Fox in the Penalty Area

Chapter 1743 Actually Hu Lai fans

Coincidentally, when Guo Junfu and the four of them returned to the hotel, they happened to see Hu Lai chatting with the team leader Hong Renjie in the lobby.

A 26-inch suitcase was placed beside him. He was carrying a sports backpack issued by the national team. Hong Renjie was holding his hand and talking about something. It looked like I had just arrived, and I hadn't even had time to go to the room to put my luggage.

After seeing Hu Lai, the four of them went up to greet him.

"You just came!"

"Hey, that ball is awesome! How did you do it?"

"I'm covered, I'm covered, hey!" Hu Lai waved and smiled, and then hugged them one by one.

Gao Ruimin shouted: "Oh, if you say that, then I don't believe that you are really fooling me!"

"What a fool!"

"I understand, I understand, we all understand." As he said that, Gao Ruimin also made a gesture of covering his mouth with his hand, which was Hu Lai's celebration of scoring the goal in the game.

Then everyone burst into laughter.

Hu Lai also laughed - judging from the reactions of his teammates, his celebration was effective.

Now I am afraid that all defensive players will have to worry about whether they will make another "XX turn" when facing his back in the game.

That's good.

Let them worry and be on guard.

Increasing the defensive cost of the defensive player, for the offensive player, his offense is half the success.

He has seen some media reporters on the Internet saying that he would add this "turn of the century" to Hu Lai's arsenal.

This means he can take it out and use it at any time.

Who can bear this kind of turning around every once in a while?

But in fact, Hu Lai has made up his mind never to try again in the game.

Let this "turn of the century" truly become a "miracle" that only occurs once a century.

On the one hand, he really has no confidence that he can still do it. On the other hand, he also wants to extend the effect of "strategic intimidation" as much as possible - as long as he doesn't do it, everyone will still say that he has mastered this weapon proficiently. After all, if you don’t do it, your secret won’t be revealed...

But opponents will still be wary of him turning around, so their other defenses against him won't be as strict as before...

The plan goes through!

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The four of them joked with Hu Lai for a while.

Seeing that Team Leader Hong hadn't left yet, they knew that Team Leader Hong must have something to say to Hu Lai, so they left knowingly.

After everyone left, Hong Renjie said to Hu Lai:

"... This time I came to Europe for training, mainly to train the team and inspect the personnel. So you will definitely not have much playing time, so don't worry about it."

When Hu Lai heard this, he quickly said: "How could it be? Director Hong. How could I care about such a thing? As long as it is good for the team, I support it."

Hong Renjie gave him a thumbs up: "I know you know the general picture best."

"Hey, what is this? Isn't this what it should be?"

Hong Renjie smiled and said: "Okay, I won't disturb you anymore. Go to the room quickly. It was really hard just now. Let's have dinner in the restaurant on the third floor later."

"Okay, then I will go back, Director Hong."

"Go back and have a good rest."

Hong Renjie waved to him and watched him drag his suitcase into the elevator.

After the elevator doors closed, Hong Renjie moved to the rest area next to him and sat down. He had been standing waiting for Hu Lai in the afternoon, and then he realized that his feet were numb from standing for too long.

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The next morning, Hulay appeared on the training ground with his teammates to prepare for the game against Serbia.

Outside the training ground on this day, in addition to the Chinese media, there were also many European media, mainly Serbian media.

After training, Hu Lai was interviewed by the media on the sidelines of the training field.

Although it was a national team match, the reporters were still asking about last weekend's Madrid derby, about his "turn of the century."

Facing the reporters' microphones and cameras, Hu Lai repeated what he had said before:

"It's really a trick. It's just good luck. Don't talk about it again, I won't be able to replicate this ball a hundred times..."

Then he also talked about his relationship with Vukovich:

"... Milos and I have a very good relationship. We work well together on the court. This is the first time we meet as opponents in a game. To be honest, it feels a bit strange... Milos is a very good midfielder. He and I have a good understanding on the court. I only need to run into the space and he will pass the ball over. In this game, I also hope that he can pass the ball over... Haha!"

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Watching Hulay answer questions expertly in Mandarin and Serbian, chatting and laughing with reporters from various countries.

The national team leader Hong Renjie suddenly sighed.

The translator Yu Jintao standing next to him asked jokingly: "Why is Lao Hong sighing?"

"It's not a sigh..." Hong Renjie told Yu Jintao what happened yesterday when he was waiting for Hu Lai in the lobby.

