Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 250

Standing in front of Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin was their mutual friend, Liu Ruofan who was educated in the same school.

Looking at the two "seniors" of the national team who were one year younger than himself, Liu Ruofan replied with a smile: "Hey, luck! Lucky!"

Wen Zhihao patted his shoulder and said: "Luck is also a part of strength! Tell us, what awesome thing did you do to get the qualification to wear this suit?"

Liu Ruofan waved his hand: "I can still show off in front of others, but in front of you, Zhihao, I'd better keep a low profile and keep my tail between my legs. You are different from us, killing Barcelona twice, you are so awesome that you break through the sky."

This time Liang Xin nodded empathetically. Wen Zhihao was stared at by two pairs of hot eyes, and subconsciously touched his nose, a little embarrassed. From his own point of view, he really felt that Barcelona was not an invincible opponent.But he ignored the influence brought by the fantasy and power of Barcelona.

Wen Zhihao hurriedly changed the topic back: "Don't talk about me, we are asking you now! Come on, tell us about your glorious deeds."

It just so happened that the assistant coach of the national team, Madaloni, came over from the other end of the corridor. Liu Ruofan immediately said, "It's not appropriate for me. If you want to know, ask Coach Madaloni!"

"Huh? Why, the three of you know each other very well?" Madaloni asked with a characteristic smile of a middle-aged uncle.

Liu Ruofan nodded: "Liang Xin, Zhihao and I came from the youth training in the same place."

Then Liu Ruofan relayed the conversation just now.

After hearing this, Madaloni turned his head and replied: "Marcelo (Lipi) should have said these things, but I can satisfy your curiosity in advance."

"In the Under-23 (U23 for short) Asian Cup in January, as a skipper, Liu scored four goals and had four assists. He was elected as the assist leader and the silver boot. The team finally reached the semi-finals. He was a great contributor. The coaching staff of the national team agreed that such a player should get a higher level of training as soon as possible, so he appeared here."

Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin understood the reason.

Madaloni immediately said to several people: "It would be better if the three of you are familiar with each other. You are all about the same age. Liu, if you have anything you don't understand, ask the two of them more."

Liu Ruofan nodded in agreement.Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin watched happily.It can be seen that Madaloni really thinks highly of him.The head coach of the Chinese U23 youth team that reached the semi-finals at the beginning of the year was Madaloni. Liu Ruofan was able to catch up with the two and enter the national team so quickly. It is not difficult to imagine that it must have something to do with Madaloni.

In fact, they knew each other well, and they gradually felt that Liu Ruofan's appearance here today was worthy of his talent and hard work.

The trajectory of Liu Ruofan becoming a national team is different from the two. Both Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin showed their talents at the club level in the European arena and were directly selected for the adult national team.Liu Ruofan has experienced all levels of national echelons, stepping up to today.

"Ruofan, your national brand's resume is much better than ours. Lao Liang and I don't have individual awards in the international arena yet."

Liu Ruofan was as humble as ever: "With the abilities of both of you, sooner or later there will be. And it will definitely not be too long. I just came here to make soy sauce and follow everyone's ass to learn and gain experience."

"Ruofan, you can't underestimate yourself like this. Since you are here, it means that the coach approves of you. There are still a few months before the opening of the World Cup, work hard, the three of us will go to Russia together, that will be interesting." Liang Xin encouraged from the side.

Wen Zhihao nodded in agreement.

Liu Ruofan seemed to have some expectations, and agreed: "Okay, then I will give it a try."

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Starting from the afternoon of the second day after Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin returned to the team, the training of the national team shifted from simple recovery training to the stage of joint technical and tactical training.The competition system of the domestic Chinese Super League and the European League is different. The Chinese Super League is a year-round system, from early March to October or November.The five major leagues have a multi-year competition system.The most obvious manifestation of the impact on the national team is the difference in physical condition.The local international players who have just entered the new season are far inferior to Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin, two overseas returnees who have played for more than half a season and are in the critical period of their respective league championships.

Starting from the tactical training of the national team, the number of reporters and fans on the sidelines of the training has increased significantly.Because the China Cup still focuses on running-in the lineup and inspecting the players, the coaching staff did not strictly guard against the media like the top [-] games. All the media that came to report could obtain a lot of first-hand information generously.

In an interview at the beginning of the year, Lippi expressed his position that the main framework for going to the World Cup is still the top [-] international players, and at the same time, some young fresh blood will be added.In the East Asian Cup at the end of last year, Lippi played with the second national football team to inspect newcomers on a large scale.I thought this was already a big move.Unexpectedly, with the training camp approaching the World Cup, Liu Ruofan, a rookie who has attracted much attention but has never been selected for the adult national team, will be added to the national team roster.

While paying attention to Liu Ruofan's first national team performance, some reporters noticed a phenomenon that hadn't happened for many years.The "jumping students" of the national team began to appear frequently.

Not only Liu Ruofan, Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin are only seventeen or eighteen years old.Where are the best players among their peers now?
National youth, national youth.People like Liu Ruofan who jumped to the U23 level are rare in Chinese football.

Of course, it cannot be compared with Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin. These two went straight to the sky, skipped all echelons, entered the adult national team directly, and established themselves as the main players in a short period of time.

The reporters couldn't help but think of the last wave of rejuvenation of the national team.When was that?
2005 years!
More than ten years ago, when Gao Lin and Feng Xiaoting were high-spirited teenagers.After the Netherlands World Youth Championship, young talents such as Chen Tao, Gao Lin, Zhou Haibin, Zhao Xuri officially ushered in the national team's debut in the East Asian Cup of the same year.

And the last international player to be selected for the national team, like Wen Zhihao and Liang Xin, was Feng Xiaoting, the current big brother in the back line. In 2003, the 17-year-old Feng Xiaoting was called into the national team by the Dutch coach Ali Han, and completed the triple jump from the National Youth League to the National Olympics and then to the national team.

And the group of international players who skipped a level that year became the most important backbone of the national team for the next ten years.Seeing Wen Zhihao, Liang Xin and Liu Ruofan now, everyone has no doubt that the midfield of the national team in the next ten years will be full of talent and imagination.

The ending of the Super Platinum Generation in the 05 World Youth Championship did not meet everyone's initial expectations, but these young people in the stadium are taking a completely different path from their predecessors, and the development momentum has shown a surprising dawn.

(End of this chapter)