Lin Zhiyuan was half lying on the bed, slightly raising his head and looking at the people in front of him.
First, next to his agent Qiu Xinrong, then the Chinese team's head coach Dong Jianhai, team leader Hong Renjie, and team medical leader Yuan Bo.
The four of them gathered around the bed, all looking at him.
He first turned his attention to Qiu Xinrong and asked with his eyes.
But Uncle Qiu did not respond to him, but looked away.
This made Lin Zhiyuan's heart sink to the bottom - he had a bad premonition.
Sure enough, the team's medical team leader Yuan Bo said: "The MRI results are out, Zhiyuan..."
"What's the result?" Lin Zhiyuan asked cautiously.
"Two-thirds of your right ankle ligament is torn... The good news is that there is no need for surgery. After complete treatment and recovery, there is a high chance that it will not affect your sports function. But your injury will take at least one and a half months.
Time to heal, plus time for restorative training, so..." Yuan Bo paused here and did not continue speaking directly.
During the process of Yuan Bo announcing the result, Lin Zhiyuan didn't even blink during the entire process, but just stared at him, as if he didn't even breathe...
This made Yuan Bo a little afraid to tell the final result.
In the end, it was the national team leader Hong Renjie who became the "evil person". He said: "So you will definitely not be able to participate in this Asian Cup, Zhiyuan."
Lin Zhiyuan, who was stunned, finally came to his senses. He lowered his head and cursed: "Fuck, why me?!"
Of the four people present, no one could answer his question.
They even want to ask:
Why is it Lin Zhiyuan?
He is the main goalkeeper of the Chinese team?
Just last night, the Chinese team had its first warm-up match after training.
The opponent was the Bahrain team, which was not very strong.
Although this game was a warm-up match, Dong Jianhai still played out almost all the main players except Hu Lai.
Because Hu Lai has just returned to China from Leeds for two days, the jet lag has not yet settled, and his physical condition is not the best. Therefore, Hu Lai was on the bench in this game, and Zhou Zi started in his place.
through.
Zhou Zijing seemed to want to seize this rare opportunity, so he was very active after the opening.
Only three minutes into the game, he almost hit the Bahrain team's goal with a header.
Although he did not score, he still opened the scoring for the Chinese team in the 12th minute.
Then the game completely entered the familiar rhythm of the Chinese team.
After all, both the personnel configuration and tactical arrangements are very similar to Shi Wuyin's previous national team, so everyone does not need to adapt too much.
Before the end of the first half, the Chinese team had already led Bahrain by three goals.
There is no suspense about the outcome of this game.
Everyone is waiting for this game to show off the national team.
Who would have thought that an accident would happen next - just four minutes into the second half, the Bahrain team successfully countered offside and got a one-on-one opportunity. Lin Zhiyuan made a save and collided with the opponent's forward, and his right foot was entangled with the opponent's forward's legs.
They were together, and they were kicked hard - because they were entangled with each other, he couldn't pull his feet out in time.
At that time, Lin Zhiyuan underwent six minutes of examination and treatment on the court. He then tried to continue playing. Seeing that he was not substituted, the commentators and Chinese fans breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was nothing serious.
As a result, only three minutes had passed, and Lin Zhiyuan sat directly on the ground when the ball was dead, and at the same time raised his hand to signal a substitution.
He could no longer keep playing.
Although the Chinese team finally defeated Bahrain 4:2 at home and won the first warm-up match, everyone was not happy.
Everyone is concerned about Lin Zhiyuan's injury.
As the main goalkeeper of the Chinese team, if he has any shortcomings, it will be very detrimental to the Chinese team's upcoming Asian Cup.
This is somewhat disappointing.
Because just a year ago, in the first round of the final playoffs of the World Cup qualifiers, Lin Zhiyuan made a stupid mistake, which caused the Chinese team to have only one hand to hold on to the edge of the cliff, and there was an abyss beneath him. He was constantly scolded by fans across the country.
To the second play-off game.
It wasn't until he saved the crucial penalty kick that he completed his self-salvation.
How could people at that time have thought that one day they would be upset because Lin Zhiyuan could not play for the national team?
Although he conceded six goals in the World Cup, no one thought that Lin Zhiyuan's level was not good enough.
After the World Cup, news also spread that Serie A giant Insubre was interested in Lin Zhiyuan, and it was recognized by Lin Zhiyuan's agent Qiu Xinrong. This shows that Lin Zhiyuan's strength is no problem.
However, in the end, for the sake of his career, Lin Zhiyuan rejected Insoubre and insisted on staying with the South China Tigers, a domestic giant that could provide him with games.
