After discussion with Ou Chuliang, Vice Chairman Xu also has a goal for Jianlibao's stay and stay. At the very least, you don't have to "panic" like before.

With the World Cup approaching, under the call of the Sports Bureau, almost all domestic sports events have stepped aside, giving the green light to the World Cup.

All parties of the Football Association are also working non-stop, whether they are busy with logistics or diplomacy, and do their best to make the men's athletes who represent the national team have a full state of mind and show their best appearance at the World Cup in France.

On May 21, the national football team faced the Thai team at Kunming Tuodong Stadium, and the warm-up match won 3-1.

So far, the national football team has won 4 friendly matches during the nearly one-month training camp.

After two days of rectification in Kunming, the national football team flew to the capital on May 24, and Ou Chuliang also joined the national football team during this period.

On May 26, the national football team played the last warm-up before the World Cup with the Uruguayan team at the Beijing Workers Stadium, and Ou Chuliang replaced the goalkeeper Yao Jian of Beijing Guoan to start.

After the opening, Uruguay clearly took the initiative on the field. In the 5th minute, the opposing winger crossed from the left, and the No. 9 striker kicked 2 meters in front of the goal and missed the opportunity to open the scoring for Uruguay.

In the 10th minute, Ou Chuliang and his teammates did not form a tacit understanding, and threw the ball to the opponent at the moment when General Fan turned around. Fortunately, General Fan reacted in time, and flew to protect the ball after being stealed by the opponent, so as to avoid being led by the opponent due to a low-level mistake.

In the 32nd minute, the Uruguayan striker had a one-handed chance, but Ou Chuliang's steady block caused his shot to be too wide and the ball grazed the post and rolled out of bounds.

In the 38th minute, the national football team finally ushered in the first chance to score in this game, but Cai Sheng's rush shot in the penalty area was saved by the Uruguayan goalkeeper.

At halftime, the national football team withstood the opponent's strong offensive and temporarily drew the game.

At the beginning of the second half, the national football team made 4 substitution adjustments in order to test the lineup: defender Xie Feng replaced Sun Jihai, midfielder Zhao Junzhe replaced Li Tie and Shen Si replaced Ma Mingyu, and the striker used Zhang Yuli to replace Su Maozhen.

After the substitution, the national football team played back and forth with Uruguay, and used the free kick in front of the court and Zhang Yuyi's running position to counterattack, but unfortunately it only blossomed and did not bear fruit.

In the 57th minute, the national football team made two substitution adjustments, replacing Yao Xia with Li Ming and Li Bing with Hu Yunfeng.

In the 71st minute, the national football team made continuous adjustments to the defense line in two minutes, first Li Weifeng replaced Zhang Jihua, and then replaced General Fan with Wei Skirt.

came and went, except for Ou Chuliang's position, Ladd almost changed the outfield personnel.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the adjustment of the national football team's defensive line, in the 73rd minute, Uruguay's forward sent a direct pass, and the No. 9 striker lightly cushioned, and finally broke through the gate guarded by Ou Chuliang. But even so, Ladd did not plan to replace Ou Chuliang with Han Wenhai or other goalkeepers.

In the 91st minute, Uruguay took advantage of a quick counterattack and crossed the middle with a low flat ball after going down the right side. The number nine striker, who had previously scored a goal, once again grabbed a penalty in the box. But this time, Ou Chuliang's close blockade did not allow it to succeed again.

not only blocked the opponent's tackle shot outside the goal line, but also held it honestly, just like the opponent deliberately kicked Ou Chuliang in the chest.

In the end, the national football team lost 0-1 in the last warm-up game before the World Cup.

As the sun sets, when the last rays of sunlight are shrouded in darkness, the 405-meter-high CCTV Tower begins to illuminate the night sky.

The CCTV Tower is a 4A-level scenic spot in Beijing, covering an area of 154,000 square meters, and is the tallest building in Beijing. It is located in the middle of Beijing's West Third Ring Road, which is a high-tech comprehensive building integrating radio, television, transmission, tourism, sightseeing, catering and entertainment. Opened to the public in October 94, it was rated as "the first of the top ten buildings in Beijing".

Under the "leadership" of the CCTV Tower, the streets of the capital are also lit up with colorful neon lights, turning China's capital into an international modern metropolis.

In the hotel restaurant where the national football team stayed, countless international players were drunk.

Many people fell directly under the table after drinking too much, and the happy expression on their faces because of drunkenness seemed to be having a wonderful dream.

Ou Chuliang sat in the crowd, his face slightly red.

