Chapter 549: Ten Years - The Pampas' Obsession
The 2oo1 Argentina World Youth Football Championship is the first world youth competition in the field of football in the new millennium, FIFA has called the emerging stars of the game "representing tomorrow, representing the future", the Argentina World Youth Championship is destined to leave an indelible mark in the minds of Chinese fans, in the small city of Mendoza at the foot of the Andes, our "platinum generation" Ang advanced to the quarterfinals, although the Chinese youth team said goodbye in front of tens of thousands of fans at the Memorial Stadium in the 18 knockout matches that followed, but the roar of Qu Bo, the son of the wind, is still the pride of your memory.
Shen Xiangfu's tailor-made 361 tactics for the youth team once caused a fresh breeze in that competition, but in that summer, in that hot land of the pampas, it is worth remembering the familiar faces of the international football scene a few years later, it turns out that they also used to fight side by side with our "Qu Bo".
One of the brightest stars at the 2oo1 World Junior Championships was Saviola, 1. With a height of 69 meters, agility and excellent goalmouth feeling, everyone believes that this teenager from the Pampas will be the most suitable heir to Maradona. After leading Argentina to win the World Youth Championship, "Maradona Jr" joined La Liga giants Barcelona as he wished, and the then Barcelona president Gaspart offered a sky-high transfer fee of $270,000 for Savio, who was only 2O.
Another standout player in the 2oo1 Argentina championship team was Dalisandro, who was nicknamed "Big Head" after the World Youth Championships and did not travel to Europe like his teammates, but joined Bundesliga side Wolfsburg after two years at River Plate. In the early days of joining "Wolfsburg", the "big head" did show a good state, but due to the lack of confrontation and degree, Dalisandro still joined Portsmouth after playing in the Bundesliga for 3 years, the Argentine star just left, Yang Fan joined Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg also began a glorious era, Dalessandro later regretted that he missed the opportunity to play side by side with the best stars in today's football.
Brazil, who reached the 2oo1 World Youth Championship 14 finals, showed a second only strong attack after Argentina in that tournament, scoring 15 goals in five games, and the team's top scorer at the time was Adriano, who scored six goals in five games. That's right, it's Adriano, the King of Meazza who later called for wind and rain in Serie A, was targeted by Inter Milan after the World Youth Championship that year. Adriano's near-perfect fit and shooting feel were the envy of many veteran scouts, and in the summer of 2oo2, Ade embarked on a European adventure, from Fiorentina, Parma, to Inter Milan, and at its highest, there is a saying that even Adriano's left leg was worth more than $20 million. In the national team, Ade also replaced Ronaldo as the new king of the Samba Army, with a different style of play, and the honest Adriano is undoubtedly the first star of the 2oo1 World Youth Championship in Argentina.
If Adriano's No. 9 shirt was worthy of his name, the owner of the No. 17 shirt in Brazil was somewhat humble, but even after becoming famous, the then No. 17 maintained a humble and gentlemanly style. Ricardo Izeksen Santosret is usually affectionately called "Kaka". A year ago in Argentina, Kaka played all five games in Brazil, and as a striker, he scored a goal in the group stage against Australia, and his performance was far from impressive. However, also after the World Youth Championships, the discerning Brazilian veteran Leonardo dug up this gold from the rookie group of the team in his hometown of Sao Paulo, and the then head coach of the Brazilian national team, Scolari, also brought the 2o year old Kaka to the World Cup in South Korea and Japan. On June 13, 2oo2, Kaka came in for Rivaldo in the group stage against Costa Rica, and an epoch-making change in Brazil's attacking core loomed in this casual substitution.
In addition, McConn, who is known as the No. 1 right-back in football today, also played as the main right-back in the Brazilian youth team at that time......
Of course, the most familiar "2oo1 World Youth Championship player" for Chinese fans is still the "wind chasing boy" Qu Bo. Two years ago, in an interview with Chinese media, Saviola even remembered Qu Bo, who had broken Argentina's goal and once put the host Argentina in a critical situation, but now, the "wind chasing boy" is like the "rabbit", and can only continue to stumble in his career. In 2oo2, Qu Bo had the opportunity to play for Tottenham, but because he failed to obtain a labor certificate, he lost the opportunity to stay abroad, and as he got older, such an opportunity basically did not exist.
After the end of that World Youth Championship, Qu Bo was among the top ten hopefuls selected by FIFA.
It's a pity that the wind-chasing teenagers who were as famous as Adriano, Saviola, Baptista and Kaka have been extremely bad recently.
For Chinese fans, before Yang Fan became famous, Qu Bo and his teammates at the 2oo1 World Youth Championships were one of the best memories for fans.
Qu Bo, who is no longer confused, is the young man chasing the wind back then, will his heart still sound from time to time the passionate march song on the Pampas Plateau? Is the goal and roar of the past still in his ears? Is the five-star red flag fluttering in the sky over the Pampas Plateau, still surging in his chest?!
Nobody knows.
All we know is that at this moment, in Qatar, in the Asian Cup, at the most critical moment for the Chinese team, the Chinese team got an opportunity to attack and counterattack.
It's Qu Bo who carries the ball!
Ten years have passed! The boy who chased the wind back then is now thirty years old!
"Lawrence was chasing Qubo, but he didn't have a chance to break the ball with his feet. Both sides were very fast, and Qu Bo's dribbling was reasonable! Lawrence had to follow...... Now they're in the thirty-meter zone!"
Qu Bo was also observing the surrounding situation when he was dribbling the ball.
Qatari defender Mohammadra Jaba is going to come up and intercept him.
Seeing Mohammed Drajaba's intentions, Qubo didn't give the Qatari defender a chance to go head-to-head with him, and when he was about to meet, he suddenly pulled the ball diagonally out and then added it to bypass Mohammadra Jaba.
The young man who is no longer young chasing the wind seems to burst out with huge energy at this time, and he is running as if he is ten years younger!
"Qu Bo, Qu Bo!" the Chinese commentator shouted excitedly, and like him, there were also Chinese fans in the stands, who were silent for most of the time, and finally found a breakthrough to vent their emotions. At this moment, the cheers of the fans of the Chinese team resounded in the sky.
Gao Lin is running, asking for the ball.
Qatari defender Abdullah came up to make up for it, which was the last line of defence for Qatar before Burhan.
Lawrence has been following Qu Bo's side, but he has never been able to find a suitable opportunity. The only chance now was the moment when Qu Bo shot with his feet. You can't foul it, but you have to stop Qu Bo from shooting, even if it's just a little interference.
Qu Bo didn't give the opponent a chance to force himself to reduce, he suddenly got up and shot!
Lawrence slammed down and shoveled the football in front of Qu Bo, it was up to him to see who was faster!
He didn't tackle the ball......
The ball leaves the ground and flies towards the goal.
The football flew over the head of Burhan in Qatar and then crashed into the net amid the deafening cheers of Chinese fans......