Football: Don’t talk about feelings, I’m just an AI

On May 5, the Belgian national team flew to London.

Xia Qi, Luke Shaw and Walcott hosted their Arsenal teammates - De Bruyne and Vermaelen - as hosts.

Belgium was placed in Group H at the World Cup alongside South Korea, Algeria and Russia.

When we have dinner together, the World Cup is an unavoidable topic.

Compared to England's group of death, Belgium is undoubtedly lucky, as it has a qualifying spot anyway.

Unlike England, Italy and Uruguay, where one of the three tigers is bound to get injured in the fight.

"Mario said he wanted to give you a surprise."

"That kid also got the No. 9 jersey in the team and is very awesome now. But compared to Insigne and Cassano, Mario is really the best player in their team..."

"But I think the most difficult team in Italy is Juventus's two great players: Chiellini, Bonucci and their goalkeeper Buffon."

"Theo, if you have a chance to shoot, don't hesitate. The only way to defeat martial arts is to be quick. These three won't give you time to adjust. Luke, Mario is in your hands. If we beat Italy, we'll have 6 points."

At this time, Xia Qi and others did not know that Costa Rica, whom they thought was a gift boy, was the real big shark in the group.

In the original time and space, Costa Rica won two of three games and drew one, accumulating seven points and advancing to the knockout stage.

They eliminated Greece in the quarter-finals and lost to the Netherlands 3:4 in the quarter-finals.

Italy, which looks weak, is really weak, and England, which looks strong, definitely deserves the title of the Chinese team of Europe.

Both teams were eliminated after the group stage!

Belgium in Group H also fell in the quarter-finals, losing 0-1 to Argentina led by Messi.

Of course, this is what happened in the original time and space. If the two teams can perform better in this world, they may still meet in the semi-finals.

Xia Qi and Kroos's agreement is that they can only meet in the final.

The five chatted for a while about the possible lineup Italy might play.

"Four defenders should be certain, although Serie A is popular with three defenders."

"What about the midfield? Four or five?"

"The Italian team, like us, doesn't have a very good striker. They should have one striker, which means there will be five midfielders."

"Oh my god, Mario is going to be hurt when he hears you say he's not good enough."

"Haha, keep it a secret. I'll pay you for the confidentiality."

"That's similar to us?"

"Maybe there is a little difference in the defensive midfielder position. We play with two defensive midfielders, and they may let De Rossi play as a single defensive midfielder."

"The Roman one? I like his beard..."

The next day we played against Belgium.

None of Arsenal's top five started.

The five players had just finished playing the Champions League final on the 24th. The coaches were afraid that they were too tired, so they put them all on the bench.

It was really hard to watch the two De's without Xia Qi's connection. Lampard, who was eager to show off, was an undercover agent of the opponent just like Maguire later. He gave the ball to the opponent several times when passing the ball.

In the 20th minute of the first half, the mighty Britain was trailing by two goals at 0:2.

All the fans at Wembley Stadium shouted Xia Qi's name, but Hodgson was also proud. Could it be that they couldn't eat hot soup noodles without Chef Xia?
Hodgson replaced Lampard with Barkley from Everton and replaced Welbeck from Manchester United with Sturridge.

In this way, Rooney, who was originally playing as a striker on the field, retreated to the attacking midfielder position to organize the attack in the frontcourt.

This is also Rooney's position in Manchester United in the post-C Ronaldo era.

However, Rooney's organizational ability is more famous than his actual ability. He could only help England stop the defeat, but he still lacked the ability to equalize the score.

In the second half of the game, Xia Qi finally came on the field, and with him also appeared the "Double D" - Lampard and Gerrard. England changed to 442 in the second half. The 442 formation was Hodgson's second formation.

(Players who are substituted in official matches cannot return to the field, but there is no rule for warm-up matches.)
De Bruyne also played in the Belgian game.

With Xia Qi's English midfield, the two De can coexist.
The final score was Belgium winning 3:2 over England.

After the game, Xia Qi and De Bruyne exchanged jerseys.

Arsenal's five heroes meet again in Brazil!
After the game, the media called for the second team 442 to be promoted to the first team status. After all, it is a waste to put a player like Lampard on the bench...

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The next day, Xia Qi's agent Joanna came to the national team base to discuss some issues regarding the summer transfer with Xia Qi.

The youth of the players is limited to a few years, so of course they should be "sold" at a good price. The temper of the Arsenal boss should not be able to put a price on it.

Leaving might come true!
But Xia Qi didn't want to be anyone's assistant. As a two-time European Golden Boot winner and a Golden Ball winner, he didn't need to be anyone's assistant.
Look at what Rooney got in the end for being Ronaldo's wingman?
So Xia Qi is a bit out of stock now!
The only platforms with a higher level than Arsenal are Real Madrid, Barcelona and Rennes. The Bundesliga brand has no appeal to Xia Qi. Now there are only Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​to be more precise, only Real Madrid.

Barcelona will not sell its youth players, at least not in the next five years.

"You talk first. Anyway, I won't go unless Ronaldo leaves. I would rather go to Serie A to revive Juventus and Milan... I am a wealthy club. Wherever I am, there will be traffic!"

