Jiang Xiaojun, the head coach of the National Olympic Team, is still worried that the team will be nervous today because they have to face Brazil.

In the hotel restaurant, he was having a meal with Blazevic and talked about this issue during the meal.

"Tonight is the game. I hope the players will have a good sleep yesterday..." Jiang Xiaojun said.

"Do you think they will be unable to sleep well?" Brazevic asked.

"After all, we will play against the Brazilian team today. When I think of this opponent, I worry that the players will be nervous. Lao Bu, you should know that the psychological quality of Chinese players has always been the worst. Otherwise, how could there be a joke that 'If you tie, you will never be able to go out'?" Jiang Xiaojun said.

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of laughter came from outside the restaurant.

Amid laughter, a group of players from the National Olympic Team walked in and saw Brazevic, and came up to say good morning to the head coach and translator Jiang Xiaojun.

After saying good morning, they went to pick up the meal.

Then a group of players from the National Olympic Team appeared at the door, and they also walked in with laughter and said good morning with Brazevic and the translator, and then went to pick up the meal.

The players of the National Olympic Team have always come in in groups like this, come to the head coach's table to say hello, and then go to dinner, and they are chatting and laughing while eating.

Soon all the sixteen national Olympic team players dined in the restaurant. Because one table could not sit down, they divided into four tables, gathered together, and chatted while eating.

Jiang Xiaojun listened for a while and found that they were chatting casually, and there was no keyword "Brazil".

"Are there any new discoveries, Jiang?" Brazevic asked his translator Jiang Xiaojun.

Jiang Xiaojun shook his head: "No, they are just chatting."

Brazevich laughed at the sound, with a look of no surprise: "What you said just now is right, Jiang, but I think those are the history of Chinese football. And now, what they create is the future of Chinese football."

He lit up the national Olympic team players with a fork, with a hint of pride in his tone.

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Eat, physical training, rest, eat, rest, eat, rest, set off.

In this process, Chinese media's comprehensive coverage of the semi-finals has begun.

Since the team's physical training in the morning, the reporters have gathered outside the hotel in Manchester to do various live broadcasts.

Various experts and celebrities have also been invited to the country to look forward to the semi-finals. During the broadcast of other Olympic events, news of the preparations for the national Olympic team will be continuously broadcasted.

Although it is the Olympics, it makes people feel like this day is the World Cup, and football is the protagonist.

The semi-finals are also the most concerned about the Internet. Although this game will not kick off until 2:45 am the next day in Beijing time, fans can no longer wait.

When all the Chinese Olympic team players boarded the bus at the entrance of the hotel, it was only an hour and a half before the start of the game, and the football broadcast signal was inserted more and more frequently.

The broadcast room behind was ready, and the guests and hosts were in place. He Ping, the commentator of the game ahead, posted a photo on Weibo, which was the stands at Old Trafford Stadium that he took on the commentary seat. It is still empty, with only a few dozen people. He wrote on the photo: "In another hour and a half, how full will it be?"

The match between the Chinese team and Brazil is just a semi-final for the Olympic men's football team, but judging from the attention of Chinese media and fans, it is more like a final.

If the Olympic officials also want to consider ratings and advertising revenue, they should make it better for the Chinese and Brazil teams to meet in the finals...

In the Internet age, more and more news can be spread and understood through the Internet, so on Weibo, there are constant latest news from the front. Although it is already midnight on August 8th, countless people are still refreshing the pages and waiting on Weibo.

They will be happy to refresh every photo and message.

A reporter took a picture of Chinese players boarding the bus and sent it back to China, posted it on Weibo, and wrote: "The young men from the National Olympic Team have started to board the bus and are ready to set off. It seems that everyone's expressions are quite relaxed and they are in good mood. They seem to be completely unaffected by the public opinion incident two days ago..."

Netizens forwarded: "Come on! Let's see you! Don't think too much, just try your best to fight and be ashamed of yourself! In fact, it's already amazing to be able to reach the semi-finals. Put down your burdens and enjoy the competition! The Olympics focus is on participating, and medals and other things are not important at this time. Play well and play with your style!"

