Almighty legend life

Chapter 576 Assemble
"Da Liu, Da Liu, do you have any expectations for this World Cup?"

The CCTV reporter squeezed through the crowd at the exit of the airport and asked in front of Liu Han who was returning home.

On May 2002, 5, Liu Han, who finished celebrating his two consecutive UEFA Champions League titles in Madrid, returned to China. Next, he will return to the national team immediately, and then follow the national team to South Korea to participate in the upcoming competition that will open on May 18. World Cup in Korea and Japan.

As soon as he returned to China and just left the airport, he was surrounded by a large number of media and fans. As the leader of the Chinese team in this World Cup, Liu Han can be said to have received great attention.

"Thank you for your enthusiasm, thank you, I think as long as I play normally in the World Cup, it will be fine."

Seeing that it was a reporter from CCTV who was interviewing, Liu Han still answered the other party's question.

"So do you have any goals for the national team in this World Cup?"

Hearing that Liu Han's return was more official, the CCTV reporter chose a more direct method of questioning.

"Goal? I don't have any goals. When I came back, I heard some news. Some media and fans thought it was possible for us to qualify for the group stage or even the quarter-finals. But I want to say, please don't just put your thoughts on On the head of the national team, football is not a comparison of data on paper, nor can one or two players change the overall situation. The game requires players to fight game by game calmly, instead of fantasizing with unrealistic ideas The miracle happened, maybe my words are a bit depressing, but I have to say, please calm down and treat this World Cup with a normal heart. My teammates and I will do our best, and please don't put too much pressure on us. "

What Liu Han said made everyone present quiet down. They didn't expect that Liu Han, who has always been very strong, would say such a word.

Before Liu Han returned to China, there was a wave of enthusiasm in the country, that is, praise for this national team. Some people started to be overly optimistic. They felt that the current national team has the ability to challenge the world's top teams and has the ability to make a blockbuster in the World Cup. This kind of "optimistic" view is of course what the fans like. The Chinese fans who have been frustrated for so many years burst into enthusiasm like a volcano. They are looking forward to the national team being able to make a big splash on the stage of the World Cup, but such "optimism" makes everyone forget that in the World Cup qualifiers, the national team The team lost two strong opponents, that is, the host team Japan and South Korea.

In the World Cup qualifiers, the national team did show a world of difference in strength, but at the same time, it must be admitted that there is still a huge gap between the strength of the Chinese team and the world's top teams. This gap is not one or two It can be made up for in one generation. Not to mention anything else, the development of grassroots football alone is enough to limit the development of Chinese football. Without the support of grassroots football, Chinese football is like a tree without roots and water without a source.

After hearing such news, Liu Han felt that he had to stand up and say something. On the one hand, as the captain of the team, he needed to decompress his teammates, and at the same time, he had to guard against his teammates being too proud.

After speaking, Liu Han left the airport for the national team's residence under the protection of the security personnel, and what he said caused an uproar in the country.

If these words were spoken by another member of the national football team, they would probably be scolded as a national scum, but when these words came from Liu Han's mouth, people had to think about it. After all, Liu Han is now known all over the world. He is a top football star, and he is a representative of Chinese sports. What he says has more weight than ordinary players.

Back at the base of the national team, Liu Han started to prepare for the battle. He ignored the outside disturbances and began to follow the team into the final joint training. At the same time, as the team captain, Liu Han also communicated with the players. After bluntly denouncing the blind optimism of several young players and old players, the atmosphere of the national team began to change in a better direction.

"Brothers, what are we going to do? We are going to the competition, not to perform on the stage. The competition requires us to fight with a calm mind, rather than relying on words, so everyone will try to make this World Cup Treat it as an ordinary league game, and let’s not talk about him, as long as we play to our own strength. Don’t pay attention to external matters. I will take the pressure, but I also hope that you can be serious. Don’t be nervous and don’t be blindly confident. It’s much more important to perform well in the game than to be in the limelight now. The outside stage is much bigger than the domestic stage. I hope everyone will think about it more.”

Liu Han's words made most of the national football players calm down. After all, the main members of this national football team were members of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. After the game, several players who performed well went to Europe with the help of Liu Han, which was a great temptation for some domestic players.

After the atmosphere in the national team began to improve, the influence of the outside world on the national team was much smaller. Although many media publicly criticized Liu Han, some calmer media also began to sit down and seriously analyze the situation faced by the national team. In the right situation, some calmer fans have also begun to express their views that they no longer expect the national team to make a breakthrough in the World Cup, but look forward to the national team's ability to show their own style.

There were quite a few voices within the Football Association asking whether to set a goal for the national football team, but under the suppression of Wang Junsheng, these voices disappeared quickly, and even the General Administration did not make any statement. After all, Liu Han is not an ordinary player. , There are still many big figures standing behind him.

After the last three days of joint training with the national team, the team of the national team began to pack their bags and prepare to leave. Their first stop will be Jeju Island in South Korea. However, the first group match of the Chinese team will be held in Gwangju against Costa Rica. , This is the weakest opponent of the Chinese team in the group stage, and it is also the opponent that the national team is most likely to defeat. Whether it can make a breakthrough in the World Cup, the first group stage is particularly important.

On May 2002, 5, the Chinese team took a special plane to South Korea.

Before leaving, as many as thousands of fans came to the airport to see him off, and some fans played slogans to support the current national team.

"A good man is not a good man, the game has the final say."

"I don't expect to slaughter the United States and destroy Europe, I only want to see China's style."

(End of this chapter)