At the post-match press conference, why Li Yun was replaced became a question that could not be bypassed.
"Mr. Perran, may I ask what kind of idea you want to replace Li Yun on. After all, he is not injured and is one of the best players in the Chinese team in this game. "Domestic reporters are obviously not afraid of making a big fuss.
Perrin said officially: "Considering that in a few days, we still have a tough battle to fight." Li Yun has not had a good rest since the Olympics, and I have to prepare for his physical fitness. β
Such an excuse is to take the fans and the media for fools.
In terms of physical reserves, Li Yun, who plays in Europe, has rested after the Olympics because the European League is in the preparation period, but it is a domestic player like Nie Jiang who is in the league after returning to China, and the cup and the AFC Champions League are non-stop, and they are obviously more tired.
Sure enough, in the media the next day, the 0:3 rout caused everyone's verbal criticism.
"Before the game, bragged about B, what players in Europe are equal, what AFC Champions League is invincible, and what youth team is dominant across the board. In the end, play 0:3, will B die if he doesn't brag?", the hype of the media before the game obviously made many fans unhappy, and after the fiasco, the Chinese team could only lie down obediently and be shot.
"The first game was not well prepared, the second game was a draw at home, the third game fell short, the fourth game was a battle of life and death, the fifth game was theoretically qualified, the sixth game was regrettable, the seventh battle of honor, the eighth game left and right the overall situation, the ninth game was the next training, and the tenth game saw hope. This is my summary of watching Chinese football play major tournaments over the years. Although it is an old joke, this comment still received a lot of likes.
"Every time we Chinese fans have a little hope, it is a heavy blow. Am I a masochist?" was the almost desperate groan of a veteran Chinese fan.
"The Chinese team was disbanded. The Chinese Super League players with tens of millions of annual salaries will all go to dig coal. Some fans have already broken the jar and broken, or it is simply the sunspot who is leading the rhythm.
But the big rhythm that really started was the anomaly between Li Yun and Pei Lan.
The netizen's joke is very innovative:
"Perran: Why don't you defend? What is Li Yun doing? He has no brains now. This person should have something wrong with his thoughts. Why did he attack it? It took more than 30 minutes to attack it, and it went up again in more than 40 minutes, what happened?"
"Li Yun: What more than 30 minutes and more than 40 minutes? More than 30 minutes, the other side has no physical fitness... β
"Perran: Then why did you cut in the back again? You were beaten back by someone who broke the ball, and you lost a ball before the end of the game, why are you doing?"
"Li Yun: Son Heung-min and Ji Dong-won have been in our half, why have we been in the penalty area? The side has been calling me to go, how can I go? It is better to attack a wave. β
"Perrin: You're a little too confused, or a little, too far away. At this time, I must have needed something that I have never done before, something very radical, to replace you. β
"Li Yun: ......"
Jokes like these are circulating in all the portals and sports forums, but there is no real hammer, and everyone is in the stage of speculation.
Then a hot news broke out in the scarf, "famous" football reporter Deng Yu said that an insider revealed to him: "After the game, a big conflict broke out in the locker room of the Chinese team. I don't say who you know on both sides, and in the end we almost got into a fight. It's not good to kick a ball, but there is a set of infighting. β
At such a sensitive and hot time, this revelation immediately spread throughout the entire scarf, and countless official media and self-media quoted it one after another.
Under Deng Yu's neck, there were tens of thousands of comments at once.
"I'll just say, for these players who make a lot of money, the national team game is a piece of. Should you play big or play big. β
"What kind of good thing is Perrin again? Look at the foot games he leads the team, all the games are passed forward with big feet in the backfield, and six or seven people are squatting in the back. Do you need him for such a tactic?"
"Silly X coach uses silly X players, silly X uses silly X, and the more you play, the more stupid X you get. β
Soon, under the leadership of someone with a heart, the players of the Longteng team were sprayed the most.
