Of course what Wang Yuan said to her husband was a joke. In fact, how could no one remember that Qin Lin, the vice-captain of Flash Stars, had played for the South China Tigers for more than ten seasons?
No one will ever forget how Qin Lin left the South China Tiger.
As the game approaches, the topic of discussion in the media and on the Internet gradually turns to the grudge between Qin Lin and the South China Tiger.
After all, it is a bit far-fetched to talk about grievances between Zhao Kangming and the South China Tiger.
The rivalry between Hu Lai and Lin Zhiyuan is more of a personal dispute and has nothing to do with the club.
On the contrary, the relationship between Qin Lin and the South China Tiger really fits the four words of "love and hatred".
Qin Lin, who returned from studying abroad in Europe, joined the South China Tigers and has been playing for ten and a half seasons. Before the last season and a half, he was the main core and captain of this team.
As the best professional player in the country and an Asian-level midfielder, his arrival gave the South China Tigers a stable and efficient midfield core. The South China Tigers lineup built on him began their glorious sweep of Chinese football.
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No matter how big-name foreign players the South China Tigers bring in, Qin Lin cannot be shaken at the core of the midfield.
He led the South China Tigers to six league championships in the Chinese Super League in ten years, four of which were won consecutively.
In addition, he also led the South China Tigers to win the first AFC Champions League championship in the history of Chinese professional football clubs.
It can be said that for a long time, he has been the best spokesperson for the South China Tigers. Everyone believes that this "Lingnan son-in-law" will retire from the South China Tigers, enter the senior management of the club, and continue his career with the South China Tigers.
A legendary career.
Unexpectedly, an injury changed his future trajectory.
After returning from injury, he lost his unshakable main position in the team. The media said that was because his physical fitness had greatly declined after returning from injury, and he was no longer able to compete with the intensity of the Chinese Super League.
He did not discuss contract renewal with the club, but chose to negotiate with the club to terminate the contract when the contract expired with half a year left, and left the South China Tigers Club as a free agent after playing for eleven seasons.
, transferred to join his hometown team Anton Shining Stars.
In fact, no one knows until now whether his move to leave the South China Tigers Club was out of anger. After all, neither the South China Tigers Club nor Qin Lin have discussed this matter in public.
The inside truth of those past events seems to have become less important as time goes by.
On the surface, Qin Lin's departure from the South China Tigers Club was quite peaceful and smooth. The two parties did not engage in any war of words in the media, nor did they tear each other's faces or make disgraceful accusations against each other.
The calm is like a middle-aged and elderly couple who have exhausted all their passion and love in the daily life of firewood, rice, oil, soy sauce, vinegar and tea. When their children grow up, they go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce certificate together.
There is no earth-shattering mistress cheating, nor is there any calculating property division before and after marriage. It is just because we no longer love each other, but we still respect the days when we were together.
But such a famous couple in Chinese football broke up suddenly, how could it not arouse people's imagination?
Although South China Tiger and Qin Lin have never admitted it, it does not prevent everyone from guessing about the discord between them.
After all, everyone has the desire to gossip.
But neither the telephone interview nor the reporters who rushed outside the Super Bowl venue to surround Qin Lin did not get anything they expected to hear from Qin Lin.
In the Peace Stadium in Shanhai, Qin Lin, who had finished his pre-match warm-up, stood outside the stadium and said to the reporters surrounding him: "I am very happy to meet the South China Tigers again. I have already had a phone call with Lu Heng before.
, and we made an agreement that no matter whether we win or lose, we will sit down and have a meal after the game... For me, this is more like a reunion party with old friends."
A reporter asked: "Brother Lin, when you left the South China Tigers, did you ever think about being able to fight against the South China Tigers one day?"
"I really thought about this," Qin Lin said, "I went to Flash Star just hoping to help Flash Star to be promoted to the Chinese Super League. As long as they can be promoted to the Chinese Super League, wouldn't they definitely be able to compete with the South China Tigers?"
"Brother Lin, what do you imagine it would be like to fight a South China tiger?"
"It's like this now." Qin Lin smiled.
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Qin Lin said goodbye to all the reporters and walked to the locker room. Zhao Kangming, who was waiting for him in front, saw him coming up and whispered: "Your answer is really watertight..."
"What else should I say?" Qin Lin asked him.
"You must still be unwilling to accept it, right?" Zhao Kangming asked as he walked.
