Midfielder Ruler

Following the three long whistles of the referee, the Chinese team finally lost to the Chilean team 1:2, but the result of this loss had already been guessed. After all, the Chilean national team ranked 14th in the international rankings, and China ranked 56th. position, the difference is obvious.

In addition, the overall strength gap between the two sides is very obvious, and losing is an inevitable result.

However, the losing Chinese team is not without its merits. The defensive system is quite solid and the defensive counterattacks are impressive. If it were not for the weak grasping ability of the forwards and the partial defensive imbalance caused by substitutions, the Chinese team would not have conceded the goal. .

Moreover, Wu Sanshi's goal to narrow the score in the second half also allowed the Chinese people to see the prospects of the Chinese team in the World Cup in Brazil. Tang Zheng's participation in the offense was very helpful to the frontcourt, and the assists from right back Zhang Linpeng also made people shine.

Lu Liang, who performed amazingly in the 2013-2014 season, is still looking for his best form. If his form can be adjusted to his best, the Chinese team's two wing attacks will bring great surprises to Chinese fans.

Because there are upsets in the World Cup, and there are many events in every World Cup, Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV have reason to believe that their national team can create miracles.

At the end of the game, Tang Zheng and Sanchez, the absolute core of the Chilean team, happily shook hands and hugged each other, and talked about a past game.

"Hey~ I finally beat you once." Sanchez grinned.

Tang Zheng gave Sanchez a big eye roll and raised his right middle finger: "If we can, we will fight to the death in the club!"

"Didn't we agree in advance? We are at the national team level." Sanchez ignored Tang Zheng's raised middle finger, patted Tang Zheng on the back, and said with a smile.

Tang Zheng naturally couldn't say that the overall strength of the national team is not as good as that of the Chilean national team. Although this is a fact, some words are not suitable to be said directly, so he suddenly said: "My time with the national team this year was too short. Next time, next time." If we fight again at the national level, I will definitely defeat you, Mr. Alexis."

"Really?" Sanchez knew that Tang Zheng's character was not to admit defeat, but he had absolute confidence in the Chilean national team and would not admit defeat. He said playfully: "I'm afraid it will still be your Chinese team that loses."

"Then we'll see, my good friend." Tang Zheng put his right hand on Sanchez's shoulder and smiled.

"no problem!"

Immediately, the two chatted some more about the World Cup, and then returned to their respective teams.

At the regular press conference after the game, Sampaoli praised the team's performance and also praised the Chinese team coach Lippi as a very magical coach. The upcoming World Cup in Brazil will definitely have good results.

In addition, he also specifically praised Tang Zheng's performance on the court. Regardless of offense or defense, he was a level higher than the players on the court.

Although Tang Zheng's ability is recognized by the whole world, hearing these words from the opponent's head coach still makes Chinese domestic media reporters feel sincerely proud, and at the same time, they are also full of confidence in the World Cup group stage that will start in a week.

The Chinese team will first face Cote d'Ivoire, then Greece, and finally the seeded team Colombia. This means that the Chinese team can get enough points from Cote d'Ivoire and Greece, and there will be no problem even if they lose to Colombia in the final round...

Of course, this is the advice given by the Chinese media, and the specific choice of countermeasures depends on the decision of head coach Lippi and the players.

The German media and the Spanish media are paying attention to the Chinese team's pre-World Cup warm-up match, because Tang Zheng has achieved great success in Dortmund and Real Madrid. The overall strength of the Chinese team is relatively weak, but Tang Zheng is super capable. The German media and Spanish media are very concerned about China. The team has expectations.

Can Tang Zheng, who has outstanding ability, lead the Chinese team to stand out from the World Cup group stage?

Tang Zheng was interviewed before returning to China. The reporter mentioned the Chinese team's World Cup goal. At that time, Tang Zheng didn't think much about it.

Say directly: "Qualify in the group! That's right! Qualify in the group!"

After all, most of the Chinese team's offensive players come from the European leagues. Hao Junmin's status at Schalke 04 is unshakable. Lu Liang was the best newcomer in the Bundesliga in the past 2013-2014 season. The German media also believes that Lu Liang is very good. Possible winner of the 2014 European Golden Boy Award.

