Chapter 116 The Olympic Team and the National Team
"Hey, why are we coming to the Olympic team to compete when they are already playing in the World Cup qualifiers? What? I am actually a National Olympic player!?"
When walking towards the hotel restaurant, Zhou Zijing complained.
Xia Xiaoyu said with a smile: "The Olympic team's competition is also very important. The U23 Asian Cup will be at the beginning of next year, which affects whether we can participate in the Olympic Games."
Zhou Zijing curled his lips: "Of course I know. If you explain so seriously, you will make me look like an idiot, Xiaoyu."
Hearing this, Xia Xiaoyu smiled and said nothing.
But Zhou Zijing sighed: "Compared to the national team, no one cares about the Olympic team at all. When we arrived at the airport, there were not many media to pick us up..."
"Isn't this good? This way the pressure will be much less. If we fail to go to the Olympics this time, we will become 'sinners'." Xia Xiaoyu said, "The outside world will then say that Brother Hu and his team were
The Olympic team opened a door for Chinese football, and then our Olympic team closed the door with our own hands...Zhou Zijing, do you want people to say that?"
Zhou Zijing snorted: "How is that possible!"
"So we have to work hard."
As they talked, the two walked to the door of the restaurant, where they met other teammates from the Olympic team.
When they saw them, they quickly gathered around them.
Of course, everyone's main target is Zhou Zijing, because Zhou Zijing just participated in the Champions League game against Madrid Pirates, and everyone wants to ask him about that Champions League game.
Although Xia Xiaoyu's Alvara also participated in the Champions League, he has not yet had the opportunity to play in the Champions League.
In this Olympic team, it is true that only Zhou Zijing has experience in the Champions League.
"Da Zhou, tell us quickly, what is it like to play the 'Chinese Derby' in the Champions League?"
"That's right!"
Zhou Zijing faced a group of teammates from the Olympic team who were still hanging around in China and waved his hand: "What do you feel? I don't feel it at all!"
Everyone was a little disappointed: "Why don't you feel it?"
"Let me tell you the truth, brothers. After I came on the field, my mind was filled with the coach's tasks. How could I have the mind to think about the word hyped by the media? Let me tell you, that is the Champions League! It is the top football competition.
The pace is faster than the Premier League. How can I have time to think about the 'Chinese Derby'? I have to do my best just to fight against that Amantegui..."
After Zhou Zijing said this, the Olympic team players who gathered around stopped asking about "Chinese Derby".
Of course they also know what the Champions League represents.
"But it's amazing for you, Dazhou, to be able to fight against Amantegui for so long. You know, you are a World Cup champion!"
"Hey, Armantegui was just a substitute in that Spanish team." Zhou Zijing waved his hand, his mouth was careless, but his face looked very proud.
He was in Versailles.
Although Kepa Armantegui cannot play as the main player in the Spanish national team, his ability to be selected for that Spanish national team shows that he is very capable.
Thirty-four years old is not too old. As a central defender, his experience is at its peak, his physical fitness has not declined significantly, and he can still maintain a high level of playing for another two seasons.
Especially since he has quit the national team and devoted all his energy to the club, he may be able to maintain his status for a longer period of time.
Zhou Zijing can compete against such an opponent in the Champions League, which is no longer comparable to domestic players.
When Xia Xiaoyu saw Zhou Zijing, who was very popular in the Olympic team, he smiled and shook his head and did not join in the fun.
When he wanted to pick up food, he was stopped by the head coach of the Olympic team, Mai Zhaocheng: "Xiaoyu."
Xia Xiaoyu quickly stopped and greeted Mai Zhaocheng respectfully: "Good morning, Director Mai."
The head coach of the National Olympic team, Mai Zhaocheng, like Shi Wuyuan, has always been the head coach of a national youth team. They have been coaching the national youth team since they were U17. Until now, they are now
Head coach of the Olympic team.
The prestige among this team is very high.
