Fox in the Penalty Area

The first group to qualify

Because of Hu Lai's "playing tricks", the dark clouds that still hung over the team after losing to Italy were dispelled, and finally there was sunshine to shine in.

No matter what the reason is for losing, if you are still immersed in pain, frustration and regret and cannot get out of it, then you will most likely lose the next game.

Therefore, adjusting the players' emotions after losing is also a very important task.

Dillon and his coaching staff are very lucky to have Hu Lai on this team, so they can regulate their emotions on their own.

With people like Hu Lai around, no matter how depressed the team's mood is, he will definitely have a way to divert everyone's attention or cheer them up.

It's just that most people can't learn what he does - as long as you have a little bit of shame, it won't work.

From the following training, it can be seen that the effect is quite good.

Some players joked with Hu Lai, clasping their fists at him and saying, "Me too!"

Then it made everyone laugh.

But not everyone’s dark clouds can be dispelled.

When everyone was doing recovery training, Luo Kai was also there.

It's just that he was not with his teammates, but was led by the physical coach for individual recovery training.

The content and intensity of his training are different from those of other teammates.

Because he was injured in yesterday's match against Italy, he needs specialized training sessions.

After restorative training, he will go to the physical therapy room to receive massage therapy.

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Luo Kai was lying on the physiotherapy bed, receiving massage treatment from Master Feng.

He asked: "Master Feng, can I still make it to the third group match?"

Master Feng didn't stop, and said: "I suggest you don't think so much, just concentrate on your cultivation and cooperate with the treatment."

"So I definitely can't catch up?" Luo Kai heard the implication from Master Feng's answer.

"I don't know if you can catch up. Whether you play or not is decided by the head coach. I'm just a masseur." Master Feng was busy.

Luo Kai already knew his fate. He lay on the physiotherapy bed and said nothing. He just put his arm on his forehead.

Feeling Luo Kai's depressed mood, Master Feng still spoke out to comfort him: "Fortunately, you were replaced early in the last game. If it had been delayed any longer, you would have been reimbursed for the entire World Cup.

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Hearing what Master Feng said, Luo Kai put down his arm again: "So I still have hope?"

"If the Chinese team can qualify from the group stage, it will still be possible."

Luo Kai said nothing.

Because Nigeria is not easy to play.

This team is ranked higher than the Chinese team, and they tied with Italy in the first round of the group stage.

Although they lost to Spain in the second round... it was precisely because they lost to Spain that they were even more dangerous.

Nigeria, with only one point, must defeat the Chinese team in the final round of the group stage to have a chance to advance to the top 16.

When such a team tries their best, you can imagine how difficult it is to beat them.

Luo Kai would not think that the Chinese team defeated Spain 3:0 in the first game, and Spain defeated Nigeria 3:1, so he thinks that the Chinese team can... This is an idea that only amateur fans have.

He's a professional player, he can't think like that.

What he thinks more about is the impact his absence will have on the team.

And he wanted to help the team qualify, but he could only sit on the sidelines and be a spectator.

At the end of his mind, he sighed.

Hearing Luo Kai sigh, Master Feng comforted him again: "Don't worry, they will work hard to qualify for you."

Luo Kai smiled bitterly.

He doesn't feel that his popularity in the team is that good.

Of course his teammates will work hard to qualify, but not necessarily for him...

While physiotherapy was going on, the door was pushed open.

Luo Kai was a little surprised, thinking that his teammates were coming, but when he turned around, he saw Qin Lin.

He was a little disappointed, but still greeted: "Director Qin..."

Qin Lin nodded, patted his shoulder and said, "We have discussed it and we will not sign you up for the next game."

Hearing what Qin Lin said, Master Feng glanced at him - that was quite direct.

He thought Qin Lin would ramble on for a while before telling him the purpose of his visit.

Unexpectedly, Qin Lin got straight to the point.

Luo Kai, who was already mentally prepared, was silent for two seconds and whispered: "I know..."

"Have a good rest. Your injury is either serious or minor. It doesn't mean that you won't be able to play in the next game. Just to be on the safe side, Dillon hopes you can rest more. Take a good rest now to prepare for the next game. There will be better games, and I think you won’t want to play with an injured leg all the time, right?”

