It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 241: Fighting against the Chinese National Football Team

6 month 5 day.

The Saint-Michel Volneuil Stadium in Reunion Island, France.

The French team, which was originally a little scattered, is now on high alert. After drinking their fill of chicken soup, they are ready to compete against the Chinese national team.

Although the outside world unanimously believed that this game was a foregone conclusion.

Because since the Nehru Gold Cup in 1984, the Chinese men's football team has had no chance of winning against the world's strong teams for 26 years.

Since Su's national team days, the Chinese football team has focused on footwork and emphasized ball possession.

In the 1980s, although the Chinese national football team lost to New Zealand in the World Cup in Spain because of Saudi Arabia's slacking, and had no hope of qualifying, he once replaced Su's position. During this period, the Chinese national football team was still considered first-class in Asia.

During that period, although the Chinese national football team suffered terrible defeats and never qualified for the World Cup, they did defeat the 86 World Cup champion Argentina.

The current Chinese national football team is completely different from the national football team in its golden age.

Back then, the Chinese national football team was still playing technical football, but now...

After experiencing the era of highs, the Chinese national football team began to go the physical route, and also slipped from the original first-class in Asia to the second or even third-class.

It was Saudi Arabia that lost to New Zealand, causing the Chinese national football team to miss the World Cup;
Now Qatar is giving the Chinese national team a lot of support. Almost all the starting players are from the second team, and there is more than one goalkeeper, but the Chinese national team simply cannot get the ball across half court.

But the Qatari coach was very anxious.

He thought that the players of the second team were disobedient and wanted to show off, so he quickly replaced them with his own trusted players and let them win.

But it’s useless even if the confidants come.

They couldn't even get the ball into their own goal.

In the end, the Chinese national football team failed to qualify again.

But, all in all, the current Chinese national football team is still what we hope to become in the future.

This warm-up match is the second time the two sides have met.

The result of the first encounter was not particularly good.

Four years ago, the French team also faced the Chinese team in the last warm-up match before the World Cup. Although the French team won 3:1 in the end, Cisse's leg was broken by a tackle and he missed the World Cup.

So this time many media are paying close attention to the match between the two sides.

Time passed by minute by minute, and players from both sides gathered in the player tunnel.

Liu Jian and Yang Xu stood one after the other, looking at Charles and Ribery, the most prominent players on the French team. They took one look and couldn't help but take another look.

"Hey, do you think that's true?"

Yang Xu covered his mouth, "Which one are you talking about?"

Liu Jian did not dare to speak too loudly, "It's about that Ribery saying he is a descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang."

Charles stood in front with his ears pricked up, but still felt it was not satisfying enough, so he quietly switched seats with Benzema and listened to their gossip.

Yang Xu saw that Xiaer had changed his position, but he didn't care and continued talking.

"That must be true. He said it himself when he was interviewed by German media. He said he has the blood of Chinese emperors in his body and his family has passed down the story that his ancestors were beggars and monks."

"Besides, he said that there are still some unknown cultural relics in his home, and even his living habits are the same as those in China."

"And didn't the newspaper say that he was very proud and had learned some Chinese?"

Ciel took a deep breath.

He didn't even know about this. Ribery really kept it a secret.

Liu Jian was fascinated by what he heard. "Which emperor do you think he could be the descendant of?"

"I think they are descendants of Zhu Yuanzhang's grandson Zhu Yunwen. When Zhu Di was fighting for the throne, didn't Zhu Yunwen flee overseas?"

Yang Xu said with a smile.

Liu Jian couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "That means Zhu Yunwen ran to France and got Ribery!"

"You don't understand. That's not what the newspaper said."

Yang Xu waved his hand, and Liu Jian put his ear over.

"In the early Ming Dynasty, in the early 15th century, Europeans had not yet sailed to the Philippines and Malacca, so there were many Arabs at that time."

"So it is very likely that Zhu Yunwen had Ribery's ancestors with an Arab, and when the Arab returned home, he also brought Ribery's ancestors back with him."

"Then by chance, Ribery's ancestor or his descendants came to France."

"Anyway, that's what I saw in L'Equipe."

Charles listened with great interest.

Chinese does contain a lot of information.

However, what he didn't expect was that the two of them changed the topic and talked about other things.

"Is it true that you said that Baiinlixi is a descendant of Bailixi?"

Yang Xu asked.

Liu Jian was not very clear at this time.

Because whether it is Beirenrich or Bailixi, their fame is not that big yet.

"But I have heard that Xia Er is a descendant of Xiahou Dun."

"What are you thinking? His last name is Li."

