Chinese champion

Chapter 438 The Top of the World Comes to South Africa
"The second treble in three years! After a failed season and a summer of suspicion and ridicule, Baggio led his team to three trophies in one season! All the doubts It's all gone, as a player, Baggio has proved his greatness, and now, as a coach, Baggio has also proved his greatness! Even more great! Because when he was a player, Baggio was in the He lacked a European Champions Cup in his club career, and now, he made up for this regret with practical actions!"

Before all the members of Inter Milan came back, the carnival had already begun in Milan. Of course, the carnival was also mixed with loneliness. AC Milan fans just relived the excitement of completely suppressing Inter Milan last year, and this year they were immediately overwhelmed by Inter Milan. Milan fought a turnaround, the taste of which is like drinking water, knowing whether it is warm or not.

Although they have had such an exciting experience, the excited Inter Milan fans are still celebrating without feeling tired. Fans waving blue and black flags can be seen everywhere in the streets of Milan. They don’t seem to know how tired they are, and they can be heard everywhere The singing of "Crazy Inter Milan", and this scene, has lasted for three full days.

The celebrations of the fans continued, but the players of Inter Milan disbanded the day after participating in the celebration.Players who are able to participate in the World Cup have to return to their respective national teams to gather and fly to South Africa. Players who do not have World Cup tasks can relax a bit, although this kind of relaxation may not be what they need.

Mascherano, Cambiasso and Burdisso return to Argentina, Ronaldinho to Portugal, Ibrahimovic to Sweden, Martins to Nigeria, Maicon to Brazil, Kompany to Belgium and Dainelli, Italian players such as Perotta and Grosso stayed in Milan.

Pei Wei, Zhuang Feng, and Wang Xiaomin and the other three will first gather with the national team that has been training in Germany for a week, and then fly to South Africa together.

Seeing his teammates leave one by one, they may become enemies on the field when they meet again in the World Cup, but Hu Yong, who was fighting with them in the Champions Cup final two days ago, became an enemy with them. Comrades in the same trench will fight side by side together in the next month or so.Thinking of this, Pei Wei has a very strange feeling, the charm of professional football...

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After a two-hour flight, Pei Wei and others arrived in the Ruhr area of ​​Germany, where they gathered with the teammates of the national team. Wang Xiaomin expressed his congratulations.

After the four of them returned to the team, the members of the Chinese team have all assembled, and their stay in Germany has come to an end. Tomorrow, they will first fly from Germany to Cairo, Egypt, and then transfer from Cairo to Kairo, South Africa. Cape Town, where the Group D game will be played at the Cape Town Stadium, which will also be the venue for the semi-finals of the World Cup in South Africa.

The temperature of the earth is amazing, June is one of the hottest months of the year in most areas, yet in South Africa it is winter.

Therefore, in addition to preparing enough training supplies, the team also prepared enough warm clothes. At the critical moment, no matter which player is absent due to a cold, it will be a huge loss.

After arriving in Cape Town after a long journey, the players who were not prepared for the weather immediately received a shock. The weather was clear from the plane, but when they got out of the plane, they immediately found that the weather was sunny. The temperature under the sun is quite low, especially for these players who have just flown from tropical or subtropical regions.

Fortunately, under the constant urging of the coaching staff, the players wrapped themselves up tightly, so that they didn't start sneezing as soon as they got off the plane.

As a dark horse that achieved good results in the last World Cup, the arrival of the Chinese team has attracted the attention of all the media in Cape Town. The Chinese team, which has countless first-class players in Europe, has achieved considerable success before the start of the World Cup. Gao's comment, from this aspect, it is not unreasonable for FIFA to rate the Chinese team as the second-tier team.

The first one to go out was Wu Qi, who was the tallest in the team. Immediately, a reporter came up and asked what his goal for this World Cup was.

"Play every game well."

Wu Qi's answer is very formulaic. After living in Europe for so long, Wu Qi is no longer the farm boy who is not good at communicating with others. Of course, it is also related to Zhao Xin's influence. It can be said that she is very familiar with the etiquette. She always teaches Wu Qi how to face the media when there is nothing to do-and Wu Qi is not a stupid person. The simple and simple atmosphere makes it easy to have a good impression. When you deal with him, you will be easily impressed by him, but it is difficult to ask him what he doesn't want to say.

