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Volume 9 2002 Volume 9 Chapter 497 A Clumsy Friendly Match

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    In the locker room of the national team, the players could be heard "huffing and puffing" everywhere. They consumed a lot of physical energy, especially the players on the back line. Under Portugal's meticulous and patient long and short passes combined with the back-and-forth passing.  , had to move the defensive formation back and forth, which caused most of their physical energy to be consumed in running back and forth, which directly led to the rapid consumption of physical energy, and even affected the offense-in the Chinese team's offensive link, two  The full-backs' assists account for a large proportion, but after consuming too much physical energy on defense, the full-backs no longer have the energy to devote to the offense. This also leads to insufficient troops in the offense and  It didn't put too much pressure on the opponent's defense.

    Throughout the first half, the Chinese team¡¯s only threatening attack was Hao Dong¡¯s shot after the opening. The passive situation is evident.

    "Now you know, right? Against a technical team, running in thin air can only waste physical energy in vain." Milu told the players that he had already seen this problem in the first half, but he wanted to  Let the players understand this feeling of powerlessness firsthand: "So in the second half, we can't defend passively like this."

    He walked to the tactical layout board: "When defending, Li Gang, Ma Tian and Deco, the three of you must return to defense, and the front of the penalty area must be stable. As for the back and forth between them, let them do it!"  Let them pass the ball, but pay attention to their inward breakthrough! In terms of defensive heading and physical confrontation, we will not be at a disadvantage even against the world's top teams, but our defense on the move is lacking a lot.  So we must try our best to use our advantages and avoid our disadvantages! The two full-backs can shrink back a little and mainly defend the opponent's breakthrough! Nie Fei needs to do more in the counterattack and form with the two forwards.  As a whole, don¡¯t just focus on the individual! When defending the opponent¡¯s counterattack, the forwards must counterattack on the spot, and the defenders must quickly return to defense! Only in this way can we have hope of victory, do you understand?¡±

    "Got it!" The players answered a little louder than before the game started. Their passivity in the first half also made them very annoyed - they were sweeping everything in Asia, but they fell behind after facing Portugal.  Such a big thing, everyone is holding a fire in their heart.

    Pei Wei watched from the side as Milu deployed his tactics and began to recall why he lost to South Korea and the United States in the 2002 World Cup.  The loss to South Korea in the last game of the group may have been accidental, but in the first game of the group, they were beaten by the United States and conceded three goals in a row in the first half. It was not accidental. The main reason was their slow passing and cutting on offense.  Cooperating with the tactics of tearing apart the opponent's defense line did not have the effect. The aging of the defense line caused the opponent's two fast forwards to collapse in one rush. As a result, when the offense could not open up the situation, the opponent's continuous counterattacks tore apart the defense line.  , The speed of the Chinese team's forward line is not slow, but in a friendly match like this, there is no need to use that ugly style of play to fully implement the counterattack.  It seems that Milu still has some tricks up his sleeve in terms of tactics.

    ??In the final analysis, the outcome of such a friendly match is not too important. The main thing is how to adapt the players to the high-intensity playing style in the World Cup. The Chinese team has been too successful in Asia in recent years, and it is more beneficial to lose appropriately.

    After the start of the second half, the Chinese team appeared to be tighter in defense. Portugal's offensive ability was indeed not too strong. Their short passing cooperation was very smooth in the midfield, but once they encountered the Chinese team's tenacious defense in the penalty area, they were not too strong.  Good idea.  The Chinese team's counterattack was also more efficient than in the first half. Slowly, the Chinese team turned the situation around.

    Finally, in the 21st minute of the second half, the Chinese team made a quick counterattack in the midfield but failed to score a goal.  But Deco firmly controlled the ball. After playing two one-on-ones with Nie Fei, Deco beautifully sent the ball to Hao Dong. Hao Dong used his speed to get rid of the Portuguese central defender.  Costa then took a shot, Baia missed the ball, and Adriano shot in front of the goal to equalize the score.

    After the score was tied, the head coaches of both sides began to make frequent substitutions. Portugal's number one star Figo came on, while Milu replaced Nie Fei with Li Fang, and then replaced General Fan with Zhu Guosheng.  The two sides continued to struggle on the court, but they could no longer score goals. In the end, the game ended in a draw at one to one.

