The strongest winger

Chapter 808 World Cup Warm-Up Match
Cristiano Ronaldo led Manchester United to the coveted triple crown as he wished, thus fulfilling the last wish of his mentor Ferguson before his retirement. But for him, these three championships are a bit of a fly in the ointment, because these championships were obtained without the participation of Aiello.

In the media interview after the game, Cristiano Ronaldo very generously expressed that this championship has flaws and is not perfect, but the meaning of these words in the ears of the Catalan media felt like pretending to be B.

The end of the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League final also means that football fans on the planet can focus all their attention on the 19th World Cup to be held in South Africa next month.

At this time, many national teams have already submitted a 23+3 roster of 26 people, but the Chinese team has not submitted the roster because it has to fight wits and courage with the other three teams in the same group.

Therefore, many media are full of curiosity about the list of the Chinese team, especially the media from Germany, Serbia and Ghana.

If the Chinese team does not have Ai Luo, then the Chinese team is a boy who gives points in their eyes.

On the contrary... the Chinese team with Ailuo is full of many variables. Even if Ailuo has just returned from injury and is in the recovery stage, no one can deny his magical ability. The records that have been broken in the past are the best examples.

It was not until the day before the international friendly match between the Chinese team and Côte d'Ivoire in Mestalla that the Chinese XX Football Association submitted a 23+3 match list to FIFA, and this list can be finalized before the [-]st of next month to resolve temporary injuries during the warm-up match.

China's 23+3 26-man roster: three goalkeepers Wang Xiaolei, Yang Zhi and Yan Junling, eight defenders Jiang Zhipeng, Du Wei, Feng Xiaoting, Zhang Linpeng, Zhao Peng, Rong Hao, Sun Xiang and Mei Fang, nine midfielders Zheng Zhi, Wu Xi, Zhao Xuri, Shao Jia, Wu Lei, Yu Hanchao, Zhang Xizhe, Liu Jian and Yu Xiaobao, six forwards Gao Lin, Hao Junmin, Yu Hai, Yang Xu, Zhang Chengdong and Ai Luo .

When the 26-man roster submitted by the Chinese team was released, it immediately attracted widespread attention.

In the end, the media saw that Aiello’s name appeared at the end of the 26-man roster, which aroused a little confusion among the head coaches of the other three teams in the same group. Under normal circumstances, preparations for the World Cup finals must be at least half a month in advance, which means that the day when the Chinese team submitted the roster was exactly half a month, and the final preparation time was just right.

They had no way of guessing Gao Hongbo's intentions, let alone whether Ai Luo would come back early.

And this roster can still make final adjustments before midnight on June 23. If Aiello is not in the final [-]-man roster, it will affect the team's overall battle plan.

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The World Cup warm-up match between the Chinese team and Côte d’Ivoire will start at the Mestalla Stadium at 28:[-] p.m. on the [-]th. Aiello, who has attracted much attention, appeared on the court as he wished during the pre-match warm-up, but he only did simple jogging and stretching exercises without even touching the ball.

After the warm-up, he greeted his Chelsea teammates Didier Drogba and Kalou before sitting back on the bench.

Almost everyone thinks that Ai Luo can't start because he can't meet the requirements of the game. Reminiscent of the sloppy eyes played by the former Chinese coach Gao Hongbo in an interview with reporters, everyone thinks Ai Luo is desperately carrying out recovery training, hoping to catch up with the last train of the World Cup.

Therefore, many media believe that Ai Luo is already 80.00% unable to catch up with the 19th World Cup that will start next month.

It is worth mentioning that during this period of time, FIFA is also very concerned about Aiello's recovery. This World Cup has lost many superstar players, so whether Aiello can participate in the World Cup in South Africa is very important to FIFA and the organizers. Stars can add a lot of highlights and expectations to the game.

Of course, in the eyes of the organizers, Ai Luo's play will definitely attract more rich Chinese to come to South Africa for huge consumption and increase the country's GDP!

Ai Luo did not appear in the starting list of the warm-up match between the Chinese team and Côte d'Ivoire, which directly caused the head coaches of the other three opponents in the same group to make a fixed thinking error. They believed that Ai Luo's body was still in the recovery period, and it would be difficult to participate in the World Cup finals.

At least, he couldn't catch up with the first game against the German team, so Loew felt that most of the pressure on his body disappeared.

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The Chinese team formed the strongest lineup at the Mestalla Stadium, but it was a bit surprising that Wu Lei, who was only 19 years old, appeared in the starting list. His position was the exclusive position played by Ai Luo-left winger.

Speaking of Wu Lei, I have to mention his transfer to Chelsea last summer for 300 million pounds. Since he could not obtain a labor permit, he was loaned to the Salzburg Red Bull Football Club of Austria.

