Jiang Xiaojun, the head coach of the National Olympic team, is still worried that the team will be nervous today because they will face Brazil. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In the hotel's restaurant, he was having dinner with Blazevic, and the conversation was about it.

"It's a game tonight, and hopefully the players slept well yesterday......" Mr. Jiang said.

"You think they'll not sleep well?" Blazevic asked.

"After all, we have to play Brazil today, and when I think about this opponent, I worry that the players will be nervous. Lao Bu, you should know that the psychological quality of Chinese players has always been the worst. Otherwise, how could there be a joke that 'if you tie, you will qualify, and you will never get out'?" Jiang Xiaojun said.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter outside the restaurant.

Amid the laughter, a group of players from the National Olympic team walked in, and when they saw Blazevic, they came up to say good morning to the head coach and translator Jiang Xiaojun.

After saying good morning, they went to pick up their meal.

Then a group of players from the National Olympic team appeared at the door, also walking in with a smile, and then said good morning to Blazevic and the interpreter, and then went to pick up the meal.

The players of the national Olympic team have always come in in twos and threes, come to the head coach's table to say hello, and then go to dinner, and they are all talking and laughing during the meal.

Soon all the 16 Olympic players were eating in the cafeteria, and because one table could not sit down, they divided into four tables and gathered together, chatting while eating.

Jiang Xiaojun listened attentively for a while, and found that they were chatting about some idle days, and there was no keyword "Brazil".

"Is there anything new, Chiang?" Blazevich asked his translator, Chiang Xiaojun.

Jiang Xiaojun shook his head: "No, they are just chatting." ”

Blazevic laughed when he heard this, with an expression of no surprise: "What you just said is right, Jiang, but I think those are the history of Chinese football." And now, they are creating the future of Chinese football. ”

He tapped his fork at the Olympic team players, and his tone was full of pride.

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Eat, physically train, rest, eat, rest, eat, rest, go.

In the process, the Chinese media has begun to cover the semi-finals in all directions.

From the beginning of the team's physical training in the morning, reporters gathered outside their hotel in Manchester to do a variety of live broadcasts.

Various experts have also been invited in China to look forward to the semi-finals. In the broadcast of other events of the Olympic Games, the preparation news of the national Olympic team will be constantly inserted.

Although it was the Olympics, it felt like the World Cup was the day, and football was the main character.

On the Internet, this semi-final is also the most concerned, although this game will not kick off until 2:45 a.m. Beijing time the next day, but fans can't wait.

When all the players of the Chinese Olympic team boarded the bus in front of the hotel, it was only an hour and a half before the start of the game, and the broadcast signal of the football was inserted more and more frequently.

The broadcast booth in the rear is ready, and the guest hosts are all in place. He Ping, the commentator of the game in front, posted a photo on Weibo, which he photographed in the commentary booth of the Old Trafford stadium, which is still empty, with only a few dozen people. He wrote on the photo: "In another hour and a half, how full will this place be?"

The match between China and Brazil was just a semi-final of the Olympic men's football team, but judging from the attention of the Chinese media and fans, it was more like a final.

If the Olympics officials also want to consider ratings and advertising revenue, they should make it better for China and Brazil to meet in the final......

In the Internet era, more and more news can be spread and understood through the Internet, so on Weibo, there is constantly the latest news from the front, although it is already past 0:00 on August 8, there are still countless people on Weibo who continue to refresh the page and wait.

They will be delighted with every photo and message they refresh.

A reporter took a picture of the Chinese team players boarding the bus and sent it back to China, posted it on Weibo, and wrote: "The boys of the National Olympic team began to board the bus and prepared to leave, it seems that everyone's expressions are quite relaxed, and the mood is also good, and it seems that they have not been affected by the public opinion incident two days ago......

Netizens reposted one after another: "Come on!" "It's up to you!" "Don't think too much, just try your best to fight and be worthy of your heart!" "Actually, it's great to be able to reach the semi-finals, let go of your baggage and enjoy the game!" "The Olympics are all about participation, and medals don't matter at this time." Play well and play in style!"

