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in the interview reality show "beyond the heat wave", fan zhiyi and chen luyu chatted about the chinese national football team on the huangpu river, from cross-border discussions to the national football team's impact on the world cup, and then talked about complaining about the men's basketball team and angrily accusing the national football team of "losing all their face". when talking about joining the national football team, he bluntly said that it was "duty-bound" and "always ready", and said that the national football team's return to the ranks of asian powerhouses must be done step by step.

from cross-border to the chinese national football team's impact on the world cup

fan zhiyi: this is, you must first be brave enough to take on this responsibility. you should sit properly, stand properly, and play properly.

chen luyu: you have to do it that way no matter what you do.

fan zhiyi: otherwise, how would others miss you?

chen luyu: but you really did a great job in cross-industry. so in my opinion, the first half of your life was in the sports field, and the second half was not in the film and entertainment industry...

fan zhiyi: no,i know the profession i am engaged in, and i find happiness in football.to put it bluntly, as a player, i have gone through a lot. since the group of rong shu (rong zhixing) and his group, we have always carried this responsibility. the 5-0 replay happened, and we lost this game, and we were only one step away from the world cup. in one year, every stage, every stage, every stage, until 2002, we have been carrying this impact on the world cup for nearly 44 years.

chen luyu: actually, i have some feelings now. if it was, you say, uncle rong’s era, if first of all, china’s strength, like our strength today…

fan zhiyi: i went out early.

chen luyu: and also, after world football had gone through so many rounds of cleanups, no one dared to do such obvious things back then. it was too dirty, really too dirty.

fan zhiyi: yes, you are right, teacher chen.

chen luyu: i think we qualified a long time ago.

fan zhiyi: but later i thought, qualifying once cannot represent or cover up some of our mistakes in certain aspects.

chen luyu: but sometimes if you think like this, you will feel desperate. if we had qualified, our passion for football and confidence might be completely different. it might be a great motivation. players like you and more players later might have, i’m imagining, unimaginable energy.

talking about "we qualified" in 2002

fan zhiyi: i followed in 1993, 1997 and 2001. i played in three world cups and i qualified in the third one.we are a lucky group of people, and we also have to thank the waves of chinese fans. without their support, we would not have our current social status.in fact, football is the sport that can best bring people together. even though it has been defeated time and time again, it still has more fans than any other sport. it's just that it's not doing well.

talking about shanghai

chen luyu: it seems that a meritorious athlete is always connected to a city.

fan zhiyi: we were once called heroes of the city. i think we were just a field that left a good memory for these fans in shanghai at that stage.

talking about the hot search "regret to complain about the men's basketball team" and angrily accusing the national football team of "losing face"

fan zhiyi: i think so, it's just a show, right? it's just for fun. as for my football, i'm not that good.

chen luyu: it’s just a keyword, and it became a hot search when it was picked out. did you realize it immediately after you said it?

fan zhiyi: i didn't realize it, and then it was released. after it was released, some of my quotes were taken out of context. sometimes you say too much and you will make mistakes, especially for people like us? we are too straightforward. just like the original "no shame at all", i was playing football at the time, and a microphone was sent to me ("what is the level of chinese football now? no shame at all"). i was a defender at the time, and i was saying how many goals i could score and how many goals you could score, but it was not to the extent that we lost to the thai second team at home, 5-0. in a moment, this "no shame at all".

chen luyu: but you still had a short ideological struggle and felt that i shouldn’t say it.

fan zhiyi: yes, because from playing football to now, i have always been myself. why should i avoid something?

chen luyu: but sometimes, when you are not aware of it, you may avoid it more instinctively than before...

fan zhiyi: yes, we need to be more restrained.

chen luyu: yes, because you understand, and you suddenly realize that what you say has such a great influence.

fan zhiyi: yes, that’s right, that’s right.

talking about the hot search "willing to work for the football association and quit variety shows" and joining the national football team

fan zhiyi: yes, to a certain extent, we will definitely agree with all the decisions made by the football association. to put it bluntly, without the football label, there are many areas that you cannot try.