Seeing that Wu Qi couldn't find anything to say, the reporters pointed their microphones at Zhu Jun who came out next. Zhu Jun laughed and took off his sunglasses: "Haha! With my young master here, I still need to Ask this question? The championship is my only pursuit!"

The reporters all laughed, thinking that Zhu Jun was talking nonsense again. Everyone knew that no matter what the game was, as long as you asked Zhu Jun what kind of result he hoped to achieve, Zhu Jun would only answer one sentence, that is, to win the final victory, regardless of the final result. not available.

But when Hu Yong's answer was the same: "Go on resolutely and keep getting the result we want." The reporters began to get excited. Unlike Zhu Jun, Hu Yong seldom said anything before the game. Such words came, and if he said so, it would only prove one truth: he had sufficient confidence.

The following players' answers were very ordinary, and some reporters have already started to write about it. Maybe Zhu Jun and Hu Yong's statement that they want to win the championship is already a big news.

At this time, the number one star of the Chinese team played.

Pei Wei, who was the last to go out, caused a flash of light in the audience. He has the captain of the Chinese national team, the captain of Inter Milan, the best player in Serie A, the World Footballer, the European Ballon d'Or... Pei Wei, who is waiting for a large number of halos, will go anywhere Always the focus.

"Well... Zhu Jun said that his only pursuit is to be a champion, and Hu Yong said that he wants to keep going and get the result he wants..." Xiao Jun adjusted his thinking and asked: "Then what do you think? Woolen cloth?"

"Really? Is that what they say?"

Pei Wei asked a rhetorical question. After seeing most of the reporters nodding, he smiled: "These two guys dare to reveal the secrets of the team. Don't worry, I will punish them for running laps after the training ground."

The reporters were stunned. What did Pei Wei mean by that?Is the Chinese team's goal this time really the championship?

There are not no teams that aim to win the World Cup before the start of the World Cup, but they are all veteran teams such as Brazil, Argentina, Italy, France, etc. that have won the World Cup at least once, and China is only participating in the World Cup for the third time Why did the team say that?

Seeing the stunned look of the reporters, Pei Wei smiled, left them, walked to an area specially designated for all members of the Chinese team and started chatting with his teammates, waiting for the South African World Cup Organizing Committee to send a car to pick them up. them.

Although it has been a while since he has trained and played with the teammates of the national team, Pei Wei is still very familiar with them, and his familiarity is no less than that of his club teammates.

Moreover, there is still half a month before the start of the World Cup, which is enough time for him to get more familiar with the running and habits of his teammates on the field. Besides, he has played a lot of friendly matches, so although this national team is only concentrated Soon, but there is no problem in coordination.

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It was already late at night, and the players who were exhausted after a long journey went to bed early and fell asleep because of jet lag, but the coaches whose physical fitness was far inferior to these professional players did not rest, although the same Tired, but they all gathered in He Jin's room, discussing the arrangements for the half month before the start of the World Cup.

The whole world knows that being a player is hard work. If an international player plays for a wealthy club, the club game is already a very heavy job. All of them have to participate, and some even have to play 40 or [-] games a year. On average, there is one game in about four days. It is no wonder that the lifespan of modern football players is getting shorter and shorter. It's becoming less and less common to be aged, but in fact, coaches work as hard as players.

Although there is no need to play games, the players consume only physical strength, while the coach consumes double the mental and physical strength. It is not difficult to explain that Manzini has played professional football for nearly 20 years and still looks like a handsome guy. In less than two years as a coach, his temples have turned gray, and even Baggio has aged significantly in the two years since he became the head coach of Inter Milan.

Professional football players, while enjoying the attention and generous income that ordinary people cannot match, must also bear the pressure that ordinary people cannot imagine.

"Old Zhao, I'm sorry to trouble you."

