Chapter 93 National Team Assemble
During these three days, Zhou Yi received very low-intensity training while enjoying a special physiotherapy massage from his exclusive physiotherapist Cortana. In a relatively private space, he was half lying on the physiotherapy bed, served by a beautiful woman, and chatting with Cortana.
This little life is also pretty good.
But the good days are over soon.
In the seventh round of the league, Dortmund challenged Hannover away. Zhou Yi did not make it to the roster at all.
When his teammates went out to challenge their opponents away, Zhou Yi also boarded the plane and flew back to China in advance to prepare for the top ten matches with Australia.
Because he was injured in the game against Manchester City, he didn't have to participate in the game against Hannover 96, so naturally there was no need to stay in Germany.
Before leaving, Zhou Yi asked Cortana if there was any problem with his ankle.
"...If the opponent did not intend to tackle your ankle, there would be no problem with the normal game." Cortana gave him an answer that he didn't know whether to be at ease or worry.
Seeing Zhou Yi's expression, Cortana smiled: "Idiot, if the other party intends to cut off your feet, even if your ankle is healthy, it will be broken."
Zhou Yi then breathed a sigh of relief, which means that his ankles have returned to the point where he can play games.
So at Capital International Airport, when he appeared in front of the reporter, facing the Chinese reporter who was worried about his injury, he could smile with a relaxed smile and say, "I feel that my physical condition is in good condition and there is no problem."
This answer made Chinese journalists and fans breathe a sigh of relief - Zhou Yi must not be injured.
In the game against Manchester City, when Zhou Yi limped, many people scolded Manchester City and were worried about Zhou Yi.
Later, when he saw Zhou Yi striding towards head coach Klopp, he thought Zhou Yi was pretending to be injured before and deliberately delayed the time. As a result, the camera turned again and there was an ice pack tied to Zhou Yi's ankle!
That means he was really injured...
At that time, no one knew how long Zhou Yi would be injured. All Chinese fans felt that it was not good.
Because the opponent that the Chinese team will encounter in the top ten games next is Australia.
This is not a team that can be won casually.
It would be fine if the opponent was Oman. At worst, Zhou Yi would not be recruited to help him recover from his injuries in Europe. Players from other national teams could also win the weakest team in the group at home.
But Australia is not an opponent of that level.
Although the three-round group stage has passed, the Chinese team won two wins and one draw have seven points, and it is only behind the Japanese team, which has one more game.
But the situation is not as optimistic as everyone imagines.
So far, the B group in the top ten matches have played four rounds. Because there are five teams, there will definitely be teams who will play one less game.
Japan ranked first with two wins and two draws, eight points, China ranked second with two wins and one draw, seven points, Qatar ranked third with one win, two losses, three points, Australia ranked fourth with two draws and one loss, and Oman ranked fifth with one draw, two losses.
It seems that the Chinese team leads Qatar, which is three-placed in the third place, is only one point away from the first-place Japanese team, and the situation is very good. But in fact, Qatar has the same number of games as him, both in three games, so the gap between these four points is not as big as people think.
Australia's performance is indeed unexpected. It has not won the top ten games in three games, especially when he was forced to draw by Oman away, it is really an unpopular, and being defeated by Qatar on the away game also disrupted their deployment.
But Australia's current performance is not a sign that they will continue to be so bad in the future. On the contrary, because they have too few points in the early stage of the top ten, they will try harder to grab points. In order to win, their aggressiveness will be stronger and more persistent in winning the game, so it will be more difficult to play against them.
The Chinese team happened to hit the gun.
Although Australia is away, it will never give up. Without Zhou Yi, it would be difficult for the Chinese team to win Australia even at home.
Although it is home court, with Chinese football's status in the AFC, don't expect any "home court advantage" at all.
With Zhou Yi here, although it may not necessarily be possible to win the opponent at home, at least many Chinese fans have the confidence to look forward to victory.
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After arriving in Beijing, Zhou Yi did not choose to stay in Beijing, but rested at the airport, and then directly transferred to Xi'an, which is the second home venue of the Chinese team in the top ten games.
There he will meet with the national team that started training as early as early October to prepare for the top ten match on October 16.
After arriving in Xi'an and joining the national team, the first thing Zhou Yi did was to undergo examinations from the entire team doctor team to see how his injuries recovered.
Finally, the team doctor gave a conclusion that he could train with the team.
This means that he has the physical conditions to play.
Cortana didn't deceive him.
Zhou Yi was very happy to hear this result, and Gao Hongbo was also very happy.
In such a critical competition, Zhou Yi must not be absent.
After Zhou Yi arrived in Xi'an, the European League was in full swing.
Dortmund not only lacks Zhou Yi, but also rotates, so the Dortmund team that goes away is not the strongest lineup, and the game with Manchester City has taken too much energy and physical strength.
In the end, Dortmund scored one goal away from home and was tied by Hannover 96 with a 1:1 score.
After seven rounds of games, they won four wins, two draws and one loss, and accumulated fourteen points, ranking third.
