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Chapter 1188 We have the ability to shock the world!

A flight from Madrid, Spain landed slowly at the Capital Airport.

Not long after, Yang Yang and Su Ye appeared on the left and the right, holding the hand of their son Yang Guang, accompanied by Wei Zheng and Winston Bogard, chatting and laughing, and the media reporters who had been guarding the scene for a long time rushed forward.

Seeing the sudden appearance of the media and fans, Yang Yang and his group were a little surprised, because their itinerary was not disclosed, but they were all used to it, so Su Ye took his son and left first, while Wei Zheng and Winston Bogard accompanied Yang Yang to deal with the media.

"Yang Yang, how is your injury? Can you make it to the World Cup?"

"Of course, I think it's fine, no problem."

"Two days ago, the national team played the first warm-up match before the World Cup and drew [-]-[-] with Macedonia. What do you think?"

"I watched the live broadcast of the game, and I think we performed very well, especially our defense, which was well caught."

"But our offense missed a lot of opportunities."

"Yes, this is a problem, but I think we should see the advantages, don't we?"

"Many people think that your absence has caused the team's lack of offense."

"I don't think so. We have many outstanding players, such as Gao Lin, who played well in the Premier League, Feng Xiaoting, and Chen Tao. He used to play as a substitute in Dortmund, but in the past year, due to an injury to a competitor, he switched to midfield. I think he played very well. Klopp's transformation of him was very successful."

"But Gao Lin missed two very good must-go goals, and Wu Lei didn't show a satisfactory performance."

"We need to look at this issue with more tolerance, because the league has just ended and everyone still needs time to adjust."

Having been in the top European leagues for many years, Yang Yang has already mastered the way of dealing with media reporters, especially the domestic media, which makes it easier to deal with. He almost always answers the other party's questions immediately after the end, as if he can completely guess what the other party wants to ask.

This also made the media reporters at the scene feel a little depressed, because they were very passive.

"Yang Yang, can you talk about your views on this World Cup?" an authoritative domestic media asked.

Only then did Yang Yang pay attention to it, nodded and said: "Yes, this World Cup has high hopes from many people, but what I want to say is that our football level is not high, and football development cannot be achieved overnight. We need time and accumulation, but I still believe that we can make a difference on the stage of the World Cup this year."

"I think we have the ability to shock the world!"

Yang Yang's last words were loud and powerful, and everyone felt his determination and confidence.

"Can you win the championship?" Someone in the crowd asked boisterously.

There was a burst of laughter at the scene, obviously everyone was amused by this question.

Chinese team to win the World Cup?
Are you sure this isn't a joke?Not daydreaming?
Yang Yang also smiled, but replied confidently: "I can't answer this question, but what I can be sure of is that we will try our best to play every game well and strive for every victory. As for where we can go, no one knows."

This is very frank and direct.

The strength of the Chinese team is there, the ability of the players is there, and the gap with the world's top teams is there. These can't be fooled.

Yang Yang did not answer any questions about the results and goals of the World Cup. He avoided the most important ones, because he himself was not sure. No one knew what the World Cup would be like, so he could only try his best.

Since [-], under the call of the top leadership, a mighty football reform is being launched in China, not only in the league, but also in youth training and overseas study. All these make people see the positive side of Chinese football.

And Yang Yang is the goal and direction of countless Chinese people!

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After Yang Yang returned to China, he went directly to the national team to report the next day.

Regarding his injury, Queiroz and the team doctor of the national team have already contacted Real Madrid. Real Madrid also said that during the World Cup, a team doctor will be specially arranged to follow the Chinese team to take charge of Yang Yang's injury.

Yang Yang's return has greatly boosted the morale of the national team, and all the international players gave him a warm welcome.

In the game against Macedonia, Yang Yang was absent due to injury, which made the national team's frontcourt offense weak. Both Gao Lin and Wu Lei missed many scoring opportunities and were criticized. Now that Yang Yang is back, although he is still recovering from his injuries, he has allowed the team to find a backbone.

When Yang Yang saw his teammates, he still reiterated what he said in an interview with the media before. He hoped that everyone in the team could unite as one, make persistent efforts, and try to surprise everyone in the World Cup in Brazil.

