Hu Lai was replaced by Zhao Kangming after scoring the goal, and the flashing stars shrank across the board and set up a bus in front of the goal. Nanan Jinpeng had a full twenty minutes to besiege the goal of the flashing star, but he has not been able to score.

In the end, with this goal from Hulai, the shining stars defeated Nanan Jinpeng 1:0 away.

This can be regarded as a "surprise" for the shining star who intends to go all out to prepare for the FA Cup, and these three points are like picking up for nothing......

On Sunday, when this match is played, the Shining Stars will host Chinese Super League side Haihe Shuanggang.

At the same time, the 18th round of the league, which was supposed to be played at this time, was postponed to Wednesday 20 September because of this FA Cup match.

When the FA Cup reached the quarter-finals, it became more interesting than before.

After all, at this time in previous years, it was basically a game for Chinese Super League teams.

The last time a Chinese team reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup was six years ago.

This season, as a team in the Chinese League, the shining star reached the quarterfinals of the FA Cup, which naturally attracted a lot of attention.

It's just that this kind of attention is more of a ridicule of the shining stars, and everyone is not optimistic that they can continue to move forward.

On Weibo, there was a picture of a fan P who woke up in a coma and saw many people around him from the first perspective, and the onlookers each wore the emblem of a Chinese Super League team that reached the quarterfinals on their heads. The picture was P'd a sentence on the top: "What's the matter with you, little brother?" ”

The shining star of the Chinese League A team, who was strongly watched by the big brothers of the Chinese Super League, looked pitiful, weak and helpless, isn't he just a little brother?

Don't look at the current ranking of the flashes in the Chinese League, the momentum is strong, and don't look at the pinnacle battle between them and the Nanhai team in the Central League.

But these things are not enough in the eyes of fans of Chinese Super League teams and the vast majority of media.

It's not that people deliberately look down on the shining star, but from the actual situation, it is indeed like this.

Hexi Daqin and the capital Xiangyun, how well they played in the Chinese League last season, but after being promoted, they were pressed to the ground and rubbed in the Chinese Super League, one has been deeply trapped in the relegation zone, and the other is not far from the relegation zone.

So no matter how awesome you are in the Chinese Super League now, the Chinese Super League and the Chinese League are not the same dimension, and the Chinese Super League champion has to obediently start from relegation when he arrives in the Chinese Super League.

Even Anton's local media told fans not to expect anything from this game, and Anton Shinstar is aiming for promotion this season, and the FA Cup can be abandoned to the quarter-finals. In fact, if it weren't for the weakness of the previous opponents, the Twinkling Star might have given up on the FA Cup long ago......

After returning to Jincheng from Nan'an, Zhao Kangming gathered everyone together before the whole team started training, held a very brief mobilization meeting, and told all the players about his plan.

“…… I'm sure some of you would have guessed it when I did the rotation. Contrary to the speculation, I don't intend to give up the FA Cup, or this round of the FA Cup. You all know that our goal this season is to be promoted, but what about after being promoted to the Super League? Zhao Kangming asked the players in front of him. Is it to fight for relegation like Hexi Daqin and the capital Xiangyun, or simply fall back to the middle league? ”

The players looked at each other and no one answered the manager's questions.

"I don't think anyone wants to go to the Super League for a season and then go back to the first division, right? What does the Super League mean? For you, it means more attention, more earnings – at least the winning bonus per game is much higher than it is now. But if you go back to the middle league, then these are gone. You're definitely reluctant to do that, so to avoid relegation after we get promoted, I want to see what we can do against the Super League teams. ”

Hearing Director Zhao say this, there was a commotion among the players.

Chen Mo stood up and shouted: "Quiet! ”

The commotion quickly died down, and everyone looked at the manager again, their eyes full of thoughts.

Zhao Kangming continued: "Therefore, the FA Cup is a good opportunity. It's the only chance we can play against a Super League team. I want each of you to give it your all in the game – if you want to stay in the team after promotion, at least prove to me and to the management of the club that you can play against the Super League team and that you have what it takes to play in the Super League. ”

When he said this, Zhao Kangming's expression was very serious, making people feel that he was not joking, but very serious.

In fact, Zhao Kangming really thinks that if these players prove their strength in the game and are not worthy of the requirements of the Chinese Super League, then it is better to get together and disperse.

After the promotion, the team will definitely be renewed. Just like when the flash star played from the second league to the middle league, the team's lineup almost changed by half.

Of course, after this real promotion, there will be no such a large exchange of blood, but there will be survival of the fittest.

The players were very quiet this time and they knew that this is the brutality of professional football.

"So, for all these reasons, we are competing against Haihe Shuanggang, and whether you win or lose, I ask each of you to do your best. Remember, if we lose, it's only because we're not as good as others, and definitely not because of anything else. ”

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After the training, the players returned to the locker room and chatted about what Coach Zhao said before training.

"It's rare to see such a serious Zhao guide......"

