For Chinese fans, as long as you know a little bit about football, you should know what Real Madrid is.
This most powerful club in Europe was once hailed as the greatest team of the 20th century. It is shrouded in the aura of numbers. There is an old saying in China that under the guise of fame,
So the first game, between Real Madrid and Long Teng, was almost no suspense. Some media commentators even said that Oriental International is crazy. Even if we lose, we have to find an opponent who is not very good. But Oriental International is not. Instead of looking for the weakest person, I found the strongest one.
Of course, among the four groups, in Group E where Longteng Club is located, apart from Real Madrid, the other two teams are the lowest among the fifteen clubs. Oriental International has not yet done anything in this regard.
But some people say that when Oriental International organized this game, they didn’t want their team to win at all.[
But some people think that maybe Longteng Club will create a miracle, but what kind of miracle is this? This game is being watched by sports media all over the world. You can't do it openly, otherwise Oriental International will be embarrassed and will be lost to the whole world. , so many people think that it is basically impossible to engage in tricks.
As soon as their opponents came out, the players of the Long Teng Club completely lost hope, because the players of Real Madrid were basically their idols, and no one had the strong mentality to defeat their idols. They were still young when facing Real Madrid.
As a result, the coquettish media remained calm all night. Some people were even predicting how many goals Real Madrid would score in the first game. The highest prediction reached as many as thirty.
Wang Ziwen stayed in the background after the training. He is the captain of the club's reserve team. The hosting of the Dream Cup is exciting for all the players, because they have been training for two years. But he did not participate in any formal competition,
Their only opponent is the main team that has participated in the Chinese Football League B. The reason why they are called the main team is not because their strength can stabilize the reserve team, but because the top chairman decided.
When they were first formed, they basically had no success in games against the main team players, but after several months of training, they finally won the first game. They had been working hard, and after a year, their efforts paid off. In return, they have been able to win four out of at least ten games.
Even the foreign players of the main team looked at them with admiration, and they became best friends with each other. Team coach Milan commented on them that they are the hope of the future of Chinese football.
But they were not proud. Two years later, they rarely lost in games against the main team. They were gearing up one by one, hoping to join the main team and participate in official competitions, but their decisions were all rejected by the club's "chairman" , even coach Milan personally went to the club's "chairman" and could only get a sentence: "This is the chairman's decision. So from that time on, they were disappointed again and again. They experienced negativity, but eager desire, until they were completely become calm,
For these depressed young people, they felt that they had come to Longteng Club wrongly. Many times they wanted to quit the club, but they signed a five-year contract with the club. Within these five years, they had to Comply with the arrangement, if you want to quit the club, you will have to pay up to tens of millions of liquidated damages.
They have not participated in the game, so they naturally have no bonuses. Even if they have participated in the competition, the pitiful bonuses from Chinese football matches are not enough to compensate for these losses.
Rather than saying that they decided to stay, it would be better to say that they had accepted their fate.
Yes, they had already resigned themselves to their fate. They could not enter the main team or participate in the competition, which made them completely resigned. However, Wang Ziwen did not give up on himself because he believed that the chairman would not hide them forever.
As the captain, Wang Ziwen does not have a best friend, because everyone in the team is his best friend. Coach Milan once told him that if you want to win the game, you can only give in all your trust. Give it to them, and then go play football with confidence,
As a coach, Milan hates the Chinese people who always like to form cliques, so as long as this behavior appears in the team, Milan will directly expel the main players from the team, even if the ball is not kicked. Even if it's good, I won't hire you again.
In fact, even Milan doesn’t know what the chairman is doing. It’s hard to usher in the Dream Cup. This is definitely an opportunity for Longteng International Club, and it is also a challenge. It stands to reason that even if the board members are not doing something fishy, , but you have to find yourself a weaker opponent in the group stage.
This is also reasonable. After all, the players of Longteng Club are just an emerging team, so when the organizer announced that Longteng will face Real Madrid, Milan almost fainted with anger, and they chose to go up with the reserve team without any main players. Team players participate,
When Milan angrily went to argue with the young chairman, the chairman only said one thing to him: "This Dream Cup is the Chinese home court. I believe in the strength of the main team, but I I don’t want the whole world to see that I am actually using foreign players to play for me. I have no racial concepts, but I have my own principles."
Back at the club, he repeated what he said to the two teams word for word. The main team didn't have many opinions because the club had promised them that they would enter Europe and set up a branch in the future, so they Their future is not limited to China, so they will naturally not compete with their Chinese partners for a spot in this competition.
As opponents and friends, the members of the main force are well aware of the strength of this reserve team, whose average age is only twenty years old. In Chinese terms, they are all good, [
"Do you still remember what I said to you at the beginning, Wang Ziwen?" Suddenly a voice came from the background,
Wang Ziwen, who was sitting alone, looked over and saw that it was Milan. This wise coach seemed to be able to read minds and knew what each of their players was thinking.
