green mercenary

Chapter 516 The Striving Japanese Team
At 6:18 on June 14th, Huang Jianxiang's excited voice sounded from the microphone.

"Hello, fans and friends in front of the TV, welcome to watch the match between China and Japan in the quarter-finals of the World Cup."

"The Chinese team entered the World Cup for the first time, and then stood out from the group stage and advanced to the top [-]."

"And the Japanese team is also the second time to enter the World Cup finals after 1998."

"In this game, no matter which of the two teams wins, they will create their own team history."

"In recent years, the rapid progress of Japanese football has not only driven the development of Asian football, but also become a model for third world countries to learn from."

"First entered the World Cup finals in 1998, runner-up in the 1999 World Youth Championship, champion in the Asian Cup in 2000, runner-up in the Confederations Cup in 2001."

"In the past few years, Japan has introduced a large number of high-quality foreign aid and foreign teachers, and pursued a quick and concise style of play, which enabled them to quickly gain a leading position in Asian football."

"After Troussier took charge of the coach, the Japanese team has undergone fundamental changes. Even if Hidetoshi Nakata can't play, the current Japanese team already has a large number of outstanding players like Shunsuke Nakamura, Shinji Ono and Hiroshi Naha."

"In this World Cup, the Japanese team, Belgium, Russia, and Tunisia are in the same Group H. The four teams are even in strength, and they have also successfully advanced to the top [-] by taking advantage of the host. It can be said that the current Japanese team is as relaxed as the Chinese players."

“There were media reports before the match that this was the first World Cup in which three Asian teams had advanced to the round of [-]. It was a pity that the two Asian teams, Japan and China, met so early. If they met later, the chances of the Asian team winning the championship would be even greater.”

"But I think it would be beneficial for China and Japan to meet early. Just like Bai Xiaotian said before the game, if the Chinese team can meet Asian teams in the quarter-finals and quarter-finals, it means that at least one Asian team will be able to advance to the semi-finals. This is definitely a historic breakthrough for Asian football."

"China and Japan have completed their respective tasks so far, so they are already fighting for Asian football. No matter who wins, it will be a new chapter in history for the whole of Asia."

"Now that players from both sides have entered the field, we can hear the sudden burst of cheers from more than 5 fans at the scene."

"Everyone listen carefully, you can still hear the faint shout of "BYE-BOY". It can be seen that Bai Xiaotian's popularity in Japan is also very high."

"The starting goalkeeper of the national football team is still No. 22 Jiangjin."

"The four defenders are No. 21 Xu Yunlong, No. 14 Li Weifeng, No. 17 Dewey, and No. 4 Wu Chengying."

"The four central defenders are No. 16 Qu Bo, No. 19 Qi Hong, No. 8 Li Tie, and No. 9 Ma Mingyu."

"The two arrows on the front line are No. 12 Bai Xiaotian and No. 20 Yang Chen."

"Except for the goalkeeper An Qi, De Wei, Qu Bo and Bai Xiaotian are all three national youth players starting. It is not difficult to see that these three young players will be the pillars of the national football team in the future."

"On the front line, Milu did not select the "Hao Bai Combination" who had experienced three group matches, but sent Yang Chen, who also traveled to Europe with Bai Xiaotian, to form the "Bai Yang Combination". Milu seems to want to use the "European football" of the two to break through the Japanese team's defense."

"The Japanese team's starting goalkeeper is No. 1 Nobu Kawaguchi."

"The three defenders are No. 17 Yokoyasu Miyamoto, No. 8 Hiroki Morishima, and No. 22 Daisuke Ichikawa."

"The five central defenders are No. 16 Nakata Koji, No. 5 Inamoto Junichi, No. 21 Toda Kazuyuki, No. 7 Nakata Hidetoshi, and No. 18 Ono Shinji."

"The two strikers are No. 14 Santo and No. 9 Nishizawa Mingxun."

"In this World Cup, under the French coach Troussier's system, Japanese football player Shunsuke Nakamura, who was louder before the game, was excluded from the 23-man squad, which caused a lot of protests in Japan."

"And not only Shunsuke Nakamura, but also Takayuki Suzuki, Yoshito Okubo and other outstanding athletes in Japan."

"However, under the performance of Japan in this World Cup, the previous protests have disappeared, replaced by praise for the Japanese team."

