Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 535 Oh my god, I stole the ball from Shan Yongzhuo!
Shan Yongzhuo stayed at the training base for 3 days. On the fourth day, after lunch, the whole team took a bus to the city and checked into a hotel to rest. Afterwards, they went to Tianhe Stadium for training.

They will train at Tianhe Stadium for a day, and the match against Oman will be held the following afternoon.

In the current World Cup qualifying tournament, Group B, the Chinese national team has won all three of its group stage matches and is ranked first in the group, while Oman has played three matches, with one draw and two losses, performing very poorly and ranking at the bottom of the group.

Therefore, this match has attracted a lot of attention.

Facing the weakest team in the group, if the Chinese team wins this match, they will achieve a four-game winning streak in the group and gain 12 points.

Twelve points is an ideal score, which would be extremely advantageous in qualifying for the World Cup finals with six matches remaining.

In addition, Shan Yongzhuo will also start in this match.

During the final round of qualifying, Shan Yongzhuo is currently the top scorer, having scored 12 goals in three matches. Including the entire World Cup qualifiers, Shan Yongzhuo has participated in a total of 6 matches and scored 32 goals, averaging 5 goals per game, a truly breathtaking efficiency.

It's almost fair to say that Shan Yongzhuo is a nuclear weapon in Asia; if he were to use it, it would be a nuclear explosion.

To use the hype from domestic media—

"With Shan Yongzhuo on the team, the Chinese team can definitely try to win the World Cup!"

Well, if such a slogan were used by the national team in the past, it would definitely be ridiculed.

But now, such an obviously boastful slogan has actually received unanimous approval from netizens, which makes Shan Yongzhuo feel quite speechless.

"Just because I'm here, you guys are getting so cocky...?"

He was completely speechless about the state of football in China. He figured if they didn't win the World Cup, he could just let them embarrass him.

In terms of public opinion, the Chinese team has completely suppressed the Omani team.

There's nothing we can do about it. The Chinese team is now widely recognized as the strongest in Asia. Of course, this strongest team must include Shan Yongzhuo's Chinese team.

The Omani team had absolutely no hope for this match.

Their head coach, Hamad, was extremely humble before the match: "There is a gap between us and the Chinese team. They have Shan Yongzhuo, the world's number one star."

"This game will be a great experience for our defenders, as they will have the opportunity to play against the world's number one player."

"I believe my players will give it their all, and they will cause some trouble for Shan Yongzhuo."

These words sounded very unconvincing.

The night before the competition, Shan Yongzhuo was fine, but he noticed that Gao Lin, who shared a room with him, was having trouble sleeping.

So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and chat with Gao Lin.

The two chatted for a long time, until very late.

Let's talk about world football.

Let's talk about the club we play for.

Gao Lin will be in the starting lineup tomorrow, partnering with Shan Yongzhuo in the forward line.

He joined Guangzhou Evergrande in 2010, and tomorrow's match will be played at Tianhe Stadium, Evergrande's home ground.

This isn't the first time Gao Lin has partnered with Shan Yongzhuo; the two actually have some chemistry.

However, Gao Lin is now a very famous player in China, and this national team match in Guangzhou, where local fans are playing, still makes him a little worried and nervous.

In fact, this is a common problem among Chinese football players.

In fact, since the 1990s, the Chinese national football team has actually possessed considerable skill. Even during the darkest periods, their true strength was still among the top second-tier teams in Asia, not as poor as they had been in the past. The biggest problem for the Chinese national football team is psychological.

Shan Yongzhuo didn't have any good solutions to this problem either.

Even though he has led the national team to win the Asian Cup and is now leading the World Cup qualifiers and almost invincible, many players on the national team still have this kind of cautious and apprehensive mentality.

Comparatively speaking, Feng Xiaoting, who has already played abroad and gradually established himself in Granada, performed much better. This guy no longer takes Asian-level opponents seriously. He has positioned himself as a starting center-back for a mid-to-lower-tier team in the top five leagues, which gives him a huge psychological advantage when facing Asian-level strikers.

Gao Lin, however, clearly hasn't reached that level yet.

Shan Yongzhuo could only offer a few words of advice: "Don't worry, just play the game normally."

"Just remember one thing: pay attention to my position and gestures during tomorrow's game. When I raise my hand, pass the ball to me."

"At other times, you just need to find a way to score goals throughout the game."

Gao Lin nodded uncertainly.

The pre-match ceremonies were quickly over by 6 p.m. the next day.

After the referee blew the whistle to start the match, the game between the Chinese team and the Oman team began immediately.

Oman was awarded the opportunity to kick off first.

They consider themselves relatively weak, and their playing style is more conservative and defensive. Their defensive players are also of average ability.

Therefore, in their 4-2-3-1 formation, the two defensive midfielders also positioned themselves as far back as possible.

In their first attack, they were quickly dispossessed and then retreated to begin their defense.

China's tactics are to control the pace of the game and launch a steady attack. Gao Hongbo's only requirement is to cooperate more with Shan Yongzhuo. When Shan raises his hand to ask for the ball, you must find a way to pass it to him.

Even if the pass isn't of high quality, you still have to pass it.

China's formation is 4-4-2, with Shan Yongzhuo and Gao Lin as the pairings.

However, as per Shan Yongzhuo's request, his position was relatively far back, allowing Gao Lin to stand in front.

If you're positioned further back, you'll have a chance to get the ball.

In the fifth minute, Shan Yongzhuo got the ball for the first time.

The ball was passed from Yu Hai on the wing. Shan Yongzhuo was restricted by the opponent and had to turn around to receive the ball. However, because the pass was not very accurate, he barely managed to stop the ball with the instep of his foot, but he was unable to fully control it. Three opposing players immediately rushed over, one in front, one on the left, and one on the right, and directly intercepted the ball.

"The ball has been stolen by the Omani team..."

"Their double-team was very successful. Number 12 Mahari seized the opportunity and stole the ball directly."

"The pass wasn't very good, and it was very difficult to receive. Shan Yongzhuo's first touch didn't pose a threat."

This was just an ordinary scene in the game, and Shan Yongzhuo didn't pay much attention to it. He gave Yu Hai, who was a little embarrassed, a thumbs up.

But for the Omani players, it was very encouraging.

Their defensive midfielder, number 12 Mahari, was especially excited.

"Oh my god, I stole the ball from Shan Yongzhuo!"

(End of this chapter)