After playing against Elche, Atletico Madrid will face Juventus on December 9. This game is not under much pressure for Atletico Madrid. Even if you lose the game, Atletico Madrid can advance to the knockout round.

It's just that it's possible to become the second in the group and be in a relatively unfavorable position in the knockout draw.

But it's better than the team that can't get out of the line?

However, before this game, Simeone had one very important thing to solve, that is, when will Gao Zheng leave the team?

On this issue, the Chinese Football Association and Atletico Madrid are quarreling, and no one is willing to give in.

Atletico Madrid believes that this warm-up match on December 21 was not an international A-level event recognized by FIFA. According to regulations, the club can not let go of people. Considering their good cooperative relationship with China, including cooperation with Chinese companies, the club is willing to let Gao Zheng leave at this time when players are not required to let go of players back to the national team, which has already reflected the great sincerity of Atletico Madrid Club.

They believe that the Chinese Football Association should not be more aggressive and ask Gao Zheng to give up another league game. Atletico Madrid is now ranked second in the league, only one point away from Real Madrid, but only one point away from being caught up by Barcelona.

Considering that the Asian Cup itself requires at least three league rounds, this also includes a direct conversation with Barcelona. Gao Zheng's absence is likely to bring a very bad result to Atletico Madrid.

Under such a premise, the Chinese Football Association even asked Gao Zheng to play two less league games. As the defending champion of the league, wouldn’t you want results and face?

Logically speaking, it was a contract signed between the club and the players, and the players' income was all from the club. The national team did not give the players any money except for the prize money for the competition. Moreover, the player was injured in participating in the national team competition, and the club had to pay the money to treat him, and at the same time bear all the losses of the player's absence...

The national team just wants the club to let the players they need. How can this be done in the world?

The national team believes that the Asian Cup is of great significance to the Chinese team. With Gao Zheng, next year's Asian Cup will give the Football Association more ideas. As such a major intercontinental competition, the national team of course requires all the members to attend training. The more uniform the lineup, the better the training effect.

Playing against Palestine is the last warm-up match before the Asian Cup and the last chance for Perrin to test his lineup and tactics. If Gao Zheng just rushed back and responded hastily, the use of warm-up would be very little.

At the same time, they also believed that for the sake of clubs last season, they did not recruit Gao Zheng in the last round of the Asian Cup group stage. As a result, the Chinese team lost to Iraq 1:3 away. Fortunately, the Chinese team had already qualified at that time. Taking this as an example, the Football Association believes that they also fully respected and considered the interests of the club, but this time there was a reason. And they also expressed kindness. If Atletico Madrid Club is willing to let go, then they also promised that in the future, they would respect the club's opinions and try less to play Gao Zheng.

The Football Association feels that it is very sincere, but Atletico Madrid doesn't think so - they didn't recruit the Chinese team to go back to play in the Asian Cup qualifiers last season, and they were not the ones who benefited. At that time, Gao Zheng was still playing for Sampdoria.

The two sides have arguing over this matter, which has become the most concerned topic in China now.

In the Chinese public opinion field, this matter has also been divided into two factions. One faction believes that national interests are above everything else. No matter what the reason, as long as the national team needs it, Gao Zheng should come back and the club should release people. They even believe that Gao Zheng should put pressure on the club, actively express his willingness to return to China to participate in the competition, and force the club to release people.

But the other party believes that everything must be followed by the rules. Since the match against Palestine on the 21st is not an international match day, the club has the right not to let go. Since the club has agreed to let go, the Football Association should not ask the club to let go one week earlier. This party even put out old stories to endorse their statements - Yang Chen performed well in Frankfurt, but the result was that because of the Chinese Football Association's friendly matches of all sizes, he had to call him back to China to participate in the competition. He ran back and forth tens of thousands of kilometers every time, exhausted, which made Yang Chen both exhausted. The Chinese Football Association's exploitation of players also angered the then Frankfurt head coach Magath, so he put Yang Chen on the bench. In this way, Yang Chen's good development momentum was interrupted, and everyone knew about the later development.

Someone else gives you some popular science. European clubs refuse to let people go back to China to participate in the competition, which has not happened before. On October 21 and 28, 2007, the Chinese team had two World Cup Asian qualifiers opponents Myanmar.

Facing the Myanmar team, which is far inferior to his own, the Chinese Football Association is facing a big enemy and issued a player call order to four European clubs in one go, hoping to call back all four Chinese players who played in Europe at that time to participate in the game. They are Dong Fangzhuo who played for Manchester United, Zheng Zhi who played for Charlton, Shao Jiayi who played for Cottbus, and Yu Hai who played for Witts.

