Chapter 1037: The Situation of the National Team
The result of the friendly match between the Chinese team and Charlton on November 20 is not important, even if it is a diehard member of the Chinese team, what I want to see will not be the Chinese team beating Charlton, nor will it be how much the technical and tactical level of the Chinese team has improved after Forado coached, Forado has coached a total of three games, even if it is Mourinho, Benitez, Ferguson and other world-class coaches are unlikely to make much change in the team, all the fans who follow this game actually want to see Chen Yu's debut in the Chinese team. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
After the Chinese team was drawn into the World Cup finals in 02, Chinese fans were in high spirits, thinking that the Chinese team had soared from then on, but they did not expect that the Chinese team not only did not soar to the sky, but fell into a trough, which was jaw-dropping, and the qualifiers of the World Cup in 06 did not qualify, and were eliminated by Kuwait by goal difference, and did not qualify for the group stage of the Asian Cup in 07, creating the worst record of the Chinese team in the Asian Cup.
In this desperate time, Chen Yu is the only hope for all those who love Chinese football and love China, due to the conflict with the Chinese Football Association, the head coach of the national team, and the main force of the national team, Chen Yu left the national team in a rage, many people believe that this is the root cause of China's trough, and now Chinese football has reached the most dangerous moment, Chen Yu finally announced his return to the national team, which is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Chinese fans who almost give up the Chinese team.
Although Chen Yu publicly admitted that he would join the Chinese team, as long as Chen Yu does not represent the Chinese team in international A-level events for one day, Chinese fans will not be able to rest assured, because Chen Yu's professional football career began in Italy, Chen Yu has lived in Italy for five years, and the Italian Football Association has always hoped that Chen Yu will join the Italian team. Therefore, whether Chen Yu can represent China in the match with Charlton Athletic this time is a crucial matter for Chinese fans and Chinese football.
Forado led the team to London, and the first thing he did was to go to Liverpool to meet Chen Yu, rather than let Chen Yu go to London to meet the team.
As a head coach, especially a foreign head coach, it must be a loss of face to do so, but if you don't do this, it is almost impossible for Forado to sit firmly in this position, not to mention how crazy the Chinese fans' support for Chen Yu is, just say that the attitude of the Chinese Football Association is also unconditional support for Chen Yu, if Forado and Chen Yu have a conflict, there is no doubt that it will be Forado who will leave the class, not Chen Yu who will leave.
Of course, this kind of thing can't be done openly, and after arriving in London, Forado didn't even hold a press conference, and quietly rushed to Liverpool with Guo Zuojin and an interpreter.
Chen Yu was not surprised by Forado's arrival at all, Zhang Shubin and Guo Zuojin had analyzed with him before, Forado coached the Chinese team not to help the development of Chinese football, he was here to make money, just sign the contract and make money, no matter if the Chinese team can break into the World Cup in South Africa, it is better to break in, if you can't break into the World Cup, he will go elsewhere to make money, anyway, he is not a star when he is a player or a coach, with Forado's understanding of Chinese football, he will definitely come to Chen Yu to find support, So Chen Yu did not rush to London at the first time, but waited at home for Forado to visit.
This is not Chen Yu's arrogance, although Forado is the head coach of the national team, but Chen Yu is already a world-class star, Forado came to visit him first is not an insult to Forado, and now if Chinese football wants to make a breakthrough, it is useless to rely on Forado alone, Chen Yu and Guo Zuojin need to have more power, so it is necessary to attack Forado's authority and establish the authority of Chen Yu and the Chinese coach in the team and the outside world.
Chen Yuzuo hurriedly came to the gate to greet Forado's arrival.
"Coach Forado, why are you here, I'm going to London tomorrow to meet the team."
Chen Yu held Forado's hand with a look of surprise.
"Chen, I should have come a long time ago, I came to visit you a little late today, but I was too busy to take a break."
Forado looked apologetic, as if he really wanted to come, in fact, even now, he didn't want to come, but the current Chinese team, Chen Yu is not only far more famous than him as the head coach, but also several absolute main players are also Chen Yu's friends, if he doesn't have a good relationship with Chen Yu, he can't control this national team, and he may not even be able to gain a foothold.
"Hurry up and sit inside."
Chen Yu accompanied Forado and Guo Zuojin to the living room.
