As soon as Gao Zheng joined the national team, he found that there were more reporters who came to interview than when they were in Australia for the Asian Cup - which fully shows that everyone attaches much more importance to the World Cup than the Asian Cup.

It can be said that in the minds of many Chinese fans, even the World Cup qualifiers are at a higher level than the Asian Cup.

As soon as he appeared, he was surrounded by reporters who wanted to hear his outlook for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

"My goal is to play in the World Cup in Russia." Gao Zheng said in front of the reporters' long guns, short guns and microphones.

Zheng Zhi, who was standing next to him and was interviewed by another group of reporters, turned his head in surprise after hearing this.

Due to the failure of the previous three World Cups, the current Chinese team players are much more cautious when talking about the World Cup.

They often don't just say "we have to go to the World Cup", but rather say more cautiously: "play well at this stage", as for the final result...... If you can really play the game at this stage, I believe that the final result will not be much worse.

After all, there are still a few people like Gao Zheng who directly said the goal in his heart.

When both of them returned to the locker room after the interview, Zheng Zhi wanted to talk to Gao Zheng about this issue.

But before he could speak, Gao Zheng took the initiative to find him: "Captain, do you think what I just said to the reporter will bring psychological pressure to my teammates?" ”

Zheng Zhi wanted to talk to Gao Zheng about this topic, originally wanting to persuade Gao Zheng to be careful when he spoke, so as not to be hyped up by reporters and not to his advantage.

Who thought that Gao Zheng was thinking about whether his words would bring pressure to his teammates......

Hearing this question, Zheng Zhi temporarily changed his mind, he shook his head and said, "No, how can there be pressure?" Playing in the World Cup is a common desire for each of us, and if there is pressure to play in the World Cup, then he shouldn't stay in the team. ”

Hearing Zheng Zhi say this, Gao Zheng laughed: "Captain, if you say this, I will be relieved." ”

Zheng Zhi patted Gao Zheng on the back: "Don't worry, who doesn't want to participate in the World Cup?" I want to too! ”

Gao Zheng looked at the person in front of him, he was very familiar with Zheng Zhi's experience.

On the side of the Chinese team participating in the World Cup in 2002, he was the Chinese Footballer. But the Chinese Footballer of the Year was awarded at the end of the year, and the World Cup was in June, and he was not selected for that national team.

However, at that time, everyone thought that at the age of 22, he could win the Chinese Footballer of the Year, and Zheng Zhi's future must be promising. It's nothing if you don't participate in the World Cup this time, but there will be opportunities in the future.

We've all reached the World Cup finals once, and we're only going to play in the World Cup more often.

But at that time, who would have thought that what was thought to be the beginning of a glorious period was already the peak?

After the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, the Chinese team not only never participated in the main match of the World Cup, but also did not even participate in the final stage of the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup......

In the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the Chinese team played match-fixing and did not play West Asian teams in the key game of entering the top 10 match, and missed the top 10 with a goal disadvantage. Zheng Zhi missed a penalty in that game. Later, some people said that if Zheng Zhi scored the penalty, the Chinese team might have reached the top 10.

But this is a misconception. Because the root cause of this matter is that there is a problem with the mathematics of the Chinese Football Association, and the goal difference is undercounted. Therefore, even if Zheng Zhi scores that penalty, it will not change the score of the Chinese team defeating the Hong Kong team in the end, and the Chinese team will still miss the top ten by one goal.

In the South Africa World Cup qualifiers that began in 2008, the Chinese team failed in the top 20 and missed the top 10 for the second time in a row. In the last battle of honor for the national team, Zheng Zhi missed a penalty again. But that penalty has nothing to do with the overall situation of the World Cup.

In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, because the Chinese Football Association changed the coach on the spot, replacing the local coach Gao Hongbo with foreign coach Camacho, which caused turmoil in the Chinese team. In the end, the "famous coach" Camacho did not bring any changes to the Chinese team, and the Chinese team missed the top 10 for the third time in a row and was eliminated in the top 20. Zheng Zhi failed to hit the World Cup for the third time.