"Okay then, I also know that Ronaldo is a descendant of Luo Guanzhong, and Zidane's ancestor is Duke Huan of Qi."

"Really? Anything else?"

Charles was so curious that he turned around and asked in Chinese.

Yang Xu and Liu Jian were shocked. "Damn, do you understand?!"

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After the game started, the French team unsurprisingly firmly took advantage of the field.

Just 20 seconds into the game, Charles made a lob pass from midfield and Anelka passed it back. At this time, Charles had already quickly inserted himself from behind and dribbled the ball directly into the Chinese national team's penalty area.

The Chinese national team's defenders still wanted to intercept, but their movements seemed like slow motion in Charles' eyes.

Bai Lei held his breath and concentrated, but still couldn't keep up with Charles's movements.

He felt that he had performed at his best, but Charles gave him the feeling that he was as relaxed and at ease as eating and drinking.

"call out--"

As Charles kicked the ball, it jumped high.

The goalkeeper moved sideways and tried to take the ball.

But this is ultimately wishful thinking.

Anelka headed the ball lightly and it fell straight into the net.

France 1:0 China.

Charles did not celebrate, but ran to the net, scooped the ball out and placed it on the kick-off spot.

The other French players also returned to their own half, waiting for the kick-off.

The Chinese national football team players looked at each other in bewilderment.

In the first warm-up match, the French team was not so active against Costa Rica.

Why, when it comes to them, they don't even want to celebrate, as if they are far behind?
The game starts again.

The ball had not even made one round in the hands of the Chinese national team when it came back to the French team.

The Chinese national football fans, who had originally held a glimmer of hope, were disappointed once again.

Fighting with a weakened army and travelling a long distance, they didn't have much advantage to begin with, and now there is no hope at all.

I used to think that the Chinese national football team could learn from South Korea’s momentum in defeating Leverkusen with its tenacious fighting spirit and never-relaxing attitude, and maybe even pull off an upset.

If it really doesn't work, at least it's good to show your momentum.

But reality is so cruel.

The Chinese national football team is still defending and counterattacking, but they can't get the ball. How can they pass the ball as quickly as possible to increase their speed?

In the 5th minute, Ribery volleyed the ball from outside the penalty area. The goalkeeper quickly saved the ball, but the power of the ball was too great. After the ball slipped out of his hands, Anelka made a follow-up shot.

France 2:0 China.

Chinese fans thousands of miles away looked at the game time, then looked at the score between the two sides, but ultimately did not turn off the TV.

Judging from the mental state of the French team in today's match, if the momentum continues, the Chinese national football team will definitely be in trouble. However, how exactly it will be caused and how big the gap is, we must know clearly whether we are going to die or not.

The men's football team is now ranked 84th in the world, just ahead of Mozambique.

Where is Mozambique?
do not know.

This is the current situation of Chinese football, and I don’t know where it is going.

Tens of millions of people are expected to watch the World Cup, and all live games can be watched for free in China.

Foreign taverns are crowded.

But isn’t it the same in China?
But these fans can only cheer for other teams.

Because the Chinese national football team has no way of qualifying!

What’s even more embarrassing is that even the team next door made it to the World Cup.

You know, they don't even have enough to eat.

I originally thought that the 2002 World Cup was just the beginning, but I didn’t expect that 2002 would be the peak.

It seems that the World Cup is going to expand.

It seems that the seats in Asia will also be expanded.

However, the speed at which Asian seats expand cannot keep up with the speed at which the Chinese national football team's strength declines.

The paintings of the Han Dynasty show people playing football, but now...

The defender missed a man and the forward couldn't score.

From this perspective, the Chinese national football team is actually balanced in offense and defense.

The game starts again.

Although there are not many French people at the scene, after all, they are in Tunisia, but no matter what, this is also half of the French team's home court, so cheers can be heard everywhere.

The French attack continues.

And after scoring two goals, other players also began to be eager to open their own goal accounts.

Charles doesn't have a very strong desire to score goals.

Compared to this, he is more concerned about whether Ribery is a descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang.

The French team's attack was orderly and all its performances were remarkable.

Seeing this, Domenegue finally nodded with satisfaction.

Although his coaching level has been criticized, he also understands that any team with good results is definitely inseparable from the core figures in the team.

The previous core of the French team was Zidane.

Without him, there would be no two headers in the 98 World Cup;
Without him, there would be no victory in the Euro Millennium;

Without him, there would be no penalty in the 2006 World Cup.

