Godfather of national football

Chapter 347 Warm-up match against Montenegro
When the Montenegro team appeared at Kunming Airport, the media had been waiting there for a long time, because the Montenegro team still had several very good big names.

Vucinic, Jovetic, and Dejan are the focus of the Chinese media. Vucinic used to play for Juventus and was called Montenegro by Chinese fans. Jovetic just transferred to Manchester City at a high price last summer. Needless to say, Dejan played for the Jiangsu Super League team, known as Montenegro Ibrahimovic.

The last time the Montenegro team appeared in the World Cup was in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. At that time, Serbia and Montenegro did not disintegrate. They participated in the World Cup in Germany under the name of Serbia and Montenegro, and did not qualify for the group stage.

Since then, the two teams have parted ways, but like Serbia, Montenegro football has inherited the characteristics of former Yugoslav football, and its skills are excellent.

In addition, Milu, an old friend of Chinese football, is the former Yugoslavia. The football in this place has always been very strong.

The reporter stopped Jovetic and asked a question about Chinese football, "How much do you know about the Chinese team?"

The curly-haired Jovetic said with a smile: "I only know that Milu has coached this team. I don't know much else. But since the Chinese team can enter the World Cup, it should still have good strength."

The Chinese reporters at the scene were a little surprised. Could it be that Jovetic is too ignorant?What is the reason?
This is actually quite normal. In the football world, a miracle is not equal to a wealthy family. For example, Greece created the myth of the European Cup, but no one thinks that Greece is a wealthy family. Only by consistently achieving good results can they be respected.

Therefore, China thinks that the current national football team is very good, but in the world, many people still just think that the Chinese team is "ok".

But Chinese people don't see it that way. Immediately on the Internet, some people dubbed the Montenegro team "Yelang arrogant", and many people rushed forward and began to criticize the Montenegro team.

"Damn, if you can't even make it to the World Cup, what qualifications do you have to be arrogant?"

"Yes, Montenegro? The name of the country is just a joke."

Of course, there is also a rational analysis. Montenegro football inherits the style of Yugoslav football, and its strength is still good.

But there are still few rational fans, and most Chinese netizens still try their best to maintain the national football team in their own country.

"I can scold the national football team, I can blackmail, but outsiders can't," this is the view of Chinese fans all the time.

In the past, the national football team was not good, and the Chinese also scolded them, but Koreans and Japanese were never allowed to scold the national football team. This is the protective mentality of Chinese fans.

Some fans shouted that this game will be played 5-0, let the opponent remember the national football team, and remember to be scared when they come next time.

*****
Li Guo accepted a simple interview before the game, "Montenegro football is still very good, I'll be honest, I arranged this warm-up match to imitate Spain's Latin football style."

The reporter is also very professional. The football of the former Yugoslavia is indeed recognized as the originator of the European Latin school, but now and then, "Li Guo, the current Montenegro is far worse than the former Yugoslavia, isn't it?"

"Not necessarily. There is a saying that there are no underdogs in Europe. I think it is true. I am not so optimistic about this game."

Li Guo recalled the martial arts novels he had read in his previous life. The famous and decent sects in the Jianghu are naturally superior in strength, but many small sects also have their own survival wisdom, and it is difficult for those great sects to annex them.

"Then which player in the Montenegro team do you fear the most?" the reporter asked.

Li Guo smiled inwardly. This question is too amateurish. The so-called European Latin style football is the overall cooperation that is pleasing to the eye, so it is better to be afraid of this style than so much about a certain person.

But Li Guo didn't argue with the reporter, and casually said something about Jovetic.

*****
On the day of the game, the Tuodong Stadium was full of seats, the scene was very lively, and the home atmosphere created by the fans was very enthusiastic.

In the starting lineup, Li Guo changed a few players. Since it is a warm-up match, trying new players is the most important purpose.

The defensive line Yin Di did not play, Feng Xiaoting replaced him, midfielder Hao Junmin started and Zheng Zhi formed a double midfielder.

On the forward line is Gao Lin as the single arrow, and the midfielder is Liao Lisheng.

After the start of the game, just as the fans expected, the Chinese team had an absolute advantage on the court, but this advantage lasted only 10 minutes. When the Montenegrin players adapted to the high altitude in Kunming, Montenegro increased the speed of passing the ball in the midfield, and the Chinese team was immediately passive.

"It's not right, why do I look as if the opponent came from afar, but the national football team is actually better physically."

There are not a few fans who have such thoughts. Li Guo has replaced many starting players. If it is a game in Asia, it does not matter if the pass is a little bit inconsistent, but because Montenegro passes very smoothly, in this way, as long as the Chinese midfielder gets stuck a little bit, the ball will be lost immediately, so they have to fight for it.Naturally consume more physical energy.

In the 37th minute of the first half, Montenegro got an offensive opportunity. The ball was passed into the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team. Dejan relied on his strong body to get the ball back and return it.

1 is better than 0!

The Chinese team fell behind, and the fans at the scene were not used to it. In recent years, at the Chinese team's home court, the fans have become accustomed to the Chinese team's brutal opponents, but today they fell behind. You must know that Montenegro's international ranking is not as good as that of the Chinese team.

Li Guo folded his arms around his chest. Whenever the team fell behind, Li Guo would do this because he was nervous.

In fact, it is still a small technical gap, such as stopping the ball, the difference between each Chinese player is a few centimeters, and the overall difference is much worse.

During the intermission, Li Guo changed three players in a row, but still did not let the main players play, but continued to try new players, but Montenegro performed worse in the second half than in the first half, mainly because of the high altitude, the players did not fight hard in the second half.

Facing the iron barrel formation set up by Montenegro, the Chinese team lacked such players as Chen Gelin, Pu Shuang, Fang Suo, and Lin Zhijian. Their offense was mediocre and lacked creativity. In the end, the score of 0 to 1 was maintained until the end of the game.

The fans at the scene were very dissatisfied with this result. They bought the tickets thinking that they could see a big victory for the national football team, but in fact it was a frustrating game.

On the sidelines after the game, Li Guo told reporters that the warm-up goal was achieved, the opponents were strong, the national football players were tired, and the result of the game was a bit disappointing. Besides, Li Guo was unwilling to say more, after all, his goal was different from that of fans and public opinion.

Fans want to have a good time, while Li Guo is preparing for the World Cup. Li Guo will summarize the past games and forget about it. The next opponent of the Chinese team is Bolivia, a South American knives.

(End of this chapter)