Chapter 228: Quitting the National Olympic Team
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Just when Iroh saw the righteous indignation, the phone rang again, originally he didn't want to answer, but the phone kept ringing patiently, and he was really annoyed and had no choice, so he picked up the phone lying on the computer table.
Feng Xiaoting?
Although the mood is not very good, I still have to answer the phone from my good friend.
"Tingzi, what? Hmmm......"
Before Iroh could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Feng Xiaoting, "Crouchen has resigned, do you know?" β
"Just knew...... Iroh replied casually, but then subconsciously asked, "Huh?" How do you know? β
"I have a good relationship with a journalist friend in Dalian who sued my ......"
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The two of them were silent on their phones.
After a while, it was Ai Luo who said first, "Tingzi, Old Man Ke led us to win the World Youth Championship, and at the same time made us famous, so we have the opportunity to play abroad now, so ...... I'm going to do something for Old Man Ke, even though I know I may not be able to get anything back, but I have to do it, he promised us to take us to the Olympics together, but now ......"
It was as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was talking.
"I can't imagine playing in a team that is completely controlled by the Football Association, it will make me feel sick, I guess I will subconsciously resist when the time comes, I don't know what you think, but I have already decided that I will not participate in the Olympics......"
Before Iroh finished speaking, he was subconsciously interrupted by Feng Xiaoting and exclaimed, "Are you crazy??" β
"Huh...... I'm not crazy! I'm just feeling unfair about what happened to Old Man Ke! β
"Uh...... I know you're just as angry in your head as I am now, but do you know how many people sharpen their heads and want to drill into it, just to be able to participate in the Olympics at home, aren't you willful? β
Feng Xiaoting was also very angry, but after seeing Ai Luo so extreme, he calmed down and persuaded himself.
He also has a very good relationship with Crowchen, and when Iroh returns to the team, he also makes himself the captain of the national youth team, which is full trust in him, for him...... Crawford was his mentor!
However, Feng Xiaoting is also a very rational person, otherwise he would not have played so well in such a crucial game as the World Youth Championships, let alone started in the first three rounds of the Bundesliga, and did not make a single mistake, and he could effectively help the team on the offensive end.
But he knows what the Olympic Games means to a Chinese football player, which means that he can show his face in front of his hometown in such a large-scale sports event, and it also means that his commercial value will also increase linearly.
"Yes, I'm just willful!"
Iroh said firmly.
"Uh...... Brother Ai, don't you want to be clear?? β
Feng Xiaoting is a little anxious now, if Ailuo announces that he will not participate in the Olympics, although there is him behind, but the striker attack is weak, isn't that useless work?
"No, no, no, no, Thunderko, I've thought it very clearly...... I know that maybe when I announce this decision, I will definitely be abused or incomprehensible by the fans in China, but I have to do it, even if it is for the sake of the old man who won the World Junior Championship with us......"
The speaker had no intention of listening, especially the sentence behind Ailuo, 'Even if it is for the sake of the old man Ke who won the World Youth Championship with us', Feng Xiaoting was silent for a while.
His clenched left fist made a crisp sound in the apartment, and his eyes subconsciously looked at the photo on the wall of the moment when he was the captain of the Chinese national youth team after winning the championship, next to Arlo and head coach Crowchen, while he gritted his teeth, as if he was making an important decision.
"Huh? Thunderbolt?? β
Iroh asked when he noticed that there was no sound on the other end of the phone.
"Huh? Belch...... Brother Ai, I have made up my mind, I want to be like you! Quitting the National Olympic Team!! You're right!! Even if it's for the sake of the old man who has won the World Youth Championship with us!! β
Feng Xiaoting looked at the group photo on the wall, closed his eyes, and said.
But when he finished speaking, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
He knows what will happen if he announces that he will not participate in the Olympic Games, and he has already fully imagined the result, having just won the World Youth Championship, domestic fans will definitely have high expectations for these national Olympic teams with the World Youth Championship as the team.
Because the national youth team was able to win the championship at the World Youth Championships in the Netherlands without optimism, then the Olympic Games held in their own country may also create a miracle, not to mention the champion, the second or third place is always okay, right?
But when everyone fantasizes about the national Olympic team winning the Beijing Olympics three years later, they see that Iroh and himself have announced their withdrawal from the Olympics, what will domestic fans think?
Thinking of this, Feng Xiaoting couldn't imagine it anymore, and after saying a few words to Ailuo, he made an excuse and hung up the phone.
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Zhu Guanghu, who was preparing for the East Asian semifinals, sat in the office, holding today's "Football Newspaper" in his left hand, his eyes fixed on the headlines of the newspaper, and his brows were frowned.
