Fox in the Penalty Area

When Hu Lai woke up and opened his eyes, he found that it was already bright outside the window.

He froze for a moment, picked up his phone and checked the time, it was already ten past nine in the morning.

While checking the time, he also saw a new WeChat message.

I clicked on WeChat and found that it was actually sent by Li Qingqing.

Ask him if he got up.

Hu Lai replied, "I just woke up."

After sending it, he lay on the bed and continued to check his phone for a while. After almost ten minutes, seeing that Li Qingqing didn't reply immediately, he looked at the time on Jincheng on his phone. He guessed that Li Qingqing should be sleeping.

I went to bed so early...

Hu Lai threw the phone aside, jumped out of bed, got dressed and went to the bathroom to wash up.

When he came back after washing, he saw Wang Guangwei sitting on the bed.

"Hey, are you awake?"

"Woke up by the sound of water..."

"Ah, then do you want to sleep a little longer?" Hu Lai said, "I saw a notice in the group just now, saying that everyone will sleep until they wake up naturally."

"No need, I wake up naturally." Wang Guangwei took his clothes, jumped off the bed and walked to the bathroom, "I'll take a shower."

As soon as he entered the bathroom, there was a knock on the door outside, so he yelled: "Hu Lai!"

"I heard it." Hu Lai responded and opened the door.

Outside the door were Chen Xingyi, Zhang Qinghuan, Xia Xiaoyu and Zhou Zijing.

"Have you eaten yet?" Zhang Qinghuan asked when he saw that Hu Lai was fully dressed.

"Not yet, I just finished washing."

"Then let's go!"

"Wait for Old Wang to take a shower." Hu Lai pointed to the bathroom where the water was rushing.

The four went in and waited for Wang Guangwei.

Xia Xiaoyu saw that Hu Lai endured and endured,

Finally, he asked, "Brother Hu, did you sleep well yesterday?"

"It's okay, I woke up naturally anyway."

"That's great, I didn't fall asleep until one o'clock yesterday..." Xia Xiaoyu said gloomily.

"Maybe we are similar? I chatted with Lao Wang for a long time, from high school to career..." Hu Lai scratched his head.

Hearing his answer, Xia Xiaoyu widened his eyes: "Are you also nervous?"

Hu Lai spread his hands: "Who is not nervous in the first match of the World Cup? Let me tell you, Xiaoyu, if anyone tells you that he is not nervous at all, then he must be pretending to be aggressive in front of you!"

Xia Xiaoyu couldn't help but look at Zhou Zijing. After he got up today, he asked Zhou Zijing why he fell asleep so early yesterday. Zhou Zijing told him that it was because he was not nervous at all...

His action was caught by Hu Lai, and he laughed: "Zhou Zijing, are you pretending to be in front of Xiaoyu again?"

Zhou Zijing yelled unconvinced: "Who pretended? I'm really not nervous!"

"hehe."

"Why lie to you? Anyway, I won't be able to play, why should I be nervous?" Zhou Zijing argued anxiously.

"Haven't you ever fantasized about yourself coming off the bench to become famous?" Hu Lai asked.

"Uh..." Zhou Zijing was stunned, obviously what Hu Lai had said hit his mind.

He really fantasized... No, to be precise, when he was lying in bed last night, he fantasized over and over again in his mind that he was ordered to come off the bench when he was in danger, and then helped the Chinese team beat Algeria. But this cannot be admitted in front of Hu Lai, because it was Hu Lai who was ordered to replace him when he was in danger.

Seeing his reaction, Hu Lai knew he had guessed right, and he burst out laughing.

Amidst the laughter, Zhou Zijing didn't refute, but just muttered: "Thinking about it doesn't mean you're nervous..."

While chatting, Wang Guangwei came out of the shower and changed into dry clothes. He was no longer the listless person he was when he just woke up, and he was much more energetic.

"Let's go, let's eat!" Zhang Qinghuan waved his hand, and everyone got up and went out to the restaurant.

I met my teammates on the road and said hello: "Did you eat?"

"Eat it! Did you just go?"

"Wait for Lao Wang to take a bath."

"Hey, Guangwei is particular about it!"

Chatted like this, walked into the restaurant, and greeted the coaches sitting at the door first: "Hello, Director Shi. Hello, Team Leader Hong. Hello, Director Li..."

Then take the plate to pick up the meal.

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Shi Wuyin, Hong Renjie, and Li Zhifei were sitting at the table closest to the door. They had already finished their meal, but they didn't leave.

