As for the conflict between teammates that Zhou Haibin said.
It was just too normal.
Every season, there would be more or less conflicts between players on the training ground in those famous clubs.
Most of the reasons were because in the eyes of the Chinese people, it was unnecessary to fight too hard during training.
Was it unnecessary?
Did they really fight too hard?
During the training at Ajax, Qin Xiong also often witnessed the players scolding each other because of fighting or cooperation problems during training. They spat out vulgarities and even used violence.
But after the training, everyone would forget about it.
It was very simple. European players grew up like this from a young age.
They were used to this state.
After bathing, Qin Xiong changed his clothes and had dinner with his teammates in the cafeteria.
Zhou Haibin joined him at the table with Liu Yi and Zhang Pengfei. He asked Qin Xiong some questions with great interest, including the intensity of the competition in the top European football field, the pressure, the feeling and so on.
Finally, he asked, "I saw the news yesterday. Arsenal officially announced that they are applying for a work permit for you. Is that true? You're going to transfer to Arsenal? "
Qin Xiong nodded as he ate.
Zhou Haibin looked at the other table and said, "Then you, Jihai, and Li Tie will meet in the Premier League next season."
Qin Xiong still nodded and felt that there was nothing to make a fuss about.
But only then did he know that in addition to Sun Jihai, there was another China player who played for the Premier League team, Li Tie. As for why he was not recruited to the national team, Qin Xiong did not know if it was because he did not play for a long time at Everton or because of an injury.
Qin Xiong began to adapt to the national team's training. In fact, the training intensity here was lower than his training at the club. In team training cooperation or training matches, he needed to slow down, slow down, and slow down again to be able to cooperate with his teammates.
Take the most basic cooperation in team football, for example. Qin Xiong ran fast, but his teammates could not pass to him. Qin Xiong could see the gaps, but his teammates could not run to him. This was the problem.
His teammates could not keep up with his pace, so he had to slow down to adapt to his teammates.
This allowed Direction Change to prove that he was right to start in Europe.
The China national team represented the level of football in China. If he started his career in China, perhaps after a season, he would not only have to slow down to adapt to the football environment, but he would also be slowed down and assimilated with it!
Fortunately, there were not many matches for the national team throughout the year. He could not adjust his mentality and play more relaxed than in the European arena.
The young captain did not use his impassioned enthusiasm to stimulate his teammates. Instead, he used his wild nature to infect his teammates.
At this moment, Ali Khan realized that making Qin Xiong the captain was the right thing to do. Qin Xiong's training attitude and aggressive attitude had set a good example for the team.
During the training period, Qin Xiong also paid attention to the technical characteristics of his teammates, thinking about how to maximize the advantages of his teammates. This was very important for a midfield commander.
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After three consecutive days of closed-door training at the Xianghe National Football Training Base, the national team went to Tianjin to prepare for the world qualifier.
After Qin Xiong returned to China, there were reporters waiting outside the Xianghe Training Base, hoping to interview Qin Xiong. However, the national team was in closed-door training. Although Ali Khan knew that he relied on Qin Xiong, he did not want to give Qin Xiong too many privileges. He deeply understood that in a team, players could have competitive privileges, but they could not have life privileges.
When the national team arrived in Tianjin, they were warmly welcomed by a large number of fans, including Qin Xiong's fans, who hoped to see him in real life.
The dismal end of the 2002 national team in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan did not overly dampen the enthusiasm of the fans. After all, it was the national team's first World Cup. In the same group, there was the final champion, Brazil, and the third place, Turkey. The China team returned with a crushing defeat. What was surprising?
The only thing that dampened the fans' confidence was the shady scandal in China's football world, coupled with the crushing defeat in the East Asian semi-finals at the end of last year.
Fortunately, the national team had performed well in the games after the East Asian semi-finals. They won seven, drew two, and lost one of the ten games. The game they lost was in Barcelona, where they were crushed by a world-class powerhouse. This did not hurt their feelings too much. It just made the fans realize once again the gap between the national team and world-class football.
Now, the fans were still very supportive of the national team, especially for the start of the 2006 Asian World Cup qualifiers. The China national team got a perfect start.
Before the Asian quarter-finals, there would be 32 teams divided into eight groups. The top team in each group would advance to the quarter-finals.
China was assigned to the fourth group. The first two games were against Kuwait and Hong Kong respectively. The China team won two consecutive games and ranked first in the group. It was very likely that they would advance to the quarter-finals of the Asian World Cup as the top team in the group.
In the third round of the group stage, they would face the weak Malaysia at their home ground in Tianjin.
When they came to Tianjin's home ground, Qin Xiong was training in the stadium the day before the game. He felt that he was in good condition, but after all, he had been playing for a season without rest. He felt that his recovery from fatigue would be a little slow.
At the pre-match press conference, Ali Khan attended with Qin Xiong.
This made all the sports media in China feel excited.
Just two days ago, they were complaining that Ali Khan regarded Qin Xiong as the apple of his eye and "kept in his boudoir." Finally, at this time, he let Qin Xiong appear in the public.
Ali Khan was very confident about the game against Malaysia. He believed that the national team's performance in the first half of the year proved that the China national team was first-class in Asia and had the strength to beat any Asian team.
Anyway, he firmly refused to admit that it was normal for the East Asian semi-finals to lose to South Korea and Japan.
After the reporters began to interview Qin Xiong, the topic deviated from the world cup qualifiers.
When a reporter asked Qin Xiong about the club's performance in the past season, Qin Xiong diplomatically avoided the question. He did not want to talk about any topic that had nothing to do with the national team.
This made him look like he did not buy it, but the media reporters did not say much. The reporters from CCTV Sports who came to report the game highly praised Qin Xiong's live Q&A session in the news, believing that Qin Xiong's professionalism was a role model for China's players.
When he came to the national team, don't talk about the club.
No matter how famous he was in Europe, now that the national team was playing a game, the topic should stay within the scope of the national team.
And a reporter asked such a question.
"What do you think of being given the captain's position for the first time in the national team? Is this normal? "
Qin Xiong calmly replied, "I don't know what factors led to me being chosen as the captain of the national team. I don't care. I only know that a team needs a captain. There should be a captain. Since I'm the captain now, I will do my best. As for why me? I don't think about it. It's not important. Maybe one day when I'm not worthy of being the captain of the national team, you can discuss this issue again. "
Qin Xiong faced such a question about the evaluation of the national team's strength and the feelings of his teammates. He righteously replied, "In football, in my opinion, players should not make too much self-evaluation. If you think you are weak, you will be pessimistic and depressed. If you think you are strong, you may be arrogant and complacent. The reality is that the players of a national team are selected by the manager. The selection criteria are based on the overall consideration of the team. No matter how the outside world evaluates it, such a national team is the strongest team in China. Whose strength is what? It's not important. He is the best role in our team. There is no better role than him to replace! Don't ask me such stupid questions. Maybe the team is not the strongest in history, but it is the strongest now. As for whether we can get glory or better results, we will do our best. Even if we can't get it, it doesn't mean that the selection of the other 11 or 20 China players will change the situation. We have come to the national team, so what we should show is our attitude and awareness. We should not be immersed in comparisons. Who is strong and who is weak, whether we can beat who, and who, are not important. Football is played and spared, not talked and debated! "
The scene was silent.
Then a reporter took the lead in applauding!
They were tired of too many celebrities in China's sports world who gave stereotypical interviews.
It was rare to see a celebrity like Qin Xiong who had his own opinions and dared to express them!
The interview on this day was broadcast on News Simulcast and gave birth to a famous quote by Qin Xiong.
Football is played and spelled out, not spoken and not debated!
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