The media public opinion was very explosive, and some reporters even went to the Football Association to block the door and asked why local players should be marginalized?
The spokesperson of the Football Association replied, "Don't say you are angry. When Mr. Zhang Kuang raised it, we at the Football Association were also very angry.
However, Mr. Zhang Kuang said something at that time. He said, "First, I am not saying that all players should be replaced. I just need one or two strong non-local players in the front, middle and backcourt. This is to ensure the balance and stability of the team's strength, which is a guarantee of winning."
Second, if Hong Kong local players are really capable of scoring World Cup qualifiers, why not use it? They will definitely use it first. But the facts have proved that, let alone World Cup qualifiers, even Asian Qualifiers they can't score.
If you don't have the ability, don't complain. If you still feel it's unfair, the selection will be open when the time comes. Whoever has the strength will play and whoever is in the first team will be judged by the Hong Kong media.'
After Mr. Zhang Kuang said this, the objections within the Football Association were suppressed, but some people still disagreed. They felt that this infringed on the interests of local players.
Therefore, Mr. Zhang Kuang also said: 'If Hong Kong Football Association is an extreme local protectionist organization that would rather have poor results but also ensure the localization and purity of its players, then I will not join Hong Kong Football Association, because Hong Kong simply does not have enough football population and youth training echelons to select players who are comparable to strong teams.'
Therefore, friends from the media, what you are worried about and opposed has actually happened within us. After Mr. Zhang Kuang's two answers, Football Association believes that we should still focus on performance and Chinese blood as the bottom line, not just Hong Kong, but should focus on the Chinese, and finally truly represent China National Team, not just Hong Kong Team.
In the words of Mr. Zhang Kuang: "Some Hong Kong organizations really cannot be too restrictive and exclusive sometimes, and Tai Chi end up being localized."
Look at Hong Kong Film Awards, insisting on localization, eventually leading to a lack of inclusivity, and its influence becoming smaller and smaller, even affecting the development of the Hong Kong movie.'
Everyone, I don't know if you think what Mr. Zhang Kuang said is right or not, but at least it is recognized within us at the Football Association. The executive committee voted with absolute approval to show that Football Association recognized it. This can be checked.
There is no need for us to cling to Hong Kong and exclude any mainlanders or foreign Chinese. Going back to the source, who of the third generation or at most the fourth generation of our ancestors came from the mainland?"
Reporter: "So you will naturalize and transfer the players on this list?"
Spokesperson: "We will only try to talk about it. As for the players' own wishes, we cannot control them, including Mr. Zhang Kuang.
It may be difficult for some Chinese people to represent their current country's national team in competitions, but come to Hong Kong Team, this is an opportunity.
For some mainland players, the same principle applies. There are many talents in the mainland, but there are few opportunities to get ahead. Transferring to Hong Kong is also an opportunity."
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Within an hour, this list, including this interview, was immediately posted on the mainland's Internet.
The entire Internet is wonderful. There are many people who are in favor and many who are against it.
Especially the football reporter named Ma Moumou, who was so excited... I wanted to kill Zhang Kuang.
He posted on Weibo: "I know that as long as Zhang Kuang takes this initiative, he will definitely start poaching talents from the mainland. He is poaching his own cornerstone enemies.
Although Hong Kong Team is also China National Team, when the opponent is drawn, this is also an enemy on the field. What is this but not an enemy?
The key is that what he did is stealing the fruits of other people's labor and destroying the domestic ecological chain. If you work hard to cultivate talents there every day, and in the end others easily poach the talents you have cultivated for ten years, isn't this digging into your foundation? Isn't it directly attacking the future achievements of the mainland national team?
Therefore, we must resist such behavior, prevent players from transferring their membership at will, and resist Zhang Kuang..."
Ma Moumou's post was exciting and intense, but the comments below didn't acknowledge it.
"If you are a domestic football talent, and you have a choice between the national team and Hong Kong Team, how do you choose? I believe most people will choose the national team, right? However, how many Zhang Kuangs like this have no chance to enter the national team? What's the problem for them to join Hong Kong Team? If they go to Hong Kong Team to play football, they are not bringing glory to the country?"
