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Chapter 105 'Blessed Land' Jincheng

   "Fuck it!" Lin Zhiyuan pounded the turf in front of him hard.

Not far from him, Hu Lai waved his fist and then high-fived his teammates who came up to him.

This is Hu Lai's first intra-team group match after returning to the national team. The goal he just scored was his third goal, showing a good competitive state. It seems that whether it is the time difference or the eleventh

The long flight, which lasted for several hours, did not affect him at all.

Goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan, who was scored three goals by Hu Lai, was very sad and angry. Even if he was scored by Hu Lai in the group stage of the Olympic team, why is it still the same drama when he comes to the national team?

I finally joined the national team with great difficulty. I first sent a 500-yuan "upgrade" red envelope in the National Olympic team group, and then sent another 500-yuan red envelope for newcomers to the pier in the national team group, and sent them out one after another.

One thousand yuan, just to come to the national team and serve as a backdrop for Hu Lai?!

 Shi Wuyin and Li Zhifei on the sidelines pretended not to see Lin Zhiyuan's embarrassment and were very satisfied with Hu Lai's performance.

Taking advantage of the absence of reporters, the two coaches were able to smile a little. There were reporters on the sidelines before, and they both had straight faces, as if the enemy was nervous at the moment.

 The enemy is indeed present, and they are all approaching the city.

 Being nervous is really nervous.

 But the two of them behaved somewhat deliberately in front of the media cameras.

 They want to show weakness to their enemies.

Those who can pretend to be cowards must do so. Wouldn’t it be profitable if they could make the Korean team underestimate the enemy a little bit?

 What’s more, they are not playing a Korean team.

 The South Korean team ranked first in the group and qualified for the World Cup two rounds ahead of schedule. What about our Chinese team? We ranked fourth in the group. We don’t even know if we can get the third place in the group.

The Korean national team has a total of seven overseas players, although only three returned this time. However, the Chinese team only has one overseas player, Hu Lai.

 It’s simply pitiful, helpless and weak...

"The effect of Hu Lai's training in the Premier League is really obvious. He is already the only one in the national team. It has only been nine months... Sure enough, our players should still go out." Shi Wuyin watched Hu Lai training.

After his performance, he nodded approvingly.

Li Zhifei sighed: "But looking at it this way, the gap between us and the real football powers is really disappointing... I still remember how fiercely Hu Lai fought with Yao Huasheng in the Chinese Super League, trying to advance under Yao Huasheng's defense.

It’s not easy to score a ball. But now it feels like he can completely overwhelm the best central defender in our country..."

"Don't be discouraged. Hu Lai has made a good start for Chinese football. Next is our work. We must strive to participate in this World Cup so that those young people can be seen by the world four years earlier. Maybe they can

It will change their careers and also change the future of Chinese football." Shi Wuyin said with a smile.

“It’s hard to even get out of Asia after all the hard work, so if we really go to the World Cup, why don’t we have to pay the price for thousands of miles?” Li Zhifei said half-jokingly.

"That's better than not giving it away. A phoenix's tail is still the tail of a phoenix, and a chicken's head is just the head of a chicken. In any case, a phoenix is ​​better than a chicken. Even though you ranked last in the World Cup, you can still win in Asia.

Let’s go. Moreover, the development of a country’s football level and the stimulation of performance are inseparable. As long as we can go to the World Cup, it will be of great help to the development of domestic football.” Shi Wuyuan looked at the competing international players on the court and said,

"Our mission is to give hope to football players across the country."

“You, you just love to talk about these big words. What grew into a big tree before, now you see hope... Let’s find a way to win the Korean team first. If we lose, there will be no hope at all.”

Listening to his partner's complaints, Shi Wuyuan smiled and asked: "Lao Li, do you know why the Football Association chose to play the Korean team here in Jincheng?"

How could Li Zhifei not know what Shi Wuyin wanted to say?

“You’re not going to talk about the match between Flash Stars and Seoul LG, are you? Let me tell you, these are all rumors from outside, and the Football Association has never admitted it...”

"I have never admitted it. But I always feel that this must be the reason why they finally considered letting Jincheng host this game, or one of the reasons. After all, if you play a Korean team here, you may have some good luck...

You see, Lao Li, aren't the Korean team officials currently troubled by various rumors about Park Soon-tae's physical condition? This will definitely affect their preparation plan to some extent."

 As he spoke, he looked up at the sky.

