On July 19, the day after Marklele signed with Manchester City, Zhang Yang met the French veteran at the Manchester City training base.

He and Marclayle are also "old acquaintances". In Marseille's second season, Marseille met Chelsea in the 2006/2007 Champions League quarterfinals. Although Marseille was eventually eliminated by Chelsea, Zhang Yang's hat trick in the game shocked Europe.

Zhang Yang's ability to show in two rounds shocked the whole of Europe and also made Mourinho, who once didn't take Zhang Yang seriously, look at him differently. Chelsea's midfield barrier, Marclayle, was naturally impressed by Zhang Yang. Similarly, Zhang Yang was also impressed by Marclayle. The defensive ability of the French veteran still caused Zhang Yang a lot of trouble. Otherwise, Zhang Yang might have scored more goals. In that case, it would be hard to say who would win the game.

In a sense, the considerable salary provided by Manchester City is the biggest reason for attracting Marklele to join. However, it is undeniable that Manchester City spent 75 million pounds to introduce Zhang Yang. This courage to "do big things" is also one of the reasons that prompted Marklele to choose Manchester City.

"Hi, Claude, welcome."

"Haha, Zhang, I really didn't expect that we could become teammates." Marklele also seemed in a good mood.

Zhang Yang greeted Marklele and the two started chatting happily.

Marklele is indeed a little emotional. The person in front of him was just a newcomer in football two or three years ago. He is now one of the best scorers in football and the most valuable player in football. His value is even twice that of Zidane at the time.

Of course, as he said, he didn't expect that he would become teammates with Zhang Yang one day, and to become teammates at Manchester City.

Zhang Yang's French is very good, and he has no communication problems with Maklele. Of course, Maklele's English is also quite good, but for Zhang Yang, his English is not as fluent as his French.

Manchester City head coach Mark Hughes on the sidelines was very happy to see Zhang Yang and Marklei talk. In his tactical blueprint, Zhang Yang is the team's absolute offensive core, so Marklei, the French veteran, will be the team's second half core. It is not an exaggeration to say that these two people will determine Manchester City's performance in the new season.

On July 20, Manchester City held its first warm-up match after preparing for the new season's training camp. The opponent was the Championship team Birmingham.

Birmingham was the second-last place in the Premier League last season and was relegated to the Championship.

The opponent is not strong and it is just a warm-up match. The importance of this game is not worth mentioning. However, nearly 40,000 fans came to watch the game on site.

They all came to see Zhang Yang play football. If Zhang Yang appears, this will be Zhang Yang's first time wearing a Manchester City jersey.

In the end, Manchester City beat Birmingham 1-0 at home, and Elano scored a corner kick by Kompany. The Belgian central defender who just joined the team had a good start.

Zhang Yang came on as a substitute at the 83 minutes of the game.

Although he was just a substitute and the game was in 'trash time', there were huge cheers bursting out from the entire court.

The stands at the Manchester City Stadium were full of banners expressing their love for the ostentatious, and all the fans stood up and applauded.

On the broadcast on the scene, Zhang Yang's name was also sensationalized and three consecutive calls. With every shouting of his, 40,000 fans in the audience called together!

Zhang Yang couldn't help but be moved. This stadium is not as big as the San Siro Stadium in Milan, and it is not even as good as the Verrodham Stadium in Marseille. However, here, Zhang Yang felt the love of all the fans for him. This was just his first game on behalf of the team, and he came on as a substitute. However, everyone couldn't wait to shout out their love!

Zhang Yang ran into the stadium and waved to the stands. With the waves, the entire stadium made an explosion sound.

"Zhang Yang touched the ball seven times, passed three times, and completed four passes, two shots, and one very threatening shot after three consecutive shots was saved by Birmingham goalkeeper. Manchester City fans must hate this Birmingham goalkeeper because he blocked Zhang Yang's first goal at Manchester City! After the game, Zhang Yang came to the sidelines to thank the fans for their support. The whole stadium was cheering, and the scene even made people think they won a very great victory... The whole Manchester City was crazy about Zhang Yang, although he really didn't bring anything to the team. We can imagine how happy and excited these fans would be if Zhang Yang had performed well after the start of the new season." - "Zhang Yang's debut, "Zhang Yang's heat" continues to heat up."

After the game, the Times used a page to introduce Zhang Yang's debut at Manchester City. You know, Zhang Yang was just a substitute and played for eight minutes, so the media paid so much attention. Now, it is not an exaggeration to say that the entire English football world is paying attention to Zhang Yang.

"Zhang Yang just came on as a substitute to play for Manchester City for eight minutes, but this is enough to make Manchester City fans talk about it for eight days, or even longer." - "ESPN"

Manchester City played this warm-up with Birmingham, their second warm-up match was three days later, against a local regional league team in Manchester.

