Fox in the Penalty Area

Lin Zhiyuan was packing his luggage in the apartment when he received a call from his agent Qiu Xinrong.

He put the phone on speakerphone, put it aside, and continued to pack his things.

He is about to join the national team for a week of training and competition, which will also include an away game in Japan, so he needs to bring a few extra clothes.

"Hey, Uncle Qiu, what's going on?"

"Good news, Zhiyuan!" Qiu Xinrong's excited voice sounded on the phone, "The club and Westin Athletic have reached an agreement, and all conditions are OK. After we finish the Chinese Super League this season, we can go to the Bundesliga!"

"Wow! Uncle Qiu is so awesome!" Lin Zhiyuan threw down the clothes he had just folded, picked up his cell phone, and yelled into the phone.

"Hiss—" Qiu Xinrong's grinning breath sounded over there. "You boy!"

"Hehe!" Lin Zhiyuan said happily, "Now we don't have to watch Hu Lai and the others show off!"

He just watched the summary video of studying abroad released by Tengfei Video yesterday. He saw that the wonderful performances of the international players studying abroad were carefully edited and put into one video. "!" and "××YYDS" were flashed across the screen in droves. Such a barrage.

It's impossible not to be envious.

He also hopes that his wonderful saves can appear in the video highlights, and then be praised by Chinese fans in the barrage: "Lin Zhiyuan YYDS!"

Because the Olympics ended too late, even though he performed well in the Olympics, he did not leave the South China Tigers during the summer transfer window and switch to Westin Athletic, which had a strong interest in him.

It’s not that the two clubs don’t have time to negotiate all aspects of the transfer deal—when all three parties reach a consensus, the transfer is actually very simple.

The main reason is that Lin Zhiyuan is unwilling to join Westin Athletic in such a hurry. On the one hand, he has missed the team's pre-season training. It is unlikely that he can shake the position of the main goalkeeper Pierre Groche now. Instead of doing it for half a season, As a substitute, it is better to play as the main force in the South China Tigers. This can at least ensure the competitive status and avoid being blinded in the top 12 competition.

On the other hand, it is out of respect and gratitude to the South China Tigers Club - since the South China Tigers Club does not prevent him from transferring to study abroad, he also hopes to help the South China Tigers finish the season and compete with the team for the league championship. Only in this way can it be "easy to get together and easy to part ways".

So he just asked his agent to talk to the two clubs.

Let Westin Athletic accept his plan to transfer there during the winter break.

Things went very smoothly, and it was all done in just one month.

The transfer fee is not high, 3.5 million euros.

South China Tiger didn't make much money. It was really to support Lin Zhiyuan's dream of studying abroad and not to worry too much about the price.

In terms of personal remuneration, Lin Zhiyuan did not make too outrageous demands. Compared with his salary in the South China Tigers, his annual salary was even one year lower. As the main goalkeeper of the national football team and the team, Lin Zhiyuan earned 8 million in taxes at the South China Tigers. The previous annual salary, converted into euros, was almost 1.1 million.

But this time when he went to Westin Athletic, he could only get an annual salary of 800,000 euros. Although there is an increase of 5% every year, even if the five-year contract period is fully increased, it will not reach his current annual salary level at the South China Tigers.

It can be said that Lin Zhiyuan really gave up a lot of things in order to play abroad.

Familiar living environment, more generous economic returns, and stable internal status.

Just to pursue the dream in his heart and of course to show his holiness in front of others.

※When Hu Lai saw Lin Zhiyuan in the hotel where the national team was staying, the kid raised his head high and didn't look at him seriously.

Hu Lai couldn't help but admired: "Young people are so angry! Xiao Linzi, it's time for you to find a girlfriend, right?"

Lin Zhiyuan said angrily: "I'm sorry, it's none of your business whether I can find a girlfriend or not!"

"But you already have a nosebleed," Hu Lai said, pointing to the other person's raised head.

"You just got a nosebleed!" Lin Zhiyuan lowered his head and glared at this bitch, proving his innocence at the same time.

"Then why are you holding your head high and your nostrils pointing upward? I thought you were afraid that the nosebleed would flow down. Lin Zhiyuan hummed triumphantly: "Me! I’m going to Europe next year too! "

Hu Lai and the other national team members around him were stunned for a moment.

"By then I will also be a foreign national football player!" Lin Zhiyuan pointed at himself with his thumb.

"Oh, congratulations!" Hu Lai stepped forward and held the other person's hand with both hands.

Not to mention Lin Zhiyuan, everyone else was confused by Hu Lai's sudden enthusiasm - everyone knew that the relationship between Hu Lai and Lin Zhiyuan was not very harmonious. After all, Lin Zhiyuan had always regarded Hu Lai as his enemy. , if two people meet and don’t say a few insults to each other, then the sun will be out in the west today.

