The networking event started quickly, because it was not a formal event, and naturally there was no red tape. The most important thing was that there was no long and smelly leadership speech.
This social gathering is actually a fun sports meeting.
The men's and women's teams compete in a total of seven individual events, and the winner is ultimately determined.
We also specially invited staff from the base to guest host.
This staff member must have worked part-time as a wedding officiant outside, and he was particularly hard-working and passionate when hosting. Under his leadership, the players of the men's and women's teams quickly broke away from their previous unfamiliarity and shyness and devoted themselves to the ceremony.
Games and competitions in progress.
The training ground was filled with laughter and cheers.
The coaches and leaders of the two teams stood on the sidelines and did not participate, but they were very happy to see this scene.
The training camp was completed smoothly, and the respective warm-up matches were also played well. Now is not the time to think about how to play in the East Asian Cup. Let the players relax, which will actually help their performance in the East Asian Cup.
In the past, Chinese football was always very serious. Before every game, leaders at all levels would take turns to hold meetings with the team, talking about the great trust of the country and the people and their high expectations... Of course, there was no official talk or official talk.
Wrong, after all, no one can say, "I don't care about bringing glory to the country and the trust of the people."
But it is this particularly politically correct statement that actually increases the burden on the players.
Because they will think, if I lose, will I fail the people and the country's trust? Will I fail the country's training?
But in competitive sports, winning and losing are normal.
Is there any team that always wins but never loses?
The words of these leaders are equivalent to putting shackles on the team in advance and carrying a heavy burden, making them worry about losing before they even play the game.
Playing the game with the mentality of "if you lose, you will become a sinner of the country and the nation", if you encounter some setbacks in the game, the fear of failure will instantly attack you and drown you.
How is it possible to play well like this?
Later, everyone realized that relying on leaders' speeches could not improve the team's performance in the game. This practice of one small meeting every three days and one big meeting every five days gradually decreased.
But it is still impossible to completely eliminate it. After all, bureaucracy, as everyone knows, is a common problem all over the world.
So all those who really do practical things can think of is to have some kind of social interaction to relax everyone's mood and provide a psychological "massage" for the East Asian Cup.
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In the host's style of imitating a TV commentator, the Fun Games has already had five individual competitions.
The current score is 3:2, and the men's team is temporarily in the lead.
"The sixth project - Zhu Bajie carries his wife on his back!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, there was a burst of cheers from the men's team.
As a man, how could the host not understand what the cheers meant?
He quickly poured cold water on the men's team with a smile: "It's not what you think! You want to carry the women's team players on your back? You have a beautiful idea!"
The players of the women's national team burst into laughter.
The host then announced the rules: "The rules are like this. Two people are drawn from each side. The first person drawn is responsible for making Zhu Bajie, and the second person drawn is the wife, Miss Gao."
When he said this, someone brought out two lottery boxes and placed them in front of the head coaches and team leaders of the two teams.
“The lucky draw guests are naturally our two teams’ coaches Yan and Shi, as well as Team Leader Yu and Team Leader Ran!” The host loudly revealed the lottery leaders and introduced them to everyone. “First of all, please ask the two coaches to draw out the players who will be Zhu Bajie.
Bar!"
The two team coaches walked to the lottery box, put their hands in and fumbled around for a while, and each pulled out a note.
The host stood between the two of them and asked them to read out who they chose.
Shi Wuyin glanced at the note, and then laughed out loud.
Seeing him like this, everyone became curious - who could make Director Shi happy?
"Director Shi is so happy. It seems that the person selected must be a capable person. So please ask Director Shi to announce loudly for us who will be the 'Zhu Bajie'!"
Shi Wuyin raised the note and said, "It's Hu Lai."
The Olympic team was stunned for a moment, and then they all burst into laughter.
They all understand why their head coach is laughing... Hu Lai can be said to be the weakest in the team. Let him be Zhu Bajie. This arrangement of fate is really funny...
Hu Lai himself was shocked. He raised his hand and shouted to Shi Wuyuan: "Director Shi, why don't we draw another one? Do you think my figure is the material for Zhu Bajie?"
The host didn't wait for Shi Wuyin to speak, and just watched the excitement and shouted without thinking it was a big deal: "No, no, no! Whoever is drawn will be the winner, it's a one-shot deal! Unless you admit defeat, you can't give up!"
