At 7:30 p.m. on June 15, 1998, the national football team made its first appearance in the World Cup.

If the opponent is too strong, sometimes it is not necessarily a bad thing.

It's normal to be besieged all over the field, it's normal to lose, it's normal to not score. Under the effect of this mentality, everyone is relatively calm, how much ability to take how much to show, if not, just keep to it, and do a good job of one acre and three points of land.

So, after the final 0:2 result was released, the debut of the national football team got a good evaluation.

Because of the relationship between You Mo and Lu Wei, Smitt has long been paying attention to this team, and as the official commentator of German Sports Channel, he feels that time is tight, the task is heavy, and the responsibility is great.

"Overall, it's a half-and-a-half worse than Argentina's, and the final score and some key figures are a testament to that. However, the whole team, both defensively and offensively, reflected their own characteristics and ideas, and the performance of the players was also remarkable. As a country that has just started professional football, it is worth watching to continue to look forward to reaching such a level in a few years. ”

"Of course, if those two guys are here, the competitiveness of this team will undoubtedly go up a notch. It's hard to say if they can play against Argentina, and the next two opponents should be within the range of ability. ”

Smittle's words did not reach the ears of the Chinese people in time, and no one was moved by this sentence in a short time. The CCTV commentary still fully considered the current embarrassing situation of the Football Association, and did not mention the two guys.

Although the on-site camera has locked on a certain box many times, those two faces that were once familiar to Chinese people.

Shopping and sweeping is a physically and mentally exhausting thing. Among the women, only Zheng Yi insisted on watching the game. Li Juan, who is also an athlete, did not come over because of the fatigue of the boat, Jiang Xiaolan did not dare to work too much when she was pregnant, and Wang Dan still had to take the baby. Although Krysna was there, she remained asleep the whole time.

Kuka was in good spirits, but when he looked at it, he dozed off like his fiancée.

What's so interesting about such a game?

This is after he squinted again at halftime, and was awakened by the referee's whistle. The thought in my heart when I turned my head to look at the two guys who were in high spirits.

"Da Yu is more suitable for this kind of big scene, and such an opponent is actually not bad. There is no psychological burden. ”

"Well, the post is also considered to have completed the task, the body has been a lot stronger in recent years, and the passing has not grown much."

Sui Dongliang seems to be quite angry. The ability is also available. It's a pity that the time is too short, and if you change it early, you may be able to play more flavorfully. ”

"That's the kind of opponent, the next two games are a little hanging."

When You Mo heard this, he rarely smiled bitterly.

Lu Wei can comment on everyone and every team completely calmly, but he can't do it.

The future of the national football team is not what he cares about. All he cares about is these partners who have worked together for three years. No matter which one it is, whether it is on or not. He hopes that their careers will be left without regrets.

It's a pity that such a good wish will obviously be shattered by reality.

The problems that have plagued the national football team for many years have not been solved.

The ups and downs of the on-the-spot play are too big!

They can be competitive against the world's top teams, or they can be a mess against teams that don't fit the flow.

In a game like this, where there is no psychological burden, everyone can play well, but once they have ideas, goals, and pressure, many people start to play abnormally.

In fact, every team has such a problem to a greater or lesser extent, and it is not particularly difficult to solve it.

A spiritual leader, or a guy who can stand up and turn the tide at a critical moment.

This kind of turmoil, sometimes on the field, sometimes off the field, sometimes the score, sometimes the heart.

Any team can have no star, no organizational core, no defensive core, but the only thing that cannot be missing is the spiritual leader!

Yes, the hearts of the people are there, no, the hearts of the people are not there!

Those leaders' will, fans' expectations, and bonus lures are all fragile in front of the appeal of spiritual leaders.

The so-called "will be outside, the king's fate will not be affected" is also very true on the football field. In a team, if there is a spiritual leader, there is a backbone, even if it loses, it will not disperse, and even if it is disbanded on the spot, it will be full of energy when they meet again next time.

There are many reasons for the state of the national football team, both inside and outside, and the time can be called a long history, and it is really not an overnight thing to solve.

"Will you continue to watch the next two games?"

Looking at the guy next to him deep in thought, Lu Wei broke the silence with a loud voice.

