Chapter 47: We Are Excellent
Zhang Yuan actually doesn't pay much attention to the position in the national team, the education he received since he was a child is like this, it is his responsibility and obligation to serve the country, and he can't decide whether the national team is called or not, but since he is called, Zhang Yuan decided that he should obey the coach's arrangement like a soldier, and at this moment he feels that he should be like this. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Coach Gao was actually surprised by Zhang Yuan's behavior, he didn't form gangs, he got along with other people in general, he didn't play big names, he did what he said about Zhang Yuan, at most he mentioned his own advantages and disadvantages for reference, such a player is too obedient, and it is very different from the big name temper and fighting bad boys that were rumored in the media.
Of course, he didn't know what Zhang Yuan thought, Zhang Yuan felt that everyone didn't get along for a long time in the national team, so there was no need to fly first and come first, who was the big name, everyone was just playing for the country and the fans.
But in the club, there will always be some disputes like working in the company, Zhang Yuan will spend much more time there than the national team, his ambition is expanding, of course he will pay attention to his status, it is about money!
There is no status and no money in the club, and it is not all about scoring goals, but also to be influential and affirmed by the surroundings!
Last time, Zhang Yuan was equivalent to organizing the front waist, this time the teammates naturally had no resistance, and honestly united around Zhang Yuan to play football, Gao Jun was with Zhang Yuan, and naturally often handed the ball to Zhang Yuan's feet.
Judging from the training, at least the effect is okay, but the real effect will not be reflected until the actual combat.
Two days after training, on October 8, the national team faced Syria in Kunming, Syria did not know who they should focus on, the key was that they got the wrong position, they all thought that Zhang Yuan would play as a striker, but in the game they found out that it was not.
In an interview with reporters before the game, Coach Gao did not reveal that Zhang Yuan would play as a striker, so this time Coach Gao made a smoke bomb!
Zhang Yuan changed positions, there are two strikers in front, in fact, from another point of view, it is three people who resist Syria, Zhang Yuan, you can't say that he is proficient in everything, but he also has the ability to take free kicks and shoot away from the goal.
Syria itself is not a strong team, the ability of the players is limited, and the Chinese team is not very well arranged in this game, so naturally there is no way to restrain Zhang Yuan.
At the end of the score, Syria lost 0:3, and did not score a single goal, which is not surprising, there is Zhang Yuan in front, Coach Gao really uses the main task of the midfield and backfield on defense, and the side is rarely inserted, plus at home, Syria has not created any good opportunities.
The victory in this game made Coach Gao more determined in his thoughts, he suddenly felt that he used Zhang Yuan like a-stirring stick, just messing around in the front court, and his teammates could cooperate with him, Zhang Yuan did not score in this game, but gave two assists.
In an interview with reporters after the game, Zhang Yuan was very satisfied, playing for home in the national team, he doesn't think too much about things, the most important thing is for the team to win!
After the game, the media was jubilant and gave a high evaluation to Coach Gao's arrangement, which Zhang Yuan did not agree with, he did not criticize Coach Gao's arrangement, but felt that this style of play had to be tested by a powerful team.
Syria is nothing at all, and the next game against Uruguay will be a test match.
Uruguay are a South American powerhouse and they were impressive at the World Cup in South Africa, thanks to Suarez, but they are undeniably a formidable opponent!
Especially the combination of skills in the front court, Suarez, Cavani, and Forlan are all relatively good players!
Coach Gao is also looking forward to this attacking line to test his team's defence, and he is full of confidence, just like the fans.
But the reality is so ruthless, on October 8 the Chinese team defeated Syria in Kunming, and on October 12, they were beaten 3-1 by Uruguay from afar.
Coach Gao also counted on the numerical advantage in his area to work, but he failed, maybe he only saw that these people were particularly strong in grabbing points, ignoring that the South American players' ability to fight alone is also quite good, in the first 20 minutes of the opening game, on the one hand, the Chinese team maintained a good defensive level, on the other hand, Uruguay was not in a hurry to attack but was in the bottom line, they were not familiar with the Chinese team.
But twenty minutes later, figuring out the Chinese team's offensive methods and defensive tactics, Uruguay began to make trouble, the first to fire was Forlan, he shot from a distance of 30 meters outside the penalty area, and shot directly with his feet, which caught the Chinese team off guard!
Then there is Suarez, it is very prejudiced to look at him as a pure point-grabbing shooter, he is similar to Zhang Yuan, a-stirring stick, the Chinese team can't defend it, his height is not as tall as Zhang Yuan's height but he is just as strong, and his speed is definitely not fast to the point of explosiveness!
When Zhang Yuan chatted with his teammates after the game, several teammates said that Uruguay's frontcourt players were really difficult to defend!
Zhang Yuan's performance is average, and the double strikers in front of him today are not as smart as the last game, and the opponent sees through the offensive idea of the Chinese team that the two forwards are running and responding at any time, and Zhang Yuan is still the main attacker.
Zhang Yuan is very difficult to defend, plus it is a friendly match, Uruguay's strategy is to mark people, just watch the two strikers die, cut off Zhang Yuan's passing route, as for Zhang Yuan, just don't let him approach the 30-meter area of the penalty area!
In the last game, because the opponent was weak, Zhang Yuan was basically fixed in the half of the court, but this game was obviously not good, he saw that Uruguay's offensive was very fierce, he was not a striker, Coach Gao did not give him the task of defense, he was also very active in defending, for the motherland, he also fought hard!
But it didn't work out well, he still had a chance to break through when he got the ball, but it was a little too long, the two strikers gave him too little support, and there was too little interaction!
Zhang Yuan was a little speechless, the striker on his side couldn't fight first, his body was too strong enough, he suffered from the strength of the opponent's defender, and the second ability to get rid of it was not good, and he suffered from the man-to-man defense, and the ability to get rid of it on the spot was too poor.
Shooting skills are not perfect, but these two things can't get rid of the other party's entanglement, and if you can't fight well, you must at least run flexibly, but they don't have either, Zhang Yuan played very hard.
Today's only goal of the Chinese team was scored by him, the way is still the way in the early days of the national team, he was quite unreasonable to break through with the ball, look at the timing, long-distance run even through Gargano and other three midfielders, in the run of a 32-meter long-distance outside the instep volley, Muslera is a little distracted, because today the Chinese team is very little threat to him, he is also a little too relaxed, standing in front, Zhang Yuan so far away to kill, not only did he not retreat, but also reminded his teammates in place to pay attention to the defense of the two Chinese team forwards, Zhang Yuan is also because of this is the way to shoot from a distance, successful。
There was a goal that comforted the Chinese team more or less, in fact, we only lost two goals against the top four players of the World Cup, and we still scored goals.
Zhang Yuan also said comforting words in the locker room after the game, he asked the captain Zheng Zhi to let him talk to his teammates, so Captain Zheng called everyone together to listen to Zhang Yuan said, although he knew that such a result was not a very bad result, but everyone was still a little depressed, which is normal!
"Actually, you don't have to be so frustrated, I was just as depressed as everyone else at the beginning! But there is no way, we have lost and lost, but what I want to tell you is that we are by no means worse than them, we are all excellent! Really, I mean the truth! Maybe everyone thinks that I am the best player in the Chinese team, but what I want to tell you is that I am not us, we are all very good players, I am just lucky!"
"I've never told you this, because we don't know each other too well, I'm embarrassed to say it!" Zhang Yuan said with a bright smile.
"But now that I've spoken out, I want to tell you that it's just a loss, and we can beat them next time! (To be continued.) )