Chapter 1 After the Match

After the match between China and Australia, He Ying, who scored twice in the game, became the focus of the reporters. Immediately after the game, he was dragged to the interview area to be interviewed.

"First of all, congratulations to He Ying, congratulations on scoring twice in this game. After experiencing a goal drought, how do you feel now?" the beautiful reporter asked excitedly.

He Ying was a little embarrassed. He scratched his head: "Well, I'm very happy..."

In fact, he wanted to ask the reporter: "I only didn't score in one national team game, where did this goal drought come from..."

However, with his personality and temper, he still held back and didn't ask directly, otherwise it would be too embarrassing. But if it were Zhou Yi or Sun Pan, they probably would have spoken directly.

This excited beautiful reporter probably didn't see the fleeting embarrassment on He Ying's face, she continued to ask: "From your performance in the last game against Japan to scoring twice in this game, have you experienced anything?"

Faced with this question, He Ying's performance was normal. It was a fact that he performed poorly in the last game, and he was not afraid of others saying it. He nodded and said, "Thank you for all the criticism and support during this period, and thank Coach Gao for continuing to trust me and allowing me to start. But the person I want to thank the most is my good friend Zhou Yi, who helped me regain my form."

It was not surprising that he said this. Zhou Yi provided two assists to He Ying in this game, so of course he had to thank Zhou Yi.

However, when Zhou Yi was interviewed by reporters, he had a different point of view from He Ying.

"This is all a reflection of his (He Ying's) own strength. He has the strength to score such goals. As for me... I just did a little bit of work."

He stood in front of the camera and said very modestly.

A reporter asked: "Do you think these two goals will give He Ying a chance at Barcelona?"

Zhou Yi shook his head: "How would I know that? You have to ask Vilanova."

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After playing the game against Australia, the next round of the Top Ten Tournament would not be until November 14, when the Chinese team would face Qatar at home.

Although Australia lost to China in this game, they breathed a sigh of relief after the game because Qatar also lost to Oman, the weakest team in the group, away from home in this round!

In this way, after four games, Qatar still had three points with one win and three losses, while Australia had two points, and the gap between the two teams had not widened.

Oman quietly became the third in the group. They had one win, one draw, and two losses in four games, accumulating four points and becoming the third in the group.

The Chinese team currently has ten points, ranking first, and the Japanese team has eight points, ranking second.

With four games left in the group stage, the Chinese team and the Japanese team have become the most likely teams to qualify from this group and directly enter the World Cup finals. This situation was really something that many Chinese fans did not expect before the start of the Top Ten Tournament.

They had thought that with Zhou Yi, the Chinese team might have a chance to compete for a spot in the World Cup finals, but they didn't expect it to be so smooth. They thought that there would definitely be many difficulties, and that Japan and Australia taking the top two spots in the group should be a certainty. The Chinese team would take third place in the group, then first eliminate the third place team in Group A, and then represent Asia to fight against the fifth place team in South America, using this method to obtain a spot in the World Cup finals.

But the reality developed far beyond everyone's expectations.

Australia's weakness was certainly a major reason, but the strength shown by the Chinese team in the game was also impressive.

After introducing fresh blood from the national Olympic team, the strength of this national team has been improved. A draw against Japan away from home and a victory over Australia, who desperately needed a victory at home, fully demonstrated their strength.

Such a national team finally allowed Chinese fans to think more.

In next month's game, if the Chinese team can beat Qatar at home, then after five games, the Chinese team will have thirteen points. The Japanese team will challenge Oman away from home. Although it is an away game, with their strength, beating Oman should not be a big problem, so the Japanese team's points after five games will become eleven, while Oman will still have four points, Qatar will still have three points, and Australia will still have two points. With three games left, the Chinese team leads Oman, who is in third place, by nine points, and is eleven points ahead of Australia, who has played one less game. This can basically allow the Chinese team to qualify for the World Cup in advance.

This is something that has never happened in the history of Chinese football!

Even in the 2001 Top Ten Tournament, the Chinese team only qualified one round in advance.

And this time, they will qualify three rounds in advance!

