Chapter 1129: Warm-up Match
Beauty is an indispensable part of the football field, but when the game comes, these beauties who are loved by the fans have to be put aside, after all, the football game is the real focus of attention.
After arriving in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Chinese team will first conduct recovery training, because on the sixth and ninth will be two consecutive pre-World Cup warm-up matches against England and Mexico.
In order to find the best form and confidence ahead of the World Cup, both games will be crucial for Pep Guardiola and his players, in other words...... You just can't lose.
The warm-up match between China and England was played at 4 p.m. local time in Brazil, which is 3 a.m. Beijing time.
First of all, they love the current Chinese team, many players in England are loved by Chinese fans, because the Premier League is quite popular in Chinese mainland, especially in Shanghai and Guangdong.
So this game is very much in the spotlight.
It is worth mentioning that there are as many as 20 media outlets broadcasting this game, among which the biggest broadcasters are CCTV 5, Leshi, Penguin, BPTV......
Given the peak strength of the Chinese national team, there are countless reporters from China to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and if it weren't for the visa issue, it is estimated that the registration as a special reporter for the Brazil World Cup would be the largest in the history of the World Cup.
The Chinese media paid attention to the preparation of the Chinese team, and the same ...... The English media, which has the most developed coverage of football in the world, is also paying attention to the preparation of the England national team.
In addition, the captain of the Chinese national team, Hérault, had great success with Chelsea in the Premier League, leading the club to dominate the world for two consecutive seasons, and was deeply loved by Chelsea fans.
And all of this credit comes from Iroh.
Even though Iello left the Premier League for La Liga in the summer of 2010, there was still a lot of English media following him.
Therefore, this international A-level friendly match between the Chinese team and England attracted more media, coupled with the media of other countries, the degree of attention is no less than that of the World Cup.
However, for the English media, the heart is more worried.
Now this England team is a certain gap in strength compared to the two England teams in 2006 and 2010, and the players selected for the 23-man squad are a little older, which is the so-called green and yellow, and lacks the core level players of the Mesozoic generation.
Before the game, Wayne Rooney, who will play as the captain of England, and Elo, the captain of the Chinese team, became the subject of media interviews, because the two of them are very good friends off the field and have been opponents in the Premier League, so many fans want to know what the two have to say.
During the stamping on the field, Rooney and Iroh respectively satisfied the fans' desire for exploration and were interviewed by reporters.
Speaking to reporters, Rooney said: "Don't worry, we will win!" ”
Interestingly, Iro, who was interviewed by reporters later, also said: "Lu Xiaopang wants to win? Let's lose weight first! ”
Immediately, the two looked at each other and smiled.
As the game approached, the concerns of the English media intensified.
China are the favourites to win the World Cup and are seeded, while England ...... It's just a third-tier team.
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Because China and England were able to attract enough attention, the venue provided by the Brazil World Cup Organizing Committee for both sides was the Maracanã Stadium, the venue for the final in more than a month.
More than 60,000 fans attended the pre-World Cup warm-up matches, most of them Chinese and England fans, with only a small fraction of Rio de Janeiro's local fans making up a small fraction.
This shows how many fans from both countries travel to Brazil......
However, in this game, the two sides did not put out the strongest lineup, and they were all main players with main substitutes.
However, the Chinese team with Arlo as the starter is the strongest squad in the eyes of many on-site commentators, reporters and fans, and on the England side, the two-German combination since the 2006 World Cup in Germany has been dismantled, and the 36-year-old Lampard has become a substitute, and Gerrard is no longer the absolute main force......
England's starting duo at the back were Jordan Henderson from Liverpool and Wilshere from Arsenal.
Before the start of the official game, the communication between the two sides of the game in the players' tunnel became the focus of everyone's attention.
Rooney and Iroh are good friends, so naturally they had a good exchange of pleasantries before the game.
In addition, Zhang Linpeng stayed at Chelsea for one season and performed quite well, so he was accepted by Real Madrid, who was not short of money, and he was very good friends with English central defender Cahill.
At Liverpool, Henderson, Raheem Sterling, Glen Johnson and Sturridge are good friends with Wu Xi......
So even if you put aside the eye-catching strength of the two teams, you can still become the focus of media attention.
Sky TV commentator Martin Taylor laughed and said: "There was a lot of enthusiasm before the game, but I wonder if it will still be so polite when the game starts......."
His partner commentator immediately interrupted: "Don't joke Martin, the game will definitely be very exciting when it starts!" ”
"Oh?" Martin Taylor said with a smirk: "I would like to hear about it." ”
"This game is the penultimate game before the start of the World Cup, whether it is for China or England, and in order to be able to find the best game in advance, the players must put a lot of pressure on themselves to show their best form and be recognized by the manager."
In fact, after the start of the game, the state of the double reversal was not particularly good, and it belonged to the kind of slow heat.
Of course, as for whether it is really slow to enter the state, only they know.
Everyone is not stupid, if they show excellent form before the official start of the World Cup finals, it will become the target of public criticism, even if the current Chinese team has shown good form in the warm-up match in Shanghai, China, must show signs of decline.
You must know that this game is not a closed teaching training, but a warm-up match for the outside world, and it is inevitable that there will be no other national team scouting staff of England and China in the same group in the stands.
And England is really a little weak, if it shows super strength at this time, it will make Italy and Uruguay in the same group wary......