Fox in the Penalty Area

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Hou Lai met the national team coach Marcel Wilson for the first time on the sidelines of the training ground.

The German old man came with an interpreter to exchange greetings with Hu Lai, and at the same time, he planned to explain the situation to him.

But to his surprise, Hu Lai greeted him in very fluent German as soon as he came up.

He widened his eyes: "You can speak German? No... You are so proficient in German that it's like a German is speaking... But there is no record of living in Germany in your information."

Hu Lai came up with an excuse that he had prepared for a long time: "I took the time to study by myself, Mr. Wilson."

Since he used the common language skills book, he expected that many people would know that he could suddenly speak a foreign language, and he didn't intend to hide it, and he couldn't hide it. If someone asks, he will answer in unison and learn by himself.

As for why he was able to learn so many languages ​​by himself... Just think of him as being talented in languages.

Besides, he doesn't show all the languages ​​he knows in one go, so it's not too intimidating when he says he taught himself a language.

Sure enough, although Wilson was a little suspicious and felt that Hu Lai's self-taught ability was really great, he didn't bother with the language issue.

Multilingualism is certainly a plus for footballers, but it's not something to be particularly concerned about.

On the contrary, he was very happy: "That's really great, I was worried that my meaning could not be conveyed to you well."

When he said that, the translator next to him was a little embarrassed, but he didn't say anything.

Wilson didn't care about the interpreter's attitude, but continued to say to Hu Lai: "First of all, I want to congratulate you on entering the national team, Hu. Then I must tell you the truth, the next thing we are facing is the top twelve. How important this game is to the team, I believe you must know better than me. So sorry, although you have entered the national team, it does not mean that you will definitely get the chance to play. Can you understand me when I say this ?We don’t have time to get you and the team familiar with each other through many warm-up games, so…”

When he said this, he didn't continue talking, but looked at Hu Lai.

Although he had already guessed that this would be the result, before Hu Lai came to the national team, he was really looking forward to it, thinking "what if" and "maybe".

But now there are no such "what ifs" and "maybes".

He sighed regretfully in his heart, but still forced a smile on his face: "I understand, Mr. Wilson. For me, being able to enter the national team is a rare learning opportunity."

Wilson was very satisfied with his attitude, he nodded, and a smile appeared on his face again: "Of course it's best if you understand. But don't think that the game has nothing to do with you because of this, I hope you always do well Ready to be replaced by me at any time."

"Don't worry, Mr. Wilson. I'll come as soon as I call, and I can fight when I come." Hu Lai once again gave Wilson a satisfactory answer.

"Very well, lad, now go to training."

When Hu Lai ran to the training ground to warm up with his teammates, Zhang Qinghuan came up to him and asked him secretly, "Why does Wilson want you?"

"Tell me not to have too many unrealistic fantasies, I'm here to learn." Hu Lai extracted the central idea and said to Zhang Qinghuan.

Zhang Qinghuan sighed after hearing this. Intellectually, he thought the head coach was right, but emotionally he stood by Hu Lai and felt sorry for Hu Lai.

"Forget it, don't think too much, let's train with peace of mind. Brother Huan, the top 12 match, you guys are working hard." Hu Lai looked at it, and shook his head, as if he had thrown all those unrealistic fantasies out of his mind.

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Wilson really wasn't just talking.

In the Chinese team's first top-12 match on September 5, Hu Lai sat on the bench all the time. Although he went out to warm up with his teammates several times in the middle, he was not substituted until the end of the game.

In this game, the Chinese team beat the UAE 1-0 at home.

Made a good start to the top twelve.

Although the process was not very smooth, fortunately, we won in the end.

Because they won the game, neither the media nor the fans paid much attention to the fact that Hu Lai did not play. The focus of everyone's discussion was on the victory itself.

Before the Top 12, when everyone analyzed this competition, they all believed that if the Chinese team wants to qualify for the World Cup, then there are some games that must be won.

Among them are the games at home and the United Arab Emirates.

After all, the strength of the UAE is not strong, and it is incomparable with South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. In addition, the Chinese team is at home. If such a game cannot be won, then don't talk about qualifying for the World Cup, it's useless!

After getting the three points that everyone thought they should get, the Chinese team took a short rest and flew to the distant Middle East the next day to challenge their second opponent, Saudi Arabia, in the top twelve.

Although Saudi Arabia failed to get the right to qualify in the last World Cup, it is a veteran team after all and has participated in the World Cup many times. For the Chinese team, it is still a giant.

In the Chinese team's plan, an away match with Saudi Arabia is considered a victory.

For this purpose, the Chinese team focuses on defense in terms of lineup configuration and tactical selection.

Naturally, Hu Lai sat on the bench again for 90 minutes, and did not perform much except getting up a few times to warm up.

He and other teammates on the bench witnessed a failure of the Chinese team at the closest distance and in the best position of the audience.

0:2, the Chinese team was beaten in the away game without any power to fight back.

Wilson's defensive tactics didn't help as Saudi Arabia scored with two long-range shots from outside the box.

The Chinese team failed to get a point as planned, and ranked third in the group with three points after two rounds of the top twelve.

