After the first half of the game, the atmosphere at the stadium became more enthusiastic. Although many Chinese fans were hoarse from shouting, they still waved the red flags in their hands vigorously and cheered for their home team.
Today's first half gave the fans hope of victory. Perhaps, they can take away more than one point from Costa Rica today.
Yu Dong hasn't watched the Chinese team play for a long time. The current Chinese team's tactical execution is beyond his expectation. There are also young players in the team, including Zheng Zhi, who are very motivated and
The competitive state is very good, from the inside out.
Due to the promotion of Deep Space Company, many domestic players are now playing abroad. Among the more than 20 players who participated in the World Cup this time, two-thirds of them are playing abroad, and most of them are in the United Kingdom.
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Those who cannot play in the Premier League can play in lower-level leagues such as League One and League Two. There are many levels of British football leagues, and there is always one suitable for these players. There are also some young players who started in low-level leagues and then moved to higher levels after training.
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Yu Dong believes that the best way to develop Chinese football at this stage is to send more players abroad to train. Domestic garbage leagues will only make young players waste their time.
Facts have proved that his idea is correct. After young players have experienced in a truly professional and systematic football league, their level has improved very quickly. Their personal skills may not have greatly improved, but their mentality and tactical thinking have definitely improved a lot.
Amidst the deafening cheers, Yu Hua leaned close to Yu Dong's ear and asked, "Executive member, do you think we have hope of getting three points today?"
Yu Dong smiled and responded loudly, "Everything is possible, the boys played well today."
"I think I can win, do you want to bet something?" Yu Hua said with a smile.
"I also think I can win. How can I bet on this?"
"Then bet on who will score first?"
Yu Dong nodded, "That's okay. I think our side should score first."
Yu Hua waved his hand, "No, no, no, if this game wants to be exciting, then Costa Rica must score first, then we chase one to tie, and wait until the last minute with a set kick and we can overtake, or maybe it can be stronger, Costa Rica
We took the lead twice, and we equalized twice. At the last moment, Costa Rica's attack failed, and we seized the opportunity to fight back and overtake the score."
Yu Dong gave a thumbs up, "You are not watching football, you are writing a script here."
"Haha, anyway, I bet that Costa Rica will score first and then we will overtake."
"What to bet on?" Yu Dong asked.
"If you lose, borrow their drum later and play a round."
Yu Hua pointed not far away, where Chinese fans had brought drums and were beating them right now.
Yu Dong nodded, "No problem, what if you lose?"
"If I lose, I will donate five footballs to each of your Hope Primary Schools in Deep Space."
"A football costs 30 yuan, and a school costs 150 yuan. You have to think clearly, there are quite a few Hope Primary Schools built by our deep space cooperation."
"It's just a small amount of money."
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In the second half, the game changed sides again. Because the Chinese team almost succeeded in counterattacking at the last moment of the first half, Costa Rica was more cautious in its offensive choices. Naturally, the pressure on China was smaller, and the rhythm of both sides began to slow down.
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The Costa Rica team relies more on the abilities of central midfielder Rodrigo and forward Wanchope. The overall tactical level is relatively average, so when facing difficulties, they have no good way to defeat the Chinese team.
In the first half, Rodrigo and Wanchope performed very well. They repeatedly put pressure on the Chinese team's defense, but they were resolved every time. In the second half, their physical strength dropped significantly, and they cooperated with other players.
If we don't go together, the whole body will become weaker again.
On the other hand, the Chinese team played in an orderly and unhurried manner.
Twenty minutes into the second half, the Chinese team suddenly attacked. Zheng Zhi broke through with the ball, and then passed the ball to the right midfielder Shao Jiayi. Shao Jiayi cut inside to the edge of the penalty area and then bent his left foot to shoot an arrow.
The high world wave hit the blind spot of the goal.
Shao Jiayi's left-foot shot has always been very good. In this game, the head coach put him on the right in the hope that he could cut in and shoot. However, there was no good chance to cut in in the previous 60 minutes of the game.
At this moment, Shao Jiayi finally found an opportunity. He did not waste the opportunity and directly converted it into a goal.
