After a day of training, Feng Quan, who returned to the locker room, had not had time to change out of his sweat-soaked clothes when his mobile phone rang suddenly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After seeing that the contact displayed on the mobile phone screen was actually Fu Bo's name, Feng Quan guessed that the other party's intention to call him was likely to persuade him to play for the national team.

So, Feng Quan didn't immediately answer the call from Fu Bo, but thought about it for a while, and after accepting the other party's invitation to see if it would be beneficial to him, Fang pressed the answer button on his mobile phone.

After a few simple greetings, Fu Bo went straight to the point.

"Daquan, you know my personality very well, so I'll tell you anything I have to say." Fu Bo said sincerely: "Yesterday afternoon, the Football Association informed me and asked me to

As the acting head coach of the Chinese team, he led the team to the remaining games of the year. ”

After a slight pause, Fu Bo continued: "And on the 21st of this month, this year's East Asian Cup football match will be held in South Korea. Therefore, in order to prepare for this East Asian Cup football match, the leaders of the Football Association asked me to draw up the latest national team training squad before 9 am tomorrow. ”

"Coach Fu, do you mean you want me to participate in this East Asian Cup?" Although he had already guessed the other party's intentions, Feng Quan still asked deliberately.

"Well, that's right." Fu Bo said affirmatively.

"Alas, I think you should also know very well that on the 10th of next month, I will go to Moscow to participate in the World Athletics Championships." Feng Quan said with embarrassment: "Moreover, if there is an injury because of participating in the East Asian Cup, it will definitely affect my performance in the World Championships next month." ”

Even playing for your national team is the duty of every professional footballer. But for a special "crossover" athlete like Feng Quan, during the preparation period for the upcoming World Championships in Athletics, he obviously has the "right" to refuse the call-up of the national football team.

Although Feng Quan's reason for rejecting him can be regarded as "sufficient", Fu Bo has also already thought of a countermeasure.

"Daquan, I can understand your concerns. I won't tell you those words like winning glory for the country, such 'hypocritical' excuses, I really can't say anything to someone. After a slight pause, Fu Bo continued: "I just hope that you can look at the face of your fellow villagers in the Northeast and help me play well in this East Asian Cup." ”

Although the experience of dealing with Feng Quan is very limited, Fu Bo still learned from his friends in the Liaoning sports circle that Feng Quan is a person who values feelings and morality. So, in order to persuade Feng Quan to play for the country and participate in the East Asian Cup, Fu Bo played the emotional card.

Because he was pinched by the other party, Feng Quan was really embarrassed to refuse the invitation from the "fellow".

However, in order to avoid disrupting his training plan for the World Championships in Moscow, Feng Quan proposed to Fu Bo that he would fly directly to South Korea on July 20 after participating in the Diamond League in Monaco on July 19, instead of participating in the pre-competition training camp.

Also, given the time difference between Monaco and South Korea, as well as the fatigue of a long flight, there is a good chance that Feng Quan will miss the first game against Japan on 21 July.

Then, when Fu Bo gave an affirmative answer, Feng Quan gladly accepted the invitation to participate in the East Asian Cup football match.

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Although in the game against the "Thai Youth Army", the "abnormal" performance of the Chinese team is not a true portrayal of the strength of the players.

However, in order to cope with the pressure from the media, Fu Bo still excluded Zheng Xiaozheng, Zhao Xu and others, who played "obviously abnormal" in that game, from the current national team training list "temporarily".

The reason why Fu Bo chose to temporarily exclude these "abnormal performance" players from the national team's training list is not only from the pressure from the media, but also has his own considerations.

In fact, when the Football Association decided to hire Camacho as the head coach of the Chinese team, it hoped that the coach, who had coached the Spanish national team, could lead the team on the road of "technical flow".

That's right, after Camacho became the head coach of the Chinese team, the number of times the players fired directly at the front of the midfield has indeed decreased a lot. Instead, he chose more "passing the ball" in the attack.

However, it is somewhat regrettable that Camacho's so-called "technical flow" style of play only allows players to transfer the ball to the two wings of the front court through short passes on the ground, and then cross directly into the box as before.

In fact, Camacho, who played as a defender when he was a player, has always had a coaching philosophy based on "solid defense". It's just a little ironic that the defense of the Chinese team under his command is not as solid as his Chinese predecessor, Gao Hongbo, when he was coaching.

Although on the surface, the Chinese team does have a lot of ground attacks. But in the key pass, Camacho's solution is only a "bottom cross".

Fu Bo, who temporarily served as the acting head coach of the national team, has the same coaching philosophy as Camacho's predecessor, Gao Hongbo, who also played as a striker when he was a player, and prefers to choose some technical players in the configuration of midfielders, so as to implement the "real" tactical play based on passing and controlling the ball that he envisions in his heart.

As a result, Fu Bo recruited Wu Xi, Zhang Xizhe and others, who were not "treated" by Camacho before, and had excellent passing and control skills at their feet, but slightly weaker physical fitness. to fill the vacancies left by players who have left the squad "temporarily".

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Maybe it's because he wants to avoid a direct confrontation with Feng Quan before the World Championships, and he loses confidence. In addition to the American Gatlin, several other world-class sprinters who were originally going to compete in Monaco gave up the race for various reasons after learning that Feng Quan would be competing with him.

But for Feng Quan, who he is competing with is not a question he really cares about. After all, even without using any skills, Feng Quan, who is in good physical condition, is very confident of winning the game. What's more, there is also the skill of [Instant Acceleration] as a killer feature, and the skill of [Reset], which is almost "BUG", is in hand.

