I Just Can Score

The Toulon Cup is a "French Invitational Tournament" held once a year, and the gold content of the event is relatively high.

Participating countries in Europe call the Toulon Cup "the cradle of stars", and they still pay more attention to the competition. Every Toulon Cup will focus on it, especially in various professional clubs. Most of the players participating in the Toulon Cup They are all in their twenties, and they can be said to have great growth potential. As long as the participating players perform well, they have a good chance of becoming famous in the first battle.

This year's Toulon Cup, Chinese officials are also very concerned, the reason is very simple -

Competing is the Chinese Olympic team.

Next year's Beijing Olympic Games is the general direction. The performance of the Olympic team is very important. The Chinese Football Association regards the Toulon Cup as a training ground for the Olympic team. A good performance of the Olympic team will greatly help boost morale.

In terms of publicity, Central TV will broadcast the game live.

Some domestic sports websites have also made special reports on the Toulon Cup. Every day and every hour, they will give detailed reports to domestic fans.

Zhen Shaolong joined the Chinese Olympic team and participated in the Toulon Cup, which also played an important role in publicity. As the recognized "China's No. 1 striker" and even "China's No. 1 star", Chinese fans pay great attention to Zhen Shaolong.

Chinese fans are disappointed with the performance of the national team. Even if it is the national team's game, they only "selectively watch", not to mention the "Toulon Cup" that the Olympic team participated in. But because Zhen Shaolong joined, the Chinese fans immediately expressed their respect With confidence in the competition, you can see it from the comments on some websites--

"With Zhen Shaolong joining the Olympic team, we can set our sights on the semi-finals!"

"No, the goal should be the championship!"

"I paid attention to it. This Olympic team is already very strong. It has always had good results. It should be no problem to qualify for the group stage."

"There is a rival Portugal in the group, it depends on how well the first game can be played!"

"I believe that with Zhen Shaolong around, the results can definitely be expected!"

"..."

As the event is about to start, there are more and more media interviews and reports.

At noon on the first day of warm-up training for the Chinese Olympic team, the head coach Duisevic accepted live interviews with CCTV. The interviews with CCTV were all about key issues.

The first question is related to the lineup.

The Olympic team led by Duisevic has only 21 players, and there are even three vacancies. The reporter's question is, "Compared with the Doha Asian Games, the players you brought to Toulon this time seem to be Isn't the gold content very high?"

Duisevic showed a helpless wry smile. He said, "In terms of personnel coordination, I think not only me, but any coach is relatively passive. In fact, I think the status quo is already good, because Zhen Shaolong entered The team, his arrival has greatly strengthened our strength."

"With the Asian Cup this year, we must unconditionally support the national team's preparations."

"The other is the A3 league. Except for Wang Hongliang, the Olympic players of Lu Neng and Shenhua stayed in China to participate in this competition. I understand how much the Chinese Football Association and these two clubs attach importance to this competition. You must know that A3 The league is related to the status of Chinese teams in East Asian football."

This is also the helplessness of Duisevic.

When discussing the contract and treatment with the Football Association, the Football Association said that all resources will support the Olympic team, but in fact, when it comes to the competition stage, the national team led by Zhu Guanghu has the priority of ranking first.

Before, Duisevic had been looking forward to Dong Fangzhuo and Zhen Shaolong's striker team, which could definitely be said to sweep away all opponents. In the end, it was good luck to have Zhen Shaolong, and Dong Fangzhuo was recruited into the national team to play as a substitute.

If you are coaching in a strong football country, it doesn't matter even if you have ten 'national brands'. China is a weak football country, and the number of registered professional players is extremely limited. How easy is it to find young players with potential?

twenty one!

Can't find any more!

Then the reporter asked: "What kind of requirements do you have for the players participating in the Toulon Cup?"

Duisevic replied, "It's very simple. I hope they can cherish this opportunity to participate in the Toulon Cup. They should know that some of them may not be able to go to Toulon if it is not for the national team training and the A3 league. .”

"Now they have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to express themselves, and I hope they take advantage of it."

"Whether it is the process or the result, I will not put too much pressure on the children. If you carefully check the 20-man list, you will find that some players have not even participated in official international competitions on behalf of the Olympic team... "

After Duisevic answered several questions in a row, the reporter also asked the most critical question, which is also the question that fans are most concerned about. "What is the goal of the Olympic team? What kind of results do you think the team can achieve?"

