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After the game, Zhao Yaning was also asked to participate in the press conference.

This is the first time Zhao Yaning has appeared at the national team press conference after becoming famous, and the domestic reporters have long been ready to interview him.

And after a few routine questions that were neither painful nor itchy, sure enough, someone turned the topic on him.

"Excuse me, you wore the captain's armband during the game. Is this the coach's instruction, or is it your own behavior?"

Regarding this question, before Zhao Yaning had time to answer, he was robbed of the right to speak by the Football Association officials on the side. The request of the team is also the result of the unanimous action of the players.”[

But the reporter was obviously not very satisfied, "But before that, there were rumors that Li Datou will be the next captain of the national team. May I ask why he is not allowed to be the captain?"

The official of the Football Association smiled, "This rumor has some basis. Before that, the national team did have this kind of consideration. But the problem is, considering that the Mandarin pronunciation of several players such as Li Datou and Zheng Zhi is not standard, leading When the national team plays, it will not be very dignified when taking the oath."

Can you make up such a reason?Zhao Yaning couldn't help but want to scold the street while listening.

Whether Mandarin is standard, when did it become one of the criteria for selecting the captain of the national team?Couldn't a better reason be invented?

"What do Zhao Yaning, Li Datou and others think about this?"

"They are very supportive of their superiors."

Listening to the continuing question, Zhao Yaning also understood some things. It seems that Xiaoping's behavior has been approved by his superiors.

Although I don't know who made this decision, Zhao Yaning still felt a little excited when he heard this.

It's just that things like this can't be decided with a few simple words.Your superiors talk about it, we are below, but we are in big trouble.

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"Are you out of your mind, kid? I told you to give the armband to Brother Li. What are you doing for Xiao Zhao? Can't you remember such a simple thing? What kind of brain?"

During training the next day, in the locker room, Li Xiaoping turned on Zhou Haibo.

Although he knew that Li Xiaoping was putting on a show, Zhou Haibo still felt quite wronged.But he also knew that arguing with Li Xiaoping would definitely not benefit him, "Brother Li, the court is too chaotic, I didn't hear clearly..."

"I can't hear you clearly, what else do you play?"

Li Xiaoping was still cursing, but Li Datou was watching from the side without saying a word, just sneered slightly.No matter how nice the words are, the armband is also worn on your own fellow's arm.After talking for a long time, there is nothing practical at all.

"I don't blame him for this matter." Zhao Yaning stood up by himself, "I asked him to give me the armband."

Since the benefit is taken by oneself, then it is better to shoulder the responsibility by oneself.

"Brother Li, I'm the bastard for this matter." Zhao Yaning turned his head to Li Datou, "You know, I'm thinking about transferring now. You know, it's not easy to play abroad. If you can become the captain of the national team, If I am more famous, I can ask for more salary. This is my problem, I'm sorry."

Li Datou snorted and didn't say anything.He can give the captain's armband to Zhao Yaning, but he will not be satisfied with Zhao Yaning's empty talk. [

Zhao Yaning also understood his thoughts a little bit, "I want a high salary, but in fact I want a reputation, money or something, I don't care. I caused trouble to Brother Li, Brother Li, you said, how do you want to be punished? That's it."

Li Datou glanced at him, and before he could speak, Sun Jihe on the side said, "Forget it, it's not easy to be in a foreign country, so please help if you can. This armband is not a big deal for you." What's the matter, Mr. Hao doesn't have an armband, who in our national team would dare to provoke him? The same goes for you, don't worry about it too much."

It's easy enough to say.Li Datou raised his eyes, "Xiao Zhao, if you want to be the captain, it's fine. Brother Li is not an unreasonable person. Since being the captain is good for you, then you should be the captain. I have no objection. But next time, again If there is such a thing, you have to tell me first, don't keep me in the dark and play like a monkey, if you do this again, I will turn my face and deny anyone."

Li Datou said this to Li Xiaoping, and Zhao Yaning happily agreed.

"Then you should wear that thing from now on. If it is helpful to you, then I have to know the good and the bad." Li Datou nodded, "Everyone should help each other, how can I not know the good and the bad?"

Zhao Yaning nodded, but he seemed to understand his words in his heart: this time, I owe him a favor, and I’m afraid it will be more troublesome when I pay back the debt in the future.

But these things, after all, are things in the future.

Right now, things are more important.For example, the media's comments on the national team's various comments surprised Zhao Yaning.

What surprised him the most was that the media praised him more than criticized him for wearing the captain's armband.

This made him very strange. In his memory, if the national team did something that was inconsistent with the practice, it would cause a storm in the city. This time, a young man wore the armband. Such an illogical thing, but the media No one even made irresponsible remarks.

"Who should wear the captain's armband? Everyone in football has their own different opinions on this issue. Some people think that the captain's armband should be worn on the oldest elder to impart experience to the team; some people think that the captain The armband should be worn on the best players to set an example for the team; others believe that the captain's armband should be worn on the most charismatic players to give direction to the team."

