Chapter 62: Hames. Rodriguez
After winning the European Cup, the Confederations Cup and the World Cup in a row, the Spanish team has long been different from the past, and it can be said that the Matador army, which was once the king of qualifiers and turned into soft-footed shrimp as soon as it arrives at the main game, has long disappeared and has been replaced by a real team of kings.
The Grand Slam of international competitions has made the Spanish team firmly at the top of the FIFA world rankings, proud of the others, Spain's influence and prestige in the world is unmatched, and the Matadors have created a red era that belongs to them.
In such a situation, the world's indescribable national team wants to play a warm-up match with Spain, and as the existence of the No.1 national team ranking in world football today, the Spanish team can naturally "pick and choose" willfully.
Two teams from different continents have very different styles of football, and Bosque's consideration is that it will be very beneficial for them to meet opponents with very different styles on the international stage.
As for the strength of the two teams, this is not in Bosque's consideration - he really doesn't care a little, and he doesn't look at the strength of the opponent, because whether the opponent has the strength or not, or whether the strength is strong or not, is not as strong as Spain anyway!
Spain, which is now ranked No. 1 in the world, is not undeserved!
This time's warm-up opponent, in fact, there is a small story in it this time.
Colombia aside, in fact, when choosing Asian teams, Bosque's first consideration is South Korea and Japan, after all, these two teams can reach the finals in almost every World Cup, and there are many opportunities to appear, and the strength is the two strongest teams in Asia, and the strongest team on their continent will play against at least not so boring.
Spain was the first to contact South Korea, but ironically, South Korea refused, on the grounds that the South Korean national team had already had an event schedule and could not spare time - which was later confirmed to be an excuse and excuse made up by the South Koreans.
In fact, in 02, the South Korean team made the world "sideways" into the World Cup semi-finals, and what happened in the process, fans all over the world know it, and the Spanish team is one of the teams that were hacked.
And the South Korean team is unwilling to "put the right one" with Spain again, either because they are ashamed to meet people, or because they are worried that the Spanish team will settle old accounts and beat them into a sieve - this is more likely, you must know that the Spanish team has just won the World Cup and is ranked first in world football, and it is as simple as kneading dough to ravage their Taiji tiger.
Since the South Korean team is not happy, the Spanish team will naturally not rush to ask others, originally Bosque was ready to play a warm-up match with the Japanese team, small Japan is much more active than the Korean stick, and actively contacted the Spanish Football Association very early on - but in the end, the Japanese team was eliminated, because there is still a team in Asia, showing more positive and sincere, the Chinese team negotiated with the Spanish football team, and expressed its willingness to provide a high "appearance fee" very sincerely, anyway, it is the same with whoever plays, Now that there is money to take, Bosque naturally has no reason to refuse.
Moreover, the home country of the team's main scorer Fan Bizhuang is also China, and the two can be regarded as very "fate", even if it is grateful to China for sending Spain such a super player as Fan Bizhuang, there is no problem in playing with them.
As for the strength of the Chinese team - it's still the same sentence, we don't look at the strength of the opponent when we look for the opponent, anyway, the opponent's strength is not as good as ours!
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World Cup champions Spain are going to play a warm-up match against China, which has caused a huge stir in China.
Think about it, one is the world's No. 1 super champion team in today's football, and the other is a second- or third-rate team in Asia, and the soy sauce role that can't even enter the World Cup knockout circle, the two can be said to have no intersection at all, but now it is suddenly revealed that the two teams are about to play each other, and the Chinese team is about to play against the world champion, how can this not make Chinese fans excited?
Think about Fan Ye, who is extremely popular in Chinese and is almost a national idol, is now also a member of the Spanish team, and Chinese players against the motherland, this gimmick is simply a big upside down?
Fans don't think that in the eyes of the Spanish team, the Chinese team is a representative of "stupid people, lots of money, come quickly", even if they know, there will be no awkwardness - the fact is so, if you don't spend a lot of money, why should other World Cup champions play with weak chickens like the Chinese team?
In short, the Chinese fans are completely excited.
