green mercenary

Chapter 485 A Letter from the National Football Team
As the World Cup approaches, the national football team has only one last warm-up match before the World Cup.

In fact, not only the national football team, but other teams participating in the World Cup have also played warm-up matches in pairs one after another this month.

After announcing the roster for the World Cup, Jin Zhiyang and Li Feiyu from the technical department of the Football Association flew to Hong Kong to collect information on the Turkish team preparing to play a warm-up match with the home team here; and Chi Shangbin also planned to go to Malaysia to inspect the warm-up match of the Brazilian team.

The medical team of the national football team borrowed from the Shanghai Institute of Physical Education an advanced instrument that can detect multiple physical indicators through blood to more effectively control the physical condition of the players.

On the same day, the two national football chefs, Hui Mingjun and Niu Qiang, arrived at the Hyatt Hotel in Jeju Island to prepare for the national football team's expedition.

The days are going on in an orderly manner, and the national football players are training in addition to training on weekdays.

On May 5, the national football team held a press conference for the World Cup in Shanghai.At the meeting, captain Ma Mingyu read an open letter to fans across the country on behalf of all members of the national football team.

"Fans and friends across the country: Hello!
The World Cup is about to begin, and we are about to embark on the journey of the World Cup.At this time, our mood is very restless.

The World Cup is a new experience for the Chinese team and will bring us a brand new experience; the World Cup makes us excited, but also brings us a kind of expectation and tension, and even brings us unspeakable pressure.These days, we have been intensely preparing for the battle, making all-round preparations.We look forward to a good performance in the World Cup to repay your attention and support. At the same time, we are also worried that due to lack of experience and lack of strength, we will not be able to achieve satisfactory results in the World Cup, which will make you disappointed, heartbroken and regretted.Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to leave this letter to record and communicate our thoughts to fans and friends across the country who have been following and supporting the national team.

It is undeniable that in the World Cup, we are both a new team and an underdog. The lack of strength and experience means that we cannot go too far.

But we will neither be sad because of it, nor will we give up because of it.We know that even if we fail, we must defend the honor of Chinese football.

The "Top Ten Competition" taught us to treat the game with an ordinary mentality and to treat the victory and defeat with a correct attitude. The victory of the "Top Ten Competition" made us feel the strength of unity and the value of team spirit, and realized how happy life is and how healthy our mentality is in a group full of team spirit.

In the days of the "Top Ten Competition" last year, the national team has always received the support, help and understanding of the people of the whole country. This is the source of motivation for us to surpass ourselves, defeat our opponents and win.

On the way to the World Cup, we are eager to continue to have your support as always.We believe that in the stands of the Chinese team's World Cup stadium, there will be countless Chinese fans and compatriots from all over the world, with love, expectation, care and support for the Chinese team, waving the five-star red flag and singing "March of the Volunteers", cheering, applauding and encouraging us.

No matter what the result is, I believe that everyone will always be able to encourage and help us to show our Chinese spirit and unyielding fighting spirit in the World Cup with an understanding and healthy attitude.After all, this is the pride and honor of the Chinese people.

Please rest assured that in the World Cup, at any time, we will never forget our goals, tasks and commitments. We will do our best in the game with high fighting spirit and never-say-die spirit to strive for every possible opportunity to achieve another breakthrough in Chinese football.

At any time, under any circumstances, as long as the game is still going on, as long as the whistle for the end of the game has not been blown, we will not give up our efforts, we will work tirelessly.No matter what the result is, the World Cup will be our dedication and wish without regrets.

We also believe that no matter what the outcome of the game is, as long as we are still united and fighting together, as long as our fighting spirit and spirit are not lost, you will continue to support us, understand us, help us, and join us to bear the joy and pain that the World Cup has given us, spend this unforgettable experience together, and leave this unforgettable memory.

Friends, let us, with excitement, excitement, anticipation and trepidation, experience the first World Cup journey of Chinese football together, find the proper place for Chinese football in the World Cup, and jointly defend the honor of Chinese football.

Chinese National Men's Football Team

November 2002, 5"

As soon as this letter came out, it also caused waves in the country.

Prior to this, counting the game against the South Korean team last month, the national football team played a total of 4 warm-up matches.

But only 4 goals were scored in 4 games, 3 of which were Su Maozhen's hat-trick against Thailand, and the other goal was Bai Xiaotian's lob against PSV Eindhoven after his return.

In addition, no one in the national football team has made contributions, whether they are forwards or midfielders.

The Thai team is a notoriously small team, and it is normal to score three goals.

But now, because of Bai Xiaotian's return to the team, Su Maozhen was excluded from the squad.Doesn't it mean that besides Bai Xiaotian, the national football team has no offensive power now?
Therefore, many media published articles questioning the offensive ability of the national football team and whether they encountered a scoring shortage.If Bai Xiaotian had to complete all the goals, then the national football team's desire to go further in the World Cup is simply a dream.

Amidst the doubts, the national football team made such heartfelt words at this time, which really moved some fans.

In recent years, domestic football has been plagued by turmoil, but Bai Xiaotian has made a good start for his trip to Europe.Although Bai Xiaotian didn't play in the top five European leagues, the Champions League champion has already proved everything.

In addition, many young players are now starting to play abroad, and the younger generation of players has also begun to thrive. The fans have indeed seen the progress of the national football team.

In this situation, even for the sake of Bai Xiaotian's face, he gradually quieted down.

Again, everything makes way for the World Cup!

On May 5, the national football team played the last warm-up match before the World Cup in Macau and the Portuguese national team.

The national football player played for the first time in the warm-up match, and formed the "Hao Bai combination" in the minds of the Chinese people with Bai Xiaotian, and made his debut with a three-five-two formation for the first time.

On the Portuguese side, due to a foot injury, Figo, the team's top star, did not start the game.

As a result, when Figo made his debut in the 78th minute of the game, the national football team had already taken a 3-0 lead.

For an Asian team to take a three-goal lead against a European team like Portugal with a fine style of play without conceding a goal, it really opened the eyes of all the fans who came to watch the game.

Although the "Hao Bai Combination" did not form more close ties because of the unfamiliar cooperation.But *** and Bai Xiaotian both scored a goal by virtue of their individual abilities.

The remaining goal was after Qu Bo came on the field, Bai Xiaotian made a pass from the bottom and assisted his teammates.

With one pass and one shot by Bai Xiaotian, the teenager Qu Bo finally broke the scoring drought, which was a response to the media's doubts before the game.

After the game, according to a report from Portugal’s La Repubblica, even if Figo played in this warm-up match, he would not have made better substantive progress.

One is that the field was wet and slippery due to the rain on the day of the game, and the Portuguese team was a little unsuited to the climate and the field. The other was that China’s home court with the goodbye boy was simply hell for the visiting team!

The red all over the mountains and plains made all the members of the Portuguese national team feel as if they were in a sea of ​​red, helpless.

"Republic" even threatened that the Chinese team with Goodbye Boy will definitely have the strength to break out of the group stage, and even go one step further.

On May 5, after the national football delegation and the Macau government drank a glass of "Zhuang Xingjiu" together, the national football team set off on a chartered flight to Jeju International Airport.

And Bai Xiaotian flew to the capital as a special guest to record a special football night.

(End of this chapter)