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After winning the championship, every player in the China team was surrounded by reporters for interviews. Most of the teammates praised Qin Xiong, the young captain, and expressed their gratitude to the fans.
After receiving the award, the players returned to the locker room for a group photo and then went to the hotel restaurant for supper.
Amidst the laughter, Qin Xiong gave some suggestions to his teammates.
For example, Shao Jiayi, Zheng Zhi, Sun Xiang, and Zhao Junzhe, these middle-aged national team players, should go to Europe. Because in a few years, even if they had the heart to go out and train, these few years would be equivalent to stagnating.
It could be imagined that it was very difficult for a player to make a huge leap in strength after the age of 25.
Based on the current situation in European football, the average player after the age of 23 would basically have a fixed style and ability. After the age of 23, they would improve their experience and ability to read the game, as well as the tacit understanding of the tactical system. But these were based on strength.
In fact, they were already a little late. If they did not go out, their overall strength might be greatly limited.
When it came to this topic, most of the teammates expressed helplessness.
Some players did have the opportunity to play abroad.
For example, Zhao Junzhe, who was picked up by the Premier League team at the end of last year, could not go to the English game to train and improve because the club did not let him go.
He was helpless.
His teammates would vaguely tell Qin Xiong about the domestic football environment.
Like many local clubs, the original intention of the behind-the-scenes owners in running football was not simply to invest in football. It was quite a business strategy of building a plank road in the guise of building a storefront road in the dark.
They regarded the club as a bridge to communicate with the local government, stimulate the local economy, improve the city's sports atmosphere, and so on. This would allow the club owners to get other economic benefits and returns from the local government.
Therefore, for a player like Zhao Junzhe, who was very important in a team, even if the Premier League team casually offered one million pounds, it would be more than ten million yuan in yuan!
But the club would rather not have the ten million yuan, because the negative impact of losing Zhao Junzhe would be more than ten million yuan visible to the naked eye.
Qin Xiong fell silent after hearing this.
Perhaps in front of the public, his return to the national team could strengthen the national team, but he would never be able to shake or change the overall environment of China's football.
Fortunately, he did not think too much about this issue. He was just a player, and he just had to do his best to play his role.
Before he returned to the hotel and was about to go to bed, a leader of the Chinese Football Association came to talk to him. He congratulated him on his outstanding performance in the national team and said some nice words. Then he expressed his hope that Qin Xiong could stay in Beijing for a few more days.
The national team was in the limelight. Whether it was the celebration banquet or the leader's award, he, the famous captain, had to show up, didn't he?
But Qin Xiong solemnly refused.
When he sat in the first class of the plane to London the next morning in a daze, he did not know how to face the new season.
Arsenal's summer training and preparation had ended.
There would be a Community Shield match on the 9th.
He did not participate in Arsenal's summer preparations at all!
Apart from getting to know the team, familiarizing oneself with the teammates, and allowing the teammates to familiarize themselves with the team, understanding and digesting Manager Wenger's tactical system, there was another important point!
He didn't get a reasonable amount of rest this summer. That's the first part.
The second part was to train with the team to prepare for battle after the break. The main task was to build up their physical reserves!
He almost dragged his exhausted body to England.
So Freddy hired a private team for him, which included three roles: a fitness coach, a physiotherapist, and a technical guide.
They were all his acquaintances. They were the coaches who had taught him at the Rivertown Youth Football Home. Now they had become his private team.
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In the first few years after the establishment of the Premier League, London was not the center of the Premier League. The glory belonged to Manchester, and the Red Devils dominated the league.
It was not until Wenger came to Highbury that the Premier League became a two-man struggle.
After the new millennium, another big change in London came from the arrival of the Russian tycoon Abramovich at Stamford Bridge. The emerging revolutionary army made London's limelight begin to overshadow Manchester's.
But before the success of the revolution, Chelsea was still the blue team that had missed the top league for nearly half a century.
