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(In the previous chapter, there were some problems with the analysis of the opponents in the quarterfinals, which have now been revised, so forgive me.) ）

After confirming the arrival of Robert Carlos to Manchester City, Wan Sheng breathed a long sigh of relief and felt more relaxed, and with the addition of Carlos, the team's summer transfer recruitment work has basically ended.

So far, Manchester City's squad is complete.

The famous Torres replaced the departed Nicolas Anelka and was added with former Barcelona star Giovanni Mauricio, a striker who was abandoned by Barcelona and can only be reduced to Manchester City's front line.

Manchester City's midfield has been filled with more options, Martin Petrov, Ljungberg, Glen Johnson, plus the upcoming Elano Brummer, the addition of four players is enough to make up for the absence of David Beckham, Sinclair and Reina's departures, and more importantly, David Silva has grown up, he is fully capable of carrying the heavy responsibility, and after a season, Ozil is also fully capable of representing the team in major tournaments.

These two are still very much worth looking forward to.

At the back, it was Ricardo Costa, the Portuguese midfielder who had a completely different fate than Copelle Ferreira, who arrived with him, who had a hard time playing at Manchester City and had to choose to leave when a summer transfer arrived.

Manchester City's backfield has been supplemented with Brazilian superstar Robert Carlos, which can completely make up for the shortcomings, Glenn Johnson can also play very well as a full-back, and in addition, Jérôme Boateng, who transferred to Manchester City last season, has grown, plus the original main team in the backfield, Manchester City's backfield is the most solid in the third line.

In terms of goalkeepers, David James has left, but Wang Xiaolei has been able to shoulder the heavy responsibility, and the return of Joe Hart on loan is definitely a surprise, and Wan Sheng only found out at the end of the season after checking all the Manchester City player profiles. The team also has such a talented goalkeeper out on loan.

Counting down the various fronts, Manchester City has a complete squad and is waiting for the new season to begin.

Goalkeepers: Wang Xiaolei, Joe Hart.

Defenders: Robert Carlos, Boateng, Dunn, Lescott, Leto Ziegler, Kopele Ferreira, Sun Jihai.

Midfield: Ljungberg. Martin Petrov, Ivan Crewe, Mesut Ozil, David Silva, Morris, Glenn Johnson and the upcoming Ellano Brummer.

Forwards: Fernando Torres, Darren Bent, Giovanni Mauricio.

Looking at this list of first-team players, Wan Sheng grinned, after coaching for several seasons, it was the first time he had such a full squad. There are 'redundant tens of millions' of stars on almost every front, and he can also say to the outside world in the future, "Manchester City's bench is full of stars worth tens of millions of pounds." ”

It's a really refreshing feeling.

After a sigh. Wan Sheng is full of expectations for the new season of the Premier League, but there is another expectation and a task that must be dealt with - to lead Hong Kong, China to continue to compete in the Asian Cup.

Later, Wansheng continued to lead the team to prepare for the match against Iraq.

On the evening of July 15, the second round of the Asian Cup in groups C and D began. Much attention will undoubtedly be on the big game between China and Iran in Group C.

That night, Wan Sheng also watched the game, and he was still looking forward to the performance of the Chinese team.

Many times he thought about it. "Maybe the Chinese team's results have changed for the better because of their arrival? After all, he also cultivated Sun Jihai, Wang Xiaolei and others. ”‘

But in the end, he was disappointed.

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"For "Yi", people are haggard. "This sentence is a true portrayal of the confrontation between China and Iran for so many years, and at the same time, the 'emaciated' has also continued to Kuala Lumpur.

At 8:08 p.m., the Chinese team walked out of the Prince Hotel, perhaps by coincidence, the Chinese team chose a more auspicious time.

On the field, the staff used the ball to pose a "V", Li Ming explained, "This set was learned from Milu, and now it has to be played in every game." ”

Before the start of the game, there was a heavy rain in Kuala Lumpur, the rain suddenly stopped at the start of the game, the weather was as cool as autumn, and there was a breeze, everything was like returning to the "7-10" victory, there was also rain before the game, the national football staff jokingly said: "God bless China." ”

In the first 5 minutes, the Chinese team had many good chances to score, and in the 6th minute, Shao Jiayi scored a wonderful free kick, and 27 minutes later, the wide fast Ma Mao Jianqing scored again.

2:0！

In just over 30 minutes, the Chinese team led 2:0, and happiness suddenly slapped Zhu Guanghu's face, and it wasn't until the second goal was scored that he had a hint of excitement, and he raised his hands above his head.

