With the goals of Wang Guangwei and Hu Lai, Flash Star defeated Poseidon, which has been in poor condition, 2:0 in the away game.
Just the day after the game, new news of personnel changes came from Poseidon Club:
Zhang Qiang will no longer serve as the general manager of the club with immediate effect.
"It's really a wall that everyone pushes against..."
Chen Mo shook his head at the phone and sighed.
He was reading an online news report about Zhang Qiang's resignation. "Lingnan Evening News" also made a special report on the matter.
The following is a list of the bad things that happened at Poseidon Club during Zhang Qiang’s tenure as the club’s general manager.
In the battle of ideas, forcing Zhao Kangming out was ranked first.
In the eyes of "Lingnan Evening News" reporter Gao Youjun, this is the root of all disasters and the source of all evil.
If Zhao Kangming had not been forced away, Sun He, that unlearned waste, would not have become the youth training director of Poseidon Club.
Let such an idiot-like figure take charge of the famous Poseidon Youth Training Camp. After he took office, he vigorously eliminated dissidents and favored nepotism. He drove away Chen Mo, the then head coach of Poseidon Youth Team. He also used humiliating methods to lower prices. Sell Hu Lai.
Under his rule, the Poseidon Youth Training Camp has plummeted in both training level and tactical concepts.
The brain drain is serious and people are panicking. He has turned the country's well-known youth player training base into a mess in just two years, and his big gold-lettered signboard has also been destroyed by him.
In the end, "Lingnan Evening News" concluded: "...for Zhang Qiang's term as general manager to end under the hands of Zhao Kangming and Hu Lai, it was a beginning and an end for him, and he was not happy with his retribution. It is a pity that Zhao Kangming spent ten years at Poseidon Club. My hard work has been almost destroyed..."
"Are you still paying attention?" Zhao Kangming is studying the team's opponent in the Football Association Cup, Meiling Rangers from the Chinese League One.
When he was in the Chinese League One, Shining Star played against them many times. But since being promoted to the Chinese Super League, Zhao Kangming has not cared about the Chinese League League for a long time, so he has to re-examine this old opponent he was familiar with to ensure his impression. We will not stay in the past and cause deviations.
"Why don't you just watch the excitement?" Chen Mo happily put away his mobile phone, "The Meiling Rangers will mainly focus on the youth team and substitutes?"
"Well. Fortunately, this game is at home, otherwise we would have to run back and forth."
"Actually, there's no need... We can just stay in Lingnan and go back after playing the FA Cup, ha! Hey, it would be even better if the next round of the league's Nanhai game is also an away game. We can stay in Nanling continuously. One week...you can still go home and see your parents."
"What nonsense are you talking about..." Zhao Kang looked at his old partner with understanding.
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Flashing Stars, who returned to their home court, indeed sent out a lineup composed mainly of youth teams and substitutes to face the Meiling Rangers.
Even though this game was at home, Flash Star still encountered very stubborn resistance in the game.
The strength of the Meiling Rangers is indeed not comparable to that of the original plateau snow mountains.
Flashing Stars, who were on the bench, were forced into a panic by the Meiling Rangers at home. In the end, the two sides tied 0:0 in the 90 minutes of the game.
The commentators are all saying that if there is a Hu Lai in Meiling Ranger, there are so many opportunities in this game. If you seize one, the Flashing Star will be taken.
Obviously the Meiling Rangers played better, but now the game can only be dragged into a penalty shootout.
At this time, the substitute players of Flash Star showed their resilience.
Although their brilliance is not as shining as that of the main players, they usually train together. How could they not make any progress?
So even though they were a little embarrassed by the Meiling Rangers, they still managed to maintain a draw.
Although they clearly had the advantage, they failed to break the deadlock. Instead, Flash Star dragged the game into a penalty shootout, which was a heavy blow to the morale of the Meiling Rangers players.
Shining Star, on the other hand, regained his composure.
In the penalty shootout, the Flashing Star team, which has stronger psychological quality, performed well and finally eliminated the Meiling Rangers with a score of 4:2, giving these substitute players another chance to practice in the game.
Of course, the next round of the Football Association Cup is a bit far away and will not start until July 10th.
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After two rounds of the FA Cup, time has entered May, and the three most watched games are getting closer and closer.
The momentum of online publicity and hype alone will make those pseudo-fans think that the contest between Flash Star and Golden Arrow will be next week.
But actually no, the much-anticipated first-leg match of the AFC Champions League quarter-finals between Shining Star and Dashun Golden Arrow is on May 8, Wednesday.
Before that, on Sunday, May 5th, Shining Star will face their opponent in the ninth round of the league at home, Lingnan Nanhai, who is also a newly promoted team.
But now no one mentions this game at all, and no one cares about this game.
After reporters blocked Hu Lai outside the Liucheng training base of Flash Star, they all asked questions about Dashun Golden Arrow and Wang Xianke.
Even the club's general manager Dong Wen was asked such a question, forcing him to reiterate his attitude on this matter - that is, to support Hu Lai unconditionally.
But apart from Hu Lai, the one who attracted the most attention was Chen Xingyi.
Because he himself is a player on loan from Golden Arrow.
Such an identity must make him very embarrassed in everyone's eyes. If he doesn't side with Hu Lai, how will other people in Shining Star view him?
If he sides with Hu Lai, what will his future teammates and head coach think of him?
After the reporters couldn't find anything new to ask from Hu Lai, they came over to try to dig up a big news from Chen Xingyi.
So during this period, Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi were together all day long. They walked side by side when they came out of the training ground, and they took the same car when they came home from the training base.
