Chapter 311 Double Standard
"Hey, have you seen the news?"
When the Chinese women's football team finished their training to adapt to the field and the whole team returned to the locker room, everyone was changing clothes while chatting about the latest hot news.
"Look, you want to talk about Park Guixian?"
"Yeah, it's so deceiving!"
"There's nothing we can do about it. I'm actually right. How can the Chinese team underestimate the enemy?"
"I don't understand why Director Shi didn't recruit Seki Shin-yan... Look at Japan and South Korea, one brought Tatsuya Sugiyama and the other brought Park Kyuhyun. They are the signatures of their respective teams, so why can't we recruit Seki Shin-yan? Come in?”
"The situation is different. Both Japan and South Korea have the ability to win championships and want to compete for championships. Of course, it is impossible to leave the stars at home. In fact, they have also adjusted, but the core players have not. The Chinese team does not It’s the same, it’s impossible to win the championship, so why recruit them? Why not take this opportunity to observe the new players and train the team..."
Li Qingqing listened to the discussions of his teammates and remained silent.
Just then there was a knock on the door, and the female football players who were changing clothes shouted: "Who is it?"
"Has Li Qingqing changed her clothes? The reporter wants to interview her." The voice of team leader Yu Jieping sounded outside the door.
Everyone turned their attention to Li Qingqing.
Li Qingqing stood up and walked to the door: "I have changed my clothes, Director Yu."
Then she opened a crack, stepped out, and closed the door smoothly.
Others in the locker room saw Li Qingqing going out and resumed the discussion.
"As long as the National Olympic team doesn't come in last this time, it will have accomplished its mission by finishing third. North Korea is not easy to beat. Fortunately, North Korea is sending the National Olympic team this time, otherwise it will be really hanging..."
Team captain Lan Lixin clapped her hands: "Okay, don't talk about others. Our task is also very heavy. Do you think the Korean team is easy to play?"
Everyone fell silent immediately.
The Chinese women's football team has been at a trough for many years. They did not even qualify for the group stage in the last World Cup. In the East Asian Cup, they set an embarrassing record of losing in the first round of five consecutive East Asian Cups.
It wasn't until coach Yan Encai took over the team that the results improved.
In this East Asian Cup, the Chinese women's football team's opponent in the first round is the host South Korean women's football team. Whether it can break the record of losing in the first round of five consecutive East Asian Cups depends on tomorrow's game.
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When Li Qingqing stood in the interview area, the camera shutters in the hands of the photographers did not stop, clicking and flashing for about a minute.
After the photographers finished taking photos, the interview officially began.
Reporters from various countries took turns asking Li Qingqing questions.
Naturally, Korean reporters are most concerned about tomorrow's game. Li Qingqing answered politely: "The Korean team is very strong and it is a home game. We must go all out to win..."
The Japanese reporter was concerned about the winner of the East Asian Cup. Li Qingqing hesitated and shook his head: "I can't predict the winner. Of course I personally hope that the Chinese team can win the championship, but I also know that it will not be easy, because whether it is the host South Korea or the defending champion The champion Japan has very strong strength..."
The reporters from Chinese Taipei, the fourth participating team, are quite gossipy. They are concerned about whether Li Qingqing likes to go shopping and what he likes to eat... The reporters and participating teams have the same mentality. It is clear that they are here to make soy sauce, and the results It was arranged in advance, and facing three other powerful teams, there was no suspense about being ranked at the bottom.
So instead of worrying about grades, it is better to inquire about the gossips of beautiful women, only then can you get eyeballs and traffic. Anyway, few of the spectators on the island watch football, and even fewer understand football. If you bother to analyze football tactics for them and compare the strength of the two teams, you might as well show a few beautiful photos of Li Qingqing, a talented and beautiful girl known as the "Flower of Women's Football" in mainland China. Woolen cloth. ——After Li Qingqing came out just now, among the loud shutters, the reporters on the island clicked the most.
Chinese reporters are more concerned about the World Cup next summer.
After all, the important purpose of the Chinese women's football team participating in the East Asian Cup is to train for the World Cup.
To be honest, it doesn't matter what results the Chinese women's football team achieves in this East Asian Cup. What matters is what they played in this East Asian Cup.
Although Yan Encai didn't say it clearly, everyone could see that the team's tactics revolved around Li Qingqing.
Li Qingqing, who plays as an attacking midfielder, can organize offense and score goals on his own. How to get the whole team to serve Li Qingqing is the key to how far the Chinese women's football team can go in the World Cup.
