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Chapter 552 World Preliminaries

Van der Fano drove away the translator. There were only three people in the room who communicated face to face. During the communication, the three of them spoke English to each other and tried to walk in the rhythm of chat. Van der Fano wanted to put down their guards as much as possible. Ye Shiyi passed the English test, but Wu Quan seemed not so easy. He could speak Spanish. Van der Fano simply told the two of them about his leadership philosophy. He needed the "moment" of young people. The team might face competition for position, but he was optimistic about Ye Shiyi and Wu Quan, hoping that they would work hard and quickly integrate into the team.

Nothing else, Van der Fano just wanted to break up the small gang. This is the most unstable factor in the team. It just happened that the two strikers in the small team, Van der Fano happened to use Ye Shiyi and Wu Quan to replace them. The reason is very simple. Just because they play football in European giants, it is useless even if you sue the leader, because that's what they mean.

The week-long training camp began in a hurry, and the national team ushered in two new faces. There are some places where there are martial arts and other places where there are teams. In the team where there are already fixed interpersonal relationships, rashly entering the two newcomers will naturally cause special treatment from the "old people" in the team. Fortunately, the captain is willing to come forward to help the two newcomers integrate into the team. In addition, both the leader and the head coach are very particular about the two newcomers who have returned from Europe. Most of them are still kind to Ye Shiyi and Wu Quan on the surface.

It’s not good to be unkind. If a good reporter hears that they ignore the newcomers, they will immediately make a big fuss and make news such as “the old man of the national team neglects the newcomers”. Then they are criticized by fans out of context. No need to guess. At that time, public opinion will almost be one-sided to their "old man". There is no way, who told the two newcomers to come back from Europe or to wealthy clubs, noble!

Everyone is in the same team, can't they live in harmony? No, sometimes this idea can only be a beautiful fantasy, not everyone will get along well. People who are kind and selfless will naturally have selfish people. As the saying goes, there are all kinds of birds when the forest is big. There is also a kind of stranger type. If they don't work hard, they blame you for trying hard to steal his job. If you steal his egg, it will be a lifeblood. Can others keep you?

The top 12 will never be as easy as the top 40. According to the competition system, the national team, which is both stumbling in the top 40, was assigned to the fourth level due to ranking reasons, which means that the four "Four Asian Kings" of Japan, South Korea, Australia and Iran must be drawn. Unfortunately, the national team was not lucky enough to sign and was assigned to Group A. The two traditional strong teams in the same group are Iran in the first level and Australia in the second level. No matter which one is considered the victim of the national team, not to mention Saudi Arabia in the same group, which is slightly higher than the national team, and the Philippines, which is known as the "mercenary" team.

In the first game, the national team will face the strong Iran team at home. Whether it is historical records or current paper strength, the national team is at an absolute disadvantage. Half of the Iranian players come from the European League and the Turkish League. Coupled with the strong physique of the West Asians, the extramarital throwing balls that can be called "grenades". The power that can be thrown into the penalty area or even the goal is... The national team's height and physical advantages of the Japanese and Korean teams are gone in front of the West Asians.

The competition location is actually located in the "Dream Theater" in Shanghai. This is the venue for the National High School Competition. Although it is not time to use the "Dream Theater", the stadium has been built and cannot be abandoned during non-match times. Maintaining a professional stadium is very difficult, so the stadium operation team will also receive some commercial orders during non-match periods, such as concerts and exhibitions. But after all, this is a stadium, so of course it has to be used to do the most suitable things.

After all, it was the World Cup qualifiers, and the enthusiasm of the audience was still covered with the entire stadium, and the attendance rate was quite high. There were beating drums and drums, shaking flags and shouting. Some fans were sticking national flag stickers on their faces, and their faces were even covered with red color paintings and five stars. Guan Gong was blushing in from almost all directions across the country. He was from the xx club next door, and he was from the xx fan association from the northeast......

Although the national team's performance has been very disappointed and very disappointed in recent years, it is the World Cup qualifiers after all, and fans are also very clear that at the current level of the national team, no one can save it, or it is impossible for anyone to get the national team to get a direct quota to the World Cup. However, there are 4.5 places in the Asian region, and 0.5 is the playoff quota, competing with other continents for the last World Cup main quota. If you are competing for this, there is still some hope, and it is just a little bit.

