Fox in the Penalty Area

"As the second half of the top 12 competition is approaching, the Chinese national team has announced a new round of training list. It is worth noting that in this training list, a few names that we are all familiar with are missing and replaced by These are a few young former Olympic players. This is the latest change brought to the team after the former Olympic team head coach Shi Wuyin became the acting head coach of the national team..."

Sports news is being broadcast on TV, and the news that attracts the most attention today is naturally the national team's preparations for the top 12 match.

As the voice-over was broadcast, the full list was played on the screen.

At the bottom of the list there are a few names that are listed individually, marked: "newly selected players"

They are: Wang Guangwei, Chen Xingyi, Luo Kai, Guo Junfu, Liu Yan, Gao Ruimin.

The same news was quickly spread on the Internet and caused heated discussions.

"Hey! This is really a big change!"

"It's really a king and a courtier. Shi Wuyin vigorously recruited his old team in the Olympic team..."

"I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing for the national team. The top 12 is coming soon, and so many new players are recruited at once, what should the team do?"

"Don't talk about 'run-in' upstairs. When Hu Lai was recruited into the national team, didn't Wilson use this excuse to delay Hu Lai for four games? As a result, in these four games Here, we had one win and three losses, and all the good times were lost. Those lineups that worked well didn’t bring victory, they lost anyway, and I don’t think it makes any difference whether they work together or not.”

"That's right! At that time, it was said that Hu Lai couldn't play because he didn't get along well with the team. Many people believed it. Looking at it now, it's just nonsense!"

"It doesn't matter what emperor or subject he is, as long as we can qualify, we can do anything!"

"My friend, how confident do you think our national team is to make it to the World Cup? I think it's bad luck..."

"Why doesn't anyone pay attention to those who were not selected for the national team? I won't talk about others. Even Changxing and Jiang Wanqing lost the selection. I really can't understand it. Especially Jiang Wanqing, the captain of the mighty Shanhai Sailor, Why can't I be selected for the national team? To be honest, I really don't understand Shi Wuyin's list..."

"I can't understand either. Lao Jiang has played 75 games for the national team. He is also an unstoppable main player in the Shanhai Sailors. Although Gao Ruimin has played well in Tenglong this season, I think he is not as good as Lao Jiang in terms of heat. It's almost..."

"I feel that Shi Wuji's move is a bit risky,

He obviously hopes to make up for the lack of training time by recruiting a large number of Olympic team players he is familiar with. There is a problem of mutual adaptation between the team and him... But can these young people support the national team? If the performance is not good, the confidence of the young players will be hit, and he, as the head coach, will also be questioned... The most important thing is that the national team does not have the qualifications for this kind of trial and error at all. Losing a game may be irreversible . "

"Who says it's not? If the team doesn't have the right to qualify because of the recruitment of so many new players, I think Shi Wuyin will definitely be scolded to death!"

"Aren't you thinking a little too far? I don't know how long Shi Wuzhen will be able to coach the national team. Of course he will die after enjoying himself..."

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The Internet has already begun to quarrel about the big roster. Fans of the old international players and fans of the newly promoted international players are opening up the second, third, fourth... battlefields on the Internet.

Especially the fans of Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai, they are the happiest and proudest now, but in the eyes of the fans of the old international football team, that is another ironclad proof of "the erosion of the fan circle culture on the football circle".

Everyone is arguing so hard, which may not be a good thing in some people's eyes.

Wang Guangwei was sitting on the sofa at home, diagonally across from his father. The latter sighed while watching the news commentary program about the change of the national team personnel on TV, but did not speak.

Instead, the mother sitting between the father and son said, "Guangwei, your father and I are really happy that you can be selected for the national team. But your father...he is worried that it is not the right time to be selected for the national team... ..."

"It's a very bad time." Father said. "Shi Wuyin doesn't know how long he can stay in this position. He may be a little anxious and recruit you as a life-saving straw. But he didn't think about what would happen to you newcomers after he finished class. When the time comes, the new coach First, if the old players are called back, wouldn’t you become stepmothers? The head coach may not like you, and the old players will also group together to exclude you, and you will be angry at both ends.”

Wang Guangwei, who had been silent before, said, "Then what can I do, Dad? Refuse to be called up to the national team?"

His father glared at him: "Then you will die faster. Shoot the top bird, go to the national team and keep a low profile for me, don't get involved in those disputes!"

"Dad, when did I become a troublemaker in your eyes?" Wang Guangwei felt helpless.

The father was also taken aback for a moment. Indeed, his son Wang Guangwei has always been a calm, introverted and low-key person...

So he waved his hand: "Anyway, since you've already been selected, there's nothing you can do about it. Go and build a good relationship with the old players. If you should worship the dock, worship the dock. Don't be arrogant... You must be serious whether you play or not. Practice conscientiously, stay away from those media reporters, don't answer anything they ask you."

