Wang Ai has played against Portugal twice in warm-up matches in the national football team, once for the 2002 World Cup and once for this World Cup. I can’t say that the two sides are familiar with each other, but at least they are not strangers. Wang Ai himself also played against Portugal when he was in Deportivo.
He has played against Figo, Rui Costa and others many times, and he and Figo are still friends who don't often contact each other.
Portugal's golden generation is coming to an end. Rui Costa quit the national team two years ago. 33-year-old Pauleta and 34-year-old Figo can't last long. Deco, Carvalho, and Wang Ai of the Mesozoic era also
Familiar, the former is an opponent and the latter is a teammate, but the former has two yellow cards so he is absent from this game, and Carvalho often goes offline in the game, and I don’t know what deep issues he is thinking about. Cristiano Ronaldo is a trouble, but the boy on the bicycle is now
It's a bit of a secondary obsession with personal performance, but it's far from mature.
Of course, this does not mean that the Chinese team is better than the Portuguese team. In fact, it is far from the best. More than half of the members of the Portuguese national team are in the five major leagues, and a small number are in the Portuguese domestic league. Half of the members of the Chinese team are in the five major leagues but are in the middle and lower levels.
Specifically, the leagues are mostly Tübingen in the German Second Division, and the rest are the Chinese Super League. If the five major leagues are the first in the world, the Portuguese League is second, and the German Second Division is second, then the Chinese Super League can only be regarded as a third-rate league. Of course you
Not counting the salary, it is no less than the Bundesliga 2, but the competitive level is another matter.
In addition, Portugal only has two main players, Deco and Costinha, who are unable to play, and the lineup is slightly weakened. On the Chinese side, four absolute main players, including Bai Guanghai, Shao Jiayi, Li Weifeng, and Qu Bo, are either injured or have accumulated yellow cards.
What is hidden behind these data and easily not noticed by others is that the slogan of the Portuguese team participating in this World Cup is to win the championship, while the actual goal of the Chinese team is to qualify. If they cannot get out, they can get away with it by just winning a group match.
, this means that the physical reserves, state adjustment goals and rhythms of both sides are not consistent. Up to now, it can only be said that Portugal’s basic goals have been achieved, but it has far exceeded the expectations of the Chinese team, so that Portugal’s troop layout
There is still room for improvement in terms of formation, physical condition, etc., but the Chinese team is almost exhausted.
To put it bluntly, in the group stage, Portugal was almost half-hearted, while the Chinese team worked hard every game. In the first knockout match, both sides worked hard. Portugal lost a Deco, while the Chinese team lost a Bai Guanghai and a Shao Jiayi.
With such a twist, even Wang Ai was severely exhausted in the fierce competition in Ecuador. Due to the adjustment of physical condition, the current strength of the Portuguese team is about 80% of the perfect state, while the Chinese team only has 50% left.
Although football is round, and although superstars have the ability to change the world, they are still in the minority, so they are remembered and boasted. The absolute strength gap has reached the current distance, and everyone in the Chinese delegation understands that the journey of this World Cup
, has come to an end. A few days later, Schalke 04’s home game will be the Chinese team’s last game.
From the delegation to the coaching staff to the team to the domestic football people, fans all understand the difficulty of this battle. Even if they still have some luck in their hearts, they still leave room for it. Except for a few media who want to gain attention.
In addition to the slogan of "entering the semi-finals", most speakers took care of the national team as their starting point and expressed caution. Even before defeating Ecuador in the last game, CCTV had already left some room.
Before the game, the main focus of the domestic media has been on Wang Ai's personal appearance.
Other exciting events were introduced. The Chinese Football Association has also prepared a series of activities for the delegation to return to China. It is said that even the return air tickets have been booked on the day after the game.
Returning to China this time was different from when I came here. When I came, I traveled economy class the whole time, but when I returned, I secretly changed it to first class. The three group matches brought the Football Association 2.7 million US dollars in revenue, and it had previously entered the World Cup finals.
The team also received 1 million U.S. dollars. Of course, the big one was in the quarter-finals of the group qualifying period. Before the game was played, 6 million dollars were divided among the broadcast fees and sponsorship fees. After beating Ecuador, Lao Bai was able to wear a
At the cost of a blindfold, the Football Association earned 14 million!
A few years ago, the Football Association was happy to ask FIFA for 400,000 U.S. dollars to build a building. However, the subprime mortgage crisis has not happened yet, and the U.S. dollar is not that watery yet. The previous spending budget made by the Football Association was based on
It came from 2.7 million U.S. dollars, and sometimes he would shyly calculate 8.7 million. Now that 14 million was dropped, what’s the point of changing to first class? Yan Shiduo’s phone was turned off. He knew he was going to be ripped off by his superiors, so he had to cover up his anger for a few days.
Alas, the Football Association's account has never been so rich! Besides, it would be good to save a few more days to earn some interest, which is two thousand US dollars a day!
Fortunately, Nan Yong, the leader at the front, was still calm and did not let this good news knock the delegation out. Instead, he strengthened the team's discipline control. Except for Wang Ai, the other team members' rights to read newspapers were stopped, for fear of this
The joyous atmosphere disrupted the morale of the troops and damaged their morale. If everyone starts to wonder how much bonuses the Football Association will give, then the game will be unplayable.
Besides, what if we beat Portugal? That would be another windfall! A big windfall! Although there is little hope, but what if?
Therefore, the preparations for the national team these days have been going smoothly. Driven by the veteran players, everyone has suppressed the ecstasy in their hearts and their imagination about future life. Among them, the mechanism of tactical seminars has played a big role. Let's study together.
This powerful opponent gradually squeezed out his selfish thoughts. He is still young and full of vigor and has a competitive temperament.
With Ali Hahn as the center, the national team coaching staff is also fully operational. Leonie's CY Sports has helped a lot, and even found a lot of news about Scolari. Among them, Leonie's staff
He lurked in the high-rise buildings around the Portuguese team's training ground and provided some not-so-good news: the Portuguese team did not underestimate the enemy. Judging from the Portuguese team's actions in the past few days, after defeating the Dutch team, there was no more
During the half-day break after the group match, the team members went out to hang out and even wandered in the red light district. Instead, every day besides the hotel was the training ground. The training time was also very long, and the training attitude was very correct.
This shows that the Portuguese team also regards the Chinese team as an opponent that must be taken seriously. A serious Portuguese team, even if the golden generation is getting old and is about to end, will also make the Chinese team lose the last trace of luck.
This chapter has been completed!