The training time of the national team is always full of uncertainty.

The last time they played South Korea, the national football team rushed to Shenyang in advance to prepare for the training and preparation, which finally helped the national team defeat South Korea, which had a shorter training time, but this time, the training time left for the Chinese team was only five days.

The national team began to assemble after playing the Chinese Super League on the 16th and letting the players rest, but because there were three teams going to the AFC Champions League, Gao Han specially allowed the international players of the three teams to delay their return, and they did not join the team until the 18th.

The home game against South Korea will be played on the 23rd.

There is really no way to do this, because Gao Han needs to consider the psychological state of the players.

Regarding his decision, Gao Han said in an interview with the media before the training camp that it was mainly because he felt that the game against South Korea was just an ordinary national team game, far less important than the outside public opinion had rendered.

'Five days is a long time, but we're going to make the most of it and prepare for it. ”

The Football Association also came forward to say that there will be no pressure on the results in the battle between China and South Korea, and only hopes that all international players can go all out and show their best side in front of the Chinese people.

This time the national team training camp has a total of 25 rosters, Gao Han specially made some adjustments, Yang Xin and Gao Ren, the two young players were not selected for the list, but Wang Lei and Zhao Jun entered the squad, these two players are currently in the first team of China Town, are important substitutes and rotation players.

And Zhang Yuning, a young player who also stayed in the Eredivisie, has had some ups and downs in this period of time.

In his first game back in the Eredivisie after playing in November's World Cup qualifiers, he scored a hat-trick at home and provided an assist in a shocking performance to help Ajax beat Nijmegen 5-0.

This battle can be said to have completely established Zhang Yuning's position in the Ajax frontline, coupled with the appearance of the national team, which made him famous.

But perhaps it was the Nijmegen performance that was too impressive, and he qualified for the following games in late November, December and January, only to suffer a goal drought, failing to score in 10 games in the Eredivisie, Dutch Cup and Europa League, which left him in doubt once again.

Thankfully, he scored a pass and a shot to beat The Haag at home in the first three games of February, followed by an assist to help Ajax beat Roda away and another at home to Sparta Rotterdam to a 2-0 victory.

After three consecutive rounds of excellent performances, he soon ushered in another three-round slump.

It wasn't until he scored five goals in the last five games that his performances stabilized a bit.

The coaching staff headed by Gao Han has always maintained close contact with Ajax and has always paid attention to Zhang Yuning's situation.

Gao Han is understandable about the ups and downs of young players' performances, and he has always advised Zhang Yuning not to have too much pressure.

In fact, so far this season, Zhang Yuning has scored 19 goals and six assists on all fronts of Ajax, making rapid progress, and his reputation is gradually becoming louder, and the opponent's research and defense against him are becoming more and more targeted, which has also become a problem that Zhang Yuning must overcome.

As Zhang Yuning's performance in the Eredivisie is getting better and better, he is gradually being noticed by the teams in Europe's top five leagues, and even some teams have begun to try to bring in the 19-year-old Chinese player from Ajax, but whether it is Gao Han or Mendes, the advice to Zhang Yuning is waiting.

Today's Eredivisie is no longer as competitive as it used to be, and scoring goals in the Eredivisie is not very convincing, but the five major leagues are completely different, and the competition there is many times more brutal than the Eredivisie.

Zhang Yuning's success at Ajax can be attributed to the right time, place and people.

Ajax just needs a strong center forward like Zhang Yuning this season, and compared with the young player of Ajax's main team, Dolberg, Zhang Yuning has a preconceived advantage, plus the head coach Bos is more familiar with him, and the excellent operation of the agent Mendes has allowed Zhang Yuning to seize the opportunity.

Sometimes, the professional league is like this, Zhang Yuning has the opportunity, and Dolberg naturally does not have many opportunities.

So can this season's outstanding performance prove Zhang Yuning's true level?

Yes, but no.

The reason why he said yes is because he has really improved a lot and has been cultivated by the club, and Ajax has always had his own set of ideas about cultivating center forwards, coupled with Gao Han's reuse of him in the national team and the blessing of skill cards, these have made Zhang Yuning improve rapidly.

If you score goals at the beginning of the season and win again, the manager will try to keep the squad stable, so the performance of the players continues, but it does not mean that the players will be able to continue to perform like this next season.

Gao Han, who has sharp eyes, knows better than anyone that Zhang Yuning is good, but he is not able to gain a foothold in the five major leagues for the time being, and the most important thing for him in the next three years is to consolidate his position and strength in Ajax, improve himself as soon as possible, and polish his skills and abilities.

In this way, maybe the opportunity will come in the future, and it is still possible to play a main role in the middle and lower reaches of the five major leagues.

But if you don't see this clearly, be blindly optimistic, and leave the Eredivisie early when the strength is not yet mature and stable, it will be difficult for the teams in the five major leagues to gain a firm foothold, and the gains will outweigh the losses when the time comes.

