Shi Wuyuan looked at Gao Ruimin who was sitting in a wheelchair in front of him. This young man was much more haggard than yesterday.
It looks like he's been up all night.
No, maybe I really stayed up all night.
After all, reality is too cruel to him.
The World Cup that everyone longed for and dreamed of, but he only played fifty minutes and was about to bid farewell.
"I personally recommend that you return to China immediately for surgical treatment instead of staying in the team as a cheerleader." Facing this haggard young man, Shi Wuyin tried his best to say in a calm tone.
Just before these words, Gao Ruimin expressed to him his eagerness to stay in the national team and fight alongside everyone on the bench.
His intentions were good, but Shi Wuyin ruthlessly rejected his idea.
"Your injury should be treated in time without delay. Otherwise, the injury may worsen. Choosing conservative treatment will also be detrimental to your future recovery. It is better to go back for surgery as soon as possible and then take a good rest. Only in this way can this injury be beneficial to you.
Minimize future impact."
Seeing that Gao Ruimin still seemed unwilling, Shi Wuyin grimaced: "Or...would you rather be a spectator at this World Cup than recuperate and try to participate in the World Cup again in four years?"
Gao Ruimin raised his head and looked at his mentor in the national team and Olympic team with some astonishment.
He was looking at himself seriously and asked: "Do you think we can only reach the World Cup this time? That's why you are so reluctant. Like veterans like Jiang Wanqing, Yao Huasheng and Hao De, you feel that you will be like this in your life.
A chance to play in the World Cup, right?"
Gao Ruimin waved his hand quickly: "No, it's not... Director Shi, I don't have this idea..."
Shi Wuyin ignored his explanation and continued to shout: "Then what are you doing here? Go back for surgery and recuperate! Then adapt to the club again and find the feeling of the game... If you play well, you can still play again.
If you return to the national team, you can still participate in the World Cup!"
Gao Ruimin finally had nothing to say. He lowered his head and said feebly: "I will listen to you and guide you..."
Seeing him like this, Shi Wuyin sighed in his heart, but remained calm on the outside: "That's right. You are still young, Xiao Gao. Your career is still very long. Don't let this World Cup cause you to
Ruin your entire career."
Gao Ruimin nodded: "But Director Shi, I have a request..."
"explain."
"I want... to say goodbye to everyone before I leave. I don't want to leave quietly." Gao Ruimin raised his head and looked at Shi Wuyin.
Shi Wuyin did not answer him immediately, but remained silent for several seconds before nodding: "Okay."
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According to the training plan of the coaching staff, the Chinese team players, who just finished their first game yesterday, were undergoing physical recovery training in the hotel gym in the morning.
Then go to the outdoor training ground for training at one o'clock in the afternoon.
The reason for arranging training outdoors during this period is, of course, to allow the players to adapt to playing in the midday sun.
In order to cater for European television audiences, most World Cups held in the Americas arrange afternoon games, while fewer evening games are arranged during prime time.
This is because the afternoon games on the American continent happen to be prime time for European TV viewers to watch TV.
After all, football is a traditionally advantageous sport in Europe. Europe has the most participating teams and many European fans, so we must take care of European audiences.
The match between the Chinese team and Russia will be moved to Miami. The match time is 1 pm local time, 5 pm European Greenwich Mean Time, and 1 am Beijing time the next day.
Therefore, the team's training time must also be adjusted according to the game time.
In the gym, everyone is being divided into groups for targeted training under the leadership of coaches.
Players who have participated in the game and are feeling a little unwell or injured should focus on restorative training.
Players with better physical conditions who have not participated in the game will be in large numbers to maintain their physical condition and be ready to play at any time.
There are twenty-three people in the team, and twenty-two of them are training.
Only one person didn't come.
Everyone knows who that is.
It was not until the training was almost over that Gao Ruimin was wheeled to the gym in a wheelchair to meet everyone.
"I'm here to say goodbye to everyone." Facing his teammates, Gao Ruimin endured the frustration and pain in his heart and tried to put a smile on his face.
"I'm going back for surgery, so I can't fight side by side with everyone... I hope you can take my share with you."
CCTV's documentary crew, which was specifically following the team's first participation in the World Cup, focused one of its cameras on Gao Ruimin.
Although he had a smile on his face, through the close-up shot, you could still vaguely see the tears in his eyes.
The other team members also looked at him silently.
Captain Yao Huasheng stood up in the silence and said to Gao Ruimin on behalf of the whole team: "Don't worry, Xiao Min. You can go back and recuperate in peace, and we will definitely work hard together with your share!"
"Then... thank you all!" Gao Ruimin bowed slightly in his wheelchair. "I will cheer for you at home!"
The farewell was very simple, Gao Ruimin didn't say much, and so did everyone.
