Because of Hu Lai's "playing tricks", the dark clouds that still hung over the team after losing to Italy were dispelled, and finally there was sunshine to shine through.

No matter what the reason is for losing, if you are still immersed in pain, frustration and regret, then you will most likely lose the next game.

Therefore, adjusting the players' emotions after losing is also a very important task.

Dillon and his coaching staff are very lucky to have Hu Lai on the team, so they can regulate their emotions on their own.

With someone like Hu Lai around, no matter how depressed the team's mood is, he will definitely be able to divert everyone's attention or cheer them up.

It's just that most people can't learn what he does - as long as you have a little bit of shame, this won't work.

From the following training, it can be seen that the effect is quite good.

Some players joked with Hu Lai, clasping their fists at him and saying, "Me too!"

Then it made everyone laugh.

But not everyone’s dark clouds can be dispelled.

When everyone was doing restorative training, Luo Kai was also there.

It's just that he was not with his teammates, but was led by the physical coach for individual recovery training.

The content and intensity of his training are different from other teammates.

Because he was injured in yesterday's match against Italy, he needs specialized training sessions.

After restorative training, he will go to the physical therapy room to receive massage therapy.

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Luo Kai was lying on the physiotherapy bed, receiving massage treatment from Master Feng.

He asked: "Master Feng, can I still make it to the third group match?"

Master Feng didn't stop, and said: "I suggest you stop thinking so much, just concentrate on your cultivation and cooperate with the treatment."

"So I definitely can't catch up?" Luo Kai heard the implication from Master Feng's answer.

"I don't know if you can catch up. Whether you play or not is decided by the head coach. I'm just a masseur." Master Feng was busy.

Luo Kai already knew his fate. He lay on the physiotherapy bed and said nothing, just put his arm on his forehead.

Feeling Luo Kai's depression, Master Feng still spoke out to comfort him: "Fortunately, you were replaced early in the last game. If it had been delayed any longer, your entire World Cup would have been cancelled."

Hearing what Master Feng said, Luo Kai put down his arm again: "So I still have hope?"

"If the Chinese team can qualify from the group stage, it will still be possible."

Luo Kai said nothing.

Because Nigeria is not easy to play.

This team is ranked higher than the Chinese team, and they tied with Italy in the first round of the group stage.

Although they lost to Spain in the second round...but precisely because they lost to Spain, they are even more dangerous.

Nigeria, which has only one point, must defeat the Chinese team in the final round of the group stage to have a chance to advance to the top 16.

When such a team tries their best, you can imagine how difficult it is to beat them.

Luo Kai will not think that the Chinese team defeated Spain 3:0 in the first game, and Spain defeated Nigeria 3:1, so he thinks that the Chinese team can beat Nigeria 6:1... This is a very amateur pseudo-fan.

idea.

He is a professional player and he can't think like that.

What he thinks more about is the impact his absence will have on the team.

And he wants to help the team qualify, but he can only sit on the sidelines and be a spectator.

When he finally thought about it, he sighed.

Hearing Luo Kai sigh, Master Feng comforted him again: "Don't worry, they will work hard to qualify for you."

Luo Kai smiled bitterly.

He doesn't think his popularity in the team is that good.

Of course his teammates will work hard to qualify, but not necessarily for him...

While I was undergoing physical therapy, the door was pushed open.

Luo Kai was a little surprised, thinking that his teammates were coming, but when he turned around, he saw Qin Lin.

He was a little disappointed, but still greeted: "Director Qin..."

Qin Lin nodded, patted his shoulder and said, "We have discussed it and we will not sign you up for the next game."

Hearing what Qin Lin said, Master Feng glanced at him - that was quite direct.

He thought Qin Lin would ramble on for a while before telling him the purpose of his visit.

Unexpectedly, Qin Lin got straight to the point.

Luo Kai, who was already mentally prepared, was silent for two seconds and whispered: "I know..."

"Have a good rest. Your injury is either serious or minor. It doesn't mean that you will definitely not be able to play in the next game. Just to be on the safe side, Dillon hopes that you can take more rest. Take a good rest now in order to continue.

If you want to have a better game, I’m sure you don’t want to play with an injured leg all the time, right?”

Luo Kai nodded, not expressing dissatisfaction or objection.

Qin Lin didn't communicate with him anymore. He stretched out his hand and squeezed his shoulder, then turned around and left the physical therapy room.

From then until the end of the massage therapy, Luo Kai lay quietly on the massage bed and said nothing.

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"Lao Wang, Hu Lai, let's go eat!" Chen Xingyi knocked hard on the door and shouted loudly at the same time.

Hu Lai was the only one who opened the door for him. Chen Xingyi was surprised and looked towards the toilet: "Where is Lao Wang? Have you gone to the toilet?"

"No, he's out."

"Going out? What are you doing?" Zhang Qinghuan, who came with Chen Xingyi, frowned and asked in confusion.

"Going to find Luo Kai." Hu Lai replied.

"Well……"

This is a reason that neither Chen Xingyi nor Zhang Qinghuan expected.

However, Xia Xiaoyu was not very surprised: "Brother Wang is going to care about Luo Kai's injury, right?"

"Ah, yes, he is the captain." Zhang Qinghuan suddenly realized.

As the captain, Wang Guangwei is much busier than before. He can no longer hang out with a few good friends all day long and play around with nothing as before.

He has to care about all the players on the team, understand their mental trends, and care about what they care about.

Although a little clumsy, he is still trying to learn to be the captain of the national team - he has been the captain of the club and the school team before.

But the captain of the national team and the captain he served before are almost two different concepts.

Because of the club and the school team, everyone gets along day and night and is very familiar with them.

The national team is a gathering of brothers from all over the world. Everyone plays for different teams. Usually they are even sworn enemies and enemies in the club and have conflicts.

If there is a conflict when the national team is improvised together, it will definitely not be resolved in a short time.

This requires the leader to unite everyone.

The famous national team captains in world football are not necessarily superstars with outstanding personal abilities, but they are locker room bosses who have very good charisma and can unite everyone into a whole.

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In terms of age, Wang Guangwei is still a little behind, but he has an advantage, that is, he can always consider problems from the perspective of everyone on the team.

Even if he has a good relationship with Hu Lai, Brother Huan and others, he will not favor that small team in everything.

It is precisely because Wang Guangwei is upright and acts upright that he replaces Yao Huasheng and becomes the captain instead of reinforcing the original deputy captain Mao Jun, which is why there is no objection within the national team.

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After Luo Kai came out from the physical therapy massage, he saw Wang Guangwei outside Master Feng's room.

He was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Are you feeling unwell too?"

Wang Guangwei shook his head and did not answer the question, but asked: "How do you feel?"

"It's okay..." Luo Kai did not answer directly, but hesitated.

So Wang Guangwei asked again: "Can you catch up with the third game?"

There was an obvious pause on Luo Kai's expression. He hesitated and then shook his head: "I don't know. This has to be decided by the coaching staff."

He didn't tell Wang Guangwei what happened when Qin Lin came to see him just now.

This may be because he still has some lucky fantasies in his heart, thinking that if his injury recovery speed exceeds expectations in the next two days, maybe head coach Dillon can change his mind and put him back in the starting lineup.

No matter what happens... you can also add yourself to the substitute lineup, and then decide whether you have the possibility of coming on as a substitute depending on the game situation.

Of course, another reason is that Luo Kai feels that it is somewhat embarrassing not to be able to play in the third group match. He does not want to show his weak side in front of others.
To be continued...