"In fact, although the Japanese team's formation is three-five-two, Sanduzhu, a planning player originally from Brazil, plays the midfielder position. Sanduzhu is an excellent all-rounder. He will hit the front line at critical moments and give the opponent a fatal blow. Therefore, the Chinese team must be careful of this hidden forward."

After experiencing yesterday's "hotel incident", Bai Xiaotian has become numb to the fanatical Japanese fans.

Even if it is a life-and-death contest with the Japanese team today, there are still many girl fans in Japan holding up their heads and banners and shouting "BYE-BOY".Moreover, the surrounding Japanese fans did not show the slightest dissatisfaction. Such a situation is impossible in China.

Japan is a country that worships the strong. They worship Brazil and Brazil's Ronaldo; they worship England and England's Beckham.Now they worship China, and it makes sense to worship China's Bai Xiaotian.

But what Bai Xiaotian never expected was that when shaking hands with the Japanese team members, every member of the Japanese team bowed their heads and said "Hi" and shouted loudly: "Bai Sang!"

Bai Xiaotian walked all the way, as if the elder brother was meeting the younger brother, causing the teammates in the front and back to look sideways.

A young football player has awakened the football dream of a generation of Japanese.Although most of these Japanese players played in the domestic J-League, due to the football atmosphere of the Japanese team and the foreign teachers and foreign aid invited by the club, these Japanese players did not lose to some European players in terms of playing style.

In this era, the Japanese are still generally short. Most of the Chinese team members are half a head taller than the Japanese team members on the way to shake hands.Even Kawaguchi, the national gate of the Japanese team, can survive, and his official height is only 1.8 meters.

But it is these Japanese players who are not tall, who creatively broke into the top sixteen of the World Cup.This is exactly what this group of players expressed their heartfelt respect for the fellow Asian football powerhouses.

Bai Xiaotian did not dare to underestimate this Japanese team. In his opinion, although Japanese football is rigid, its biggest advantage is discipline.

The Japanese team members may not have strong personal strength, but they are like worker ants, sticking to their posts and not daring to go beyond the slightest.

They will follow the coach's instructions, execute tactics repeatedly, and attack around the forward designated by the coach.

Even if the forward's personal strength is not outstanding, even if he is frequently destroyed by defenders during this period.As long as the coach does not give instructions to change formations, they will continue to implement them tirelessly.It can be said to be the kind that doesn't look back after hitting the head with blood.

When this kind of team plays against some top teams in Europe or South America, they often lose the game because they are too rigid and do not know how to adapt.

But it is very easy for such a team to abuse some third-rate teams, and even beat some top second-rate teams.

It's a pity that the current Chinese team is a third-rate team. If there is no Bai Xiaotian, it may not even be considered a third-rate team.

When the captains of the two teams were guessing coins, Inamoto Junichi came to Bai Xiaotian, faced the player who was three years younger than himself, and said hello humbly: "Goodbye kid, hello, I am No. 5 Inamoto Junichi of the Japanese team. It is a great honor to play against you in today's game. I hope you will take care of me."

Bai Xiaotian and Inamoto Junyi shook hands, cleared his throat and said, "Take care of me!"

Seeing that Bai Xiaotian didn't have the slightest pride of being a famous player, nor did the Chinese in this era generally hate the Japanese, Inamoto Junichi opened his eyes wide, "Bai Sang, I didn't expect your Japanese to be so good."

"Japanese is not difficult to learn, as long as you watch more animations, you can learn it. For example, Slam Dunk, Captain Tsubasa and so on."

"Unexpectedly, Bai Sang also likes to watch these animations. To be honest, I was influenced by the young football player and worked hard step by step. But Bai Sang also knows how difficult it is for Asians to make progress in European teams. I wonder if Bai Sang can give me some advice so that I can get along with those European teammates in the days to come."

"Suggestion? I can't give you any good advice." Bai Xiaotian smiled wryly. "In Europe, strength is everything. If you don't have the strength to match it, then go to some second-tier leagues to train yourself as soon as possible. Arsenal is not such a good place to stay. If I suggest, you might as well go to the Netherlands, where you can be with your teammates!" After finishing speaking, Bai Xiaotian pointed to Shinji Ono who was walking towards the two. "Although I only saw him on the bench against Feyenoord, I have to say, the name "Istanbul Hero" is too domineering!"

(End of this chapter)