"Reporter Ma, don't worry. If the domestic youth training players are really chosen to transfer, and the players are personally willing, the national team has no intention of recruiting them. Transferring to Hong Kong Football Team is a good thing.
Because transfers and transfers cost money, and if people are willing to spend this money, it means that your club is well-trained and has the right training methods.
If you only transfer but not transfer, there is no loss for the club. The players are still at the club, but they will play a few games on behalf of Hong Kong Team during international competitions. Then Hong Kong Football Association will compensate the club for the players who are called up.
So, after all the calculations like this, where is the loss? Where is the loss? It is obviously a good thing, but how can it become something that is dug up by others?"
"Haha, some people jumped the gun, allowing some players to see another way to shine. They couldn't monopolize it, so they became anxious."
"Ma Moumou, if you can, boycott Zhang Kuang by yourself. From now on, you will never write Zhang Kuang news to make money. Anyway, I will not boycott. I will still watch Zhang Kuang's football games, because apart from Zhang Kuang's football games, I really can't see anything better."
"Haha, if you ask him not to make money by writing about Zhang Kuang, can he do it? This kind of person is shouting to boycott others while also enjoying the dividends of the people he wants to boycott."
"Ma Moumou, you are so disgusting!"
"..."
After Zhang Kuang arrived at Manchester, he received a call from Hong Kong FA and explained to him the leak of the list. Zhang Kuang didn't say much about the social impact, but was a little dissatisfied with the leak. It would be bad if future tactics were also leaked.
Finally Zhang Kuang said: Since it has been leaked, we should suspend the initiative to persuade mainland players to transfer, fearing that it will cause great conflicts with the mainland associations and peers. Of course, some players who are unable to get ahead and want to transfer Hong Kong are welcome, as long as they meet the standards, some players are welcome to transfer voluntarily.
After returning to the team, basically all his teammates knew that he had joined Hong Kong Football Team, and they all expressed their congratulations to him.
Rooney: "You are also very busy during the international competition."
Zhang Kuang: "Haha, this is a happy and disturbing thing. It's like a woman's menstruation. She is afraid that it will come, but also afraid that it will not come."
"????"
The teammates didn't understand it at first, but after a moment everyone understood it, and then the whole team laughed.
Berbatov: "Boy, this metaphor is perfect to the extreme, awesome."
"..."
September 26, Premier League Round 6.
Manchester United challenges Bolton Wanderers Team away from home.
Reebok Stadium, no, it's called Macron Stadium now. The name of the sponsor has been changed, but the turf of the stadium is still the same.
The team Bolton has been in the middle and lower reaches of Premier League all year round. In a few years, it will fall to EFL Championship, then EFL League One, then EFL League Two, all the way down like a slide.
But that's for later.
The current Bolton also has a pair of fangs.
The head coach is Owen·Coyle, a Scotland guy who looks a bit like a younger version of Ferguson, but has more hair than Ferguson.
At the pre-match press conference, a reporter asked him, "What do you think of Zhang Kuang?"
Coyle smiled, "Zhang Kuang is an excellent player, but he is not invincible. We have studied his characteristics and found ways to limit him."
The reporter asked, "What method?"
Coyle blinked. "This is a tactical secret."
Ferguson didn't care about this. Faced with the media report that Bolton had found a way to restrict Zhang Kuang, Ferguson just smiled.
Ferguson: "Many years ago, many teams at that time said they had found a way to limit Ronaldo. Later, some people said they found a way to limit Ronaldinho, and then some people said they found a way to limit Drogba.
Of course, our team's Cristiano Ronaldo was also said by the Premier League team that they had found a way to restrict Cristiano Ronaldo, but what? These superstars are still superstars and are not restricted by anyone. Anyone who can be restricted is not a superstar."
Reporter: "Is Chinese Zhang a superstar?"
Ferguson: "Does this need to be said? No one in the five major leagues has better data than him, whether it is goals or assists."
