Golden Greenery

"I know that if I fail this time, the media will say that you have held me back. With Zhuoyang, you still can't win? The media will only scold you, and no one will say anything wrong about me. This is reality, you guys If you can’t change it, I can’t change it.”

At the meeting at the national team station, captain Zhuo Yang talked eloquently, and bright banners hung on the walls on both sides of the meeting room.

‘Be determined to qualify! ’

‘The brave one wins when we meet on a narrow road! ’

Yesterday at noon, a convoy of ten luxury cars escorted Zhuo Yang to the Xiannongtan Stadium, the national team training camp, with the police cars clearing the way. The magnitude of the scene shocked the people inside, and the ten cars were followed like dark clouds. The vehicles of media and fans that arrived, and the endless troops and horses that could be seen, even the Tibetan Mastiff at the door were so frightened that they hid in the back kitchen.

Seeing all the prominent figures rushing to greet him, Zhuo Yang really wanted to say: Comrades, thank you for your hard work.

Accompanying Zhuo Yang was his personal team, which were the conditions put forward by the eldest sister during the previous negotiations with the football consultant. There are also many special clauses for special people, involving all aspects, and the eldest sister has brought them up in every detail. When there is a conflict between the national team sponsor and Zhuo Yang's private sponsorship, Zhuo Yang has the freedom to choose. So small that from now on, as long as we are training in China, the station must have a piano with good pitch and ready to use.

Regardless of whether it was reasonable or not, even if it was very unreasonable, the Dragon King agreed on behalf of the Football Association and stamped the thick stack of agreements with the red official seal. Zhuo Qiu is a shrewd person. In order to prevent people from following the "conventional" policy, the eldest sister also asked the Foot Management Center and the General Administration of Sports to sign and stamp their endorsements.

In fact, the national team started training two days ago. Zhuo Yang was the last player to report because of the AC Milan schedule, while Zheng Zhi, who plays for Charlton in the English Championship, returned home on time to report. The contract of Sun Jihai, who played for Manchester City in the Premier League last season, expired at the end of the season. After Mansour took over, Manchester City made drastic changes in personnel. Sun Jihai did not get a contract extension. This season, he joined Sheffield United in the English Championship as a free agent. Also returned on time.

Zheng Zhi and Sun Jihai are the only two returnees in the national team besides Zhuo Yang.

Li Tie, who once played for Everton, is now a player and assistant coach of Liaoning in the Chinese League One. He has been out of sight of the national team in the domestic second-tier league. Shao Jiayi, who plays for Cottbus in the Bundesliga, was in his prime. He missed a penalty kick in the first half of the group match with Australia. The national team was tied 0:0 at home. Although he tried his best to express his gratitude after the game. The whole country apologized, but he sadly became the scapegoat and has disappeared from the list ever since.

Dalian defender Feng Xiaoting is two months younger than Zhuo Yang. He and Zhuo Yang are also the only two members of the "85 class" in the team, and the youngest in the team is the 22-year-old Shanghai forward Gao Lin. I heard a plane flying in the sky...

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"If we win this time and we successfully enter the final top ten, I know that the media will give all the credit to me. Even if I sit on the court and don't play for a minute, the newspapers will say that the victory is because You are inspired by Zhuo Yang's return. These are also realities, and neither I nor you can change it," Zhuo Yang said.

I needed a little rest and jet lag yesterday,

Zhuoyang did not participate in the training and rested alone in the hotel next to the stadium. In fact, jet lag is already a very simple matter for an experienced international player like him. He can stay awake during the day and count Chopin's jumping goats at night, and he can easily and happily finish it in one night.

However, what he saw in the hotel yesterday afternoon left Zhuo Yang speechless.

Zhuo Yang's room was on the top floor of the hotel, and the living room window of the small suite faced the stadium. He had no sleep in the afternoon, and he was having morning classes at this time. He couldn't make porridge, so Zhuo Yang lay on the window and watched the team's training.

Relax and adjust. We haven't entered the formal training stage yet. Just run around and move around. After a while, seven or eight teammates gathered outside the top of the arc and started shooting at fixed points.

‘哐, 哐, 哐哐哐…”

Seven or eight people shot about twenty shots in total, most of which missed the crossbar and hit the goal post once. Only a handful of shots hit the goal frame and were blocked by goalkeeper Song Zhenyu. Only one goal was scored. [Note]

The shooting power is strong, but the accuracy... Anyway, if the forward of the Madibao U13 youth team dares to hit such a hit rate during shooting training, he will be slapped by the coach, and he will have to mop the bathroom floor at night.

Maybe my new teammates are all game-stressed, so they are not good at shooting without pressure! Zhuoyang comforted himself and wanted to smoke a cigarette at the same time.

Maybe even I felt bored, so after only a few dozen feet, everyone waved their hands and closed the stall.

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"Indeed, no matter what the newspapers say, we can't stop us. But everyone knows the situation of the group this time. If we can enter the last ten, it will not be more difficult than the current group stage. If we can fight out from here, then Able to make it out of the top ten."

"I have never been to the World Cup. Ji Haier, Datou, Lao Xu (Yunlong), oh, by the way, and Lao Qu (Bo), you have been, I envy you very much."

"As everyone knows, I have several brothers in Europe, Sao...Montolivo won the world championship the year before last, and my teammates in Milan, Pirlo, Gattuso, Ambrosini, Inza Ji, Nami... Nesta, they are all world champions, as well as Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Cafu, Dida and many others, they are all world champions."

"Each one of them told me that it doesn't matter whether we win or not, but stepping on the turf of the World Cup is very satisfying."

"If you win this group stage, you can win the top ten and go to the World Cup. Let the media give me all the praise. Anyway, I am used to it. Everyone can go to South Africa and have fun on the grass. That must be so… cool!”

This morning, all the leaders of the Football Association came together and held the "Welcome Zhuo Yang and Competition Mobilization Meeting" in the conference room. Each person who is named takes turns to speak one by one, and the speech is lengthy, first, second, third, last, supplement and emphasis. Nothing new, nothing meaningful.

Next, everyone warmly welcomes Captain Zhuo Yang’s speech. Everyone applauds, bang bang bang, bang bang bang...

So, Zhuo Yang opened his mouth and poked everyone's heart: Anyway, if I win, it's all mine. If I lose, it's all your fault. It's up to everyone.

"If it still fails this time, no one in the media or fans will blame me. It will still be up to you, all of you here, to take the blame."

"I am the captain and the biggest player in the team, so I will be the most proud when I win. However, if I lose this time, I will take the initiative to ask the media to take all the responsibilities and ask them to give me the blame. I will give a speech to the fans. , carry the big pot on your back."

"I do this not because I am awesome, but because I am the captain."

"From today on, no matter whether we win or lose, this is my Zhuo Yang's team!"