Instead, they continued to sit in their seats, each with a cup of coffee, looking at the door like this, and then nodded to every Chinese team player who came in and greeted them.

Whenever a player walked by, the three of them would get together and discuss in a low voice: "This spirit seems to be okay..."

"There are no obvious dark circles, indicating that the quality of sleep is good..."

"It's right to let them wake up later. If we still wake them up according to the original request, I'm afraid many people will yawn."

"The nervousness can still be seen to some extent. But it seems to be a little better than last night..."

In this way, the three commented on the status of every player they saw.

It is possible to know the state of each player well.

Li Zhifei looked down at the list on his desk, and all the names were ticked.

"Everyone is here."

"Okay, then let's go back and prepare for the team meeting in a while."

The two coaches left first.

Hong Renjie continued to sit on that table, turning his head to look at the Chinese team players who were eating and chatting in the restaurant.

Those eyes are like those of an old farmer looking at the crops in the field, eagerly looking forward to a good harvest, but also worried that there are some diseases and insect pests in places that he can't see that will affect the final harvest.

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Not long after the team had breakfast, they were notified to go to the conference room for the team meeting before the start of the game.

Teams are scheduled to have such a meeting before each game.

The main content of the meeting is divided into two points. One is the technical and tactical level. The tactical points will be repeated again to prevent people from being unclear. The second is on the spiritual level, boosting morale and unifying thoughts.

Generally, the team’s pre-match meeting is very simple, especially in the league, it is held once before each game. Some words are too much to say, so there is no need to repeat them, so just make simple tactical arrangements.

But for an important game like the World Cup, the pre-match meeting is particularly important.

At the same time, the starting lineup of the game will also be announced in this pre-match team meeting-compared with the tactical arrangements that have already been familiar with in training, the players on this starting list are more concerned.

"Every player has put in all the hard work in training, so not being selected for the starting list does not mean that you are not good enough. Remember, everyone, we will always be a unit. Only as a unit can we have combat effectiveness, otherwise you will be at the end of the game. Everything I usually practice can’t be displayed in the game..."

Before announcing the starting lineup, Shi Wuyin said this as usual, which is what he often talks about.

The purpose is to instill the concept of "team" in everyone, so that everyone can put aside the grievances and factions in their respective clubs, and be able to unite and work hard for a common goal.

The Chinese team is not as strong as other teams. If they want to perform in the World Cup, they must be united. Otherwise, it's really embarrassing.

In Shi Wuyin's view, unity is even more important than any tactics.

After emphasizing the importance of unity once again, Shi Wuyin began to announce the starting lineup:

"Goalkeeper, Lin Zhiyuan."

Hao De glanced at Lin Zhiyuan. The boy was tense and didn't throw his fist in celebration, but he probably was already happy in his heart.

He was not surprised by this result.

Ever since he was injured and was replaced by Lin Zhiyuan, he knew that there would be such a day-although he was selected into the 23-man roster, he might not even have a minute of playing time...

The position of the goalkeeper is very special. Unless the main goalkeeper is injured, the substitute goalkeeper will hardly have a chance to play. After all, other positions can be rotated and adjusted, but the goalkeeper position will not be easily rotated if it is not necessary. Lin Zhiyuan was the starter in the first game. Unless he got into the water again and made a low-level mistake like the play-offs, he should still be the starter in the next two group matches.

"Central defenders Yao Huasheng and Wang Guangwei."

Wang Guangwei involuntarily made his waist more straight. The expected result, but he was still very proud.

"Right back Bai Di. Left back Qu Lu."

Bai Di lowered his head and clenched his fists tightly.

As teammates of Hu Lai, Wang Guangwei, Chen Xingyi, and Luo Kai in the Olympic team, he was selected for the national team later than all of them, but with his outstanding performance in the club, he still caught up with the World Cup last bus. And now he's even taken it one step further and has the chance to start the first game of the World Cup!

He knew that he was destined to be recorded in the history books—in the future, when people review the first match of the Chinese team in the World Cup, they will post a group photo before the match, and his name and image will be included in it.

"Sewing midfielders Gao Ruimin and Jiang Wanqing. Front midfielder Zhang Qinghuan. Forwards Hu Lai, Luo Kai, Chen Xingyi."

There were basically no surprises in the last few names, and the person whose name was read also had a calm expression.

This will be the starting XI of the Chinese team in the first World Cup game in history.

