In the second home game, Iran was 0:0, which meant that they faced two major opponents, and neither of them showed themselves vulnerable;

After those two games, foreign media and fans praised the performance of the national football team. They believed that the team was at a disadvantage in terms of strength, perfect opportunities, ball possession rate and other aspects, but it did not hesitate to fall behind.

Being discouraged and actively counterattacking reflects the rare tenacity of Longguo football.

But precisely because of this, the national football team's confidence is soaring and they are a bit unable to position themselves correctly.

Head coach Gao Hongbo made major lineup adjustments when he missed playing against Syria, which ranked lowest in the group.

The defense line was changed from the five-back system in the first two rounds to four-back system, and the offensive line included the combination of Gao Lin and Zhang Yuning. Zhang Xizhe entered the starting lineup, and the goalkeeper was also replaced by Gu Chao.

It turned out that the lineup that showed its attitude of grabbing points was misfired, and goalkeeper Gu Chao also made a fatal mistake in the attack, resulting in the loss of the ball to the Dragons team to Syria, and the situation suddenly changed.

After all the games in Group A of the top 12 were played, the Dragon Kingdom team initially ranked fifth with 12 points, but the South Korean team, which ranked second in front, actually only had 15 points, and then Syria was third with 13 points.

Four Uzbekistan 13 points…

In other words, if the Dragon Country team can get enough three points, it can at least get third place in the group and play in the play-offs. It is even possible that it can directly overtake the South Korean team and get second place in the group and directly enter the World Cup!

If all the games were reviewed, it would be the home game against Syria that was the most embarrassing.

The 3 points that I originally thought would go to the leg turned into 3 points for the wrong leg. The difference is huge.

More importantly, due to the excellent performance in the first two games, the unexpected defeat caused a huge psychological gap, which also affected the national football team's performance, which originally led to the subsequent games getting worse and worse.

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In other words, if we can play well in the home game against Syria, the national football team is really very promising!

Therefore, Pan Yi secretly handed a small note to Gao Hongbo:

We don’t want to change the lineup, we don’t want the goalkeeper to change, we don’t want to think we can win against Syria, just play the two games against South Korea and Iran!

He can help me get there!

——

After the international break, York City played two more league games.

In the sixth round of the league, York City defeated Walsall 3-1 away from home.

The team's high center forward Baker once again scored a goal, and Kulusevski, who returned to the team, was also in good form and also scored a goal.

In addition, the team's young left back Alphonso Davies also scored his first goal for York City.

After the game, the York City youth team once again received praise from the media.

Then, just a week later, York City was held to a 1-1 draw at home by Chesterfield in the seventh round of the league.

In that game, the starting young shooter Aman repeatedly wasted scoring opportunities. It was not without Karlström's long shot that York City evened the score.

After the game, Amon's poor performance became the focus of media attention.

(Funker County Post) compared Armang and Baker, and criticized the Cameroonian young man.

(The Windsor County Post first recognized Pan Yi’s excellent eye for people when Baker was there. The 22-year-old unknown center was brought to the team by Pan Yi in the first season, and he immediately made use of it.

The ball repaid his trust and played a key role in York City's promotion.

This season, although the game has changed from League Two to League One, and the wrong leg has become stronger, the tall Mark Baker has not adapted at all and can still kill in the game.

But soon (Funke County Post) changed the subject and mentioned Amon's recent performance, "Obviously, Pan Yi made a mistake that time. He actually spent 200,000 euros in transfer fees to bring in someone other than

A Cameroonian kid who’s got nothing but speed.”

"In the first two rounds, maybe because the guy who was new to England was not familiar with the wrong leg, he scored the goal by sneak attack. But after the teams started to study carefully, Aman played

No more switching to League One."

"He is indeed very fast and physically very strong, but his dribbling skills, passing level, and shooting accuracy are all very disappointing. It even feels like he has just graduated from the rugby program.

He turned around, doesn’t he look like he can play football?”

"It can also be said that Amang is not at the level of League One! After thorough research, he has not scored a goal for five consecutive rounds."

"Although I don't want to admit it, it is obvious that Pan Yi messed up when Amang was there. It was a failed investment."

Because of such remarks, Pan Yi was actually a little worried.

