Fox in the Penalty Area

"Strange, I have already let the first team and the reserve team train together. It stands to reason that there are more people than usual. Why do you always feel deserted?" Chen Mo frowned as he watched the players leaving the training ground one after another.

When these players finished training and left the training ground, they gathered in twos and threes and walked to the locker room while chatting. It was indeed different from the usual atmosphere of laughter and laughter.

"That's because a few key atmospheres are missing, ha!" Zhao Kangming smiled beside him.

"Oh yes!" Chen Mo patted his forehead. "The young people are gone."

It has been another weekend since Flash Star won the first AFC Champions League at home. During this weekend, Flash Star ushered in an "old opponent" at home-the Haihe Shuanggang they met in the FA Cup last season.

Considering that in order to make way for the international match day, there will be a one-week truce in the club competition. This time, Zhao Kangming did not make a significant rotation of the lineup after playing the AFC, but only fine-tuned individual positions.

For example, let Qin Lin, who started in the AFC Champions League in midweek, sit on the bench, and let Xia Xiaoyu, who did not start in the AFC Champions League, take his place and form a double midfielder with Junpei Morikawa.

At the same time, Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi and Zhang Qinghuan all made the first "Trident".

This arrangement also takes into account the difficulty of relegation this season, the team should go all out when there is a chance to win, and try to get as many points as possible.

In the end, the team's performance did not disappoint Zhao Kangming. It was almost the main force that the flash star defeated Haihe Shuanggang 3:1 at home.

The Trident scored one goal, and the performance was very average, and no one suffered.

After playing this league, many players, including the Trident, left the club and went to participate in their respective international competitions.

Zhang Qinghuan and Ding Yuanhai will go to participate in the second stage qualifiers of the national team in the 2026 US-Canada World Cup (co-hosted by the United States and Canada) in the Asian region, which is commonly known as the "Forty Finals".

Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi and Wang Guangwei went to participate in the warm-up match between the National Olympic Team and the Serbian National Olympic Team.

Morikawa Junpei was also recruited by the head coach of the Japanese Olympic team Koichi Sato to return to the country on behalf of the Japanese Olympic team to participate in the warm-up match with the Portuguese Olympic team. This kid was very excited when he received a call from Sato Koichi. He was still in the team's locker room. According to other players' later descriptions, Morikawa Junpei held the phone and bowed to a wall. It felt bad. Hikaru Sato knelt down...

"Oh... I lost six people all of a sudden, and it feels like our Stars International match day team is getting stronger. Although this is a good thing, it shows that we are getting stronger and stronger. But every international match day takes us away Half of the main force, it’s still under pressure..." Chen Mo sighed, "This time, it’s okay for a warm-up match, but in July and August, they were absent from training and the Olympic Games for two months. Who can stand it?"

"That's no way, Old Chen. For events like the Olympics, the club's interests must give way to the national interests. This is totally undiscussed."

"Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi, Wang Guangwei, plus a representative of Japan in the Olympic Games Morikawa Junpei... Four people missed the game for two months... Oh, yes, there are over-age players. Zhang Qinghuan Over one year old, what if Shi Wuyin plans to recruit him as an over-age player to participate in the Olympics? You don’t let go, Zhao?"

Zhao Kangming opened his hand: "Which is my final say? If the Olympic team needs it, then I will let it go."

"What about the club?"

"Let's grit our teeth... what else can we do?" Zhao Kangming's tone was also helpless. But there is no way, this is the shortcoming of Shining Star with young players mainly, and it is the inevitable price of setting off a youth storm in the new season.

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"Xiao Shi, how do you think about over-age players?" National Olympic team leader Ran Jiachang knocked on the door of Shi Wuyin's office and asked as soon as he came in.

Shi Wuyin shifted his gaze from the computer screen to Ran Jiachang's face, and smiled: "What? Is there a club that asks you in private and wants to cram someone in?"

Ran Jiachang hurriedly waved his hand: "Look at what you said... Some players may want to participate in the Olympics, but you must be clear about the position of the club-no one is willing to send their main players to us for training for a month. Playing in the Olympics. If it weren't the main player... I guess you wouldn't look down on it, right?"

Shi Wuyin's smile became brighter: "Or Lao Ran, you know me. Does the Football Association have any goals or psychological expectations for our Olympics?"

Ran Jiachang shook his head: "Nor, no goals, no pressure. This was clearly put forward at the Olympic work conference."

"That's a scene..." Shi Wuyin suddenly lowered his voice and asked: "Lao Ran, give me the bottom line. Is there really no expectation from the Football Association for the results?"

Ran Jiachang’s expression was a bit embarrassing: “If you say that you have no expectations at all, of course it’s impossible, just say me. I personally also have expectations for our performance in the Olympics... But I have to say that I set a bottom line in my mind in advance. I believe that the Football Association does not have this kind of idea. If the results are not good, I will regret it. When the results are good, everyone is happy... Isn't this human nature?"

Shi Wuyin nodded after listening.

Seeing him like this, Ran Jiachang quickly added: "But you must not think that it will put you under any pressure, I have said, this time we can enter the Olympic Games, it is already a breakthrough. At the beginning, the Football Association asked you to coach this. The only goal set for a team is to participate in the Olympics. Now that you have completed the goal, you should let go of your burdens and just do your best. The key is to let people see the spirit of this team, such as in U23 In the Asian Cup, facing the difficulties of the Iranian referee, the team did not lose their minds, but resolutely counterattacked with more goals... That's good."

"Lao Ran, I can rest assured that you say that. I also want to talk to you about over-age players. To be honest, I plan to not bring any over-age players."

