spn At about 1 o'clock in Yanjing time, Li Yu finally dialed his parents' phone number. Although it was already late at night in Yanjing, the phone rang twice and was quickly connected!
Before Li Yu could speak, she heard her mother Hong Li's slightly hoarse voice, "I told you, we won't accept interviews anymore, and if you call us again, we'll call the police!"
"Mom, didn't you let the police arrest your son?" Li Yu knew that it was all his own fault that made them uneasy. After the joke, he still apologized sincerely, "I'm sorry, Mom, for causing you trouble!"
"You bastard! We are going to shut down this phone anyway. It doesn't matter. But how are you doing over there?" Hong Li immediately became much kinder when she heard that it was her son, but she didn't call Xiao Yu as she was accustomed to.
, I knew that my mother must have been annoyed enough by reporters.
"Is it Xiaoyu? Tell him that when it comes to winning glory for the country, we can't lag behind. Hong Kong is just Hong Kong. We are all Chinese football teams. Weaknesses don't matter. We support him!" Li Zixu heard the call from his son and also commented on the side.
Come up with your own opinion.[
Li Yu heard clearly on the other end of the phone. There is no problem with my father, but it seems that the old man has no idea that the Hong Kong football team is no longer the Hong Kong team in the traditional sense. Its strength should be a little higher than that of the Chinese national football team.
, "Mom, what do you think?"
"As the saying goes, play football well and don't embarrass me. My mother will support you wherever you go!" Hong Li's answer was simple, just don't embarrass me.
Mom is still tough, but with the current strength of the Hong Kong team, there shouldn't be too many problems in competitions in Asia, at least it won't be too embarrassing!
"Don't worry, Mr. Yanjing won't be embarrassed anywhere. Anyone who tries to mess with us will slap him!" Li Yu started to act erroneously again. It was the people closest to him who would show his restraint.
As I grow up, I no longer see this side of Li Yu in the media.
"That's good, just hang up if you have nothing to do. Your dad and I have to take a rest too. It's all your fault for the whole day's phone interviews!" Hong Li let out a breath, obviously she was already very annoyed by reporters during the day.
Tired, "You should take care of your health in the UK and find a girlfriend quickly. Don't train and compete every day..."
The friendly nagging voice rang on the other end of the phone again. Li Yu happily listened to her mother's endless instructions. Being able to hear her endless nagging in a foreign land, local accent is hard to come by, which is also a rare thing.
Happily, if Hong Li had gone to school before, the sound of hanging up the line would have been heard from Hong Li’s end!
Hong Li also knew that she had almost said it, "I'm really dead. Anyway, you kid should pay attention to it over there! I'm dead!"
Before Li Yu had time to say goodbye, the call had already been hung up. My mother's fiery personality was really terrible and she didn't let anyone finish her words!
In fact, Hong Li didn't want to hear her son's voice saying goodbye. It made people worried and sad, but it was better like this!
Now that we have all the answers we want, it’s time to give people a clear answer.
It was already late at night in Hong Kong time. Li Yu did not call directly out of politeness. Instead, he sent an email explaining his agreement to join. He waited until the morning in Hong Kong time to call Chairman Fok Zhenting.
Unexpectedly, just a few minutes after the email was sent, Li Yu's cell phone rang. When he saw the number, Li Yu felt a little embarrassed, "I'm really sorry for disturbing Mr. Chairman late at night, but this time
This is good news, please forgive me for being abrupt!"
"Not rude, not rude at all. I have to thank you. On behalf of the 7 million Hong Kong citizens, I welcome you to join. I also welcome you on behalf of the people in mainland China. Believe me, your decision is correct!" Obviously Chairman Huo
He was also extremely excited. You must know that Huo Zhenting has loved football since he was a child, and he even played it for several years.
Football, it can be said that football is the sport that he is most concerned about. It is not only a matter of his own preference, but also a famous pain. Both Hong Kong and Chinese people love football, but football is something that cannot be helped.
