Fox in the Penalty Area

Lin Zhiyuan was half lying on the bed, looking up at the people in front of him.

First, next to his agent Qiu Xinrong, followed by the head coach Dong Jianhai of the Chinese team, team leader Hong Renjie, and team doctor Yuan Bo.

The four of them gathered around the bed and watched him.

He turned his gaze to Qiu Xinrong first, and asked with his eyes.

But Uncle Qiu didn't respond to him, but looked away.

This made Lin Zhiyuan's heart sink to the bottom - he had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, Yuan Bo, the team medical team leader, said: "The MRI results are out, Zhiyuan..."

"What is the result?" Lin Zhiyuan asked cautiously.

"Two-thirds of your right ankle ligament is torn... The good news is that there is no need for surgery, and after perfect treatment and recovery, there is a high chance that your sports function will not be affected. But your injury will take at least one and a half months The time to heal, plus the time for recovery training, so..." Yuan Bo paused at this point, and did not go on directly.

During the process of Yuan Bo announcing the result, Lin Zhiyuan didn't even blink his eyes, just stared at him, as if he couldn't even breathe...

This made Yuan Bo afraid to say the final result.

In the end, Hong Renjie, the team leader of the national team, was the "villain". He said, "So you will definitely not be able to participate in this Asian Cup, Zhiyuan."

The dumbfounded Lin Zhiyuan finally came back to his senses, he lowered his head and cursed: "Fuck, why me?!"

None of the four people present could answer his question.

Even, they want to ask:

Why is it Lin Zhiyuan?

Why is it the main goalkeeper of the Chinese team?

Just last night, the Chinese team ushered in the first warm-up match after the training camp.

The opponent is the Bahrain team, which is not strong.

Although this game is a warm-up match, Dong Jianhai still has almost all the main players, except Hu Lai.

Because Hu Lai just returned to China from Leeds just two days ago,

I still don't understand the jet lag, and my physical condition is not at my best. Therefore, Hu Lai sat on the bench in this game, and Zhou Zijing replaced him in the starting lineup.

Zhou Zijing also seemed to want to seize this rare opportunity, so he was very active after the opening.

In the opening three minutes of the game, he almost blasted the Bahrain team's goal with a header.

Although he didn't score, he still opened the scoring for the Chinese team in the 12th minute.

Then the game completely entered the familiar rhythm of the Chinese team.

After all, both staffing and tactical arrangements are very similar to Shi Wuyin's national team before, and everyone does not need to adapt too much.

Before the end of the first half, the Chinese team had already led Bahrain by three goals.

There is no suspense about the outcome of this game.

Everyone is waiting for a good wave of national team after this game.

Unexpectedly, an accident happened later-in the first four minutes of the second half, the Bahrain team succeeded in anti-offside and got a single chance. Lin Zhiyuan made a save and collided with the opponent's striker, his right foot was entangled with the opponent's striker's legs, and he was pinned hard - because he was in a state of entanglement, he couldn't pull his foot out in time.

At that time, Lin Zhiyuan received six minutes of examination and treatment on the court. Then he tried to continue the game. Seeing that he was not replaced, the commentator and the Chinese fans were relieved, thinking that there was nothing serious.

As a result, only three minutes later, Lin Zhiyuan sat directly on the ground in a dead ball situation, and at the same time raised his hand to signal a substitution.

He couldn't keep playing the game any longer.

Although the Chinese team finally defeated Bahrain 4:2 at home and won the first warm-up match, everyone was not happy.

Everyone was concerned about Lin Zhiyuan's injury.

As the main goalkeeper of the Chinese team, if there is something wrong with him, it will be very detrimental to the Chinese team's next Asian Cup.

This is somewhat embarrassing.

Because just a year ago in the first round of the final play-offs of the World Cup qualifiers, Lin Zhiyuan made a stupid mistake, causing the Chinese team to hold onto the edge of the cliff with only one hand, and the abyss was beneath him. He has been scolded by fans all over the country to the second play-off.

It wasn't until he saved a key penalty kick that he completed his self-salvation.

How could people at that time have thought that one day they would feel sad because Lin Zhiyuan could not play in the national team?

Although he conceded six goals in the World Cup, no one thinks that Zhiyuan Lin's level is not good.

After the World Cup, it was also reported that the Serie A giant Insubrei was interested in Lin Zhiyuan, and was admitted by Lin Zhiyuan's agent Qiu Xinrong. It shows that Lin Zhiyuan's strength is not a problem.

But in the end, for his own career considerations, Lin Zhiyuan rejected Insublei and insisted on playing in the domestic giants South China Tigers who could play for him.