So the media immediately released the news:
"Bolton coach Owen: We found a way to restrain Zhang Kuang"
"Manchester United Ferguson: If a superstar can be restricted, then he is not a superstar"
During the warm-up before the game that night, Zhang Kuang noticed that Bolton's players had been staring at him.
It's not the admiring look of "Wow, it's Great Ming", but the fierce look of "I'm going to cut off your legs later".
"Be careful today," Rooney came over and said in a low voice, "Bolton plays football very dirty."
"How dirty?"
"Do you know the title 'Premier League Butcher'?"
"I don't know."
"That's what Bolton is. They don't call playing football, they call it kicking."
Zhang Kuang took a look at the lineup of Bolton and focused on a few names:
Kevin Davis, captain, forward, but his main job is not to score goals, but to tackle people. He is the player with the most fouls in Premier League history, no one.
Paul·Robinson, left back, tall and not fast, but very ruthless with his kicks.
Gary·Cahill, central defender, later moved to Chelsea. He is still very young, but has already shown his fierce defensive style.
Zhang Kuang took a deep breath.
"Interesting."
As time goes by, the fans, media, players, and referees are all ready, just waiting for the referee's whistle to start the game!
As soon as the whistle sounded, Bolton rushed forward like a pack of hungry wolves.
Their strategy is very clear: first, cut off the passing line to Zhang Kuang. Second, no matter who gets the ball, they must get up. Third, when Zhang Kuang gets the ball, two or more people will double-team. If you can, shovel, and if you can't, just drag.
This defensive strategy has been used by Liverpool and Valencia, but none of them have been executed to such an extreme degree by Bolton.
Because Bolton's players don't care about fouls.
They're just here to commit foul play.
Zhang Kuang really felt it. When he held the ball for the first time in the 3rd minute, Bolton's captain Kevin Davis really tackled it without hesitation.
If he hadn't just been targeting the ball, Zhang Kuang would have stepped on his foot and directly ended his career.
It's a pity that Bolton's tackles are all aimed at the ball. They seem to be a team of tacklers who have received ultra-precise professional training. Their tackles are extremely precise. They can not only tackle the ball, but also psychologically affect the opponent's players.
Moreover, their tackles were fierce and handsome. Once they tackled, the home fans screamed and shouted, as if the Bolton players were on the field just to perform tackles for the fans.
However, these are nothing to Zhang Kuang, because he is not afraid of tackles at all. Although in just ten minutes, he was tackled 4 times, hit 3 times, and pinched by two huge bodies twice, it was nothing.
He is capable. Even if he cannot advance sometimes, he can still pass the ball to his teammates without losing it.
This is what many commentators, head coaches, and professionals admire very much about Zhang Kuang. His conceding rate is extremely low, and his passing success rate in a game can reach more than 90%.
In the 13th minute, Zhang Kuang took the ball in the midfield and turned around to advance. Paul·Robinson rushed over from the left and hit him with a shoulder. Zhang Kuang staggered but did not fall.
Robinson was stunned for a moment, then again.
Zhang Kuang still hasn't fallen.
Robinson had an expression of fear on his face. Is this kid really tough?
At this time, Gary·Cahill shoveled towards Zhang Kuang without even thinking about it.
However, Zhang Kuang had already expected that his reaction speed was too terrifying. In his eyes, Cahill's shoveling was like a slow motion.
Therefore, he jumped with the ball between his feet and crossed Cahill. At this time, Bolton's midfielder Mark Davis and the defender rushed towards Zhang Kuang, preparing to close the door.
Zhang Kuang keenly saw a passing route the moment the two closed the door. His ankle shook and he passed the ball before the door closed.
The football accurately came to the feet of Berbatov who was running forward. Berbatov caught the ball and made a fake move to shake Steinsson away. Then he shot low and the ball rolled into the lower right corner of the goal.
1:0.
Berbatov ran to the corner flag area to celebrate, and at this time Zhang Kuang also squeezed out of the flesh slit. Ah, it felt so good to squeeze through the flesh slit, it felt like it was about to take off.
Oh, it turned out that his teammate scored. He quickly rushed to the corner flag area and celebrated with Ber.
"How about this assist?" Zhang Kuang asked him.
