Chapter Ninety-Three: The National Team Assembles
In the past three days, Zhou Yi received very low-intensity training while enjoying a special physiotherapy massage by the exclusive physiotherapist Kotana, in a relatively private space, he was half-lying on the physiotherapy bed, served by beautiful women, and chatting with Cortana. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
It's been a good day.
But the good days were soon over.
In the seventh round of the league, Dortmund challenged Hannover away. In this game, Zhou Yi did not enter the squad at all.
When his teammates went to challenge their opponents away, Zhou Yi also stepped on the plane and flew back to China in advance to prepare for the top 10 match against Australia.
Because he was injured in the game against Manchester City, he did not have to play in the game against Hannover 96 and naturally there was no need to stay in Germany.
Before leaving, Zhou Yi asked Cortana if he would have problems with his ankle.
ā...... If the opponent is not determined to break your ankle, there will be no problem in normal play. Cortana gave him an answer that he didn't know whether to be relieved or worried.
Seeing Zhou Yi's expression, Cortana smiled: "Stupid, if the other party wants to break your foot, even if your ankle is healthy, it will be broken." ā
Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief, which means that his ankle has recovered to the point where he can play.
So at the Capital International Airport, when he appeared in front of reporters, facing the Chinese reporters who were worried about his injury, he could smile lightly and say: "I feel that I am in good physical condition and there is no problem." ā
This answer made Chinese reporters and fans breathe a sigh of relief - Zhou Yike must not be injured.
In the game against Manchester City, seeing Zhou Yi limping off the field, many people were scolding Manchester City and worrying about Zhou Yi.
Later, when I saw Zhou Yi striding towards head coach Klopp, I thought that Zhou Yi was pretending to be injured and deliberately delaying time. As a result, the camera turned again, and Zhou Yi had ice packs tied to his ankles!
That means it's really hurt......
At that time, no one knew how long Zhou Yi would be injured, and all Chinese fans felt bad in their hearts.
Because the next opponent for the Chinese team in the top 10 is Australia.
This is not a team that can be won casually.
If the opponent is Oman, it doesn't matter, it's a big deal not to call up Zhou Yi, let him recuperate in Europe with peace of mind, and see that players from other national teams can also win the weakest team in this group at home.
But Australia is no match for that class.
Don't look at the three rounds of the group stage now, the Chinese team has two wins and one draw and seven points, only behind the Japanese team with one more game in second place.
But the situation is not as rosy as everyone thinks.
So far, Group B of the Top 10 has played four rounds, and since it is five teams, there will definitely be teams with one less game.
Japan ranks first with eight points from two wins and two draws, China ranks second with seven points from two wins and one draw, Qatar ranks third with three points with one win and two losses, Australia ranks fourth with two draws and one loss, and Oman ranks fifth with one point with one draw and two losses.
It seems that the Chinese team is four points ahead of third-place Qatar, and only one point away from first-place Japan, and the situation is very good. But in fact, Qatar and him have the same number of games, both three, so the difference of four points is not as big as people think.
Australia's performance is indeed a bit unexpected, and they have not won three top 10 matches, especially when they were forced to draw by Oman away from home, and their defeat by Qatar on the road also disrupted their deployment.
But Australia's current aberrations don't mean they will continue to be so bad. On the contrary, because there are too few points in the early 10 matches, they will be more desperate to grab points in the future, and they will be more aggressive and more persistent in winning the game, so it will be more difficult to play against them.
The Chinese team just hit the muzzle of the gun.
Although Australia is playing away from home, it will definitely not give up, and if there is no Zhou Yi, it will be difficult for the Chinese team to win Australia even at home.
Although it is the home field, with the status of Chinese football in the AFC, there is really no "home advantage" to speak of.
With Zhou Yi here, although it may not necessarily be possible to win the opponent at home, at least it gives many Chinese fans the confidence to look forward to victory.
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After arriving in Beijing, Zhou Yi did not choose to stay in Beijing, but rested in the airport, and then transferred directly to Xi'an, the second home of the Chinese team in the top 10.
There he will join up with the national team that has been training since the beginning of October to prepare for the top 10 match on October 16.
After arriving in Xi'an and joining the national team, the first thing Zhou Yi did was to be examined by the entire team medical team to see how he was recovering from his injury.
In the end, the team doctor came to the conclusion that it was time to train with the team.
That means he's physically fit to play.
Cortana didn't lie to him.
Hearing this result, Zhou Yi was very happy, and Gao Hongbo was also very happy.
In such a crucial game, Zhou Yi must not be absent.
After Zhou Yi arrived in Xi'an, the European League was also in full swing.
Borussia Dortmund not only lacked Zhou Yi, but also rotated, so the away team was not the strongest team, and the game against Manchester City consumed too much energy and physical strength.
In the end, Dortmund was forced to draw 1:1 by Hannover 96 with a score of 1:1 after scoring the first goal away from home.
After seven rounds, four wins, two draws and one loss, with 14 points, ranked third.
The other team with 14 points is Schalke 04, who beat Wolfsburg 3-0 at home in this round of the league, and are level on points with Borussia Dortmund, and the same number of goals as Borussia Dortmund, both seventeen, but because they lost on goal difference, they are below Dortmund.
