Lin Feng felt there was really no need for all the praise from the outside world and the carnival among domestic fans.
This had only been a friendly, nothing to take too seriously.
He had heard his club teammates say before that the World Cup was incredibly intense, especially the astonishing level of Physical Confrontation and defensive pressure.
Although the Argentinians had approached this match seriously, they definitely had not gone all out. At the very least, they had not displayed the do-or-die resolve they showed on the World Cup stage.
The China national team had always performed well in friendlies, but the Main Tournament was another matter entirely!
After finishing the friendly against Argentina, the China national team did not linger. They immediately boarded a direct flight to London to prepare for their upcoming friendly against the England team.
Fans who learned of the China team's itinerary lamented the players' exhausting schedule while also growing curious:
[Come to think of it, whenever we invited other teams to China for friendlies before, we had to pay appearance fees. These two matches were both invitations from other teams for us to go there, so does that mean they have to pay us appearance fees?]
[That should be how it works. The China national team's standing may not be high, but rules are rules. It just depends on how much they can get!]
[The China national team has dozens of people. Just accommodation, meals, and travel expenses for this trip will cost over a million. If the other side's appearance fee is less than one million, then this deal is a loss!]
[Are you talking about one million yuan or euros? If it's yuan, then definitely. I remember when Nike sponsored the China national team's training tour in North America last year,