Gaunt: The trip to China was an eye-opener and I didn't care about appearances

On March 22, the first match of the second China Cup, the national football team lost 0-6 to Wales. In this match, Welsh defender Chris Gaunt made his 86th appearance for Wales, surpassing Gary Stoke's 85 games to become the player with the most appearances for Wales outside of goalkeepers. Recently, he said in an interview that this trip to China opened his eyes, he did not expect Wales to be so popular in China, in addition, he also said that he did not care about the national team appearance record.

Sky Sports said that in China Gunte has become a very popular player, even with the attention of Real Madrid star Bale, there are many Chinese fans waiting in front of the hotel in Wales, wanting Gunter's autograph and taking a photo with him.

One female fan said she spent two months and 3 hours a day painting a portrait of Gunter, inspired by the pose he posed against England at Euro 2016.

"I got some news on Twitter before I came to China and I don't know what I should expect," Gunter said. After coming here, I found that the fans were very enthusiastic, but I don't think my popularity can be compared to Bale. ”

"The people here are very polite, respectful and very welcoming to our team, which is an eye-opener. It's amazing that Wales can have such a reputation in such a far-flung country. ”

Legendary Welsh goalkeeper Neville Sochal has played for Wales 92 times, ranking first. With a gap of just six games between Gaunt and him, Gunter is expected to break Sochal's record this year. In response, Gunter said, "This seems to be another milestone." People will remind me that it's going to happen, but I think the most important thing is that we did well that night and got good results. ”

"The appearance record is just a normal thing for me, because if I don't get it done, I don't care."

"But I've played a lot of races, especially in the last few years, and I've traveled more than 1 million miles to race. These years of experience have been the best times of my life and I feel very fortunate. ”

(Snowy Days)