The goalkeeper is still Wang Xiaolei, the four defenders are Rong Hao, Feng Xiaoting, Du Wei and Zhang Linpeng, the three midfielders are Zheng Zhi, Wu Xi and Zhao Xuri, and the three forwards are Wu Lei, Gao Lin and Hao Junmin.

Côte d'Ivoire also played with the strongest team. The captain is Aiello's Chelsea teammate Didier Drogba. The other players are basically the main players in the top European leagues.

The reason why Côte d’Ivoire chose China as their warm-up match opponent was because there was an East Asian team in Group G—North Korea. As for the reason why China agreed to Côte d’Ivoire’s warm-up match opponent, they had an African team in Group D—Ghana.

"China Central Television, CCTV, is now broadcasting live the Chinese team's penultimate warm-up match before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The opponent is the African elephant - Côte d'Ivoire. The Chinese team is the first to kick off. They wear traditional red jerseys and red shorts, attacking from the left to the right of the screen..."

Following the referee's whistle, He Wei, a CCTV commentator in the live studio, instinctively said the opening remarks.

The Mestalla Stadium, which can accommodate [-] spectators, was full of seats. Most of the Chinese fans who came to the scene were traveling, studying and working in Europe, while the fans from Côte d’Ivoire only occupied two sides of the stands. The local fans in Valencia had an absolute advantage in the scene. They all cheered for goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei and Aiello in front of the bench.

Especially when the on-site director repeatedly switched the camera to Aiello who was communicating with his teammates in front of the bench, the stands of the Mestalla Stadium would quickly burst into loud cheers.

"Hey!"

At this moment, Ai Luo heard Zhang Xizhe who was sitting next to him sigh, and instinctively frowned, and asked, "What's the matter, Xizhe?"

"No, I just envy you for having so many loyal fans, hehe." Zhang Xizhe smiled foolishly.

Ai Luo shook his head with a smile, patted Zhang Xizhe on the shoulder and said, "There is nothing to envy, you can do what I can do."

"really?"

"Of course!"

At the same time, with the cooperation of Zheng Zhi, Zhao Xuri blocked the ball from Yaya Toure's feet, and passed the ball to Wu Xi without hesitation.

Zokola, who was protecting behind Yaya Toure, subconsciously rushed towards Wu Xi who was holding the ball. Wu Xi unhurriedly swayed his upper body forward and made a fake move to catch the ball, which tricked Zokola into stopping his weight. Then he gave the ball away, and slammed the ball with his left foot into the large space in front of him.

Immediately, huge cheers erupted from the scene.

Wu Xi's free movement just now was very entertaining, while Ai Luo and Zhang Xizhe instinctively looked up at the court.

Wu Xi didn't continue to dribble, but cleverly passed the ball to the feet of Wu Lei who was dragging behind waiting to respond, instantly forming a three-on-three frontcourt situation.

"This is an excellent opportunity to fight back!"

On-site commentator He Wei said excitedly.

After Wu Lei took the ball, he didn't bury his head to bring the ball to the bottom line like domestic players. He made a fake move to deceive Eboue's center of gravity.

Gao Lin and Hao Junmin moved forward at the same time to drive the two defenders away, which means that the fast Wu Lei only needs to face the central defender Thiene.

The speed difference between the two was quickly manifested. Kolo Touré, who was standing on the passing path of Wu Lei and Gao Lin, turned a corner and rushed towards Wu Lei who was holding the ball, but what Kolo Touré did not expect was that at the moment he turned around, Wu Lei suddenly rubbed a pass behind him.

When Kolo Toure wanted to stop suddenly and change direction again, he suddenly slipped and fell to the ground.

Gao Lin's outstanding explosive power was fully reflected at this time, and he was also quite calm facing the goalkeeper Barry.

"pretty!!"

Both the Chinese fans in the stands and the Chinese players in front of the Chinese bench all gathered together to celebrate the goal.

"Come on, Xizhe, what Xiaolei can do, you can too."

Seeing Wu Lei being hugged by his teammates, Zhang Xizhe clenched his fists and nodded fiercely: "I will, definitely!"

The game restarted, Côte d'Ivoire took the initiative, coupled with physical advantages, the Chinese team's defense was frequently in a hurry, and it was very difficult for Feng Xiaoting and Du Wei to mark Drogba together. Before the first half, Drogba scored a header to equalize the score.

Drogba equalized the score, and Ai Luo secretly said: "It seems that the strength of the two teams is quite obvious."

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Côte d'Ivoire, who equalized the score, became more courageous and overtook the score in the 69th minute.

The head coach of the Chinese team, Gao Hongbo, began to dispatch troops, but due to the disparity in strength, the score could not be changed.

In the end, it was a pity to lose to Côte d'Ivoire 1:2.

(End of this chapter)