Fox in the Penalty Area

Chapter 145: overage player

Unlike Shi Wuyin, Mai Zhaocheng never considered not recruiting overage players if he did lead his team to the Olympics.

Because he is very clear, in comparison, the overall strength of the Olympic team in his hand is indeed inferior to the previous one.

In the hands of Shi Wuyin, it is almost the "golden generation" of Chinese football.

Most of the players in this Olympic team have now played a major role in Chinese football, not to mention those who have studied abroad, and are now the main force in the Chinese Super League club.

Such a high success rate is rare in many previous Olympic teams.

His Olympic team can't be compared with Shi Wuyin, and he naturally doesn't have the confidence of Shi Wuyin, not even an overage player.

So he does not exclude overage players.

But if you want to hire people, who should you hire?

"In view of the outstanding performance of the previous Olympic team in the Olympic Games, it has greatly promoted European clubs' understanding of our Chinese football... The Football Association hopes that the Olympic team can continue to play such a role this time..." Team leader Ran Jiachang said.

Mai Zhaocheng understood, this is to hope that if he wants to bring over-age players, he will bring some players who have the opportunity to study abroad, not those old players who have completely lost their game.

It may be cruel to say this, but with Hu Lai and the others gradually gaining the popularity of Chinese players in European football, the Football Association now has the intention of striking while the iron is hot.

I want more Chinese players to go abroad and play in Europe.

So how can it be seen by European football?

In the past, Chinese football was like a nobody in a remote place far away from the center of the world to world football.

No one knows, no one understands.

Unless people from the center of the world take the initiative to turn their attention to Chinese football, they will not understand what happened there and what players were born.

To sell products, you can hold a fair to sell your products to the world.

So the Olympic Games is like a worldwide trade fair for Chinese football.

Of course, the influence of this exhibition is not comparable to the World Cup, but it is also a rare stage for Chinese football to show its ability in front of the world.

Didn't Hu Lai and Roque learn about European football through the Olympics?

If he hadn't participated in the Olympics, perhaps Hu Lai hadn't gone abroad so early to play football.

Mai Zhaocheng understood what Ran Jiachang meant and what the Football Association wanted him to do.

Who else in China has the hope of being successfully promoted?

Do all three candidates have to be used for promotion?

Shouldn't the team's performance be considered?

After thinking about it, Mai Zhaocheng gave his answer: "I plan to recruit Lin Zhiyuan as an overage player."

As the main goalkeeper of the Chinese national team, Lin Zhiyuan is actually not yet 22 years old.

Quite young.

In fact, it stands to reason that he was a player of the right age when he was in this Olympic Games.

He was supposed to be at the Los Angeles Olympics.

But because he showed his super talent since he was a child, he became the main goalkeeper of the Chinese Olympic team at the age of seventeen or eighteen four years ago. He not only participated in the Olympic qualifiers, but also participated in the Olympic Games. .

According to the rules, as long as a player has participated in the qualifiers, then regardless of his age, he cannot participate in the Olympic qualifiers again. You can only participate as an overage player during the Olympic Games.

Therefore, Lin Zhiyuan did not participate in the qualifying stage of the Olympic Games.

Ran Jiachang was not surprised by this choice, he nodded: "Okay."

Lin Zhiyuan is currently the most promising player in China to go out, and he himself played abroad.

If he wanted to go abroad, he would have already left.

Because of the particularity of the position of goalkeeper, he has stayed until now.

If they can perform well in the Olympics and attract the attention of more teams, they may be able to let those European teams put aside their inherent prejudices and be willing to bet more on Lin Zhiyuan's potential.

So the choice of Lin Zhiyuan is not unexpected, and even a must.

But the second choice of Mai Zhaocheng next made Ran Jiachang a little surprised.

"The second person, I want to choose Zhang Qinghuan."

"Zhang Qinghuan? He's already gone out..."

Mai Zhaocheng explained: "We can't choose three over-age players who are all playing in China in order to help domestic players go abroad. I think the strength and performance of the team must be guaranteed. Otherwise, if we perform too badly, others will also He won't give us a second look. In addition, Zhang Qinghuan has never participated in the Olympic Games, and I think he will definitely be willing to come."

Ran Jiachang was persuaded.

After all, recruiting over-age players is not just about whoever the Olympic team says they want, whoever they want must come. It's a two-way choice thing.

When the Olympic team takes a fancy to a certain player, it has to seek their opinion.

The Olympics are not the World Cup, and they are less attractive to professional players.

Zhang Qinghuan has already participated in the World Cup. If he can participate in the Olympic Games again, it can be said that he has participated in all the World Championships.

Shouldn't be too resistant to recruiting.

"What about the third person?" Ran Jiachang asked.

"The third..." Mai Zhaocheng hesitated and said, "The third person, I want Hu Lai."

Ran Jiachang took a breath: "Lao Mai, you are very ambitious!"

Good guy, this is to move the striker of the national team to the Olympic team!

Mai Zhaocheng smiled: "If possible, of course I hope to go as far as possible in the Olympic Games."

Ran Jiachang shook his head: "I will report the person you want, but whether it is possible or not, I dare not give you a ticket."

"Okay." Mai Zhaocheng just nodded and said nothing more.

Because he didn't know whether the future he imagined could come true.

He moved the central axis of the national team to the Olympic team.

If Shi Wuyin wants to train young people, then Mai Zhaocheng is more inclined to get grades.