"The players of the Dragons are usually blown up. What is the most anticipated new star in the Bundesliga, what is the Chinese Xiao Luo, and I don't know if it is the 'future world superstar' who has changed his age to 'get results' in the youth team. Now that it's inflated, when I meet a Korean player who has really been tested in Europe, Sho has been beaten. β
In this person's comment, he counted the players who performed the worst in the game: "Shu Jun won two of the few goals conceded. The former captain of the Longteng team, since he arrived at Guangzhou Evergrande, has performed very averagely, but he squeezed Evergrande's more powerful players to the bench; the last goal conceded was the pot of Li Yun, the former captain of the other Longteng team, and the central defender stepped forward several times, do you think you are Lucio or Beckenbauer. After the game, there was also a face and a head coach calling. β
"As for offense, I'll just hehe. What's the use of Nie Jiang blowing into the sky, bullying the junior team, the youth team is okay, and if there is a top foreign aid in the league to feed the cake, he will be regarded as a star. Can Zou Weijia see people throughout the game?"
"These players of the Longteng team can't play football, but they all have a hand when they are the ball bosses, and I heard that those players who transferred out of the Longteng team like to pretend to be bigwigs in various clubs. But I heard the news from others a long time ago, Zhang Sheng relied on his father to pay for the magic water youth team, and he has been a bully in the team, and he can't play football, it all depends on money to pull relationships in the team, hehe, what kind of player can such a person cultivate?"
Zhang Sheng never expected that in the end, this fire burned on his head.
A large number of fans who did not know the truth ran under Zhang Sheng's scarf to vent their emotions.
Think about it more than half a month ago, when the National Olympic team with the Longteng team as the main body won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games, countless fans came to Zhang Sheng's neck to thank Zhang Sheng for cultivating a group of good players, and the name of Chinese Wenger, Chinese Guardiola, and even Chinese football Caesar was installed on his head.
And now, there are not a few big V scarves who satirize Zhang Sheng, and they really want to wear the crown, they must bear its weight, and if they want to hold roses, they must bear their injuries.
Zhang Sheng didn't pay much attention to these things, and he understood how disappointed these fans with great hopes were now, just like he was before the crossing.
It's just that what Zhang Sheng doesn't know is that the game is played like this, and it really should be scolded. The Chinese team in this timeline is even not as good as the Chinese team in real history.
In the real history of the Chinese team, the combined value of the players in the whole team is far inferior to Sun Xingmin alone, and the difference in strength between the two teams is clear at a glance. So after an easy 3:0 lead, the South Korean team played extremely lax, and was forced back by the Chinese team with two goals, and even almost equalized.
However, in this timeline, it is different.
After all, the Chinese team now has players playing in Europe's top leagues, although they have only just been promoted to the top league, and in recent years, the Chinese team has maintained an unbeaten record against South Korea, and the outside world has great expectations and keen attention to Chinese football, including the South Korean media.
After the game, the South Korean media, which had been depressed for a long time, finally let out a bad breath and ridiculed the Chinese team to the end, and labels such as "Jinyuan football", "high salary and low ability", "foreign aid dependence" and so on were attached to Chinese football.
Of course, there are pros and cons.
Historically, the Chinese team scored two goals away from home, which once made everyone think that we could still do it, but Gao Hongbo's later coaching went all the way, and when Lippi took over, although he won at home against South Korea and had not been recorded for decades, the Chinese team still failed to reach the World Cup finals.
In domestic circles, including veterans like Dong Lu, said: "If you really lose to South Korea at the beginning, and replace Lippi in time, the chances of the Chinese team qualifying will be much greater." The fluke score of 2:3 made everyone have unrealistic illusions about Gao Hongbo. β
Now the Chinese team's 0:3 defeat, even Zhang Sheng has been hit by the wild spray of the fish pond, not to mention Peilan, who is directly responsible, countless red and black media have begun to question Peilan's tactical ability, and even the prestige of the team - after all, Li Yun is Chinese, everyone must definitely support their own people more.
