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Volume 5 1998 Volume 5 Chapter 249 The national team roster is released

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    And the injured Nie Fei's attack power was also greatly reduced.

    This time Benitez recruited 20 players nationwide. It was obvious that two of the other three quotas were reserved for Hao Dong and Nie Fei. The other quota made other players jealous and eager to  Being able to catch the last train of the national team to participate in the World Cup.

    Although Benitez did not inspect the players during the league like other head coaches, it does not mean that he is not familiar with all the players in the league - as the head coach of Yunjia Tianyu, all other players in the league  All teams are his opponents, and sometimes he studies his opponents more thoroughly and familiarly than his own players.

    In the game against the Swedish team, Benitez did not send all the main players, but a mixed team with half the main players and half substitutes. As a result, the Swedish team simply beat them three to one.  There is absolutely no room for performance in front of the highly qualified European team. Of course, this is also related to the referee. The Football Association told the referee before the game to blow the whistle fairly and strictly, and even favor the visiting team.

    This suggestion was put forward by Pei Wei. In this World Cup, the Chinese team will play entirely away from home. If they still rely on the referee to win the warm-up match as before, then the warm-up will lose any value and will inflate.  The unanimous confidence expansion from the players to the public opinion is really a stupid move.

    Warm-up matches are used to discover problems and test the team's status. If games like this still rely on referees, then there will only be consecutive wins in the warm-up matches, but a complete defeat in the official matches.

    And there is another drawback to doing this. If you try to manipulate the referee, who will play with you in the future?  After this bad reputation spreads, the national team will not be able to find a warm-up opponent even if they want to.

    In the second warm-up match against Jamaica, Hao Dong, who had finished his Bundesliga journey, returned to China and joined the national team.

    In this half-season, Hao Dong also got a lot of opportunities at Bayern. He played twice, came on the bench ten times, and scored three goals. This is the first time he has landed in the five major European leagues, and he is still playing for a giant like Bayern Munich.  For players, this data is already good.

    Although Bayern Munich failed to defend the Bundesliga title in the end, allowing Kaiserslautern to create a dark horse myth, Hao Dong's performance was highly praised by the Bayern Munich club, although no decision has been made on the next transfer.  A clear answer, but even if Bayern Munich will not buy Hao Dong, other Bundesliga clubs will definitely be very interested.

    As the well-deserved number one forward in China, Dong has received the influence of European professional leagues. Although it is only half a season, his progress is still very obvious. He has made considerable progress in seizing opportunities and physical confrontation.  This is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for the national team.

    The effect of Dong's return was immediate. The Chinese national team defeated the Jamaican team 2-1 at home. Dong scored a goal. General Fan scored another goal with a header from a corner kick. The Chinese team won the first warm-up match.  victory.

    At the same time, good news also came from the Qianlibao youth team participating in the Toulon Cup. They worked together to reach the finals, but lost to the host France team in the finals and finished second. In the group stage, they tied consecutively.  The exciting performances of Germany, Brazil, and Portugal in defeating Portugal also feasted the eyes of the scouts watching the game. Although the Qianlibao Youth Team is better as a whole, the individual abilities of the players still make these scouts excited.

    What kind of competition is the Toulon Cup?  It is known as the "cradle of future world stars"!  A tournament with a much higher success rate than the World Youth Championship!  Being able to achieve the runner-up result in such a competition, the Qianlibao Youth Team has a bright future.

    The outstanding performance of the Qianlibao Youth Team also caught Benitez¡¯s attention. After watching the video of the Qianlibao Youth Team¡¯s match in the Toulon Cup, he immediately pointed at Li Gang, the captain of the Qianlibao Youth Team and said:  "This defensive midfielder is good! Now the national team just lacks such a defensive midfielder with a wide range of activities, strong physical strength and excellent defense! High school students have a good overall view, but the defense and running range are not as good as this midfielder It is hard to imagine this  A famous player actually grew up in Brazil!¡±

    Pei Wei smiled. Among the players in the Qianlibao youth team, midfielder Li Gang and defender Li Weifeng are two outliers. Their skills are relatively rough, but on the contrary, they are more physical and playing style.  Being close to European players, it is not surprising that Li Gang is favored by Benitez when the national team lacks a defensive midfielder.

    After the Toulon Cup competition, the Qianlibao youth team returned to China, and the national team was disbanded again, and the league resumed war.

    In the remaining two rounds of the league, players who are qualified to enter the national team will be more??

    Jin needs to perform well. After all, the World Cup is about to start, and the national finals list is about to come down. If you don¡¯t perform well now, then you can only say goodbye to the World Cup with regret. This opportunity comes once every four years, and no one can  Will miss it.

