There is a dream called football

After the training, Zhu Guanghu and Li Qiao were interviewed by reporters. Finally, all members of the Chinese team were present.

Everyone is very concerned about the situation of the national football team. After all, the last time they participated in the World Cup, they failed to score a single goal in three group matches and were swept out. This also made people see the huge gap between the national football team and the world's top teams.

This time, the outside world is still not optimistic about the national football team, but there are still expectations, such as whether the national football team can get the first goal, the first point in the history of participating in the World Cup, or even... a victory.

Director Zhu said: "The difficulties are huge, but since you have come to Germany, you should have the courage to fight. It is useless to blame others. This group is very strong, with two European teams and one South American team.

The goal is still to score goals.”

"Li Qiao is the last one to arrive. How is his integration with the team?"

"There's no problem. Li Qiao is the best player. He doesn't need to break in. He can play immediately after he comes."

"So will Li Qiao play in the game against Scotland the day after tomorrow?"

"Not necessarily. It depends on the situation. The main players may not be used in the warm-up match."

"Why did you choose Scotland as your opponent in the warm-up match?"

"Although Scotland did not reach the World Cup finals, their style is somewhat similar to England we met in the group stage, so I think it is very meaningful to warm up with Scotland."

After continuing to answer a few questions, Zhu Guanghu ended the interview. We will talk about everything after the competition.

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Before the World Cup, every country is looking for teams to warm up. This is the last chance to train.

In the match against Scotland, the Chinese team fielded its main lineup, with Liu Yunfei as goalkeeper.

The defense line from left to right is Sun Xiang, Li Weifeng, Dewey, and Sun Jihai.

The double midfielders are Zheng Zhi and Li Tie.

On the avant-garde line are Li Qiao, Shao Jiayi and Lei Wen.

The lone striker is Li Jinyu.

Against Scotland, the biggest star must be midfielder Fletcher, the same Fletcher who later became Manchester United.

In addition, their double forwards James McFadden and Lee McCulloch are also relatively strong.

Scotland's head coach is local coach Walter Smith, whose goal is to lead Scotland to the European Cup finals two years later.

After the game started, Scotland's strong playing style made the Chinese team uncomfortable.

The Scottish national team's playing style is very similar to their league, which is a traditional British style of play that requires particularly strong physical confrontation.

The Chinese team's midfielders Zheng Zhi and Li Tie were surrounded by Scottish players and found it difficult to play the ball. 15 minutes into the first half, the Chinese team lost the ball and Scotland scored with a set kick.

As expected, Director Zhu was not in a hurry, but soon, Scotland's attack came again.

Scottish football offense does not pay attention to possession of the ball. It plays very directly. A high ball is sent behind the defensive line, and then the tall forwards fight for it.

Li Weifeng failed to resist when fighting with the opponent. After the ball was intercepted, the Scottish forward faced the Chinese team's goalkeeper.

This goal was suspected of being a foul, but the referee did not call it and Scotland scored another goal.

Although there was a foul factor in this ball, Li Weifeng's lack of decisiveness in playing the ball from the back line was also an incentive.

The World Cup game is completely different from the Asian competition. The ball just now was within the scope of Asia. There may be very few people who can force Li Weifeng away, but most European forwards can do it. If the referee does not call this kind of ball,

Then it's a single sword.

Trailing 0-2 in the first half, Zhu Guanghu got angry during the intermission.

"The World Cup is coming soon, are you going to compete in this state?"

"Don't tell me that you can't adapt. Those are all excuses. It's impossible for your opponent to adapt to you. Hit the ball faster and don't play with fire in the backcourt."

Zhu Guanghu didn't make any substitutions, and he was angry again. However, Zhu Guanghu also knew that the team was not exerting its strength. Li Qiao, for example, was obviously saving his strength.

After the Champions League final, Li Qiao still needs some time to rest. This kind of warm-up game is just about running around and running in with his teammates to pass the ball. It is estimated that Zhu Guanghu will replace him later.

Sure enough, when the game reached 65 minutes, Director Zhu replaced Li Qiao with Hao Junmin.

A domestic commentator said: "We understand Li Qiao's condition. Physical fitness is a problem, but the dependence of Li Qiao on the national football team worries us."

"Yes, after all, Li Qiao is not an iron man, and Li Qiao may also be injured."

This game made many people more worried about the national football team's World Cup trip, because it seemed that the national football team was not ready yet.

After the game, the goal of the national football team was to score a goal, but several of the national football team's attacks were almost unsuccessful. It looked like there was a chance, but the final kick failed to score. The final result of the game was 0 to 2.

This is also the last warm-up match before the National Football World Cup. They also lost the warm-up match against Peru in April.

In the warm-up matches of the national football team, they are trained by second-tier teams in Europe and South America, so it is understandable that it is difficult to win.

But the media was still quite harsh after the game.

"Director Zhu, with the current strength of the national football team, they are just here to travel in the World Cup."

Zhu Guanghu laughed, "I admit that the national football team is not strong enough to challenge the strong teams, but the warm-up matches are different from the official matches. My goal is still the same, to try to get a draw."

"Li Qiao's condition looks very bad."

"Physical fitness!"

Zhu Guanghu expressed concern and said: "I think everyone knows this, Li Qiao is not an iron man."

Journalists are also worried.

"But don't worry, our medical team is also helping Li Qiao recover. When the World Cup starts, I guarantee that everyone will see a better Li Qiao."

However, the result of the game is realistic. The opponents in the warm-up match are still European and South American teams that cannot enter the World Cup. It is difficult to win, so when it comes to the World Cup, it can be imagined.

After the game, the national football team took a day off and did not do heavy training, but only did some strength training.

Zhu Guanghu hopes that everyone can relax their mentality. After all, the only thing the national football team can have now is a better mentality than others.

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When Lei Wen and Li Qiao had dinner together, they talked about the warm-up match. Li Qiao did not come back for the game against Peru in April, but Lei Wen did.

"Li Qiao, I think the biggest difference is actually the mentality. We are simply afraid when we meet European teams."

Li Qiao nodded, "But you have to rely on winning again and again to increase your self-confidence. There is no other way."

Raven nodded.

"You see, South Korea and Japan were also abused time and time again in the World Cup, so it is impossible for us to escape."

"Well, I hope we won't be tortured so badly this time."

"Haha, don't worry. With me, I still have strength left."