Chapter 76 The winning ticket is in hand
During dinner, Wang Lie’s side was the busiest. One could even describe the crowds of people who came to greet and chat with him as “an endless stream”.
Everyone came here as if they were lining up. Some people left after saying hello, some people stayed after saying hello and found various topics to chat with Wang Lie. Some people did not say anything and just stood quietly beside them. Listening to it, it seems that as long as I can appear next to Brother Wang, I will be satisfied...
Of all the topics, the most mentioned one is the grudge between Wang Lie and Suo Fulian, and the second is how can Wang Lie be in the third place? He scored so many goals at the "old age" of eighteen years old...
Everyone is curious about the huge gap between Brother Wang's performance in Soft United and Tyne.
Of course, Wang Lie still used his explanation to Cai Bokang to answer his teammates on the national team.
The training effect was not good in the last days of Soft United; I played few games, which caused me to find the rhythm of the game, so even if I played, I did not perform well; I did not get the trust I deserved. and respect, and were not assigned the tactics that best suited their own characteristics; the atmosphere in the team was tense and so on...
It's reasonable, although the contrast is so huge, it still feels exaggerated.
But hasn’t their brother Wang always been able to do impossible things like this in his past career?
If you think about it this way, it doesn’t seem so unbelievable...
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"Brother Wang looks like a godfather, so enviable!" Su Ju said enviously as he looked at the place where the crowd gathered in the distance. "Everyone lined up to kiss the back of his hand, and he promised, 'I will bring you victory...'"
He imitated Marlon Brando's husky voice.
Then he turned to look at Chi Zhen: "A Zhen, when will you be like Brother Wang! Then I will be the first to come over and kiss the back of your hand."
Chi Zhen did not He didn't have a formal best friend to deal with, he just looked at Wang Lie in a daze.
Seeing that Chi Zhen ignored him, Su Ju asked: "What did Brother Wang tell you when he asked you to go and tell you? Why do I feel like you were so distracted even after eating this meal? Did he just feed you the ecstasy soup?"
< br>Chi Zhen whispered: "Brother Wang gave me a challenge."
"Huh?" Su Ju looked at him and then at Wang Lie in surprise. "What kind of challenge? A date for a fight?!"
Hearing the tone of his best friend's tone, Chi Zhen couldn't help but cursed: "What a date! You have been thinking about something all day long. !”
Then he sighed: “Brother Wang said he wanted to compete with me for the core position of the national team.”
"Huh?" Su Ju was stunned for a moment, then groped his chin and looked at the crowd gathered over Wang Lie. "A thirty-eight-year-old veteran has taken the initiative to compete with you... It seems that Brother Wang is very confident in himself. Does he think he can maintain his recent state and performance?"
After he finished speaking Then he looked at his friend: "You agreed?"
Chi Zhen smiled bitterly: "Can I still refuse to agree? I am now the 'Shou Lei Fang'. If I refuse the challenge, doesn't it mean that I tell Brother Wang that I am a coward? Are you surrendering?"
"Wow, you're done. Everyone knows how miserable it is to be targeted by Brother Wang!" Su Ju's tone and expression were exaggerated.
But what he said is not exaggerated at all.
Being targeted by Wang Lie would be really miserable.
He can immediately cite many well-known and popular examples.
Such as Scorsese, such as Atletico Barcelona, such as Madrid FC... these are teams.
Players too.
For example, the American international center back Cohen Jacobs who once played for the Ruhr Steel League.
He once successfully defended Wang Lie in a home game between Ruhr Steel United and Soft United, preventing Wang Lie from scoring a single goal in the entire game.
After the game, he was overly excited during the interview and spoke wildly, saying, "The defensive king is more relaxed than me playing with my son at home."
As a result, in the second round, Wang Lie performed the "big four" in the Champions League knockout round in front of him. While eliminating the Ruhr Steel League, he also completely beat the American international into confusion.
But it’s not enough.
Wang Lie posted a photo on his social media account after the game. In the photo was a stunned Cohen Jacobs.
Wang Lie captioned the photo with a very brief caption:
"My son."
Just like Joe Wesley against the Scouse, Wang Lie not only I want to defeat you on the court, but also humiliate you off the court...
This incident later caused a lot of controversy, and Wang Lie gained a lot of negative fans.
But this somewhat explains how Wang Lie treats those people he targets...