chen luyu: so for you,if the football association or the chinese football association asks you to join in any way,you will...

fan zhiyi:it is our duty-bound responsibility. i have already said this before, there are no small matters when it comes to national affairs.

chen luyu: but some people say: "the key is whether you can calm down and keep your composure. fan zhiyi's biggest weakness is his temper."

fan zhiyi: i'm telling you, after retiring, can i still work in football? because of my temper and past performance, people always think that we are difficult to manage. in other words, in football, you must have a temper, because it is a competitive sport. if you don't have a temper at all, i think you are not qualified as a professional athlete.

chen luyu: then i oppose it (the opinion of the netizen in the previous article).

fan zhiyi: i absolutely disagree.

talk about the hot search "apologize to former chinese national football defender zhao peng"

chen luyu: some people say: "general fan is a man of temperament. i believe he was not targeting zhao peng alone at that time."

fan zhiyi: that's right. the reason for the match was that we lost to thailand 5-0 at home. no matter how difficult it was, at least from your final performance, you can't say you gave up.

chen luyu: i’m so disappointed in you.

talking about the hot search "how strong was fan zhiyi back then"

chen luyu: some people say:"if there were 11 fan zhiyis back then, china would have made it to the quarterfinals at least"。

fan zhiyi: logically speaking, you have 11 messis, right?

chen luyu: i was just about to say, would 11 messis be the strongest?

fan zhiyi:so i don't think so.

chen luyu: football is ultimately a team sport.

fan zhiyi:i am not versatile in some positions. i think 11 fan zhiyi are useless. we must have different types of people.this group of successful teammates is the most suitable because everyone plays to the utmost in his or her position.

talk about the hot search "fan zhiyi talks about being scolded by 60,000 people 27 years ago", the inheritance of the national football team

chen luyu: someone commented: "1.4 billion people are now scolding the chinese national football team." what's your reaction when you hear this? if it were me, i would be a little sad.

fan zhiyi: yes, that’s absolutely right.

chen luyu: let me ask you, were you more upset when 60,000 people scolded you back then, or would you be more upset now when you hear someone scolding the chinese national football team?

fan zhiyi: same, to put it bluntly, i have served the country for 18 years. you have the national flag on your shirt, how can i not feel uncomfortable? what can i say? i feel like i can't say anything more. you might as well encourage me.as a football player, i was thinking, is there a kind of responsibility, like a ladder, you step on my shoulders, then the people whose shoulders are stepped on, like us, can afford it and have to continue to step forward.

chen luyu: you see, sometimes experienced people give some straightforward advice to young people, which may also be a kind of inheritance. i remember that many years ago, in that game, it was fu yubin and you who had some disputes on the court.

fan zhiyi: yes, because my brother is also very straightforward. there is no flattery on the court. what he says is right. what's the big deal? (whispering) xiao fan, this ball is wrong. how can you...talk like that?

chen luyu: but what he said was very aggressive at the time, was your response also aggressive?

fan zhiyi: there is no good talk on the football field. you speak very aggressively. what do you mean by aggressive? if i don’t speak aggressively, can you hear me? i can’t hear you. at that time, my elder brother jia xiuquan and i were also very energetic. i told my elder brother to make up for it faster. what reason did i have to call my elder brother like that and ask him to make up for it faster?

chen luyu: on the court, age has nothing to do with anything else, it’s just the ball, the ball is the biggest.

fan zhiyi: that's right. in fact, after playing football for a lifetime, i have a group of brothers who have fought for their lives. as a young man, we may be a little more ambitious and don't pay attention to the way we speak, because we play football. but when we all retire. at least when i go to sichuan, i don't have to pay a penny for meals. you, wei qun, must pick me up at the airport. i have forged deep friendships through football, so we are lucky because you finally succeeded. then my predecessors, rong shu is no worse than us in playing football, gu guangming's breakthroughs will never be learned by others, and your long-range shots, chen jingang, are just as good as you say.

