Qin Xiong made a low-key return to Beijing, the capital of China, and when he appeared at the Xianghe National Men's Football Training Base, the media flocked to him.

As the leader of the Chinese national team, Qin Xiong's own play for Real Madrid will dominate the headlines of the football media for a long time.

If the Spanish media consciously valued Qin Xiong's contribution and role at the Bernabeu, then Qin Xiong inevitably dominates the headlines when the Chinese press reports European football news almost every match day after the event.

During this period, the Chinese national team temporarily got rid of the vicious circle of "reconstruction, disillusionment, reconstruction, and disillusionment" in the past.

The overall is very stable, the foreign players have emerged in European clubs, Zhao Junzhe and Zheng Zhi can play in England, Shao Jiayi has a good start in Germany, Sun Xiang has not yet gained a firm foothold in the Netherlands, and Zhou Haibin has not had a game to play for a long time.

The current situation of the Overseas Legion is mixed, but the attitude is still extraordinarily positive, and the momentum is relatively rapid.

Especially in terms of attitudes and concepts towards professional football, it can be seen from the team's training camp that the attitude of foreign players has changed greatly.

The "human touch" that used to appear in training is gone, and the opportunity to fight should never be missed, and there is no fear of hurting the harmony or accidentally causing injuries to teammates.

Training is equally risky, look at the news from European clubs, every week there are players injured in training, it's the norm, not an accident.

The third group stage of the Asian Cup qualifiers was played at the home of the Chinese team, and the national team came to the home stadium of Tianjin, and Qin Xiong wore the captain's armband to lead the team.

The visiting opponent was a weak Singapore team.

In the game, Qin Xiong took the lead and helped the team finish the opponent in 70 minutes.

Zhang Pengfei. Han Peng. Zheng Zhi scored one goal each. Qin Xiong scored twice and provided an assist, and the team sealed a 5-0 victory at the 70-minute mark.

Alihan did not replace Qin Xiong, probably because he had a political task, after all, Chinese fans very much want to see Qin Xiong on the field, so Qin Xiong took the initiative to reduce the tempo to avoid excessive consumption, as long as he was on the field, the fans were happy to watch.

After the five-goal massacre of Singapore, the Chinese team rushed to Singapore non-stop. The third and fourth games of the group stage are back-to-back, but the home and away games are reversed.

Staying at a hotel in Singapore, Qin Xiong gave a personal interview.

An interview from an old friend Yan Qiang.

This interview is a routine and media interaction as the captain of the national team.

It's just that Qin Xiong's identity and football status are a bit special, so it has become such a high-level interview.

Dressed casually and sitting in the window booth of the hotel restaurant, Qin Xiong's eyes sometimes wander away from the scenery outside the window, Singapore is sunny and beautiful, it is a good place to relax.

When Yan Qiang arrived, Qin Xiong didn't come back to his senses, and Yan Qiang didn't see outside. I said hello and sat down.

Yan Qiang is also equipped with a videographer, which seems to be more than just a transcription interview.

Yan Qiang noticed that Qin Xiong's face was a little haggard. He asked with concern, "Have you not had a break from your journey lately?" ”

Qin Xiong cheered up and raised a smile, and said softly: "Maybe, let's start the interview." ”

He wasn't used to showing his vulnerable side in front of the outside public.

After all, he is a man, how can he be embarrassed to show his weak side, even if he feels very heavy after waking up this morning, yawning for a long time, he has to take a shower to refresh himself, and there is a game waiting for him.

Yan Qiang sorted out his thoughts and officially started the interview.

"As the champion of the last Asian Cup, the Chinese team has cancelled the qualification of the defending champion to directly enter the main match of the Asian Cup due to the reform of the AFC, do you think this is a good thing or aggravated the schedule of the Chinese team, will it bring mental pressure to the Chinese team?"

Qin Xiong said without thinking: "The reform is definitely not aimed at the Chinese team, we just happened to catch up with this time, I think as a champion, there should be no pressure in the first place, it should be self-confidence!" We were able to win the Asian Cup, so why should we be afraid of the Asian Cup qualifiers? As for whether the schedule will increase the task, this should also be viewed rationally, I think playing more official games will help the Chinese team run in and mature, which is a good side. ”

"The Chinese team is currently at the top of the group, so it should be no problem to qualify, right?"

"Matches are played, not counted, and as players our task is to play every game well, perform well, and qualify enough, then we will qualify, and it doesn't make sense to jump to conclusions too early, especially since it's just an Asian Cup qualifier."

"In the next Asian Cup, there will be an Australian team that will join the Asian team, including Australia in the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup in the future, what impact will this have on the Chinese team?"

Qin Xiong pondered for a moment and then replied: "Good thing, Australia's comprehensive strength will definitely be able to rank in the forefront of Asia, which will intensify competition, competition can only progress, after just experiencing the World Cup, I think my teammates and I have realized that Asia is just a well, we can't sit in the well and watch the sky, we need to climb out of the well to see what the world is like, and what position we are in the world, and then work in a higher direction, Australia can make Asian football more competitive, I think that's a good thing and I'm personally looking forward to playing against Australia. ”

"Hehe, why?"

"Because they did well in the World Cup!"

"Hahaha."

Qin Xiong told the truth, and Yan Qiang could also feel Qin Xiong's loneliness in the Asian competition.

Just like the Chinese team played Singapore, the victory will have a positive impact on the Chinese team, but from the perspective of strength improvement, the value of the game is not great!

The Chinese team needs to see more of the world and appreciate different styles of football, so that they can have a chance to play against the masters in the future and not be embarrassed.

For the current Chinese team of players, it is certainly difficult to make significant leaps and bounds in technical strength, but there are still many things that can be changed in terms of mentality and experience, honing a better mentality and accumulating more experience, which will also have a positive effect on the overall strength.

Yan Qiang returned the conversation to Chinese football.

"The national team is more stable now, but what about the future?"

Qin Xiong smiled wryly and shook his head, "No matter how much we talk about this topic, there's no point. How many children play football, the scale of the formal football training system, and the development of the football industry chain are the realities rooted in China, and these are the ones that determine the future development of Chinese football.

Right now? Now we can only hope that those few outstanding young players can plan their careers reasonably, not waste their youth, waste their talents, and avoid detours, so that they can provide fresh blood for the national team in the future. (To be continued......)