Reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup again ushered in a new historical moment, and also made Dong Fangzhuo feel good and accepted an interview with the domestic "Sports Weekly".

Sports: This is our third consecutive World Cup to reach the semi-finals, from 25 to 33 years old, the friends who played with you have become old partners, and some have retired, and you are still leading the Chinese team to the Quartet, they must now be sitting in front of the TV to cheer for you, who do you think is your perfect partner in the Chinese team?

"The question ......"

Dong Fangzhuo touched his chin and fell into a moment of contemplation.

"I don't think you're a good question."

"The perfect match? Actually, I think it should have been from the World Youth Championship in '05 and we had a perfect team and every player was a good partner. Our national team is perfect, even if we lose the game and don't win the glory. Everybody is doing their best, you look at the current national team, from 05 onwards, there are still a lot of people here. ”

Sports: In your opinion, what is the biggest difference between the current national team and the Chinese team in 2014?

Dong Fangzhuo: These are two different national teams, in the 2014 national team, there are still some players who are still playing, four years ago we had a very good attack, and this year my defense is very good. We're in good shape now, but it's a little bit different, the young players are now all the best and the young players are doing really well, so we're looking forward to them going as far as they can.

Sport: In your opinion, which team is stronger?

Dong Fangzhuo: No, it's completely different, it's too difficult to say which team is stronger. As I said, four years ago we were stronger in attack and we are better defensively this year, but you can't make an assessment of it, and if we can all go to the end, then we did a good job.

Sports: Mr. Crawford has been the head coach of the Chinese national team for 13 years, during which he has won many honors, as his disciple, what do you think is the reason why Crawford has been able to sit firmly in the coach's seat?

Dong Fangzhuo: He really enjoys his job and has a passion for football. Crawford has a lot of experience, and he's always been perfect, he's got a lot of experience with each of us, he knows how to use us, which no manager can do, so he's always been the manager of the national team.

Sports: Can you compare yourself, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, what is the biggest difference between the three of you?

Dong Fangzhuo: We are completely different, so this is difficult to compare, Messi and Ronaldo are very good players and great goalscorers, they have a lot of great moments, if I have to judge myself, I don't like this very much, and at the same time it is not particularly suitable. Of course, when it comes to the two of them, I think they are very good players and have a good chance of being in the top 10 of football history.

In this regard, he is still very modest, his current achievements are enough to reach the third in history, as for whether he can shoot the first and second? It depends on his performance in this World Cup, if he wins the championship, it will be at least second, and even Maradona will be pressed.

Sports: China is currently preparing for the 2022 World Cup, will you still play for your country at that time?

Dong Fangzhuo: Four years later, I am 37, but I am still very young. I can't guarantee I'll be in the ring in four years, but I can stand there as long as I want to! As long as I love football, I think the dream will continue. But I think when you get older, a lot of your thoughts will change.

A hint of gloom flashed in Dong Fangzhuo's eyes, he didn't like to mention the future very much. It was a bit of a panic and scary because I didn't know what I was going to do in the future......

Sport: Do you think we can win the championship?

Dong Fangzhuo laughed: I hope to win the championship now. This national team is playing very well and the overall form is also very good. But it takes a bit of luck and we've had a lot of luck since the start and hopefully it will stay with us until the end.

Sports: In the game, if the opponent comes to put the bus, is there any way to crack it?

Dong Fangzhuo laughed again: Each team's tactics are different, of course, for offense, it is necessary to work hard to crack the opponent's iron bucket formation. If it's the Chinese team? Then give me the ball and I'll shoot through the gate, but the problem is that it doesn't seem like the opponents want to put the bus in the air, they prefer to attack us because they think it's more likely to win.

Sport: You won the Ballon d'Or at the 2014 World Cup and scored 35 goals in four World Cup matches, which goal stood out to you the most?

Dong Fangzhuo: Of course, it was the final goals four years ago, because they were the most important. No matter how beautiful a goal is, if it loses its meaning, then it is useless to be impressed.

Sport: How do you consistently score goals consistently during the month-long schedule?

Dong Fangzhuo: First of all, you must take care of your body, and secondly, you must keep training and be fully prepared. It's not something that you can do casually because you've been through a season and you've got to keep preparing and you have to take care of your body, especially after the game, you have to recover well so that you're in good shape for the next game.

Sport: How do you see the use of VAR technology at this World Cup?

Dong Fangzhuo: I think it's very good, I still agree with it, sometimes some penalties still need to be considered, so in my opinion, the introduction of VAR technology still has more advantages than disadvantages.

Sports: With a lot of last-minute goals and a lot of penalties at this World Cup, does the introduction of VAR mean that you are better protected in the box as an attacking player?

Dong Fangzhuo: I think sometimes the referee can't see it very clearly, because a lot of things happen in a thousandth of a second, but he has to make a decision, but sometimes he doesn't have a very good view of the pitch, I think VAR will help in this situation, whether it's to help the defender or help the striker, I think it will make the game fairer.

Sports: What role do you think a leader should play in the team?

Dong Fangzhuo: Leaders are always good role models, helping young players, making the team have a better atmosphere, whether on or off the field, every team needs a leader. For example, Argentina's Messi, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Then you're a perfect leader." Sports reporters gave him a thumbs up.

Dong Fangzhuo smiled, then raised his hand and looked at his watch: "I'm sorry, I think today's interview should end here, because I'm going to watch the game." ”

"Three hours until the start of the game?"

Sports reporters don't quite understand that watching the game three hours in advance, Dong Fangzhuo is too hard.

"No, no,"

"I'm going to watch the game."

Dong Fangzhuo smiled slightly.

"Oh my God, you're going to the scene?! Cheering for Cristiano Ronaldo? ”

"Yes......"