The guest and the host sat down, and Chen Yu said, "Coach Forado, do you drink tea or coffee?" What about Uncle Guo? β
Forado laughed, "Is there tea?" If you have tea, drink it. β
Guo Zuojin said: "I'm casual, just like Coach Forado." β
"I have a box of good tea in my room, and I bring it to Coach Forado to taste."
Chen Yu went out to make tea, and Forado said to Guo Zuojin: "It seems that Chen Yu is not as unapproachable as the legend, nor is he arrogant. β
Guo Zuojin said with a smile: "Chen Yu is my fellow countryman, call me uncle, I know him, cold on the outside and hot on the inside, as long as you are good to him, he will give you his life, if you treat him badly, he will not be finished with you." β
Forado nodded thoughtfully, and said nothing more.
After a while, Chen Yu came back with the tea, made the tea, poured it for the two of them, and said, "The best Longjing, I am reluctant to drink it, Uncle Guo, Coach Forado, you are good." β
Guo Zuojin took a sip and praised: "Not bad, really good, the bottom of the tongue is full of relish, and the aftertaste is full." β
Forado also said "good" repeatedly.
After tasting tea for a while, Forado spoke first: "Chen Yu, in this national team, you are the only superstar, you are also older, next year's World Cup qualifiers are all up to you, you are the mainstay of the team, I just took over the Chinese team, and I still need your full support." β
Chen Yu put down the blue and white porcelain teacup and said very solemnly: "Coach Forado, in fact, I am a newcomer to the national team, I have not played an official game yet, and I have never cooperated with the players in the team, so I still need more care from you in the national team." β
Forado took out a list of the national team, handed it to Chen Yu, and said: "Chen Yu, look at the list above, many of them are familiar to you, the players who played in Europe have been selected for the national team, and there is no problem with your cooperation." β
When the national team announced the roster for this warm-up match, Chen Yu actually watched it, but he still took it and watched it carefully twice.
Gao Fei, Sun Hai, Zheng Hua, Dongfang Zhuo, Wang Zhan, Shao Gang, these people Chen Yu are very familiar, and the worst is also a friend, Wang Zhan, Gao Fei is a close friend of Chen Yu, Forado selected them all into the national team, which can be regarded as very attentive, of course, it may also be the result of the recommendation of the Football Association, after all, Forado is still very unfamiliar with the current Chinese players.
The rest are like forwards Qu Bo, Gao Lin, Han Peng, Yu Baobao, midfielders: Du Yu, Hao Jun, Zhou Bing, Xiao Bo, Wang Dong, Zhao Junzhe, Liu Jian, Huang Bo; Defenders: Sun Yang, Cao Yang, Wu Hao, Wang Xiao, Feng Cheng, Zhang Liang, Du Wei, Goalkeepers: Zeng Lei, Chen Dong, Li Lei, Chen Yu are relatively unfamiliar, that is, because in a circle, Chen Yu is more familiar with names, but what makes Chen Yu happier is that the names he hates are not in the list.
After watching it twice, Chen Yu returned the squad to Forado and said: "I don't know many domestic players, and there are only six or seven of them I know." Football is a team sport, I think it is difficult to win the game by any one person, even if it is within the scope of Asia, don't look at me in Liverpool and Fiorentina scored more goals, that is because Fiorentina has played from C2 to Serie A, the players are familiar with it, the style of play is stable, before I joined Liverpool, Liverpool was already a strong team, the formation and playing style are very fixed, I only increased the team's attacking power after I came, the Chinese team is a new coaching staff, new players, new style of play, I think it's hard to score as many goals as you want in a team like that. β
Forado pondered while listening to the translation, and after listening, he also said very seriously: "Chen Yu, what you said is very insightful, I came to visit you today, just to discuss with you on team building and playing style, after all, this Chinese team should be established with you as the core, since you have such a full understanding of the difficulties, I think I also saved a lot of tongues." β
Chen Yu said: "Coach Forado, you think too highly of me, I don't think I can afford to take me as the core, after all, this is a newcomer to the national team, I can't convince the public, and I think it may be better to play team football, now the popular trend of world football is that team play is becoming more and more important, and the play of stars is based on the team's system." β
Forado waved his hand again and again, and said: "Where is it, Chen Yu, it's not that I praise you, any coach who takes over the Chinese team will be formed with you as the core, no one will be unconvinced, in the whole of Asia, you are a star at the top of the pyramid, the first person in history, who dares to disagree with your status, if you are not convinced, let him leave the national team." β
Guo Zuojin also said seriously: "What Coach Forado said is that whoever is not convinced will be rough from the national team, the IQ level and tactical awareness of Chinese players, what team football to play, is to play star tactics, do a good job of defense, and hand over the ball to Chen Yu." β
Forado said: "Yes, Coach Guo is right, team football is not played in a day or two, our top 20 games will start in February next year, there is no time to run in the formation of play, we can only run in while playing, mainly rely on your personal ability to score, survive the top 20 games, our team can be formed, at that time it is just to play the top 10 games, of course, to be able to qualify from the top 20, but I believe in your ability." β
Chen Yu listened to Forado's words and nodded secretly, although this Forado is not famous and his level is average, but he is not a liar, at least he has a clear understanding of the situation.