At that time, the entire Divine Land (China) will probably be a red ocean...

Some excited Chinese fans are already counting the days, looking forward to the arrival of November 14th.

Imagining how to celebrate at that time, and what the scene will be like across the country.

No matter what the scene will be at that time, for the players, food has to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road has to be walked step by step. Before that Top Ten Tournament, they still have to return to their clubs to participate in the club's games.

The Chinese media is now most concerned about whether He Ying, who staged a good show of scoring twice in the national team game, will be able to win a game opportunity in Barcelona. I don't know if Barcelona's coach, Vilanova, saw He Ying's performance.

After the Top Ten Tournament, Barcelona will challenge Deportivo La Coruña away from home in La Liga, which is not an easy opponent to deal with.

The Chinese media hopes that Vilanova can see He Ying's performance and give him a chance, even if it is a chance to come off the bench. They believe that with He Ying's current state, as long as he is given a chance, he will definitely be able to contribute to the team in the game.

In the eighth round of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund will also usher in a major game, they will face Schalke 04 at home, which is the first Revierderby (Ruhr Derby) of this season.

Zhou Yi and Yang Muge, these teammates of the national team, will immediately fight for their own teams and become enemies on the field.

After returning to Germany, the two of them were asked this question by Chinese reporters at the airport.

Then the two smiled at each other, and then Zhou Yi said: "Of course I won't hold back, we have agreed, whoever wins will treat, how could I be so generous and let the water go in order to get a free meal?"

Then Yang Muge also said with a smile: "I'm embarrassed to always let Zhou Yi treat, so I will definitely work hard to win this game."

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When Zhou Yi returned to his apartment in Dortmund and opened the door, he found that the apartment was a little different from when he was there. What was different?

He poked his head in and saw Cortana walking out of her room, and the two made eye contact.

"What are you peeking at? Like a thief." Cortana couldn't help but ridicule when she saw Zhou Yi's wretched appearance.

"No, I'm worried that I've gone to the wrong door." Only then did Zhou Yi take a step inside.

"You've been out for more than a week, and you don't even know where you live?" Cortana said with a bad smile, teasing Zhou Yi.

"No, I just think this house is a little different..."

"It's cleaner and tidier, isn't it?" Cortana shrugged, then walked to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator door, took out a carton of milk, tore it open, and drank it with her head up.

Zhou Yi watched Cortana drink milk with her head up and her chest out, and his eyes naturally fell on those two focal points. The loose home clothes could not hide her beautiful figure, and the action of sticking out her chest made the protrusions there even more obvious.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yi suddenly wanted to drink milk too...

After drinking the milk, Cortana saw that Zhou Yi was in a daze, so she asked, "Are you tired?"

Zhou Yi shook his head: "It's okay, I slept on the plane. You really moved back."

"Why not move back? This place is so close to work." Cortana threw the empty milk carton into the trash can. "It's you, a big star, who earns so much money every year, why do you still live with someone like us ordinary people? You are probably the only one in the team who still shares an apartment with someone else, right?"

"What am I going to do with such a big house all to myself?" Zhou Yi put his luggage into the room. "And this place is so close to the team, it's convenient for me to go to training."

"Oh, right, I forgot that you don't even have a driver's license yet." Cortana waved to Zhou Yi, "I'm going back to my room."

"Good night." Zhou Yi returned the greeting, then watched Cortana walk back to her room and close the door with a click.

Zhou Yi also went into his room and began to pack his luggage, taking out his clothes and stuff.

This house is an old house, and the sound insulation effect is not very good, so Zhou Yi could clearly hear the creaking sound of Cortana stepping on the wooden floor, and hear the various sounds coming from her room.

Zhou Yi simply put down what he was doing and sat on the bed, quietly listening to the sound coming from behind that wall.

She dragged the chair away, she closed the computer, she stood up from the chair again, walked to the bed, and then lay down, she turned over and turned off the light.

She went to sleep.

Zhou Yi sat for a while, and could no longer hear any sound. Only then did he start packing his luggage again, but his movements were much lighter than before.