The boys couldn't say anything, so they just laughed and entered the field. In the last game, they beat the host Greece 5:2. Shen Jiajun showed strong hope of qualifying for the group, which immediately diverted the enthusiasm of domestic fans from winning the Asian Cup.
As a result, a large number of media sent additional reporters and swarmed in. Lao Shen was easy to negotiate and promised to hold a special press conference for Chinese reporters after the game, and then he restrained the reporters who were all-pervasive. At the same time, he also issued instructions to the team
Under the strict gag order, no one was allowed to be interviewed by reporters, except for captain Dewey who calmly read a few words from the script, for fear that reporters would write nonsense and cause some trouble. In this regard, the Chinese Olympic delegation
Chief Yuan Weimin also supported it, and Nan Yong, who arrived in Athens with the delegation, even more so.
However, there was still a slight problem during the preparations. This time, the sponsor of the 81 National Olympics was Adidas, but some players’ personal sponsors were Nike. As a result, it became a problem what shoes to wear on the court. For these players, wearing
Adidas violated the contract personally and faced compensation; wearing Nike violated team discipline. Fortunately, he had encountered this problem once before, and Lao Shen was tactful enough and asked someone to negotiate with Nike. In the end, he wore Adidas during the game, but in the game
Later, the players who reached an agreement filmed another set of Nike commercials on their own, and only then did they gain understanding from all parties.
Wang Ai also wears Adidas, and has been doing so since Germany. Adidas’s endorsement fee for him has risen to 10 million in three years. Although Nike has given better conditions, considering that the center of football is in Europe, Wang Ai Football
The focus of the business is still in Germany, so compared to the American brand Nike, Adidas is more important to Wang Ai, so they have been a stable partner over the years.
At 1:30am on August 15th, Beijing time, and at 8:30pm on the 14th, local time, the match between the two sides officially started.
But unlike what Lao Shen and the Chinese reporters expected, the Mexican team was in very good competitive shape, running very actively throughout the field. The players paid equal attention to their individual bodies and skills, and their playing style was both strong and delicate. The team was not like ordinary South American football teams.
The team is so loose and unorganized. In short, this is a team that is well balanced in all aspects, but does not have many outstanding features.
As for the Chinese team, the aggressive momentum they showed in their last big victory over Greece has faded a lot. Even though Lao Shen has made certain lineup adjustments, the team is still in a sluggish state. Therefore, throughout the first half, the two sides fought.
0:0, each had several chances, but the goalkeepers of both sides played well, so the game seemed a bit calm, and there were not even red or yellow cards.
This made the reporters anxious!
What about the promised big win? If we didn’t come, you would have made great efforts. But if we came, you would have lost your wits. Even though it was 0:0, it was actually pretty good, but... where is Xiao Wang’er!
Wang Ai, who "never fails in competitions", in addition to the nickname of "Ball Domination", also has the quasi-nickname of "Golden Foot". Sure enough, after fifteen minutes, Wang Ai was replaced on the field. What is surprising is that Wang Ai
Ai's condition doesn't seem to be very good. The women's football team was given a boost in the first game, and now it's the fatigue period. In addition, Wang Ai's condition is also declining, so in the first fifteen minutes of the second half, the Chinese team still couldn't see any improvement.
Instead, Mexico scored a goal.
This chapter has been completed!