Super Marshal

"I think that for winning this game, we should be most grateful to our boss, Gao Han."

In the comprehensive media interview area after the game, midfielder Hao Junmin, who changed the trend of the game after coming on as a substitute, gave all the credit for the team's victory to the head coach when interviewed by the media.

"Before this game, we made quite adequate preparations. Coach Gao Han and his assistant team are all top-notch in the world. We felt what it means to prepare meticulously, and he kept instilling in us a The idea is that we have the ability to win this game.”

“In fact, many people may not necessarily believe that we came to Seoul with the belief of winning, but at that time everyone unanimously believed that it would be difficult for us to win, which in turn aroused our fighting spirit because we were too eager to prove ourselves. ”

Regarding this game, Hao Junmin said that it was definitely stressful.

“Psychologist Dr. Steve Peters gave us a lot of advice, but more importantly, we learned how to stay together as a team. We all united as one and strictly implemented the head coach’s pre-game strategic deployment. Everyone brought a Playing with the same belief gives us strength like never before."

Regarding the team's transformation from despair before to full of hope now, Hao Junmin believes that Gao Han has brought earth-shaking changes to the national team and has also brought them an unprecedented ideological impact.

"It's difficult for me to go into details about what we have changed. Many things can only be understood through personal experience, but what I want to say is that the boss has brought us a huge impact, especially in the details."

"For example? How should I put it? Every position can be analyzed very thoroughly. When arranging tactics, it will be explained in detail. When to push forward, when to retreat, how to run, where to run, and how to respond. , how to pass the ball..."

"Before this, we tended to ignore these details, but now we are beginning to understand that it turns out that details determine success or failure, especially after the last few games, we are gradually building up confidence."

Regarding the next top 12 matches, Hao Junmin said that this is likely to be his last time competing in the World Cup, and he will go all out. "After beating South Korea 3-1 in this game, I believe we gained more than just three games." points, and our confidence, we will work hard to play well in the remaining top 12 games and strive to have a satisfactory result.”

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Compared to Hao Junmin, who turned the situation around and performed brilliantly after coming on the field, left back Jiang Zhipeng, who was also valued by Gao Han, also played in several games coached by Gao Han, but his performance in tonight's game was not particularly ideal.

"Yes, my performance is still far behind the coach's requirements. If I were to rate myself, I would say that the offense is about zero points. For defense, I can only give 70 points at most, because the first I am also responsible for the goal conceded."

Compared to Zhang Linfan who assisted Zhang Yuning to score a header in the second half and saved his mistakes in the first half, Jiang Zhipeng did not perform much on the offensive end throughout the game. He said that this was not the arrangement of the coaching staff, but his own consideration.

"The coach hopes that I can stabilize the defense while taking into account as much offense as possible, but I am very aware of my situation. I have suffered some injuries before and am not in my best condition. Moreover, the pressure put on us by the Korean team in this game It was quite big, and I wanted to go up several times, but considering that there would be a gap behind me, I finally chose to stay safe.”

Regarding the pressure, Jiang Zhipeng said it was indeed very painful.

"Although we won 3-1 in the end, everyone knows that this was a victory due to the coach's targeted tactics. But as a player on the field, what I feel more deeply is that there is still a big difference in individual strength between us and the Korean players. difference."

"Throughout the whole game, every attack made by the opponent put us under tremendous pressure. I would often unconsciously raise my head and look at the time on the scoreboard. I felt that time went very slowly, and it felt like the days passed like years."

"But I am very fortunate that all of us worked together, worked together as one, and finally defeated South Korea 3-1 in Seoul. This should be the most important victory for the Chinese team in recent years, but I think it is more important. It’s still that atmosphere of unity, checking for each other’s shortcomings, and helping each other, which is more important than victory.”

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If Hao Junmin and Jiang Zhipeng could still remain calm, then the scene of Feng Xiaoting crying with joy after the game made the national team jokester feel very embarrassed. When he was interviewed by the media after the game, he could not hide his joy.

"Actually, as early as when Zhang Yuning scored the second goal and completed the reversal, I almost cried. That feeling is very natural, and I shed tears unconsciously. I think this should be brought about by the game itself. It’s so touching.”

"Many people say that I am the disaster star of the national team. Since I entered the national team, the national football team has never returned to the top 12. I am not complaining, but I am saying that we can get to where we are today. , it’s really not easy to get to this point, everyone in the national team has tried their best.”

