Chapter 1392 The Ball King Comes
After participating in UEFA's annual award ceremony and the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League group stage, he parted ways with his teammates, flew from Monaco to the capital Beijing, and then from Beijing to Shenyang.
He will participate in the top twelve of the 2018 Russia World Cup Asian qualifiers.
The opponents that China has drawn this time are Qatar, Iran, South Korea, Syria and Uzbekistan. Not optimistic.
After several twists and turns, Yang Yang arrived in Shenyang on the morning of the 29th.
At this time, the international players of the national team are having their last training session before leaving for South Korea. Except for Yang Yang, all 25 players have returned to the team. Arrived on the eighteenth.
But Yang Yang's late arrival was already within everyone's expectations, because they all watched him live at the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monaco through live TV, and once again won the European Player of the Year award.
Therefore, not only no one in the national team would blame Yang Yang for being late, but everyone looked forward to him.
Not only the international players on the field, but because of the closed training camp, many domestic and foreign media and fans gathered outside the training field, and they squatted outside the national team training field.
When they saw Yang Yang appear, they all rushed forward and surrounded him.
"Yang Yang, you are finally back!"
"Welcome back, Yang Yang!"
"Come on! Be sure to come on! Get rid of the Koreans!"
"How are you doing recently?"
"Excuse me, Yang Yang, will the long journey affect you?"
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The media and fans frantically besieged Yang Yang, and the entire training ground was blocked. Even if the national team leader rushed to find someone to maintain order, they failed to open a way for Yang Yang.
As a last resort, Yang Yang could only face the media directly.
"First of all, thank you very much for your love and support, I am back!"
As soon as Yang Yang finished speaking, there was an extremely warm applause at the scene, and some people were so excited that they wanted to cry.
Countless people have said that all the achievements of Chinese football in the past few years are inseparable from this person in front of them.
It was him who defeated his opponents through his outstanding performance time and time again and led the national team to the World Cup again and again; it was also he who led the national team to make breakthroughs in the World Cup again and again, even in Brazil in 2014. The World Cup brought the national team into the World Cup finals in a historic way.
Now, a new round of World Cup journey has begun.
In the previous top forty games, everyone didn't feel deeply, but now, the top twelve games are just around the corner, and the strong enemy and neighbor South Korea have already killed them. All Chinese fans suddenly feel the danger. They are more than anyone else. They are looking forward to Yang Yang's return all the time, because they know that as long as Yang Yang is there, the national team will not be afraid of any opponent.
This is probably Yang Yang's last World Cup. He is already 30 years old. If calculated according to the age in China, he is already 31 years old. How many more years can he play?
Countless fans are worried, if Yang Yang is really old, can't play anymore, and retires, who else can replace him?
Who else can lead the national team forward like him?
They were all afraid, but it was precisely because of their fear that they cherished Yang Yang even more.
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Yang Yang doesn't know the emotions of domestic fans, he still discusses himself and the upcoming China-Korea war more in front of the media.
Regarding whether he can play, Yang Yang expressed his respect for coach Queiroz's decision.
"I feel like I'm ready, but if the manager thinks I need to rest, then I can take it."
After a pause, Yang Yang explained: "The most important thing for me now is that I don't get along well with my teammates. I know that many of them have been training for many days, and the running-in and communication are very good. But I just arrived today. The time we are together is relatively short, and it is an away game, so if I am a substitute, I feel normal."
For the upcoming opponent, Yang Yang said that he cannot be optimistic, because South Korea's overall strength is also very strong.
"This is their home court, and there are many overseas internationals in the team. Among them, Sun Xingmin performed well in Tottenham Hotspur. I think there will definitely be many difficulties in the away game, so we must adjust our mentality."
Yang Yang said he was looking forward to the top 12 competition.
"Playing for the country is the honor of every player, and I'm going to be 30 soon, this may be the last time I represent the national team in the World Cup, so I hope, and I will try my best to play every game well , and strive for the best result."
But as to whether the national team can reproduce the glory of the last World Cup, Yang Yang said that he can't say that, because the results of the last World Cup were somewhat accidental and unpopular.
"More importantly, after the last World Cup, many teams have known us. When they face us in the future, they will definitely not be careless. They will study and restrain us like facing a strong team. It's harder than ever before."
Yang Yang also took this opportunity to remind the national team that it is not easy to play South Korea away.