Who is the core of the French team now?
Domenegue knows better than anyone that the core of the French team is not Henry, the three-time veteran, not Ribery with scar on his face, nor Gourcuff, who is at the peak of his powers in Bordeaux.

It's Ciel.

Henry is old and is Charles' substitute at Barcelona; Ribery lost to Charles in the Champions League final.

Gourcuff is indeed moving towards the title of Zidane's successor. Whether in terms of position on the field, physique or playing style, he is somewhat similar to Zidane.

But Charles has long surpassed the title of Zidane's successor and ascended to a higher level.

Soon, the game situation on the field developed new developments.

After Gallas's heel shot was called offside, Ribery broke through on the left wing several times, putting great pressure on the Chinese team's defense.

Afterwards, Charles made a forward run and cooperated with Anelka in the frontcourt, and finally scored directly.

Under the tearing of many French forward superstars, the Chinese team's defense line was directly torn apart.

Charles sent the ball in without any effort.

Mandanda patted Benzema on the bench.

"Do you think Ciel took the shot seriously?"

Benzema studied his fingernails in a bored manner, "He must be serious."

"Is this true? Why do I feel like Ciel is just letting it go and not giving it his all?"

Mandanda was a little bit unconvinced.

In the training match and in today's game, Xiaer's dribbling pace slowed down a lot.

Didn’t you say you wanted to compete against the Chinese team?
Benzema was still studying his fingernails. "Can the intensity of the training match be the same as that of this warm-up match?"

"If Ciel really gets serious, it won't be as simple as three goals. I don't know how many times he can break through this defense in one minute."

Mandanda scratched his head and said, "Okay, but can Lori be substituted for him in the next shooting training? If this continues, I will have a psychological trauma."

"Then tell Lori."

Benzema said with a smile.

Re-opening.

The Chinese national football team has begun to become numb.

Less than 20 minutes had passed and they were already three goals behind, but the French team looked unsatisfied.

The outcome of the incident was exactly as they expected.

Although Charles did not have much desire to shoot directly, he had a strong desire to make assists today.

Just three minutes later, Charles made a lob pass, Anelka chested the ball, broke away from the defender who was defending him closely, and shot with his left foot.

France 4:0 China.

In the 31st minute, Charles passed the ball and Gourcuff scored with a low shot.

France 5:0 China.

The Chinese national football fans who originally wanted to know how big the gap was simply turned off the TV.

How big is the gap?
A gap as big as the Mariana Trench.

To read on would be to bring disgrace upon oneself.

It's only been 31 minutes and they've already conceded 5 goals.

A football match lasts a full 90 minutes.

Now, on average, the French team can score a goal every 6 minutes. By the end of the game, the French team may have scored 15 goals against the Chinese national team.

Football games are turning into basketball games.

Besides, they just watch the Chinese national football team, they are not blind.

You know, right now Charle doesn't have a particularly strong desire to attack, and their playing style is very team-oriented, which is completely different from when they were in the club.

In the Champions League, the defensive players of the top clubs couldn’t stop Charles, so can the defenders of the Chinese national team do it?

The defender couldn't stop it, the midfielder couldn't pass the ball, and the forward couldn't shoot.

At this time, Domeneghe also began to make large-scale substitutions.

The incident of Cisse breaking his leg four years ago is still fresh in our memory.

Almost there.

But what disappointed the Chinese national team was that Xiaer and other starters were basically replaced, but coming on as substitutes does not mean that their strength is weak.

In the end, the French team defeated the Chinese team 10:0, swept away hunger and were themselves again.

It is false that Ribery is of Chinese descent.

最开始这个消息来源于2007年10月22日凌晨5时57分32秒，一名叫“数字革命”的网友在拜仁论坛发表的一篇《里贝里：“我是中国某位皇帝的后代”》的帖子。

However, after investigation, it was found that there was no report on this in the German media at the same time, and there were many typos in this post.

Originally it was nothing and no one took it seriously. Later some websites actually published it as news, and the influence of this post became bigger and bigger.

Eventually, some local media began to reprint the news without verification, and its influence eventually grew until now.

There were rumors debunked during this period, but the refutation did not have much influence.

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I thought about it for a long time, but still couldn’t figure out how the Chinese national football team should attack.

Based on some of the games I have seen, the Chinese national football team plays, um... the game is very fragmented, the ball goes out of bounds from time to time, and the stoppage, or maybe it should be called a stoppage, is not particularly good. Plus, the Chinese national football team now emphasizes physical fitness, so considering all aspects, I really can’t imagine a more appropriate game in my mind, so I can only describe it with such indirect narrative.

(If there is any error, it is because the author generalizes)
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