, now we have finally waited for a moment of change. Although it is a bit tricky, its name is still China Hong Kong Football Team!
"Actually, I have to thank you. It's you who gave me this opportunity to fight for China. I had fantasized about it before, but now my dream has finally come true. I am here to express my opinion that I will never let you down!" Li
Jade was equally excited. Now everything is clear. The next step is to transfer nationality. "I don't know, what should I do about becoming a Hong Kong citizen?"
"Haha, I was so excited that I almost forgot about the real thing. You fax me a copy of your identity certificate, and we will take care of the rest. When it comes to the formal argument, you only need to attend it! You can completely prepare yourself.
My trip to Hong Kong will take less than a few days!" Fok Zhenting was very happy that Li Yu could take the initiative to bring up this matter. It was not that he had forgotten it, but he hoped that Li Yu could take the initiative to bring it up.
"There is also good news. Once you successfully join the China Hong Kong Football Team, a sponsorship contract with Nike will be signed immediately. In addition to the head coach's expenses being borne by their company, there will also be a sponsorship fee of 1 million per year, and sports equipment will also be provided.
These are all your Tamron series products, and these are all good things you have brought about!"
"Really! Haha, Nike is paying attention to the good situation of our team!" Although Li Yu was a little surprised, it didn't matter when he thought about it. Tamron's first sponsored team must be the national team he joined. Nike
If you don’t sponsor, whoever sponsors, if your results are satisfactory, there may be unexpected benefits, “I will arrange for someone to fax my information immediately, and then I will wait for your news. It is too late, so I won’t bother you anymore today!”
"Haha, okay, that's it for today. If you have anything waiting for you to come to Hong Kong, we can meet and discuss it!"
"Okay, Mr. Chairman! Goodbye then!"[
"goodbye!"
After everything was settled, Li Yu felt an indescribable feeling of excitement. Playing for the national team?
It was like in a dream. The door that I thought was closed never opened, but a large door quietly appeared. Although it was not a door, it was still part of the house!
The magical moment was about to come, and the waiting time was undoubtedly torturous. In order to pass the time, Li Yu immediately started training with equipment to distract himself!
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A Hong Kong Airlines Boeing 747 landed at Kai Tak Airport. Different from normal takeoffs and landings in the past, reporters were already on both sides of the specially prepared apron. In front of the crowd, celebrities from Hong Kong's sports and political circles were also looking eagerly.
Looking forward to the moment when the cabin opens.
Finally, the cabin door opened, and a familiar figure appeared in people's sight, surrounded by flight attendants. In the camera, Li Yu, surrounded by flight attendants, still looked a little unnatural, but soon the familiar flash light came on, and the Manchester United man appeared.
The No. 9 also regained his star style, waving to signal to people.
However, what Li Yu didn't expect was that as soon as he walked down, the flight attendants enthusiastically sent their own fragrance and blessings to the football hero in their hearts!
Photos of Li Yu with red lips appeared on major media outlets that afternoon. Hong Kong media had no previous ridiculing reports. What are red lips? Red lips. If your face is covered with red lips, then it’s a big hit. It’s a good sign.
!
Fortunately, it was nothing. He was surrounded by women and had a lot of reports about his love life. This somewhat reduced Li Yu’s embarrassment. The day’s itinerary could be described as a deserted street. Enthusiastic Hong Kong citizens were everywhere, and several police cars cleared the way.
Police protection is required to ensure that Li Yu's motorcade drives smoothly!
The hearing for joining China's Hong Kong citizenship is just a formality, and the efficiency is much faster than others. Tomorrow Li Yu will arrive at the team to meet his new teammates. He will train for three days and there will be a warm-up match against the Thai team.
It was played at the Hong Kong Stadium. This was also Li Yu's national team's first match. The tickets had long been sold out by Hong Kong citizens. The 40,000 tickets were far from meeting people's needs to watch the game, but there was no way that the Hong Kong Stadium was already the largest in Hong Kong.
