On the plane that flew back to Andong Jincheng from Hongchang City, Youjiang Province, Qin Lin found the head coach Zhao Kangming who was sitting in front and wanted to talk to him.

Seeing this, Chen Mo took the initiative to get up and leave, giving up his position to Qin Lin.

"I was looking for you, what's the penalty for?" Zhao Kangming waited for Qin Lin to sit down and took the lead in asking.

"Lao Zhao, I came to you to talk about this. I have already told Hulai on the pitch that it is not only the penalty in this game, but I will give him the team's penalty in the future. ”

Zhao Kangming's mouth opened wide in surprise: "Why?" I remember you said it was your responsibility to take a penalty......"

Zhao Kangming was talking about the 2010 World Cup Asian qualifiers, a crucial match for the round of 40 to reach the round of 12, and the Chinese team had to win to ensure they finished first in their group and qualified for the round of 12.

The opponent of that game, Qatar, also qualified for the round of 12, and the two sides played very closely, with the score of 0:0 maintained until the 85th minute.

It was at this time that the Chinese team won a penalty!

At that time, the stadium in Jiu'an City was boiling.

As long as the Chinese team can score this penalty, it is possible to beat Qatar and thus win the group and advance to the round of 12.

As a result, Liu Yunfeng, the striker who was in charge of the penalty kick at the time, kicked the penalty away under great pressure, causing the Chinese team to miss the top 12.

After the game, Liu Yunfeng was scolded by a bloody dog, and some people even ran to the door of the club's training base where he was located, splashed him with paint, and threw him eggs......

After that game, as long as the Chinese team took another penalty, it would be Qin Lin's penalty. Later, in the club, Qin Lin also took over the penalty kick.

Although he had never taken a penalty before that.

For this he has been for two years, and after each training session, he will practice penalty kicks for himself.

Later, a reporter asked him why he suddenly had to take all the penalty kicks, and he said the sentence mentioned by Zhao Kangming: "It is my responsibility as the captain to take the penalty kick." ”

Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone speculated that he said it because of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Of course, he is not complaining that Liu Yunfeng kicked the Chinese team out of the top 12 in the first place, he just hopes that one day if a similar situation occurs, then the person who will be scolded can be him, not anyone else.

That's why he said that this is the captain's responsibility, and it is the captain's responsibility to take penalties under pressure, and if the penalty is lost, it is also the captain's responsibility to be spurned by 10,000 people.

The captain's armband is definitely not only a symbol of glory, but more often than not, it also means taking on more infamy, especially as the captain of the Chinese national team.

"I now want to hand over that responsibility to Hulay." Qin Lin said.

"Do you think he can afford it?" When the words came out, Zhao Kangming laughed to himself, "That's right, that's right, Shi Wuyun told me that kid is a faceless and skinless two-skinned face, if he really has the treatment of being spurned by 10,000 people, he should be able to withstand it." ”

"Yes, whether it's saying in front of the media that you want to win the World Cup, or the online violence you encountered before the game against South Korea...... All of them fully show that Hulai's heart is very big, and his archery skills are also very exquisite, excellent archery skills and strong psychological quality, I think no one is more suitable to be the person who takes responsibility for this person than him. One more thing, I want to sign up for a coaching course......"

Zhao Kangming's eyes widened: "Are you going to retire?" ”

Seeing the nervous Lao Zhao, Qin Lin smiled: "Don't worry, I will still fulfill the contract with Shining Star." I haven't made a final decision either, and I'll see how I'm doing when the time comes...... I just think I should have planned for the next part of my life. ”

Zhao Kangming looked at this former teammate who had fought side by side with him in the national team. In the 2004 Asian Cup, he was only a young player under the age of 21, and although he had played the main role in the Chinese national team, he still could not hide the immaturity on his face.

Today, every wrinkle on his face seems to record the history of Chinese football.

He is a witness and recorder of Chinese football for nearly 20 years...... In some ways, he is the history of Chinese football itself.

"You can play for a few more years, Daqin. You're so disciplined, professional, and clear-headed. ”

"If I hadn't been hurt, maybe I could." Qin Lin smiled.

"Then you can stay for another two years and help these young people on horses and give them a ride......