Chen Yu said: "Playing for the country, I have no shirk and no hesitation, but when I play in the top 20 next year, I am also at the most nervous time in the club, if the state is not good, I am afraid that my teammates will have to take on more responsibilities at that time." β
Seeing that Chen Yu was so modest that even Guo Zuojin couldn't stand it, he smiled and said: "Even if you only have three points left in your state, you can beat those opponents in Asia." β
Forado was very steady, and said: "It is definitely necessary to play for the country, but the club's results must also be taken into account, I will consider this, you don't have to worry about it, if the strength of our opponents in this group is a little worse, we are sure to win, then you just need to sit in charge, but judging from the ranking given to us by the AFC, the situation of our grouping this time is not optimistic, Guo Gui, you tell Chen Yu about the situation." β
Guo Zuojin took out a document and said: "This is the information we have compiled, the grouping rules of this qualifier are that the top 20 Asian players will be divided into 5 groups, each group has 4 teams, including a seeded team. The top two teams in the group qualify for the next round of the Top 10.
Pot 1: Australia (4), South Korea (3), Iran (2), Saudi Arabia (5) and Japan (1);
Pot 2: Bahrain (12), Uzbekistan (6), Kuwait (16), North Korea (15) and China (9);
Pot 3: Jordan (17), Iraq (7), Lebanon (24), Oman (8) and United Arab Emirates (11);
Pot 4: Qatar (10), Syria (13), Thailand (14), Turkmenistan (18) and Singapore (20)
The Asian region is very large, with more than 40 countries, and many countries have conflicts with each other due to many historical and religious reasons, which will inevitably involve football, and the group draw must also be considered.
Saudi Arabia and Thailand cannot be grouped, because at last year's Asian Cup draw ceremony, the AFC announced in advance the unspoken rules of different groups of Saudi Arabia and Thailand. The cause originated 18 years ago, in 1989, there was a jewelry theft case worth 20 million US dollars in the Saudi royal palace, and a Thai waiter who returned to China was regarded as the object of suspicion, and Saudi businessman Ruwari was sent by the Saudi royal family in 1990 to Thailand to investigate the theft of jewelry, and disappeared mysteriously. A few months later, three diplomats from the Saudi embassy in Thailand were murdered in Bangkok. The Thai police have never solved the case. These cases have seriously affected relations between Saudi Arabia and Thailand. According to the grouping of this year's Asian Cup, the AFC painstakingly arranged Saudi Arabia in the Indonesian division, completely ruling out all possibilities for Saudi Arabia to go to Thailand to play. Therefore, it is not surprising that Saudi Arabia and Thailand once again passed by in the top 20 of Asia.
North Korea and South Korea can't be in a group, I don't need to explain much about this issue, Chen Yu, you must understand.
Iran and Iraq, due to the nearly 10-year-long Iran-Iraq war and long-standing historical reasons, as well as recent diplomatic frictions, yes, the relationship between the two countries is more tense, and the AFC will definitely consider these in the grouping.
Iran is a headache for the AFC, as is North Korea, and the chances of the two countries being placed in one group have increased dramatically, such as in the 2004 Asian Cup qualifiers and Olympic qualifiers, when Iraq was in the same group as North Korea; In the qualifiers for this year's Beijing Olympics, the Iraqi team was in the same group as the North Korean team. This is very plausible, and I can now clearly conclude that Iran is definitely in the same group as North Korea.
