Paul Udo, a middle-aged man with curly blond hair, interacted with Zheng Zhi while sitting in Zheng Zhi's mansion.

Zheng Zhi became the first Chinese player to be interviewed by Team Daily, which was unthinkable in the past, accompanied by Zheng Zhi's partner of Team Daily, Yan Qiang of Sports Weekly, and Zheng Zhi's agent Wu Di.

Yan Qiang and Wu Di both attach great importance to this interview, believing that this is the best way for Zheng Zhi to expand his fame in Europe, and being able to get an interview with "Team Daily" shows that Zheng Zhi has his own place in Europe and can get attention with those famous players.

Q: How do you see your own performance at the start of the season?

Zheng Zhi: Not bad. It's not perfect, but it's still good! It's just some of the games at the beginning of the season and there's a lot of games ahead of us, so we need to keep trying to win and stay calm.

Q: We're talking about yourself, not Bayer Leverkusen.

Zheng Zhi: But I'm really talking about my own performance.

Q: You've got seven assists in the league so far, in just two games, which is a statistic that a lot of players probably don't get in a season, have you ever wondered how many assists you can get in a season as a midfielder?

Zheng Zhi: It's just a coincidence, I can't give assists in every game, of course, I will try to do my best and give my best to the game. I didn't think about how many assists I could get in a season, as long as I could help the team win, that would be enough.

Q: Did you realise that if you kept up such an efficient performance in every game, you might win the Ballon d'Or at the end of the year?

Zheng Zhi: Ha, I really haven't thought about it. The Ballon d'Or winners, they've been great enough in a season and I don't think I'm ready, there's still a long way to go. Sometimes I tell myself after a match: you could have done better, this is not your best performance.

Q: What if you did win the Golden Globe?

Zheng Zhi: If I can win the Golden Globe, it will be perfect, I can't imagine it.

Q: Where do you feel you are compared to the high-level midfielders in Europe?

Zheng Zhi: I can't define myself by myself, isn't there your media?

Q: Who do you think is the best midfielder in Europe right now?

Zheng Zhi: There are a lot, such as Zinedine Zidane, Rui Costa, Veron, Scholes, Keane, I can't count on ten fingers, too many. Including my club team-mates, Emerson, Ze Roberto, Ballack, they could all do better.

Q: Not on your own?

Zheng Zhi: I don't have such a thick skin, haha.

Q: Do you and your Bayer Leverkusen team-mates have a strong desire for a title these days?

Zheng Zhi: Of course, each of us has a very clear goal, we are fighting for the championship, and my teammates are very hungry for the league title, they have been chasing it for years.

Q: Can we say that Bayer Leverkusen is in a golden age with their squad and staff, a team built for wins and big spectacles?

Zheng Zhi: I think so, when we give it our all, we can win. We've done a good job and we need to keep doing that.

Q: Imagine Bayer Leverkusen ending up in the Champions League group stage, how far do you think they can go?

Zheng Zhi: It doesn't matter, our goal is not only to qualify for the Champions League group, but also to have the second stage of the group stage, which is not something to brag about. We are not afraid of any opponent.

Q: Last season in the Bundesliga, you were called a bad guy, what do you think of that?

Zheng Zhi: Am I like?

Even Wu Di and Yan Qiang laughed.

What do you mean by likeness? It was meant to be!

Zheng Zhi: I'm actually a very quiet person, but on the pitch, we have to have enough action, we have to show our attitude, at least in my opinion, I will not let anyone bully us, if I need to stand up, I will definitely stand up.

Q: What would you do if you met Dortmund again and Lehmann provoked again?

Zheng Zhi smiled: There is no assumption, but I think he will be calm and not impulsive.

Lyman? Give him ten guts, and he probably won't dare to mess with himself again......

Q: Your Chinese team has achieved good results in Asia, have you ever thought about leading the Chinese team to the World Cup?

Zheng Zhi: Of course, every one of us is eager to participate in the World Cup. None of us have been there, all the fans are as eager and eager as we are, and there is nothing more exciting and exciting than playing in the World Cup.

Q: Have you ever wondered if you won't be able to play in the World Cup?

Zheng Zhi: Yes, you have to think about it. But I'm actually very confident because we're better than other Asian teams.

Q: You're over 19 years old, have you ever thought about finding a girlfriend?

Zheng Zhi smiled again: I have thought about this problem, I want to have a home. But we Chinese pay attention to fate, and when it is time to come, she will eventually return. I dream of having 11 children.

Paul Udo: ......

Wu Di: ......

Yan Qiang: ......

They were all speechless.

Eleven? Even a sow may not be able to give birth to so many children, do you want to exhaust that woman? If you give birth to one a year, you will have to give birth for 11 years! Even if you give birth to 2 at a time, you will have to give birth for 6 years......

Of course, there is another way, which is to find 11 women to give birth to in one year......

