Super Marshal

The training time of the national team is always full of uncertainty.

The last time they played against South Korea, the national football team rushed to Shenyang in advance for training to prepare for the game. This ultimately helped the national team defeat South Korea in an away game, which had a shorter training time. But this time, the training time left for the Chinese team was only five days.

The national team finished playing the Chinese Super League on the 16th and began to assemble after allowing the players to rest. However, since three teams were going to compete in the AFC Champions League, Gao Han specifically allowed the national players of the three teams to delay their return until the 18th. Just joined the team.

The home game against South Korea is on the 23rd.

There is really no way to do this, because Gao Han needs to consider the players' mental state.

Regarding his decision, Gao Han said in an interview with the media before the training camp that it was mainly because he felt that the match against South Korea was just an ordinary national team game and was far less important than what outside public opinion had exaggerated.

"Five days are indeed a short time, but we will make full use of these five days and prepare for the war with all our strength."

The Football Association also stated that there will be no performance pressure in the China-South Korea war, and it only hopes that all the national players can go all out and show their best side in front of the Chinese people.

There are a total of 25 players in the national team training this time. Gao Han made some adjustments. The two young players Yang Xin and Gao Ren were not selected for the list, but Wang Lei and Zhao Jun were included in the list. These two players Currently, they are firmly established in the first team of Chinatown and are important substitutes and rotation players.

The performance of Zhang Yuning, a young player who also studied abroad in the Eredivisie, has had some ups and downs during this period.

After playing in the World Cup qualifiers in November, in his first game back in the Eredivisie, he scored a hat trick and provided an assist at home. With a shocking performance, he helped Ajax win 5-0. Big break at Nijmegen.

This battle can be said to have completely established Zhang Yuning's position on Ajax's front line, and coupled with his performance in the national team, he has become famous.

But maybe his performance against Nijmegen was too good. In the following games in late November, December and January, he was qualified to start, but he ended up encountering a goal drought. In the Eredivisie, He failed to score in ten games in three competitions: Dutch Cup, Dutch Cup and Europa League, which once again caused him to be questioned.

Fortunately, in the first three games of February, he had one pass and one shot, helping the team defeat The Hague at home, and then provided an assist to help Ajax defeat Roda away and face Sparta Rotterdam at home. In the game, he passed and shot again, helping the team win 2-0.

After three consecutive rounds of outstanding performance, he soon ushered in three rounds of troughs.

It was not until he scored five goals in the last five games that his performance stabilized slightly.

The coaching staff headed by Gao Han has always maintained close contact with Ajax and is always paying attention to Zhang Yuning's situation. Gao Han himself also maintains close contact and communication with the players and often provides Zhang Yuning with guidance.

Gao Han understands the ups and downs of young players' performance, and has always warned Zhang Yuning not to put too much pressure on him.

In fact, so far this season, Zhang Yuning has scored 19 goals and six assists on various fronts in Ajax. He has made rapid progress and his reputation has gradually become louder. Opponents are interested in him. The research and defense are becoming more and more targeted, which has become a problem that Zhang Yuning must overcome.

As Zhang Yuning's performance in the Eredivisie became more and more outstanding, he gradually attracted the attention of the teams in the five major European leagues. Some teams even began to try to introduce this 19-year-old Chinese player from Ajax, but regardless of Whether it was Gao Han or Mendes, the advice given to Zhang Yuning was to wait.

Today's Eredivisie is no longer as competitive as it used to be. Scoring goals in the Eredivisie does not have much convincing power, but the five major leagues are completely different. The competition there is many times more brutal than the Eredivisie.

Zhang Yuning's success at Ajax can be attributed to the right time, place and people.

Ajax needs a strong center like Zhang Yuning this season. Compared with Ajax's young player Dolberg, Zhang Yuning has the advantage of being the first to take the lead. In addition, coach Bosz has a strong desire for him. Being more familiar with it and the excellent operation of agent Mendes gave Zhang Yuning a head start.

Sometimes, professional leagues are like this. Zhang Yuning has the upper hand, and Dolberg naturally doesn't have much chance.

So can this season's outstanding performance prove Zhang Yuning's true level?

Yes, but also no.

The reason why I say yes is because he has indeed made great progress and has been cultivated by the club. Ajax has always had its own ideas about cultivating centers. In addition, Gao Han has used him in the national team. , the blessing of skill cards, these have allowed Zhang Yuning to make rapid progress.

After scoring frequently and winning at the beginning of the season, the head coach will try to keep the lineup stable, so the players' performance continues, but it does not mean that the players can continue to perform like this next season.

Gao Han, who has a sharp eye, knows better than anyone that Zhang Yuning is good, but he is not yet able to gain a foothold in the five major leagues. His most important thing in the next three years is to consolidate his status and strength in Ajax, improve himself as soon as possible, and polish himself. own skills and abilities.

In this way, maybe when the opportunity comes in the future, it is still possible to play as the main force for the middle and lower reaches of the five major leagues.