"Iroh and Feng Xiaoting announced at the same time that they will not participate in the Beijing Olympics"
Also maintaining such expressions and movements with him was Xie Yalong, the director of the Foot Management Center, but the latter's reaction was greater than Zhu Guanghu's, and he smashed the purple clay pot on the table to the ground in front of the secretary.
Immediately, the tea splashed everywhere, and the precious purple clay pot had already broken down into countless pieces!
"Presumptuous! Licentious!! The surname is Ai, don't think that there is the director of the General Administration of Sports to take care of you, and I don't dare to do anything to you? Good! Good!!! You announced that you would not participate in the Olympics, right? Good! As long as Lao Tzu still sits in the position of chairman of the Football Association for a day, I will not let the two of you step into the national team!! β
Xie Yalong felt that he was not relieved enough after dropping the purple clay pot, and said angrily.
And the secretary next to him didn't dare to say a word, just squatted down and solved the smashed purple clay pot.
On the same day, the Chinese XX Football Association held a press conference in Beijing and announced that Ailo and Feng Xiaoting would be permanently expelled from the national team!
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At the same time, as Feng Xiaoting expected, the report caused an uproar in China after it was published on the website of his own reporter friend in Dalian and Ailuo's personal fan.
Its sensational power is no worse than a nuclear bomb and a hydrogen bomb!
In fact, the domestic sensation Cheng dΓΉ was more sensational than Feng Xiaoting expected.
Because for most Chinese fans, winning the World Youth Championship is in the Netherlands after all, that is, thousands of miles away, they can only feel the warm atmosphere of winning the championship on TV.
But the Beijing Olympics three years later will be different, it will be at my own doorstep, it can be said that it completely satisfies the YY of any domestic fans, but ...... Now the defensive core and frontcourt offensive core of the National Olympic team, which is based on the national youth team, have announced that they will not participate in the Olympic Games at the same time, how can domestic fans accept it?
So, these unacceptable fans are in the place where they can comment, all kinds of sprays of Ai Luo and Feng Xiaoting, especially Ai Luo's personal fan site "Ai Shen's World" has been paralyzed by hackers several times.
However, there are still some fans who can understand what Ailo and Feng Xiaoting did, because in their minds, they also do not support what the XX Football Association has done during this time, especially the resignation of the meritorious coach Crouchen, which makes these fans of the Chinese Olympic team who are still fantasizing about being able to shine in the local Olympic Games in three years feel extremely disappointed.
Coupled with the fact that they saw the national youth team led by Crawford at the World Youth Championships in the Netherlands, they knew that only Crawford could bring this team to the top!
It's just that these people are only a minority of Chinese fans, and although they have the heart to exonerate Ailo and Feng Xiaoting, they still can't withstand the bombardment of those angry fans.
Their exculpations were instantly swept over by the angry fans, as if they were sinking into the sea.
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Since the statement jointly issued by Ailuo and Feng Xiaoting, the domestic reporters in Valencia have been waiting at the gate of the Valencia training base tacitly, waiting to interview Ailuo.
They have become very familiar with Elo's habits, and he comes to the team's training base every international break to train individually, improving his level and maintaining his competitive form.
These reporters who are ready to interview Iroh are also secretly sighing, why did such a good and hard-working young player announce his retirement from the 08 National Olympic team at this time?
What a pity!
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After waiting for nearly three hours, Iroh finally came out of the training ground, and with him was Albiol, and the two of them hooked up and seemed to be talking and laughing.
"Iroh, why did you suddenly announce your withdrawal from the Olympic team??"
"Do you know how hard your withdrawal from the Olympic team will hit the fans in China??"
"You launched the National Olympic team with Feng Xiaoting, is it because of Crowchen's departure??"
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As soon as Iello and Albiol left the door, they were surrounded by a swarm of Chinese reporters.
He subconsciously wanted to avoid these questions from reporters, but then he thought about it and still felt that it was better to say it, so he stopped and sighed.
The reporters also consciously closed their mouths, and at the same time stuffed everything that could be recorded in front of Iroh.
"First of all, I want to say sorry to the fans in China, my announcement of my withdrawal from the national Olympic team this time is not a matter of will, but a ...... to the behavior of some leaders of the XX Football Association and their displeasure."
As soon as Iroh said this, the reporters subconsciously touched a cold sweat for Iro, if these words reached the ears of the leaders of the Football Association, it would be like cutting off his future national team career!
"Of course, it was a deliberate decision...... I know that everyone does not understand me and Tingzi suddenly announcing their withdrawal from the national Olympic team, but I can only tell you that we have our own persistence, just like Old Man Ke led us to win the World Youth Championship, he is the only ...... As a meritorious coach, I was fired like this for no reason, which is completely unacceptable to me...... I know I'm soft-spoken, but I also have my own insistence, since I can't participate in the Olympics with Old Man Ke, then I have to quit......"
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