There is a team called the Friendship Team

Chapter 216 Departure!Leaving before the third four-nation match
Mr. Gao Hongbo reported the results of the communication to the Football Association Office in a timely manner.

Due to the poor development of Chinese football, the promotion of Zhang Chao's study abroad is not only a personal matter for the players, but also an important measure in the new plan of the Football Association "Golden Generation"!
After Mr. Gao Hongbo reported the work to the Football Association, he informed Director Zheng Zhi of the situation.

Director Zheng Zhi was very happy after knowing about it. He was not only happy that Zhang Chao had the possibility to study abroad, but also happy that the current Football Association's work efficiency is very high, which is very different from the past!
Later, Director Zheng Zhi told Zhang Chao face to face that the opportunity to study abroad was basically fulfilled this time!

Zhang Chao was very excited. He first told his friends Amber, Chen Ting and others to share the joy with them. Then, he called his mentors Shi Jie and Quan Weilong...

"Hey, Coach Shi!" Zhang Chao said excitedly.

"Well, Zhang Chao, didn't you practice today?" Shi Jie asked.

"No, take a day off today and resume training tomorrow, hehe." Zhang Chao replied.

"Oh, no wonder you have time to call me. How about it, are you used to it in the National Junior Team? Is the training intensity under Zheng Zhi's guidance very high? You must abide by the discipline of the National Junior Team and don't embarrass our Friendship Team ..." Shi Jie began to teach earnestly.

"Well, I got it. Coach Shi, I have something to tell you..." Zhang Chao said slowly, entangled in his heart.

"What's the matter? Tell me. Coach Shi will try his best to help you eliminate all your worries. You have been selected for the national junior team. What you have to do now is to play well and win glory for the country." Shi Jie said with concern.

Zhang Chao heard it on the other side of the phone, and tears rolled in his eyes.

Zhang Chao was born in a low-level ordinary family. Although he lives in the city, Zhang’s father is a lazy man. He often works for three days fishing and two days drying the net. He has no fixed income. Zhang’s mother works in a shoe store. Affected by the online shopping platform, the income is also very unstable.

Zhang's father just doesn't live up to expectations, but he always demands extra strict requirements on Zhang Chao, and Zhang Chao's rebellious character is more serious, he often leaves in frustration, and never goes home after playing on the basketball court.

He is an only child, but he has never enjoyed the love of a "young master". His family treats him more coldly...

At this time, feeling that Shi Jie cared about him so much, Zhang Chao suddenly didn't want to study abroad anymore, and choked for a while.

"Hey, hello! Zhang Chao, are you okay?" Shi Jie on the other side of the phone asked nervously, not hearing Zhang Chao's reply.

"Well, I'm fine." Zhang Chao held back his emotions and continued, "Director Zheng Zhi said that Chairman Gao Hongbo helped me get a chance to study abroad..."

"Really?! Which team is it?" Shi Jie asked concerned.

"Well! It's the ADO Den Haag team." Zhang Chao replied.

"This... I didn't expect that you would have the opportunity to study abroad so soon. Zhang Chao, I did not misread you!" Shi Jie said.

"Coach, what do you mean? If you don't want to let me go, I won't go." Zhang Chao said in a low voice.

"To be honest, I really don't want to let you go. However, I can't be so selfish. The original intention of the Friendship Team is to revitalize Chinese football. We will let you go abroad unconditionally. Also, after you go abroad, you must always Remember, as a Chinese player, you are representing China there, and you must be strict with yourself!" Shi Jie said, returning to his usual stern tone in training.

"Well, I see, Coach Shi!" Zhang Chao replied.

In the next few days, the National Junior Team was still training in Guangzhou, preparing for the last game of the Four Nations Invitational Tournament against the Botswana National Junior Team.

And Zhang Chao's invitation to study abroad has also been passed on to the Friendship Team and Zhang Chao himself through the Football Association.

Because of the time conflict, he will unfortunately miss the game with the Botswana national team!
At the same time, the Chinese Champions League is still going on.

The game has reached the second round of the quarter-finals. Among them, the Friendship Team was tied 1-1 by the Guizhou Larks at home, and entered the semi-finals with a total score of 5-2 in the two rounds!

And their opponent in the semi-finals is the opponent who eliminated them in the FA Cup qualifying match at the beginning of this year-Taizhou Sansheng team!

This game will be a battle of revenge for the Friendship Team!

The other matchup in the semi-finals was also very eye-catching. The two sides were Guangzhou Hengda Tigers and Yanbian Yixin!

Needless to say, the Guangzhou Hengda Tigers are a sub-team of the Chinese Super League leader Guangzhou Hengda, and they have the important task of training young players for the first team.

The Yanbian Yixin team is the same "dark horse" as the Friendship Team. The team was just established last year. It stood out after participating in the Northeast League.

The two important matchups in the Champions League will be played after the Four Nations Tournament.

The last Four Nations Invitational Tournament starts first!
Under the pressure of performance, the coach of the national youth team, Zheng Zhi, formed the strongest lineup for the Chinese youth team!
The team returned to the familiar 433 formation:

Forwards: Wei Yi, Ao Tai, Meng Hantao;

Midfielders: Lu Chige, Chen Ting, Fang Zhi;
Defenders: Bowas, Martin Chen, Chocolate, Nimuti;

Goalkeeper: Li Shengrong.

In this game, the boys of the Chinese National Junior Team held their breath and played very aggressively. They firmly suppressed their opponents in the first 15 minutes, making it difficult for the Botswana National Junior Team to pass the halftime!

However, the team won't score.

The Chinese national youth team once again exposed physical problems. The players fought too hard, and there was a disconnection in the first half!
The Botswana national team made a sharp counterattack in the 32nd minute and scored the first goal!
At the critical moment, Director Zheng Zhi put all his eggs in one basket and made personnel adjustments in the first half, replacing Wei Yi and Lu Chige with Amber and Xu Zhou!

The Chinese national team gradually regained the advantage. In the opening 5 minutes of the second half, Xu Zhou and Ao Tai completed the header relay. The latter scored a key goal to equalize the score!

After that, the offensive of the Chinese National Junior Team has been wave after wave.

In the 69th and 77th minutes, Meng Hantao scored twice with assists. He played sideways with Fang Zhi twice, made a cross from the bottom, and assisted Xu Zhou and Ao Tai to score respectively!
The Botswana national team also played very tenaciously, and in the 86th minute, they pulled back a goal.

In the end, the Chinese national team narrowly beat the Botswana national team with a score of 3 to 2!

The Chinese National Youth Team completed the Four Nations Invitational Tournament with a record of one win and two losses, and finally ranked No.3 in this event!
With this victory, the pressure on Zheng Zhi, the head coach of the national youth team, has been reduced a lot, and the doubts from the media and fans have calmed down a bit...

And Zhang Chao, who left the national youth team before the game, has arrived in The Hague, the Netherlands by plane!

As the overseas pioneer of the Friendship Team, Zhang Chao is about to start his trial training journey...

(End of this chapter)