With an assist and a goal from Zhou Yi, China defeated Australia 2-1 in extra time to reach the final!" Liu Hong shouted. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info "But Zhou Yi, the core of the team, was sent off at the last moment for blocking Australia's attack...... He will definitely miss the final between China and Japan......"

It stands to reason that after the game, the players of the Chinese team who reached the final will definitely have to celebrate on the court.

But they didn't.

After the whistle blew, the players of the Chinese team returned to the locker room as fast as possible and did not stay on the field. Gao Lin, who scored the goal, also waved his hand and refused the requests of several reporters for interviews.

After shaking hands politely with the Australian head coach, Gao Hongbo also quickly walked to the players' tunnel.

Every player and coach of the Chinese team left the stadium in a very short period of time, as if they were the one who lost the game.

There was no celebration and there was no joy on the faces of the players to qualify for the final.

They went straight back to the locker room.

They came back so quickly that Zhou Yi had just taken off his shirt and was about to take off his pants.

"Why did you come back so early?" Zhou Yi, who was **** on the upper body, was very surprised, and at the same time lifted the waistband of his pants again with his hands.

No one answered his questions or didn't know how to answer them, and the team-mates who poured into the locker room just looked at him as they came in.

Looking at everyone's appearance, Zhou Yi couldn't help but smile: "What are you doing, I look like I'm coming to my memorial service, hey, I'm not dead yet!"

He told a joke, but no one laughed.

"Okay, or are you all worried that you won't be able to win against Japan without me?"

"How is that possible?!" Gao Lin blurted out.

Zhou Yi looked at him and smiled.

"But you helped us get to the finals, but you didn't ...... yourself," Gao Lin said.

"No, I didn't help you. Zhou Yi shook his head and interrupted his words and corrected. "We are a unit, we are all players of the Chinese team. Reaching the final was a joint effort of everyone, not me. Don't take me so seriously, I'll be proud!"

"You do matter, Zhou Yi. Gao Hongbo said and walked out from behind the crowd.

"Fingers?"

'I'm telling you the truth and I'm sure the other players will understand. ”

The national team players behind Gao Hongbo all nodded.

"So you don't have to be too modest, Zhou Yi. ”

After speaking, Gao Hongbo turned around and said to the players behind him: "But we will not have Zhou Yi for the first time in the final now, what should we do? Do you want to surrender in advance? The opponent is a very strong Japan." No, of course you can't surrender. No matter what the final result is, I think we have to give it our all, and we can only lose to our opponents because we are not good at the same time, not because we are not good at heart. You should not lose to anyone more than the desire to win. Just like Zhou Yi. ”

After speaking, he turned to look at Zhou Yi again.

"If you praise me like this again, I'll be so proud!" Zhou Yi scratched his head embarrassedly.

"I'm not afraid of your pride. Gao Hongbo said with a smile.

The conversation between the two of them also amused the others, and the air in the locker room, which had previously seemed frozen, flowed again and the atmosphere became much more lively.

"Alright, let's go shower, let's get some rest, there's still a game waiting for us. After Gao Hongbo finished speaking, he turned around and went out to attend the post-match press conference.

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At the post-match press conference, Gao Hongbo answered reporters' questions, and the reporters were most concerned about how the Chinese team without Zhou Yi would face the Japanese team in the final and whether it could still compete with the Japanese team.

"I didn't know what the final would be like before the game was actually played. But with or without Zhou Yi, we will do our best. Gao Hongbo said.

This sounds a bit tragic to everyone. In fact, everyone knows the huge difference in strength between the Chinese team and the Japanese team. If there is Zhou Yi, it can make up for this gap a little bit.

Now that there is no Zhou Yi, the large gap in strength between the two sides has made the final lose its suspense.

So what Gao Hongbo says now, in everyone's opinion, is nothing more than expressing a gesture and conveying a message.

After Zhou Yi came out of the locker room, when he was about to go to the bus, he was also surrounded by reporters.

"What did you think at the time?"

"I didn't think much about it, I just didn't want him to break through. ”

"Do you regret that foul?"

"No, I don't regret it, why should I regret it? I just did what I had to do. ”

"But then you won't be able to play in the finals......"

"The Asian Cup is held every four years, right? I'll play in four years, I'm only 19 years old anyway. ”

Seeing that Zhou Yi answered so easily, everyone was surprised. While the reporters were stunned, Zhou Yi had already drifted away and boarded the bus.

