Football irons are burning

Chapter 65 Saint-Etienne
The second training camp is in Beijing.

These 30 people are all in excellent condition, it is difficult to choose.

Rehhagel still needs to carry out further screening, among which the competition on the front line is the biggest.

The current main strikers are Yang Cheng and Octopus. Needless to say, Yang Chengcheng scored 29 goals in half a season in the Bundesliga Bundesliga, helping Frankfurt to be promoted to the Bundesliga.

With the integration of Gao Li's ability, Yang Cheng's shooting skills are quite comprehensive now, and he is also being targeted by major clubs. It is said that Leverkusen intends to use 2000 million marks to introduce him.

After Octopus integrated Vieri's ability, he also scored goals every game in League A and B. He scored twice and even staged hat-tricks one after another. In addition, Rehhagel likes to use high center forwards, so Octopus's position is temporarily worry-free.

The competition among the others is great. Li Jinyu is good at grabbing points, Gao Feng has good speed and technique, Asia's number one striker Haixi also proved himself in the league, Su Maozhen and Li Bin also played in the top ten.

With so many people competing, the competition is indeed a little bit bigger.

No one wants to give up, but the number of places is limited, and some people will be laid off eventually.

On May 5, the National Football Team played a warm-up match with the Capital Club at the Capital Stadium.

The purpose of the game is naturally to inspect the players. Before the game, in order to make the game effective, the cadres of the Football Association specially found Coach Lao Jin and asked him to give instructions to the players to fight with all their strength.

But even so, there is still a huge gap in strength, and the national football team beat the opponent.

Li Tie didn't play, and the main players basically didn't play, they were all investigating other players.

After the game ended, the 8 people who left were also produced.

Gao Feng, Haixi, Su Maozhen, Li Bin, Tao Wei, Sui Xiliang, Mao Yijun, and Peng Weiguo have left, and the 22-man roster of the national football team has basically been established.

Although the purpose of the warm-up was achieved, there was also bad news. Zhang Xiaorui sprained his ankle during the game and limped off the field.

Fortunately, after the examination by the team doctor, Zhang Xiaorui was only slightly injured. Although he couldn't make it to the first game of the World Cup, he could definitely make it to the next two games.

This also made Li Tie feel frustrated. It seems that this glass man is still a glass man.

Such a technology madman, where can he go in his career?Going to Barcelona, ​​can you gain a foothold?
On May 5, the national football squad was finally announced.

Goalkeepers: Ou Chuliang, Jiang Jing, Han Hai

Defenders: Sun Jihai, General Fan, Li Datou, Zhang Heizi, Ma Yongkang, Xu Hong, Wei Daxia, Wang Wenhua, Wu Chengying
Midfielders: Li Tie, Zheng Zhi, Shao Jiayi, Ma Mingyu, Zhang Xiaorui, Yao Xia, Li Ming

Forwards: Yang Cheng, Octopus, Li Jinyu
Three goalkeepers, three strikers, and midfielders make up the majority.

In this lineup, young players make up the majority, among which Zheng Zhi and Shao Jiayi are even under 20 years old!
Li Tie and the second-person players are all there. Not surprisingly, these people will be the main force of the Chinese team in the World Cup.

In addition, General Fan is still the captain, and Rehagel designated Li Tie as the second captain. If General Fan is absent, then Li Tie will serve as the captain of the national football team, and Ma Mingyu will be the third captain.

After the list was announced, the media naturally had their own opinions. Some people thought it was unfair. For example, Peng Weiguo was considered unfair by many people. His skills were considered to be very good, but he could not be selected for this year's national football team.

Gao Feng and Haixi used to be the main strikers of the national team, but neither of them were selected this time, and the media also thought it was unfair.

It's no wonder that Yang Cheng is still able to convince the crowd. After all, he is the top scorer in the Bundesliga Bundesliga, but Li Jinyu is only the striker of the Jianlibao Youth Team, and Octopus is only the top scorer in League One and B. They think it's unfair to replace Gao Feng and Haixi with them.

But Rehhagel was obviously unmoved. The players he selected were all players he thought were in the best condition.

He doesn't look at qualifications or fame.

On May 5, the national football team officially set off to France to prepare for the World Cup.

The Football Association also held a swearing-in meeting, and the relevant people came to show their faces, but Rehhagel didn't like this kind of scene.

