Strong Waist

Chapter 1 Returning to China

Shanghai Pudong Airport.

Zheng Xin walked out of the passage, looked at the familiar Chinese characters in front of him and the people coming and going, and felt a lot of emotion.

Due to work reasons, he has lived in the UK for nearly 6 years. After returning to his hometown, he felt a friendly atmosphere.

"Brother Zheng, here!"

Someone shouted, Zheng Xin turned around and saw a Mediterranean man.

There was a vague feeling of familiarity between his brows, Zheng Xin tentatively asked: "Pan Xiaowen?"

"Hey!" Pan Xiaowen walked forward with a smile, patted Zheng Xin's shoulder enthusiastically, and said, "How can you still recognize me?"

Zheng Xin became more and more surprised, especially when he looked at the Mediterranean Sea above Pan Xiaowen's head, he couldn't help but said: "Is the work pressure in China so great? I'm not even bald in the UK!"

Zheng Xin and Pan Xiaowen joined PP Sports at the same time, and their relationship is extremely close.

He vaguely remembered that before leaving, Pan Xiaowen still had this thick black hair, but now it was nowhere to be seen.

Pan Xiaowen touched his head and said, "I have male baldness, it's hereditary, there's nothing I can do about it!"

The two reminisced about old times, and Pan Xiaowen pulled Zheng Xin out of the airport.

As we drove away from the airport, we saw various World Cup billboards on both sides of the street!

On the LCD screens of some high-rise buildings, images of the ‘Chinese Team Tour Ceremony’ were played in a loop.

Chinese players led by Wang Yi, Le Kai, Chen Man, and Liu Kairui appear in the camera in cycles, and there are many shots of their wonderful performances in their respective leagues.

Zheng Xin looked at these pictures with a bright smile on his face.

Pan Xiaowen drove the car, glanced at Zheng Xin, and said with a smile: "Look at the World Cup this year. In the past, we relied on Wang Yi alone and pointed him to create goals in front. But now Chen Man and Liu Kairui And Lucky’s appearance has greatly improved our strength and it’s not completely out of the question!”

"The Premier League champion midfielder, French Ligue 1 champion forward, Portuguese Super League runner-up winger, La Liga runner-up defender, wow, I never dared to think about this before!"

"So, the 2002 World Cup got off to a good start. Look at these young guys now. It has only been more than ten years since they started to stand out one by one."

Zheng Xin nodded and said: "Yes! This World Cup is the most anticipated one since 2002!"

Zheng Xin's eyes focused on a huge billboard!

‘The dragon soars! Break out of the group stage! ’

At the same time, BJ Airport was also crowded.

A large number of fans and reporters gathered here.

Today, all international players studying abroad will return home one after another to start preparations and warm-up matches before the World Cup.

Currently, the Football Association has prepared three warm-up matches for the national football team, namely against Japan, Italy and Russia.

The three warm-up matches will be held in different cities, and then the national football team will depart for Brazil to prepare for the 2014 World Cup.

This is the most watched World Cup since 2002.

Wang Yi, Lucai, Chen Man, Liu Kairui, Guo Liang, Yu Hao and other overseas players will all join the World Cup lineup.

According to the national team coach Liu Hongbo, they will use Lucai as the core to re-establish a new tactical system.

The specific tactics have not yet been announced, but the existence of Lucky has made many fans and media extremely excited.

In the past, the Chinese team had a problem of weak waist.

Even though there are stars like Wang Yi in the frontcourt to support the offensive line, the front and backcourts cannot complete the connection, and the midfield cannot provide enough artillery shells, which consumes most of Wang Yi's firepower.

Sometimes, Wang Yi even has to drop back to catch the ball and start a breakthrough from the midfield.

This greatly increased his pressure.

Attacking in an uncomfortable position and in an awkward way has always been a problem for the Chinese team.

But now it is completely different.

There is "Chinese supercar" Chen Man on the wing. This guy's skills may not be great, but his speed is really fast. He has performed very well in the Portuguese Super League and the Champions League.

Liu Kairui on the back line is also the mainstay of the Chinese team's defense.

As for the most critical midfield position, Lucky is nailed there like a sea-fixing needle.

This is the most exciting bit!

Is this a Premier League championship-level core midfielder?

In the past, the Chinese team relied on the midfield partner of Guo Liang + Yu Hao. Although the two were also overseas players, on a stage like the World Cup, compared with the carefully selected super midfielders from other European countries, they were always inferior. A lot.

Chinese fans even used the term "Chinese diesel engine" to describe the midfield pair.

