Text Volume Chapter 291: Pre-match Meeting Hu Lai woke up and opened his eyes and found that it was already bright outside the window.

He was stunned for a moment, then picked up his phone and looked at the time. It was already nine-ten in the morning.

While checking the time, he also saw new WeChat messages.

When I opened WeChat, I found that it was from Li Qingqing.

Ask him if he got up.

Hu Lai replied: "I just got up."

After sending it, he lay on the bed and continued to check his phone for a while. After almost ten minutes, he saw that Li Qingqing did not reply immediately. He looked at the time in Jincheng on his phone and guessed that Li Qingqing was sleeping.

Going to bed so early...

Hu Lai threw the phone aside, jumped out of bed, got dressed and went to the bathroom to wash up.

When he came back after washing up, he saw Wang Guangwei already sitting on the bed.

"Hey, you're awake?"

"I was woken up by the sound of water..."

"Ah, do you want to sleep a little longer?" Hu Lai said, "I just saw a notification in the group saying that everyone will sleep until they wake up naturally today."

"No need, I'll just wake up naturally." Wang Guangwei took the clothes, jumped out of bed and walked to the bathroom, "I'll take a shower."

As soon as he entered the bathroom, there was a knock on the door, so he shouted: "Hu Lai!"

"I heard it, I heard it." Hu Lai responded while going to open the door.

Outside the door were four people, Chen Xingyi, Zhang Qinghuan, Xia Xiaoyu and Zhou Zijing.

"Have you eaten yet?" Zhang Qinghuan asked after seeing Hu Lai dressed neatly.

"Not yet, I just finished washing up."

"Let's go then!"

"Wait until Lao Wang takes a shower." Hu Lai pointed to the bathroom with the sound of running water.

The four of them went in to wait for Wang Guangwei.

Xia Xiaoyu saw Hu Lai endure it again and again, and finally asked: "Brother Hu, did you sleep well yesterday?"

"It's okay, I woke up naturally anyway."

"That's great. I tossed until one o'clock yesterday before falling asleep..." Xia Xiaoyu said depressedly.

"Maybe we are similar? Lao Wang and I have been chatting for a long time, from high school to career..." Hu Lai scratched his head.

Hearing his answer, Xia Xiaoyu's eyes widened: "Are you nervous too?"

Hu Lai spread his hands: "Who is not nervous in the first game of the World Cup? Let me tell you, Xiaoyu, if anyone tells you that he is not nervous at all, then he must be showing off in front of you!"

Xia Xiaoyu couldn't help but look at Zhou Zijing. After he got up today, he asked Zhou Zijing why he went to bed so early yesterday. Zhou Zijing told him that it was because he was not nervous at all...

His action was caught by Hu Lai, who laughed: "Zhou Zijing, are you pretending in front of Xiaoyu again?"

Zhou Zijing shouted unconvinced: "Who is pretending? I'm really not nervous!"

"hehe."

"Why are you lying to me? I won't be able to play anyway, so why should I be nervous?" Zhou Zijing defended anxiously.

"Have you never imagined that you would become famous after coming off the bench?" Hu Lai asked.

"Uh..." Zhou Zijing was stunned, apparently Hu Lai had hit his mark.

He had really fantasized about it... no, to be precise, when he was lying in bed last night, he had fantasized over and over again in his mind about the storyline of being ordered to come on as a substitute in a critical situation, and then help the Chinese team beat Algeria.

However, this cannot be admitted in front of Hu Lai, because it was Hu Lai who was ordered to replace him in the critical moment.

Seeing his reaction, Hu Lai knew that he had guessed correctly, and he burst out laughing.

Amidst laughter, Zhou Zijing did not refute, but just muttered: "I have thought about it, but it doesn't mean I am nervous..."

While they were chatting, Wang Guangwei came out of the shower and changed into dry clothes. He no longer felt as listless as when he just got up and became much more energetic.

"Let's go and eat!" Zhang Qinghuan waved his hand, and everyone got up and followed him out to the restaurant.

I met my teammates on the way and said hello: "Have you eaten?"

"Eat it! Are you just going?"

"Waiting for Lao Wang to take a bath."

"Hey, Guangwei is very particular!"