Regarding himself, Yang Yang said with a smile, "Put me in front of the Korean team's goal and pass the ball to me, and I will definitely make them worry and cannot sleep."
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After finally satisfying the media and fans, Yang Yang finally entered the training ground, but the training inside was almost over.
This period of the national team has introduced many newcomers, including the 19-year-old center Zhang Yuning who is currently playing for the Eredivisie Vitesse team.
When Yang Yang was in Europe, he paid close attention to his performance and development, and they also talked with each other on the phone. Among them, Zhang Yuning's agent was Yang Yang's good friend Guido Albes.
Even though he has been away for many years, Yang Yang has left an indelible mark on Dutch football. Everyone is still telling the legend about Yang Yang, and his recent capital injection into Ajax has also caused a lot of controversy in the Netherlands. Pay attention, all these made Zhang Yuning admire Yang Yang very much, and he was very polite when they met, and asked for advice humbly.
As for the other international players, many of them have cooperated for many years and are very familiar with each other. After meeting, they can’t help exchanging a few pleasantries. The main thing is to congratulate Yang Yang who just won the UEFA Player of the Year. This is the award that all professional players dream of. But Yang Yang took it softly.
Since its establishment in 2011, this award has never been left behind, and it has always been in Yang Yang's pocket.
There are also the FIFA Ballon d'Or in these years. If there is no accident, this year it will be Yang Yang again.
Although this year is the year of the European Cup, Yang Yang's performance is too eye-catching. If he is not given, it will be unreasonable anyway. Besides, there is no player in the European Cup who can play against Yang Yang.
Portugal won the championship, but Cristiano Ronaldo's championship is half sold and half given away, which is not convincing.
On the contrary, Yang Yang has won the Triple Crown for three consecutive seasons, and is even expected to hit the Grand Slam again this year. What an amazing achievement?
Many people say that this is the pinnacle achievement in the history of world football!
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Chatted with his teammates at noon, had lunch together, and after a short rest, in the evening, Yang Yang, together with the international players, put on a uniform custom-made suit for the national team and boarded a special plane to Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
The flight was only one hour and soon landed at Seoul Airport.
The national team took a separate passage and took the bus directly to the Hilton Hotel. The journey was uneventful and undisturbed.
Surprisingly, when the national team's bus arrived outside the gate of the Hilton Hotel, a large number of fans gathered at the scene, not only Chinese fans, but also many Korean fans, all of them held up their cards , or Yang Yang's name was written on it, or his photo was posted.
When they saw the arrival of the Chinese team bus, they all screamed and rushed over frantically.
This kind of courteous treatment surprised the international players in the bus, and they all looked at Yang Yang as if they didn't know each other.
Unexpectedly, Yang Yang would have such an astonishing influence in the mortal enemy's territory.
The hotel also attaches great importance to it, not only a special red carpet was laid, but also the security on the site was upgraded. The hotel manager and senior management came out to greet him in person, but it was obvious that they all came for Yang Yang.
This can't help but make the international players even more surprised and admired.
This is the influence of the number one player in world football!
It can be found in almost every corner of the earth, fans or not, but they must have heard of Yang Yang's name.
And even when Yang Yang was about to enter the hotel lobby, the Chinese and Korean fans who were blocked outside the hotel were still chanting his name frantically, with an unbelievable frenzy.
Hearing their voices, Yang Yang turned around politely and waved to them again with a smile. This made the sidelines almost lose control, and many fans even wanted to break into the security guards and rush into the hotel.
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South Korean authoritative media used the headline "The Ball King Comes" to focus on the news of Yang Yang's arrival in Seoul.
The media said that this is not the first time Yang Yang has come to South Korea, but this time it has caused more sensation than before, because his performance in the last World Cup and his performance in European football over the years have completely conquered The unyielding Koreans.
"They gave Yang Yang a respectful treatment that even the best player in South Korea, or even the president of South Korea, has not had before!"
The return of Yang Yang also made the South Korean media feel anxious, because they were very worried. Can the South Korean national team stop Yang Yang?
South Korean national team coach Stillik said at the pre-match press conference that the strength of the Chinese team should not be underestimated, but this game depends on who is in better condition.
"There is no doubt that Yang Yang is the most threatening player of the Chinese team, but what I want to remind everyone is that he just flew more than 10,000 kilometers, traveled a long distance, and went to many places before finally arriving in Seoul."
"We are confident we can freeze him!"