armyinform Chapter 213 Prepare for the worst and strive for the best result (Part 2!)
Chapter 213 Prepare for the worst and strive for the best result (Part 2!)
Chapter 213 Prepare for the worst and strive for the best results (second update!)
Cannavaro then drew out Group G and Group H. World Cup newcomer Panama was placed in Group G, and Japan joined the team battles with Poland, Colombia, and Senegal in Group H.The hope of qualifying is higher than that of several other teams.
After the top 32 are settled in turn, the specific schedule will be determined accordingly.The Chinese team's schedule in Group F ranges from easy to difficult. In the first round of the group stage, they will first face relatively weaker Sweden, followed by Mexico. The final match of the group will face the strongest defending champion Germany.
Of course, Sweden is also weaker than the other two opponents, and it must be higher than the Chinese team.In the European play-offs, Sweden advanced to Italy with a clean sheet in two rounds.Even if Italian coach Ventura's on-the-spot command problem caused Italy to score zero goals in two games, can it be done by the Chinese team?
Therefore, there is no doubt about Sweden's hard power on the defensive end. For the Chinese team, it is still an insurmountable mountain.
This is very similar to the situation when the Chinese team participated in the World Cup for the first time in 02.The opponent in the first round, Costa Rica, was also the weakest compared to Brazil and Turkey, but the team miscalculated the strength comparison between the two sides at that time, and the result was a tactical failure that led to the loss.The same mistake will not be made this time, but the strength of the opponent is on the bright side, and it will not be easy for the Chinese team to draw.
The Atletico Madrid teammates also understood Wen Zhihao's mood. Godin said: "Wen, you know best that anything can happen on the football field, and we all know that you are someone who refuses to accept and only relies on your strength to speak. It was a joke to say that you are helping, but the following words are sincere. I look forward to meeting you on the field."
Wen Zhihao turned his head to see Godin's sincere expression, suddenly felt like laughing, and replied: "You know that's unrealistic. Although I don't admit defeat, I don't daydream. If you want to play against me in the World Cup, your wish will be postponed for four years."
Even Wen Zhihao is not sure that the Chinese team can advance to the knockout round. The Chinese team in Group F and Godin's Uruguay are in different halfs. If the two want to meet in the game, the two teams must reach at least the semi-finals.Uruguay is possible, but for the Chinese team, it is equivalent to letting the children in the kindergarten class prove Goldbach's conjecture.
Griezmann asked Wen Zhihao: "Wen, your Chinese team will probably pin most of their hopes on you. Do you feel a lot of pressure? It is very hard to lead a team by yourself. Sometimes it is very happy to have a group of good teammates around you."
Wen Zhihao squinted his eyes and stared at him. Griezmann's heart was frightened by his sharp eyes. After a while, he replied: "The French team is indeed very strong, but I have no intention of changing my nationality to join you, and you don't need to show off my superiority in front of me. Besides, do you think I can enter the World Cup alone? You don't understand the reason why football is a team sport?"
Wen Zhihao's aura is not weak at all. Although they are all club teammates, Wen Zhihao instinctively becomes very sensitive when it comes to issues involving the national team. Even if what Griezmann said has some truth, he will not accept it.
Some emotions are higher than winning or losing, not limited to football.
The other teammates were surprised by Wen Zhihao's reaction, and Griezmann also realized that his words had caused Wen Zhihao's misunderstanding, but he didn't know how to explain it, so he quickly asked Godin for help to smooth things over.It was a little embarrassing until the end.
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Although the major media around the world continued to track the results of the draw, the Atletico Madrid players devoted themselves to training the next day and quickly put this matter behind them.Wen Zhihao was in a bad mood at the time, but he almost recovered when he woke up.This is my own battlefield, and returning to the league to help Atletico Madrid narrow the gap is my top priority.
The No.14 round of the league is on the second day of the World Cup draw ceremony. Atletico Madrid will host Real Sociedad at home. Real Sociedad, which showed a dark horse attitude at the beginning, gradually exposed the lack of depth of the bench and the common problems of small teams with unstable conditions. Moreover, they played the main force in the Copa del Rey two days ago and were eliminated by the West C team Lleida.
However, the start was not as smooth as everyone imagined. Goalkeeper Oblak sent a point in the first half, and former Real Madrid forward Willian made it overnight. At the end of the half, Atletico Madrid fell behind 0:1.
No one is particularly surprised by this situation in the league. Doesn't this just confirm the so-called "Champions League effect" by the media?
It's very scientific!
Simeone actively adjusted in the midfield, pushing Wen Zhihao behind the striker, and at the same time replaced Torres' partner Griezmann, making full use of Wen Zhihao's advantage of being good at running in from behind and passing forward.
Simeone does have his own understanding of this team. Atletico Madrid finally reversed the game with two goals scored by Felipe and Griezmann in the second half.Among them, Griezmann's lore before the end of the game came from Wen Zhihao's instigation, and he accurately found the space on the opponent's right. Saul's header ferry assisted Griezmann's lore.
After winning this game, Atletico Madrid took another step towards the top of the list.Barcelona was tied 2:2 by Celta at home, and Atletico Madrid narrowed the points gap to six points.Simeone once again proved to everyone that the championship is not just a slogan.
On the second day after the match against Real Sociedad, Wen Zhihao received two important interview invitations.Wen Zhihao finally accepted the latter's request for an exclusive interview from CCTV and the domestic professional football newspaper "Football Weekly", but declined the official media.The other party was full of sincerity, and Liang Xin's editor-in-chief's father was afraid that Wen Zhihao would refuse, so he specially called and said that he had reserved a whole page for his interview, and that he could do the interview in the training base or at home at night.Wen Zhihao was really embarrassed to release other people's pigeons.
The content of the interview is very clear, Wen Zhihao can guess with his toes, except for the World Cup draw that just passed, there is no reason for the domestic media to ask him to do an interview at this time.
Regarding the grouping results, everyone was very pessimistic. Before the interview started, the reporter specially reminded Wen Zhihao: "Try to be as optimistic as possible to give everyone some confidence."
Wen Zhihao can understand the other party's thoughts. If even the core players of the national team say there is no hope, I guess everyone really has no expectations.But on the other hand, with such a result in front of us, who can talk nonsense and be blindly optimistic?
At least Wen Zhihao can't do it, but he can send a positive signal from another aspect
"To be honest, I was really unlucky, but it's already like this. Let's play lightly, just like this year's UEFA Champions League group stage. No one thought that we could get the first place in the group so smoothly, but we did it. Before the game, the strength is only written on paper. Otherwise, there would be no defending champions in the last two rounds."
"But the national team can't compare with Atletico Madrid. We don't have Griezmann, Godin and Saul." The reporter then asked.
Wen Zhihao said with a smile: "But we can pursue the strength of the team. The opportunity to participate in the World Cup is rare, and there is no need to bear the pressure. Play lightly and enjoy every minute. I have been trying to enjoy the game with this mentality, and the results are often not bad. Taking a step back, even if everyone is not satisfied in the end, it is still worse than losing nine goals in three games? Haha!"
The reporter quickly understood what Wen Zhihao meant.Prepare for the worst and strive for the best!
Is this the secret of his calmness in the face of any opponent?
(End of this chapter)