Chinese It wasn't until July, after the Chinese team returned to Asia, that Zhao Yaning returned to the team. At this time, they are going to Hong Kong to play two games called the Return Cup.

In addition to its own players, the Chinese team also requires six Hong Kong players to also play, and the opponent is the so-called world star team - to put it bluntly, the so-called star team, the opponent's lineup, that is, some Swiss international Chap Issat, American international McBride, former Japanese international Hidetoshi Nakata and others.

Such a game is a joke for a player of Zhao Yaning's level. Even the media understands this very well, and when they started playing in Hong Kong, there was no shortage of ridicule from the Hong Kong media, "The whole team of the world star team is combined, I don't know if there is a Zhao Yaning who is more valuable." In such a competition, I don't know who is the star. ”

In fact, Zhao Yaning believes that if he holds a friendly match, he will definitely be able to invite more stars than he is now. It's just that, after all, such a thing is not the work of the Football Association to make money, but a competition organized by the higher authorities with some cross-strait unity significance. In commercial competitions, the Football Association can acquiesce to Zhao Yaning's refusal, but no one dares to come to such a game, and Zhao Yaning doesn't have much to say.

'You don't have to play in the first half, you rest below. In the second half, you play. ”

Coach Gao's arrangement is quite smart: Zhao Yaning will definitely not play the whole game in such a game, he agrees with it, and the Liverpool club will not agree, even if the club has no opinion, as the coach of the national team, he has to be scolded to death: such a friendly match has to play the whole game, and the fans will definitely not spare him. And if you play half time, Coach Gao asked him to play in the second half, which is also a good choice: the opponent is a makeshift patchwork team, and there must be a run-in problem in the first half, but in the second half of the game, their run-in is better, and they are more level. Moreover, in the first half of the game, the six Hong Kong players had to start, and this is how the unity is reflected.

However, when sitting off the field and watching his national team teammates play, Zhao Yaning also found some signs that were not so good. Although he felt that he might be overthinking, he still felt that it was necessary to figure it out. And after winning 2-0 in this game, back in the locker room, Zhao Yaning spoke directly.

"I said, brothers, there's something I want to ask you." Looking at his teammates in the national team, Zhao Yaning opened his mouth, "Do you think that you have a lot of honors now, and you don't need to continue to work hard?" Do you think that there is no need to play well anymore anyway? ”

There was silence in the locker room, although no one said anything, but everyone's looks also made Zhao Yaning's heart a lot colder. Sure enough, as he expected, these guys, indeed, as he expected, have lost their heads.

It's no wonder that relying on Zhao Yaning, they have now won all the honors that the national team can get - they didn't dare to think about the World Cup or any world awards, the Asian Cup, the Asian Games, the Olympic Games, they have all won, and they have achieved a breakthrough in the World Cup, such a result, for them, what else is there to pursue? If you have money, status, and everything, you will naturally have no pursuit. This is also what makes Zhao Yaning feel a little cold: these teammates of his will feel satisfied!

But when you think about it, what are they not happy about? They have achievements, honors, fame, and status. They don't have the pressure on their own bodies, for them, now they are already the merits of the Chinese team, even if they fail, it is not their problem, why should they make any more efforts?

But this is definitely not what Zhao Yaning wants.

"You guys are really promising."

Zhao Yaning said a sentence fiercely, and this sentence also let the team know that he was going to curse now.

"I think I'm playing well, don't you...... Yes, I admit that you are all big stars now, you are all heroes of the national team, but then you are satisfied? Do you think you're running away now? ”

Zhao Yaning's tone was a little low. After winning too many championships, players are prone to burnout, and of course he knows this. However, such a thing actually appeared in the national team, which made Zhao Yaning still a little unbelievable. The strength of the national team is still far behind...... However, the pursuit of these guys in the national team is far from it.

Such a thing was beyond Zhao Yaning's expectations, but it was not incomprehensible. And after understanding their thoughts, what Zhao Yaning needs to do is not to let it go. He had to find a way to boost their fighting spirit again. After all, as captain of the national team, it is his responsibility. Moreover, no one else wants honor, they don't want to play well, he doesn't like that.

Although he himself is not lacking in any honors, he always feels that it is very unprofessional to play well when he can play well. Moreover, he is still responsible for the results of the national team, he doesn't want to be said that he is a soft-footed shrimp when he arrives in the national team. Over the past year, in the club, he has played very well, and when he arrives in the national team, he can't immediately weaken his feet and produce results, right? Although this is a problem with his teammates, Zhao Yanyi would rather not think that the media will distinguish in detail. Since he is the boss of the national team, he has to be responsible for all this.

