Chapter 427: Everything is different
On the way from Portugal to Dalian with Liang Zhao and Yang Ruiqi, he almost contracted all the expenses of the two of them, and also temporarily acted as Yang Ruiqi's nanny. After all, in the previous game, after breaking through him, he scored a goal to open the scoring, and then he passed the ball to Messi, allowing Messi to easily get rid of him and hit the ball into the goal behind Neuer. Although he could only blame his bad life, Liang Zhao still gave him a little psychological compensation. However, Liang Zhao also said to Yang Ruiqi in occasional jokes: "I hope that next season, I can compensate you or He Xu like this!" Ha ha. ”
Yang Ruiqi didn't react at first, but after reacting to Liang Zhao's meaning, he almost stuffed Liang Zhao into the wheels of the plane. But in the end, he still gave up, because he had to wait for Li Bo and Jing Yu to cooperate with him.
When Liang Zhao and Yang Ruiqi finally arrived at the training base in Dalian to complete the report, Liang Yuan's national team had officially assembled. During this period, He Xu has been paying attention to all aspects of information. He was relieved that there had been no news of Royce's injury. It looks like he can still go to the World Cup, which is not bad.
Time flies quickly, Liang Zhao and Yang Ruiqi returned to Dalian within a few days, and the players of the Chinese national team flew to Brazil together, after all, the climate in Brazil still needs Chinese players to adapt, the main players are all playing in Europe, it is difficult to adapt to Brazil at once, and the venue situation there also needs to be understood. The most important thing is that the warm-up games arranged by Liang Yuan have ended. There's no point in staying here any longer, so it's better to get used to the climate in Brazil sooner. Of course, these young singles, if the taste is really heavy enough to feel the tall Brazilian girls, I can only ...... Break their legs!
Because China was placed in Group F, their game was not so early, which also gave them more time to adjust and adapt to the competition venue, and Liang Yuan was still very satisfied with this arrangement. As a challenger, Liang Yuan's mentality at this time is also very good. After all, my grades are no matter how bad they are. It won't be worse than the Chinese team in 2002, right? But as long as my team can score a goal, even if it loses! I think there will be a lot of fans and media to support us! With such a stress-free game, what do I have to be nervous about!
It is precisely because of the coach's relaxed mood that the players of the national team can be regarded as putting their mentality right. Isn't it just a goal? He Xu and Chen Bo both thought confidently. There won't be any difficulty! How can it be so difficult?
And Yang Ruiqi and Chen Boyan are also full of confidence at this time. Their first match was against a relatively weak Bosnia-Herzegovina. But they have all taken a long-term view, focusing on Argentina, the strongest team in the group.
Isn't it just blocking Messi? Yang Ruiqi muttered silently in his heart: This is what I almost did! Now let me try again, it will be easy!
Elena also came to Brazil at this time. But not as a reporter, after the relationship with He Xu was exposed, she temporarily stopped working at her TV station. Of course, it's just a stop, and Sky Sports doesn't have any opinion on this, isn't it just a suspension without pay? Just because you are He Xu's girlfriend, we can also accept this solution!
However, under Liang Yuan's strict order, He Xu did not meet Elena, Liang Yuan was worried that if his main striker did something with his girlfriend before the game, it would be bad for his health. And He Xu didn't explain to him that nothing had happened to him with Elena at this time. It will attract ridicule and don't say it, and they won't believe it.
Their opponent in the first game was Bosnia and Herzegovina, a team that is not very strong, but their center forward is not so easy to deal with. When he thought of Dzeko, He Xu felt a little unhappy, if it wasn't for the game against Manchester United, he scored a header so early, maybe the Premier League champion would be Arsenal!
The weather in Brazil is a bit stuffy, but it's pretty good. The temperature was also within an acceptable range, which greatly surprised He Xu and them.
Most of the main players of the Chinese team are on the South American continent for the first time, after all, as rising stars in recent years, they do not have so many opportunities to come to the football mecca for warm-up and friendly matches.
