When Hao De returned to the national team on crutches, everyone was dining together in the restaurant.
As soon as he appeared in the restaurant, many national team members who were eating greeted him one after another. Some people stood up and asked him with concern: "How are you, Lao Hao? Can you come in then?"
As soon as this question was asked, the restaurant felt quiet.
Obviously everyone is concerned about this issue.
Even Lin Zhiyuan, who was sitting alone in the corner without raising his head, stopped chewing and raised his ears to eavesdrop.
Hao De glanced at Lin Zhiyuan, then shook his head: "I can't get on."
After getting the answer, there was a huge sigh in the restaurant.
Although no one said it clearly, it can be seen from this reaction that the teammates of the national team still hope that Hao De can come back. Because they don’t want Lin Zhiyuan to continue. Lin Zhiyuan is Shi’s favorite general, and he must be supportive.
Lin Zhiyuan. But this does not mean that other players in the national team will side with the head coach.
The relationship between players and coaches is often very complex.
Lin Zhiyuan also heard everyone's current attitude towards him.
He could only lower his head and put rice into his mouth again.
Hao De naturally knew what his teammates meant through their words and deeds. He knew very well that Lin Zhiyuan was in a serious crisis of trust.
He didn't say anything more to the other teammates, but walked straight to Lin Zhiyuan on crutches.
Then in full view of everyone, he stood in front of Lin Zhiyuan and asked, "Is there anyone there?"
Lin Zhiyuan raised his head and looked at his senior in surprise, shaking his head: "No..."
Then he quickly stood up, helped Hao, who was on crutches, pull out the chair and let him sit down.
Hao De calmly accepted what Lin Zhiyuan did for him, put his crutches together and leaned on the table, and looked at Lin Zhiyuan's first words, which frightened him so much that he opened his mouth wide:
"I will give Shi guidance and advice and let you continue in the next game."
Lin Zhiyuan looked at him dumbfounded.
"But before the game, I hope you can at least apologize to the whole team in the locker room, for your low-level mistake, and to apologize to your teammates who have been implicated by you."
After saying that, Hao De looked directly at Lin Zhiyuan.
Under his gaze, Lin Zhiyuan nodded: "Okay."
After getting Lin Zhiyuan's promise, Hao De took the crutches and wanted to stand up again.
Lin Zhiyuan quickly stood up and went to help, first helping Hao De up and then handing him the crutches.
Looking at Lin Zhiyuan standing next to him, Hao De said: "I have put myself and many people on the team's only hope of participating in the World Cup on you. I hope you don't feel too much pressure."
Lin Zhiyuan shook his head quickly: "Not big, not big..."
"Well. Goalkeepers have to face greater pressure than others, and you have to bear the pressure." After Hao De said this, he turned and left with a cane.
Lin Zhiyuan looked at his back and stood silently.
The other Chinese team players in the restaurant focused their attention on him and Hao De, but no one said anything.
When Hao De went to find Lin Zhiyuan, the restaurant became quiet, and everyone looked at the two of them curiously. When Hao De and Lin Zhiyuan chatted, they didn't deliberately avoid people, and the volume was normal. So most people
Everyone heard his words, "I will give Shi guidance and advice and let you continue in the next game."
They did not expect that the first person to stand up to support Lin Zhiyuan would be his rival Hao De.
After Lin Zhiyuan watched Hao De leave, he sat down and continued to eat in his seat.
The crowd of people watching in the restaurant gradually dispersed, and everyone either returned to their seats or stood up to leave. The restaurant was much quieter than before, and the original loud chatter and laughter were gone, replaced by whispers.
Everyone is guessing what the scene that just happened means.
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"Old Hao, tell me the truth, is it the pressure from Director Shi?" After following Hao De out of the restaurant, captain Yao Huasheng grabbed Hao De.
"No. Director Shi didn't put any pressure on me." Hao De shook his head.
"Is that Leader Hong?"
"Leader Hong doesn't either. This is my own intention, Captain Yao."
"I remember that your impression of Lin Zhiyuan was not very good..." Yao Huasheng frowned.
As Lin Zhiyuan's teammate in the club, he was naturally very concerned about Lin Zhiyuan's situation after he joined the national team. He remembered that since Lin Zhiyuan came, he had never seen Hao De showing kindness to Lin Zhiyuan. The two of them were like ordinary people.
Just like a passer-by, Lin Zhiyuan's temper naturally made it impossible for him to humble himself in front of Hao De, and Hao De did not show his broad-mindedness as a senior in front of Lin Zhiyuan.
"This has nothing to do with personal relationships, Team Yao. I just feel that currently in our team, only Lin Zhiyuan can take on this important task. I know Sun Rong's level very well..."