Although Wang Lie would not mock Chi Zhen, he would definitely try his best to defeat Chi Zhen.
It is indeed miserable to be targeted by someone who wants to defeat you.
There is absolutely no room for maneuver, and it is completely impossible to relax, because relaxing is tantamount to admitting defeat.
Unless Chi Zhen himself doesn’t want this core position.
Otherwise, he will be chased by Wang Lie all the time and will not be able to stop and take a breath.
This pursuit may continue until the World Cup... No, it is entirely possible that it will continue until the World Cup!
After scaring and teasing his friend, Su Ju saw that Chi Zhen’s expression did not improve, and he comforted him again:
“But I don’t think you need to worry too much about this, Brother Wang is thirty-eight after all. Years old..."
Chi Zhen suddenly interrupted him: "Su Ju."
"Huh?"
"If I have to wait for Brother Wang to age naturally to win the competition between me and him...then why don't I just wait for Brother Wang to retire before becoming the core of the national team?" Chi Zhen turned to look at his friend, his eyes Sharp.
"Uh..."
At that moment, Su Ju felt that there seemed to be some changes in his good friend that were different from before.
When it comes to Brother Wang before, Chi Zhen always resists, even shrinks.
Even if Brother Wang is not in good condition, it is difficult for him to threaten Chi Zhen's position in the national team. Chi Zhen always seems a little uncomfortable when mentioning Brother Wang.
It seems that he always feels guilty for stealing Brother Wang's core.
Although this is actually a normal update.
But it may be that in the past twenty years, the ideological imprint Wang Lie has left on Chinese football is so strong that many players in the national team now can be said to have watched them since childhood. Brother Wang grew up playing football.
Many people regard Brother Wang as their idol and role model.
Seizing Brother Wang's core position seems to be "treason" in their hearts.
So when Director He first proposed that Chi Zhen replace Wang Lie as the core of the national team, Chi Zhen's first reaction was to refuse:
How can I replace Brother Wang? How can I steal Brother Wang’s core? No, absolutely not! I'm not being modest. Director He, you should find another talent...
Even with the strong support and instigation of Director He, he finally stood at this core position, but when he faced Brother Wang , it is still inevitable to be embarrassed.
But just now, Su Ju found that his friend did not feel unnatural or flinching at all when he mentioned the competition between Brother Wang and him, nor did he show any intention of resisting.
"Hey, Ah Zhen, you..."
Chi Zhen raised his eyebrows at him and smiled: "I said that players should use football to speak. You said I was too old-fashioned. But today Brother Wang also said to me that we should use football to speak. So, you see, Su Ju. Brother Wang and I are the same kind of people, and I want to answer Brother Wang with football.”
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After dinner, Wang Lie left the restaurant and did not stay at the table. Formerly a "godfather".
But as soon as he walked out of the restaurant, he was stopped by deputy captain Chu Yu.
"Wang Lie, I heard that you went to see Xiaochi before eating?"
Chu Yu asked straight to the point.
Wang Lie didn't hide it either. He nodded and gave Chu Yu an affirmative answer: "That's right."
"Can I know what you talked about with him?"
"Actually, it's nothing. I just told him that I will compete with him for the tactical core of the national team."
Chu Yu looked at Wang Lie dumbfounded.
"What's your expression?" Wang Lie asked with a frown.
Chu Yu laughed: "It seems that you are very confident in yourself, Wang Lie. I thought nine goals in six games was your comeback."
Wang Lie sneered, He said confidently: "That's just the beginning."
Chu Yu smiled and nodded: "Very good, very good... It seems that you made the right decision to stay in Europe. Okay, you are in Europe Come on."
After that, he turned and left, with no intention of continuing the conversation with Wang Lie.
The relationship between him and Wang Lie has never been good, but as adults, we won't break up if nothing happens.
But it was naturally impossible for him and Wang Lie to chat like close friends.
He originally wanted to ask the reason behind Wang Lie's sudden outburst, but during the dinner, he had heard too many reasons relayed by others.
There is no need to ask the parties again.
As the vice-captain of the team, it is his job to care about the atmosphere within the team.
He was worried that Wang Lie and Chi Zhen would have conflicts if they didn't agree with each other...
Looking at it now, his worries were unnecessary.
Wang Lie is still as pure as before...
It seems like he is nosy... Ha!
Chu Yu shook his head and grinned at himself.
