The Ball at Your Feet

It was not until July that Zhao Yaning returned to the team after the Chinese team returned to Asia. At this time, they are going to Hong Kong to play two games called the Reunification Cup.

The Chinese team’s game is rather a show-off event. In addition to its own players, the Chinese team also requires six Hong Kong players to also play. The opponent is the so-called world star team-to put it bluntly Now, the so-called star team, in the opposing team's lineup, are the Swiss international Chapu Isaat, the US international McBride, and the former Japanese international Nakata Hidetoshi.

Such a game is a joke for a player of Zhao Yaning's level. Even the media understand this truth very well. When Hong Kong started playing football, there was no lack of ridicule from the Hong Kong media, "The world star team adds up, I wonder if there is any Zhao Yaning worth more. This kind of game, also I don’t know who is the star."

In fact, Zhao Yaning believed that if he held a friendly match, he would definitely invite more stars than the current stars. It’s just that, after all, such a thing is not a work of the Football Association to make money, but a competition organized by a higher level with the meaning of cross-strait solidarity. For commercial competitions, the Football Association can acquiesce Zhao Yaning not to go, but no one dares to mess around with competitions of this nature, and Zhao Yaning is not too much to say.

"You don't need to play in the first half of the game, you rest below. In the second half, you play."

Coach Gao’s arrangement is quite clever: Zhao Yaning will definitely not play in such a game. He himself agrees, but the Liverpool club will not agree. Even if the club has no objection, he will be scolded to death as a national team coach: This kind of friendly match still has to play the whole game, and the fans will definitely not spare him. For halftime, coach Gao let him play in the second half, which is also a good choice: the opponent is a makeshift team, and there must be a running-in problem in the first half. In the second half of the game, their running-in is good, and they are better. some. Moreover, in the first half of the game, the six Hong Kong players had to start, unity, that's how it manifested.

However, when sitting down the court and watching his national teammates play, Zhao Yaning also noticed some signs that were not so good. Although he felt that he might have been worrying too much, he still felt that it was necessary to figure it out. After winning the game 2-0 and returning to the locker room, Zhao Yaning spoke directly.

"I said, brothers, there is something I want to ask you." Looking at his teammates in his national team, Zhao Yaning said, "Do you think that you have a lot of honor now, and it's quite complete." Don’t you need to keep working hard? Don’t you think that there’s no running around anyway, and you don’t need to play hard anymore?"

There was silence in the dressing room. Although no one said anything, the expressions of everyone also made Zhao Yaning a lot of cold. Sure enough, as he expected, these guys, indeed, as he had expected, there was no running away.

It’s no wonder that, relying on Zhao Yaning, they have now won all the honors that the national team can get-World Cup or other world awards, they didn’t dare to think about it. A breakthrough has been achieved in Shanghai. With such an achievement, what else can they pursue? With money, status and everything, naturally there is no pursuit. This is also what makes Zhao Yaning feel a little bit cool: these own teammates will feel satisfied!

But think about it carefully, what are they dissatisfied with? They have achievements, honors, fame and status. They do not have the pressure on themselves. For them, they are now the merits of the Chinese team. Even if they fail, it is not their problem. Why should they make further efforts?

But this is definitely not what Zhao Yaning wanted.

"You guys are really promising."

Zhao Yaning said a word fiercely, this sentence also let the team know that he is going to curse now.

"I think I played well, right...Yes, I also admit that you are all big stars now, you are all heroes of the national team, but then you are satisfied? Do you think, now you are not rushing? "

Zhao Yaning's tone was a little low. After winning more championships, players are prone to burnout. Of course he knows this. However, such a thing actually appeared in the national team, which makes Zhao Yaning still a little unbelievable. The strength of the national team is still far behind... However, the pursuit of these guys in the national team is also far behind.

Such a thing went beyond Zhao Yaning's expectations, but it was not difficult to understand. After understanding their thoughts, what Zhao Yaning needed to do was not just let it go. He had to think of a way to inspire their fighting spirit again. After all, as the captain of the national team, this is his responsibility. Moreover, other people don't want honor anymore, and they don't want to play well, which is not the case for him.

Although he himself does not lack any honor, but he always feels that it is a very unprofessional practice to not play well when he can play well. Moreover, he is responsible for the performance of the national team. He doesn't want to be said that he is a soft-footed shrimp in the national team. Over the past year, he has played very well in the club. When he arrives in the national team, he can't put his feet down immediately, right? Although this is a problem for his teammates, Zhao Yaning doesn't think the media will distinguish them in detail. Since I am the boss of the national team, I have to be responsible for all this.