"I have time." You Mo replied casually, picked up the binoculars at hand, and carefully looked at every once familiar figure.

"I thought you wouldn't be able to stand it."

"The guy I brought out won't disappoint."

“”

There are not many people who can make Lu Wei speechless, and there are not many times that this product can be done.

Putting aside the performance of the national team as a whole and focusing on individual performances, the results were not so disappointing. Lu Wei thinks that he doesn't have this kind of talent, and he can't learn it.

"After the World Cup, the domestic wind should almost turn."

"Yes, Premier Zhu has made such a big move, and football cannot be spared. The one-third acre of overgrown land in China should also be managed. ”

"Lao Yan is going to class?"

"I don't care about this!"

"Haven't been in touch for a long time?"

"The guy who speaks the official word, I didn't bother to take the initiative to contact."

The conversation ended with the match, and the two woke up the dozing two guys, cleaned up a little, and began to walk out. Before the long passage came to an end, the reporters who gathered around couldn't wait to put the microphone to the mouths of the two.

Lu Wei shook his head and tail, didn't say a word, and his eyes kept signaling the guys around him to shift the target. You Mo was calm, his eyes looked around, and after not finding the faces of the Chinese, he appeared in broken English.

"They all did well, they didn't feel uncomfortable at all when they were on the big stage. Looking forward to their next performance. ”

The British and French reporters were skeptical, and the German reporters blew up directly.

You are actually prevaricating in rotten English like this. It's too low-level, isn't it?

In the face of the angry guys, You Mo still did not change his face and continued in English.

"There are many reasons why I can't be selected, and I'm not used to putting the blame on others. Well, see you next time. ”

After that, the thing dodged and walked away, ignoring the flashing lights and disappointed faces behind him.

Frankly. Most of the reporters who came to interview him had bad intentions, especially the British and French media, which were very prejudiced against China. The German press, though, is slightly friendlier. The purpose of pulling some superiority from it is still obvious.

In this case, they take it for granted that the two are fully qualified to challenge the Football Association and even the national system. And, since there are big enough platforms to help them expand their reach. Then they should have no reason to refuse.

Outcome. How is that?!

Is it an agreement with the other party to deal with such a low-key treatment?

The skeptical reporters did not give up.

There are many goals, and you don't say it!

At the post-match press conference.

'No team revolves around just one or two people and I'm sorry they didn't make the cut, that's all.

Qi Wusheng explained the issues that the reporters were most concerned about in two short sentences, which made the atmosphere of the scene messy.

In the end, the guys who raised their hands couldn't get a definite answer from the manager, and had no choice but to turn their attention to the players.

A few guys with rich background information recognized Li Jingyu and tried to calm down. Start asking questions.

Unlike in the past, Owa's silence was the end of the game. At the press conference, his face was still gloomy.

"If they had been there, the game would have been different. As players, we can only aim for the end goal. For other things, work hard to do within the scope of your ability, and you can't do anything outside your ability. ”

The reporters are still unsatisfied, and the target is turned to Fan Zhiyi, who played well in this game.

"It's strange why your problems are focused on the two of them. As a professional footballer, that's not something we should be looking at. ”

This genuine national football brother obviously doesn't have a good impression of these reporters, and his tone and content are a little impatient.

And that's exactly what happened.

You've been preparing for months and you've been playing well, but you're asking questions outside of the team from start to finish, isn't that embarrassing?

The press officer of the national football team also felt that something was wrong, and after ordering a few reporters at random, he hastily ended the post-match press conference.

When he left, Fan Zhiyi was still a little stubborn.

"These reporters are so annoying, they don't ask about the game, they don't ask the players, they always ask these questions, and they want to find faults.

Li Jingyu is not familiar with him.

However, as a newcomer in the national football team, being questioned by the boss in this tone can be regarded as taking the initiative to shorten the distance.

"Yes, the black cauldron always has to find someone to carry it, we bumped into it, no way."

"You've been with those two guys the longest, tell me, what are their temperaments?"

"I can't say specifically, but I think that the longer we get along, the harder it will be to forget such a person."

"Why not two?"

Da Yu scratched his head, and after a while, he said hatefully.

"I don't know, I don't know?"