Facts have proved that this is the right choice. Lin Zhiyuan performed stably in the Chinese Super League. In 30 league games a season, he only conceded 24 goals. Helping the South China Tigers to lead the second place Dashun Golden Arrow by five points and advance ahead of schedule.
Win the championship in one round.
Lin Zhiyuan's outstanding performance in the league, coupled with the overseas legion, Chinese fans naturally have a lot of expectations for the national football team's results in this Asian Cup.
As a result, these dreaming fans were given a slap in the face before the Asian Cup even started.
But none of these people were hit as hard as Lin Zhiyuan himself.
At this moment, after receiving the result, he lowered his head and sat on the bed. Except for swearing at the beginning, he said no more.
But he didn't raise his head, didn't look at other people, and didn't let others see his face.
The four people beside the bed looked at each other, not knowing how to comfort Lin Zhiyuan.
Finally, manager Qiu Xinrong said: "Let's go out first..."
Then he took the lead and walked out the door.
After everyone came out, he closed the door with his own hands.
The moment the door closed, a cry of swear words squeezed out from the crack of the door.
Qiu Xinrong sighed and said to the leaders of the national team: "Let Zhiyuan vent. If you have anything to do next, tell me first, and then I will talk to him."
Hong Renjie and Dong Jianhai looked at each other, and then the former said: "Okay. Let's discuss the compensation for the club with the representatives of the insurance company first..."
Nowadays, the work of the national team is much more formal than before. If a player is injured while participating in a national team game or training, the player's club will be compensated. However, the Football Association will not pay for it itself, but will contact the insurance company in advance.
The company signs an insurance claim contract. If an accident occurs, the insurance company will pay the compensation.
Avoid the previous situation where clubs paid high salaries to players, but the club's interests were harmed because players were injured while participating in national team matches.
Qiu Xinrong nodded: "You go and do your work, I'll guard you here."
The three people then left. Qiu Xinrong sat down on a chair outside the ward, pressed his body against the wall, and listened quietly to the faint wailing coming from the ward.
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The news that Lin Zhiyuan will miss the Asian Cup and withdraw from the national team training early later spread to the national team later.
Although everyone was mentally prepared, they still felt uncomfortable when the definite result was placed in front of them.
Lin Zhiyuan's popularity within the national team is not that good. Because of his personality, there will always be people who don't like his out-of-the-box personality.
But no matter what, Lin Zhiyuan was their comrade who fought side by side in the World Cup.
Now that this comrade has fallen behind the team, they inevitably feel a little bit like "one thing hurts another".
After all, injuries are the eternal "partner" of professional players. Only when you get injured, there is absolutely no guarantee whether you will get hurt or not.
Today it’s Lin Zhiyuan, but tomorrow it might be one of them.
Think about Gao Ruimin. He had to bid farewell to the World Cup early due to injury. As a result, he has not returned to the national team until now - his performance after returning from injury has never returned to the level before the injury, so he was not selected this time.
National team training roster before the Asian Cup.
Although on the plane returning home from participating in the World Cup, the crew members made an agreement with them to meet again in the Iberian Peninsula four years later.
But four years later, how many people on this team will be able to "score twice"?
Sometimes, the main determining factor isn't even their strength, but luck.
Just like Gao Ruimin, just like Lin Zhiyuan.
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After Lin Zhiyuan was confirmed to miss the Asian Cup, he left the national training team and returned to Lingnan City, where the club is located. He will undergo rehabilitation with the support of the club's medical team. If all goes well, he will be able to catch up with the competition starting in March next year.
The new season of the Chinese Super League.
Even though Lin Zhiyuan was wearing huge sunglasses in the news footage, he could not hide his low mood.
He didn't even accept any interviews from media reporters at the airport, which is very rare for him who likes to be in the limelight.
This also shows that three days after the incident, he still has not come out of it-the impact of injuries on professional players is far greater than most people imagine.
With his head lowered and without saying a word, he was pushed in a wheelchair by his agent Qiu Xinrong into the business car specially sent to pick them up.
Although Lin Zhiyuan's injury and retirement made the national players depressed, the Chinese team's training did not stop because of Lin Zhiyuan's withdrawal.
Preparations for the Asian Cup continue.
But the outside world is no longer as optimistic about the Chinese team's results in this Asian Cup as it was initially.
They say a good goalkeeper can beat half the team.
Lin Zhiyuan is definitely the leading talented goalkeeper in China. Although he conceded six goals in the World Cup, if he had been replaced by someone else, he might have conceded more than him... No, he would definitely have conceded more than him.
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Therefore, his injury and retirement will definitely be a huge loss to the Chinese team.
In other words, losing a general in the middle of battle is definitely not a good sign.
