A large crowd of journalists gathered at the door of a private hospital in Qatar, who waited eagerly, as if waiting for someone. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Finally a black Mercedes-Benz sedan drove out of the hospital, and reporters swarmed up to surround the Mercedes-Benz sedan.

It turned out that a few hours ago, the news came out that Cowell, the first brother of the Australian team, had a relapse of his old illness and was admitted to the hospital for examination.

Cowell was diagnosed early on with a rare terminal illness - autoimmune hepatitis. Under the current medical technology, this rare blood disease is impossible to cure, in fact, long before the World Cup in South Africa, doctors advised Colwill to retire, but Colwill has always insisted on his football dream.

The window of the black sedan slowly fell, Colwill looked tired, and the reporter stretched out the recorder, "Harry, are you going to say goodbye to this Asian Cup in advance?" ”

"Of course not, I will work with my team-mates to bring the Asian Cup back to Australia."

"I heard you're sick again?"

"Haha, no, it was in the quarter-finals, my ankle twisted, and now it doesn't hurt, just to be on the safe side, the team doctor advised me to do a detailed examination."

"So it's not your old problem?"

"Of course not, I still have a wife and children, I have to be responsible for my life, and I'm not young anymore, if not, I won't insist."

Then Colwell raised the window, and the Mercedes slowly drove away from the crowd, before it began to accelerate and disappear completely into the streets of Doha.

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"Cowell admitted to the hospital, the condition is unknown".

This is the news that Li Guo saw during the morning meal, for Colwill, Li Guo is still very impressed, he was a quick knife on the wing when he was in Liverpool, and the story of his struggle with illness is well known to everyone in the Chinese fan circle.

At the same time, other players also saw the news, and everyone was in a bad mood, because professional players, seven or eight years old, began to contact youth training, and the whole youth was dedicated to the green field, if one day because of illness can not play, what a heartwarming thing.

"I hope Colwill is safe, I still want to fight him on the court!" Mu Fei said.

"Yes, at the World Cup in South Africa, seeing the scene of Colwill being sent off, as a professional player, I also feel uncomfortable," said Yin Di, who rarely speaks.

Li Guo was very happy that the players could think like this, and he remembered that in his previous life, when Abidal of Barcelona was diagnosed with a liver tumor, the sworn enemy Real Madrid players wore T-shirts with Abidal's face on them to pray for him.

At that moment, football showed its greatest side - beyond life and death!

Thinking of this, Li Guo asked the staff to temporarily order a batch of T-shirts, on which were written words of blessing to Cowell, if Cowell was really absent in the semifinals, then as an opponent, we must send blessings.

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Perhaps out of humanitarian reasons, the media didn't bother Colwill, but Australia's German head coach "Holger Osijek" became the most talked-about person.

"Can you give us an accurate message? Will Harry be able to play in the semi-finals? ”

Osijek said with a straight face: "Do you know football? Football is an 11-man sport. ”

The reporters rolled their eyes wide in their hearts and thought, "Here we go again." ”

As the former head of FIFA's technical department and a senior lecturer at FIFA, Osijek is a bit bookish and has solid theories, but he is a bit pedantic.

"Harry is Australia's spiritual leader, just like France's Zinedine Zidane, without Harry, Australia is missing not just a striker, but the spiritual leader of the team," the journalist said.

"My God, what do you want to know?"

"We just want to know if Harry's body can still play!"

"I'm sorry, I'm the head coach, I'm not a doctor, and I'm in a hurry," said Osijek, dodging reporters.

But according to AFC regulations, the pre-match press conference cannot be avoided, and Li Guo and Osijek attended the press conference.

Both can be said to be head coaches of the German genre and have a deep imprint of German football, especially Osijek.

"Is this a German civil war?" The reporter quipped.

Li Guo smiled, "I prefer you to use the word sparring, because football is beautiful." ”

"Yes, it's impossible for both sides of the war to shake hands, but I'm sure I'm going to give Lee a big hug after the fight, no matter what the outcome is," Osijek said with a laugh.

"The two teams are the first and second favorites in this Asian Cup, and the outside world thinks that this semi-final is an early final, Li Guo, what do you think?"

Li Guo nodded, "I think this statement is very correct, the semifinals in the second half of the region are really not as good as this one." ”

Li Guo knew that there must be many people scolding his mother in his heart, and at this time, there were hundreds of millions of people scolding his mother in front of the TV.

"And what do you think?" The journalist turned to Osijek.

Osijek maintains the rigor and pedantry of the Germans, "The teams that can make it to the semi-finals of the Asian Cup are all strong teams, so it's hard to say. ”

"Bah, and mud." Chinese fans in front of the TV scolded.

Finally, there is an impossible question to avoid - Cowell.

"It would be a pity if Harry can't play tomorrow, and I hope that tomorrow on the opposite side of the Chinese team, Harry will be healthy and healthy, and I hope that he can still run like the wind like he did when he was at Liverpool," Li said.

Osijek nodded at Li Guo, this time he stopped playing Tai Chi, "What Harry needs most now is blessings, not questions, he is not only a hero in Australia, but also a common hero in the football circle." ”

As soon as the words ended, the audience burst into applause, and the reporters who had been asking questions for days and even speculating indiscriminately blushed.

The last to ask questions was a Chinese journalist, which has gradually become a habit, and the Chinese reporter asked the final question.

"Li Guo, you said that you owe Chinese fans an Asian Cup, and there are two games left, are you nervous?"

Li Guo thought to himself: "I'll it, when did I say that I owe Chinese fans an Asian Cup?" This reporter is worse than Li Zibing. ”

This time, Li Guo seemed to be incarnated as Osijek, and said perfunctorily: "The teams that can enter the semi-finals are all strong teams, so take a step and look at it." ”

The scene burst into laughter, and it was rare that the press conference attended by Li Guo ended in a joyful atmosphere.

The Qatar Asian Cup has reached its final stage, and the semi-finals are about to start. (To be continued.) )