Fan Zhiyi smiled and changed the topic.

"These two guys are very popular here!"

"yes, that's a bit of an exaggeration."

"It looks like we're not as influential as one of them as a team combined."

Hearing this, Da Yu was stunned, and when he spoke again, he was already smiling bitterly.

"It's not that exaggerated, foreigners, they like to talk about our country's system."

"There were a lot of foreign clubs that beat you up at the beginning, did you regret it?"

"Not at first, but then a little. However, now that I think about it, if I go out on my own, I guess I can't do it. ”

The unexpected answer made Fan Zhiyi pause.

"So unconfident? Not quite your style! ”

"The bigger the person, the less courageous he is. Back then, I was bold enough, but my brain was not good. Now my brain is better, and I am much less timid. ”

"yes, who isn't, that's fate."

The conversation came to an abrupt end, and the two kept their distance again, and got on the team bus one after the other.

Li Jingyu got into the car and did not put on his headphones as quickly as before. The windows were opened, and I was holding the window in my hand and looking at the night view of Paris.

Those memories that have been blurred, I once thought I would never forget.

Now, it just doesn't seem long enough

The result of the low-key handling of the two sides has made things that were originally worth hyping become uneventful, not to mention in China, even Germany, the base camp of the two, has become uninterested because of the attitude of the parties.

On June 19, the second match, which had high hopes for the country, was played against the opponent who had to be won in the internal objectives.

Ghana.

With the experience of the first game, the two simply disguised themselves as ordinary fans, mixed in an inconspicuous corner, and watched such a game.

The possession was 45% to 55%, the number of shots on goal was 9 to 12, the number of shots on target was 3 to 5, and the score was 0:2.

What is more frustrating than the data is the initiative of the game.

The African brothers, who were lackluster in their imagination and disciplined, did not give the national football team a chance with nonsensical mistakes. Although he is not on the table, he still uses a clear defense to stifle the opponent's possibility of scoring.

In attack, relying on a few guys who play in the European League, or individual ability, or local small cooperation, can easily tear apart the opponent's seemingly solid defense.

The opportunities that can't be seen in the data, you can't count them with one hand in the game, and many times it is purely because the imagination of the black brothers is too prominent, and the shooting footwork is too strange, which leads to the final mess of their own performance.

However, the initiative of the game is relatively high-end, and fans who simply watch the excitement are not very aware of it. In the eyes of most people, the level of the national football team is not bad, just because the other party does not play cards according to common sense, and fools around and gets into two.

Smitt, who is still in charge of the commentary of this game, pulled down his face.

"To be honest, I can't understand them. Judging from the performance of the last game, they should not be suppressed by the opponent who belongs to the third tier without temper, but as far as this game is concerned, they have not done a good job in both attack and defense! ”

"Actually, their opponent is a very good teacher."

"The Ghana team knows very well where their strengths and weaknesses are, and the 451 double back formation in this game easily contained the Chinese team's offensive of relying solely on side breakthroughs to create threats. In the attack, the Ghana team relied more on individual ability to play fast attack, giving full play to the good ball sense and physical fitness of black players, and effectively avoiding the problem of coordination awareness caused by poor overall tactical literacy. ”

"The monotonous tactics, the rigid movement, the porous defensive system and the lack of imagination in the attack made it seem like they could only be the third team out of 32 to go home early."

In the corner of the stands, the conversation between the two is also coming to an end.

"I can't find a place to praise them except for hard work."

"Yes, it's easy for Langzi to get a starter, and he is restricted by the opposing defender."

"The speed is not dominant, the body is not dominant, and the space is not big enough, so a guy of his type should not be sent to start."

"Da Yu is better than playing a shadow striker instead of a striker, the position is too far forward and the characteristics can't be played. Haidong is a speed-oriented striker with good skills at his feet, and there are too many overlapping points with Da Yu's double forward configuration, so it is better to add a point in the midfield, and the striker only plays one. ”

"The side is restricted to death, and the middle lane is too late to cooperate with the grinding gun, so it is better to change to a traditional high school striker, and you can play a long pass and hang it!"

"If you have ideas, you can't regress naturally."

"yes, the idea hurts."

"Let's go back."

"Back." (To be continued......)