Finally, Kuwait and Iraq, these two countries have little to do with each other, but I think there is still a possibility of being in one group, but the chances are quite small. Basically, it can be concluded that the two countries cannot be in the same group.
Okay, the above few relationships that can't be in the same group are over, and I'm talking about the lottery process. Drawn from the fourth bracket first, and then placed in the order arranged to groups 1 to 5; Then the third tranche is drawn in turn, or placed in the 1st to 5th groups in the order of priority.
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For the first grade, if there is no Chen Yu, China will meet everyone the same. There is no chance of winning or even a draw, but now that we have Chen Yu, we have the hope of winning every opponent, but we all still want to be in a group with Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia is not only the weakest in the seeded team, but we all like its style and style of play, and the Chinese team has "always been" a guest star in Saudi Arabia. Psychologically, at least we are not afraid of him, and now with Chen Yu, we are even more sure of them.
But Saudi Arabia has rarely been in a team with China in a major tournament (at least 10 years). This is not a coincidence, from this point it can be concluded that Saudi Arabia is very unlikely to be in a group with us, and considering regional factors and other factors, the first opponent of the Chinese team is likely to be Iran and Japan, and of course it may also be Australia.
The second level, needless to say, is impossible to be in the same group as the Chinese team, and we don't need to analyze it.
It turns out that the third gear is not easy to deal with with the Chinese team, and the third gear is only weak in Oman and Lebanon, and the Chinese team is not weak in the historical confrontation. Iraq were a tough opponent in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, and Iraq was the new champion. The strength is really not to be underestimated. Although the strength of the UAE and Jordan has declined now, they also have the ability to score points against the original Chinese team, and in the past, the team in the third pot was the real enemy of the Chinese team. But now with Chen Yu, I think we can win either team, but our team needs to run in, and hopefully we can draw the UAE and at worst Iraq.
Qatar is of course the strongest team in Pot 4, having won the 2006 Asian Games. This is a difficult team to deal with, they have a Uruguayan "foreign aid", but when the top 20 starts, they may also have a second or third foreign aid, once they have, Qatar's strength will be stronger, for such an opponent, it is better not to touch it until we run in, there are too many uncertainties. The other opponents should all give points. However, according to the results of previous draws and conventions, Qatar, the team that was extremely annoying to Chinese fans in 1997, is likely to be in a group with the Chinese team.
We predict the best results of the Chinese team's group stage draw: Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Worst outcomes: Iran, Iraq, Qatar.
Chen Yu smiled after hearing this, and said: "How do I think we may draw the worst result, the AFC is controlled by the West Asians, and they seem to have been against us." β
Guo Zuojin said: "There is also this possibility, West Asian people have always favored the West Asian team, Japan and South Korea have also been troubled, but people are strong, not afraid, they can qualify in any group, now with you, we are not afraid of anyone, and we will also be out of this mouth next year." β
Chen Yu said: "But we still have to run in first, it's not easy to hit a strong team rashly, once the start is unfavorable, it will be difficult to do it later, and the psychological quality of our players seems to be very poor." β
Guo Zuojin said: "It's not bad, it's the worst, North Korea and Qatar have better temperament than ours." β
Chen Yu and Guo Zuojin chatted hotly, leaving Forado aside, and after a while, Guo Zuojin said: "Coach Forado, you can tell Chen Yu about our general idea, so that he can have a bottom in his heart." β
Forado has been listening just now, but his face is not so good-looking, at this time he forced a smile, and said: "I'll just say it briefly, when I meet with the team, I will talk about it in detail, with the ability of Chinese players, it is obviously difficult to play offensive football, and we have a strong point like Chen Yu, so I think it is better to play defensive counterattack, after all, if we are lucky enough to enter the World Cup, the opponents there are strong teams, and we are not qualified to play offensive football, so based on defense is the best way, Of course, this arrow is Chen Yu, even if we can't give Chen Yu a good assist, he also has the ability to solve the problem by himself, especially at the beginning of this game, I am afraid that Chen Yu will have to contribute more. β
Chen Yu smiled: "This is a must. β
Forado said: "The personnel arrangement is like this, we focus on 451, the main goalkeeper Zeng Lei, the main defender Sun Yang, Zheng Hua, Sun Hai, Du Wei; main midfielders Hao Jun, Zhou Bing, Gao Fei, Zhao Junzhe, Shao Gang; The main striker is naturally you Chen Yu, when you encounter a weak team, this formation can become 442, let Han Peng partner with you, that's basically it, with the run-in, we may adjust the starters and main forces, and we may also absorb fresh blood. β
Chen Yu said with a happy face: "It is a blessing for the national team to have Coach Forado, I think this arrangement and concept are very good." β
Forado said: "This is not my personal decision, it is the result of the joint efforts of the Chinese coaching staff and my coaching staff. β
The three of them talked freely in the living room for more than an hour, and then Chen Yu left the two of them to have dinner at home, and after dinner, Chen Yu picked up a car to send Forado and Guo Zuojin back to London by plane. Although the strength of the United Emirates and Jordan has declined, they also have the ability to score points against the original Chinese team, and in the past, the team in Pot 3 was the real enemy of the Chinese team. But now with Chen Yu, I think we can win either team, but our team needs to run in, and hopefully we can draw the UAE and at worst Iraq.