"It's not bad," Berbatov said with a bit of disgust, "If you pass the ball more comfortably, I can play better."
"... You really can't speak."
"I only tell the truth."
"Then don't eat my cake from now on."
"Ah, no, dear Zhang, I was just joking with you..."
At this time Rooney rushed over, no, what did he hear again?
He was originally very excited, but suddenly he was a little confused. Are there really something between the two of them? Otherwise, why would Zhang always give assists to Berba?
Do you want to... Hiss, Rooney shuddered!
Zhang Kuang slapped Rooney on the butt. "Hey, Wayne, what's your expression? Did you think of something about the cold?"
Rooney: "Ah? No, no. Please don't pat my butt. Although it is very fleshy and elastic, I really don't have that hobby."
Zhang Kuang:"Ah???!!! What did you say?"
Rooney:"Ahem! I..."
Zhang Kuang: "Go away, you disgusting man!"
"..."
The game continued, and Bolton's players' eyes began to change when they looked at Zhang Kuang. Sure enough, as Ferguson said, if a superstar can be restricted, then he is not a superstar.
In the 27th minute, Rooney made a pass from the right, and Zhang Kuang jumped high in the penalty area. Cahill and Knight jumped at the same time, but neither of them jumped over him.
The ball hit the net hard.
2:0.
After Zhang Kuang landed, he looked back at Cahill.
Cahill's expression is very complicated, as if he is saying: I can jump so fucking high, why is this person so much taller than me?
He Wei waxed poetic in CCTV-5's live broadcast room. "Zhang Kuang's header was like a Mount Tai falling from the sky, overwhelming Bolton's defense.
Cahill and Knight, neither of them could stop him. This is not a matter of height, it is a matter of talent, it is a matter of genes, and it is proof of God's preference."
Xu Yang added next to it, "Ha, I didn't expect that God would one day favor us yellow people, which shows that the theory of racial weakness spread by some people is wrong."
He Wei: "Of course it's wrong. Some people with ulterior motives always use the fact that black and white people are better than yellow people in sports competitions and conclude that white people and black people are superior. In fact, many China sports stars have shown that this argument is simply untenable, whether it is in other sports or today's football."
"Yes, whether it is long jump, running, weightlifting, swimming, basketball, volleyball, or the number one sport, football, facts have proven that China people have achieved success in these fields. This is not a racial issue at all."
"Let us congratulate Zhang Kuang for scoring in 6 consecutive Premier League games. We hope he can continue to reset this record. What we hope is 16, 26, 36, and 66 consecutive games."
"..."
It's 2:0, Bolton's coach's face is blue, Zhang Kuang has one goal and one assist, he really can't control it, what should he do?
Just when everyone thought Manchester United would win easily, Bolton showed his fangs.
In the 39th minute, Bolton got a corner kick.
Matthew Tyler took a corner kick and the ball flew towards the center of the penalty area. Kevin Davis rushed over like a bull, held Vidić, and then headed the ball towards the top.
The ball flew into the lower left corner of the goal.
2:1.
"Kevin·Davis!" Martin·Tyler shouted, "Bolton captain made a comeback! Manchester United's defense has slackened!"
"This is Bolton, never underestimate their fighting spirit."
He Wei sighed, "Kevin Davis, a forward known for fouls, proved his worth with a standard header."
He doesn't just tackle people, he also scores goals. Although the goals he scores are not as many as the fouls he commits, every one of them is crucial."
Xu Yang: "Teacher He, you, who committed more fouls than scored goals, are you praising him or hurting him?"
"I'm stating the facts."
Bolton's home court is boiling.
The fans chanted "We Will Not Surrender" so loudly that the commentator's voice was drowned out.
Zhang Kuang stood in the middle circle, looking at the celebrating Bolton players, and frowned.
This Premier League team is really tenacious. After 6 rounds, he has not seen any Premier League team that is easy to play. No matter what level it is, it is difficult to play.
Rooney:"They will not surrender."
Zhang Kuang: "No, you don't need them to surrender, you just need to win them. They like the feeling of dying standing, then satisfy them."