After hearing what Hao De said, Yao Huasheng laughed helplessly: "If Sun Rong hears what you said, he will definitely fall out with you."
"Then I can't help it, I'm just telling the truth. Everyone can see Lin Zhiyuan's talent, and his future achievements will definitely be higher than mine, but his character is really too out of the ordinary and lacks training. This mistake is a big blow to him.
Maybe it's a good opportunity to sharpen his temperament."
"It's just that the price is a bit high..."
"Everyone, please be considerate... We are all teammates. Don't you often say that no matter what grudges you have in the club, you are not allowed to bring them to the national team? I know you are Lin Zhiyuan's captain in the club, and there are some things that are hard to say.
If there are some things that are difficult to do, I will do them for you."
Yao Huasheng patted this national teammate who was older than him. Although the two of them were teammates in the national team, they also fought hard in the club to compete for the championship.
The two of them were not friends, but they felt like confidants at this time.
"Thank you." Yao Huasheng said to Hao De.
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The Chinese team arrived at the first training session in Lingnan, and the outside was crowded with reporters.
During the fifteen minutes of public exposure, reporters wereted no time trying to record more and deduce more from what they saw.
What they were most concerned about here was Lin Zhiyuan, and almost all the cameras were focused on him.
After his unexpected low-level mistake in the first game, Lin Zhiyuan has almost become a street rat on the Internet these days, and everyone is yelling at him.
Many fans called on Shi Wuyuan to remove Lin Zhiyuan from the lineup and not let Chinese football's hope of reaching the World Cup be ruined by this person.
Some people also argued at length why they thought Lin Zhiyuan was not suitable to be the goalkeeper of the Chinese national team. Starting from his character, he finally came to the conclusion that "character determines destiny." He said that Lin Zhiyuan's character would make him suffer a lot sooner or later, but we in China
There is really no need for the team to suffer with him, let alone let Lin Zhiyuan’s character determine the fate of Chinese football.
Under such circumstances, the media will naturally pay attention to Lin Zhiyuan and want to know how he is doing in such a public opinion environment.
Some reporters even wish that Lin Zhiyuan was under pressure and did not perform well in training. Wouldn't that give Shi Wuyuan a reason to take Lin Zhiyuan off the list openly?
However, what disappoints those who think so is that Lin Zhiyuan seems not to be affected by the voices from the outside world, and he performs very steadily in training.
In particular, he also saved Hulay's shots twice in a row during an offensive and defensive training:
At that time, after Hu Lai's first shot was blocked by him, he followed up with a follow-up shot. As a result, Lin Zhiyuan, who was lying on the ground, used his fingertips to poke the football out of the bottom line...
After he made these two wonderful saves, the reporters on the sidelines even let out a burst of exclamations.
"Damn!" Hu Lai, who served as Lin Zhiyuan's backdrop, put his head in his hands and vomited in displeasure.
After Lin Zhiyuan got up from the ground and saw Hu Lai's reaction, he grinned and shook his fingers at Hu Lai.
The reporters who saw this scene were very surprised. This is Lin Zhiyuan's signature move. He will only use it when he is in a good mood. So the previous mistake did not actually affect Lin Zhiyuan?
Reporters are a little confused. Should they say that Lin Zhiyuan has a big heart? Or should he say that he is heartless? Doesn't he feel guilty for the mistakes he made?
Shi Wuyuan looked back at the team leader Hong Renjie with a faint smile on his face. The latter curled his lips at him.
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After returning to the locker room after training, Lin Zhiyuan suddenly stood up, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Everyone... I have something to say to everyone!"
Everyone who had heard Hao De talking to Lin Zhiyuan in the restaurant had already guessed what Lin Zhiyuan was going to do. They all stopped what they were doing and looked at him.
"I... want to apologize to you. Because of my personal reasons, I made an... unforgivable mistake in the last game. As a result, we lost the initiative to qualify... I know what I did was wrong. I should have
After that game, it was like you apologized. But I...I..."
At this point, Lin Zhiyuan paused, his lips moved, but no sound came out, as if it was difficult to say the next words.
Everyone in the locker room still looked at him in the same posture as before, and no one made a sound.
Lin Zhiyuan finally made up his mind and continued: "But I was too scared to face everyone, so I hid... Now I fully realize my mistakes, and I sincerely apologize to everyone: I'm sorry! It was me who was wrong.
, I have caused trouble to everyone! I don’t ask everyone to forgive me, but if I can still play, I will definitely use my actual performance to atone for my sins! Please continue to trust me, and I will definitely not betray everyone’s trust in me this time.
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After saying that, he bent down deeply and bowed to his teammates in the locker room, a standard ninety-degree bow.