A fan of a chess saint said that the national football team is his "mentally retarded son". This comment of deep love and hatred hits many fans' feelings for the national football team. As time goes by, fans are becoming more and more rational. Even if they lose the game, there are still some insults, but there are still many insults. However, this is based on the premise that players try their best in the game. The key is the word "fight", which is a matter of attitude. It is not embarrassing to be better than others. What is embarrassing is that you don't use your strength at all. Fans are not obsessed with watching the game. If you don't want to win, of course you can't speak mercilessly.

The roster of the game was announced. Both Ye Shiyi and Wu Quan, young players studying abroad, started. As newcomers to the national team, their resumes were better than most international players. Both public opinion and head coach Van der Fano gave high expectations.

After all, it is still a traditional strongman in Asia. The overall performance of the Iranian team in this game is better than that of the national team, but the national team that has done enough ideological preparations also performed very tenaciously. The poor defense line was still broken by the Iranian team. The Iran team defeated the national team's defense line with the simplest long pass and rush. If Van der Fano had not set up a five-32 formation position in this game, withstood the Iran team's impact, the Iran team had already pried open the door to the national team in the first twenty minutes.

However, during this period, the national team had two perfect counterattack opportunities. The two young players Ye Shiyi and Wu Quan performed very well. One of them used their speed and breakthrough to drive the ball, and the other would definitely find a position or pull space. The cooperation was perfect. They were worthy of being a good friend who grew up together. The tacit understanding would not change due to the passage of time. The two counterattacks were quite threatening. The first time Ye Shiyi was taken to the penalty area and was destroyed by the opponent's defender. The second time Wu Quan took the ball and directly caused a tactical foul on the opponent and received a yellow card.

Although the defense line was still beaten by the Iranian team, and many accidents were created inside and outside the penalty area. Long shots and crosses were tests against the goalkeeper and the defense line. Fortunately, the Iranian team did not bring shooting boots, and the long shots were all missed, and the cross was intercepted. Although the national team's defense line was generally poor, there were too many people. What's more, the captain who played as a central defender showed a god-like performance. He was like the defensive defensive needle, wherever there was a threat. He was full of energy and could not tell that he was already a 33-year-old veteran.

In the 31st minute, the national team got a corner kick and made a corner kick. Relying on the header of the teammates at the front point and other teammates attracted the Iranian team's defensive attention. Ye Shiyi fought for the header in the penalty area without any pressure. Relying on strong waist and abdomen, even with the interference of the defenders around him, Ye Shiyi looked at nothing and even deliberately shook his head to adjust the angle, allowing the football to bounce to the ground to score the goal net, increasing the difficulty of the opponent's goalkeeper to save the ball.

The result was obvious that the Iranian goalkeeper could not save enough, and the football was sent to the net without any suspense. 1:0! Ye Shiyi opened the goal account of the national team's first team career with his header. The entire "Dream Theater" was boiling, the fans were shouting, the flag was floating, and the sound of gongs shook the sky, and a red landscape was built throughout the audience...

The second half started, and the national team seized another beautiful counterattack opportunity. The old captain intercepted the ball and ran from his own penalty area to the nearest of the central circle, passing the ball to Wu Quan who was quickly inserted from the side. With Ye Shiyi who was preparing on the other side, now forming a two-on-three situation. Wu Quan directly used his explosive power to throw away an Iranian defender, and then passed one by one. Facing the goalkeeper who was attacking and the last Iranian defender's double-team defense, when everyone thought Wu Quan would pass the ball to Ye Shiyi who was in an open position on the other side, Wu Quan dunked and pulled open his position and shot directly. The football drew a little arc and hung the goal. Even though the ball had not yet been embraced by the ball net, Ye Shiyi in front of the empty goal had raised his hands and ran towards Wu Quan in cheers and cheers...

2:0! No one expected before the game that facing the traditional Asian giant Iran team, the national team could actually gain a two-goal lead in the 70s. The two newcomers hugged each other and knelt on the turf. In front of them, a group of reporters grabbed the camera and shot at the two of them. The flash was like a fleeting star, recording the two of them in their prime. A reporter even cried while shooting, reporting the news about the national team for so many years. This time he could really see the star of hope shining in the national team...

Although Iran equalized the score in the 77th minute, the national team's goalkeeper held the ball tightly and did not allow Iranian players to play the ball quickly, which caused conflicts between the two sides. The goalkeeper cleverly kicked the ball into the middle circle after provoking the dispute. However, the Iran team became more anxious and hurriedly grabbed the goalkeeper to say something. The two sides entered a verbal battle. The referee had to whistle to participate in silence the dispute between the two sides. However, this situation was very happy that the national team was very happy. The longer you argue, the happier I would be, and the faster time would pass...
Chapter completed!
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