Chapter 1719 Come on Ou Yangjin
"Come on!"
After sending Ou Yangjin to the training base, Tao Hongjun said something to Ou Yangjin who got off the car.
Ou Yangjin got out of the car. Hearing these words, he turned around and replied to Tao Hongjun: "Okay, Brother Jun."
Then Tao Hongjun watched Ou Yangjin walk quickly towards the first team's locker room in the car.
It wasn't until he could no longer be seen that the car drove out of the training base.
After driving out, he glanced at the gate of the Claude Ranger training base behind him through the rearview mirror.
This was not something he did just today. In fact, every time after sending Ou Yangjin here for training, he would glance at her like this before leaving. It had almost become a habit.
This look meant a lot to him.
Cloud Ranger's training base is like a school, and Ou Yangjin is a student entering the school.
Tao Hongjun looked at him as if he were his own younger brother. He walked into the school with his schoolbag on his back, hoping that he could study hard in school and finally get into a good university and live up to everyone's expectations for him...
That phrase "Come on" really comes from his heart.
But in fact, he still had a lot to say in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out for fear of adding unnecessary psychological burden to Ou Yangjin.
So in the end all the emotions were condensed into just "Come on".
Less than a year has passed since the 2030 World Cup in Spain and Portugal, and the Chinese national team has officially entered World Cup preparation mode.
Next month Jorge Dillon will lead the national team to Europe for training.
This is also for the convenience of the vast number of international football players studying abroad in Europe.
As a player who also studied abroad in Europe, there should be no suspense about Ou Yangjin being selected for this training camp.
But whether he can participate in next year's World Cup is uncertain now.
If he cannot show enough ability to play in the Claude Rangers and attract the attention of national team coach Dillon, he may not be selected for the World Cup roster even if he plays in Europe.
After all, Chinese football today is no longer like three years ago, as long as you can study abroad, you can firmly enter the national team.
As more and more players go abroad to study, and Dillon is not a head coach who has never seen the world, he has his own standards and requirements for the level of players who can enter the national team.
If Ou Yangjin couldn't perform convincingly, why would Dillon recruit him?
If Ou Yangjin fails to make the World Cup squad in the end, Tao Hongjun will feel that his work this year has been an extreme failure.
Not only will it be a heavy blow to himself, but also to the newly established department of the Chinese Football Association's "Overseas Affairs Department" - everyone is looking at how this new department, which the Chinese Football Association spent a lot of money to establish, can give Chinese football. What kind of help or positive effects does studying abroad bring?
If the first person they serve fails to even participate in the World Cup, this will somewhat demoralize them. Even those who oppose the establishment of the "Ministry of Overseas Affairs" due to interests will take the opportunity to use this incident to attack the "Ministry of Overseas Affairs" and hope to abolish this new department.
Although it does not mean that the "Overseas Affairs Department" must serve the national football team, and the players it serves must participate in the World Cup. But this is the first case after all, and it always serves as an example.
No matter how well you serve a non-national player, no one knows what is good about it or what the point is. And if you serve the national team, then there is a very simple and easy-to-understand quantitative indicator: participating in the World Cup.
Being able to participate in the World Cup means you have done a good job, and not being able to participate means you have not done a good job - it's as simple as that.
Everyone hopes that Ou Yangjin can give the Department of Overseas Chinese Affairs a good start in its future work.
To be honest, Ou Yangjin is somewhat inappropriate as the "first shot" player to open the Overseas Affairs Department.
Because he is a defensive player.
Defensive players are not as good as offensive players, and they tend to excel in games and training, gaining recognition from the head coach and cheers from the fans.
Offensive players may be able to change their destiny as long as they score a goal.
But defensive players are often invisible on the court and no one pays attention to them.
Performance is difficult to quantify using data such as goals and assists. On the other hand, if you make any mistakes in training or competition, you will be caught immediately.
Looking at it this way, although Wang Guangwei has not participated in the European competition, it is still not easy for him to gain a foothold and become the main force in a mid-tier Serie A team like Eldrea.
At least Chinese football has a Serie A-level central defender.
As for Ou Yangjin, the most impressive thing so far is the famous scene when he fell to the ground in the Olympic semifinals and used his head to clear the football from Melli's feet.
That moment was indeed very beautiful. Even when Claude Rangers Club signed Ou Yangjin, the official social media account also played this video to introduce this new Chinese player to Claude Rangers fans.
But Tao Hongjun doesn't want this scene to be Ou Yangjin's only highlight scene. This should be the starting point of everything, not the end.