Basel, where Wu Sanshi is located, can only be ranked at the bottom of the second-tier league in the European League, but Sheng Zai can basically participate in the Champions League every season, which is a good training opportunity for Basel's main forward Wu Sanshi.

Wu Sanshi also showed good competitive form in the two warm-up matches before the World Cup that just ended. Coupled with Tang Zheng's performance, it is really possible for the Chinese team to qualify from Group C.

It's just that this result is a bit difficult for the Korean and Japanese media to accept, especially the Korean domestic media who were "made" by the Chinese team for the World Cup.

The entire Chinese team returned to the hotel where they were staying. The players replenished their energy and then took a short break to fall asleep.

Lippi and his coaching team entered overtime mode to discuss the final 23-man roster.

In fact, the main framework and substitute framework personnel have been determined long ago. What needs to be eliminated now are the three redundant players, because the World Cup is about to kick off, and each national team must submit the final twenty-three-person roster within the specified time.

Tomorrow at 12 noon, Brazil time, is the end time for list submission specified by FIFA.

Of course, there is a chance for substitution within the first 24 hours of each team's first match, but this is limited to severely injured players who are unable to participate, and they need to be officially certified by FIFA to put an end to the malicious behavior of some national teams that temporarily change their rosters.

The next day, at 12 noon in Brazil, the 23-man roster officially submitted by the Chinese team in advance appeared in the recommendation column on the homepage of FIFA's official website like the other 31 participating teams.

Soon, the server of FIFA's official website was overwhelmed because there were so many requests from China that the server was not enough.

China’s twenty-three-man squad for the 2014 Brazil World Cup:

Goalkeepers: Yan Junling, Wang Xiaolei, Zeng Cheng

Defenders: Zhang Linpeng, Feng Xiaoting, Jiang Zhipeng, Ren Hang, Li Xuepeng, Zheng Zheng, Liu Jian

Midfielder: Tang Zheng, Hao Junmin, Zheng Zhi, Wu Xi, Liao Lisheng, Cai Huikang, Zhang Xizhe, Cao Yunding

Forwards: Lu Liang, Wu Sanshi, Sun Jingbo, Gao Lin, Yu Chao

In this list, the most famous one is Tang Zheng, the core midfielder who plays for Real Madrid, followed by Hao Junmin, who played for Schalke 04 for three and a half seasons.

The current Chinese Super League giant Guangzhou Evergrande has contributed the most international players, with seven players elected.

Followed by Jiangsu Shuntian and Shandong Luneng, two players were selected respectively.

Zhao Xuri, Yu Xiaobao, Yang Xu and Sun Ke, who were previously optimistic, unfortunately lost the selection. The lucky ones were Cai Huikang, Liao Lisheng and Sun Jingbo respectively.

Especially Liao Lisheng and Sun Jingbo. Liao Lisheng only made his debut in the Guangzhou Evergrande League in October last year. With his amazing performance in the Chinese Super League and AFC Champions League group stages in the first half of this year, he successfully entered the head coach Lippi's eyes and caught the last train of the World Cup. .

Sun Jingbo, who was born in May 1996, has just turned 18 years old. He is the youngest player besides Lu Liang, but he has a great background. He comes from the youth training of La Masia and is the main player of Barcelona B team in the Spanish Second Division in the 2013-2014 season. Right winger.

In the past 2013-2014 La Liga season, Barcelona B's ability to finish third was directly related to Sun Jingbo's outstanding performance. Barcelona fans even called him Chinese Messi.

But Sun Jingbo is different from Messi in addition to his technical characteristics. The most obvious thing is his height. Sun Jingbo is 1.82 meters tall.

Sun Jingbo is said to be lucky because he has no record of playing in the Chinese team's warm-up matches.

However, considering Sun Jingbo's excellent resume, except for a few fans who are unhappy that Sun Jingbo replaced Yu Xiaobao, Sun Ke or Yang Xu, most fans are still quite optimistic about the young Sun Jingbo. After all, he can become the third runner-up in the Spanish League at a young age. The main winger itself shows that he is very capable.

Eighteen-year-old Sun Jingbo may not be able to play in the World Cup in Brazil, but what about the Asian Cup in Australia next January?

What about the World Cup in Russia four years later?

At the same time, the Chinese men's football team took a flight from Santiago, the capital of Chile, to Recife, the fifth largest city in Brazil and the largest city in northeastern Brazil. Facing the first opponent in Group C, Cote d'Ivoire.

