March 22, 2017, Changsha, Hunan Helong Stadium press conference hall, crowded, countless pairs of eyes staring at the stage of the 69-year-old "Silver Fox", used to the big scene of the old manager, looks very calm.
"There is no fear under heavy pressure," a white-haired Lippi thrilled when a media outlet asked the veteran to talk about the significance of the slogan, saying:
"From the time I coached (China)
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From the first day, I kept emphasizing to the players over and over again that they must let go of all pressure and fear, that you are defending the dignity of the 1.4 billion Chinese people, and that once you put on the
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The jersey is going to be about putting your best foot forward on the field."
In addition to the spiritual level of motivation, Lippi did not forget to recognize the players at the level of strength:
"As long as everyone can play at their true level, we are no worse than anyone else in Asia."
Unexpectedly, China
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Surprisingly, it actually did!
Russia 2018
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World Cup
preliminary competition
Asian Zone 12, "two into the Palace" Gao Hongbo with the
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Played 4 games and started high, 2-3 South Korea, 0-0 Iran, 0-1 Syria, 0-2 Uzbekistan.
October 11, 2016
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Gao Hongbo announced his resignation at a press conference after the away loss to Uzbekistan:
"Before the game, I talked to China
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The leaders had a very in-depth exchange, and they believe that the Chinese
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The problems that currently exist should be taken care of by you the head coach, I understand that. So, the game is over and I choose to leave and thank my team for their support and help. And thanks to
Chinese fan
(policy etc) towards China
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of not leaving."
After thanking them, Gohan said:
"It is hoped that China
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The more I fight the better, and right now my body isn't feeling very well, so I'm going to leave now."
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The loss, the situation of the Top 12 is urgent, coupled with the words of Gao Hongbo, all of a sudden will China
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Pushed into the limelight.
13th, China
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A briefing was held, returning from the front line to supervise the battle of
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President Cai Zhenhua, who attended in person, gave a detailed account of what had happened. Such open and honest exchanges in those years of Chinese
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Very rare in the ball.
"Before every big game.
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All of them are informed about the preparation, give advice and the final decision is the manager's, as it has been since Perrin's time. Of course.
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It's more of a service and advice, the final decision is definitely still the manager's, and since we used (Gao Hongbo), he should be fully supported without any interference like before. The coach must also be held responsible for any mistakes in decision-making. The theme of the day was how to fight back when times are tough and how to get players to play in the
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The level in the middle, because the players are too much pressure, did not really play their ability in the top 12 games. And after the change of formation appeared a number of newcomers, the first three players are under pressure, too nervous. Gao Hongbo said the starting lineup in the locker room, because it is necessary to have a communication in advance to the starting players, and I also made my suggestions on how to play the game."
"The conference he put forward his resignation, I was only aware of it after arriving at the hotel. After Gao Hongbo's resignation, Yu Hongchen and I were the first to find Gao Hongbo to understand the situation, in the case of no one was prepared to care about Gao Hongbo.
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There's a lot of mental pressure. I told Gao Hongbo to look away, don't have so much pressure. I also asked him how he suddenly resigned, Gao Hongbo said that the first 5 games to get 7-8 points, before the 12 strong match said that we must play into the
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, so from the head coaching piece, he must be held accountable, so he tendered his resignation ......"
"I can personally and responsibly tell the media that I have never said the word 'resign' before! I wouldn't make such a cheap blunder: it's like a child who has a test the next day, how can I tell him the first night what I'm going to do if he doesn't do well!"
Later, Gao Hongbo did not say anything else, and everything was subject to what Chairman Cai said. Then later, Cai Zhenhua left
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Gao Hongbo became
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The Vice-Chairman, who has now also left, is an afterthought.
That day's briefing, China
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The Vice-Chairman is also
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Yu Hongchen, who is the head of the front band, introduced the
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The preparation from China-Syria to China-Ukraine battle, as well as Cai Zhenhua before the match to listen to the coaching staff briefing on the preparation and the team put forward 4 points of requirements for the supervision of the details of the battle, at the same time he also informed the
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The case for selecting a new manager:
"Based on
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The next set of training needs, the new
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The ideal time for selection is October 20, and the selection process will be as serious and standardized as ever, with new
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The work will begin with a cycle of Big 12 participation assignments, and no specific range of candidates has been circled yet."
