Chapter 41: Turn positive

Hu Lai used his first goal in the top 12 to help the Chinese team seal the victory.
Although the United Arab Emirates continued to counterattack in the next game, until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, they failed to score even a goal.
After the final whistle, the Chinese players on the bench rushed to the court to hug and celebrate with their teammates.
The teammates on the field are also embracing.
There was a happy smile on everyone's face.
The coach Shi Wuyin and Li Zhifei on the sidelines looked at each other and smiled, feeling that the stone in their hearts had fallen to the ground.
The team leader Hong Renjie was jumping and jumping around, looking more excited than the two coaches.
He had bet on his future in the Football Association, and the pressure was no less than Shi Wuyin.
What the leader told him was that at least he had to win a game. If he won, he could consider letting Shi Wuyin become more positive, and if he could not win, he would leave get out of class.
Now he won!
We won, and we won it clean, beautiful and upright!
Won the bet!
"The game is over! The Chinese team defeated the UAE 2-0 in the away game and scored a crucial three-pointer!" He Feng shouted excitedly. "On the road to the US and Canada World Cup, the Chinese team has not been eliminated yet!"
He Feng is right. These three points are really important for the Chinese team, because also in this round of the top 12 match, Qatar drew with South Korea 2:2 at home, and Saudi Arabia 1:1 away. Draw Australia.
The four competitors did not win, but the Chinese team won.
The Chinese team's way to qualify for the World Cup suddenly reappeared.
This group is now in this situation:
Although the South Korean team tied with Qatar, they still ranked first with 12 points.
The second place is Australia, they have 10 points.
Saudi Arabia, the third place with a score of 10 points, is temporarily third because of a small goal difference.
Qatar ranked fourth with seven points after a tie with South Korea.
The Chinese team, which had only accumulated four points, rose to seven points because of this victory. Although still in fifth place, but with Qatar already divided. The score gap with the second and third group is only three points.
And then the Chinese team will play at home against Saudi Arabia, the third in the group.
Not only that, they also have the opportunity to directly confront Australia, South Korea and Qatar.
These are the kind of games that can directly narrow the points gap with the opponent if you win, and you can still bite the opponent even if you have not won.
This shows that today's victory with the UAE is crucial-if the Chinese team fails to beat the UAE in the away game, even if it is a draw with the UAE, the point difference between them and their opponents will be expanded to the point of more than one game.
It would be difficult to make a comeback.
Moreover, the victory of this game gave the Chinese team hope and confidence.
This is also a positive effect brought about by the victory of this game.
If you just win a game and get three points, it's a one-shot deal.
The self-confidence of the whole team has been improved, and that is the result that everyone wants to see most. After all, every next game is not easy to play, it requires appropriate tactics, courage and confidence.
At the same time, after this game, some voices began to appear on the Internet.
Call on the Chinese Football Association to allow Shi Wuyin to become a regular player and remove the word "agent" in front of the coach.
Anyway, there is no suitable candidate for the global selection of coaches. Shi Wuyin's tactical arrangements, personnel selection and on-site command in this game are also quite desirable. Why not just let Shi Wuyin lead the team to the end of the 12th What about the strong match?
From the Chinese team's defeat of the UAE, it can also be seen that the Chinese team has gradually adapted to the new head coach Shi Wuyin. If it is time to change players, change to a new head coach, even if he has the same level, you have to re-adapt to the team, and the team also re-adapts to him.
After all this tossing, there is not much time left for the Chinese team, and those who had the opportunity may have no chance.
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"It's just a victory in a game, and the attitude of those outside towards the guidance has taken a 180-degree turn..."
In the restaurant where he stayed, Gao Ruimin sighed with emotion at the other former Olympic team teammates at the same table.
After the end of the match against the UAE, they have returned to China for the first time, preparing for the next match against Saudi Arabia in Xingtan City, Jianshan Province.
"Normal, the winner is king." Guo Junfu said.
"Then Lao Guo, do you think Shi Zhi can turn to the right?" Gao Ruimin asked.
Guo Junfu shook his head: "I don't know, but I hope that Shi Zhi can turn right. His turning right is good for us."
"Me too..." Gao Ruimin said quickly.
When the last Chinese team defeated the UAE in the eighty-first minute, he was replaced by Shi’s guidance, making his first appearance in the national team even though he had previously participated in the East Asian Cup as a representative of the national team. Participating in the competition, but in the hearts of all the Olympic players who participated in the East Asian Cup, they did not regard the East Asian Cup as a national team competition at all, but regarded it as a National Olympic team event.
It is hard to imagine that if the national team is still coached by an old-school coach like Wilson, how long will he have to wait before he can be selected for the national team, and how long he will have to wait before he can play in the national team.
After being recruited into the national team, someone as strong as Hu Lai sat on the bench for four games, and did not come off the bench until the fifth game, completing the top twelve debut. This is still The team's performance is not good, and the outside world has turned against it.
Then why can they be better than Hu Lai's fate?
Although Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai, Wang Guangwei, and Liu Yan at the same table did not speak, they all nodded, indicating that they are the same as Guo Junfu and Gao Ruimin.
This time six of them were selected into the national team. Although Wang Guangwei, Liu Yan and Guo Junfu have not played yet, they all see hope. I feel that Yishi guides their understanding of them, as long as they train hard, one day they will be sent on the court.
Hope is a good thing, and if you have hope, you can stick to it.
