After finishing the training camp in the capital Hongfengling, Shi Wuyun finally made a choice and selected 23 people from the training list of 30 people to enter the competition squad.

These 23 will be registered for the U23 Asian Cup.

The list is not so unexpected.

Players who have performed well in training have basically been selected.

Those who were not selected will definitely have some regrets, but they also accept this result calmly, after all, their performance is indeed not as good as the twenty-three people who were selected.

The criteria for Coach Shi to choose who can sign up for the competition is very simple, that is, to look at the training performance and strength.

Everyone has worked with him for many years and knows this very well.

This is also one of the differences between him and the previous national youth and national Olympic coaches.

Since the reform of the Football Association, the upper hand has reached into the national teams at all levels, and the behavior of reaching out for money in the card quota no longer exists.

However, it is inevitable that there will be some situations involving Cypriots.

But here in Shi Wuyun, this set does not work.

He has always led this national youth team, he has the authority to say everything here, he doesn't nod, no one can enter the team.

Looking at the people he selected, they must be the best and most suitable players in his age group that he has examined.

The seven teammates who were not selected left calmly after saying goodbye to everyone at the Hongfengling training base. But they also have to make sure that the communication is unimpeded.

Because if something happens to the remaining 23 people, such as an injury, and a temporary substitution is needed, the coaching staff will prioritize the selection of these seven players. If you can't get in touch by then, you'll miss the opportunity. After all, the coaching staff won't just wait for you alone and make a dozen phone calls to you repeatedly.

Sent off seven eliminated teammates, and the remaining 23 players packed their luggage, gathered and took a bus to the airport, and flew directly from the capital airport to Haining Dashun.

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"Oh, I miss ......," Hulai sighed as he looked out the porthole at the shoreline below the plane. We were here less than two months ago. ”

He said this to Chen Xingyi and Wang Guangwei, who were sitting together.

"Yes, I really didn't expect that the base camp of the U23 Asian Cup National Olympic Team was Dashun ......," Wang Guangwei also sighed.

Chen Xingyi said: "After all, it's a football city. ”

When Hulai heard him speak, he couldn't help but glance at him.

"What?" Chen Xingyi felt Hu Lai's gaze.

"Speaking of which, I suddenly remembered."

"Remembering what?"

"I think we still don't know if Chen Xingyi is ......"

Before Hu Lai finished speaking, Chen Xingyi, who was sitting next to him, covered his mouth: "Shut up!" ”

Wang Guangwei laughed next to him.

The plane is hovering at descent altitude and is about to land at the airport.

came to Dashun twice, but Wang Guangwei had a completely different mood.

Although the expectations and pressures he may face this second time are even worse than the first time, he can still laugh so happily and relaxedly for some reason.

The mood is completely different.

A lot of people probably didn't realize it at the time.

But looking back now, it is clear what the second leg of the FA Cup final has changed for them.

He didn't know how others were doing, anyway, after that game, until this National Olympic training camp, he really felt his growth.

"What do you think?" Hu Lai, who had been loosened by Chen Xingyi, found that Wang Guangwei was in a daze, so he asked him.

"I'm thinking...... Hulai: Do you think you've improved after playing last season? ”

"Progress? Absolutely. "Hu Laixin said that I use so many training scrolls seamlessly, if I don't improve, isn't this plug-in fake?" You see, I can use the 'Schrödinger pendulum' in training to get past Brother Yan. ”

"Don't talk about that...... Let Brother Yan hear that he is going to be crazy. Chen Xingyi rolled his eyes wildly.

"Fuck, I'm telling you, it's really my unique skill, not some shit luck!"

"Yes, yes, your unique skill is to walk shit ......luck," Chen Xingyi said perfunctorily.

Wang Guangwei interrupted the bickering between the two and said seriously: "I feel that I have improved, both in terms of competition experience and mentality. In the past, it was always said that young players still have to participate in high-level competitions to improve more. But that's just a very vague statement, and it lacks intuitive feeling. But this time, after playing the FA Cup, we won the Golden Arrows in the final, and I really felt my improvement. So I thought, after playing the U23 Asian Cup, can I also improve? ”

As soon as Hu Lai heard Wang Guangwei say this, he pouted: "What is the U23 Asian Cup, if you want to talk about high-level competitions, of course, you have to go to the Olympics!" Lao Wang, when you come back from the Olympic Games, you can take a good look and see what new progress you have! ”

"Wait, I'll take a look......" Chen Xingyi leaned over, leaned over to the porthole, and pretended to look down, "That's right, it's Da Shun down there......"

Hu Lai pushed away Chen Xingyi, who was pressing on him: "What are you doing?" ”

"Hulay, what you just said, I thought our plane's destination was Madrid......"

"Hey, don't worry, we'll definitely go to Madrid this summer!" Hulai snorted.

Chen Xingyi reflexively wanted to ask him why he was so sure, but when he thought of what he had experienced with Hulai for a season, especially before the FA Cup final, Hulai swore to him that he would definitely win the championship...... He wisely shut his mouth again.

Wang Guangwei looked forward to it: "I really want to go to the Olympics and play against people who we can only see in sports news, whether we win or lose...... It's cool. ”

As soon as he said this, Chen Xingyi also fell into a certain imagination.

No matter how they are called geniuses, there is a qualification.

That is the "genius in China", compared with the real genius of world football, I am afraid it is not enough to see at all.