After announcing the starting list, Shi Wuyin emphasized:

"...Algeria, like us, is participating in the World Cup for the first time. But half of their players play in Europe. Some of their players were even born in Europe, live in Europe, and receive European football training... So although they are in Africa, they are actually a European team. Therefore, they cannot be regarded as opponents who participated in the World Cup for the first time... In defense we need to limit their center Erde, he is very good with his feet, At the same time, he has height and vision, so he must prevent him from passing the football to his teammates..."

Nabil Erde is the number one star in Algeria. He is currently playing for the middle and lower reaches of the Ligue 1 team, Almeric. Morik's top scorer.

He has a height of 1.9 meters, but he does not have a strong body and an excellent header. Instead, he is best at his feet.

Delicate technique, ability to pass and shoot are his characteristics.

Behind his 11-goal report card last season, there are nine assists and the most chances created by the Almerick team.

It can be said that he is the core of Almeric's offense in the club, and the same is true in the national team.

He doesn't rely on his body to play football, so even though he is thirty-two years old and a little older, it doesn't affect his performance on the court much.

He is the strongest enemy that the Chinese team will face on the defense line in this game.

During the domestic training camp, a large part of the training content of the national team was on how to deal with Algeria, and a large part of the training on how to deal with Algeria was how to prevent Erde from scoring goals and not being able to quickly Smooth playmaking.

Aiming at Erde's shortcoming of being tall but not strong enough, Shi Wuyin adopted a tougher tactic. He asked the defensive players to force him up immediately when Erde took the ball, using his body to limit him, and the defensive action must be fierce, and he must not hesitate. Fouls can be made in non-hazardous areas when necessary.

Of course, this tactic is risky.

But in order to win this game—yes, although Algeria is also stronger than the Chinese team, but Shi Wuyin still prepares with the goal of winning—this price must be paid.

As for someone on the back line getting a yellow card, what to do in the next two games... Shi Wuyin didn't think about this kind of problem at all.

After all, if the first game is lost, then the next two games are basically meaningless.

"...In terms of offense, you must pay special attention to their midfielder captain Sai Deli. He has excellent running ability, and at the same time he has a fierce style, which can even be said to be rough. Not only do you have to find a way to get rid of his defense, but you must also be careful not to lose him in the game. Injured." When Shi Wuyin said this, he mainly looked at Zhang Qinghuan.

As a front midfielder, Zhang Qinghuan happened to face up against the opponent's midfielder captain Elis Sedley in the game.

Zhang Qinghuan nodded, indicating that he knew.

"However, in comparison, Algeria's defense is still not as good as their offense, so as long as we play well, we have a chance to score. If we can score first, the situation will turn in our favor. Because Algeria is stronger than Algeria. If they are behind, they can only attack. We can shrink and play defensive counterattacks, making full use of the space behind them when they attack..."

"In terms of offense, you need to be more flexible. I won't have any specific requirements for you other than taking more flanks. I believe you should know what to do." Shi Wuzhen looked at Hu Lai and Luo Kai again And Chen Xingyi three people.

The Chinese team's offensive trident often relies on the tacit understanding between the three of them.

Although Shi Wuzhen still doesn't understand very well, the relationship between Luo Kai and Hu Lai is very ordinary, why they can have sparks with Hu Lai when they play...

Shi Wuyin is the kind of head coach who thinks that the less rules and regulations there are when the team is attacking, the better the players will be able to perform.

Of course that doesn't mean he doesn't do offensive drills.

It's just that in his opinion, those offensive routines in training are actually laying the foundation, and when they really play, he obviously doesn't expect the players to copy the routines in training.

As long as the players are serious in their usual training, they can naturally use routines in the game to play something different.

It cannot be said that his point of view is necessarily correct, but it is obviously very suitable for this team with Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi, Luo Kai, and Zhang Qinghuan.

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After Shi Wuyin finished talking about techniques and tactics, the national team leader Hong Renjie stood up, like a political commissar, and wanted to add buffs to the players.

"Boys!" He stood beside Shi Wuji, "After a while..."

He raised his wrist to check the time, it was fifteen past one.

"In less than three hours, we will usher in the first game of the World Cup. I really want to tell you, let you not be nervous... But I know that it is useless to say, what should be nervous is still Nervous. So if you want to be nervous, hurry up and shake your legs now. When it’s time for the game, forget about all the things that have nothing to do with the game, go all out and concentrate on it!”

Having said that, Hong Renjie raised a finger:

"Let me just say one thing—even if it's not for those illusory meanings, it's just for yourselves, to be worthy of your own hard work and dedication over the years, and to be worthy of the sweat and tears you shed in the training camp... You must also Do your best in this game! Then when you go back, you will be qualified to say——I didn’t spare any effort in the World Cup, and I have no regrets!”

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