The Ball at Your Feet

After losing to Italy 1-4, the Chinese team also ended the journey of this World Cup.

"Zhao Yaning in this game is the best player I have ever seen." After the game, Lippi was also pleased to speak in an interview with the media. "His breakthrough was the most exciting I have ever seen. The World Cup scored. Such a player deserves any praise. However, no one is strong enough to defeat a team, and now Italy needs a wonderful victory more than the Chinese team."

Yes, Italy also needs a big victory to pluck up its courage. Before the World Cup, the match-fixing case caused their morale to drop a lot, and the game against Australia was only won by staggering. They need a victory to convince themselves that they are a strong team-in this sense, the Chinese team has contributed a lot in this World Cup. A draw awakened France and a loss to Italy. confidence.

"If even a team like Zhao Yaning can only score one goal against me-then I believe that my gate is unbreakable with other people." Buffon also said about him in an interview. In his view, although this goal was his first goal in the World Cup, he did not think it was a shame, "Such a goal is not a shame, but an honor. After many years, people will point to this goal. Admire, and at that time, I was also in the eyes of people. People praised him for his greatness, and it is impossible to praise me for his excellence.

The Italian players still know very well that when Zhao Yaning arrives, they are all extremely threatening beasts. It is a pity that a lion is carrying a group of sheep. It can be beaten when encountering other animals, but he encountered a group of well-trained animals. There is evidence to advance and retreat, and there is a wolf with extremely clever command, there is only one way to fail.

The media has a lot of views on this game: Zhao Yaning's personal ability in the World Cup games is simply stunned, and the terrifying performance of each game has made people continue to marvel at him. However, the tight defense of Italy's heavy peaks still prevented Zhao Yaning from breaking out and winning. This situation has caused many media to sigh.

"Once, football was the most beautiful sport in the world. We have seen countless stars and used their amazing abilities to fight for the team's victories. We have seen Rossi and Marado. Na, I have seen the clash between Baggio and Romario, Ronaldo and Zidane, and Haji and other amazing players. But now football has changed too much. It has changed. Stiff, rigid, dogmatic, this World Cup is full of iron and toughness, machinery and execution. Zhao Yaning is out, and the biggest highlight of this World Cup has disappeared. I have to say that it is the World Cup. sorrow!"

The World Cup in Germany has been played until now, and the playing styles of various national teams have also been revealed. The style of track and field football is everywhere, which makes the German World Cup game seem excessively dull. In this World Cup, Zhao Yaning has continuously staged wonderful performances and has become the only bright spot. Now, his exit is also lamentable.

Such a statement has cast a tragic color for the Chinese team's exit. Although, not so much the tragedy of the Chinese team, as it is the tragedy of Zhao Yaning.

"The Italian team is much better than us." After the game, when interviewed, Zhao Yaning was naturally not very interested. "I hope they can achieve good results in this World Cup, at least, let us lose. Look decent..."

Although the results of the quarter-finals were not bad, Zhao Yaning was not very satisfied by any of them. After the game, he was not in the mood to stay in Germany to watch the rest of the game, but chose to return to China with the team.

However, although he himself was not satisfied with the result, others were very satisfied with it.

"Zhao Yaning did his best, but the weakness of the Chinese team cannot be reversed in a day. Zhao Yaning tried his best, but Chinese football wants to be strong and can't rely solely on Zhao Yaning's strength."

This is also the most evaluation of the Chinese team after the World Cup. In fact, no one except Zhao Yaning himself expressed dissatisfaction with Zhao Yaning's results.

And most of the domestic media are the same. They focused more on Du Wei, who was sent off, and Liu Yufei, who was shot four, but they didn’t criticize Zhao Yaning as the core of the offensive. I dare not, and on the other hand, there is nothing to say.

Six goals in five games, two thousand miles to ride alone, one free kick, one corner kick to score, this kind of kick is enough to make people speechless.

"Okay, you don't have to worry too much. I am here and you won't be unlucky." After the game, Zhao Yaning also had to reassure Liu Yufei and Du Wei.

They have the greatest responsibility for losing the ball. Zhao Yaning can imagine that when they return to China, they will inevitably be criticized. Although the responsibility for losing four goals in a single game is not all on the goalkeeper and defender, after all, they are important figures in the national team’s defense. They must have lost four goals and sent off people. They must be indispensable. Be responsible.

"I don't worry about anything. Anyway, I won't be able to make it to the next time." Liu Yufei was also open to this. "I won't have to worry about that penalty kick in my life. It's Du Wei, his. The problem is much more serious than mine."

Although Zhao Yaning is very clear about Liu Yufei's mentality: after returning this time, it is estimated that he will not have too many opportunities to enter the national team in the future: he is about the same age, and few Asian players have played for long. With the capital to win a penalty shootout in the World Cup, he is already an absolute feat for the national team. Although he lost four in the last game, his original strength was not good, and the defender was sent off in this game, so he didn't worry anymore.

