green mercenary

Chapter 345 Stepping into the World Cup with One Foot
The time difference between the UAE and China is only about four hours, and it was already 12 o'clock in the morning in China after the game.

After seeing the final result of the game, the fans standing in front of the TV all celebrated wantonly and shouted loudly.

"Hmph! Did the national football team win again?" A single lady who never watched football in a community in central China blocked her ears with her hands, turned over and fell asleep again.

At the post-match press conference, UAE head coach Ruiz expressed regret: "In order to effectively resist the Chinese team's powerful 1 formation, we also used [-] counterattack. But the rookie goalkeeper of the Chinese team performed very well, and the Chinese team has a world-class striker. We did not score [-] point at home. Although it was unexpected, it was also expected."

That's right, the UAE's tactic before the game was to score a point at home.

Getting one point can not only limit the Chinese team, but also at the end of the group stage, the UAE can get 13 or 14 points and go to the play-offs.

But today's result disappointed the UAE fans.

由于上一轮卡塔尔队客场战胜阿曼，而乌兹别克队主场意外失手于阿联酋，5战2胜2平1负积8分的卡塔尔队突然又看见了直接出线的曙光。

Qatar's "Standard" believes that the current situation is generally more favorable for the Chinese team.If the UAE can take advantage of the spirit of defeating Uzbekistan in an away game, and then win the Chinese team at home, Qatar will have a chance.But now, Qatar can only focus on the next game against Uzbekistan, hoping that while the Chinese team misses at home, they will win the Central Asian wolf again.And now, with China's 13 points in hand, Qatar can no longer lose in its last stand.

Compared with the rational analysis of the media, the views of Qatar fans are more like a good wish.

They believe that instead of letting the Chinese team or the Uzbek team qualify, it is better for the three Arab teams to unite and support Qatar to represent the Gulf in the World Cup. They should do their best to fight against "foreign enemies" in the remaining games.

On the issue of personnel arrangement, Milu answered freely: "The situation of the game told me that I needed to make a substitution, so I made the decision to substitute. The important thing is that the players who were replaced on the field carried out the coach's intention very well. And judging from today's game, the young player An Qi is also a good goalkeeper."

Another reporter asked: "At the last moment of the game, the Chinese team seemed very passive, but they were not scored by the opponent. Did luck help the Chinese team?"

Milu: "A team won 5 out of 4 games, which cannot be explained by luck."

Reporter: "Then how do you evaluate Bai Xiaotian who performed outstandingly today?"

"I have said many times that Bai is an excellent striker. And in his limited playing time, he has scored three goals for the Chinese team. Such an outstanding performance, I think he will appear in the next game."

Reporter: "That is to say, you will arrange Bai Xiaotian to start the next game?"

Milu: "Yes, that's it!"

The next day, as soon as the "Sports Morning News" headline "Scorer Bai Xiaotian will start again" was printed, it immediately announced that it was sold out, and the publishing house had to reprint the newspaper again.

Regardless of whether Milu made a mistake in this game, whether he sent a player that fans want to see on the field, whether the "Hao Yang combination" has an effect, and whether Zhang Enhua, who replaced him on the field, is competent for the midfielder that has never been mentioned.All of this disappeared with a 1-0.

A politician said: "We can't blame the winners!"

That's right, everyone has forgotten the "Milu-style conservative play" that was ridiculed by countless fans and netizens before the game, because it was this arrangement that brought the most satisfying result to the fans.If there is a small flaw, it is the yellow cards of *** and Qi Hong, who will also miss the next game.

"Liaoshen Evening News" directly stated that the national football team was lucky enough to pass through the "West Asia minefield", and "accession to the WTO" is unstoppable.Without considering other teams, the national football team that has entered the "match point" only needs to settle the trip to Oman at home in the next round, and then draw with Qatar at another home court. They can be the first in the group and enter the World Cup finals one round ahead of schedule.

"Xiaotian, don't you know Eindhoven?" Qin Xue, who was wearing a floral dress, stood beside Bai Xiaotian and asked as she looked at the plane that had just taken off.

"I won't go back. I won't be able to catch up with the Champions League if I go back, and the league is not that important!" Bai Xiaotian replied with a guilty conscience.

After the match between Yang Chen and Xie Hui, they made a direct flight to Germany.Bai Xiaotian stayed in the team and returned to Shenyang with the national football team.

As for whether the Eredivisie is important or not, it depends on how Eindhoven performs.

Unfortunately, in the Eredivisie match that ended a few days ago, Eindhoven was shot into a sieve by Heerenveen in the away game.

At the same time that the Telegraph sent a "congratulatory message", Eindhoven also had a verbal battle with Ajax in the newspaper.

Ajax made the opponent 1-5 at home with many main players on the field; Eindhoven had a semi-main lineup and was played 4-1 by the home team away.In contrast, it is still higher than Ajax.

In this war of words, Heerenveen was the only winner in the end.At the beginning of this season, Heerenveen slaughtered the two giants of the Eredivisie, and was in the limelight for a while, and was hailed as a model of stealing from the rich and helping the poor.

After the league, it's the Champions League.

The UEFA Champions League match against Lazio will be held in Eindhoven tomorrow, and Bai Xiaotian will never be able to make it back.Fortunately, it is a home game, and Batman is also back after injury. It should not be so difficult to win Lazio.No matter how bad it is, a tie with the opponent is acceptable.

After returning to China, everyone had a good night, and then continued to train in Wulihe, only taking a day off on National Day.

This week, exciting news came one after another.

Qatar, second in the group, drew with Uzbekistan 2-2 in a crucial match; then lost 1-2 against the United Arab Emirates.As a result, Qatar, which was in a good situation, not only lost the chance to compete for the first place in the group, but even the qualification for the play-offs depends on other people's faces.

But these are not what Chinese fans care about. After media reports and player analysis, all fans only know one thing-if the national football team beats Oman in the next game, the Chinese team will advance two rounds ahead of schedule and get tickets for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.

For a while, fans from all over the country spoke online one after another to cheer for the national football team.Some fans from wealthy families went online or called directly to book tickets for Wulihe Stadium, and then took the train or plane to Shenyang to cheer for the national football team.

During the seven-day National Day holiday, there was only one thing everyone was talking about, and that was: We will be in the World Cup soon!
(End of this chapter)