The South Korean team topped the list with two wins and six points, Saudi Arabia ranked second in the group with one win and one draw, Australia ranked fourth with two draws, Qatar ranked fifth with one point, and the United Arab Emirates ranked fifth with two games. All negative points and zero points rank the bottom.

This is the situation of this group after two rounds of the top twelve.

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Xie Lan, who watched the two games until the last second and didn't see his son play, was very dissatisfied with the head coach of the Chinese team, Wilson: "In the end, we were two goals behind, and it was a loss anyway. Why didn't we give it to us? Opportunity for your son to play? Even if it’s garbage time, at least let him go up and feel the atmosphere of the game... Otherwise, wouldn’t the national team be in vain?”

Hu Lixin next to him glanced at his wife. He knew that his wife was being picky. From a rational point of view, he really didn't have to give Hu Lai a chance to play.

But he did not refute his wife's angry words.

Because he actually kind of expected his son to represent the Chinese national team in the top twelve.

In fact, it stands to reason that it is not that Hu Lai has never played for the Chinese team. In the East Asian Cup last year, although he participated in the Olympic team, he was the national team in name, so Hu Lai has actually played three games for the national team. record, and also has five national team goals.

It's just that for most people, they don't think that this is really a national team game and a national team goal. In their view, Hu Lai has not played or scored a goal on behalf of the Chinese national team.

Hu Lixin also has this view. He is still waiting for a son's first national team appearance.

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Because of the away loss to Saudi Arabia, some "disharmonious" voices finally came out after the game.

"We let Hu Lai sit on the bench for two consecutive games, so why invite him in? Is it just for us to see? It's a fool!"

Such questions appeared on the Chinese Internet after the game.

However, someone soon came out to refute this remark, thinking that Hu Lai, as a newcomer to the national team, really shouldn't play without being fully familiar with the team.

"It's not that you have to play in the national team. There are more than 20 players in a national team, and there are at most 14 players in a game. Are the rest of them all for nothing? This idea is not good. Don't make it look like 'everyone in the world is your mother'. You are trying to blackmail Hu Lai!"

This kind of statement is still very marketable, and it was immediately echoed by many people.

This is also because although the away game was lost, it was lost to Saudi Arabia after all. It is not easy to play away in Saudi Arabia. The goal is to strive for a tie, and it is normal to lose the game in the end. It has little to do with Hu Lai not playing.

All in all, everyone is mentally prepared for losing this game. In addition, even though they lost to Saudi Arabia, the current Chinese team still has three points, ranking third in the group. As for making the fans so angry that they lose their minds, they just bite them for any reason.

If China lost the home game to the United Arab Emirates in the first game, then maybe the "disharmonious" voice after the game would not be such a star.

Hu Lai also explained in an interview with reporters after the game that he had communicated with the head coach Wilson when he first entered the team. He understood and supported the head coach's approach. What he cared about was not whether he could play. This kind of problem is the team's performance.

It is a pity to lose to Saudi Arabia in the away game, but he still looks forward to being selected for the national team on the next national team match day.

This time Hu Lai did not open his mouth during the interview, making a big news, bombarding the head coach of the national team or something... It also made many people breathe a sigh of relief.

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"I really went to be a spectator for two games, and I don't know whether we should be happy or regretful..." Chen Mo said so emotionally to Zhao Kangming.

I am happy because I thought that Hu Lai did not exhaust his energy in the national team game, nor did he get injured because of playing the game. He was a healthy person when he went to the national team, and he was also a healthy person when he returned to the club from the national team.

For club team coaches, this is the biggest good news.

It's good that nothing happens.

But Hu Lai failed to represent the national team in games, failed to show his ability on the stage of the real national team, and made everyone who cared about him and supported him feel sorry.

Not to mention that the Chinese team lost the last game.

Everyone can't help but wonder, if Hu Lai can play, can he perform?

"Not happy or regretful." Zhao Kangming said. "Don't think about the national team, old Chen. We will have five games in the next 20 days, four of which will be in the league. If we can't grasp these four league games, our goal of participating in the AFC Champions League next season will be useless Already."

Chen Mo said: "I've seen the schedule, and the next opponents are not easy to deal with. Lingnan and Nanhai are going to fight for relegation, and Dashun Golden Arrow is holding back their energy to seek revenge from us. There is also an AFC Champions League match in between. The quarter-finals...or we just give up the AFC Champions League, let the young players and substitute players forget it, and the main players stay at home?"

Zhao Kangming shook his head: "You can't do this, the meaning of giving up is too obvious, and it will make the players have bad thoughts. Play as you want in the AFC Champions League."

"Aren't you afraid of tossing the team back and forth and running out of energy?"

"We have just gone through a one-month offseason. If we are exhausted for both games this week, we might as well not participate in the AFC Champions League next season." Zhao Kangming laughed.

"But after the AFC Champions League, the next one is the Golden Arrow..."

"Old Chen, you have to trust Hu Lai..."

"Why do I believe him? Wang Xianke has already left the Golden Arrow!"

"Ah..." Zhao Kangming patted his forehead, and then argued again. "It's okay, I still believe in those young people. The Golden Arrows are still those people after changing coaches. Since they can lose to us three times, they can lose the fourth time. And this time it is our home court."

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