Wang Guangwei smiled and said, "Dad, I'm going with Brother Huan. He is an old man in the national team. I followed him, and he agreed to cover me. Brother Lin also let me go to the national team with peace of mind... and Hu Lai , His status in the national team is not low now, who in the national team dares to look down on him? So Dad, look, although I have not been to the national team, I am not the kind of newcomer that no one knows."

Hearing what he said, my mother turned her head and said to her father, "Look, our son doesn't have any support. I told you not to worry so much..."

It is really difficult for a father to refute what his son said. He couldn't say that Zhang Qinghuan, Qin Lin, and Hu Lai were nothing, could he?

Not to mention Zhang Qinghuan, Qin Lin has retired, but his influence in Chinese football is still there.

Hu Lai is even more in the limelight. He has only been in the Premier League for more than two months, and he has scored six goals.

The football world is all about strength, and this is Hu Lai's strength.

Hu Lai, who has this kind of strength, is not to mention walking sideways in the national team, at least no one dares to provoke him.

And his son and Hu Lai are good friends, no matter how you look at it, this wave is stable...

But if there is any difference in the results of the Chinese team... these three people may not be useful! At that time, if the public opinion and fans find someone to take the blame, they may not dare to let Hu Lai take the blame, but they can let a rookie like his son take the blame!

Thinking of this, the worried old father sighed again.

Hearing him sigh, my mother was upset: "Speak up if you have something to say, don't keep moaning and sighing if you have nothing to do!"

Her father glanced at her: "You don't understand."

"I don't understand? Hehe." Mom sneered, "Go wash the dishes! You don't wash the dishes after eating, you plan to use them tomorrow, right? I have no objection..."

Father obviously wanted to be alone, so he quickly got up and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

Behind him, the mother took her son's hand and said with a smile on her face, "Don't listen to your father's nonsense, it's a good thing to be able to enter the national team. Perform well, even if we don't make it to the World Cup this time, we can still accumulate experience. Maybe it will be fine after a year?"

"Don't worry, Mom." Wang Guangwei nodded.

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Chen Xingyi was packing clothes into his suitcase, while his father and manager Chen Hantang leaned against the door frame of the room, looking down at his mobile phone.

While watching it, he said, "Oh, after such a short time, more than 30 people have liked it, tsk tsk!"

"What likes?" Chen Xingyi asked.

"Moments, I just posted, your seven aunts and eight uncles... all of them gave me likes."

After putting the clothes in his hand into the box, Chen Xingyi picked up his mobile phone and opened WeChat Moments, and saw the message sent by his father: "The dog was ordered to help the building when it was in danger, and turn the tide. Show your heroic qualities!"

The following is the news link of the forwarded national team training squad.

Chen Xingyi, who was holding a mobile phone, had black lines on his face: "Those who know that I joined the national team, those who didn't know thought I was going to Iraq...Dad, you are such a big man, why are you still in the second grade?"

"A man is a teenager until he dies!"

"..." Chen Xingyi was about to vomit, he threw the phone on the bed and continued to pack his things.

"Hey..." Chen Hantang came over and sat on the bed, watched his son busy, and said with a smile: "Son, you must strive to stay in the national team this time, don't be kicked out after training, otherwise I will There is no place to put that old face..."

"You also know that this is a training team, not a registration list? Then why are you posting in such a hurry?"

"Hey, didn't I do this to put some pressure on you? This way you have no way out, son. You must do your best to stay in the national team. I really feel sorry for the parents of the world..."

Chen Xingyi looked at Dayi's awe-inspiring father, and twitched the corners of his mouth: "Then I really thank you, Dad."

"Don't thank me, son. As long as you are promising, it doesn't matter how much Dad pays. What is it if you just lose someone?"

Chen Xingyi felt that his father had lost his mind today. He must have been stimulated by the news that he was selected for the national team.

It looks like Fan Jinzhongju...

He was dangling in front of me like this, and I was too embarrassed to be happy about being selected for the national team - we can't be like this unpromising father who has never seen the world!

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"I see, Mr. Wang. Don't worry, I will not embarrass us. I will go to the national team to perform well and try to play... Thank you Mr. Wang for your concern."

The call was made by the general manager of the club, Wang Shoude, who told Luo Kai, who was selected for the national team training list, some things, and also told him not to worry about those outside words, and if he had anything to ask Hao De, because of his status in the national team. Qualifications can definitely cover him.

Luo Kai has no doubts about Team Hao's energy in the national team.

But he didn't want to beg Captain Hao, not because he didn't want to trouble others, but because he hoped to gain a foothold in the national team by relying on his true skills.

After hanging up the phone, Luo Kai took out a screenshot of the news on his phone.

The subject of the picture is Houlai, wearing a Leeds City jersey, making his signature celebration on the pitch.

Next to this image's holly there is a line of news headlines:

"Five goals in three games, let's listen to the dragon chant!" "

No matter how much Luo Kai disliked Hu Lai in his heart, he had to admit that his opponent was very handsome in front of this photo.