Everyone supports the team with enthusiastic language, cheers them up, and relaxes them, hoping that the players will not be under too much pressure. Almost all good things in Chinese football have been broken by "pressure" for many years. This time they hope that the National Olympic Team can avoid repeated misfortunes.

However, looking at the photos, some people listen to music with headphones, some people are playing with their phones, and some people are talking to their teammates. In short, everyone has an expression on their faces, not a dumbfounded person.

Fans think this team is indeed a little different from the Chinese team they used to remember...

After all the players and coaches got on the bus, the bus closed the door and drove to the place where the fate of the Chinese and Brazilian teams meet, the venue of the Old Trafford Stadium.

Although Zhou Yi has been in European football for three seasons, he has never played at Old Trafford because he and Dortmund have never met Manchester United in the Champions League.

The same is true for the other four of the Five Dragons, none of whom were able to fight Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Although this stadium is famous, it is a bit unfamiliar to them as players.

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After arriving at Old Trafford Stadium, the players went through dressing, waited and warmed up, and returned to the locker room again.

When they were warming up, many fans appeared in the stands. They clearly distinguished themselves in the stands. The red ones were Chinese fans, while the yellow ones were Brazilian fans.

A rough look at Brazilian fans.

This is normal. After all, the strength of Brazilian football and the stars in the team make them have more supporters. These people are not only Brazilians, but also fans from other places, who are also fans of Brazil.

The only Chinese supporters are international students and Chinese-funded institutions in the UK. It is already very good to be able to fill the stands behind the goal.

In fact, the Chinese team's previous games were not full in the stadium. The highest attendance rate was the game against the South Korean team. Most of the reasons were because the opponent was South Korea.

This semi-final hopes to be their first full match since the Olympics.

In such an environment, the competition is also a test for the young men of the Chinese Olympic team.

In the locker room, the team's head coach Blazevic is making a final mobilization for his players.

With more than ten minutes left, both sides will appear. He will fully mobilize the players' emotions in this short period of time, just like the first group match of the National Olympic Team at the Olympics.

First, he emphasized the team's tactics: "From the beginning of the game, you must actively grab it. Whether in the frontcourt or in the backcourt, you must dare to surround it, and don't worry about the space after surround it. As long as you can put pressure on the Brazilian team, they will make mistakes. The movements can be bigger when defending, but be careful not to give the opponent a free kick opportunity to directly attack the goal in a too dangerous place. There is nothing else. Although we don't have much time to prepare for this game, I believe everyone is ready."

He paused, then pointed to the closet in the locker room and said:

"Look at it carefully, boys. You are now in the core area of ​​Old Trafford Stadium. This stadium has a very nice nickname called "Dream Theater". In this stadium, there have been many heroic epics and legendary stories. Countless superstars have achieved success here, and this is a stage for dreams to come true. I hope that today, your dreams will come true here."

After Brazevic finished speaking, he didn't say too much, because the team is in a very good mood now and he doesn't need to say too much. If he says too much, it will be counterproductive.

After he finished speaking, Sun Pan stood up with a strong slap in his hands, and shouted in his mouth: "What is Brazil? Fuck them!"

More team members also clapped their hands and stood up from their seats shouting.

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At the same time, in the Brazilian locker room, head coach Menesez had already finished what he wanted to say. The last sentence he said was: "Young guys, enjoy football. Remember, when Brazilians enjoy football, it is invincible!"

In fact, he said this correctly. If the Brazilian can play football wholeheartedly and devote himself to this kind of enjoyment, it can be said to be invincible. With the Brazilian's football talent, this is not a pride and conceited word.

Moreover, the atmosphere before the game was quite relaxing. Brazil is strong, so let’s not talk about the players’ outstanding form in training. Just say that as their opponent, the Chinese team, has frequent situations, it is a question whether they still have the heart to prepare for the semi-finals.

Brazilian players do not believe that the Chinese team can cause trouble for them, although this team has several players who play in Europe, the only ones that the Brazilians can remember are probably Zhou Yi and Sun Pan. Because these two people have had confrontations with many players of the Brazilian Olympic team.

The two of them are also the Chinese players who are recognized as the strongest and most importantly, and they need to pay attention to.
Chapter completed!