Duisevic said confidently, "Although our team was the last to arrive, I expect us to be the last to leave."

"France is the blessed land of our team. In January, our team completed the initial construction here. My wing attack concept and my tactical thinking are fully implemented in France. I hope that here can continue Good luck to us."

Duisevic's answer can be understood as "sword pointing to the final", which made the reporters feel confident that the Olympic team can really get good results.

The reporter did not report back immediately after the interview was over, because there was an important person who had not been interviewed yet.

That is Zhen Shaolong!

Duisevic is the head coach of the Olympic team, so the interview is still very important, but the fans hope to see the interview with Zhen Shaolong, because Zhen Shaolong is the most popular.

The reporter soon found out that Zhen Shaolong is not only popular in China, but also more popular abroad.

When the Olympic team's training in the afternoon was over, the reporters waiting outside the training ground for interviews could be described as a sea of ​​people, even at a cursory glance there were over a hundred of them.

Among them are colleagues from China, local French journalists, and some German journalists who came here. There are also a large number of British journalists.

As soon as the press spokesman of the Olympic team stepped out, he was immediately surrounded——

"I am a reporter from "Picture Pack", and I want to interview Zhen Shaolong!"

"Can you let Zhen Shaolong come out for a while, I am a reporter from "The Guardian", and I want to do a brief interview with him."

"How do I apply for a special interview with Zhen Shaolong? I'm from Newcastle..."

"..."

Reporters swarmed up one after another, forcing the press officer to retreat quickly, and communicated with the team coaches, team leaders, officials, and Zhen Shaolong himself. Only the reporters from Central TV got simple interview time.

Central TV's interviewer, standing among the group of peers, suddenly felt that he had earned enough face, walked in arrogantly, and finally interviewed Zhen Shaolong.

As soon as Zhen Shaolong stepped off the training ground, he stood with Duisevic, waiting for an interview with CCTV.

The interviewer asked several formal questions, including the status, training experience of the Olympic team, views on the competition, etc., and finally asked the same question, "What kind of results do you think the team can achieve?"

"champion!"

Zhen Shaolong replied decisively, "There is no doubt about this, our goal can only be the championship!"

The interviewer was a little speechless and didn't know how to comment.

Duisevic said that the goal is to 'point to the final', which gives people the feeling of being very confident. Zhen Shaolong directly said that he is the champion, why does it feel a bit fake?

Chinese team...champion?

This is football, not ping pong...

The interviewer changed the question, "What do you think of the group stage? For example, the opponent in the first game is the Portuguese team. The Portuguese team is considered to be the old enemy of the Chinese Olympic team..."

Zhen Shaolong shook his head and said, "I don't know the history of the battle, and I'm not interested in knowing it, but my teammates and I have the confidence to defeat any opponent. If we only talk about the first match, I think the difference is..."

"How many goals can you win?"

"I guess we can win two. If our defense is good, we may be able to win more..."

When Zhen Shaolong said this, he immediately yelled at the camera, "Dear fans, believe me! We will definitely win, it's very easy! Everyone must watch the live broadcast and support!"

"..."

The interviewer couldn't help but look at Duisevic, because she couldn't understand where Zhen Shaolong's self-confidence came from. Even if he is a top star, football is a team sport, and the role of a star should be limited, right?

Duisevic was expressionless.

Reason: He didn't understand.

Because the translator next to him was not available, Zhen Shaolong spoke Chinese. As a Serb, what else could he do besides standing by the side to meet the occasion?

He is so bewildered!

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Zhen Shaolong's winning speech made the domestic fans go crazy.

When did Chinese football dare to say that it will win?

No.

The most interesting slogan in Chinese football is 'a tie is a victory'. Maybe occasionally when you meet a small Asian team, such as the Maldives, you may also talk about 'victory', but after being slapped in the face again and again, the fans don't believe it. .

but……

Whether the words spoken are trusted or not depends on who is speaking.

As a recognized world-class star, Zhen Shaolong's words are very important, and it also makes the fans look forward to it, so there are a huge number of fans who have expectations for the "must win" game and are ready to watch the live broadcast of the game in time.

Every fan wants to see how the Chinese Olympic team is "must win".

Soon the first game will start.

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The Chinese Olympic team had only two days of training in Toulon, France, before ushering in the first match of the group stage, against Portugal, the 'Olympic team's bitter master'.