"From the top 40 to the top 12, for South Korea and Japan, it may be just a small step, but for us, it is an earth-shaking step."

"And the victory in this game has brought a very, very different meaning to our top 12 matches. I have never been so happy as tonight. I was so happy that I cried. In the past decades, our Chinese football has never been so happy. We have never defeated the Korean team in a real competition, and this time it is the top 12, the highest level competition, which is of extraordinary significance."

"This is probably the last time I will compete in the World Cup in my career, and it will also be the last time for many players on the team. More importantly, we have entered the top 12 and we have the best and most outstanding head coach in the world. With the team, we all cherish having such a great opportunity, and we don’t want to leave any regrets for ourselves.”

"The coach has repeatedly warned us during training, before games and at halftime not to leave the national team with regrets. Therefore, each of us is not just playing for the jersey we wear. , we are also playing for ourselves, and we hope to help Chinese football enter the World Cup again so that we will have no regrets in our career."

"In the past, I still had reservations about some of the coach's words, but tonight, I found that he was right. Everything he said and did was right."

"Starting tonight, I decided to sell myself to him!"

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Captain Zheng Zhi also repeatedly stated in interviews with the media that high cold is the key to the national team's victory.

"Actually, we didn't play well in the first half and the coach gave us a lesson at halftime, but more importantly, he pointed out our problems and I think he was the best player I've ever seen. He is the wisest head coach in the world, his eyes seem to see through everything, and nothing can be hidden from him.”

"This is a bit like Lippi, our head coach at Hengda, but he is different from Lippi. He is more passionate and aggressive. Even when we were going through the most difficult times, he did not forget to find ways to do it. attack."

"I think he should be the head coach that best meets the requirements of the national team."

"I believe that after tonight's game, no one will doubt him no matter in the national team or in China. All of us will unite to support him. I believe that after miraculously scoring After the top 12 games, we will create another miracle."

"We began to believe that we could return to the World Cup after an absence of fifteen years!"

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At the press conference after the game, Gao Han once again enjoyed thunderous applause. Even media reporters from his opponent South Korea all applauded Gao Han in unison, while Gao Han waved coolly, showing that he was a world-famous coach. His temperament made everyone present even more impressed.

Compared with the national players who give all the credit to themselves, Gao Han spoke highly of the performance of the national players when commenting on the game, believing that the outstanding performance of each player contributed to the victory of this game.

“There is no doubt that today’s game is a crucial one for us. This is our first top-12 game after fifteen years, and our opponent is the South Korean team. As a sworn enemy that we have never defeated in a major competition in 2016, Koreanphobia has always been the specter above our Chinese football heads."

"But I'm very fortunate that I have a group of very good players, each of whom has the belief to win and shows extraordinary courage and determination in the game, which allows us to withstand the pressure from our opponents on the court. huge stress."

“In the first half, the South Korean team performed very well, but we lacked confidence and were timid, allowing our opponents to create many opportunities and even scored a leading goal. But in the second half, we performed very well and stabilized our defense. On the basis of this, we created many scoring opportunities, but unfortunately, we were slightly inadequate in seizing the opportunities and failed to expand the score advantage.”

"Of course, what we need to see is that we still have considerable room for improvement. We must improve our strength as soon as possible, especially our team's ability to fight, which needs to be further strengthened."

Regarding the changes brought about by the victory in this game, Gao Han advised the national players not to just be satisfied with the status quo, but to continue working hard and strive to produce better and more outstanding results than tonight in the remaining top 12 games. status and performance.

"I want to say that the top 12 tournament has just begun. Defeating South Korea is only our interim goal. But in the long run, we hope to reach the World Cup, which requires each of us to score 120,000 points. spirit and focus on every next game, we need to improve ourselves and make ourselves better.”

"Through this game, I believe we will become more confident, giving us the confidence to face the challenges of the remaining games."

For Gao Han's words, the media at the scene once again gave warm applause.

Yes, defeating South Korea is not the ultimate goal of the Chinese team. In contrast, everyone hopes that the team can return to the World Cup, and this requires efforts to play the remaining games.

Obviously, Gao Han's mind is still very clear and rational.

As for the national team, Gao Han specifically named the young player Zhang Yuning, who scored twice again, which made this young player's status in the national team rise sharply. However, Gao Han hopes that he can guard against arrogance and impetuosity and continue to improve himself in a down-to-earth manner. He believes in him. He will make more contributions to the national team in the next games.

This undoubtedly represents Gao Han's expectations and encouragement for this young player.