Li Zhifei followed him and looked toward the sky.

  It can’t be said that the clouds are clear and the sky is high, and the sky is clear blue, because it is cloudy in Jincheng today.

 The weather was completely different from that time. At least there was no sudden change from day to night, no lightning, thunder, or violent storms.

 But I believe that at this moment, a thick dark cloud may be covering the hearts of everyone in the Korean national team...

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  The Chinese team's top 12 matches are based on the method of taking turns to play home games in different places. Therefore, when the Chinese team played home games in the top 12 games, they always played one game and changed places.

The disadvantage of this is that the national team does not have a fixed preparation environment. Every time it changes to a different division, competition venue, hotel, logistics supply, etc., it has to be adjusted again. In fact, it is not very beneficial to preparations.

 But the national team still insists on doing this, because sometimes football is not just about football itself.

 China is so big and has so many cities. If you only allow the national team to play a fixed home stadium in one city, what will the fans in other cities think?

 Oh, the fans in that city are Chinese fans. Aren’t we Chinese fans worthy of watching the national team’s games live?

 Allowing domestic cities to take turns playing home games is also to promote football and expand the influence of the national football team in the country.

 When the schedule of the top 12 tournaments first came out, major cities in the country actively applied to host the top 12 tournaments.

Anton Jincheng has made every effort to bid to host the Chinese team’s last home game in the top 12 in the ninth round of the top 12, hosting the home game against South Korea.

 Finally got what I wanted.

  After all, as the best division of the Chinese Super League last season, wouldn’t it be ironic if it couldn’t even host the national team?

But there are rumors that the reason why Jincheng's bid was successful has a lot to do with the AFC Champions League group match that Anton Shining Star played here against the Korean team Seoul LG. What happened before that AFC Champions League game? Everyone

We all know that it has been mentioned by countless people on the Internet:

 It’s like there is some divine will in the dark.

Jincheng, which was going so well in early spring, unexpectedly encountered an extremely rare thunderstorm, causing Seoul LG's flight to divert to a heavy mountain, and then took a bus and high-speed train to reach Jincheng.

 Finally settled down...another earthquake happened that everyone in Jincheng was accustomed to, which scared the Seoul LG players who had never seen the world.

The official has never acknowledged this speculation, and the Jincheng Football Association has even refuted the rumors. It is said that our Jincheng Division applied to host the match between the Chinese team and the Korean team because of the excellent hardware facilities and good and thoughtful services of our provincial sports center.

Guarantee, as well as the concerted efforts of our government and the Football Association to work together. The fans in Jincheng and even Anton are so enthusiastic that they deserve the title of the best division in the Chinese Super League... It is definitely not based on some "metaphysics"!

It’s useless. The broad masses of the people like to hear and hear what is said on the Internet.

 Publication has a bit of a meaning of "people's opinions bring gold".

 Many people believe that maybe Jincheng is really a "blessed place" for the Chinese team to challenge the South Korean team.

 And recent events seem to prove everyone’s judgment.

 It has been one night since Park Soon-tae was taken away by an ambulance at the airport. This incident has spread more and more widely, and its impact has become larger and larger. Various details on the Internet are mixed, making it difficult to distinguish the true from the false.

Someone said that the brother of his next-door neighbor’s second uncle’s son’s classmate’s third uncle worked at Dongsheng Airport and saw Park Soon-tae being lifted off the plane by doctors and nurses.

Someone else said that he was waiting for his flight at Dongsheng Airport that day. Through the glass wall, he saw doctors and nurses pushing stretcher carts hurriedly through the passage behind the wall. He also noticed a detail, that is, Park Suntae's hands were shaking all the time. This

People infer from this that the "Light of Asia" must have been a sudden epilepsy.

Immediately afterwards, the news about Park Suntae's epileptic seizure spread overwhelmingly on the Internet...

 There are also angry Korean fans and some Korean media who accuse Park Soon-tae of epilepsy because of Hu Lai. Because there is news that Park Soon-tae's seat next to him on the plane was Hu Lai!

So Park Suntae was in good health, but I had never heard of him having any history of epilepsy. Why did he suddenly have an epileptic seizure?

That must be Hu Lai’s fault!

On the one hand, Hu Lai was worried that a healthy Park Soon-tae would become the Chinese team's formidable enemy in this game. On the other hand, Hu Lai also saw that the "Light of Asia" Park Soon-tae was above him in both fame and honor, which made him unhappy.

