There is a belief called football

Chapter 259
On June 2014, 6, one week before the opening of the World Cup in Brazil, this is also the last day of the Chinese team's training camp in Bolivia. Tomorrow, the Chinese team will finish training and fly to "Cuiaba" in Brazil, where the Chinese team's first match against Belgium is located.

On June 6, local time, Stan will announce the final list of 7 players. On May 23, Stan announced a list of 5 players. Now he has to eliminate 8 people to form the final list. This is also the list that will be submitted to FIFA.

On the last day, Stan specially inspected Qi Bing. Xiaohou has been training and competing in the Netherlands for a year, and his body is obviously stronger, and the technical details are also in place. Judging from the latest training camp, Stan is very satisfied with Qi Bing. If there is no accident, he should be the main left back of the Chinese team in this World Cup. Although Sun Jihai was selected for the 30-man roster, it seems that he can only return to China early.

After the training, Stan arranged for the Chinese team and the Iranian team to have a big meal together, and they will part ways tomorrow.

The Persian guy has a straightforward personality, and he has three joint training sessions in half a year. Many people have become friends with Chinese players. Now we have to part, and I am somewhat reluctant.

Stan likes "Shujaei" who plays for La Liga very much. After drinking for three rounds, Stan said to Shujaei: "Have you considered coming to China to play football? The money is better than La Liga."

Shujae heard news about the Chinese League from Captain Nekonan, but he has no plans for it yet, and he politely rejected Stan's proposal.

"Coach Stan, there's one thing I don't understand," Shujaei said.

Stan has drunk and flushed, and he is the best to talk at this time.

"Say, you can ask anything",
"Why such an excellent player as Li Qiao hasn't played in Europe yet",
Stan put down the wine glass in his hand, and then said: "It's not that Li Qiao has no chance to go to Europe, but he needs a better chance".

"what chance"?
On the side, Nei Kenan laughed at Shu Jiaai's stupidity, and rushed to say: "Of course it's the upcoming World Cup."

Shujaai understood. Although he didn't know the Chinese idiom called "sell for a price", he understood the truth.

Stan poured another glass of wine for Shujaei and said slowly: "One World Cup can change the fate of many people. Before the 2002 World Cup, Klose was just a fringe striker in Kaiserslautern, but after the game against Saudi Arabia, Klose became famous all over the world and eventually went to Bayern Munich."

Shujaei and Nekonan all nodded. The World Cup is only 20 days long, but it has attracted the attention of the whole world. Billions of people are watching you play football. Except for football, there is no competition in the world that can be achieved, not even the Olympics.

"Hehe, Shujaai, you don't want to come to China, so after the World Cup, you have become famous, where do you want to go most?"
The Persian tough guy Shujaei suddenly blushed, not sure if it was because of shyness, or because of the effect of alcohol.

"Haha, whatever you say, it's okay," Stan said.

"Juventus," said Shujae.

Stan was a little surprised by the answer, but he didn't press, just said, "Then wish your dreams come true".

Unexpectedly, Shujaei replied abruptly, "Coach Stan, what about you, where are you going after the World Cup?"
"Why do you think I'm leaving"?
In fact, Shujaei didn't know either, he just thought that people like Stan might need a bigger stage.

Shujaei shrugged and said, "Feel it."

"I think I might not leave",
Shujae immediately laughed, "That's not a good thing."

"why"?
"Because of the Asian Cup next year, I don't want to meet the Chinese team led by you",
Stan laughed, "I just thought you were praising me."

*****
The next day, the Chinese team flew to Cuiaba and checked into the hotel provided by Brazil. At 4:[-] p.m. that day, Stan held his first press conference after coming to Brazil in the hotel press room.

At the press conference, Stan announced the 23-man roster of the Chinese team for the World Cup.

Goalkeepers: Qi Rate, Yang Zhi, Wang Dalei.

Defenders: Chen Fei, Zhou Dun, Wei Xiao, Qi Bing, Li Weifeng, Zhang Linpeng, Zhang Chengdong, Sun Xiang.

Midfielders: Zhang Xizhe, Hao Junmin, Deng Zhuoxiang, Zheng Zhi, Sun Ke, Lin Zhijian, Yu Hai, Pu Cheng.

Forwards: Li Qiao, Yu Dabao, Gao Lin, Ding Mu.

After the announcement of the big list, before reporters ask questions, Stan would like to say a few words first.

"One year of top 1 matches, one year of training camp, everyone who has been selected for the squad has paid a lot for the national team, but the squad for the World Cup can only have 10 people, so some people are destined to leave. I hope those players who leave understand that every time I cross out a name on the list, I will be scratched in my heart."