October 22, China
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The official announcement of Lippi's appointment.
And earlier on the 22nd, Guangzhou
Evergrande (name)
The club made an official announcement, announcing the termination of the employment contract with Lippi previously signed, in advance of the "wind":
"After friendly negotiation with Mr. Marcelo Lippi, formally terminate the agreement signed by the two parties on August 3, 2016 between Guangzhou
Evergrande (name)
Soccer Club Head Coach Appointment Contract, is hereby announced."
Evergrande (name)
为
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Successful offer "Li", but also bear the majority of Lippi's salary, it is said that Lippi's annual salary is 20 million euros.
Evergrande (name)
assumed 15.5 million euros in the name of
Evergrande (name)
The cost of hiring Ripley as a consultant for the soccer school.
That's a good one.
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Balls.
China at that time
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There's a lot of money in the ball, and it's good money, too, but
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commander-in-chief
This job, it's not good.
Lippi takes over
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, the name is right but the name is right, and in November 2016 his China
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Coaching debut, 12 strong match against Qatar, give the opponent toss enough, and put the home field to the plateau, but finally kicked a 0-0.
Controversy, skepticism, and all.
That game didn't end well, but it was a good one.
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The field crushed, "hanging" Qatar, 21 shots on goal, Wu Xi and
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
The first hit the goal frame.
Apart from the result, Lippi was quite satisfied: "We played our best game and we actually deserved the win. I also told the players in the locker room that they were satisfied and they should be satisfied with themselves, we just lacked a little bit of luck."
He also said:
"Through this game, I want to tell everyone that the Chinese team is not inferior to other teams. As long as we still have theoretical hope, we have to work a hundred times harder and we will never give up."
After five rounds of the 12-team tournament
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With 2 draws and 3 losses, and only 2 points, they are at the bottom of the group and really only have theoretical hope.
Time rushes on and winter turns to spring.
March 2017
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The 6th match of the 12-team tournament was held at home against strong rival South Korea. After 5 matches, South Korea won 3, drew 1 and lost 1, accumulating 10 points and ranking 2nd in the group, placing the
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There is only one road ahead:
win or go home.
Gao Hongbo's belt
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When the time came, the away game of the 12 strong match against South Korea had made the fans' eyes, 0-3 down, chasing 2 goals in a row, and even had the chance to tie the game.
而
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The last time they beat South Korea, it was also under Gao Hongbo, in the 2010 East Asian quarterfinals.
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The 3-0 win gave them their 2nd win in the history of China-Korea meetings.
"Fear of Korea" is one of the main reasons for China's
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The ball has been a topic that can't be bypassed. Before the Changsha match, the Chinese team had a record of 2 wins, 13 draws and 19 losses in 34 meetings in the China-Korea Class A tournament.
Also in 2017, China-South Korea relations were once very tense because of the "Saad" issue.
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Put this life-and-death battle in the center
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Changsha, one of the "blessed places" of the ball, has been the center of the world since 2005.
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Played a total of 8 matches in Changsha with 4 wins and 4 draws.
Tickets for the game sold out early, and in order to secure the
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For the match, the local government spent 70 million yuan to upgrade the stadium's hardware and software facilities, and the Changsha municipal government prepared more than 10,000 police officers to maintain order.
Everything is ready.
Lippi's request was simple: "We only care about the outcome of the game, if we keep the marching
World Cup
If you dream, you have to take the three points, and I'm sure all the players know that and they will give their best."
On the day of the 23rd match, Herong Stadium was flooded with more than 40,000 fans wearing red T-shirts with "Battle in Changsha", and the home stadium was red.
Son, 25, was a spectator due to suspension.
Lippi lined up a very attacking 433 with Zeng Cheng in goal, defenders Jiang Zhipeng, Feng Xiaoting, Meifang and Zhang Linpeng, and midfielder Artemisia Junmin,
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
, Zhang Xunzhe, attacking line Wang Yongper, Yu Dabao,
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
After the opening kickoff, the two sides scrambled fiercely and exchanged attacks and defenses.
