“Put your flags up in the sky. Put them in the sky jogue lá no alto……”
When "We Are One (Ole Ola)" (2014 Brazil World Cup theme song) rings in the ears, how many people's memories will be pulled back to the summer of 14 years, and how many people's football stories will start from this summer?
1 | Meet football and meet the greenery
The World Cup always makes it easier for people to feel the charm of football, and it was in the summer of 14 years that the passion of football burned the world, and he began to walk on the green field.
He is Wang Chuanjing, a 20-grade student at Liaoning Normal University, a sports student with a height of 1.99 meters.
"Coinciding with the 14th World Cup in Brazil, we built a new football field downstairs, at first I didn't know how to play, I could only watch from the sidelines, or I went to the goalkeeper, I was very tall when I was a child, plus there were many students in the school who played football, so I have been playing until now." He recalled.
2 | Position the goalkeeper and try to guard the five-finger pass
Perhaps with an advantage in height, Wang Chuanjing's first contact on the field is the goalkeeper - the team's last line of defense. Although he also thought about playing as a centre-back, he later chose the position of goalkeeper under the guidance and advice of the coach.
After a series of training and hands-on combat, Wang Chuanjing has a deeper understanding of the position of goalkeeper.
"Goalkeepers usually have a good big picture view, can understand and read the game, you can see all the movements of the players on the field, you can direct the back line to defend in time. At the same time, goalkeepers also need a high sense of responsibility and extraordinary courage, the last line of defense of the team is guarded by you, you need to tighten your nerves at all times. He said.
It is said that a good goalkeeper is equivalent to half a back line, in order to guard the five-finger pass, Wang Chuanjing is also constantly learning and working hard.
3 | "Football" is the key word for growth
In junior high school, Wang Chuanjing mainly taught himself football training by watching videos.
In high school, as a sports student, Wang Chuanjing entered the high-level sports team (high-level sports team is a way of sports enrollment, which belongs to the special category of enrollment of the Ministry of Education's Sunshine College Entrance Examination, which requires athletes with outstanding special projects and better cultural classes), and under the guidance of the coach, he began systematic training.
When he went to college, he did not hesitate to choose a special football major and began to learn more football-related expertise.
Just as the so-called "paper to get a shallow feeling, never know that this matter must be done", the knowledge learned must be applied to practice after all, while absorbing knowledge, his football training has not fallen.
In order to achieve good results in the National Youth School Football League, he has always maintained a full training state, even during the holidays, he will meet friends to train together.
In addition, he also obtained a football referee certificate, and currently belongs to the national second-level referee, and has served as a referee for Dalian University Student Football Competition and Liaoning Normal University Quality League.
4 | Prove it with strength, speak with achievements
On the road to chasing his dream football, he fought side by side with his teammates and paved this dream road with solid achievements, and won the Liaoning Provincial Campus Football League University Men's High Level Group Champion, the National Youth Campus Football League University High Level Group Men's Division B League Seventh Place, the National Youth Campus Football League University High Level Group Men's First Division League 20th place, etc.
Behind every glory, there is the sweat and persistence of the team members, which is the result of their day-to-day training and common run-in and cooperation.
Speaking about the most memorable match for him, he said it was the one in the 2021 Liaoning Provincial Campus Football League between Liaoning Normal University and Shenyang University of Technology.
At that time, they experienced such a process from falling behind in the score to equalizing the score, and finally surpassing the opponent to win the game, because the opponent is a strong team, and everyone can stabilize their mentality in the case of the score behind, the more courageous the Vietnam war, and fight until the last moment, it is not easy.
This game is also their first victory in 2021, when Wang Chuanjing's mood is also very excited and excited.
The effort and harvest along the way are indispensable to the persistence and efforts of individuals, and the encouragement and help of others.
In Wang Chuanjing's view, the people who have the deepest influence on him on this road are his coaches and parents, and without the careful guidance of the coach and the support of his parents behind him, he will not be able to achieve today.
5 | Love and follow
Wang Chuanjing stepped onto the green field and became the protagonist on the pitch in the summer of 2014, before that, he was a fan, fighting dalian football in the stands.
Like other fans, Wang Chuanjing often came to the scene to cheer on his beloved team, Dalian. For the support and love of the hometown team, Wang Chuanjing is as always.
From his first encounter in 2013 to today's all the way, he has witnessed the replacement of his hometown team from "Dalian Albin" to "Dalian Yifang" to today's "Dalian People", and also explained the love and persistence of football in his heart.
Speaking about his favorite star, Wang Chuanjing said: "My favorite star is Courtois, because I am the same height as him, and I have watched a lot of his game highlights to learn his skills. ”
Courtois is a goalkeeper with very comprehensive personal ability, solid skills and steady performance on the field, and it is his unique personal charm and his outstanding performance on the field that attract wang Chuanjing and become his role model.
Wang Chuanjing also knows that in order to become a person like his idol, he must work harder, train and learn down-to-earth.
6 | In the future, it will still be football
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. From the moment he embarked on the road to greenery, Wang Chuanjing never thought of giving up, saying that football has become an indispensable part of his life.
No matter how cold or hot it is, he can always be found on a green field, a clearing, or a beach. For their future, football is still an unavoidable topic.
"I hope that in the future, when I am in the football industry, I can use what I have learned to help everyone I teach or help." In the pursuit of football, Wang Chuanjing is unswerving.
Persistence and concentration can compose a beautiful chapter, not only football, but also life.
Edit: Ye Tan
Photo: Wang Chuanjing, National Youth Campus Football League, Baidu
Editor-in-charge: Hu Huixin