On the afternoon of April 27, after a sharp whistle, the players breathed a sigh of relief as if they had received an amnesty order. The devil's special training during this period was finally over, and they will set off for Shanghai tomorrow to prepare for the invitational competition.

Looking at the players who were starting to relax, Lu Juren frowned, and was preparing a speech after the game.

During this period, the high-intensity training has achieved some results, but there are many problems. Some of them can only be tested, run-in and found solutions through actual combat.

"Don't think you're working hard, and don't think you've done a good job." As soon as you opened your mouth, the excited players immediately fell down like a basin of cold water;

Lu Juren was satisfied with this effect and continued to say, "Director Wang strengthened everyone's foundation during this period and made some progress. I also realized that everyone's basic skills were so poor. In terms of playing style, our midfield ball control idea is still not clear enough. It's too short-sighted to maintain the three-back and it's not adaptable to the four-back. It's really a mess. There is still one month to be a formal game, and your performance makes me very ashamed!"

"Our goal is not this invitational tournament, and even the World Youth Tournament in a month is not our ultimate goal. Can you earn some face in front of the people of the whole country next year? This is what you should pursue most at the moment! When is it that you still have the heart to relax? Tighten every nerve for me, and it is not time to relax."

He took off his training vest and twisted his hands. The sweat was squeezed out and dripped all over the floor, as if it was fished out from the water. Long Tian, ​​who was naked, looked down at his abdomen. The mark of the six-pack abdomen was very obvious, and the two pectoralis major muscles were also much taller.

Through this period of intensive training, his upper limb strength has been enhanced, his sprinting speed has been faster, and his ability to confrontation has also been improved a lot, but in the face of these gratifying changes, he still feels a little helpless and confused.

Although he has a high talent for combining human-ball, Long Tian, ​​who became a monk at the middle of the game, was not qualified in terms of basic skills. He had poor shooting ability, rough skills, narrow vision, and insufficient team awareness. Dribbling and running wildly was his only foothold on the court.

During this period of time, he performed the worst. Wang Peng, who has always loved him, kept criticizing him.

When Lu Juren tried the four-guard formation, he also strengthened his inspection of him. He was in a depressed mood and was completely unable to integrate into the coach's new ideas.

The faster he runs and the stronger he practices, the more pressure he will be. "Simple mind and developed limbs" hangs in his heart like a sword of Damocles.

When I walked into the bathroom, I turned on the water switch and a stream of water poured out, pouring him from head to toe, regardless of whether the water temperature was appropriate or not, and I looked very depressed.

He doesn't understand that the Asian Youth Championship has proved that his advantages can help the team win, so why can't we further explore and use our strengths to serve the team?

I just want to strengthen this basic skill that is not very useful. Isn’t this a tough thing to force people?

If you have poor skills and pass the ball, but as long as you have speed under your feet, what are you afraid of?

Why don’t the coaches understand such a simple truth?

In the club, Coach Lin never struggles with himself, but allows himself to play football in the most comfortable way, and his performance is not inferior to those young players with solid basic skills?

He was originally full of confidence and thought that he was a good opportunity to be proud during this training camp. Unexpectedly, he would still be back to the previous dilemma, and he couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought about it.

Long Tian became more confused, and the confusion exuded anger, and this mixed emotion was different from the previous stage. He believed that the team could not afford him.

After Wang Peng visited, Coach Lin began to strengthen his basic practice. He also learned that it was a commanding move by Director Wang, which made him a little uncomfortable, but he didn't think much about it.

Until this time he returned to the team for training, Coach Lu rarely criticized himself. Instead, he respected Coach Wang, who was very respectful, began to pick on himself, and his good impression of him was gradually fading away.

At 9 p.m. on April 27, an international flight from Johannesburg landed slowly at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. South Africa was the first team to arrive in this invitational tournament.

At 10:21 am on the 28th, all members of the Scottish team arrived;

11:07, the Austrian team flew from Vienna to Shanghai;

All members of the Chinese team also walked out of the Hongqiao Airport lobby at 12 noon.

The Italian team was late. According to the arrangement of the Italian Football Association, they will set off for Shanghai on the morning of the 29th.

This invitational tournament has been highly valued by the General Administration. When the plan is approved, the Football Association is instructed to strive to make this competition a model for football matches, and to meet international standards in terms of event operations, stadium atmosphere, media channels, stadium security, etc., to prepare for next year's Olympic Games.

Deputy Director of the General Administration, Director of the Football Management Center, Shen Shouhu, Director of the Football Management Center, and Gao Qiang, full-time Vice Chairman of the Football Association, all attended the event and paid attention to the competition throughout the site. In terms of reception, each participating team's pick-up and drop-off car was equipped with Volvo luxury business express buses;

When staying at the four-star Hongkou Century Hotel, the food and living habits are carefully crafted according to the national conditions of each participating country. During the entire competition, there are specialized personnel as guides, and the standards are quite high.