The Portuguese team is considered to be the "Olympic team's bitter master". There must be historical reasons for the confrontation. Since 1998, the Olympic team has fought against Toulon four times and played against Portugal five times. The Olympic team has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. , scored 2 goals and lost 4 goals.

Among them, in the Toulon Cup in 1998 and 2006, the National Olympic team had two fierce battles with Portugal. In the two competitions with their opponents for the third place, the National Olympic team was defeated.

In the group of the Olympic team, Portugal is also an opponent that must be faced. The first game can be said to be a "battle of life and death". If you win the game, you will have no problem qualifying. Field, the degree of difficulty will naturally increase a lot.

Duisevic is also very cautious about the game. Before the game, he repeatedly emphasized the problem of "retracement speed!"

"Every attack must ensure the speed of retreat! Don't give them the time to take advantage of the rapid offensive and defensive transition and take the opportunity to penetrate our defensive line."

Then the Olympic team played.

From the perspective of the camera lens, each young Olympic player is full of confidence, and their mental outlook is very good. When the young Olympic players stand in a row on the field, the camera gives a shot from left to right. A close-up of each.

Everyone stands up straight.

Everyone is in high spirits.

As far as Zhen Shaolong standing on the far right, the atmosphere of the screen was a little awkward, because after Zhen Shaolong shook hands with the opposing player, it seemed that he hadn't woken up yet, and he yawned loudly with his mouth wide open.

The live broadcast commentator said awkwardly, "Probably Zhen Shaolong has not adjusted a little bit. In the last week, he returned to China from Germany, and then came to France from China. The jet lag is very exhausting to the body..."

Zhen Shaolong didn't know that there were so many reasons for yawning.

He is depressed.

When he came to the field, the Portuguese players on the opposite side looked at him one by one, as if he was some kind of rare treasure, and it didn’t feel good to be the focus. He prefers low-key goals and silent goals. No one pays attention to themselves.

pity……

That is already in the past.

Of course Zhen Shaolong knew the reason, that is, he was the most famous on the court, and he was a man of the summer who was transferred. When he came to the Toulon Cup, he would naturally attract the attention of his opponents.

Before the game, the focus of the Portuguese team’s topic was also Zhen Shaolong. In addition to the coach’s emphasis on attention, the goalkeeper Phil Guerras also repeated with his teammates, “Be sure to pay attention to defending him!”

"understood!"

"affim!"

"His biggest card!"

Finally the game started.

The Olympic team took advantage of the right to kick off, and after two or three passes, they attacked towards the Portuguese half.

Yu Hai, besides Zhen Shaolong, is another sea turtle in the Olympic team. He plays for Arnhem Vitesse in the Netherlands and is a very fast winger.

Yu Hai used his speed to pass the Portuguese side defense directly, and then passed a direct pass to Chen Zetao in the middle. Chen Zetao glanced at the front and made a gesture to break forward, but in fact he pushed the ball to the front right.

There is Zhen Shaolong!

Zhen Shaolong ran forward at the beginning of the game. When he reached the front of the formation, he realized that he had overestimated Portugal. The opponent didn't pay much attention to marking him. He was just a defender and ran around normally.

He got stuck in the first step, turned around and received the ball.

At the front of the penalty area, most players catch the ball with their backs to the goal, and then kick it back or pass it across to cooperate with teammates. However, Zhen Shaolong found that the opponent's defense was not tight, so he tentatively kicked it horizontally, and then directly followed and turned--

volley!

Fans who know Zhen Shaolong well will think that it is normal to shoot when he is free.

Portugal didn't know much about Zhen Shaolong, especially the defender. He even sat back and watched Zhen Shaolong turn around and hit the goal. Maybe he felt that the chance of scoring a goal was not high.

The next moment he regretted it.

The football passed under the feet of two players in the penalty area and rolled straight to the lower left corner of the goal against the turf.

Goalkeeper Phil Gairas had no time to do anything, he could only watch the football fly into the goal.

What followed was the excited shout of the commentator, "The ball has been scored! Zhen Shaolong!"

"Just one minute into the game, Zhen Shaolong took advantage of his strong shot from the penalty area and scored the first goal of the Toulon Cup!"

"One to zero!"

"The Chinese team is ahead of the Portuguese team!"

. Sogou

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