Vol 3 Chapter 92: Football trivia (below)

The importance of the Beijing Olympics cannot be overstated. In 1992, China, which had just successfully hosted the Beijing Asian Games, submitted its application to the International Olympic Committee with confidence, but the results fell short. China, which had just reformed and opened up, encountered a hit at a critical stage that needed international recognition. According to the report of the foreign news agency at the time: "The tears of the street police in Beijing have shown us the sadness of the entire country."
Eight years later, China is back, Beijing, He Zhenliang, or these yellow-skinned Chinese, but they have won in Moscow.
Such a major sporting event that has entrusted countless people's dreams, and also contains the stigma of the "East Asian Sick Man" shame-washing mission. It is also a football game of great concern to the Chinese people, so preparations were started as early as Bird's Nest and Water Cube. Although the right to qualify is obtained directly because of the hosting status, how the game scores become the most concerned. Obviously, the requirements for the men ’s football performance at the Beijing Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics are not the same.
At the doorstep of the home, against the background that other sports must achieve a series of historical best results, if the men's football drops the chain and disappoints all sectors of society, it will never be tolerated. In a sense, the black storm that began in football in 2009 is the product of this social mood, and it is also a superior post-autumn account.
Competitive sports. After you have all the resources and benefits you need, when you need to get your results, you ca n’t get them out, and do n’t clean up who you clean up? After the 2002 World Cup, the Chinese Football Association can rectify on its own; after the 2008 Olympics, the Public Security Bureau will help you rectify! Xie Yalong and Nan Yong's two full-time deputy chairmen fell off, exactly reflecting this pattern.
In this regard, Wang Ai also attaches great importance to this Olympic Games is the best opportunity for the National Olympic team to create historical results, not to be missed. The next time China may host the Olympics again, maybe it is time for Wang Ai's entire career to show her football skills in front of his hometown elders.
Now Guo Qing ’s head coach is Jia Xiuquan. Assistant coach Yin Tiesheng came to contact Wang Ai. He will also replace Jia Xiuquan in February. In view of the particularity of this National Youth Championship, Yin Tiesheng asked Wang Ai to participate in the Toulon Cup from June 1 to 10 and the Asian Youth Championship from September 25 to October 9.
Wang Ai nodded earnestly and said that he would participate as far as possible, and Yaqing Sai will not be absent. The Toulon Cup depends on the situation. Yin Tiesheng groaned a bit for understanding, after all, the Asian Cup, the 2006 South Africa World Cup, and the Athens Olympic Games are urgent tasks ahead. Although he did not ask Wang Ai to participate in a friendly match or something, but took the Toulon Cup as a warm-up match, but Wang Ai's situation is special, not only overseas players, but also has many tasks. In this regard, they can only coordinate as much as possible, which also means that Wang Ai is very self-disciplined, in a good competitive state, not having much off-field life, or it is difficult to support multiple national team competition tasks.
Because it is the New Year period, the national team, the Olympic team and the national youth team are on vacation, and Wang Ai has no time to meet many familiar and unfamiliar teammates. After the discussions with Shen Xiangfu, Mai Chao and Yin Tiesheng, leaving the coaches of the three national teams to coordinate Wang Ai's training time on his own, Wang Ai took a rest at home for less than two days and was ordered to participate in this year's Chinese sports The year-end commendation conference of the General Administration is also the commendation conference of the "Top Ten Athletes".
Unlike last year, Wang Ai's performance in football in 2003 was average. Although he was the first person to land in La Liga and also established a foothold in the La Liga team, it was not the same as last year ’s amazing World Cup performance. Similarly, the results of the World Youth Championship and World Youth Runner-up cannot be compared with the performance of the World Cup. Even so, if Wang Ai's performance is changed in previous years, a national "top ten" cannot run, but this year's situation is special, because in the football, Wang Ai's performance is not the best, Wang Ai's biggest competitor Turned out to be ... Bai Guanghai!
This guy scored 15 goals in less than half a season in Dortmund, almost booked the best scorer in the Bundesliga this season, showing super adaptability and lethality, also shows that he has been in Germany for the past The goal against the Bundesliga team in the cup is by no means a fluke.
"Stuka" soared over Hamburg and won the fanaticism of Dort fans. Even if Wang Ai scored five goals in a single game in the Champions League, they could not reach the long-term and stable performance of Bai Guanghai. Therefore, this year's "Top Ten Athletes" quota competition is actually launched between Bai Guanghai and Wang Ai.
There are dozens of sports management centers under the General Administration of Sports. Football management centers are just one of them. It is already very special to give a "top ten" place, and no one can ask too much. Therefore, Wang Ai could only follow the stage with his teeth, watching Bai Guanghai squint his eyes, revealing the posterior molars and receiving the certificate of honor.
Without him, this year's top ten would definitely have Wang Ai. Yao Ming, the top ten, also had no major competition results. The judgement was: "Become the Rockets' main force, play stable, and won the Lawrence Award for the best newcomer." Without this Lawrence Award, Wang Ai could even Zhuang Shijia first.
It is a pity that the founder of the Lawrence Award, Dalem Group and the sponsor Mercedes, are both German. The competition for the "Best Newcomer" of the Lawrence Award is actually between Wang Ai and Yao Ming. However, on the eve of the selection, Wang Ai launched the struggle against "anti-China forces" in German football, focusing on new and old Tibet exhibitions. While creating a new influence of Chinese culture in Germany and even Europe, he was also jealous of anti-China forces. . In this way, considering the overall impact, the selection of the Lawrence Award ultimately favored Yao Ming.
It can be said that the choice of the Lawrence Award, Wang Ai not only lost this important international honor, but also caused him to lose in the "Top Ten" selection of the General Administration of Sports at the end of the year. The Lawrence Award will also be co-organized with the "Top Ten" selection of the General Administration of Sports next year, and will become the "China Lawrence Award".
But Wang Ai is not without gains, speaks for the country, and disregards reputation, although it has caused some international controversy, he has also received great favor from Chinese officials, especially among foreign affairs agencies. Wherever Wang Ai went, he could receive warm welcome and active help from foreign affairs agencies, and enjoyed the super-standard treatment of "old friends of the Chinese people."
In addition, although the General Administration of Sports forgot to give Wang Ai a piece while "dividing the cake," Wang Ai ranked first in the "Top Ten of the Year" selection announced by Xinhua News Agency. He has achieved two consecutive years of selection and top-ranked achievements, and he is also the third athlete in the domestic sports world to achieve even-time success. The last ones were Zhou Lingmei of the women's bicycle in 1990 and 91, and Chen Xiaoxia of the women's diving in 79 and 80.