Unfortunately, just before half-time, the Iranian returned home with a beautiful free-kick.

By the time the Chinese players walked out of the lounge with smiles on their faces, the Iranians had already gathered together and started planning something.

In the second half, the weather did not change its face, but the situation on the field changed, the Iranians began to exert their strength, the Chinese team only had the power to parry, 25 minutes before the second half, the Iranians threatened the door of the Chinese team again and again, and the coach Zhu Guanghu who stood on the sidelines kept shouting the players on the field, he didn't seem to have the intention of adjusting, until the Iranians used a corner kick to equalize the score.

At this time, Zhu Guanghu pointed to the bench, and he replaced the two national Olympic youngsters Zhao Xujun and Zhu Ting, replacing the two attackers on the side, but the passive situation has not changed, and the Iranians are more confident in the Chinese team's half, threatening the door of the Chinese team again and again.

This moment seems to go back to 10 years ago, the 'Golden State Nightmare' in 1997 seems to be about to reappear, the same 2:0 lead, but in 1997 the Chinese team lost 2:4, everything looks a little scary, the Chinese team seems to be approaching the history of shame.

Fortunately, the score of 2:2 was maintained until the end, and the Chinese team finally drew with Iran.

From 2:0 to 2:2, it was like happiness suddenly slapped Zhu Guanghu in the face, followed by a bitter slap, and he said after the game, "I didn't expect to lead 2:0, let alone be equalized after the lead." ”

Team leader Wei Shaohua was not frustrated, he smiled and said to the players, "You acted like a man today, and you have to play like this in the next game." ”

After the game, Xie Zhulong, vice chairman of the Football Association, also came to the lounge. He reassured the players, "It was a draw, but we still played with momentum, especially in the first half, which was probably the best half of the year for us, so everyone had a good rest and was ready for the next opponent." ”

The Chinese team seems to be optimistic, but in fact it is very dangerous.

Wan Sheng saw many problems in the game, and that night in the hotel, a reporter interviewed him, and he didn't want to comment on the Chinese team. But I couldn't help but sigh in my heart when I watched it, so I said, "I watched the game, and the Chinese team is used to playing 442." I have said before that the Chinese team is a strong team with a lot of good players, but in this game, I only saw one thing - the Chinese team played very amateurish! ”

After listening to Wan Sheng's words, the reporters were a little confused. They feel that what Wan Sheng said is a bit excessive, how can the Chinese team be said to be a strong team, and every player in it is a real professional player, how can it be related to the 'amateur'?

Wan Sheng asked Zhuo Zhuo, who was passing by, to help him go to the room and get the tactical board. After that, the formation of the Chinese team was laid out on the tactical version, and he explained in detail, "Do you know where the biggest hidden danger of the Chinese team is? It's the area behind the two midfielders and between the two centre-backs, it's a minefield. Through the game, I found that the connection between the two central defenders of the Chinese team and the two midfielders in front of me was not close enough. There was a lack of some tacit understanding between the four and more importantly, the two centre-backs were too slow to turn when defending. If the Uzbekistan team crosses from the right side, it will be difficult for the Chinese team to be able to defend it. ”

"Also. A very important point, the Chinese team players have a physical problem! There is a similar problem in Hong Kong, China, so during the preparation period, I let the whole team practice hard, their condition is somewhat better, but the Chinese team is much less physical, I don't want to name names, but there are indeed a few players who can't last 90 minutes at all, and this is just the Chinese team, their tactical play doesn't need much running, if they are in Manchester City, I'm sure, they can't even resist half the game! ”

"It's a big problem, I don't understand how as a professional footballer can be so poor in fitness, don't they do physical training on weekdays?"

Wan Sheng said very seriously, which was also mixed with some personal emotions, watching the game of the Chinese team, he did have a lot to say, he was a Chinese fan in his previous life, he didn't have any say at that time, but now he has some influence in the football world, and he can say something directly.

"This game is undoubtedly very difficult for the Chinese team, but if the Chinese team does not pay attention to the problems I mentioned, I think it will be Uzbekistan that will finally get the right to qualify."

"I can give some practical advice for the last game of the Chinese team."

Wan Sheng said seriously, and the reporter next to him hurriedly recorded what he said, "Uzbekistan has an advantage, the Chinese team and Iran played very hard, the team consumed too much physical strength and energy in the game, and they only had two days of rest before the Sino-Ukrainian war; Uzbekistan's last match against Malaysia can be said to be very easy, they barely struggled in that game, plus three days of rest and adjustment, the players' physical strength has been fully recovered, and against the tired Chinese team, they can be said to be at ease. ”

"But Uzbekistan is not without its weaknesses, the Uzbek players are very strong, they have good tactical awareness, and they are very good on the pitch, when they are off the ball they all retreat in the half, and when they take the ball and organise the attack, it becomes different."

