Chapter 46: The Game Begins
This is the first time Lin Qi has come to the island country of Japan, and after getting off the plane, Lin Qi suddenly has a sense of superiority in height. His current height is less than 1.8 meters, which is nothing in the Quancheng team, but compared to the people of the island country, Lin Qi is really too tall......
At this time in 1999, science and technology were not so developed, and drugs that could make the people of the island countries grow taller had not yet been developed, so the people of the island countries at this time still retained their original image of being short and rubbed.
After checking into their hotel, the Izumi City team went straight to the stadium of the Osaka Gamba team. The current Quancheng team is very positive as a whole, and they don't even want to let go of a minute of training. In the face of such a strong team as Gamba Osaka, the Izumi City team can't wait to carry out field adaptability training.
Chen Song brought all three young people to Japan, Lin Qi, Luo Ming, and Xu Zhen this time, and the last time he faced Buriram United, Xu Zhen had not yet entered the squad for the game, and this game was already a stable substitute.
Xu Zhen's performance in the last game was really wonderful, even if Chen Biao was on the court, he couldn't perform better than him. This allowed Xu Zhen to qualify for the group stage of the AFC Champions League. At the same time, Xu Zhen also received a good news before coming to Japan, he received an invitation to the selection of the Chinese youth team!
Xu Zhen was the only member of the Quancheng team who received the invitation. As for Lin Qi and Luo Ming, they must be the cornerstone of the Chinese youth team, and after their excellent performance in the Asian Youth Championships last year, they directly entered Liu Bo's squad.
Liu Bo's squad this time only announced four players who were directly selected, except for Lin Qi and Luo Ming. The other two are Zhou Tao and Lin Heng.
It is worth mentioning that Zhu Shaofei also received an invitation to the selection competition. As the main striker of the Royal Yanjing team, Zhu Shaofei's strength is beyond doubt, and the flaws in his personality have been almost sharpened after such a long period of frustration, Liu Bo still decided to give him a chance.
As long as Zhu Shaofei can be obedient and not make trouble, he can also become a member of the Chinese youth team!
Liu Bo attaches great importance to this selection tournament because the team he has formed is going to participate in the World Youth Championships in June this year. The World Youth Championship is also known as the World Cup for Young Players under 20. This is the highest stage for young players all over the world!
Liu Bo will not let go of any outstanding young player in China, and he wants to build the strongest Chinese youth team to prepare for the World Youth Championships.
Although he was not directly selected for the Chinese youth team, he was able to receive an invitation to the selection competition. Xu Zhen was already quite happy. You know, before the start of the Asian Youth Championship last year. Xu Zhen didn't even have the qualifications to participate in the selection competition. He was unable to represent the Chinese youth team in the Asian Youth Championships.
And after such a long time of hard work, Xu Zhen can be regarded as having received a reward. He will work harder to stand out in the tryouts. Follow Lin Qi and Luo Ming to Chile to compete in the World Youth Championships!
During this period of time, Xu Zhen's face was filled with a happy smile. Although Xu Zhen is scheming, he is only a 19-year-old boy after all, and when he encounters this kind of good thing, of course he will be happy to close his mouth.
The selection match of the Chinese youth team is a later story, and the most important thing for the Quancheng team now is the group stage of the AFC Champions League in front of them - away to challenge the powerful Gamba Osaka!
On the second night after the Izumi City team came to Japan, the group stage of the third round of the AFC Champions League officially began! The stadium of Gamba Osaka's home stadium was packed, and countless Japanese fans rushed to Osaka to watch the Japanese team abuse the Chinese team.
In this year's AFC Champions League, Japan, like China, has four teams participating. Of these, only Izumi City and Gamba Osaka have the biggest difference in quality, and in the other three groups, Shanghai Shencheng and Royal Yanjing are about the same strength as the Japanese teams in their group, while Qilu team easily beat the Japanese team in their group in the first round.
So far, the Japanese team has not taken much advantage of the Chinese team. This contributed to the popularity of this game, and Japanese fans urgently needed a big win against the Chinese team to satisfy their slightly perverted ~ obscene psychology.
In this game, the Osaka Gamba team threatened to beat the Izumi City team at home before the game, which attracted a large number of Japanese fans to Osaka, and even the tourism industry with Osaka City was extremely hot in this week.
However, it was not all Japanese fans in the stands, and a small number of loyal Izumi City fans also came to the scene. Although they sat in the most remote corners, they were unusually conspicuous in the Flying Feet Stadium.
They were not afraid of the Japanese fans in the stadium, shouting loudly for the Izumi City team and shouting the name of the god of war.
In the locker room of the Quancheng team, Chen Song was giving the final advice to the players.
Before the game, Chen Song also knew some of the remarks that the Osaka Gamba team was going to abuse the Izumi City team, but this did not make him feel afraid of the Osaka Gamba team. In the same way, he will not think that the Osaka Gamba team is despising them, because Osaka Gamba does have the strength to abuse the Izumi City team at home!
Therefore, Chen Song is very cautious about this game, he asks the players to defend first, and only when the defense is good can they seek offensive opportunities.
Chen Song is not afraid of few opportunities to attack, with the presence of Lin Qi, Chen Song is quite confident in the attack of the Quancheng team. The most important thing for the Quancheng team is to do a good job in defense, and in terms of offense, as long as they play one or two counterattacks, Lin Qi may be able to break the goal!
On the whole, the Spring City team discharged a defensive counterattack formation in this game!
"Little Japan said before the game that they want their home stadium to abuse us fiercely, heh, let them see the strength of our Quancheng team, this game, not only do we not want to be abused, we also want to win!" After Chen Song finished arranging, he sneered and shouted loudly.
"We're going to win!" The players shouted along with each other, their fighting spirit was quite strong in this game, and the pre-match remarks of Gamba Osaka did not scare them. For them, this game is to get three points away from home, even if it is a draw, they can't accept it, let alone being abused.
Subsequently, the player came out, and in the player's tunnel, Lin Qi felt a hostile gaze, and behind this gaze was Keisuke Honda's Sen Ran sneer.
"Hmph, at that time, you were not as good as me, but your teammates were stronger than my teammates that helped you win so many honors. But now, my teammates are a hundred times stronger than yours, who else can I rely on? Keisuke Honda, who was standing behind, stared at No. 9 behind Lin Qi and sneered.
No. 9, Lin Qi's number in the Chinese Youth Team is also No. 9. This is exactly what Keisuke Honda wants, and beating this number will give him a sense of accomplishment.
Lin Qi felt Keisuke Honda's gaze, glanced back, and then immediately after, he turned his head and looked ahead again. He really didn't have a good impression of Keisuke Honda, a Japanese player who constantly provoked him in the Asian Youth Championships, and he didn't even bother to respond to him, for Lin Qi, the most important thing is not to target Keisuke Honda, but to win this game.
Lin Qi's attitude made Keisuke Honda annoyed for a while. Keisuke Honda never felt that Lin Qi was stronger than him, but this opponent who was weaker than him dared to ignore his provocation, is this looking down on me Keisuke Honda?
Baga, I'll let you be proud for a while, and after the game starts, you will look good!
Keisuke Honda also retracted his gaze...... (To be continued......)