On the second day of the Rio Olympics, Chu Yang's national Olympic team finally ushered in its first group match.

The game time is 9:30 am Rio time, and the time difference between Rio and Yanjing is 12 hours. This time is already late for Chinese audiences. However, for those fans who love football, it is not too late to watch football. After all, for fans, even if they watch football all night, it is not new.

This game is the opening battle of the Chinese Olympic team on the Olympic stadium, and fans' attention is naturally not low. By less than nine o'clock, many fans had already prepared beer and various snacks, and locked in CCTV sets 5 early, waiting to watch the live broadcast.

In the live broadcast room, Liu Jianhong, who has always been a supporting role, finally came to play today. This professional football program host of CCTV 5 sets usually didn't speak much in the competitions of more than a day before. After all, except for football sports, he had less knowledge of other sports. This time, the reason why he was invited to participate in the Olympic live broadcast was largely because the national Olympic team entered the Olympics.

Of course, Liu Jianhong is not sure about the real reason. Because according to past experience, with the strength of the Chinese team, even if they enter the Olympics, they are probably eliminated in the group stage. Such a result does not seem to be enough to cooperate with a football host specifically for him.

Of course, Liu Jianhong didn’t know that this time the Chinese Olympic team was no longer different from the past. With Chu Yang, the great master, “lurking” in it, this team has leaped from a bottom-sized team to a terrifying team with super strength!

Liu Jianhong didn't know, but those senior leaders knew it. Especially the leader who liked football, he was very concerned about this game and specifically instructed CCTV to do a good job of live broadcasting football games. With such attention, how dare CCTV be negligent? He directly released Liu Jianhong.

Half an hour before the game, CCTV has already locked the channel at the Minero Stadium. Although this place is not the main Olympic stadium, its facilities are also first-class. The Minero Stadium, which can accommodate 40,000 spectators at the same time. It is one of the four football competition venues in the Rio Olympics. The other three are Xinshuiyuan Stadium, Brasilia National Stadium and the main stadium-Maracana Stadium.

It was just a group qualifier, and there were not many spectators in the Minero Stadium, or even not full.

The reason for this is that on the one hand, it is related to the low attention to the group stage, and on the other hand, it is because these two teams are not the favorites to win the championship, especially the Huaxia team. Basically everyone thinks that it will go home after playing three group stages.

The group where the Chinese team is group D. In this group, the other three teams are Spain, Island Country and Egypt. Among the three opponents, Egypt is relatively weak, but its overall strength is still one head higher than China. As for Island Country and Spain, let alone, the former is an Asian strong team, and the latter is a super strong team that can directly compete for the championship!

Before the game, many fans and professional competition institutions analyzed that in the three games of the China team, only the strength to compete against Egypt, and the best result is a draw. If you are lucky, it is possible to win this game. However, if you face the island country or Spain, you basically have no chance.

Due to historical reasons, Chinese people are not friendly to island countries, and they are even more unwilling to admit that the strength of the island countries is stronger than themselves. But in terms of football, whether it is admitted or not, the fact is that. In previous games, Chinese football performed poorly, especially when fighting against island countries, basically there was no win or not, which is also a recognized fact!

As for Egypt, although it is also a weak team, football has developed rapidly in the past two years, especially some players who play for the top domestic Ahli Club, who have performed very well. In contrast, the performance of Chinese players in the past two years has been a bit mediocre, and there are basically no such players who are eye-catching. Several overseas returnees represented by Xu Hao are quite eye-catching, but they are just second- and third-rate players abroad.

Half an hour before the game begins, CCTV's live broadcast has begun.

Liu Jianhong was wearing a decent blue suit today and was dressed very formally. Unlike yesterday, he sat in the anchor position today, while Liu Yi, who had previously partnered with him, sat on the other side.

At the beginning, Liu Yi said half-jokingly: "Jianhong, today the anchor's throne will be given to you. Commentary football is your old job. I believe that many viewers are looking forward to your commentary in today's game."

Hearing Liu Yi's words, Liu Jianhong said with a smile: "I dare not, but I dare not. In fact, when it comes to football, I am also talking about it on paper. When I was young, I couldn't run on the court and often played the role of picking balls."

Liu Jianhong's words didn't seem to be pretending to be fake. He is fat, the type who gains weight slightly, but he is very fat overall. With the pair of square glasses, he looks very gentle and gentle.

"I'm so humble. Many domestic fans can say that their commentary on you are full of praise. You don't have to be humble anymore today. This commentary on football may not be particularly good at playing football, right? Jianhong, let's analyze today's game for us." Liu Yi said with a smile.

"Okay, then in fact, the Chinese team is quite lucky in this game today. In the first game against Egypt, I did not encounter a strong team like island countries or Spain. So about the Egypt team, I believe that fans who like football know a little about him. This is a team with strength between the second and third lines. It can be said that compared with the Chinese team, it is a team with similar strength. I believe that this game will definitely be a very exciting and very good-looking game." Liu Jianhong said.

Hearing Liu Jianhong's words, Liu Yi nodded and continued to ask: "So Jianhong, what do you think about the appearance arrangements of the Chinese team in today's game?"

Liu Jianhong heard this question and pondered for a while before saying: "About this game, I just looked at the Huaxia team's appearance list. It should be said that the overall arrangement is still very reasonable. It is the classic 442 team, and it is also the defensive counterattack we are good at. However, in the arrangement of the main lineup, I did not see overseas returnees like Li Yuan, Chen Zhechao and Yang Ting. Coach Du Yi gave the main position to Wang Rui, Wu Xing and Zhang Bin and other domestic players, especially the three above, from the forward to the center to the back midfielder, it can be said that it has formed a relatively complete offensive system. Of course, we can also understand it this way. These overseas returnees were previously carried out around the main forward Xu Hao, but due to some emergencies, Xu Hao could not participate in this National Olympic Team game. It disturbed the team's original plan, so this should be the second alternative for the National Olympic Team."

