Chapter 897 Interview with Mandela

It’s not easy to play! Although French coach Domenech's thoughts were on Uruguay, the score between the Chinese team and the South African team made him very troubled. When the team first came to the locker room, many players were also discussing the opening game.

"We must take Uruguay!"

"Otherwise we will be in trouble when attacking China."

"Even if there is a draw, there will be no problem."

"Uruguay's two forwards are a threat and we can win."

Two hours later, the second group match of the World Cup ended.

0:0, France and Uruguay drew.

France is not as strong as they thought, and Uruguay did not lose to France as they feared. A draw only added to the complexity of the group stage.

After the game, the qualifying situation in Group A became interesting. China ranked first in the group with 3 points, Uruguay and France ranked second and third with 1 point, and South Africa ranked first with 0 points.

Fans online began to discuss it.

"The Chinese team still has a three-goal difference. If they draw another game, they will probably qualify!"

"France thought they were a strong team, but they never thought that they advanced to the main round through shameless handball. Now they really don't see how strong they are on the court. After Zidane retired, there is no one for the time being. To be able to take his place, although Ribery is very strong and players like Nasri are also very good, they don’t have Zidane’s temperament of commanding the three armies!”

The French "L'Equipe" immediately analyzed the prospects of qualifying in Group A, "The draw with Uruguay put the French team in a slight danger. Facing Uruguay, France did not show convincingness. This French team and the qualifiers That team is no different. They still control the midfield, but they still have the ability to score goals. The French team with many world-class forwards simply cannot stand Uruguay's goal. This also means that in the second round match with the Chinese team, we must at least draw with China. Only then can the team gain the initiative to qualify. There is no suspense in the game between Uruguay and South Africa. We cannot leave our fate until the third game. The second game will be the decisive battle!"

UEFA President Platini also rarely jumped out to criticize the French team: "France not only lacks a Zidane or Platini, they also lack a Chinese director. If France has a player who can score goals, Forward, France will not only have one draw. Domenech still has not solved the problem on the forward line. We have many forward players, but they have never been in charge, but you can't put all your hopes of scoring goals in the middle and back. On the field, right? Not every competition can be as lucky as 1998, maybe we will be as painful as 2002!"

Zidane also holds the same view.

"I think our team does not lack passers, we lack a scorer. I say this not to disrespect Henry and the others, but it is a fact. Of course, our play style is also very single, and the team has no creativity. We need to play more beautiful coordination and lack of thinking in the final pass.”

Uruguay’s El Nacional also shouted at the first moment when the team tied: “God, we are going to have a decisive battle with the Chinese team. We should be able to win the South African team in the second game, but 4 points are not enough for us to qualify. The key is It’s the third game against China, and the second game against South Africa, we must score a big score and try to get as much goal difference as possible.”

Uruguay's young striker Suarez made it clear in an interview after the game: "We must win against South Africa. We cannot wait until the third game."

Veteran Forlan also said: "We should win against such a French team, but we didn't do it. God punished us!"

The Chinese media said: "The Chinese team's qualifying situation is clear. Maybe we only need to get 1 point to ensure qualifying, but this 1 point is not easy to get. Next, the Chinese team will play against France, and in the final round Uruguay, this is a battle of life and death! But no matter what, we have Dong Fangzhuo. As long as Dong Fangzhuo is healthy, we have hope. This is China's greatest happiness."

Yes, the whole world knows that Dong Fangzhuo is the biggest weight of the Chinese team. Whether Dong Fangzhuo is in the club or the national team, he can bring his own system, can change the team's combat effectiveness, and can influence the possession.

He's just so awesome.

After the first game, the betting company gave in. They immediately increased the odds of Dong Fangzhuo's top scorer, directly jumping to the first place. Dong Fangzhuo's odds of being the top scorer have become 2.30 to 1, followed by Messi at 4.50 to 1, and then there are other famous shooters. So much so that the Spanish newspaper AS published an article lamenting:

"It's incredible. In a team that can't win the championship at all, and even in a team that has a very small chance of entering the quarterfinals of the World Cup, Chinese Dong has still become the most popular shooter, and in our Spanish team, Billy The odds of Ya and Torres being the top scorers can only be ranked sixth and tenth, why? Why? Why?"

"Aspen" asked three reasons in a row, "You know, we were the 2008 European Cup champions and the most popular in the 2010 World Cup, but our shooters are not the most popular... Villa is not Is he excellent? Is Torres not good enough? But in front of the Chinese directors, they seem to be embarrassed to compare."