Such despicable means and tricks.

 The Chinese people will do whatever it takes to win, which is shameful and disgusting!

Ever since Hu Lai scored five goals in three games last season and the Chinese fans came to compete with the Korean fans, the relationship between the fans of the two countries has been particularly tense and has been in a stage of explosion.

Now that Park Soon-tae's sudden accident has heightened the national sentiment of Korean fans, they are provoking Chinese fans on the Internet. Naturally, the Chinese fans are not to be outdone, and the war is raging for a while.

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 “I don’t have epilepsy!”

Facing the team's head coach Yang Zhongxun in front of him, Park Soon-tae explained eagerly: "I can assure you, coach, that I don't have epilepsy 100%! I was just too sleepy and tired at the time, so I fell asleep. I was always in high spirits on the way here.

I was in a highly tense state, so I relaxed as soon as I landed... but it was just a little, uh, completely relaxed."

After listening to Park Soon-tae's explanation, the head coach of the Korean national team Yang Zhongxun glanced at the screen of his mobile phone calmly.

That video has just been played on a video shot by a passerby at the airport. The content of the video is exactly the scene of Park Suntae lying on a stretcher and being wheeled away.

 In the previous video, you could clearly see that Park Soon-tae's hand hanging outside the car was indeed shaking...

 Park Suntae naturally noticed the head coach's action, and he also knew very well what the head coach cared about.

He had no choice but to point to the phone screen and said: "My hands were shaking because the car was vibrating. I fell asleep at the time and couldn't control my body..."

Yang Zhongxun then put down his cell phone, and then said to Park Chuntai: "Chuntai... the results of the hospital's physical examination are out, your injuries..."

Park Suntai was very worried. He knew that he did not have epilepsy, so he was confident on this issue. But he also knew that his injuries were not 100% healed, and he still felt guilty.

“You obviously know that it’s not over yet, right?” Yang Zhongxun guessed Park Soon-tai’s thoughts as soon as he saw the change in his expression.

Park Suntae did not answer, but his attitude itself was already an answer. After all, he just answered the question very simply about whether he had epilepsy.

"This is how I see it personally, Chun Tai. We have already obtained the right to participate in the World Cup in advance. From the beginning, I planned to use this game to train young people. After all, we need to give young people experience in a game of sufficient importance...

...But you insisted on coming back to participate in the game, and I agreed. This time, including you and overseas players, we only recruited three people..."

 When Yang Zhongxun said this, Pu Chuntai sat upright the whole time without interrupting, and his attitude was very respectful.

The man in front of him was his childhood idol, the eldest brother of Korean football. He was the main contributor who helped the Korean team finish fourth in the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan. After retiring, he joined the coaching world. Before becoming the head coach of the national team,

He once led the Korean club team Seoul LG to win the AFC Champions League, and his resume as a head coach is as dazzling as his career as a professional player.

 So even though Park Soon Tae is the "Light of Asia" now, in front of Yang Zhongxun, he is just a younger brother.

When Yang Zhongxun spoke to him in such an unceremonious tone, he did not dare to have any dissatisfaction.

“But recruiting you back doesn’t mean you have to play in the game. We didn’t say that at the beginning. Did we?”

Park Suntae pursed her lips and nodded.

“I personally hope that you, Cui Xuanhong, and Liu Mingyuan, the three of you, can give full play to your leading role, guard the locker room, and stop those young people from messing around.”

"Don't worry, coach. I won't make any mistakes in this regard." Pu Chuntai agreed with a dignified attitude. "But I..."

 He still wants to fight for himself.

Seeing this, Yang Zhongxun, who had always been serious before, laughed: "I understand. So although you are on the bench, you still have to be ready to play at any time. After all, my goal is just to train the team, not to lose the game."

 The boss has already said this, what else can Park Soon-tae say?

His shoulders relaxed slightly, and he lowered his head to express his determination: "Don't worry, coach. I can play at any time!"

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Yang Zhongxun's tone became more relaxed: "After all, we have already qualified early, and I don't want to make your injury worse. You still have a heavy task at London Bridge. Are you going to play in the Champions League when you go back?"

"

 “Yes, coach.”

“Come on, Suntae. You are the hero of our Korean football!” Former Korean national hero Yang Zhongxun raised his hand and patted Park Suntae on the shoulder.

 Park Suntae lowered his head and pursed his lips.


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