This game was not disclosed to fans. Manchester City defeated their opponents 6-0, and Zhang Yang started the game. He scored a hat-trick in the first half and was replaced during the break.

Although the opponent's strength is too low, the media and fans still report this game extensively. The Daily Mirror even used the title "Yangyang's First Manchester City Hat Show" on the front page. Those who don't know what an important game this is.

However, what disappointed Manchester City fans was that no video of the game was leaked in this game, and they were not able to see Zhang Yang scoring a goal wearing a Manchester City jersey.

When interviewed by the media, Zhang Yang expressed his indifference to the media's hype because he also knew that such a warm-up match would not show anything, and the opponent's strength was too weak.

"This is not a formal game, there is nothing to say, so I don't think this is my first goal for Manchester City," said Zhang Yang.

Of course, fans don’t think so. Although it is not a formal game, this is the first goal Zhang Yang scored in the Manchester City No. 10 jersey and the first hat trick, it is also a memorable moment.

After two warm-up matches, Manchester City set out to leave the UK, and their destination was China.

On July 29, Manchester City will play a warm-up match with the Chinese men's Olympic football team in Beijing. Well, it is the Chinese National Olympic Team.

Speaking of which, this game was decided a long time ago, when Manchester City's boss was former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin.

Now, although Manchester City has changed its boss, the game has not been cancelled. The contract for commercial games was signed. Moreover, Manchester City renewed its contract with the team's Chinese veteran Sun Jihai. In addition, the most important thing is that after the team introduced Zhang Yang, the most popular football star in China, he was even more interested in promoting the club in Asia, especially in the Chinese market.

Manchester City has made sufficient preparations for this game and attaches great importance to it. Except for the injury, all the team set out for China.

However, for the opponent of Manchester City, to be precise, for the Chinese Football Association, this game that had been decided long ago can be said to be a huge embarrassment!

If it weren't for the fact that both parties had signed a contract long ago, it would be more troublesome to break the contract. In addition, tickets for this game had been sold long ago and advertisements had been played long ago. They really wanted to unilaterally propose to terminate the game.

The reason? Nothing else! Boldly!

The Chinese Football Association also did not expect Zhang Yang to join Manchester City. Now he will play against the Chinese National Olympic Team as an opponent. Thinking of the surging domestic calls for Zhang Yang to join the national team and the National Olympic Team, as well as various criticisms and abuses of the Chinese Football Association, the Football Association can now be said to be an unusual headache.

In addition, for the Chinese Olympic team, this warm-up match with Manchester City will be the last warm-up match for the Chinese Olympic team before the Olympic group match with New Zealand. After this match, they will usher in the first match of the men's football group match against New Zealand on August 7th.

The Chinese Olympic team is in the same group as the New Zealand Olympic team, the Belgian Olympic team and the Brazilian Olympic team. In this group, New Zealand is the absolute bottom of the Chinese Football Association, and they have long counted this three-pointer. Of course, in the eyes of New Zealand, the Chinese Olympic team is also a super bottom of the world.

When talking about the Chinese Olympic team, the head coach of the New Zealand Olympic team talked about how difficult this game would be. When asked why it felt difficult to play, the head coach of the New Zealand Olympic team talked about the most that China is the host, and the game against the host is the most difficult to play. After talking for a long time, one thing is that China is home court, which is what they are most worried about. As for other things, New Zealand really doesn't care much. I really don't know why the Chinese Football Association thinks that New Zealand is a bottom team that can be controlled by the Chinese Olympic team.

After the national football team was eliminated from the 2010 South Africa World Cup Asian group stage, the National Olympic Team has become the only face-saving project of the Football Association. They naturally do not want to see any harm to this tightly protected giant panda.

The Football Association definitely wants to cancel this warm-up match with Manchester City, but on the one hand, it is because the contract cannot be broken, and it is also difficult for them to find new warm-up match opponents in such a hasty situation. It is conceivable how embarrassing the Chinese Football Association will make this game with Manchester City.

A player who has been blacklisted by the Chinese Football Association and even the General Administration of Sports has long been put on the blacklist, and never wants to play for the country, a player who was angrily denounced as a black sheep by the Chinese Football Association, a player who dared to fire at the Football Association in public, such a player who has a very bad relationship with the Chinese Football Association and the Football Association wants to get rid of it, but he wants to fight against the Chinese Olympic team in a commercial friendly match... Just think about it, how much hype and saliva will cause.

In fact, the Chinese Football Association's insistence on excluding Zhang Yang from national teams of all levels has long caused extreme dissatisfaction among the media and fans.

Well, pay attention, it is because of extreme dissatisfaction, not extreme discomfort.

