Champion’s Heart

... Gao Hongbo, who suddenly fainted, has been rushed to the local Saint Laurent Hospital... He is now out of danger and has regained consciousness, but according to the people who took care of him, Gao Hongbo is still very tired and not suitable to see people... In Only twenty-two days before the start of the World Cup, the team's head coach suddenly fell into a coma, which made the Chinese team's already unsatisfactory preparations even worse...

...The head coach of the national team suddenly fell into coma. It is said that it was because of too much pressure. During this period, the team performed poorly in two consecutive warm-up games. The media was also full of criticism of him. The head coach has always been the most stressed person. One of the jobs, especially the head coach of the Chinese national team... Judging from the news disclosed by the hospital, Gao Hongbo's coma is closely related to stress, maybe a heart problem... If it is really a heart problem, So even if he is discharged from the hospital, there will probably be a big question mark as to whether he can continue to lead the team in the World Cup...

It is said that the Chinese Football Association is holding an emergency meeting to discuss how to deal with this unexpected situation. If Gao Hongbo really can't persist, his assistant coach Fu Bo may become the acting coach to lead the team in the World Cup... But I am not looking down on anyone, I’m afraid Fu Bo’s ability is still a little far away from the requirements of leading the team to the World Cup...

“Due to unfavorable training preparations and consecutive losses in warm-up matches, the Chinese team’s prospects for the World Cup were not very optimistic to begin with, and now they have hit rock bottom... Although everyone always believes that Gao Hongbo’s level is not enough to lead the national team in the World Cup... But if such a situation occurs, it is also something that no one wants to see...

…

In the past two days, the most lively news in the Chinese domestic media was the news that the national team coach Gao Hongbo suddenly fainted. For a while, there were different opinions and discussions.

Some people on the Internet expressed concern, while others were secretly glad - it's better to pass out before the World Cup starts than to pass out on the coaching bench while the World Cup is in progress, right?

Even Zhou Yi, who is actively preparing for the Champions League and is only a few days away from the Champions League final, is also concerned about this matter.

He asked his friends in the group what was going on.

...The pressure on the senior director during this period is indeed quite high, and it didn't only increase after he was scolded, it has always been very high... Yang Muge said. It's hard to see him smiling at ordinary times. He always frowns and looks worried. Of course, after losing two warm-up games, criticism from the media and outsiders should have aggravated this pressure... Everyone has a hard time reaching the World Cup. There are a lot of expectations, but these expectations all fall on one person, Director Gao, and it becomes a huge pressure. Maybe Director Gao himself is also doubting whether he is a suitable candidate...

The team's training is pretty normal now, and Director Fu is in charge. He Ying introduced. But I don't know what everyone is thinking...

“I think someone was distracted.

Sun Pan said. I was a little overwhelmed and frightened. We were listening to Coach Gao's lecture when he fainted, and everyone just watched helplessly as he suddenly leaned back and fell on the turf... That scene was honestly a bit scary...

Well, it was very scary. At that time, some people thought that Director Gao was going to die... Guo Nu added.

Zhou Yi also frowned after hearing everyone's news.

The World Cup is about to start, but such problems have arisen within the national team, which really makes people worried about the team's prospects in the World Cup.

Moreover, he is still in the club at this time and cannot do anything for the national team, which is even more worrying.

※※※

When Zhou Yi went to training, he was stopped by Klopp: I heard about what happened with your national team. It's so unfortunate that something like this happened at this time...

Thank you coach for your concern, but it's nothing serious. I won't be affected by that incident. Zhou Yi said. He knew why Klopp came to him, so he didn't wait for Klopp to ask. I said what I wanted to hear.

Sure enough, Klopp nodded, feeling reassured by Zhou Yi's answer.

He is a German and the head coach of Dortmund. Of course he has to put the interests of his team first. It is already very good to be able to care about the affairs of the Chinese team and say hello.