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With a crisp whistle, Wang Lie rushed out from the starting line, ran to a red dish ten meters ahead, and immediately turned back.
Wang Lie, who ran back to the starting line, turned back again, ran to the red bowl, changed the line and turned to his right, where there was a red pole.
He ducked around the pole. At this time, the coach of the national team passed the football in front of Wang Lie. He caught up with the football and shot directly!
The football hits the net!
"Oh! Beautiful!" "Brother Wang is awesome!"
A burst of cheers and whistles broke out from the crowd waiting behind, mixed with applause.
"How is it?" He Zhenyong asked as he approached Cai Bokang, the assistant coach in charge of timekeeping.
Cai Bokang glanced at the stopwatch in his hand, and then said to him: "It's more than one second faster than that time... This is not scientific."
"Hey, do you think it's scientific for him to perform a hat-trick against the Scorsese at the age of 38?" He Zhenyong said with a smile.
"His physical fitness is fine, and his sprinting and explosive power are also good. Should we change the previous arrangement and let him start?" Cai Bokang asked in a low voice.
He Zhenyong shook his head: "No, let's stick to our original plan... I heard that Wang Lie went to see Chi Zhen yesterday, and it seemed that he made it clear that he wanted to compete with him."
Cai Bokang nodded, he knew this.
Neither of the parties involved deliberately concealed it, and the relationship between the two of them has attracted the most attention within the national team.
So it only took one night for this matter to spread throughout the national team.
"So let Chi Zhen start and Wang Lie come on the bench. I'm curious, when Wang Lie sits on the bench and watches him play, what kind of performance will Chi Zhen do this time... And this This kind of pressure from Wang Lie is also a test for Chi Zhen. If he can't even withstand this kind of pressure, it means we have found the wrong person."
He Zhenyong expressed his thoughts.
Cai Bokang thinks what Lao He said makes sense.
Wang Lie went to Chi Zhen to make things clear. There is no longer any ambiguity between the two people, so he can also put aside such chaos as fame, prestige, qualifications, status, etc. Yes, just focus on training and competition.
Then let's see what kind of performance the two people can perform under such pure competition.
As Lao He himself said:
Those who are capable live there.
Then prove that you are a "capable person".
After Wang Lie finished, it was Chi Zhen's turn. He stood at the starting point and waited for the whistle.
When the coach blew the whistle, he was like a bullet being fired, giving full play to his explosive power and quick start.
After the same operation, the football was accurately kicked into the small goal specially used for training.
There are also applause, cheers and whistles - this talented young man also has many supporters in the national team.
Cai Bokang handed the stopwatch to He Zhenyong and took a look:
A little faster than Wang Lie.
He Zhenyong nodded and said nothing.
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Before leaving for the competition venue, the entire national team held a meeting in the hotel conference room.
This meeting has only one purpose, which is to announce the starting lineup for this game.
According to regulations, the starting list must be announced two hours before the game, so after it is announced within the team, the starting list will also be passed to the AFC, and then appear on their official website for everyone to see Check.
When He Zhenyong finished reading the starting list for this game, everyone couldn't control their necks and eyes, and turned their heads to look at Wang Lie.
Everyone was shocked:
In the starting list just announced by Director He, Brother Wang’s name was not included!
No one expected that Wang Lie, who had nine goals and three assists in the last six games, would still play as a substitute after returning to the national team...
When they saw Wang Lie, they thought On the one hand, I was surprised by this decision, but on the other hand, I also wanted to see Brother Wang's reaction to this.
In full view of everyone, Wang Lie sat in his chair with a calm expression and nothing could be seen on his face.
This surprised many Chinese team players.
Although this is not the first time that Brother Wang has played as a substitute in the national team, every time he is not in the starting lineup, he will still darken his face obviously, letting everyone know through his expression. How unhappy he felt.
Brother Wang is such a person, not good at...or disdainful to hide his thoughts.
Everyone can tell whether you are happy or unhappy.
This is why there is so much controversy surrounding Wang Lie.
Because he does not hide his opinions, and not all of his inner thoughts are in line with the values of the general public.
When his views are inconsistent with everyone's views, controversy arises.
Those mature players will always hide their true thoughts behind a well-disciplined appearance and try to avoid causing controversy and trouble.
Wang Lie is just the opposite. He is not afraid of controversy and trouble. He even enjoys controversy and trouble...