Qatar is of course the strongest team in Pot 4, having won the 2006 Asian Games. This is a difficult team to deal with, they have a Uruguayan "foreign aid", but when the top 20 starts, they may also have a second or third foreign aid, once they have, Qatar's strength will be stronger, for such an opponent, it is better not to touch it until we run in, there are too many uncertainties. The other opponents should all give points. However, according to the results of previous draws and conventions, Qatar, the team that was extremely annoying to Chinese fans in 1997, is likely to be in a group with the Chinese team.
We predict the best results of the Chinese team's group stage draw: Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Worst outcomes: Iran, Iraq, Qatar.
Chen Yu smiled after hearing this, and said: "How do I think we may draw the worst result, the AFC is controlled by the West Asians, and they seem to have been against us." β
Guo Zuojin said: "There is also this possibility, West Asian people have always favored the West Asian team, Japan and South Korea have also been troubled, but people are strong, not afraid, they can qualify in any group, now with you, we are not afraid of anyone, and we will also be out of this mouth next year." β
Chen Yu said: "But we still have to run in first, it's not easy to hit a strong team rashly, once the start is unfavorable, it will be difficult to do it later, and the psychological quality of our players seems to be very poor." β
Guo Zuojin said: "It's not bad, it's the worst, North Korea and Qatar have better temperament than ours." β
Chen Yu and Guo Zuojin chatted hotly, leaving Forado aside, and after a while, Guo Zuojin said: "Coach Forado, you can tell Chen Yu about our general idea, so that he can have a bottom in his heart." β
Forado has been listening just now, but his face is not so good-looking, at this time he forced a smile, and said: "I'll just say it briefly, when I meet with the team, I will talk about it in detail, with the ability of Chinese players, it is obviously difficult to play offensive football, and we have a strong point like Chen Yu, so I think it is better to play defensive counterattack, after all, if we are lucky enough to enter the World Cup, the opponents there are strong teams, and we are not qualified to play offensive football, so based on defense is the best way, Of course, this arrow is Chen Yu, even if we can't give Chen Yu a good assist, he also has the ability to solve the problem by himself, especially at the beginning of this game, I am afraid that Chen Yu will have to contribute more. β
Chen Yu smiled: "This is a must. β
Forado said: "The personnel arrangement is like this, we focus on 451, the main goalkeeper Zeng Lei, the main defender Sun Yang, Zheng Hua, Sun Hai, Du Wei; main midfielders Hao Jun, Zhou Bing, Gao Fei, Zhao Junzhe, Shao Gang; The main striker is naturally you Chen Yu, when you encounter a weak team, this formation can become 442, let Han Peng partner with you, that's basically it, with the run-in, we may adjust the starters and main forces, and we may also absorb fresh blood. β
Chen Yu said with a happy face: "It is a blessing for the national team to have Coach Forado, I think this arrangement and concept are very good." β
Forado said: "This is not my personal decision, it is the result of the joint efforts of the Chinese coaching staff and my coaching staff. β
The three of them talked freely in the living room for more than an hour, and then Chen Yu left the two of them to have dinner at home, and after dinner, Chen Yu picked up a car to send Forado and Guo Zuojin back to London by plane.