At seven o'clock in the evening, the Chinese team entered the restaurant on the hotel floor, and the atmosphere became more lively.

Wang Ai also joked with Zhao Xuri, but the worries in his heart did not dissipate much.

In the afternoon summary meeting, Lao Gao first apologized, claiming that the coaching staff underestimated the enemy's two-game losing streak and would take full responsibility. We ask everyone not to be burdened, how to train and how to train. This time it's just training. Next year will be the key.

But Wang Ai knew that it was possible to underestimate the enemy, but when it came to responsibility, he couldn't talk about it. The preparations for this time are too hasty. The World Cup qualifiers are far more important than the Confederations Cup, regardless of the superiors and the fans. The national team will operate according to everyone's will, and there is no time to study the opponents of the Confederations Cup.

The U.S. team is quite a strange opponent. The last time they played against it was in the 1980s, so what good is it? In the past few decades, with the development of the Major League Soccer, American football has undergone great changes. From the early days of the weak and rude team, it has become very looks.

Like China, two-thirds of the U.S. team's players play in the five major leagues. Although there are no players of Wang Ai's level, they are all a group of capable players.

Originally, winning or losing was between the two. Everyone has just three consecutive victories with high morale and high spirits. So it's not that Lao Gao underestimates the enemy, but everyone underestimates the enemy, and even Wang Ai doesn't look down on Dempsey. Of course, there were few that he could afford to look at, and then, he still lost.

The energy and stamina of the entire team was consumed too much in the group stage. It was just to fight for the first place in this group and then play second in Group B. Unexpectedly, it was really hit. Because of the relief, it turned out to be a comeback.

Then they lost to Spain in the third place. Frankly speaking, many people breathed a sigh of relief after the game. Spain is heresy if it loses, and China is the right one if it loses.

Therefore, simply taking responsibility cannot solve the problem.

The reason for the loss was also brought up in this summary meeting, that is, not enough work before the game and everyone not paying enough attention to it. But how to avoid it next time? Can you still fight for the first place in the group? After the fight, how do you play against a team like the United States with plenty of energy, rough play, alternative thinking, and strong impact?

Also, how do you fight in Spain again?

Why does Spain win first and then lose? Where do you win? Where did you lose?

All of these require systematic and repeated analysis.

Moreover, some reasons have been summed up and can be solved, while some reasons cannot be solved even if they are discovered. There are many reasons for this. For example, there are just such a small number of people. From the moment when the Gao family was formed 11 years ago, it was like this. The snail-lion shell was used as a dojo. For another example, the technology at the foot is not as good as Spain. How can this be solved? Not to mention that everyone has limited room for improvement in adulthood, and there is only one year before the World Cup next year. How much can be improved in a year? If you say that the Chinese team is like a dragon in one year, and they have become Harvey and Alonso. Who believes? It can't be done at all.

There are still some problems that are deep-seated problems hidden under the surface. Solving the problem of the surface is to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. So the real key is to solve the problems that can be solved, solve the deep-seated problems, and make adjustments to the goals for next year from the root.

In just a few days, the sorting out is not clear. Lao Gao can't, Lao Liu can't, and Wang Ai can't.

Unwilling to eat, he sat down alone and patted Wang Ai on the shoulder. Wang Ai saw that it was Liu Chunming.

"Don't think about it, the day after tomorrow is the game against Japan. Don't you still have to accept an interview with TV Asahi after the game? Use snacks in this regard, the game is not important. The summary of the Confederations Cup can be returned to China slowly."

"I see." Wang Ai nodded.

Giving up is also a kind of progress; first looking at the present is also a kind of wisdom.

But even if he didn't want it, Wang Ai didn't sleep well that night. The entanglement of age anxiety and career anxiety made him feel helpless the next day, and unexpectedly choked a few sips while swimming in the hotel.

"Xiao Wang, the embassy asks if you are free." After breakfast, everyone was about to head to the training ground, and Ma Dong came over with the phone.

"Uh, it's my interview? Is the phone going on?" Wang Ai pointed to the Nokia in Ma Dong's hand.

Then he answered the phone and said a few words. After returning the phone to Ma Dong, he found Lao Gao, who waved his hand: "Fuck you."

Wang Ai was not in the mood to joking with Lao Gao, and then said to Lao Liu. Lao Liu found the hotel manager and rented a van from the hotel. In the afternoon, Lao Liu, Wang Ai, Zhao Dan and Kang Si went to China together. Embassy in Japan.

It was probably a good meal at noon. Specifically, the six servings of tonkotsu ramen was very refreshing. Wang Ai's mood at this time had gone out of the gloom of last night, looking at the scenery outside the window, and pointing her heart.

The Chinese Embassy in Japan is very large. It is bigger than any other in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. As soon as I entered the compound, I found people coming and going.

Through telephone communication, Wang Ai met Ambassador Cui.

"Hello, Captain Wang, I've been admired for a long time!" Ambassador Cui stretched out his hands.

The panicked Wang Ai hurriedly stepped forward, slightly bent over, and stretched out his hands: "Leader, please don't tease me."

"Why am I teasing you?" Ambassador Cui smiled with a slight seriousness: "South Africa played so well, and the whole world was a sensation. It was in Japan. All the big newspapers reported it. My secretary Talk to me whenever you have time at work."

Wang Ai smiled and shook his head. Ambassador Cui stretched out his hand: "Go and sit in my room. It's rare for you to come and have a good chat with you. Are you okay tonight? I'll treat you to dinner when it’s okay. Chinese and Japanese are all in harmony. ."

"This..." Wang Ai instinctively wanted to shirk.

Ambassador Cui asked in confusion: "Why? The day after tomorrow's match is very troublesome? Haven't you already qualified? China and Japan are both qualified, is it equal to an exhibition match?"

Wang Ai nodded awkwardly.

"That's it." Ambassador Cui turned his head to look at Liu Chunming who was smiling: "Leader Liu, are you not allowed?"

"No, no, the leader invited, how could I stop it."

"Okay, everything is up to you."

"Hey, this is right, I tell you, I have been in Heilongjiang for eight years, and I am half a Northeaster. You can pretend to be fake with me, but you can't hide from me."

I sat down in Ambassador Cui’s office, and Ambassador Cui was straightforward: “Me, there’s something else in the afternoon. Let’s talk to you first, and then I will arrange for you to visit the embassy briefly, isn’t it so big? After the visit, what? , I’m almost done with my business, and I’m eating and talking at night."

What can Wang Ai say? Before he came to become an ambassador, he was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, a proper deputy ministerial cadre. Wang Ai is only a deputy division cadre, with three ranks apart.