Chapter 292: The crucial battle of the Olympic team, Lin Feng descended from the sky
On January 1, the Chinese Olympic team, which was training in France, welcomed its first warm-up match opponent, Montpellier from the French Ligue 11.
Montpellier's strength is average and it can only rank in the middle and lower reaches of the French Ligue 2.
The selection of such an opponent for the first warm-up match was obviously due to the consideration that the National Olympic Team had just started training, the team's lineup was not well-coordinated, and it was unable to exert its full strength.
In the original plane, since the Chinese team was relatively weak and had almost no reputation in Europe, the French Football Association was very perfunctory in its hospitality towards the National Olympic Team.
Not only did French Ligue 1 teams such as Monaco, Marseille and Nice all stand up the National Olympic Team, even French Ligue 2 teams such as Montpellier did not want to play a friendly match with the National Olympic Team.
In the end, the French Football Association randomly picked a few teams from the French Ligue 3, such as Gazé, Arles and Le Pont, three weak teams ranked at the bottom of the French Ligue 3, to handle the task.
Moreover, in the face of China's doubts, France's explanation was quite arrogant. They said that several Ligue 1 teams had more important leagues to participate in and could not go to Marseille to participate in the warm-up matches.
It's almost as if the words "disdain for the Chinese team" are written on their faces!
But during this time and space, the Chinese team tied with the powerful French team away from home in a warm-up match before last year's World Cup, leaving a very deep impression on the French.
In addition, the main lineup of this National Olympic Team is the champion lineup of the 05 World Youth Championship, and the team also has football superstars such as Lin Feng.
Therefore, the French also acted according to the situation and attached great importance to the National Olympic Team's training camp in France. They handled the National Olympic Team's training venue, warm-up match opponents and corresponding procedures in a very timely manner.
Not only that, French fans and media were also full of curiosity about the National Olympic Team. At the National Olympic Team’s first warm-up match, there were quite a few French fans at the scene, even more than the overseas Chinese fans who came all the way to support the National Olympic Team!
However, to their disappointment, the National Olympic Team's star player Lin Feng was not present in this game.
Although Lin Feng was not there, the National Olympic Team still relied on Gao Lin's single shot and Chen Tao's free kick to score directly, defeating the opponent cleanly 2:0.
Although Montpellier is not a strong team, the average age of the National Olympic Team is only 21 years old.
In addition, it was their first training camp, the lineup lacked coordination, the players lacked tacit understanding on the field, and many mistakes occurred.
So the result is still very satisfactory. After the game, Krauchen praised many players in the team, especially goalkeeper Wang Dalei, believing that he has the style of a great general.
After half a season of experience in the Italian Serie C, Wang Dalei has indeed made rapid progress.
In this game, he performed very confidently on the court and was not at all stage frightened.
Throughout the game, he completed six key saves, including two quick counterattacks by the opponent in the second half, which were both resolved by his timely attacks.
Unlike goalkeepers who play on the goal line, Wang Dalei is an attacking goalkeeper. He attacks decisively, has a large range of activities, often plays as a defender, and sometimes even becomes the team's offensive initiator.
This radical style reminds many Bundesliga fans of Neuer, who has recently secured the position of main goalkeeper at Schalke 04.
However, Wang Dalei cannot compare with Neuer now. After all, Neuer's ceiling is the world's top goalkeeper, and Neuer is already 21 years old, while Wang Dalei has just turned 18.
In terms of talent, basic skills and experience, he is still far behind!
Krauchen admires Wang Dalei very much. Although he sometimes worries that Wang Dalei may make mistakes due to his aggressive positioning, he understands that a goalkeeper of this style must have a big heart and extremely strong self-confidence.
Therefore, you must never deny him, but instead encourage him, otherwise it will easily undermine his self-confidence.
In addition to Wang Dalei, the best performance in this game was also the captain and the team's midfield core Chen Tao.
After a year and a half of training in the Bundesliga, Chen Tao has become more mature and comprehensive.
In this game, the Olympic team's midfield played in a relaxed and orderly manner under his command.
While both the forward and defensive lines made a lot of mistakes, the midfield made the fewest mistakes and even helped teammates in other positions to make up for themselves many times.