Qin Lin's steps remained unchanged: "No, what's the point of not being willing to break up peacefully?"
"Haha." Zhao Kangming laughed dryly, "You can deceive those reporters with your words, but it won't work on me."
Qin Lin stopped and asked Zhao Kangming, who was walking in front, to stop and turn around to look at him.
"Old Zhao, if it hadn't been for the injury that happened when I was transferred to Flash Star, I might have had some ambitions and wanted to prove myself again. But now... I'm about to retire, so there's nothing I can't let go of.
What? Of course, you don’t have to worry about my fighting spirit now. I have enough fighting spirit. I promise to go all out against the South China Tiger and not let you lose."
After saying that, he walked back to the locker room.
Behind him, Zhao Kangming shook his head slightly and followed.
When they pushed open the locker room door, the noise inside suddenly stopped. Everyone turned their attention to the two of them, or to be more specific... they all turned to Qin Lin, who was the captain of the game.
"Are you all ready?" Qin Lin, standing at the door, asked as he looked at all his teammates in the locker room.
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Zhou Zijing and his father were sitting high in the stands.
From their perspective, more than half of the football stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people, is filled with people, and the attendance rate is very impressive.
After all, this Super Cup is played at a neutral venue, and fans of both participating teams have to travel thousands of miles to come here, and Shanhai fans have little interest in this Super Cup played by a non-home team.
There are probably not many neutral fans like them, and the majority of the fans in the stands are fans of the two teams.
Contrary to what others expected, the majority of fans here were fans of Flash Star.
Although it is the first time for Anton Shining Star to enter the top league of Chinese football, it is not the first time for Anton Football to appear on this stage.
Anton fans showed great enthusiasm for returning to China's top league.
So even though it is the Super Cup and not yet an official league, many Stars fans flew all the way from Anton to Shanhai this time.
There are also many Andong people who live in Shanhai and the cities surrounding Shanhai.
The local nature of football is vividly reflected in the team Anton Shining Star.
Every year, many Anton people wander away to work and study. In the past, there were Anton restaurants and hot pots all over the streets to soothe the stomachs of these people. Now, there are Anton flash stars to satisfy their spiritual needs.
Zhou Zijing and his father Zhou Shenghai are certainly not here to satisfy their spiritual needs - neither of them are from Anton.
The reason why they appeared at the competition was simply because this was the closest time to Zhou Zijing's familiar people after the national competition.
He wanted to come and see them.
"Son, do you want Hu Lai or Lin Zhiyuan to win?"
After Zhou Zijing heard his father's question, he glanced at him: "Dad, are you here to make things difficult for me on purpose?"
"Just pick one. You have to have a stand when watching football. How about watching a ball if you don't have a stand?" Zhou Shenghai said.
"If I don't choose, can't I just be neutral?"
"Hey, you kid... I thought you would choose Hu Lai. Haven't you always regarded Hu Lai as your target?"
"It's not a target, it's an opponent, Dad. I want to defeat him."
"Oh, isn't that the same? He won, wouldn't it make you more powerful if you beat him again?"
"But Lin Zhiyuan is also someone I want to defeat, dad. I don't want anyone to defeat him before me."
"That's too much, son. Are you Lafayette? Who declared war on the world's powers at the same time? Choose one from among them. I think Lin Zhiyuan is better. After all, he is the goalkeeper. The forward and the goalkeeper are mortal enemies. It is only natural that you defeat him.
.But if you want to defeat Hu Lai...I'm not trying to dampen your enthusiasm, son, I think...just think about it."
Zhou Zijing glared at his father: "We are all forwards, so let's score goals. Hu Lai is only two years ahead of me. I will catch up with him!"
Seeing how persistent his son was, Zhou Shenghai had no choice but to shake his head: "Then you have to work harder than you are now. I don't like to talk about things that are good or not. If you really want to surpass Hu Lai, you will have to endure a lot of hardships."
"I know, dad. That's why I came to watch this game." Zhou Zijing stood in front of his seat, looking at the stadium where preparations for the pre-game performance were being made. "I just wanted to confirm the gap between me and Hu Lai.
How big is it? Is it a little closer..."
Hearing what he said, Zhou Shenghai showed a smile on his face and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, I know the difference. I thought you were just a fool!"
Zhou Zijing ignored his father and just stared at the stadium in a trance.
