Wang Ai smiled, politely and decently answered five or six questions, signed seven or eight names for the fans, then waved and entered the hotel's main entrance, where security blocked out the noise.
After entering the door, Director Wei Di was waiting with a smile: "Without you, it would be nice for us to live in a three-star hotel. We are just sleeping anyway. But with you, we must live in a five-star hotel. You said this country is expensive."
How much did it cost?”
"Yes." Wang Ai nodded in agreement: "I can't repay you. How about I stop causing trouble to the country next time?"
Wei Di reached out and slapped Wang Ai on the shoulder: "I don't know how to talk."
Wang Ai immediately corrected himself: "Why do you have to live in a five-star hotel if you have me?"
Director Wei Di smiled: "Because the security of a five-star hotel is reliable."
When Wang Ai heard this, he turned around and said arrogantly: "Did you hear that? Director Wei testified that you are enjoying super-standard treatment because of me! Why don't you thank me?"
Naturally, the family members do not get five-star treatment, but only get a three-star treatment. During the entire Confederations Cup, the family members did not actually see the players a few times. In fact, they came to play, which is also considered as a reward for this country that has repeatedly made military exploits.
A little benefit for the team.
After going upstairs, Lao Gao announced the rules of the hotel, such as not being allowed to go out without permission, etc. It was a cliché anyway. The embassy officials also helped to hammer it out, saying why Brazil has bad public security, AIDS, and a lot of drug use.
Yes, it was just a bluff anyway, and everyone hummed and hahaed as they listened, something they had never seen in Europe all year round.
After the procedures were completed, the leaders went back to their rooms to rest, while the team members wandered around on the designated floors. Some lay by the window to watch the night view, some ran to the restaurant to eat, some went swimming, and some played games until nightfall.
After a while, the corridor belonging to the national team became quiet.
Considering the long flight yesterday, everyone rested in the morning the next day and did not start recovery training until the afternoon. The reporters also started working, running around with the national team every day and taking pictures. Because of the Confederations Cup
It is far less well-known than the World Cup, so the reporters here are all sent by powerful media, so there is no messing around. Vidi stipulated what time can be interviewed and what time can be filmed. They are obedient and obedient, every day
It's easy to send articles to China on time.
The time came on the morning of June 18. Lao Gao took out the starting list in the hotel conference room and asked Ma Dong to read it to everyone: center Han Peng, left winger Wang Ai, right winger Dong Fangzhuo, attacking midfielder Chen Tao, defensive midfielder Zhao Xuri, Zheng Zhi.
, central defenders Feng Xiaoting, Zhou Haibin, full-backs Guo Liang, Yang Hao, goalkeeper Zeng Cheng.
Before coming, Lao Gao asked Bai Guanghai for his opinion. He expressed enough respect for this hero whose total goals scored in the history of the national team is second only to Wang Ai. Lao Bai, who is already 36 years old, was very open-minded and told Lao Gao that he had retired.
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Lao Gao was quite surprised and asked why we didn't know why you retired. Lao Bai replied, "I've already been reduced to playing football in Switzerland. What else are you talking about? I'm no longer at Dortmund. That's it. That's it."
Disappear without interest, this era belongs to your soldiers and to Boss Wang.
Although Lao Bai deliberately kept a low profile, only few people knew about his decision to retire. In the era of the 1985 National Youth League, where there were as many as 20 young stars playing in Europe, Lao Bai was already struggling. What's more,
He has long been focusing on his own clothing brand that is growing day by day. At most, he occasionally calls Wang Ai to complain about me not catching up with the good times, bragging about being a super giant and not paying taxes.
With Lao Bai announcing the end of his career, the only remaining veterans born in the 1970s in the national team are Luo Tongliang, Zheng Zhi and Zhang Yonghai, who were also the last batch of fruits cultivated by Liaoning Football Team during the sports team era.
——The last three people of Liao Xiaohu.
There is at least a 6-year gap between them and the main body of this national team, which can be called two generations in football. Now it is finally late and the national team has finally completed the renewal. In fact, Luo Tongliang didn't really think about coming, and Zhang Yonghai even more
Yes, but first of all, they have not retired from the professional arena, and secondly, they are retained by Lao Gao. In the next generation of the 85 National Youth League, the 87 National Youth League, only three people came this time: Wang Dalei, Yang Xu, and Yu Dabao. Although Hao Hao
Both Jun Min and Wang Yongpo once played for the 87 National Youth League, but they were actually discovered by the 86 National Youth League and became famous following the 85 National Youth League. They belong to the legacy of the 85 National Youth League and were not cultivated by the 87 National Youth League themselves.
The veterans are already withering away, while the next generation is drying up.
But it seems fine right now. Wang Ai is 26 years old, Chen Tao is 28 years old, Zhao Xuri, and Zhou Haibin, the oldest of the 84 national juniors, are only 29 years old. According to the judgment given by experts from the Tubingen Medical Rehabilitation Center, the health of these people
He is very young, and if he is not seriously injured, he can continue to perform at his peak for at least four years. Considering that the average age of the World Cup is 26 to 29, and the Chinese people develop relatively late, etc., the World Cup in Russia in five years will not be a mess.
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Lao Gao put up this semi-main starting lineup because he considered that the players in Europe had just gone through a busy season and were exhausted physically and mentally, so he sent a large number of players from the Chinese Super League. But he was afraid that it would not be safe, so he let Wang Ai play on the left
As a forward, he played 4231 defensive counterattacks as a whole.
In the previous few days of training, Lao Gao also arranged targeted tactics, but the specifics will depend on the Nigerian team's response on the field. In yesterday's first group match, Spain defeated Uruguay 2:1, Wang Ai
They watched the game in the hotel and felt relieved: The Spanish team was just like the Chinese team, all members were exhausted, and even with all the main players in the starting lineup, they could not simply win the opponent. This also made Lao Gao bold when playing against Nigeria.
It's much bigger. Betting on a difficult defeat of the opponent will create better conditions for the main players in the next battle with Spain.
In the afternoon, the fully-equipped Chinese team set off from the hotel and rushed to the Mineirao Stadium, shaded by green trees. Next year's World Cup will also be held here. When the Chinese team arrived, the Nigerian team had just arrived.
After a short warm-up, the two sides returned to the locker room, and came back out after a while. After a series of rituals, in a stadium with about 80% attendance, Wang Ai and the opponent's captain guessed. No one made any mistakes, and Wang Ai won.
He directly clicked on his own court and gave up the kick-off right to Nigeria.
At four o'clock in the afternoon local time in Brazil and three o'clock in the morning BJ time, the Chinese team's third trip to the Confederations Cup began.
Not long after the game started, the head coach of the Nigerian team stood on the sidelines and shouted frequently to the court. The Chinese team's starting lineup was unexpected, and the formation was even more unpredictable. In fact, it was impossible to guess. The Chinese team's number one star, in the Bundesliga in one season
The terrifying striker who can score 88 league goals has too many positions. He can play any position in the frontcourt and even play as a defensive midfielder when he is happy. Therefore, you can't guess anything about the Chinese team's playing style by looking at the starting lineup of the Chinese team.