Seeing the teammates who were fighting side by side yesterday sitting in a wheelchair today, who can say anything?
Gao Ruimin's situation today may be what everyone present will suffer in the next game and the next game.
Zhang Qinghuan stood in the crowd, looking at Gao Ruimin silently, his eyes slowly moved up from the wheelchair, and finally stopped on Gao Ruimin's face.
This "fanboy" who has been running in front of me to ask for his autograph since he joined the national team is now pursed tightly.
Laughing is uglier than crying.
Maybe you're afraid that you'll cry if you open your mouth?
He must have wanted to cry, but he was worried that crying would affect everyone's mood and morale, so he held it back...
Zhang Qinghuan knew that he was the one who was targeted by Sateri during the competition, so it stands to reason that he should be the one sitting in the wheelchair today.
Xiao Min left the World Cup for herself.
He couldn't help but clenched his fists.
Gao Ruimin was quickly pushed away by the staff.
From the time he turned around until he left everyone's sight, he never looked back.
Although Gao Ruimin left, the atmosphere in the gym was still a bit depressing. The players were very sentimental and not in a high mood.
Upon seeing this, Shi Wuyuan announced that the training was suspended, gathered everyone together, and gave them a lecture.
"No one wants to see what happened to Gao Ruimin. But we are all professional players, so we should know that it is very common to get injured during the game and therefore miss the game. What we should do now is to play well in the next game
Two games. But if you keep falling into this emotion, then I’m afraid it will be difficult for us to withstand Russia’s bombing in the second game.”
After dinner yesterday, everyone gathered together to watch the match between Russia and Brazil.
This is not only for everyone to learn, but also because these two teams are the Chinese team's next opponents in the group stage.
Everyone thinks that the stronger Brazil should have no problem defeating the declining Russia.
But the actual game was different from what they thought.
Russia, which has excellent physical fitness, is not at a disadvantage against Brazil, which is small and quick.
This once again made the players of the Chinese team realize that no team is an underdog in the World Cup.
Teams that don't look very strong on paper can definitely compete with teams that are very strong on paper.
Russia's main attack point is obviously their "Ivan the Terrible" center Ivan Romanov.
Make full use of the advantages of this heavy tank, who is 1.97 meters tall and weighs 95 kilograms, in headers and physical confrontations to stir up trouble in Brazil's penalty area.
Russia had 50 crosses in the whole game, which can be considered a very rare number of crosses in today's football. Nowadays, the average number of crosses in a game in football is about 30 to 35.
Although Romanov did not score in the game, it was he who caused chaos in front of the Brazilian team's goal and finally helped teammate Nikola Lucas score.
After scoring the first goal, Russia continued to use such tactics to bombard the Brazilian team's penalty area.
The Brazilian team did not equalize the score until the 72nd minute when forward teammate Santana Silva was assisted by Kabangca.
Neither side scored again after that.
The score of 1:1 was maintained until the end.
Although the current Brazilian team is no longer the super strong team it was when it won three consecutive World Cups, they are still one of the eight seeded teams in the World Cup.
In the end, they failed to win against Russia.
This is not good news for the Chinese team.
Russia did not lose to the Brazilian team, which gives them a great chance of qualifying for the group. As long as they can defeat the Chinese team and Algeria successively and accumulate seven points, they will qualify anyway and even have a chance to compete for first place in the group. In the knockout rounds
Go further.
The same goes for Brazil. They did not win Russia and forced themselves to retreat. Apart from defeating Algeria and China, there is no other way to go. After all, their goal is not just to qualify from the group, but also to finish first in the group.
Only one can advance to the top sixteen.
Therefore, the remaining two opponents of the Chinese team must go all out when facing them, and they will never underestimate the enemy.
"The games between Russia and Brazil completely eliminated our last chance. So now if you want to make Xiao Min's departure worthwhile, don't get beaten to the last by the opponent in the last two games! Prove it to the world, we
If you don’t come here to embarrass yourself, you can still be considered worthy of Xiao Min!”
Shi Wuyin ended his lecture with these words.
Assistant coach Li Zhifei came up and shouted: "Continue training now!"
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"...International footballer Gao Ruimin, who was injured in the first group match of the World Cup between China and Algeria, flew back to the capital this afternoon. He will undergo surgical treatment at home...At the Capital International Airport, Gao Ruimin was greeted by media reporters and China
Warm welcome from the fans. Although he only played 50 minutes of the World Cup, he is still a hero in the hearts of the fans... Gao Ruimin, who appeared in the camera, was a little tired after a long flight, but after seeing such enthusiastic fans, his face changed.
There was still a smile on my face..."
After returning to China, Gao Ruimin posted a Weibo photo of him and ten other national team teammates before the first group match.
Along with the text: "I'll rest now, it's up to you, brothers!"
Chinese football's World Cup journey has just begun, but some people have already left early.