    At the post-match press conference.  Milu expressed satisfaction with the game. He also said that the national team was not concentrated for long enough and the players' physical condition was not optimal. He believed that when the World Cup begins, the national team's competition ability will improve again.  .

    Portugal's head coach Oliveira also said that the players' condition has not reached its best after a season. It seems that the problem facing all teams is the same, that is, after an intense season, the players  Their state has reached a low point, and how to adjust the players' state is the top priority.

    Three days later,The Chinese team ushered in the second warm-up match

    The Polish team also came from Europe. In this game, the players of the Chinese team were in a high competitive state. They defeated their opponents two to one and finally won a warm-up match. The goal for the Chinese team was the full-back Wu Ji.  Yinghe midfielder Nie Fei, with a victory, the Chinese team began to fly to South Korea, where they will play two warm-up matches with Sweden and Cameroon, and then start preparing for the first group match on June 4  .

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    In the two domestic warm-up matches, the Chinese team did not perform very well. Although they drew with Portugal, which is considered a strong team in the world, and defeated Poland, the first team to qualify from the European region, they are now very hungry.  Chinese fans generally believe that the national team composed of so many stars playing in Europe can perform better. The current performance of the national team is still far from the fans' expectations.

    Looking at the overwhelming comments from online fans, Pei Wei could only smile bitterly - he has a habit of surfing the Internet, and in his previous life, he was also one of these fans who posted online - but when he sat here  After learning more about various situations, he realized that not everything could be known to the fans.

    For example, the current Chinese team - if the players and coaches of the national team are willing, although it is unlikely to win against Portugal, it is completely possible to play better against the Polish team, but what's the point of doing so?  What¡¯s the meaning?  These warm-up matches are not arranged to win, but to identify problems and adjust the players' condition. If the players' condition improves too quickly before the World Cup, it may be a disaster at the World Cup -  ¨DThe current physical fitness of the players is definitely not comparable to that of their peak years. Although these professional players can adjust themselves and play several games even if their physical fitness is very poor, they must not waste their precious physical fitness in friendly matches.

    For the national team competition, the key is the result, not the process.

    But Pei Wei looked at the lively online discussions and could imagine that the fans' mouths are also not idle in real life. I guess the sports media are also adding fuel to the fire in this situation, right?  However, it is also difficult for the sports media to do this now. Now they have learned not to describe in detail the abilities, characteristics and tactics of the national team players before the competition, let alone openly release such key information that the national team opponents are very interested in.  It's on the front page of the newspaper, but they also have to eat after all. To make fans interested in selling their newspapers and browsing their websites, causing a certain amount of controversy is their best method. Is this a good idea?  No one can tell for sure, but at least it has been of great help to the national team's preparations, and at least it has caused a lot of trouble for opponents in collecting information.

    "At this time, even if the fans complain, they can't care about it. As long as they perform well in the next World Cup, the fans' complaints will disappear immediately.

    But in the next two warm-up games, the fans will still have to suffer a little bit.

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    After coming to South Korea, the Chinese team set up its own training camp in Gwangju. They will play two warm-up matches in Seogwipo and Gwangju respectively on May 23rd and May 26th with Sweden and Cameroon, and then  Waiting for the first group match in Gwangju on June 4th.

    Chinese fans were looking forward to the performance of the Chinese team in the warm-up matches with great hope. Unfortunately, the results of these two games were not satisfactory. They first played a boring game against the Swedish team in Seogwipo - the final score was zero.  Compared to zero, both sides worked hard on defense, but unfortunately neither achieved anything offensively. The total number of shots in the game did not exceed 20, and only six shots were within the goal frame.

    In Gwangju, the Chinese team ushered in the last warm-up match, but they were defeated 3-1 by Cameroon. The opponent's two forwards, Mboma and Eto'o, took turns ravaging the Chinese team's defense. In the first half  The two scored one goal each. Although Hao Dong got a point back in the second half, the opponent's substitute forward Qiaobu took advantage of the Chinese team's heavy pressure before the end and successfully scored the third goal against offside. The Chinese team faced  First loss in four warm-up matches.

    The poor performance of the Chinese team made the fans intolerable, and some radical fans even shouted for Milu to be dismissed from get out of class. Although there were also more stable fans who believed that the victory or defeat in the warm-up match was not a big deal, their voices were soon replaced by Submerged in a huge wave.

    Under this circumstance, the Chinese team ushered in the first game of the upcoming group stage.
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