"As the second half of the top 12 matches is approaching, the Chinese national team has announced a new training list. It is worth noting that there are a few names that we are all familiar with missing from this training list.
They were replaced by several young former Olympic players. This is the latest change brought to the team after former Olympic team coach Shi Wuyuan became the acting head coach of the national team..."
Sports news is being broadcast on TV, and the news that attracts the most attention today is naturally the national team’s preparations for the top 12 matches.
As the voiceover was announced, the complete list was printed on the screen.
At the bottom of the list, there are several names listed separately, marked: "Newly Selected Players"
They are: Wang Guangwei, Chen Xingyi, Luo Kai, Guo Junfu, Liu Yan and Gao Ruimin.
The same news spread quickly on the Internet and caused heated discussions.
“Oh! This is really a big change!”
“He is truly an emperor and a courtier. As soon as Shi Wuyuan arrived, he vigorously recruited his old team from the Olympic team..."
“I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing for the national team. The top 12 games are coming soon. With so many new players recruited at once, how will the team adjust?”
"People upstairs, please stop talking about 'run-in'. When Hu Lai was recruited into the national team, didn't Wilson use this excuse to drag Hu Lai down for four games? As a result, in these four games
Here, we had one win and three losses, and all the good situations were lost. Those well-adjusted lineups did not bring victory. They were losing anyway. I don’t think it makes any difference whether they are well-adjusted or not.”
“That’s right! At that time, it was said that Hu Lai couldn’t play because he didn’t get along well with the team, and many people believed it. Looking at it now, it’s just nonsense!”
“It doesn’t matter who he is as the emperor or his ministers, as long as we can qualify, we can do anything!”
“Friend, how confident do you think our national team is in making it to the World Cup? I think the odds are against us...”
"Why doesn't anyone pay attention to those people who were not selected for the national team? I won't talk about others. Company Commander Xing and Jiang Wanqing were not selected. I really can't understand this. Especially Jiang Wanqing, the dignified captain of the Shanhai Mariners.
Why can't he be selected for the national team? To be honest, I really can't understand Shi Wuyin's list..."
"I can't understand it either. Lao Jiang has played 75 games for the national team and is an unbeatable main force in Shanhaimen. Although Gao Ruimin is playing well in Tenglong this season, I feel that compared to Lao Jiang in terms of heat,
A little worse..."
"I feel that Shi Wuyin's move is a bit risky. He obviously hopes to recruit a large number of players from the Olympic team that he is familiar with to make up for the short training time, and there are mutual adaptation problems between the team and him... But these young people
Can a person hold up in the national team? If the performance is not good, the confidence of young players will be hit, and he, the head coach, will also be questioned... The most important thing is that the national team actually does not have this kind of trial and error at all.
If you are qualified, losing a game may mean you are destined to be doomed.”
“Who says it’s not the case? If the team fails to qualify because of recruiting so many new players, I think Shi Wuyin will definitely be scolded to death!”
“You are thinking too far, aren’t you? I don’t know how long Shi Wuyin can coach the national team. Of course he will die if he gets too addicted..."
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There has been a quarrel on the Internet about this roster. Fans of the old national players and fans of the new national players are opening up the second, third, fourth... battlefield online.
Especially the fans of Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai, they are the happiest and proudest now, but in the eyes of the fans of the old national football team, this is another ironclad proof that "the rice circle culture has eroded the football circle".
It may not be a good thing for some people that everyone is so noisy.
Wang Guangwei was sitting on the sofa at home, diagonally across from his father. The latter looked at the news commentary program on TV about the changes in the national team personnel and sighed, but said nothing.
But the mother, who was sitting between the father and son, said: "Guangwei, your dad and I are really happy for you to be selected for the national team. But your dad... he is worried that it may not be the right time to be selected for the national team...
…”
"This is a bad time," his father said. "I don't know how long Shi Wuyin can stay in this position. He may be a little anxious and recruit you as a life-saving straw. But he never thought about what might happen after class.
, what will you new guys do? When the new coach comes and calls back the old players, won’t you become stepmothers? The head coach may not like you, and the old players will also crowd in to squeeze you out, and you will suffer from both sides.”
Wang Guangwei, who had been silent until now, said: "Then what can I do, dad? Refuse to be called up by the national team?"
His father glared at him: "Then you will die faster. If you shoot first, go to the national team and keep a low profile for me, and don't get involved in those disputes!"
“Dad, when did I become a troublemaker in your eyes?” Wang Guangwei felt helpless.
The father was also stunned for a moment. Indeed, his son Wang Guangwei has always been a calm, reserved and low-key person...
So he waved his hand: "Anyway, since you have been selected, there is nothing you can do. Go and build a good relationship with the old players. If you should worship the dock, worship the dock. Don't be arrogant... You must be serious whether you are playing or not.
Do your due diligence and stay away from those media reporters. Don't answer anything they ask you."
