Chapter 44: The golden age of Chinese football

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Hu Lai opened the scoring for the Madrid Pirates in the game and opened the door to the team's victory.
Not long after the start of the second half, Kamara cut in from the flank and curled a shot from the far corner, and the football flew into the goal again.
In the end, with the goals of the two of them in the game, the Madrid Pirates defeated the Lyon Lions 2:0 away, making a good start for the new season of the Champions League.
The defending champions, who struggled a bit in the league, got off to a smooth start in the Champions League.
In another game that ended at the same time, Athletic Amsterdam, where Chen Xingyi was at, faced the weakest team in the group, Borg Athletic, and won easily.
Although Chen Xingyi did not score in the game like Hu Lai did, he contributed two assists to help the team beat Borg Athletic 3:1.
This UEFA Champions League night, the two Chinese players who appeared in the Champions League have performed well, which is really good news for Chinese fans.
In the case of the World Cup next year, the performance of Chinese overseas players naturally affects the hearts of all Chinese fans.
Everyone hopes that these internationals who have studied abroad in Europe can not only ensure that they are healthy and not injured, but also maintain a good state.
In this way, the World Cup in Spain and Portugal next summer is more worth looking forward to.
If it is said that in the World Cup three years ago, all Chinese football players, from officials to coaches and players, to fans and the media, were still ignorant.
So this time everyone has some very clear expectations.
They are not satisfied with just one World Cup.
They hope to be able to show all the results of the changes in Chinese football over the years in this World Cup.
At the same time, they also want to see what position the current strength of Chinese football is in the world football after these years of reform and sending so many players abroad to study abroad.
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On the first Champions League night, most of the teams that should have won won.
Except for Stan Park Rangers.
In the first round of the group stage, the Premier League giants lost 1:2 away to the fourth-placed Belgrade Ghosts.
It can be regarded as a cold shock.
Although the outcome of a game cannot be concluded that Stan Park Rangers will not be able to qualify from the group stage, at least they have lost the first place in the competition with Blue and White Munich for the first place in the group.
The remaining four group matches of the Champions League were also fully fought on the second night.
This night also featured two Chinese players on the Champions League stage.
Rocca's Tramed against FC Woski, he started.
This start means that Rocca has gained a firm foothold in Tramede.
This really makes Roquel's fans sigh.
It took him three and a half years from the 2026 winter transfer window when he was announced by Tramede to finally gain a foothold.
It can be said that it is the most tortuous one of all Chinese players studying abroad.
At one point in the middle, someone doubted whether he could stick to Tramed, or it might be easier to find another way out and go to a non-giant club.
But Rocca gritted his teeth and persevered.
It finally paid off.
Through his outstanding performance last season, especially in the second half of the season, he successfully conquered the head coach Kevin Locke and made his status in the head coach's heart further.
The Premier League has started five rounds. In these five Premier League rounds, Rocca started four games. The only one that did not start was the round before the Champions League group stage. Rocca was on the bench. , was not replaced until the last fourteen minutes.
Why did he suddenly become a substitute?
Of course, it's because of preparing for the Champions League group stage!
This further proves the importance of Rocca at Tramed now.
He and Ricardo Barglia's left and right wings flew together and gradually took shape.
In the past five Premier League rounds, Roque has scored one goal and provided one assist. This performance is much better than his performance in the same period last season.
This data proves that he has continued his state of last season and is worthy of the coach's trust.
It's just that in this Champions League game, he neither scored nor assisted, and the statistics are not very bright. It looks like Tramed won FC Voski, and he has nothing to do with him.
But experts and fans who understand the ball can see that Roque has been integrated into Tramede's system, and even if there are no goals and assists, his contribution to the team is not small.
It's probably more important than his scoring in the game.
Because scoring a goal in the game may be due to good luck in this game, no one can guarantee that a goal is scored in this game, and the next game can be scored - except for Hu Lai.
But if it can be integrated into the team's system, it will be fine even if one or two games are not scored, because the players are already part of the team's tactical system. Such a position is obviously more stable than a goal exchanged for.
