Super Marshal

"How about it?"

After Li Tie approached, Gao Han asked with concern.

"Iran has arrived in China and will come to the outfield of the Olympic Sports Center for training in the afternoon." Li Tiehui reported, "This time they are arriving on an Iranian military plane."

"The specifications are quite high." Sergio Garcia chuckled.

There are two training fields in the outfield of the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center. The Chinese team uses one, and Iran will use the other. Unlike the Chinese team, as the host, which can enter the infield training, Iran will only get one acclimatization training the day before the game. Opportunity.

"This time, after Iran arrived in Shenyang, they went directly through a special channel, so neither reporters nor fans stopped them. And I received news that their work in the hotel was also very good, and the logistics support was very complete. "

Gao Han nodded, Queiroz is a famous European coach after all. He has coached Iran for five years, so he must have this level.

"anything else?"

"I received news that two players in Iran had severe colds, but strangely, we did not get clear information. Instead, it was Dejagha. We can conclude that he was indeed injured."

"What do you say?" Gao Han asked with concern.

Dejaga is Iran's midfield general. If he is injured, Iran's midfield strength will definitely be weakened.

"We have to thank our domestic media for this, they were the ones who spied on the news." Li Tie said with a smile.

As he said that, he took out his mobile phone and found the WeChat photo that a reporter from a domestic media had just sent him. It was a medical record card from a well-known hospital in Shenyang. It clearly showed that the proximal end of the tibia of Dejaga's right leg had appeared. If there is a problem, an MRI will be done, and a report will be issued within 24 hours.

"It seems that Dejaga will definitely be absent." Sergio Garcia said with a smile.

Li Tie nodded heavily, apparently confirmed.

Gao Han couldn't help but laugh, this should be considered a rare piece of good news.

"You inform this media that after playing against the Iranian team, I will give them an exclusive interview." Gao Han said with a smile.

Gao Han has always maintained good communication and cooperation with the media.

There are many things that Gao Han, as the head coach of the national team, cannot do, such as going to the hospital to spy on Dejaga's medical record. This kind of thing, let alone Gao Han, the national team will not do, and the hospital will certainly not do it. It will be revealed, but the all-pervasive media has ways and channels to obtain the medical record card.

Only by maintaining good communication and cooperation and sharing what is needed with each other can the benefits be maximized.

Li Tie beamed with joy and nodded heavily. A photo could be exchanged for an exclusive interview with Gao Han. He believed that his reporter friend should also be very satisfied.

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It rained for two days in Shenyang, and then the temperature warmed up again.

This humid and stuffy climate makes the national team a little uncomfortable, let alone Iran playing away games.

The Iranian team has eight international players studying abroad. In addition to the injured Dejaga, there are seven international players studying abroad. They are the players that Queiroz relies on most during his coaching period. If nothing unexpected happens, they will all appear in the starting lineup.

However, these international players returned to their home countries non-stop after playing in the European League on the 29th. After playing in Qatar, they traveled more than 6,000 kilometers to Shenyang. The consumption was not small.

On the contrary, the Chinese team seems to be waiting for work.

The Asian qualifiers featured a duel between two world-renowned coaches, Gao Han and Queiroz, which attracted the attention of FIFA.

On the official website, FIFA conducted a preview report on the second round of the Asian Qualifiers Top 12, focusing on the contest between Gao Han and Queiroz.

FIFA stated that in a recent focus match, the Chinese team historically defeated the South Korean team with a score of three to one and played a perfect game. Gao Han also showed the skills of the world's top coach. The tactical level has greatly boosted the morale and confidence of Chinese players, but the Chinese team should be wary of Iran's strength.

"This is a better team than South Korea. In front of Iran, even South Korea has to lower its status."

But FIFA also said that although Iran is stronger, it defeated Qatar with two goals before, but they were all scored in stoppage time. This proves that Iran did have some problems, but it was able to defeat Qatar in stoppage time. Iran's morale Queiroz's team performed very well in this World Cup qualifier, which made them even more confident.

"However, the Iranians must be wary of the Chinese team's progress, especially Gao Han."

FIFA also said that this game will be a battle between the two famous coaches Gao Han and Queiroz.

"Judging from the past three rounds of games, it is obvious that a world-class head coach has brought changes to the team. In the hands of Gao Han, the Chinese team has won all three games, not only defeating the Maldives and Qatar, but also not even defeating the Maldives and Qatar in decades. South Korea, which had defeated them all, fell at the feet of the Chinese team."

"Quiroz has also brought huge changes to Iran. He has built Iran into the strongest team in Asia. This makes all of us have to look forward to the next World Cup qualifying match. I don't know. Can the unstoppable Queiroz lead his Persian army to defeat the invincible Gao Han?"

