After the match against Palestine, the national team took four days off, which meant the end of a month-long training camp.

After the break, the team is about to leave for Australia.

Although four days was not a long time, Gao Zheng still took this opportunity to go home and get together with his parents. It's also a rare opportunity to be reunited with your parents during the season.

The time together was quite short, and the four days were fleeting.

On the fourth day, Gao Zheng said goodbye to his parents and boarded a plane to Guangzhou, from where the Chinese team will depart for Australia.

In fact, the Chinese team originally planned to set off from the capital Beijing, but because they did not buy a ticket from Beijing to Sydney, Australia, the whole team moved to Guangzhou.

Moreover, the departure ceremony that was originally planned to be held in Beijing could only be moved to Guangzhou.

In fact, the Chinese team has never held this kind of Asian Cup departure ceremony before - it was held in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, but it was the World Cup, and the Asian Cup is still unique.

Some people speculate whether it is because after Gao Zheng this time, everyone has confidence in the performance of the national team in the Asian Cup, so a departure ceremony was held.

In the past, the Chinese team participated in the Asian Cup, which was really influential, and other people were indifferent except for real fans. In addition, the Chinese team has not qualified from the group for two consecutive years in the Asian Cup, and the results are so poor, I am really embarrassed to make a big show about the departure ceremony - for fear of being scolded.

But after Gao Zheng joined this time, it was obvious that there had been a change. Not only the fans and sports media who usually support the Chinese team pay attention to this Asian Cup, but even other media and Chinese people who are not fans are also discussing the Asian Cup.

So the Football Association simply held a departure ceremony, which can be regarded as a strong momentum.

The departure ceremony was held in the studio hall of Guangdong TV Station, and all the players wore formal clothes and walked the red carpet outside the hall.

When walking the red carpet, many fans gathered at the scene, and they all came to cheer for the Chinese team.

This kind of treatment for international players is really rare, so that many people still have stage fright when they walk the red carpet, and their performance is not natural enough, and they don't look like stars who often "go on TV" at all.

Of course, this is not to say that everyone is unfamiliar with appearing in front of TV and fans, but because they are always scolded, how could they have thought that one day, they will also become the object of the stars?

Although many people know that this was brought to them by Gao Zheng.

But looking at the Chinese fans waving the national flag, and their posters, wearing their jerseys, and every Chinese national team player who walked on the red carpet, I still felt a lot.

Everyone feels that for the sake of these fans, this Asian Cup must definitely do their best. Just so that when the Asian Cup is over, when they return to China, they can still receive such a welcome, not abuse and booing.

Everyone is a human being, and no one's heart is made of iron and stone. Who likes to be scolded and ridiculed every day? Who doesn't want to be praised and complimented, respected and welcomed?

And this time, they have a good opportunity to make a name for themselves and change the image of Chinese football.

"Brother Zhi!! Brother Zhi!! ”

"Wu Lei! Wu Lei! ”

"Come on, Chinese team!"

These cheering sounds they had all heard on the pitch made everyone's shoulders feel a lot heavier in the current environment.

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When Gao Zheng walked the red carpet, the cheers and screams at the scene were the loudest.

That voice will really make people think that a certain traffic star has appeared.

In the huge cheers, Gao Zheng waved to the fans on both sides and walked across the red carpet.

Although he became famous early, this is the first time he has represented the Chinese team in a continental competition. It was a very different feeling for him.

He was in Sampdoria and at Atletico Madrid, the cheers were probably louder than they were today, but the cheers and cheers were different.

As a football player who has been trained since childhood, almost everyone's dream is to one day be able to wear a jersey with a five-star red flag on his chest and represent China on the green field. Every football teenager must have dreamed of this.

But along the way, there are very few people who can really realize this dream.

He thought of his good friend Zhao Ju.

He knew that the reputation of Chinese football was not very good, and he also knew that playing for his country would put him with a lot of risks, but he just couldn't refuse the call.

Because winning glory for the country is not his business alone, on his shoulders are the dreams and expectations of many people like Zhao Ju who have gone all the way with him, but disappeared halfway.

There are many people who can't wear this jersey if they want to, so why don't they like it?

The Asian Cup is just the beginning, and he will definitely help the Chinese team reach the World Cup finals in the end, and that is the real stage.

Lao Zhao, when the time comes, I will take you to Russia to watch the World Cup!

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The ceremony of the expedition in Guangzhou was broadcast live across the country through Guangdong Satellite TV.

Zhao Ju sat in a rented house, watching the live TV broadcast of the Chinese team's departure ceremony.

When he saw Gao Zheng appear in the camera and walk the red carpet, the handsome Gao Zheng, who was dressed in a formal suit and embroidered with the Chinese team's benchmark on his chest, made him laugh.

"Chinese National Men's Football Team, No. 9, Gao Zheng." He read the subtitles out on the TV screen.

Then he smacked his lips, as if he was recalling the sentence.

"That's handsome!"

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At the departure ceremony, the final list of 23 people representing China in the Asian Cup was also announced.

There is no difference from the list predicted by most media before the game, there is only one small surprise, that is, the central defender Feng Xiaoting was not selected, which still makes people a little worried about the national team's backline.

As for Gao Zheng, he is in this list without any suspense.

If he loses, that's big news.

At the departure ceremony, Perrin said that the goal of the Chinese team is not only to qualify from the group, but to qualify as the first in the group.

No one thinks he's bragging, because this Chinese team has Gao Zheng, even if there is a strong team like Uzbekistan, which is now the fourth in Asia, in this group, it seems that the Chinese team also has the strength to fight with it.

When Gao Zheng was asked by the host what he thought of this goal, he smiled and said: "I thought the head coach was going to say that the goal was to win the Asian Cup." ”

After causing a burst of laughter from the crowd, he continued: "I don't have a specific goal, I play well in every game, and I think the result will not be bad. ”

"Champion?" The host took the opportunity to ask.

Gao Zheng shook his head: "I won't set a goal that sounds good, I prefer to pay attention to every game." For example, in our first group game, I wanted to be able to give a win as a gift to the fans. ”

"Well said, then I wish the Chinese team a victory, and I also wish Gao Zheng the first Asian Cup goal!"

There was warm applause at the scene.