Chapter 389 Trinidad and Tobago World Junior Championships
Attentive friends may have noticed Deng Kai's inactivity in this summer's transfer window.
But clues have already revealed his whereabouts.
This summer, Deng Kai and Ronaldo responded to the call from the Portuguese Football Association and led the Portuguese U16 to participate in the Trinidad and Tobago World Junior Championship.
There was also a special training session before the game.
Most of the U16 players are old friends of Deng Kai and Ronaldo, and this is where the legend begins.
This has also led to an explosion of attention for this World Junior Championship.
Because these are two living "top players" in Europe!
Many Sporting Lisbon fans are actually opposed to Deng Kai and Ronaldo playing such a "meaningless" game.
Yes, for a normal fifteen- or sixteen-year-old player, the European Junior Championships and the World Junior Championships are definitely the best stages.
When I am one or two years older, the European Youth Championship and the World Youth Championship are also the best stages.
However, Deng Kai and Ronaldo are not normal.
When they participated in the European Junior Championships last year, the honor and exposure of the competition were a blessing to them.
But this year, let alone the World Youth Championship, even the World Youth Championship will not bring them any benefits.
Because the attention they have received and the honors they have won have already exceeded the World Junior Championships and World Youth Championships themselves.
Including Ronaldo himself, under the advice of professionals, he planned to refuse the call and take a good rest for the summer.
Last season the team fought on three fronts, and next season the team is likely to have to fight on three fronts again. The bodies of adult players cannot withstand it, let alone a minor like Cristiano Ronaldo?
Don’t forget, it’s only been a year and a half since Cristiano Ronaldo’s heart surgery, and he still has to submit physical data to medical institutions once a month to confirm his physical condition.
However, under Deng Kai's "persuasive persuasion", Ronaldo still participated in this World Junior Championship.
"If you don't participate, then I will have one more championship title than you!"
In fact, there are many reasons why Deng Kai participated in this tournament.
The requirements of "Champion Reaper" are one of them.
It is also the purpose to help Ronaldo win a few more championships that he has never won.
Jiang Yunzhu's request was the third reason.
This point starts with the fact that China's U16 team was also shortlisted for this year's Trinidad and Tobago World Junior Championships.
In order to allow Chinese players to enter the field of vision of European football practitioners as much as possible, the Chinese national junior team has been preparing for this World Junior Championship for a long time.
But with the news that Deng Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo will not participate in this tournament, the World Junior Championships even faced a crisis of suspension.
More than 50 people said that if there were no Deng Kai and Ronaldo, they would withdraw from the broadcast of this tournament.
More than a half-dozen sponsors are considering withdrawing from sponsorship.
The Chinese team does not make it to the World Junior Championships every time.
Such a good opportunity cannot be lost in vain.
So Jiang Yunzhu contacted Deng Kai, hoping that Deng Kai would participate and attract full attention to this World Junior Championships.
Faced with Jiang Yunzhu's request, Deng Kai told her bluntly: "Chinese football is hopeless."
Jiang Yunzhu didn't believe it: "How could it be? We are very likely to reach the World Cup this time!"
Deng Kai: "And then I couldn't score a single goal... This is not about football at all. There are too many problems in domestic football, and they can't be saved."
Jiang Yunzhu: "I know there are many problems, but we can change them and cure them. Wherever there is a problem, go to the doctor."
Deng Kai: "You think there are a lot of problems now? I can tell you responsibly that in ten or twenty years, the problems will only be more serious than now. Your path will not work."
Jiang Yunzhu was a little angry and helpless.
Because of her family background, she knows more about the problems of domestic football than ordinary people, which go beyond competitive levels, the impact of turf, etc.
Jiang Yunzhu: "Then what path do you have?"
Deng Kai: "That's true. But...it depends on whether you can invite enough people..."
Then Deng Kai briefly revealed a little bit of his plan to Jiang Yunzhu.
Jiang Yunzhu was stunned.
By the time she came to her senses, Deng Kai hung up the phone for several minutes.
Jiang Yunzhu shook his head and murmured in a low voice: "Dissolution... dissolution... how is this possible... dissolution... is this really possible... dissolution, is it really necessary to disband... to save domestic football?"
But Deng Kai on the other end of the phone also didn't expect that Jiang Yunzhu would really be able to hire someone with enough weight.
But Deng Kai’s cooperation is also needed.
So after many exchanges with Jiang Yunzhu, Deng Kai confirmed that he would attend this tournament, oh no, this World Junior Championship, and held on to some news within Sporting Lisbon about promoting youth team players to the first team.
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At the same time, domestic news about this World Junior Championships has been overwhelming.
"Breaking news! The Chinese king Deng Kai is confirmed to participate in this World Junior Championship! European bronze-shoe Ronaldo will also play!"
"This is the World Junior Championship with the highest level of participating players in history!"
"What a pity! The national junior team was not assigned to the same group as Portugal, let’s appreciate the power of the strongest national junior team!"
"The qualifying situation is great! The opponents of the national junior team are Finland, Colombia, and Mexico!"
"The national youth team roster is newly released! Shide Club's two young players Feng Xiaoting and Dong Fangzhuo are fortunate to be selected, but they may not have a chance to play if they are ranked low!"
"A parent of a player broke the news that it would cost at least 100,000 yuan to join the national youth team? Zixie replied: False report! There is no such a big discount!"
"Sports Channel Special Program: The Chinese Team and Deng Kai in the Trinidad and Tobago World Junior Championships!"
Various news are abuzz, and there are even rumors that high-level leaders are also paying close attention to this World Junior Championships, and may even go to watch individual games in a low-key manner.
This allows the domestic football association to work harder to block some "untrue" information that is "harmful to football" while providing good match services.
However, God is not good at it.
Less than twenty-four hours after the domestic World Junior Championship roster was announced, Sporting Lisbon updated the promotion and relegation information of some players, which aroused the attention of domestic fans.
Among them, Hao Junmin, Yu Shihao, Shao Jiawei and Chen Tao jumped from Sporting Lisbon U17 to U19.
Wu Xudong and Veloso were directly promoted to the first team and will start playing in the Portuguese Super League next season.
The reason why the domestic media pays attention to these names is because the ages of these players are consistent with this World Junior Championship.
Veloso was selected for the Portugal World Junior Championship squad, and as expected, he was part of the team.
Wu Xudong, who is at the same level as Veloso, failed to be selected domestically.
The other four equally outstanding Sporting Lisbon youngsters also missed the domestic squad.
This can't help but make people doubt the level of Sporting Lisbon.
What kind of bullshit club is this?
Even if you are a first-team player, you can't make it into our domestic World Junior Championship roster, okay!
Sporting Lisbon: Ahem, we are not a big club, let alone the ancient honors. In the past season, we only won the UEFA Cup, Portuguese Super League, and Portuguese Cup triple crown.
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In terms of youth training, in the past three years, the echelon has won the domestic championship every year. In Deng Kai’s year, they also won the Youth Champions League.
Oh, that's how it is.
So since there is no problem with Sporting Lisbon's strength, who do you think has the problem?
For a time, domestic media and fans kept questioning the national junior team.