The responsibility can be borne by themselves, but since the responsibility is their own, then they have to listen to what they say. It's not okay to get angry inappropriately, since they are lazy, then they should whip themselves twice.

"You are all meritorious players of the national team now, you are all very amazing characters, do you all feel that in your life, you are already worry-free, and you don't have to worry about anything? Do you think that you don't have any pursuits anymore anyway, so you don't have to think too much about it? Zhao Yaning opened his mouth to speak, his voice was a little low, but it still made everyone dare not speak.

"Yes, you are all heroes of the national team, and you have a championship that no one else has. Honors that others haven't won in their lifetimes, you've all gotten. Even if you retire now, you are still a famous figure in Chinese football, right? Remember to me: This kind of thing is worthless! ”

"I tell you, don't think you're already unbeatable. If I can brush the peak once in the national team, I will be able to brush the second peak. You guys don't play well? Don't forget, many people are now eyeing this position! They think they can't go beyond you? You yourself know what level you are, remember it for me, 10 years I 26, 11 years I 27, believe it or not, when the time comes, I will break all these records? ”

This made everyone react - Zhao Yaning's age is the biggest problem.

Now they feel that their national team status is high enough, but who knows if Zhao Yaning will reach new heights in the future? Everyone remembers the peak, but who will remember who the second peak is? If Zhao Yaning really left them behind and made another breakthrough in his grades, they would have nothing to rely on.

Although they all believe that they are the best players in China, they can't play well with a new group of people - but Zhao Yaning is here, everything is uncertain, what if it is kicked out?

"Brother Zhao, everyone is just a little bit of a play...... It's all friendly anyway, so it's not a big deal. Zhou Haibo hesitated, but still spoke.

'It's not a big deal about friendlies, I know that, but your attitude is not good, it's true. What if you usually have this virtue, and the official competition becomes a superman overnight? Do you believe it yourself? Playing is by accumulation, not by leaping. Zhao Yaning glared at him twice, but saw that his teammates had already begun to bow their heads, so he also knew that he almost needed to accept it.

The strength of the team is still there, but the attitude is too problematic. Since it scared them, the next thing to do is to draw a big pie for them and let them work hard.

"I don't know what you think, but my idea is very simple. If you want to talk about the World Cup, don't say that you don't dare to think about it, and I don't dare to think about it. You say you can't win in the World Cup, that's incompetent, I admit it. However, what I want is not the current thing, what I want is for the Chinese team to establish the absolute leader status in Asia. ”

Zhao Yaning opened his mouth and said, "Everyone knows the problems of our National Sports Commission. It's impossible to get them to invest heavily in a humble sport. But it's easy to keep them on the lookout for a great sport. Basketball has developed in the past two years, except for Yao Ming, the most important thing, that is, in Asia, we have no opponent in basketball, right? So, I'm going to get football to that level as well. ”

"That's impossible, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and now there is another Australia, these teams are stronger than us."

"With me, they are not strong." Zhao Yaning continued, "It's been a long time, I can't guarantee it, 04, 07, 11, the three Asian Cups, I was at the peak, and in 15 years, I was 31, and I don't know how much I have maintained my state, so I won't mention it for the time being, but these three times, no matter what, I have to take it for him." So far, the Asian Cup is the three champions of Saudi Arabia, Iran, South Korea, and Japan are two, if the number of our champions also reaches three, then, and then the comprehensive World Cup results, we are the best team in Asia. And as long as we can raise our team to the first level in Asia, the sports committee will definitely continue to maintain it, and they will have to increase their support. Speaking of which, by that time, we will all be the ones who have achieved the rise of Chinese football, and we will not have more face than just a champion? ”

Three Asian Cups, spanning seven years, this is the limit of Zhao Yaning's daring to promise. It's true that he has a system, but in 15 years, it will be eight years later, who would dare to make a promise?

And the so-called establishment of China's status - Zhao Yaning believes that if he can make Chinese football have a peak period that lasts for more than ten years, then what he will affect is not one or two people, nor a football fever of one or two years, but a whole generation of people. If you have a high enough status, and at the same time, you have influenced a generation of people who have enough love for football and they are happy to contribute to it, then why can't football develop?

One person is short, however, one person can rely on himself and influence many people.

"This year, you are all in similar shape, when you play, as long as you play seriously, we can still produce results. Japan is now in a state of malaise, although the South Koreans are strong, but we can't deal with them, let's not talk about the West Asian side, the Americans are fighting with Iraq, and they can't play football well. ”

Zhao Yaning waved his hand and opened his mouth to his teammates, "Play well, this Asian Cup, win it for me!" ”

In the second game of the Return Cup, China won 4-0 and was ready to deal with the Asian Cup. Cat flutter Chinese