Chapter 70 Post-Match Press Conference

Bosque, who had been drowsy before, now looked radiant.

He twirled his mustache and began to answer the reporters' questions:

"We must remain humble and have some fear."

"The key to victory is Li and the turf."

"The Kazan Arena's turf used to be the most famous vegetable garden in the world."

"Mexico played great. They showed an excellent competitive attitude tonight. The number of fouls throughout the game was very few."

"Is tiki-taka dead? This question has been debated from 2014 until now without an answer."

"Li's injury is recovering well, of course, we will consider letting him rest further."

A moment later.

Mexico's coach, Osorio, also praised the Spanish team.

"Our opponent may be the World Cup champion. Li has restored the frightening control of the La Furia Roja. Losing by two goals to Mexico is not shameful."

"Although Li did not directly participate in goals and assists, he can improve the strength of the entire team, causing a series of targeted deployments we made before the game to completely fail."

"Mexico's most important task next is to strive for second place in the group to qualify."

"Maybe we can meet Spain again in the Confederations Cup final."

This guy is a scholar-type coach. After his playing career ended, he sold his car and watch to study in the UK.

He also spied on the training details of Liverpool and Manchester United.

He also learned the "high-frequency rotation strategy" from Ferguson.

After obtaining his diploma, he traveled to Latin American countries and became a "professional national team coach."

On the other side.

The fax machine at the Kazan training center kept "beeping."

The content was roughly: Arsenal Football Club strongly condemned the Spanish coaching staff for allowing Li Kang to play with an injury.

As soon as Li Kang returned to the training base, he was surrounded by team doctors and taken to the medical examination room.

A long time later.

Minano held the report and said excitedly:

"Everything is normal! This trip to Russia is so wonderful."

"The boss said to let Li rest. How can we risk Li with an opponent like New Zealand?"

New Zealand is the 2016 Oceania Nations Cup champion.

The team's biggest star is Chris Wood, who plays for Leeds United.

Most of the other players play in the A-League.

That's right, most of New Zealand's main players play in the Australian A-League.

For example, the A-League's top scorer, Barbarouses, always scores in the last few minutes of A-League games, and can make the opposing goalkeeper and defenders' IQs drop sharply, defending with their eyes, foolishly staring at the football as it drills into the net.

The training base is located in the suburbs of Kazan, and there are no entertainment venues nearby.

The Spanish players can only stay in their dorms and play games.

"The combination of De Bruyne and Van Basten is really awesome!"

"Another goal."

"That's because your goalkeeper is Courtois!"

"Keep it down, Li is trying to sleep."

"There are five walls between us."

Li Kang lived alone in a single room dormitory. He was holding a tablet, watching the recording of the group match between Germany and Chile.

The match wasn't particularly exciting.

The new and old players of the German team, under the continuous maneuvering of Kroos and Reus, launched waves of complete attacks. It was a pity that Leipzig's divine striker, Werner, repeatedly missed opportunities.

The Chilean team didn't need to use their brains to adjust their defense. Relying on Sanchez's impact, the Andean Condor almost destroyed the German tank.

Low brought on Havertz and Brandt in the second half.

The Bayer Leverkusen Gemini did not produce a wonderful linkage.

But Havertz and Werner had a wonderful chemical reaction.

The two fed each other passes.

In the end.

Germany 2:1 Chile.

Beep beep beep.

The phone rang.

Li Kang unlocked the screen and saw that it was full of messages of concern about his injury.

Apart from the Mexican players, the whole world thought his injury hadn't healed yet?

Völler forwarded and shared several articles of inspirational chicken soup about iron will, and also mentioned several classic battles he had experienced when he was young.

Old man Toppmöller was still cursing the instigator who injured Li Kang.

Dino said that his new girlfriend was the niece of the former Bayern Munich miracle doctor, Wolfarth, and asked Li Kang to take some time to go to Munich.

Ms. Skaya advised Li Kang to return to the Cobham training base in advance to recuperate.

Havertz and Brandt said: If Li doesn't play, the two of them will lift their first international tournament trophy.

Li Kang simply replied to a few messages and put the phone aside.

The Confederations Cup schedule is very short.

The semi-finals follow the group stage.

The coaching staff may only let him play again in the final.

Spain's last opponent in the group stage is New Zealand.

Li Kang was not selected for the roster.

Bosque arranged for a lot of staff to accompany him to go out for a walk.

Besides the Kazan Kremlin and the Local History Museum, there weren't any attractions in the city suitable for visiting.

Li Kang didn't go to any cathedrals, lama temples, or other religious places.

He just went to the downtown area to buy some local specialty crafts and returned to the training base.

The transportation used along the way was provided by the car company sponsor, SEAT, so it didn't attract the attention of local people and media reporters.

At the same time.

Spartak Stadium in Moscow.

Crowded with people, all seats were occupied.

Spain vs. New Zealand.

The Oceania champion did not adopt a defensive counter-attack stance. The words "turtle tactics" do not exist in the dictionary of the A-League stars.

Coach Hudson said: We must cherish the opportunity to play against strong teams. The Confederations Cup is a valuable learning journey for New Zealand.

The confrontation wasn't intense.

The A-League stars were very restrained, and New Zealand continued their "gentle" fouling actions.

They did not receive a single yellow card in the entire Confederations Cup.

In the 8th minute of the match.

Carvajal broke through continuously on the right, and crossed to the bottom!

Morata overwhelmed two opposing central defenders and headed the ball into the goal.

1:0.

In the 15th minute of the match.

Koke sent a 45-degree cross into the rib area.

Morata headed the ball into the goal!

2:0.

In the end.

The group stage ended.

Morata scored four goals.

Spain 6:0 New Zealand, qualifying as the first in the group.

The semi-final pairings of the 2017 Confederations Cup were also revealed.

Spain vs. Chile.

Germany vs. Mexico.

Fans are making predictions on online forums.

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[Chile beat Mexico 7:0 last year with a semi-main lineup, Spain beat Mexico 2:0 with a full-main lineup, the conclusion is out, Chile 5:0 Spain.]

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[If you calculate it this way, how many goals will the German team win against Mexico? They won against Chile, and lost to Spain in the European Cup last year.]

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[I don't want Spain and Germany to enter the final. The Confederations Cup champion curse is a bit scary: the champion can't reach the World Cup champion the following year.]

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[After the Confederations Cup is the Club World Cup, the European Super Cup, if Li Mingdeng transfers away from Arsenal in advance, without these two championship honors, there may be problems in the Ballon d'Or selection.]

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[What problems could there be? How is it possible not to win the Ballon d'Or with a treble-winning midfield core, Premier League Golden Boot, and bandaged appearance in the Champions League final to seal the victory?]

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[The Ballon d'Or awards ceremony is at the end of the year, it's still early.]

(End of this chapter)