In the summer of 2002, the scorching sun was like fire, in the unknown small city of Pingcheng, Jiangxi Province, there were bursts of shouts in Jinxian Primary School, and the school arranged for all classes to watch the 17th World Cup men's football match in the afternoon physical education class in the classroom, when the majestic national anthem sounded, everyone stood up and sang the national anthem. In the classroom of class 3 (4), several boys are sitting together, watching intently the match between China and Turkey, at this time the national football team is already a battle of honor, and the previous consecutive losses to Costa Rica and Brazil have extinguished the expectations of the Chinese people. When the game went to the second half, I don't know who shouted, China led Turkey 2-0, and the whole campus was boiling. However, a seed of a dream was planted in the hearts of Zhang Xingwei and several young men, and after the game, Zhang Xingwei called Zhou Jiezhi and Yin Shuheng together and said something that would affect their lives.

Zhang Xingwei said: "Let's apply to join the school team, let's work together and play our own style, my dream is to represent the national team!" ”

The other boys responded enthusiastically with a "I want to too"!

Zhang Xingwei may have been allergic when he was a child, his skin was a little dark, and he usually ran and exercised, and he was tall among his peers, giving people a relatively sturdy feeling.

The next day, Zhang Xingwei took a group of friends to the physical education teacher Liang Xinhe expressed the desire to form a school team, Liang Xinhe is a football fan, playing in the back during the study period, the foot technique is very good, seeing the children want to play football so much, instantly agreed to go to the school leaders for instructions, as a school that attaches importance to the all-round development of students, a week later, the school leaders agreed to the request to form a school team, and appointed Liang Xinhe to focus on the school team training, so far, Jinxian Primary School football team was established.

After Liang Xinhe took office, he spent a week observing the performance of the third-grade children on the court, the school occupies a small area, there is no football field, only a triangle next to the garbage station, usually Zhang Xingwei They are in the spare time and after school to kick the bottle here to play, Friday after school and weekends to go to the football field of the Industrial Engineering Vocational College not far from the school to play, Liang Xinhe in these two places back and forth to watch the children play football after the basic heart, and then asked the school for funds to ensure training, And with the third (fourth) class as the prototype, the candidates for the school team were preliminarily determined: Zhang Xingwei, Zhou Jiezhi, Yin Shuheng, Zhong Dalin, Yu Yang, Chen Hao, Li Yulong, Yao Jin, Li Liang, Yang Cheng, Wang Dongcheng, Jiang Yiming, Gan Chu, Zhang Chaojun, Zhan Jiayan, Liu Yang, Xie Yuhao (Class 5), Guo Siqi (Class 5), Liu Yukun (Class 5), Xiong Wenchao (Class 2), Xie Zhengchao (Class 2), Zhang Ziqing (Class 1), Fang Jiagui (Class 3). The five classes in the third grade all play football, and the fourth class has the strongest atmosphere, so that the school team personnel are basically determined.

Liang Xinhe didn't ink, and the next day he gathered this group of children and said: "Students, the formation of the school team was decided after careful consideration by the school leaders, and the school also allocated funds to us, you don't have to worry about logistics support, I will do my best to be your coach, study hard, hard training is what you have to do at the moment, the next period of time is the time to really test you, my training method will be a little harsh, I hope you are psychologically prepared, do you have confidence?" ”

Zhang Xingwei took the lead in replying: "Yes! ”

All the people replied in unison, "Yes!" ”

Liang Xinhe nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Yes, I see that everyone's mental outlook is still quite good, I also want to emphasize one point here, everyone still has to tell their parents about joining the school team and regular training when they go home, and they can't let their parents worry." In addition, the school has communicated with the technical college, and in the future, our training will be set every Monday, Wednesday and Friday after school and on weekends and two afternoons on the college football field, do you understand? ”

The young men nodded in unison to show their understanding, and then Liang Xinhe continued: "Through the observation some time ago, I have preliminarily determined the allocation of your various positions, goalkeepers: Yao Jin, Li Liang, Fang Jiagui; Left back: Chen Hao, Guo Siqi; Central defenders: Zhang Xingwei, Gan Chu, Liu Yukun, Zhang Ziqing; Right back: Yu Yang, Zhang Chaojun; Rear waist: Wang Dongcheng, Jiang Yiming, Zhan Jiayan, Xiong Wenchao; Front: Yang Cheng, Xie Zhengchao; Left wingers: Zhou Jiezhi, Liu Yang; Right wingers: Yin Shuheng, Zhong Dalin; Forwards: Li Yulong, Xie Yuhao. The captain is tentatively Zhang Xingwei, we temporarily discharge a 4-5-1 defensive counterattack lineup, and then see if it is adjusted according to everyone's training situation, do you have any comments on their respective positions? ”

For this group of young men who are just starting to get involved in football, that is, they have a general understanding of each position, so what the coach says is what it is, and the big guys say that it is no problem, but as everyone knows, the next few months will be a nightmare for them.

Immediately, this group of young men under the leadership of Liang Xinhe took football and other equipment to the training ground, the first training class, Liang Xinhe first tested everyone's physical fitness, first ran around the outer track of the football field ten laps, this can scare this group of guys, but everyone still obeyed the order to run, Zhang Xingwei, Zhang Ziqing, Yu Yang, Chen Hao, Wang Dongcheng, Jiang Yiming, Zhou Jiezhi, Yin Shuheng, Zhong Dalin, Li Yulong and other ten people's speed in our Coach Liang's opinion is still qualified, basically kept in the first echelon, 20 minutes passed, Zhang Xingwei arrived first, the remaining nine people arrived one after another, and the rest were opened up some gaps, on the whole, Liang Xinhe was still satisfied. Next is the regular warm-up, Liang Xinhe took the players to do a complete set of stretching, leg pressing, jumping, so that the joints were completely opened, twenty minutes later, the warm-up was completed, Liang Xinhe randomly divided the team into two groups for confrontation, during the game, Zhang Xingwei's tough defense, position selection, Yao Jin's fish leap save, Chen Hao's side continuous attack and defense, Wang Dongcheng's physical fitness, Yang Cheng's awareness of the overall situation, Zhou Jiezhi's side assist ability and Li Yulong's sense of grabbing points made Coach Liang refresh his understanding of this team, also gradually has the heart of the starting eleven.

After the game, Zhang Xingwei sighed and cried with a sad face and said: "This is really devil training, warm up and run ten laps, and the whole game will rest for five minutes, my God, how will I live in the future!" ”

Yu Yang said with a sentence: "You are the captain, you have to take the lead in execution"

Suddenly, this fatigue was gone, and there were bursts of laughter, and the happiness of elementary school students was as simple as that. For this group of children, they don't know that it is precisely because of this devilish training they have received since childhood that they have laid a solid foundation and provided sufficient technical and physical support for their future development, and they are also setting sail towards their ideal goals.