Although he doesn't like to drink, under the Chinese drinking table culture, it is inevitable to drink a few more glasses.

"Good, good, good!" Xie Hui narrowed his eyes, carried half a bottle of beer in one hand, and put the other hand on Ou Chuliang's shoulder, "Liangzai, you, you are so lucky!" In, playing abroad, playing so well, this, as soon as you come back, it is the main force, really, really envy you... Goo-doo... Hiccup~~~"

Ou Chuliang didn't want to persuade anymore.

Many people can't be persuaded to drink it at all!

What's more, on this occasion, in addition to alcohol, Ou Chuliang didn't know what to use to greet these teammates.

In this way, Xie Hui snorted and cried, drank and talked, and looked like a drunk, lying next to Ou Chuliang's ear and talking about these complaints. Ou Chuliang just listened quietly and did not answer.

"Xiao Xie, Xiao Xie?" General Fan's face was also flushed, but looking at his appearance, he seemed to be still awake.

"Xiao Xie, are you here!?" General Fan grabbed the back of Xie Hui's neck, as if he wanted to pull him away from Ou Chuliang, "Xiao Xie, I'll talk to you!" Liang Zai has just returned to the team, don't take him with you! He, his body is expensive, you, stay away from him, don't hurt him, do you know..."

But this time, General Fan's "invincible" pull did not play the slightest role.

After a few consecutive pulls, Xie Hui's neck was strangled and coughed, but his footsteps did not move at all.

"Huh? Well? What's going on? Xiao Xie, you want to rebel? ”

"I, I'm going to rebel or something?!" This time, Xie Hui did not turn around and admit his mistake in the face of General Fan as usual, but shouted loudly, "Why? On what ground? What exactly am I not doing well? ”

"I am the main force in the top 10 of the World Preliminaries, and I have been promoting me for a year, why in the end, in the end... vomit~~~"

Taking advantage of the moment when Xie Hui was retching, General Fan grabbed Xie Hui's arm and dragged him to his side.

"Don't vomit here, vomit on the toilet!"

"Vomit~~~"

Xie Hui seemed to have returned to consciousness in an instant, and he obediently followed General Fan's side, vomiting and enduring until he was dragged out of the restaurant by General Fan.

Xie Hui's complaint was just a small episode, in fact, the other team members were similar.

Everyone gathered in twos and threes with their own small circles, crying or laughing, encouraging each other.

Some of them have fallen asleep, and they don't know if they will stay here again when they wake up.

......

“... Zhao Junzhen is still young, and although he has comprehensive skills, I agree to take him with me, but I basically don't plan to send him out..."

"His role is not as good as Jianlibao's Zhang Xiaorui, or they are not a style player at all. So bringing him this time is basically to let him see an international competition like the World Cup! ”

In the room, Yuan Weimin, Wang Junsheng, Vice Chairman Xu, Qi Caosheng and other members of the coaching staff listened to Ladd's "summary report". Although it was a "report", Ladd's tone was beyond question.

In order to "emulate" Brazil, the Football Association finally finalized a "wasted" place after many in-depth discussions and screenings, just like Brazil brought Ronaldo, to bring a young player with great potential to France to see and understand.

chose to choose, and chose Zhao Junzhi of Liaozu.

Zhao Junzhen is only 19 years old this year, even younger than Shang Yi, but he has already made a name for himself in A B.

Before the first half of the League A and B had passed, Zhao Junzhen's assist had already reached a double. Such a young genius is a top-notch existence in the country.

Therefore, after Zhang Xiaorui retired from injury, Zhao Junzhen went through Ladd's layers of consideration and supplemented the upper position.

"In addition, in the defender and midfield positions, General Fan is the first choice. But he's only one person, and it's too dangerous! Although Li Tie is young, he is full of physical strength and works hard. In terms of position, he can be compatible with General Fan, and after more than half a year of observation, his psychological quality has also improved, so he is also within the scope of my consideration. ”

Ladd's account made these FA leaders nod, Li Tie's role and play are obvious to all, and everyone generally recognizes his ability.

"In the forward line, although the discussion is fast, his function is too simple. And this player is still growing his body, and it is very easy to target. If he is only used as a substitute, it overlaps with Zhao Junzhen's position, so I suggest that he should be allowed to grow for a few more years. ”

"Zhang Yuli and Cai Sheng are good football players discovered in the first half of the year, and they also have their own characteristics. One has scored a double-double in A B, and the other helped Wuhan to be promoted to A last year, if such a player continues his form to the World Cup, it will be a kind of gain. ”

"As for the goalkeeper position, Ou has already proven himself in Serie A, I don't think you will agree to change him even if I want to!"