They all think that they are a leader in the small pond, a big fish, but when they really swim into the vast rivers, lakes and seas, they are just a small shrimp who have never seen the world.

Take Melly Banega, the number one young talent in football today, who won the Champions League at the age of 20, and is a supertalent all over the world.

At the same age of twenty, Hulai also won the domestic FA Cup, and he did not even participate in the AFC Champions League. It's easy to see how big the gap is between the two sides.

With the dreams and aspirations of these young people, the plane landed on the runway of Dashun Airport.

When the players of the national Olympic team in uniform stepped out of the cabin, they also took the first step towards the goal that fans across the country had hoped for.

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Xia Xiaoyu saw the latest news from the news that Hu Lai followed the National Olympic team to prepare for the U23 Asian Cup in Dashun.

In the warm-up match with the UAE Olympic team, the national Olympic team swept away the poor defense during the warm-up in October last year and did not concede a goal in 90 minutes.

Of course, this may also be related to the change of goalkeeper of the National Olympic team and the fact that Lin Zhiyuan became the main goalkeeper......

In the end, Hulai scored twice and Chen Xingyi's goal defeated the UAE Olympic team 3:0. Won the last warm-up match before the U23 Asian Cup.

This match has given many Chinese fans hope and confidence, and there are heated discussions on the Internet.

Xia Xiaoyu is very envious of this, and he also wants to wear the jersey of the Chinese Olympic team and fight side by side with Hu Lai.

But he knows that with his current ability and qualifications, he is completely inadequate to be selected for the national Olympic team.

The only thing he can do is keep improving himself and try to keep up with Hulai.

To his comfort, after a year of training with the youth team, he was promoted to the first team before the new season's training camp.

Director Zhao didn't lie to him, he was really optimistic about him and worked hard to cultivate him.

Of course, he can't live up to Director Zhao's expectations.

When he was thanking Coach Zhao in his heart, Coach Zhao called him from the training ground to the sidelines.

When he ran in front of Director Zhao, there was the big guy Qin Lin standing next to him.

Xia Xiaoyu greeted the two respectfully.

Zhao Kangming nodded, and then asked him: "Xiaoyu, you played in the youth team for a year as a central midfielder, not a forward midfielder, do you have any experience about this?" ”

Xia Xiaoyu thought about it very seriously, and then answered the question raised by the head coach: "The position is not as close to the penalty area as the front midfield, but it has a wider field of view and space for movement - I can also plug in if necessary." At first, I didn't pass the ball accurately when I was away from the penalty area, so Coach Shi specially let me practice passing the ball in the middle and long distances, and then it was much better......"

"So now it's up to you to choose, would you rather go back to the midfield position or continue to play this more central midfielder?" Zhao Kangming asked.

"I feel that the midfielder is indeed more suitable for me now, Zhao Gui." Xia Xiaoyu replied very seriously.

Hearing this answer, Zhao Kangming and Qin Lin glanced at each other, and then he asked Xia Xiaoyu with a smile: "Then what if you are asked to retreat a little further and hit the back?" ”

Xia Xiaoyu was stunned, and didn't understand why the head coach asked this for a while.

Back waist?

The first image that popped up in his mind was his midfield partner Chen Rui on the school team, the muscular man, a small tank, relying on his undying physical strength and tendon flesh, rampage on the court, snatching every ball, and then losing passes of more than ten meters......

A qualified sapper, but completely out of touch with an organizer like him.

But his mind immediately turned around, and it was related to the question of Zhao's guidance just now, as well as his experience in the youth team this year, and the most important thing is ...... Qin Lin was standing next to him.

So he asked rhetorically: "Director Zhao, is it a back like Brother Lin, who has both offense and defense?" ”

Zhao Kangming seemed to be very satisfied that Xia Xiaoyu could think like this and come up with this answer, but he still smiled and shook his head: "No, it's a pure organization back." The position is a little further back than the central midfielder, but it is not responsible for defending, but for organizing the attack, controlling the tempo and direction of the team's attack, in other words...... It's the brains of the team. ”

Xia Xiaoyu was stunned for a while, and was hit by the description of "the brain of the team".

"Of course, it's not right to say that you don't have to defend at all. Even Hulai, the center, has to defend back. If you're in a midfield position, you're definitely going to have a defensive role as well. But your main task is to organise the attack, control the tempo, connect the offensive and defensive ends, and there are not many opportunities for direct assists, and there are fewer opportunities to be in the limelight compared to when you played in the varsity team. Zhao Kangming continued to introduce him, or depicted what that kind of back waist looked like.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Xiaoyu nodded vigorously: "I am willing, Director Zhao." I'm willing to drop back and play like this, I want to be the brains of the team! ”

Zhao Kangming pointed at Qin Lin to Xia Xiaoyu: "Then from today on, you can follow Qin Lin to learn how to make a team brain." ”

Qin Lin picked up the conversation: "We only have one year, so I will be strict with you, don't shout that you can't stand it or anything when the time comes." ”

"Don't worry, Brother Lin, I won't!" Xia Xiaoyu held his chest high, like a soldier who had received an important task.

Zhao Kangming and Qin Lin both laughed when they saw him like this: "Yes, very energetic." ”

"Because I'm trying to keep up with Hulai." Xia Xiaoyu said his reasons.

"Then you're going to have to run faster. Zhao Kangming remembered Hu Lai, who was preparing for the U23 Asian Cup and Olympic Qualifiers in the National Olympic Team, and sighed, "It's already going to fly fast and can't see it......"......