Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 257 "Blackened" Gallic Rooster
After the game, Lippi's words to many reporters became popular with the news of the national football team's victory over Japan.

Not surprisingly, all the media and fans who heard or saw what Lippi said unanimously spoke highly of Lippi.As long as there are no ulterior motives, it can be heard that Lippi has true feelings for Chinese football.Sitting on the high-risk career of national football coach is not only because of the annual salary of 2000 million euros.

Even when the World Cup was approaching, the official Weibo of the most authoritative official media, the People's Daily, also spoke out about this matter, fully affirming Lippi's contribution to the national team.He also pointed out that the progress of Chinese football requires long-term work by such high-level coaches.

The significance of this is not trivial. As the most authoritative official media in China, the People’s Daily is the microphone of the upper echelon. Not surprisingly, the football-loving person at the top should be very satisfied with the current state of the national team.

And in just a few tens, more information was revealed. It seems that the higher ups don't want Lippi to leave after next year's Asian Cup?

The second day after defeating Japan, another more exciting news double happiness came.The Chinese Football Association plans to renew Lippi after the 2019 Asian Cup and lead the national team to continue to sprint for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

This is news that makes fans feel more hopeful than winning a game or two.Fans joked in online comments that the Football Association finally had a long memory.There will be no more tragedies such as Camacho's impromptu replacement of Gao Hongbo.

Moreover, the current national team is in a positive and healthy state, with a harmonious atmosphere in the team, and the generals are united. There is no such thing as the old rules of gangs and factions.After so many years of detours, I finally found the right track.Perhaps given Lippi another four years, the national team can change even more.

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After the Chinese team beat Japan, in another game, France beat Denmark 4:1.

The competition system of the China Cup is similar to the knockout nature of the competition system. Therefore, the winners of the two games, China and France, will join the finals to compete for the championship of this China Cup, while Japan and Denmark will compete for No.3.

In fact, such a competition system has been questioned since the China Cup was announced.Mainly for two reasons.One is that there are too few participating teams, so it is completely unnecessary to do so. The more important reason is that three opponents have been invited. Under such rules, the national team can only meet two at a time.Like Denmark invited this year and Chile last year, the national team has no chance to meet at all, but it seems that the organizing committee invited them to make up the numbers, which is pure waste.

There is a voice that since the purpose of the China Cup is to enhance the value of training for the Chinese team, it is completely unreasonable to formulate such rules.It should be like the traditional invitational tournament of the national team, using a single round-robin system to ensure that the national team and every opponent have a chance to fight.

Regarding this point, Wanda Group, as the sponsor of the event, has given a positive response. In the future, the China Cup will consider expanding to eight teams. The current competition system is also considered for future event arrangements, and at the same time it is in line with international competitions such as the World Cup and the Asian Cup.

Most eyes gradually began to focus on the Chinese team's next opponent, the European Cup runner-up France.

Although there is no head-to-head record in the official game, the two teams are no strangers.In the final stage of World Cup preparations, there have been two matches between China and France, and the Chinese team can be regarded as an "old customer" who warms up with the French team.

However, the memory of the French team is not good in the first two matches against the Chinese team.

The "Zheng Zhifei Cisse" incident that Chinese fans "talk about" happened in the warm-up match before the 2006 World Cup in Germany.The French team lost to Italy in the World Cup final that year. Except for Zidane leaving the field with Materazzi dyed red on his head, Chinese fans laughed and said that Zheng Zhi was also part of Italy's military medal.If Cisse, who was at his peak at the time, had not been injured in the World Cup, he would have been an important sharp knife for the French team on the wing, and it would be hard to say who would win the final.

In the warm-up match before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the French team contacted the Chinese team to warm up at their home court.Originally, I thought that the Chinese team was weak, and used a victory to boost confidence in the World Cup.In the end, Deng Zhuoxiang made a fallen leaf ball that sealed his throat with a sword.Instead, it destroyed the confidence of the French team.Then the French team was exposed to infighting among the generals, and was eliminated in the World Cup group stage with one win and two losses.

This is the third match between the Chinese and French teams during the preparation period for the World Cup, but the Chinese and French teams are not what they used to be.The French team has the halo of the runner-up in the European Cup. After getting out of the trough, they are already the favorites for the World Cup championship.The Chinese team is already a World Cup team.It is no longer a "sparing partner" role for soy sauce.

Although everyone is aware of the gap between the Chinese team and the French team, it is already a surprise that the head coach Didier Deschamps can send his main force to participate in the warm-up China Cup, which has given the Chinese team enough respect.

Before the game that night, Wen Zhihao received a voice message from Atletico Madrid teammate Griezmann.

The other side said confidently: "Don't worry, at your door, you won't lose too badly."

Wen Zhihao smiled and replied, "Elephants can also be bitten by ants. Isn't the fun of football just accidental?"

Griezmann didn't want to dampen Wen Zhihao's self-confidence, and after a while, he sent a sentence: "Wait and see!"

Before the game, many Chinese reporters went to interview Griezmann. Because of his relationship with Wen Zhihao, Da Gezi had a very good attitude towards the Chinese reporters, and he was very indifferent to the outcome of the game: "I have a good relationship with Wen. It is definitely not a good choice to play against him. But I am willing to try this feeling. Anyway, I will not defend him personally."

An hour before the game, the French team announced the starting lineup. The 11-man starting lineup was ridiculed wildly on the Chinese Internet.

Just because the characteristics are too obvious.

Especially when the national flag is raised and the national anthem is played before kick-off, at a glance, the screen is full of dark-skinned faces.

Is a starter, in addition to central defender Koscielny, Griezmann and striker Giroud, there are a total of eight blacks.

For a European team, it is too different, no wonder the fans complain.

"Hahaha! Every time I watch the French team, I want to say that the screen is filled with the déjà vu of African teams."

"Hey, hey! Scene manager, come and clear those three white guys out. They went to the wrong set. This is the shooting scene of "Into Africa"!"

"Congratulations to the successful blackening of the French team, which is quite thorough."

Even CCTV commentator He Wei couldn't help complaining: "The French team should be the most 'black' European team...well, everyone should understand...but the black players are particularly good in confrontation and explosive power, which is one of the reasons why the French team can quickly return to the top. Today, the Chinese team's defense will face an unprecedented test."

(End of this chapter)