The other team with 14 points is Schalke 04. In this round of the league, they defeated Wolfsburg 3-0 at home, with the same score as Dortmund. The number of goals scored was the same as Dortmund, with seventeen goals, but because they lost in the goal difference, they ranked below Dortmund.
Yang Muge played the whole game in this game, performed well, and made great contributions to Schalke 04's three-pointer. In fact, Schalke 04 has been ranked fourth so far this season, which is inseparable from Yang Muge's performance. After last season's training, Yang Muge's role in Schalke 04 in the new season has become more and more important. He is an iron gate in Schalke 04 midfielder. His performance has not only been highly praised by the team's head coach Stevens, but also recognized by Schalke 04 fans and the media. Now he is not an "invisible person" in Schalke. When he walks on the street, he can be recognized by the enthusiastic Schalke 04 fans at any time. After his outstanding performance, there will be voices in the media to praise him. They say that after Dortmund's Zhouyi, Schalke 04 also has a Chinese player that can make them cheer and proud.
Yang Muge's humble and low-key personality is also very popular. He always does what he should do in silence. He never has any messy things outside the court. Inside the team's locker room, he can get along with everyone in a friendly manner, no conflicts of interest, and will not be annoying because of his own personality. His low-keyness has not become an obstacle to his integration into this team. After all, he was promoted from Schalke 04's youth training camp. He is not an outsider who is unfamiliar to everyone, but a person with qualifications in the club. He has long had a good relationship with many players in the team, so integrating into the team is not a difficult task for him. At the same time, his uncontested personality can prevent him from falling into some conflicts, so it is naturally popular.
Guo Nu played well in Siena. In this round of the league, Siena faced the powerful Juventus at home, and Juventus is currently ranked first.
Siena ended up losing 1:2 to Juventus at home. Guo Nu performed very well. If it weren't for his outstanding performance, Siena would probably have lost more goals.
Facing the powerful Juventus, Guo Nu was not frightened at all. He used his perverted physical fitness to make up for his lack of height. His sudden rushing forward made Juventus strikers even more miserable.
In the end, Siena lost to Juventus only because of her overall strength, but Guo Nu was chosen as the best player in this game by reporters after the game. This is the first time he was elected as the best player in the game in his career. This is also a recognition of his performance in this game.
Guo was selected into the Chinese team against Australia as if he was annoyed. After the game against Juventus, he traveled all night and returned to China.
At the same time, in the seventh round of La Liga, Atletico Madrid defeated Malaga 2:1. Sun Pan started. He had recovered from injury in the fifth round of the league two rounds ago, starting for Atletico Madrid, helping the team beat Valladolid 2:1 at home, and in good condition.
His return from injury is a good thing for Atletico Madrid and the Chinese team. The Chinese team has been waiting for a stable world-class goalkeeper, and Sun Pan is the most likely to become a world-class Chinese goalkeeper. His return to the team will inevitably strengthen the Chinese team's defensive stability and add a very important weight to the Chinese team's home victory over Australia.
After all, everyone still remembers his performance in the Olympics. Three people were considered the most important heroes of the National Olympic Team, one was Zhou Yi, the other was Sun Pan, and the other was He Ying. The three of them formed the central axis of the Chinese National Olympic Team. Zhou Yi was dispatched and commanded by the center. He Ying charged forward in the front and scored a goal to break the enemy, while Sun Pan was the one who was behind and was the last line of defense for the Chinese National Olympic Team.
So although the players of other national Olympic teams performed well, these three people were the most outstanding and eye-catching.
Now Sun Pan will usher in his first national team game in his career. Everyone has high hopes for his performance and hopes that he can solve the problem of the Chinese team's closest to the goal on the defense line.
Speaking of the three heroes of the National Olympic Team, Zhou Yi and Sun Pan continued their good form in the Olympics, but He Ying was far behind. His good form in the Olympics was not completely continued because he could not play in the club.
In the last game, the Chinese team played away from Japan and it was difficult to tie the opponent with Zhou Yi's goal. Among them, He Ying performed poorly and wasted opportunities repeatedly, which was considered an important reason why the Chinese team failed to win away games.
He Ying was also criticized after that game. However, he himself did not respond to these criticisms.
After returning to Barcelona, he was selected for Barcelona's roster once, which excited domestic media and fans at the time, and all looked forward to his first appearance at Barcelona.
As a result, he did not appear until the game ended, and sat on the bench for 90 minutes.
It’s not that He Ying has the opportunity to seize it now, but that he has no chance to seize it at all...
However, although He Ying could not play in Barcelona, he was still included in the national team roster this time.
Like Zhou Yi, he came to Xi'an in advance to prepare for training and preparations because he did not have to participate in the seventh round of La Liga. Gao Hongbo hopes to use the national team's training and team competitions to help He Ying recover some form.
Barcelona's seventh round of the league is a heavy battle that the whole world pays attention to - Barcelona's Spanish national derby against Real Madrid at home, the battle of the century!
But this has nothing to do with He Ying, and He Ying was not on the roster at all. In order to prepare for the national team game, he applied to the club to return home early, and his request was approved by the club.
He even came back earlier than Zhou Yi because he didn't need to stay in the club to recuperate.
Chapter completed!