Every international break, the biggest fear for a manager of a strong team like Atletico Madrid is the invasion of the "FIFA virus", and often after the national team game, the strong team will go through a low ebb period. Simeone was extremely upset at the thought of making trouble during the international break, and after the away win, he should have used this momentum to fight for a wave of consecutive wins, but Simeone's idea naturally could not be realized. Moreover, for an official competition at the level of the World Preliminaries, the club must unconditionally cooperate with the national team selection.

Damn FIFA matchday!

Simeone hated FIFA at the thought of visiting the Mestalla Stadium to face Valencia after the international break.

However, Atletico Madrid is okay, most of the substitutes for Barcelona and Real Madrid are internationals, and I don't know what the mood of Valverde and Zidane is......

I guess I have been calm for a long time, as the coach of a super giant, I still have this awareness.

After the end of the league, the international players who received the call-up were preparing to report to the national team, and the topics they got together before leaving were also related to the world preliminaries of their respective national teams.

Saul, Koke and Antoine Griezmann talk about the national team relatively easily, with the strength of Spain and France, reaching the World Cup is not a goal at all. Godin and Jimenez are also under less pressure, with Uruguay sitting second in the South American zone with 4.5 spots, and although the points are tight, they are likely to take advantage of the other opponents' strong matches.

However, the South American zone is about to make a big upset, and Argentina, the runner-up of the last World Cup, is currently only in sixth place, and if he can't grasp the lifeline in the last two rounds, Messi will miss Russia......

There are also people who hide next to them and don't say a word, such as Thomas, the little black of Ghana. His national team is third in Group E with only four points, and only the top of each group in the African zone can qualify, and the situation is already far from optimistic.

Wen Zhihao was packing up his things, listening to the group of people talking about it with relish, and also interjected next to him: "You guys are really idle eggs, is it a problem for you to play in the World Cup?" If you talk about who wins, I think it's a bit interesting. ”

Cork immediately turned to Wen Zhihao and said, "Wen, you are welcome to come to Russia to cheer me on when the time comes, I will give you a ticket or something." ”

Wen Zhihao raised his head and snorted lightly, and said, "I will go to Russia, but not to be an audience." Get ready for my challenge, Jorge. ”

The people in the room were all attracted by Wen Zhihao's words, as if they had heard something very novel, and looked at Wen Zhihao with strange and crazy eyes.

"Wen, as a person who has come over, I have to tell you that there is a gap between the ideal and the reality." Torres acted as Wen Zhihao's mentor by the side.

Griezmann also said a "big truth" next to him: "Wen, I believe that with your joining, the Chinese team will be stronger." But to participate in the World Cup...... Forgive my imagination for not being rich enough. ”

Cork walked over to face Wen Zhihao and said, "Then I'll wait for you in Russia, Wen." But we're World Cup and European champions, have you really figured it out? ”

Before leaving, Wen Zhihao dragged his suitcase, turned back and said to everyone: "I hope we can meet in Russia." Anthony, I'll give you a good patch of your imagination when the time comes. ”

Sitting on the plane back to China, Wen Zhihao seemed to be closing his eyes and recuperating, and his heart was not calm. The teammates have a word of contempt and contempt for the Chinese team, how can he not hear it. He didn't hold a grudge against his teammates, it was all a debt owed by the national team to stay away from the center of world football. As a player, he is powerless to fundamentally change, but the world preliminaries of the national team are within his reach.

A must go to Russia!

Wen Zhihao's eyes were closed, but his hands were clenched into fists......

The last two rounds of the Chinese team in the round of 12 were at home against Uzbekistan on August 31, which was also the last home game of the national football team in the round of 12. On September 5, the Chinese team will go to Doha to face Qatar in the final match.

Since Wen Zhihao's return to the national team and Lippi was established as the attacking core, the national team has fought back from the bottom of the group all the way to third place, only three points away from second-placed South Korea, and one point ahead of Uzbekistan. It has greatly stimulated fans to pay attention to the national team.

is similar to the road of counterattack, even the oldest national football team irons, they can't find it in their memory.

Wen Zhihao was greeted and sought after by a large number of media and fans at Wuhan International Airport, and his photos of him appearing at the airport were immediately published on the portal, with various headlines from major media outlets. Headlines such as "Continuing to Write a Miracle", "Dreams Shine into Reality", and "Last Fight, Never Give Up" can be seen everywhere, as if the Chinese team has won the game.

The reality is that even if the Chinese team is at home, this game is destined to be a tough battle.

First of all, the Chinese team preparing for the last two games in this period is not in order, especially in the midfield. Liang Xin, who played the absolute main force in Eindhoven, suffered a muscle strain in the just-concluded Eredivisie and will rest for half a month. Just dropped out of the roster for this competition. Another international player, Huang Bowen, was also injured in the league and was out for the season. Wen Zhihao lost two helpers in the national team all of a sudden. Especially after the lack of Liang Xin's interception behind Wen Zhihao, the gap behind Wen Zhihao can only rely on Zheng Zhi, and whether he can stop Uzbekistan is a problem.

The second reason, and the view held by a few less optimistic media outlets. Since the 02 World Cup generation, the national teams at all levels have basically not taken advantage of this Central Asian wolf.

Even, in the past ten years, the Chinese team has twice been out of the tournament because of this opponent.

In the 2007 Asian Cup of Southeast Asian Countries, the Chinese team only needed to draw with Uzbekistan after defeating Malaysia and drawing with Iran. However, the Uzbeks sent the Chinese team out of the game with a 0:3.

In the 2011 Qatar Asian Cup, the Chinese team met Uzbekistan again in the final round. This time, the situation has become that the Chinese team needs to win, and the goal difference is more than two goals to qualify. After 90 minutes of ups and downs, a 2-2 draw, the Chinese team fell at the feet of the same opponent for the second time, and Hao Junmin's elevator free kick was one of the few bright spots.

Perhaps the most beautiful game for the Chinese team against Uzbekistan in recent years was the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia, where the Chinese team met Uzbekistan three times in a row in the group stage of the Asian Cup. There are only three things, and this time it was the Chinese team that won. The 2:1 reversal directly decided that the Chinese team would qualify first in the group.

However, this is also the only victory that the Chinese team has won against Uzbekistan in the past decade. And in the first leg of the round of 12, the Uzbeks immediately avenged the Asian Cup at home, and the nemesis' hat was not taken off.

This is not counting the repeated encounters between national echelons at all levels, and it is even more difficult for the Chinese team to find a victory.

In the face of this nemesis who has almost lost every game in the past decade, despite Wen Zhihao, the fans are full of confidence, but the team's preparation work is quite cautious.

Such an attitude was surprisingly affirmed by most people. Be careful to sail the boat for 10,000 years, for fear that the team will drift with the tide of public opinion, and the tragedy often starts with the enemy.