Yang Muge played the whole game in this game, played well, and made great contributions to Schalke 04 to get three points. In fact, Schalke 04 has been able to rank fourth so far this season, and Yang Muge's performance is also inseparable, after last season's training, the role of Yang Muge in the new season in Schalke 04 is becoming more and more important. He is an iron gate in the Schalke 04 midfield, and his performance has not only been highly praised by the team's head coach Stevens, but also recognized by Schalke 04 fans and the media, and he is not an "invisible man" in Schalke now. Take to the street and you can be recognised by the enthusiastic Schalke 04 fans at any moment. After his performance, there will also be voices in the media to praise him, saying that after Borussia Dortmund have Zhou Yi, Schalke 04 also has a Chinese player who can make them cheer and proud.
Yang Muge's humble and low-key personality is also very likable, he is always silent to do what he should do, there is never anything messy outside the court, in the team's locker room, he can also get along with everyone friendly, there is no conflict of interest, and he will not be annoying because of his personality, his low-key has not become an obstacle for him to integrate into this team. After all, he was promoted from Schalke 04's academy, he is not an outsider who everyone is very strange, but a person with seniority in the club, he has a good relationship with many players in the team for a long time, so it is not difficult for him to integrate into the team, and his indisputable personality can avoid him from falling into some conflicts, which is naturally likeable.
Guo Nu also played well in Siena, and in this round of the league, Siena hosted the powerful Juventus, who are currently ranked first.
Siena ended up losing only 1-2 at home to Juventus. Guo Nu performed very, very well in this, and if it wasn't for his excellent performance, Siena would probably have conceded more goals.
In the face of the powerful Juventus, Guo Nu did not have stage fright, using his perverted physical fitness to make up for his lack of height, and his sudden rush to grab the ball made Juventus's forwards even more miserable.
In the end, Siena only lost to Juventus because of the overall quality difference, but Guo Nu was voted the best player of the match by reporters after the game, which was the first time in his career that he was voted the best player of the match. It was also a recognition of his performance in this game.
Guo Nu was also selected in the Chinese team's squad against Australia. After the match against Juventus, he returned to China after a starry night.
Meanwhile, in the seventh round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid beat Malaga 2-1. Sun Pan started the game. He returned from injury in the fifth round two rounds ago and started for Atletico Madrid in a 2-1 home win over Valladolid.
His return from injury is a good thing for both Atletico Madrid and the Chinese team, the Chinese team has been waiting for a stable world-class goalkeeper, and Sun Pan is the most likely to become a world-class Chinese goalkeeper. His return to the team is bound to strengthen the defensive stability of the Chinese team and add a very important weight to the Chinese team's victory over Australia at home.
After all, everyone still remembers his performance in the Olympic Games, and the national Olympic team was able to win the championship in the end, and three people are considered to be the most important heroes, one is Zhou Yi, one is Sun Pan, and the other is He Ying. The three of them formed the central axis of the Chinese Olympic team, Zhou Yi was in the center of the dispatch and command organization, He Ying charged in front to score a goal to break the enemy, and Sun Pan was in the back to be the last line of defense of the Chinese Olympic team.
So although the players of the other national Olympic teams also performed well, it was these three people who stood out the most and attracted the most attention.
Now that Sun Pan is set to play his first international game of his career, there are high hopes for his performance, hoping that he can solve the problem of the closest to goal in the Chinese defence.
When it comes to the three heroes of the national Olympic team, Zhou Yi and Sun Pan have continued their good form in the Olympic Games, and He Yingke is far behind, and the good form in the Olympic Games has not been continued at all because they can't play in the club.
In the last game, the Chinese team played with Japan away from home, and in the end, it was only by Zhou Yi's goal that it was difficult to draw the opponent, among which He Ying performed poorly and repeatedly wasted opportunities, which is considered to be an important reason why the Chinese team failed to win away.
After that match, He Ying was also criticized. However, he himself did not respond to these criticisms.
After returning to Barcelona, he was selected for the Barcelona squad once, and at that time, the domestic media and fans were excited, and they were looking forward to his first appearance at Barcelona's house.
As a result, when the game was over, he didn't play, and sat on the bench for 90 minutes.
He Ying is not a question of whether he can seize the opportunity now, but he has no chance to seize it at all......
However, although He Ying could not play in Barcelona, he was still selected for the national team squad this time.
Like Zhou Yi, because he didn't have to participate in the seventh round of La Liga, he came to Xi'an in advance to train and prepare for the game, and Gao Hongbo hoped to use the national team's training and intra-team games to help He Ying find some form as much as possible.
The seventh round of the league against Barcelona is a blockbuster battle that the whole world is watching - Barcelona hosts Real Madrid's Spanish national derby, the battle of the century!
But this has nothing to do with He Ying, He Ying didn't enter the list at all. In order to prepare for the national team, he applied to the club for an early return to China, and his request was approved by the club.
He even came back earlier than Zhou Yi because he didn't need to stay at the club to recuperate.
So after Zhou Yi arrived in Xi'an, he met He Ying. (To be continued.) )