While Hulay was warming up on the court, some Qatari fans in the stands nearby booed and yelled at him.
Other Chinese players around him couldn't understand it, but they could also understand what the Qatari fans meant.
For Hu Lai, a side effect of being proficient in all the languages in the world is that he can completely understand what the other person is scolding him...
Translated into Chinese, they are basically all common swear words used to greet his mother in various variations.
This is the disadvantage of being able to understand all languages.
If you have poor mental quality and don’t understand, you can still deceive yourself and others, deceiving yourself that there are a group of dogs barking in the stands.
If you can understand, you cannot deceive yourself or others.
But who is Hu Lai?
He is a person who is against the whole world, how could his mental quality be so bad?
Thanks to the past experience of being laughed at for so long when he was a student, his heart has long been as solid as a rock.
Even if he could understand what the Qatari fans were yelling at, Hulay could still think of them as a pack of dogs barking.
Hu Lai thought it didn't matter, but the Chinese media reporters present were not as calm as Hu Lai.
“Hu Lai’s character...sometimes it’s really hard to say. Things that should have gone away if you endured them for a while, but if you insist on talking over them, it turns out like this..."
In the media gallery, Chinese reporters gathered together and whispered.
“Geniuses have some unique characteristics in terms of personality. Otherwise, how can they be geniuses?”
“That’s what I said, but it was originally a life and death battle, and he incited the other party’s fighting spirit to become more and more intense. Why do I feel like this is a disservice?”
“What is actually being tested at this time is the psychological quality of our players... To be honest, I think the Chinese team’s record is... hanging!"
“I think it’s pretty good. If Chinese football really wants to make progress, it must learn to face this extreme dilemma. It is also an excellent exercise for the psychological quality of the young players in the current team...”
The reporters themselves are not unified in their internal opinions, which fully demonstrates their ambivalence in facing this matter.
On the one hand, I am worried about Hu Lai and the Chinese team, but on the other hand, it is really difficult to say bad words to Hu Lai, the hero of Chinese football, and put the blame on him.
Some people looked at the Chinese players who were warming up off the court and sighed: "I hope they can really learn something from it. That would be a good result..."
The implication is that even if the Chinese team loses this game, if they can learn from it how to deal with this very unfriendly away atmosphere, the loss will not be in vain.
This is actually a very pessimistic idea.
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On the court, assistant coach Li Zhifei and other coaches are leading the players to warm up.
This was the last training opportunity before the start of the game. He seemed a little nervous. In the extremely noisy scene, he was shouting in various areas to remind the players:
“Warm up seriously! If you don’t warm up seriously, you will be unlucky if you get injured during the game! You deserve it!”
"Don't worry about things off the field, they have nothing to do with you! That's Hu Lai's business!"
Hearing what the assistant coach said, Chen Xingyi couldn't help laughing.
Hu Lai glared at him: "Didn't you hear? Warm up seriously!"
But around him, some teammates still lowered their heads and chuckled.
If the worried reporters in the media gallery saw this scene, they would probably find it incredible:
It's just...a little different from what they imagined.
In their imagination, this is the last game of the top 12 of the Chinese team, a game that determines life and death. In addition, Hu Lai caused such a big disturbance before the game, the players of the Chinese team
At this time, people must be panicked and unable to concentrate on the warm-up training and the following competition.
In fact, judging from the "records" of the Chinese team in the past, these reporters were right.
Poor mental quality has always been a common problem in Chinese football.
Those players, who performed well in the club, suddenly stopped playing when they came to the national team.
It’s just that now this Chinese team can no longer be treated like the old sunshine.
This change began to happen when Shi Wuyin became the team's head coach and recruited many young players.
Young people have come in, bringing fresh blood, and also bringing something to this team that was lacking before.
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After finishing the warm-up, the players of the Chinese team returned to the locker room to make final preparations for the next game.
After changing clothes, Hu Lai got into the toilet and took out the [Powerful Charming Essence Lotion] from the system space.
Why are you hiding in the toilet and using this?
Be aware that doing this may make teammates think he is nervous.
Sure enough, before he entered the toilet, Lin Zhiyuan deliberately asked loudly: "Hu Lai, are you nervous?"
Hu Laili ignored him, entered the toilet and locked the door.
"It's normal to be nervous. Who wouldn't be nervous about Hu Lai's situation? Maybe you are not as good as Hu Lai." Yao Huasheng, the captain of the team and Lin Zhiyuan's captain at the club, stood up to speak for Hu Lai.
, educated his juniors in the club.
Of course Lin Zhiyuan did not dare to joke with the captain, so he had to defend himself: "I just care about him..."
Everyone else in the locker room who heard this conversation turned their attention to the closed toilet door.
Yao Huasheng is right, anyone in Hu Lai's situation will be nervous, and many of them may even perform worse than Hu Lai.
It is natural for people to be nervous, so there is nothing to tease Hu Lai about this matter.
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Hu Lai in the toilet actually knew what his teammates would say about him. He also knew that showing nervousness before the game seemed to have some negative effects on his personal image...
But whichever of the two evils is the lesser.
Compared with being nervous before such a crucial game, the stubborn straight man would put incense on his face before the game. I'm afraid his reputation will be even worse...
He had already opened the glass bottle in his hand, dug out the white lotion inside, and looked at it carefully.
He once used a trial version of this thing and went to school to try it on. The effect... I can't say it's not good, but I can't say how good it is. Because he found that even if he cheated, the number of female fans he could attract
The quantity is also very very limited...
