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The interview with Yao Xia was about at the Training Center of Chengdu Xingcheng Football Club, and since he became executive deputy general manager in 2018, the office has become his most frequented place.
In the interview, about the story of Lao Quanxing, Yao Xia most of the time just laughed. In his eyes, Xingcheng and Quanxing are two completely different teams, whether it is the "stuffy pier" in the memory of fans, or the "cheetah" in the jianghu, the symbols of the past have long been in the past for today's Yao Xia.
From the players to the managers of the club, more than 20 years have passed, and the only thing that has not changed is Yao Xia's pure heart that loves football.
The "Chengdu Defense War" has been successful for the second time
"Young General" Yao Xia became famous in the First World War
From participating in professional leagues in 1994, retiring in 2010, and then making a brief comeback in 2014, Yao Xia has worn Sichuan Quanxing, Sichuan Guancheng, Qingdao Yizhong, Chengdu Sheffield United, and Chengdu Tiancheng five club jerseys to compete in the green field. Looking back on the nearly 20 years of career, the most popular Sichuan fans are the thrilling "Chengdu Defense Battle" in 1995. In that game, Sichuan Quanxing led twice and was equalized twice, and in a critical moment, it was Yao Xiamei, a 20-year-old "youngster", who scored twice, helping Quanxing to beat Qingdao Manatees 3:2 and save the hope of relegation. After the goal, the footage of Yao Xia running on the field was imprinted in the hearts of every fan in that era.
"Chengdu defense battle" Yao Xia scored twice, and then rushed after scoring
Bringing up the topic again, Yao Xia said, "That game is naturally very important, but I can't think of more details. The only thing I can remember is that on that day, the whole city of Chengdu seemed to be shrouded in an 'atmosphere' - we must keep the position of A A. This is not something that one person can accomplish, it is a victory for the team. ”
After the competition against qingdao manatees, the phrase "marry Wei Daxia, and give birth to a child should give birth to a little Yao Xia" spread in the streets and alleys of Chengdu. Yao Xia' famous skill, which was called "cheetah" by the Jianghu people at that time, was speed. Some media calculated that Yao Xia's speed of 100 meters at his peak was 11 seconds 2, but in this regard, Yao Xia just smiled and said, "I really haven't measured my own speed." I am born with good explosiveness and fast frequency. ”
At the age of 40, Yao Xia fought again
He returned after 4 years of retirement
The 40-year-old "cheetah" fought against the greenery
Yao Xia was born in Chongqing in 1974, and his father Yao Mingfu was a famous football player in Chongqing. Influenced by her father, Yao Xia began to contact the sport very early, "I grew up as a sports captain, and now that I think about it, when I was a child, in addition to football, I can't think of other hobbies. ”
In 1991, at the age of 17, Yao Xia was selected for the Sichuan first team. Yao Xia recalled that at the beginning, his special skills as a striker were still relatively weak, and in order to improve quickly, after the team's training every day in those years, he spent it in overtime. "At that time, the 'old brother' (Yu Dongfeng's guidance) specially took a few of our players who played the forward position down to practice, including the skills of shooting, the essentials of playing volleys and so on. Today's young players may wish to listen to our advice and spend more time honing themselves. ”
According to common sense, a speed player like Yao Xia is prone to injury and it is difficult to last a long time in his career, but he has done it. On October 31, 2010, after the match with Hubei, the 36-year-old Yao Xia announced his retirement, he left the game with his comrade-in-arms Zou Yougen, and Chengdu Sheffield United also sealed the No. 18 shirt for him forever.
Just when the outside world thought that a period of jianghu years were gone, in 2014, the 40-year-old Yao Xia, as the vice chairman of Chengdu Tiancheng Club, came back in the face of internal and external troubles in the team, and set a new record for the Chinese football professional league at that time with the age of 40 years, 8 months and 13 days. On the afternoon of October 11, 2014, Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium, Chengzu faced Hunan Xiangtao at home in the penultimate round of the Chinese First Division, and in the last moments of the game, Yao Xia appeared. Although it was only a short 5 minutes, although Yao Xia, who had entered the age of confusion, no longer had the speed of the "cheetah" of that year, more than 500 fans at the scene were still chanting his name in the drizzle. This scene is like the next day.
Transform from player to manager
The ultimate goal is to overtake
On the afternoon of the interview, Wei Qun, deputy general manager and team leader of Xingcheng, hurried back to the competition area. Unlike his old partner, Yao Xia's daily work is more on the outside of the stadium, "this year's format is special, and I can't help too much outside, so I concentrate on doing things off the field and providing logistical support for the team," Yao Xia said with a smile.
In the first stage of the Chinese League One this season, Chengdu Xingcheng won all five games, ranking first with a score of 15 points, and became the first team in league history to create a five-game winning streak with a promotion horse. In last weekend's match against Taizhou Yuanda, Xingcheng won 2:1 again, achieving the opening goal of the rushing group. Although the team performed well, Yao Xia believes that it is far from the time to summarize his work, "The results of the first stage are good, but it is too early to say that the summary is too early, and it can only be said that the first stage of the team basically played the thinking and technical and tactical arrangements of the coaching team." The task of the second phase remains daunting. ”
Since the establishment of the team in 2018, Chengdu Xingcheng has achieved a jump from the middle B to the middle league in two years, and this "new army" has gradually carried the banner of "Chengdu Xiongqi". For the future of the club, Yao Xia said, "Although Xingcheng is now going up step by year, it is not enough, it has not yet reached the final goal - to overtake, we need to go further." In the second stage, it depends on the team's own efforts. ”
Yao Xia's Weibo avatar
After the 2018 Old A A Match, Yao Xia sent such a Weibo, "The ball edge brothers have a relationship! Heritage, continuation, football dreams! His Weibo avatar is a picture on his own stadium. In the photo, Yao Xia is wearing a black training suit on the upper body and blue ball pants on the lower body, and his hands are on the ground, doing warm-up training. Although a few imperceptible strands of white hair had appeared on his sideburns, the bright smile of a teenager still appeared on his face, which had not changed for many years.
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