After the ball hit the net, Shao Jiayi was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he was doing and quickly ran towards the corner kick. Even Yang Chen ran to the corner kick ahead of him, waiting for him to come over to celebrate.
The atmosphere at the scene was pushed even higher by this goal. The sound of drums and cheers filled the entire stadium, and even the clouds above the stadium seemed to be shaken away by the cheers.
The celebration lasted for a while, and under the urging of the referee, the players of the Chinese team returned to the game.
Because there were only more than 20 minutes left in the game, if Costa Rica wanted to get three points, they had to score at least two goals, so after the kick-off, they had a very strong desire to attack.
However, Costa Rica's offensive power is indeed average. As long as the Chinese team's formation does not break up, they will not be able to attack at all.
The attack continued like this for more than ten minutes, with one vigorous effort, then fading, and then exhausted. Costa Rica had no morale at all, but the Chinese team took advantage of the opportunity and made a few occasional attacks.
In the last five minutes, the head coach replaced three young players one after another.
This action shocked the fans at the scene, fearing that the three-pointer gained would be wasted due to a problem with the substitution.
But the result was completely different from what the fans expected. After the three new young players came on the field, the Chinese team directly changed their tactics and began to play ball control and small coordination in front of Costa Rica, firmly controlling the situation on the court.
Although the score was only 1-0, there was nothing Costa Rica could do.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When he saw this, Yu Dong couldn't help but give a thumbs up. Although they only won one goal, the Chinese team's performance today completely defeated the Costa Rica team.
Until the end of the game, nothing unexpected happened. In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Costa Rica team 1-0 and won the first victory of the World Cup trip, which was a big start.
After the game, Yu Hua excitedly grabbed Yu Dong's hand and said, "Excuse me, why don't you go play the drums?"
Yu Dong smiled and said, "Okay, I'll play the drum."
After saying that, Yu Dong walked towards the direction of the drum.
A shirtless man was beating the drum excitedly. After Yu Dong walked over, he waved his hand in front of him and said, "Brother, can you lend me a hand to play?"
The big man didn't hesitate at all and handed the drumstick directly to Yu Dong, "No problem, buddy, you can do it twice."
Yu Dong took the drumstick, went up and started beating on the drum head.
The big man was a little tired from knocking just now, so he could relax a little now when someone changed his shift. He looked at the Chinese team players who were still celebrating on the field, and hugged his friends excitedly, and then he returned to
Next to Dong, he watched Yu Dong play the drum.
Yu Dong played the drums naturally as an amateur. The big man smiled and said, "Brother, I rarely play this."
"It's true that I haven't played much." Yu Dong nodded, "I'm not as good as you guys."
The big man waved his hand and said, "It's not that difficult. Just knock it a little longer. The main thing is to hear the sound."
After chatting for a while, the big man suddenly stared at Yu Dong and said, "Brother, why do I feel that you look familiar?"
Yu Dong smiled and said, "We all have stickers on our faces, don't we all look the same?"
The big man shook his head and said, "It's different. Your eyes are different, and your voice sounds a bit familiar. I don't know where I've heard it before."
Yu Dong said nothing.
Seeing that Yu Dong didn't speak to him, the big man called a friend over, pointed at Yu Dong and said a few words to the friend. The friend also looked at Yu Dong seriously, and then the friend slapped his thigh and said, "This is not Yu Dong!"
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"What?"
The big man was also a relatively reckless person. He came directly in front of Yu Dong and asked loudly, "Are you Yu Dong?"
Yu Dong smiled and didn't hide it anymore, "It's me.",
The words "It's me" made the big man open his mouth wide, and his friend also covered his mouth and started shaking him. After a while, a circle of people gathered around the drum.
When Yu Dong saw such people coming around, he was not worried and continued to play the drum seriously.
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Yu Dong and the others ended up going with the Chinese team's bus, otherwise it would have been difficult for them to get out of the stadium.
A big victory, both the players and the coaches were full of smiles. Today they have made history. The Chinese team entered the World Cup finals for the first time. In the first game, they completed all the pre-match expectations.
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Before coming to Korea, someone said that the Chinese team has a three-level mission this time, which is to score a goal, get a point, and win a game. It will be completed today.
Now they can even look forward to qualifying from the group stage.
