Chapter 168: The First Battle of the Olympic Games

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On the day that Gao Jun decided to join Inter Milan, the head coach of the national Olympic team, Crouchen, also announced the list of 22 Olympic participants of the national Olympic team, which has not changed much compared with the previous World Preliminary Asian Top 20 matches, there are still only Yang Hao and Du Wei, two overage players who are the main and substitute respectively, and the number of players who have been in the Oriental team is as many as 15 This point has made the domestic media who continue to exclaim that the "Oriental Department" is at its peak. As for some of the leaders of the Football Association who have a monopoly on the "Oriental Department" of the national football team and feel bitter hatred for their own jealousy, no matter how much they resent it in their hearts, they dare not undermine the overall situation of the Beijing Olympic Games, unless they plan to do without their own black hats

When the national Olympic team reassembled, there was still more than a month before the start of the football competition at the Beijing Olympics, so it was natural to arrange some warm-up games. However, because the national Olympic team no longer pretends to be the national team, although the results are good, Gao Jun's national team appearances and goals have not been able to continue to increase. However, Gao Jun himself didn't care much about this, after all, the number of jΓΉ brushed was not interesting, and it was much more important to get a good score in the heavy dΓ  competition than this.

After more than a month of hard preparations, Crawford has finally finalized three basic tactical styles and corresponding game lineups, which are enough to deal with any opponent and all kinds of common emergencies, and now he is more confident than ever that his Chinese Olympic team can reach the top on home soil, just waiting for the long-awaited Olympic Games to begin

At 19:45 on August 7, 2008, the long-awaited Chinese Olympic team welcomed its first and weakest opponent New Zealand team at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center. And only by winning all three points in this game can the Chinese team have a bright prospect of qualifying, so the head coach of the National Olympic team, Krauchen, did not hesitate to put out the strongest lineup in his mind

"Today, the Chinese team started with a strong attack formation of 343, and it is clear that Crawford is determined to win this game. On the front line, No. 9 Lin Ding is at the front, and behind him is the No. 11 teenager Xie Wenjun, who is now the main striker of the Arsenal team, and the leader of the whole team, No. 19 Gao Jun. The trident composed of the three of them is also the biggest support for the Chinese team to play well in the Beijing Olympics. He Wei, the host of CCTV who is responsible for broadcasting the game, said with great ambition.

Guest Xu Yang also chimed in, "That's right, Gao Jun is now considered one of the best players in the world, and Xue Lin and Xiao Xie are also excellent strikers who can play in the five major league teams. It's just that if they want to give full play to their strength, it depends on the table of our midfield. If we can't send enough shells to the front line, then even if we can win against New Zealand today with the advantage of overall strength, it will still be difficult to play the stronger Belgium and Brazil in the future. ”

"It depends on the play of the No. 16 teenager Deng Zhuoxiang, who often watches the Chinese Super League, fans should be no stranger to him, this young man is very delicate in his skills, and he is very aura, often able to send eye-catching wonderful passes in the game, and his left-footed long-range shots and free kicks are very good. However, Xiao Deng's physical confrontation is not good. He was more afraid of pressing closely, but now there was a super strong forward trident in front of the national Olympic team to help him draw away the opponent's defensive strength. That should be very helpful for his play. He Wei smiled and continued to comment on the starting lineup of the Chinese team.

Xu Yang added, "Behind Deng Zhuoxiang, there is Yang Hao, a defender who has improved rapidly this season, although he looks a little thin single back, but he can often get opportunities to play in the Bundesliga powerhouse Dynamo Dresden." He has also played as a lone midfielder many times, and his defensive ability is definitely worthy of our full trust. Moreover, Yang Hao is not a pure defensive midfielder, his offensive ability is also good, and he can share the organizational pressure of Xiao Deng on a certain distance. ”

"The Chinese team has always been full of wide talents, and now this Chinese Olympic team seems to be no exception. Not only are there two wingers on the front line, but also the two full-backs in the midfield are also outstanding, although No. 4 Rong Hao plays more fullbacks, but he has always been good at attacking, and No. 8 Artemisia Junmin is not to mention, both of them are the main players of the Dresden Dynamo team this season, their strength is undoubted, I believe they have the ability to tear apart the New Zealand backline", He Wei said that the strength of the Chinese team, suddenly seemed full of confidence.

Xu Yang, on the other hand, expressed some concern about the Chinese team's three-player linebacker, "No. 3 Zhao Ming, No. 21 Yu Hai and No. 5 Feng Xiaoting are all very powerful players, but is it a bit too risky to use a three-back formation that has suffered losses before in such an important game as the Olympics?" Hopefully, this is just a targeted tactic by Crawford in order to try his best to win the group's weakest opponents, New Zealand."