It's not about looks, it's about temperament.

Of course, anyone celebrating a goal in the Premier League is cool.

Since Hu Lai joined the Premier League, Luo Kai has been hearing news about Hu Lai from far away England. It even gave him an illusion - this person didn't go to the UK at all, but by his side, he could understand all aspects of him...from the most basic life, food, clothing, housing and transportation, to getting along with teammates , the performance in training, and finally to the game.

The media reported everything in detail and bombarded themselves.

He didn't refuse.

Even the news of five goals in three games did not make him block all news about Hu Lai.

Because he still remembers what coach Li Ziqiang said to him.

Treat Hu Lai as your opponent, not your demon.

So he even saved the news screenshot of Hu Lai's three games and five goals, and kept it on his mobile phone.

Take it out and have a look at it from time to time, just to motivate yourself.

But now, when he is selected for the national team, it means that he is one step closer to Hu Lai.

I'll catch up with you, Holly.

Looking at the handsome figure in the photo, Luo Kai recited silently in his heart.

At this moment, a WeChat message popped up on the screen of his mobile phone: "National Olympic Team: Someone mentioned you..."

He clicked in and found that it was Hu Lai's post:

"@王光伟@陈星志@郭俊夫@高瑞民@罗凯, why are you staring blankly? Hurry up and send red envelopes! Forgot the rules of our group?!"

"A red envelope is 500 yuan, divided into twenty-five shares, hurry up! Come on and grab my red envelope! Don't dawdle! If you have the ability to grab the red envelope, you have the ability to send it!"

Just looking at these two sentences, Luo Kai seems to be able to imagine Hu Lai's bluffing and cheap face at this moment.

How the hell did I let such a person run ahead of me?

He sighed and turned on the WeChat red envelope function.

Then he remembered that he didn't snatch Hu Lai's red envelope back then, and in order not to let this kid take advantage of him, he entered twenty-four copies when choosing the number of red envelopes...

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As soon as Zhou Shenghai entered the room door, he saw his son lying on the bed with big characters, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling. If he didn't look carefully, he could still see the rise and fall of his chest. It was as if he was dead.

"What are you doing, kid?" He stretched out his foot and kicked his son's foot that was hanging outside the mattress, and that foot wobbled weakly, as if he had lost the connection of ligaments and tendons.

"I feel... that there is nothing to love..." Zhou Zijing murmured.

"Okay, it's almost done. Isn't it just not selected for the national team? Isn't this normal? How many games have you played in the Chinese Super League? How many games have those players played? Why don't you compare with Lin Zhiyuan? Doesn't he also Also not selected for the national team?" The father didn't care.

When Zhou Zijing heard Lin Zhiyuan's name, he was taken aback for a moment, then sat up suddenly from the bed, and slapped his thigh: "Hey, that's right! How could I have forgotten him! The majestic main goalkeeper of the South China Tigers doesn't even have the national team. Come in! Haha! How embarrassing!"

Immediately afterwards, his mobile phone rang, and Zhou Zijing, who had adjusted his mood, picked it up and looked at it, his eyes widened——Wang Guangwei, Luo Kai, who were selected for the national team, were giving out red envelopes in the Olympic team!

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"Fuck, fuck, fuck! I knew I wouldn't choose the goalkeeper back then!" Lin Zhiyuan hammered the wall in the room. "unfair!"

At the same time, the mobile phone kept beeping new news notifications, and Lin Zhiyuan could guess with his knees that it must be the group of people selected for the national team showing off in the group!

Damn, I don't want to watch it!

die!

I will never let you succeed in front of me!

Lin Zhiyuan hammered the wall again, and suddenly remembered that the WeChat group was so lively that those people were giving red envelopes... He vaguely remembered that when Hu Lai was selected for the national team, he gave out red envelopes once, and he said it was a tradition in the future ...

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiyuan turned around and flew back onto the soft and elastic Simmons mattress in an extremely beautiful and stretched posture.

Immediately grabbed the phone, opened WeChat, clicked into the Olympic team group, and then swiped down the emoji of "Thank you boss" until it reached the place where there was a red envelope. I couldn't wait to enter it without even seeing who sent it .

Then……

"Slow hands, the red envelope distribution is over"

Lin Zhiyuan stared at this line of words for a long time, doubts gradually crept up his brows:

It shouldn't be! Twenty-five people, twenty-five copies, one for each person in this group, how could it be snatched up?

He clicked on "Look at everyone's luck", and found that it read:

24 red envelopes were robbed in 58 seconds.

twenty four!

This number became extremely huge in his eyes.

Lin Zhiyuan wanted to drop the phone:

Who the hell sent the red envelope? ! who? ! The agreed twenty-five copies, you send twenty-four copies, do you know the rules!

Take a closer look:

Luo Kai's red envelope.

"Hold!"

Lin Zhiyuan still dropped the phone.