"They don't need me, Lao Zhao, they're already on the horse and running, I can't catch up."

Zhao Kangming saw that Qin Lin had made up his mind, so he had no choice but to sigh: "Okay, I respect your personal choice." I'll ask the club to sign you up for a coaching course. ”

"Thank you." Qin Lin got up and said goodbye.

When he left, Chen Mo sat back again: "What did you talk about?" ”

"He told me that in the future, the team's penalties can be given to Hulai, and he also wants to apply for a coaching course."

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed: "Is he trying to retire?" That's why I handed over the penalty kick......"

"Not so quickly, he said he would fulfill his contract with the club."

"That's not two years, next year, the contract expires at the end of next season...... You didn't persuade him? ”

"Persuaded, it didn't work, he was very resolute. That injury affected him far more than all of us thought. Speaking of this, Zhao Kangming sighed.

"If Qin Lin really retired...... An era of Chinese football may be over. Chen Mo was a little regretful.

"It doesn't matter if it's over, I don't have any good memories." Zhao Kangming shook his head and said. "What did the media say about Qin Lin at the beginning? The last big man of Chinese football, the only face of Chinese football. Listen, Chinese football needs to rely on a 33-year-old veteran to support its face...... It's sad. ”

At the age of thirty-three, Qin Lin helped the South China Tigers win the AFC Champions League, and he also won the Asian Footballer of the Year that year.

Therefore, it was praised by the media as "the only face of Chinese football".

This sounds like he is praising Qin Lin, but more people may feel that they are ridiculing Chinese football.

Because as Zhao Kangming said, dignified Chinese football still has to rely on a veteran in his thirties to maintain face.

This is irony!

"I even hope that it will be the end of an era. In this case, Hulay and his people may be in a new era, an era created by them...... Wouldn't that be nice? Zhao Kangming turned his head and smiled at Chen Mo.

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When the whole team was in recovery training, head coach Zhao Kangming told the whole team about the adjustment of the penalty kick candidates.

When everyone heard that Qin Lin did not only give up the penalty kick in the last game to Hu Lai, but all the penalties in the future to Hu Lai, they were all surprised.

Many people simply set their sights on Qin Lin and Hu Lai in front of the coach.

Regarding the reason for Qin Lin's penalty kick, many people have heard about it and know a little.

That's why he was so surprised to know that he had suddenly given up the penalty.

It's not just a matter of giving Huledo a few more goals a season.

This means a transfer of responsibilities.

At the same time, some people guessed that Qin Lin's career might not be too long......

Under everyone's gaze, Qin Lin did not stand up to explain why he did this.

In other words, even if you want to explain, it is not to explain to the whole team, but to explain to Hulai alone, then there are too many opportunities.

When two people live in the same room before the game, they can explain it.

Then Zhao Kangming said to Hu Lai in front of the whole team players: "From now on, after the training every day, you have to do one more set of penalty training, Hu Lai." ”

Hu Lai nodded: "No problem, Director Zhao." ”

When he was still on the Higashikawa Middle School team, he briefly received special penalty training to prepare for penalty shootouts at national tournaments.

So I practiced before and during the national competition.

As a result, there were no penalties at all in the national competition, and Hulai's penalty skills did not come in handy at all.

When the national competition is over, he naturally doesn't have to practice penalty kicks anymore.

After all, whether it is in the Poseidon youth team or the shining stars, there is no place where he needs to use his penalty.

Now that he needs to take all the penalties from the future, he should really take penalty training again.

Seeing that Hu Lai agreed very simply, Zhao Kangming nodded: "Work hard, don't live up to this responsibility......"

Penalties are not the easiest way to score, but a duel with yourself under the greatest pressure. Some people can overcome themselves in such an environment and achieve legendary deeds. And some people ...... was defeated under heavy pressure and was spurned by 10,000 people.

Sometimes penalty kicks are still the hope of victory for the whole team, and it is the knock on the door of Chinese football outside the World Cup.

As Qin Lin said, kicking a penalty is a responsibility.

That responsibility is now being passed on to a young player.

That's high hopes for him.

But no one in the whole team of Shining Star thought at this time: can he bear it?

Instead, they thought: if they had to find someone else to take on the responsibility, he would be the right person!