On May 21, a conference on
national soccer team
An in-depth interview with naturalized player Alan was featured on CCTV's Soccer Night.
In the interview, Alan candidly recalled the difficult moments he encountered during his time in China: "On March 20 last year, before I was about to depart for my flight from Guangzhou to Shanghai, the news from my wife on the other end of the phone broke my heart - my son had stopped breathing. At that moment, I almost felt the end of my life. I told my agent straight away that I wanted to return to Brazil immediately. On the lonely flight, only Liu Dianzai was silently accompanied by uninterrupted tears."
"I never smoked or drank, and I didn't want to wait in line, but those days, when I couldn't be reunited with my family and couldn't see my beloved children, made me feel that my life had lost its direction. At that time, my ability to play less than fifty percent of the old days, every day when I close my eyes, full of the shadow of my wife and children."
With the support of his family, Alan has now gradually come out of the haze and regained his old form. Talking about his future plans, Alan said, "I will choose a country closer to our country as the destination of transfer so that I can take care of my family and career in the future national team games. If the national team calls me up again, I will do my best."