In the last World Cup, the Chinese team failed to qualify from the group stage. This time in the Women's World Cup, which has expanded to 32 participating teams, there are more participating teams and the competition has become more intense. Everyone hopes that the team can at least reach the knockout stage.
"What are your goals in the World Cup?" Li Qingqing repeated the reporter's question.
The Chinese reporter who asked this question nodded repeatedly.
The formulaic answer almost blurted out, but the words were swallowed back by Li Qingqing.
She thought of Hu Lai.
Since he publicly stated that his dream is to win the World Cup, the cynicism towards him on the Internet has not stopped. Although there is an article from the "Goal" website endorsing Hulay, how can one article alone change others? What about deep-seated thoughts?
Even after this article came out, more people criticized it. It is said that Hu Lai actually spent money to buy trolls and asked the media to write soft articles in an attempt to pin the root cause of Chinese football's failure on the fans who scolded them. Not to mention the player's arrogance and grandstanding, he also has a dark and dirty heart and low morals. The reason why the level of Chinese football is low is because there are too many such despicable and shameless players!
By the way, the reporter Zhang Chao was also scolded bloody, saying that such a "prostitute" would write all kinds of bullshit soft articles just to make money, and he would definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame of Chinese football together with Hu Lai!
In the forum of "Goal" website, some fans nicknamed Hulay "Want to Win the World Cup Hulay" and satirized him.
Of course Hu Lai himself didn't care. He even used the account of "WHO in the Forbidden Zone" to like the post and replied: "Thank you for your good words!"
Hu Lai doesn't care, but Li Qingqing does!
Those people didn't understand anything, so they just said that Hu Lai hired the media to write soft articles to whitewash Chinese football... They blamed Hu Lai for things he had never done, and then set up targets to attack him.
How can this make sense?
Thinking of this, she raised her eyebrows and smiled: "My goal is to one day be able to wear the national team's jersey and win the World Cup."
The reporters were all intoxicated by Li Qingqing's sudden smile, and then they realized what Li Qingqing said.
"Eh? Eh? Eh-?"
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"Qingqing, did you really say that?" Xu Wen asked her roommate, Li Qingqing, the protagonist of this news, holding her mobile phone and pointing to the news on it.
"Yes, that's really what I said." Li Qingqing nodded and admitted.
"Wow! As expected of Qingqing, you can say such domineering words easily! You smile and say you want to win the World Cup championship. You are so handsome!" Xu Wen blew a rainbow fart.
Li Qingqing frowned: "Hu Lai also said he wanted the World Cup champion, but that's not what you said..."
Xu Wen quickly waved her hand: "The situation is different. Our women's football team has never missed every World Cup, but the men's football team has never played in a World Cup. Can the same goal have the same effect? They are still advanced. Let’s talk about the World Cup finals!”
Li Qingqing rolled her eyes at such a double standard roommate.
But she also discovered that Xu Wen's thoughts were definitely not unique to her.
Because she also saw similar remarks on the forum of "Goal" website.
Basically, without exception, they all praise her for her lofty goals. Even if a very small number of people say that she is sensationalizing, they will be sprayed back by more people with words like "a sparrow knows the ambition of a swan."
It would be okay if he just complimented her.
But the key point is that there are still many people who pulled Hu Lai out again and whipped him: "Look, look, look, they are also talking about winning the World Cup. The credibility of the words coming from Qingqing's mouth is much higher. As soon as I hear it, I will let him go." People feel excited. And that Hu Lai is a sensationalist clown! He still dares to find unscrupulous media to write soft articles. Do you think this is an era when scholars can fool the public with just one pen? "< br>
"That's right, I agree with the poster. When will the Chinese men's football team be like the women's football team and not miss every World Cup finals? Let's talk nonsense about winning the World Cup! I'm afraid that until Hu Lai retires, the national football team will not be able to enter the World Cup. ! ”
"I will never be able to see it in my life. I don't know if my son can see it..."
"Upstairs, first you must have a son!"
“Isn’t it above that ‘First you must have a wife’?”
Li Qingqing put down her phone, sighed silently, and then lay down on the bed.
After staring at the ceiling for a while, she turned over, lay on her side on the bed, picked up her phone, and sent a WeChat message to Hu Lai: "This is different from what I originally thought... I don't want you to be pulled out by them again." When the opposite is typical..."
Hu Lai replied to her: "It's booming and in a trance!"
"You're still laughing!"
"Okay, don't worry about me. Just focus on tomorrow's game. We will be there to watch your game. Give us a good start!"