He believes that this puts more pressure on the players, and the strength of the national football team obviously does not allow them to have additional psychological pressure.

However, Li Tie also explained to him, let him do as the Romans do, so that he can get along better in the future.

In this regard, Rehhagel accepted it.

He is no longer coaching the club, of course he wants to stay in China for a few more years.

On May 5, the national football team arrived in Saint-Etienne. The Football Association still attaches great importance to this World Cup and sent people to France in advance. Therefore, the national football team settled down quickly.

The accommodation conditions are good. In terms of catering, the national football team has its own Chinese chef. Of course, there is also a nutritionist. This is a post specially assigned by Rehhagel after he came. He is a German named Harman.

If the logistics are guaranteed, then the players will play football without distractions and play at a high level.

In the first game of the group stage, the national football team will play against the Yugoslavia team here, and then go to Lyon to play the second game against the US team, and in the third game of the group stage, they will play against Germany in Lens.

There are still 16 days left before the first game.

There is still plenty of preparation time.

First, let's get jet-lagged and get out of the state.

Most people adjust quickly. After all, they are all highly professional, and the players who have stayed abroad for a long time in Europe and Jianlibao are the fastest to adapt.

Li Tie is used to jet lag. France and Germany are close, so it is easier to get used to it.

But what surprised Li Tie was that Rehhagel did not arrange a warm-up match with European teams.

Under normal circumstances, before the start of the World Cup, the team will find a team that is similar to the opponents in the group to warm up and adapt.

It seems that Rehhagel wants to keep the mystery of the Chinese team until the start of the game.

Li Tie also thought of a joke. It is said that a table tennis team in a certain peninsula is known as the mysterious teacher. Every time they compete, they always make their opponents suffer.

Perhaps, not revealing strength in advance is also a tactic.

After the jet lag was reversed, the team's training began.

The team uses the Saint-Etienne team's training ground, which is very professional and the lawn is of good quality, which makes the training of the national football team very normal.

In daily training, Rehhagel also prohibited reporters from interviewing, including Chinese reporters.

Many reporters are still dissatisfied with Rehagel, thinking that he treats the media in his country like this, which is a bit unreasonable.

A few days later, the main lineup was basically finalized.

The goalkeeper is still Lao Ou, the four defenders Sun Jihai, General Fan, Li Datou and Wei Daxia, Li Tie is still the midfielder, the left midfielder Shao Jiayi, the right midfielder Yao Xia, the midfielder Ma Mingyu, the double forwards Yang Cheng and Octopus twist!

It can also be understood from another angle. The national football lineup is like this: Lao Ou, Alba, Ferdinand, Stam, Thuram, Di Maria, Lei Dongduo, Gao Qi, Vieri and Keane-Gattuso-Cantona hybrid. This lineup is not bad, right?

Li Tie's current feelings are quite intuitive. Compared with the top ten games, the current lineup is really much stronger.

Everyone's personal ability has improved a lot.

Of course, Rehhagel's tactical thinking also quickly began to affect this team. The defense adopts an overall defensive level, moves around Li Tie, and distributes the ball from the center on offense. Li Tie and Zheng Zhi have absolute possession of the ball.

Sun Jihai, Wei Daxia, Yao Xia, and Shao Jiayi can cut inside while the front Octopus Twist can make the ball and shoot by himself, but if Yang Cheng has a good chance, he wants to pass the ball to Yang Cheng.

Li Tie secretly communicated with his teammates, adopting ground flow, and controlling the situation through tacit passing.

And Li Tie was even more gratified that he found that the cooperation with these second-view players was indeed very tacit. This should be due to the system. Since it is a system, Li Tie's eyes on the field and his teammates nearby can understand.

Li Tie felt quite comfortable playing like this. He is a midfield commander, and he is worthy of the name!
When Rehhagel saw this scene, he was also very confident in his heart. Can a team with such a tacit understanding still have nothing to do in the World Cup?

"Hmph, I can lead a newly promoted team like Kaiserslautern to win the championship, and I can also lead the new World Cup team China to break out of the group stage. The lowest goal, hmph, is also the top 8!"

There was a rush of pride in Rehhagel's heart. This matter is not enough for outsiders. Only he himself knows how wonderful this challenge feels.

(End of this chapter)