Because it is almost no secret to the conflict between the Football Association and Zhang Yang, especially after Zhang Yang publicly stated that the Football Association hoped that he would apologize, he would give him the chance to join the national team. After mocking the Football Association, there would be no possibility of easing between the two sides. Therefore, the media and fans also knew that the Football Association would not allow Zhang Yang to join the National Olympic Team or the national team, but it is precisely because of knowing this that they became even more angry!

Such an outstanding player, a £75 million worth of money, and a superstar with the highest transfer value in football, why do you exclude him from the national team?! Why?! How dare you?!

Without surprise, as this warm-up match between Manchester City and the Chinese National Olympic Team is approaching, various doubts and criticisms about the Chinese Football Association have begun to increase and become more and more lively.

"The criticism and publicity expressed by the leaders of the Football Association, which summarizes the meaning of his words that he will always be fired from any national team, is just two words: organization and discipline. In fact, in a sport, especially collective athletics, it is definitely inappropriate to put organizational discipline first. The criteria for judging whether football is good or not is good or not is the idea, imagination, spirituality, etc., rather than whether the players have personality, cannot have long hair, cannot have tattoos, and cannot wear strange clothes. Of course, even if our football players are all together, the ball still plays very badly.

On the Chinese court, what we lack most are individual players. Of course, the premise of individual players is to play well enough, otherwise those personalities will become annoying things. However, it is estimated that such players cannot be produced under the leadership of our Football Association, because the current football system is like China's education system, which emphasizes too much comprehensive development and collective consciousness. Don't mention Zhang Yang, Zhang Yang is not an accident, because Zhang Yang was not cultivated under the existing football system in China. People went abroad to find their own football dreams! If they stayed in China, there would be no super star Zhang Yang now, and there might be an additional store owner called Zhang Yang or something else.

In fact, for a team like the Chinese national team, I think I should stop passing the ball. Every time before a player raises his feet, my mother knows which number it is, let alone our opponent... Well, I can imagine that when Zhang Yang comes to the national team, no one will pass the ball to him. Why? Black Sheep, who dares to be with him?!

Zhang Yang is the first player in Chinese football to stand up and truly hit the Football Association in the face. This may be the reason why the Football Association cannot tolerate Zhang Yang the most, but in my opinion, being slapped in the face by one's own people is much better than losing."——A well-known literary man Han Han said indignantly in his blog.

This also represents the entire public opinion community's new round of criticism of the Chinese Football Association. There are many words that make the Football Association grit their teeth in hatred.

"If Zhang Yang doesn't join the Chinese national team for a day, Chinese football will be dark and boundless!"

"Don't tell me that Zhang Yang lost your face, so you don't give Zhang Yang a chance! Ask me, do you still have face?! For the so-called fig leaf of my personal life, I will keep such a talented player out! Do you really think others are fools, can't you tell me? Without Zhang Yang, the prospects of the Chinese National Olympic Team in the Beijing Olympics will be bleak. Don't believe it? Let's take a look!"

"The registration for the National Olympic Team has not been sent yet. So, there is still time now. This is the last chance for redemption for the Football Association, which is to recruit Zhang Yang into the National Olympic Team. With Zhang Yang, the Football Association's daydream of becoming the semi-finals may not be achieved. However, at least, we can see the goal, at least, we can have expectations in our hearts, because that is a person who can bring us hope and some warmth to us!"

Various voices, behind the consistent ridicule and criticism of the Football Association, are the expectations of fans, or the words they want to say most - if Zhang Yang does not join the National Olympic Team, the National Olympic Team will definitely have no chance! Only when Zhang Yang enters the National Olympic Team will the National Olympic Team have hope!

Faced with the criticism of the media and the indignation of the fans, the Chinese Football Association chose to avoid it. In public, they only talked about the game itself and their confidence and expectations for the Chinese National Olympic Team in this Olympic Games. However, they chose to avoid it for any topics about Zhang Yang. Not only that, the Football Association also notified reporters in advance at their relevant press conferences and other occasions, and prohibited any questions about Zhang Yang. Violators will be deprived of the right to report on the Chinese National Olympic Team's game!

Well, this threat from the Football Association is a big killer. Although they are very sad about Chinese football, fans are still concerned about the performance of the Chinese Olympic team at the Beijing Olympics. Although they may have guessed that the result will not be good, who told them to be unable to let go! Fans are concerned, and the media will naturally pay attention!

Now, the Football Association threatens like this, saying that if you are disobedient, you will not let you report it. This is really useful!

Therefore, at the relevant press conference of the Football Association, there was no question about Zhang Yang for the time being, which also made the Football Association leaders feel very good. The whole world is really clean.

Amid such turmoil, the flights taken by Manchester City players arrived at Capital International Airport. Zhang Yang and his club teammates arrived.

Mr. Seventy-five million pounds returned home.

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