Qin Xiong didn't expect that his friends in the Netherlands would come to England to celebrate his birthday.

In fact, he didn't have the concept of a birthday at all, because he himself wasn't sure if June 19 was his birthday, and his actual age was already past 19 years old, but his age was determined by multiple bone age measurements as he grew up.

But the day was certainly a happy one.

Louisel is British, he went to study in the Netherlands, and now he is back in London, he takes everyone to visit the attractions of London, Qin Xiong takes Sylvia's hand and hangs out with his friends.

When night fell, they went to a small pub that Louisel used to frequent.

PUB was ordinary, playing soothing soft music, and they sat in the small private room and ordered a table of sumptuous food, raising a glass to celebrate Qin Xiong's birthday, and Qin Xiong drank some red wine for the second time.

Then pull up Sylvia and dance on the dance floor.

Smelling the fragrance of her hair, feeling the pleasure of clinging to her delicate body, and listening to her lovesickness in her ear, Qin Xiong will also bite her earlobe and whisper.

When the love is strong, the two will kiss unscrupulously, and they are intoxicated by the feeling that they can forget the passage of time and ignore what is happening in the whole world.

Qin Xiong is like a hedgehog, he will use sharp spikes to protect himself, so he sometimes seems cold and unkind, but when he opens his heart to people and removes the protection of the spikes, he will let the other party see his softest inner world, and respond to the other party with unreserved enthusiasm.

Almost before Qin Xiong realized the change in time, Sylvia wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered softly in his ear, "It's time for you to catch a plane." ”

Qin Xiong's eyes were closed. Like a wayward child, he said, "It's still early." ”

As he spoke, he embraced her arms harder. seemed to be silently refusing to part with her.

"It's really getting too late."

"How do you know?"

"Because the phone in my pocket has been vibrating for a long time. I set an alarm. ”

Qin Xiong had to open his eyes and let out a long sigh with a little regret.

Sylvia kissed him on the lips again, stared at him up close, and smiled, "Happy birthday, looking forward to seeing you next time." ”

Qin Xiong didn't say anything, he went to say hello to his friends, and then left the PUB with the Sylvia siblings.

First take a taxi to send the sister and brother back to the hotel, and then go to catch the plane by themselves.

Qin Xiong returned to China with greater fame and influence.

Officially joined Arsenal Arsenal!

As an Ajax player and as an Arsenal player. The influence in Chinese football is certainly different, even if Qin Xiong has not played a single minute for Arsenal, but Arsenal are far more well-known in China than Ajax.

At the beginning of his return to China to participate in the Asian Cup, Qin Xiong refused to be interviewed and off-the-field business activities, and the doubts about his transfer destination also disappeared, which allowed him to concentrate more on preparing for the game.

The atmosphere in the training ground is quietly changing.

Shao Jiayi and Zhou Haibin took the initiative to participate in the group training of Qin Xiong-Liu Yi-Zhang Pengfei.

In the green world, age has nothing to do with strength, so Zhou Haibin or Shao Jiayi. will take the initiative to exchange football experience and skills with Qin Xiong.

Qin Xiong gave him guidance from a famous teacher at Ajax. Such as Van Gaal, Van Basten, Koeman, Blind, and also include observing the training and game habits of teammates in different roles.

More and more teammates began to move closer to Qin Xiong, and they could feel that Qin Xiong was not a man who was inconsistent with what he looked and what he said.

He does what he says and his training attitude is consistent, Zheng Zhi, Li Weifeng, Sun Xiang, Li Jinyu, Wei Xin

Qin Xiong's influence and cohesion in the team are steadily improving in the visible changes.

Li Yi did not quit the national team, and apologized to Qin Xiong in private, a very strange phenomenon, Qin Xiong didn't know what kind of pressure the other party was under, but he had to bow to himself in the national team, and he didn't care.

Sun Jihai began to change, maybe he understood a fact: the biggest name in the national team, the highest achievement among the foreign players, and the most high-profile player are no longer himself!

He can't do what he wants, he can't come as he wants, he can't use the high intensity of the Premier League as an excuse, and he can't think he's outstanding because he's a Manchester City mainstay.

Under Qin Xiong's exemplary role and recognition by most teammates, as well as the focus of the head coach and the Football Association, Qin Xiong has become more and more of a captain.