At the end, Ladd shrugged his shoulders and made a rare joke with Ocholyan.

Wang Junsheng, Vice Chairman Xu and the others glanced at each other and smiled awkwardly.

Although Ladd's narrative report simply mentions a few names, except for the two "special" players who are "special" and Zhao Junzhen, everyone knows what else is mentioned or not mentioned.

For example, Xie Hui, his advantage is headers.

However, in the first half of this year's A-A, Xie Hui did not perform well in the league, and the national team's games were very sluggish, and he repeatedly wasted opportunities. So in front of Cai Sheng, who has "Asia's No. 1 high school striker", he was naturally eliminated.

The same is true for Li Jinyu.

Although the Football Association and Ladd both want to give Jianlibao young players a chance, but this World Cup is the first time for the Chinese team to participate, if a large number of youth troops are sent, fans will think that the Football Association does not attach importance to this feast.

Therefore, the youngest Jianlibao player in the team naturally became the object of "elimination".

Lee Kim Woo is a versatile player who can play both strikers and midfielders, and looks very versatile. But in fact, compared with Zhang Xiaorui or Zhang Yuxuan, Li Jinyu's function is more like something in between.

Although Li Jinyu's strength is excellent in China and Asia, on the World Cup stage, if he is not really "all-round", he will not play a role as good as a player with a particularly outstanding ability on the field.

So after thinking about it again, Ladd still chose to exclude Li Jinyu from the team.

It doesn't matter how well these people have a relationship with a certain main starter in the team, how closely they cooperate with each other, or how inseparable the small circle between them is.

Before the World Cup, everything can be separated!

"I made these decisions out of consideration for the Chinese team as a whole. If there is any objection, then you can decide for yourself, and I will take it upon myself to bring them to France. As for winning or losing, I'll do my best. ”

Hearing Ladd's words of "retreating as advance", Yuan Weimin smiled awkwardly, stood up and said, "Okay, okay, it's decided!" Mr. Ladd, can't we believe us?! ”

"It's hard to choose who you want to keep, and now that you have a result, there's no need to fight, just do what Mr. Ladd says!"

"Well, okay, just do what Mr. Ladd says, do what Mr. Ladd says!" The other people in the room also nodded in agreement.

At this moment, whether it is regret or regret, the 23-person roster will inevitably have some geniuses left behind.

Looking at the colleagues around him who had their own thoughts, Vice Chairman Xu stood up and comforted: "Haha, I think this is a good thing!" ”

Seeing Vice Chairman Xu speak, those teaching assistants who were not selected for their "descendants" raised their heads to see how Vice Chairman Xu went down.

"There are 23 people in the squad for this World Cup, let's discuss and discuss for so long until today, doesn't it show that our Chinese football is full of talents? If there are only a few players who can play, and they still need to plan the players eliminated by the second and third teams of Brazil like Japan to represent the national team, it would be a shame, the big guy said, right? ”

Hearing that Vice Chairman Xu looked at this matter from such a point of view, other people felt more or less comfortable.

Giving up the small self for the sake of the big self is all too familiar to the Chinese people!

Early the next morning, eleven of the more than 30 players were woken up by the assistant coach. The moment they woke up, they understood their fate.

In the conference room, Ladd said to the few players who were still wearing the uniforms of the Chinese team: "... You have played a lot of games for the Chinese team, and you have made a lot of contributions, and you are all excellent players. In the past two years, we have all had a pleasant cooperation, but at this moment, I regret to tell you that we are going to say goodbye here, and this is my last choice..."

"No problem coach!" The eleven team members stood upright, looked up at the ceiling at 45 degrees with expressionless faces, and said loudly: "We accept all the arrangements of the organization!" ”

Ladd looked at the team members and nodded, got up and left the room.

The moment his figure disappeared at the door of the conference room, more than a dozen old men were still standing in place, but at this moment, they were trying their best to suppress the tears in their eyes.

After a while, the eldest Gao Hongbo was the first to stand up, he wiped a handful of tears and said to Discussion, Li Jinyu and others: "What are you crying about?" Manly man, bleeding without tears, hold back for me! ”

Gao Hongbo is 32 this year, and if the Chinese team has the next World Cup, he will never be able to participate.

So this defeat almost tells him not to want to get involved in the World Cup in his life.

After discussing a few young people who were reprimanded by this senior big brother, they were immediately so frightened that they sucked their snot back again.

