Chapter 179 Zheng Zhi and Zhouyi

In fact, not long after the match between Dortmund and Hoffenheim ended, Guangzhou Hengyuan started their first Club World Cup match with the Chinese team at the Agadir Stadium in Morocco. Xiao ⊙ said

Facing the African champion, the Asian champion Guangzhou Hengyuan defeated the opponent cleanly with a 2:0 and successfully entered the semi-finals.

When the game ended, CCTV commentator He Ping only shouted excitedly: "The Chinese team has reached the semi-finals of the Club World Cup. They have made history. And in the semi-finals, they will meet Dortmund, which also creates history." History - the 'Chinese Derby' in the Club World Cup!"

What the Chinese fans and media people have been waiting for for a long time is finally happening!

During the post-match news interview, Guangzhou Hengyuan’s captain Zheng Zhi was of course asked questions about the game by reporters.

"We are very happy to reach the semi-finals. It is too far away to say how the final will be. All I can say is that we will try our best to play well in this semi-final. Dortmund is always a strong team and we will also win Show your best condition to fight against them..."

A reporter asked: "You just played against each other in the summer. Will this help you?"

Zheng Zhi shook his head: "I think... it shouldn't be like this. Dortmund at that time was very different from Dortmund now, both in terms of lineup and mentality. So that game will not be of any help to us. On the contrary, if we play with If that game is used as a reference, I'm afraid I will lose miserably..."

Some reporters mentioned Zhouyi.

Since Zhou Yi played in the Chinese team, Zheng Zhi has been gradually marginalized in the national team. Later, he even couldn't even make the national team roster. Now the Chinese national team, led by young people like Zhou Yi, has entered the World Cup in Brazil. Zhou Yi's personal reputation has reached its peak. This also means that it may not be easy for Zheng Zhi to return to the national team. There is a phenomenon Even now, no one is discussing Zheng Zhihe's national team issues. When Zhou Yi was first selected for the national team, this issue was frequently mentioned by the media and fans. But Zhou Yi quickly made people give up this idea. His performance in the national team was dominant. With such an outstanding player, how could there be a place for Zheng Zhi?

Now Zheng Zhi seems to be at ease in Guangzhou Hengyuan, concentrating on club games, and spending the twilight years of his career like this. However, the situation changed again after he helped the club win the AFC Champions League. There are some voices in the country that believe that when the Chinese national team competes in the World Cup in Brazil, they should consider re-recruiting Zheng Zhi. On the one hand, there is a veteran who can add stability and experience to the team. On the other hand, it should also be used to reward the country in this way. A veteran who has served the team and Chinese football for more than ten years.

There is another way of saying that if the purpose of the national team is to recruit outstanding Chinese players,

Then why can't Zheng Zhi be recruited? In the past year, the young players studying abroad have performed well, but Zheng Zhi is definitely the best player among domestic players. Why can't he be selected for the national team?

If we are worried that after Zheng Zhi is selected, he will compete with Zhou Yi to be the core of the team, causing the team's popularity to fluctuate... Can Zheng Zhi shake Zhou Yi now? Such reasons are nonsense.

Are you worried that Zheng Zhi, a veteran international player, will form a gang in the locker room and cause trouble after joining the team? Now the biggest challenger in the national team is the "study abroad faction" composed of Zhou Yi and Sun Pan. What tricks can Zheng Zhi do if he joins?

The media and fans have done a lot of analysis, and they all believe that recruiting Zheng Zhi at this time to prepare for the World Cup will do no harm to the national team, only benefits.

Zheng Zhi himself also expressed in an interview that he is still willing to win glory for the country and do his best for the Chinese national team.

But until now, there has been no news that the national team intends to re-recruit Zheng Zhi.

This will inevitably make Zheng Zhi's fans and Guangzhou Hengyuan fans feel aggrieved for Zheng Zhiming.

Zheng Zhi and Zhou Yi have also become a somewhat delicate topic.

They are not considered competitors now, but Zheng Zhi did lose his position in the national team because of Zhou Yi. Does Zheng Zhi himself have any complaints against Zhou Yi? At least there was no suggestion that the two were at odds. But no one knows what Zheng Zhi thinks in his heart.

"Zhou Yi?" Faced with this question, Zheng Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then said generously: "He is a very good and excellent player. I am also happy that we can produce such a player. He is the core of Dortmund. It's also our problem. We will deal with him with all our strength."

"National team..." As soon as a reporter spoke, Zheng Zhi waved his hand: "This is the Club World Cup, not the World Cup."

He declined to answer the question.

But judging from this refusal, he really cares about the national team.

Being able to represent the Chinese team in a World Cup is also the wish of this old man in football.

When the Chinese team played in the World Cup in 2002, Zheng Zhi was only 22 years old and had just emerged in Chinese football. There was no way he would have a place in that national team. Although he helped the Shenzhen team win the A championship after the national team failed to win the World Cup, and was elected Chinese Footballer, becoming the youngest footballer in the history of Chinese football.

