Football: I am only 16 years old, and you want me to retire and make a comeback?

Chapter 817 Eskeriva's Dream Shattered in Doha (Bonus Chapter, Please Vote!!!)

Dongqiudi pinned post: Was giving up the last round the right thing to do? The United States and Mexico have qualified for the World Cup finals. Japan was successfully locked into the second pot in the draw on April 1, while the Chinese national team is in the third pot.

The United States and Mexico have low FIFA rankings, and their advancement has propelled Japan into the seeded position.

It's a real shame for the Chinese national football team; they were stuck right outside the box.

However, the most regrettable thing is not that, but that the Chinese team originally had a chance to reverse Japan's ranking.

If the Chinese national team fields its strongest lineup and defeats Oman away in the 10th round of the Asian Cup qualifiers, they have a chance to surpass Japan's ranking.

But the Chinese team didn't do that!
Taking this factor into account, you could say that the Chinese team handed over its seeded status to Japan.

[Damn it, guys, are we giving up on the second tier of living?]

【6666666】

Don't panic. Actually, I feel there's not much difference between the second and third tiers. Real ability is the key, kids!

[I suspected Teng Hahe was problematic from the start. Why did he let Tang Ye go back early? As soon as Tang Ye went back, Wu Lei and Jiang Guangtai also left. Teng Hahe really has to take the blame.]

[Eskeriva should have been tougher; why didn't you all try to persuade him on Weibo?]

Although the seeded team status was given to Japan, Chinese fans don't actually need to be too upset.

A better placement simply means you have a higher probability of getting a good group, not that you are definitely not going to get a good group.

Japan is in the second tier, and China is in the third tier, so will Japan's group result be better than China's?

Wrong, wrong, wrong! That's not how it works! Absolutely not!

The final result will depend on the group draw on April 1st.

When the Chinese national team, where GGBond plays, is blessed by Lady Luck, even if the Japanese team becomes a top-tier team, it has no effect.

No one can defeat Lady Luck!
However, the teams participating in this World Cup are all very strong, and luck alone may not be enough.

Perhaps Chinese fans should unite and go to temples to draw lots, which should increase their chances of getting a good group.

Maybe……

……

"Cristiano Ronaldo has lost all his chances at Manchester United, and Ten Hag's prejudice has doomed the Portuguese player's return to failure."

"If Ronaldo's return hadn't been forced by the club's management, I think Eric might not have had such a strong prejudice against him. But Ronaldo's return was indeed arranged by the Glazer family."

The YouTube video shows some clips of Cristiano Ronaldo this season.

The Portuguese man sat in the chair, looking very dejected.

Since the start of this season, Ronaldo has developed a new habit: wearing the hood of his training jacket to cover his eyes.

The blogger edited the video very well. You can clearly see that when Ronaldo raises his head to make eye contact with Ten Hag, the Dutchman immediately looks away, clearly not wanting to acknowledge Ronaldo.

This scene appears repeatedly, in Premier League, cup matches, and Champions League games, giving the video a sense of regret and loss for a once-dominant player.

Ok……

Tang Ye estimates that anyone who sees this video will feel sorry for it.

Even if that person is a hater of Cristiano Ronaldo.

"What are you looking at?"

Upon hearing De Rong's voice, Tang Ye quickly turned off his phone and reflexively pressed the volume down button.

"Oh, sorry."

Realizing that Tang Ye was dealing with personal matters, De Rong quickly turned her head away.

Judging from the sound, Tom should be watching YouTube videos, so why does it sound like he's reading private emails?
Never mind what Tang Ye was looking at, judging from the Manchester United attacking midfielder's performance, what he was looking at must be something that requires privacy.

De Jong changed the subject: "Do you think we'll be drawn against each other in the World Cup?"

"Haha, it's best not to be drawn against each other. You Dutch are too ruthless. If we were drawn against the Netherlands, we would explode."

"If we are weak, would you prefer to be drawn with us?"

"Well, of course!"

"Haha, shit!"

……

Time quickly came to April 1st.

Doha was incredibly lively today.

This doesn't mean that Doha has a large population, but rather that Doha has captured the attention of football fans worldwide.

Today marks the start of the World Cup group stage draw!

NetEase News – 230 days until the Qatar World Cup, group stage seeding results announced.