"You're still young, and you have a chance! Afraid of what? What are you crying about? Gao Hongbo said sharply, "Wipe away your tears when you go back, let's train hard." After four years, you will be the main force, the pillars of the national football team, you know? ”

"Got it!" Discussion, Li Jinyu and Li Weifeng closed their lower abdomen and answered with their heads held high.

Seeing the three of them return to their resolute faces, Gao Hongbo nodded.

Looking at the past again, Han Wenhai, Mao Yijun and others also wiped away their tears.

Young people don't cry anymore, and they "veterans" can't talk about it anymore, right?

A few hours later, at the press conference before the national football team's departure, Ladd was silent for a while in front of dozens of strange cameras in the audience, and then slowly said into the microphone: "At this moment, I am really sad. This is the most painful moment for a coach, and it is also a painful choice! ”

"China is a country that values feelings, and although I am a foreigner, I am also a person who values feelings!"

"There were a lot of players who spent time with me, but in the end I chose to keep them here."

"To tell you the truth, at this moment, my heart is sad."

"However, I have to do it because it's my profession and I have to make a choice!"

At the end, Ladd's voice grew lower and lower, more like muttering, "... I know that for some players, this could be their last chance in their lives. But I want them to understand that I also made a choice after analyzing various situations. ”

"I have to think about more possibilities and also about the team as a whole."

"XX is a very good player, he has also performed quite well in the previous World Qualifiers, he could have gone to the World Cup..."

"It's great to see that China has so many players who are capable of participating in the World Cup, and at this moment I am proud and proud of the Chinese team..."

Ladd was like an old man, reciting the names that he had been with very well, but were finally eliminated by him himself.

And the reporters in the audience also tacitly did not make a sound, waiting for the old man to finish reading the "homely things".

Finally, the Football Association announced the list of 23 players who went to France by Wang Junsheng.

Goalkeepers: No. 1 Fu Bing (Chongqing Lifan), No. 20 Ou Chuliang (Serie A Napoli), No. 23 Yao Jian (Beijing Guoan)

Defenders: No. 3 Zhang Jihua, No. 4 Xu Hong, No. 2 Sun Jihai (Dalian Wanda), No. 5 (captain) General Fan, No. 16 Wu Chengying (Shanghai Shenhua), No. 12 Xie Feng (Beijing Guoan), No. 14 Wei Skirt (Sichuan Quanxing)

Midfielders: No. 7 Ma Mingyu, No. 17 Yao Xia (Sichuan Quanxing), No. 8 Peng Weiguo (Qianwei Huandao), No. 6 Li Tie (Jianlibao Youth), No. 18 Qi Hong, No. 21 Shensi (Shanghai Shenhua), No. 19 Yu Jiwei (Tianjin TEDA), No. 22 Zhao Junzhen (Liaoning team)

Forwards: No. 9 Zhang Yuxuan, No. 15 Qu Shengqing (Liaoning team), No. 10 Su Maozhen (Shandong Luneng Taishan), No. 11 Cai Sheng (Wuhan Yaqi), No. 13 Li Bing (Sichuan Quanxing)

After the list was announced, the civil society and the media also exploded.

Jianlibao's three youngsters were unsuccessful, but who would have thought that Xie Hui, who performed well in the World Preliminaries and the Top 10, was also excluded from the list. It would be fine if Xie Hui couldn't play in the club like Yang Chen, and he wasn't recruited by the national team, but since last year's National Olympics, Xie Hui has been a frequent visitor to the national team. It's not on the list at this time, could it be that something is wrong?

When the reporter hurriedly felt the hotel, he just arrived at this group of countries to go home and stand by.

Although the 23-man roster has been confirmed, they will still be on standby at home as "alternates" until the World Cup starts.

If a player withdraws for some reason before the start of the World Cup, they will have to make up for it as soon as possible.

Seeing these former internationals carrying their luggage in large bags, the reporters gathered around without saying a word.

"Although I played well in the league and in the warm-up games, it didn't shine.

"But I also understand what Mr. Ladd and the Football Association are doing, after all, I am old and now it is a world of young people. I wish they could do better than I did! After Gao Hongbo finished speaking to the camera, he put down his sunglasses, reached out and took a taxi to leave.

On the other side, Xie Hui, who had just come out with his luggage, also knew that he couldn't avoid the reporter's interview, so he simply shouted loudly before the other party found out.

"Yo yo yo, what's going on? Is it because I lost the election that I was out of luck? Why didn't anyone interview me? ”

Seeing Xie Hui appear, the reporters also cheered and surrounded him.