Dong Fangzhuo's three goals are all wonderful, but now he has become the most difficult and hot player in the World Cup, and Dong Fangzhuo also received an invitation that was hard to refuse from 95-year-old Mandela to meet him!

Dong Fangzhuo was certainly surprised. This was the first time he had to meet the president of a country.

Mandela, who is currently 91 years old, has been in poor health recently. In order to avoid fatigue, Mandela has greatly reduced his public appearances and may even be unable to attend such important occasions as the World Cup opening ceremony.

He was hit even harder because his granddaughter left. But he must be a fan of Dong Fangzhuo, otherwise he would not invite Dong Fangzhuo to his home alone.

This news caused a huge sensation in the country. CCAV learned about the news immediately and reported it to the country.

Mandela not only invited Dong Fangzhuo to his home, but also met him alone. This indeed proved Dong Fangzhuo's unique status in today's world football from another angle.

But this news didn’t make much sense within the team!

"Mandela, President of South Africa?" There are actually people who don't know about Mandela. During training, one of his teammates looked very idiotic.

Dong Fangzhuo felt that he had met the Chinese version of Ba Shen. Wang Yongpo's insight was really...

However, Dong Fangzhuo didn't think it was that strange. Most of the national players were "uneducated and unskilled", so it was normal to have such a reaction. In China, people who play football don't study hard and don't know a lot of basic knowledge. It's really normal. In his previous life, apart from being better at English, he really didn't know much about other things...

I don’t know if this is the tragedy of Chinese players. Many foreign players still have bachelor’s or master’s degrees.

Of course, the players smoke, but the leaders of the national team do not.

Mandela's interview with Dong Fangzhuo can be said to be a political mission, not just a personal hobby of Mandela.

Zhu Heyuan is the busiest person. He constantly reports to the superiors and follows the instructions of his leaders. He hopes that Dong Fangzhuo can complete the 'task' well. For this reason, he also hired professional etiquette personnel to teach Dong Fangzhuo.

"Director Zhu, can we simplify this matter?"

"Although Mandela is a former president, he is not meeting me as a president. He is just an ordinary old man, just a painful old man who has just lost his granddaughter. So, you let me meet me alone, Don’t worry about anything.”

Dong Fangzhuo did not agree with Zhu Heyuan's idea...

The only thing he agrees with is safety...

That afternoon, Dong Fangzhuo was taken to Mandela's private residence in a stretched Cadillac, and he finally met this legendary old man.

The 91-year-old Mandela, no matter how you look at it, is just an ordinary old man, with a haggard face and no mental vitality. He looks like he has passed away at any time...

But, except for those still bright eyes!

Mandela stood up from the wheelchair with difficulty, without any support, and shook hands with Dong Fangzhuo.

The two exchanged greetings in English, and then Dong Fangzhuo presented a red No. 9 jersey of the Chinese team with a line of text: "To the great Mandela."

Then, Dong Fangzhuo took out his headphones and played a song to Mandela.

"Glory Days" is an ode to freedom dedicated by Hong Kong rock singer Wong Ka-kui to Nelson Mandela, the spiritual leader of black human rights in South Africa.

Since the 1950s, political movements against racial discrimination and for democracy and peace have flourished around the world. These progressive movements will inevitably encounter some minor failures. South African black leader Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for only 15 years and was released from prison in 1988 after a hard struggle. After being released from prison, Mandela continued to lead South Africa's anti-racial discrimination movement and finally became South Africa's first black president in 1990. marks the final victory of this struggle. Ka Kui used this song to pay tribute to the black leader Nelson Mandela, to praise Mandela's great and glorious life, and to fully express his disgust and hatred for racial discrimination!

Music has no national boundaries. Although Mandela did not understand the lyrics, Dong Fangzhuo always acted as his translator.

Only then did Mandela know that a Chinese had written a song for him!

He smiled broadly.

Mandela also gave Dong Fangzhuo a gift in return, his autographed autobiography...

There is also a photo of two people.

From beginning to end, they didn't talk about yesterday's game.

After leaving Mandela's place, many reporters had been waiting at the door of the hotel. They wanted to know what Dong Fangzhuo talked about at Mandela's home.

Dong Fangzhuo did not refuse the interview.

"I was just chatting with an old man for over an hour."

"That's all."

"But, this is the honor of my life."