Chapter 550 The East Wind Blows, The Drums of War (10)
On the German Beauty, when it flew over the middle of the country, it received a signal from CCTV broadcasting Wang Ai's interview in the morning, so it was played on the big screen. There were 23 national team members, 5 coaching staff, 1 deputy team leader, and 2 security guards.
People sat around and watched.
On the TV, Wang Ai was wearing a national team uniform, sitting opposite Zhang Bin and talking: "Everyone knows the goal of this World Cup. I repeat, it is to win the World Cup championship."
Zhang Bin nodded and suddenly smiled and said: "On behalf of some fans, I would like to ask, don't you think I am too blunt."
Wang Ai grinned: "As a member of the national team, I have the responsibility to accept questions from fans. Please ask."
"...World Cup champions, do you have the strength?" Zhang Bin made an apologetic gesture: "This is indeed a question in many people's minds."
"FIFA ranks 10th in the world, isn't there a chance to win the championship?" Wang Ai asked rhetorically.
Zhang Bin nodded: "But, isn't this too fast? We only entered the World Cup in 2002, and we will win the World Cup in 8 years?"
Wang Ai thought seriously for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Yes."
On the TV, Zhang Bin, who was sitting diagonally across from Wang Ai, also laughed.
"However, this is sports after all. It is not like complex issues such as the development of the country. You have to consider this and that. Sports are actually quite simple." Wang Ai compared it with his thumb and index finger: "Competitive sports, of course,
It is inseparable from the overall environment as the foundation, but there is also a certain amount of chance. For example, if you catch up with this wave of people, they happen to produce results, so the results in this field will go up. When this wave of people retire, the results may go down.
, ups and downs are normal, so no one should be too surprised."
"You mean to calm down?"
"Don't be too calm." Wang Ai chuckled and said: "Athletes always need some feedback. Don't let us play in full swing, but your side is completely silent. Are you satisfied with us, satisfied, or satisfied?
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"You are too difficult to serve. It's hard to control the scale." Zhang Bin said with a smile.
"I met a leader that day and he said that I grew up under the eyes of fans all over the country. In fact, it's not just me, it's almost the same for our national team. So, when we mention the word fans,
I couldn't help but think of my uncle." Wang Ai smiled and said: "So, sometimes when faced with questions raised by fans, we may be a little naughty."
"Have you thought about how to celebrate after winning the championship?"
"without."
"Is it fake? It's been half a year since you called out to win the championship. Have you ever thought about it?"
"Hey, because then our words won't count. We have to listen to the organization's arrangements and do our own thing, okay? We have to go where and do what we are told, so what's the use of thinking about it ourselves? The organization and leadership will do it for us.
We thought about it.”
"Will there be a sports channel?"
"Definitely." Wang Ai joked: "If your station leader hadn't refused to pay for the sponsorship fee, we would have wanted to have the words "Sports Channel" printed on our jerseys."
Zhang Bin laughed heartily. This was the most beautiful compliment he had ever heard, and it was also the most harmonious relationship between the national team and the sports channel in history. When he had laughed enough, he suddenly changed the subject: "Will you come if you fail?"
Wang Ai's expression suddenly froze, he blinked, put away his smile, and nodded: "Yes. We have made big promises but have not realized them. Of course, we have to explain to the people of the country how we concluded, what our shortcomings are, and what we plan to do."
How to improve."
"Doing a review?"
"No." Wang Ai shook his head: "The goal of winning the World Cup is neither a request from the fans nor a task assigned by superiors. It is something we spurred ourselves to put forward. Therefore, it cannot be said to be a review, but can only be said to be a summary.
Of course you want to criticize me and say that my little prince is bragging, then I will listen to you, you are right."
"Then why do you put so much pressure on yourself?" Zhang Bin pushed up his glasses: "I remember you said before that the pressure should not be too great. It does not mean that all pressure will turn into motivation. If it exceeds a certain level, it will be crushed.
,Aren’t you afraid?”
"I have never thought about being afraid." Wang Ai finished his sentence and thought for a moment: "We are a team that has won all the championships we can win since we were young. We are very motivated. World Junior Championship, World Youth Championship
, we are champions in the Asian Games and Olympic Games, so why is it an exception when it comes to the World Cup? And we have enough strength to support us. After setting a glorious goal, it will only make us more united and more dedicated. Frankly speaking, since last year’s Confederations Cup,
We have been brewing this goal internally since we came back, but I was afraid that our fans would not be able to accept it for a while, so I informally proposed it at the end of the year. For more than a year, our whole team, everyone, has been working hard for this goal, every day.
He has been under the influence of this goal all the time. Hao Junmin told me that he couldn’t say he didn’t sleep well during his stay in Germany this year, but his last thought before going to bed every night was definitely this.”
"Sincerity leads to gold and stone?" Zhang Bin sighed and said: "But aren't you afraid that after you put forward higher goals, the leaders and the masses will have higher and higher demands on you? Don't you leave yourself a way out?
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"There is definitely no way out." Wang Ai chuckled and said: "I am 24 this year, and the World Cup only comes once every four years. How many more times can I fight? Besides, my superiors have no intention of raising the tide. The leader told me very
Understand, your task is to qualify in the group, and to qualify in the group is to successfully complete the task. In the future, it is up to you. Go further and better. If you don’t go out, the country will not blame you and will still hold a celebration party for you. In this goal
After I brought it up, I read a lot of messages from netizens and a lot of letters from fans from the Football Association. The fans were also very tolerant. Like the leaders, they advised us not to put too much pressure on us and just try our best. I remember there were
A fan once made a special trip to Milan to see me and told me face to face that we are very, very satisfied that Chinese football has become more energetic and can compete with the world's top teams. After all, in the 80 years since the World Cup, no one has won the championship.
There are only 7 teams in total, and the foundation of Chinese football is so poor. Although deep down in our hearts we hope that you can really win the championship, we are not forcing it, not at all."
Zhang Bin nodded movingly, and Wang Ai breathed a sigh of relief and laughed at himself: "This person is like this sometimes. If you force me and hit me, I may have a rebellious mentality. The more you let me do it, the worse I get.
I won’t do it. But unfortunately, you are all tolerant, understanding, caring, and give us a lot of space, but we... feel uncomfortable all over."
Zhang Bin frowned and looked at Wang Ai with a smile. Wang Ai also smiled with relief and looked at the camera: "If you don't slap us, we will slap ourselves."
