The game between Japan and South Korea ended, and there was news in China, on October 27, the last round of the 1996 season A League, Dalian Wanda drew 2:2 with Sichuan Quanxing, and at the same time ended the game Guangzhou Sun God 1:0 away to pick Tianjin Samsung, and finally Guangzhou Sun God won the league championship with a one-point advantage.

After 22 rounds of league matches, the final standings are as follows:

Guangzhou Sun God 42

Dalian Wanda 41

Shanghai Shenhua 32

Jinan Taishan 31

Guangdong Hongyuan 31

Guangzhou Songri 31

Shenzhen FIYTA 30

Beijing Guoan 28

Bayi football team 27

Sichuan Quanxing 26

Tianjin Samsung 17

Yanbian Hyundai 14

Good guys, proper three echelons. The first two are unbeatable, the middle is the princes fighting, the last two are not to say, since the relegation is there must be a problem with the team, the lineup, management, etc., of course, this is left to their club to have a headache. But it can also be seen from this standings that in addition to the Sun God on the Guangdong side, the other three teams have achieved very good results in the second half, which also determines that the teams in the A-League next season are bound to pay more attention to the introduction of foreign aid, but it will become more difficult for teams like Bayi to gain a foothold in the professional league.

Returning to the national youth team, there is also good news, thanks to the performance of this Cup, Dalian Wanda's 18-year-old Wang Peng was selected for the Asian Cup Chinese men's football team held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and 21. There are also many more players who have received the attention of various clubs in China because of their good performances in the game, such as Zheng Dongqi. I heard that Wanda has opened a transfer fee of 2 million, and plans to form a super wing of Sun Jihai + Zheng Dongqi next season. Zheng Dongqi also specifically asked Li Boen for some advice, given that Wanda did not win the league championship this season and lost to Beijing Guoan in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, so Wanda will not have a chance to qualify for the Asian Club Cup or the Asian Excellence Cup next season. For a player like Zheng Dongqi, there is a limit to the progress that can be made by staying in Shenzhen to continue to study with Gullit or going north to Wanda. However, there is a little advantage to staying in Shenzhen, that is, the three old immortals of Gullit and Rijkaard and Papan can attract a lot of attention from the European media, which is good for playing abroad in the future, and the resources of the three old immortals can also be used at that time. If you go to Wanda, the only advantage is that you can become independent a little earlier, and learn how to find and secure your position as soon as possible in a stable old team. The teenager directly said the key, what is the first to have a good relationship with your teammates, you will naturally gain respect if you have the strength, to a new team, it is natural to make sure that you can play the main team, at this time you go to be polite with the old players? Then you just boil slowly, competitive sports are so cruel, how many years can a player have a golden period? So there's no need to engage in those vain heads.

These words were undoubtedly very impactful for the Chinese players of that era, after all, people have not yet been completely liberated from the collective mind. Even now, Chinese players under the influence of Confucianism will think about interpersonal relationships first, but these are precisely things that are not so important for professional sports. In fact, as long as there is no problem with your morality and character, it's fine.

Solved the problem of himself and his teammates, and soon the semi-final with the UAE officially began. The UAE in this era is technically stronger than Qatar, but it is also limited, and it is not as strong as the Qatari players, so like the UAE, Kuwait and even the Saudi Arabian team, in the 90s, the national football team is not afraid of opponents. Even in important matches, compared to the two neighbors in East Asia and Iran in West Asia, the national football team is definitely more willing to touch these little sheep in West Asia.

