Green Dragon

Chapter 759

"How is it, Team Dragon? Are the facilities in the base satisfactory?"

On June 2018, 6, Long Shute, who had just finished the championship celebration in Liverpool, arrived at the Chinese team training center near Moscow.

Unlike 4 years ago, this time, the Chinese Football Association directly learned from the German team, and found a piece of land with mountains and lakes in Russia with beautiful scenery two years in advance, and built a training, catering, accommodation, and more suitable for its own needs. A base for entertainment and leisure.

There are two training turfs here, gym, swimming pool, sauna room, tactical room, massage room, small cinema, fishing, diving, bicycles, and short-distance yachts are also provided by the lake, and even a batch of supplies are temporarily imported from China. A 500-square-meter lifestyle supermarket opened in the base!

——Of course, you don’t have to pay for anything in the supermarket, and this is just to facilitate the daily life of players and coaches.

I dare not say anything about other aspects, but I am absolutely sure that the Chinese Football Association is definitely richer than the German Football Association, and they don't even need to spend a penny on this base-just find a sponsor and solve the matter in minutes!
How extravagant is the Chinese team?
According to Long Shute's suggestion, all the accommodation conditions here are suites!

This is not a privilege for the team leader, but means that every player can bring their family members, including children, to live directly!
This is of course the benefit that Big Brother Long gives to every teammate, coach, and support staff.

"Dragon team, don't worry, all are the most advanced non-toxic home decoration materials, without any pungent smell."

Director Hou, who was in charge of the base's logistics, accompanied Long Shute on the tour, while dutifully introducing him.

Long Shu nodded. He has been sending people to follow up on this project, and he knows some of the inside information:

"I don't need to talk about other aspects. I just want to emphasize that the food must be strictly controlled, and no problem is allowed. Do you understand what I mean?"

Director Hou nodded again and again:
"Of course, food is the most important thing. Everything is done according to Captain Long's wishes, and there will be no mistakes!"
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"Dragon team!"

"team leader!"

"Brother Long!"

When Long Shute was the last one to appear in the meeting room, the players of the Chinese team who had filled the room stood up unanimously and greeted him one after another.

He smiled and nodded to everyone, then walked up to the head coach Gao Hongbo, and motioned for everyone to sit down:

"Before everything, I want to ask everyone, do you have any goals or pursuits when you come to Russia?
Is it simply to experience the atmosphere of the World Cup as a capital for bragging in the future?Or do you try your best with me, and then see if you can conquer the world? "

Gao Hongbo almost jumped up, he looked at the captain in surprise, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

Almost all of the more than 30 players and coaches in the room had the same expression, only four or five of them showed a smile of "as expected".

Just listen to Long Shute's voice slowly echoing in the air:
"Compared to four years ago, when we were weak, now our renewal is basically completed, the team's tactical style of play is more mature, and the overall strength is stronger than four years ago, so...we have reason to go further.

Four years ago, due to my accidental injury, we unfortunately stopped in the round of [-]. According to the opponents in the quarter-finals at that time, if I stay healthy, our tactics and style of play can continue to be maintained. It is not difficult to beat them.

Therefore, now, four years later, the top eight is our most guaranteed goal.

If we can't make it to the quarterfinals, it can only mean that we have made no progress in the past four years. "

He suddenly shook his head:
"No, considering that my strength has become stronger in the past four years, if the overall performance has not improved, it must be because someone has not tried their best. Such a person...don't let me see it. He absolutely cannot bear the consequences !"

Long Shute's last sentence was almost the most straightforward threat.

But everyone present knew that he had this energy!

No matter how many connections you have in the domestic football circle, if Long Shute shakes his head, then you will have no place to stand!

But no one complained about him because they knew better:
99% of the pressure on this team rests on his shoulders alone! -
Since the season just ended, Long Shute did not immediately devote himself to intense training.

He knows his body very well, and he is not at all worried that he may lose his form in the game two weeks later.

He was just doing restorative training while receiving physical therapy and relaxation.

In the first week, he even accepted an exclusive interview with CCTV.

"Unknowingly, the 2018 Russia World Cup is coming to us, and our program team has also arrived at the national team training base in Moscow. In the next 20 days, the front press conference will be the first time for us. Everyone brings the latest reports of the national team, and today, the player we want to interview is the captain of the Chinese team, Long Shute!"

The host, Zhang Bin, used a little too much force. Without the audience, he subconsciously clapped his hands.

Long Shute came over with a smile and shook hands with him.

Zhang Bin's face was still very natural, he coughed lightly, and started his own question:
"In Brazil four years ago, you left the field due to injury in the second round of the group stage. This should be a huge pity, right?"

Long Shu nodded:
"Of course, whether it is me personally or the entire national team, I have suffered huge losses due to this accidental injury, so this year in Russia, we will definitely make up for this regret."

Zhang Bin asked again:

"In fact, most people, including me, think that without that injury, the Chinese team would have gone further in Brazil. What do you think?"

"There are not so many ifs in reality, but even I would assume this is the case."

Long Shute smiled slightly:

"If I hadn't been injured, in the quarter-finals, I would have the confidence to beat them, after all their top scorer Luis Suarez was suspended.

From the point of view of hindsight, after defeating Uruguay, our opponent Costa Rica in the quarter-finals, their threat is almost negligible, and the possibility of the Chinese team advancing to the semi-finals is infinitely approaching 100%,… ..."

"Haha," Zhang Bin couldn't help but also laughed happily:

"So how is the situation this year? Many people think that we have been assigned to a death group. Can you share with us your views on the opponents in the group stage?"

"Death Team? Maybe."

Long Shu shrugged:

"But for me, this group is probably the least suspenseful group. We will qualify side by side with Germany. The only question may be... who is the first group?"

Yes, the three opponents of the Chinese team are nothing more than Germany, Mexico, and Sweden...

What kind of group of death is this?
(End of this chapter)