Chapter 491 Guardiola has another bad idea
This year's Club World Cup will be held in Asia, Sakurako Country.
Osaka and Yokohama will host the event.
Brother Sulei should know Osaka and Yokohama very well.
Osaka Sakura, Gamba Osaka, and Yokohama Marinos are all very famous Japanese professional league teams.
You must have stolen a lot of money from old friends, right?
The participating teams in the Club World Cup are the champion teams from the six continents, plus the champion teams from the top leagues of the host country.
Seven branches in total.
A total of two teams in Asia have qualified for the competition. The last AFC Champions League, Jeonbuk Hyundai, and last year’s Japanese Professional League champion Kashima Antlers.
A few years later, Kashima Antlers have fallen from being a powerhouse in the Japanese professional league to a mid-tier team.
The remaining teams are Mamelodi of South Africa, America of Mexico in Central and North America, Auckland City of Australia, and the Copa Libertadores champion, Atlético Nacional de Medellín.
The Brazilian and Argentine teams performed terribly in the last Copa Libertadores, and the South American Libertadores championship trophy was rarely taken away by the Colombian team.
The European champions and Copa Libertadores champions only need to start from the semi-finals due to their strength.
This is indeed reasonable. In the previous twelve Club World Cups, all championships were divided between the Copa Libertadores champion and the Champions League champion.
The other four continental champions have never won the Club World Cup.
On December 12, the entire Manchester City team arrived in Yokohama.
After a day off, they will face their semi-final opponent, America Mexico.
After the Manchester City team got off the plane, a large number of fans were here to pick them up.
They almost surrounded the airport.
Security personnel were present in large numbers to maintain order.
Compared with Real Madrid and Barcelona, Manchester City's influence is actually quite different.
It can’t even compare to the global influence of Manchester United and Arsenal.
Because of the background!
However, after Manchester City went all the way through Europe last season, its influence has increased.
In addition, Zhao Yi's influence in Asia, especially East Asia, is indeed not comparable to other players.
Therefore, a large number of fans are holding Zhao Yi's jerseys and photos.
Zhao Yi also saw a lot of red flags.
"Zhao Yi!!"
"I love you!! I love you so much!!"
"Look over here, over here!! Over here!! Ah!!! Ah!!!"
Zhao Yi heard the familiar hometown dialect.
Some of these yellow-skinned and black-haired fans have traveled thousands of miles from China to Yingguo, and some are Chinese living and working in Yingguo or studying abroad.
There are still many Chinese people gathering here.
In every big city in Yingguo, there is a Chinatown. You don’t even need to know Yingying to live, work and study here smoothly.
Many people joke that this is a Chinese colony here.
Zhao Yi looked at these enthusiastic and excited fans, watching them waving their hands vigorously and shouting his name.
It touched him a lot.
There are many children holding footballs and jerseys, staring at Zhao Yi with expectant faces.
It's like looking forward to seeing something.
Zhao Yi and Guardiola exchanged a few words.
He needs some time.
According to the original plan, everyone in Manchester City needed to rush to the hotel immediately and have a good rest.
They have other arrangements for the fan meeting.
"I believe that many of them took time off to come here. It will be difficult for them to have the opportunity to attend subsequent meetings."
Guardiola is a little helpless. The team's schedule cannot be changed casually.
But who said this is Asia and this is his favorite apprentice?
"I'll give you twenty minutes."
Zhao Yi walked towards the fans and took the signature pen from them.
He has heard people call him dad, husband, and brother.
Today, for the first time, I heard someone call him uncle here.
A little boy of five or six years old, his father held him and he held a football.
The milky voice made Zhao Yi feel that the world was full of vitality and hope.
Zhao Yi solemnly signed his name on his little football and took photos with the father and son.
Zhao Yi has a lot to say to the children, and wants to tell him that you should work hard to move towards your dreams.
However, in the end, I couldn't say it.
Not a word could come out.
Because he has a principle and never lies.
Even if it is a word of encouragement, it cannot be a lie.
The path of football is full of hope for a child.
But when he grows up, he will realize that those hopes may be unrealistic fantasies.
When the child grows up, he will suddenly realize that Zhao Yi deceived him back then.
Fans kept flocking to Zhao Yi, arms stretched out and holding jerseys.
Whether they collect these jerseys or sell them, Zhao Yi can't control that much.
He kept signing his name on jerseys and footballs.
Twenty minutes is definitely not enough.
It wasn't until forty minutes passed that the team staff stopped Zhao Yi.
No, I have to go.
Other Manchester City players also helped sign many names.
Looking at the eager eyes of a group of fans in Wuyangyang.
Zhao Yi also knew that it was impossible to sign everything.
He waved to the enthusiastic fans.
It happened in England, in Manchester.
Fans surrounded Zhao Yi's apartment after the championship celebration.
Zhao Yi signed a lot and interacted with England fans for almost two hours.
At that time, he talked a lot and kept interacting and quarreling with some fans who were quarreling with him.
Today, he has been silent.
Many fans asked him while he was signing autographs why he did not return to the national team.
These fans are shouting to love him and support him forever.
The question he asked was something he couldn't answer.
He has already made up his mind that he will not return to the national football team.
Zhao Yi felt a little uncomfortable every time he saw the doubts and expectations of these fans.
The national football team cannot be changed by him alone.
But if he doesn't try to change, can he really live up to the expectations of so many fans?
Sitting on the bus to the hotel, Zhao Yi leaned on the seat, closed his eyes, and his mood was waning.
"I heard many fans waving red flags and asking you questions, what are they asking?" Guardiola asked the injured Aguero to change positions, and he sat next to Zhao Yi.
"Ask me when I will join the national team and play for the country."
Guardiola nodded, understanding.
He noticed the change in Zhao Yi's expression when he saw the red flag.
"If you don't join the national team, you must have unsolvable problems, but I heard that there are many similarities between Chinese and British football.
For example, both countries have multiple football associations that can participate in the Asian Cup and World Cup. "
