Because he learned from Huang Xin that the German media was relatively neutral and objective this time, which was rare, Wang Ai returned the favor and submitted letters to the major German sports media "Kicker" and "Sports Pictures" through Jamie.
In the full text of the letter published in the former, Wang Ai wrote: "On the occasion when my Chinese Olympic men's football team has reached the semi-finals of the Beijing Olympics, I hope to use your publication to express my gratitude to the city of Tübingen, the state of Baden, and the state of Baden.
Germany expresses my respect. Our team’s training in Germany over the past year or so has received warm reception and strong support from the German football community. We have been honed, trained and trained in Germany. Attentive readers may know
I found that our head coach Gao Hongbo has strong German characteristics, and we also have team doctor Mr. Schubert from Tübingen Medical College. Not to mention myself and many of the main players in the team, and even the head coach has been in
I have a long experience of living in Germany. I think back more than 20 years ago, the first foreign head coach of Chinese football was the German Klaus Schlapner, who is now my agent. Since then, German football and
The friendship between Chinese football has continued to this day. Chinese football has distinct German football ideas and German football style. Every progress we make is also the progress of German football culture. For this reason, my team and I have a deep respect for German football.
I am deeply grateful and will never forget my time in Germany.”
In the letter to the latter, Wang Ai didn't say much, but he sent a large number of photos of China's Olympic training period, especially those in Germany, and they were carefully selected and published.
Just as the Chinese media always loves to reprint foreign media’s praise of China, the German media will not reject the praise from Wang Ai. Who made their own team not enter the Olympics at all? Without saying anything, from last year’s Jin Dynasty
The sincere gratitude from the football award winner became a timely rain.
After working in Europe for many years and often dealing with media from various countries, Wang Ai gradually figured it out. The media temperament of each major European country is different, just like their citizens. Therefore, Wang Ai also slowly tried to "divide and conquer"
”, adopting different attitudes towards the media in different countries.
Germany was the main defeated country in the two world wars. The German nation struggled desperately twice against the first-attack countries, but failed both times and paid a heavy price. There is a heavy sadness hidden deep in the souls of the Germans. In order to protect
Instead, they have to show this kind of sadness to others with an extremely tough face, or "face". Once their sore spots are touched, they will become hysterical.
Britain used to be an empire on which the sun never sets. Even though its strength has now declined to the point where only three small islands are left that quarrel with each other every day, it still maintains a huge influence in the world. However, because of the long-lasting decline that cannot be shaken off, the British remain rigid on the one hand.
On the one hand, they are quite indulgent in private, with a sense of entertaining themselves to death. The French were once rich, and were the victors in two world wars. They are now the center of the European continent, so they are more confident than the British.
, which is quite cynical. As for the Italian and Spanish media, due to the influence of Latin culture, the emphasis on "face" is even more dispensable.
Therefore, when dealing with the Germans, you have to "support and nag" them, otherwise their hearts will be shattered, and the crazy Germans will not be able to make any sense. Only by cheering them up can we have a normal dialogue; when dealing with the French, do you have to "smoke and nag" them.
If you don't slap them, they will keep smiling endlessly. After the slap, they can calm down and talk. For the British, Spanish, and Italian media, it is a little simpler. Just have fun, and it must not be boring. If
If there is good material, the two parties can even join forces to promote it and each get what they need.
Of course, when it comes to the American media, you still have to "endure nagging". The United States is awesome! Not only does it have a mouth, it also has a fist. Unlike the old guys in Europe who only have their mouths.
During the recovery period, apart from this incident, Wang Ai focused on recovering. Unfortunately, the effect was not good. The day before the game, Schubert made it clear to Gao Hongbo that Wang Ai could not play. Even Wang Ai himself felt that he could do it with a little exertion.
The pain is unbearable.
Therefore, before the semi-finals on August 19, Wang Ai's name was not included in the starting list obtained by reporters for the first time. Of course, there are only 18 people in the Olympic football match, so he is still on the substitute list. However, combined with his last time
Based on the injuries and subsequent analysis by various experts, everyone knew that the Olympics was in danger.
An "Era without King Ai" is coming, even if it's just one game.
At 18:00 that night, the match between Nigeria and Brazil was played first at the Shanghai Stadium. As a result, Nigeria, which was in good shape, fought hard for 90 minutes with the exhausted Brazilian team, and won 4:2, taking the lead in advancing to the final.
This is another big defeat for the future Brazilian national team in this Olympics, which makes the future of Brazilian football not optimistic, even though their history is extremely glorious.
At 20:50 in the evening, at the Beijing Workers' Stadium, the Chinese team and the Argentine team shook hands respectively. Acting captain Chen Tao exchanged team flags with the other team and guessed sides. Each Chinese team member had a serious expression on his face.
The Germans are really similar.
The live broadcast camera scanned the Chinese team's bench many times, and there was no sign of Wang Ai there.
Wang Ai was at the National Olympics, doing rehabilitation exercises and watching TV. Only Kang Si and Zhang Guang accompanied him, and Liu Liang accompanied the National Olympic team to the Workers' Stadium.
At 21 o'clock, the game started. Wang Ai's arm on the parallel bars stopped involuntarily. As expected, the Chinese team set up a 451 defensive counterattack formation. But the first to break the goal was the Chinese team with less offensive power.
In the 13th minute of the first half, winger Wang Yongpo made a pass from the bottom. Chen Tao, who was originally outside the penalty area, suddenly accelerated towards the goal. Finally, he got ahead and nodded the ball, changed the path of the ball, and successfully scored from the far point.
This attack was also the only attack that threatened the goal of the Chinese team in the first half. After the goal, the Chinese team increased its defensive investment as a whole. Only Gao Lin was left in the frontcourt to maintain deterrence, and the rest retreated.
It's halftime.
Zhao Xuri, who successfully restricted Ronaldinho against Brazil last time, was once again given an important task in this game: to restrict Messi!
They barely managed to hold on until the final whistle. Although the score was still 1:0, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Chinese team's physical strength had been almost exhausted, and the second half was likely to be a collapse. Especially Zhao Xuri, facing the extremely flexible
"Little Flea", he didn't have Zanetti's experience, and he was already shaky when he walked off the field.
"Help me up." Wang Ai, who was sitting on the floor of the rehabilitation room in the Olympic Village, was stunned and suddenly waved to Kang Si.
"Dr. Wang..." Kangsi held Wang Ai's arm with concern.
"Let's go to the Workers' Stadium!" Wang Aichong ordered Zhang Guang, who was coming over with a cane.
This chapter has been completed!