The opening match was still played by the host Brazil against Croatia, and it is worth mentioning that the lineup of the Brazilian national team has changed a lot from before He Xu crossed back. The biggest change is not that Garrincha replaced Hulk and wore the team's number 7 shirt. It's not Lucas Jr.'s accidental selection, but Xiao Luo's temporary call-up to return to the team!
Kaka was already plagued by injuries at this time, missing games for months, and with a player of his speed, the decline after passing his peak was extremely rapid, so Scolari did not open the net for his proud disciple in the end. However, he also understood that the team's offensive line could not be pressed without an experienced person, so after several trade-offs, he finally chose to bring Ronaldinho, who performed well in the Brazilian league at this time.
Regarding Xiao Luo's performance, many experts have commented that he can return to Europe. In this regard, Xiao Luo did not give any explanation, but many team scouts are ready to move on him, even if his current age and body cause his breakthrough may not be so sharp, but his passing and experience, as well as the ability to set pieces, are still difficult for ordinary people to achieve.
Everything about Ronaldo's club career is a later story, so I won't mention it first. He didn't wear his iconic number 10 shirt and he gave it to his younger brother Neymar. This time, he wore a number he had never worn before.
Many of his die-hard fans said that they always felt a little strange when they saw Ronaldo wearing the No. 21 jersey of the "Samba Army". Ronaldo's birthday is March 21, which is why he wears this number.
On the Croatian side, not much has changed. Modric is still the absolute core of the team, while Mandzukic and Olic are also the team's attacking fulcrum in the frontcourt, attacking Croatia.
For the opening game, He Xu is waiting to see, in other words, all the participating teams are paying attention to this game. Not just because it's the hosts' game, but for a lot of reasons. Through this game, you can see the scale of the referee, which is also one of the important concerns for the players.
In fact, He Xu understands the scale of this competition, and to put it bluntly, he does what he wants. But that was the situation at this time in the previous life, this time let's take a look again, maybe Marcelo's own goal will not be there?
It turned out that He Xu's caution was right, and sure enough, maybe because everything changed after the crossing, Marcelo did not score an own goal, and Xiao Luo also had a second spring.
This time, Brazil's first goal of the World Cup came from Ronaldinho, who suddenly got up from outside the box in the middle of an attack, and the ball arced and fell into the goal, giving his team a 1-0 lead over Croatia. Although Modric has outstanding ability and set off attacks again and again in the midfield, Thiago. Silva and David. The backline led by Luiz was really stormy and didn't give them any chances.
Scolari watched Ronaldo's performance with great satisfaction, and it was a wise choice to take him with him, maybe after the World Cup, he could really return to playing in the mainstream European leagues.
The next games were all going on step by step, there was no big upset, and Spain did not lose to the Netherlands like He Xu experienced. To a large extent, this is related to Diego. Costa's choice is related.
I just forgot to mention it, Diego. Costa's decision to return to his native country of Brazil has led to fewer appearances and a notch in Brazil.
The time soon came for the Chinese national team to play Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the players of the Chinese national team did not have any nervousness, they were very relaxed and indifferent to such a group stage, even though it was a World Cup match.
Liang Yuan handed over the captain's armband to Liang Zhao, which is also expected, after all, as a striker, and the only player in the team who has won the UEFA Champions League, coupled with Liang Zhao's careful character, these have made him the best captain in the eyes of fans and even players.
He Xu, who is used to being the captain at Arsenal, naturally will not have any ideas with his best brother because of such a captain's armband, as long as he can win, isn't this armband the same for everyone? What's more, I'm also the vice captain of the team!
When Liang Zhao and Zheke stood face to face in the middle circle, he still had a feeling of unreality. When I was a child, the scenes of my uncle teaching me to play football are still turning over in front of my eyes, and now I have actually stood on the stage of the World Cup as I said back then, leading the team to fight against strong players.
He Xu stood at the end of the line, looking at the backs and back of his teammates. He Xu finally found a little rebirth, and found the freshness of discovering his unknown situation, the Chinese national team participated in the World Cup! What will be the result? It's up to us to decide! After all, everything is different now than it was then...... (To be continued......)