Chapter 355 Fish on the Chopping Board

The Spanish team is in the same group as Ukraine, Tunisia and China this time, and its prospects for qualifying are bright.

In Spain, Spanish coach Aragones told reporters: "What really worries me is France, Switzerland, and Brazil in the knockout stage. This is a simple group, Spain and Ukraine will undoubtedly qualify. "

"The games in Group 8 start last, which is very good for us. We can be better prepared both physically and mentally. Of course, this is not the decisive factor. Overall I am satisfied with the result of the draw and for Tunisia For the Chinese team, they don’t have many options anymore.”

Atletico Madrid forward Torres said: "Theoretically, our group stage is relatively easy. But we have always 'capsized in the gutter' in the past, so this time we cannot take it for granted and think that we have qualified for the group now. I hope We can learn from the past.”

Spanish team winger Vicente said: "We were lucky to draw this time, and I am very happy with the result. We needed enough patience to reach the finals, and now it seems that the group stage will not be too difficult."

Another winger, Joaquin, believes that the Spanish team will have no problem qualifying for the group stage. "We really shouldn't be afraid of any team. We should be able to beat everyone in this group," he said.

The Spanish team is considered to have received the top lottery. The comments in Spain's Aspen newspaper are the most representative. After learning the draw results, "AS" predicted without hesitation: Spain will collide with Brazil in the quarterfinals. This also illustrates Spain's domestic confidence in the national team.

Looking at the opponents in this group, Spain's path to promotion will be relatively smooth. Even if Raul and Xavi do not return from injury, the group stage will still not be a problem for Spain. The physical fitness of the Western European teams and the European Latin style of play allow them to face every opponent in the group calmly in every aspect. If the mistakes of the 1998 World Cup are not made again, then Spain's path to qualifying will be smooth sailing.

Ukraine, led by Shevchenko, is also a very strong team. Their tough play allowed them to advance ahead of the new European champion Greece and World Cup third place Turkey. But their biggest problem is their experience in major competitions. The record of never qualifying for the World Cup or European Cup may become a hindrance to their advancement. If they can get 1 point from Spain, or fully demonstrate their toughness against Tunisia and China, which have similar styles, then the new army in Eastern Europe is still very promising.

Looking forward to the group stage, Shevchenko said: "Obviously, we need to win the weakest Chinese team in the group with a big score, and then at least draw with the Tunisian team, so that we have a great hope of advancing to the top 16."

Tunisia has participated three times, but Tunisia has yet to achieve a breakthrough in the World Cup. Their skills are delicate and somewhat tough, and the country also spent a lot of money to invite the famous French coach Le Maire to coach them.

Can Le Maire, who once led France to the European Championship, lead Tunisia to make history?

Coach Le Maire also said very objectively: "Being in this group, we must try our best to appear. The first round match against China is a good opportunity for us to get all three points..."

In the eyes of other opponents, the last Chinese team to appear in the top 32 is a piece of meat on the chopping block. They all have to score three points from the Chinese team. As long as they get three points from the Chinese team, they have great hope of reaching the knockout rounds.

But there is no doubt that from the perspective of the Chinese team, the Chinese team’s points targets are Ukraine and Tunisia...

As for Spain, the Chinese team is a bit unimaginable. Although Spain was beaten by South Korea in the 2002 World Cup, everyone knows how much shady things there were. That game was not a match-fixing, but a black whistle...

The Chinese team may have the best schedule of any team participating in the World Cup. China's first opponent is the Tunisian team. For China, Tunisia is also the weakest opponent in the group. Facing Tunisia, which has a similar style to Saudi Arabia, China also intends to defeat the opponent and score 3 points.

Then when we faced Ukraine in the second round, we had to maintain a draw and win...

When we finally face Spain, we have to leave it to fate.

In fact, it is very similar to the 2002 World Cup. The plan at that time was to win Costa Rica, then maintain a tie with Turkey and lose less against Brazil...

People have dreams, otherwise what is the difference between them and a salted fish...

The dream of 2002 proved to be just a fantasy, but that could not stop the dream of 2006 from continuing.

Chinese fans quickly compared the two national teams in 2001 and 2005, and sadly found that the national team in 2001 may be stronger. The only position stronger than that in 2001 should be the forward, because There is Dong Fangzhuo on the front line.

Having a strong forward means there is hope of scoring goals. This may be the biggest expectation of Chinese fans in 2006.

And, overall, although this national team is not as good as before, there are still eight months left for the Chinese team to prepare. After eight months, who knows what will happen?

At the ongoing East Asian Games, the performance of Chinese players also excited Chinese fans.

Because the national team with Chen Tao, Zhao Xuri and Mao Jianqing as the core actually won the East Asian Games championship, this undoubtedly injected greater confidence into the fans and the team, not to mention that Dong Fangzhuo has not participated yet!

one way or another,

When Giggs was still fighting tirelessly for his original choice and not regretting his original choice;

When Eto'o could only pin his hopes of winning the highest trophy on the European champion;

When Martins had no choice but to flip in the Apennines;

When Okocha could only show off his acrobatic life in the Premier League; when Diouf lamented that he was in darkness at the club but could not appear in the World Cup...

Dong Fangzhuo laughed out loud because he was able to show himself in the World Cup. Most of his teammates from the National Youth Team will also compete in the World Cup in Germany with him. For Chinese football, it can no longer be perfect.

Having entered the World Cup finals for two consecutive years, Dong Fangzhuo was the one who smiled the happiest because Chinese football was still able to appear in the World Cup when it was about to enter a dark period, so when he was interviewed by the English media, he was full of pride :

"The whole world is not optimistic about us, and our group opponents are also looking down on us. This is actually true, because we have not achieved good results yet. But if you want to say that we went there to travel, that is completely wrong. The game is only about playing Only then did I realize that although the Chinese team is weak, it cannot be ravaged by others. Just wait and see, see you on June 14 next summer."