Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 253 A Signed Jersey

"The fifth goal!"

"Shan Yongzhuo scored 5 goals in the first half alone. Laos had no defense against him!"

"This is the world's number one striker!"

Dan Yongzhuo scored his fifth goal, and Laos had no way to stop him. They had already used three players to defend against Dan Yongzhuo, but they still managed to score. It was very frustrating.

Laos head coach Hans Peter could only helplessly cover his head. He had expected this result, but seeing it actually happen still made him feel very desperate.

After Shan Yongzhuo scored the fifth goal, the Chinese team launched an attack for a while, and then the first half ended.

The Chinese team felt very relaxed. A five-goal lead allowed them to secure the victory. The players chatted and laughed as they returned to the locker room. The most talked-about topic was not the victory, but Shan Yongzhuo's performance and the supportive atmosphere for him at the stadium.

"I don't think this is our home turf, it's Brother Shan's home turf!"

"All the fans support Brother Shan."

"This is too awesome!"

"I wish I could catch up with Brother Shan's influence someday."

"Catch up with Brother Shan? I only need to be one-tenth as good as Brother Shan."

"That's right. If there are more than 1 female fans at the scene, even if it's only one-tenth of Shan Ge's support, that's still more than 1000 female fans."

"I would be satisfied if I had 100 female fans supporting me."

"Impossible, you guys are too ugly. Get plastic surgery to look one-tenth as good as Brother Shan first."

"..."

Shan Yongzhuo, on the other hand, seemed quite calm, as if he didn't care about the goal or the fans' enthusiastic support, as if everything was under his control.

In fact, the opponent was indeed too weak; he had never played so easily before.

"I wish all future opponents were this weak..."

Dan Yongzhu couldn't help but think about it in his heart, but it was just a thought.

Gao Hongbo returned to the locker room, first affirming the performance in the first half, and then talking about some problems in the first half. His expression was somewhat serious.

In reality, although the team had a large lead over their opponents, it was largely due to Shan Yongzhuo's individual ability. He was actually not satisfied with the performance of the rest of the team.

Dan Yongzhuo single-handedly drew away most of the defense, but the others failed to score a single goal, and even allowed Laos to launch several sharp counter-attacks. If it weren't for Zheng Zhi's diligent defense and Yang Zhi's focused attention, Laos would probably have scored.

In Gao Hongbo's 4-2-3-1 formation, the center forward position is actually more often involved in defense.

Because Shan Yongzhuo will definitely be heavily marked by the opponent, the role of the three midfielders is very important. They not only need to support Shan Yongzhuo, but also need to use the space created by the center forward to unleash their attacking skills.

In a 4-2-3-1 formation, the three midfielders, while called three midfielders, actually become three forwards if they run further forward in a winning situation.

However, the formation did not work. Hao Junmin did a good job of supporting Shan Yongzhuo with his passes, but his individual attacking ability was completely ineffective.

Deng Zhuoxiang and Yu Hai did not show much dominance on either of the two flanks.

The fact that they were able to take a 5-goal lead was mainly due to Shan Yongzhuo's individual ability. In Gao Hongbo's view, this meant that tactics were meaningless and did not help improve the performance of other players.

Gao Hongbo repeatedly discussed the issues of movement and teamwork in the attacking third, and several players were specifically criticized, especially Du Wei, who made frequent mistakes in the three midfielders and the defense.

Hao Junmin, Deng Zhuoxiang, and Yu Hai were all named, but they could only accept the criticism and couldn't refute it at all.

In the past, there would definitely have been troublesome players, but the situation in the Chinese team is completely different now. The team's veteran Zheng Zhi is not a troublesome player now, but rather as hardworking as an old ox.

Moreover, with Shan Yongzhuo around, everyone feels like they're just there to make up the numbers because the gap is too big. It doesn't matter what they do, there are plenty of people to replace them anyway. As long as Shan Yongzhuo is still there, it's fine. If they have a conflict with the head coach, they'll be fired.

No one in the current national team wants to quit. Everyone knows that with Shan Yongzhuo on the team, the national team will never lack honors. Being kicked out of the national team at this time would not only be embarrassing, but would also mean losing the opportunity to go down in history.

And the other side.

The locker room in Laos was not as somber as I had imagined.

Although they were down by five goals, no one except head coach Hans Peter was frustrated; their defenders didn't think there was anything wrong with not being able to stop Shan Yongzhuo.

This is so normal.

Even the top European clubs' defenders couldn't stop Shan Yongzhuo.

Judging solely from the goals conceded, they even felt that their defense was quite good.

The outcome of the match is no longer important; if they have any thoughts to share now...

"I absolutely must exchange jerseys with Shan Yongzhuo!"

"This opportunity is mine!"

"Let me do it, he's scored on my goal five times."

"I'm the captain, it's my job."

Hans, the head coach whose salary wasn't much, sighed deeply. Looking at the players, he felt there was nothing more to criticize.

The gap in strength is just that big; there's nothing that can be done about it.

He also lost his fighting spirit.

even……

Hans Peter had another little thought in his mind: his daughter was a huge fan of Shan Yongzhuo and had always hoped to get Shan Yongzhuo's autograph.

If we could get Shan Yongzhuo's autograph...

"If all else fails, ask Gao Hongbo for help."

"He'll probably help me..."

"..."

The Lao team's attitude in the game also determined their fate in the second half.

The Chinese team, led by Shan Yongzhuo, showed no intention of holding back.

Shan Yongzhuo naturally hopes to score more goals, because next time he won't be able to face an opponent like Laos.

The other players, after being criticized by Gao Hongbo, were also holding back their anger and wanted to prove themselves.

And so, one goal after another was scored.

In the 52nd minute, the Chinese team won a free kick on the left side of the penalty area. Shan Yongzhuo scored a beautiful free kick, making the score 6-0.

After scoring this goal, Gao Hongbo substituted Shan Yongzhuo at the right time. Keeping him on the field would have been unfair and would have deprived the other players of the opportunity to hone their skills.

Yang Xu, the master of crushing weaker opponents, replaced Shan Yongzhuo.

But the Chinese team's goal did not end the game.

In the 68th and 83rd minutes, Yang Xu and Deng Zhuoxiang each scored a goal, bringing the final score to 8-0.

With six goals from Shan Yongzhuo and goals from Yang Xu and Deng Zhuoxiang, the Chinese team defeated Laos 8-0 at home in Kunming, winning the first leg of the second round of the Asian qualifying tournament for the World Cup.

(End of this chapter)