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Questions raised by FIFA. At the pre-match press conference, Queiroz said that Gao Han is a coach he respects very much.

"Ha, he and I are very good friends. I know him and I know his coaching level. After he took over, he brought earth-shaking changes to the Chinese team, especially the victory over the South Korean team just past. It was a surprise to all of us.”

"We previously focused on studying the Chinese team's game videos, focusing on watching the games after Gao Han took over. I think his work in the Chinese team gave me a lot of impressions. He is like this, he is very unique. thoughts and ideas.”

"I want to say that under the coaching of Gao Han, the Chinese team is a very tenacious team. They are very focused on the game and are very fast in offense and defense. There is no doubt that Gao Han's skills and tactics force the players to be so focused and defensive. It is very, very difficult to be able to reverse South Korea tenaciously when they are one goal behind in the away game."

"This just proves that the Chinese team is a team with excellent technical and tactical skills and strong mental strength. Their rigorous overall football will make us feel the pressure in the game, especially their defense. Tomorrow's game It’s going to be very difficult.”

Regarding his expectations for the game, Queiroz did not give a direct answer, but tactfully stated that one point was acceptable.

"I have led a team to play in the top 12 tournament. I think every point is very important. The schedule is very tight. From September, October, and November, five games will be played in these three months. The pressure will be very high. Big, these fifteen points can determine whether your ranking in this group is better or worse, which has different meanings for the following games."

"We are a relatively young team, but we have a group of high-level players with rich experience in the game, such as our forward Azmon, who is only 21 years old but has already played in Europe for four years. With our experience in league games and our combination of old, middle and young players, all three lines are relatively reasonable, which makes it easier for us to achieve a balance.”

"I hope we can be the better side in tomorrow's game."

"As I have said repeatedly before, although the top 12 is a double round-robin group stage, we will play every game as a final, and we will go all out to treat every game."

But at the end of the press conference, when reporters asked about the injuries of Dejaga and two players with severe colds, Queiroz did not answer directly. Instead, he said that everyone was ready and there would be no chance of tomorrow’s game. be affected in any way.

Finally, Queiroz said that under the coaching of Gao Han, the Chinese team has a good chance of entering the World Cup.

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At the Chinese team's pre-match press conference held at 1 o'clock in the evening by Queiroz, head coach Gao Han kept giving high hats to Queiroz, saying that Queiroz was the one he learned from and that his five years of coaching experience in the Iranian team was a dream. , turning Iran into a top Asian team that is not inferior to European teams.

"The Iranian team's technical and tactical style and physical fitness are very close to European teams. There is no doubt that our strength is not as good as our opponents. Even if we are playing at home, we must face this fact, so we need to avoid making mistakes and do our best. Fight hard and patiently look for your opponent’s loopholes and mistakes.”

Regarding the upcoming game, Gao Han made it clear, "No matter which game it is, no matter who the opponent is, our goal has always been only one, and that is to try our best to win. This is our tireless pursuit, and we will Go into every game with the belief that you will win.”

"Of course, Iran is the top team in Asia. Facing such an opponent, the game will be extremely difficult. This requires us to work hard to control every detail of the game. We must be extremely focused and play our best. Condition and the best mental outlook.”

Regarding Queiroz's last statement that the Chinese team has hope of entering the World Cup, Gao Han laughed and teased his old friend for flattery.

"Since our historic first participation in the World Cup in 2002, Chinese football has had many problems in the past few years. This is not just a football problem, but also a social problem. In recent years, we have begun to We have vigorously promoted reform and achieved considerable results, but reform takes time.”

"It's like I just coached the team. You can't ask me to produce results immediately. I need time to let my players adapt to my technical and tactical concepts. What I can do is to shorten the period of players' adaptation and improvement as much as possible. Over a period of time, we will integrate the team as soon as possible and become competitive."

"Entering the World Cup is our goal, but we need to push forward down-to-earth. We need to fight hard game by game. We cannot enter the World Cup just by shouting slogans."

"Judging from the current situation of the team, we have a good combination of old, middle and young players. Next, I will continue to give opportunities to young players and try to build a more reasonable, more passionate and more competitive team. "

"I believe that by that time, it will be a matter of course whether we make it to the World Cup or not."

"Quiroz said it right. Every point in the top 12 is crucial, especially when facing a team like Iran. Therefore, my request to the international players is to play with all their strength and strive for every game. I won’t leave any regrets for my victory. As for the outcome, I can’t predict it at all.”

"But I want to say that with our current strength level, we can only have a chance of winning if we play every game step by step, down-to-earth, and treat every game as a final."

"The same goes for playing South Korea away from home, and the same goes for playing Iran at home."