legendary midfielder

Chapter 139

In fact, Hongkou Stadium is not the place for the national team to train. The national team trains at the training base in the suburbs of SH City.It's just that the registration location is set at Hongkou Stadium, and then there are special vehicles to take the players to the training base.

Countless domestic media reporters had long been guarding the national team registration site at the Hongkou Stadium. When Zhang Xu appeared, he immediately attracted the attention of the reporters.

As a result, people with long guns and short barrels surrounded Zhang Xu one after another.

Faced with such a situation, Zhang Xu had long been mentally prepared, so he simply stood there, waiting for the reporter's questions with a smile on his face.

"Hello, Zhang Xu, I'm a reporter from New Wolf Sports. It's my first time representing the national team. What do you think?" The reporter from New Wolf Sports reacted quickly and rushed to the front.

"Of course I'm very happy! I'm also very proud! Joining the national team was my childhood dream. Now that this dream has finally come true, I'm naturally extremely excited!" Zhang Xu talked eloquently, with high spirits.

"Hello, I'm a reporter from "Sports Weekly". What do you think of the head coach of the national team, Mr. Camacho?"

"Mr. Camacho is an admirable coach. He led Rayo Vallecano with great defensive tenacity, strong and magnanimous style of play. He led the Spanish national team to cooperate with penetration in the center, and to break through and pass from the side. It has both delicate passes under the feet and high-altitude strikes. It is the most magnificent team in the history of Spanish football. For such a meritorious coach, I am very much looking forward to playing for the country under his hands." For Camacho, the head coach of the national team, Zhang Xu has worked hard and has a certain understanding. Get up logically.

"Hello, I'm a reporter from "Football News". The national football team lost to Brazil 0-8 in the last game. What do you think of that game?"

Zhang Xu frowned, this question is really hard to answer, to be honest?Deny the previous national football team?That will definitely offend coach Camacho and the seniors of the national team.

Zhang Xu was not afraid that they would retaliate against him for offending them, but that he was worried that it would affect the team's unity and the team's performance.

He thought about it carefully, and then replied cautiously: "That game doesn't explain anything. I believe that no one is willing to be humiliated by the Brazilian team like this, and I am not willing. If there is a chance, I will prove myself with my teammates and prove that the Chinese can play football and play well!"

"Hello, Zhang Xu, I'm a reporter from Sohu Sports. May I ask, do you think you will start the game against New Zealand? Do you think we will win? What is the score you predict?"

"Mr. reporter, there are so many questions, ha ha!" Zhang Xu smiled and replied: "First of all, whether I can start is not something I should worry about as a player. I think the experienced Mr. Camacho should have sufficient arrangements. You can ask him; as for whether you can win? Sorry, in my dictionary, there has always been only victory, or on the road to victory! I hope the score is [-]-[-]!"

At this time, there were two other national players reporting with Zhang Xu. Compared with Zhang Xu who was sought after by reporters, there were only a few people in front of them.

When they saw such a scene, they naturally felt uncomfortable, and one of them snorted jealously: "Hmph, didn't you just spend two years in Europe? See how proud he is."

"Hey, he has this capital. Now he is the core of Deportivo's midfielder. I heard that he is also the team's second captain." The person next to him whimpered, and the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily.

"Hmph, isn't he just a newly promoted La Liga? What's the big deal, let's go, I can't see the villain's complacent look!" After the man finished speaking, he shook his yellow hair and walked straight to the bus to the training base.

Half an hour later, Zhang Xu finally got rid of the entanglement of the reporters, and under the guidance of the staff, he also boarded the bus.

There were already several players on the bus who had registered before Zhang Xu. They were leaning on the seats of the bus, some were chatting, some were dozing off, and some were listening to music with earphones on.

After Zhang Xu came up, he walked directly to the back of the bus. Every time he passed by a player, he stretched out his hand and said politely: "Hi, I'm Zhang Xu, nice to meet you!"

For Zhang Xu, there is no one who is unfamiliar in the domestic football world, but he is just a fledgling freshman in the national team.

Therefore, when he greeted him enthusiastically, most of the people would politely return the greeting out of respect for him, but there were still some people who responded flatly and rolled their eyelids to show they knew, and some even didn't bother to lift their eyelids.

For these people, Zhang Xu was also a little annoyed. He lost all basic manners. Do you still expect his game to be any better?
However, for the sake of the overall unity of the national team, Zhang Xu held back his anger and continued to walk towards the back of the bus.

