Recently, the golden generation of the Chinese men's football team 02 reunited, in addition to Fan Zhiyi, Sun Jihai and other former national football superstars, the 78-year-old coach Milu also appeared in the liquor bureau, which aroused the memories of countless fans. Although Li Tie, Li Xiaopeng and others were absent because of their own affairs, most of the players of that year appeared in front of the camera, Li Weifeng was leading the team to the Chinese Super League in the closed division, and he also specially posted his regrets.
In the group photo session after the banquet, the 78-year-old Milu put on the Chinese men's football shirt and sat in the middle, Su Maozhen and Fan Zhiyi, two football giants, sat next to him, Su Maozhen gave a thumbs up, the whole person looked red and full of light, and the state was slightly drunk, and everyone's mood was very good. It is worth mentioning that when everyone ate, Fan Zhiyi personally helped Milu tear the hairy crab, both of them ate very fragrantly, reflecting the deep master-apprentice feeling, before the party began, Zhao Junzhe also put on the national football shirt, this picture instantly brought the fans back to 20 years ago, time flew by, as if just yesterday, all the participants of this party seemed to enjoy this reunion.
China's men's football team has developed for decades, reaching its peak in the late 90s, many of those players have played for European teams, Fan Zhiyi was the captain of Crystal Palace, Sun Jihai has long been the main force of Manchester City, and was elected to the Hall of Fame after retiring, Yang Chen and Shao Jiayi shined in the Bundesliga. In addition to their strong personal ability, that group of players has a more professional attitude, is willing to do their best on the pitch, and will not surrender with their hands crossed even if the score is behind. Because of this, that national team can break into the World Cup competition, and the Chinese men's football team may have more talents after that, but compared to the 02 golden generation, it is always a handicap!
In fact, in the Chinese men's football team in 2002, many players have entered the last year of their careers, but with the importance of national honors and the magical tuning of the old coach Milu, they stood out in the qualifiers, and Fan Zhiyi and others faded out of the national team squad after the World Cup. In that cup, the Chinese men's football team was in the same group as Brazil, Turkey and Costa Rica, and according to the pre-match plan, we lost Brazil, beat Costa Rica, and drew Turkey, and strive to qualify as the second in the group. However, the national football team overestimated its own strength, and finally lost 9 goals in 3 games, and the first World Cup trip ended in a fiasco.
Despite this, the overall strength of the Chinese men's football team can still rank in the forefront of Asia, and it is also a height that the younger generation has not been able to reach. As the head coach of the golden generation of the 02 national football team, Milu is also a household name with this coaching experience, but he has long been a famous coach in world football. Originally from Serbia, Milu played for the traditional European giants Red Star Belgrade in his early years, and his playing era was not as brilliant as his coaching career. Moreover, Milu is better at leading the national team, becoming the manager of Mexico in 1983, leading the team to the home World Cup, reaching the historic quarterfinals, and then leading Costa Rica, the United States and Nigeria to break into the World Cup round of 16, and his coaching ability is highly recognized.