Chapter 177: Sharpening the Knife

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One of the big advantages of set-pieces as a means of scoring is that they can be used quickly, often after two or three days of training, they can be used in the game, but if the tactics are leaked in advance, then it is difficult to receive miracles and may even be used by the opponent in reverse. Therefore, Gao Jun conducted a closed training session for Xu Genbao a few days before the game, and reporters were forbidden to enter the base. Although Director Xu knew that this would offend the domestic media, he agreed after careful consideration, because domestic reporters really have no morals at all, and even the intelligence of the national team can be sold to the opponent in exchange for the right to interview without psychological barriers (Lao Gao had such a thing when he was the head coach of the national team, and that person had a good relationship with Lao Gao before.) What's more, the Eastern team is just a football club?

After the Oriental Club announced that it would conduct a three-day closed training session before the game and banned any coaches, players and club staff from being interviewed by reporters, it immediately caused widespread dissatisfaction among many domestic media. Therefore, soon a famous article was written to ridicule Dongfang's "cowardice before fighting", making the mistake that the national football team often made in the past, thinking that the more cautious and cautious it is, the more it will exacerbate the tension of the players, and it will be more difficult to swing well in the game at that time; There is also a reporter who directly quoted the words of the coach of the wise general Gao Tou in the classic anime "Slam Dunk", and warned the Eastern team, "All the tactics of the so-called Qice are just because they imagine the opponent too much, so they lose themselves." ”; And a senior celebrity on the beach in Shanghai even wrote an article satirizing the Oriental team for being frightened by the opponent and lacking the courage of "not afraid of heaven and earth" that a young team should have

The Etihad team arrived in Shanghai after the very high-profile, although the head coach Yordanescu suspected that the Oriental team's unusual low profile was to confuse himself, but the Etihad team as the defending champion of the AFC Champions League, this year the club has added a huge amount of investment, coupled with the bad tradition of West Asian teams habitually changing coaches, so that he did not dare to keep a low profile, and in an interview before the game, he could only say in a high-profile manner, "Although the first leg is away, we are here for victory." ”

As for the three foreign aids, especially No. 3 Caron, who can be regarded as a second-rate star in Europe, didn't take the Eastern team seriously at all, "No matter how powerful it is, it's just an Asian team, where can I be prevented?" And it is obviously impossible for these big names in the team to work hard to defend.

The strategy of showing weakness of the Eastern team should be said to have played a certain effect, plus although Saudi Arabia is very rich, but because of religious and cultural reasons, the usual life of these players is extremely boring and boring, and after coming to the bustling and lively Shanghai, they generally want to have a good time after the game and then go back, and their minds are not on training, and the effect is naturally greatly reduced

In addition, the Etihad team is generally very confident in the home advantage, believing that even if the away team accidentally loses, the home team will definitely be able to come back, so even if their head coach knows that the East team is actually difficult to deal with, the atmosphere in the Etihad team is inevitably a little too relaxed, so that some players walk a little "floating". However, it's good to be relaxed before a game, but if you relax too much, it's even worse than being nervous

At this time, the Oriental team was seriously and attentively carrying out various targeted training in the Chongming base, and the enthusiasm of two French foreign aides was particularly high. Gao Jun, who has the best relationship with them, naturally understands the thoughts of the two, Etihad team's No. 3 foreign aid Caron is a first-line star in Ligue 1 last year, if he can beat him, it means that he also has the level of going to the Ligue 1 giants to play the main team, and because of Caron's relationship, this game is likely to attract scouts from Europe, so both of them naturally have skyrocketing energy.

In fact, not long ago, after Gao Jun introduced the two to sign Mendes, it was only a matter of time before Ribery and Corne returned to Europe to join the teams in the top five leagues, but if there was an excellent game table before, not only could the team be joined at a higher level, but the value and salary would also be much higher, and it would be stronger than the table Xiàn who relied on the trial in an unknown state. And if they are good enough, they are likely to be able to move away from Orient this winter without having to wait another six months for the next summer transfer window in Europe. Since both of them are still very young, entering the high-level league in the early six months will affect not only their income, but also their future growth space

Although closed training is praised by many iron-fisted coaches who strictly govern the army, there are also two major disadvantages, that is, it is easy to cause dissatisfaction among players and aggravate their psychological tension, but for the Eastern team, this is not too much of a problem.

For the former, the environment of the Chongming base is very closed, which means that everyone has adapted to this situation since childhood, and for the latter, because the closed training purpose of the Oriental team is not simply to win, but to sweep the Etihad team as the goal, so everyone's confidence in winning has not been greatly affected, and the coaching staff is also trying to reduce the pressure on the boys, Rong Hao This guy also made some jokes from time to time in training to liven up the atmosphere, so the state of the Oriental team before the game was neither too tight nor too loose, The state adjustment has reached an unprecedented peak, and the sharpening of the knife is waiting for the game to begin

Although the confidence was affected by the cold water poured by the media, the tickets for this game were still sold out early, and there was still some time before the start of the game, and the stands were already crowded. What is striking is that there are hundreds of foreigners in the stands wearing the jerseys of the Oriental team, and it seems that they should be fans of the Eastern team, which is an eye-opener for the audience in front of the TV.

As a world-class metropolis, the number of foreigners in Shanghai has always been high and has been increasing, so it is not difficult to understand that the teams here have foreign fans. However, among the three Chinese teams in Shanghai, although the Dongfang team has the shortest history, because of the relatively modern style of play, the team is full of vitality, and the current record is good, the number of foreign fans is far greater than the other two teams combined, and they have even formed a small fan association.

However, not every foreign fan has joined this fan association, such as Caballero and Ribery's wife, as well as Gao Jun's private nutritionist Ryoko Natsukawa, who was officially signed only a few days ago, and as half insiders, most of them watch the game in the box in the stands

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