Chapter fifteen hot summer
On April 4, 2002, the team took the train to Xiamen after a brief training. They will work hard for one of the three national finals seats at the X-stadium in Xiamen.
Sophie was not from the team and didn't go with her. This was the first time since high school that Zhang Jun participated in a competition without her company. Sophie was not very relieved and specially made an amulet for him to wear on his wrist. Like in high school, a bracelet made by himself had Zhang Jun's name and number on it: 11.
Sophie, who stayed in school, began to go online frequently. Zhang Jun did not have a mobile phone, so she could only learn about everything thousands of miles away through the Internet.
U-Grand also reported good news, winning all three games in the group stage, qualifying for the quarterfinals with their heads raised, but for some reason, Zhang Jun did not show his strength as he was in the Anhui Division. He scored four goals in three games, and even the top five in the scorer list were not included.
Advance to the semi-finals and advance to the finals.
In the final, Zhao Yu did not let Zhang Jun and Yang Pan play at all because they had already made sure to enter the national competition. It was no longer meaningful to send the main players to exercise now. It would be better to let the substitutes train. In the end, U-Grand lost 1:2 to zhan, who has home advantage, and won the runner-up. Zhang Jun finally ranked fourth in the scorer list, while Yang Pan was third in the assist list. This result was not good for their strength, but this was what Zhao Yu deliberately pursued - to keep a low profile in the qualifiers and then catch them off guard in the national competition.
The three top three schools in X University, U University and S University finally received air tickets to Dalian in May this year, where 13 schools in other parts of the country are waiting for them. Dalian in May will be very, very hot...
Li Yongle's last moment tilted shot, allowing R University to advance to the national finals as the champion of the North District. Last year, the R University, who only won the runner-up last year, was listed as the number one seed to win the championship. Li Yongle's appearance lit up many people's eyes. He kept swimming in the midfield during the game, attacking and retreating and defending, and his speed was not weak. He was a real all-round midfielder.
In May, Dalian, many people are looking forward to the top of R and Li Yongle taking away the best player's golden ball. But Li Yongle only looks forward to the game with Zhang Jun.
Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Kaka's father looked at Kaka in surprise and put on shoes at the door: "What are you doing?"
Kaka didn't raise her head: "Come on a morning run!"
Dad was about to say something, but Kaka had already opened the door.
There was a noise outside the house, and Kaka was shocked by what he saw. The yard was surrounded by reporters and fans. Some reporters even climbed onto the trees and the house opposite in order to take photos!
"He's out!" Not only did anyone shout, but suddenly, the flash kept flashing like a machine gun.
"Kaka! Talk about your feelings!"
"Kaka, look here!"
"Kaka, sign it!"
“Kaka…”
Kaka realized that it was already a few seconds later. He turned around and entered the room, closing the door at the same time. The flashes and terrifying formations were all locked outside the door, but the noise still came in everywhere.
"This...what is going on?" Kaka leaned against the door and looked at her father who was having breakfast in surprise.
"You won't forget it, right?" Dad put down the milk in his hand. "Last night's news, you were officially selected for the Brazilian national team and prepared for the World Cup."
"Yes!" Kaka slapped his forehead, "Yesterday's news. Having said that, I'm also a member of the Brazilian team..."
"Are you unhappy? Kaka, being able to play for the Brazilian national team is the dream of every Brazilian boy. Are you not proud of it?"
"No...just..." Kaka remembered the happy time of playing football with Zhang Jun and Yang Pan in three years in high school. He pulled a chair and sat at the table, "Dad, you are Chinese, I also have Chinese descent. Can I play for China?"
Dad looked at Kaka for a long time like an alien, then shook his head: "It's strange. I don't want to be the Brazilian national team, but I have to go back to China... Chinese football is not very good! Besides, you were born in Brazil and naturally have Brazilian nationality, but Brazil also recognizes your Chinese nationality because your father is Chinese. But if you return to China, you can only be considered a returnee, not a Chinese citizen. Because China does not recognize dual nationality, your Brazilian nationality is confirmed, so you can't play for China unless..." Dad kept it in a silence.
"Unless what?" Kaka asked anxiously.
"Unless... you can live in China for more than eight years to obtain Chinese nationality. But at that time, eight years later, what's the use of playing for the Chinese team? You're almost thirty years old..."
Kaka was very disappointed. It seemed that he was destined to be unable to play football with Zhang Jun anymore: "What a pity... Forget it, it's good to be an opponent!" Kaka picked up the newspaper on the table, and his large photos occupied a prominent position on the front page.
