Today is the last day of the National Day holiday. The outbreak of the National Day Update every day ends today. I hope everyone, whether they went out to play or stayed at home to rest, had a happy National Day holiday.
I can't say that I was writing during the National Day holiday. After all, I had some manuscripts before. But to be honest, I used up all my manuscripts. Today's update was written in the early hours of the morning. There was almost no entertainment in the past seven days, but I thought that there were many readers who wanted to relax during the National Day holiday, so I took advantage of this time to update. I hope everyone is satisfied.
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After the China team gained a foothold, the defense in the midfield and backfield began to operate in an orderly manner. The team could burst forth with power in the offensive end.
Qin Xiong displayed the transcendent strength that everyone had in mind.
Tunisia's single defensive midfielder, Munari, played for Nuremberg and was teammates with Liu Yi. The two were also Nuremberg's double defensive midfielder combination. Today, he blocked Qin Xiong on the midfield line alone. At first, it was stable, but from the 23rd minute of the game, his defense was gradually broken down by Qin Xiong's individual strength. In the end, it was useless.
Qin Xiong got rid of Munari in the front field with exquisite ball control skills. He broke through Munari's defense and attracted the attention of the two defenders, El Hadji and El Jaidi, to create opportunities for Li Jinyu, Zhang Pengfei, and Shao Jiayi to shoot.
Al-Haji and Al-Jaidi were not top defenders. They were not even first-rate. Al-Haji was the main defender of the French Ligue 2 team, Strasbourg, while Al-Jaidi and Qin Xiong were old rivals. He had played for Bolton Wanderers and had a deep impression of Qin Xiong.
Perhaps it was because he was too wary of Qin Xiong's threat that whenever Qin Xiong broke into El Hadji's defensive zone, El Jaidi immediately rushed over to help defend. He knew that El Hadji could not stop Qin Xiong alone.
In the 36th and 43rd minutes of the first half, Qin Xiong assisted Zhang Pengfei and Shao Jiayi in front of the penalty area respectively to break the goal.
After Qin Xiong crushed Munari, El Hadji and El Jaidi went up to intercept him. The space behind them became the best stage for the China's wingers to cut inside and pose a direct threat to the goal.
In the second half, the Tunisian team relied on a chaotic battle to get a goal back from the striker, Santos. Then, in a corner attack, Munari scored with a header. After they equalized the score, they went back to their old ways. The defense in the middle and backfield was very thin.
Shao Jiayi was suppressed by Trabelsie throughout the match, while Li Jinyu felt a little bad about grasping the opportunity in front of the goal.
Until the 77th minute of the second half of the game, Qin Xiong and Zhang Pengfei played a tacit cooperation in the front field. Qin Xiong received Zhang Pengfei's cross pass in front of the penalty area and suddenly sped into the penalty area. He broke through Jaidi's defense and formed a single blade, volleying the ball into the top left corner of the goal.
After the goal, Ali Khan brought off Qin Xiong and some of the main players to give the substitutes some time.
The China team began to defend with all their strength. The Tunisian team found it difficult to play a smooth offensive under the conditions of lack of offensive space. In the end, they regrettably lost to the China team by 2: 3.
In the second warm-up game, the China team defeated the Tunisian team by 3: 2. After the game, they received a lot of praise. Chinese media believed that the China team was on the right path and that the team would face the World Cup in its best condition.
Qin Xiong did not accept an interview after the game because he had an appointment with Arsenal's vice-chairman, Dane. He left the stadium in a low-key manner.
He had changed into an inconspicuous sportswear. He didn't treat this meeting as a formal meeting.
Dane must not want to make a big fuss and be discovered by the outside world.
Qin Xiong did not notice Dane's arrival when he arrived at the coffee shop. He sat down in a booth by the window on the third floor, took off the cap on his head and put it on the table. He asked for a glass of soda water and then sat by the window and waited quietly.
His eyes were a little absent-minded. He looked out the window at the streets of Hamburg, which were bustling with traffic.
Although the World Cup in Germany had been questioned and disputed by the outside world in the past two years, it mainly revolved around whether Germany could hold the World Cup well.
But when the World Cup was about to start, the football atmosphere in Germany was unprecedentedly fanatical. From the Prime Minister to the ordinary people, they were all immersed in the atmosphere of the football feast.
German flags and the World Cup mascot could be seen everywhere on the streets. Almost at a glance, one could see many people and tourists wearing different national team jerseys. There were also many volunteers participating in the World Cup who took the initiative to solve problems for foreign tourists.
The fanatical and enjoyable football atmosphere spread throughout Germany.
Qin Xiong was lost in thought.
The matter of renewing his contract with Arsenal had come to this point, but he was not stubborn to go all the way.
Even after making the decision, he had been constantly reflecting in the past few days. This was his character. He could not take the initiative to control it.
Whether it was the outside world or the staff around him, his agent, personal coach, or even his friends in the football circle, such as Snede, they would all give Qin Xiong advice and their views on the future.
Arsenal would enter a new era and move to a new home, the Emirates Stadium.
But this did not mean that Arsenal's financial situation would soar. The team still had to pay off a high debt. Perhaps they could earn 20 million pounds more a year in the future? 30 million pounds? It would increase bit by bit.
But this was a long-term development model, a development model led by Wenger, a healthy business model with a hundred years of good fortune!
But with Qin Xiong's current level of strength recognized by the European football world, he could not wait for five years, let alone ten years.
He was tied to Arsenal and could only develop slowly. Arsenal was like a deep well. The sky that he looked up at was always limited. The surrounding space had also been designed.
Staying was like being in a deep well.
Leaving was like venturing into the underworld!
If he did not stay at Arsenal, no matter which club he went to, Qin Xiong would have to face new challenges, adapt to a new environment, and overcome new difficulties.
As long as Arsenal could satisfy him, it might be difficult for him to make a big leap if he stayed at Arsenal, but he would definitely be free. Because in this deep well, he was the king of the well.
The risk of going out was definitely higher. It was hard to say whether he could still stabilize his current height and status. Unless he was willing to go to another smaller well, then he would naturally still be the king, but the limitations would be greater.
He sighed deeply.
Should he choose the deep well or the underworld?
Qin Xiong himself had asked himself countless times, but since he had already started negotiations with Arsenal, he could not give himself an answer now.
Withdrawing his gaze from the window, Qin Xiong sorted out his mood. No matter what, he would talk to Dane today first. Even if they could not reach an agreement before the World Cup, there was still time after the World Cup.
Just as he took a sip of water, someone came from the aisle and came to Qin Xiong's side. He smiled at Qin Xiong and said, "Hello, Qin Xiong."
Qin Xiong put down the cup and turned to look at the person. The person was dressed in a suit and leather shoes. He was slightly plump and looked very mature. His appearance was a little unfamiliar, but Qin Xiong felt that he had seen him somewhere before.
"Hello, who are you?"
Qin Xiong asked inexplicably. He thought that the person would be a famous reporter and that he might have met him once before.
The person reached out his hand and asked if he could sit opposite Qin Xiong. Qin Xiong hesitated and nodded.
Before the person sat down, he reached out his hand to Qin Xiong and said, "Hello, I'm Darren Dane. I asked Arsenal's vice-chairman to meet you here."
Qin Xiong suddenly realized who this person was.
Darren Dane, the eldest son of Arsenal's vice-chairman, Dane. He had appeared in the Fleet Street report and the outside world would call him Dane Jr.
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