allendalepharm Chapter 517 Korean Fear?Italian wrath!
Chapter 517 Korean Fear?Italian wrath!
Chapter 517 Korean Fear?Italian wrath!
After a thrilling pass in York City and reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup this season, the other three semi-final teams have also been successfully released.
They are Manchester City, Manchester United, and Chelsea!
Yes, the strongest teams have passed.
曼城是在客场以2：0击败了米德尔斯堡，切尔西则是6：0狂屠富勒姆，而曼联也是3：0轻取伯恩茅斯。
With the FA Cup at this level, there is basically no trade-off problem. The championship is close at hand, and all teams must strive to win!
And such a result means that no matter who York City draws, it will be a hard battle, and you will never be given an opponent like Wrexham or Swansea!
On March 3, the FA held a draw for the semi-finals at Stamford Bridge.
The final result was the Blues Chelsea against Blue Moon Manchester City, while York City faced the Red Devils Manchester United!
Well, relatively speaking, it is still a good sign. After all, compared to Chelsea or Manchester City, Manchester United will still be easier to deal with...
The two semi-finals will be held on April 4 and 22, UK time respectively, at Wembley Stadium.
After the draw, York City will usher in the League One with Walsall and Northampton, but at this time, Pan Yi has left the UK and flew to Longguo.
Because on March 3, the sixth round of the 23 Russia World Cup qualifiers in the Asian region will begin, and the Longguo men's football team will sit in Changsha Helong Stadium to face the visiting "Tai Chi Tiger" South Korean men's football team!
Although the Longguo team defeated Qatar in the last round, the current standings situation is still not optimistic.
在前5轮比赛中，国足是1胜1平3负积4分，距离小组第三积9分的乌兹别克斯坦队还有着5分差距，出线形势岌岌可危。
The opponent South Korea currently ranks second in the group with 10 points. With half of the group stage, the national football team is already very passive. If they can't beat South Korea at home, the chances of qualifying will be even slimmer.
Although the Chinese and South Korean teams faced each other in 31 international A-level matches, the national football team was at an absolute disadvantage against the South Korean team with 1 win, 12 draws and 18 losses, but this time, Long Guo was not so pessimistic about this game.
First of all, in the first match of the group stage on September 9 last year, under the leadership of Gao Hongbo, the national football team pulled two goals in a row and lost to South Korea after falling behind 1:0. The performance of the national football team in that game was impressive .
In the first game after Lippi and Pan Yi took over the national football team, the national football team defeated Qatar with a score of 3:0, which also made the national media and fans appreciate the performance of this "li family army".
It is precisely because of this that the national football team's performance against the Tai Chi Tigers again is even more exciting!
And there is good news for the national football team, that is, the opponent's top star Sun Xingmin will miss this game due to a yellow card suspension.
At present, it seems that Huang Xican, who plays for the Salzburg Red Bull, may take the position of Sun Ge, but his threat is obviously not as great as the current No. [-] star in Asia.
In addition, this is a home game, and it is in Changsha, the "blessed land", so everyone believes that there is hope for this time to truly break the "Koreaphobia"!
But for the coaching staff headed by Lippi, of course they cannot be dazzled by such optimism.
This time, after the national leagues, including the Chinese Super League break, there is very little time left for the Longguo national team to train, so the team must be assembled as soon as possible for rest and tactical training.
So Pan Yi also rushed back to Longguo very quickly to meet up with the coaching staff first.
There are a total of 25 people in the national team training camp this time, which is basically the same as the roster for the Qatar last time, except that some substitute players have been changed according to their status, and the core players have remained.
However, when the players arrived at the training base, the coaching staff found that there were still many difficulties.
For example, captain Zheng Zhi has been troubled by colds, Huang Bowen, Yu Hai and Wu Lei also suffered minor injuries, and were unable to participate in the previous training sessions.
In order to allow the players to recover as much as possible, Lippi also gave the players enough rest and adjustment time.