Tier 1: Qatar (host), Brazil, Belgium, France, Argentina, England, Spain, Portugal.

Tier 2: Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Japan...

The first two tiers are all top-tier teams; even fans who never watch football have heard of them.

You may not like watching football, but you certainly know that Brazil, Spain, and Argentina are strong football teams, and that's the point.

The third tier, where the Chinese national football team is located, is also quite familiar to everyone.

There's no other reason than that there are a lot of Asian teams in this third tier.

They're all neighbors!
……

"Actually, I think most situations are acceptable to us."

Outside the venue, Matti and Escriva shared their thoughts: "Ferland, our task was simply to qualify for the World Cup finals, and we have achieved that. At least the fans won't blame us anymore."

Marty's intention was to reassure Escriva not to be too nervous, but Escriva reacted strongly after hearing his words.

"No!"

"Once you're in the main competition, you have to achieve results! I'm here to prove myself."

Eskreva pointed outside the room: "Back in Russia, China advanced to the knockout stage. If I lead China to a group stage exit... Marti! What do you think the Chinese fans will think?"

"I must advance to the knockout stage!"

Escriva gritted his teeth, his attitude resolute, but then realized his tone was off and quickly apologized to Marty.

Take a deep breath.

"...Chinese fans have given me so much support, you know, I have to do something."

Escriva looked into Matti's eyes with unwavering determination: "No matter who the opponent is, no matter what we draw, I'm going to lead the team into the knockout stage, there's no question about it!"

After saying that, Escriva left, leaving Marty standing there in a daze.

"..."

Marty sighed; he was very worried about Eskeriva's current mental state.

Since taking over as coach of the Chinese national team, Ferran has become increasingly erratic.

He shook his head slightly: "Keep it up."

……

CCTV5 Sports

"Good evening, everyone (early morning of April 2nd, China time). This is the DECC Doha Convention Centre, the venue for the draw of the group stage of the 2022 Qatar World Cup! Today, China Media Group is bringing you live coverage of the draw ceremony!"

The screen shows the seating arrangement in the audience.

Perhaps because the draw ceremony had not yet started, more than half of the seats in the audience were still empty, and the well-known coaches and reporters in the picture were looking for their seats.

Moriyasu and Eskeriva arrived early, and you could clearly see them greeting each other.

"Private Marseille."

Moriyasu and Eskeriva bowed, and the latter also said "Arigato" in response. Then the two sat down in their respective places.

Although Japan secured the second seed by suppressing the Chinese team, Eskrima did not show any anger during his conversation with Moriyasu.

Clearly, the Spanish coach was aware of this as well.

The so-called second and third tier teams are only temporary.

The real result will have to wait for the official draw!

Dongqiudi pinned post: Qatar World Cup group stage draw ceremony (in progress).

[China is awesome!]

[Buy 100 RMB to bet on the Chinese national football team to bet on Qatar. If you win, the prize will be drawn directly from the comments section. Limited to the first 10 comments, each person will receive a 10 RMB WeChat red envelope.]

[Draw Qatar? If I get Qatar in the first tier, I'm going to streak in the school cafeteria, no joke!] [Seriously, you guys are all only interested in weak teams. Am I the kind of person who only plays against weak teams? Give me France, let's play with the difficulty!]

[France? If you really smoke France, the guy upstairs is going to get a flood of messages.]

In the early hours of the morning, Chinese fans were very excited, eagerly awaiting the draw results for their favorite team.

I hope to draw Qatar in the first tier, because they are the easiest team to beat of all the first-tier teams.

If the Chinese national football team is only capable of defeating one top-tier team, then that team is definitely the host nation, Qatar.

As the 2019 Asian Cup champions, what's wrong with the Chinese national football team bullying an Asian team?
However, a 1/8 probability is still quite small, so this is only the best-case scenario.

Most fans believe this will not happen because they have always believed that the Chinese national team's fortune is tied to Tang Ye.

Manchester United drew Villarreal in the Champions League quarterfinals, which means they've already used up all of Emperor Gaozu of Tang's (Tang Ye's) energy, so Tang Ye can't use his dragon energy to help the national team.

What a pity!

Without good fortune, one can only rely on luck.