Milou, who has led four teams to the World Cup in his history, has almost been described as a liar by the media, and the pressure on Perran, who has not achieved much, can be imagined.
Among them, Chengdu Business Daily directly took out the previous interview with Peilan.
"Perrin once said: There are two types of Chinese players, one is a player with skills, the other is a player who is physically and mentally strong, and I choose the second type of player. Because the first type of players are good, but they are psychologically immature, specifically, they are too gentle, and sometimes even 'naΓ―ve'. They don't understand that football is not just a game, it's a fight! You have to fight the opponent, you have to fight the referee. I prefer players who are physically, mentally tough, dominant. You always say you want to play beautiful football, but football is not just beautiful, it needs strength, speed, dominance, and sometimes on the field, you have to be a "killer" to make the opponent fear you. Don't be afraid to be aggressive on the field. β
"Now Mr. Perrin has a lot of strong players, what about their power, what about their speed, what about their dominance, who is too 'naΓ―ve'. As a local media, Chengdu Business Daily has always dared to say that the editor's sarcasm of Peilan is overflowing.
Such revelations have won great support from fans: "The elders once warned us that some people have too young, too simple Tucson to break up, Sauntai takes clothes, and Perrin please take a seat." β
At the same time as breaking the news of Peilan's past interviews, the previous games won by the Chinese team were also picked out one by one to find faults, such as the conservative tactics of the piling up engineers, the inability of offensive adjustment to rely on the individual ability of the players, and other things have been repeatedly taken out.
In the face of the overwhelming sound of dismissal, the Football Association finally spoke: "The top 12 match has just begun, the difficulty is temporary, and we believe that Coach Perrin will respond." I hope that all walks of life can continue to fully support the national football team. β
The fans who were already full of anger saw that the Football Association was still perfunctory, and immediately pointed the finger at the Football Association, but it is a pity that the skin of the Chinese Football Association is so thick that even the ice spear of the Night King can't be pierced, otherwise the Football Association that has been pointed out by Qianfu countless times does not know how many times he died on the spot.
Amid all this gossip, the Chinese team returned to China for the upcoming second round of matches - home against Iran.
If South Korea is the bitter master of Chinese football, then Iran is really a nightmare for Chinese football.
The South Korean team can't win Chinese football, but after all, it is often able not to lose on the field, this time 0:3 is already the biggest score in the past ten years, but Iran not only won the Chinese team, but repeatedly gave the Chinese team a big score, and the suppressed death on the field is even more commonplace.
The current Iranian team is stronger than the South Korean team, in the FIFA rankings, Iran has occupied the first place in Asia for more than a year, since the Brazil World Cup Iran team changed blood, in 21 international A matches, they have only lost once, which shows the strength of their team.
Iran's strength comes from several aspects, one is that they have several players with strong individual strength, and their forward players Dejaga and Guchan Nejad are naturalized players, and Dejaga even won the Under-21 European Championship in 2009 with the likes of Neuer, Hummels, Boateng, Ozil and Khedira. The rest of the squad also mostly plays in European leagues (up to eight), with only one player from a domestic club in the starting line-up.
Iran's second advantage comes from their head coach.
As a coach who has led Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team, he was once optimistic about Ferguson and has been an assistant coach with Ferguson for a long time.
The Iranian Football Federation has also given Queiroz enough trust, and from the beginning of 2011 to the present, Queiroz has been firmly seated in the Iranian team.
Under his leadership, the current Iranian team relies on strong physical fitness, and the all-European tactical style of play is rarely matched in Asia.
The last point worth noting is the tenacity of the Persians.
In as many as eight games in recent years, Iran relied on goals in the last minute or two of the game or in extra time to score or draw the opponent.
In the last round of 12, Iran relied on the fourth minute of stoppage time and the tenth minute of stoppage time to score two goals in a row to defeat Qatar and get three points.
For such an old opponent with strong strength, advanced tactics and strong mental strength, the Chinese team in the midst of civil strife is more than lucky.