Volume 1: The First Cry of the Rhine Chapter 082: Win the championship and take away the bonus
The match with the Japanese national youth team is over, and the task of the game against China's national conditions is not over.
On 1 February 2008, they will face Poland's Under-19s from Europe, who beat Uzbekistan Under-19s 2-1 in the semi-finals to reach the final.
They will compete with this European team for the title.
However, at this time, the Bundesliga is about to rekindle the fire, and the Mainz team has also closed the holiday early, and those players have almost returned to the club to report.
Gu Zhen was a little anxious!
Because on February 3, Mainz will have their first league game in the second half of the season.
In the eighteenth round of the German Second League, Mainz challenged the Koblenz team away, and if Gu Zhen participated in the final and went back, it was obvious that he would not be able to catch up with this game.
To be honest, Gu Zhen still hopes to be able to rush back as soon as possible.
Because the competition for Gu Zhen in the second half of the season is getting bigger and bigger, although Srgjan Baljak has not yet recovered from injury, Klopp has loaned a Ghanaian striker named Isaac Boakye this winter.
The striker is a player for Wolfsburg, who spent €1.2 million to bring in from Bielefeld two years ago, but the striker's goalscoring efficiency has not been very high in the past two seasons, scoring only five goals in total, and Wolfsburg are disappointed. So the striker was loaned out and sent to Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga.
Although this goal is not very efficient, he is from the Bundesliga.
Obviously, Jurgen Klopp is not going to take a useless man on loan and is a striker.
Gu Zhen's competitive pressure is getting bigger and bigger.
Gu Zhen didn't want to lose at the starting line at this time, so he wanted to report back to the club.
After all, this Qatar Eight Nations Invitational Tournament is the nature of a warm-up match, and it doesn't mean much to win the championship or not.
But Gu Zhen still stayed, and the national honor was above all else.
Moreover, Gu Zhen is still very confident in Klopp, Klopp admires him very much, and should give him more opportunities to play and cultivate him.
And even if you go back, you may not be able to enter the list.
Gu Zhen chose to stay in the national youth team and waited until the last game before returning to the club to report.
The Mainz 05 club also did not urge Gu Zhen to return to the team, and they also supported Gu Zhen to participate in the final before coming back.
Yes, Mainz FC has also been paying attention to Gu Zhen, and after every game, Gu Zhen's news will appear on Mainz's official website. It can be seen that Mainz attaches great importance to Gu Zhen.
With the support of the club, Gu Zhen stayed in the national youth team.
The opponent of the national youth team, the Polish team, lost to the Japanese national youth team in the group stage, and the Chinese youth team defeated the Japanese national youth team.
But football is not that simple.
And that doesn't mean much!
The Polish youth team and the Japanese national youth team interpret two different styles of football for you, the Japanese youth team is a pass-and-control football, and the Polish national youth team is full of impact and physical confrontation ability, they are a completely different style.
The Chinese national youth team still has some problems facing such a team.
The players of the youth team are very poor in handling the ball in high-intensity confrontations, and it will be very dangerous against a team like the Polish national youth team.
Liu Chunming is also very anxious now.
After the national youth team's victory over the Japanese national youth team, the domestic media has gone crazy, thinking that the Chinese national youth team is invincible. In their opinion, it was not easy for the national youth team to defeat the Polish national youth team, and the champion was the Chinese national youth team.
Yes, the media reporters put Liu Chunming and the national youth team in the air and couldn't get down.
Pressure, very much pressure!
Liu Chunming only kept reminding the players of the Chinese national youth team that they must not be afraid of confrontation in this game and must believe in themselves. When facing pressing and oppression, you must not be timid, and you must show yourself well.
He also kept instilling confidence in the players of the Chinese youth team, hoping that the national youth team could win this game.
And the day before this match, the third and fourth place finals were over.
The Japanese national youth team, under the leadership of Shinji Kagawa, swept the Uzbekistan national youth team 6-1, and they vented all their anger at the loss to the Chinese national youth team on the Uzbeks, who have suffered it completely on behalf of the Chinese players.
In this game, Shinji Kagawa scored one goal and provided four assists, completely dominating the game.
Now Shinji Kagawa is the player at the top of the assist list in this tournament, and he has firmly sat at the top of this list.
Gu Zhen, on the other hand, is at the top of the scorer list with six goals.
Gu Zhen's award as the top scorer has basically been won, and the best player of this competition has almost been taken into his arms.
The most popular person in this competition is Gu Zhen.
However, the attention of this event is not very high, so Gu Zhen did not attract much attention.
Now Gu Zhen is not thinking about these problems, but about the finals.
The strength of the Polish national youth team is still very strong, and the Chinese national youth team cannot be taken lightly.
Soon, the final between the Chinese youth team and the Polish national youth team officially started.
In this game, Gu Zhen naturally appeared in the starting list, and the Polish national youth team strictly guarded him. After all, Gu Zhen is the popular king and the most powerful player in this competition, and the Polish national youth team naturally wants to defend Gu Zhen tightly.