Luo Kai nodded, not expressing dissatisfaction or objection.

Qin Lin didn't communicate with him anymore. He stretched out his hand and squeezed his shoulder, then turned around and left the physical therapy room.

From then until the end of the massage therapy, Luo Kai lay quietly on the massage bed and said no more.

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"Lao Wang, Hu Lai, let's go eat!" Chen Xingyi knocked hard on the door and shouted at the same time.

Hu Lai was the only one who opened the door for him. Chen Xingyi was surprised and looked towards the toilet: "Where is Lao Wang? Have you gone to the toilet?"

"No, he's out."

"Going out? What are you doing?" Zhang Qinghuan, who came with Chen Xingyi, frowned and asked in confusion.

"Going to find Luo Kai." Hu Lai replied.

"Well……"

This is a reason that neither Chen Xingyi nor Zhang Qinghuan expected.

However, Xia Xiaoyu was not very surprised: "Brother Wang went to care about Luo Kai's injury, right?"

"Ah, yes, he is the captain." Zhang Qinghuan suddenly realized.

As the captain, Wang Guangwei is much busier than before. I can no longer hang out with a few good friends all day long and have nothing to do like before.

He has to care about all the players on the team, understand their mental trends, and care about what they care about.

Although a little clumsy, he is still trying to learn to be a captain of the national team - he has been a club captain and a school team captain before.

But the captain of the national team and his previous captain are almost two different concepts.

Because of the club and the school team, everyone gets along day and night and is very familiar with them.

The national team is a gathering of brothers from all over the world. Everyone plays for different teams. Usually they are even sworn enemies and rivals in the club, and they have conflicts.

If there is a conflict when the national team is improvised together, it will definitely not be resolved in a short time.

This requires the leader to unite everyone.

The famous national team captains in world football are not necessarily superstars with outstanding personal abilities, but they are locker room bosses who have very good charisma and can unite everyone into a whole. .

In terms of age, Wang Guangwei is still a little behind, but he has an advantage, that is, he can always consider issues from the perspective of everyone on the team.

Even if he has a good relationship with Hu Lai and Brother Huan, he will not favor that small team in everything.

It is precisely because Wang Guangwei is upright and acts upright that he replaces Yao Huasheng and becomes the captain instead of reinforcing the original deputy captain Mao Jun, which is why there is no dissent within the national team.

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After Luo Kai came out from the physical therapy massage, he saw Wang Guangwei outside Master Feng's room.

He was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Are you feeling unwell too?"

Wang Guangwei shook his head and did not answer the question, but asked: "How do you feel?"

"It's okay..." Luo Kai did not answer directly, but hesitated.

So Wang Guangwei asked again: "Can you catch up with the third game?"

There was an obvious pause on Luo Kai's expression. He hesitated and then shook his head: "I don't know. This has to be decided by the coaching staff."

He didn't tell Wang Guangwei what happened when Qin Lin came to see him just now.

This may be because he still has some lucky fantasies in his heart, thinking that if his injury recovery speed exceeds expectations in the next two days, maybe head coach Dillon can change his mind and put himself back on the starting lineup.

No matter what happens... you can also add yourself to the substitute lineup, and then decide whether you have the possibility of coming on as a substitute depending on the game situation.

Of course, another reason is that Luo Kai feels that it is somewhat embarrassing to not be able to play in the third group match. He doesn't want to show his weak side in front of others.

Wang Guangwei did not continue to ask. He nodded: "Okay. Recuperate well and don't worry about anything else. Let's go eat now?"

Luo Kai knew that Wang Guangwei was here to care about him, so he still thanked him: "Thank you very much, Captain Wang."

"Tsk..." Wang Guangwei couldn't help but tut when he heard this title.

Luo Kai thought he had made a mistake and asked strangely: "What's wrong?"

Wang Guangwei waved his hand quickly: "It's okay, it's okay... I have some PTSD."

"PTSD?" Luo Kai didn't quite understand.

