Park Ji-sung, the number one player of the Korean Olympic team who also rushed back from the Netherlands to participate in the competition, expressed his strong confidence in winning in an interview with reporters: "I know that Zhang Jun is a very outstanding and very threatening player. But football is a collective sport. Compared with Zhang Jun, the strength of other players is not very good. The overall strength of the Korean team is higher than that of China. As long as we can see Zhang Jun to death, it will be no problem to defeat them. Don't forget, we have not lost to China for 20 years."

Xiang Tao, who is known for his big mouth in China, is not to be outdone. After hearing Park Ji-sung's words, he responded without hesitation: "It's forgiven. He only knows one Zhang Jun in the Netherlands. If Yang Pan is also there, he would say that watching Zhang Jun and Yang Pan will definitely be a big deal. But hehe!" Xiang Tao sneered his mouth and said that "the European defenders didn't watch Zhang Jun. Why do they say that watching Zhang Jun is a big deal"? Are you kidding? Haha!"

Before the game started, the battle between the two sides started fighting first. This is also an alternative scenery of football matches.

Regarding Xiang Tao's speech, the Korean media generally used "arrogant Chinese" to describe it, and said that the Chinese National Olympic Team, which cannot even win in Syria, would be useless without Zhang Jun. They were the worst Chinese National Olympic Team in history. "Our Republic of Korea football team can definitely make the Chinese continue to be afraid of South Korea!" Finally, the media wrote like a slogan.

In China, the enthusiasm of fans has also increased unprecedentedly. Many fans have expressed their expectations for the game on March 3rd on the Internet, and they basically believe that they will win. Once the reasons are asked, almost everyone said: We have a healthy and mature Zhang Jun.

Some calm fans also analyzed that although there is Zhang Jun, he has returned from playing so many games, and is tired from traveling and not in good health. It is better not to be too superstitious about Zhang Jun. Moreover, in terms of comprehensive strength, physical fitness, will, psychology, and skills, the National Olympic Team does not have the advantage. Moreover, it is a away game. People have seen the strength of the Korean "Red Devils" cheerleaders in the Korean and Japanese World Cup, and their home advantage is too obvious.

Fans who support China's winning will jump out and accuse these people of being traitors and traitors. They say such despicable words before the game and have bad intentions. The calm people in turn think that Chinese football is impetuous and fans are the same. Then the two sides played hard on the forums of major websites, and a small number of people also jumped in to mess up. What's good about Chinese football? Whether it's win or lose, it has nothing to do with us. Zhang Jun and Yang Pan just need not hurt Zhongyong anymore, and don't worry about the others. This is their point of view.

This is how the pre-match atmosphere of the so-called battle is roughly created?

※※ Zhang Jun called Sophie in the hotel. He didn't know much about what happened in China, but Sophie knew. However, Sophie didn't tell him that she didn't want to distract Zhang Jun from these things. Now she should only think about football and think about the day after tomorrow. Originally, Sophie didn't want to call Zhang Jun at this time, but this time Zhang Jun took the initiative to call him, so she never mentioned football, but just told Zhang Jun about the school affairs.

But in the current situation, how is it possible not to mention football?

"The school is very lively recently. The Student Union has also organized everyone to watch the football, saying that they want to cheer you up..." Sophie then realized that she came over and said to football again without realizing it, "Uh, Zhang Jun, are you tired?"

"Why do you ask this?"

"I played the League Cup in the league, played the European competition, and flew back to play in Asia. Are you stamina-free?"

"Haha, no problem, I'm in a good state!" Zhang Jun said with a smile.

"Korea is an old enemy, and it's home court."

"Do you have no confidence in me? Sophie."

"No, no. I just..."

"I want you to cheer me up, Sophie. As long as you cheer me up there, even their home court is nothing."

"I've been cheering you up all the time..."

"Come on today, this is different." Zhang Jun smiled.

“What’s the difference?”

"Kiss me, I want you to kiss me." Zhang Jun smiled happily, and he joked. Unexpectedly, he really heard a "pop".

"this……"

"Try hard, Zhang Jun." Sophie said gently.

※※ Zhang Jun hung up the phone absent-mindedly. He touched his cheek and was still savoring Sophie's kiss that spanned time and space just now.

He was just joking, but he didn't expect Sophie to kiss him. When did he become so bold and direct? Thinking about it, he was still so subtle when he was in high school. It's only been three years, tsk!