"We will meet many old opponents in this World Cup, such as Argentina. They are mainly players from that World Youth Championship, such as Zabaleta. Now he has changed to playing right back. There are also Biglia, Mascherano and Messi. These are our opponents back then."

"Germany, the Netherlands and Brazil are also dominated by that age group, but it is very interesting that many of the opponents who played with us in the past are not in these national teams now."

When Yang Yang said this, the surroundings were quiet, and everyone showed a thoughtful expression.

Football is cruel, especially professional football.

Those players who participated in the World Youth Championship were all the best among their peers in their country, and all of them were young rookies who were valued and cultivated. However, many of them, or even most of them, disappeared in the end and failed to meet the expectations of the outside world.

The most typical one is Mikel, who was so majestic back then, but what happened?

Even for the Chinese team, less than half of the team that won the championship can continue to play for the national team, and almost all of them are studying abroad. This also proves that it was a wise choice for Yang Yang to recommend his teammates to study abroad, and it also guaranteed the competitiveness of the Chinese international players.

"I think, for us, it's like an exam."

After thinking about it, Feng Xiaoting and others immediately understood what Yang Yang meant.

"Back then, when we won the World Youth Championship, many people thought that we were lucky, accidental, lucky, coincidental, and some even thought it was the referee's favoritism and care for us. But now, almost ten years later, we are all mature, and we need to show our performance and achievements to prove ourselves."

"That's why I said, I hope we can shock the world at the World Cup in Brazil!"

All international players, no matter whether they participated in the World Youth Championship that year or not, were infected by Yang Yang's words.

The Dutch World Youth Championship was a glorious period of Chinese football. Although it was only a youth team competition, it was the first world championship of Chinese football. Now, nine years later, those youthful youngsters have now turned into the backbone of the national team.

In European clubs, some of them are functional players, some are role-type substitutes, some are dispensable marginal players, and some have even reached the point of being sold out...

But each of them was holding back their anger, and they were all holding back their energy. They were unwilling and unconvinced.

Yang Yang is right, they were once world champions, even if they were only the world champions of the youth team, but they also stomped the lofty Messi under their feet, making the mighty Argentines, Dutchmen, Brazilians, and Germans tremble under their feet.

Times have changed, and what was possible back then may not be possible now.

But they are willing to try and fight hard.

Even if it's just to fulfill the dream in my heart, that wish.

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According to the three opponents in the World Cup group stage, the Chinese team specially arranged three warm-up matches.

Macedonia is targeting Greece, Côte d'Ivoire is targeting Mali, and Colombia is targeting Costa Rica.

After a [-]-[-] draw with Macedonia, the Chinese team ushered in the warm-up match of Costa Rica. This time, the Chinese team scored the only goal for the team with a long shot from Chen Tao in the second half, and finally beat Costa Rica [-]-[-].

However, after playing against the Perfect Continental team, the Chinese team played very stalemate and passive again in the last warm-up match against Mali, and finally drew with the opponent [-]-[-], and the whole game was very passive.

Since Queiroz coached the Chinese team, the biggest feature has been to focus on defense and play overall football. The frontcourt offense revolves around Yang Yang. However, due to a left shoulder injury, Yang Yang did not play in the three warm-up games. This also seriously affected the performance of the Chinese team, especially the offensive end.

However, the good news is that Yang Yang has no problem catching up with the World Cup. On the contrary, Colombia's top star Falcao was not selected for the Colombian national team list and missed the World Cup due to injury.

Judging from the current situation, in the group where the Chinese team is located, the three opponents are all strong.

Needless to say, Colombia, although Falcao is missing, still has famous European stars such as James Rodriguez, Jackson Martinez, Cuadrado, etc. Côte d’Ivoire is generally older, but stars such as Drogba, Kolo Touré and Yaya Touré should not be underestimated. The Mesozoic also has stars like Gervinho.

Relatively speaking, Greece’s cards are not strong, but after all, it is a team that has won the European Cup. Its overall strength is very strong and its defense is also very solid.

From the perspective of strength alone, these three teams are extraordinary, no matter which one the Chinese team faces, they don't have enough chances and confidence to win, so they can only do their best every game and die every game.

Judging from the past record, if you want to qualify in the group, you must at least get a victory and a draw.

Queiroz's strategy is also very pragmatic. The whole team defends, and the offense can only rely on Yang Yang.

(End of this chapter)