Wang Guangwei smiled and said: "Dad, I am going with Brother Huan. He is an old man in the national team. I followed him and he agreed to protect me. Brother Lin also let me go to the national team with peace of mind... and Hu Lai
, his status in the national team is not low now. Who in the national team dares to look down on him? So dad, look, although I haven’t been to the national team yet, I’m not the kind of newcomer who doesn’t know anyone.”
Hearing what he said, the mother turned to the father and said: "Look, our son doesn't have anything to rely on. I told you not to worry so much..."
It is indeed difficult for a father to refute his son's words. He can't say that Zhang Qinghuan, Qin Lin, and Hu Lai are nothing, right?
Zhang Qinghuan will not talk about it. Qin Lin has retired, but his influence in Chinese football is still there.
Hu Lai is even more popular. He has only been in the Premier League for more than two months and has scored six goals. His number of goals in the Premier League is twice that of Park Soon-tae, the "Light of Asia".
The football world is all about strength, and this is Hu Lai’s strength.
Huluai, who has this kind of ability, will not only go sideways in the national team, but at least no one will dare to mess with him.
And his son and Hu Lai are good friends, so this situation is stable...
But if there is any discrepancy in the results of the Chinese team... these three people may not be effective! When the public opinion comes, if the fans find someone to take the blame, they may not dare to let Hu Lai take the blame, but they can let their son do this
Newcomers carry!
Thinking of this, the worried old father sighed again.
Hearing him sigh, my mother got upset: "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't keep sighing when it's okay!"
Her father glanced at her: "You don't understand."
"I don't understand? Haha." Mom sneered, "Wash the dishes! If you don't wash the dishes after eating, do you plan to continue using them tomorrow, right? I don't have any objection..."
Father obviously wanted to be alone, so he quickly got up and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Behind him, his mother held her son's hand with a smile on her face: "Don't listen to your dad's nonsense. It's a good thing to be in the national team. Perform well. Even if we don't make it to the World Cup this time, we can still accumulate experience.
Maybe it will be fine after the new year?”
“Don’t worry, Mom.” Wang Guangwei nodded.
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Chen Xingyi was loading clothes into his suitcase. His father and agent Chen Hantang was leaning against the door frame of the room, looking down at his mobile phone.
While reading, he said: "Oh, in just a short time, more than 30 people have liked it, tsk tsk!"
“What likes?” Chen Xingyi asked.
“In Moments, I just posted it, and all of your aunts, uncles, aunts and uncles… all gave me likes.”
After Chen Xingyi put the clothes in his hand into the box, he picked up his mobile phone and opened the WeChat Moments, and saw the message from his father: "The dog was ordered to help the building when it was in danger, and to turn the tide before it fell. The sea is flowing, and everything is possible."
Show your true colors as a hero!”
The following is a forwarded news link to the national team’s training roster.
Chen Xingyi, who was holding a mobile phone, had a dark line: "What you know is that I have made it to the national team, but those who don't know think that I am going to Iraq... Dad, you are such a big man, why are you still so bad?"
“A man is a boy until he dies!”
“…” Chen Xingyi was about to vomit. He threw his phone on the bed and continued to pack his things.
"Hehe..." Chen Hantang came over and sat on the bed, watching his son busy at work, and said with a smile: "Son, you must try to stay in the national team this time, don't be kicked out after training, otherwise I will
There is no place for such an old face..."
“You also know that this is a training team, not a registration list? Then why are you posting on WeChat Moments in such a hurry?”
“Hey, didn’t I do this to put some pressure on you? Then you have no way out, son. You must go all out to stay in the national team. What a pitiful parent in the world...”
Chen Xingyi looked at his upright father and twitched his lips: "Then I really thank you, Dad."
"Don't thank me, son. As long as you make a difference, it doesn't matter no matter how much dad pays. What does it mean if you just lose a little bit of people?"
Chen Xingyi felt that his father was going crazy today. He must have been stimulated by the news that he had been selected for the national team.
It looks like Fan Jin passed the exam...
With him dangling in front of me like this, I feel embarrassed to be happy about being selected for the national team. We can't be as useless as this father who has never seen the world!
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“I understand, Mr. Wang. Don’t worry, I will not embarrass our Thunderbolts. I will perform well in the national team and try to play...Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your concern.”
The call was from Wang Shoude, the general manager of the club. He told Luo Kai, who was selected for the national team training list, some things. He also told him not to worry about what was said outside. If he had any questions, he should contact Hao De. With his experience in the national team,
His qualifications can definitely protect him.
Luo Kai does not doubt Hao’s ability in the national team.
But he didn’t want to ask Captain Hao, not because he didn’t want to trouble others, but because he hoped to rely on his true ability to gain a foothold in the national team.
Hang up the phone, Luo Kai pulled out a news screenshot on his phone.
The subject of the picture is Hulay wearing a Leeds City jersey and doing his signature celebration on the pitch.
There is a line of news headlines next to this image of Hu Lai:
"Three games with five goals, and listen to the dragon's roar!"