Fortunately, young players like Zhang Yuning and Lin Liangming are in good physical condition, and their competitive state is also very good.
Not to mention Lin Liangming, he just scored the winning goal in the FA Cup match against Swansea, and his morale is high;
And Zhang Yuning's performance in the Eredivisie is also quite good, scoring frequently in the league, and also helping the team reach the final of the Dutch Cup.
With his excellent performance in the club and the national team, Zhang Yuning has also attracted the attention of many teams in the five major leagues. It is said that the Premier League's West Bromwich Albion is ready to make a move in the summer window.
The coaching staff headed by Lippi has always maintained close contact with the Waiters club, and has always been paying attention to Zhang Yuning's situation. Pan Yi also keeps in touch and communicates with the players and often gives Zhang Yuning guidance.
Pan Yi always pays more attention to young players, especially those playing overseas.
They are relatively unaffected by some incorrect domestic training and competition methods, so it is easier to correct them, and it is easier to understand the advanced tactics taught to them by Lippi and Pan Yi.
Moreover, after Zhang Yuning performed well in the Netherlands and performed well in the national team, he will also receive more care when facing the next opponents. The opponents' research and defense against him are becoming more and more targeted. It is also a difficult problem that Zhang Yuning must overcome.
Anyone who has played football knows that it is not the same difficulty whether someone is defending against you on the field.
As a center forward, how to make uncompromising technical moves under the premise of wearing a person is obviously also a difficulty that Zhang Yuning must overcome on the road to advancement.
Therefore, the topic of frequent communication between Pan Yi and him is how to play his own level under such circumstances.
There is a good example, that is, Lukaku, who is now at Chelsea, was a bit unconfrontational at first, but after being trained by Pan Yi, he gradually became a world-class big center.
As for the other center Gao Lin who can be a fulcrum in the national team, one is that he is 31 years old this year, lacks plasticity, and his body is not as strong as Zhang Yuning;
The other is that his performance is really good when he is in the club, but he is often very mediocre when he is in the national team.
This may be because he is more suitable as a wingman, as an assistant, when he has powerful foreign players like Exxon, Muric, Alan, or Goulart by his side, he can cooperate with them to play output;
But if it is to let him stand at the front to resist damage, it will not work.
Another point is that when Gao Lin was in the national team, he always seemed unable to devote himself wholeheartedly, and his professionalism was doubtful, or he lacked a fighting spirit and ambition.
Perhaps these combined factors have led to the fact that his attack efficiency in the national team is indeed not high. Since his first appearance for the national team in 2005, he has played nearly a hundred games now, but only scored a dozen goals.
He often doesn't handle it properly when he hits the door, which is also the origin of his nickname "Gao Airplane".
For this reason, Pan Yi also specially asked Lippi to recruit Yu Dabao, a player from Guoan.
Pan Yi also hopes that this all-rounder and "fortune general" who can play center forward and central defender can bring more backup players to the national team.
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"The South Korean media still seem to think they can keep us safe."
After the morning training session, the players returned to the locker room one after another, but Pan Yi and the coaching staff still stayed on the training ground, preparing for the afternoon training program.
These training programs have already been set, and it is enough for the assistant coaches to implement them, so Pan Yi and Lippi chatted there for a while, and Lippi mentioned the recent trends in the Korean media.
"How to eat steadily?" Pan Yi asked with a smile.
He usually doesn't care much about what the media is saying, let alone the Korean media.
If there is any media in the world that is less reliable than The Sun, it may be the Korean media.
"Many media have threatened to win at least three goals in this battle and go back to China." Lippi also smiled, "It's not a win if you lose one."
"Win three goals? Koreans are always so confident." Pan Yi laughed, "We were away in the last round and only lost one goal. This time we are at home, and they are missing Sun Xingmin..."
"Who says it's not?" Lippi suddenly said angrily, "They are actually in a normal state now, we just want to take advantage of his illness, kill him, and let them have nothing to say!"
Lippi suddenly became ruthless, of course there was a reason.
Because he is an Italian!