Chen Tao was also named MVP of the game after the game. His outstanding performance attracted the attention of many French teams.
Chen Tao's old teammate in the club, Frenchman Micoud, also publicly praised Chen Tao in an interview with the media, believing that he has the potential to become a top midfield star.
Although Lin Feng had returned to the club when the National Olympic Team was playing, he was still closely following the situation on the team.
Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the National Olympic Team easily defeat their opponents and get off to a good start in their training camp in France.
He was actually a little worried that the National Olympic Team would lose, which would then undermine the confidence of his teammates.
In this national Olympic team, except for a few players who have studied abroad, most of the young players are going abroad for the first time to face strong European teams.
When they thought about the fact that they were facing a once famous French Ligue 1 team, they couldn't help but feel doubtful and felt that they could not beat the opponent.
If they lose to a French Ligue 2 team at this time, it will further reinforce their perception and make them less and less confident in the following games.
So the first game is very important. Fortunately, the old teammates were strong and led these newcomers to win the game.
Sure enough, after easily winning their first victory, the confidence of these young players of the National Olympic Team increased a lot.
In the second warm-up match held on the 14th, facing Nice from Ligue 2, the National Olympic Team withstood the pressure. After falling behind in the first half, they relied on the goals of Hao Junmin and Zhu Ting in the second half to reverse the game and defeat the opponent 1:.
Although Nice is ranked last in Ligue 1, they are indeed much stronger than Montpellier in the previous game.
The National Olympic Team had a very difficult time facing them.
In the first half, the opponent's ball possession rate reached over 70% at one point, almost suppressing the National Olympic Team and preventing them from leaving the half.
But the National Olympic Team withstood the pressure, and with the help of proper tactical arrangements by Krauchen, they finally completed the reversal through counterattack.
After two games, football and Chinese fans are very satisfied with the achievements of the National Olympic Team.
Many optimistic fans even began to look forward to the next game! According to the schedule, the next warm-up match opponent of the Olympic team is Marseille from Ligue 1.
Unlike Nice, a French Ligue 1 relegation team, Marseille is a real French Ligue 1 powerhouse.
Their performance this season has been excellent and they have been hovering in the top few places in the league. If they continue at this pace, they will most likely get a ticket to the Champions League next season.
Facing such a quasi-giant team, the National Olympic Team obviously faced a tough battle.
It would be almost impossible to beat Marseille with the current lineup of the National Olympic Team.
After the first two rounds of games, the outside world has basically made a preliminary judgment on the strength of this National Olympic Team.
Their strength is between Ligue 2 and Ligue 1, stronger than most Ligue 2 teams, but weaker than normal Ligue 1 teams.
In the match against Nice, if Nice had not underestimated the opponent, and the National Olympic Team had good luck, I am afraid we would not have won.
But this is based on the premise that the team lacks Lin Feng, the absolute core. If Lin Feng returns to the team, it is hard to say what level of strength the National Olympic Team can reach!
So, the biggest suspense about this game before the game was whether Lin Feng would come back to participate?
"The match between the Olympic team and Marseille is scheduled for January 1th. It seems that Inter Milan has no match on this day?"
"Well, after the winter break, Serie A's schedule is basically one game a week. When the Olympic team played against Nice, Inter Milan beat Torino 3:1 at home. The next game will be on January 1.
If Lin Feng comes back now, after playing the national team match on the 18th, he should still be in time to report to the club, right? "
"Can the players' physical condition withstand such tossing and turning? You know, Lin Feng hardly had any rest during this winter break."
"It is indeed a bit worrying, but I think Lin Feng was in good shape in this game. He scored a goal and had an assist. He didn't seem to be lacking in physical strength at all."
"Italy and France are not that far away. Especially since the Chinese national football team's training camp is in Marseille, which is relatively close to Milan, the travel expenses should be okay, right?"
"Although the distance is short, the check-in procedures are very troublesome and it takes a lot of time. The key is that he has to rush back after the game, which is equivalent to running back and forth under the fatigue of two consecutive games. This is too tiring and it is very easy to get sick or even injured due to overwork."
"Yes, so I am against calling Lin Feng back to participate in the competition!"