"Don't worry, my goal is to win the World Cup. How could I lose to the South Korean team here?" Li Qingqing sent Hu Lai a "victory" gesture.
Hu Lai asked: "Are you serious?"
Li Qingqing asked: "Are you not serious?"
"Of course I am."
"Then so do I!"
"Okay, let's work hard together!"
Seeing this sentence from Hu Lai, the corners of Li Qingqing's mouth turned up.
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Hu Lai and his teammates were sitting in the stadium stands, wearing Chinese team training jackets, watching the Chinese women's football team against the Korean women's football team.
This is the first game of this East Asian Cup, the opening match.
Why did the women's football team leave the Hongmangling training base one day early?
Of course, it's because their game starts one day earlier than the men's team, so they have to come here first to prepare.
Not only in this game, but in all games of this East Asian Cup, the women's football team plays first.
The same goes for the final round.
When the TV broadcast scanned the Chinese Olympic team in the stands, the commentator said: "The boys from the Olympic team also came to cheer for the women's football girls in this game..."
Xie Lan saw his son Hu Lai and was particularly happy.
Hu Lixin, on the other hand, stared at the five-star red flag on the chest of Hu Lai's Chinese team training uniform.
That was the clothes he once dreamed of...
As a result, his son put it on.
Then the scene quickly cut from the stands to the court, where the Chinese team was launching an attack.
"Li Qingqing took the ball... and turned around beautifully! She broke forward! She distributed the ball to the wing, smart!"
As the commentator shouted, the football was passed to the wing by Li Qingqing. The Chinese team's winger Xu Wen stepped in and received Li Qingqing's pass. Facing the Korean team's defensive player, she made a feint and broke through the bottom.
The Korean fans in the stands screamed.
In their exclamations, Xu Wen made a pass and deceived the South Korean team's full-back to make a tackle.
But it was just a false shot.
After knocking the opponent's full-back down, Xu Wen made another pass. Instead of passing to the goal, she passed an inverted triangle!
The football passed behind the Korean team's defender and went straight to the penalty spot.
Previously, the defenders of the Korean team were pushed to the goal by the forwards of the Chinese team, and a gap appeared behind them.
That time was at the penalty spot!
A red figure suddenly burst out, swung towards the flying football and shot it!
"Li Qingqing!!"
In the loud shouts of the commentator, the football was shot towards the goal like a shell.
The power of this kick was so great that the South Korean team’s goalkeeper made the save after the football flew into the goal. It looked as funny as slow motion...
"Good goal!! Beautiful!! Li Qingqing opened the scoring for the Chinese team! She scored the first goal of this East Asian Cup! A good start for the Chinese team in this East Asian Cup!"
After scoring the goal, Li Qingqing opened her arms and ran towards her teammate Xu Wen who assisted her with the pass. When she ran in front of Xu Wen, she jumped up happily and threw herself into Xu Wen's arms.
A ponytail rises and falls like a waving flag.
"It's her!" Xie Lan slapped her face hard, startling the husband next to her.
"What is she? What happened to her?" Hu Lixin was confused.
“Remember what I said before about my son’s coach’s daughter?”
Hu Lixin thought for a while: "Remember..."
"Here, that's her!" Xie Lan pointed to the close-up of Li Qingqing on the screen.
The little girl has bright eyes and white teeth, and her smile is particularly beautiful.
"How did you know it was her?" Hu Lixin didn't believe it.
"My son said that the little girl also plays football, women's football!"
"There are more women's football teams. Can a girl who plays football be able to join the national team?" Hu Lixin sneered, "Why do you insist on dragging me to watch women's football games...I'm telling you, you are overthinking."< br>
"You don't understand women's intuition." Xie Lan also despised her husband. Men are so stupid!
At this time, the broadcast screen cut to the stands, and the Olympic team players stood up to applaud and cheer for the goal. Hu Lixin pointed at the screen and said: "Look, if it really has something to do with Hu Lai, how can he be so calm? He is not as excited as the teammates around him."
Hu Lai in the picture is indeed quite calm. Other teammates jumped up from their seats. He was still sitting on the chair, sitting and applauding.
Xie Lan also frowned, but she still preferred to trust her intuition. It was a feeling that was difficult to describe and explain to others.
She stopped talking, but looked at the girl on the screen carefully. She smiled and hugged her teammates, smiled and high-fived the teammates who came up, smiled and waved to the stands...
Looking at it, Xie Lan also laughed as if he was infected by her smile.
This girl... is so good! (Note 1)
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Note 1: Guai means pretty and good-looking in dialect. (End of chapter)