Q: 11 pcs?

Zheng Zhi: Yes, at that time, I would spend time with them about their upbringing, and then we could form a football team.

Q: Are you planning to contribute to Chinese football?

Zheng Zhi: Ahem, no, if necessary.

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"A man who dreams of having 11 children" - the next day, the "Team Newspaper" published an exclusive interview, using this eye-catching headline.

The article was also quickly reprinted by "Sports Weekly" and Sina.com, which immediately caused an uproar in China.

"Eleven?"

"Wow~"

"It's too hard, it means that even if you get married at the age of 20, you have to be born until you are 31 years old, and your youth is gone, who wants to?"

The male fans were holding the "Sports Weekly" in their hands, and they were really scared by Zheng Zhi.

"Isn't it illegal? The state will not agree. ”

"Go, go, how can you disagree, this is a special contribution to the country, think about it, if the 11 children are all boys, this is a national team, who is more talented than Zheng Zhi in China? No, the talent of these children will not be much worse, as the so-called dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and the son of a mouse can play holes, Zheng Zhi's son is of course playing football. ”

"It's okay if it's not all boys, girls can join women's football."

"Yo, thinking about it this way, I think Zheng Zhi had better find a female footballer as his wife? Both men and women are very strong in genes, no standard~ I don't know who else in the women's football team is not married? ”

"That's not good, all the time is spent having children, and you can still play football?"

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"Who says you have to be a female footballer? Zheng Zhi's parents are not athletes either, how many stars' children don't play football and have no talent. ”

"I'm willing to give him 11 children."

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"Cortana,"

"What are you kidding?"

"You're only 13 years old, that's not a good idea! Study hard, hey, hey, I'm scared, what kind of idea is this??? ”

"I said you're not very old, why do you like football, you think about spring at a young age?"

"You don't care, I do."

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"That little guy is moving too fast."

"Like fleas, I feel like they can't keep up."

In La Masia's training camp in Barcelona, Spain, several players sit on the bench to watch an Under-13 game.

"I heard that guy is less than 13 years old?"

"It's another exception."

The young man stared at the big balls, and his eyes kept falling on Messi, a new player just signed by Barcelona, and his thick eyebrows were full of praise for Messi.

"Harvey,"

"You? Who doesn't know that you were put in the academy at the age of 11? He hasn't broken your record yet, he was promoted to the first team at the age of 19, he was already a Barcelona main player before he was 20 years old, God, it was too difficult for me. ”

The young bald Valdés sat next to Big Brother Harvey and muttered. He is 17 years old and has just been promoted to play for Barcelona's B team, while 17-year-old Xavi has already been promoted to the first team and became a regular rotation player for the first team at the age of 19. Of course, this is Valdés going to be compared to Xavi, and if you compare it to other ordinary players, he is already much happier.

Of course, if you compare it with the Messi on the field, it seems to be even more miserable......

Xavi Hernandez Creus, yes, Spain's legendary midfielder of the future, is even hailed as the best midfielder of the next decade.

There are many players in European football who come from football families, and Xavi's father is a professional player who used to work hard in La Liga. The four brothers of the Xavi family are all professional players, and among them, Xavi, who is ranked third, has performed the best. It is said that when he was 4 years old, Xavi's eldest brother found Xavi with a long pass, which was an absolutely difficult ball to handle, but Xavi stopped the ball with a heavy weight. Seeing this scene, the old father was very pleased, so he focused on training Harvey. At the age of nine, Xavi was brought to the La Masia Academy by his father, but due to his age, Xavi was unable to sign a contract. At the age of 11, Xavi "broke the rules" and entered the Barcelona Ramasia academy. At that time, La Masia had an unwritten rule that only players over the age of 13 were recruited for training. Being able to make an exceptional entry into La Masia shows Harvey's talent.

In 2000, Xavi won a silver medal with the Spanish Olympic team, and at the end of the same year, he entered the national team. In the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, Xavi, who could not secure a main position at the club, has become a core player of Camacho's national team. Although Camacho's performance in the Chinese national team and the subsequent Gabon national team was disastrous, Xavi became the absolute core of the Spanish national team.

In 2006, Harvey grew further. Although he is still not an absolute mainstay at the club, with Deco and Ronaldinho being the main players at Barcelona, Xavi has grown further in the national team.

During Pep Guardiola's time, Xavi finally became a key player in the Barcelona team. The duo of him and Andres Iniesta became the most important cornerstone of the dynasty of Barcelona and the Spanish national team. Barcelona was able to win the Champions League twice in three years, and the Spanish national team was able to achieve an unprecedented feat of defending the European Championship title, with Xavi and Andres Iniesta playing a great role.