What really reassured him was Zhou Yi's performance in training, and he didn't seem to be affected.

However, Yan Min did not perform as well as Zhou Yi. He was obviously affected by this incident and thought too much.

After the training, Zhou Yi and Yan Min were also blocked by Chinese reporters outside the training ground.

I don't know what happened specifically... Zhou Yi shook his head. So all I can do now is wait patiently for news like everyone else. I hope that Director Gao can recover as soon as possible...

Zhou Yi is tight-lipped because at this juncture, any opinions he expresses may be distorted by the media and then hyped up, which will be detrimental to him, Gao Hongbo's guidance, and the national team.

After all, he is the core of the national team. At the same time, he has not participated in this training camp. The national team has lost two warm-up games. Some people are already clamoring for his importance to the national team.

At this time, Zhou Yi did not want to cause too many unnecessary associations...

Yan Min was a bit louder. He was worried about the team's preparations and its prospects in the World Cup.

But fortunately, Zhou Yi dragged him away when he left, so that he didn't say any more controversial words.

Don't talk nonsense at this time, be careful of being used as a weapon. Zhou Yi reminded him.

He didn't know what kind of decision the Chinese Football Association would make, because there had been calls to replace Gao Hongbo before, but Gao Hongbo led the team to the World Cup and made great contributions, so he generally couldn't be moved.

This time he suddenly fell into a coma, and he didn't know if he would give those who wanted to replace him a chance.

Zhou Yi does not want Gao Hongbo to be replaced. Although the team has encountered some difficulties in preparing for the game, he believes that as long as everyone unites, there will be no difficulties that cannot be overcome. Gao Hongbo led the team to the World Cup, so he should continue to lead the team to finish the World Cup, no matter what the results are.

The reason Zhou Yi has this idea is because he believes that the Chinese team can still participate in the World Cup in the future. Therefore, unlike some people who think that the Chinese team has finally entered the World Cup, it is a waste to let Gao Hongbo lead the team.

He feels that it doesn't matter what is wasted or not. If the local Chinese head coach has no experience in leading a team to the World Cup, isn't now a good opportunity to accumulate experience? On the one hand, they say they have no experience, but on the other hand, they are not allowed to accumulate experience. In the future, will the Chinese football team always have to rely on foreign coaches to lead them in the World Cup? There should always be opportunities for people to learn and progress, right?

Zhou Yi and his group of overseas players are still very young, and they believe they will still have opportunities in the future.

Zhou Yi is only 23 years old this year, and among their six overseas players, the oldest, He Ying, is only 24 years old. Not counting this World Cup, Zhou Yi believes that they can participate in at least two World Cups. If they maintain good condition, it is not impossible to participate in three World Cups.

※※※

Back home, Cortana also asked with concern about the situation on the Chinese team. Facing him, Zhou Yi had nothing to hide and told Cortana everything he knew.

Although Cortana studied sports medicine, she used a doctor's intuition to tell Zhou Yi that Gao Hongbo might not be able to insist on leading the team to the World Cup.

...I think it is a heart problem. If it is really related to the heart, then he must not continue to be the head coach of your national team. This is life-threatening...

Zhou Yi thought about it calmly and felt that what Cortana said made sense, but if Gao Hongbo really couldn't continue coaching, who could take over the business at this juncture?

At this moment, Zhou Yi's cell phone rang.

He picked it up and took a look, and was very surprised to find that the caller turned out to be... Director Gao Hongbo.

Isn't he still out of danger?

But he still answered the call, and indeed Gao Hongbo's voice came from the other end of the phone. Although he was a little tired, it was indeed his slightly hoarse voice.

Hi, Zhou Yi...

Director Gao?

There is something I would like to tell you in advance. After all, you are very important to the team. I hope you can know it in advance.

What's the matter, you say?

Well, I plan to resign as the head coach of the Chinese national team.

Zhou Yi opened his mouth, but no sound came out. He was shocked.

...