Since Xia Xiaoyu entered the National Youth Team, Mai Zhaocheng has been his head coach.
Later, he transferred to the national team and temporarily stopped playing for Mai Zhaocheng, but now he has transferred back.
"You won't blame me for taking you back from the national team, right?" Mai Zhaocheng said to Xia Xiaoyu with a smile.
Xia Xiaoyu quickly waved his hand: "No, no, how could it be? Director Mai. I have always been a member of the Olympic team. If you need me, I will definitely come."
Mai Zhaocheng nodded with satisfaction.
He knows that players who have become the main force in the national team will not be willing to return to the Olympic team. After all, the games they play are not of the same level, and the World Cup is obviously more attractive than the Olympics.
But there is no way. Xia Xiaoyu and Zhou Zijing are both the strongest players in the National Olympic team. In order to complete the task assigned by the Football Association to enter the Olympic Games, he must let these two best young players compete for the National Olympic team.
The team plays football.
He is just worried that recalling two Olympic players from the national team will cause them to be dissatisfied. Returning to the Olympic team with this kind of emotion will not only affect the atmosphere within the team, but also lead to the team's dissatisfaction.
Combat effectiveness is impaired.
Others are worried that the two players who studied abroad in Europe and returned from the national team will look down on their Olympic team teammates. Bringing this sense of superiority into daily training and competitions will create divisions and conflicts.
So he wanted to have a chat with Xia Xiaoyu and Zhou Zijing alone.
But now it seems that there is no need to worry about such a problem. Zhou Zijing, who has the most outstanding personality, is surrounded by everyone, but he does not reject others at all.
He got a satisfactory answer from Xia Xiaoyu again.
"Well, you are now a member of the National Olympic Team until we finish participating in the Olympic Games. But you don't have to worry about the national team. Although you and Zhou Zijing are gone, the national team can still cope with the top forty games.
There’s no problem.”
If the Chinese team can reach the top 12, the first top 12 match will start on the national team match day in early September next year.
At that time, the Olympic Games held in the summer had ended, the Olympic team had been disbanded, and Xia Xiaoyu and Zhou Zijing would also return to the national team.
So it does not affect their participation in the World Cup qualifiers.
But before that, Xia Xiaoyu and Zhou Zijing will stay with the National Olympic team to participate in various warm-up matches, as well as the U23 Asian Cup and Olympic qualifiers to be held in Japan in January next year. By then, Xia Xiaoyu and Zhou Zijing will still be there
If they take time off from the club to participate in this event, they will also miss some of the club's events.
If the Chinese Olympic team successfully obtains qualifications for the Olympics, then in order to prepare for the Olympics, the two of them will often fly back to participate in the warm-up matches of the Olympic team - of course, they do not need to participate in the training, because the training time of the Olympic team is often very long.
.For example, in order to prepare for the Olympics, Hu Lai's National Olympic team started closed training a month in advance.
After returning to China to participate in the warm-up match of the Olympic team, it is naturally impossible for the two of them to participate in the national team competition again.
During this period of time, the Chinese national team had to play without Xia Xiaoyu and Zhou Zijing in the top 40 matches.
If these two people are substitute players for the national team, it doesn't matter.
But these two are the main players of the national team.
One is the core of the midfield, and the other is the offensive fulcrum.
Fortunately, the Chinese team is currently playing in the top 40. If it were the top 12, Jorge Dillon would probably never let him go.
In that case, there is no need for him to object, and the Football Association probably won't be willing either.
After all, they still know which one is more important, the World Cup or the Olympics.
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"I don't think it's a bad thing for us not to have Xiaoyu and Zhou."
In front of the coaching bench, watching the ongoing game, head coach Jorge Dillon was still in the mood to chat with his translator Yu Jintao.
Yu Jintao knew that the old man Dillon was a person who had a strong desire to talk. When he was coaching at Dashun Golden Arrow, this old boy would always make him chatter endlessly, and he liked to tell him his analysis of those phenomena.
