Chapter 122: Easy Preparation
In the other game, which was played almost at the same time as this key match, Fenerbahce was held to a 2-2 draw at home by Mainz.
As a result of the shocking upset at Old Trafford, the situation in Group A gradually became confusing. Manchester United is still in first place with seven points, but Vitesse's points have risen to five points, not only chasing Fenerbahce, who has six points, but also narrowing the gap between him and Manchester United to less than one, with the last two rounds of the group stage remaining, and the media is suddenly agitated.
However, this is all a matter of concern later, and the mainstream media in Europe will focus first on Wen Zhihao, the direct maker of the unpopular.
Spain's "Marca" and "World Sports" respectively supported Real Madrid and Barcelona advice, the winter window to Vitesse offer, Wen Zhihao's biggest advantage is young, even if he can't get a foothold in the first team for the time being, even if he temporarily experiences a year or two in La Masia or Castilla's U17 or U19 echelon, it is a long-term investment in the future.
In addition, owners such as Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, who have never been short of money behind them, have already begun to study how much to make an offer for Vitesse.
In addition, the giants of the second-rate league in Europe are also interested in Wen Zhihao. Vitesse club owner Yordania's office phone and personal phone were about to burst, but he was the one who was the most happy at this time.
Thinking about the acquisition of Wen Zhihao from Leicester City last year for only 4.5 million euros, compared with the latest valuation of 9.7 million euros on the European authoritative "Transfermarkt" website, Yordania feels like he has found a national treasure at the price of cabbage.
The team has a good record this year, and it is likely to make a historic breakthrough, so Yordania will not have the idea of buying the core in his head at this time. Vitesse is very simple in the face of these rumors, and directly released the news on the official website: Regarding Wen Zhihao's transfer offer, less than 20 million euros, there is no need to talk about it. Welcome all local tyrants who are not bad for money to spend a lot of money to harass.
The threshold is more than double that of the authoritative estimate, and he almost didn't directly mark the words "not for sale" after Wen Zhihao's name, making it clear that he wanted most people to retreat.
Various news and rumors about Wen Zhihao are still fermenting in Europe, and the player himself has already taken a flight back to China. The national team's top 12 match was imminent, and Wen Zhihao had already reported several days later than most of the international players, so he went directly to Kunming, where the game was played, to meet the team.
In the first four rounds of the round of 12, the Chinese team only scored one point, especially in Xi'an's home loss to Syria, losing the most promising three points, which is equivalent to sending one foot to the edge of the cliff.
The next home game against Qatar will be Lippi's debut after taking over the national team. South Korean media and Japanese media are equally concerned about this new Chinese team. However, they are not optimistic that Lippi can make the Chinese team rebound.
The role between the manager and the players is reciprocal. Lippi teaching these players to the Chinese team is like a university professor teaching primary school students, and the effect may not be so good.
Wen Zhihao officially joined the national team on the afternoon three days before the game. With the lesson of the last time, Wen Zhihao booked his own ticket when he came back this time, and blocked the news from the media to the greatest extent, otherwise there would be another wave of long guns and short artillery at the airport.
Wen Zhihao officially reported for duty, and the national team was finally in place and truly entered the state of imminent battle. According to the convention, the first few days before the game should be mainly tactical training, and the first job of the head coach should be to let the players digest the tactics, but Lippi obviously knows the common problems of Chinese players, and constantly cultivates confidence in the players through training.
Compared with Gao Hongbo's national team training, Wen Zhihao can obviously feel that everyone's mental outlook is very different. The scramble and running are obviously more active, the offensive and defensive ends are obviously more aware of the positions of teammates to make the next move, and even a few small areas of continuous cooperation allow Wen Zhihao to find the feeling of playing together with Vitesse and Fan Xiaowolf.
The root cause of this change comes from the increase in confidence and trust without barriers. This can only be achieved when the players are fully and effectively engaged in training.
The changes within the national team can not be concealed by the media with a keen sense of smell who follow and report all day long, and it can be seen from the confident demeanor of the players in the interview that the coaching staff did not put too much pressure on the players.
Wen Zhihao's return to the national team is naturally one of the focuses of media attention. CCTV reporter Wang Tao keenly found that Wen Zhihao had been wearing a yellow vest symbolizing the main players for several days. If there are no major surprises, he will start the game as a starter.
Almost all fans applauded this positive change, and some fans said bluntly: take out Yu Hai and re-recruit Zhihao as the main force. A change can see the gap, and Mr. Pi's annual salary of 20 million euros is worth it.
Of course, there are always reporters with bigger brains. For example, PPTV, an online media that has risen in the past two years, their front reporter felt that Wen Zhihao's return at this time seemed to play the role of a firefighter, Wen Zhihao replied with a light smile: "If it is really like what you said, then I should be more grateful for the trust of the national team, no one is a savior, I can only say do my best." ”
The news from all parties on and off the field shows that the national team is really lightly loaded in this game, and the whole team is so without pressure to face a life-and-death battle, which is rare in the history of the national team's preparation. Putting aside the "lofty" things such as national honors, and directly injecting confidence into every player, Lippi hit the nail on the head to grasp the stubborn illness of the national team for many years.
On the day of the game, Kunming Tuodong Stadium was still full of fans. In the current situation, everyone does not expect to be able to counterattack and qualify, just rushing to the debut of "Silver Fox" Lippi and the return of Wen Zhihao are enough to attract fans to buy tickets to enter the stadium.
Everyone wants to see what changes the 16-year-old Wen Zhihao and the 69-year-old Lippi will bring to the national team.
Even if we miss Russia in 2018, but looking to the future, Qatar in 2022 should be the time to harvest.
Wen Zhihao gave these fans who were already shaken in the arm at the beginning.
Wait until 2022?
Why!
2018 isn't over yet!
In the opening four minutes, Wen Zhihao, who was arranged in the attacking midfield, received an inverted triangle return pass after the breakthrough of the Wuqiu King, dangled a shot on the penalty line, shook Qatari defender Boudiaf, and made a clever shot close to the ground, Qatari goalkeeper Amin saw the shooting line, but Wen Zhihao's shot won quickly, Amin just stretched out with one hand, his body slid close to the ground, and the ball had slipped into the dead corner from his left hand.