"It's all the fault of that bitch Hu Lai. Every time he wants to spite me, he calls me 'King's Team', so now I have a subconscious reaction when I hear 'King's Team'... Ha, sorry."

"Hu Lai..." Luo Kai understood immediately. He nodded and said, "Next time he irritates you again, you can call him 'King of Yue'."

"King of Yue?" This time it was Wang Guangwei who was confused.

"The King of Yue is so mean."

Wang Guangwei was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, and at the same time he gave Luo Kai a thumbs up.

Luo Kai also laughed.

Wang Guangwei finished laughing first, and then he said to Luo Kai with a smile on his face:

"Don't worry, we will definitely reach the knockout rounds. We are waiting for you on the court."

Luo Kai's mouth, which was grinning because of his smile, gradually closed and tightened.

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Lying in bed at night, Wang Guangwei suddenly said to Hu Lai: "Luo Kai probably won't be able to make it to the last group match."

Hu Lai, who was still asleep, asked: "Did he tell you?"

"No. He wouldn't say it. I guessed it. When I went to see him for dinner, he came out of Master Feng's room and his mood was not very high. If he recovers well from his injuries, he can be that Performance?"

"Hey, Captain Wang has transformed into a famous detective!"

"day……"

Hu Lai was still excited, so he simply rolled over and sat up from the bed, struck that classic pose, pointed at Wang Guangwei and said: "My heart beats me in the dark!"

Wang Guangwei was dumbfounded by Hu Lai, and then he remembered the idea Luo Kai gave him today.

So he called out: "King of Yue!"

Hu Lai didn't react: "What fish king?"

"King of Yue, King of Yue. From now on, if you call me Team King, I will call you King of Yue, Hu Lai."

"Ah? Why?"

"Because the King of Yue is so mean!"

"What the hell?" Hu Lai was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses, "You will be deducted for homophonic jokes, Captain Wang!"

"Deduct! Deduct whatever you want! I will use one month's salary to buy you the right to call you the 'King of Yue'!"

"Hey, you...you have to unite people, Team King!"

"Are you a human, King Yue? You are not a human, you are a dog!"

"Let's do this, Captain Wang, give me one month's salary and I'll let you call me whatever you want! Not only the King of Yue, you can also call me 'Xiangzhuang'!"

"Xiang Zhuang?"

"Xiangzhuang is dancing with the sword, Captain Wang! Isn't it? We top students at Jiaxiang High School have never even heard of this allusion? Isn't it, isn't it, Captain Wang?"

"Hu Lai, what the hell..." Wang Guangwei was forced to even use Brother Huan's catchphrase.

Hu Lai was lying on his bed laughing.

Amid laughter, Wang Guangwei sighed: "Forget it, I'm not as familiar with you..."

Hu Lai's laughter stopped, but he was still laughing, feeling proud that he had no lower limit: "Old Wang, you can't do it. You have the burden of being a captain, but I don't. I am invincible!"

"Yes, yes, you are shameless and invincible."

"hey-hey!"

Hearing his mean smile, Wang Guangwei shook his head on the bed and fell into silence for a while.

There was such silence that Hu Lai thought Wang Guangwei was pretending to sleep, and then he suddenly said: "Luo Kai may have to wait until the knockout rounds to recover... We must qualify from the group."

Hu Lai responded: "Yes."

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PS, last night I burned to 3. My body was like a piece of red-hot carbon.

I woke up from the fever in the middle of the night and took an ibuprofen. I was sweating. When I woke up in the morning, my count was 37.1.

By lunch time, the temperature reached 38.4 again.

The fever returned to 38.9 in the afternoon.

My muscles are sore all over and I have no strength.

But I still have to take care of one child and one child in the family - the child is fine, he has already recovered, and the main thing is to cook for him...

But my wife was more serious. She had a sore throat for six days and couldn't eat or drink water.

Yesterday I couldn't bear it anymore and went to get some water.

I really don’t have the energy to type.

I thought about the subsequent game plot, and it would be pointless to update one chapter a day.

So I simply stopped updating for a few days, and then tried to write after my family and I were in a better condition.

Hope everyone understands.

I don't know exactly how many days it will be off. When I can update it, I will send a single chapter to notify you.