Chapter 79: Great Victory Over Japan

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  But Duan Xuan still believes that Hao Haidong going abroad earlier would be more beneficial to Chinese football, "It can't be said like this, the transmission and help of excellent players can be achieved by introducing high-level foreign aid, no need to sacrifice the future of super genius Hao Haidong? Moreover, after Hao Haidong goes abroad and achieves success, it will be much easier for other domestic young excellent players to go abroad and play football, just like Yao Ming's significance in the NBA, even if it's just to pave the way for his younger brothers, Hao Haidong should go abroad and play football as soon as possible..."

  Just as the two were discussing, Gao Jun found another scoring opportunity. This time he did not disappoint the on-site audience and TV fans, using a low shot to penetrate the Japanese goal guarded by Osaki Shogo again. When facing a shorter goalkeeper like Kawaguchi Noriaki, Gao Jun would use their lack of arm span to shoot towards the dead angle. For players like Osaki Shogo who are taller but less agile (this is the key), Gao Jun tends to use ground shots to take advantage of their slower reaction speed. In short, no matter what kind of opponent, Gao Jun always has a way to deal with them, but without his exquisite and comprehensive shooting skills, everything would be just an illusion...

  "Our 'miracle boy' Gao Jun has done it again, this kind of simple and unadorned goal is exactly his forte, but although the shot looks easy, it's not that simple to do it as effortlessly as he did, that's the result of hard practice. Gao Jun is undoubtedly talented, but if he didn't work hard, he wouldn't have achieved what he has today. Xu Genbao once told me many times that Gao Jun is one of the most hardworking players in Dongfang team, and unlike other players who only train hard to complete the tasks assigned by the coach, Gao Jun has a very high level of self-discipline, all the training content is completed by him voluntarily. What's even more rare is that he thinks about football all day long, I'm afraid there's no other player in China who loves football more than him, maybe it's because of this spirit and his persistent efforts over the years that Gao Jun can have such strong skills at an age of less than 17...". Duan Xuan cheered again and again, praising Gao Jun to the skies.

  Trailing by two goals, Japan had to push forward with all their might, but this inevitably gave China plenty of counter-attacking opportunities. In the 26th minute of the second half, Yu Hai dribbled past two Japanese players on the left flank, and as the Japanese team's right-back, #21 Kaji Akira, was unable to catch up, he had no choice but to pull him down, resulting in a free kick for China in a decent position.

  Due to the distance from the goal, Hao Junmin chose to pass the ball, but unfortunately, the speed was a bit slow and was headed out by the Japanese defender who had taken an advantageous position. However, the ball was still obtained by the opponent, and China's offense did not stop. Half a minute later, Shao Ke kicked out a shot-like pass, and Japan's goalkeeper, 1st Okazaki, reacted slightly slowly. Although he punched the ball with one fist, he couldn't kick it far away. The football bounced towards Ao Lin, who was on the left side of the Japanese penalty area at that time. He didn't wait for the ball to land and directly volleyed a shot in mid-air. The ball suddenly rolled up a whirlwind and rushed into the net. Because Japan's goalkeeper, Okazaki, had just gotten up and couldn't make a save in time, he could only watch as the ball entered the net with his eyes wide open. China once again opened up the score difference on the field, leading 4-1 against Japan, almost beyond everyone's expectations before the match!

  After scoring the goal, Akira's first reaction was to freeze in place. He himself didn't think that such a difficult shot would actually go in. At the time, when he saw the ball coming, Akira, who had been tightly marked by Tanaka Tokuso and felt stifled during the game, suddenly felt an unprecedented urge to shoot. Subconsciously, he just kicked it with one foot, and as luck would have it, it went in. However, according to football logic, when a player has a strong desire to shoot, their concentration is better, making it easier for them to score than usual...

  However, after seeing his teammates rushing towards him with excitement, Aolin immediately came back to his senses and rushed all the way to the sidelines to hug Coach Arihan, who had just stood up from the bench again. The latter also patted Aolin on the back with a smile, apparently very satisfied with his national team debut. Aolin not only expressed his gratitude to Arihan for giving him the opportunity but also increased Arihan's favor towards him, which will undoubtedly help Aolin secure his position as the national team's starting center in the future. This little trick was taught by Coach Gao before the game, and although a player's main position is mainly determined by their performance in training and games, the coach's attitude also has a significant impact. Taking advantage of the opportunity to score a goal and flatter the coach a bit will absolutely be worth it.

  While the Chinese team expanded their lead with counterattacks, Japan's offense had big problems. Hidetoshi Nakata and Toshihiro Hattori were both super-Asian-level geniuses, but it was clear that the "dual cores" did not match. Nakata, who had been away from the national team for a while, was clearly isolated and could only rely on his own personal skills to fight alone, although he scored a brilliant goal by dribbling past several players just before injury time, it was too late.

  Because before that, Gao Jun had already used a classic back-post shot to score a goal after retreating to the midfield to receive the ball, and Lin's powerful shot broke the net, expanding the score on the field to 5:1. Therefore, Nakata Hidetoshi's goal only gave Japan some face-saving. What had a greater impact was that Nakata Hidetoshi's goal and his never-give-up fighting spirit made Japan's head coach Osim, who had thought he had already found the answer, start to hesitate again. How should he choose between these two "dual cores" in the national team?

  The home team's 5-2 sweep of Japan was a spectacular performance that made all the pre-match predictions look like a joke, and once again ignited the passion of fans across the country. Gao Lin, who scored a hat-trick and had one assist, was undoubtedly named the best player of the match. The commentator's description of him as "phenomenal" also gained widespread recognition from the media and fans. Under such circumstances, it was almost impossible to hear any criticism of Gao Lin in China, with only a few unscrupulous media outlets continuing to sing a different tune in an attempt to attract attention.

  If it were a real young man, under such overwhelming praise, nine out of ten would be killed by flattery. Fortunately, Gao Jun's mental age is already over 50 years old and has experienced countless ups and downs, long ago cultivating an excellent mentality that is not surprised by fame or fortune, so there was no adverse effect.