Some people say that Zheng Zhi is the "broom star" of the Chinese team and collides with the Chinese team. They relied on the fact that Zheng Zhi missed a crucial penalty in 2006. This question has been said before and is complete nonsense. And even if the Chinese Football Association does not make a mistake in mathematics, Zheng Zhi's penalty kick is also scored, and Kuwait on the other side will definitely score another one, people are just staring at the Chinese team's side playing, how many Chinese teams score, they will guarantee to score one more than the Chinese team.

Although Chinese fans shouted that Chinese football match-fixing was rampant every day, when it comes to real match-fixing, Chinese football is really far behind West Asia, which is simply the gap between kindergarten classes and university doctors.

But I have to say that Zheng Zhi's national team career is full of tragedy. In the early years, because he broke Cisse's leg, many people scolded him, and all kinds of "ball tyrant" hats buckled on his head.

But after so many years, when Chinese football was still the same, everyone found out that Zheng Zhi was the most stable and trustworthy person in this team, and without him, the midfield of the Chinese team would not work.

When Peilan first took office, he once wanted to give up Zheng Zhi, but after playing a few warm-up games, he found that the Chinese team couldn't play without Zheng Zhi, so he had no choice but to call him back.

And Zheng Zhi has also changed from a 22-year-old Chinese footballer to an Asian footballer, but his age has also become 35 years old.

He is still on his way to the World Cup.

The miss of 2002 could have become the miss of a lifetime......

Gao Zheng asked Zheng Zhi: "Captain, will this be the last time you will hit the World Cup?" ”

Zheng Zhi didn't expect Gao Zheng to ask this question, he was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "It should be." In 2018, I was thirty-eight years old, and in four years, I would have retired at the age of forty-two. ”

Gao Zheng said with a smile: "So this time we will definitely be able to participate in the World Cup!" ”

Zheng Zhi smiled, and he patted Gao Zheng: "Then let's work together." ”

Soon Gao Zheng's sentence appeared in TV media and Internet reports.

“…… Gao Zheng reassures national football fans! ”

"Gao Zheng vows to lead the team to the World Cup!"

"Goal World Cup! The most domineering goal of the national football team! ”

……

This topic is also hotly discussed on the Internet.

Although the World Cup is still three years away, with the start of the Asian qualifiers, fans feel like they are all in the rhythm of the World Cup.

This level of attention has even surpassed that of previous World Cup qualifiers.

Perhaps it is precisely because of Gao Zheng's participation this time that everyone has more expectations for the World Cup - in the past, we stopped before the top 10 matches, can we enter the World Cup finals this time?

Because of Gao Zheng, everyone's expectations for the national team have also increased a lot.

In the midst of this heated discussion, Gao Zheng received a call from his teacher, Yang Wenlong.

The old man scolded him on the phone: "You are in the limelight again, look at what you said!" It's only the top 40, you can say the World Cup finals! ”

"It's not a big deal, old man, I'm telling the truth."

"Nonsense! Honest words! Is the World Cup so easy to enter? Yang Wenlong blew his beard and glared on the phone, "Football is a collective sport, do you think you can bring the Chinese team into the World Cup alone?" Do you know what kind of virtue the Chinese team has? What did the two warm-up games look like in March, have you forgotten? ”

Gao Zheng smiled and said, "Of course I remember, old man." But no matter how hard it is, I still have to go to the World Cup, and I don't want to wait another four years. ”

"You said you didn't want to wait, didn't you want to wait? Don't talk too much, when the time comes, you'll be ...... for nothing."

"Old man, if I can't participate in the World Cup in the end, why should I join the Chinese team?" Gao Zheng interrupted his teacher's words. "I chose to join the national team because I wanted to play in the World Cup. And it's not my business alone, it's still Lao Zhao's wish......"

Hearing this, Yang Wenlong couldn't help but set his eyes on Zhao Ju, who was answering parents' inquiries in the distance.

So he sighed: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, it's not your mission to hit the World Cup alone, nor is it a responsibility that you can shoulder alone." ”

"Don't worry, old man, am I the kind of person who will force myself?"