'We just got the starting XI and, as expected, England were the main players, goalkeeper Seaman; Defenders: Gary Neville, Keown, Campbell, Philip Neville; midfielders David Beckham, Ince, McMaraman, Scholes; Forwards Shearer and Owen. This should be the main squad for England's official tournament, if there are no injuries. ”

"On the Chinese team's side, goalkeeper Ou Chuliang; The defenders are Xu Yunlong, Sun Jihai, Fan Zhiyi, Li Weifeng; midfielders Li Ming, Zheng Zhi, Shao Jiayi, Qi Hong; Forwards Yang Chen and Li Jinyu. This starting list is a little different from what we predicted, Zhang Enhua did not become the starter, Shao Jiayi still replaced Li Ming, in the forward position, Horton chose the younger Qi Hong, and on the front line, Li Jinyu also replaced Hao Haixi. ”

"It's a bold attempt. Although today's game is just a friendly match, it is definitely good for us to be able to play against the top teams in the world, and it is a good learning opportunity for us, and I hope that every player can do their best and play at a high level......"

Huang Jianxiang's speed of speech was very fast, no different from ordinary fans, they were all very excited.

"Hey, hey,"

"The old rival, the myth of the undefeated Gongti was broken by England." Zhang Lu was a little calm, and there was a thick paper manuscript in his hand. He recalled with deep memory, "In 1996, China 0:3 England, the myth of the invincibility of the workers' body was shattered. Due to the preparation for the European Championship at that time, the England national team sent almost all the main players to visit China, Shearer, Gascoigne, McManaman and other superstars are all listed, and even the referee is the world-famous whistle Corina. As England's stars are hoping to earn the trust of manager Venables with their performances in the warm-up game, it was a real deal. In the end, England defeated the Chinese team 3:0 with a brace from Barmsby and a goal from Gascoigne, and the myth of Gongti's unbeaten game was broken. The match also allowed Chinese fans to see the real gap between Chinese football and the world's strongest teams. ”

'Today's story is different, after all, there is still a year to go until Euro 2000, and the players of Manchester United are still preparing for the Champions League and the sprint league, they may play carefully and not play at a real level, but we still have hope!'

Zhang Lu looks more objective, "In the sprint stage of the season, no one will play too seriously, of course, it is the same for us, it depends on what attitude the players use to face this game." ”

Listening to Zhang Lu talk about the myth of the undefeated workers' body, Huang Jianxiang also took over.

"The undefeated Gongti is a good memory, but also a coincidence. Whether it's the national security or the national team, they won against Sampdoria, against Gremio and so on. Nowadays, it is a spirit, that is, the spirit of not being afraid of strong opponents, being aggressive, tenacious and fighting, and always striving for the first. You say that we are strong, but no. It's a spirit. ”

"But we should see that business competitions will always be just commercial competitions, we can't regard him as a real show of strength, we can learn a lot of things, but we must not inflate ourselves......"

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In the tunnel of players, almost every Chinese player's eyes fell on David Beckham and Owen, these two players are after all the brightest players in England, and even the shine of England's top scorer Alan Shearer cannot compete.

Qi Hong stared at David Beckham intently, looking at the saliva that wanted to flow out, even Li Ming couldn't help but look at Beckham.

Fan Zhiyi, Sun Jihai and others are all staring at Shearer and Owen, although they are both playing in England, but they are at different levels, and they have no chance to meet, and they have no chance in the League Cup or FA Cup, because the level of Crystal Palace is really not good.

Even Zheng Zhi did not miss such an opportunity, because he was curious about what Beckham and Owen looked like in this era.

There was only one person whose face was very calm, and Su Maozhen, who did not enter the starter. Su Maozhen deliberately hid in an inconspicuous corner, and his eyes fell on the white wall.

But he still caught the attention of Englishman Paul Scholes, and if the Chinese players were staring at the British players curiously, then Scholes's gaze was similar, and he looked at Su Maozhen from the first second when he stood in the players' tunnel.

Familiar,

This guy seems to have seen it somewhere.

"Gary,"

"Do you think this Chinese is very familiar?" He pulled the corner of Gary Neville's coat.

Gary Neville turned his head to look at Su Maozhen.

"Huh,"

"Yes,"

"Is he Sue? Sue back then? ”

"Ah, yes, it's Sue, it's him, it's him! Absolutely, yes. Scholes' eyes lit up, and he finally confirmed the guess in his mind.

He walked towards Su Maozhen in small steps, a move that quickly caught the attention of the Chinese players.

"Sue?"

"I'm Paul Scholes, do you remember?"

What's the situation? The Chinese players were almost dumbfounded, and although most of them couldn't understand English, Scholes's move was too unexpected, right? Take the initiative to say hello to Su Maozhen?

"Hello, Paul, of course I remember you." An embarrassed smile appeared on Su Maozhen's face.

Well, could he not remember Scholes them? used to play together in Manchester United's youth team, and the cooperation between everyone was very good at that time, naturally, the most handsome Beckham also remembers, but eight or nine years later, they have become international stars, and he is still just the unknown Su Maozhen.

In 89 and 91, Su Maozhen was invited to try out for Manchester United's youth team, and he could have been the first Asian star to join Manchester United!

At Manchester United's youth team, he had an outstanding performance.

I still remember that in the first game between Manchester United Youth Team and Yorkshire Penny Youth Team, Su Maozhen used two headers to help the team beat the opponent 7-1. Su Maozhen was even more out of control in the next game, wearing the number 10 shirt in his second game for Manchester United's youth team, and not only opened the scoring but also set a penalty in the third game.

On 2 December 89, two days before Su Maozhen officially signed with Manchester United, he suffered a comminuted fracture of his right ankle during the game. The next day, Sir Charlton and the club's manager went to visit Su Maozhen in the hospital, and the strong Su Maozhen did not cry, he hoped to stay strong in front of the nobles.

But when the nurturing landlord, Mrs. Brand, arrived, countless grievances and disappointments came to his heart, and Su Maozhen cried in the arms of his "English mother", knowing that his trip to Manchester United was over.

In 1991, Manchester United invited Su Maozhen to try out again, and trained with the likes of Becky, Paul Scholes, Bart and the Neville brothers in the youth team. However, the trial performance was not good, so he was unable to join Manchester United again......

To miss it is to miss it......