The same is true of this game, after four run-ins in the group stage, the midfield of the Chinese team has established the organizational core of Zheng Zhi, with Jia Wenpeng, a player who is good at defense, to support and protect him, and the future captain of the national football team is to play with ease, and the team's midfield is organized in an orderly manner throughout the game. In the 11th minute of the first half, after Wang Peng received Shao Jiayi's cross and scored the first goal, the poor discipline of the West Asian team was exposed. Compared with the opponent's solo play, the midfield of the national youth team occupies a clear advantage. Our defense did not encounter any challenges, basically teammates often struggle to dribble and protect the ball alone, and finally have to lose the ball under the regional assistance of two or three people, on the other hand, the Chinese team played very comfortably in the midfield, easy foot and ball control, plus this month of time teenagers have been constantly emphasizing the importance of running without the ball. It is very difficult for the UAE to snatch the pass of the Chinese team, and it is often seen that Zheng Zhi takes Shao Jiayi and Zheng Dongqi on the scene, and they are the same as walking monkeys during training, and the UAE players are even more tired of headless flies.

As a result, the Chinese team led the UAE 2:0 in the first half, and Tian Ye scored the second goal under the guidance of Wang Peng. In the second half, after opening the scoring in the first half, Wang Peng scored two consecutive headers, completing a hat trick early, and also made his goals in this Asian Youth Championship reach double digits before the final, and the entire Asian football world was shocked! In the future, the Chinese men's football team will have a big killer! Next, the United Arab Emirates, which completely lost its fighting spirit, also gave up chasing back the score, and in the last minute before the end of the game, Shao Jiayi casually shot from outside the penalty area, which was meant to be kicked to the opponent's goalkeeper, and the game was over. As a result, the goalkeeper didn't expect the Chinese team to shoot at this time, and when he reacted, it was too late to make a hasty save, and finally his fingertips barely touched the ball and changed direction slightly, still unable to stop the ball from flying into the goal. Shao Jia, who scored the goal, didn't feel excited at all, shrugged his shoulders and retreated to his half.

5:0, the whole game feels like Germany bullied Saudi Arabia in the group stage of the 2002 World Cup and played 8:0. For the central defenders of the United Arab Emirates, Wang Peng is not as godly as Klose, coincidentally these two are exactly the same height, and they are both the kind of masters who play football with their brains.

After this match, there were even teams from Singapore and Japan who offered a transfer fee of $1 million to seek the opportunity to buy Wang Peng. Also consulted with Li Byrne, Wang Peng finally refused to join these teams. One is in the Shenzhen team, Papin, who claims to be the most versatile striker in France, is indeed the best teacher Wang Peng can meet at this age, and such an opportunity is rare. The other is because of a promise from the teenager: "Wang Peng, if you can get the top scorer of local players in the A-League next year, I will be responsible for helping you transfer to Europe to play, and ensure that it is not lower than the mid-level team of the five major leagues." In this way, the 18-year-old Wang Peng completely regained his heart and decided to continue to study with Papan Old Immortal in the Shenzhen team for another year.

Then Li Boen felt the resentful eyes of Li Weifeng, his partner of the national youth team and his friend in the same dormitory, and the young man responded to the other party's silent inquiry with a wicked smile: "Bao'er, it's the same, I won't favor one over the other. Play well for another year, and if you get into the national team, I will help you find a team, and I will definitely meet your wishes."

Li Weifeng flashed his eyes and asked happily, "Where are you going?" Italy or England? Personally, I prefer England. Newcastle are good, or, hey, Manchester United aren't bad."

"Huh? Didn't you always want to play in Tanzania? Why did you change your mind again? Damn, you have the potential to be a scumbag!"

After living in the same house for so long, Datou has long been accustomed to the strange nouns of the teenager, but when he heard the words Tanzania, Li Weifeng still didn't collapse, got up and chased the teenager while shouting: "I heard you call, I'm not Second Brother Peng!" I don't care, if I can't go to England, I'll live in your house when the time comes!"

The conversation between the two made the surrounding teammates laugh, and the easy 5-0 victory over the opponent in the semi-finals made everyone dissipate the pressure of the upcoming final at this moment.

On October 31, 1996, in the final of the Japanese national youth, the teenager was about to work hard for the first championship of his national brand competition. Coupled with the 96 A-A championship in hand, don't look at the teenager giving away one big cake after another to his teammates, but he is the one who really walks the most stable. Just a few months after the age of 16, he won the championship of two major competitions in his career, and the future is promising!