“I think even if Lin Feng overcomes all difficulties and returns to the team, since he missed the opportunity to train and get used to the team before, his understanding of the current tactics of the team and the tacit understanding between teammates may not be as good as the current lineup. In this case, if he is pushed onto the court, it is hard to say what kind of answer he will give!”
Fans have different opinions on whether Lin Feng should return to the national Olympic team.
Some people hope he comes back, while others think he shouldn't come back.
It's not a serious competition, it's just a warm-up match. There's no need to take such a big risk.
But at the same time, the fans are also very curious and want to know the strength of this complete National Olympic Team!
The match against Marseille is the best opportunity to test the quality of the National Olympic Team, but if Lin Feng does not come back to participate in the competition, they will miss this opportunity.
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Lin Feng had no hesitation at all about whether to go to France to participate in the National Olympic Team's match against Marseille.
In the match against Torino, after Inter Milan scored the third goal in the second half, Mancini made a rare substitution in the 55th minute. The player who was substituted was none other than Lin Feng.
Moreover, this was Lin Feng's own initiative, with the purpose of saving as much energy as possible and preparing for the National Olympic Team's game.
The National Olympic Team has finally gone abroad for training. It would be unacceptable if he didn't participate in any games.
Moreover, after the National Olympic Team goes to the UK next month, his journey back and forth will become even longer, and it will become more difficult for him to participate in the competition.
So it would be better to play a game here while the National Olympic Team is in France and close by.
In fact, not only ordinary fans and media reporters are curious about the strength of the complete National Olympic Team, Lin Feng himself is also very curious.
Although he felt that even after he returned to the team, the National Olympic Team would most likely not be a match for Marseille, but how could they know who would win without playing a game?
On January 1, reporters who were collecting information outside the National Olympic Team's training base were surprised to find that Lin Feng actually appeared on the National Olympic Team's training ground.
This surprised them, because Lin Feng had played in Serie A last night. How come he "fell from the sky" and came to the National Olympic Team's training center just one night later?
The answer is not difficult to guess. He set out overnight and arrived at the National Olympic Team’s training base in the middle of the night!
Seeing Lin Feng, who was full of energy and didn't show any signs of fatigue on the training ground, the reporters on the sidelines couldn't help but sigh:
“This is a real fight!”
"It's just that the body recovers faster when you're young. If the old players were to toss like this, they would definitely fall apart!"
"Lin Feng's physical fitness is beyond reproach. No wonder he was able to gain a foothold in the top five leagues so quickly. Although he is three years younger than Chen Tao, I feel that Lin Feng's physical fitness is much better than Chen Tao's!"
"Haha, this can be seen from their league and national team matches. Lin Feng's physique and confrontation ability rarely make him lose even in the Champions League."
"Yes, especially when he was charging, I couldn't pull him back or catch him. There was no other way except to foul him!"
"If Chen Tao had a physique as solid as Lin Feng, his abilities would continue to improve!"
In the training ground, the young players of the National Olympic Team were surprised when they saw Lin Feng, the leader, suddenly appear.
Originally they had prepared to lose to Marseille, but now that big brother Lin Feng is back, their confidence has also returned!
Although Marseille is strong, with the two leaders Lin Feng and Chen Tao, they may be able to fight with Marseille!
The only thing that worries everyone is that there are still three days before the game on the 18th. Can Lin Feng's physical strength fully recover?
Krauchen was also considering this issue, so he did not immediately arrange for Lin Feng to directly participate in the team's competition. Instead, he arranged relatively easy recovery training for him to allow him to recover his physical strength first.
With Lin Feng's basketball IQ, it won't be too late to arrange for him to practice with the team once he recovers.
Because this game is very important to the National Olympic Team, Krauchen changed his previous style of not studying the opponent's information and not making targeted deployments. Before the game, he specifically studied Marseille's tactical style and their advantages and disadvantages in the past two seasons, and then made targeted deployments.
After learning that Lin Feng has returned to the team and will participate in the next National Olympic Team game against Marseille, the fans responded enthusiastically. Chinese people studying or working in Europe, even those who are not in France, started scrambling for tickets early and made a special trip to the scene to cheer for the National Olympic Team!
For Chinese fans, this game is the most important one in France's training phase and is definitely not to be missed!
(End of this chapter)
