Yaldim and his assistants agreed that the most effective and fastest improvement at present was Li Liang's body.

Even if, according to Spinoli, Li Liang's body is more suitable for the training methods of the youth team based on various data and indicators, Yaldim has decided to carry out special training for him according to the extreme level.

A week passed quickly, and the results of the physical test showed that all indicators had only risen slightly, far less than Li Liang's own expectations!

This made Li Liang feel surprised and disappointed.

Spinoli told Li Liang that the special training is a short-term promotion, and the effect that cannot be reflected in the data can only be shown in the real game and under the high-intensity confrontation, and Li Liang said that it is difficult to accept such an explanation.

On the 10th day, Yaldim arranged a training match. Li Liang was placed on the U18 side, and on the other side was a squad composed mainly of the reserve team and some first-team players.

In the face of the opponent with Fabinho, Raj and Remelson in the midfield, the effect of Li Liang's special training was finally shown...... He played less than 40 minutes before being replaced to the satisfaction of Yaldim.

When Li Liang left the game, Remmelson's eyes widened and shouted: "Everyone, on behalf of all the members of Monaco, I strongly request that this No. 17 be sent for blood and urine tests, we seriously suspect that he has taken stimulants!" ”

His team-mates roared and whistled in return, and Spinoli and Vieira on the sidelines laughed happily.

Li Liang finally believed Spinoli's words.

On the morning of November 15, Li Liang completed the half-day training plan brilliantly, and did not return to the apartment after quickly eating lunch in the base cafeteria, but took Spinoli and Vieira to the tactical classroom.

Li Liang connected the projector to the computer, and after some warm-up, a picture gradually appeared on the projection screen of the classroom.

In the 2018 Russia World Cup Asian Zone Round of 12, Group A China's home match against Qatar is about to start.

Li Liang introduced the relevant situation to the two coaches: before this game, the national team ranked at the bottom of the group with 1 draw, 3 losses and 1 point, and the team lost 0-2 away to Uzbekistan in the last round; Qatar finished second from bottom of the group with 1 win, 3 losses and 3 points, and ended a three-game losing streak with a narrow 1-0 home win over Syria in the last round.

In this match, both sides in the bottom two positions of the group will aim to win.

The game began, and the Chinese team really lined up 433, Li Liang noticed that the 36-year-old veteran Zhou Zhi finally returned to the main lineup as a midfielder, and Zhou Zhi's club teammates Feng Xiao, Meng Fang, Zhao Linpeng, and Hong Bowen all got the start.

After the opening of the national team, they changed the defensive style of play in the first four games and launched a fierce attack on the opponent who had not established themselves.

In the 11th minute, the national team, Zhang Xinzhe sent a straight plug in the midfield, and the opponent broke the ball out of bounds before Jiang Yuning.

In the 12th minute, Wen Lei was put down by the opponent in an area of about 30 meters in front of the goal, and Jiang Peng's free kick was directly saved by Al Sheb.

Vieira was a little surprised: "Li, the players of the Chinese team have good footwork!" ”

Immediately after the 15th minute, Wen Lei counterattacked immediately after the midfield broke the ball, he used his speed advantage to get rid of the opponent's entanglement, and broke through from the midfield all the way to the opponent's 30-meter area.

No. 15 Wu Dong has been desperately running forward in front of him, but Wen Lei did not grasp the timing of the pass, and Wu Dong, who turned around to receive the ball after sending a pick-up pass, was judged offside, and the Chinese team missed a very good offensive opportunity.

Li Liang, Spinoli and Vieira all regretted it.

Spinoli said: "I really like the movement of the number 15, it's great, and the number 7 would be a beautiful lone if the pass was a little more decisive! ”

Vieira also regretted it very much: "What a pity! No. 7's break and breakthrough are wonderful, but he has been a little hesitant, and at this time he should choose to trust his teammates unconditionally! ”

The Chinese team launched a series of offensives. In the 17th minute, Zhang Xinzhe and his teammates cooperated and crossed from the left side, and the ball hit the leg of Qatari naturalized midfielder Júnior and bounced to the middle, and defender Huhe cleared the bottom line in time.

Then Zhang Xinzhe took a corner kick from the left, Meng Fang's header hit the opponent's Haydos and bounced to the back point, and Feng Xiao's header was cleared by the opponent.

In the 23rd minute, Jiang Peng made a direct pass from the left, Wen Lei got the ball and shot at a small angle after passing Júnior, but Jiang Yuning stretched out his foot in front of the goal but failed to touch the ball.

The ball rolled slowly past the unresponsive goalkeeper and hit the right post and popped up! The referee suddenly blew the whistle, and the linesman raised the flag to determine that Jiang Yuning had interfered with the goalkeeper in an offside position.

Spinoli yawned, "Lee, I'm sorry, I'll go to bed first."

You're definitely going to score a goal, so it's absolutely fine, just score the first goal and everything will go well. ”

Vieira echoed the same sentiment.

The recent special training for Li Liang has made these two coaches extremely hard, and they also have the habit of taking a nap, and the main reason is that Li Liang is actually very clear - although the game is intense, the content is lackluster, and it is no wonder that the two coaches are drowsy.

An hour later, Bié came back to the classroom stretching and yawning, and he asked outside the door, "Lee, how many have you entered?" ”

Then Vieira was surprised to see Li Liang, who was depressed, turning his head and replying disappointedly: "It's still 0:0!" ”

It didn't take long for Spinoli to arrive, and he was just as surprised to see that the score was still 0:0.

In the final period, the Chinese team launched an all-out attack, but the scene was still thunderous and rainy. The three people in the classroom kept shouting and cheering for China.

In the 84th minute, Cao Yun, who participated in the top 12 for the first time, crossed from the left, Pedro cleared not far from the middle, Zhou Zhi kept up with the ball and volleyed, the ball touched the body of the Qatari player during the flight and changed the line, and finally hit the left post of the goal and popped up.

Li Liang thumped his chest, and Spinoli and Vieira also sighed, and they agreed that Lady Luck was not on the side of the home team today.

The match ended in a draw, and looking at Li Liang, who was extremely depressed, Spinoli and Vieira looked at each other.

In the highlights of the replay, they saw the best chance of the Chinese team in the whole game, in addition to Zhou Zhi's long-range shot to the post, it was actually Wu Dong's long-distance corner header that was saved by the goalkeeper and popped off the crossbar.

Looking at the comparison of the data of the two sides on the screen, Vieira patted Li Liang on the shoulder and said, "Li, this is the situation in a football game...... Even strong teams occasionally encounter such games.

Of your 21 attempts at goal, only 2 were on target...... In addition to the technical level, I am afraid that it can only be said that there is a problem with the mental side of the players. ”

Spinoli also said regretfully: "The 433 tactics of the players are executing well, but the luck is too bad.

A couple of strikers are in a hurry, hoping luck will come back to your side in the next game. ”

Li Liang shook his head: "Alas, the next game will be in March next year!" ”

Spinoli exclaimed, "That's right, Lee, there are still 4 months left, and I can guarantee that by then you will be much stronger than you are now!" Lippi and Gaudino: they will definitely need you on board.

Even if your national team is still at the bottom of the table, there will still be a chance before the last game! ”