After getting Senegal's starting list, there was one person whose name caught Li Guo's attention, and that was Mane. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Guo knew that this guy later made a name for himself at Southampton and eventually joined Liverpool, and was a fast horse on the wing of the Premier League for the next few years.

"Damn, the National Olympics will be more difficult in this game,"

African teams have always had an advantage because of the competition at the junior level, especially at the Olympics.

After the start of the game, as Li Guo expected, the Chinese team was comprehensively suppressed and could only retreat to defend, and the Senegalese players had an all-round advantage in physical confrontation and speed, which was really difficult for the young national Olympic players.

The BBC broadcast the game live, and Martin Taylor bluntly said that the Chinese team's regression - the players' skills are not as good as the previous one, the physical confrontation is not good, and the most important tactics are also a lot dull.

Chen An was also worried, and he asked Li Guo: "If you meet Senegal now in the National Olympics four years ago, do you think we have a chance?" ”

Li Guo nodded, "The Chinese team has Zhou Dun in the back and Chen Green in front, even if the halftime confrontation suffers, it's fine, but the current National Olympics, there is no sharp knife like Chen Green in front, and there is no Zhou Dun in the back, just rely on the bus, then the second half will definitely be physically exhausted." ”

This is also the deficiency of many Chinese coaches, in the past, the Chinese team always thought that when encountering a strong team, I put out 5 defenders, amazing!

But modern football requires pressure on the opponent at half-time, and pulling people back is a way of playing that destroys the Great Wall.

Senegal's number one star Mane broke through easily on the wing, and he ran like a small tank, messing up the Chinese team's defense.

Finally, 17 minutes into the first half, Senegal scored, this goal came from a cross from the side after the break, and the middle player flanked the shot, 1-0.

After the goal, the fans at St James' Park gave a standing ovation and many were already debating whether their home team, Newcastle, should buy the Senegalese number 10.

As soon as the goal was lost, the confidence of the Chinese team to swing the bus was frustrated, and it was counterattacked twice in a row, but fortunately, the opponent shot in front of the goal and did not score.

The score of 1-0 was maintained until halftime, thinking that the team defeated Spain a few days ago, and the South Korean team also played well, and the national Olympic players were under a lot of pressure.

After the start of the second half, the Chinese team changed 3 people in a row to maintain the advantage of physical fitness, this move is really good, Senegal is a good starter, the substitute lineup is not strong, and the Chinese team's "battery change" tactics are good.

However, due to the lack of good strikers, the Chinese team did not equalize in the end, and at St. James' Park, the Chinese team lost 0-1 to Senegal and lost the most crucial battle to qualify from the group.

After the game, the players left the stadium with their heads down, although theoretically, the Chinese team only needs to beat Mexico in the last round to qualify, but everyone knows that Mexico is stronger.

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After the game, the Chinese media did not criticize the players, but the South Korean media was happy, this time their national Olympic performance was good, and they felt that it was finally time to see the Chinese team deflated.

Li Guo didn't pay attention to the villain's ambition of the South Korean media, he came to the National Olympic station and chatted with everyone.

"Actually, you did well, at this age, even Brazil is very difficult to beat African teams, and in the youth stage of tactical execution, the physical advantage is very big."

Li Guo also cited Rivaldo, the sinner in Brazil's Olympic history, who was the biggest sinner in Brazil's defeat at the 1996 Olympics, when he conceded twice in the midfield to allow Nigeria to reverse Brazil.

But the rest of the story is known to everyone, Rivaldo not only mixed with the European giants, but also formed the terrifying 3R combination of the Brazilian team in 2002 and helped the Brazilian team win the fifth World Cup title.

"I mean, you have to keep your faith no matter what the result is, it's just an Olympics."

After listening to Li Guo's speech, everyone was indeed a little optimistic, and a smile appeared on their faces, Li Guo even promised for the first time that in the third game against Mexico, he would stand on the sidelines and watch everyone play.

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The third game was played at Hampton Park, home of Queens Park Rangers and one of the most modern stadiums in the world.

As a traverser, Li Guo knows a lot, but no matter what, he doesn't know what to do in this game.

After the start of the game, Mexico still suppressed the Chinese team with excellent technology, except for the first game, in this Olympic Games, the Chinese team is the side with a relatively low possession rate.

But when the first half was 25 minutes into the game, a miracle happened, the Chinese team scored first, and this goal made Li Guo start to think about life, is history different?

After the goal, the Chinese team became more and more courageous and attacked continuously, but after several failures, the Chinese team began to recover, because if it ended with this score, the Chinese team could advance to the top 8.

Mexico has already qualified ahead of schedule because of two consecutive wins in the first two games, and this game is very loose, which is the main reason why the Chinese team can get a chance.

But after the second half, the Mexican coach changed several main players, Li looked at it, there is a person who is very familiar, that is Peralta, in the previous life, in the final against Brazil, it was his lightning goal that finally helped Mexico win the Olympic gold medal.

After Mexico became the main force, the boys of the Chinese Olympic Games could not hold on, the defensive space became bigger and bigger, and in the face of Mexico's small quick cooperation, the role of the bus did not seem to be great, and finally in the 70th minute of the game, Peralta shot low in front of the goal, and the ball drilled into the near corner of the goal.

In another game, Senegal led Honduras 1-0, and if it ends with the current score, the Chinese team will be out of the tournament.

In the last 20 minutes, Li Guo was already completely in charge, Fu Bo had already stepped aside, and Li Guo was shouting from the sidelines, but there was no way to arrange tactics, because everyone couldn't understand his gestures and couldn't understand his intentions.

What's more, football tactics need to be practiced, and it is a long-term drill, so even if Li Guo is possessed by Ferguson at this time, it is useless.

In the end, under Li Guo's "hand and dance", the national Olympic youngsters did not create a miracle, and the Chinese team drew 1-1 with Mexico, accumulating 4 points in the group and being eliminated.

After the game, Li Guo hugged every player, which may be more beneficial to their growth, just like Rivaldo back then.

"If you want to cry, find a place where no one is there to cry, but only tonight, starting tomorrow, raise your head and get back on the road."

This is a sentence that Li Guo said to the young Olympic generals. (To be continued.) )