"Huh? Zhang Jun, have you been beaten by someone else's hostess? "I met Xiang Tao in front of me. He was one of the few people who did not call him "Brother Jun" or "Brother Zhang" in the team.

Zhang Jun rolled his eyes: "You are just molesting the hostess!"

"Then why are you covering your face with nothing?"

"Is my toothache okay?"

"Toothache! Then you have to pay attention! I'll take you to see the team doctor. If it affects the game the day after tomorrow, it will be troublesome!" Xiang Tao shouted in shock.

Zhang Jun shook his hand off: "Stop making trouble, aren't you nervous?"

"Nervous? Hehe, they should be the ones who are nervous." Xiang Tao pointed to the Korean reporters coming and going in the hotel lobby.

Zhang Jun looked at Xiang Tao's smiling face. This person was criticized by some media for being rude in his words and introduced the formula "No culture = no quality = typical of Chinese players' ultimate degeneration". I really don't know how those reporters have brains. If this is called lack of quality, then what qualities do those so-called international players have?

How can we connect with our qualities if we have culture or not? There are many people with high school education but noble sentiments, and there are also many who sell their motherland with their academic qualifications.

Xiang Tao himself sneered at the media's evaluation and disdained to refute it. Zhang Jun felt that Xiang Tao was able to show such calmness, not as others said, a person with "developed limbs and simple mind". He was just more confident than others and believed in himself more. Whether on the court or in life, this can be seen from his distrust of the head coach in the local team and being able to maintain his own characteristics.

When others always complain that the environment is ruining themselves, why don’t they think about what he has done in the environment? Did they persevere? No, they did not persevere. But Xiang Tao persevere and persevere in very difficult circumstances.

Well, it was too far, Zhang Jun shook his head.

"Hey, Zhang Jun, you won't have a headache again, right?"

But Zhang Jun just smiled, and he patted Xiang Tao on the shoulder: "Let them be nervous the day after tomorrow." Then he put his hands in his pockets, turned around and walked towards the elevator, leaving only Xiang Tao standing in the lobby, not yet clearing the situation.

※※※Adapting to the venue, pre-match training... Qiu Suhui did not wear the jersey in the wrong way like his opponent Kim Hokun, and refused to interview him. He ranked Zhang Jun in the main lineup during the pre-match training, allowing the Chinese and Korean reporters to see the training of the Chinese team clearly. It was not until the last pre-match training that the reporter was invited to leave fifteen minutes after the training began.

From this point of view, perhaps as Xiang Tao said, it is the Koreans who are nervous, not these newborn calves.

The training content is no different from before, with only one change. Zhang Jun will be called by Qiu Suhui after each training, and the events include additional shooting training and set-piece practice.

"Don't think that you can kick a perfect curve ball by leaning back." Qiu Suhui said to him. "Beckham doesn't lean back either, that's just an illusion that the audience sees after his movements are coordinated. His upper body always keeps straight and stable. This will help you kick a faster curve ball and make the ball more stable. Over-tilt back will only let the ball fly out of the crossbar again and again, and it is very unfavorable for your control of the football after making a foot. You should know that truly excellent free kick experts can maintain their control of the ball until the moment the football hits the net. After maintaining the stability of the upper body, your free kick accuracy will be improved."

It is worthy of being Qiu Zhi, who pointed out the questions he had thought about for a long time and the answers. He basically relied on his own to think about his free kicks in the Netherlands, and there are really not many people who can help him in this regard.

It would be great if Qiu Zhi could always be by his side, Zhang Jun thought. Otherwise, his technical progress would be really slow. But that would be impossible. He could only seize every training session at the National Olympic Team, treating him as two angels and two angels and four days as four days.

※※The night before the game was very calm, and many Chinese reporters were waiting in the hotel lobby, hoping to capture some different news, but they were all disappointed. Except for the occasional few players came down to drink some drinks or called their parents, most of the players were doing their own things upstairs.

After experiencing the storm in Syria, they are no longer a group of rookies who rely on paper-making people to relieve their inner tension. Those who read books, those who brag, and those who play cards. Qiu Suhui and Hu Li even went for a walk outside the hotel. No wonder a reporter sighed: "Maybe the scene of having a preparation meeting before going to bed can never be seen in this group of national Olympic teams."

"Are you a little nervous?" Qiu Suhui asked the taciturn Hu Li beside him.

"Aren't you nervous? The opponent is the South Korean team, an opponent that Chinese football has not defeated for more than 20 years."