When it comes to cultivating talents, his Mai Zhaocheng is not as good as Shi Wuyin, and he should also have no chance to lead the national team to the World Cup.

He is not the first person to lead the team to the Olympics.

But he still wants to leave his name in the history of Chinese football.

After much deliberation, only the Olympics are suitable.

As long as he can lead the team to achieve great results in the Olympic Games that no one has ever achieved before, he can realize his "ambition".

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"Ha, as expected of an elbow!"

Hu Lai couldn't help laughing after seeing Zhou Zijing's controversial goal against the Iranian Olympic team, and complained to his girlfriend Li Qingqing.

"It's something someone like him can do."

"But it's really relieved." Li Qingqing smiled.

What the Iranian Olympic team did to the Chinese Olympic team back then, in China, as long as they played football, not many people did not know about it.

But not everyone can take revenge as recklessly as Zhou Zijing did.

After Li Qingqing finished speaking, she saw Hu Lai pick up the phone, lowered her head and sent a message, with a smile on her face, she looked up curiously, wanting to see what Hu Lai was talking about.

The result is that:

"Congratulations Xiaoyu can also participate in the Olympic Games! Now everyone in our group has participated in the Olympic Games, ha!"

Li Qingqing immediately pointed out Hu Lai's mistake when he saw this sentence: "No, there is still brother Huan in your group who has not participated in the Olympic Games..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a message from Chen Xingyi popping up in the group: "Hu Lai, you are confused, and Brother Huan! Brother Huan has never participated!"

Hu Lai first raised his head and smiled at Li Qingqing, then replied in the group: "Ah! That's right! And brother Huan! And brother Huan has never participated in the Olympics! Oh, how could I forget about this! Huan! I'm sorry, brother, I didn't expect you to even participate in the Olympics!"

"Wow, you did it on purpose!" Li Qingqing patted Hu Lai on the shoulder next to him.

Just when Hu Lai thought he would see Brother Huan's famous lines next, Zhang Qinghuan jumped up and laughed and said: "Hey! Master will also go to the Olympics this time!"

Hu Lai was stunned.

He turned his head to look at Li Qingqing, who also stared at him with wide eyes.

Chen Xingyi expressed his doubts in the group for him: "Why did you also participate in the Olympic Games?"

As soon as he said this sentence, Wang Guangwei answered for him: "Ah, brother Huan participated in the Olympic Games as an overage player, right?"

Overage players!

Chen Xingyi also reacted: "Damn it, I forgot about the over-age players. We didn't have any over-age players at that Olympic Games..."

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Hu Lai suddenly realized, but he didn't expect to pretend that he didn't pretend.

Just then, his phone rang.

When I saw the number, it was from the Football Association.

So intuition told him that it should be related to the Olympic Games.

Sure enough, it was a call to ask him if he would like to participate in the Olympics as an overage player. The person who called was Ran Jiachang, the leader of the national Olympic team.

Hu Lai glanced at Li Qingqing, and then without any hesitation: "I will, Ran leader."

Ran Jiachang laughed loudly over there: "Haha! That's great! Great! This summer, I have to work hard for you, Hu Lai..."

"Leader Ran, what you said, what hard work does it take to serve the country? Isn't this what I should do?"

"Okay, well said! Then let's settle it. After the league on your side is over, you will have to come to the Olympics for training..."

"No problem, don't worry, leader Ran."

After hanging up the phone, Li Qingqing happily said to him, "Great, Hu Lai, we can participate in the Olympic Games together again!"

Although the Olympic qualifiers for the women's football team are not over yet, in Li Qingqing's mind, this ticket has been locked in advance.

So she can indeed compete with Hu Lai in one Olympic Games again.

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"Has Hu Lai been so frightened that he hasn't spoken since just now."

When everyone in the group was in full swing for Zhang Qinghuan's participation in the Olympic Games, Hu Lai did not participate in it, Chen Xingyi guessed slightly maliciously.

Just as he finished speaking, Hu Lai flashed out: "Hehe~www.readwn.com~ Brother just answered a phone call."

Wang Guangwei: "What phone number?"

Hu Lai: "Little Xingxing, I'm going to participate in the Olympic Games too! Biye.jpg"

Chen Xingyi: "???"

Xia Xiaoyu: "Ah? Really?! Brother Hu, are you also an overage player?"

Morikawa Junpei: "Envy!"

Chen Xingyi: "Fuck me? Why can't I... No, Brother Huan and you are only two, and there are at most three overage players... Maybe I'll get a call in a while! Hey! You wait for Hu Lai, See you at the Olympics!"

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"Who was calling just now, Zhiyuan?"

Looking at Lin Zhiyuan who came back from answering the phone from outside, his agent Qiu Xinrong asked.

"Leader Ran of the National Olympic Team."

"National Olympic team?" Qiu Xinrong was stunned for a moment.

"Well, Team Leader Ran asked me if I would like to participate in another Olympic Games..."

Qiu Xinrong quickly realized what this meant, and he asked, "Did you agree?"

Lin Zhiyuan nodded: "Well, I agreed."

"Okay!" Qiu Xinrong slapped hard, "Perform well, Zhiyuan. We can go out after the Olympic Games!"

Lin Zhiyuan smiled at Qiu Xinrong and said, "I think so too, Uncle Qiu."

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Hu Lai: "Five minutes have passed, did you get the call, Little Xingxing?"