At 8 pm on the 28th, all members of the Chinese team held a meeting in the hotel conference room to explain some basic situations of the competition, hosted by Yi Zhong.

Because Yi Zhong performed well in Japan and solved many key problems for the team, the Football Association officially appointed him as the leader of the national youth team and was fully responsible for all the matters of the team's World Youth Championship.

Yi Zhong has indeed excellent work ability. He has collected detailed information about the four opponents over the past year. Not only did he have edited game videos, but also detailed written materials, which were distributed to the coaches and players, which shows the meticulousness.

The strongest team is Scotland, which is the runner-up in the European Youth Championship, entered Spain directly and eliminated the Chinese team's biggest competitor in the World Youth Championship group in the semi-finals;

Austria tied for third place in the European Youth Championship and lost to the Czech Republic 1:3 in the group stage;

Italy, ranked 7th in the European Youth Championship, advanced through the playoffs;

South Africa is the only team in this invitational tournament to miss the World Youth Championship, but in the qualifiers in the African region, they defeated Malawi in the group stage and their own strength is outstanding.

While everyone was carefully reading the opponent's information, Yi Zhong added: "I wonder if you have carefully studied our four opponents. Through these four opponents, the intention of the Football Association is to qualify based on the World Youth Championship and strive for greater progress!"

"Scotland and Austria have both confronted the Czech Republic. Fighting with these two European strong teams will help us adapt to the Czech Republic's style of play and actively find countermeasures;"

"Although Italy only barely passed the play-offs, as a European defensive team with a glorious tradition, many of their things are worthy of our careful learning and imitation;"

"Although South Africa missed this World Youth Championship, I have carefully watched their game video. It can be said that this team is not a weak team, their strength is above Malawi."

Looking at the players who were not very focused on listening to his speech, he slapped three times in a row, attracting everyone's attention and continuing to inspire, "This game, our goals are very realistic and have considerable operability, which also fully considers the actual situation and level of ours."

"Spain is too strong, so we can just try our best to fight; Malawi is the weakest, and even if we break teeth, it depends on the confrontation with the Czech Republic. It can be said that one of the important purposes of this invitational tournament is to understand the Czech decking routines and formulate our response strategy. Everyone has worked hard all this time, and God must have seen it. With our detailed and in-depth preparations, God will not let us down!"

"This is the foundation of confidence and an important pillar for achieving good results in this World Youth Championship. Only by not looking down on one's own abilities can one achieve good results. However, while recognizing oneself, you should also face every opponent. Whether it is this invitational tournament or the upcoming World Youth Championship, no opponent can easily win. I hope you can correct your attitude, fight one by one, exert our strength, and give the people of the whole country a satisfactory answer!"

There was no training for large amounts of exercise on the 29th. In the morning, we mainly practice restoratively and go to the competition venue for adaptive training in the afternoon.

The venue for this invitational tournament is arranged at Hongkou Football Stadium. It is a stadium with international standards in Shanghai. It is also the home court of Shenhua, a veteran Chinese Super League powerhouse. It is the first professional football stadium in China.

There is no training content arranged at night, and free activities are available. Players make an appointment to go out in groups of three or three, or go to the Bund to enjoy the romantic night, or wander on Nanjing Road;

After dinner, Luo Xian and Zhao Yue, the live treasure, discussed various entertainments at night. Qian Cheng and Lu Yunkai were also ready to move, and tried their best to persuade Long Tian to go together, but seeing that he was not in a bad mood, the four of them went out together.

There was only one person in the huge room, and Long Tian seemed a little lonely.

He is not an alien, and he also likes to join in the fun, but this tedious training period always makes him tired. He likes to be dazed when he is free and think about the unclear future.

At 6:15 pm, he dialed her number before Shuangyu went to study at night.

The ringtone there rang for nearly a minute, and it hung up automatically because there was no response. After two minutes of waiting, the phone finally dialed, and a familiar voice came over: "Hey, my god, I just finished taking a shower, and I have to go to self-study, so I won't talk to you more!"

In a hurry, Long Tian's thoughts were a little dazed: "Shuangyu, are you okay? I, I, I miss you so much!"

He paused on the other end of the phone, then giggled and said, "Silly, I'm fine. Don't worry too much, just take care of yourself. Don't miss me too much, just a little bit every day, haha."

Hearing her laughter, Long Tian's heavy mood relieved a lot, and he was a little excited: "More than a little, it's a pool!"

Shuangyu smiled and said, "The little pond can't hold your big dragon. It should be a perfect match. The Pacific Ocean is 'ocean', hehe. Okay, I'm almost late. I won't talk to you anymore. I'll talk to you when you come back. I'll die."

It was another hastily unfinished conversation, and Long Tian felt lost.
Chapter completed!