The game was very close at the beginning, and the youth team did not have as much advantage as everyone imagined, but was entangled by the Polish national youth team.
The offensive threat on the part of the Polish national youth team is greater, and gradually the Chinese national youth team was pressed in their own half and forced to let go, just like the previous game.
The impact of the Polish national youth team is very strong, which makes the players of the Chinese national youth team really a little overwhelmed.
And the opponent's body is also very strong, and the Chinese national youth team was suppressed.
The Chinese fans in front of the TV were shocked, this was completely different from what they predicted. It seems that there are still some problems in the Chinese national youth team, and if these problems are not solved, the Chinese national youth team will still be easy to suffer in the Asian Youth Championships.
Japan is not the kind of team that is physically strong and plays against strong teams. Therefore, these disadvantages of the national youth team in the last game were not shown. But this game was vividly displayed, and the fans were not so optimistic.
It seems that the national youth team still has a big problem!
But what makes them feel comfortable is that Gu Zhen is still the most eye-catching one, although he is not physically strong, but his confrontation ability is good, and his ability to handle the ball under high pressure is very outstanding.
Gu Zhen doesn't look like a Chinese player at all, but more like a Polish player. Even among Polish players, Gu Zhen's performance is top-notch.
No wonder Gu Zhen will become the hottest player in this competition, what people have is strength.
The head coach of the Polish national youth team kept nodding: "This Gu Zhen is really powerful, and he really lives up to the name of genius!" ”
In the first half of the game, the two sides were very close, and the national youth team held the goal.
The second half of the game had just begun, and the Chinese national youth team made a sneak attack. Zhong Beiwei on the side suddenly sent a pass, which was not a good pass. However, the football hit the foot of the Polish defender in the middle of the way, and changed direction and rolled directly to Gu Zhen's feet.
Gu Zhen immediately pulled the ball and turned around and faced the Polish team's goal head-on.
Undeterred by the Polish centre-backs on top, he fired a shot directly at the edge of the penalty area, blasting a world wave and sending the ball into the top right corner of the Polish national youth goal.
1-0, the Chinese national youth team took the lead.
It was still Gu Zhen who scored the goal, and sure enough, Gu Zhen was the trump card of the national youth team.
The head coaches of both teams unanimously praised Gu Zhen: "He is really too strong, and his strength is beyond the top level of this age!" ”
The head coach of the Polish national youth team is a little envious of Liu Chunming, there is such a talented player in the team, it is difficult to win the championship if you don't want to!
After conceding the goal, the Polish national youth team launched a frantic attack to try to get back into the score. They were in control of the situation and besieging the Chinese national youth team. However, the Chinese national youth team is united, although there are occasional large holes in the defense, which is also very dangerous, but they still try their best to keep the goal from conceding.
On the sidelines, Liu Chunming reminded the players of the national youth team from time to time to concentrate and not to miss people. However, the boys of the national youth team still often have such problems, but fortunately, goalkeepers Wu Yan and Zhang Ningpeng played well and tried to keep the goal from losing.
The Polish team attacked for nearly half an hour, and their physical energy was rapidly depleted, and they were a little overwhelmed.
At this time, the youth team launched a counterattack, and Wu Xi sent a high ball in the midfield. In the front, Gu Zhen held the chest of the opponent's central defender to stop the ball, and when the football was about to land, his heel suddenly knocked the football back, and the football rolled between the legs of the Polish central defender and rolled behind him.
Gu Zhen's body was like a spinning top, leaning on the Polish central defender and spinning rapidly, bypassing the Polish central defender and immediately entering the penalty area.
In the face of the attacking Polish goalkeeper, he easily pushed and directly penetrated the Polish goalkeeper Szczesny, and the football rolled into the goal.
2-0, the youth team is the winner.
Gu Zhen scored twice in this game, expanding his goal tally in this tournament to eight, which is very amazing. He was the top scorer of the tournament without any suspense, and he was also judged as the winner of the Golden Globe of the tournament, while Shinji Kagawa won the Silver Globe.
In the end, this year's competition was the final championship for the youth team.
Poland pulled a goal back at the last minute, but they were unable to change the result, losing 1-2 to the Chinese national youth team and losing the championship.
In this way, the Chinese national youth team received a bonus of 80,000 euros.
Some of these winnings are given to the players, but some of them go to the FA's account.
Of course, the personal bonus obtained by Gu Zhen was completely handed over to Gu Zhen by the Football Association, and no part of the commission was collected, which is said to be because of Gu Yongchen's relationship.
Gu Zhen was still very happy to win this championship, but he didn't stay long. The day after the game, Gu Zhen said goodbye to his teammates, flew to Frankfurt, Germany, and went directly back to Mainz to report.
After the game, the domestic media frantically reported this year's Qatar Eight Nations Invitational Tournament, and the performance of the players of the Chinese youth team was beyond their expectations. They are crazy about this national youth team, especially Gu Zhen, who is about to be praised by them.
Now Gu Zhen is the most anticipated new star in domestic football, and everyone is waiting for Gu Zhen's growth.