At 14:16 on February 8, all members of the Chinese team went to Niigata, the end of the Asian Youth Championship;

At 4:00 p.m. on the 10th, the third-place final will start there, which is the last chance for redemption for the two losers.

At 16:07, the Chinese team arrived at this important port city on the west coast of the northeastern Honshu.

Niigata City, the capital of Niigata Prefecture, is located in the north of Nagaoka, to the south of Sada, and to the west, the Sado Island is located on the sea through the Sado Strait. It is the civilized Kaihua port capital located on the banks of Shino River. It has a population of about 600,000. It is the main port of the Sea of ​​Japan and the center of industry, commerce and education.

Drive north from Tokyo and look out through the car window. The Upper Crossing Line is covered with snow along both sides of the railway tracks. Compared with the capital that still retains a hint of warmth in winter, Niigata is like a world of ice and snow!

The bad weather seems to affect the development of this important life and death war. The Japan Meteorological Agency predicts that the Niigata temperature will rebound briefly on the 10th, and there will be no heavy snowfall. The Asian Youth Games Organizing Committee has not changed the established schedule;

But the changes in the weather are not predictable. The world is unpredictable, just as people cannot predict the fate of this Chinese team!

"Mysterious tolerance cannot be improved by one or two psychological counseling classes. The development of psychological stress resistance requires a long-term and systematic psychological quality training and specific application in the game. The current situation does not allow us to preach patiently as before. The advice I give you is to move the players and understand them, so that they can realize the importance of this game, put the overall situation first, and try to restrain themselves."

"At this moment, a clear technical and tactical style is the most important. Only when players fully understand the coach's intentions and requirements can they know what they should do on the court, and only when they see hope can they persevere better. Lao Lu, in the last battle, don't fight at this moment, when will they stay? Give the players more encouragement, they are the best, and you are the same!"

This is a relevant countermeasure to reduce players' rashly wins and curb the team's non-injury loss after arriving in Niigata;

After a big defeat, Lu Juren gradually let go of prejudice and stubbornness, abandoned his past concepts, listened carefully to Wang Peng's opinions, and actively thought about responding to decisions;

Wang Peng admired his friend's awakening and sincerity very much, and worked hard to contribute his intelligence and wisdom. When Lu Juren was most depressed, he sent him firm encouragement. When the enemy was facing the enemy, the two of them were closely tied to each other and staged a football version of "harmony between generals and ministers".

"Based on the video of the South Korean semi-finals and Saudi Arabia, and combined with our experience in fighting with Korean football, we have a general understanding of the current Korean youth team. Their starting lineup in the last game was 4-4-2. As the game progresses, a midfielder will be highlighted as the front midfielder, and evolves to 4-3-1-2."

Lu Juren made a lineup arrangement for tomorrow's battle at the team meeting. "To this end, I will make some targeted additions and adjustments to our formation. The following is the starting lineup list. Listen to their specific requirements: Forwards Ma Kang and Luo Xian, you two should pay attention to each other's running and coordination. When Luo Xian pulls the side with speed, Ma Kang should occupy the middle lane in time and give full play to your height advantage. Similarly, against Ma Kang's replay, Luo Xian, you should also understand his intentions in time and prepare for the points. This is not the first time you cooperate. You should develop a tacit observation habit between each other;"

"The front midfielder Zhang Chang, pass the ball more firmly. When the opportunity arises, you must decisively step forward and receive the forward pass to complete the shot. In addition, you must know how to protect yourself; the three forwards Cao Lin, Tang Long, and Li Xudong, strengthen the defense while assisting appropriately, and Li Xudong, try to try long shots; the back midfielder is closed and suitable for the current pressure, and the three backs are Zhang Rong, Song Min, and Long Tian, ​​who can participate in assists, but pay attention to returning to defense, and goalkeeper Wang Gongqing."

After listening, the players looked different: Luo Xian was ready to try, and Ma Kang was hesitant;

Li Xudong was thinking about something. While thinking about the coach's special instructions, Zhang Chang touched the bandage on the bridge of his nose;

Guan Jian and Long Tian had similar expressions on their faces, but Guan Jian brought a hint of anxiety about the return of the king, and Long Tian had more endless longings.

A look of surprise surged on the faces of the players: When did Coach Lu become so patient?

This was the first time he explained the tactical requirements to the team members in such detail.

Looking at the whispering team members, Lu Juren frowned: "Why, don't you understand?"

The team members shook their heads and said in unison: "I understand, coach."

Lu Juren nodded, and after meditating for a moment, he asked, "Are you afraid of Koreans?"