"This shows that Director Zhao is serious, and he is definitely not joking."

"I think what Coach Zhao said is good, and I'm actually curious about what is the difference between us and the Chinese Super League team. Now it's finally a chance to meet the Super League teams. ”

There aren't many people in the squad who have played in the Super League, so if you have to say who has the most experience in this area......

Everyone set their eyes on Qin Lin.

Seeing this, Qin Lin did not shirk, stood up and said to everyone: "The standards of all the requirements of the Chinese Super League are higher than those of the Chinese Super League, but they are not incredibly high, otherwise it will not be the Chinese Super League, but the Premier League." Specifically, the Chinese Super League team has higher requirements for discipline and training, after all, many of the Chinese Super League teams are foreign coaches, and they are indeed more professional. ”

"Brother Lin, I heard that if the Chinese Super League team doesn't let foreign aid, it will be similar to our Chinese League A team, is this really the case?" Han Xiangfei asked.

"It depends on the team. The top four teams in the Chinese League and the lower teams in the Chinese Super League, if they don't have foreign aid, they do have a fight. But with the top four teams in the Chinese Super League, even if the opponent does not have foreign aid, it is not easy for us to play. Qin Lin explained. The game we played with the South China Sea team some time ago was not said by the media to be a top-level confrontation in the Chinese League? But if we play against a top-four finisher in that game, we'll lose. Playing against the Chinese Super League giants, the confrontation will be more intense and the pace will be faster. We may be able to keep up with them in a short period of time, but if we play like this for the whole game, we can be dragged down first. ”

Speaking of this, Qin Lin suddenly realized that what he might have said was a bit serious, and he was afraid of damaging the confidence of his teammates, so he added: "Of course, I mean under normal circumstances. If we give it our all and the opponent doesn't care so much about us, it's hard to say whether we win or lose. After all, the training level of our team is not low. Now there is a situation in our favour, that is, almost everyone tacitly assumes that we are not destined to win the Super League as a team in the Chinese Super League, and some people think that we will take this opportunity to give up the FA Cup and concentrate on playing in the league. I'm sure we'll have a chance to beat them if we think so. After all, Haihe Shuanggang is not strong in the Chinese Super League, they are now ranked tenth, and their level is not much higher than ours. ”

Captain Li Tielin also stood up and said: "In short, the match against Haihe Shuanggang will definitely be more difficult than all the games we have played before, but it doesn't mean that we will lose." Everyone trained hard and gave it their all in the game, and there is still hope to overturn the Chinese Super League team. ”

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"Alas......"

Hu Lixin, who was eating, heard his wife suddenly sigh.

He raised his head and looked at his wife across the table suspiciously: "What's wrong?" ”

"I've read a lot of articles today, including Chen Jianyu, the reporter who accompanied the flashing star, and swore that the flashing star would definitely give up the FA Cup this time......"

Hu Lixin rolled his eyes, daring to love his wife because he was worried about this: "Isn't that good?" You are eliminated from the FA Cup, concentrate on playing in the league, and next season you can have the Chinese Super League. ”

"You have a point, but I just hope our son can win......"

"How can it be so easy to win? Their opponents are Chinese Super League teams, what do you think Chinese Super League teams are? Hu Lixin waved his hand.

"How did the amateur team win in a row and beat the top spot in the Chinese league before?" Sheeran retorted.

"That's because the South China Sea team is too light on the enemy. Wouldn't it be easy for the next shining star to defeat them? ”

"Then why won't Haihe Shuanggang underestimate the enemy?"

Hu Lixin felt that his wife was purely raising the bar with himself, he frowned and said, "Does that mean you know the ball or do I know the ball?" ”

Unexpectedly, Xie Lan snorted coldly when he heard this: "You are embarrassed to say, Hu Lixin." You swore that our son would hit some 'rookie wall' in the second season...... The result? You dare to say you're not ridiculing me? ”

Hu Lixin didn't expect his wife to open which pot to mention, he stubbornly said: "Of course I didn't blame you, generally speaking, it is indeed like this...... But there are always exceptions, and Hulai is a special case......"

Xie Lan was waiting for his words, and she slapped her face: "Yes, you all know that there are exceptions." Our son is a special case on the 'rookie wall', so how can our son not be a special case in the FA Cup? I don't know as much about football as you do, but I think the reason why football is so popular is because the weak beat the strong? Just like when we played the South Korean team in the East Asian Cup, everyone thought that the Chinese team would lose before the game, and they also cited data to prove that the Chinese team should lose. The result? We won! How happy everyone was at that time! Why can't this be the case in the FA Cup? ”

Hu Lixin opened his mouth and didn't say anything that could refute his wife, because he found that his wife was right.

He could only shake his head: "What are you worrying about so much?" Won't it be over when the time comes? Anyway, this FA Cup match is a Sunday, and you don't have to go to work. It's useless to say anything about winning or losing before the game. ”