"The captain's armband of the Chinese national team cannot escape these three methods. But which one is better and which one is more outstanding? We don't know. But what we can know is that when the captain's armband is worn on a three-way There is absolutely nothing wrong with that in someone who has both."

"When Zhao Yaning played in the national team, we saw the possibility of this situation. When it comes to imparting experience, who else can impart more valuable experience to us than a person who has played and studied abroad ? When it comes to role models, who else can be more dazzling than a super star who shines in the five major leagues? When it comes to direction, who else can be more dazzling than the one who led the Chinese team to win the first championship of the national team People are more able to guide the way? When he has all three, he is the best captain for the Chinese team."

"Some people say that he is too young, but so what? At this age, he has achieved achievements that are difficult for others to achieve throughout his life. Why can't he achieve a status that no one else has? His Talent is the only one, so his treatment should also be the only one. Such a great player should not be restricted by those red tapes. He is like Ronaldo of China. From the moment he stepped on the green field, he is China. The only savior and leader of football, he is the future hope and direction of development of Chinese football, and his outstanding talent will definitely lead the Chinese football team to an unprecedented victory!"

Looking at such a newspaper, Zhao Yaning felt a burst of disbelief, "Have these reporters taken the wrong medicine? In the past, they could play up any troubles in the national team for a long time, but this time, it turned out to be like this Ready to talk?"

"Your manager gave me a favor." It was Zhou Haibo who was talking to him.In the national team, this is also one of the few people who are close to his age and have such a close relationship. "You don't know about this?"

"My manager is Zhang Yuan...he may give benefits, but how much will it cost to feed all these media?"

Zhao Yaning was a little surprised.

"Their media are all cheap, and they don't need a few dollars to get rid of them. And, where is the need to feed them all? It's like you raise a group of dogs, feed the biggest ones, and they bark Tooth, others dare not call at you."

But isn't this colluding with the media and buying out public opinion?Zhao Yaning wanted to say that, but he still didn’t say it.Such things are no longer a secret. There are many people in the industry who spend money to buy reporters to write articles for themselves. What Zhang Yuan did was just to bribe the biggest writers, which is really nothing whats the matter.

Zhao Yaning shook his head and said nothing after all.

"Actually, you are too worried." Zhou Haibo flipped through the magazine and said, "Now the media has no time to care about your affairs, they are all staring at the head coach now." [

Zhao Yaning raised his head in surprise, "What's going on?"

Zhou Haibo laughed, "You don't know yet, our new national team hasn't played much yet, and some people can't help but jump out and talk."

Zhou Haibo explained to Zhao Yaning: Ali Han’s reorganization of the national team is really too big. Let the midfielder play the defender and the defender play the winger. This kind of excessive change makes many people feel uncomfortable.

In the face of this situation, some people can't bear to criticize.When Sun Jihe's father interviewed him on his hometown TV station, he directly used his hometown dialect to describe Ali Han as "cake talent", and he also made an assertion that if the Chinese team continued to play like this, it would be impossible for the Chinese team to enter the Asian Cup four. strong.

This word has not yet spread outside.But Zhao Yaning frowned when he heard it in his ears.

"Brother Sun's father also plays football, right? He should be able to see that there is a reason for playing like this. How could he talk like that?"

Sun Jihe's father used to be a track and field coach, and after Sun Jihe became famous, he started to work as a football physical coach.Although it is said that he did not come from a professional football background, he has brought up such a son. How can he say that he doesn't understand football?

In fact, Zhao Yaning didn't know that "bingcai" was a vernacular referring to people who were uneducated and incompetent, but what he could know was that it was definitely not a good thing to say.After all, Ali Han is also the head coach of the national team. As the father of the national team, even if he is dissatisfied with him in every way, he shouldn't be so blatantly accusing him, right?Besides, saying that the Asian Cup can't win the top four, such cursing words should not come from the father of an international player, especially a person who is still in the football circle, right?

"I have to tell my parents, they must not talk nonsense to the media like this." Zhao Yaning pondered in his heart.

"How could he not know this? But man, as soon as he is involved in anything, he will start to commit crimes. After all, this is related to his son's status in the national team. Of course, he will not be calm."

"If you want to fight for your own status, what is this?" Zhao Yaning frowned.

"Fight for it yourself? Ning Zi, stop joking, think about it for yourself. When did he, Sun Jihe, really show his strength in the national team?"

Zhao Yaning wanted to refute, but after thinking about it for a while, his expression changed slightly.

It seems that there have been rumors about this for a long time. Some people said that he did not work hard in the national team. After studying abroad, he became more and more domineering. Me, the national team has 70 points, without me, 50 points.