"...When Hu Lai arrived at the hotel, he was immediately surrounded by the fans. I waited for a long time, but I didn't even see anyone... Those people were so crazy, they surrounded Hu Lai asking for autographs and photos. Yes, if it weren’t for the security guard, I don’t know how long I would have been struggling. Just like that, I waited for an extra half an hour before I could talk to Hu Lai..."

Yu Jintao laughed loudly when he heard this: "It's completely conceivable that he just scored such a beautiful goal in the Madrid derby, and the scenery is endless. But what does this have to do with your sighing?"

"It's nothing... I just saw so many reporters surrounding him for interviews, many of them foreign reporters, and I suddenly connected what happened yesterday. Many of the fans who asked Hu Lai for autographs and photos yesterday were also Foreigners, and many reporters today are also foreign reporters. I thought... won't the World Cup be held in Spain and Portugal next year? Is it possible that the Chinese team will also have foreign fans? Just like we also have many Brazilian and Portuguese fans in China. Like the fans in Argentina, Germany, and Spain..."

Yu Jintao didn't expect Hong Renjie to be thinking about this, and he was stunned for a moment.

Since China is not a powerful country in football, although China is a big country in all senses, there are many domestic fans who are fans of other national teams.

Someone used to make fun of every World Cup, except for the national team, all of China went there - fans watched the game live; sponsors spent a lot of money, scrambling to have their LOGOs appear on the World Cup field; even entertainment stars Actively participate in the World Cup topic; media reporters flocked to bring various frontline reports to domestic fans. From game live broadcasts, to commentary and analysis, to off-field anecdotes and on-field gossip... the intensity and standard of coverage are comparable to those of the Olympic Games.

But the problem is that China is participating in the Olympics and is still very competitive in the gold medal list. It makes sense that the whole country will pay attention.

What about the World Cup?

The Chinese team is not even qualified to participate, but everyone is so enthusiastic about it, sharing the same fate with the home team that is not the motherland.

No one thought there was anything wrong with this.

Isn't this normal?

Those are the world’s top teams!

Strong teams always gain a lot of fans outside their home country.

So Yu Jintao realized what Hong Renjie was lamenting.

Maybe our Chinese team is also a strong team?

Yu Jintao was startled by this idea, and then shook his head reflexively:

"They are just fans of Hu Lai, not the Chinese team. They will only cheer for Hu Lai. I think there is a difference... Anyway, it is definitely different from those 'A fans' and 'German fans' in our country. .”

Hong Renjie thought for a while and felt that Yu Jintao was right.

With the reputation and strength of the Chinese team, how can it have a fan base abroad?

Those people are just fans of a certain person, not fans of Chinese football as a whole.

I feel a little lost. Where have I been? I start to imagine that the Chinese team has foreign fans in the World Cup...

So he laughed: "I think too much..."

Head coach Jorge Dillon saw that his translator and Hong Renjie had been chatting, so he came over and asked curiously: "What are you talking about, Yu?"

Yu Jintao told Dilong roughly the conversation he had just had with Hong Renjie.

"...Lao Hong thought we could have foreign fans in next year's World Cup. I advised him not to think too much..."

However, his words were interrupted by Dillon:

"It's not like you think too much, Yu. I think... it's completely okay."

"Ah?" Yu Jintao didn't respond. "Can what?"

"There can be foreign fans who like the Chinese team."

Yu Jintao looked at him, and Dilong also looked at him seriously: "Do you think I'm joking, Yu?"

"No, I'm just a little surprised..."

Dillon shrugged: "You have to have confidence in yourself. "

"But those are just Hu Lai's fans..."

"Of course, because Hu Lai and the others pay attention to the Chinese team. But who likes a team from scratch, doesn't start from a certain player they like?" Dillon said. "They will eventually become fans of the Chinese team."

"What did Dilong say?" Hong Renjie asked Yu Jintao.

"He said...he said there will be fans who like the Chinese team."

When Dilong saw Yu Jintao translating for Hong Renjie, he chirped to Hong Renjie. After speaking, he looked at the translator Yu Jintao.

Hong Renjie also looked at Yu Jintao: "What did he say again?"

"He said... next year's World Cup will let the whole world get to know the Chinese team."

After listening to Yu Jintao's translation, Hong Renjie looked at Dilong. The old man grinned at him.

The teeth are quite white.

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