It is guaranteed that when reporters interview Chen Xingyi, there will always be a Hu Lai by their side.
If a reporter asked a question that was difficult for Chen Xingyi to answer without opening his eyes, Hu Lai would interrupt: "Come to me if you have any questions!"
Or, in the role of Chen Xingyi’s agent, he said: “We refuse to answer this question.”
Some reporters were so upset by him that they couldn't help but yell at him: "We are interviewing Chen Xingyi, not you, Hu Lai! Can you let us ask Chen Xingyi questions?"
Hu Lai sneered: "Don't think that I don't know what questions you want to ask. It's nothing more than sowing discord and fanning the flames. Let me tell you, this is a private grudge between Wang Xianke and I, and it has nothing to do with anyone else."
The reporter retorted: "How can it be a personal grudge? You can't challenge Wang Xianke alone. This is also a competition between two teams. When we interview a player on the team, it is always a legitimate request, right?"
"My teammates just want to pursue victory. They just go out to play the game. I am the only one who has other thoughts." Hu Lai stood between Chen Xingyi and reporters, "So if you have any questions, just ask me.
I asked my teammates and I answered for them."
"Isn't that what you said?" The reporters glanced at Chen Xingyi desperately.
"What's not included? I have an entrustment agreement." Hu Lai took out a piece of paper from his clothes and showed it to the reporters. It was indeed a handwritten entrustment agreement:
"I agree to entrust Hu Lai to answer reporters' questions on my behalf at any time, and his answer is my answer. Client: Chen Xingyi."
The reporters were dumbfounded when faced with the childlike entrustment agreement.
In the end, Hu Lai succeeded in forcing back the harassing reporters, and together they drove out of the training base in Xia Xiaoyu's car.
After they were far away, Chen Xingyi said to Hu Lai: "Actually, you don't have to be like this, Hu Lai. Didn't we all say that? We have to kick Wang Xianke out of class. Since he has already been dismissed, what do I have to worry about?
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Hu Lai shook his head and said: "Wang Xianke is dismissed from get out of class, but can you guarantee that no one in Dashun Golden Arrow Team is on Wang Xianke's side? When you return to Golden Arrow, you won't be afraid of being retaliated by some people? So now It's best for you to remain silent and say nothing, so as not to be caught. Let me tell you, those reporters are very bad. If you say anything normally, they can twist it into something else. , and then spread it everywhere. Once the influence is formed, you won’t be able to wash it away even if you jump into sulfuric acid..."
"Why should I jump into sulfuric acid? That's the Yellow River, the Yellow River!"
"It's an exaggeration. Don't worry about such details. In short, until you return to the Golden Arrow, just don't say anything on this issue."
Chen Xingyi reluctantly accepted Hu Lai's kindness: "Okay..."
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When the players from Lingnan Nanhai appeared at Dongsheng Airport in Jincheng, they saw someone looking at them in surprise, and heard someone saying to their teammates: "Why isn't this the Golden Arrow?"
His companion replied: "Ahem! The Golden Arrow game is next week!"
"Oh oh oh!"
When the Nanhai players heard such comments, they wanted to apologize to each other: Sorry, we are not Golden Arrow and we really let you down!
"Damn, I'm so unhappy! This game is obviously between us and Flash Star, why can they ignore us so blatantly?!" Liu Gan complained softly among his teammates.
"Look at what you said, Liu Gan. If a year ago, our game against Flash Stars would have attracted more attention? But can the situation be the same now? Although everyone is a Chinese Super League team, we are ranked second from the bottom in the Chinese Super League.
Ranked sixth, we are really fighting for relegation, and they are going to compete in the AFC Champions League." Goalkeeper Xie Fang shook his head and sighed.
Comparing people with each other is irritating, and this team competition is also irritating.
Everyone is a newly promoted team. How come the gap has widened so much after reaching the Chinese Super League?
Simply heartless...
Seeing Xie Fang sighing, Liu Gan became even more irritated: "I don't care about that. I know that if Flashing Star looks down on us, I will show them how powerful they are!"
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"The game is over! The game is over! After rotating the lineup, Flash Star, who played at home, still defeated Lingnan Nanhai 3:1 in the game!"
In the bustling Provincial Sports Center, the commentator of Anton TV announced the results of the game loudly.
"Flashing Star, which only sent half of its main force, won relatively easily at home. It can be seen that the strength of Flashing Star and Nanhai, both newly promoted teams, are no longer on the same level!" He Feng watched from the studio behind the capital.
The big TV screen said, "Zhao Kangming deliberately retained his strength in this game. Many main players, including Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi, did not start the game. The Trident was only in the same frame in the last five minutes of the game.
...Everyone can see that he is preparing to win the AFC Champions League quarter-finals next week...next Wednesday, the same stadium will usher in the contest between Flash Star and Golden Arrow!"
Liu Gan lowered his head and walked quickly to the tunnel with his teammates. Now he just wanted to go back to the locker room, close the door, and shut out all the cheers.
Thinking about it now, in fact, the gap between Flash Star and Nanhai Team was gradually reflected in the Chinese League One last season.
It's not that their Nanhai team didn't perform well, it's that Dingxing's progress was too fast. It was like sitting on a rocket, soaring into the sky, and then quickly disappeared into the vast starry sky, never to be seen again.
Behind him, Nanhai team coach Pan Hongwei held Zhao Kangming's hand: "I wish you good luck in the next game."
Zhao Kangming smiled: "Thank you."
"Come on, I really want to fight for relegation." Pan Hongwei let go of Zhao Kangming's hand, shook his head and walked towards the players' tunnel.
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