Of course, his doubts were not denied. Pan Yi asked whether he was afraid that those critical remarks would have a negative emotional impact on young Amang.

A young man left his hometown and came to England to play football. His performance in a few games was mediocre, and he was labeled as a "parallel importer." Isn't that very malicious? I wonder if a young man with a fragile personality would even be labeled as a "parallel importer".

Devastated.

After all, Thomas Amon is not a star who was very popular in Pan Yi's previous life, but he is the kind of player who can definitely have a big heart.

A positive example is Modric. When he first arrived at Real Madrid, he was criticized as a parallel import and wanted to return the goods immediately.

But everyone also knows what kind of performance he performed at Real Madrid later.

There are even more negative examples. For example, the Barcelona prodigy Bojan was burdened with excessive expectations, but he would be severely criticized for his slight poor performance. This made him nervous, and he even couldn't even step on the court.

Feeling extremely scared.

Of course Pan Yi didn't want Armang to become like that, so he recently went to the club to observe something to see if there was anything unusual.

Later, he found that Amang's performance during training was normal.

No, to be precise, I worked harder.

Is this a good sign? It shows whether the boy is a person who studies hard, practices hard, and pushes himself. He will not be defeated so easily.

The media’s comments actually stimulated his fighting spirit!——

On September 16, York City is making initial preparations. They will miss Sheffield United away from home in the eighth round of the league.

At noon that day, in the club, Pan Yi chatted with Scaloni first, and then went to the gym to meet Amon. The Cameroonian young man who had just completed strength training was sweating profusely.

"How do you feel?" Pan Yi asked.

"It's great, boss, he's ready for the game." Aman said immediately.

"Very good." Pan Yi nodded, "I know what the media is saying."

"No, coach." Amon's mood immediately dropped.

"What did I think?"

"He will use goals to tell them that Amon has the ability to help the team." Aman immediately expressed his stance.

"Just ask me for that attitude." Pan Yi praised, "Thomas, I will have a great career. I have the talent, and the most important thing is that I work hard. I believe what he said

If so?"

"Believe it." Aman nodded, "I am the best coach in the world, and I am also the best boss in the world!"

"So, I don't have to worry about what the media says. If I am not wrong, I am confident that he will not bring me there from Norway. So, what I want to do now is to be ready for everything tomorrow

They need my goals. And I just want a good performance..."

"The media will immediately start praising him! They won't do that." Aman answered first.

"Yes, I will also praise him one more thing by the way, saying that his vision is still not that sharp, and Amango is still an excellent kicker..."

Pan Yi said, and both of them laughed.

"Go and prepare for the game. Remember to think about how to celebrate after scoring tomorrow!" Pan Yi patted Amang on the shoulder, but Amang showed a silly smile, then said goodbye and left.

"Am I so sure that the Cameroon boy can score a goal tomorrow?" Scaloni asked from the sidelines.

"Of course I'm not sure." Pan Yi chuckled, "But just ask him to believe it."

Scaloni shrugged his shoulders, which was indeed one of Pan Yi's psychological motivation methods.

What players need most now is confidence, not only their own self-confidence, but also the recognition and support from the team in the East.

This is especially important for a striker.

"No, he really thinks Thomas's footwork is quite rough..." Scaloni said.

"He is just an African child who grew up playing football, and his basic skills are definitely not very solid." Pan Yi looked at Amang's back and said, "But his physical condition is very good, and he also has good mental attributes. That is enough. In

Technically, they can just do some extra strengthening on him during normal training."

Scaloni nodded.

In League One, sometimes technology is not the most important thing.

Good physical fitness and excellent teamwork ability are the foundation for many players to gain a foothold in League One.

There are many teams in English League One that play a simple long pass game and rely on a bunch of tall and powerful players to rush the game.

And York City is already very technical. This style of play has caused a certain degree of dimensionality reduction in English League One, but it has also exposed Amon's technical shortcomings.

But as Pan Yi said, that's not a big problem.

Amon is only 18 years old and has great potential to improve his skills.

As for Thomas Amon, Pan Yi actually has the same mentality as when he introduced Mark Baker.

Can those players who were not famous stars in their previous lives make rapid changes under the guidance of the best coach in that life?

At least for now, Baker has indeed made great progress. Not only can he kill in League Two, but he can also handle it in League One.
Chapter completed!