The teammates of the Olympic team were also cheering: "Hu Lai, come on!"
There is also a strong man like Li Chengwu who is over 1.9 meters tall and weighs 85 kilograms. He raised his hand and proposed himself: "I want to be my wife! I want Hu Lai to carry me!"
Wang Zijian was also setting up rice seedlings: "Hu Lai, it's okay! Press F to enter the tank!"
"Go to hell!" Hu Lai shouted. "I don't have that hobby!"
Everyone laughed even more happily.
The players on the opposite women's team also laughed when they saw this scene.
Later, the leaders of the two teams came out to smoke Zhu Bajie's wife. Regrettably, Li Chengwu did not get what he wanted, but in fact, with Hu Lai's power, it would have the same effect for anyone.
The last person to be the "daughter-in-law" for Hu Lai, the "Zhu Bajie", was Gao Ruimin, the team's main defensive midfielder, who was 1.85 meters tall and weighed 75 kilograms.
Better than Li Chengwu, but not good enough.
After being pulled out, Gao Ruimin was also eager to try: "Bajie, here I come!"
Wang Zijian complained at the side: "Your tone is very much like Sun Houhou pretending to be Miss Gao!"
Then when the competition between the two sides began, Song Kun looked at Hu Lai, who was staggering forward with Gao Ruimin on his back, and laughed: "Zijian, you were right - do you think Gao Ruimin looks like Sun Wukong lying on Zhu Bajie?
Becoming as heavy as a mountain?”
Not only Wang Zijian, but other teammates saw Hu Lai getting lower and lower, almost as if Hu Lai was crawling forward with Gao Ruimin on his back. Wasn't it like Hu Lai was carrying a huge mountain on his back?
Gao Ruimin, who was lying on Hu Lai, was still urging him: "Hurry, Hu Lai! You have been surpassed by them!"
"Come on, Hu Lai! Rush for me!!"
"Go at your sister!" Hu Lai gritted his teeth below. "You still have the strength to shout, but do you know that I am carrying the burden for you!"
Just one hundred meters long, to Hu Lai, who was carrying a huge mountain on his back, it seemed like an unreachable end of the world road...
The host was still shouting loudly: "Hu Lai, get up, Hu Lai, you are Bajie, not a white dragon horse! How can you put your feet on the ground!"
Both men and women were laughing so hard that even the coaches and leaders of the two teams were smiling and shaking their heads frequently.
Li Qingqing is also laughing. This guy really brings laughter wherever he goes...
Someone in the women's national football team smiled particularly happily: "Oh, thank you to the men's team for letting us get back a point! I wonder what prizes they have prepared?"
"This Hu Lai is so funny... Ha! His strength is too bad, right? I feel like if I were to defend him, I could easily knock him away!" The person who said this was a central defender in the national team.
Among female football players, they are indeed physically strong.
When Li Qingqing heard this, she stopped smiling and curled her lips.
"Oh, I was originally recruited because Guan Xinyan couldn't come. Do you still think about how awesome he is?"
"Oh yes, it's a spare tire...haha!"
Although Hu Lai pretended to be crazy and acted foolishly on the court, Li Qingqing was very happy to see it, but this was because he knew that Hu Lai was deliberately teasing everyone. It was originally a friendship, and the sense of competition was not that strong. It didn't matter if he lost a game. The main thing was
Everyone had fun.
That's why Hu Lai acted like this to make everyone laugh.
Otherwise, do you really think that he needs both hands and feet to carry someone?
Unexpectedly, some people actually thought that Hu Lai had no ability and was here to be a spare tire for Guan Xinyan...
Spare tire?
hehe.
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After finally "climbing" to the finish line, the men's team naturally lost the game without any suspense. The total score of the fun sports meeting was tied at 3:3 by the women's team.
Next comes the last competition.
This competition is more serious than the previous six individual events.
Because it's a shooting contest.
Female players shoot at the goal guarded by male players, and male players shoot at the goal guarded by female players.
However, for the sake of fairness, after all, the shooting power of male football players is completely different from that of female football players, so the goalkeeper cannot be the goalkeeper in the men's football team. As for who will be the goalkeeper, it is also determined by drawing lots.
