"It's strange that I've already had the first team and the reserve team train together, and it's supposed that there are more people than usual, so why do you always feel lonely?" Chen Mo frowned as he looked at the players who were leaving from the training ground one after another.

When the players finished training and left the training ground, they gathered in twos and threes, chatting and walking to the dressing room, which was indeed different from the usual atmosphere of laughter and laughter.

"That's because there's a few key atmospheres missing, ha!" Zhao Kangming smiled next to him.

"Oh yes!" Chen Mo patted his head, "Those young people are gone." ”

It came a weekend after the stars won their first home win in the AFC Champions League, and in this weekend, they welcomed an old rival at home – the Haihe Twin Ports they met in the FA Cup last season.

Considering that there is a week-long break for club competitions to make way for the international break, this time Zhao Kangming did not make a big rotation of the squad after the AFC Champions League, but only fine-tuned individual positions.

For example, Qin Lin, who started in the AFC Champions League in midweek, sat on the bench, and let Xia Xiaoyu, who did not start in the AFC Champions League, take his place and partner Junhei Morikawa to form a double back.

At the same time, Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi and Zhang Qinghuan all started the "trident".

This is also due to the fact that relegation has been difficult this season, and the team should give it their all when they have the opportunity to win and try to get as many points as possible.

In the end, the team's performance did not disappoint Zhao Kangming, and the shining star, who was almost the main force, defeated Haihe Shuanggang 3:1 at home.

The Trident scored one goal per person, the performance was very even, and no one suffered.

After this league game, a number of players, including the Trident, left the club to play their respective international competitions.

Zhang Qinghuan and Ding Yuanhai went to participate in the second stage of the Asian qualifiers for the national team's 2026 World Cup in the United States and Canada (co-hosted by the United States and Canada), which is commonly known as the "Top 40 Match".

Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi, and Wang Guangwei went to participate in the warm-up match between the National Olympic team and the Serbian Olympic team.

Junhei Morikawa was also called up by Koichi Sato, the head coach of the Japanese Olympic team, to represent the Japanese Olympic team and return to China to participate in the warm-up match with the Portuguese Olympic team. This kid was very excited when he received a call from Koichi Sato, who was still in the team's locker room, and according to other players' later descriptions, Junhei Morikawa kept bowing to a wall with the phone, and it felt like Koichi Sato knelt down in the air......

"Alas...... With six fewer people all of a sudden, it feels like our Shining Star international break team is getting bigger and bigger. Although this is a good thing, it shows that our strength is getting stronger and stronger. But it's still a lot of pressure to take away half of our main team every time the international break...... "Chen Mo sighed, "It's okay to have a warm-up game this time, but in July and August, they trained and added the Olympic Games, and they were directly absent for two months, who can stand it?" ”

"That can't be helped, Old Chen. In an event like the Olympic Games, where the interests of the club must give way to the interests of the country, this is completely non-negotiable. ”

Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi, Wang Guangwei, plus a representative of Japan in the Olympic Games, Junpei Morikawa...... At this time, four people missed two months of competition...... Oh yes, and overage players. Zhang Qinghuan is one year older, what if Shi Wuyun plans to recruit him as an overage player to participate in the Olympics? Do you let people go? Lao Zhao? ”

Zhao Kangming stretched out his hands: "Which one has the final say on this?" If the national Olympic team needs it? Then I'll let it go. ”

"What about the club?"

"Let's grit our teeth...... What else can I do? Zhao Kangming's tone was also full of helplessness. But it can't be helped, this is the disadvantage of Shiningstar's predominance of young players? It is the inevitable price of setting off a storm of youth in the new season.

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"Xiao Shi? What do you think about overage players? "Ran Jiachang, the leader of the National Olympic team, knocked on the door of Shi Wuyun's office? Ask as soon as you come in.

Shi Wuyun shifted his gaze from the computer screen to Ran Jiachang's face, and said with a smile: "What? There is a club that privately asks you for a relationship and wants to stuff people in? ”

Ran Jiachang hurriedly waved his hand: "Look at what you said...... Some players might want to play in the Olympics? But you know the club's position – no one wants to send their key players to us for a month of training and then play in the Olympics. What if it weren't for the main force...... I don't think you can look down on it either? Right? ”

Shi Wuyun's smile became brighter and brighter: "It's still Lao Ran, you know me." Does the Football Association have any goals or psychological expectations for our Olympic Games? ”

Ran Jiachang shook his head: "No, no goals, no pressure, this was clearly put forward at the Olympic work conference." ”

"That's the scene...... Shi Wuyun suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "Lao Ran, will you give me the bottom?" Is it true that there is no expectation of results within the Football Association? ”

Ran Jiachang's expression was a little embarrassed: "To say that there is no expectation at all? Of course not, just call me it, and I personally have expectations for how we will perform at the Olympics...... But if you want to set a bottom line in your heart in advance, what will happen if you don't reach this bottom line, I believe that the Football Association does not have this kind of thinking. Will you regret bad grades? Everyone is happy with the results...... Isn't that human? ”

Shi Wuyun listened and nodded.

Seeing him like this, Ran Jiachang hurriedly added: "But don't you think it will put any pressure on you?" I've said it, can we make it to the Olympics this time? It's already a breakthrough. When the Football Association asked you to coach this team, the only goal was to participate in the Olympics. Now you've accomplished your goal? Should I let go of my baggage? Just do your best. The key is to give people a glimpse of the spirit of this team? For example, in the U23 Asian Cup, the team did not lose their minds in the face of the Iranian referee's difficulty, but resolutely fought back with more goals...... That's good. ”

"Lao Ran, I'm relieved when you say that, and I also want to talk to you about overage players. To be honest, I'm going to bring not a single overage player. ”

"Huh? Don't bring? Ran Jiachang was surprised.

