Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 965 Asian Cup ([-])

On January 1th, the afternoon before the Chinese team's match, the Chinese team welcomed a special guest at the Sydney FC training ground. This guest was Zhang Yuan's old teammate, Del Piero.

Piero previously played for Sydney FC in the Australian Super League, but in the summer of 2014 he moved to Delhi Dynamo in India. This time the Asian Cup was held in Australia, and the Australian organizing committee also sent him an invitation. Del Piero was invited to watch the final.

His professional experience in Australia is definitely a very successful experience. Zhang Yuan did not expect that his old captain would be able to exert such great energy in Sydney FC. At that time, Zhang Yuan had just joined Juventus in the season that was Del Piero's. In the last season, he didn't have much playing time. To put it bluntly, Zhang Yuan replaced Del Piero.

However, the relationship between the two is not bad, and there will be some contact occasionally, but Piero is taking the liberty to visit this time, he did not tell Zhang Yuan in advance, of course, the team leader of the Chinese team saw Piero visiting the team in person , of course not turned away.

So when Zhang Yuan saw Piero appearing on the training ground, his heart was full of surprises, really a surprise, the feeling of meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

"Alex! I didn't expect to meet you here?! You didn't come here to see me, did you?!" Zhang Yuan smiled happily in Italian after hugging Piero happily.

"Of course I came to see you! Needless to say!" Piero replied in Italian.

Zhang Yuan laughed out loud. Del Piero was telling the truth. The Chinese team was not related to him. Why did he visit the Chinese team? It was only because of Zhang Yuan. Take this opportunity to meet each other and give Zhang Yuan encouragement in action.

Piero is a big man, and there is no one in the national team who doesn't know him. Everyone came forward to shake hands with Piero and say hello to each other.

After that, Del Piero folded his arms and looked at the court and chatted with Zhang Yuan on the sidelines.

"How are you getting ready?!" Piero asked with a smile.

"Not bad! But I'm not particularly confident!" Zhang Yuan said truthfully.

"Hehe, there are still things you can't do. It is said that you used to say that you won the championship, but you won all of them! Now think about it, if I could stay for one more season, then I would have a second one. Champions League medals!" Piero joked.

"Alex, don't laugh at me, I used to just talk casually! This time is different, our strength is still a bit worse than theirs, and their defense is very good, so far they haven't conceded a single goal!" Zhang Yuan said.

"Don't think too much, the more you think, the worse it is! Let me tell you a story from the past, about me, in the final of the European Cup in 2000..." Piero still talked about his own story .

As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhang Yuan knew what he was going to say. In the final match between Italy and France, he had a chance to kill the game, but he missed two consecutive single-handed chances. Instead, Juventus Trezeguet, another famous star of Tus, made the final decision and helped the French team win that game.

After this game, Del Piero was criticized not only by domestic fans and the media, but also by many Italian fans all over the world.

"You know I had a serious injury the previous season, and I haven't been in a good shape since then. I admit that I also have mental problems. But in the big game, I also think too much. I am eager Re-recognized, eager to help Italy score goals, the more I think about it, my head is at a loss when the opportunity comes! I don’t know how to lose those two damn goals!” Del Piero’s eyes are full of memories.

Zhang Yuan thought that those days must have been difficult for him. Del Piero's first peak period happened in the 97-98 season. After that, he was injured, and he didn't recover for a long time. The heroic state, the performance in the European Cup was even more criticized, after a long time, knowing that Juventus was in Serie B and returned to Serie A, Del Piero reached the second peak period, it can be said that at that time Juventus After returning to Serie A, Stanley can still occupy the third place. His performance in the Champions League in the second season is not bad, and it has a lot to do with Del Piero's brave performance.

"So when it comes to the finals, don't think too much! Don't put too much pressure on yourself! In fact, you have always done a good job in this aspect. I think your psychological quality is quite strong!" Piero praised.

"It's true. In fact, my thoughts are very simple. I'm still young, and I still have several chances to participate in this competition. Maybe it doesn't matter this time!" Zhang Yuan shrugged.

"Haha, you're right to think so!" Piero laughed, saying that everyone knows that professional players don't have so many next times, so it's good for Zhang Yuan to comfort himself and relax.

In the afternoon of the second day, in the Australian Stadium in Sydney, Australia, there were more than 8 people in the stadium. In fact, the stands were full of black-haired and yellow-skinned East Asians, Chinese and Koreans. Not many, although Australia is at the top level of football in Asia, but, like the United States, football is not the first favorite sport of the public. In this cup, Australia was eliminated by the Chinese team, and many people lost Interested in watching the finals.

However, there is no need to worry about the attendance rate of the stadium. The four countries in East Asia may not have the most money, but they have a huge population. China has more than one billion people. How can I say hundreds of millions of fans? South Korea has tens of millions of people in such a small space. It is not a matter of minutes for two countries to join you in a stadium of 8 people.

So the stadium was full before the game started. Anna took Zhang Yufei and sat down in the stands, and carefully put a five-star red flag sticker on Zhang Yufei's face, one on each cheek.

After finishing all this work, Anna hugged her daughter and pointed to the Chinese team warming up on the field, "Did you see dad clearly?! Which one is dad?!"

"That! That!" Zhang Yufei stretched out her hand and pointed in the air, shouting happily.

"Okay, wait a minute, let's cheer for Dad together! Only when Dad scores a goal will you have a gift!" Anna rubbed her daughter's head and said.

"Okay!" Zhang Yufei nodded fiercely.

Zhang Yuan looks very focused. The Tai Chi Tiger Korean team is also warming up opposite. Zhang Yuan also goes online, and he will inherit the scornful nicknames given to South Korea by Chinese netizens. He is also called Koryo Bangzi, but he does not despise the Korean team. A tenacious and tenacious team. Although the help of the referee was an important factor in 2002, it is undeniable that the South Korean team has indeed made great progress in football and left the Chinese team behind.

The Chinese team went into a dark decade after 2002, and their strength declined rapidly. Although there has been a tendency to rise in the past two years, it is undeniable that the Korean team is still higher than the Chinese team, and Zhang Yuan has to admit it.

Zhang Yuan looked at a person seriously, Sun Xingmin, a striker from Leverkusen, this striker is the biggest support of the South Korean team, just like Zhang Yuan, but when it comes to strength, he is not at the same level as Zhang Yuan, quite Compared with Sun Xingmin, Zhang Yuan chose the right player, got enough playing time, outstanding talent and amazing growth.

Sun Xingmin is different. He didn't play much at the beginning of Hamburg. Even in the second season, he played more time as a substitute. Compared with Zhang Yuan's scoring efficiency, he was much worse.

But now his opponent is the line of defense of the Chinese team. This line of defense is not a steel line of defense in the Bundesliga. Sun Xingmin can score so many goals in the Bundesliga, and he may also score under the defense of the Chinese team.

Maybe we're going to fight for a goal in this game? !Zhang Yuan thought, and then he burst out laughing. A hero with three gangs. He and Sun Xingmin have the same problem. Without the support of teammates, it is difficult to score goals. This is enough to show that their offense may not be able to pose a threat to the Chinese team.

"Come on! Forget about all the fighting!" Zhang Yuan said to himself.

(End of this chapter)