The reason why Alihan removed Sun Jihai from the main team to the bench before was, on the one hand, that Sun Jihai did have a bit of a big temper as a returnee player, and he was dissatisfied with it in training and games. On the other hand, it is because Wei Xin, who replaced Sun Jihai, is conscientious in training and competitions, and absolutely obeys the head coach.

Alihan certainly prefers to use Wei Xin rather than Sun Jihai.

However, in the preparation for the Asian Cup, Sun Jihai showed a better change of attitude, and the national team also became low-key and serious under the influence of Qin Xiong's strong aura, which made Alihan decide to give Sun Jihai another chance.

Just stepped into July.

The national team came to Chongqing in Sichuan.

There are two warm-up matches before the Asian Cup, and the opponents are not strong.

The first stop was Chongqing.

The national team's dressing room turmoil in early June quickly dissipated.

Because Qin Xiong is not a person who holds grudges, his reason allows him to distinguish between public and private affairs very clearly.

To put it bluntly, there was a disagreement in the dressing room, and the players did not deal with this disagreement with restraint enough, and then there was bloodshed.

When he calms down and talks, Qin Xiong, as the captain, will not target anyone, but will make his teammates who are under pressure have a potential psychology of being "forgiven".

In the enthusiastic shouting and cheering of the majority of Sichuan fans, the national team continued to stage a strong performance in the first warm-up match with Lebanon.

Qin Xiong played better than in the previous game, and at the same time, he was more familiar with his teammates and was able to further activate the characteristics of his teammates.

9：0

An even more shocking scoreline than the 8-0 win over Malaysia came after 90 minutes.

The Chinese team is more confident and calm than the last game against Malaysia, and Qin Xiong's strong ability to control the field is more significant when combined with the overall role of the whole team.

Sun Jihai, who returned to the right back, was also very eye-catching, he began to form a front and rear partner on the right side with Zhang Pengfei, Shao Jiayi and Sun Xiang on the left side also showed good results, Hao Haidong and Li Jinyu seemed to have a second spring.

It is undeniable that Hao Haidong may be the best striker of the Chinese national team during this period, the top level in Asia, but he is older, and Li Jinyu's spirituality is more prominent than other Chinese forwards.

The only problem that bothers Alihan is that neither of them is a pivot striker.

They can't create more opportunities for Qin Xiong in the back row like Ajax's Ibrahimovic!

It is also said that Qin Xiong is actually still being limited, and the forwards of the Chinese team are counting, and Alihan cannot find a candidate who can act as a fulcrum for Qin Xiong in the front row.

He can't help it, it's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, China has a lot of land and resources, but the talent resources of football are very poor, and even more stretched than some small countries.

After the victory over Lebanon, the national team rested for a day in Chongqing, and Qin Xiong and his teammates visited the famous hot pot restaurant here, and everyone had a lively Sichuan-style hot pot together.

Immediately afterwards, the national team went north to Inner Mongolia to face the second warm-up match in Hohhot, and the opponent was the United Arab Emirates.

It was a tough match.

Because the national team has set its sights on the Asian Cup, everyone does not want to be injured unexpectedly in the last warm-up game, and at the same time, they must recharge their batteries.

But the UAE wanted to frustrate the prestige of the Chinese team, and the Chinese team won 3:1 in the end.

Leaving Hohhot and heading straight back to Beijing, the Asian Cup will kick off in a week.

As the host, the Chinese team not only has the advantage of the home field, but also has the convenience of the host in terms of schedule.

All of their competitions are scheduled to be held in Beijing, reducing the fatigue of traveling.

The promotional video of the Asian Cup was released shockingly, and the Chinese Football Association marked the Chinese team as the "Dragon Team" in a high-profile manner.

The poster of Qin Xiong wearing the jersey of the Chinese team as the captain has also been collected by many fans.

Alihan tried his best to adjust the technical and tactical play of the Chinese team in the last three games, and finally did not change the formation of 442, in addition to the double forwards did not move, Shao Jiayi in the back row, Qin Xiong, Zhang Pengfei, became the key role in the acceleration of the midfield, as for the use of a single back is safe, Alihan believes that in the Asian arena, the Chinese team has the strength to arrange the formation. (To be continued......)