Who still dares to question the champion heart of Guangzhou fans? Who is still talking about the decline of Guangzhou team's competitiveness and the subsequent decrease of fans? And who has asserted that the future of the Guangzhou team is bleak? But with yesterday's opening day of Guangzhou's first training base in 2022, all these doubts will be gone with the wind, I'm afraid. Guangzhou fans showed the world with their practical actions: what is love, what is perseverance, what is loyalty, what is "in the same boat through thick and thin, building the Guangzhou dream"...
A sudden rainstorm caught people off guard, yet nearly 1,000 fans stood firmly in the viewing area, using all sorts of methods to take shelter from the rain by the open-air training ground, their clothes, pants, and shoes soaking wet, but no one complained. Their eyes were full of anticipation, eager to see the hero of their hearts. Under the leadership of Liu Zhiyu's coaching team, the Guangzhou team started the training. Despite the torrential rain, the continuous shouts on the sidelines gave the players endless motivation. During the training, the youth army was fully committed, showing the kind of fighting spirit in the game.
The purpose of this open day was obviously achieved. In the upcoming second phase of the Chinese Super League, the enthusiastic support of Guangzhou fans will undoubtedly become the team's source of motivation. With the gradual opening up of the home-and-away system, the fans' participation gives the team a goal to strive for - to repay the fans' support with practical actions. Guangzhou is a team with a strong foundation, and will surely be able to rise to the challenge and fly against the wind!
After the training, at the request of the fans, Big Brother Ming invited Wang Shilong, who has recently made a comeback and performed well, for an interview to find out how he is doing and to look forward to future matches.
Ming (Big Brother Ming): Hi Wang Shilong! So many fans came to support us, is it any different for training than usual?
Dragon (Wang Shilong): It was really touching to see so many fans supporting us! And I was very shocked that they were waiting in the pouring rain. As players, what reason do we have not to give our best for these lovely fans? Thank you again for your support, with you, we are more motivated and will definitely train and play hard to return your love with practical actions!
MING: Having been injured before, then returned from injury, and after the interregnum, fans want to know, how fit are you now?
LONG: Now my physical condition has been fully recovered, the first stage did have some small problems, but after the coaching team's help and training, I have basically adapted to the team's rhythm, and also adapted to the rhythm of the game, the second stage of the game we do not have to worry about, I will be 100 percent of the state of the game into it, there is no problem.
Tweet: How are the team's preparations going so far? Any targeted adjustments?
LONG: After the first phase of the game, we had a short vacation, and when we came back, the coaching staff led us to start the second phase of the game, and according to the coach's deployment, we have already begun to prepare for the next opponent. As you can see, after the group confrontation, we conducted targeted shooting training, and have been trying to improve the offensive problems and strengthen the training of one foot in front of the goal, so we hope that we can show you the changes in the second stage.
Tweet: What about yourself? What are you doing to prepare for the second stage of the competition?
LONG: I definitely follow the team's training program first to do my part and listen to the coach's arrangement. If the day's training is not too heavy and you still have some energy left, you will usually do some strength training in the hope of increasing your muscle core strength, thus enhancing your confrontation ability.
MING: Returning from injury late in the first period, starting from the bench and quickly becoming the obvious choice to be the starter at right back, how did that process work out for you?
LONG: Actually, I haven't thought about the issue of starters and substitutes, I just think about doing a good job, playing to my strengths and helping the team better. If the coach needs, teammates need, the team needs, I will go up! Now the Guangzhou team, each player actually does not have the main force and substitutes, more often still depends on the competitive state, who plays well who will go!
MING: Shilong, a lot of people have praised your right pass, for the piece of right back pass, do you usually have special targeted practice?
LONG: For me, as a wingback, the most important job is to defend and not allow the opponent to make a move in the area I am guarding. Only after doing this will I work hard on my assists. In fact, my previous several assists, or thanks to the big brother passed well, good parry, for me to tear open the space, I can be very comfortable to pass the ball, will have a good effect.
Tweet: Talking about the big brothers, the return of Li Xuepeng and Zhang Xiuwei, how do you think it will affect the team?
LONG: It's so important, it's like a shot in the arm for the team. We need the experience of the two big brothers and their ability to improve the overall strength of the team. The team suffered a lot of losses in the first stage because of the lack of experience, we have a good summary, and I hope we will not repeat the same mistakes in the second stage, in which with the return of the big brothers, it will certainly help us to better cope with these situations.
Tweet: Finally, what is the outlook for you, for the whole team, for the upcoming second phase? Are you confident of accomplishing your goals for the season?
LONG: I think we have to go for the win in every game, and like the coach said, it's not a slogan, it's something we have to put into action and go for the win. Although we are young, youth is never an excuse. In the second phase, I hope we can play with our youthfulness and vigor and try to get points in every game. After all, it will be a home-and-away system, there will be fans coming to the game to cheer, we naturally do not want the fans to come and go home disappointed, we must use practical action, with the victory to return the support of everyone. Please rest assured that we have full confidence in accomplishing our goals for the season!
Interview: Wang Shilong makes a very good point, I have been watching the Guangzhou team's training on the sidelines, including group confrontation and shooting drills, which are extremely targeted to improve the team's goal-scoring problems: on the one hand, they work on the coordination in front of the goal, how to create killing chances; on the other hand, they practice how to improve the goal scoring rate by practicing their goal kicking, I hope that the results of these trainings can be reflected in the second stage. Wang Shilong always carries the unconquerable energy of the young players, and expressed his determination to give back to the fans in the interview, so it's up to the young army of this Guangzhou team to perform next, and I expect them to fulfill their promises and successfully achieve the season goal, go for it! Calm down, the game is about to start, let's wait and see.
