Fox in the Penalty Area

Chapter 1743 It's actually a Hu Lai fan

Coincidentally, when Guo Junfu and the others returned to the hotel, they happened to see Hu Lai who was chatting with the team leader Hong Renjie in the lobby.

A twenty-six-inch suitcase was beside him, and he was carrying a sports backpack issued by the national team. Hong Renjie held hands and was talking about something. At first glance, it was just arrived, and I didn't even have time to go to the room to put my luggage.

After seeing Hu Lai, the four of them went up to greet him.

"Just came!"

"Hey, that ball is awesome! How did you do it?"

"Monster, fool, hehe!" Hu Lai waved his hands and smiled, then hugged them one by one.

Gao Ruimin yelled: "Oh, if you say that, then I don't believe you are really fooled!"

"What a fool!"

"I understand, I understand, we all understand." Gao Ruimin also made a gesture of covering his mouth with his hand, which was exactly the gesture of celebrating Hu Lai's scoring the goal in the game.

Then the crowd burst into laughter.

Hu Lai laughed too—judging from the reactions of his teammates, his celebration worked well.

Now I am afraid that all defensive players will have to worry about whether they will play another "XX turn" when facing his back in the game.

That's fine.

Let them worry and beware.

Increase the defensive cost of the defensive player, and for the offensive player, his offense is half successful.

He has seen some media reporters on the Internet saying that this "turn of the century" will be added to Hu Lai's arsenal.

This means he can take it out and use it at any time.

This kind of turning around happens every three to five times, who can bear it?

But in fact, Hu Lai has made up his mind and will never try again in the game.

Let this "turn of the century" truly become a "miracle" that only occurs once in a century.

On the one hand, he is really not confident that he can do it, and on the other hand, he tries to prolong the effect of "strategic intimidation"-as long as he doesn't do it, everyone will still say that he has mastered this weapon proficiently. After all, if you don't do it, you won't reveal your secrets...

But the opponent will still be wary of him turning around, so the other defenses against him will not be as strict as before...

Plan to pass!

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The four of them joked with Hu Lai for a while, and seeing that the leader Hong hadn't left yet, they knew that the leader Hong must have something to say to Hu Lai, so they left wisely.

After they left, Hong Renjie said to Hu Lai:

"...The training in Europe this time is mainly to train the team and inspect the personnel. So you will definitely not have much playing time, so don't worry about it."

Upon hearing this, Hu Lai quickly said, "How could it be? Director Hong. How could I care about such things? As long as it is good for the team, I will support it."

Hong Renjie gave him a thumbs up: "I know you know the general situation best."

"Hey, what is this? Isn't this what it should be?"

Hong Renjie smiled and said, "Okay, I won't bother you anymore, go to the room quickly, it was really troublesome just now. Dinner at the restaurant on the third floor."

"Okay, Hong guides me to go back."

"Go back and have a good rest."

Hong Renjie waved to him, then watched him drag his suitcase into the elevator.

After the elevator doors were closed, Hong Renjie moved to the rest area next to him and sat down. He had been standing and waiting for Hu Lai in the afternoon, and only then did he realize that his feet were numb from standing for too long.

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On the morning of the second day, Hu Lai appeared on the training ground with his teammates, preparing for the match against Serbia.

Outside the training ground on this day, in addition to Chinese media, there were also many European media, mainly Serbian media.

After the training, Hu Lai was interviewed by the media on the sidelines of the training ground.

Although it was in the national team's game, the reporters were still asking about his "turn of the century" in the Madrid derby last weekend.

Facing the microphones and cameras of the reporters, Hu Lai repeated what he said before:

"It's really tricked, it's pure luck. Let alone do it again, I can't reproduce this ball a hundred times..."

Then he also talked about his relationship with Vukovic:

"...Milos and I have a very good relationship, we have a good understanding on the field. This is the first time we have met as opponents in a game, and it feels a bit strange to be honest...Milos is a very good midfielder, he and I There's a great chemistry on the court, I just need to run into the space and he'll pass the ball. Speaking of which, in this game, I hope he can pass the ball too...haha!"

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Watching Hu Lai skillfully switch between Mandarin and Serbian to answer questions, chatting and laughing with reporters from various countries.

The national team leader Hong Renjie suddenly sighed.

Yu Jintao, the interpreter standing beside him, asked jokingly, "Why is Lao Hong sighing?"