In the 2002 World Cup, when the Italian team faced the South Korean team, I believe anyone who has watched that game knows what happened to the Italians.
It is precisely because the South Korean team gave full play to the "host advantage" that the Italian team, which was known as the most luxurious lineup in history, could only end up in the top [-].
Who was there in Italy at that time?
Buffon, Nesta, Cannavaro, Maldini, Zambrotta, Gattuso, Totti, Vieri, Del Piero, Inzaghi...
It's really an all-star lineup, and...all of them are handsome guys, a real Italian male model team!
And four years later, it was Lippi who led the Italian team composed of this lineup and finally won the World Cup.
But even so, the loss to South Korea in 2002 has always echoed in the hearts of many Italians, and Lippi is certainly no exception.
And this time he has the opportunity to personally lead the team to defeat the South Korean team, of course the old man will be a little excited.
Speaking of the South Korean team, although they are still ranked second in the group and are still within the scope of directly qualifying, they are actually not secure.
在3：2击败龙国后，韩国在客场就被叙利亚0：0逼平，然后又0：1输给了最直接的竞争对手伊朗。
In the last round, after they beat Uzbekistan 2:1 at home, they barely squeezed out their opponents and were able to rank second in the group behind Iran.
But Uzbekistan is still ranked third with 9 points, only 1 point less than South Korea.
In other words, if South Korea is a little careless, it may lose its second position at any time.
And if it fails to break through the qualifiers, it will be unacceptable for the South Korean team, which claims to be the strongest in Asia.
"Their head coach should be having a hard time now, right?" Pan Yi asked casually.
Now the head coach of the South Korean team is the German Stillik. After the team was defeated by Iran, he has been in the limelight of public opinion. Many people think that he brought the strongest Korean team in Asia to where it is today. Rick should take full responsibility.
"That's for sure, aren't professional coaches like this?" Lippi smiled, "let alone in South Korea where everyone can jump out and shout. However, if we can really beat them, Stillik is very happy. There is a possibility that he will take the blame and resign."
Pan Yi nodded, this is entirely possible.
Korean football has a natural psychological advantage over Longguo football, and Longguo's Korean-phobia has always been the pride of Koreans.
In history, the Longguo team has only won the South Korean team once in the A-level competition.
At that time, Gao Hongbo led the team. In the second round of the East Asian Cup held in Tokyo, Japan in 2010, the Longguo team beat South Korea 3-0, ending the 32-year international A-level record of not winning against South Korea.
In this game, Deng Zhuoxiang also staged a successful goal after passing three players in a row, which can almost be said to be one of the best goals in the history of the national football team.
However, although the East Asian Cup is considered an official competition, it is not the most important competition such as the World Cup or the Asian Cup. The Korean and Japanese national teams often do not send the strongest lineup to participate, so the Koreans still hate their teeth because of this loss. , but it can be regarded as comforting myself, if you lose, you lose.
In the first round of the group stage of this World Cup qualifier, when Longguo lost 2:3 at home to South Korea, Stillik has already received a lot of criticism for not being able to take his opponent lightly.
If this game is lost again, Stillik really has no way to stay in South Korea.
"Sun Xingmin is absent, how do you think the Korean team's striker will be arranged?" Pan Yi chatted about the opponent's situation again.
Lippi said: "I feel Stillik will trust overseas players more, like Ji Dongyuan from Augsburg, and Huang Xican from Red Bull Salzburg may all start this game."
Pan Yi nodded: "You are right, but I think there is one more person we need to pay attention to, and that is their high center forward Jin Xinyu."
"Jin Xinyu?" Lippi frowned and said the name again.
As the head coach of the national team, of course he will do detailed research on his opponents.
However, for players like Jin Xinyu who play in South Korea's domestic league, Lippi naturally doesn't know as well as Ji Dongyuan, Huang Heechan, including midfielders Ki Sungyong and Gu Zizhe who play in Europe.