Everyone supported the team with warm words, cheered them on, made them relax, and hoped that the players would not have too much pressure. Almost all good things in Chinese football over the years have been bad on "pressure", and this time they hope that the national Olympic team can avoid repeating the bad luck.

But looking at the photos, some people are listening to music with headphones, some people are bowing their heads and playing with their mobile phones, and some people are talking to their teammates.

Fans feel that this team is indeed a little different from the Chinese team they had in the past......

When all the players and coaches boarded the bus, the bus closed its doors and drove to the venue where the fates of the Chinese and Brazilian teams met, the venue of the match, Old Trafford.

Although Zhou Yi has been in European football for three seasons, he has never played at Old Trafford because he and Borussia Dortmund have not met Manchester United in the Champions League.

The same is true for the other four of the Tigers, none of whom have been able to play Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Although this stadium is famous, it is a bit unfamiliar to them as players.

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Arriving at Old Trafford, the players returned to the dressing room after a change, a wait and a warm-up.

When they were warming up, there were a lot of fans in the stands, and they were clearly divided in the stands, the red ones were Chinese fans, and the yellow and green ones were Brazilian fans.

At a cursory glance, there are more fans in Brazil.

This is also normal, after all, the strength of Brazilian football and the stars in the team give them more supporters. These people are not only Brazilians, but there are also fans from other places who are also fans of Brazil.

And China's supporters are only British students and Chinese-funded institutions, and it is good to be able to fill the stands behind the goal.

In fact, in the previous games of the Chinese team, the stadium was never full. The highest attendance was the match against South Korea, and a large part of this was due to the fact that the opponent was South Korea.

The semi-final will hopefully be their first full-house tournament at the Games.

Playing in such an environment is also a test for the young men of the Chinese Olympic team.

In the dressing room, the team's head coach Blazevic is putting the finishing touches on his players.

With more than ten minutes to go, the two sides are about to play, and he has to fully mobilize the emotions of the players in this short time, just like the first group stage of the Olympic team at the Olympic Games.

First of all, he emphasized the team's tactics: "From the beginning of the game, you must actively grab, whether it is in the front court or in the backfield, you must dare to surround it, and don't worry about the vacancy after the encirclement. As long as you can put pressure on Brazil, they will make mistakes. You can move more when defending, but be careful not to give the opponent a chance to take a free kick directly at the goal in a place that is too dangerous. Nothing else, even though we didn't have a lot of time to prepare for this game, I'm sure everyone is ready. ”

He paused, then pointed to the closet in the locker room and said:

"Take a good look, lads. You're now in the heart of Old Trafford, which has a nice nickname called the 'Theatre of Dreams'. Heroic epics and legends have been staged in this stadium, where countless superstars have made their names famous, and it is a stage where dreams come true. I hope that today, your dreams will come true here. ”

Blazevic finished speaking, he didn't say much, because the mood of the team is very good right now, and there is no need to say too much, saying too much is counterproductive.

After he finished speaking, Sun Pan slapped his face hard and stood up, and a cry came out of his mouth: "What is Brazil? them!"

More of the team members also clapped their hands and stood up from their seats with a shout in their mouths.

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Meanwhile, in Brazil's dressing room, head coach Menezes has already said what he wants to say. His last words were: "Lads, enjoy football. Remember, when Brazilians enjoy football, they are invincible!"

In fact, he is right, if the Brazilian can play football wholeheartedly and devote himself to this enjoyment, it can indeed be said to be invincible. In terms of the Brazilian's footballing talent, this is not a matter of pride.

And the pre-match atmosphere was really relaxed. Brazil are strong and the players are in excellent form in training. Let's just say that the Chinese team, as their opponent, has a variety of situations frequently, and it is a question whether they still have the heart to prepare for the semi-finals.

The Brazilians don't believe that the Chinese team can cause them problems, and although the team has several players who play in Europe, it is probably Zhou Yi and Sun Pan who will really remember the Brazilians. Because these two have played against several players from the Brazilian Olympic team.

The two of them are also considered to be the strongest Chinese players in Brazil and need the most attention.

The implication is that apart from these two people, the rest of the Chinese team does not need to be taken to heart.