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Du Zhenyu's career is almost as long as my watching career. So, I can clearly remember:
In 2003, he was kicked by Yin Tiesheng.
In 2007, he won the MVP of the Chinese Super League.
In 2012, he left Yatai, where he had been with for 16 years.
In 2015, he fell back to his roots, and to this day.
In Haikou, I met the 35-year-old veteran. At that time, Du Zhenyu had been suffering from a serious cold for three days and had just returned from the hospital in the afternoon. Although he was very haggard, his calmness and calmness were beyond my imagination.
[Clubs will not destroy a team because of you, there are many things they have done wrong]
Before the conversation, I had seen too many interviews with Du Zhenyu. So much so, I was intrigued by his sensitive past.
So after the interview outline was listed, my first thought was: Will he cut me?
However, it did not.
Du Zhenyu and the fanfare reporter took a friendly and smiling group photo
"When you left Changchun Yatai in 2012, was your size (you know) because of slacking off your mind?" I asked.
"In fact, there are various reasons, over the years, maybe the club took too good care of me, there was some relaxation in my mentality, thank you for the club at that time to send me out." In a recent interview, Du Zhenyu's response was: "The club will not destroy a team because of you." I now think that any leader would do that... There are a lot of things that I've done wrong. ”
Speaking of the kick that was kicked by Yin Tiesheng, I asked, "Does it hurt?" ”
He said: "It doesn't hurt, in fact, Yin guided him to understand me, and his foot was actually protecting me... At that time, Yin Dao was particularly strict with me, and at that time, I was also very young, especially obedient, and did not dare to speak more (smiling face). ”
I think the remaining sensitive questions need not be asked again. Du Zhenyu seems to have reconciled with the world and said goodbye to his youth.
Just like Zhao Mingyi, who was like iron in the past, now picked up the thermos cup. Han Han, who dropped out of school at that time, is now also advising young people not to quit school.
Voltaire said that if a person does not have the charm of his age, then he will also have all kinds of misfortunes that are specific to his age.
Du Zhenyu was lucky.
[Not in Yatai, I own the world, there is no meaning]
In 2014, Du Zhenyu represented Tianjin Teda and returned to Changchun to play against his old club.
After the game, Du Zhenyu walked to the front of the Yatai die-hard stand, threw his jersey on it, pointed his finger at his chest, and said to the fans: "Wait for me, wait for me to come back." ”
Then, he said something to the media: "I still have that sentence, Yatai needs me, I will come back at any time... I have always felt that I am a Yatai person, although I am in the Tianjin team and have been playing for the Tianjin team, but in my heart, for my soul, I am a Yatai person, always will be. And for me, not in Yatai, I own the world, there is no meaning! ”
Du Zhenyu's words shocked me. Especially when planning "Super Face", there was always a topic involved: "With the proliferation of commercialization, there are fewer and fewer loyalists in football." ”
Such a scene should be selected for the "You Don't Know the Meaning of Home Without Watching Football" series of "World Football", accompanied by a background music of "Take Me Home Country Roads".
I've always wondered what kind of past it was that gave him such a strong sense of belonging.
So I asked the question, "If you were to look back on your Yatai career, what would come to mind first?" ”
Du Zhenyu smiled, and his tired eyes suddenly had light: "Well, when I was 13 years old, I followed my parents all the way from Shenyang to take a train from Shenyang to changchun railway station, and then took a bus to Yatai's apartment in Labor Park at that time." At that time, I remember that the bus in Changchun did drive... It was quite fierce, and I was particularly impressed. It feels like it was yesterday! ”
I asked, "It seems that you are a very nostalgic person, will you miss your teammates in the past?" ”
"Indeed, especially in the game, there is a ball that does not form a tacit understanding, and it will be thought, who is who is there, how good. Around 1996, Du Zhenyu and Wang Dong, Cao Ming (Cao Tianbao), Zhang Xiaofei, Zhang Baofeng, Wang Rui, Jiang Pengxiang, Yang Haibo, Wang Wanpeng, Li Bin and others entered the Changchun Yatai echelon, and most of them became the heroes of Changchun Yatai winning the Chinese Super League championship in 2007, known as the "96 Golden Generation".
Yatai 96 Golden Generation
In today's team, only Du Zhenyu and defender Zhang Xiaofei are left. The festivals are different at the same time, and things are not human. Such a situation is like Gerald and Carragher a few years ago.
But unfortunately, Du Zhenyu did not play for one team for life like Gerald or his role model Zhao Junzhe. "Speaking of Brother Zhao, I can't say that I worship Brother Zhao, but he has always been an idol in my heart. My dream is to stay on a team until I get old and retire. After retiring, I also let my children play for the team. Of course, I left halfway through..."
Before he could finish speaking, he sighed, full of regret.
[I'm here to help you become a very good player]
On February 1, Du Zhenyu will celebrate his 35th birthday. Everyone knows that he is no longer the Chinese Super League footballer of 10 years ago.
In the 2017 season, Du Zhenyu exceeded the game 21 times (766 minutes), although only 1 time to play the whole game, but scored 3 goals and assisted 6 times.
Most of the time, he was Zhou Dadi's substitute. The soon-to-be-22-year-old is known as Du Zhenyu's successor.
In a recent interview, Du Zhenyu once revealed what he had said to Zhou Dadi: "Dadi, brother come to play your substitute." I'm here to help you become a very good player. ”
Du Zhenyu replaced Zhou Dashang and habitually kissed his forehead
"What do you think is zhou dadi's biggest advantage?" Because I don't quite understand why Du Zhenyu is so optimistic about Zhou Dadi.
"The strength to not accept defeat." Du Zhenyu said succinctly.
"So what makes a good player?"
"Passing, shooting, consciousness, body, speed, explosiveness, these are all things that a good player must have. Du Zhenyu's words made me deeply feel how difficult it was for him to become the MVP of the Chinese Super League; and now, it is even more difficult for him to cultivate Zhou Dadi into a very good player.
Later, I talked to Yatai player Fan Xiaodong and asked him how he integrated into the team. Fan Xiaodong said: "I am very grateful to Du Ge, when I first came, he gave me a lot of help, often took me to dinner and helped me integrate into this team. ”
There is an old family, such as a treasure. Du Zhenyu explains this very well.
【Afterword】
Du Zhenyu's latest Weibo posted a video of his speech in the coaching training class. Accompanied by a copywriting: "The happiest thing is to do what you love." ”
I asked him, "When did you discover that you started to love coaching?" ”
Du Zhenyu hurriedly said: "No, in fact, it is football, whether it is a player or a coach, what I love is always football." ”
Yeah, that's the beauty of football. Football has also made him more attractive.