As the years go by, the 52-year-old Fan is still known for his sincerity.
As a pioneer of our country's soccer, Fan Zhiyi has stepped forward at countless critical moments, and he once confessed, "Tens of thousands of fans of the men's soccer team have been scolding me in unison, so you ask me if I'm afraid. I am indeed afraid, but I am more afraid of them scolding me, there is nothing I can do, but still have to continue to play soccer."
This "big heart" coupled with "acquired sharpening", so that Fan Zhiyi on the "scolded" has more than ordinary resistance.
[Speaking bluntly]
"If I do something wrong, you can criticize me; if someone else does something wrong, I can criticize him", this is Fan's simple belief. However, this cognitive bias has become one of the reasons for his later controversies.
Whether you are qualified to criticize depends on your bottom line; whether you are willing to criticize depends on your temperament. Fan Zhiyi happens to be the kind of person who is full of confidence and rich in temperament.
After our team suffered a 1-5 defeat, the emotional Fan Zhiyi was unapologetic in front of reporters. He believes that the defense problem is not only the problem of the defense line, captain Zhao Peng as a member of the defense line, naturally can not escape the blame.
Fan Zhiyi himself is a center back and has captained the national team and knows his ability and temperament. For a captain like Zhao Peng, even if he didn't concede a goal, he might not be recognized by Fan Zhiyi, let alone conceding 5 goals.
A few years after publicly criticizing Zhao Peng, Fan Zhiyi may have realized that his words were too harsh and adjusted his attitude. He did not directly comment on whether he should be scolded, nor did he accuse Zhao Peng of being scolded, but first emphasized that "Zhao Peng has great respect for me".
Even if the big brother doesn't always do the right thing, the little brother has to deal with the problem in a knowledgeable way to avoid escalating the conflict. A few years later, both sides calmed down. Fan Zhiyi used the phrase "he respects me" to leave a way out for both himself and Zhao Peng.
Now, when it comes to Fan, people always mention the
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The only time I broke in.
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of the qualifiers. With the line in sight, journalists gathered at the Green Island Hotel where the team was staying. As
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The leader of the group, Fan often volunteered to buy drinks and distribute them to waiting journalists.
Fan, at that time, probably wouldn't have given an interview, but
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When you win a game, celebrate with everyone, buy some drinks to take care of the reporters who follow the team, this is the style of Fan Zhiyi. He is a person who brings his own "big brother" aura!
Money can be scattered, mistakes can be made, but the situation and dignity, can not be lost. This is the "big brother" style, "General Fan" title, not just a nickname.
Fan Zhiyi enjoys the "big brother" to bring the halo, but also consciously bear the "big brother" responsibility.
[Courageous]
Many people only saw then
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The line, see the world preliminaries on the "General Fan", in fact, at the time of Fan Zhiyi has always wanted to play the back. He even expressed this idea to the media. After all, he is also the Golden Boot winner in the league, full of confidence in his offensive ability, which can be seen from his free kick penalty.
However, given the realities of our team at the time - when the
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Adopted 442 formation, single back Li Tie is responsible for defense, front Qihong is responsible for the organization and attack. In defense, Fan Zhiyi and Li Tie's function slightly overlap; in attack, and authentic front waist Qi Hong compared to Fan Zhiyi may not be more outstanding, and at that time Qi Hong and Li Tie's condition is very good, for the head coach Milu, there is no need to replace the candidate.
Of course, Milo may have had other considerations at the time. General Fan carries the desire to attack in his heart, and if he stands in the back position, he positions himself at least as a b2b midfielder. At that time, our team's diamond midfield position, Qihong's defensive ability is general, if the back waist from time to time rushed up, on the middle of the defense pressure will be very big. In this regard, the rules of the defense Li Tie's performance is not bad.
On the contrary, in the back line, Fan Zhiyi, as a center back, partnered with Li Wei Feng. Big Head is indeed an excellent center back, but at that time he was only a U23 player. The other two in the defense line, Wu Chengying is a notorious bore and has no intention of changing his character; Sun Jihai is the representative of the young and famous pricks, the one who even called out to Milu.
With such a defense consisting of four very different personalities, there had to be a big brother who could hold down the fort to lead and coordinate. With Zhang Enhua not trusted, Fan Zhiyi became the obvious choice.
Understanding the idea of Milu and the actual needs of the team, Fan Zhiyi did not have two words, in the center back position to complete their work diligently, showing a core of the back to play.
Do the national team needs the most people, even if they make some sacrifices, Fan Zhiyi also have no complaints. Just as he was in England in the period of smooth sailing, received an invitation from Liverpool, just because the other side asked to "focus on club matches", Fan Zhiyi did not hesitate to refuse. Must play for the country, in the General Fan, this matter is not negotiable.
Many years later, Fan Zhiyi criticized his junior Zhao Peng and flirted with youngsters such as Zhou Qi and Guo Allen, sparking all kinds of heated debates. On the issue of playing for his country alone, Fan is qualified to evaluate his peers.
Fan Zhiyi's problem is that when he faces Zhao Peng, he takes his own standard of competence to demand others; when he flirts with the men's basketball team, he takes his own tolerance to take others for granted ......
Fan, who is over 100 years old, is actually a straight man.
[Conclusion]
Fan Zhiyi for China
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Balls have been played, contributions have been made, mistakes have been made, commendations have been given, people have been cursed and scolded. Of course, in a society governed by the rule of law, it is definitely inappropriate to lose your temper and hurl insults. Fan Zhiyi himself has also had an epiphany: "In my life, I have suffered the loss of temper. Bad temper is the fatal flaw of my life, and my temper has harmed me for life. I want to change, I told myself many times, must change, but just can not change."