For this matter, Gao Han also called Zhang Yuning and persuaded him to stay in Ajax with peace of mind.

The Eredivisie giants are interested in developing the Chinese market, coupled with the relationship between Gao Han and Mendes, they also attach great importance to Zhang Yuning, with his performance this season, I believe that next season there will still be a chance to stand in the position of the main center, which is conducive to Zhang Yuning to further polish and improve himself.

And one of the very important reasons why Gao Han is so interested in Zhang Yuning is that with such a strong center at the front, the offensive improvement of the Chinese team is too obvious.

Gao Lin is more talented, but unfortunately, he lacks Zhang Yuning's ambition and fighting spirit.

Among the center forwards in China today, Zhang Yuning is the best developed, and Yang Liyu, who plays in Beijing Chinatown, will also have opportunities in the future, because Van Gaal also likes to use the center, and there is also a single player who was operated to the Portuguese Super League by Beijing Chinatown through Mendes's channel this season, he is only eighteen years old, but he wants to stay abroad to hone himself.

As early as the winter break, he joined the Guimaraes U19 youth team of the Portuguese Super League, and has played so far and performed well.

Originally, among the first batch of youth players in Beijing Chinatown, there was also a strong center forward, that is, Zhao Jun, but I didn't expect that this guy would play from the center to the center defender, and now whether it is in the club or the national team, he can be regarded as a firm foothold in the center back position, and I am afraid that it will be uncomfortable to play the center forward again.

Gao Han is also quite helpless about this, after all, what is most lacking in China now is a high-level center.

If Zhao Jun plays as a center forward and can show his potential as a central defender, Gao Han will not need to go to great lengths to cultivate Zhang Yuning.

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"In recent times, there has been a lot of hype in the Korean media. ”

After the end of the morning training session, the players returned to the locker room one after another, but Gao Han and the coaching staff still stayed on the training ground, preparing for the afternoon training program, and the team leader Li Tie came over.

"What's going on?"

"They haven't been in a good situation lately and they lost 3-1 at home to us in the first leg, and a lot of the media have threatened to win at least three goals in this game. ”

"Win three balls?" Xiao Mu on the side sneered when he heard it, "They really dare to say it." ”

Gao Han couldn't help but laugh, but nodded heavily: "It's okay, it's a good thing to have such a fighting spirit, this is cheering for us." ”

At present, the Chinese team ranks first in the group, although the South Korean team ranks third, but the situation is precarious, and the fourth place Uzbekistan is also chasing very fiercely, with a gap of one point between each other, and South Korea may lose the third place at any time if it is not careful.

Failing to make it out of the qualifiers would be unacceptable for South Korea, which boast to be the best team in Asia.

"What is Stillik's situation?" asked Gao Han with concern.

"It's embarrassing. Li Tie replied, "South Korean public opinion is very dissatisfied with him, thinking that Stillick should be fully responsible for bringing the strongest Korean team in Asia to the point where it is today, but the Korean Football Association held a press conference during the national team training to support Stillik and say that he will continue to support his coaching in the national team." ”

Lee Young-so, chairman of the technical committee of the Korean Football Association, even compared him to Hiddink, thinking that Hiddink had not experienced the test of the World Cup qualifiers, but Stillik did, and thought that Stillik was very in line with the requirements of the Korean national team, and his work was very satisfying. ”

"Li Rongxiu?" Gao Han was relatively unfamiliar with this name.

"He is an old man of the Korean Football Association, he invited Hiddink back then, and then every national team coach will inevitably be compared to Hiddink. ”

Gao Han smiled, this is also normal, as if many fans like to compare the national football coach to Milu.

"It seems that the Korean Football Association is no longer monolithic. ”

If there is no pressure, why would Li Rongxiu hold a press conference to support Stillik?

"There are many South Korean media who have revealed that if they can't win China away, Stillik is likely to take the blame and resign. ”

Gao Han nodded, this is also completely possible.

South Korean football has a natural psychological advantage over Chinese football, China's Koreanophobia has always been the pride of South Koreans, and the home defeat in the first round of the group stage can be said to be an accident, but if this one is lost again, then what reason can Stillik have?

With the urine nature of Koreans, this pot can only be carried by Stillik.

"How is the analysis of the South Korean training list?" Gao Han asked again.

"Basically, there are no accidents, but the high school striker Kim Shin Wook has to be careful. ”

"Kim Shin Wook. Gao Han read the name again and nodded.

The 28-year-old center forward, who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai, has a height of 1.96 meters, which really makes people have to be cautious, originally played as a central defender, and was later transformed into a striker.

Before the South Korean team won Uzbekistan 2-1, the second goal at the critical moment came from Kim Shin-wook's assist.

It can be said that the high school striker will definitely be a big test for the Chinese backline.

"Okay, next, in addition to focusing on the defensive formation, we will focus on the set-piece tactics. ”

After Gao Han finished speaking, a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

(End of chapter)