No matter how much Luo Kai dislikes Hu Lai, he has to admit that his opponent is very handsome when faced with this photo.
does not refer to appearance, but to temperament.
Of course, anyone celebrating a goal in the Premier League looks cool.
Since Hu Lai joined the Premier League, Luo Kai has been hearing news about Hu Lai from far away Britain. It even gave him the illusion that this man had not gone to the UK at all, but that he could do everything right by his side.
Fang Fang learned about all aspects of his life...from the most basic life, food, clothing, housing and transportation, to getting along with his teammates, his performance in training, and finally to his appearance in the game.
The media reported every detail and bombarded themselves.
He did not refuse.
Even the news of five goals in three games did not stop him from blocking all news about Hu Lai.
Because he still remembers what coach Li Ziqiang said to him.
Treat Hu Lai as your opponent, not as your inner demon.
So he even specially saved the screenshot of the news about Hu Lai scoring five goals in three games and kept it on his mobile phone.
Take it out and read it from time to time just to motivate yourself.
And now, when he is selected for the national team, it means that he is one step closer to Hu Lai.
I will catch up with you, Hu Lai.
Looking at the handsome figure in the photo, Luo Kai thought to himself.
At this moment, a WeChat prompt message popped up on the screen of his mobile phone: "Olympic Team: Someone mentioned you..."
He clicked in and found out it was from Hu Laifa:
“@王光伟@陈星佚@国君夫@高瑞民@鲁凯, what are you doing standing still? Hurry up and send out red envelopes! We have forgotten the rules of our group?!”
“A red envelope costs 500 yuan, divided into twenty-five parts, hurry up, hurry up! Use the energy you used to grab my red envelope! Don’t wait any longer! If you have the ability to grab the red envelope, you have the ability to give it away!”
Just reading these two sentences, Luo Kai seemed to be able to imagine Hu Lai's snarling and mean face at this moment.
Why the hell did I let such a person get ahead of me?
He sighed and opened the WeChat red envelope function.
Then he remembered that he had not snatched Hu Lai's red envelope. In order not to let this kid take advantage, he entered twenty-four copies when choosing the number of red envelopes...
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As soon as Zhou Shenghai entered the room, he saw his son lying on the bed with his eyes blankly staring at the ceiling. If he hadn't looked carefully, he could still see the rise and fall of his chest. He looked as if he was dead.
"What are you doing, kid?" He stretched out his foot and kicked his son's foot that was hanging outside the mattress. The foot swayed feebly, as if the ligament and tendon connection had been lost.
“I feel...that I have no love left in life...” Zhou Zijing murmured.
"Okay, that's almost it. Isn't it just that you didn't get selected for the national team? Isn't that normal? How many games have you played in the Chinese Super League? How many games have those guys played? Why don't you compare with Lin Zhiyuan? He doesn't either
Also not selected for the national team?" The father didn't care.
When Zhou Zijing heard Lin Zhiyuan's name, he was stunned for a moment, then sat up from the bed suddenly and slapped his thigh: "Hey, that's right! How could I forget him! The main goalkeeper of the South China Tigers is not even in the national team.
Come in! Haha! How embarrassing!”
Immediately afterwards, his cell phone dinged, and Zhou Zijing, who had adjusted his mood, picked it up and looked at it. His eyes widened. Wang Guangwei, Luo Kai and others who were selected for the national team were handing out red envelopes in the Olympic team!
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“Fuck, fuck, fuck! I should have known I wouldn’t have chosen a goalkeeper back then!” Lin Zhiyuan hammered the wall in the room. “It’s not fair!”
At the same time, the phone kept ringing new message notifications. Lin Zhiyuan could guess with his knees that it must be the group of people who were selected for the national team showing off in the group!
Damn it, I don’t want to watch it!
Died!
I will never let you succeed in front of me!
Lin Zhiyuan hammered the wall again, and suddenly remembered that the lively WeChat group was probably because of those people handing out red envelopes... He vaguely remembered that when Hu Lai was selected for the national team, he had given out red envelopes once, and said that it would be a tradition in the future.
…
Thinking of this, Lin Zhiyuan turned around and flew back to the soft and elastic Simmons mattress in an extremely beautiful and stretched posture.
I immediately grabbed my phone, opened WeChat, clicked on the Olympic team group, and then swiped the "Thank you boss" emoticon down until I reached the red envelope. I couldn't wait to click in without even looking at who sent it.
.
Then……
“I’m too slow, the red envelopes have been given out”
Lin Zhiyuan stared at this line of text for a long time, doubts gradually creeping up his brows:
That shouldn’t be the case! Twenty-five people, twenty-five copies, one share for each person in the group, how could they be all robbed?
He clicked on “Look at everyone’s luck” and found that it read:
24 red envelopes were snatched up in 58 seconds.
twenty four!
The number became huge in his eyes.
Lin Zhiyuan wants to throw his phone:
Who the hell gave out this red envelope?! Who?! We agreed on twenty-five red envelopes, but you give out twenty-four. Do you know the rules?