Chapter 47: A Reunion After a Long Absence
Of course, what Wang Yuan said to her husband was a joke, in fact, how could no one remember that Qin Lin, the vice captain of the Shining Star, was the one who had played for the South China Tigers for more than ten seasons?
No one will forget how Qin Lin left the South China Tigers in the first place.
As the game approached, the topic of discussion in the media and online gradually turned to the feud between Qin Lin and the South China Tigers.
After all, it is a bit far-fetched to say that there is a grudge between Zhao Kangming and the South China Tiger.
The competition between Hu Lai and Lin Zhiyuan is more of a personal dispute, and it has nothing to do with the club.
However, between Qin Lin and South China Tiger, it is really in line with the four words "grievances and hatred".
Qin Lin, who returned from studying abroad in Europe, joined the South China Tigers and has been playing for ten and a half seasons, and before the last half season, he was the main core and captain of this team.
As the best professional player in China and an Asian-level midfielder, his arrival has allowed the South China Tigers to obtain a stable and efficient midfield core, and the South China Tigers lineup built on his basis has begun their glorious journey of sweeping Chinese football.
No matter how big-name foreign aid the South China Tigers introduce, they can't shake Qin Lin in the core of the midfield.
He led the South China Tigers to six league titles in the Chinese Super League in 10 years, four of which were won in a row.
In addition, he led the South China Tigers to the first AFC Champions League title in the history of Chinese professional football clubs.
It can be said that for a long time, he was the best image spokesperson for the South China Tiger. Everyone believes that the "Lingnan son-in-law" will retire from the South China Tigers and move into the upper echelons of the club to continue his legendary career with the South China Tigers.
Unexpectedly, an injury changed the trajectory of his future.
After returning from injury, he lost his main position in the team, and the media said that it was because his physical fitness had greatly decreased after returning from injury, and he was no longer able to compete in the intensity of the Chinese Super League.
He did not negotiate with the club about renewing his contract, but chose to negotiate with the club to terminate the contract when the contract expired in the second half of the year, and left the South China Tigers Club as a free agent, which had played for 11 seasons, and transferred to his hometown team Anton Shining Star.
In fact, no one knows whether there is a negative element in his departure from the South China Tiger Club, after all, neither the South China Tiger Club nor Qin Lin has talked about this matter in public.
The inside truth of those past seems to have become less important with the passage of time.
On the surface, the process of Qin Lin leaving the South China Tiger Club was quite calm and smooth, and the two sides did not have any war of words in the media, let alone tear each other's faces, and accused each other very undignifiedly.
It's as if they were a middle-aged and elderly couple who had exhausted all their passion and love in the firewood, rice, oil, sauce, vinegar and tea of life, and when their children grew up, they went to the Civil Affairs Bureau together to pull a divorce certificate.
There is no earth-shattering cheating of the mistress, and there is no calculating pre-marital and post-marital property division, just because I don't love each other anymore, but I still respect the days when we used to be together with each other.
But how can such a famous pair in Chinese football suddenly break up?
Although South China Tiger and Qin Lin have never admitted it, it does not prevent everyone from speculating about the dirty things between them.
After all, everyone has the heart of gossip.
But neither the telephone interviews nor the reporters who rushed to the Super Cup venue to besiege Qin Lin did not get anything from Qin Lin what they wanted to hear.
In the Peace Stadium in Shanhai, Qin Lin, who had finished his pre-game warm-up, stood outside the stadium and said to the reporters who surrounded him: "I am very happy to meet the South China Tigers again." I had already talked to Lu Heng on the phone before, and agreed that no matter whether I won or lost, I would sit down and have a meal after the game...... For me, it's more like a reunion with old friends. ”
A reporter asked: "Brother Lin, when you left the South China Tiger, did you think that you would be able to fight the South China Tiger one day?" ”
"I've really thought about this." Qin Lin said, "I went to Shining Star in the hope of helping Shining Star rise to the Chinese Super League." As long as you can be promoted to the Chinese Super League, won't you definitely be able to compete with the South China Tigers? ”
"Then Brother Lin, what should your imagination of fighting with the South China Tiger look like?"
"It's like this." Qin Lin said with a smile.
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Qin Lin said goodbye to all the reporters, and when he walked to the locker room, Zhao Kangming, who was deliberately waiting for him in front, saw him coming up, so he whispered: "Your answer is really leaky......
"How else do you say that?" Qin Lin asked him.
