Hung up Yang Fan's phone, Gao Hongbo still couldn't believe it.

Yang Fan assured him on the phone that his physical condition was recovering well and he could catch up with the Asian Cup. Although Yang Fan also said that the biggest possibility is to return to the team completely injured in the knockout stage, which means that Yang Fan may not be able to count on the group stage of the game, Rao is so, or Gao Hongbo feels unbelievable.

If he didn't know Yang Fan well and knew that Yang Fan was very serious about football, he would never mess around casually, Gao Hongbo would have suspected that Yang Fan was lying.

Gao Hongbo once communicated with Manchester City's team doctor, and the other party said that Yang Fan would take at least two months to recover from his injury, and the team doctor of the Chinese national team also supported this view after reading Yang Fan's diagnosis report and medical records faxed by Manchester City.

Later, Yang Fan's surgery was successful, and Manchester City also announced that the most optimistic estimate was that Yang Fan would recover from his injury in 50 days.

However, now, if what Yang Fan said is realized, it means that Yang Fan only took more than a month to recover from his injury, don't underestimate this is just ten days in advance, this is almost a miracle, the recovery process of the human body is a natural process, and it is necessary to pursue the natural laws of the human body, which is an extremely serious and inviolable law.

In addition, the most important thing is that Yang Fan is still recovering with the help of his personal medical team, and Gao Hongbo can't do an examination for Yang Fan to confirm the matter, and it is too late in time, and Yang Fan also bluntly said that it is inconvenient to conduct an examination now.

This also means that whether to bring Yang Fan to Qatar to participate in this Asian Cup, or whether to put Yang Fan's name in the squad, it all depends on Gao Hongbo's decision. It depends on his personal choice, or it can be said that it depends on his courage.

If Gao Hongbo believes Yang Fan, then put Yang Fan's name into it. Of course, this can be said to be a gamble, betting on whether Yang Fan can recover from injury in time.

If Gao Hongbo is on the safe side, the best result is naturally to exclude Yang Fan from the squad and attack the Asian Cup with the current lineup.

On this night, in the hotel where the Chinese team stayed, the lights in the room belonging to Gao Hongbo, the head coach of the Chinese national team, were always on, showing the anxiety of the owner of the room, and he had no sleep all night.

The next day, Gao Hongbo called his assistant Fu Bo over.

Goalkeepers: Yang Zhi, Zeng Cheng, Guan Zhen; Defenders: Du Wei, Zhao Peng, Wang Qiang, Peng, Li Jianbing, Li Xuepeng, Rong Hao; Midfielders: Qu Bo, Yu Hai, Yu Hang, Yang Hao, Zhao Yidu, Zhou Haibing, Yu Tao, Huang Bowan, Hao Junmin, Deng Zhuoxiang; Forwards: Gao Lin, Yang Xu, Yang Fan;

Gao Hongbo showed Fu Bo the list of twenty-three people he determined, Fu Bo's eyes widened, his eyes were full of shock, he rubbed his eyes, and made sure that his eyes were not wrong, because he saw the name of "Yang Fan" on the front list at a glance.

"Lao Gao, are you sure you are not mistaken? Yang Fan? Didn't he say that he was sure to miss the Asian Cup? Could it be that his injury recovery was going well?" Fu Bo asked eagerly, he knew how important Yang Fan was to the Chinese team and this Asian Cup, and what would it mean for the Chinese team if Yang Fan could return from injury.

"No, to be honest, I'm not sure either. Gao Hongbo rubbed his temples painfully, this action he repeated all night, "I also have a headache." ”

"Then you still ......" Fu Bo was puzzled.

"I received a call from Yang Fan. Gao Hongbo said.

Fu Bo listened carefully, for fear of missing a word, because this thing sounds so incredible, the young man who is regarded as the savior and hope by Chinese football and Chinese fans has been determined to miss the Asian Cup, which is almost a fact accepted and recognized by the whole of China and even the whole world, and now, he suddenly learned that Yang Fan may recover from injury to participate in the Asian Cup, which is really a shocking shock.

Gao Hongbo told Fu Bo the reason and process of the incident.

After listening, Fu Bo was also silent for a short time.

"This list has to be reported to the AFC, and once it is confirmed, there is no way to replace it, Lao Gao. Fu Bo hesitated, but still said, as an assistant, he needs to remind Gao Hongbo that he doesn't want Gao Hongbo to make an irrational gamble because of his eagerness for the results of the Asian Cup, although Fu Bo is also so expecting Yang Fan to catch up with this Asian Cup.