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
After Ji Dongwon's yellow card and Yu Dabao's shot was blocked, Zhang Linpeng broke through with Zhang Xizhe in the 34th minute and hit a Korean player with a long shot from in front of the penalty area that bounced off the line.
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Corner kicks.
In the 35th minute, Wang Yongper issued a corner kick, Artemis ran to cover, Yu Dabao grabbed a header, the South Korean goalkeeper was caught off guard, 1-0.
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took the lead, thus snapping a 408-minute goal drought in the 12-team tournament.
if one wants
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Well, you have to use "Dabao", Yu Dabao, who was still playing as a striker at that time, made a name for himself by scoring goals, and he is still
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The "Blessed One".
The fans were completely triggered and celebrated with crazy shouts, but Lippi, who was very calm in front of the bench, signaled assistant coach Maddaloni to calm down and told him to hurry back.
After conceding the goal, South Korea pressed their formation forward and continuously pounded the
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Defense.
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The defense was under a lot of pressure and, well, held up.
After halftime, Ripley made a quick adjustment by removing the
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
In the second half, the team replaced Wu Xi with a more balanced 442 in attack and defense.
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Instead of playing defense, they still threatened the Korean team through effective offense.
In the 81st minute, South Korea formed a very threatening header from consecutive corner kicks, and Wu Xi, who was guarding near the goal post, blocked the ball with his chest.
In the 89th minute, replacing Wang Yongper, Yin Hongbo fell to the ground while protecting the ball, Huang Xican roughly swung his leg and kicked the ball pressed on the side of Yin's leg, Feng Xiaoting went up to reprimand Huang Xican and formed a confrontation, the two sides of the players gathered together to make the scene very chaotic, the side of the field of the Ripley's Huang Xican's action is very angry.
In injury time, Zhang Yuning, who replaced Yu Dabao, had a chance to get a one-two but unfortunately failed to stop the ball.
Accompanied by CCTV commentator Xu Yang's line, "There is not much time left for the South Korean team," the referee blew the match-ending whistle in the 94th minute, and Ribei
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Picks up first Big 12 win, retains
beyond the pale
of hope.
The Heron Stadium was in a state of jubilation as Capt.
Zheng Zhi (1963-), Chinese footballer
Hot tears, Feng Xiaoting could not hide his excitement, cried, spelled the whole game, Artemisia said:
"Actually, our group of players have never been afraid of the Korean team."
Yu Dabao, on the other hand, thanked Lippi: "Thank you to the manager for giving me the opportunity, it's been a long time since I've been in the
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Kicked off the main event."
Ripley sealed the deal in one battle.
Xinhua's review of the Silver Fox is succinct:
"Those who can make the complex simple, call them masters."
Later, the Korean media called the game the "Changsha Disaster", and to this day, they still hold a grudge, saying that it was the first time that Korea had ever played a game in the past.
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The black history of the ball.
The Chinese media spoofed Sun, and the televised broadcast of the game found him in the stands watching the game with a hat on, leading to this playful headline:
"Son's 'hat' hard to save as South Korea lose away to China!"
A few months after that game, a ceremony was held at the He Long Sports Center in Changsha, where a piece of paper inscribed with the words "China" and "China" was put on display.
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The monument to the "Blessed Earth" was unveiled.
The stone monument is 9.9 meters long and 3.23 meters high, representing the day of March 23, 2017; the monument is 0.56 meters thick, signifying the spirit of unity, friendship and struggle of the Chinese nation; and the bottom of the monument is engraved with the score of China 1:0 South Korea.
Then later, South Korea reached Russia
Roth (name)
World Cup
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Completely out of the picture, Ripley brought surprises and continued hope, but ultimately failed to create a miracle.
Two years later, on March 23, 2019, Yu Dabao came to Changsha again and clocked in at the stone monument, he wrote:
"It's March again, but today the weather in Changsha is extraordinarily beautiful..."