"The young Kaka was selected for the Brazilian national team, and the lone wolf was rejected again!"
"...Scolari would rather go against the people of Brazil than drive Romario out of the national team in order to leave a place for this 19-year-old young man called Kaka. He became famous with two wonderful goals in the final of the Rio São Paulo Championship last year, firmly positioned São Paulo's main position, and then performed well and stably. Brazilian football legend, the head coach of the head coach of the São Paulo club who won the championship in 1994, once commented on this new type: 'He is a genius who has only produced one in the whole of Brazil in thirty years!'..."
Zhang Jun took the new issue of "Sports Weekly" and read the news eight times.
"...Professional team, national team, World Cup...Li Yongle, it's not 1:0 now, he scored another goal..."
Zhang Jun finally threw away the newspaper and looked up at the dazzling sunshine outside the window. He suddenly felt that the dormitory was like a big steamer, so hot!
At this time, Li Yongle was training on the court with sweat and rain. It was noon now, and the ultraviolet rays of the sun were the most intense of the day. Few people came to the football field with little shade at this time. Therefore, the tall figure who kept making balls on the court exposed to the sun was particularly dazzling.
R University head coach Bai Hongfei stood outside the runway, with a little shade there, and it was not easy to be discovered by people who were training on the field. He was here to watch this person's training from afar. R University successfully entered the finals, which made the campus boil again, and also made many players' thoughts go wrong. There are many players who are not serious about training, but he is the only one. In this selection match, the recognized best player in the regional finals has trained harder than before. This is not the first time he saw Li Yongle practice alone at such a hot noon. Moreover, this person who passed the long passes accurately in the game and was able to score by himself at critical moments is always repeating the most basic training. In today's environment where even youth football is very impetuous and eager for quick success, there is still someone who can be willing to make basic connections that have been abandoned long ago. It is really not easy!
This tall man who usually talks the least in the team, Bai Hongfei saw infinite power from his back in the sun.
This year's R championship won will not be a dream again.
The cicadas on the trees made Bai Hongfei look up, but the sun shook him. Not only did he squint his eyes, but he put his hand on a pergola and looked into the sky: "It's a bit hot this summer!"
“This summer is a bit hot!”
Zhao Yu stopped hurriedly, looked up and narrowed his eyes at the shaking sky, with the scorching sun on his head.
It is less than a month since Wu Yuezhong held the National College Football League Finals in Dalian. He is the busiest person now. He catches the team training during the day and studies the team information that may become an opponent in the national finals all night long and develops corresponding strategies. In this busy day and night, the more and more cicadas crows made him feel that summer is coming.
Sophie is considering whether to wear a long skirt or a short skirt for this afternoon's class. Girls often worry about what to wear when going out. It's not that they don't have to wear it, but that they can wear too much, and Sophie is no exception.
It rained the day before yesterday, and the temperature was cool. I had to cover a thicker quilt to sleep at night. Why did the temperature rise after sunny today? The thick quilt was stuffed into the box and it was not even appropriate to wear clothes.
Facing the various skirts, T-shirts, suspenders on the bed, Sophie's connection seeped out a layer of fine beads of sweat from the noon sun.
This summer comes just now, completely ignoring the feelings of others! She thought a little annoyed. At least she preheats first and slowly gets into the state! She is in a hurry to play without even doing warm-up exercises, which is easy to get hurt.
"It's so hot!" She finally screamed out with a little unbearable feeling.
Luoyang, Shuguang High School.
Liang Ke wore a baseball cap and stood on the sidelines and scolded loudly. The twenty-two players on the field worked very hard and were running very seriously. A football jumped around among them. There were more than a dozen players sitting on the sidelines watching the game intently.
"Please pay attention to the locking position!"
"The guard has leaked someone! Don't rush up!"
"The forward retreated to get the ball!"
"Get out of it and pass the ball, don't dribble too much!"
...
Chen Huafeng sat in the stands hot in the sun and watched the game quietly. As his assistant, Xiao Zhang kept drinking water and stirring up his clothes: "It's too hot! Why do you have to watch an internal training match at such a hot noon?"
Chen Huafeng did not turn his head to see Xiao Zhang panting with his tongue, but just stared at the twenty-two team members and Liang Ke who was shouting in the game, and responded casually: "This summer seems to be more hot than in previous years..."
Chapter completed!