He Jin told Lao Zhao, who had just entered the gate, that as soon as he arrived at the station, Lao Zhao ignored the fatigue of the pommel horse and began to arrange the details of the team's accommodation, and contacted the organizing committee to contact the training venue... He was so busy that he didn't even have time to eat. Back inside the hotel.

"What's this? I've been used to it since I was in China. If it wasn't for my inexperience in dealing with these black people, I would have done it a long time ago!" Old Zhao, who couldn't hide his tired face, still said with a smile.

Feng Yu handed him a lunch box: "Here, this is reserved for you. There is still soup over there. Eat it first, and then drink the soup after eating. It was heated for you just now."

"Thank you!" Old Zhao was not polite, and he devoured it after receiving it. It seemed that he was really hungry.

"I called everyone here today to discuss our main formation in the World Cup." He Jin said.

"Didn't we always use [-]? And we have achieved very good results. In terms of midfield, we have four world-class midfielders. This lineup is perfect." Old Xiao said doubtfully.

He Jin and Feng Yu looked at each other, and He Jin shook his head: "Indeed, we have used this tactic for a long time, and the effect is really good, but the same, it is precisely because we always use this tactic that other People will also be very familiar with this set of tactics - besides, in the current game, the single midfielder has begun to fall behind, and it is completely behind. One midfielder is not enough to form a strong protection for the defense, although Hu Yong is very good, but the defensive ability of our midfielders is a little weaker. If we meet a team with excellent attacking ability like Brazil and Argentina, he alone is not enough to protect the defense line, but will cause us to be passive. .”

Several other coaches nodded. What He Jin said made sense. Looking at the rich teams in the world, no team can achieve good results by relying on only one midfielder. Double midfielders or even three midfielders There are endless defensive midfielders. Even AC Milan, where Hu Yong is located, often uses three defensive midfielders, so as to ensure the team's strength in the midfield.

"But it doesn't matter whether it's Zhu Jun or Zhang Qi, it's not good to remove either." Lao Bai said suspiciously, removing one of the two absolute main players who played for the two giants of La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona?It's incredible!

"Of course we can't get rid of them." He Jin smiled: "We are China, not Brazil, and we haven't had the luxury to put such a star on the bench."

"Could it be that we want to play three backs? Well, with our current strength as a central back, it's okay to form such a formation." Old Zhao said vaguely with his mouth full.

"That's even worse. Wang Xiaomin's assists and Deng Yunfeng's stability are what we urgently need, and the addition of a midfielder is to strengthen the defense. If we remove a defender, wouldn't it be putting the cart before the horse?" Feng Yu couldn't help laughing.

"This doesn't work, and that doesn't work either. Do we need twelve people?" Lao Xiao was annoyed.

"No." He Jin stood up and removed the cloth covering the tactical board in the room: "My decision is to fight [-]!"

"Single striker?" Lao Bai opened his jaw: "Doesn't that have a great impact on attack power?"

"It won't be very big." He Jin pointed to the tactical board: "The positions of Zhu Jun and Zhang Qi will be based on the prerequisites. Anyway, Zhu Jun's defense is a mess, so we won't let him come back to add to the chaos. Playing as a left winger should be very suitable. He happens to be playing in this position in Barcelona. Zhang Qi is a little bit behind, and he also has the task of returning to defense. If he still thinks that the offense is not enough, Pei Wei can also go up a little bit to organize and serve as a shadow. Forward attack, these two positions are held by him alone. Hu Yong is behind Pei Wei to fill in for him. At the same time, he can also play his ability to attack from behind. If it's defense, it's too inferior, and behind him, Lu Yinzhe will be my first choice. His style is very similar to Gattuso's, with plenty of energy and fierce defense. With him, Hu Yong's worries will be much less .”

"Then it seems that Zhuang Feng is the only forward candidate, but this is not fair to the other three forwards." Old Xiao understood what he meant.

"There is no way around this. Zhan Feng, Zhong Yan and Dong Yuzhuo have their own characteristics, but they are not as comprehensive as Zhuang Feng, and they are not without opportunities. I don't plan to use this lineup so soon to enter the knockout round. After the stage is the moment for this lineup to show off, and they have a chance to play." He Jin explained.

