Godfather of national football

Chapter 156 Madrid Warm Up

Xiao Chen, the sophomore dog, was wearing earphones in the dormitory, shaking his head while listening. The theme song of the World Cup in South Africa "Waka Waka" came from the earphones. This is the second time that the Latin queen Shakira sang the theme song of the World Cup.

Today is June 6st, Children's Day, and for the fans, this day has a special meaning, that is, in the early morning of tomorrow, the Chinese team will play a warm-up match with the Spanish national team at the Bernabeu.

Xiao Chen put down his earphones, set the alarm clock, and waited for the early morning to watch the Chinese team's game.

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The opening day of the World Cup is on June 6, so after this friendly match, the Chinese team will fly directly to South Africa immediately.

The Chinese team has submitted a 30-man roster to FIFA before, and the final 23-man roster will be submitted on June 6.

In other words, after this game, some players will go back to their home countries. This is very cruel, but there is no way, this is football.

At present, Wang Dalei, Mu Fei, Zhou Dun, Yin Di, Geng Chong, Fang Suo, Li Weifeng, Shen Rui, Zheng Zhi, Sun Jihai, Chen Gelin, Ji Ke, Qu Bo, these 13 people will definitely go to South Africa with Li, but the rest of them are hard to say. No one dares to say that they can go to South Africa 100%.

In the hotel in Madrid, the atmosphere before the war was a bit depressing. Li Guo knew exactly what everyone was thinking now. It was similar to the mood on the day when the college entrance examination results were released. Everyone was anxious except for those top students.

"Li Guo, do you have a list of 23 people in your mind?" Chen An asked.

"Let's talk about it after the game against Spain."

"It feels so brutal,"

FIFA's regulation is to submit a 5-man roster in May and finally determine a 30-man roster. The original intention is to prevent player injuries from changing the roster, but just like Chen An said, this feeling is still too cruel.

"Let's have dinner together today, and I'll say a few words."

*****
During the dinner, the atmosphere among the national football players was very harmonious. This is the change brought about by Li Guo. The team must be united. Anyone who is not united will be expelled by Li Guo, no matter how famous he is.

Li Guo knocked on the glass, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Li Guo.

"Everyone knows that June 6rd is the last moment to submit the roster, and seven players will leave by then,"

At this point, everyone is silent, everyone knows what this means!
"Head, do you have a list in mind?" someone asked.

"No, not yet, wait until after the warm-up match against Spain."

"But what I want to say is that in my heart, the national football team has 30 players. Please believe me."

"We Trust Heads,"

Li Guo knew that anything he said now might appear hypocritical, but he still had to say that after Li Guo, Chen An said a few more words, and then Robin, everyone still laughed when he spoke, and liked to make jokes about his half-skilled English.

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Walking into the Bernabéu, when the players of the Chinese team set foot on the lawn to warm up, they were facing the Spanish superstars.

Casillas, Puyol, Alonso, Fabregas, Busquets, Xavi, Torres, Iniesta.

These famous names can only be seen on TV at ordinary times, but now they are standing not far away.

For the players of the Chinese team, they are like unattainable mountains. Mu Fei walked to Li Weifeng's side, "Boss, that's Harvey."

"What happened to Harvey?"

In fact, when he said this, Li Weifeng himself felt nervous, but he did not lose. Li Weifeng said: "We are also among the top 32 in the World Cup. We don't have less arms or legs than others, so don't be afraid."

After hearing this, Mu Fei thought to himself: "Domineering, you deserve to be the boss."

When the players were warming up, Li Guo on the sidelines seemed to be lining up on the tactical board. The starting lineup had already been determined, and Li Guo was changing possible formations.

"What do you think, Big Sam?"

Goalkeeper - Wang Dalei.

Defense line - Mu Fei, Zhou Dun, Yin Di, Geng Chong.

Back midfielder - Fang Suo, Li Weifeng.

Avant-garde line - Shen Rui, Zheng Zhi, Sun Jihai.

Single striker - Chen Gelin.

Li Guo lined up a 4321, Christmas tree formation, and then lined up a 451, all in all a defensive formation.

Allardyce shook his head after watching it, "Spanish football originated from Barcelona, ​​and Barcelona's pass-and-control football depends on your passive defense is useless."

"What should I do?"

"Actively defend, press more intensely,"

"My players may not be able to do that yet."

Allardyce said: "I'm only responsible for coming up with ideas, who cares if your team can do it?"

"Depend on."

Li Guo estimates that Spain has a 433 formation, because Barcelona has a 433 formation.

Goalkeeper - Iker Casillas
Defense - Ramos, Puyol, Pique, Capdevila
Midfielders - Alonso, Busquets, Xavi

Forward line - Pedro, Villa, Iniesta

Judging from the 2008 European Cup, if these people play pass-and-control football crazy, they are truly invincible.

As a traverser, Li Guo has his own advantages. He knows that Bayern Munich defeated Barcelona in the Champions League in 2013. Heynckes' method is the same as Allardyce's idea, which is full-court pressing.

Li Guo remembered that in that game, the two wingers Robben and Ribery were basically used as full-backs, but still the same sentence, the reason is very simple, but the current Chinese team still can't do it. If they are forced to do it, the players' physical fitness may die at halftime.

"Forget it, leave him alone, let's talk about it later."

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Before the start of the game, Li Guo noticed that someone in the stands put up a Chinese slogan——National football team, come on. In Spain, the Chinese mainly live in the two big cities of Barcelona and Madrid, and there should be more Chinese in Madrid.

So at a rough look, the current Chinese population is estimated to be about 1, which is quite a large scale.

Li Guo applauded at the stand where the Chinese were. At this time, the national football players entered the field, there was a burst of cheers, and then the Chinese team cheered one after another.

The two sides spread out and lined up, and then with the referee's whistle, the friendly match between Spain and China officially began.

(End of this chapter)