Stadium, but then again, the same result is achieved when going to the new Wembley Stadium in England, it is hard to get a ticket.
Scalper tickets have been sold to sky-high prices on the market. A regular ticket costs 20,000 Hong Kong dollars. This is still a market with a price. You may not be able to buy it even if you have money. It is no wonder that such a situation occurs. Fans from Guangdong have long come to Hong Kong to buy.
Regarding tickets, the situation between mainland fans and Hong Kong fans is exactly 50:50.
Some mainland fans even called for the top ten home games of China and Hong Kong football to be moved to Yanjing. The reason is very good. Li Yu belongs to China, not just to China and Hong Kong!
The Hong Kong Football Association was not prepared for such a situation. Before the game started, someone had already proposed to change the home court. But how to change the home court? Hong Kong fans and Guangdong fans were replaced and the Hong Kong Football Association had to be dismantled.
, it’s true that there are worries as well as joys!
Regardless of the voices outside the venue, Li Yu tried his best to avoid all kinds of social activities and only attended the grand banquet held by Chairman Fok Zhenting. He wanted to be in good condition, but he had to attend this banquet. All other invitations were politely declined by Li Yu
Rejected!
The team's training is also carried out at the Hong Kong Stadium. The new head coach Eriksson's coaching team has arrived. Compared with the sensation of Li Yu's arrival in Hong Kong, the arrival of the world-famous coach seems a bit left out!
Sweden still has the same style as when he was coaching in England, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a sports suit. He arrived at the training ground early and was arranging various training equipment for the next training with his assistants.
Eriksen did not expect that the first one to arrive would be Li Yu, the most famous player in the team. Seeing Li Yu who was also wearing sportswear, he had carefully studied the personnel structure of the China Hong Kong Football Team before coming to Hong Kong.
Half of the team is made up of foreign legionnaires, all newly recruited players who have transferred their nationality. It is estimated that among the starting 11 players of the China Hong Kong Football Team in the future, there will only be two Chinese faces, the goalkeeper and the striker. The other positions will basically be occupied by the foreign legionnaires.
Occupied, other local Hong Kong players may only be seen when they come on the bench, but the China Hong Kong Football Association is also broadcasting some powerful Chinese mainland players to fill the team to supplement the strength of the bench players!
In any case, although outside teams account for the vast majority of the main force, the Swedes value Manchester United's No. 9 Li Yu the most. When he coached Manchester City in 2007, Li Yu had not yet landed in the Premier League. When the Swedes left,
In England, Li Yucai joined Everton and officially landed in the Premier League. In the past, he didn’t have much contact with his top star, and he didn’t know much about him.
When the Swede decided to accept the invitation from the China Hong Kong Football Association, the more he studied, the more he discovered the horror of this young man. In fact, the prerequisite for Eriksson to sign on as coach was that Li Yu must join. There was no second possibility. Eli
Kesen walked up to Li Yu with a smile.
"Welcome to join. From today on, you will be the captain of this football team!" Eriksen directly announced his resignation to Li Yu without much greeting. This pieced together Chinese Hong Kong football team
, there must be a Chinese captain. There is no second person except Li Yu. This is not about taking care of the emotions of Chinese Hong Kong people. From strength and popularity to worth, Li Yu is definitely the No. 1 in the team, and he is definitely the best.
The most suitable candidate.
Li Yu was a little nervous because of the old Swedish man's directness, but he soon became calm. Yes, who else could I be the captain of this team! [
The old Swedish man also noticed the changes in Li Yu. Obviously, the young captain understood the special meaning behind accepting his fate. However, this kind of momentum is really not something ordinary players can possess. It can only be found in Manchester United, the winning team and the European champion team.
Only such a wealthy family can cultivate this kind of momentum.
With this momentum, everything will be easy to handle. The Swedes are most worried that the lineup they put together does not have combat effectiveness. Moreover, when foreign players come to play in the Chinese Super League, sometimes it is not that their skills or physical fitness cannot meet the technical and tactical requirements of Europe, but more of a mental level.