After getting into the car and sitting down, he didn't forget to wave to the reporters below.

Seeing Zhou Yi like this, it is really hard to believe that he used a suicidal foul in the game just now, stopped Australia, and at the same time bid farewell to the Asian Cup in advance.

The reporters have been waiting outside, just waiting for Zhou Yi, they think they will wait for a painful and depressed, but may pretend to be strong Zhou Yi in front of the camera.

But what they didn't expect was a ...... Zhou Yi, who doesn't seem to care.

Not being able to participate in the finals is a lifelong regret for many players, but why does Zhou Yi not have such emotions?

Everyone suddenly recalled the last sentence Zhou Yi said.

"I'll be there in four years."

They didn't notice it at the time, but now they think about it...... If you participate in it after four years, I'm afraid it doesn't mean to participate in the Asian Cup, right?

But...... Playing in the Asian Cup final again?

Has he already booked his place in the finals four years from now?

Thinking about it this way, his lightness and indifference seem to be able to explain it......

The Chinese reporters continued to think about Zhou Yi's words, and suddenly became a little excited.

Zhou Yi is only nineteen years old, and he is only full in the month, and he will only be twenty-four years later.

And at that time, we may have new internationals like Sun Pan and He Ying.

By then, the Asian Cup in Australia may be ...... Can you really make it to the finals again?

Thinking about it, many Chinese journalists are not so disappointed.

Because Zhouyi represents the future, and the future has infinite possibilities.

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Sun Pan said in the group: "I must join the national team as soon as possible!"

"Well, I don't want to be a spectator anymore. Yang Muge said. 'But first I'm going to play in the Schalke 04 first team. ”

"Me too, I'm going to ...... Inter Milan first team," Guo Nu said. "And then the national team!"

"Me too. He Ying said.

"Then guys, let's work together! When the time comes, we will meet in the national team!" Sun Pan said with great interest.

"Let's make an agreement. Let's see you in the national team. Yang Muge agreed.

"Good!"

"Yes, yes. ”

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When the bus started and drove towards the hotel, Zhou Yi, who was sitting in a chair, stuffed his earphones into his ears and turned on the music player on his mobile phone.

He closed his eyes to the sound of the music.

As soon as I closed my eyes, my mind was replaying the scene where he fouled Cahill.

From all angles, what he should see and what he shouldn't, it's like the multi-angle slow motion of a movie.

Do you want to ask him if he regrets it?

Actually, it's still a bit ...... It would have been nice if he had stopped him in the first place without committing a foul or with a yellow card......

Then he will be able to participate in the final, meet Shinji Kagawa in the final, and lead the Chinese team to defeat the Japanese team and avenge the 2004 Asian Cup final.

This is the script in Zhou Yi's heart.

If that foul doesn't exist, you can go on like this.

But if that foul doesn't exist, maybe the Chinese team will not be eligible to advance to the finals?

There are no ifs in football, and there are no ifs in life.

So the most important thing at this time is not to regret what has happened, but to look forward.

Football is like life, it can't be perfect, there are always regrettable imperfections. Zhou Yi has also had times when his form has been up and down, and there have also been times when the first team has not been able to play for several months. Just as waiting is part of football, failure is part of football, regret is part of football. And these are all part of life.

There is little point in regretting what happened in the past, looking to the future is all that matters.

Because everything in the past has already happened and is determined, and the future has infinite possibilities, nothing has happened, and everything can happen.

Thinking about it like this, the regret in Zhou Yi's heart was diluted a lot, he felt tiredness welling up in his heart, his eyelids became extremely heavy, and his heart gradually fell into peace.

Zhou Yi just closed his eyes and leaned on the back of the chair, already asleep.

He was really tired from today's game, so no one came up to disturb him, whether it was his teammates or the coach, and no one even sat next to him, so that he could enjoy the silence alone.

There was a faint sound of singing leaking from his headphones.

“...... I still remember the declaration of youth at that time: Brilliant fireworks are my world...... No matter how heavy the rain is, the dream will never be broken, and no matter how strong the wind is, it will not stop the young man from getting ready to go...... Come on, I'm going to run forward bravely! The runway of life, don't forget to smile when you fall! Youth is a high fever, crazy burning, live up to the youth-"

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ps, the last song is the theme song of "Green Inheritor" "Youth", in fact, it didn't come out in 2011...... But it feels like it's a good fit here.

Youth is a high fever, crazy burning, live up to your youth!