Chapter 60 Facing the Future
The Chinese National Olympic Team won the Olympic gold medal, which was the biggest news in China that day.√
It was unexpected that the Chinese team was able to win the Olympic championship, and this surprise also came particularly strong.
The next day, the game was reported in major domestic newspapers in all aspects, and even the story of the hat was dug out by the media. After the game, the reporters found the fan who threw the hat to Guo Bing, the leader of the National Olympic Team. After the game, the National Olympic Team returned the hat to him, with the signatures of all the National Olympic Team players. Head coach Brazevic wrote a passage in English to thank the fan in the hat.
The fans who borrowed the hat told reporters that he wanted to do something for the National Olympic Team at the beginning, but he never expected that the hat would return to his hands and there were so many more things. He said that he would not wear it again and would keep it forever.
Some fans joked about this hat as a "heroine hat"...
Everyone is using various ways to praise the Chinese team, but most people don’t think there is anything wrong with the praise.
Of course, there are very few people who insist on showing their presence at this time. What they say to win an Olympic champion that traditional football powers do not value, is like winning the World Cup championship. Such a carnival can only mean embarrassing.
As a result, people who come to show their presence with this view can no longer take care of themselves when they are scolded.
In this kind of national carnival, you have to have a fool showing off your sense of calmness, that is, to go against the people.
In last year's Asian Cup, the whole process also made the fans happy, but the final result was not perfect. The Chinese team lost the final and only won the runner-up. Although the performance was very good, in football that paid more attention to the results, the runner-up meant failure. Therefore, the atmosphere in the country was definitely not as hot as it is now.
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One day later, the Chinese National Olympic Team participated in the closing ceremony of the London Olympics, which somewhat made up for their regret of not attending the opening ceremony. At that time, the National Olympic Team was preparing for the second Olympic group stage and had no time and energy to attend the opening ceremony.
Therefore, they missed the highly anticipated opening ceremony. At that time, no one cared about the lack of the National Olympic Team in the delegation formation of the opening ceremony. Anyway, Chinese football is an abandoned child of the Chinese people. They will only remember it when they need to vent their emotions and swear words. Just like a spittoon, when you don’t use it, it will always be placed in a dark and smelly corner such as the toilet. Only when you need to spit will you remember to take it out and use it.
But as the Olympics progressed, the Chinese National Olympic Team used their actual performance to bring everyone's attention and attention back to them.
Starting from the knockout stage against South Korea, the National Olympic Team has been the focus of everyone's discussion and attention.
Until the finals, the National Olympic Team suddenly became a hero for the Chinese people.
This time they participated in the Olympic Games closing ceremony, they were also the focus of everyone's attention, and the TV broadcast gave the players of the National Olympic Team many times.
In the camera, the players of the Chinese Olympic team laughed happily.
After attending the closing ceremony, the National Olympic Team will follow the Olympic delegation to return to China in batches. I believe that at that time, a large number of fans will definitely go to welcome them at Du International Airport.
Then, according to the practice of the Chinese Olympic delegation, athletes who performed outstandingly in the Olympics will be represented by outstanding athletes and will participate in tour activities in Hong Kong, Macau and other places along with the delegation.
As an excellent group of the Chinese delegation at this Olympic Games, there will definitely be someone who will participate as a representative.
But this represents definitely not any of the Five Little Dragons.
Because after the Olympics, it is not far from the beginning of the European League. The five dragons play in the Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A respectively.
The Bundesliga round of the new season is August 24, with Dortmund playing against Werder Bremen at home.
The first round of Serie A was one day later than the Bundesliga. Siena, where Guo Nu was located, debuted on August 26, playing against Torino at home.
The first round of La Liga was earlier and the game started on August 18th. Because Chelsea and Atletico Madrid had a loan agreement for two years, Sun Pan will continue to play at Atletico Madrid in the new season. On August 19th, Atletico Madrid challenged Levante away.
He Ying's problem is a little complicated. He was loaned to Valladolid by Barcelona last season and performed very well. Now his loan contract has expired. It is said that Valladolid hopes to buy him out, but now Barcelona does not want to let him go. During the Olympics, there are news that Barcelona will put He Ying on the first team. At the same time, many clubs in the transfer market are interested in He Ying, especially after performing well in the Olympics, he has no worries about his next home.
So now no one knows which team He Ying will play football next season.
Since it was already August 12th when the Olympics ended, and La Liga was less than a week away, these overseas players who participated in the Olympics had to go back to their respective teams to train, work with the teams, and prepare for the new season. How could they have time to follow the Olympic delegation to tour various places?
This kind of treatment of showing up in public falls on domestic players. The Five Little Dragons will not even follow the National Olympic Team back to their country. They will directly return from the UK to their respective teams, avoiding the back and forth of flying back to Europe after returning to China.
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The large unit of the National Olympic Team returned to China with the delegation, and the five little dragons who went abroad also returned to the team.
He Ying sat on the plane flying from London to Barcelona, holding her chin with her hands, turning her head to look at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window.
He remembered a long conversation he had with Zhou Yi before leaving London, about his future and about Zhou Yi.
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"I actually don't recommend you stay in Barcelona, He Ying." Zhou Yi said. "You are basically useless in the pre-season training camp this season. You are not training with Barcelona's first team. This will definitely affect your performance in the new season and will make Biranova doubt your condition. I think you can't play any games in the first team for a while."