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"Xiao Shi, congratulations. You are now the head coach of the national team and no longer the acting head coach." In Shi Wuyin's room, the team leader Hong Renjie conveyed the FA's appointment decision to Shi Wuyin. "The official news will be released later through the official replacement of the Football Association."
"Thank you Old Hong." Shi Wuyin expressed his thanks. But the whole person is relatively calm and not very excited.
After leading the team to defeat the UAE, he guessed the result somewhat.
Hong Renjie waved his hand: "Thank me for what? This is what you used to fight for. You will be the head coach of the Chinese team until the end of the top twelve. But you have a heavy task-I hope you can lead the Chinese team into it. The World Cup. I know it’s not easy, but if it’s easy, why bother?"
Shi Wuyin nodded to express understanding.
In fact, he led this team for this goal.
If you can't qualify for the World Cup, then there is no need to say what will happen in the future-there is no future!
He and Li Zhifei had such a realization for a long time. It was an adventure like a small soldier crossing a river. They had no way back, they could only move forward.
Either create the most glorious chapter in the history of Chinese football, or just like their predecessors, become one of the losers, buried, rotten in the mud, no one misses them.
"Don't worry, Lao Hong. I will do my best. However, I may adjust the staffing..."
Hong Renjie waved his hand: "You are now the official head coach and have the right to make any adjustments to the lineup. The boss said that he would not interfere with the selection and appointment of the coach. This is true for Wilson and the same for you."
Shi Wuyin, who was promised, breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Okay. Then I'll just follow my own thoughts."
"Let's take care of it. Anyway, a dead horse is a living horse doctor. The top twelve matches have been played like this, and they are not qualified to choose and choose... Is there anyone else you want to recruit now?"
Shi Wuyin shook his head: "Not currently. But after the game against Saudi Arabia, isn't there still time? I plan to continue investigating players with Lao Li, and when we play away in Australia next time, I will base on the players in the league. The performance in China undergoes cosmetic adjustments."
"It should have been." Hong Renjie had no objection. "Don't have any scruples, just let it go."
After speaking, Hong Renjie laughed again: "I'm really curious, I want to see where your young people can take Chinese football..."
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Before the team started training in the afternoon, the team leader Hong Renjie stood beside Shi Wuyin and said to the assembled Chinese team players: "I will introduce you again, Shi Wuyin, your head coach in the next twelve rounds."
The team members looked at Shi Wuyin, first surprised, and then many people cheered.
Someone blew the whistle, some slapped their hands.
Most of them are young players.
Shi has always been able to lead the team through the top twelve matches, which means that not only will they not be kicked out of the national team, but they will also have the opportunity to play in the national team.
Shi Wuyin raised his hands, and the commotion among the players gradually subsided.
After everyone calmed down, he said, "I won't say anything. Anyway, everyone already knows me and I know everyone. Next, we have one goal, which is to qualify for the World Cup. For the two qualifications, they still get third place to play in the play-offs...In short, they will go to the World Cup."
Hearing Shi Wuyin's words, someone in the team looked at each other.
"I know it is difficult, so we have to go all out for this goal. I hope to work with everyone to write my name in the history of Chinese football forever!"
It was as if there was an electric current flowing through the body. When Shi Wuyin said these words, many people felt goose bumps instantly.
"Start training now!"
After Shi Wuyin and Li Zhifei, and other coaches started the warm-up with the players before training.
Hong Renjie walked out of the football field and gave up the field to the players and coaches. He stood on the red plastic track on the sidelines, watching the training session of the Chinese team intently.
It seems like trying to see the future of Chinese football from this training class.
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When Shi Wuyin led the national team to start training on the court, the Chinese Football Association issued a statement on the official website announcing that Shi Wuyin had officially become a regular, and the word "agent" was removed.
At the same time, the official Weibo of the Chinese team also announced the news.
For a while, the major news media have reported and analyzed this matter.
"Shi Wuyin officially took the position! He once led the Olympic team to achieve a breakthrough in Chinese football in the Olympics, can he continue to make a brilliant record in the national team?"
"...Shi Wuyin will lead the Chinese team to the top twelve matches. It is reported that his goal is to help the Chinese team get the right to participate in the 2026 World Cup in the United States and Canada... So far, UU reading www.uukanshu.com after class is dismissed from Wilson The selection of coaches has come to an end. In the absence of a better choice, Shi Wuyin is indeed the most suitable candidate for the national team in our country..."
"I personally think this is a helpless move, so everyone shouldn't put too much pressure on Shi Wuyin. In the current situation, it is too difficult to get the right to qualify for the World Cup. Let's not give this team too much. The expectation, the ordinary heart, the ordinary heart..."
"...The most important thing is actually not whether you can finally participate in the World Cup, but that these young players, under the leadership of Shi Wuyin, can learn experience and gain growth in the top twelve matches. In this way, we will participate in the ten again four years later. In the second round, you can benefit from this twelve round. I think this is Shi Wuyin’s historical mission in the national team..."
"I still remember the touch that Shi Gui led the National Olympic team in the Olympics. I will always remember Shi Gui came forward and bet on himself when no one was willing to take over the mess of the Chinese team. The reputation of the Chinese team. So even if the Chinese team did not rush out of Asia and enter the World Cup in the end, no matter how the Chinese team played, I would not say that it is not a guide. Bless the Chinese football team!"
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PS, I wish you all a happy Chinese New Year!