"May I ask Xie Hui, how do you feel now? Is it a pity? "That's the way journalists like to expose their scars in front of people and they have fun doing it.

"What do you say? I've been playing in the national team for almost two years, but in the end I still don't have my name! ”

"You must know that the World Cup is every player's dream, and it would be a lie to say that you don't regret it!"

"However, there is no way to change what the coach decides, and I have learned to accept it calmly!"

Speaking of this, Xie Hui's voice gradually calmed down.

“.. Obviously, I didn't play very well in the first A this season, and I didn't show the strength I should have in the few warm-up games of the national team. ”

"I guess that's the key to my failure to make the cut!"

"But I'm still young, I still have a chance! Next time, try to catch the World Cup in '02! ”

Looking at Xie Hui's suddenly sunny face, a female reporter on the side couldn't help but ask, "Xie Hui, do you have anything else to say?" ”

Xie Hui thought for a moment and said loudly into the microphone: "I will offer my most sincere wishes to the Chinese team in the next few days!! ”

At the end of speaking, two lines of tears slowly flowed from the corners of Xie Hui's eyes.

Li Jinyu and other three Jianlibao young players were also "caught" by reporters, after the enlightenment of veterans such as Gao Hongbo, these young players who had just turned 20 did not understand the sorrow of those veterans.

Youth is capital, and they are even younger than Xie Hui and have a better chance of participating in the World Cup.

If you don't get selected this time, you won't be selected, give the opportunity to your seniors, and we'll talk about it next time!

How can there be any young people in this world who are worried about their age?

“... Well, we're still young, and it's an honor for us to be part of the World Qualifiers. This World Preliminary Tournament is equivalent to a study. Li Jinyu raised his voice.

"Yes, anyway, there are Tiezi and Brother Ou who are selected, and our Jianlibao is not completely wiped out, hehe!" The discussion also tilted his head to the camera, and there was no trace of sadness on his face.

"We plan not to go home first, but to go to Brother Zhang's house first. I think at this time, the one who needs his teammates by his side the most is Brother Zhang! Li Weifeng nodded and told the reporter his whereabouts without reservation.

Since his debut, Zhang Xiaorui has been hailed as Jianlibao's most talented player, and is even known as "China's Maradona".

If it weren't for the injury, Zhang Xiaorui would definitely have the opportunity to represent the Chinese team in this World Cup and play the main role.

Now, he can only be on crutches, watching his teammates fight in France in front of the TV at home.

After interviewing the three Jianlibao young players, some reporters also brought their blessings to Zhang Xiaorui, hoping that he could recover as soon as possible and get out of the shadow of injury.

......

"Eight years, eight years! I've been fighting for Chinese football for eight years! In the corner of the hotel, Li Ming, who was unsuccessful, whimpered, "In terms of ability, I believe that I am no worse than anyone else!" And I'm in the prime of life, so I don't have anything wrong in the league and in the national team. Lao Peng's knee surgery last year was selected, why can't I stay healthy? ”

"If Mr. Ladd doesn't want to use me, why did he call me into the squad for the last training camp?"

"Now you're brushing me down again, why the hell are you doing that?"

"I shouldn't have been defeated, I shouldn't have been defeated..."

"I've been fighting for Chinese football for eight years, how many eight years are there for a footballer?"

"I lost at the last minute, God is so unfair!"

The flashing lights of the media shone on the former international player, who had already cried to the point of collapse, like a group of tourists visiting the monkey show at the zoo, no one stepped forward to comfort him, and everyone was mentally slapping for Li Ming's gaffe.

The ruthless camera was aimed at this affectionate former international player, and Li Ming's appearance of crying deeply in front of the camera pierced the heart of every fan.

At this time, Li Ming had already lost his mind, he vented his emotions unscrupulously, and was induced by the media to say something that should not be said. In the end, the hotel staff couldn't stand it anymore and dispersed the reporter before Li Ming was "rescued".

Ou Chuliang was lying on the bed in the hotel room, his eyes closed, like other international players with a hangover, lying on the bed and pretending to be asleep.

Before they were woken up in the morning, they already understood their fate, and when would they not sleep completely at this moment?

Bustling outside the hotel, the rooms with thick curtains are like a pure land, protecting these "sleeping" internationals.

After the list was announced, the Football Association, the Sports Bureau, CCTV and other domestic departments unanimously expressed their support, and warned some media tabloids not to take the opportunity to do some inciting topic reports, once discovered, they will be severely punished.

At this moment, the whole of China is paving the way for the World Cup!