"Although being a substitute in Barcelona is not possible, I don't think it's meaningful to you now," Zhou Yi continued. "You have already tasted the benefits of playing in Valladolid and should not go back to the point where you have no balls to play. If your outstanding performance at Valladolid is just to get you on the bench from La Macia to Barcelona first team, I don't think it's meaningless."
He Ying didn't say anything, lowered her head and listened quietly.
"I know you are a fan of Barcelona, and you must be eager to play in Barcelona. So I suggest you save the country in a curve. Now you don't have to worry about whether you can play in Barcelona. Go out first, go to the team that can guarantee your chances of playing, play in a stable game, quickly improve your strength, accumulate enough experience and fame, one day, when you return to Barcelona's first team, you will be the main player. Now, you can only serve as a substitute for Messi and the others, which is meaningless."
He Ying raised her head: "So do you think I should rent or transfer?"
Zhou Yi said: "I think if you want to have a bigger show, it is best to transfer directly permanently."
Hearing Zhou Yi say this, He Ying lowered his head again, said no, and fell into silence again.
Zhou Yi knew that He Ying was hesitating. After all, his dream was to play football in Barcelona's first team and become a real Barcelona player. Now he wants to transfer to leave Barcelona forever. Who can easily accept it?
Zhou Yi said so much about it. It doesn’t make sense to continue talking about it. Whether it’s transfer or loan, it’s He Ying’s own decision. He can only provide advice, but cannot make a decision on behalf of He Ying.
So he said: "Of course this is all my own opinion. You can refer to it, but you don't necessarily have to listen to me. You can choose to stay in Barcelona. At most, the competition is more fierce."
He Ying nodded after hearing this: "I understand, I will think seriously. Thank you, Zhou Yi."
"You're welcome, friends, you should help each other and say something if you have any questions." Zhou Yi waved his hand with a smile.
Seeing Zhou Yi's smile, He Ying suddenly thought of something, so he asked: "What about you, Zhou Yi, will you leave Dortmund this summer?"
Before the Olympics, there were many rumors about Zhou Yi's transfer. After Dortmund let Shinji Kagawa go, he looked like a club that was not enterprising. Can such a team still retain Zhou Yi? It is very doubtful...
However, at that time, Zhou Yi made it clear to both the inside and outside that during the Olympics, he did not care about transfers, and any transfer news would be discussed until the Olympics ended.
So although with the progress of the Olympics, various rumors about Zhou Yi's transfers were flying all over the sky, Zhou Yi really didn't respond to any of them.
Some media speculated whether Zhou Yi had made a private agreement and announced it as soon as the Olympics ended. Otherwise, how could he be so calm?
Faced with He Ying's sudden attack, Zhou Yi calmly shook his head: "No, I will not leave Dortmund."
"Why? I think Dortmund can no longer keep you." He Ying was a little surprised. "With your ability, you can go to a bigger team, a real giant, and a championship."
Zhou Yi smiled and said: "I can also compete for the Champions League championship in Dortmund, and we can also participate in the new season of the Champions League!"
"I'm telling the truth, Zhou Yi, don't think I'm rude. But I think Dortmund has no strength and cannot win the Champions League championship." He Ying said.
"I don't think so. Look, last season, we were in the Champions League quarterfinals, last season we were in the Champions League quarterfinals, and we were improving every year." Zhou Yi was quite optimistic.
"But this doesn't mean you can reach the final this season and become the final two?"
"Why can't it?" Zhou Yi spread his hands, "According to the rules of arithmetic sequence, I think this is completely possible!"
"What does this have to do with the arithmetic sequence!" He Ying couldn't help but complain.
"Fourth quarters, four quarters, two strongest quarters, eight, four, two, arranging sequences." Zhou Yi gestured his fingers. "A sequence starts from the second term, and the difference between each item and its previous term is equal to the same constant..."
He Ying quickly disturbed him: "No, no, don't make up the number of words."
"Okay." Zhou Yi shrugged.
"Shishi Kagawa is gone, it has a great impact on Dortmund, right?" He Ying asked.
"There must be an impact. But it's quite normal. The key is... I haven't left?" Zhou Yi smiled.
He Ying didn't know if Zhou Yi really had this confidence, or was joking and talking nonsense.
But it seems that Zhou Yi has a clear plan for his future, at least he will not leave Dortmund this summer.
In fact, sometimes I really envy people who know clearly what they want to do and how to do it...
Maybe Zhou Yi never feels confused about his future, right?
Withdrew from memory, He Ying returned to the plane.
A radio rang out in the cabin, and Barcelona was just under the clouds and the plane was about to land.
Zhou Yi's career has been successful so far, which should have something to do with his clear understanding of what he wants.
So what do you want?
Is it the name of "Barcelona player"? Or is it a star sought after by European giants like Zhou Yi?
The plane started to land, bringing some weightlessness, as if it was falling from the clouds.
In a slight sense of weightlessness, He Ying realized that this time, he had to truly face his future and there was no reason to escape.
Should I stay in Barcelona to compete? Or should I completely leave this city he once dreamed of? (To be continued.)8
Chapter completed!