Fu Bo reminded Gao Hongbo that once the list is submitted, there will be no changes.

"Of course I do. Gao Hongbo smiled bitterly. Once this list is submitted, if Yang Fan is unable to recover from his injury in time, the Chinese team will be able to bring one less person to Qatar, which will inevitably greatly affect the Chinese team's preparation and competition.

"Do you think there is a lot of hope?" Fu Bo asked, staring at Gao Hongbo, as if as long as Gao Hongbo nodded, it was true.

"It's better to have hope than no hope. Gao Hongbo said helplessly.

"But ......" Fu Bo hesitated, "What if Yang Fan can't recover from his injury in time in the end?"

"What should I do?" Gao Hongbo smiled bitterly, "just when we brought one less player to Qatar." ”

Since Gao Hongbo said so, it shows that at least this person has a great psychological inclination and has made a decision, Gao Hongbo means to gamble, if Yang Fan really doesn't catch up with the Asian Cup, it will be a waste of a place.

Fu Bo was silent for a while and asked, "Your list...... Will the Football Association agree? What will they think?"

"They'll agree. Gao Hongbo is not worried about the Football Association, the Football Association dreams that Yang Fan can participate, in the eyes of those people who have not abided by the laws of science, maybe Yang Fan will make a miraculous timely comeback, this is a very easy thing to accept, the Football Association of course also knows the importance of Yang Fan, this is the guarantee of the Chinese team's results, they dream that Yang Fan can participate in the Asian Cup, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, they will not give up, this is because it has been announced that Yang Fan will not participate in the Asian Cup, the Football Association will die, otherwise, if there is a trace of possibility, they can't wait for Yang Fan to play with a limp。

Fu Bo is not a fool, he also knows the urine nature of those people in the Football Association, and he immediately understood. Seeing that Gao Hongbo had already made a decision, he had no choice but to nod: "I hope Yang Fan can recover in time......"

"I wonder how excited the fans and the media will be when the squad is announced. Gao Hongbo also smiled helplessly and said, this is really a gamble, a big gamble, a big gamble about a player.

As Gao Hongbo said, fans and the media will jump up excitedly when they see Yang Fan's name on this list, they have no hope for Yang Fan to participate in the Asian Cup, but now seeing Yang Fan's name on the list, this is bound to make the media and fans excited, wondering if Yang Fan's injury recovery is going well? Otherwise, Gao Hongbo would definitely not write his name on it. As a result, everyone suddenly felt that the future of the Chinese team in the Asian Cup was bright......

"Maybe there's another benefit. Fu Bo suddenly said leisurely, "It will make our opponents suspicious and frightened." ”

"Huh. Gao Hongbo laughed. Well, this is true, seeing Yang Fan in the squad, the Chinese team's opponents, especially the group stage opponents Kuwait, Qatar and Uzbekistan, will definitely be particularly jealous, they must not know when Yang Fan will come back, they are bound to be suspicious, even when formulating tactics, there are two sets of tactics: the Chinese team with Yang Fan and the Chinese team without Yang Fan, which is bound to make them distracted and even frightened.

It's really good. Gao Hongbo thought to himself that even if Yang Fan couldn't catch up with the Asian Cup at that time, he would have made a great contribution to the national team.

A star of Yang Fan's level, even if it's just a name, has a great deterrent!

Although the squad for the Asian Cup has not yet been announced, the Chinese team has been training for more than half a month, and now there are nearly 30 players in the training base in Guangzhou.

Of course, when the 23-man squad for the Asian Cup is announced, seven will be leaving, while the rest will be preparing to leave for Qatar. To be exact, there are eight people who are leaving here, because no one knows at this time that their captain Yang Fan, the captain who was previously determined to miss the Asian Cup, will participate in the Asian Cup.

When the players of the Chinese team are chatting, the topic of the forum is naturally the upcoming Asian Cup, after all, this event is the most important thing in front of them, and it is the reason and goal for them to concentrate here.

Seeing that everyone is coming, only one person is missing, and many players, including Gao Lin, are a little uncomfortable.

After the past year, Yang Fan has completely won the respect and trust of these players of the national team, this respect and trust is not out of awe of Yang Fan's fame, but Yang Fan with his performance, with his goals, with his every move, in influencing this team, injecting that special strength into this team, never admit defeat! Yang Fan has won the respect and trust of these players!