This arrogant attitude later caused a lot of trouble.Hao Dapao even accused him in the face of the media because he didn't work hard.Fortunately, he still knew his big brother, so he didn't cause any trouble after listening to Hao Dapao's words.But after all, in Milu's era, he was not taken seriously. He basically had nothing to do in the top ten games. He was injured in the World Cup and didn't perform well. He was even suspected of fraudulent injury.

It's just that in the past two years, since he gained a firm foothold in Europe, became the main player in the Premier League, and became the biggest star in Chinese football, no one mentioned these words.After all, not many Chinese go abroad to play football, and it is a consistent habit of the Chinese to be taboo for the venerable.

"Since he stayed abroad in 98, he has always felt that he is a special person, and he has never paid attention to the coach of the national team. And even when he returned to China, he just said that the Premier League is tight, too. Fatigue, lack of energy...something."

Zhao Yaning still shook his head again and again. He always felt that if he went abroad to play football and left his hometown, his living environment would not be as good as at home. He would definitely have more affection for the motherland.

But what he didn't know was that in the next two years, Sun Jihe didn't even play a full game.In every game, he was replaced early in the 70th minute, and he never played a full game. Moreover, he always used jet lag, state, and the tense Premier League schedule as excuses to excuse himself.In training, he also refused to train hard on the grounds of 'the level of the national team players is low and he is afraid of hurting his teammates'.In the end, during the Xianghe training camp before the Asian Cup, he took two weeks off on the grounds of exercising his physical fitness, but his physical fitness did not improve, and he was finally given up by Ali Han.

"He is a player from the Premier League, from the Premier League, how can he appreciate our Chinese games, the Chinese coach? Every time I come back, I always say that I am not physically strong enough, and I am always lacking. Seeing him run the whole game in the Premier League, there is no shortage of time."

"It's unfounded, it's nonsense. After all, he is an old man of the national team." Zhao Yaning accused.

"Is the old man of the national team a good thing? Gambling or something, that's all pediatrics, I won't talk about it. When Hao Dapao's wife was pregnant with a second child, she wanted to get her to the UK to have a baby. If it wasn't for the investigation, he Now they are all British fathers, do you think everyone is as patriotic as you?"

These words poured cold water on Zhao Yaning’s head, and he couldn’t believe it, but also felt a little chilled: These people, it’s not as simple as not playing football well.

This kind of life turned out to be what Zhang Yuan originally wanted for himself?If it is true that the national team does not work hard, has a son and has a foreign nationality, what is he?

Others may not be clear, but Zhao Yaning is very clear.Many of the blacks in France retain their nationality.Don't they know that France is more likely to win the World Cup?But none of them changed their nationality.No matter how bad China is, no matter how bad the environment is, no matter how serious the system problems are, it is better than Africa, right?Why is this consciousness not as good as that of black people?

It's not just the upper floors that have problems.

"Haibo, tell me the truth, what do you mean by saying this?" Zhao Yaning suddenly recalled that what Zhou Haibo said was suspicious in the first place, and what was even more suspicious was how he knew the inside story ?

"Ningzi, you are now the biggest star of the Chinese team. You can't let them do whatever they want."

Zhao Yaning suddenly understood something.This is probably not what Zhou Haibo wanted to say, but what someone behind him wanted to tell him.

Is it really so interesting for the national team to fight for power?But now that the matter has been stabbed in front of him, he can't ignore it.Who let me now, have stepped into the muddy water.

"Say it straight, what do you want to do," Zhao Yaning said.

"It's time for you to stand up and say something, don't let those villains be too rampant." Zhou Haibo said.

I'm afraid you guys are going to take me out and let me take my current fame and fight others to the death, right?

Zhao Yaning ignored him, but closed his eyes and thought about it.

what should I do?

"Hai Bo, I really need to do something." When he opened his eyes again, Zhao Yaning spoke softly.

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ps: Regarding the disputes between Sun Jihai and Ali Han in those years, I personally always believe that the responsibility lies with Sun Jihai.The above-mentioned problems of not doing our best in the national team games during the period of 02-04, as well as his father's big mouth, and his resistance to training, are all true, but in the past two years, he has become a famous man in Manchester City , and no one mentioned it.Especially when his father swore that Ali Hanbing was talented and that he could not lead the team to the semi-finals of the Asian Cup, so he was clearly slapped in the face, that is, the word was not popular at the time, otherwise, he would not be able to escape the responsibility.

Alihan's national football team does have the problem of improper employment, especially in the use of Sun Jihai, which is a big problem.But I personally think that his counterattack was a bit too much.Alihan made changes at the tactical level. At most, he was indifferent because of his professionalism, but his counterattack had risen to a personal attack.

Personally, I think that one of the big problems of Alihan's national football team is that he is completely unfairly treated in public opinion. This place is where we want to make changes.

In addition, Li Weifeng didn't say anything when the captain's armband was pulled twice from 02 to 04, and until the 04 game, it was not Li Weifeng who swore the oath on behalf of the Chinese team, but Zhao Junzhe, because Li Weifeng's Mandarin was not standard.