Looking at the history of world football, we will find a variety of midfield masters. There are many players similar to Xavi, such as Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas in Spanish football, and even Sergio Busquets, such as Andrea Pirlo in Italy, and even Zidane in France. But Xavi is one of the most low-key of these players. His passing is poised and equanimated, and his technical moves are unpretentious, and you'd be hard-pressed to spot Xavi's name on a list similar to the goals and assists. But the player who doesn't score many goals or assists is the most trusted player for Barcelona and his Spanish team-mates. Anytime his team-mates find that their opponents are pressing very tightly and can't find a passing point, Xavi is always in the perfect position. Even if he can't be the first threat, Xavi can pass the ball to his teammates steadily, allowing them to adjust their attacking direction. The ability to keep a goal under pressure is something that many players lack.

Among the founders of the future Barcelona dynasty and the Spanish dynasty, Xavi was the most inconspicuous, but quite possibly the most crucial, and not one......

"Victor, I have a feeling that this little guy will rise up soon."

"By the way, why don't you see Andres today?"

"Don't you know? The guy was sick. ”

"Sick? What disease? ”

"I heard that it was a bad cold, and I lay at home for two days,"

"Oh, that's not interesting, I'm going back, and I have to report to the national team tomorrow." Harvey suddenly felt bored.

I was going to come to Andres Iniesta to play today, who knew he had a cold? He enjoyed playing with Andres Iniesta, who was four years younger than him.

"Ah, I'm going to watch the ball," the little bald head immediately became excited.

"I have a ticket, and Andrés should be able to go see it too."

"I have a whole bunch of tickets." Harvey shrugged, "No one watched the game, how many votes didn't have it?" ”

"Harvey, you've got an opponent."

"There is a guy in the Chinese Olympic team who is very strong."

"I know, Zheng Bei, I also watched a news yesterday, this guy is so crazy, he actually wants 11 children."

"Huh? 11 kids? It's too much of an exaggeration, is he going to marry a pig? Valdés blinked, immediately attracted by the topic of Zheng Zhi.

"Ha, I don't know, if I have the opportunity the day after tomorrow, I'll ask him personally." Harvey also smiled, thinking that he could play with Zheng Zhi on the court the day after tomorrow, he was excited again.

Born in 1980, he is one year older than Zheng Zhi, and the growth trajectories of the two are quite similar, both became famous at a young age, and they both got along well in the club. As Pep Guardiola's successor, Xavi is also given high hopes, although he is not as good as Zheng Zhi in the national team, but he is now the core of the midfield of the Spanish Olympic team.

Two days later, the two sides will play a friendly in Madrid. It's all about preparing for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where the two sides can compete on the field.

Xavi is very concerned about Zheng Zhi, he often browses the news of European football, and knows Zheng Zhi's every move well.

"I'm sure he's not as good as you, it's all blown out by the media." Valdés was firmly on Xavi's side.

"Just look at the Japanese Olympics, what did their media say about the Japanese Olympics? Didn't you lead the team to abuse a dog 4:0 in the end? ”

The bald head thinks of this summer's World Junior Championship final, when the Spanish Olympic team beat the Japanese Olympic team in the final, causing the confident Japanese players to cry.

"It can't be compared," Harvey looked at the sky, and his memory returned to this summer.

"There are no good players in the Japanese team, but there are a lot of good players in other teams."

"I remember there was a Brazilian kid who was so special that I was envious in front of the TV."

"It's like it's called Ronaldinho, yes, that's the name."

"Ronaldinho? I've heard it, it's said to be the most talented player in Brazil right now, and I watched the Copa America and he's too strong. Ahh Ronaldo and Rivaldo in front and Ronaldinho in the back. ”

"Harvey, you spend every day with Rivaldo, and you haven't learned a few tricks?"

"Ha, I want to too, but we have a different style of play and different positions."

"We can't learn from Brazilians, if you want to talk about the style, I think Andres can, he has a Brazilian style." Harvey thought of Iniesta again.

"This Zheng is also a little interesting."

"You can't underestimate a player who can play at Bayer Leverkusen at the age of 19 and beat Lazio, Bayern Munich, draw with Lazio. He's an absolute genius. ”

Harvey has a high opinion of Zheng Zhi.

"He also got an interview with Team Newspaper, do you know what Team Newspaper means? The Golden Globe Awards are awarded by them, and it is a great honor to be able to get their attention and recognition. ”

"So, I definitely wouldn't underestimate him."

"He's definitely one of the best fighters of the next decade."

"We may not be able to win the Chinese team."

"Huh?" Valdés tilted his head and looked at Harvey, "This doesn't look like your style?" I know you're low-key, but you can't be so low-key that you can't even win the Chinese Olympics, right? Isn't he the only one on that team? Others are nothing. ”

"Man, in the Olympic team, you never know who the future star is."

"Don't worry, Xavi, I'm sure you can win the Ballon d'Or, if you can't get it, I don't think anyone else in this world can?"

"What about him? The little one. I always felt like he could ......"

"Who?"

Valdés followed his gaze.

"This little flea?"

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