Qiu Suhui smiled, "Haha! History only belongs to people from the past. The current national Olympic team is a brand new team, and they have no history. Therefore, the fear of South Korea advocated by the media is ineffective for them. Tomorrow is their first time confronting Koreans, so where can they say that they are afraid of South Korea?"

"That's right, but they grew up in the environment of Chinese football. It's impossible to say that there was no impact on them in the past..."

Qiu Suhui interrupted Hu Li: "It is precisely because of this that they don't need to mobilize them to fight South Korea. When they were separated from South Korea a few months ago, many people prepared for the funeral for the National Olympic Team in advance, but in my heart, I thought that this was the real sign-up! There is nothing more exciting than defeating Koreans here! I just thought about it and was very excited. Don't you?"

"I……"

"Have you never thought of winning the Koreans beautifully? Have you never had this idea? Haha!" Qiu Suhui looked at Hu Li's complicated mood on his face, and he felt a sense of pride that he could see through other people's thoughts. On this seemingly calm night, Qiu Suhui's laughter was particularly clear.

※※※The National Olympic Team slept until almost noon. Qiu Suhui did not arrange any training today, but announced that the players could move freely within a radius of three kilometers. However, no player had left the hotel. Unlike the previous eve, today the sun was shining, and more players went down to the hotel cafe to drink drinks, bask in the sun, and talk about the mountains. They were waiting for the night to arrive.

Compared with the team's leisure and complacent, the reporters have become busier. They have one of the most important things they have not obtained. Losing this is a dereliction of duty, that is, the starting list of the Chinese team in this battle between China and South Korea.

The Korean team's roster was announced a few hours ago, but Qiu Suhui was tight-lipped about the starting lineup of the Chinese team and covered it tightly. On the starting lineup, China seemed to be nervous again. Some Korean media said that everything Qiu Suhui did before was just a slap in the face and pretending to be fat. When the critical moment came, he showed his "coward's true nature."

The head coach's non-cooperation will not defy the vast number of journalists with great power. Based on the starting list of the Chinese team and Syria and their own work experience, they have compiled a list of China's starting list that is almost the same.

The goalkeeper is No. 1 Sima Hongxin, and the defense line is still No. 5 Liu Peng and No. 6 Li Susheng to partner with the central defender, No. 3 Xiang Tao left back, and No. 2 Wang Liang right back. In the midfield, although No. 15 Li Yongle was left by Qiu Suhui in the National Olympic Games, No. 14 Wang Yu's main midfielder will not shake, and the front midfielder is still No. 10 Lin Feng. The right forward is No. 21 Zheng Chuan will still serve as the main force due to Yang Pan's absence, and Zhao Pengyu, who performed well in the left forward, also continues to start. The forward is naturally No. 9 Li Jie and No. 11 Zhang Jun, joining forces, one high and one fast, an excellent combination.

This list not only contains the names and positions of players, but also analyzes every sentence and is very reasonable. After being published by the media, fans once thought that this was the official version of the starting list of the Chinese team.

But the fake is always fake, and no matter how realistic it is, it is almost certain.

※※※At 6:30 pm on March 3, Beijing time, the first match of Group A of the Athens Olympics Asian Qualifiers will be held at the World Cup Stadium in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The two sides are a pair of old rivals in Asian football: South Korea and China.

CCTV5's live broadcast started at six o'clock. The Chinese team arrived at the stadium by bus earlier and then played it. The host and guests analyzed and predicted the game, which naturally included the mysterious starting list of the Chinese team.

At this moment, a signal was inserted from the front, and the reporter in front of the Seoul World Cup Stadium in South Korea held a piece of paper and appeared on the screen with some excitement.

"Ah, Jianxiang. We just got the starting lineup of the Chinese team." We were so excited that we couldn't even say it was smooth. "It can be said that most of them were the same as the media predicted, with only one difference, the key difference! The starting lineup sent by Qiu Suhui did not send Zhang Jun, who was expected to be the best, but was partnered by Li Jie No. 9 and Hu Bin No. 18. In this way, China's starting lineup is exactly the same as in the first game against Syria!"

"No Zhang Jun?" Wang Jianxiang was stunned in the studio in Beijing. "What are Qiu Suhui thinking about?" He blurted out the question.

※※※In the visiting team's locker room at the World Cup Stadium, Qiu Suhui smiled and said to the players: "Now our opposite must be very busy."

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Do you all understand? This is the starting list. Zhang Jun, considering that you are tired from traveling and to give the other party a surprise, I didn't let you start. When will you play on the court, I will make a decision based on the situation on the court, so don't be impatient."