But because these two games were not match days recognized by FIFA, all four clubs refused to let go. Zheng Zhi, the core of the national team, was also facing a situation similar to Gao Zheng. Charlton, where he was, had four league games between the 20th and 29th, so Charlton refused to let go.

In the end, in the absence of all four overseas returnees, the Chinese team defeated Myanmar 7:0 at home and 4:0 away, and entered the Asian qualifiers of the World Cup.

Those who quote this historical information try to prove to everyone that the Chinese Football Association is not an isolated case of random recruitment of European players. They do not care about the importance and difficulty of the game. As long as they feel they need it, they can waving the banner of "bringing glory for the country" to force overseas players to return to China to participate in the game.

This incident has caused huge debate on the Chinese Internet and attracted everyone's attention. More and more people have participated, quarreling with each other and showing their positions.

But no one can convince anyone, everyone thinks they make sense, while the other party is SB.

This is like the installment between the Chinese Football Association and Atletico Madrid, and it is as big as the Yangtze River's natural chasm, almost insurmountable.

Because everyone decides their heads, they have a position first before they have opinions. Everyone has a reason, and no one can convince anyone.

If that's the case, can the players stand up and express their opinions?

Everyone focused their attention on Gao Zheng.

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"Why should I let the handsome guy express his opinion? Isn't this forcing him to take the team? No matter what he says or does, he will definitely offend the other side, or both sides will offend him. I feel that he shouldn't come back so early to prepare for the Asian Cup. Just to play the Asian Cup, looking at this scene, I thought it was the World Cup to prepare for the World Cup!" Xiao Yingying started a complaint mode for the debate on the Internet.

Feng Shiyao smiled: "For the current Chinese team, isn't the Asian Cup the World Cup? We can't participate in the real World Cup."

Xiao Yingying pouted and looked at Feng Shiyao: "Sister Feng, aren't you worried about the handsome guy?"

"It's useless for me to worry. He has to face and solve the situation himself." Feng Shiyao spread his hands.

"You two really... don't know if you care about him or not."

"Oh, don't worry. Don't look at the quarrels on the Internet, but I think this may not be a big deal for him at all, right?"

"Why isn't it a problem? If he comes back, what should he do if he offends the head coach? Then put on his shoes after he goes back. That Simeone had made Beckham humble in the World Cup, what a sinister and cunning person! If he doesn't come back, it would be even more amazing. If he offended the Football Association and offended Chinese fans, his reputation would not be bad? Will he still want to join the national team in the future?" Xiao Yingying was still very anxious.

Feng Shiyao said calmly: "I think it's not enough to offend the head coach or offend the Football Association. His strength is there, whether it's a club or a national team, can he really ban him? I think everyone is not fools, don't be as angry as a child, right? As for how fans think of him, do you think he is a person who cares a lot about others' views on him?"

Xiao Yingying was stunned for a moment, remembering what Gao Zheng said and what he had done. He was the person who said in front of the Italian media that "the mountains are there" and "I, Gao Zheng, are so cool" and he was the person who was facing half of the Italian media...

So she laughed: "Although I pay more attention to the news about handsome guys, it's true that Sister Feng, you know him better, hehe..."

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Although Gao Zheng has registered social media accounts at home and abroad, he does not speak much, and does not belong to a fanatic like Leo Ferdinand. The latter is said to have to compete against time for Twitter and Facebook during the halftime break of the game.

When the fans on the Internet were in a state of rebellion, everyone rushed to his social media account to leave a message, hoping that he could stand up and express his opinion, he couldn't see it at all.

But he always escaped - he couldn't hear the sounds on the Internet, but someone could convey these sounds to him.

After training at Atletico Madrid, Gao Zheng was surrounded by Chinese reporters at the gate of the Mahada Onda training base.

"Of course I hope to fight for the country, and this has never changed." Facing the reporters, Gao Zheng spoke first, "I always take pride in wearing a jersey with the national flag."

Everyone thought he was willing to return home early.

Unexpectedly, Gao Zheng changed his mind: "But I am now at Atletico Madrid, not a free agent, and I respect the club. So this matter...you go and ask the head coach!"

He kicked the ball to Simeone, as if he was going to escape and refuse to face this problem.

But how could the reporters get him to what he wants?

Someone shouted: "But Simeone said he doesn't want you to leave in advance!"

Gao Zheng spread his hands: "He is the boss, then he has the final say."

“Eh?”

Some reporters didn't expect Gao Zheng to give his opinion so simply and Qingjiao. The head coach had the final say, so it means he wouldn't go back early, and he would have to wait until the match against the yellow submarine before leaving?

These days, this issue has been a big quarrel on the Chinese Internet.
Chapter completed!