"How about it, Team Dragon? Are you satisfied with the facilities at the base?"

On June 1, 2018, Longshute, who had just finished the championship celebration at Liverpool, arrived at the Chinese team training center located around Moscow.

Unlike four years ago, this time, the Chinese Football Association directly studied with the German team and found a beautiful land in Russia two years in advance, and built a base that integrates training, catering, accommodation, entertainment and leisure that is more in line with its own needs.

There are two pieces of training turf here, including a gym, swimming pool, sauna, tactical room, massage room, small cinema, and fishing, diving, bicycles, and short-distance yachts by the lake. A batch of supplies from China were even temporarily imported from China and opened a comprehensive lifestyle of more than 500 square meters in the base!

——Of course, there is no need to pay for things in the supermarket, and this is done just to facilitate the daily life of players and coaches.

I dare not say anything else, but I am absolutely sure that the Chinese Football Association is definitely richer than the German Football Association, and they can even spend a penny on this base - just find a sponsor and solve the problem in minutes!

How luxurious is the Chinese team?

According to Longshute's advice, all accommodation conditions here are suites!

This is not a privilege to lead the team leader, but it means that every player can bring his family, including his children, to move in directly!

This is of course the benefit of Dabo Long to every teammate, coach, and logistics staff.

"Team Dragon, don't worry, it's all the most advanced non-toxic home decoration materials, without any irritating smell."

Director Hou, who was in charge of base logistics, accompanied Long Shute to visit and introduced it conscientiously.

Long Shu nodded. He had always sent people to follow up on this project, and he knew some of the inside stories:

"There is no need to be said about other aspects. I only emphasize one thing: food control must be strictly controlled and no problems are allowed. Do you understand what I mean?"

Director Hou nodded repeatedly:

"Of course, food is the top priority. Everything is done according to Captain Dragon's wishes, and there will never be any mistakes!"

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"Captain Dragon!"

"team leader!"

"Brother Long!"

When Long Shute was the last one appeared in the conference room, the Chinese players who were originally full of the room stood up and greeted him one after another.

He smiled and nodded to everyone, then walked to head coach Gao Hongbo, signaling everyone to sit:

"Before everything, I want to ask you, do you have any goals or pursuits when you come to Russia?

Should I simply experience the atmosphere of the World Cup as my future capital? Or should I try my best with me and see if I can conquer the world?"

Gao Hongbo almost jumped up. He looked at the captain in surprise with an expression of disbelief on his face.

The more than 30 players and coaches in the room almost all had this expression, with only four or five people showing a "very sure" smile.

I heard Long Shute's voice slowly spreading in the air:

"Compared to the fact that our youth and yellow teams were not in the past four years ago, now that our updates have been basically completed, the team's tactical style is more mature, and the overall strength is stronger than four years ago, so... we have reason to go further.

Four years ago, due to my accidental injury, we regretted to the quarterfinals. According to our opponents in the then 18th-finals, if I remained healthy, our tactics and style of play would be able to continue to maintain, and it would not be difficult to defeat them.

So, four years later, the quarterfinals are our most guaranteed goal.

If we can't make it to the quarterfinals, it only means that we have made no progress in the past four years."

He suddenly shook his head:

"No, considering that I have become stronger in the past four years, if the overall performance has not improved, there must be someone who has not done his best. Such a person... must not let me see it. He will definitely not be able to bear the consequences!"

Long Shute's last sentence is almost the most straightforward threat.

But everyone present knew that he had this energy!

No matter how connected you have in the domestic football circle, if Long Shute shook his head, then you will have no place to gain a foothold!

But no one expressed his dissatisfaction with him because they knew better:

This team is under 99% of the pressure on him alone!

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Since the season just ended, Long Shute did not immediately devote himself to the intense training.

He knows his body very well and is not worried that he may lose his form in the game two weeks later.

He just received physical therapy and relaxation while undergoing restorative training.

In the first week, he even gave an exclusive interview to CCTV.

"Unknown to us, the 2018 World Cup in Russia is about to come to us, and our program team has also arrived at the national team training base in Moscow. In the next 20 days, the press conference in front brought you the latest reports on the national team as soon as possible. Today, the player we are going to interview is the captain of the Chinese team, Long Shute!"

The host Zhang Bin used a little too much force, and without the audience, he subconsciously clapped his palms.

Long Shute walked over with a smile and shook hands with him.

Zhang Bin's face was still very natural. He coughed gently and began his own question:

"Four years ago in Brazil, you left the game due to injury in the second round of the group stage. This should be a huge regret, right?"

Long Shu nodded:

"Of course, both myself and the entire national team have suffered huge losses due to this accidental injury, so in Russia this year, we will definitely make up for this regret."

Zhang Bin asked again:

"In fact, most people, including me, think that if there were no injuries that time, the Chinese team would have gone further in Brazil. What do you think?"

"There is not so much if, but even I would assume that."

Long Shute smiled slightly:

"If I hadn't been injured, I would have the confidence to beat them in the quarterfinals, after all, their number one scorer, Suarez, was suspended.

From the perspective of hindsight, after defeating Uruguay, our opponents in the quarter-finals, Costa Rica, are almost negligible, and the possibility of the Chinese team advancing to the semi-finals is infinitely close to 100%,..."

"Haha," Zhang Bin couldn't help laughing happily:

"What's going on this year? Many people think we were assigned to a death group. Can you share with us what you think of your opponents in the group stage?"

"Death Group? Maybe."

Long Shute shrugged:

"But for me, this group is probably the least suspenseful group. We will qualify side by side with Germany. The only question may be...who is the first in the group?"

Yes, the three opponents of the Chinese team are nothing more than Germany, Mexico, and Sweden...

What kind of death group is this?
Chapter completed!