Look, wasn't Hu Lai just beating around the bush to harm Lin Zhiyuan?

Just when everyone was surprised, Hu Lai, who was holding Lin Zhiyuan's hands, shook his hand and said: "Such a big happy event,

Does it make sense that you don’t send a red envelope in the national team group? I want to send a big package! "

"Fuck! I knew there was going to be a monster when something went wrong!" Chen Xingyi complained first.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Zhiyuan also slammed Hu Lai's hand away: "I'll throw it away!"

The others came to their senses and burst into laughter.

Wang Guangwei gave him a thumbs up: "As expected of you, Hu Lai!"

Hu Lai asked, "What's wrong? Don't you want to grab Lin Zhiyuan's red envelope?"

Everyone who was laughing was stunned at the same time, and then Zhang Qinghuan went up and hugged Lin Zhiyuan: "Xiao Linzi, don't say anything, just give out red envelopes, big ones!"

Others echoed: "Yes, yes, brother Huan is right! Lin Zhiyuan sends a big red envelope!"

Others took out their mobile phones and opened the national team group, ready to grab red envelopes.

They urged: "Hurry up, Lin Zhiyuan! Everyone is waiting!"

"A manly man should not do things like a mother-in-law or a mother-in-law!"

"That's right, a gentleman's words are hard to follow! Now that you've promised to give out red envelopes, don't break your promise!"

“Have fun together!“

Facing the enthusiastic teammates, Lin Zhiyuan finally filled a big red envelope with tears in his eyes and sent it to the group.

The international players happily rushed into the group to grab red envelopes. No matter how many they grabbed, they all used various emoticons saying "Kneel down and thank the boss".

After all the red envelopes were snatched, Lin Zhiyuan remembered that he grabbed Hu Lai who was about to leave: "That's not right, Hu Lai. When you went abroad to play football, did you give out red envelopes in the group?"

Hu Lai looked serious: "I admit that I made a mistake by not sending out red envelopes. But Xiao Linzi, people cannot and should not evade their own responsibilities because of other people's mistakes."

Lin Zhiyuan:? ? ?

※※Facing the football shot by Hu Lai, Lin Zhiyuan shouted, jumped into the air, and then clamped the ball firmly with his hands like iron pliers.

After falling from the air, he curled up and bent his arms, holding the football firmly in front of his stomach.

Then he quickly got up from the ground and waved at Hu Lai: "Hu Lai, don't even think about entering my door today!"

The training ground erupted with laughter from others.

Team head coach Jorge Dillon happily told translator Yu Jintao: "The atmosphere of the team is good, and Lin is in good condition. This is a good sign, Yu!"

Yu Jintao said with a smile: "This may all have something to do with Hu Lai."

He heard about Lin Zhiyuan's big red envelope in the group last night, and understood the ins and outs of this matter, so he understood why Lin Zhiyuan behaved like this today.

"In the words of you Chinese, Hu Zhen is a treasure player." Dillon said.

Yu Jintao laughed.

The top 12 match against Syria is about to begin. Whether it is him, the coaching staff, or the players training on the field, everyone is relatively relaxed.

This kind of relaxation is not the kind of pride that does not take the opponent seriously, but the relaxation and joy from the heart.

This is an ideal competitive state. Only when the players are in the game can they show their training level normally, and they will not be so nervous that they can't even do basic movements well as soon as they take the field.

In the past, many coaches in Chinese football pursued this state, but it was difficult to achieve it.

In order to make the players not nervous and relax after taking the field, they thought of many ways.

For example, if you hold a meeting for everyone, the result will be that the more meetings you have, the more nervous you will become.

Some coaches simply depreciate themselves and publicly declare that the level of Chinese football is not good, trying to lower everyone's expectations for the team in this way, thereby reducing the pressure on the players. The result was a strong backlash from fans and public opinion, which made the players even more nervous...

Others use new media to market the national team, using popular memes to bring the team and fans closer, trying to create a

A relaxed public opinion environment that “loves you even if you win”. This method is very useful when the team wins. When the team wins, everyone is happy and everyone shouts "If there is a miracle, it must be China Red." But once we lose, especially if we lose an important game, the criticism is still overwhelming. He was so close to the fans before, and now he is being beaten up by the fans.

Ultimately, football is a competitive sport and results-oriented.

As long as you can win, even if you don't do the above things, the overall atmosphere will tend to be good.

But if you lose, no matter how much marketing you do, you will be knocked back to your original shape.

Now the Chinese team has finally entered a virtuous cycle - victory brings a more tolerant fan environment, and victory also brings an increase in the players' self-confidence.

Coupled with the fact that Hu Lai is such a "wonder" (not in a derogatory sense) in the team, the team's atmosphere is simply the best in history.

Under such circumstances, let alone Syria, even if we challenge Japan away from home, everyone is more confident than before.

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