When the men's football team drew lots, many female football players hoped to draw Hu Lai again.
But this time they didn't get what they wanted. The one who was chosen to guard the goal was Wang Zijian, who was only 1.70 meters tall.
After the shortest player on the Olympic team put on the goalkeeper gloves, there was still an extra length at the fingertips... He waved his hands and stood in front of the goal, with the front end of the gloves still dangling.
But no one cares, it’s just a friendship anyway, and even if they lose to the women’s team in the end, no one will think it’s a big deal.
And for the purpose of protecting himself from injury, Wang Zijian did not make serious saves. Many times, he just made a show--what if a wonderful save with all his strength won him the cheers of the audience, but it would not be the same.
Instead, it resulted in a dislocated shoulder or something. If I withdrew from the East Asian Cup due to injury, the loss would be huge...
No matter how much he wanted to show off in front of Li Qingqing, he couldn't do it.
So just like that, you scored one goal and I scored one goal. After five rounds of penalty kicks, the score was even at 4:4.
Both sides missed a shot.
According to the normal rules of the game, the next step is one-on-one duel.
Until the winner is decided.
But at this moment, Li Qingqing suddenly raised his hand: "I have a suggestion, don't engage in a penalty shootout."
She stood up and spoke and attracted everyone's attention, including Hu Lai, who also looked at Li Qingqing curiously, wondering what she was going to do.
Perhaps it is because of her appearance and figure that she attracts too much attention, but in fact, Li Qingqing is relatively low-key and silent at ordinary times and does not talk much.
It's very rare to suddenly raise your hand and stand up to speak in front of players from both men's and women's teams like today.
The host laughed and said: "No more penalty shootouts? Do you mean there is no need to decide the winner? Let's count it as a tie..."
But Li Qingqing shook his head and interrupted the host: "No, we still have to decide the winner. Just not in this way."
The host was a little surprised. He looked at Li Qingqing with a smile on his face: "Qingqing, what suggestions do you have?"
Li Qingqing looked at Yan Encai, the head coach of the women's national football team...the baseball cap on his head.
One of the symbols of old coach Yan Encai is the red and white baseball cap. It is said to be his lucky charm, so he wears it every time, even during training, and it can also help him block the sun.
Because it has been worn so many times, the brim of the baseball cap has worn out and the fabric has rolled up, making the old man reluctant to change it.
A media reporter once paid attention to this issue. He half-joked that he might only replace this "lucky hat" when he retires as the head coach of the national women's team.
"Director Yan, can I borrow your hat?"
Yan Encai was stunned for a moment, but still nodded in agreement.
It's good that this hat is his lucky hat, but he's not so rare that no one is allowed to touch it.
"Thank you for your guidance, Yan." Li Qingqing took the hat and turned towards the goal.
After walking under the goal, she stepped up and hung her hat on the hook used to hang the net under the goal crossbar.
After doing all this, she turned around and said to everyone: "Everyone takes turns, whoever hits Coach Yan's hat with the ball first will win. It's that simple."
Everyone looked at the baseball cap hanging in the upper left corner, and no one said anything.
Even the host, who had always been very active, was stunned.
Hu Lai looked at the baseball cap hanging on the crossbar of the goal and thought, wasn't this the competition event we went to play in the football park that day? Why did you, Li Qingqing, move here?
In everyone's stunned silence, Shi Wuyuan laughed: "Ha! This is good! Mr. Yan's hat is a lucky hat! Whoever can beat it down will get good luck!"
Yan Encai himself agreed: "This is indeed more interesting than taking penalty kicks round by round."
When the host saw that both head coaches had no objections, he raised his hand and announced loudly: "Okay! Let's invite the players from both sides to play! Ladies first, who comes first for the women's team? This idea came from Li Qingqing, otherwise Qingqing you
first come?"
No one else had any objections, so Li Qingqing stood in front of the penalty spot and put the football away.
Then, with everyone looking forward to it, he kicked the ball during the run-up.
The football entered the goal, but it didn't hit the hat. It was even a little far away, maybe one meter away.
"Ah!" The women's team cried out regretfully.
The host joked: "It seems that this is really difficult. Even our Qingqing failed. So who will come to the men's team..."
Hu Lai thought to himself, isn’t this my strength?