The urban structure of London was roughly divided into rich in the West and poor in the East, rich in the North and poor in the South. Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were in North London, next to Seven Sisters Street. Not only were they the natural enemies of North London, it could be said that since Chapman began to transform Arsenal, Arsenal's limelight in North London had strongly suppressed Tottenham Hotspur. At the same time, the two teams' home grounds faced each other from a distance. It was difficult not to be tit-for-tat. If there was a game at home on the same day, traffic paralysis on Seven Sisters Street was a common phenomenon.
There were many mortal enemies in England.
Mortal enemies in the same city were the most common.
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Manchester City, Liverpool and Everton were all more famous.
The cross-regional hatred was between Manchester United and Liverpool, as well as the hatred between the counties that had recently broken out because of the War of the Roses. The hatred between Manchester United and Leeds United was also well-known.
Purely in the field of sports, Manchester United and Arsenal had been the biggest competitors to carve up the Premier League cake in recent years. The rising Chelsea was changing this pattern under people's expectant gazes.
Before Qin Xiong officially played for Arsenal, he at least had to understand the environment in which Arsenal lived.
Including the fact that their mortal enemy was Tottenham Hotspur, his competitors were Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool. This would help him avoid making mistakes, especially offending the fans.
Just like in the Dutch national derby, if you "showed mercy" to PSV Eindhoven and played the game with a lukewarm attitude, you would think it was normal, then the fans would be dissatisfied!
The significance of some games was extraordinary, and he had to be aware of it first.
Freddy rented a stand-alone apartment for him in North London. West London was the commercial center, where celebrities and refined people could shop and not make a fuss when they saw a star. North London was suitable for home life, and the surrounding environment was pleasant. It was the best choice for the middle and upper bourgeoisie to settle down in London.
Qin Xiong's apartment was very large. Even if it was rented, with his current income, it could be said that there was not much burden.
The apartment was like a small villa with three floors. Freddy had already arranged everything for him. The third floor was the bedroom and study, the second floor had the gym, and the first floor was the living room and kitchen. There was also a small swimming pool in the back garden and a small garden in the front. He just had to hire someone to take care of it.
Qin Xiong walked up and down after entering the apartment for the first time. He was very satisfied with Freddy's arrangement, and then he rested in the bedroom on the third floor.
He had to report to Arsenal on June 9.
Before that, he had read up on Arsenal's recent news.
It was as if the sky in Highbury was shrouded in a haze.
Real Madrid's pursuit of Vieira for many years was no secret. And this summer, Vieira's previous statements had become silent. Even Wenger seemed to be hurt. In the past, he would speak up for his disciple, but now he wanted Vieira to make a final decision before the start of the new Premier League season.
Real Madrid wanted to get Vieira for 23 million pounds, and Arsenal raised the price to 30 million pounds.
The Spanish media vowed that Vieira would meet the fans in Madrid by the 10th at the latest.
Henry was injured before and did not participate in any of Arsenal's summer friendlies.
When he returned to the training ground recently, a fiery conflict broke out with the German goalkeeper, Lehmann, which stunned the 3,000 fans watching the team's training.
Although Arsenal did not have any other big signings in the summer except for Qin Xiong.
But the British media, in addition to focusing on Vieira's whereabouts and Henry's return from injury, also expressed optimistic comments about Arsenal's future.
Because young players like Qin Xiong, Fàbregas, Reyes, Robin van Persie, Jermaine Pennant, and other players in the squad seemed to solve Wenger's personnel problem.
At the very least, Arsenal did not have too many problems with their lineups.
Reyes actively adapted to the English game, Robin van Persie came to the team as a newcomer to the UEFA European Championship, and Jermaine Pennant returned from his loan at Leeds United, claiming that he was Arsenal's biggest acquisition in the summer, and so on. Arsenal continued to develop well in the eyes of the outside world.
Although the players were young, Arsenal also had veterans holding the line. The team was mature and close to perfection. At least the Arsenal fans had the confidence to think so after winning the Premier League title with an undefeated record last season.
As for the rise of the young players, the media and fans were very optimistic.
Even if it was the famous Manchester United, the Red Devils, Ferguson still promoted the rookies as much as possible to build the team in a virtuous cycle.
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