/
"Remember, you told me to believe in my teammates and then play hard," Wang Ziwen said,
"Are you afraid?" Milan sat next to him and asked,
"Don't be afraid. My high school teacher once told me that I have to fight for my dreams. If a person has a dream, he will be like a walking zombie." Wang Ziwen said excitedly,
"When you have a good teacher, young people should have dreams. No matter how unrealistic or far-fetched the dream is, as long as it exists, it is good." Milan patted him on the shoulder, "Go and play football bravely. Come on, try your best, even if you lose, don’t embarrass you Chinese people.”
"Coach Milan is really good at comforting people." At this moment, another voice suddenly appeared in the background. The two of them looked at it at the same time, but they looked surprised.
"Chairman."
"Cang teacher."
The two said in unison, but Milan looked at Wang Ziwen in surprise: "Your high school teacher couldn't be him."
"Yes, the chairman is my teacher." Wang Ziwen said with a smile,
At this time, Milan took a deep look at Wang Ziwen, because since Wang Ziwen joined the team, he has never said in front of everyone, "I am the chairman's student."
Cang Long sat on the right side of Wang Ziwen and said with a smile: "The coach and I have exactly the opposite idea. Don't bear national righteousness, and don't think that losing will embarrass the Chinese people. In fact, you can't represent the Chinese people, and you don't need to represent them.
All you need to represent is yourself and your dreams.”
Milan was stunned, obviously thinking that Cang Long would say such words. When Wang Ziwen nodded, he felt much more relaxed.
"Chairman Cang really impressed me." Milan said with a smile,
"Oh, why." Canglong asked strangely,
"No matter what you Chinese do, you like to do it in the name of the country and the nation. This is especially prominent in sports competitions. Winning is bringing glory to the country, and losing is embarrassing the country. But you are different. At least you told Wang Ziwen
Said, this is a dream, not the interests of the country and the nation." Milan said with a smile,
"So I'm not a traditional Chinese." Canglong laughed at himself, "Actually, I'm very traditional at heart. Just like this time, I didn't let the main team play, but let the reserve team play, because I also have my dignity.
, with the dignity that a Chinese person should have."
Milan smiled: "This can only mean that you are an upright person and disdain to let foreign players go to fight."
"No, this is not integrity, but dignity. If I let foreign teams play, it would be a shame for me. People all over the world will say that we have people in China who can play football." Canglong said calmly,
But these words caused ripples in Wang Ziwen's heart. He suddenly thought that Chinese football was in ruins and was being wiped out by foreign countries like the sick man of East Asia.
"You have your perception, and I have my evaluation." Milan did not relent, [
"Can I have a few words with my students alone?" Canglong suddenly said,
"Of course." After saying that, Milan patted Wang Ziwen on the shoulder and left.
After Milan left, Canglong said, "Do you still remember the question you asked me back then?"
"What." Wang Ziwen asked strangely,
"You said that you are just the most ordinary person. What extraordinary talents do you have? Your parents are neither officials nor wealthy businessmen, and you yourself are very mediocre." Canglong said,
Hearing this, Wang Ziwen suddenly remembered that at that time, Cang Long asked everyone in Class Nine to write down their dreams, but Wang Ziwen wrote this paragraph, saying that he was the most ordinary one.
"Do you think you are still ordinary now?" Canglong asked,
Wang Ziwen nodded: "Yes, I am still very ordinary until now. Before playing football, I even just had the mentality of giving it a try, but I fell in love with this sport."
"Everyone has a dream, but many times we don't realize it. Maybe we meet by chance, maybe we are born with it, but" Canglong suddenly looked at Wang Ziwen seriously, "I think the most important part of realizing your dream is not to feel that you have it.
How excellent I am, how capable I feel, and how naturally superior I feel, but I am ordinary.”
"Ordinary." Wang Ziwen said with a bitter smile, "Teacher Cang, you don't want to comfort me again, do you?"
"No, I'm not trying to comfort you. Any great player in the world is not born. Maybe some of them do have extraordinary talent, but they have all gone through a lot of hard work." Canglong said with a smile, "And
Those who are born with a halo often "lost" themselves. If they cannot realize their ordinaryness, they will definitely become mediocre. And you always think that you are ordinary, because you are ordinary.
Only when you realize your own insignificance can you shine with greatness."
"Really?" Wang Ziwen's heart wavered.
"Tomorrow is your chance to achieve greatness." Canglong said with a smile, "I promised you that I will create a fair environment for you."
"Teacher Ke Cang, do you really think tomorrow's game will be fair to us?" Wang Ziwen asked,
"Ahem" Canglong coughed awkwardly, but didn't know what to say.
Wang Ziwen smiled, and suddenly his face became solemn, "Thank you, Teacher Cang, thank you for letting me taste my dream, and no matter what happens tomorrow, I will realize it and realize my dream of Wang Ziwen."