Liu Jianhong is worthy of being a first-class football commentator in China. He pointed out the difficulties faced by the National Olympic Team in a few words. Although Xu Hao's affairs were handled in a low-key manner, there was no airtight wall in the world. What's more, in the developed Internet era, many fans heard about this matter within a few hours.

After hearing this news, many fans' first reaction was a pity, and there were voices of pleading for Xu Hao on the Internet.

Of course, what Xu Hao did is definitely not a glorious thing. Just from the matter itself, it is very normal to ban the game. After all, this kind of thing has also smeared the National Olympic Team and even smeared the Chinese delegation.

But from the perspective of the game, without Xu Hao, the absolute main player, the hope of qualifying in the Chinese team suddenly became even more slim. Although there was not much hope for qualifying in the group before, there was a possibility of a fight after all. However, without a general like Xu Hao, this hope became infinitely close to zero!

Many Chinese fans have called for the lifting of Xu Hao's ban and let him finish the game before accepting punishment. Unfortunately, the decision to ban Xu Hao was not made by the Chinese delegation, but by FIFA. Players have had such a scandal. FIFA will certainly not turn a blind eye. It is not easy to explain that FIFA lifting the punishment of Xu Hao.

Therefore, at this moment, many domestic fans are already full of pessimism about this game. However, out of habit, these people know that the game may lose and the loss is very ugly, but they still turn on the TV and lock the channel.

After listening to Liu Jianhong's commentary, Liu Yi nodded and expressed his agreement. As the host of Huaxia 5 sets, although he is not a professional football commentary, he also has some understanding of football. To be honest, like many fans, he does not have any hope for the group stage of the Huaxia team.

On the TV screen, the Egyptian Olympic Team faced the camera head-on and was interviewed.

"The Huaxia (National Olympics) team is a respectable team. Of course, we are here for competition, not for travel. So our goal is to win." Facing the camera, Egyptian Olympics head coach Housham Mohammed Albadri said confidently.

This is a piece of interview with Brazilian TV station. After playing this piece, the reporter Wang Qiang cut back to the scene.

"Hello, Wang Qiang, we just saw the on-site interview with the Egyptian team. Now, please introduce the situation to us." Liu Jianhong said. He and Wang Qiang are old partners, one doing live broadcasts and the other going out to the field. The two are very familiar with each other.

"Okay Jianhong, Hello, everyone in front of the TV. I am Wang Qiang. The position I am standing at is the Minero Stadium in Rio. In more than twenty minutes, the match between the Chinese Olympic team and the Egyptian Olympic team will officially begin. This is the first football group match of the Olympic Games. So in a few minutes, the group matches of the three ABC groups will also be held in the other three stadiums. Now I will briefly introduce the situation at the game site."

Wang Qiang said, turning around and letting out the camera lens, and then continued: "We saw that the weather today is very good. It is not the kind of sunny day, with a slight cloud, but it makes the entire game venue more comfortable. The temperature is around 23 degrees, which is also a very good temperature. The wind at the scene is about two to three levels, and it will not have any major impact on the game. We can see that there were many Chinese fans in the audience today. I just took a look at it and there were about 7,000 people, and there were about 2,000 fans who came to the scene. So from this scene support situation, we are far superior to the Egyptian team. Our fans are also on the scene, making some people waves from time to time, creating an atmosphere, and the mood is very high. So later, I will interview the players of the National Olympic Team and bring you some updated live reports."

After Wang Qiang finished speaking, Liu Jianhong answered the words again at the scene.

"Okay, thank you Wang Qiang for your introduction. So here, we sincerely wish the Chinese National Olympic Team to achieve a good result in the first game. Next is advertising time. Don't go away. We will present you a wonderful game later!"

In the Minero Stadium and the lounge, Wang Rui and several others were gathering around Coach Dui, constantly begging.

"Coach Duy, just let Chu Yang play. Without him, it would be really hard for us to win. You also know that this time, there are many players in the Egyptian team who are very strong. Without Chu Yang on the court, we would lose this game!" Wang Rui said almost begging.

Beside him, Wu Xing, Wang Bin, Shi Ke and other players were also begging there. After these days of running-in, Chu Yang has been fully recognized by these people, and his strong personal strength has also left a deep impression on these people. As long as Chu Yang is on the court, they will be full of confidence. However, because of that small storm, Chu Yang cannot play the game now, and everyone is very worried.

On the contrary, Chu Yang, this guy was alone in the lounge, playing with his phone calmly. Anyway, he is now suspended, so the competition has nothing to do with him.

Of course, if Chu Yang wants to play, it is just a matter of phone call. It is very easy to call any big shot to lift the ban. However, Chu Yang is not going to do that. First, he wants to see how Wang Rui and the others perform on the court without him. Second, he does not intend to use this method of seeking to get himself on the court.

Duyi kept explaining with a bitter face.

"Don't say anything more. The ban is issued by the General Secretary, and I have no right to change it. I have reported the request to lift Chu Yang's ban, and all I can do is this. Don't think too much, and play well in a while." Du Yi comforted.

He then looked at his watch. It was almost time. He clapped his hands and shouted, "Okay, everyone cheer up and prepare to go on stage!"
Chapter completed!