The assistant coaches nodded at the same time. Although after entering the World Cup, the teams have no secrets at all, but it is still necessary to keep a hand, especially in the past four years in the Chinese team. When the world is in trouble, a sudden change will definitely have a very good effect.

And the first opponent in the group stage is Ecuador, the weakest of the three opponents, so there is no need to use the killer so early, right?
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At nine o'clock the next morning, the players of the Chinese team had already woken up one after another. Since they just arrived yesterday, most of them had not been able to adjust to the jet lag, so He Jin did not arrange training content today, and today is also the player It is the only day when they can be with their families. Once today is over, the players will enter militarized management. The European rules of not abstinence before the game will not work here.

The family members of the players basically arrived with the team. Among them, the family members of the players who played in Europe came together. Pei Weizhujun and others made a plan before the concentration, and simply chartered a plane for Marco Er, Fang Zhiling, An Lei, Zhao Xin and others came together. Anyway, Zhao Xin's family is rich, and Pei Wei and others are considered rich, and no one said they were extravagant.

If a reporter could enter this hotel now, he would be surprised—the lobby of the hotel is not like the place where the Chinese team stays, but rather like the family compound of the army.

Pei Wei was teasing his daughter who was being held by Ma Keer, Zhao Xin, An Lei, Fang Zhiling and others were chatting nearby, Li Min and Du Wei's sons were running around in the lobby, some others were playing in the billiard room, some They were chatting in the lobby, and even He Jin and other coaches were drinking coffee leisurely, not as if they were leading a team to play a game, but more like a tour group resting in a hotel.

"Is it okay to do this?" Feng Yu looked at the scene in the lobby with some concern: "At the moment of the competition, he didn't hurry up to prepare for the game, but instead put his sword and gun into storage, and the horse Fang Nanshan... If the former football association leader is changed, there will be no on-site training. Removed our posts."

"If you want to withdraw, you will also withdraw me as the head coach. What are you worried about?" He Jin picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip lazily: "Anyway, I can't train today, so it's better to give them time to get together with their families." Yiju, you must know that if our results are good, these players may not be able to be with their families for a month and a half. This is a very cruel thing, even if we may not be able to bear it? Let alone these What about the young people in Fanggang... they can't work if they don't rest. This is what the old man said. If they don't relax like this today, no matter how high their professionalism is, they will inevitably make mistakes. Whisper, watch, after today, they will fully devote themselves to training and competitions... With the comfort and help of family members, the effect is better than our ten pre-war mobilizations."

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On the second day, on the training ground of the Chinese team, the young people who had just passed a season full of intensive competitions were completely invisible. Under the command of the coaches, they were meticulously completing the training tasks assigned by the coaches.

After receiving the pass from Zhu Jun, Pei Wei broke through to the penalty area, raised his foot and pretended to shoot, and then suddenly put a ground ball straight through. Zhuang Feng quickly passed between Yao Le and Feng Xiao, and after receiving the pass, he challenged The shot broke through Wang Lei's ten finger pass.

It was Pei Wei's pass again, and Hu Yong volleyed from outside the penalty area and broke the net.

He Jin looked at the situation in the training ground with satisfaction, Pei Wei did not disappoint him, it seems that it is right to play around Pei Wei in the game, he is now at the peak of his career, and the team only has Only he can run the whole team together, and the attack launched from his feet is the most threatening.

This criterion applies not only to Inter Milan, but also to the Chinese team.

"How is it?" He Jin raised his chin and pointed at the players running around the field: "Aren't their mental conditions much better? One piece and one relaxation is the way of civil and martial arts."

Feng Yu was convinced: "You really have it, Lao He! In the past, this and that meeting, this mobilization and that encouragement, on the contrary, made the players lose confidence in the game! It seems that you have used this beauty trick well!"

"This trick is only effective for players with high professionalism like them. For those international players before, the front and rear locks can't lock their hearts! No matter how good the rules are, it depends on the person..." He Jin sighed stand up.

"The current Chinese team is the strongest!" He Jin said confidently, "Look, in South Africa, we will shock the whole world!"

(End of this chapter)