There is a belief called football

Chapter 141 First Arrival in Doha
The Xianghe National Football Training Base is located between Beijing and Tianjin, 70 kilometers away from the Capital International Airport. The national team can train here without going through BJ to the airport directly, without worrying about traffic jams on the road.

After Li Qiao got off the plane, he took the pre-arranged special car and went to the national team training base. Along with his teammates in Guangzhou Tianbao, Qi Bing, Li Weifeng, and Sun Jihai.

The Xianghe National Football Training Base is an old place for Li Weifeng and Sun Jihai, but for Qi Bing and Li Qiao, everything is so new and full of expectations.

Of course it was not Li Qiao's turn to wear No. 9 in the national team. In the end, Li Qiao got No. 39, while Qi Bing got No. 33.

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After entering the base, the expected Camacho head coach did not show up, not even one of Camacho's four assistant coaches. Those who came out to see Li Qiao, Qi Bing and others were all Chinese staff members, which made Li Qiao a little disappointed, but what happened later made Li Qiao even more worried about the trip to the national team, that is, Li Qiao reported to the national team on November 4th, and the away game against Iraq was on December 11nd.

Li Qiao originally received the plan to train for two days on the 28th and 29th, and then fly directly to Doha on the night of the 29th to start preparing for the next game. However, Li Qiao did not meet the head coach Camacho until the departure, and all the training was led by the assistant coach.

Finally, before departure on the 29th, the players were told that Camacho would fly directly from Madrid to Doha to join the team.

Hearing this news, Li Qiao's dissatisfaction turned into anger. As a professional player, Li Qiao knew a truth, professional football practitioners must be worthy of every penny they earn, and Camacho's super negligent work attitude made Li Qiao very disappointed. It is no wonder that the Chinese team lost to the underdog Jordan in the last game.

But Li Qiao didn't have any complaints. In this national team, it's not the turn of a 17-year-old player to complain. Besides, Li Qiao doesn't want to be a rat shit that destroys the unity of the team.

In fact, not only Li Qiao, but the big brother Li Weifeng is also very dissatisfied with Camacho's work attitude. Li Weifeng is a veteran player who participated in the 2002 World Cup and worked with Milu. At that time, Milu had a saying that "attitude is everything."

Many players are even discussing the issue of when Camacho will leave get out of class in private. "Attitude is everything." No matter how big the head coach is, as long as his work attitude is wrong, he will not be far from failure.

On the evening of the 29th, at the Capital Airport, the international football team in the plane was the same as it had been countless times before. Because of the loss in the last game, there were very few fans who came to see them off. Apart from CCTV, there were no other media in the airport.

It can be said that everything is like the weather in BJ, a bit cold, and what is even colder is the heart of the national football team. Football games are different from other sports. The coach needs to arrange clear tactics before the game, otherwise the players will not know how to move on the field.

When the plane took off, most people had already closed their eyes to rest, but Li Qiao looked at BJ outside the porthole. This was his first time to represent the country. How would the head coach arrange it?Will I start myself?When he was with Stan, he was always so reassuring, he could trust Stan 100%, but now he is a bit at a loss.

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When they arrived in Qatar, the team members felt the heat first. Even in winter, the maximum daytime temperature in this desert country can still reach 30 degrees.

In fact, the weather factor has always been the reason for the poor performance of the Chinese team in the Middle East. Some people may think this is an excuse, but you must know that when the South Korean team is a guest in the Middle East, they will also perform abnormally. For example, in the 2000 Asian Cup, they lost to the Kuwait team inexplicably.

But complaints are complaints, the AFC has already decided, what else can I do besides accepting it?
Fortunately, the players finally met their head coach, Camacho. Camacho just greeted everyone at the hotel. That's because after a month, he basically couldn't remember the names of the Chinese players. In order not to make a fool of himself, he didn't greet the players too much.

The team arrived in Doha on the 30th, and the game was scheduled for the day after tomorrow at 12:2 pm on December 8. Due to the need to adapt to the weather, the team just went for a simple jog on the 30th. There was no ball training, and there was no team training.

On December 12, since the national team training camp, the players saw the head coach Camacho appear on the training ground for the first time, and at this time there was only one day left before the start of the game.

