Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 855 World Cup Opening

But Zhang Yuan's sister finally did not agree to let her husband take her son to watch the World Cup, so Zhang Yuan didn't care, it's always better to be safe.

Although the return home is quiet, some media and TV stations still know about it. As early as the end of the season, the sports station sent out an invitation, hoping that the national team can participate in their TV recording program before going out.

Then this short vacation ended, and Zhang Yuan, several teammates and Director Fu all participated in the recording.

Although this is a recording and not a live broadcast, the audience at the scene are genuinely recruited fans, and their questions are real.

Although the media and fans all over the country are not optimistic about the national team's World Cup trip, when the fans really ask this question, what they think of the national team members attracts everyone's attention.

Zhang Yuan and the others were asked this question at the program recording site. Gao Jun hesitated and didn’t know what to say, Zhang Yuan quickly said, “Although the other teams in the group are better than us, we will work hard. I hope I will do my best in this World Cup and leave no regrets!"

The general psychology of Chinese fans is like this. They know that their team is not good, but they have high expectations.

The role of Director Fu is actually quite difficult. He is not a foreign teacher, so his status in the hearts of fans is not that high. The fans who qualified for the World Cup put most of the credit on Zhang Yuan, and the coach was ignored by them.

Many fans are still confused about Camacho's get out of get out of class without knowing what to say. How did this guy get out of get out of get out? Isn't he also winning.

The national team has a lot of detours, but these detours until the birth of Zhang Yuan, everything is bullshit, there is no way his strength and fame are well-known in the world, this is just like Messi In Argentina, Ronaldo is the same as in Portugal. If any football association of yours is in power, it will be a crime not to recruit him, and he will be cast aside by the fans.

There are also some unspoken rules of the national team, but Zhang Yuan does not participate in such things, and he has not done anything against the rules. No one can do anything about him. If you want to belittle Zhang Yuan, you have to see if the fans agree.

So this national team is relatively pure, but for the head coach, purity is useless. Scolding, maybe the final result is dismissal!
After the recording of the program, Director Fu became annoyed with his words. He was afraid that the World Cup would be over, and this coach would be the end.

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Director Fu, I will definitely support you!"

Of course, Zhang Yuan didn't know whether his backing would be of any use. He could only say that Director Fu was quite in line with his wishes.

The training camp for the national team has begun. They will train in China for a week, and then the international team will move to Brazil, where they will train until before the game.

The climate in Brazil is different from that in China. The reason why the national team went ahead of schedule is to adapt to the climate conditions there as soon as possible. The problem of adaptability should not be underestimated.

During the training camp in Brazil, the national team will also have a warm-up match with Croatia. Croatia is also one of the top 32 in the World Cup, but they are divided into Group A with Brazil, Mexico, and Cameroon. Like the Chinese team, they are also not popular.

The base camp of the national team is in Sao Paulo, where the public security environment is relatively better. This is a problem that cannot be ignored and must be paid attention to.

Some teams came to Brazil for training camp very early, and some did not come until very late. Zhang Yuan thought that the Chinese team could be regarded as a stupid bird flying first.

On June 6, the Chinese team played a friendly match against Croatia at the Xinshuiyuan Stadium in El Salvador. Rakitic and Zhang Yuan soon met again. In this game, Zhang Yuan was no longer a striker, but played in the middle. The position of the field, as a midfield organizer and serializer.

But it’s useless. Compared with Croatia, the Chinese team’s ball control is child’s play. Croatia’s impact is stronger. They are very good at using their bodies, but they didn’t try their best in this game. They still have to keep enough in the warm-up match Mystery is better.

2:0 easily won the Chinese team. This result is not too embarrassing for the Chinese team. Zhang Yuan is not satisfied with this result, but he can only accept it helplessly. There is no way. The team is still very reluctant to control the ball. When he moved to the front line in the second half, the most work he did was to compete with the Croatian defenders for the top and engage in physical confrontation. He also got a few opportunities that were not opportunities. Unfortunately, the distance It was still a little bit worse.

This is not only a problem of the Chinese team, Asian football may be difficult in this World Cup, because the backwardness is all-round, and the Chinese team's ability to qualify is really thanks to the backwardness of Asian football.

"Good luck!" Rakitic stood on the court chatting with Zhang Yuan after the game.

"Are you telling the truth or lying?!" Zhang Yuan looked at the smiling Rakitic and asked.

"Of course it's the truth!" Rakitic said, "It's just a warm-up match, don't take it too seriously!"

"I didn't take it to heart, but alas, you have seen our strength, I am afraid it will be difficult to make a difference in this cup!" Zhang Yuan said truthfully.

"That's why I wish you good luck! If you want to qualify, you can only rely on good luck!" Rakitic smirked.

Zhang Yuan doesn't mind his friends saying that the Chinese team is weak. Even if you don't have the courage, that's even worse.

As the most powerful captain in the history of the national team, Zhang Yuan is very concerned about this matter. He thinks of Conte's painstaking efforts. Now he is also tirelessly telling everyone every day, saying don't be nervous when you are on the field, we will Unity is like a machine, and defense must be done well.

The Chinese team is now mainly practicing defensive and counterattack tactics. Zhang Yuan’s position in daily training is still a forward.

In any case, in such an atmosphere, the curtain of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil is slowly opened.

During this period, the Chinese team got a rare vacation. One day, Zhang Yuan took Anna and his daughter to visit Sao Paulo.

Then on June 6, the Chinese team moved to Cuiaba, the capital of Mato Grosso state, where they will usher in the first game of the group stage against Chile.

Chile has Zhang Yuan's club teammates Vidal and Isla, but no one has contacted each other before the game.

On the evening of June 6th, the game was held at the Cuiaba Pantanal Stadium. According to BJ time, the kick-off time happened to be Saturday morning in China, so many domestic fans were waiting in front of the TV to watch the game. Cheer for the opening game of the Chinese team.

The Pantanal Stadium can accommodate about 4 people. Because it is located in South America, Chile and Brazil are not too far away. Many fans come to Brazil to cheer for the Chilean team, but there are also many Chinese fans, like Li Jun. There are not a few people who travel across the ocean to watch the ball.

The Pantanal Stadium has been created with a strong Chinese style by these Chinese fans.

Vidal had minor surgery on his knee at the end of the league in May, and he made a smooth comeback in this game and was in the starting lineup. Another teammate of Zhang Yuan, Isla, was unable to play the main position in Juventus. , but in the national team, he is the main player who does his part and is also a starter.

The captain of the Chilean team is Sanchez. In the UEFA Champions League last year, they played against each other. Barcelona is not weak, but they fell at the feet of Juventus with Zhang Yuan. But today Sanchez feels very different. He Very confident, the Chinese team sucks.

How bad they are, they are the lowest-ranked team among the top 32. Even having Zhang Yuan can’t change the fact that they are relatively bad. Sanchez is full of confidence in beating the Chinese team. He is very happy to see that Zhang Yuan is destined to be deflated of.

Chile sent a 4312 formation, Sanchez and Vargas partnered forwards, while the Chinese team sent a 451 formation, with heavy troops in the midfield and Zhang Yuan as the single arrow.

(End of this chapter)