While the two were talking, the game had already begun with the whistle, and the New Zealand team's usual brutal actions soon made the Chinese team turn on their backs, provoking tens of thousands of Chinese fans in the stands to shout and scold. However, this game was not a Premier League game and it was the home of the Chinese team, so the New Zealand team quickly received two yellow cards for this, which made them obviously more cautious in the physical confrontation, so that the Chinese team quickly formed an overwhelming advantage on the field

However, due to the long number of people in the New Zealand team's penalty area, it is not easy for the Chinese team to get a good chance to score. It wasn't until the seventh minute that the Chinese Olympic team finally created a truly threatening chance. Hao Junmin used his excellent individual skills to burst into the box from the right and knocked the ball back, and Deng Zhuoxiang, who was outflanked in the middle, met the ball near the top of the arc of the penalty area, but the opposing goalkeeper unbelievably flew to lift the ball off the crossbar, and the ensuing corner kick was guarded by a bunch of tall players of the New Zealand team, and even failed to form an attack.

Looking at the scoreless situation on the field, the guest Xu Yang couldn't help frowning slightly and said, "The offensive of the National Olympic Games is too fierce, and the formation of the New Zealand team is too flat, but it makes his attack have no space, maybe it is better to take it back appropriately."

However, the boys of the national Olympic team on the field not only did not recycle the formation, but pressed more fiercely, and Yu Hai, who is named central defender and is actually a free man, also began to frequently step forward to participate in the attack, creating huge pressure on the New Zealand team. Originally, this would have given the opponent a chance to counterattack, but because the Chinese Olympic team's high-level pressing and on-the-spot counter-robbery after losing the ball in this game were very good, even if the New Zealand team broke the ball, it was difficult to pass the ball to the front court immediately.

Although the English style of the team generally has poor possession skills, and the players in the central midfield are generally tall and slow to step frequently, as long as the siege is well organized, it is easy to be effective. However, the Chinese fans in the stands rarely saw the Chinese team's advantage on the field to such a large extent, so they were greatly encouraged and cheered for the team more actively, and almost shouted hoarse

The advantage of an pressing style of play is that you can dominate the game, but because the space for attack is smaller, you often rely on the opponent's mistakes to score goals. But even though the players on the field of the New Zealand team knew this, after being pressed and beaten by the Chinese Olympic team for more than 30 minutes, some people could not bear the huge mental pressure and inevitably made fatal mistakes

In the 32nd minute, in the face of the Chinese team's siege of as many as three people, a New Zealand defender who could not find the ball line subconsciously passed the ball back, but there were some problems with the route of the pass, and Gao Jun, who found the opportunity, suddenly intercepted the pass at high speed like an arrow from the string, and then calmly picked the ball past the header of the goalkeeper of the New Zealand team, and scored the first goal of Chinese football in the Olympic Games, and the Chinese team finally knocked on the turtle shell of the New Zealand team and led 1:0!

"This goal is very crucial, there is such a big advantage on the field, if you can't score for a long time, the national Olympic team is likely to become more and more impatient, and as soon as this goal is scored, the mentality will be stabilized." , the host He Wei said happily.

And the guest Xu Yang also smiled, "Yes, and after we take the lead, the New Zealand team can't continue to defend like this, as long as they attack out, we will have many more chances than before!" ”

Gao Jun pointed his fingers at the sky, and he was quite happy, although the gold content of this goal was not high, but after all, it gave the Chinese Olympic team a good start in the journey of the Beijing Olympic Games, and Gao Jun scored the first goal of Chinese football in the Olympic Games today, and once again refreshed the historical record. And the tens of thousands of Chinese fans in the stands are also well aware of this, they shouted Gao Jun's name to pay tribute to him, and many people were not satisfied with the analogy of a one-goal lead, and began to shout loudly, "Chinese team, 2-0!" ”。

The New Zealand team, which was down by one goal, may have considered that there was still a lot of time in the game and did not rush to recover the score, so they did not immediately press the counterattack. But what the New Zealanders didn't expect was that they only moved the formation forward a little bit to allow the Chinese team to find an opportunity

In the 38th minute, Rong Hao received Gao Jun's ball and crossed the bottom of the side, and Xue Lin returned the header, Deng Zhuoxiang, who was outflanked in place again, did not waste the opportunity this time, and scored the ball with a beautiful volley on the penalty line, once again rewriting the score on the field! (To be continued......)