Chapter 102: Slovenia
Who am I and where am I at this moment?
It seemed as if I had gone from one world to the second world, and then I had left the second world and gone to the third world...... What kind of world am I in now? Who am I now, and what am I here for? ……
I woke up from the chaos and confusion. It was already morning www.biquge.info I opened the window, and I was looking out the window to see the beautiful Rose Harbor, and a few wisps of sea breeze drifted to my face.
Slovenia, 2007.
This is my hometown, Port Rose, a long and narrow peninsula that is like a sword in a beautiful harbor. This is the largest and most beautiful seaport city in Slovenia, and most of the people in this city live on the beautiful sea view, some in tourism, some in fishing, and some in catering.
I, on the other hand, am the only member of the Slovenian men's national football team in the city.
Today is the last rest day before the national team's training camp, and from tomorrow everyone will have to go to the capital, Ljubljana, to report to the national team. Our Euro 2008 qualifying tour is about to begin......
The Netherlands, Romania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Albania and Rosenborg are the teams we face in Group 7 of the European Championship qualifiers. Among them, except for the Netherlands, which is a super strong team in Europe, other teams are all second- or even third-tier teams in Europe, including our Slovenian team. Bwin's odds show that in our group, the Netherlands is the team with the best chance of qualifying from the group, followed by Romania, then Bulgaria, then Belarus, then us, Slovenia, and Albania and Rosenborg, are the two teams that Bwin is the least optimistic about.
The Netherlands are led by superstars Arjen Robben and Sneijder, and it is almost impossible for us to beat them...... However, it is not only the top group to qualify for the European Championship, if we can beat Romania, Bulgaria, and if we can beat opponents from other groups in the play-offs, then we can also qualify for the European Championship...... We are not a team without stars, our goalkeeper Samir Handanovic is the main goalkeeper of Udinese in Serie A, and there are rumours that Inter Milan are interested in him.
And I, Zago Yeruhović, as a newcomer to the Slovenian national team for the first time, did not expect much from the people. Or it can be said that because after the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, Slovenia has been missing the World Series for too long, so Slovenians have gradually begun to be disappointed, leaving football and even starting to choose basketball - the results of the Slovenian basketball team have indeed improved step by step recently, and the people have called the players of the basketball team heroes, and in the football team, everyone has nothing good to say about the rest of the national team except for praise of Samir Handanovic. On the Internet, everyone is expressing their dissatisfaction with the Slovenian football team, they feel that we, the players, have dragged Handanovic down and lost the face that Zlatko Zakhovic earned for Slovenian football. Under such online violence, every player of our national team is under heavy pressure and ready to play......
Before I set out, this was probably the last time I would be able to enjoy the warmth of the sea in the beautiful Rose Harbour in my hometown. At least let me enjoy this moment, the rare feeling of unloading all stress and relaxing and indulging myself......
I left the house naked, wearing only a pair of swimming trunks. It's only a three-minute walk from my home to Rose Harbour, and as soon as you get out of the door, it's not very hot in the morning, and there aren't many people who come to the beach, and it's usually just to take pictures, and very few people are swimming. However, I came to swim - living on the edge of such a beautiful beach, my favorite sport was swimming, and secondly, football......
In fact, we occasionally play football on the beach, but obviously, we don't have a strong football atmosphere here, there are not many people playing football on the beach, and there are not many people playing volleyball. I used to run training classes to teach people to play beach soccer, but then when I played in the professional team, I got a higher number of people and the time was tighter, so I stopped teaching.
Today, I just wanted to go swimming. Swimming is a very good sport, it is very close to water, which is the most basic nutrient element for raising everyone. Swimming in the water can exercise the muscles of the whole body, making the body more flexible and powerful. Whether it is the arms, legs and feet, under the infiltration of water, under the influence of water resistance, can be fully exercised, so that the muscles are stronger and stronger. When the muscles are strong and you play football, you will be more handy, whether it is attacking or defending, you can use your body very well to fight against the opponent physically. Therefore, I swim here, not only to relax, but also to prepare for the next football training and to build a good foundation in terms of physical fitness......
After all, the game that is about to start is a qualifier for the European Championship.
Our Slovenian team has been away from the tournament for five years, and this time in the European Championship qualifiers, I want to help the team win more things, if I can get to the main match of the European Cup, then I have one thing to brag about for the rest of my life.
I slowly walked into the sea.
The sun has just risen, and the temperature of the sea is still relatively cool. But after all, it's summer, and even if it's cooler, it's comfortable, and it's not like winter, which is freezing cold and can't exercise. I slowly walked into the sea, stretched my body, and let the water soak in the water, and it was a wonderful feeling......
This is my last rest.