"For example, when China has the ball on the left side of the field, both Uzbek strikers will push up to the arc of the penalty area, and one of their midfielders will also get in between the two Chinese midfielders to assist and respond to each other. At this point, they have only one midfielder at the back of the line, with only one midfielder in the back, and their left-back will also be in the attacking position. ”

"Although the Uzbek attack is very sharp, but their Achilles' heel is to press on the whole line, and the speed of retreat is too slow when attacking once the ball is lost, and the Chinese team can use the speed advantage to attack the Uzbek defense at this time."

After Wan Sheng finished speaking, he also reminded the Chinese team to be careful of the two strikers of the Uzbekistan team, No. 16 and No. 18.

"These two players are very dangerous, as soon as they form a breakthrough on the left side and use the triangle to send the ball into the penalty area, the number 18 inserts on the right side to grab the point and hit the goal for the Chinese team is unguardable."

After that, Wansheng analyzed the situation in other positions.

Wan Sheng's analysis of the two teams is very detailed, and the reporters who interviewed him know that he did watch the game carefully and knew both teams in detail.

As a first-class coach, his advice is definitely worth considering.

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Wan Sheng analyzed the form of the Chinese team, and didn't say anything more.

Although he hopes that the Chinese team can play well, he himself is just a spectator after all, and has nothing to do with the Chinese team, but if the Chinese team enters the quarterfinals, they are likely to become opponents, so he won't say more.

What should have been done has been done, and it can be done, no matter whether the Chinese team is good or not, at least he himself has a clear conscience.

At present, Wan Sheng still has to lead Hong Kong, China to face the third round of the match against Iraq.

At 6 p.m. the next day, the two matches in Group B started, and unsurprisingly, in the end, Japan defeated the host Vietnam 3:1, with 2 wins and 1 draw in the group stage, accumulating 7 points, and finishing as the first in the group.

In this way, Hong Kong, China must also pay attention to the match with Iraq.

A loss in this game would see them finish second in the group and face Japan in the quarter-finals.

After the match between Japan and Vietnam, the whole Hong Kong team had gathered at the Rajamangala National Stadium to warm up, and Wan Sheng went to the press conference.

At the press conference, Wan Sheng behaved quite relaxedly, as if he didn't care about the game at all.

He quipped, "We had a 'draw is a win' problem, but I told all the players that we don't have to think about the quarter-finals, we just need to try to win!" ”

Although the words are violent, it is actually a joke.

The Chinese reporters at the scene could hear it as soon as they heard it, because the Chinese team is going through the problem of 'a draw is a victory', compared to Hong Kong, China, which is in a much better position because they have already qualified ahead of schedule and are thinking about their opponents in the quarterfinals.

So a Thai reporter who was very unhappy with Wan Sheng immediately asked, "The reason why Hong Kong, China wants to win is that it wants to avoid the Japanese team?" ”

This is a very acute question.

If you admit that you want to avoid Japan, you will obviously be afraid of Japan, but anyone knows the answer in their hearts, and neither Iraq nor Hong Kong, China, can hope to run into Japan, and to deny it is tantamount to lying.

Many media reporters looked at it with a smile, wanting to see how the young and famous Chinese coach would answer, but they didn't expect Wan Sheng to just smile and say calmly, "Japan is a strong team in Asia, I dare to say, whether it is us, Iraq, or the Thai team that hopes to qualify, we don't want to meet too strong opponents in the quarterfinals." ”

"Staggering the big teams is the best option, any team would do that."

"I don't think there's anything wrong with that, our goal is to try to get a draw or a win in order to stagger Japan in the quarter-finals."

Wan Sheng's frank statement made the Thai reporter a little overwhelmed, and he did not expect the Chinese in front of him to answer so bluntly.

On the contrary, other media reporters all felt that Wansheng was very personable.

In the face of this kind of question, most people will not answer it positively, but Wan Sheng said it directly, not caring about any face problems at all, and what he said is indeed the truth, such a "nothing to say" expression, showing an admirable demeanor, but the embarrassed expression of the Thai reporter who asked the question did not know how to deal with it, and it felt like a clown.

Many people admired in their hearts, "This is the demeanor of a famous handsome!" ”

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