"We still hope that the Chinese team will have better luck today, because all the participating teams in the World Cup are the best in their respective continents. Without a good draw, it will be difficult for the Chinese team to advance to the knockout stage."

The commentators and Chinese fans don't actually have high expectations.

As long as they can match the peak performance of the Russian World Cup, that would be a victory for the Chinese team if they could advance to the knockout stage.

But that's easier said than done.

Advancing into the knockout stage is considered a victory, but you should know that the best result the Chinese team has ever achieved is only reaching the round of 16 in the World Cup knockout stage!

Making a historical record equal is never an easy thing!

【FIFA WorldCup Qatar】

"Alright, the lottery ceremony will now begin."

The female guest on the left side of the screen puts her hand into the glass bowl.

"Hey, I remember Qatar has to be on A1, right?"

"Yes, that's right, haha, just going through the motions. We can actually see that among all these glass bowls used for drawing lots, there is a red ball, which represents the host country, Qatar. The guests will be the first to take out this ball and place Qatar in position A1."

【Group A】

1. Qatar.

2. --
3. --
4. --
The results of the subsequent draw are random.

The male guest in the middle was the one who touched the ball this time.

turn on.

"England!"

Group B

1. England.

The camera immediately focused on Gareth Southgate in the stands, where the England manager naturally wore a serious expression.

However, showing the camera at this point is actually useless.

Because this draw only put England in Group B.

As for who the opponents are, nothing is known at the moment.

The third.

"Argentina!"

"Argentina to Group C!"

As expected, when Argentina was drawn, the chat on Dongqiudi (a Chinese sports betting platform) started spamming "Messi".

"..."

All eight teams in the first tier are ready; the next draw will be for the second tier.

[I'm so nervous, holy crap!]

【Hahaha】

[Quick-acting heart medicine for sale in the front row]

[I bet 200 that Tang the Football King is watching the live stream right now, and he's probably squatting on a chair. Tang the Football King wants to play Qatar; I hear his voice!]

Let's just kick Portugal straight away and personally suppress Ronaldo!

"Netherlands!"

"The Netherlands, the second-tier team in Group A, we see they've been placed in position A4!"

"..."

"As we've said before, every World Cup has a group of death. I feel that the key to this tournament is Germany, because Germany has been placed in the second tier."

"Hey, here we come!"

Matthäus in the middle pulled back the red and white strip of paper, revealing his gleaming teeth.

"Germany!"

Dongqiudi Live: The Group of Death is Here? Germany Enters Group C, Facing Argentina.

Messi's fans are probably starting to feel bad right now, after all, Germany is not an easy opponent to beat.

As for Chinese fans.

There's no rush, because we haven't reached the third tier of the draw yet.

"Japan! (Japan)"

Matthäus maintained his smile.

The camera immediately focused on Hajime Moriyasu.

Upon drawing Spain, Moriyasu's face darkened instantly; his expression revealed nothing of what the Japanese coach was thinking.

But you can notice Eskeriva sitting next to you.

Mr. Ferran is struggling to suppress his laughter.

The fact that the Chinese national football team failed to qualify for the second tier of teams was initially thought to be a bad thing, but now it seems that...

If the Chinese national football team had gone all out against Oman in the Asian Cup qualifiers, they wouldn't be facing Japan as Spain's opponent now.

It's China!

That feels so good!

【Ha ha ha ha! 】

[I knew it! Nice! Hurry up and send this little guy to the group of death! Why is he taking the second tier from the national team?! Punish him directly!]

"Group B, Iran has been assigned to Group B!"

"Let's see Iran's ranking in Group B... B3!"

"Okay, next up is Group C."

"Yes, um, I think that given the current situation in Group C, it wouldn't be good for any team to be included."

The current situation in Group C is as follows:

1. Argentina.

2. --
3. --
4. Germany.

We don't know what the situation is like for Japan and Spain in Group D yet, but there are already signs that Group C is about to become a "group of death".

If another slightly stronger third-tier team joins the group, Group C will be directly locked in as the group of death!

Matthäus reached into the glass bowl and found the same small red and white paper strip.

pull away.

“China!”

The cameras focused on Escribá almost immediately, and the Spaniard, who had just been chuckling over the draw results for the Japanese team, froze.

The one who was secretly laughing became Hajime Moriyasu.

……

PS: There will still be 3 updates tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)