"The matchup between the Chinese team and the Spanish team, this is really something that I never dreamed of! Ha, if the Chinese team can win, it will be even better! Doesn't this mean that the Chinese team is even better than the world champion? ”
"It is estimated that the upstairs dream has not woken up, the Chinese team defeated Spain? Oh my God, you dare to think it! If I dream of doing this, I won't support the wall, so I'll obey you! ”
"I don't care if the Chinese team will lose, and how many goals will it lose, I just care about whether Fan Ye will play? Chinese players against the motherland team, ha, this is really a big sight! ”
"The Chinese player broke the goal of the Chinese team, thinking about this picture, I am extremely looking forward to it!"
"Our players always say that Asian players are not good in body, skills and tactics, and football concepts are a hundred years behind Europe! As a result, Fan Ye is also a pillar of the Spanish team! Fan Ye should score a few more goals and fiercely wake up the group of international players who can only play big cards, and let them see that it is not the Chinese who can't do it, but just your group of spicy chickens! Maybe it hurts them, and the Chinese team still has hope of rescuing them again! ”
More brainy fans said that they expect Fan Ye to represent Spain in the first half of the game, and wear the Chinese team jersey in the second half - after all, Fan Ye has said in public more than once that his roots are in China, and he will truly become a Chinese again after retiring.
This is what the fans are looking forward to, even if they can't represent the Chinese team in the international competition now, but in the warm-up game, being able to wear the jersey printed with the five-star red flag can be regarded as a comfort to the fans.
Of course, such a wish is more regarded as a joke, not to mention whether Fan Bizhuang and the Spanish team are willing, and whether the Chinese team will agree is also an unknown question.
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The match against Colombia was played at the Estadio Pizjuán in Seville.
The game was uneventful and not too hot, and the two teams teamed up to present an offensive show for the fans, and the final result was 2:0, the Spanish team easily knocked out the opponent, and it was Torres and Iniesta who scored for the team.
Fan Bizhuang did not score, not even the data of assists, not that his performance was poor, but that he did not get the time to play at all, the start time of the Premier League started much earlier than the leagues of other European countries, when the players in other leagues were still adapting to the new season, Fan Bizhuang had already been really running around continuously, out of love and protection for Fan Bizhuang, originally this international break, Bosque did not plan to recruit Fan Bizhuang, but thought of the second warm-up opponent is the Chinese team, It was Van Bizhuang's home team, and Bosque finally put Van Bizhuang on the call-up list.
However, although Van Bizhuang returned to Spain, he sat on the cold bench for 90 minutes in the first warm-up game.
Fan Bizhuang did not play, so that the fans, and Colombian players disappointed, now Fan Bizhuang, can be said to be the most famous superstar in Spain, most of the fans are for the name of Fan Bizhuang to the scene, even the Colombian players, is also extremely want to appreciate the superstar's style, but the result Fan Bizhuang did not play at all, which is regrettable.
However, it also made Colombia realize the huge gap between them and the world champions, and the number one ace did not play, and they were beaten to the ground, and if Van Bizhuang played, it could turn into a one-sided slaughter.
In this respect, the Spanish team can be regarded as "merciful".
Although he did not play, but after the game, Fan Bizhuang is still the focus of attention on the court, just after the game, Fan Bizhuang has not left the field, there are countless reporters flocking to him, scrambling to interview him, Fan Bizhuang is smiling and talking, superstar style is undoubtedly revealed.
There are also many Colombian players who came to Fan Bizhuang to exchange jerseys, which made Fan Bizhuang cry and laugh, he didn't play at all, the jersey was clean, and there was not even a drop of sweat.
Finally, Van Bizhuang and a man named James. Rodriguez's players swapped shirts, the name of which had never been heard of by Van Bizhuang before, but in this game, the young player who was almost about his age had an extraordinary performance, and after he came off the bench, Colombia's attack was more threatening, his dribbling and passing, which repeatedly threatened the Spanish players, including a long-range shot from 30 meters out that hit the crossbar, and if it wasn't for the slightest luck, Casillas's goal was punctured.
This is a player with a lot of potential and talent, and when he stood shyly in front of him, Fan Bizhuang couldn't help but remember the shy appearance when he first debuted.
"You're my idol! A true idol! You've played fantastic, you're the best player in the world! I'll try, Fan, I'll follow in your footsteps, and I dream of one day being able to fight alongside you! I'll go to Manchester United, definitely! ”
James. Rodriguez said this excitedly and excitedly after getting his shirt from Van Bizhuang.
Fan Bizhuang smiled and nodded, patted him on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement, and then said goodbye and left.