Chapter 80 World Cup Qualifiers ~ Spectators

"Xiaolong, have you read the news?"

On the Cesena training base, Chen Long was practicing shooting, and Zou Zhaolong, who was on the side of the court, ran over and asked in a hurry!

Chen Long: Big brother, didn't you see that I was training? That has time to watch the news.

Zou Zhaolong looked helpless, "I said, big brother, can you rest and rest, can you work so hard?" ”

"Okay, okay, don't talk nonsense, you can tell me any news!"

Zou Zhaolong: Xiaolong, I just skimmed the news, our National Football Association announced the latest national team training squad half an hour ago.

Chen Long: If it is announced, it will be announced, what, do you want to go?

Zou Zhaolong: Xiaolongzi, I said that you really don't know, or are you pretending to be confused? This training camp is directly related to the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Russia Asian qualifiers.

Sitting on the lawn, the impatient Chen Long couldn't help but stiffen his body when he heard this.

"World Cup?"

Calculating the time, it is indeed about the same, but it may be the group stage of the top 40 in Asia that is about to be played.

As far as Chen Long knows, in the top 40 of the 2022 Russian Asian Qualifiers, the Chinese team was divided into Group D, and the strength of the teams in the same group is not too strong, plus the national football team has made rapid progress in recent years, theoretically, it is no pressure to advance to the top 12 with the first place in the group!

In the previous group games, the Chinese team has shown strong strength, winning all of them, and is currently ranked first in Group D.

If memory serves, it won't be long before China will host the last opponent in the group stage, the Philippines.

"Zhaolong, the next group stage opponent of the national football team should be the Philippines, right?"

Zou Zhaolong: That's right, it's the Philippines, first at home, and then, a week later, then go away, but there's nothing to worry about, what level is our big football team now, how can these teams in the Philippines beat.

Chen Long glanced at Zou Zhaolong, but, thinking about it, it is true, today's national football team, whether in terms of player composition or game morale, is very good.

Take the composition of the players, almost half of the players are from the top five European leagues, among them, Zhang Yuning, who plays for the Bundesliga giants Bayer Leverkusen, is the most famous, he is the main striker of Leverkusen.

In addition to Zhang Yuning, there are also some players from clubs such as Serie A Lazio, La Liga Espanyol, and French Ligue 1 Monaco, and they are also important players in these teams.

Of course, it seems that there are no players from the Premier League, mainly because the UK has a labor certificate, and it is difficult for foreign players to play in the Premier League, and there used to be more opportunities, but since Brexit, such opportunities have been even less, almost none.

This can also be seen how much Arsenal FC chief scout Raleigh valued Chen Long at the beginning.

In addition to the players who play in Europe, most of the other players are from the Chinese Super League, don't think that the Chinese Super League is the same as before, today's Chinese Super League, it is no exaggeration to say, on burning money, it is definitely the first in the world, on the level of the league, at least in the top 15 in the world, it can be said that the level has made great progress compared with a few years ago.

These players, who played in the Chinese Super League and were eventually selected for the national team, are the absolute main force of their respective clubs and have a lot of experience in the game.

It is precisely because of this that many experts are optimistic that this national football team has great hopes and will stand out in the qualifiers and successfully qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals in Russia.

Even when he was in China before, Dong Hao had told Chen Long like this.

Zou Zhaolong: Xiaolong, you say, can the national football team qualify for the World Cup finals?

Chen Long: I can't say for sure, but theoretically it is very possible.

First of all, the strength of this national team is very strong, which is obvious to all, and secondly, the current head coach of the national team is Gao Hongbo, who knows Chinese football very well, and he leads this national football team, and the result is the best.

Also, the 2022 World Cup in Russia, didn't FIFA announce it before, and the Asian zone will have 5 places.

In this way, the hope of the Chinese team has increased greatly.

However, you also know that anything can happen on the football field, and besides, the Chinese team, when it comes to the big competition, is really ,,,,,, but this national football team may be different!

"Also to Ao"

Zou Zhaolong: By the way, Xiaolong, let me ask you a question, do you want to be selected for the national football team and play in the World Cup?

"Aren't you talking nonsense? Don't you want to? Chen Long glanced at Zou Zhaolong.

Being selected for the national team has always been one of Chen Long's dreams, even if it is for Dong Hao, Chen Long has always told himself that the national team must be selected!

Chen Long: Alas, but now, even if the national football team reaches the World Cup finals, it has nothing to do with us.

At the end of the day, on the one hand, we're still young, like you, 17 years old, and I'm only 13 years old, and on the other hand, we're not strong enough to be selected for the national team.

With a helpless sigh, Long Chen left the training ground and walked home.

"It's really frustrating."

"But next time, I don't want to be a spectator"

However, what Chen Long didn't know was that although it may be as he expected, this World Cup qualifier, whether the Chinese team can reach the finals or not, has little to do with him, but in China, there have always been people who have been silently watching his table in Cesena.

Of course, the matter of the national football training list is just a small episode, and for Chen Long, the main task now is to play the league well and help Cesena achieve better results.

This weekend, Cesena will be at home against the league's vice-president ~ Como.

Having been in the relegation zone and now sitting bottom of the table, Comerder is in a difficult position, which means they are hungry for a win, especially against a mid-table side in the league.

So, coach Gianpaolo sued Chen Long for them, against Como for this game. It seems light-hearted, but in reality, it's not as simple as it seems.

Obviously, in order to avoid relegation, Como will definitely fight to the end, and if they are a little careless, they may lose the game, and then it will be too late.