"You must still be unwilling in your heart, right?" Zhao Kangming asked as he walked.
Qin Lin's pace and rhythm remained the same: "No, what's unwilling?" ”
"Huh." Zhao Kangming laughed dryly, "It's okay for you to lie to those reporters with what you say, but it won't work for me." ”
Qin Lin stopped, and Zhao Kangming, who had walked to the front, also stopped and turned to look at him.
"Lao Zhao, if it weren't for the injury that just came to Shiningxing, I might have really had some ambitions and wanted to prove myself again. But now...... I'm going to retire, what else can't I put down? Of course, you don't have to worry about my fighting spirit now, I'm full of fighting spirit. Promise to go all out against the South China Tiger and not give you a chain. ”
With that, he walked back to the locker room.
Behind him, Zhao Kangming shook his head slightly and followed.
When they pushed open the locker room door, the noise inside stopped abruptly, and all eyes were on the two of them, or to be more specific...... all threw themselves at Qin Lin, who served as the captain on the field in this game.
"Are you all ready?" Qin Lin, who was standing at the door, looked at all the teammates in the locker room and asked.
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Zhou Zijing and his father sat high in the stands.
From their point of view, more than half of the 80,000-seat football stadium was filled with people, and the attendance rate was very impressive.
After all, the Super Cup was played at a neutral venue, and the fans of the two participating teams had to travel thousands of miles to come over, and the fans of Shanhai had little interest in the Super Cup of the non-home team.
There should be a small number of neutral fans like them, and the main fans in the stands are still fans of both teams.
Contrary to what others expected, the number of people who prevailed was the fans of the shining stars.
Although it is the first time that Anton Shining Star has entered the top league of Chinese football, it is not the first time that Anton Football has appeared on this stage.
Anton fans have shown great enthusiasm for being able to return to China's top league.
So although it is a Super Cup and not an official league, this time there are also many flash star fans who flew from Anton to Shanhai.
There are also many Andong people who live in the mountains and seas and the cities around the mountains and seas.
The local nature of football is vividly reflected in the team of Anton Shining Stars.
Every year, many Anton people wander to work and study in other places, and in the past, there were Anton restaurants and hot pots all over the streets and alleys to soothe the stomachs of these people, and now there are Anton Shining Stars to meet their spiritual needs.
Zhou Zijing and his father, Zhou Shenghai, of course, are not here to satisfy spiritual needs - neither of them is from Anton.
The reason why they appeared at the competition site was entirely because it was the closest person Zhou Zijing knew to him after the national competition.
He wanted to come and see them.
"Son, do you want Hu Lai to win or Lin Zhiyuan to win?"
After Zhou Zijing heard his father's question, he glanced at him: "Dad, are you deliberately here to make things difficult for me?" ”
"You just choose one, you have to have a position to watch the ball, and you don't have a position to watch the ball?" Zhou Shenghai said.
"If I don't choose, can't I be neutral?"
"Eh, you kid...... I thought you'd choose Hulai. Haven't you always made Hulai your target? ”
"It's not a target, it's an opponent, Dad. I'm going to beat him. ”
"Oh, isn't that all the same? If he wins, won't you be even more powerful when you beat him again? ”
"But Lin Zhiyuan is also the person I want to beat, Dad. I don't want anyone to beat him before I do. ”
"It's too much, son. Are you Galeries Lafayette? And at the same time declare war on the great powers of the world? Let's pick one from it, I think it's better for Lin Zhiyuan, after all, he is a goalkeeper, the striker and the goalkeeper are mortal enemies, and it is only natural for you to defeat him. But you want to defeat Hulai...... It's not me who discourages you, son, I think ...... Just think about it. ”
Zhou Zijing glared at his father: "Everyone is a striker, so it's better than scoring a goal." Hulai is only two years longer than me, and I will catch up with him! ”
Zhou Shenghai saw that his son was so persistent, so he had to shake his head: "Then you have to work harder than now." I don't like to talk about what you don't have, if you really want to surpass Hulai, but you have to suffer a lot. ”
"I know, Dad. That's why I'm going to watch this game. Zhou Zijing stood in front of his seat, looking at the stadium where he was preparing for the pre-match performance, "I just want to confirm how big the gap between me and Hu Lai is, and whether it has been a little closer......
Hearing him say this, Zhou Shenghai showed a smile on his face and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, I know the gap." I thought you were a fool! ”
Zhou Zijing didn't pay attention to his father anymore, just looked at the court and was distracted.