Chapter 268 Red Crowd

Before the game even started, the roads leading to He Long Stadium were so crowded with people and traffic that Changsha police had to implement traffic control at the main intersections around He Long Stadium, forcing fans arriving by car to park far away. In the designated parking lot of the stadium, then walk to the stadium. We also encourage everyone to take public transportation to watch the game. Ｅ　┡ NovelＷｗ　Ｗ. 1XIAOSHUO． COM

The media's main focus before the game was on photographing the fans entering the stadium.

CCTV also specially set up camera positions at high altitudes to shoot panoramic views.

Not to mention, the pictures taken this way do look better.

Looking down from the air, with He Long Stadium as the center, the surrounding streets are full of red people. The Chinese team is playing at home in this game. They chose red jerseys. Naturally, Chinese fans also chose to wear red jerseys. Watching the game creates a fiery atmosphere.

Think about it, nine years ago, when the Chinese team met the Japanese team in the Asian Cup final, the Chinese commentator still had to call on everyone in the media to wear white clothes to cheer for the Chinese team and create an atmosphere—— At that time, the Chinese team's home jersey was white.

But now there is no need for the media to appeal. Everyone consciously knows how to cheer for their team.

In the past nine years, Chinese fans have become more and more internationalized, but the level of Chinese football has not yet reached that point. It is only in the past two or three years that the situation has improved.

Seeing such a spectacular scene, CCTV reporters at the front were very excited: "...these fans are like giant red dragons. They are singing songs and walking towards He Long Stadium!"

There is a special area outside the stadium. From the air, it is a small blue area. The backlog of red people is like a small boat in the strong wind and waves, which may capsize at any time. Those are those who have come to support themselves. Japanese fans of the team.

The number of people is not very large, they are mainly Japanese students in China and some staff of Japanese-funded institutions.

Due to the grievances between China and Japan, the Changsha police also made careful arrangements. First of all, Japanese fans must act collectively and are not allowed to leave the team alone, because it is inconvenient for police management and protection. Secondly, they are not allowed to have contact with Chinese fans, and human walls and iron fences are used to isolate them. Third, there is a special passage for them to check in and enter a special stand area, surrounded by police and security guards. They have to watch the game under such strict protection throughout the entire process.

This is of course to protect them, but it also limits their number and creates a tense atmosphere for Japanese fans.

They didn't dare to say anything.

But this is an away game, and as a fan of the visiting team, you naturally have to have the awareness to behave with your tail between your legs.

Fortunately, the Japanese are very disciplined, so they seemed very quiet despite the heavy protection. They just watched those passionate Chinese fans walking past them, singing songs they didn't understand, with bright smiles on their faces.

They rarely see such a scene from Chinese fans, so they are somewhat strange and surprised.

Japanese fans may not quite understand why Chinese fans have such expressions.

It is actually not easy for Chinese fans to have relaxed and excited expressions on their faces - in the past, if Chinese fans acted relaxed, they would probably be slapped in the face by the results of municipal games. Especially when competing against strong Asian teams like Japan and South Korea, everyone's reaction is more of worry - worry about losing. The pressure is huge.

Now, the performance of the Chinese team has given them confidence.

Qualifying for the World Cup finals in advance gave many Chinese fans reassurance. Coupled with the advantages of the Chinese team and the Japanese team in the group stage rankings, even if the Chinese team draws in this game, they will still be first in the group.

This is the last game of the Japanese team in the top ten, and the Chinese team has one more game, so it will be relatively easy for the Chinese team to win the first place in this group.

Chinese fans certainly have reason to relax.

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In addition to the Chinese media reports before the game, many Japanese media also came to the Helong Stadium for live broadcast. The large number of Chinese fans and their overwhelming momentum brought a great impact to Japanese reporters and Japanese fans in front of the TV.

China has always been a big country in the minds of Japanese people. Where is the great power reflected? The most intuitive manifestation is population.

The host at the back of Nippon TV looked at the various pictures coming from the front and introduced to the guests and the audience in front of the TV: "It is said that 60,000 fans will go to watch this game live. Watch this game in China It is conservatively estimated that the number of people watching the live broadcast of the game is close to 100 million!"

The guests all made typical "Japanese exaggerated" expressions and sighed repeatedly: "...It's incredible! So amazing!"

Japan has a total population of more than 120 million, ranking tenth in the world. Almost the entire population of Japan was watching this game, which really shocked them.

"This is almost...the whole country is watching, right?" a guest asked.

"That's it for Japan, haha!" the host made a joke.

"It's unbelievable... China is truly a big country!"

"Yes, you must know that even if 100 million people watch this game, it will only be one-fourth of China's population..."

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The Chinese national team's bus arrived at the stadium one and a half hours before the game. The place was already packed with fans.

As everyone came here, all they could see were Chinese fans in red. After seeing the Chinese team's bus, Chinese fans would wave to them, cheer, and raise the Chinese team's scarves to express their support for the team.

For the players of the Chinese team, this is simply the treatment they receive from state leaders.

This kind of treatment was rarely available before.

Those who watched it were filled with enthusiasm.

Sun Pan almost pressed his face against the car window and kept waving to the fans outside. He said excitedly: "This is how you should be! This scene is awesome!"

"It's motivation, but it's also pressure..." someone said with emotion after hearing him say this.

"What are you afraid of about pressure? It's normal to have pressure!" Sun Pan was very excited - he was crazy about people, the more people there were, the more excited he was, and the more excited he was, the better he was. So he is not afraid of pressure or crowds of people.

After the bus arrived at the designated location, the door slowly opened, and the cheers outside were amplified tenfold as they entered the bus.

Assistant coach Fu Bo immediately jumped out of the car, then greeted the players at the door to get out of the car, and reminded them loudly: "Don't delay, go to the locker room to change clothes and get ready to warm up!"

He had to raise his voice and roar at the top of his lungs - he was afraid that the players wouldn't be able to hear him if he lowered his voice. The fans outside were too enthusiastic and crazy. Although there are armed police responsible for maintaining order, they can only ensure that no one rushes over, but they cannot block the sound.

But let alone, such a huge momentum made him, the assistant coach of the national team, feel a little excited - such a scene is really enough to brag about for a lifetime!

Under the greeting of the assistant coach, the players of the national team got off the car at once. Some wore headphones to pretend to be cool, some waved to the fans frequently, and some felt the pressure, and their expressions and movements were a little stiff.

However, they did not stay outside for long. Everyone quickly disappeared from the sight of the fans and only a few photographers from the media followed them.

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Not long after the Chinese team arrived, the Japanese team's bus also arrived, and they no longer received the same treatment as the Chinese team. Except for the media, fans don't care when the Japanese team comes.

Not long after the two teams arrived at the stadium, fans also began to check in.

The He Long Stadium, which can accommodate 60,000 people, was quickly filled up bit by bit.

Chinese fans also learned from the "advanced experience" of foreign fans, made a huge TIFo, brought it into the stadium, and decorated it on the south stand.

When the players from the Chinese and Japanese teams came in to warm up, people from the fan organization were still busy hanging TIFo on the railings.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene, and they realized that the players from the two teams had come out to warm up. Many of them just looked back at the stadium and quickly accelerated their movements - this scene took countless people's efforts and time. It must be done before the game starts, and then the enthusiasm and talent of their Changsha fans will be shown to the people across the country.