Zhang Jun nodded gently. When everyone thought he would start, Qiu Zhi used this move, which would indeed catch the Koreans off guard. Then when the time was right, he would attack halfway, kill them, kill them one by one!

"Clarify your responsibilities on the court, and then fully trust your teammates around you, play to your heart's content, and strive for victory. This is the football game." Qiu Suhui looked at his subordinates who had been together for almost a year and said calmly. Nine months of hard work, twists and turns, laughter, sweat and pain have all come naturally today. Prove yourself with your performance in a highly concerned game, and then slap those doubters hard.

"Remember every word I said to you, and..." He raised his hands, "...Go to the competition!" He waved hard again.

※※※Walking through a narrow passage, the starting players of both sides meet in the hall. They will be on standby here, and then head to the stadium together to the battlefield full of noise and air.

As a substitute, Zhang Jun left the locker room earlier. He and Li Yongle walked side by side through the hall and headed to the bench. When passing by, Zhang Jun said to Li Yongle: "It is worthy of being the opening game of the World Cup, which is much better than Veronica of Warren Dam. In this case, you can't hear what I said to you in Veronica. The sound insulation effect is really good! Koreans are rich, tsk tsk!"

Seoul's World Cup Stadium, also known as Shangyan Stadium, can accommodate more than 63,900 people. As the opening match of the 2002 Japan-Korea World Cup, it witnessed how the Senegalese defeated the defending champion France and started the World Cup with unpopularity and subversion. I wonder if the Chinese team beat South Korea here, would it be considered unpopular? Is it considered subverting the "tradition" that has been overturned for more than 20 years?

Everything will be announced within 90 minutes after the start of 7:00 pm Beijing time, including how the impact will not allow Zhang Jun to start on China and this game.

※※※The majestic marches sounded, and the audience burst into loud cheers, and the players on both sides appeared!

The flag of FIFA's fair competition is centered, followed by the national flags of both participating countries: the Tai Chi flag of South Korea and the five-star red flag of China. Following the national flag are three referees on duty, and the twenty-two players are the starting players behind the referee.

"Now the players on both sides are playing! The South Korean team is wearing their traditional red home uniforms, while the Chinese team is wearing white match uniforms! The leader is the captain of both sides. The captain of the South Korean team is guard No. 2 Cao Bingju, and the Chinese team is No. 5 Liu Peng."

Korean fans wore red Korean uniforms and shouted "Republic of Korea! Republic of Korea!" Because they were uniform and neatly dressed, they seemed particularly powerful. In comparison, hundreds of Chinese fans at the scene seemed to have no momentum in their dress and actions due to the lack of unified and powerful command. Several five-star red flags were not prominent in the stands with red as the background.

The Koreans seem to want to create a home atmosphere comparable to the World Cup, and use this atmosphere to crush the Chinese team.

The players on both sides of the referee stood on both sides, waiting for the national anthem to ring.

The first thing to be played was the visiting Chinese team's national anthem "March of the Volunteers". Korean fans were silent, and Chinese audiences could clearly hear the singing of the players through close-ups of Chinese players.

"Get up, people who don't want to be slaves! Build our flesh and blood into our new Great Wall! The Chinese nation has reached the most dangerous moment! Every people are forced to let out the last roar! Get up! Get up!!! Get up!!!"

Zhang Jun stood in front of the bench. Although he was not the starter, his mood was the same as those of the eleven teammates. No, it was deeper! This was the first time he wore the jersey of the Chinese team and stood on behalf of China to sing the national anthem in the competition field. It was not the first time to sing the national anthem. From elementary school to high school, Zhang Jun sang many times. In the past, he always regarded the national flag raising ceremony every Monday morning as a formal procedure, but this time, standing on the Korean court, he and the people around him sang the national anthem, and he really felt the blood in his heart burning, just like his ancestors sang this song decades ago, facing the invaders.

"Get up! Get up! Get up!!! We are united and brave the enemy's artillery fire! Go forward! Rising the enemy's artillery fire! Go forward! Go forward!!! Go forward!!!"

※※※"As the audience, if you just come home from get off work and turn on the TV, what you see now is the first game of Group A of the Athens Olympic Football Asian Qualifiers! The two sides are the Korean Olympic team and the Chinese Olympic team! The game is about to begin, and we are broadcasting the game live for you in the studio of CCTV5 in Beijing. Today we invited former international Li Bing as a guest rating. I hope that the young players of the National Olympic Team can bring us a wonderful victory in Seoul!"
To be continued...