"After the success of the super, I will come to a song "To Alice" to dedicate to the fans", Zhejiang team goalkeeper Gu Chao interviewed

Hangzhou Daily News "Don't worry about the road ahead and don't know yourself, no one in the world knows the king." Goalkeeper Gu Chao, who left Zhejiang in 2016, has returned this season. In March this year, he once again walked into the Zhongtai base after signing a contract with the club, looked at the familiar training ground and dormitory building in front of him, and said: "When I go home, it seems that I just came back from a vacation." ”

From coming to the Zhejiang team in 2011, leaving in 2016, and now returning to his hometown, Gu Chao has only one goal in mind, that is, to return to the Chinese Super League with his teammates.

Affection and gratitude are more important than money

Although he embarked on the road of professional football from the Chongming base directed by Xu Genbao, for Gu Chao, the Zhejiang team is where his dream of the Chinese Super League began. In the five years of playing for zhejiang team, Gu Chao grew from a fledgling young man to a single main goalkeeper and gained a foothold on the Chinese Super League stage. For him, this is his other "home", which is why he chose to return to Zhejiang after the dissolution of Jiangsu Suning.

As a professional player, changing the team is commonplace. But rather than treatment, Gu Chao values feelings more. "At that time, after the news that the team (Jiangsu) might be disbanded, the Zhejiang team sent me an invitation as soon as possible. Later, several Chinese Super League teams sent me invitations, but after all, the feelings of those five years were in the familiar environment, teammates, and the support of fans, so I did not hesitate to choose here (Zhejiang). Gu Chao said.

It is precisely because of this relationship with Zhejiang that after learning the news of the failure of the Zhejiang team to make up for the Chinese Super League, Gu Chao still decided to stay. "I was gone the year the team was relegated, but that regret also remained in my heart. There may be other clubs that offer better conditions than Zhejiang, and as an old man in the team, I would like to be able to bring the team back to the top league with everyone. In Gu Chao's view, feelings and gratitude are more important than money.

Endure setbacks to make yourself stronger

As the main goalkeeper of the former Chinese Super League champion team, Gu Chao's strength is beyond doubt. So far this season, Zhejiang has conceded the third most goals (14 goals) among the 18 teams in the league, only one more than the top two chengdu rongcheng and Sichuan Jiuniu. Such a performance, as the main goalkeeper, Gu Chao is indispensable.

In this regard, Gu Chao said that his performance in the first two stages can only score 7 points at most, and there are many details that can be done better, such as a problem that all goalkeepers cannot avoid - mistakes. In the second leg of the second stage against Heilongjiang, Zhejiang did not defend the opponent's counterattack in the final stage, and was equalized by the opponent, missing the opportunity to take all three points. And in the process of conceding the ball, Gu Chao was also considered to have misjudged the timing of the attack and was responsible for losing the ball.

In this regard, Gu Chao also admitted that he did not make the most reasonable judgment. "The goalkeeper is different from other positions, and a mistake means that the team will face the situation of conceding goals and falling behind. This also puts higher demands on me, so after the game, I will also review every link with my coach and teammates that I think needs to be improved, and I believe that as long as I can improve a little every day, it will be of greater help to the team. As for those mistakes, I always believe that if you can't beat you, you will become stronger. ”

I hope that on the day of the rush, "To Alice" will be played again.

On the court, Gu Chao, who has passed the age of establishment, has long lost his original innocence and youth, but has more maturity and competence. In life, his self-discipline and professional habits have allowed him to maintain a relatively good physical state. Even miguel, the Spanish goalkeeper coach in the team, lamented that Gu Chao's height of 1 meter 96, coupled with his excellent physical ability, even in foreign countries is at an excellent level. This is inseparable from his usual insistence on extra physical exercise according to his own plan in addition to daily training.

Even in the rare holiday, Gu Chao did not forget to go to the gym to practice strength, explosive strength training, strength training, core training... The projects are well organized. Many teammates joked that with Gu Chao's figure and professionalism in the gym, he could become a high-level fitness instructor after retiring. However, Gu Chao felt that this was just something that he had to do as a professional player.

In the team, each player has their own hobbies, and Gu Chao's hobby is more literary - playing the piano. At the age of 10, he received the eighth grade of piano certificate, and when he first played for the Zhejiang team, he repeatedly presented a moving piano solo performance "To Alice" for the fans. For him, playing the piano is also a way to relax and cultivate himself. Because the goalkeeper is on the pitch, it is always the one who needs to be calm and composed the most.

In the past two years, because of the closed competition relationship of the competition system, Gu Chao's opportunity to play the piano has become less and less. But he said he would continue to retain his "craftsmanship" and hoped that he could once again present a song "To Alice" to the fans at the end of this year's season and when Zhejiang returned to the Chinese Super League.