Zhao Yaning did not accuse him of the idea. In fact, he quite agrees with this idea: He has done his best for the national team, even if he wants to lie down on his merits, Zhao Yaning also supports it. If you want people to play well, you have to give some benefits. No one is perfect, and you can't ask others to do their best.

As for Du Wei, Zhao Yaning also decided to protect him: he really did his best. He lost the game because of his inadequate level, not his bad attitude. In Zhao Yaning’s view, as long as he is not capable, he should not go. Blame him.

Until the team returned to China with the team, and the team was disbanded, Zhao Yaning also always emphasized this: this is not Du Wei's fault, and he should not be blamed.

"Then you think, whose fault is this?" After returning to China, Zhao Yaning also participated in the recording of the TV station's special program. It’s just that Zhao Yaning is flattered that what he participates in is not an ordinary football program, but a current news commentary program.

"I don't think anyone is responsible for this failure." Zhao Yaning said, "We tried our best, but our strength is really not good. The gap in strength is obvious. We did our best, but Italy also They did their best. They are very hardworking and motivated like us. We can’t play with them because of the difference in strength, not the attitude. The difference in strength is because we don’t play for as long as they do. We The playing environment is not as good as theirs. They pay more attention to football-there is no responsible person for these problems."

"But we may be able to do better, if we work harder..."

"Football is a sport. A sport emphasizes skills and training. If you work hard and you can defeat a strong team with mental strength, then what skills do we train? This kind of thinking is not bad, or honest, one It's good to play a little bit."

Zhao Yaning knew that some of what he said were just fantasy and difficult to achieve, but he still wanted to say, "The real problem with football is that no one plays. There is no need to worry about table tennis in our country. There are tables everywhere in the school. People who play football are everywhere. But football is not good. A few days ago, I heard people say that Juventus was relegated and can only play by the youth training. They said that Juventus youth team has different numbers. There are a total of 17 teams in the level echelon, 350 people-we have provinces, and there are not so many people in a province. No one plays, how can they play well? They are all amateurs, and they can't improve. This is the same as playing chess. , Every day and the stinky chess basket, it must be getting worse and worse. To me, the development of football still has to rely on increasing investment and attention. There are more people playing football, and football can truly develop."

Zhao Yaning knows that football is booming now, and he also hopes that he can rely on his reputation to do something for the development of football. Even if one person goes to play after listening, it's worth it.

Zhao Yaning thought so and said so. After returning, Zhang Yuan still complained about these things.

"You don't have to take the blame for him. If you lose the game, it's natural to blame him. No one wants to listen to what you say. The Football Association has to have a scapegoat. Investing or something. Where can the Football Association get it? To excuse you, if you don’t blame him, you will be blamed. Now some people are saying that you are playing in Western Europe and you dare not offend the five major leagues. You can only play against Togo and Ukraine. When I really met Italy, I deliberately pretended to be counseled.

"Then what do they want me to do? Five reversals in one game?" Zhao Yaning asked rhetorically.

"It's best to go crazy all the way to win the championship." Zhang Yuan smiled bitterly, "People are so strange, knowing the impossible, they will look forward to it. The more hope you give them, the more disappointment they will be. Big, so big disappointment, always find a catharsis. At this time, if you don’t scold the players, who should you scold? If basketball loses and scolds Liu Wei, football loses scolds the defender. At this time, they should fight for you. mine."

Zhang Yuan still disagrees with Zhao Yaning's attitude. At this time, people are looking for scapegoats, why are you stupid enough to take over your fault?

"I am now the captain of the national team. This kind of problem should be my responsibility. I don't know what a good captain is like, but a good captain is definitely not this virtue. It's really because something like this happens to find someone. Players can’t play well because they’re scolded. I can’t manage them before, but now that I can manage them, they don’t want to do it. I don’t care about guiding public opinion, but don’t give me all the little enthusiasm that I managed to cultivate Drained." Zhao Yaning shook his head and replied.

"Do you know how much trouble you have caused me? In order to prevent the media from spilling dirty water on you, I have to be tired enough to interact with their group of people every day. You still have to do things on your own, and I have to help them put out the fire."

"The media scold me a lot?"

"Who dares? Now all over the country ~ www.ltnovel.com~ who dares to scold you? I'm just in case."

Although he lost to Italy, it is true that as Zhang Yuan said, Zhao Yaning's performance is that no one dared to say anything. He scored six goals and almost dominated all the attacks. He played the core role in the game to the fullest. Continuous personal performance is the most important reason for the Chinese team to go so far. Who can talk about Zhao Yaning? A bad word?

The current media, both Chinese and foreign, are full of praise for Zhao Yaning. Even in the end, the loss of the Chinese team was rendered into a tragedy.

"The media has summed up a lot of firsts for you." Zhang Yuan was quite proud of this. "You are the first and the only one who scored a penalty kick and a free kick in a World Cup. , A player with one corner kick. You are also the first Asian to lead the team to the quarter-finals in the World Cup. You are still..."

"When did I become the player who led the team to win the World Cup, then tell me this."

Zhang Yuan pursed his lips and was silent for a moment, "There will be one day, and the road is still long, there will always be one day."