Entering 2001, some people were looking forward to joining the WTO, and some were looking forward to a successful bid for the Olympics.

For the fans, they naturally hope that everything goes well in the World Cup preliminaries.

One was injured in the Civilization Cup, and three were injured in the King of Thailand Cup.

The media and fans were very sad.

It is also a huge blow to the parties involved.

But looking at it as a whole.

Forget about the World Cup.

Even in the Asian Cup, every time starting from the qualifiers, players have been dropped due to injuries.

This is inevitable.

This year Zeng Zheng only injured 4 people in two months, which is not too many!

However, since the start of the league in March, all this has been out of control.

Because Shide is competing in the Asian Club Cup, they are fighting on three fronts.

After Li Ming suffered a calf fracture and injury in the Asian Club Cup, Shide had to use the national youth players to help him.

But these young national youth players still have to play in the World Youth Championship in the middle of the year.

After several league games, several World Cup games, and several FA Cup games, they were also scarred.

Let alone the World Youth Championship, even Shide in the league can hardly find anyone.

As for other players, Luneng's long-time player Mao Zhen strained his groin in a scramble, and Li Xiaopeng also injured his knee during training.

Li Yao of Liaoning Football Team and Wei Xin of Lifan also injured their legs in the league.

The most pity is Qu Shengqing.

This guy has been suffering from recurring hemorrhoids.

Let alone a training camp for the national team.

He has barely played in Shenhua's league games.

I saw a lot of Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and in the end I even had my fortune told.

The results were unanimously believed to be due to acclimatization.

There is no other good solution other than letting him eat a lighter diet.

Zhang Yuheng, who stayed in Liaozu, also felt sympathy for Qu Shengqing.

Qu Yueheng's problems continued as mentioned above, causing him to be involved in lawsuits.

Although Zhang Yuheng has been training and competing very hard.

But this matter cannot be completely unaffected.

Due to his condition, Zhang Yuheng also missed the national team training in March.

By the end of March, before Bamboo Shoes announced the squad for the first stage of the World Cup qualifying match against the Maldives, Zeng Zheng had to make phone calls to inquire about the situation one by one.

Unfortunately, both Li Tie and Li Jinyu also had problems.

Li Jinyu was injured because the national football team received "intensive care" after their visit to Italy, while Li Tie was injured simply because Sevilla wanted to make a breakthrough.

After comprehensive consideration, on April 4th, Bamboo Shoes announced the list of participants for the first phase of the qualifiers.

Goalkeepers: Ou Chuliang (Harbin Jianglong), Fu Bin (Chongqing Lifan), An Qi (Dalian Shide)

Defenders: General Fan (Crystal Palace), Zhang Minghua (Grimsby), Sun Jihai (Manchester City), Shu Chang (Shandong Luneng Taishan), Wu Chengying (Modu Shenhua), Li Weifeng (Harbin Jianglong), Xu Yunlong (Beijing Guoan)

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Midfielder: Shen Si, Qi Hong, Sun Xiang (Shenhua), Zhao Junzhe (Liaozu), Zheng Zhi (PSV), Zhang Xiaorui (Benfica), Shao Jiayi (Borussia), Ma Mingyu (Peru)

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Forwards: Yu Genwei (Tianjin TEDA), Yang Chen (Eintracht Frankfurt), Xie Hui (Aachen), Wang Tao (Beijing Guoan).

At the press conference the next day, Zeng Zheng made it clear that if the team's situation of being full of injured players does not change significantly, he will decide whether to recruit new players to the national team on the evening of the 16th.

Of course, the newcomers will report directly to Xi'an. Under normal circumstances, it is unlikely that they will play.

Regarding the list of newcomers, Zeng Zheng shook his head and said he did not intend to disclose it.

As for overseas players, Zeng Zheng didn't appear to be in a hurry.

"Whether it is an overseas football player or a domestic international football player, my inspection principles are the same."

"That's form and injuries."

"We cannot focus all our hopes on all overseas players, because none of us can guarantee that they will not be injured."

"And now all major leagues have entered the final stage."

"Many of our players are integral members of their clubs."

"To this end, we still need to discuss with the club and strive to get a solution that has the best of both worlds..."

Zeng Zheng's speech puzzled many fans.

Why do I need to seek permission from the club when I return to my country to play for the national team?

What's the use of playing well in a foreign club?

In the end, isn’t it just to play for the national team?

There are many people who hold such thoughts.

Faced with the tit-for-tat responses from reporters, Zeng Zheng changed his previous relaxed and humorous image, and his expression was extremely serious.

"Nothing is necessary or unnecessary."

"Nowadays, football players are a profession, not a model worker who comes back selflessly."

"Whether they are players playing in domestic or foreign leagues, we must respect each other's personal and club choices."

"The reason why a team is strong is not that all strong players are gathered into one team."

"No matter how we choose, we have suitable players in every position."

"At this point, clearly our base is not large enough."

Before Zeng Zheng took office, he said that for this 2002 World Cup, he would eventually select 23 people out of more than 70 people to participate in the World Cup.

But this is just his imagination and plan for the 2002 World Cup.

After this World Cup, Bamboo Shoes and the league will also be free to cultivate more talents.

By the time the 2006 World Cup takes place, there will definitely be more than double digits of reserve players to choose from.

Reporter: "How is the status of the national football team? It feels like the amount of training in the past week has not been heavy!"

Zeng Zheng: "The training is just a routine. The main purpose is to adjust the players' condition and increase the tacit understanding between the players."

"As for the sluggish state and poor mental condition you mentioned, that is your reporter's own speculation. At least for now, I am very satisfied with the training of the team members."

Reporter: "Then can we win all the group matches?"

Someone asked the question that fans are most concerned about right now.

Zeng Zheng: "I will bring all players, including injuries, to Xi'an, and ensure that in any unexpected situation, the team can be adjusted in time to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As for the outcome of the game, Zeng Zheng did not give a clear answer.

However, according to the information obtained by the paparazzi, Zeng Zheng had mentioned this matter in private more than once.

"Fuck, you can't even make it to the group stage?"

"These reporters are stupid! They ask questions about everything."

"The Maldives is not even bigger than our village! A team like this can participate in the World Cup just because they have money."

"I can beat this kind of team with my eyes closed!"

As the days go by, overseas football players are returning home one after another.

Although the paparazzi don't know the specific time.

But after being on guard 24 hours a day, I finally managed to take these photos of planes flying overseas.

Among them, General Fan, Yang Chen and Xie Hui are the most news-making.

The biggest trouble for Lao Fan and Yang Chen is that the team has suffered successive losses recently and has fallen into the relegation zone.

Crystal Palace and Frankfurt suffered disastrous defeats 1-4 and 2-4 respectively in away games last weekend, making the relegation situation even more severe.

According to their clubs, both hope that they will return to the club to participate in the relegation battle during the World Cup preliminaries.

At present, General Fan's initial plan is to only miss the away game against Cambodia.

But if Zhu Xie firmly disagrees with this plan and Crystal Palace fails to avoid relegation, then General Fan is very likely to play in the second division with Crystal Palace next season!

If General Fan wants to transfer, he still has to look at Crystal Palace's attitude.
To be continued...