You can recite the responsibility, but since the responsibility is yours, then they have to listen if they speak by themselves. It's no good to get angry inappropriately. Since they are lazy, then they should draw two whips.

"You are all meritorious players of the national team now, and they are all extraordinary characters. Do you all feel that in your entire life, you have no worries about food and clothing, and you don't have to worry about anything? Don't you think, anyway, you guys There are no more pursuits, no need to think about it too much?" Zhao Yaning spoke, his voice was a little low, but everyone was still afraid to speak.

"Yes, you are all heroes of the national team. You have champions that no one else has. You have all the honors that others have not won in your life. Even if you retired now, you are also Chinese football stars, right? Remember it for me: this stuff like celebrities, too much is worthless!"

"I'm telling you, don't think that you are already incomparable to others. I can make a peak in the national team, and I can make a second peak. Don't you play well? Don't forget, many people Now they are all staring at this position! They think they can't surpass you to go? You also know what level you are, and I will remember it, I will be 26 in 10 years, I will be 27 in 11 years, believe it or not, when the time comes, I Break all these records?"

These words made everyone react-Zhao Yaning's age, but the biggest problem.

Now they feel that their national team status is high enough, but who knows if Zhao Yaning will set new highs in the future? Everyone remembers the peak, but who will remember who the second peak is? If Zhao Yaning really abandons them and achieves a breakthrough in performance again, they will have nothing to rely on.

Although they all believe that they are the best players in the country, and they can't get good results with another group of people-but Zhao Yaning is here, everything is in doubt, what if he gets out?

"Brother Zhao, everyone is just playing a little bit...Anyway, it's all a friendly match, it's not a big deal." Zhou Haibo hesitated and spoke.

"Friendly matches are no big deal, I also know, but your attitude is not good, this is also true. If you usually use this virtue, the official game becomes Superman overnight? Do you believe it? Playing football is based on accumulation. It's not by leaping." Zhao Yaning glared at him, but he saw that his teammates had already begun to bow their heads. Therefore, he also knew that it was almost necessary to meet him.

The strength of the team is still there, but the attitude is too problematic. Since they frightened them, the next thing to do is to draw them a big pie and let them work hard.

"I don't know what you think. Anyway, my thoughts are very simple. To talk about the World Cup, let alone you dare not think about it, I dare not think about it. You say you can’t win the World Cup, that’s nothing, I I recognize it. But what I want is not just the present. What I want is for the Chinese team to establish the absolute top position in Asia."

Zhao Yaning continued, "Everyone is aware of the faults of our National Sports Commission. It is impossible for them to increase investment in a humble sport. But let them continue to pay attention to outstanding sports. , That is very easy. Basketball has developed in the past two years. Apart from Yao Ming, the most important thing is that in Asia, we have no rivals in basketball, right? Then, I want to make football reach this level. "

"That's impossible, Japan, South Korea, Shay, and now Australia has been added. These teams are better than us."

"With me, they won't be strong." Zhao Yaning continued, "After a long time, I can't guarantee that, 04, 07, 11, the three Asian Cups, I was at the peak, in 15 years, I 31. I don’t know how much the state has been maintained. I will not mention it for the time being. But these three times, I have to win him anyway. The Asian Cup has been three champions of Saudi Arabia, Iran, South Korea, and Japan are two. If we The number of champions in China has also reached three. Then, after the World Cup results, we are the best team in Asia. As long as we can raise our team to the top level in Asia, the Sports Committee must continue to maintain it. They have to increase their support. Speaking of, by that time, we are all people who have realized the rise of Chinese football. Doesn't it have more face than just a champion?"

Three times the Asian Cup, spanning seven years, this is the limit Zhao Yaning dared to promise. He has a system that is true, but in 15 years, it will be eight years later~www.ltnovel.com~Who dares to promise lightly?

And the so-called establishment of China's status-Zhao Yaning believes that if he can make Chinese football have a peak period that lasts more than ten years, then he will affect not one or two people, nor one or two years. Football fever will affect a whole generation of people. If you have a high enough status and at the same time, you have influenced a generation of people who have enough love for football and they are willing to contribute to football, then why can't football develop?

One manpower is short, but one person can influence many people on his own.

"You guys are all in the same state this year. When playing football, as long as you play hard, we can still achieve results. Japan is now in a sluggish time. Although the Koreans are strong, we can't deal with them. Needless to say, the Americans are fighting with Iraq, and they can’t play well. This year, it’s just for us. If we don’t play well, it’s too unreasonable."

Zhao Yaning waved his hand and opened his mouth to his teammates, "Have a good game, this time the Asian Cup, win it for me!"

In the second game of the Return Cup, China won 4-0 and was ready to deal with the Asian Cup.