"Ah? No?" Ran Jiachang was surprised.

Before he came, he was still thinking that if Shi Wuyin asked for an overage player, the club would resist, so he would work one by one... How could he think that Shi Wuyin would choose an overage player, so he asked: "Are you worried that the club will be unhappy with you? You don't have to worry about that. As long as you confirm the list, I will do this job, and I will be the bad guy..."

Shi Wuyin hurriedly waved his hand: "That's not what I meant, Lao Ran. I'm not worried about this. What I worry about is that when those overage players come to the team, they will break the existing good atmosphere and understanding of the team. You also followed this ball. The team has gone all the way from the youth team to the present, and we know the composition of the players of these teams and their relationship with everyone. If we find three over-age players who are older than them and have older seniority than them, it will inevitably form a gap, which will affect the situation. What about the team’s combat effectiveness. And football is a collective sport. The team is a whole. Our training arrangement is based on the current team as a whole. When three strangers suddenly come in, how can they be integrated into the team? Is a month’s training time enough? What do those players who have been robbed of positions by overage players think? Will they cause the relationship in the locker room to deteriorate? Will their friends be dissatisfied with overage players?"

Facing Shi Wuyin's series of rhetorical questions, Ran Jiachang frowned and fell into thought.

He admitted that Shi Wuyin's words were reasonable, because he thought of when the first Olympics in 2012, Qin Lin entered the National Olympic team as an overage player. With Qin Lin's ability and level at the time, it is not too much to say that he is the strongest player in China, so he is naturally high expectations.

As a result, the addition of such a powerful foreign aid did not improve the team's strength. The National Olympic team left a shameful record of "no victory, no goal, no point" in that Olympic Games.

Therefore, many people know the answer in their hearts as to whether over-age players can improve the performance of the Olympic team in the Olympics.

A football game is a sport where eleven people or even twenty-three people play together after training and tacit understanding. It is not a simple card game. If you choose the eleven strongest players on paper, you will be invincible in the world.

"So I thought, instead of recruiting three time bombs like this, I might as well just not recruit one. At the same time, this Olympic Games is a rare opportunity for young players. It is a very important opportunity for training. They can also raise the ball. But what is the point of those long-established over-age players playing the Olympics? In addition to adding a beautiful stroke to their personal resume..." Shi Wuyin spread his hands and shrugged.

"The Football Association did not set any goals for the Olympics, but I personally have one goal. That is if the players of the National Olympic team can learn from participating in this Olympics and grow, whether it is for themselves or for our national football The future of China is a good thing. I hope that participating in the Olympics can achieve this goal and achieve this effect. How can such an important opportunity for training, learning and growth be given to those over-aged players?"

"What about Zhang Qinghuan? He is just one year older... He is still a young player." Ran Jiachang asked again. Everyone thinks of Zhang Qinghuan first when they think of over-age players participating in the Olympics. Although now, because of the rise of young players such as Hu Lai, he is no longer the one who pinned the hopes of the national fans, but his outstanding performance after the prodigal son, coupled with his age only one year older, always makes people think he should Go to the Olympics, otherwise it would be a pity.

"Zhang Qinghuan... Guo Junfu is the captain of our team and the core of the midfield organization. If Zhang Qinghuan comes, Guo Junfu can only go to the bench. In the process of qualifying for the team, Guo Junfu exerted a lot of effort. At the end of the Olympic Games, he was only allowed to sit on the bench. I personally think this is very unfair to Guo Junfu. Secondly, Lao Ran, have you considered another issue?"

"what is the problem?"

"The current three main players of the Olympic team are all from Flash Stars. To play in the Olympics, the three of them will have to leave the team for two months and miss at least seven league games. This is very terrible for the team's relegation... and then Let's select Zhang Qinghuan into the National Olympic team as an over-age player to play in the Olympics. Almost half of the main lineup of the flashing stars is gone...Although Zhao Kangming is notoriously good-tempered~www.ltnovel.com~ But we too You can't catch him alone! I told you that the rabbit bites people in a hurry, so you are not afraid of Lao Zhao coming to block the door?"

Ran Jiachang was amused by Shi Wuyin's words, and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, you don't recruit, you don't recruit, what you said is terrible, I'm really afraid that Lao Zhao will come to my house to block the door..."

Shi Wuyin said sternly: "From the perspective of being good for Chinese football, I don't want Flash Star to be relegated. I hope that Lao Zhao can fully demonstrate his football philosophy in Flash Star, and may be able to bring a better performance to Chinese football. The bright future is not necessarily so..."

Ran Jiachang was a little surprised: "What you said is too exaggerated? Can a flash star shoulder the future of Chinese football?"

"Lao Ran, Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi, Wang Guangwei, and Zhang Qinghuan are all starring now. Which one of them do you think will not be able to enter the national team?"

Faced with this problem, Ran Jiachang was stunned.

"So can they shoulder the future of Chinese football? If they can't shoulder it, who should we pin our hopes on?"

Ran Jiachang was silent.

"This team has been paying attention since the beginning of the Chinese Premier League. They have brought something different to our country's football. Although the Chinese Super League has just begun, I dare to assert that this team will also be in the Chinese Super League. If they can succeed in relegation, I think it can prove how effective Zhao Kangming’s set is? Maybe there will be more teams willing to give young people opportunities? When the whole football environment tends to Young people, then more talented young people will emerge, right? At that time, maybe our league can cancel the U23 protection policy..."

Shi Wuyin's voice became lighter and lighter at the end, as if he was flying into the far future with his thoughts.