"It's not a sigh..." Hong Renjie told Yu Jintao what he was waiting for Hu Lai in the lobby yesterday.

"...When Hu Lai arrived at the hotel, he was immediately surrounded by those fans. I waited for a long time, but I didn't even see anyone... Those people were so crazy, they surrounded Hu Lai to ask for autographs and group photos. If it wasn't for the security guards, I don't know how long I would have been struggling. Just like that, I waited an extra half an hour before talking to Hu Lai..."

Yu Jintao laughed loudly when he heard it: "It's entirely conceivable that he just scored such a beautiful goal in the Madrid derby. The scenery is endless. But what does this have to do with your sighing?"

"It's nothing...I just saw so many reporters surrounding him for interviews, and many of them were foreign reporters, so I suddenly connected yesterday's events. Many of the fans who asked Hu Lai for autographs and group photos yesterday were also foreigners. , and many journalists today are also foreign journalists, so I thought... Isn’t the World Cup next year held in Spain and Portugal? Is it possible that the Chinese team will also have foreign fans? Just like we also have many Brazilians, Argentines, Like the fans in Germany and Spain..."

Yu Jintao didn't expect Hong Renjie to be thinking about this matter, so he froze for a moment.

Since China is not a powerful country in football, although China is a big country in various senses, there are many fans of other national teams in China.

Someone ridiculed before that every time the World Cup, China did not go except for the national team, all of them went--the fans watched the game live; Participate in the topic of the World Cup; media reporters flocked to bring various first-line reports to domestic fans. From the live broadcast of the game, to commentary and analysis, to off-court anecdotes, on-court gossip...the coverage and specifications are comparable to the Olympics.

But the problem is that China has participated in the Olympic Games, and it is still very competitive in the gold medal table. The national attention is justified.

What about the World Cup?

The Chinese team does not even have the qualifications to participate, but everyone is so sought after, sharing the same breath and fate with the home team that is not from the motherland.

No one sees anything wrong with that.

Isn't that normal?

Those are the world's top teams!

A strong team can always gain a large number of fans outside the homeland.

So Yu Jintao realized what Hong Renjie was feeling.

Maybe our Chinese team is also a strong team?

Yu Jintao was taken aback by this thought, and then shook his head reflexively:

"They are just fans of Hu Lai, not the Chinese team. They only cheer for Hu Lai, I think there is a difference... anyway, it is definitely different from our domestic 'A fans' and 'German fans'. "

Hong Renjie thought for a while, and felt that Yu Jintao was right.

With the reputation and strength of the Chinese team, how is it possible to have a fan base abroad?

Those people are just fans of a certain person, not fans of Chinese football as a whole.

I was a little bit flustered, so where did I go, and I began to fantasize about the Chinese team having foreign fans in the World Cup...

So he laughed: "I think too much..."

Seeing that his interpreter and Hong Renjie had been chatting, head coach Jorge Dillon leaned over and asked curiously, "What are you talking about, Yu?"

Yu Jintao gave Dillon a general account of the conversation he had with Hong Renjie just now.

"...Old Hong thought that we could have foreign fans in the World Cup next year. I advise him not to think too much..."

But he was interrupted by Dillon:

"It's not too much to think about, Yu. I think...it's totally okay."

"Ah?" Yu Jintao didn't react. "What can I do?"

"There can be foreign fans who like the Chinese team."

Yu Jintao looked at him, and Dillon also looked at him seriously: "Do you think I'm joking, Yu?"

"No, I'm just a little surprised..."

Dillon shrugged: "You guys have to have confidence in yourself~www.novelmt.com~ But those are just Hu Lai's fans..."

"Of course, they pay attention to the Chinese team because of Hu Lai. But when who likes a team from scratch, doesn't it start with a certain player?" Dillon said. "They will eventually become fans of the Chinese team."

"What did Dillon say?" Hong Renjie asked Yu Jintao.

"He said...he said there will be fans who like the Chinese team."

Seeing that Yu Jintao was translating for Hong Renjie, Dillon said something to Hong Renjie, and then he looked at the translator Yu Jintao.

Hong Renjie also looked at Yu Jintao: "What did he say?"

"He said... next year's World Cup will let the whole world get to know the Chinese team well."

After listening to Yu Jintao's translation, Hong Renjie looked at Dillon, and the old man grinned at him.

Teeth are quite white.

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PS, two updates have been resumed today!

(end of this chapter)