At the pre-match press conference of the Diamond League in Monaco on the afternoon of July 18, a reporter from the United States asked American Gatlin, who had defeated the "Jamaican Lightning" in Rome this season: "Justin, an athlete from China, Feng Quan, has won the championship four times in a row in the men's 100m event of the Diamond League. Do you think 'Chinoiser' will win his fifth consecutive 100m event at the end of tomorrow's race in Monaco, and thus overtake you in the Diamond League standings? ”

Although he knew very well that he was not sure of defeating Feng Quan, in order to take care of his face, Gatlin still pretended to be "confident" and said: "Everyone knows very well how strong that Chinese kid is. But I want to tell you, no matter how terrifying his strength is, at least I won't be like Assafa, who simply quit the competition to avoid the embarrassment of defeat. ”

After a slight pause, Gatlin continued, "And I'm sure even if I can't beat that Chinese kid, I won't let him win the championship easily. ”

On the day of the race, a reporter from Chinese state television asked Feng Quan during his pre-match warm-up activities: "Do you think in today's race, American Gatlin will cause trouble on your way to winning the championship, as he said in his pre-match press conference yesterday?" ”

Originally, the Chinese journalist thought that Gatling's "self-confidence" would inspire Feng Quan's fighting spirit, so that he could say some impassioned words in order to elicit enough selling points.

Sure enough, Feng Quan's answer did not disappoint him.

Hearing this, Feng Quan shrugged his shoulders and borrowed a teasing tone from a well-known two-person artist in Northeast China, and answered the Chinese reporter's question: "Hmph! There are a lot of people who want to win me, and he is a ...... old."

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At 7:25 p.m. on July 19, the men's 100m event at the Monaco Station of the Diamond League finally began with a shot from the referee.

Gatlin, who had held his breath before the race, had an eye-catching performance in the starting stage.

With a reaction time of 0.123 seconds, he made good on his "promise" at the start of the race, causing a little trouble for Feng Quan while still taking the lead.

I don't know if it's because of a lack of mental concentration, or if it's for the purpose of deliberately "teasing" Gatlin. Feng Quan, whose starting technique has always been good, ranked second to last among the 8 participating athletes with a starting reaction time of 0.173.

However, even without trying his best, the superior Feng Quan still surpassed five competitors in succession after 35 meters, forming a parallel trend with Gatling, who was in the lead.

After catching up with the leading Gatling, Feng Quan did not rush to speed up, but just "will" follow the rhythm of the Americans, and move towards the finish line little by little.

Just when Gatling thought that the wind was not in ideal physical condition, he did not build up a clear advantage like he had in the previous races, and felt that he "could win". Feng Quan suddenly used the skill of [Instant Acceleration] after entering the last 30 meters.

The next moment, even if there was no slow-motion replay, everyone present could see Feng Quan's running rhythm, which was obviously a few points faster than before.

Immediately afterward, Gatlin was stunned to see the wind pass like a bolt of lightning to his left side, crossing the finish line first.

The time of 9.73 seconds was not ideal, but it allowed Feng Quan to win his fifth consecutive Diamond League title and break the men's 100m event record in Monaco.

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Although the original intention of the East Asian Cup (formerly known as the East Asian Football Championship) was to create the most influential football competition in the "East Asian region".

But in fact, in addition to the first few competitions, Japan and South Korea, two first-class teams in Asian football, still attach great importance to the East Asian Cup. After 2008, the Japanese and South Korean teams only participated in the tournament for the purpose of training young domestic players and examining the marginal figures of the national team.

It is based on the above background that the Chinese team in the Gao Hongbo era was able to defeat the South Korean team, which has been suffering for more than 30 years, with a score of 3-0 on February 10, 2010.

If the South Korean team at that time could pay enough attention to this event, so as to recall a number of Korean players who played in the top five European leagues, it would be difficult for the Chinese team to break the "Koreanophobia" that has plagued us for many years at that time.

And this time the East Asian Cup is no exception.

Not only did Japan and South Korea not recruit any returnees to play in the European League, but even the Australian team, which was invited to participate in the tournament for the first time, also sent a lineup dominated by young domestic players.

In fact, for "World Cup regulars" such as Japan, South Korea, and Australia, they have long set their goals on "becoming a world-class team as soon as possible", rather than Chinese football's "rushing out of Asia and going to the world".

Because of this, in addition to the "irresistible" East Asian Cup football match, the Japanese and South Korean teams, which are close neighbors of the national football team, have become more and more reluctant to play warm-up matches with the Chinese team.

The reason for this embarrassing situation for Chinese footballers is that in addition to the factor that the Japanese and South Korean teams are "unwilling to play chess with the stinky chess basket", the barbaric fouls that occur from time to time by Chinese players on the court are also one of the important reasons why the Japanese and South Korean teams are unwilling to play with them.

Although the Japanese players, who are known for their outstanding foot skills, some extremely hidden pulling, pushing, and even pinching and other insidious small actions when defending, often cause Chinese players to feel a lot of headaches. However, for such "foul" actions within the scope of "allowable rules", the referee will generally choose to "turn a blind eye".

In many cases, after the "violent" behavior of Chinese players in Asia and even the world, they are willing to use excuses such as "the opponent's small actions have angered us" to help the players "shirk responsibility".

But in fact, instead of being provoked by the opponent's "small actions" and choosing to use ferocious bursts to fight back, it is better to "learn from the Japanese players" and use the same small actions to provoke the opponent.

Although there are very few Chinese players who can think of doing so, it does not mean that there are none.

On the evening of July 21, in the match between the Chinese team and the Japanese team, a Chinese player used the usual "tricks" of the Japanese to provoke the opponent and win benefits for his team......