Just as he was about to get up, he saw someone raising his hands and shouting: "I'm going!"
There is more than one person...
Well... Hu Lai sat on the turf obediently when he saw this and did not get up.
The player from the men's team who went up to play football also quickly failed. This time he went even further, flying high over the crossbar. His performance was far worse than that of Li Qingqing.
Then you stepped up, and I stepped up, and there were three players from each side, but none of them could hit the hat. Guo Junfu, who performed best, just let the football fly into the goal just under the brim of the hat, and the wind it brought swept the brim of the hat.
, letting the hat sway, but it didn't fall down.
It caused a sigh of regret among the Olympic team.
"Haha! It seems that my good luck is not that easy to take away!" Yan Encai said happily when he saw this.
Although it is said to be a friendship, it still has a competitive element. Compared to this, if they can face failure calmly, then they are not people who engage in competitive sports.
He felt that Li Qingqing was deliberately making things difficult for the men's team just to prevent the men's team from winning.
Guo Junfu's kick just now really scared him.
Shi Wuyuan next to him could only shake his head with regret.
In fact, there are some shots that hit the blind spot in the game, but those are somewhat luck-based. If you really want to hit the blind spot, it will be difficult...
When another female team player walked towards the penalty area, Li Qingqing lowered her head and sent Hu Lai a WeChat message: "Aren't you here yet?"
Hu Lai quickly replied to her: "Ah? You always have to give your teammates a chance to show off..."
"Come on!!!"
"Okay, okay...I'll do it, I'll do it..." Hu Lai didn't know what Li Qingqing was so anxious about, so he added three more exclamation points.
After the women's team player kicked the football away as expected, Hu Lai didn't wait to get up, sat on the turf and shouted: "This time it's mine, no one can steal it from me!"
As expected, his voice made everyone else who was eager to try sit down again. Everyone still had to give Hu Lai the pistachio face.
Seeing that no one was really trying to fight him, Hu Lai slowly got up from the ground and wandered towards the restricted area in a somewhat nonchalant way.
After placing the football on the penalty spot, he did not rush to kick the ball. Instead, he lay down in front of the football, crawling on the turf, sticking his butt out, and looking from behind the football...
"Hu Lai, what are you doing!" Wang Guangwei asked loudly when he saw this.
"Aim!" Hu Lai didn't even raise his head.
The laughter started again, and everyone knew that Hu Lai was playing tricks again.
"Your aim is useless!" Xiao Xiao couldn't bear the fact that this kid was so pushy, and he screamed.
"Wouldn't it be useful to know later?" Hu Lai had already finished aiming, and he stood up from the ground.
Then step back and extend the running distance.
Li Qingqing, who was sitting on the ground, straightened her back as he moved and stared at Hu Lai intently, feeling a little nervous.
Although she knew that Hu Lai's shooting skills were very good, and she also knew that he once kicked off his hat with one kick, but after all, this was still uncertain and required some luck...
You must hit it, let them see how powerful you are, Hu Lai!
Behind her, her teammates were still laughing at Hu Lai's antics just now.
Amidst their laughter, Hu Lai moved!
He takes a running start and shoots!
Bang!
Li Qingqing stared hard, afraid that she might blink.
But except for her, none of the male or female players paid much attention to Hu Lai's kick. With smiles on their faces that had not yet faded, they staggered around and looked at the goal casually.
Just as all of them were looking away, the football accurately hit the baseball cap hanging under the crossbar!
The hat was not knocked away, but directly hit by the football and rushed into the goal!
It wasn't until it hit the net that the football came out of the hat and fell down first.
The hat that symbolized luck floated down from the air like a fallen leaf, and finally was gently placed on the football that had landed. The football swayed slightly, but failed to shake the hat off, but stayed on it.
In the goal.
Regardless of whether they were men or women, the smiles that had not disappeared from people's faces were frozen together with their movements, like statues of different shapes placed on the green grassy stadium.
In their dull gazes, the thin figure turned around and made a gesture of spreading his hands to everyone.
It's like the actor in the middle of the stage is taking a final bow to the audience.
Seeing this scene, no one reacted to make a sound or move, except Li Qingqing, with bright eyes and white teeth, a vivid smile, and light waves seemed to be flowing.