Spain is the Sanya of Europe. It is the best place in Europe to enjoy the sea breeze and sunbathe. Obviously, the sun in Doha is much more poisonous than the sun in Spain. After a while, Camacho left. Obviously, even the Spaniards can’t stand the sun here. The four assistant coaches in Camacho’s coaching team stayed behind to lead the training.

The training content is very simple, it is the most common kind of training, it can be done without foreign coaches, or even professional coaches, just shooting, robbing and so on.

Li Qiao trained with a few people he knew well. He passed the ball to Li Weifeng, Li Weifeng passed the ball to Sun Jihai, and Jihai passed the ball to Qi Bing.

At the beginning, the 4 people still had smiles on their faces, but as they kicked and kicked, the 4 people became more and more angry. What kind of training is this?This is practiced by children who have just entered football school. It stands to reason that what the team needs now is group confrontation, free kick training, and targeted training based on the opponent's characteristics.

While practicing, Li Weifeng suddenly said, "It would be great if Milu was here." Another veteran, Sun Jihai, smiled, obviously he agreed with what "Big Head" said.

Li Qiao didn't know how powerful Milu was. He was still young at that time, but Li Qiao also suddenly said, "It would be great if Stan was here."

"Hehe", the other 3 people all laughed. Yes, if the head coach of the national team is not Camacho, but Stan, then let alone in Doha, even in Huoyanshan, Stan will stand on the sidelines and care about every pass and every movement.

Qi Bing said: "If Stan is here, are we still alive?"
"That's right, I can't stand him with my old bones," Sun Jihai said with a smile.

"Yes, Stan is too strict. Playing under him will be exhausting, but at least he can win. To be honest, I don't want to return to the national team now. This kind of slack makes me uncomfortable," Li Weifeng said.

"Then let's imagine what will happen to the Chinese team if Stan leads the team?"Li Qiao said.

"Entering the top 10 is certain," Qi Bing said.

"Sweeping across Asia is certain," Sun Jihai said.

"I think there is no problem qualifying for the World Cup group," Li Weifeng said.

Everyone chatted more and more vigorously, and finally forgot that they were still on the training ground, and several people talked louder and louder. When Li Qiao woke up, he saw that the four assistant coaches didn't know where to hide from the sun.

In the fantasy just now, the Chinese team won the World Cup, but in reality, we don't even know what the match will be for tomorrow. Obviously, Li Qiao's career in the national team is destined to be uneven.

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On the game day of December 12, Camacho was bombarded by reporters' questions at the pre-match press conference. Of course, most of them were about the loss of the last game and Camacho's formation.

Although Camacho's level of leadership is average, after all, he has experienced many battles, and he is still very good at dealing with reporters' questions.

Faced with the defeat in the last game, Camacho cited the example when he first took office in the Spanish national team. At that time, the team's performance was not good at the beginning, but under his guidance, Spain's performance became stable after one year. He emphasized that he is the head coach, not a magician.

Faced with doubts about his formation, Camacho admitted that he did not know much about Chinese players shortly after he took office, and he just continued to use his predecessor's lineup for the time being.

When the reporter heard Camacho's answer, he was really impeccable and blamed everything. It would be great if the defense of the team he coached could be as impeccable as Camacho himself.

A reporter asked: "Since you don't know the team well, who recommended the newcomers promoted this time"?
"Although I am in Spain, I pay attention to the matches of the Chinese league and the matches of Chinese clubs every day, so these people are discovered by myself",
The reporter asked, "Then can you tell me their names? The names of the three newly selected players this time."

It's really secret, these three people are recommended by the coaching staff, Camacho didn't know their names, he finally said: "I know their numbers, their faces, but I'm sorry I don't understand Chinese very well".

The reporter wanted to continue asking, "Then what numbers are they?"

But Camacho is a thief. He has pointed to another reporter and given him time.

The Chinese reporters in the audience were not stupid. They looked at each other in blank dismay, because Li Qiao's name was the simplest, and they should remember it even if they don't understand Chinese. Camacho's answer was obviously far-fetched, and they began to doubt how much of what Camacho said was true.

In the end, Camacho left the press conference scene early on the grounds that he still had to deploy before the game.

The game is about to start, and this is another life-and-death battle for Chinese football. Before the Chinese team played Qatar, there was no good result, so that many people called Doha the Waterloo of Chinese football. Looking at the back of Camacho's departure, the reporters on the scene began to feel that the night's game was more or less ominous.

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