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Xia Xiaoyu's position in Alvara is more stable.
He's more than just a member of the Alvara system.
He is also Alvara's central midfielder.
He also spent three seasons in the Portuguese giants, Xia Xiao
Yu walked from the reserve team step by step, every step was very steady.
Now he is the core of Alvara, and has also attracted the attention of many other teams in Europe.
He originally had the opportunity to leave Alvara this summer, and at least two Ligue 1, two Premier League and one La Liga teams are interested in him.
However, in order to better prepare for the World Cup, Xia Xiaoyu finally decided to stay in Alvara.
Although the level of the Portuguese Super League is not as good as the five major leagues, in Alvara, Xia Xiaoyu's main core position can be guaranteed. As long as he is not injured, he can get a stable chance to play.
Before the World Cup, what he needed most was a stable environment to play. Instead of moving to a higher league team for vanity and starting from scratch.
He is not afraid of challenges, he just thinks it is pointless and a waste of time to face such challenges before the World Cup.
On the other hand, he helped the team reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season, and the club did not want to let go of Xia Xiaoyu easily - they did not want to keep Xia Xiaoyu forever, but planned to sell it for a high price. Since Xia Xiaoyu didn't want to leave this summer, they couldn't ask for it.
So in order to prevent Xia Xiaoyu from entering the last year of the contract next summer, the Alvara Club also signed a new contract with Xia Xiaoyu this summer. The contract is for four years and the salary has been greatly increased.
However, the two sides have finalized the contract. After the World Cup is over next year, if any team is interested in Xia Xiaoyu, the Alvara Club must not stop it.
This is the clause that the Championship Legend Sports Agency has specially left for Xia Xiaoyu to leave Alvara in the future.
The reason why the Alvara Club agreed to this clause is also because they believe that with Xia Xiaoyu's talent and ability, after a World Cup, his worth will definitely increase.
After the World Cup, selling Xia Xiaoyu can maximize the benefits.
Of course, doing so is also risky - if Xia Xiaoyu does not perform well in the World Cup and the popularity goes down, he may not even be able to sell this year's transfer fee.
It’s just that Alvara believes that the probability of such a risk is relatively low.
This is because they have confidence in Xia Xiaoyu and also in Hu Lai.
I believe that the Chinese team with Hu Lai's performance in this World Cup should not be too bad.
And this World Cup is held in the Iberian Peninsula, where Spain and Portugal are located.
Whether it is for Hu Lai or Xia Xiaoyu, it can be regarded as half the home game.
The familiar environment, and the weather and climate, are also more conducive to their performance.
In this way, the two sides reached an agreement, Xia Xiaoyu got more salary and bonuses, and also got the club's promise to let him go next year, and can have a stable competition environment before the World Cup.
The Alvara Club continues to have its own core of the team, and there is a high chance of selling this core at a high price next year.
Both parties are happy.
In this season's Champions League group stage, Alvara was also assigned to a "group of death".
The opponents in the same group are Bundesliga giants Ruhrlein, Serie A powerhouse Vesuvius, and Czech domestic giants Prague Energy.
Although Alvara is a seeded team, it is not easy to qualify from this group.
Their away game against Vesuvius in the first round of the group stage is crucial as this is a direct competitor to qualify for the group stage.
In the end, Alvara drew 1:1 with Vesuvius on the road.
Although Xia Xiaoyu did not score or assist in the game~EbookFREE.me~, he completed the task of sorting out the midfield very well.
It is precisely because of his outstanding performance in midfield that he helped Alvara draw with Vesuvius on the road.
The draw away from home was a good start for the team to break out of the group of death.
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So far, all the Chinese players who participated in the Champions League have all made their debut.
Although the results of the teams are not the same, there are wins and draws.
But every Chinese player's performance is still very good.
As the Japanese media said, although the number of foreign players in China is far less than that of Japanese football, they have surpassed Japanese players in terms of quality.
And the age groups of these high-quality players are so overlapping, there is no doubt that this is the golden generation of Chinese football, and it is also the golden age.
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