Chapter 1147 Goal: Return to the World Cup!
"I think the one we should thank most for winning this game is our boss, Gao Han."
In the media comprehensive interview area after the game, midfielder Hao Junmin, who changed the game's trend after taking the bench on the bench in this game, attributed all the credit for the team's victory to the head coach in an interview with the media.
"Before this game, we made quite sufficient preparations. Coach Gao Han and his assistant team are both top in the world. We felt what it means to prepare for the game in detail, and he kept instilling an idea that we have the ability to win this game."
"In fact, many people may not believe that we came to Seoul with the belief of winning, but everyone at that time thought it was difficult for us to win, which actually aroused our fighting spirit because we were too eager to prove ourselves."
Regarding this game, Hao Junmin said that he was sure of the pressure.
"Psychological expert Dr. Steve Peters gave us a lot of advice, but more of it is that we have learned the principle of joining together to keep warm. Everyone is united and strictly implementing the head coach's strategic deployment before the game. Everyone is in the game with the same belief, which gives us unprecedented strength."
Regarding the team's transition from previous despair to the hopeful present, Hao Junmin believes that Gao Han has brought earth-shaking changes to the national team and has also brought them unprecedented ideological impact.
"It's hard for me to introduce in detail what we have changed. Many things can only be experienced by myself, but what I want to say is that the boss has brought us a huge impact, especially in details."
"For example? How to say it? Each position can be analyzed very thoroughly. When setting up the tactics, it will be explained in detail, when to step forward, when to retreat, how to run, where to run, how to respond, how to pass the ball..."
"Before this, we often overlooked these details, but now we are beginning to understand that the details determine success or failure, especially after the recent games, we are gradually building up confidence."
Regarding the next top 12 matches, Hao Junmin said that this is likely to be his last World Cup and he will do his best. "After this three-to-one match, I believe that we will gain more than just three-pointers, but also our confidence. We will work hard to play the remaining top 12 matches and strive to have a satisfactory result."
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Compared to Hao Junmin who turned the situation around after he came on the court and performed brilliantly. Jiang Zhipeng, who was also valued by Gao Han, also played several games coached by Gao Han, but this game tonight was not particularly ideal.
"Yes, my performance is still quite different from the coach's requirements. If I score myself, I would like to say that offense is about zero points, and if I defend, I can only give it to seventy at most, because I am also responsible for conceding the first goal."
Compared to Fan assisting Zhang Yuning in the second half to score a header and saving his first half mistake, Jiang Zhipeng did not perform much on the offensive end in the entire game. He said that this was not the arrangement of the coaching staff, but his own consideration.
"The coach hopes that while I stabilize the defense, I will take into account the offense as much as possible, but I am very clear about my situation. I have suffered some injuries before and am not in the best condition. Moreover, the Korean team put a lot of pressure on us in this game. I have wanted to go up several times, but considering that there will be gaps behind me, I finally chose to seek stability."
Regarding the pressure, Jiang Zhipeng said it was indeed very painful.
"Although we won three to one in the end, everyone knows that this is a victory for the coach's targeted tactics. But as players on the court, I feel more deeply that there is still a big gap in individual strength between us and Korean players."
"After the whole game, every attack from the opponent made us feel tremendous pressure. I often unconsciously look up at the time on the scoreboard. I feel that time is walking very slowly, and I feel like I live like a year."
"But I am very grateful that all of us joined forces and worked together to defeat South Korea in Seoul three-to-one. This should be the most important victory for the Chinese team in recent years, but I think the more important thing is the unity, the atmosphere of mutual checks and mutual help is more important than victory."
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If Hao Junmin and Jiang Zhipeng can still remain calm, the scene of Feng Xiaoting crying after the game made the national team joker feel very embarrassed. When he spoke in an interview with the media after the game, he could not hide his joy.
"Actually, I almost cried when Zhang Yuning scored the second goal and completed the reversal. The feeling was very natural and I burst into tears without realizing it. I think this should be the touch brought by the game itself."
"Many people say that I am a disaster star of the national team. Since I joined the national team, the national team has never returned to the top 12 games. I am not complaining, but saying that it is really very, very difficult for us to get to this point. Everyone in the national team has tried their best."