Some people are too lazy, some are disobedient, and have certain problems. Of course, some of them are just for money, and they have nothing to do with the others.
What a team like this is about is spirit. The young people in front of you may be able to bring a special spirit to the team. In any case, for myself and the young people in front of me, the China Hong Kong Football Team is definitely a crazy experience.
Taking risks, the same applies to Mr. Fok Chen-ting, Chairman of the Hong Kong Olympic Committee, who took this historic risk.
However, the excitement of this kind of adventure is enough to make the old man glow with a second youth. At his age, this may be his last adventure. With such a magical young man, we can go on an adventure together. This trip to China and Hong Kong will not be the same.
Know what the outcome will be!
The two of them were in love with each other, and Li Yu also felt a certain ethereal feeling from the old Swedish man, which he couldn't grasp, but Li Yu was sure that Erikson's coaching trip to Hong Kong was not because of money, but because of a little bit.
That's enough. The head coach is the soul of a team, although the Swedes are the best in the world.
A world-class coach who has also served as the head coach of the England national team, but if it is money that moves the old man to leave, the result may be very sad. Some of the players on a team are already playing for money, and the head coach
If they are also coaching for money, the future of this team will not be much better!
There were no words, but the brief silence allowed the two people to understand each other's thoughts, and a preliminary tacit understanding was formed.
Other members of the team also arrived one after another. The players from China Hong Kong arrived a little earlier. They all know that today is Li Yu’s first joint training session. They can meet their idols and heroes, many of whom are amateur players.
How can local Hong Kong players not be excited?
At this time, the laziness of the South American players came to the fore. Even after the King of Heaven came, he still went his own way. He almost always walked a little before arriving at the training ground. Fortunately, no one was late for the first day of joint training, but Li Yu was obviously able to
There was a bit of contempt in the eyes of these foreign legionnaires. Of course, they also have the capital to be proud. It was their good performance that brought the China Hong Kong team to the top ten stage. And Li Yu, a person who broke out halfway, what is there?
As soon as you become qualified, you become the captain of the team. Of course you will be dissatisfied!
But when the formal training began, the foreign legion composed of South American players realized what it was like to be a frog in the well. Muric was not slow at all. He was a top player in the Chinese Super League and even the AFC Champions League. But when Li Yu arrived, everything changed.
It's become a joke, not only the speed, but also the breakthrough and body are incomparable to Muric!
The first person to admire him was Li Yu’s frontline partner, Muric!
This is what Li Yu did on purpose. At least the front line can be harmonious. This is very important for the next warm-up match. Next is Conca, the core of the midfielder!
Conca is not fast, but his footwork is outstanding. His free kicks, long shots, and passes are all top-notch in Europe. However, due to physical reasons, and the Argentine national team's midfielder is full of talents, Conca has no chance of being selected.
However, he is definitely a top-notch midfielder core player in Asia, and it is not impossible to succeed in Europe. Evergrande can spend a lot of money to buy such a player, which is enough to illustrate Evergrande's huge football ambitions!
After the training, Li Yu stayed to practice free kicks, and Conca also stayed. He wanted to see what magic there was about the young players who were already somewhat mythical by the media. He recognized it in the training just now, at least like this
It is not embarrassing for a player to be the captain, but recognition does not mean that he is convinced of his own strengths. Players all have their own pride, and the same goes for Kongca, who usually doesn't talk much.
But soon, Conca was defeated in the silent competition. What surprised the Argentinians was the power of Li Yu's free kick. He couldn't do this alone. Not only was he incomparable in terms of power, but also in terms of accuracy.
The gap is also obvious. Although it is a bit frustrating, Conca is still very excited. With such a player in the same team, the Argentine national team may not be able to find such a player. The World Cup is no longer a dream, and maybe it can give the Argentines a chance.