Later he was selected for the national team and quickly became the main force of the national team. The Asian Cup held in his hometown in 2004 was the closest he came to winning a continental championship. He helped the national team reach the finals, but lost to Japan in the finals and only won a silver medal.

Later, reaching the World Cup became his goal. It's a pity that when his personal skills were improving and maturing, he encountered the darkest and lowest point of Chinese football. He was hampered by the overall strength of the national team and did not even participate in the top ten games of the World Cup qualifiers. The World Cup is even further out of reach.

What is even more embarrassing is that with the emergence of young overseas players such as Zhou Yi and Sun Pan, the overall strength of the Chinese team has been qualitatively improved and has the ability to qualify for the World Cup, but Zheng Zhi himself has been excluded from the team. Outside the gate of the national team, Zheng Zhi no longer has any advantage compared to young people like Zhou Yi and Yang Muge.

Before the Chinese team plays in the top ten games this year, there are still voices asking Gao Hongbo to recall experienced veterans like Li Weifeng and Zheng Zhi to escort the Chinese team in the top ten games. At that time, Yang Muge and Sun Pan had not yet entered the national team. It is normal for everyone to have such thoughts.

Later, Li Weifeng was recalled to the national team, while Zheng Zhi was ignored at all.

Now that the Chinese team has reached the World Cup finals again, the whole country is celebrating, but it has nothing to do with Zheng Zhi.

But does he want to play in the World Cup? Of course I still want to.

This can be seen from his loyalty to the national team after winning the AFC Champions League.

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"Zheng Zhi?" Zhou Yi turned his head and glanced at Yan Min sitting next to him.

"Yeah." Yan Min nodded repeatedly. "I was playing football in Chongming and before I joined the national team, I heard them gossiping about the national team. Some people said that Zheng Zhi was kicked out by the senior director because he was competing with you for the core in the national team. They also said This is killing the chicken to show the monkey..."

When Zhou Yi heard what Yan Min said, he had a dumbfounded expression on his face.

On the flight from Dortmund to Morocco, Yan Min sat next to him, and the two of them chatted every word. Unexpectedly, the topic turned to such a gossip.

"Do you think I'm someone like you?" Zhou Yi asked Yan Min, pointing to himself. "Be a ball tyrant?"

"Of course I believe you are not. But Director Gao wants to establish your core prestige, so it is not impossible to do this..." Yan Min curled his lips.

Zhou Yi opened his mouth as if to refute, but suddenly thought about it. When he first joined the national team, he had not achieved such brilliant achievements in Dortmund. He was just a newcomer who had played a few good games in Europe, and there were many factions in the country. In the football ecosystem, whether one can integrate into the national team is indeed a very real question. When he first joined the national team, Zhou Yi still had a vague impression of how the media viewed this matter...

Therefore, it is not unimaginable if Gao Hongbo wants to take some high-pressure measures.

If Gao Hongbo's motivation behind doing this is not revealed, many people will indeed regard him as the culprit for Zheng Zhi's inability to be selected for the national team.

It's just that he is in the limelight now, so naturally such doubts and speculations will not come to the fore, and will not form any public opinion...

When Zhou Yi thought about it, he became even more dumbfounded - he didn't do anything, but instead he was shot while lying down and became a ball tyrant.

Yan Min didn't seem to notice Zhou Yi's silence and the expression on his face, but continued: "...I read on the Internet that since Guangzhou won the AFC Champions League, many people asked the national team to let Zheng I want to rejoin the team. But I’m worried..."

When Zhou Yi heard this, he asked, "What are you worried about?"

"I'm worried about the locker room." Yan Min said. "The atmosphere in the locker room is actually quite good now. I'm worried that there will be conflicts if Zheng Zhi comes back..."

Yan Min said it a bit euphemistically, but Zhou Yi still heard what he meant: "Are you worried that Zheng Zhi and I won't deal with it?"

Yan Min nodded: "That's about it..."

Zhou Yi smiled: "I'm not that kind of person, and I think Zheng Zhi shouldn't be that kind of person either."

Then he patted Yan Min's arm: "Have you watched too many palace fights? There are so many messy faction fights? I don't know if Zheng Zhi will join the national team. That's not something I can decide. But I think even if If he really comes in one day, nothing will change. Don't think so much, the World Cup is still half a year away, but the Club World Cup is just around the corner."

Yan Min was a little surprised: "At least there is no suspense about reaching the finals, right? In fact, I don't think there is any suspense about winning the championship..."

Zhou Yi glanced at him: "When you think there is no suspense, there is often suspense. Whether suspense exists or not depends on your attitude towards it. Before you decide your attitude, it may or may not exist, or Talk about the state between 'have' and 'have not'. Only when you make your own decision, the answer will be finally revealed. This is...'Schrödinger's suspense'."

Yan Min opened his mouth wide and looked at Zhou Yi with a frozen expression. It took him a long time to say: "What did you say?"