But now, the emergence of Lucky has caused the Chinese team to directly replace it with a supercar-level engine.

Powerful interception ability!

Excellent ball-playing and organizational skills!

He also has physical confrontation ability that is not that of Europeans and Americans, which makes Chinese fans feel that they can challenge other national teams in the midfield!

Chinese fans are passionate.

Originally, they could see Lucky in June last year, but due to injuries, Lucky was unable to participate in that World Cup qualifier.

So they put most of their expectations on this World Cup.

They want to see a complete Chinese team!

Now, they have finally waited for this moment!

The airport hall is crowded with people.

Fans and reporters are looking forward to it, and a passage is left in the middle for overseas players to leave.

At the front were two receptionists from the national team. Coach Liu Hongbo did not show up at the airport.

Soon, the airport started to get noisy!

"Here they come! Here they come!"

"Who is it?"

"Hurry up! Come forward!"

The crowd started to push forward, but fortunately there were security guards to maintain order, which kept the scene in place.

Everyone tiptoed and looked towards the exit.

They saw a man with shiny black hair, wearing a dark green polo shirt with a raised collar, wearing sunglasses, and pulling a suitcase.

"Wang Yi!!!"

"The Great Emperor!!!!"

The first to come was the Chinese team's forward and captain Wang Yi.

The scene was lively, Wang Yi stared at the flashing lights, waved to the fans, and walked towards the national football reception staff.

"Brother Zhang!"

"Captain Fan!"

Wang Yi smiled and opened his arms to the two, and the three hugged each other.

Coach Zhang Chen smiled and patted Wang Yi on the shoulder, saying, "You've become stronger!"

Wang Yi smiled, "I've practiced a bit, but it's still not good enough!"

Team leader Fan also smiled, "How is your condition? Are there any hidden dangers of injury?"

"Don't worry!" Wang Yi shook his head and smiled, "I've already had a checkup before coming here!"

Team leader Fan nodded, "I'll have to do it again when I go back."

"Okay!"

"Are you going back first, or will you wait for others?"

Zhang Chen asked.

Wang Yi thought for a while and said, "Are you all going back at this time?"

"Almost! It's only about three hours before and after. You, Guo Liang, Yu Hao, Liu Kairui, Chen Man, and Le Kai are all on the nearest flight!"

Wang Yi was surprised and said, "What a coincidence?"

"You guys are so lucky. Chen Man and Le Kai are on the same flight."

Wang Yi nodded, "Then I'll wait for them, and we'll go back together!"

"Okay!" Team leader Fan nodded, and he didn't want to go through the trouble of picking them up a second time.

After Wang Yi left the airport, Guo Liang and Yu Hao also came out about an hour later.

The two are midfield partners, with similar heights, similar bodies, and even a little bit of similarity in appearance.

For this reason, Chinese fans nicknamed them "Haier Brothers".

Guo Liang and Yu Hao are stronger, and because they played in the Premier League, they pay much attention to physical confrontation training.

Compared with Wang Yi, they are also a circle.

The two greeted the team leader Fan and Zhang Chen, agreed to their plan, and walked into the bus.

Facing the arrival of the two teammates, Wang Yi also chatted enthusiastically.

About half an hour later, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded.

"What? So many people? So lively?!"

No need to think too much, this pure Northeast accent and festive loud voice are undoubtedly Liu Kairui.

Liu Kairui is wearing a brand-name clothes, regardless of whether it matches or not, it is quite expensive anyway.

With a bag in his armpit, he shook his head as he walked, looking like he should be a playboy.

Seeing Liu Kairui's unserious image, Zhang Chen and team leader Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Team leader Fan even scolded, "The TV station is filming, don't embarrass yourself!"

Liu Kairui said with a surprised look; "Not chilling!"

He shook his sequined coat and said; "How fashionable!"

"In the dog days of summer, you are wearing like a reflector, who are you going to kill!" Zhang Chen said unhappily.

Liu Kairui looked down at the coat and said, "Doesn't it look good?"

Zhang Chen: "Do you think it looks good?"

"It looks good!" Liu Kairui shook the coat and fanned it; "It's just a little too provocative!"

Team leader Fan smiled bitterly; "Hurry up and get in the car!"

Liu Kairui: "Don't accept the interview? I've prepared a speech."

"There's plenty of time, I'll let you speak in the future, okay?" Zhang Chen had no choice but to urge Liu Kairui, a "social bull patient".

Hearing this, Liu Kairui gave a thumbs up and said, "It's elegant!"

After that, he left again shaking his head.

Another hour or so passed.

The person that reporters and fans have been waiting for day and night is finally here!

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