All the leagues in Europe are over, and the major clubs are starting to prepare for the upcoming summer transfer market. At this time, there was a news from Juventus, Chinese fullback, 33-year-old Huang Yu refused Juventus' offer of a new one-year contract, on the grounds that Huang Yu wanted to get a "1+1" contract, but Juventus was only willing to give one year, so Huang Yu decided to leave Juventus, and the American team New York FC decided to bring in the Chinese defender for free. Agent Feng Kai also officially: "Huang Yu will appear in Major League Soccer next season." ”

Huang Yu is the first Chinese player to leave a major European league and the first Chinese player to go to the United States to pan for gold. We can believe that as these Chinese players get older, more will leave Europe and go to the other side of the Pacific.

Juventus official website thanks Huang Yu for his contribution to the team over the years, since his transfer to Juventus in 2014, Huang Yu has played for Juventus for nine years, won the league title three times, he has played 368 games for Juventus in all competitions, scored 33 goals and has 46 assists, as a full-back, it is already very good to be able to play such statistics.

His club team-mates, as well as his international team-mates, congratulated him, saying: "It's a pleasure to be at Juventus for so many years, it will be the best memory of my career. Now that I'm leaving, I wish Juventus all the best for the future. ”

Huang Yu left Juventus, left Serie A, and went to the Major League of America. Before leaving, he shouted to all the national team players who play in Europe's top five leagues: "I'm waiting for you in the United States!"

This sentence is a bit of a joke, but it also reflects from another side that this group of players who have made great contributions to the Chinese team to win the World Cup are old. Now, except for Xu Zhixin, everyone else is over thirty years old, and even Xu Zhixin is already twenty-seven years old.

Zhao Wenkang said: "A month ago, Huang Yu asked me if I was interested in going to the United States after the contract with Juventus expired? But it's also possible that I'll retire directly. I still have two last years with Juventus, I was 37 years old at that time, and if my fitness allows, maybe I will go back to the United States and play for a year or two. ”

In addition to Zhao Wenkang, Ma Junqiang also said: "It may be a good choice to go to the United States, but I am still in Manchester City, as long as I am here for a day, I will not think about anything else." However, I still have to say to Huang Yu, since you have decided to wait for us in the United States, then before I go to the United States, you should not run. ”

Other players also made similar remarks, such as Yan Tao, Liang Xiran, Tang Ling, Chen Zihua, Xu Ziyi and other stars said that they would not refuse to go to the United States in the future. But some people said that they had no such plans, such as Zhang Shujie and Li Mu.

Zhang Shujie said: "No matter how old I am, if I can't play in Milan, I will retire directly." It's a great club and I haven't thought about changing teams since I came here. ”

"I've been at Chelsea for a lot of years and although there are always rumours that we have problems in the dressing room, I'm not going to leave here anyway and if one day I do have to leave, it's when I hang up my boots. ”

It seems that these two stars are still more inclined to retire with their current team. Both of them have reached the top of their squad now, and it's understandable that they want to keep their best moments here forever. Even if they choose to go to the United States or where to go next, it makes sense.

There will always be partings between players and players, and the national team seems to be more sad compared to the club. Since last year's World Cup was held in winter, this year's Asian Cup has also been rescheduled to summer. An Rong has resigned as the head coach of the national team, and the trusted coach is Prandelli, who was brought in by the Chinese Football Association at a large price, and he called together all the Chinese players who participated in the World Cup last year. And several of these Chinese players have made it clear that this year's Asian Cup will be their last time playing for their country.

Among this group of players, there are 34-year-old Ma Junqiang, 34-year-old Zhao Wenkang, 33-year-old Huang Yu, and Tang Ling, who will turn 34 by the end of the year. In addition, although the 32-year-old Zhang Shujie, Li Mu, Yan Tao and other players did not express their position, they also secretly revealed that they are not sure whether they can participate in the next World Cup, but one thing is certain that even if they are really unable to participate in the 2026 World Cup because of their age, they will send the Chinese team to the World Cup.

In this Asian Cup, the Chinese team is in a group with Qatar, Iraq, and the United Arab Emirates, and these opponents are not a problem for the Chinese team at all. Although the Chinese team is the oldest team in this tournament, their strength should not be underestimated, and they are still the favorites to win the championship.

In the previous two Asian Cups, the Chinese team won the championship in a row (sorry, I forgot to write it in the 2019 Asian Cup story, just mention it briefly here), if they can win the championship again this time, then the Chinese team will become the first team in history to win the Asian Cup for three consecutive years. Although the content of this Asian Cup is much worse than that of the World Cup, it is also a FIFA A-level competition, and it is the highest level of competition in Asia, as long as it can achieve this feat, it will become the talk of the whole of Asia for many years to come.

In the three games of the group stage, the Chinese team won all three games, scoring eight goals and conceding only one goal, of which Zhang Shujie and Li Mu scored two goals each, and Chen Zihua, Xu Ziyi, Zhao Wenkang and Xu Zhixin also scored one goal each. The Chinese media joked that the Chinese team's goals were evenly distributed, and the front four all scored.

In the round of 16, the Chinese team faced Saudi Arabia, and Yan Tao scored the only goal of the game with a header to help the Chinese team enter the semifinals. Here the Chinese team met the Japanese team, Asia's top powerhouse, and the Japanese team scored two goals in the first half, which made the Chinese team in front of the smooth sailing encounter a lot of trouble. But in the second half, Zhang Shujie, Li Mu, and Xu Zhixin each scored a goal, and the Chinese team finally defeated Japan 3:2 and advanced to the final without danger.

From this game, we can see the fatigue of some Chinese players, they are really old, after a busy season in the club, their bodies are also a little unbearable, if they are three or five years younger, the Chinese team does not say that it is possible to score three goals, it is possible to score four or five, and it is very likely that the Japanese team will not score.

However, the intensity of this Asian Cup is still a little lower after all, and the level is also lower, and the Chinese players are experienced and know how to adjust their physical strength and mentality in a game of this level. In the final, China's opponent was Australia, and the defense line that was penetrated twice by Japan in the semi-finals has become watertight, and Li Mu and Zhang Shujie scored one goal each in the second half to help the Chinese team defeat Australia 2:0 and win the Asian Cup for three consecutive years.

PS: From here, the rest of the content is almost gone, and the story is almost close to the finale, thank you to the readers who have never given up, although there are not many readers, but I, as a newbie, really thank you. After the end of "Victory Eleven", I will try other genres, and the next one will be the end of the world, a post-apocalyptic world with no rebirth, no golden finger, no abilities, and no stallions: "Rebellion in the Tribulation"!

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