    Moreover, it is not that easy to get into the current national team. Benitez has unequivocal authority in selecting players. No matter how deep your connections in the football circle are and how broad your network is, it will not work - except for good proof.  Apart from being in the best condition and being the best candidate for the national team, there is no other way to go.

    This result directly led to the fierce competition in the twelfth and thirteenth rounds of the league. Although there were not many goals, the games were extremely brutal. The intensity was comparable to previous games related to championship and relegation.  Compare.

    The twelfth round was another round where strong teams lost. Dalian Dongfang tied with Beijing Yulin 2-2 away from home, Shanghai Shenhua drew with Jilin Yanbian 1-1 at home, and Sichuan was also tied 1-1 by Shenzhen at home.  The results of the three games gave Yunjia Tianyu a good opportunity. Under the leadership of Fei, who returned from injury (?), they defeated Qingdao Haixing 3-1 in an away game, extending their lead to four points.

    In the 13th round, Dalian Oriental and Shanghai Shenhua, Yunjia Tianyu and Shuzhong Tianfu, the top four battled each other, but all ended in draws. Dalian Oriental tied with Shanghai Shenhua 1-1 at home, and Yunjia Tianyu tied Shuzhong 2-2 at home.  Zhongtianfu, this was originally a great opportunity for Beijing Yulin, who was sitting on the mountain to watch the battle between tigers and tigers. However, they failed to live up to their expectations. They lost to Guangzhou Xinri in an eye-popping 0-1 away game, but were pulled back some distance.  .

    The thirteenth round of the league was held on May 7th (there was an error in the previous chapter, the twelfth round of the league was held on April 30th, not May). After this round of competition, the league  It will enter a two-month hiatus, and there is still more than a month before the start of the World Cup. During this period, Yunjia Tianyu will hold three more warm-up matches in Europe before starting the journey to the first World Cup.  .

    Three days after the end of the league, national team coach Benitez announced the final list of twenty-three players for the national team.

    As soon as the list came out, some people were happy and some were sad.

    The three goalkeepers have not changed. Chongqing¡¯s Ou Chuliang, Shanghai¡¯s Jiang Hai and Dalian¡¯s Han Wenhai are all the most experienced and in the best domestic goalkeepers. No one can shake their positions.

    The eight defenders, Wei Qun from Sichuan, Xie Feng from Beijing, General Fan and Wu Jiying from Shanghai, Liu Yue from Shandong, Xu Hong and Zhang Enhua from Dalian and Sun Chenghai from Yunjia became the final main force.

    The seven midfielders, Dalian's Li Min, Sichuan's Ma Tian, ??Jilin's high school Xian, Yunjia's Nie Fei, Guangzhou's Peng Weiguo, and Shanghai's Shen Si, these six can be considered expected candidates, but the last one  The selected players surprised everyone. Li Gang from the Qianlibao Youth Team became the only non-professional player selected, and the public opinion immediately went into an uproar!

    Benitez¡¯s explanation for this is: ¡°I select players from the perspective of the team¡¯s needs The national team currently lacks a physically capable defensive midfielder, and Li Gang is the only suitable candidate. It¡¯s that simple.¡±

    Although public opinion unanimously believes that Benitez's choice of a player without any professional league experience to play in the World Cup seems a bit too hasty, but fortunately, no one thinks that Benitez did this out of selfish motives - a  He is a head coach in China and the other is studying in Brazil. The two of them are completely incompatible. Benitez has no reason to look at Li Gang differently.

    There is no controversy over the selection of the five forwards. Hao Dong, Gao Feng, Li Bing, Su Maozhen and Yu Genwei. These five forwards have their own characteristics, such as speed, skill, and height. Basically, there are various types of forwards.  Being able to represent the highest level among domestic forwards, some people even joked that if any of these five people were to win, then any other forwards who would fill in would be subject to the greatest doubts.

    Being included in the twenty-three-man roster does not mean that they are the last candidates to participate in the World Cup. After all, there is still half a month until the final submission of the player list. If any player is injured or in poor condition, etc.  Can be replaced.

    With this in mind, Benitez also announced seven substitute players, namely Shanghai's Mao Yijun, Jilin's Li Hongjun, Shandong's Li Xiaopeng, Chongqing's Jiang Feng, Beijing's Cao Xiandong, Dalian's Wang Tao and Yun  Jia's Yang Tian, ??if someone is injured during the final training and cannot participate in the World Cup, then these players can immediately step up.

    Carrying the hopes of fans across the country, after the centralized national team rested in Beijing for three days, they boarded a flight to Europe. Chinese football's first World Cup journey is about to begin.
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