chen luyu: they are great because the success of each generation cannot come out of thin air, it must be built on the foundation laid by the previous generation.

fan zhiyi: (thumbs up) so, mr. chen, we said that football is a kind of inheritance. why did i say i was lucky at the beginning? becausewe have our predecessors, we have our own idols, and when it is our turn, we continue like a ladder.i played in the national youth league at the age of 17, and i was selected to join the national team, which was called the national second team at that time, as a young player. there were three young people in our team, hu zhijun, wang tao, and me, and we went to the national second team led by director xu, and that started the national team. i started when i was 17. it was the winter of 1987, and i took a green train to beijing with my luggage on my back.

talking about injuries before the world cup and football career

chen luyu: so we grow very fast between the ages of 22 to 27 or 28, and you experience and achieve success quickly during these years. have you ever thought about losing?

fan zhiyi: teacher chen, in any kind of competition, i never think about losing first. i always think about winning first.

chen luyu: the momentum is there.

fan zhiyi: for myself, when i look back on this period of my life, it has been relatively smooth, because the premise of this smooth process is that i have not suffered any serious injuries and i have been racing on this field all the time.

chen luyu: until that day, everything was relatively smooth.

fan zhiyi: yes, that’swhile preparing for the world cup finals, i broke all the ligaments in my ankle.after the game, i went to the hospital. the doctor took an mri and asked, "fan, can you confirm that you sprained your ankle today?" he saidyour injury was not caused today. all your ligaments are broken.. i said i can't miss the world cup finals. he said, it's really unreasonable and impossible to imagine. oh, i said think about it again. no matter what, mr. chen, this person's highest goal in life is to achieve it, to be able to step into the world cup. i used to dream of qualifying for the world cup, always qualifying for the world cup, qualifying for the world cup, and then after qualifying for the world cup, i think my choice was right.the biggest goal in my life and football career has been achieved. when i went on the field, he tied the bandage on my ankle. it was actually tied very tightly because it had to support and fix it. at that time, i only worked for 65 minutes and then came off.in fact, this injury is quite fatal.

chen luyu: if you hadn’t been injured that time, when would you retire?

fan zhiyi: it will definitely be extended.

chen luyu: will you play again?

fan zhiyi: yes, but after i returned to scotland, i was driving around every morning with nothing to do, leaning on crutches and wearing a plaster cast, and i began to think about quitting. from that time on, as a professional athlete, in fact, from the perspective of your age structure, you are actually in your twilight years, and you obviously feel that your drive is not as strong as before. as you get older, every time you are full of enthusiasm and want to do something, it is not what you thought it would be, as if it has been worn away a little.

chen luyu: your spirit has been worn away a little.

fan zhiyi: the spirit, if you go back to this job or something like that, it will be the same, it can be ignited anytime and anywhere.

talking about serving chinese football

chen luyu: so for all these years, can i say that you have been waiting for this call?

fan zhiyi:i wouldn't say i expect this call to come, but i have said that we are always prepared.

chen luyu: do you feel lost? you will understand that i may have martial arts skills, but after i retire, i may not be able to find the best way to serve chinese football.

fan zhiyi: this is actually what you said.i have a red heart and two hands ready, i am always ready,if we can gather together to serve these young people or the national team members,we may not succeed immediately, but now under such favorable conditions, we can return to the ranks of asia's strong teams. we should take it step by step and there is no need to rush.chinese football is starting from you now. yes, it is very difficult, but it is only temporary. when the people behind you come, they will step on our shoulders and follow our correct path. if you continue in this way, you will succeed sooner or later.

chen luyu: you hope to be the one in the middle, the one who lends a shoulder to others.

fan zhiyi: for example, when teacher chen talks about fan zhiyi again, we have teacher li or teacher zhang to replace him.

chen luyu: so football will always be yours. can i say it is your favorite?

fan zhiyi: yes, there is no doubt about that. football is passed down from generation to generation, but history cannot forget them. we must clearly remember these old people through our mouths. i can afford to continue and let these children step on my shoulders.

source: live bar