Guo Quanbo is expected to make his debut in the International Youth Invitational against Iceland tonight

Hiddink plays games instead of being a "ferocious old man"

Yesterday afternoon, the Chinese U21 team (the Olympic team) went to Wanzhou Sports Center for training. Four players, including Guo Quanbo, the Beijing Guoan goalkeeper, were interviewed by the media, which means that Xiao Guo is very likely to complete the "first Olympic show" against Iceland in the second round of today's International Youth Invitational Tournament. In yesterday's training, coach Hiddink played with his team members and actively participated in the "mini game". As Guo Quanbo said, "Hiddink is a humorous coach", and the old coach also tried to ease the tension caused by his coaching in a relaxed way.

After winning the Wanzhou International Youth Invitational, the U21 National Football Team went to the vice field of Wanzhou Sports Center for regular training yesterday afternoon. This training is also the first time for the media after the whole team has gathered. A total of 4 players were interviewed, of whom Chen Wei, Liu Ruofan and Huang Zhengyu appeared as the first team in the match between China and Thailand the night before last, while the remaining one was goalkeeper Guo Quanbo from Guoan.

During the interview, several young men were full of smiles. It can be seen that the atmosphere of the whole team is very relaxed after the victory. As for Guo Quanbo's interview, some reporters on the scene speculated that this was a signal that he was about to enter the arena. From the information passed by the team, it is very likely that Guo will appear or even start in tonight's game against Iceland U21 after he failed to join the team in the first round. Guo Quanbo failed to play on behalf of the team during the warm-up in Holland. However, the main reason is not that he is incompetent, but that he is responsible for helping Guoan fight for the entrance ticket of the Asian Championships, so he also returned home early.

In the past season, Guo Quanbo, as the "biggest discovery" of Beijing Guoan Team, amazed the Chinese Super League. He also became one of the three candidates for the "Best Newcomer" award of the CSL this season with the score of 48 saves. In the face of questions from the media, the young man still kept a low profile, "I don't know why I didn't enter the competition list yesterday. I have no injuries now, and I also meet the competition conditions. So I don't have any other ideas except to be ready to play." As for the candidate list of "Best New Player in the Chinese Super League", the young man said humbly, "In fact, I don't think I'm particularly brilliant. In fact, everyone is excellent."

When it comes to Guo Quanbo's absence the night before last, we have to recall the purpose of the current training competition of the National Olympic Team. Hiddink once explained that the top priority of his work with the team is to investigate the ability of the team members as much as possible and speed up the adaptation of the line-up. Therefore, after investigating Chen Wei, it is reasonable for Guo Quanbo to accept the investigation of the old coach. It is worth noting that Chen Wei made some low-level mistakes in the Sino Thai competition. So it may be inevitable for the coaching staff to replace him tonight.

After the game the night before last, Hiddink mentioned the nervousness of the players. In fact, players should be lucky to be able to learn from an international coach like Hiddink. In the process of cherishing the opportunity, they may be more or less afraid of the coach's strictness. Perhaps Hiddink is also aware of this problem. From the end of last night's game to yesterday's training, he did not "resume" the game. Huang Zhengyu said, "The head coach (Hiddink

The team members can feel Hiddink's extra care in communicating with them by substituting the gentle expression of "hope" for the harsh words. In the 15 minute training time opened to the media yesterday, Hiddink did not like the "ferocious old man" in the outside impression, but participated in various ball games with the players. A witness at the scene said, "Hiddink really doesn't look like a man in his 70s, standing in the crowd of players, he seems to be one of them." Guo Quanbo also commented that "Hiddink's team training is very professional, charismatic and humorous." After taking over the U21 national football team, Hiddink really needs to "integrate" with the team members in a short time, so that the team members can accept and master his concept of military leadership. From the early stage of this training, the team members are slowly accepting him, which is an important prerequisite for him to carry out his work well.

Special telegram from Wanzhou, Chongqing/reporter Xiao Nan