football era

"You must draw a good lottery, you must draw a good lottery."

When the lottery ceremony was about to start, the players of the Overlords got together and performed a seemingly superstitious ceremony, praying for a good lottery.

"What are you doing, is it useful?" Zheng Qi looked at them and said amusedly.

"Of course it worked. Last year we entered the group stage and used this ceremony. The group we drew were all weak teams. We advanced easily, and we made it all the way to the quarterfinals!" Bawang said.

"It's so powerful, I admire it." Zheng Qi said.

"Come, come, you come too." Overlord said to Zheng Qi.

"Okay, okay, let's go together." Zheng Qi himself is a character who likes to join in the fun, so he immediately blended in.

A group of people began to pray devoutly to the ancient football gods, such as the first generation of football kings, the second generation of football kings, the holy ball emperor, the immortal ball master, Yu Qiuxuan...

I don't know what those legends who have gone to heaven long ago will think if they are still conscious.

They kept praying until the lottery ceremony started before they closed their mouths and looked nervously at the hologram in front of them.

The frames of the 32 teams are all empty now, and the names of the teams will appear in the frames of the teams next. It is very clear what kind of people their opponents will be at a glance.

And this kind of lottery will not draw a group out all at once. Even if the classical football game is not commercial in nature, the basic suspense still needs to be guaranteed.

Ever since, 32 teams were drawn from the first batch, and each entered a group. Ba Wang and others had already divided their jobs. Everyone watched three groups, and Zheng Qi took advantage of it and only watched two groups.

Zheng Qi looked at his two groups, and felt that there was nothing worth noting. Anyway, he was not familiar with these people, so he reported their names, and the others didn't respond. It seemed that he really didn't need to care.

Hey, group No.18, our team name came out. "Yu Ji suddenly shouted, and everyone's attention was diverted.

"The first one came out of our group, not bad." Overlord said cheerfully.

"Is there any discount for the first team to appear?" Zheng Qi asked in surprise.

"There is no discount, but we will only focus on this group from now on..." Long Qie replied.

Zheng Qi was speechless.

But yes, anyway, there is one team from each group, so there is no need to pay attention to other teams now. There are dozens of capable teams in the country. Can't get out of line.

Last year, the Caowei team had the last laugh, but the Shuhan team, which is as famous as them, was eliminated early and consecutively against strong teams, and the Soochow team was defeated in a group that was too strong. It's cheap, and it also makes their champions last year seem a bit misplaced.

"What is a strong team and what is a weak team?" Zheng Qi asked.

"Just look at the name. Those messy names are generally not too good. If you encounter a team named after a dynasty or a nice name, then you have to be careful. A team with no strength can't keep such a team." Team name, because in normal games, such a team will be constantly challenged, and if they lose, the name will be taken away by others, so you understand." Long Qie said to Zheng Qi.

"It's still like this." Zheng Qi sighed.

"Yeah, there are so many teams, who doesn't think of a good name? For example, those names that look very high-end, or names with some special meanings, there are too many people who want it, so of course only I can grab it." Long Qi proudly said: "Our Overlord team overcame more than 50 teams to get this name."

"What if a team with a good name wants to grab someone else's name? It's like grabbing the head. So many good names are mine." Zheng Qi suddenly thought of something, and then asked.

"That won't happen. If you snatch a name, your original name will be given up. You can't be so overbearing to prevent others from using your name." Long Qi explained.

"So that's the case." Zheng Qi nodded.

"The popularity of the Three Kingdoms is high, so the three teams of Cao, Wei, Shu, Han and Dongwu are indeed very strong. Among other teams, the names of teams such as Datang, Ming, and Song are often robbed, and there are also some team names in famous books. They are also popular, such as the Seven Saints..." Long Qie continued.

"Wait, isn't there only seven of the Seven Great Sages?" Zheng Qi said.

"Including Zhu Bajiesha, Monk Tang Seng, and Bai Longma, it's exactly eleven." Long Qie replied.

Zheng Qi was speechless.

At this time, the second team of the [-]th group also came out-the Hengyong team.

"Tch, it looks like an ordinary team." Long Qi said.

Next, names one by one appeared in the sight of the Bawang team members.

Some groups have eight teams, and there is a group with nine teams. The [-]-team Bawang team is an eight-team group, so Bawang said it was lucky before.

Team Overlord, Team Eternal, Team Seven Colors, Team Liufeng...

Three teams came out in a row, and the players of the Bawang team expressed their disdain. However, when the fifth team appeared, everyone's expressions were a little dignified.