"Chi Dongyuan and Huang Xican are better at playing on the wing, and the main fulcrum of the South Korean team is either Li Tingxie or this Jin Xinyu." Pan Yi said, "My analysis is that Stillik is more likely to play Jin Xinyu, because he stronger impact."
Jin Xinyu is 28 years old this year and plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai. He is 198cm tall and weighs 93 kg!
With such a physical condition, he is almost Lukaku Oppa, so people have to be cautious.
He originally played as a defender, but was later transformed into a forward. His scoring ability is indeed average, but his impact and aerial ability are still very strong.
It can be said that this high center forward will definitely form a big test for Long Guo's defense line, and whether he can defend him will also be the key to victory against South Korea.
"Well, we need to practice more on their various striker combinations." Lippi touched his chin and said, "The key point is the defensive formation. South Korea is not as strong as Qatar. Their strength is much stronger. We are big on the court. The probability is that it will be at a disadvantage.”
"That's right, according to my estimation, it is very likely that we will hardly find any good opportunities in positional battles." Pan Yi said, "If we want to break through the gate of the South Korean team, I think we should focus more on set-piece tactics. superior."
"I've already arranged this." Lippi smiled, "You reminded me a long time ago."
Pan Yi nodded, a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
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In the case of high physical exertion and not the best overall condition, the Dragon National Football Association and the Changsha local government have given the National Football Team the greatest degree of logistical support.
The hotel responsible for receiving the Long Guo team's board and lodging prepared rich meals for the team.
A team member said, "The players can basically eat what they want. All the logistical support specifications for the top 12 matches have been consistent, and everything that can be thought of has been thought out for the team."
In order to avoid illegal drugs, the national football team will arrange all meals in the hotel during the preparation period in Changsha. The meat is mainly beef, chicken, and fish.A restaurant in the hotel was also temporarily closed for the national football team.
In addition, in the humid and cold weather in Changsha, the logistics team of the national football team also specially prepared ginger soup and various measures to prevent colds, so as to ensure the physical condition of the national football team as much as possible.
And this is all to ensure that the training before the game can be carried out in the best condition.
The national team's training camp, if it is not the kind of long-term build-up before the World Cup and the European Cup, generally does not carry out too high-intensity training.
Because the national team's games are interspersed in the middle of the leagues of various countries, the international players fly over to gather just after playing the league, and their bodies are even very tired. If there is intensive training at this time, there will definitely be problems.
Therefore, in most cases, the national team focuses on tactical training, hoping to bring these players from different clubs together and cultivate more sense of cooperation and mutual understanding.
And this is to improve tactical proficiency as much as possible, which is definitely incomparable with the club.
Anyone who has played FM games knows that after a period of practice and competition, the club's tactics can reach a high level of proficiency, while the national team is basically half-baked.
So in a sense, the national team actually tests a coach's ability to familiarize players with tactics in a short period of time.
Coincidentally, whether it is Pan Yi or Lippi, they all have the experience of leading a team to win the world's top championships, and they also know how to pinch such a group of "rabble" together.
In addition to tactical training, what is more important is psychology!
The locker room of the national team must be harmonious and happy, so that the players can play their best.
Wasn't it Milu's happy football back then that made the Longguo team enter the World Cup for the first time?
Such a concept will never become obsolete.
And a team like Belgium, which is prone to internal strife, how can they be happy, and how can they contribute all their strength to the team on the field?
Therefore, during the training camp in Changsha, Lippi and Pan Yi often let their players relax.
The training intensity is not high, and a lot of training programs with game nature are also arranged during the training process, including many relaxing entertainment programs after training-of course, there is no such energy-enhancing program, which is more harmful to the body.
These methods are to let the tight strings of the international footballers relax as much as possible.
South Korea wants to win, but you don't have to worry about it day and night, otherwise you won't win!
In the past ten years, the more important the national team is, the easier it is to lose the chain. The more fans look forward to it, the more likely the national team will make mistakes.
This really cannot be explained by the gap in skills and tactics. It can only be said that there is a problem with the mental state of the players.