But if you don't see this clearly, are blindly optimistic, and leave the Eredivisie early when your strength is not yet mature and stable, it will be difficult for teams in the five major leagues to gain a foothold, and the gains will outweigh the losses.

For this matter, Gao Han even called Zhang Yuning to persuade him to stay in Ajax with peace of mind.

The Eredivisie giants intend to develop the Chinese market, and coupled with the relationship between Gao Han and Mendes, they also value Zhang Yuning. Based on his performance this season, I believe he will still have a chance to establish himself as the main center next season, which is conducive to Zhang Yuning further polishes and improves himself.

One of the important reasons why Gao Han is so interested in Zhang Yuning is that with such a powerful center at the front, the offensive improvement of the Chinese team is too obvious.

Gao Lin has better talent, but unfortunately, he lacks Zhang Yuning's ambition and fighting spirit.

Among the current domestic centers, Zhang Yuning is considered to be the most developed. Yang Liyu, who plays for BJ Chinatown, will also have opportunities in the future, because Van Gaal also likes to use centers, and another one is passed by BJ Chinatown this season. Shan Huanhuan went to the Portuguese Super League through Sri Lanka's channels. He was only eighteen years old, but he wanted to study abroad and train himself.

He joined the Guimarães U19 youth team in the Portuguese Super League as early as the winter break. He has already played in games and performed well.

Originally, among the first batch of youth training players in BJ Chinatown, there was also a powerful center, that is Zhao Jun, but unexpectedly, this guy turned from a center to a center defender after kicking. Now, whether in the club or in the country, He has already established himself as a central defender in the team, and he may not be able to adapt to playing as a center again.

Gao Han is also quite helpless about this. After all, what is most lacking in the country is high-level centers.

If Zhao Jun could play as a center and show his potential as a center defender, Gao Han would not have to spend so much time cultivating Zhang Yuning.

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"Recently, the Korean media has been very hyped."

After the morning training session, the players returned to the locker room one after another, but Gao Han and the coaching staff remained at the training ground to prepare for the afternoon training program. Team leader Li Tie came over.

"what happened?"

"They have not been in a good situation recently, and they lost to us 3-1 at home in the first round. Many media threatened to win at least three goals in this game and return home."

"Win three goals?" Xiao Mu on the side sneered, "They really dare to say that."

Gao Han couldn't help but smile, but nodded heavily and said: "It doesn't matter. It's a good thing to have such fighting spirit. This is cheering for us."

The Chinese team is currently ranked first in the group. Although the South Korean team is ranked third, the situation is precarious. Uzbekistan, which is fourth, is also chasing very fiercely. There is only one point gap between them. If they are not careful, South Korea may lose it at any time. third.

If they fail to break through the qualifiers, it will be unacceptable to the South Korean team, which claims to be the strongest in Asia.

"What's Stillik's situation like?" Gao Han asked with concern.

"It's embarrassing." Li Tie replied, "Korea's domestic public opinion is very dissatisfied with him and believes that Stillik should be fully responsible for bringing the strongest Korean team in Asia to where it is today. However, the Korean Football Association held a training camp for the national team. At that time, we specially held a press conference to support Stillik and expressed that we would continue to support his coaching in the national team."

"Lee Young-soo, chairman of the technical committee of the Korean Football Association, even compared him to Hiddink. He believed that Hiddink had not experienced the test of World Cup qualifiers, but Stillik had. He believed that Stillik met the requirements of the Korean national team very well and had a good job. It’s very satisfying.”

"Li Rongxiu?" Gao Han was unfamiliar with this name.

"He is considered an old man of the Korean Football Association. He was the one who invited Hiddink. Then every national team coach will inevitably be compared with Hiddink."

Gao Han smiled, this is normal, just like many fans like to compare the national football coach to Milu.

"It seems that the Korean Football Association is no longer monolithic."

If there was no pressure, why would Li Rongxiu hold a press conference to support Stillik?

"Many Korean media revealed that if China cannot win in the away game, Stillik is likely to take the blame and resign."

Gao Han nodded, this is entirely possible.

Korean football has a natural psychological advantage over Chinese football. China’s Korean phobia has always been the pride of Koreans. The home defeat in the first round of the group stage can be said to be an accident, but if this game is lost again, then What other reasons could Stillik have?

Given the urinary nature of the Korean people, the blame can only be placed on Stillik.

"How is the analysis of the Korean training roster?" Gao Han asked again.

"Basically there are no accidents, but high center forward Jin Xinyu must be careful."

"Jin Xinyu." Gao Han read the name again and nodded.

This 28-year-old center plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai. He is 1.96 meters tall. This height really makes people have to be cautious. He was originally a central defender but was later transformed into a forward. His scoring ability is average. But the impact and air control capabilities make people have to be careful.

Previously, the South Korean team won Uzbekistan 2-1, and the second goal at the critical moment came from Jin Xinyu's assist.

It can be said that this high center forward will definitely become a big test for China's defense.

"Okay, next, in addition to focusing on practicing defensive formations, we will also focus on practicing set-piece tactics."

After Gao Han finished speaking, a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.