Gold Wind Drizzle Team.

"The name doesn't look too good," Zheng Qi said.

"This is a strong team." Overlord smiled wryly.

"Is there such a dynasty as Jinfengdriyu?" Zheng Qi asked.

"This is the name of a gang in a martial arts novel. It is very popular. Although it is a bit unpopular now, but if they can keep such a name, do you think they will be ordinary people?" Overlord asked back.

"It's okay, we all won the Xihan team." Zheng Qi comforted Bawang.

Overlord nodded: "Yes, with you here, our strength is absolutely top-notch. Even if we have a strong team, we will be fine if we are careful."

At this time, the sixth team appeared.

Blue Dragons.

"This name looks like a trick at first glance!" Zheng Qi said happily.

"Brother, stop messing around, Qinglonghui is another popular organization in a martial arts novel... they, like Jinfengxiyu, can often enter the top 32." Overlord said weakly.

"It's okay to have two ordinary strong teams." Zheng Qi continued to speak stubbornly.

"I hope there won't be another strong team next, otherwise it will be a headache." Long Qi said.

His words seemed to have an effect. The seventh team was called the Luoxia team, and it was not a strong team at first sight.

But this time Zheng Qi didn't dare to say such a thing, but looked at the Overlord.

"Well, I've never heard of this team, so it shouldn't be a strong team." Overlord nodded.

"That's good." Zheng Qi let out a long breath.

However, when the eighth team appeared, even Zheng Qi knew something was wrong.

"Team Cao Wei..." Overlord said dumbfounded.

Last year's champion was in a group with Bawang team!
In addition, there are two strong teams that are fully capable of entering the top 32 based on their strength on paper!

"Thinking of the best, we won't lose hope in our last fight against Cao Wei." Zheng Qi patted Bawang on the shoulder and said sympathetically.

"You remember the race schedule very well." Overlord said in surprise.

"Of course, who am I?" Zheng Qi laughed, and then said: "The lottery is over, I'm leaving. I will be there on time for tomorrow's game."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Qi patted his butt, turned around and left.

Overlord wanted to call him, but put down his hand.

"Shouldn't we discuss a countermeasure together?" Long Qi asked.

"There's nothing to discuss. After more than a dozen games, aren't we familiar with it?" Overlord shook his head and replied, "From the very beginning to the present, his cooperation with us has become more and more tacit, and haven't you noticed? , he has been practicing shooting, and the arc of long-range shots on the court is getting better and better."

"Ah? Really, I didn't notice, he still hasn't scored a single goal..." Long Qi said.

"I have noticed that although he doesn't take dozens of shots in every game like before, he has shots in every game, and they are all long-range shots 30 meters away from the goal. The arc is not bad. , the improvement is getting more and more obvious, have you ever seen someone who has improved so fast in spinning the ball?" Bawang asked.

"never seen it……"

Everyone shook their heads, just kidding, it was a spinning ball, it didn't seem to be tall at all, but in the entire Chinese competition area, there were no more than [-] players who could kick it out and often score goals from long distances during the game.

There are only [-] contestants out of tens of millions, so the difficulty can be imagined.

And the number of players with such strength in other countries will not be more than that in China.

Many people know the trick of kicking the spinning ball. It's not a secret, but there are only so many people who can practice it.

Of course, it is not enough to just kick the arc casually, but to kick a huge arc to bypass the goalkeeper's hand while maintaining the strength and speed of the usual shot. This is the most difficult part.

Obviously, before the match against West Han, Zheng Qi didn't know about this kind of shot, and it's only been a few days since then?In just a week, Zheng Qi can practice to a certain extent, what kind of concept is this?
The players of the Bawang team have all practiced spinning the ball. After all, every fan of classical football has a dream of firing a cannon from a distance to easily solve the battle.

"He has improved very fast, but does it have anything to do with the current situation?" Yingbo asked.

"He is gone now, so he must continue training. The stronger he is, the more chance we have to beat Cao Wei." Bawang sighed: "We have played football for a long time, and our strength has basically been finalized. Normal performance is victory, and Guan Zhong... I want to say that he is actually a layman, you don't believe me?"

"In many places, he is indeed a layman, at least in many places he is still very unfamiliar." Yingbo replied.

"Yeah, so many obvious flaws, as long as he makes up for it, he can improve in a short time. If he improves, our entire team will improve, so don't interfere with his training now, and give him time and confidence." Overlord explain.

"Of course, we have confidence in him!" The Bawang players replied one after another.