Captain!

This is the word that all the Chinese team players now use when they call Yang Fan, and this word means too much! If they hadn't really won the trust and respect of these people, they wouldn't have called this captain that way in normal times. These international players are the absolute big names of their respective clubs, they are usually very proud, and some people are very angry, but in the face of Yang Fan, the captain, they are convinced!

Football field, in the final analysis, is based on strength to speak, when the strength is a little higher, maybe some people still have some ideas, but when that person's height is the peak that others cannot surpass, can only look up, there is only obedience and trust and even awe and worship.

The captain can't come to the Asian Cup!

When I heard the news, it could be said to be a huge blow to these players of the Chinese team.

Today's Yang Fan has already become the tactical and spiritual core of the Chinese team. When he is present, everyone will have a sense of security, and if he is not there, he will naturally be uneasy, not to mention the ability of a star of Yang Fan's level to change the game by himself, which is equivalent to opening a plug-in for the whole team, with Yang Fan's plug-in, they can be fearless of any opponent in the Asian Cup.

I learned that the captain really can't come to the Asian Cup. Many people in the Chinese team were the first to be clouded, and they would feel that this trip to Qatar was more auspicious. In the final analysis, for more than a year, the Chinese team has been able to win in some games, relying on the weapon of Yang Fan! Without Yang Fan, the Chinese team will be beaten back to its original shape, not to mention that for more than a year, the Chinese team's tactics have completely revolved around Yang Fan's core, and now Yang Fan has missed the Asian Cup, which means that everything has to be restarted, and their performance will be even worse than a year ago.

In addition to the tactical impact, there is also a point, Yang Fan's injury, which is too heavy a blow to the morale of the Chinese team.

Therefore, the atmosphere of the national team at this time is relatively heavy.

About an hour later, the head coach of the Chinese team, Gao Hongbo, assistant coaches Fu Bo, Ou Chuliang and others appeared in the conference room, and everyone was present.

Head coach Gao Hongbo didn't say too much, he came up and read out the 23-man squad that has been decided, about to be reported, and has been set to participate in this Qatar Asian Cup.

Goalkeepers: Yang Zhi, Zeng Cheng, Guan Zhen; Defenders: Du Wei, Zhao Peng, Wang Qiang, Peng, Li Jianbing, Li Xuepeng, Rong Hao; Midfielders: Qu Bo, Yu Hai, Yu Hang, Yang Hao, Zhao Yiju, Zhou Haibing, Yu Tao, Huang Bowan, Hao Junmin, Deng Zhuoxiang; Forwards: Gao Lin, Yang Xu;

As the names are pronounced out one by one, the people who hear their names are naturally excited, and the people who do not enter the squad are sad, they missed the Asian Cup, and they will have to wait for four years, but some people's ages are there, and the Asian Cup has not caught up, and it may be more difficult for them to have the opportunity to participate in the Asian Cup after four years.

Twenty-two names have been pronounced, and one more name has been pronounced.

"Yang Fan!" Gao Hongbo pronounced out the last name.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then shouted together, "Captain?!"

They were so surprised, didn't they say that the captain couldn't catch up with the Asian Cup? Manchester City's official website announced that the captain had been out of action for two months, what was going on? Was it a good recovery from the injury? Or was it a misdiagnosis before? This is impossible, this is also incredible.

There was a lot of talk among the players, of course, in addition to surprise and doubt, but more excitement.

They are the ones who know the importance of Yang Fan to the national team.

"Great, the captain can catch up. Gao Lin shouted, "Haha, that's great. ”

"Champions, our goal is to be champions. Someone shouted that just before, the player was more cautious and said that the team would have a hard time qualifying for the group stage.

It can be seen that Yang Fan's entry into the team squad has an impact on these players.

Although Gao Hongbo knew Yang Fan's influence and importance in the team, he only appeared at this time, and he seemed to underestimate Yang Fan's huge influence.

Check it out.

Hearing that Yang Fan entered the squad, Gao Hongbo didn't continue to say anything, and Yang Fan didn't appear here, but the mental outlook of the entire national team has completely changed, it really has completely changed, a big change!

Big change!

Before, it was dull and depressing, but now, the whole team is like taking a doping, all of them are very energetic, and they can even fully feel the fighting spirit in the players, and some of them can't wait for the game to come......

Just a name makes such a big difference!

Just a name has such incredible magic!