Chapter 100: I Want to Go Home
The news of the National Olympic qualification spread throughout the country with the broadcast signal, and in the early morning of the next day, the front pages of all the "local" daily newspapers were the news that the Olympic athlete playing football had defeated Japan and successfully reached the finals.
The "local" daily newspaper is not the name of a newspaper, but all newspapers throughout the country that begin with a local name. Except for the Beijing Daily and a few regions with Yang Chen's header as the cover, other newspapers invariably put Ou Chuliang's photo in the most conspicuous position.
2 to 1, judging from the score, it seems that the game between the two teams is very close and difficult to solve. In fact, anyone who has watched this game will identify the only turning point and the only hero of this game: Ou Chuliang.
If it weren't for him coming off the bench to save the penalty, how could the National Olympics be so demoralized? How could he become more and more courageous in the subsequent games, so that under the siege of the Japanese team, he relied on two consecutive set-pieces made by counterattacks to score goals?
Beijing Youth Daily: The road to heroes begins with shaping heroes!
"Football is a team sport of eleven people, but it doesn't need heroes!"
"Yesterday, we created heroes in Jianlibao; Today, we are heroes in the Olympic qualifiers! ”
"Heroic dreams, heroic love, heroic Olympic journey! Looking forward to our heroes in the Olympic Games, another glory! ”
Southern Sports: Tonight, none of us sleep!
"After eight years, the Chinese team can participate in the Olympic Games again, what a gratifying thing!"
"Looking back on the past years of warfare, there are all dangers and dangers, which are shocking."
"That said, after all, we have stepped into the Olympic Games again, and I hope that the Olympic athletes can overcome obstacles and achieve great results in the new journey!"
Shengjing Daily: The Olympics, we are coming!!
The qualification for the National Olympic Games can be regarded as a phased victory for Chinese football. Yuan Weimin, Wang Junsheng and other senior leaders of the Football Association rushed to the capital airport at dawn the next day to prepare for the pick-up.
In the afternoon, when the plane of the National Olympic team returning home slowly landed on the runway and began to taxi, Wang Junsheng said to Yuan Weimin on the side: "Chairman, our football Olympic athletes have achieved such good results, is it possible to apply for a special plane next time we go out to compete?" ”
"Hahaha! Wang, you really want to! Yuan Weimin laughed out loud at first, then saw Wang Junsheng's serious eyes, nodded and said: "I approved this matter, but the cost and everything need to be paid by the Football Association itself." As long as you have this money, the organization will give you the green light all the way! ”
Hearing this, Wang Junsheng was also happy, "Then I am here, on behalf of the football players of the whole country, thank you here..."
"Don't say that! If you want to say thank you, thank you and Lao Xu for making a good promise. Our Chinese football has grown from scratch, and the two of you have made great contributions! ”
In this era, apart from the Olympic Games, a worldwide collective transnational sport, there is a turnaround, how can athletes in a single sport go out to compete as special planes? The Football Association is only responsible for football, and if you want to apply for a special plane, you not only need to be approved by the organization, but also need a lot of expenses, and even face criticism from public opinion.
Thinking that in the past, when he went out to play, he had to squeeze the train and take the ship for a long time to get to his destination, Wang Junsheng, the "logistics minister," secretly decided that in the future, he must apply for a special plane to be responsible for the transportation of football players.
Just when Wang Junsheng was thinking about where to pull funding, I don't know who took the lead and shouted "The heroes are out". The people around "hula" and rushed to the exit.
The costumes of the National Olympic team members are uniform, and they are instantly recognizable in the crowd.
Countless magnesium lights flickered, "frightened" those domestic and foreign tourists hurriedly raised two fingers, compared to an internationally popular "V" gesture.
"Mr. Gu Mingchang, may I ask how you feel about the qualification for the National Olympics this time?"
"What do you think? Of course, I was happy and excited! Gu Mingchang laughed with a dark face, "A stone in my heart has finally landed." We lived up to the expectations of the fans across the country, and that's the biggest blessing we had. Now that we can finally head to the Olympics this summer with our heads held high, what could be more exciting? ”
"Mr. Ladd, who do you think is the biggest contributor to the qualification of the National Olympic Games this time?"
"The biggest contributors to qualifying are the players themselves!" With the help of an interpreter, Ladd said, "Yang Chen, Qu Shengqing, Zhang Jihua, Wu Chengying, Ou Chuliang are all very good, they are not only physically strong, but also have excellent foot skills, they can become world-class players!" When I took over for the first time in October 1993, I was confident that I would lead them to this year's Olympics. Now, it's time for me to deliver on my promise. In my opinion, the hero of this qualification is all the members of the National Olympic team. ”
The answers of the two coaches were leaky, and at first, the media surrounded them and kept asking questions. When I saw that many players began to answer questions into the microphone in the back, more media flocked to the back row and rushed to the people they cared about the most!
Needless to say, Qu Shengqing, Yang Chen, and Xie Hui have scored goals, and defenders like Li Ming, Zhang Jihua, and Wu Chengying have also been handed microphones by the media. And Ou Chuliang, who was the youngest in the crowd, had long been surrounded by the media.
"Ou Chuliang, do you have anything to say about qualifying for this Olympic Games?"
"Thank you for the support of the party, thank you for the training of the Football Association, thank you for the promotion of the coach, thank you for the love of your teammates..."
However, these media did not come to listen to Ou Chuliang's "thanks", they desperately squeezed forward one by one, asking some topics that "fans" were more "interested in".
"Ou Chuliang, are you really injured? Or was there something else that didn't play in the third game? ”
"Ou Chuliang, you performed so well in the first two games, what do you think about the loss in the third game?"
"Ou Chuliang, what kind of mentality did you have before you saved the penalty against Japan?"
"Ou Chuliang, in the last game, when the Chinese team played with one less person, do you still have the confidence to win the final victory?"
"Ou Chuliang, there is news that you are going to leave Jianlibao, is this news true?"
The reporters asked a wide range of questions, even from the recent Olympic qualifiers. There are also some tabloids mixed in, wanting to take advantage of Ou Chuliang's youth to pull out some non-existent "news".
Gu Ming Changsheng was afraid that Ou Chuliang would not be able to cope with such a situation when he was young, so he hurriedly gave Lao Zhao on the side a look and asked him to protect Ou Chuliang.
Just as Lao Zhao squeezed through the crowd and walked towards Ou Chuliang, Ou Chuliang saw a familiar face in the crowd. It was three years ago that Zou Xiaoqing, who came to Brazil to interview Jianlibao.
And the other party also winked at Ou Chuliang, and tried to hand out the microphone in his hand forward.
"Ou Chuliang, may I ask what you want to do most after returning to China?"
Ou Chuliang coughed lightly, moved a few inches towards Zou Xiaoqing's microphone, and replied softly, "What I want to do most is to go home and have a look." ”