Tao Hongjun drove away with expectations and worries about Ou Yangjin.
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At five o'clock in the afternoon, Tao Hongjun drove to the parking lot of the training base on time to wait for Ou Yangjin.
He didn't wait long when he saw Ou Yangjin walking towards him carrying a bag.
"How are you today?" He asked when Ou Yangjin opened the car door and sat in.
This is actually a common practice. Asking to know about the players' training status will give you some idea.
Have you performed well in training, have you been praised by the head coach, how are you getting along with your teammates, have you been injured...
Waiting for these, as Ou Yangjin's "butler", Tao Hongjun has to ask.
Ou Yangjin also knew the meaning of Brother Jun's question, so he would answer the questions cooperatively.
"It's okay. I think I performed pretty well." Ou Yangjin got into the car and said while fastening her seat belt.
"Really? That's good!" Tao Hongjun grinned when Ou Yangjin said this.
"Yeah. Royers praised me for my good attitude."
Steve Lowes is the team's coach and is also responsible for Ou Yangjin's "special training." He is a coach who is relatively familiar with Ou Yangjin in Claude Rangers.
"Hey, what exactly is going on?"
"I was kicked, but I still destroyed the football first before falling to the ground..."
Before Ou Yangjin could finish his words, he was interrupted by Tao Hongjun: "Kicked? Where? Is it serious?"
Seeing that Brother Jun was so nervous, Ou Yangjin quickly smiled and said: "Hey, it's nothing. It hurt a little at the time, but it got better soon after taking a rest. It was just a hard injury, neither the joints nor the ligaments... ”
Tao Hongjun was still worried and asked nervously: "Have you gone to see the team doctor?"
"I searched and searched, but the team doctor said there was nothing wrong."
Ou Yangjin lied here.
In fact, he did not go to the team doctor because he felt that it was not a big deal and there was no need to go to the team doctor.
But he was afraid that Brother Jun would be worried all the time, so he lied and said he had seen the team doctor.
Sure enough, after hearing that the team doctors said there was nothing wrong, Tao Hongjun felt a little relieved, but still warned: "You still have to be careful. The chance of getting injured in training is higher than in the game. If you are injured , then all the previous efforts will be wasted..."
At this point, Tao Hongjun seemed to feel that what he said was a bit harsh, and he was afraid that Ou Yangjin would be put under pressure, so he added: "It's not that all the efforts have been wasted... it's just that it will become very troublesome, not very troublesome, just a little troublesome..."
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Because he had too many worries, he suddenly didn't know what to say.
It was Ou Yangjin who helped him out: "I know, Brother Jun. Don't worry, I'm measured."
Tao Hongjun also changed the topic: "Just because you were kicked first and then cleared the ball, Royes praised you?"
"Yes, he said that I have a fighting spirit and give priority to solving the immediate crisis..."
While Ou Yangjin was talking, the phone in his pocket sounded a new message notification.
He reflexively took it out and looked at it, and his eyes widened as he looked at it.
Tao Hongjun, who was driving, saw that he was silent and joked: "What are you doing? Girlfriend? Oh, that's not right. I remember you don't have a girlfriend..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard Ou Yangjin suddenly say: "Brother Jun, I won't come back tomorrow night."
"What? Are you really going to book a room with your girlfriend? I remember you are single... Holy shit?!" Tao Hongjun was still making fun of Ou Yangjin, and then suddenly came back to his senses.
Because he remembered that Claude Rangers head coach Fraser Moffat had a habit of not announcing who would be included in the game squad after training. Publish the list in the group.
So just now...
"Is the big list out?" he asked, his voice trembling.
Fortunately, my hands were not shaking and the car was still driving smoothly.
"Yeah. I'm in there."
Ou Yangjin replied.
"Are you on the squad?" Tao Hongjun seemed to not believe it and wanted to confirm it again.
"Yes, Brother Jun. I'm on the roster!" Ou Yangjin repeated.
"Ha!" Tao Hongjun laughed. "Haha! Hahaha!"
After laughing, he said to Ou Yangjin: "Finally! You have to seize this opportunity, Xiao Ou!"
"Just being in the squad, Brother Jun. It doesn't mean I will definitely play..."
"That's also a good start. This is the first time you have been selected for the squad!" Tao Hongjun was still very happy.
Then he turned to Ou Yangjin and said, "Come on!"
This time Ou Yangjin did not remind him that he might not be able to appear, but nodded and said: "No problem, Brother Jun."
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