armyinform Chapter 310 Expedition List and Attention
Chapter 310 Expedition List and Attention
Chapter 310 Expedition List and Attention
During each World Cup, China Central Television has a special program "The Feast of the Giants" that is well received by fans. Since the Chinese team was shortlisted for this World Cup, this year's program will meet with the fans one month in advance.
Just like what Chinese fans once said when they ridiculed CCTV's "World Football": Playing the worst football, but can make the best football program in the world.
But before the start of the World Cup, everyone didn't talk about this sentence.The program is still classic, and the national team also has signs of a new look.
On the eve of the national team's official expedition to Russia, CCTV specially put one of the programs of "The Feast of the Rich" in Shenyang to record, which is also the national team's departure ceremony for the public.
At the beginning of the show, Lippi first announced the list of 23 people who are most concerned about the expedition. The media and fans have already guessed a lot, but today is the first authoritative release, and everyone is still looking forward to it.
The players whose names were called came on stage one by one and lined up in two rows. The coaching staff had announced the final roster internally yesterday, so everyone had a relaxed expression when they came on stage. These players were serious on the court, and they were very entertaining at this time.
As Wen Zhihao finally took the stage with a very aesthetic somersault, the host Zhang Bin introduced in two more sentences: "Wen Zhihao, the leader of the new Champions League champion Atlético de Madrid, needless to say, the vast majority of fans pin their hopes of scoring the first World Cup goal on him."
Liu Ruofan, who was the most discussed by fans before, successfully impressed Lippi and was selected for the Russia World Cup squad.
Except for this suspense, the other people on the list are basically in line with everyone's predictions.
Eight players from Guangzhou Evergrande, the seven-time champion of the Chinese Super League, were selected.They are goalkeeper Zeng Cheng, four defenders Feng Xiaoting, Zhang Linpeng, Li Xuepeng, Deng Hanwen, three midfielders Zheng Zhi, Huang Bowen and Yu Hanchao, and the forward Gao Lin was selected without any suspense.The overlord of the Chinese Super League has become the largest output club of international football in this World Cup, basically occupying the core position from the backcourt to the central axis of the frontcourt.
The club with the second most contributions from the national football team is Shanghai SIPG, with a total of five players selected.Including goalkeeper Yan Junling, three young defenders Wang Shenchao, Fu Huan and Shi Ke, and the remaining one is the martial arts king who has been criticized in the national team.He has won three Chinese Super League local Golden Boots in a row, and the topic of his studying abroad has always attracted everyone's attention.However, compared to Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin, he is 27 years old this year and has already missed the best stage of studying abroad. This World Cup is his last hope for studying abroad.
In addition, the most prominent feature of the national team's 23-man roster is the uniformity of rain and dew—including veteran teams such as Shandong Luneng and BJ Guoan, and even some mid- and lower-level teams have international players shortlisted.
By the way, Liu Ruofan is currently playing for Shanghai Shenhua Club, and he is also the only Shenhua player selected for the World Cup list.In the past, the veteran team of the Chinese Super League narrowly avoided the embarrassment of zero international players.
Considering that it will not affect the preparation of the national team as much as possible, the departure ceremony is not long, no more than an hour in total, mainly for each player to talk about their expectations in the World Cup.However, the words of the old captain Zheng Zhi made everyone feel a little sour.
"For me, I don't have any special expectations. I can play a good role in this national team as a link between the past and the next, and help young people grow faster, which is considered to be the completion of the task. It is quite satisfying to catch up with the opportunity to participate in the World Cup at this age, and I have no regrets."
The words revealed the spirit of devoting themselves to the national team. Some fans said: "Although Zheng Zhi has a hot temper, this kind of professionalism is definitely a model for domestic players to learn from."
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After the whole team participated in the departure ceremony, they will officially leave for Sochi, Russia the next day.The first group match of the Chinese team was held at the Sochi Olympic Stadium.
From the first moment the Chinese team arrived in Sochi, it has received widespread attention at home and abroad.Not only were a large number of fans wearing the red jerseys of the Chinese team and local international students greeted at the airport, after the whole team arrived at the preparation base on the outskirts of Sochi, the staff of the Chinese Consulate General in Sochi even came to express condolences in person.The return of the national team to the World Cup this time is not just a major event at the sports level.Carrying the football dream of the whole of China.Moreover, the BOSS at the highest level has publicly stated many times that the football dream is also part of the national rejuvenation.
In the context of raising the World Cup to the national level, the Chinese Football Association also pays special attention to it, with unprecedented logistical support.The first is to learn from the experience of the German team in preparing for the World Cup in Brazil, and specially build a training base to meet the needs of the national team's preparations. Secondly, the Chinese team has its own chef team to ensure the food for the players.This approach was tried during the 2015 Asian Cup, which eventually brought about a historic three-game winning streak in the Asian Cup group stage.This kind of experience also made the Chinese Football Association decide to continue to learn from it, hoping that it can really achieve a historic breakthrough in Russia.
The first practice after the Chinese team arrived in Sochi was not completely closed, so many reporters gathered around the training base looking for an opportunity to wait for interviews. Surprisingly, there were more foreign faces with yellow hair and blue eyes than the huge number of domestic media.Moreover, from the logos of the equipment they carried, sharp-eyed Chinese reporters could tell at a glance that it was not a local tabloid to join in the fun. There were the "three big news agencies" in the global news circle: Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters, as well as leading global sports media such as British Sky Sports and German "Bild". It seemed that the focus of the global media was on the Chinese team.Chinese reporters joked privately that regardless of their performance on the court, at least the Chinese team's eye-catching ability ranks first among the 32 teams.
There are of course several reasons for this.First of all, the Chinese Super League has spent crazy money in recent years. It has introduced many world-class stars and created a brand effect on a global scale. The sudden strength of the Chinese team in the past two years has also changed the view that "the league is strong and the national team is weak".Secondly, it cannot be ruled out that some world-class media came here to chase Wen Zhihao. They were simply interested in his performance in the World Cup. As a midfielder, he beat Messi to win the Champions League silver boot. Wen Zhihao's influence has begun to spread around the world.Gradually rank among the world-class stars.
The more attention the national team receives, the more Chinese journalists feel quite proud.Anyway, the Chinese team does not have a clear performance pressure. It is also a great harvest outside the game to use the World Cup to earn enough face and soothe the self-esteem that was trampled in the past.
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