This question is like a thunderbolt. The emotions of the team members were stirred up, and various answers came one after another: "Aren't Koreans humans? Everyone is like yellow people, who is afraid of whom?"

"That's it! We have never met an opponent in the physical training we have been doing. We just happened to bring Koreans to train!"

"The Korean team is not much better this time! And they still scored the first goal in the semi-finals, but they are too cowardly and can't hold on!"

"I heard that one of their forwards was deposed, and our little Ma Ge is in bud!"

Over the years, he was still in trouble and had such an optimistic attitude. His innocent and fearless expression was from the heart and had no pretentiousness. Lu Juren was amazed at the precocious puberty of these young people;

I remember that when I was a naughty man, I felt a little scared when I first debuted. It was indeed a "newborn calf is not afraid of tigers". The heroic spirit of the team members shocked him!

The confidence of the team members gave Lu Juren great support. At this moment, he realized that his heart was closely connected with the team members!

It was indeed not snowing in Niigata on the afternoon of the 10th. The gloomy sky appeared in comparison to the usual snowy state. God seemed to have stopped specifically to watch the Sino-Korea war;

From this point of view, the accuracy of the Japanese meteorological department is admirable, and it is a powerful proof to predict moody heavy snow conditions without any error.

The game was held at the home stadium of the J League team Niigata Swans, but not many people paid attention to the game, although it was Saturday, the final at 19:30 had already attracted the attention of the local people;

There were only a few dozen fans walking around at the entrance of the stadium, completely changing the grand scene of crowds before the semi-finals;

In terms of media, Japanese mainstream media such as Yomiuri Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, TBS TV, Tokyo Nishiki TV and other major competition areas have all drawn reporters from major competition areas, and the crew went to Tokyo to report the relevant situation of the finals with all their strength, leaving only a few reporters to briefly report the results in text. On the contrary, the central and local media in China and South Korea have spared no effort to follow up and report the whole process.

It is easy to understand human nature, after all, this is just a last redemption action between two losers;

For third-party hosts, there is no desire to pay attention. "It doesn't matter to yourself, just hold it high", competitive sports can really be so clear about love and hate;

The land stadium with 18,671 seats only sparsely occupy more than a thousand, and the large exposed auditorium makes the entire stadium look even more deserted.

16:00, with the referee's whistle, the battle drums of this life-and-death third-place competition sounded;

The final winner will take the last bus to Madrid's World Youth Championship, South Korea or China?

After an hour and a half or two, the answer will naturally be revealed.

Twenty-nine years ago, Chinese football had lost the strength and courage to defeat Korean football. The Koreans who "can't run to death" left countless heartbreaking nights for Chinese billions of fans. "Korean fear" began to become an lingering shadow of Chinese football, and generations began to shoulder the burden of resisting South Korea;

Twenty-nine years later, Chinese football has lagged behind Korean football. Whether it is the league, national team, or even the national Olympic team, what China can win is limited to low-level echelons such as u19 and u17. An insignificant small victory can make the Chinese media speculate on Chinese football tomorrow. The Chinese media is so cute that it is terrible;

But just this year, China's regular u19 youth team was beaten by the youth team mixed with Korean college students;

The media was speechless for a moment, so sad, Chinese football!

The two teams have been fighting in different half districts before and have not paid attention to each other's situation. This time, the sudden encounter between brothers and brothers after the same defeat was the two enemies did not have much stranger;

Especially the Koreans who have a great psychological advantage, facing the Chinese team that drinks the Japanese alone for five shots, their past passion is all inspired;

The time when the Korean Youth Team was born was the time when the Chinese team was suppressed by the Korean team led by Huang Shanhong and Hong Mingfu;

Influenced by the eyes, they have accepted the concept of invincibility since childhood, and they are not afraid of the Chinese team at all!

Japan's campus football is very outstanding, and the dual-track system for youth training development ensures good material selection. In fact, South Korea's campus football is also very outstanding, with its own national characteristics and in line with its national conditions.

South Korean professional clubs do not have their own echelons, which is due to South Korea's clear campus football planning and a complete competition system from early childhood to college;

Relying on the school football team, daily training is normalized, competitions are diverse and efficient, so that each player's understanding of football skills and tactics and competitive level can synchronize the development and maturity of his body and improve with the level of education.

The significant result of this is that after experiencing a complete education stage and successfully graduating from university, a student also possesses the basic qualities of a professional youth training player and can be directly absorbed by the club.

This is also similar to the youth training development of Japanese football. These players who are generally of the same academic qualifications as college students or high schools must be better than Chinese players at junior high school or even elementary school level in terms of learning and understanding. The gap shown by Chinese players in all aspects is reasonable.
Chapter completed!