The back of the bus was very empty, basically no one sat in the back, and most of the players who arrived first sat in the front.Zhang Xu didn't mind either, that's fine, he just happened to be alone and quiet.

He sat down, took out his earphones, and listened to light music with his eyes closed.

He didn't know how much time had passed before he suddenly felt someone tap his shoulder, and then an explosive voice sounded in his ear: "Hi, Zhang Xu! Haha, you are Zhang Xu, it's really you! Good boy!"

Zhang Xu opened his eyes and saw that it was Wang Dalei, the No. [-] goalkeeper of the national team.

"Brother Wang! Sorry, I was listening to music just now!" Zhang Xu stood up, stretched out his right hand, and shook hands with Wang Dalei enthusiastically.

"Just now I wondered, who was that? Why was he sitting in the back and dozing off alone? I didn't expect it to be our famous Zhang Xu! Haha!" Wang Dalei's voice was always so loud, shaking Zhang Xu's ears for a while.

"What a big name! Brother Wang is joking!" Zhang Xu said a few words modestly, then pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Brother Wang, sit down, the train probably won't start for a while."

"Okay!" Wang Dalei smiled heartily, leaned back on the seat next to Zhang Xu, and said, "Come on, tell me about your travel experience in Europe! I used to listen to other people or the media, but it wasn't fun. It's better to listen to me!"

"Okay, since Brother Wang wants to hear it, let's talk about it casually!" Zhang Xu liked Wang Dalei's bright and straightforward personality, and he started to briefly talk about his experience in Europe.

In this way, the two started a pleasant chat in the back of the bus.

After a while, a player whom Zhang Xu respected very much boarded the bus. He was Zheng Zhi who used to play for Charlton.

Zheng Zhi, as the captain of the national team, naturally has a kind of domineering. When he boarded the bus, almost everyone waved to him.

Zheng Zhi also smiled and waved to the players frequently. Those who followed him were naturally the other six national players from the same club as him.

"Wow, isn't this Zhang Xu?" When Zheng Zhi was greeting the players, he suddenly saw Zhang Xu who was sitting with Wang Dalei.

"Brother Zheng, hello!" Zhang Xu stood up and greeted him politely.

"Okay, okay, you're welcome, sit down! This is your first time joining the national team, how do you feel?" When Zheng Zhi spoke, he showed the aura of being the captain of the national team.

"It's great. I'm very happy to see Zheng Ge and all the big brothers who have been famous for a long time!" Zhang Xu lowered his body very low.

Zheng Zhi laughed loudly: "Haha, you boy, you are very humble! How did I hear that you were very domineering when you were in La Liga! You can't tell it at all!"

"Hey, I naturally have to be more domineering with foreigners. After all, I am Chinese, but you and the big brothers are my elder brothers and my seniors. Naturally, we must maintain enough respect!"

"Okay, well said! We Chinese, in foreign countries, even in the face of a powerful opponent, we have to stand upright! This is the demeanor of our Chinese nation, this is the true nature of our Chinese!" Zheng Zhi applauded loudly.

After finishing speaking, he couldn't help sighing: "Oh, it's a pity that you are the only one who can gain a firm foothold in the European arena now! Zhang Xu, play hard and show the pride of us Chinese! We all support you!"

"Yes, Zhang Xu, we support you! Come on!" Wang Dalei also said seriously from the side.

"Thank you!" Zheng Zhi's words warmed Zhang Xu's heart.

"But, hehe," Zheng Zhi said with a strange smile: "First of all, you have to play well in this warm-up match with New Zealand!"

"Don't worry, Brother Zheng, as long as the head coach, Mr. Camacho, lets me play, I will definitely not let you and the big brothers down!" Zhang Xu said immediately.

"Haha, okay, okay, I'm just waiting for your words!" Zheng Zhi patted Zhang Xu's shoulder and laughed loudly.

The conversation between Zhang Xu and Zheng Zhi was very loud, so all the players on the bus heard it, some nodded their heads repeatedly, while some showed dismissive and contemptuous expressions.

After Zheng Zhi and others came up, the bus finally started slowly and drove towards the training base in the suburbs.

Along the way, Zhang Xu chatted happily with Zheng Zhi, Wang Dalei and others, with endless laughter.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the bus finally stopped.

The players got off the bus one by one, and saw a row of dormitories and office buildings in the middle of a dense forest, and in front of the buildings were football training fields connected one by one.

This venue will be the training venue they will use for the next five days of training.

(End of this chapter)