After saying this, Stan lowered his head, probably to blink his eyes so that the tears in his eyes would not be so obvious.

"In short, I thank everyone who has been selected for the national team in the past two years. Your spirit is with us. Friends from the media can ask questions."

As usual, the first opportunity to ask questions is for Chinese journalists.

"Coach Stan, how is the training effect in Bolivia?"
"This needs to be tested by the first game, but I and all the players feel good."

"Are you confident in your first game"?
"All I can say is we're ready."

The second question was asked by a European reporter. Although he is not a Belgian reporter, it can be seen that he should represent Belgium's position.

"Do you have any goals for the first match against Belgium"?
Stan is drinking the drink provided by the sponsor, which is very interesting and rare. Generally, the drink provided by the sponsor is drinkable, but few people actually drink it during the press conference.

"Coca-Cola is a good sports drink",
Stan's words amused the reporters at the scene.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm just thirsty. I can answer your question just now. The goal is to win. No team that can enter the top 32 of the World Cup comes here to lose."

Stan is very thieves, if he answers so arrogantly immediately, then everyone will think you are dragging.

But after playing the show to make the atmosphere relaxed, everyone felt easier to accept when Stan said that again.

It's like asking your parents for pocket money when you were a child. If you go straight to the point when you open your mouth, the atmosphere will be awkward. If you act like a baby first, then things will be easier.

The next few reporters' questions were quite satisfactory, until the appearance of a British media made Stan a little puzzled.

This media is the famous British tabloid - "The Sun".

The reason why it is called a tabloid is not because it has a small circulation. In fact, "The Sun" has a large circulation. In the UK, a tabloid means reporting gossip news, not a serious news media.

When the "Sun" reporter asked a question, Stan said first: "I thought you only cared about how many girlfriends Prince William has, but I didn't expect you to care about the World Cup."

Not surprisingly, Stan's words caused another burst of laughter.

The reporter of "The Sun" is very professional. He didn't refute Stan, but asked directly: "Hello Coach Stan, do you have a girlfriend?"
The smile on Stan's face suddenly froze. He knew that the "Sun" probably caught something. Although he was single and had nothing to fear, Stan didn't like to talk about his privacy in public.

"This has nothing to do with the World Cup, I won't answer, just like if I asked you what color your underwear is today, you wouldn't answer me, right"?
"No, Coach Stan, I can guarantee that this has something to do with football. I will mention a key word and you will understand, Hamburg Club."

Now in Stan's mind he's 100% sure what this guy knows, how good are the British tabloids? After Ronaldo left the UK, he said that he really couldn't stand the British media. When Beckham was in the UK, there was gossip every day, and it was out of nothing, such as extramarital affairs.

But it's strange to say that since Beckham went to Madrid, there have been very few gossip news about Beckham. Instead, they are all about football, such as his flirting with the "New York Galaxy".

Stan rarely puts on a straight face at press conferences, but this time he was really upset.

"I can tell you that I'm unmarried. Maybe in the UK, it doesn't matter if you talk about other people's privacy at will, but you should know if it's the same in Brazil. I'm in a good mood recently, and I don't want the security here to throw you out."

The reporter of "The Sun" did not expect that Stan would answer so harshly. Generally, public figures are very "bullying", because in order to maintain their image, even if they are annoyed in their hearts, they can only speak with a smile on their faces.

Just when he wanted to continue to "provoke trouble", Pekovic had already notified the on-site security, and the two black security guards politely "pleased" the "Sun" reporter out. If he was in the UK, the "Sun" reporter could not leave, but in Brazil, he was a little worried, so he had to leave obediently.

After being teased like this, the atmosphere at the scene froze, and Stan decided to relax.

"I guess he should be a Belgian fan. He deliberately wanted to irritate me. After all, the Chinese team is not weak."
Stan's trick was very effective, and the reporters began to raise their hands to ask questions again. The next few questions were all related to the World Cup.

"Coach Stan, are you going to watch the opener"?
"I have already got the tickets, but the opening game is in Sao Paulo, I don't necessarily have time to go",
At this point in time for the press conference, Stan says, "One last question".

A Brazilian reporter asked: "Coach Stan, who do you predict will win the championship?"

After hearing this, Stan made an expression that seemed unbelievable, "Apart from Brazil, do you think I will give other answers, if that is the case, even the driver brother who sent me here will not spare me."

Similarly, Stan's answer amuses everyone again, and the press conference ends in a relaxed atmosphere.

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