Before he came, he was still thinking that if Shi Wuyun proposed which overage player, the club would be resistant, and he would do the work one by one...... Unexpectedly, Shi Wuyun chose an overage player who didn't want it, so he asked again: "Are you worried that the club will be unhappy with you?" You don't have to worry about this, as long as you determine the list, I'll do the job, I'll be the bad guy......"

Shi Wuyun hurriedly waved his hand: "That's not what you mean, Lao Ran." I wasn't worried about that. I'm worried that when overage players come to the team, it will break the team's existing good atmosphere and tacit understanding. You have also followed this team from the youth team all the way to the present, and you know the composition of the players of these teams and the relationship with everyone. If you find three overage players who are older than them and have older qualifications than them, it will inevitably form a barrier, and then it will affect the team's combat effectiveness. And football is a collective sport, the team is a whole, our training arrangement is based on the current team as a whole, suddenly three strangers come in, how to let them integrate into the team? Is one month of intensive training time enough? What do the players who have been robbed of their places by overage players think? Will they lead to a deterioration in the locker room? Will their friends be dissatisfied with overage players? ”

Facing Shi Wuyun's series of rhetorical questions, Ran Jiachang frowned and fell into deep thought.

He admitted that what Shi Wuyun said was reasonable, because he remembered that when the first Olympic Games were held in 2012, Qin Lin entered the national Olympic team as an overage player. With Qin Lin's ability and level at that time, it is not too much to say that he is the strongest player in China, so he is naturally expected to be high.

As a result, the addition of such a strong foreign aid did not improve the strength of the team, and the national Olympic team left a shameful record of "no win, no goal, no point" in that Olympic Games.

Therefore, many people actually know the answer to whether overage players can improve the performance of the national Olympic team in the Olympic Games.

Football is a sport in which eleven or even twenty-three people play after training together, rather than a simple card game, and the eleven people with the strongest strength on paper can be invincible in the world.

"So I thought, instead of recruiting three time bombs like this, I might as well not recruit any of them at all. At the same time, this Olympic Games is a rare opportunity for young players, and it is a very important training opportunity, and they can also increase their football through the competition with high-level young players from abroad. But what's the point of those overage players who have long been stereotyped to play in the Olympics? In addition to adding a nice touch to their resumes......" Shi Wuyun spread his hands and shrugged.

"The Football Association didn't set any goals for the Olympics, but I personally had a goal. That is, if the players of the national Olympic team can learn and grow by participating in this Olympic Games, it will be a good thing for themselves and for the future of our national football. I hope that going to the Olympics will achieve such a goal and have such an effect. How can such an important opportunity to learn and grow be given to those overage players? ”

"What about Zhang Qinghuan? He's a year older...... He's still a young player. Ran Jiachang asked again, when everyone thinks of overage players participating in the Olympic Games, Zhang Qinghuan will be the first to think of them. Although he is no longer the one who pins the hopes of fans across the country on the rise of young players such as Hulai, the prodigal son's outstanding performance, coupled with his age of only a year older, always makes people feel that he should go to the Olympics, otherwise it would be a pity.

"Zhang Qinghuan...... Guo Junfu is the captain of our team, the core of the midfield organization, if Zhang Qinghuan comes, Guo Junfu can only go to the bench. In the process of qualifying for the team, Guo Junfu made a lot of effort, and finally played the Olympics, but he could only let him sit on the bench, which I personally think is very unfair to Guo Junfu. Secondly, Lao Ran, have you considered another question? ”

"What's the problem?"

"The current three main players of the national Olympic team are all from the flashing stars, and to play in the Olympics, the three of them will have to leave the team for two months and miss at least seven league games. This is very bad for the team's relegation...... Then let's select Zhang Qinghuan into the National Olympic team as an overage player to play in the Olympic Games. Almost half of the main lineup of the shining star is gone...... Although Zhao Kangming is well-known for his good temper, we can't catch him alone! I told you that the rabbit is in a hurry and bites, so you are not afraid that Lao Zhao will block the door? ”

Ran Jiachang was amused by Shi Wuyan's words, he nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, if you don't recruit, you won't recruit, what you said is too terrible, I'm really afraid that Lao Zhao will come to my house to block the door......"

Shi Wuyun said: "From the perspective of being good for Chinese football, I don't want the shining star to be relegated. I hope that Lao Zhao can fully show his football philosophy in the shining star, and maybe it can bring a brighter future to our Chinese football......"

Ran Jiachang was a little surprised: "What you said is too exaggerated, right?" Can a shining star shoulder the future of Chinese football? ”

"Lao Ran, Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi, Wang Guangwei, and Zhang Qinghuan are all shining stars now, which of them do you think will not be able to enter the national team in the future?"

Faced with this question, Ran Jiachang was stunned.

"So can they shoulder the future of Chinese football? If they can't afford it, who do we pin our hopes on? ”

Ran Jiachang was silent.

"I've been following this team since I started in the middle league. They bring something different to football in our country. Although the Chinese Super League has only just begun, I dare to assert that this team will also be an outlier in the Chinese Super League. If they can succeed in relegation, I think how much can prove that Zhao Kangming's set is effective, right? Maybe more teams will be willing to give young people a chance, right? When the whole football landscape is skewed towards young people, there must be more talented young people emerging, right? At that time, maybe our league can cancel the U23 protection policy......"

Shi Wuyun said in the end, his voice became lighter and lighter, as if he had flown to the distant future with his thoughts.