Two days later, all Barcelona players arrived in China, bringing with them the strongest lineup, and even the head coach came in person.
Jiang Siming still let them stay at the Fuding Hotel temporarily and rented a private football field for them to train.
"Don't worry, boss, we will treat this game with the most serious attitude." Messi gave Jiang Siming a letter of guarantee, and then went back to train with the players.
Jiang Siming nodded happily. To be honest, if national football players had half the self-discipline of foreign professional players, they would not be like this.
Which one of them, Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, knows how to play football from birth? What do they rely on? It’s not hard training day after day and super self-discipline.
Isn't Ronaldinho talented enough? But he just doesn't have self-discipline and has wasted himself, so now he can only play in the Prison Cup.
At his peak, Ronaldinho was a man who even rivaled Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He was a wizard on the green field and a man who played football with an artistic sense.
It's a pity that Ronaldinho was soon satisfied with this achievement and began to train lazily, hanging out in bars every day, drinking heavily, and picking up girls.
Within a year, his physical condition began to decline. His condition declined seriously, and he slowly faded out of everyone's sight.
The same goes for the national football players. Many players even train every day, but they can often be seen in various nightclubs and bars.
If you don't believe it, you can look at the muscles of the national football players and the muscles of the top players and compare them, and you will know.
Top players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, once their clothes are lifted, they look picturesque.
When the clothes of the national football players are lifted up, they are equally beautiful. Of course, if a pot belly and a beer belly can also be called beautiful.
The date of the fight is set for three days later, at the largest green stadium in Shanghai.
Before the war even started, tickets had become the most sought-after tickets in China. The rarity and desirability of tickets were estimated to be surpassed only by the tickets for the Kyoto Olympics that year.
The main thing is that this game is not only popular, but also of high quality.
This is the first time that Barcelona has come to China to play football. I usually want to watch a live version of Barcelona's football games, so I have to go abroad to watch them.
Now it is finally possible to see it in China, and of course Chinese fans will not miss it.
More than 50,000 tickets were sold out as soon as they went on sale. Tickets that were originally priced at an average of 50 were suddenly sold on the black market for 500 and were priced at no more than 500.
Three days passed by in a flash, and at seven o'clock in the morning, people were already standing outside the green stadium.
There are those who have bought tickets and are ready to enter the venue, and there are those who still want to experience the atmosphere of the game outside without tickets, and reporters from almost all sports media in the country have already flocked here.
It was estimated that the number of people there was at least 100,000, a sea of people.
The Magic City Government thoughtfully arranged a large number of police forces to maintain order inside and outside the game.
As the national football team's bus drove over, the scene became a little lively.
Although most people hate the national football team, there are still some fanatical fans who hold the national football flag to welcome the national football players and cheer for them loudly.
It's just that the sound is too small, too infrequent, and scattered.
At first, everyone thought this was nothing, but when the Barcelona players' cars drove over, the cheers on the scene were thunderous.
In comparison, it seems very embarrassing.
This is at their home court, but the audience supports the foreign team.
It is conceivable that the people's attitude towards the national football team is self-evident.
Don't talk about the sense of national honor. Competitive sports don't distinguish between national boundaries at all. They only look at strength.
Just like Jiang Siming in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, it is the same reason that he enjoys the admiration of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds players in any country.
In competitive competition, the strong are respected.
You deserve it if you are weak and have no one to support you. Why should everyone support you if you play so poorly?
The players from both teams stayed outside for a short while and then entered the court to warm up.
Then the sports media reporters were very sharp-eyed and saw a Rolls-Royce Phantom heading towards the infield tunnel.
They thought it must be Jiang Siming or someone from the National Football Club, so they immediately ran to stop the car.
They actually stopped a big shot, Jiang Siming.
"Jiang Shen Jiang Shen, would you like to interview me for a few words?"
"Yes, yes, Jiang Shen, can we chat for a few words?"
Seeing reporters surrounding him one after another, Jiang Siming's car couldn't be driven at all.
I can only admire the reporters' sharp eyesight. Jiang Siming had to stop the car temporarily and get out of the car.
For a time, reporters surrounded Jiang Siming.
The audience, who only discovered it belatedly, immediately gathered around.
Jiang Siming didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Fortunately, there were police comrades who helped maintain order to prevent his car from being crushed.
Jiang Siming said to everyone: "Don't crowd, listen to me. I am just a spectator today. Everyone's focus should be on this unique football match, not on me. Please let me in~"
After Jiang Siming finished speaking, he bowed his hands to everyone in a begging manner.
Everyone laughed when they saw it.
"Can we chat for a few words?"
"Yes, Jiang Shen, let's just say a few words."
Journalists are not fooled so easily.
Otherwise, how would they get the news?
Jiang Siming nodded with a smile and said: "Well, five questions, please do it as quickly as possible, don't hinder other people's passage, and don't cause trouble to the police comrades."
After Jiang Siming finished speaking, he didn't care whether they all agreed or not, and directly selected a male reporter, the one from Gulu Sports News, well, it smelled bad.
"Mr. Jiang, what do you think is the winning rate of the national football team in this game?" Gulu reporter asked.
Jiang Siming smiled and replied: "Let me tell the truth, there is no chance of winning. Maybe everyone still doesn't believe it. You will know later."
Hiss, everyone gasped after hearing this. This was too loud.
It is too straightforward to say that the national football team has no chance of winning, and are you not afraid of the fanatical fans at the scene?
Sure enough, after Jiang Siming finished speaking, some fans of the national football team stood up and were dissatisfied. Jiang Siming ignored them. Everyone has the right to express disapproval, and he also understood that it was fine as long as he did not curse.
I called another reporter, this time from Ali Sports Media.
"Jiang Shen, will you play in today's game?"
"Uh, no, I'm just a pure spectator today."
"Jiang Shen, why do you want to hold such a competition?"
"The main thing is to let everyone face reality, let the national football team face reality and recognize themselves, otherwise they really think that they can't play in Asia because of geographical issues."
"Jiang Shen..."
Jiang Siming spoke frankly on several questions.
I also answered several more reporters' questions, which satisfied the reporters, and then drove into the infield.
At 8:30 in the morning, the audience seats at the Green Stadium were already packed with people and all seats were occupied.
[Author's digression]: Third update~ (To be continued)