Chapter 1,229, I Want to Win the World Cup!

Listening to Southgate's impassioned words, Kim Tiger felt as if he was seeing him for the first time.

In Kim Tiger's memory, Southgate was always humble, polite, calm and gentle, but today when he talked about his past World Cup, he became extremely emotional.

Realizing that Kim Tiger was looking at him, Southgate also looked at Kim Tiger: "I live in London, but I haven't gone home during this time. I've always been with the players, doing closed training sessions. I was nowhere to be found last night. I didn’t go, so I just watched TV in the room and watched your talk show. In fact, I was worried that you might accidentally say something inappropriate and cause a bad impact. Don’t mind what I said. "

Jin Taige waved his hand: "I can understand, it doesn't matter."

Southgate continued: "But when I saw the England team was among the top four you selected, I was very excited at the time! I had a feeling that you were not comforting the England team, nor were you trying to please the audience. , I can see from your expression that you really think England can reach the semi-finals!"

Jin Taige nodded: "Gareth, you are right, I really think so."

Southgate happily continued: "But when I heard the comments from Wenger and Zidane, I felt very uncomfortable. It's not that I don't agree with their analysis. On the contrary, I think their analysis That’s right! But because of this, I feel even more uncomfortable!”

"How many years has the England team been decadent? How far has it fallen in the World Series? Although I am not convinced that they say the quarterfinals are our upper limit, in recent years, our best achievement is the quarterfinals! If we want to prove our strength, Don’t refute them with your mouth, but use your strength!”

"The goal of the quarterfinals set by the Football Association, I actually know in my heart that this goal is definitely not easy for us! Especially the game with Belgium to compete for first place in the group is a top priority for us! Once we win If you don't finish first in the group, you're likely to be surrounded by many strong teams, and your goal of entering the quarterfinals is likely to be wiped out!"

Jin Taige nodded: "It is true. This time we are in the same group as Belgium, and we are under great pressure. For me, France and Belgium are the two opponents I least want to encounter."

Southgate looked at Kim Tiger: "Tiger, it's because there are many French and Belgians in the Manchester United team. Griezmann and Mbappe, the French strikers led by them are full of strength; De Bruyne This kind of core midfielder is also really difficult to deal with."

Kim Tiger did not deny: "Not only that, but among the enemies I played against, there were also many French and Belgians. They are all very strong, including the central defender combination of France's Varane and Umtiti, and Bo The midfield combination of Gerba and Matuidi is the French team's biggest reliance on the championship; and Belgian players Hazard, Lukaku, Kompany and other players are also at the top level. Usually in the league I already had a headache playing against them in the European war. Now if we young people are asked to deal with these top superstars, the result is difficult to predict..."

Southgate looked into the distance and said slowly: "Although the pressure is great and the difficulty is great, I am still not convinced. The biggest disadvantage of these young people is their age, and their lack of experience will definitely make them suffer; but these young people Their biggest advantage is also their age, and their hard work and drive will be their biggest reliance in this World Cup!"

"I hope we can successfully qualify from the group, then successfully reach the quarter-finals and complete the FA's mission. Next, I hope they can go one step further and become the semi-finals of the World Cup, just like you said! That way,

All England fans will be pleased. "

Listening to these words, Jin Taige suddenly asked: "Gareth, are you satisfied with the results of the semi-finals?"

Southgate was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "Actually, in my heart, I have always had a dream, which is to win the World Cup! When we went to the 2002 World Cup, the England team was very strong. Our goal at that time We were aiming for the championship. But we didn't expect that we fell at the feet of the later champions, the Brazilian team, and lost the chance to move forward. Since then, I have almost never been in the national team."

"After becoming the head coach, I have never achieved too dazzling results. Even the results in England U21 were good, but they were only good. Later, I was promoted by the Football Association to become the coach of the England team and led the team to prepare for the World Cup in Russia. From the moment I started coaching, my dream has been flashing in my mind - I want to win the World Cup!"

"We did not realize our dreams as players, but now I have become the head coach, and these young people are very good, and their overall playing style is also very good. I admit that they are comparable to strong teams such as France, Belgium, and Germany. There is still a big difference. But in football, who says that a strong team will definitely be able to defeat a weak team?"

"Even if our strength is not as good as theirs, then if our on-the-spot performance, player condition, and fighting spirit can add points to ourselves, wouldn't we have a better chance of winning?"

"Although I have always said to the outside world that our goal this time is the quarterfinals, the dream in my heart tells me - I want to win the World Cup!"

Hearing Southgate's trembling words with excitement, Kim Tiger understood his thoughts very well.

He suddenly thought of the parallel world in his previous life. He was an ordinary Chinese at that time, and he once hoped that the Chinese team would win the World Cup one day. No, it was not a hope, it was probably a delusion...

After the 2002 World Cup, Jin Taige once believed that that was the starting point of Chinese football, and that they would move to higher mountains in the future! Qualifying from the group stage, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals... keep going step by step, going further and further!

But Jin Taige didn't expect, and everyone didn't expect that the somewhat disappointing 2002 World Cup, the Chinese team that they scolded, would become the highest peak in the next few years, and even to this day. …

The desire to win the World Cup turned into the desire to play in the World Cup…

All Chinese fans have a World Cup dream in their hearts, and Kim Tiger is certainly an exception. So when he saw Southgate in front of him saying these impassioned words, he was very moved.

In the previous life, I couldn't see the Chinese team win the World Cup. In this life, let the England team make my World Cup dream come true.

Thinking of this, Kim Tiger looked at Southgate firmly, his eyes burning.

"What a coincidence, my dream is also to win the World Cup! Since we have the same dream, let's go to Russia and have a big fight!"