The Chinese team arrived in the Brazilian city of Recife, and Chinese domestic media and fans are still having intense discussions about the Chinese team's 23-man World Cup squad.

The Guangdong media did not react much. Zhao Xuri's current state has declined a bit obviously. Liao Lisheng is young and has potential. Replacing Zhao Xuri will not affect Guangzhou Evergrande's contribution to the national team anyway. However, the Liaoning media replaced Yu Xiaobao and Yang Xu and missed the World Cup. I was very angry about the tournament roster.

Liaoning media believes that Yu Xiaobao and Yang Xu are the kind of star players who can change the outcome of the game, especially Yang Xu. He and Yu Chao are very good partners. If you bring Yu Chao, you should bring Yang Xu.

However, most of the domestic media praised Lippi's final choice. Yang Xu and Yu Xiaobao are indeed top forwards in the Chinese Super League, but looking at World Cup-level players, is Barcelona B's main right winger Sun Jingbo not better than them?

Besides, even if Yu Xiaobao and Yang Xu make the World Cup squad, from a positional perspective, they will not be able to get a chance to start, and it will be difficult for them to be substitutes.

Sun Jingbo is young and capable, and needs more experience in competitions to feel the fanatical atmosphere of the World Cup held every four years. This will be of great help to his future career...

Domestic media and fans are arguing endlessly on the Internet. The Chinese team has entered the most critical period of preparation for the game.

Lippi has rich experience in the team, especially the national team. He led Italy to the World Cup in 2006. His valuable experience is very important for the Chinese team that represents Asia in the World Cup.

Tang Zheng has rich experience in the game and won two Champions League championships at the age of only 24. However, the World Cup and the Champions League are different and can even be said to be two different concepts.

First of all, the World Cup comes every four years, and you have to participate in the qualifiers of your continent.

The Champions League is different. Except for the 2009-2010 season when Tang Zheng played for Dortmund, he did not enter the top four in the league and missed the Champions League seats. In the next three seasons, he was the German league champion, and the Champions League main draw seats came accordingly.

He joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2013. Real Madrid plays an important role in La Liga and can get a seat in the Champions League every season.

In other words, both Dortmund and Real Madrid are directly qualified to participate.

The World Cup requires several stages of qualifying before a team can emerge from each continent.

Strong contenders for the Champions League title are all wealthy teams, and the same characteristic of wealthy teams is that they have money in their pockets and can buy capable stars.

The World Cup is impossible. Even if he is naturalized, there are restrictions imposed by FIFA regulations.

Therefore, the team that participates in the World Cup depends on the overall football level of a country. The higher the level, the higher the chance of winning the World Cup.

Of course, nothing is absolute.

Just like the Danish mythology and Greek mythology of the European Cup, accidents will happen.

It’s not that the Chinese team will miraculously win the World Cup under the leadership of Lippi, but Lippi’s leadership experience and coaching ability can bring the current Chinese team’s overall strength to a higher level and stand out from Group C. Obtained a qualifying spot for the top 16.

The Chinese team is preparing for the World Cup group stage in Recife. A large number of Chinese domestic media gathered outside the training ground, so that many foreign media could not find their seats.

This shows how much attention is paid to the Chinese team's participation in the quadrennial World Cup.

However, as FIFA’s official cooperative media, Central 5 has special treatment. In addition to the officially arranged shooting and interview time, they can also take close-up shots during training with the consent of the national team. Naturally, the first-hand materials obtained are from other domestic The media cannot compare.

Therefore, many domestic fans who pay attention to the current situation of the national team's preparations before the Brazilian World Cup focus on Central 5, and then other online media reports.

The Chinese team's first opponent, Cote d'Ivoire, is also the focus of the Chinese media.

Some fans once ridiculed the Chinese media as spies for other teams, because the Chinese media would always study the Chinese team's technical and tactical play before a game, and what the opponent has to do is very simple, just buy a few football newspapers in China , the Chinese team’s tactics will become extremely transparent.

Although this statement is very sarcastic, it is not unreasonable. The domestic media are gradually waking up. It is getting closer and closer to the first round of the group stage of the World Cup for the Chinese team. They want to play a role in assisting the national team in studying their opponents.