"From the top 40 to the top 12, it may be just a small step for South Korea and Japan, but for us, it is a huge step."
"The victory of this game has brought very, very different meanings to our top 12 matches. I have never been as happy as tonight, and I am so happy that I cried. Our Chinese football has never beaten the Korean team in a real competition for decades. This time it is the top 12 match, the highest level, and it is of extraordinary significance."
"This is probably the last time I have been to the World Cup in my career, and many players on the team are the last. More importantly, we entered the top 12 games, and we welcomed the best and best head coach and team in the world. We all cherish such a good opportunity, and we don't want to leave regrets for ourselves."
"In our daily training, before and during the midnight break, the coach repeatedly warned us not to leave the national team with regrets. Therefore, each of us is not only playing for the jersey on us, but also playing for ourselves. We hope to help Chinese football enter the World Cup again and leave no regrets in our careers."
"In the past, I had some reservations about some of the coach's words, but tonight, I found that he was right, what he said, what he did, everything, everything he was right."
"From tonight, I decided to sell myself to him!"
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Captain Zheng Zhi repeatedly stated in an interview with the media that Gao Han is the key to the national team's ability to win.
"In fact, we didn't play well in the first half. The coach trained us during the break, but more importantly, he pointed out our problem. I think he is the wisest head coach I've ever seen. His eyes seemed to see through everything and nothing could be hidden from him."
"This is a bit like our head coach Lippi when we were in Hengda, but he is different from Lippi. He is more passionate and aggressive. He doesn't forget to find ways to attack even when we are in the most difficult times."
"I think he should be the head coach who meets the requirements of the national team at present."
"I believe that after this game tonight, no one will doubt him, whether in the national team or in China, we will all unite to support him. I believe that after miraculously reaching the top 12 games, we will create another miracle."
"We are beginning to believe that we can return to the World Cup after fifteen years of separation!"
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At the post-match press conference, Gao Han once again enjoyed the thunderous applause at the scene. Even the South Korean media reporters all applauded Gao Han, while Gao Han waved his hand casually, showing the temperament of a world-famous coach, which made everyone present even more amazed.
Compared with the international players who pushed all their credit to themselves, Gao Han highly praised the performance of the international players when commenting on the game, believing that the outstanding performance of each player led to the victory of this game.
"There is no doubt that today's game is a crucial battle for us. This is our first top 12 match after fifteen years. Our opponent is the Korean team, a mortal enemy who has never defeated in the competition in the past few decades. Korean fear has always been the ghost on the head of our Chinese football."
"But I am very grateful that I have a very good group of players, each of whom has the belief of winning, and has shown extraordinary courage and determination in the game, which has allowed us to bear great pressure from our opponents on the court."
"In the first half, the South Korean team performed very well, but we lacked confidence and were timid, which allowed our opponents to create many opportunities and even scored a leading goal. However, we performed very well in the second half. On the basis of stable defense, we created many opportunities for goal. Unfortunately, we were a little lacking in seizing opportunities and failed to expand the score advantage."
"Of course, what we need to see is that we still have a lot of room for improvement. We must improve our strength as soon as possible, especially our team's combat capabilities, which need to be further strengthened."
Regarding the changes brought about by the victory of this game, Gao Han advised the international players not to be satisfied with the status quo, but to continue to work hard and strive to achieve better and better state and performance in the remaining top 12 matches than tonight.
"I want to say that the top 12 games have just begun, and beating South Korea is just our phased goal, but in the long run, we hope to be able to enter the World Cup. This requires each of us to play a 120,000-point spirit and focus on every game in the next game. We need to improve ourselves and make ourselves better."
"Through this game, I believe we will become more confident and give us more confidence to face the challenges of the remaining games."
The media on the scene once again gave Gao Han a warm applause for this remark.
Yes, beating South Korea is not the ultimate goal of the Chinese team. In contrast, everyone hopes that the team can return to the World Cup, which requires efforts to play the remaining games.
It is obvious that Gao Han’s mind is still very clear and rational now.
As for the national team, Gao Han specially named the young player Zhang Yuning and scored twice again, allowing the young player to rise sharply in the national team. However, Gao Han hopes that he can be cautious and continue to improve himself in a solid manner. He believes that he will make more contributions to the national team in the next game.
Chapter completed!