He and his assistant coach don't talk that much. Maybe he is keen on "educating" himself?
But Yu Jintao is indeed a very suitable person to talk to.
Because Yu Jintao was willing to listen to whatever Dillon said. Not only was he not impatient, but he could also pick up the topic.
"It seems that the national team has lost two important players, but we have gained the opportunity to train others. The Chinese team cannot always rely on the eleven players on the field. In fact, even if there is no recruitment to the Olympic team, I plan to
Give more people a chance. The top 40 competition is an opportunity for us to train."
After hearing Dillon's words, Yu Jintao couldn't help complaining: "Since when did the top 40 games become an opportunity for military training... Moreover, Jorge, Syria is second in this group, and we are the only one in the top 4."
The strongest opponent in the Big Ten."
Dillon shrugged: "The strongest opponent in the top 40...that's it. If the Chinese team wants to successfully appear in the Iberian Peninsula in three years, it cannot waste it on an opponent of the same level as Syria.
Too much time."
"Jorge, I want to remind you that while you are talking, we have played against Syria for twenty-five minutes, but the score is still 0:0. Although we have the advantage of home court, we have no
Get ahead."
"Of course, I know that Yu... has changed people in key positions of the team, and we need some time to adjust. But there is no big problem..." Dillon still looked like he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.
He's not making excuses, that's the truth.
The Chinese team is currently unable to win at home, and the reason for this is due to the change of players at the last minute.
From the "China Cup" in the first half of the year to now, and three more top 40 games, the forward combination of Hu Lai and Zhou Zijing has gradually become better.
As Dillon said before, in fact, the most suitable offensive tactic for Hu Lai and the national team now is not the 433 of the Shi Wuyuan era, but the double forward teamed by Zhou Zijing and Hu Lai.
As a result, this tactic that had finally begun to take shape was forced to be dismantled due to the needs of the Olympic team.
But Dillon will naturally not be unprepared. After all, any qualified head coach knows how to find substitutes for his starting lineup.
Hu Lai's replacement is difficult to find, but Zhou Zijing's replacement can always be found.
The person who is now partnering with Hu Lai on the court is his former teammate in the Olympic team, the strong and powerful center Tan Yunlong.
Twenty-six-year-old Tan Yunlong is already the main forward of the South China Tigers. He is not the main scoring force in the South China Tigers. He mainly serves as an assistant to the foreign forwards and is responsible for providing them with the ball.
He's really good at this.
It can just fill the vacancy left after Zhou Zijing leaves.
As a center, Tan Yunlong is inferior to Zhou Zijing in terms of talent and ability. Otherwise, he would not still be in China.
But being able to play the main role in the domestic giant South China Tigers, Tan Yunlong is certainly not a waste.
He can't compete with Hu Lai and Zhou Zijing, but among domestic forwards, he is already a relatively top player.
What's more, actually partnering with Hu Lai is a relatively easy thing...
Luo Kai used his speed and skill to break through the defense of the Syrian full-back and sent a cross. Tan Yunlong jumped up in the middle to grab the ball, but instead of pushing the football towards the goal, he swung it backwards.
There, Hulay suddenly burst out, and before the Syrian defender had time to get close to him, before the ball hit the ground, he pushed the ball directly into the Syrian goal!
"Hulai!! Hulai!! Hulai scored! The Chinese team leads Syria 1:0!"
Huge cheers rang out from the stadium stands, and the goal the Chinese fans were waiting for finally appeared!
Dillon waved his fist vigorously, then turned around and smiled at Yu Jintao beside him: "Besides, Yu, we have Hus! If we attack Syria, what is there to worry about?"
Yu Jintao smiled and shook his head, admitting that Dillon was right.
With an efficient killer like Hu Lai, who is still at the peak of his form, and it's just the top 40, what's there to worry about?