There are four teams in their group. Except for Brazil, the other three teams are not very strong. If nothing else happens, the Brazilian team will win and qualify.
In this way, there are three remaining teams, and whoever can score six points will be able to qualify.
Now that the Chinese team has won the first game, it still has some advantages. As long as it can defeat Turkey in the subsequent games, the Chinese team can qualify as second in the group.
If the Chinese team draws with Turkey later, it is still very promising. It depends on the result of the game between Turkey and Costa Rica. If Turkey wins, the Chinese team and Turkey will both have four points and the goal difference will be higher. If Costa Rica wins or
If it's a draw, the Chinese team can qualify directly.
If the Chinese team loses to Turkey later, there is still theoretical hope of qualifying, as long as Turkey loses to Costa Rica.
The Chinese team's next game is four days later. The opponent is Brazil. The Chinese team's tactical thinking in the game against Brazil is relatively simple, that is, defensive counterattack.
The head coach team has been studying Brazil for a long time. The possibility of defeating Brazil is not very high, but it is still possible to lose less. Brazil is very strong, but their offense is not impossible to contain.
Especially since Brazil just played against Türkiye and only won by a score of 2 to 1.
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Four days later, the match between the Chinese team and the Brazilian team was spent in a boring atmosphere. In the end, the Brazilian team won the game 1-0.
Although the result was that the Brazilian team won the game, if you just look at the atmosphere at the scene, it will only make people feel that the Chinese team won the game and only lost one goal. The Chinese team's strategic goal has been completed. Now the Chinese team has two games.
With three points and zero goal difference, we ranked second in the group.
The next day is the match between Costa Rica and Türkiye.
Logically speaking, there will not be many spectators for this game, but the entire stadium was basically full that day, and all the people who came were Chinese fans, because this game is very important to the Chinese team.
The Chinese team cheered for Costa Rica throughout the game, allowing Costa Rica to feel the atmosphere at home in the far east.
However, Türkiye was also very tenacious, and in the end the two sides drew one to one.
This result is still acceptable to Chinese fans. Now the Chinese team has four points. In the next game between the Chinese team and Turkey, the Chinese team can qualify as long as it draws.
This time, the Chinese team held on. Not only did they not fall behind, but they overfulfilled the task. In the end, they defeated the Turkish team 1-0 and became the second place in the group, and they were also the second place in the group with the best results.
Except for their group, no one in the second place in other groups has won two games. Turkey and Costa Rica were miserable. They both only got one point, and they got it from the opponent.
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On June 16, the Chinese team will compete with Belgium in the quarter-finals.
In this game, the Chinese team fought fiercely with Belgium for 120 minutes, and the game was dragged into a penalty shootout. Unfortunately, in the penalty shootout, the Chinese team missed two goals in a row, and eventually lost to Belgium 3 to 4.
Originally, before the game, the fans had paid little attention to this game. It was the Chinese team that dragged the game to a penalty shootout, which raised the fans' hopes, but in the end their hopes were dashed.
In the end, the Chinese team fell in the top 16, but they left the stadium with their heads held high. These games made the world know the Chinese team.
Several of the more outstanding players in the team have also attracted the attention of major league clubs, especially Zheng Zhi. After the game, someone from Atletico Madrid in La Liga contacted Shenzhen Company, hoping to discuss Zheng Zhi's transfer.
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Yu Dong is quite concerned about this transfer, because there are some Chinese players who have studied abroad, but none have gone to La Liga. If Zheng Zhineng goes to Atletico Madrid, he will be regarded as the first player in China's La Liga.
Moreover, Atletico Madrid is a team that is more suitable for Zheng Zhi and is not too strong. Atletico Madrid has been in Segunda División for the past two years and was only promoted this year.
With such a team, Zheng Zhi could play in the competition in the past.
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After Yu Dong watched the game in Suwon, Korea, he flew to Atlanta. June 18th is the release date of his new book, and he will hold a book signing in Atlanta.
If the Chinese team can advance to the quarterfinals, Yu Dong will have to fly to Gwangju on the 20th. However, now that the Chinese team has ended its World Cup trip ahead of schedule, he does not need to rush to Gwangju and can stay in Atlanta for a few more days.
Chapter completed!