Facts have proved that this is a correct choice. Lin Zhiyuan performed steadily in the Chinese Super League. After playing 30 league games in a season, he only conceded 24 goals. Helped the South China Tigers win the championship one round ahead of schedule with a five-point lead over the second-placed Dashun Golden Arrow.

Lin Zhiyuan's outstanding performance in the league, coupled with the overseas team, Chinese fans naturally have a lot of expectations for the national football results in this Asian Cup.

As a result, these dreaming fans were beaten with a sap before the Asian Cup started.

But none of these people suffered a greater blow than Lin Zhiyuan himself.

At this moment, after getting the result, he sat down on the bed with his head down, and didn't speak anymore except for cursing at the beginning.

But he didn't look up, didn't look at other people, and didn't let others see his face.

The four people beside the bed looked at each other, not knowing how to comfort Lin Zhiyuan.

In the end, the manager Qiu Xinrong said: "Let's go out first..."

Then he was the first to walk out the door.

After everyone came out, he closed the door with his own hands.

The moment the door was closed, a swear word with a crying voice squeezed out from the crack of the door.

Qiu Xinrong sighed, and said to the leaders of the national team: "Let Zhiyuan vent, tell me what's next, and then I will talk to him."

Hong Renjie and Dong Jianhai looked at each other, and the former said, "Okay. Let's discuss with the insurance company's representative about the club's claim settlement..."

Now the work of the national team is much more formal than before. If a player is injured due to participating in a national team game or training, then the club to which the player belongs will be compensated. However, it is not the Football Association who pays for it itself, but will sign an insurance claim contract with the insurance company in advance. If there is an accident, the insurance company will pay for it.

Avoid the situation where the club gave players high salaries in the past, but the interests of the club were damaged because the players were injured in the national team competition.

Qiu Xinrong nodded: "Go and do your work, I will stay here and guard."

After the three left, Qiu Xinrong sat down on a chair outside the ward, leaned his body against the wall, and listened quietly to the faint cries coming from the ward.

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The news that Lin Zhiyuan will miss the Asian Cup and withdraw from the national team training early spread to the national team later.

Although everyone was mentally prepared, they still felt uncomfortable when the definite result was in front of them.

Lin Zhiyuan's popularity within the national team is not good, because of his personality, there will always be people who don't like his out-of-the-ordinary personality.

But no matter what, Lin Zhiyuan is after all their comrades who fought side by side in the World Cup.

Now this comrade-in-arms has fallen behind, which inevitably makes them feel a little bit "hurt to their own kind".

After all, the matter of injury can be regarded as the eternal "partner" of professional players. It is only when they are injured, and there is absolutely no injury.

Today is Lin Zhiyuan, tomorrow it may be who they are.

Think of Gao Ruimin, who had to bid farewell to the World Cup ahead of schedule due to injury. As a result, he has not returned to the national team until now-the performance after returning from injury has not returned to the level before the injury, so he was not selected for the national team training list before the Asian Cup.

Although on the plane returning home after participating in the World Cup, the crew members made an agreement with them to see them in the Iberian Peninsula four years later.

But four years later, how many people in this team can "score twice"?

Sometimes, the main determining factor is not even their strength, but luck.

Just like Gao Ruimin, just like Lin Zhiyuan.

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After Lin Zhiyuan confirmed his absence from the Asian Cup, he left the national training team and returned to Lingnan City, where the club is located. He will undergo rehabilitation with the support of the club's medical team. If all goes well, he can still catch up with the new season of the Chinese Super League starting in March next year.

Lin Zhiyuan in the news footage, even though he was wearing huge sunglasses, couldn't hide his depression.

He didn't even accept any interviews with media reporters at the airport, which is very rare for him who likes to show off.

It can also be seen that three days after the incident, he still hasn't gotten out of it-injuries have dealt a greater blow to professional players than most people imagined.

He just bowed his head without saying a word, and was wheeled by his manager Qiu Xinrong into the commercial vehicle that came to pick them up.

Although Lin Zhiyuan's injury and retreat made the international players feel depressed, the training of the Chinese team did not stop because of Lin Zhiyuan's withdrawal.

Preparations for the Asian Cup continue.

But the outside world is not as optimistic about the results of the Chinese team in this Asian Cup as it was at the beginning.

It is said that a good goalkeeper can top half of the team.

Lin Zhiyuan is definitely the number one talented goalkeeper in the country. Although he conceded six goals in the World Cup, if it were replaced by someone else, he might concede more than him... No, it will definitely concede more than him Get more!

So his retirement from injury is definitely a huge loss to the Chinese team.

In other words, it is definitely not a good sign to lose a general before the battle.