Lao Gao is still low-key and humble, it seems that this is the temperament imprinted in his bones. But Lao Gao is also the toughest among the previous national team coaches. As long as he nods his head, it is an iron rule in the national team. No matter what club you come from, what relationship you have behind your back, or even whoever speaks for you, it won't work.

If you want to wear this dress, you have to obey this set of rules.

The newcomers have been complaining for a week... eh? adapted!

It's not easy to adapt, even the super giants who can make more money than the entire Chinese Super League are sweating like rain every day, and clearly tell all the newcomers: How did he get out of this level now.

The weather-proof and vibrant Xianghe Base opened again after 15 days of closure. The team members waved to the reporters who were waiting at the door with a smile, and then boarded the bus to BJ Airport. This time Lao Gao and Wang Ai did not speak, only Lao Tang answered several questions from reporters on behalf of the coaching staff.

After arriving in Korea, I unexpectedly met a lot of fans at the airport who were picking up the plane. Many of them were little girls. Looking at the photos of them holding Wang Ai's head in rows, even Wang Ai himself wondered: in China But all the gentlemen, how did the style of painting change in Korea? It seems that your sponsors prefer to package themselves in the direction of idol stars in Korea?

Okay, not so much anymore.

After hurriedly signing a photo at the airport for a few minutes, Wang Ai caught up with his teammates and headed to the hotel together.

Compared with the semi-main lineup of the Chinese team, the first opponent, the Japanese team, came up with a full main lineup. There are both competitive and commercial considerations. Because Wang Ai participated in the East Asia Cup for the first time, reporters from all walks of life gathered, causing a sensation in the entire East Asia region including China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea. Although the final bonus has long been announced and cannot be issued additionally, when the broadcast ratings are expected to increase, various TV stations have also increased their advertising costs. Naturally, various sponsors have also expressed their views to the national teams, and they will give them to each country. The team pays a portion of the bonus.

In the evening after staying in South Korea for two days, the second game of the single round-robin of the four final opponents of China, Japan, South Korea and Australia was held at 9 o'clock in the evening. Lao Gao listed the starting lineup step by step: Dong Fangzhuo, Wu Lei, Wang Ai, Chen Tao , Liu Jianye, Huang Bowen, Zhang Linpeng, Feng Xiaoting, Sun Xiang, Yang Hao, Zeng Cheng.

Really replaced more than half of the people, and the reporters who got the starting list looked at each other: the national team really doesn't care about the East Asia Cup.

The fans in the stands are uneasy, can this be done?

In the game that started at 9 o'clock in the evening, the Chinese team was indeed a bit chaotic. Newcomers from all directions joined the national team. Half a month was not enough for them to learn the operation method of the "Tai Chi Bagua Array". The original shape, the front court and the back court are a bit messy.

Fortunately, Wang Ai and Chen Tao, the core of the midfield, are still stable. No matter where there is a problem, one of them will definitely go to support. No matter how chaotic the scene, as long as the ball reaches their feet, they can stabilize. The Japanese team's attack, whether on the ground or in the air, whether it is fast or passing, is difficult to pass through the midfield of the Chinese team.

After a messy first-half observation, Lao Gao issued a succinct order during the intermission, temporarily suspending the discretion of the newcomers in the extremely flexible, extremely free, and extremely dependent on the ball quotient Tai Chi gossip array, but told them directly What you do, what you do, is equivalent to taking out a crude version of the Tai Chi gossip array.

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The newcomers finally knew how to play, so at the beginning of the second half, one thing changed: the Chinese team's defense was solid, and the Chinese team's offense was sharp.

First, Wang Ai dribbled the ball into a lob shot, then Dong Fangzhuo's rhinoceros Mochizuki shot in one, and then Wu Lei suddenly knocked his heel back in the process of rushing forward. Wang Ai, who followed up, scored a powerful shot, and then Wang Ai in the counterattack. The over-the-top length teleported to Wu Lei, who seized the opportunity to score the first goal of the national team.

It was only in stoppage time that the Chinese team was stolen by the Japanese team in the backcourt.

The first game was won 4:1.

Back at the hotel, the Chinese team held an internal summary meeting the next day. The tactical coach Lao Tang asked while talking to the projection TV. Whoever talked about it had to answer the question, such as how did you think about the handling of a certain ball at that time? Yes, now we stand in the perspective of God and see what is the best way to deal with it. When he was dealing with the ball, how did you think about it as the nearest teammate? When the two of them are preparing to cooperate, you are the third party How did you think about it, and why didn't you deal with it this way?

From point to line, from line to surface, every analysis of the national team coaching staff is head-on and foot-on-the-bottom. Only after the two-hour summary meeting did the newcomers first realize the subtlety of Tai Chi Bagua array : Everyone on the field has discretion, and all discretion has a unified direction. The coach doesn't tell you if you did the right thing or not, but tells you what the next result was. Only if the newcomer asks directly, the coach will give you advice based on his experience and what he observes about you.

Such a flexible "teaching method" makes new people feel extremely free, and of course extremely heavy: you can make your own discretion, and if you make mistakes, you have to carry them all on your back. The national team will not be held accountable or fined, but the chance to play is...

After the meeting, there was no pressure in my heart, but my mind was pumping from exhaustion.

"You can't play without your brain." In the afternoon, Chen Tao and Liu Jianye explained while stretching on the court: "It's okay to look at the head coach's memoirs, and when you get used to watching the game from the head coach's point of view, you can It's almost there."

Fan Zhiyi, a physical fitness coach who took Wu Lei to run the circle, is also giving Wu Lei and Huang Bowen a small stove: "The master can't take care of it, but he has told you that you need to learn more culture classes, just for today's preparation. You are still young, still It's not too late, but hurry up. This national team is different from the previous ones, even I have a hard time getting used to it, promise..."

Fan Zhiyi rushed to the side to help Zhang Linpeng's Wang Ainu with a one-on-one duel: "After the first doctoral player in China, I'm afraid I won't be able to do this if I don't have enough brains."

"Does it have to be so complicated?" Huang Bowen muttered softly.

"Not necessarily, but who makes people perform well? As long as he is still in the national team for one day, the national team has to do this." Fan Zhiyi laughed: "Don't expect to relax until he retires, according to me Unless someone can copy him, or he will retire, he has the final say."

Like Wang Ai, Huang Bowen, who was in 1987, sniffed when he heard the sound.