But what everyone saw today was that Wang Lie calmly accepted the arrangement of putting him on the bench!
Does Brother Wang also know how to hide his true inner thoughts?
This shouldn’t be the case!
Just over a month ago, when he left Soft United, he wrote an open letter scolding the Soft United club management and coach.
If he really knew how to hide his inner thoughts, how could he do so when bidding farewell to his former club?
What was supposed to be a tender farewell to the legend turned into a scolding war involving celebrities, ordinary fans, and club officials...
So why does Brother Wang now know how to hide his inner feelings? Real thoughts?
Should we put the interests of the national team first?
This reason is also untenable.
Because before, Brother Wang always put the interests of the national team first and chose to accept the substitute arrangement, but it did not prevent him from putting on a bad face...
Chi Zhen also looked at Wang Lie.
But he and others looked at it for different reasons.
He was indeed surprised that Brother Wang, who was in such excellent condition, was put on the bench by Director He. One thing to say, Director He is really courageous... The starting list was released, and it was published online in China I don’t know how many people had to greet He Guiding and his family cordially...
On the other hand, he felt that he had figured out why Brother Wang came to him alone and said that on the first day he came to the national team. talk.
Maybe Wang knew at that time that he would be a substitute in the game against Qatar.
Otherwise, why is his face so calm now?
There is only one explanation, and he knew it in advance.
He knew that he would not be able to start against Qatar, so he came to write a challenge.
Because of this game, I will play first.
He wanted to see what kind of performance I could do...
Chi Zhen didn't even have to guess. Experience told him that if he didn't perform well enough against Qatar and the team didn't play well, Director He would definitely send Brother Wang.
Does this mean that he was defeated in another confrontation with Brother Wang?
No, I absolutely can't let this happen!
Even if my opponent is Brother Wang, I don’t want to lose!
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There are nearly two hours before the start of the game, and fans from both sides are entering the Al Thani Stadium where the game will be held.
Especially those fan groups that need to arrange in advance, they will always be the first to enter the venue and make preparations.
For example, hang TIFO.
Qatar fans are doing just that.
Because it was an away game, not many Chinese fans came, and it was impossible to register TIFO, but there were still some Chinese fans who came early.
As the organizer of the "Long Yin", the official cheering team of the Chinese national team, Ankang was one of the people who entered the venue early. He had to do a good job in organizing the event. How could he arrive late in the end?
"Yaowei, give me your roster..."
Ankang asked his partner Li Yaowei for the roster.
“Damn it, I’ve taken away the speakers, and you’re not even allowed to bring in the flagpole...the crazy security check in Qatar!”
He took the roster handed to him by his partner and rolled it up as he went. complain. He doesn't care that these security requirements are similar to those at domestic stadiums, he just wants to scold Qatar.
He rolled the roster into a trumpet shape and put it to his mouth: "Hey, hey, hey? How is the effect?"
Partner Li Yaowei said: "It has some effect, but not much."
Ankang He scolded: "Tsk! Damn it! Forget it, just use it!"
Li Yaowei said: "Qatar really tried every means to cause trouble for us. They even forced me to store my bags. Even if I open the bag and show them everything, and there is indeed no contraband, it still won’t work. Otherwise, you won’t even have this.”
He pointed out. Refers to the simple loudspeaker in Ankang's hand.
"They must be scared!" Ankang snorted. "We have Wang Lie in this game! Wang Lie returns and kills Qatar!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone from the Dragon Roar cheering group next to him suddenly exclaimed:
"Holy shit! Wang Lie didn't start?!"
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Resend looked at the news on his phone and laughed: "I guessed it right, the Chinese team is back again Recalling the king is good news for us!”
Assistant coach Joao Amado came up and asked: "What's wrong?"
Resend handed the phone to Amado and let him look at it.
"Eh? King didn't start?!" Amado was also very surprised when he saw this news. His exclamation even had a vibrato at the end, which fully demonstrated how surprised he was at this moment. .
Resend simply laughed out loud.
Amado continued his analysis: "The head coach of the Chinese team doesn't know how to let Wang and Chi coexist, so he can only put Wang on the bench, but this will cause Wang to be dissatisfied, which will affect the Chinese team. The atmosphere in the locker room..."
He suddenly raised his head and said to Resende:
“In this game, we hope to get three points!”
Resende smiled without saying a word, looking confident and confident of winning. As if in hand.
(End of this chapter)