Tokyo FC drew 1:1 with Guangzhou Evergrande away and eliminated the opponent on penalties, which is definitely one of the biggest upsets in the AFC Champions League round of 16 this season.

Ringer, who scored a solo second-half equaliser to help his side equalise, was undoubtedly the man of the match and was the absolute focus of the post-match press conference.

'It's great to help the team reach the quarter-finals, it's a fantastic moment, but the quarter-finals are not our goal and we want to go further.'

"Evergrande? Evergrande is a great team, they actually have the quality to win the championship, but they were a little bit unlucky and ran into us, I think they can win the AFC Champions League next year. ”

'Yes, we practiced penalty shoot-outs beforehand, Bobovic is a capable coach, he has everything planned and he is the biggest contributor to the team's promotion.

"Zheng Zhi? He played very well in this game and could attack and defend in midfield, so I took the initiative to exchange shirts with him. ”

This AFC Champions League round of 16 match is the last match of the first half of the season for FC Tokyo, and it is followed by half a month of national team breaks. The whole team of Tokyo FC rested for one night in Guangzhou, and some went to the national team to report the next day, and those who did not have a national team game could rest separately.

Ringer did not join the Chinese national team at any level, and after reporting to Bobovic, he did not have to go back to Tokyo and went home to rest.

The next day, the Chinese national team called, this time hoping to recruit him to the senior national team to play a warm-up match against Spain, the defending champion of the World Cup.

Ringer temporarily blocked it for the time being, citing his ill health, and then informed Krot. The season in Europe is coming to an end, and Krot is currently in talks in Europe about Shinji Kagawa's move to Manchester United.

"Xiaolin, if you repeatedly refuse the national team, will you offend the Football Association too much." Mother Lin was a little worried.

"Don't worry, Mom, there are no important games for the Chinese team now, they are all warm-up games, and I don't need them at all. As for offending the Football Association, the current Football Association is too busy to take care of itself, how can I have time to clean me up, and when I go to Europe to play in the future, I will not be afraid of the Football Association. ”

"To Europe? When are you going to Europe? ”

"Well, my agent and I are going to move to Europe after playing in Japan for the season." Ringer slipped out for a moment.

"I read in the newspapers that your agent is not a good person, do you want to change one?" Mother Lin was also fooled by the newspaper.

"For what? Isn't it ungrateful that people went to great lengths to dig you out, and now they turn around and kick people out? Father Lin immediately expressed a different opinion.

"What ingratitude? My son is already good, even if he doesn't have him, he can kick out sooner or later. ”

"Awesome? Why didn't you see it powerful before, and you have to meet someone to play professional football? ”

Okay, the old couple is on top again.

Due to the mutual hatred with the Chinese Football Association, Krott's reputation in China is stinky, but fortunately, he does not rely on it to eat.

Although Krot was far away in Europe, he had always been concerned about Ringer's affairs. The Chinese Football Association directly called Lin Ge into the senior national team this time, and Krot stood up and spoke: "The Chinese team has long been eliminated from the World Cup qualifiers, and there are no important games to play in the next two years, I don't think Lin needs to participate in those irrelevant games." ”

This time, Camacho, who was preparing for the Chinese team in Spain, came out and replied: "The agent only needs to manage the player's affairs at the club, and it is not his turn to intervene in the affairs of the national team." ”

"A national team coach with the world's top five years of salary, led the team to be eliminated from the World Cup qualifiers in less than half a year, such a manager, it is really difficult for me to intervene in his affairs." Crott slammed Camacho back with a word.

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Staying at home for the time being, Krotter helped Ringer arrange an event, an interview with the football newspaper.

"Hello, Ringer, I'm Bai Hua, a reporter for the Football Newspaper." On the opposite side is a middle-aged man with a national character face.

"Hello."

"Can we start?" Bai Hua set up his notebook, voice recorder, etc., and looked very professional.

"Well, let's get started."

"First of all, you scored a goal in the game against Evergrande, and you are currently in second place in the AFC Champions League scorer list with six goals, how do you feel?"

'Of course it's nice to be second in the scorer list, it's kind of an honour, but it's all a team effort, I'm just the one who scored the last goal.' Ringer, as always, maintains his humble image.

"Ever thought about winning the Golden Boot? Oliveira, who topped the scorer charts, has been eliminated from the competition. ”

'Of course I want to take it, but I'm six goals less than Oliveira, it's a big gap and you need to catch up slowly, but I'm not going to give up.'

"Can you tell us about when you were a child? How did you go from being an ordinary student to a professional footballer, a lot of people are interested in this. ”

"You should know that my parents are both teachers. Since I was a child, my academic performance was not bad under the education of my parents, and I liked to play football at that time, but I played blindly, and I never had the idea of becoming a professional footballer. Later, when I went to Japan to study, I found that Japan's campus football culture is quite good, and many outstanding student players have become professional players, and at that time I vaguely had the idea of becoming a professional player. ”

"And then? Did you encounter any difficulties? ”

"Of course, although Japan has done a good job of integrating school football with professional football, only the best student players can become professional players. My personal level was very low at the time, and it was very difficult to become a professional footballer, so I had to find opportunities to practice more, but I always felt that the effect was not too obvious. Then I met Mr. Crot, and he told me that I should play as a striker, so I switched to the striker position, and it was like an enlightenment, and the more I played, the better I played, and that's what I am now. ”

"It is said that you played goalkeeper at the beginning, why did you choose the goalkeeper position?"

"When I was in China, our junior high school football team recruited people, and I went with it and successfully passed the selection, but the coach of the school team asked me to change to a goalkeeper, because I developed earlier than other children and had an advantage in height, so I played goalkeeper for many years in a daze."

"There are a lot of media who don't have a good evaluation of your agent Thomas Krot, thinking that your transfers, endorsements and other things are completely controlled by him, is this true?"

"Of course not, Krott is a good agent and he does everything he does to make it a better environment for me to play."

"What do you think about the national team?"

"I think Krot is right, at present, the Chinese team has no important games to play, I can play club games with peace of mind, and there is no need to participate in those chicken rib games."

"Are you thinking about moving to Europe in the future?"

"Europe is the centre of world football and of course I would like to play there, but at the moment I need to do well in Asia to have the capital to move to Europe."

Ringer scored a beautiful goal against Evergrande to help Tokyo FC eliminate Evergrande and become one of the hottest sports stars in China, and many people follow him. The interview with the football newspaper is the first official interview with Ringer in China, and it is said that the effect is very good, and the sales of the interview with Ringer of the football newspaper are very good.

It is worth mentioning that the coach of the middle school team mentioned by Ringer in the interview is famous, and he was quickly dug up, and now he is still working as a physical education teacher in that middle school.

Domestic fans believe that it was that guy who delayed Ringer in the goalkeeper position for a few years, otherwise Ringer would have been famous.

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During the national team competition, the Chinese team lost 0:1 to Spain in Europe, and returned to Asia to defeat Vietnam 3:0 at home, and the results in the two warm-up matches were not bad. The Chinese team often plays well in warm-up games, first, the Chinese players can put down their psychological baggage and have no pressure in the warm-up games, and second, the opponents do not pay attention to the warm-up games.

At the same time, the youth team that had previously called up Ringer achieved a "good result" of eighth place in the Toulon Cup in France. Well, a total of eight teams participated, and the Chinese team went home after losing all three games in the group stage.

After the international break, Ringer was also about to return to Tokyo when he received a call from Krot.

"What? Invite me to be a guest in the AFC Champions League quarterfinals? A direct invitation from the AFC? ”