Later, as his career became more and more successful and he became more and more famous, it seemed that he no longer needed to use this thing.
So even though he only needed 3,000 points to exchange for a trial bottle, he never wasted points on this thing.
In his opinion, this is a prop used by the system to make up the numbers, to prevent the system mall from being too crude and deserted, so everything is stuffed in as a commodity.
He has not changed his view until now.
Just because the trial size is rubbish, it doesn’t mean that this [Powerful Charming Essence Lotion] is also rubbish.
Just based on the description of the effect of "even your mortal enemy can impress you", this thing is an artifact!
What are you most worried about in the away game?
It’s the hostility from the home team’s fans.
But with this thing, does it mean that I can walk sideways in the away game?
When he thought of this, Hu Lai was full of expectations for completing his task.
Then he smeared all the essence and lotion he dug out on his face, even hollowed out the bottle, and even touched the lotion on his hands...
After completely spreading the [Powerful Charming Essence Lotion] on his face, Hu Lai carefully looked at himself in the mirror. After confirming that there was no clue on his face, he opened the toilet door and walked out.
As soon as he came out, he felt everyone's eyes on him.
Under their gaze, Hu Lai returned to his position with a normal expression, as if he had just gone to the toilet and was not really nervous.
When Chen Xingyi saw him sitting down, he came up to him and asked sarcastically: "I didn't expect you to be nervous, Hu Lai. I thought someone with such a dirty heart like you wouldn't even know what 'nervousness' is."
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Hu Lai snorted: "Who is nervous? Oh, you are nervous when you go to the toilet before the game? Little Star, you have made the mistake of dogmatism and empiricism. I just went to unload the burden."
“Stop being so tough, Hu Lai, just admit it!” Chen Xingyi smiled.
Hu Lai curled his lips: "I'm not being arrogant. Relaxing before the game will help me reduce the burden on my body, and I will be more flexible during the game. Don't you know such a simple truth, little star?"
“What the hell!” Chen Xingyi obviously didn’t believe it.
Hu Lai chuckled and patiently explained to him: "Let me ask you, little star, are you fast players particular when choosing sneakers? For example, they require light enough weight, narrow shoe shape, and even shoes.
The nails should not be made of metal as much as possible...the purpose is to reduce weight and pursue extreme lightweight so that you can run faster in the competition. Am I right?"
Chen Xingyi nodded.
This is really what Hu Lai said.
His current sneakers are such a pair of lightweight sneakers. In order to reduce weight, the manufacturer even takes the weight of the shoelaces into consideration. The shoelaces of his shoes are shorter than those of ordinary sneakers.
“You see you have only worked hard on your sneakers... why didn’t you consider using the toilet to reduce the weight inside your body before the game?” Hu Lai asked with a smile.
Chen Xingyi was stunned, and then fell into a thoughtful state.
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With ten minutes left before the match, Shi Wuyuan walked into the locker room and decided to say something, but Hu Lai raised his hand and shouted: "Report to Director Shi, Chen Xingyi is not here!"
“Not here? Where did he go?” Shi Wuyin was a little surprised.
“I went to the bathroom!” Hu Lai replied loudly.
“Go to the toilet at this time?” Shi Wuyuan muttered with some dissatisfaction.
“Maybe you’re nervous...” Hu Lai spread his hands.
Shi Wuyin wanted to complain about why he was so nervous. Isn’t the pressure now all on you?
But when they thought that this game was a real life-and-death battle for the Chinese team, other players except Hu Lai would also be nervous, so they swallowed the old saying and turned to Hu Lai and said: "You put him
Call him out, there is no way there are so many of us waiting for him."
"okay!"
Hu Lai ran to break down the door, but Chen Xingyi had already opened the door and came out.
When he saw Hu Lai, he gave Hu Lai a fierce look. When he was in the toilet, he heard everything going on outside.
Hu Lai smiled very innocently.
Chen Xingyi left him behind and said to Shi Wuyuan: "Director Shi, I'm not nervous!"
"It's normal to be nervous." Shi Wuyin started with this topic and said to others in the locker room: "After all, this is our last game in the top 12. And this game is related to whether we can still
To retain the hope of reaching the World Cup... Before such a crucial game, it is normal to be nervous, but it is abnormal not to be nervous..."
When he said this, someone in the locker room laughed out loud.
And some people have set their sights on Chen Xingyi.
Chen Xingyi, who had always said that he was not nervous before, became an "abnormal human being".
Shi Wuyuan noticed this scene and realized that what he said seemed to mean something...
He quickly said to Chen Xingyi: "I didn't mean you..."
Chen Xingyi said with a sad face: "Director Shi, it's better if you don't explain..."
“Hahaha!” Hu Lai took the lead and laughed.
Even Shi Wuyuan couldn't hold it back and started laughing.
The locker room was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere.
No matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with the crucial life-and-death battle that will follow...
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At the same time, in the home team's locker room, the head coach of the Qatar national team was giving his players a boost: "Never mind whether the UAE can beat Saudi Arabia away from home... That doesn't make sense to us! We
There is only one thing to consider, and that is to defeat the Chinese team here! Tell them who is the master here!"
"The Chinese players seemed very arrogant before the game. Hu Lai may think that we are vulnerable. Then let him know what price he has to pay for these words! Go on the field and tear him apart and make him regret what he said before the game.
Those words! And then let our fans give us a standing ovation!!”
He pointed at the goal. The assistant coach suddenly opened the door at the door, and all the noise from outside came in and broke into the ears of all Qatar players.