A very simple example. When I was in the club, the players from the Dragon Country also played against Japanese and Korean players. Why the gap seems to be not that big, but it doesn’t work when I go to the national team?
The answer is simple, stress.
The pressure in the club is far less than that of the national team.
When you are a club player, you only need to be responsible to the fans and owners of the club, and to the wages and bonuses you get;
But when you put on the national team jersey and watch the national flag go up and sing the national anthem, it's an honor, but it's also a huge pressure.
It's not just the players of the Longguo team, even Messi, he has a different mentality when he plays for the club and the national team-not to mention the more typical Welsh star Bell, who always puts the national team on the line. The first one.
This can also explain why Gao Lin's performance in the national team is far worse than that of the club from another perspective. It may be because he thinks more about the national team.
Therefore, the current Longguo coaching staff, especially Pan Yi, pay special attention to the psychological counseling of the international players.
And obviously, the effect of this is still very obvious. The national team's residence is always full of smiling faces and laughter from morning to night.
Captain Zheng Zhi was most impressed by this point.
He has stayed in this team for the longest time and has experienced the darkest moments when he failed to even qualify for the first stage of the group stage in the previous two sessions.
What impressed him most at the time was the terrifying pressure inside and outside the national team.
At that time, the pressure from the outside world was very high, but the pressure inside the national team was far greater than the outside world.
That was the pressure created jointly by the outside world, the Football Association, the coaching staff and the players themselves. That pressure was so great that the internal atmosphere became very tense, and the atmosphere of the entire team became somewhat distorted and overly depressing.
Everyone knows that the more important it is before the big competition, the easier it is to go into battle, but everyone understands the truth, how many can be done?
So the last game of the national football players, the head is foggy, how to play?Originally, the level was not particularly high, and if he couldn't perform well, wouldn't he just keep losing...
But that doesn't seem to be the case now.
From the first day when Pan Yi came to the national team, Zheng Zhi witnessed with his own eyes that Pan Yi brought leaps and bounds to the technical and tactical level of the national team, especially the progress of several young players.
But the most important thing is the psychological change.
With this current team, the atmosphere in the locker room can be said to be the best since Zheng Zhi joined the national team.
Moreover, all the players are very confident!
Especially players in Europe like Zhang Yuning, Lin Liangming, and Wu Lei. After they have seen the highest level of teams and players in Europe, they will not be afraid of players from Japan and South Korea from the bottom of their hearts.
No matter how strong you are, you can't be better than players from teams like Ajax, Arsenal, and Bayern, right?
After defeating Qatar, Pan Yi also helped the international players rebuild their confidence, know how to face difficulties, overcome all difficulties, and strive for victory.
It can be said that as a consultant of the national team, Pan Yi has raised the overall temperament of the national team by more than one level!
The most obvious manifestation is that on the training ground, when the enemy is in front of them, they still play freely. They can walk monkeys on the training ground and sing loudly in the entertainment room.
Zheng Zhi was very touched by the fact that once he chatted with Lin Liangming, he talked about the game against the South Korean team.
Lin Liangming said: "Boss Pan Yi said that the pressure of this game is all on the Korean team. No one blames us anyway if we lose, but if the Koreans lose, I'm afraid they will be thrown rotten eggs at the airport! Haha! "
If it was in the past, it would be hard for Zheng Zhi to imagine that this would come from an international player.
Even if someone with ulterior motives heard it, they might accuse the national football team of "having no belief in winning".
But now Zheng Zhi understands that such relaxed words mean that the international footballers have no pressure and no psychological burden, and can really play lightly on the field.
On the other hand, the South Korean team was under too much pressure in this game.
Another away game, another qualifying situation, and the fear of breaking the Korea-phobia, they are burdened with too many things.
Therefore, Zheng Zhi is also very confident in this national team now.
Perhaps, the appearance of Pan Yi can not only help Long Guo break the embarrassing Korean fear in the official competition;
It may even be reversed, bringing nightmares to the South Korean team!
(End of this chapter)