Just chatting like this, we walked into the restaurant and greeted the coaches sitting at the door: "Hello, Coach Shi. Hello, Coach Hong. Hello, Coach Li..."

Then he went to pick up the meal with the tray in hand.

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Shi Wuyin, Hong Renjie, and Li Zhifei sat at the table closest to the door. They had finished their meal long ago, but they didn't leave.

Instead, they continued to sit in their seats, each with a cup of coffee, just looking at the door, and then nodded to every Chinese team player who walked in and greeted them.

Whenever a player walks over, the three of them will gather together and whisper: "This seems to be in good spirits..."

"There are no obvious dark circles under the eyes, which means the sleep quality is good..."

"It's right to let them wake up later. If we still wake them up according to the original request, I'm afraid many people will yawn non-stop."

"The nervousness can still be seen to some extent. But it seems to be a little better than last night..."

The three people just commented on the status of every player they saw.

It is possible to know the status of each player well.

Li Zhifei lowered his head and looked at the list on his desk. All the names were checked.

"Everyone is here."

"Okay, let's go back and prepare for the team meeting later."

The two coaches left first.

Hong Renjie continued to sit at the table, turning his head to look at the Chinese team players who were dining and talking in the restaurant.

The look in his eyes was like that of an old farmer looking at the crops in the field, eagerly looking forward to a good harvest, but worried that there were some diseases and insect pests that he couldn't see that would affect the final harvest.

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Not long after the team had breakfast, they were informed to go to the conference room for a team meeting before the start of the game.

The team will be scheduled to hold such a meeting before each game.

The main content of the meeting is divided into two points. The first is the technical and tactical level, where the tactical points are repeated again to avoid anyone being unclear. The second is the spiritual level, which is to boost morale and unify thinking.

Generally speaking, the team's pre-match meeting is very simple, especially in the league. It is held once before every game. Some things are said in garbled words, and there is no need to repeat them, so just make simple tactical arrangements.

But for an important competition like the World Cup, the pre-match meeting is particularly important.

At the same time, the match lineup will also be announced in this pre-match team meeting. Compared with the tactical arrangements that have been familiar with in training, this list of players is more concerned about it.

"Every player has put in all the hard work in training, so not being selected for the list does not mean that you are not good enough. Remember, we are always a whole. Only as a whole can we have combat effectiveness, otherwise you will not be able to fight in peacetime.

Nothing you have practiced can be used in the game..."

Before announcing the list, Shi Wuyin said these words as usual, which are words he often talks about.

The purpose is to instill the concept of "team" in everyone, so that everyone can put aside the feuding factions in their respective clubs and be able to unite together and work hard for a common goal.

The Chinese team is not as strong as other teams. If they want to perform in the World Cup, they must unite as one. Otherwise, it will really be embarrassing.

In Shi Wuyin's view, unity is even more important than any tactics.

After once again emphasizing the importance of unity, Shi Wuyin began to announce the list:

"Goalkeeper, Lin Zhiyuan."

Hao De glanced at Lin Zhiyuan. The boy was tense and did not raise his fist in celebration, but he was probably already happy in his heart.

He was not surprised by this result.

Ever since he was injured and was replaced by Lin Zhiyuan, he knew that there would be a day when although he was selected into the twenty-three-man roster, he might not even get a minute of playing time...

The goalkeeper position is very special. Unless the main goalkeeper is injured, the substitute goalkeeper will hardly have a chance to play. After all, other positions can be rotated and adjusted, but the goalkeeper position will not be easily rotated unless necessary. Lin Zhiyuan's first game was

, Unless he gets crazy and makes low-level mistakes like in the play-offs, he should still be the same in the next two group matches.

"Central defenders Yao Huasheng and Wang Guangwei."

Wang Guangwei couldn't help but straighten his back. The result was expected, but he was still very proud.

"Right back Bai Di. Left back Qu Lu."

Bai Di lowered his head and clenched his fists hard.

As a teammate of Hu Lai, Wang Guangwei, Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai in the Olympic team, he was selected for the national team later than all of them, but with his outstanding performance in the club, he still caught up with the World Cup.

The last train. And now he even goes one step further and gets a chance to play in the first game of the World Cup!
To be continued...