"Go to Paris? They can give you a very high salary..."

“Paris Saint-Germain?”

"Well, let's talk about it after the World Cup. You talk first. Are you sure Arsenal won't keep me?"

"It hasn't been decided yet. We are still negotiating. Your boss gave me a sports car to keep you, but you know their price is different from ours..."

Joanna opened her arms and made a big gesture, with a look of helplessness on her face.

If the Arsenal owner is more generous, staying at Arsenal would be the best option for Xia Qi. After all, Ronaldo is in his prime, and Real Madrid has not yet exhausted his commercial value and does not really want to sell him.

They want Xia Qi to form a combination with Ronaldo like Bale and Benzema.
But this touched upon Xia Qi's principles. He insisted on not being a "Rooney", absolutely not!

"Good luck in the World Cup! Whether I can become a wealthy woman depends on you. Don't be distracted by transfers and business representatives. We can push Arsenal to the altar, and we can also create other gods. Frankly speaking, I support you to go to Juventus..."

"You don't recommend that I go to Paris?"

"Although they have a lot of money, you are not old enough to make money. Paris' foundation is a bit weak. I am more optimistic about Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan. It's just that Serie A is really poor, and your boss is pretending to be poor."

"Anna, you are becoming more and more like a strong woman. I heard that you want to run for a seat in parliament after you retire?"

"Haha! I will lead Britain to become the center of Europe and even the world..."

“Why do I feel like you are talking about China!”

"hehe!"

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On Children's Day, Xia Qi and others flew to Mexico.

On the afternoon of June 6rd against the host.

In this warm-up match, Hodgson finally used England's 4231 lineup.

England played really well in this game.

Liverpool's double defensive midfielders give Xia Qi the courage to devote himself to the attack.

Walcott scored a hat-trick, Rooney scored twice, Sturridge and Xia Qi each scored a goal.

In the end, England defeated their opponents 7:1. Xia Qi scored one goal and had four assists and was named the best player of the game, while Walcott took the match ball.

After this game, the media who were cheering for the 442 formation disappeared.

The voices saying Rooney can also organize are gone.

The media and fans assume that the England team only has striker Wayne Rooney, but no midfielder.

Rooney no longer tells everyone: I am better at organizing than Ronaldo, I have the same value as Messi. The England team took a day off in the Mexican capital, and flew to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 6, and then transferred to Manaus.

After arriving at the destination, Hodgson ordered closed training.

In England's 4231 lineup,
Xia Qi's right wing is Walcott, and the left back wing is Luke Shaw, both of whom are Xia Qi's club friends.

The left wing is the happy boy - Sterling. This boy is heartless and can make friends with anyone. Gerrard, one of the double tail wingers, has always had a good impression of Xia Qi.

Before the closed training began, these four people's favorability towards Xia Qi had already reached 80, and the attribute of [Telepathy] could be activated.

Therefore, the England team's midfield at this time is a hundred times stronger than in the original time and space.

Rooney has the ambition to be the "big brother", but his fate is to be the "second in command".
With his strength, he couldn't become the top player in the team, so he was a little uncomfortable with "top player" Xia Qi.

But there is no big conflict between the two, and Xia Qi is still a "nanny", so the relationship between Rooney and Xia Qi has been stuck at around 72.

On the contrary, the second striker Sturridge had the possibility to play because the European Golden Boot winner Xia Qi moved to play in midfield. His favorability towards Xia Qi is higher than Rooney. With a favorability of 78, if he cultivates it a little, he can get the bonus of [Telepathy].

Therefore, for Xia Qi, it is more urgent to cultivate the relationship between himself and the defenders than to strengthen the relationship with the forward players.

So Xia Qi refused the arrangement to share a room with Rooney, and he asked Hodgson to let him share a room with Everton central defender Jagielka.

Another central defender, Cahill, is a veteran, so Xia Qi is more confident that developing a relationship with Jagielka will help strengthen the team's defense.

Offense wins fans.

Defense wins championships.

The Netherlands, which has never won a championship, illustrates this point well.

When Rooney found out that Xia Qi didn't want to stay in the same room with him, his favorability towards Xia Qi dropped from 72 to 68.

This made Xia Qi feel both amused and confused!

Lu Xiaopang! Lu Xiaopang!

Be generous in body and kind in heart!

No wonder Ronaldo is no longer in Manchester United and is still ridiculed by him from time to time.

There is really no need for professional players to do this.

In the training ground, Xia Qi worked hard to develop the relationship between himself and his teammates.

World Cup!

Every four years,
Which player can resist its temptation?
Anyway, Xia Qi can't.

As time goes by, the outside world's enthusiasm for the World Cup is heating up as time approaches.

The opening ceremony on June 6th is coming soon!
England's first game was on June 6, so Hodgson announced that he would give the players a day off after the lockdown.

After the players had stayed in the base for a week, they immediately asked the assistant coaches to return their mobile phones after hearing the word "disband".

Xia Qi opened his cell phone and saw that Balotelli ranked first in the number of missed calls, with an average of three calls per day.

I envy Italy for not having to close the stadium for training.

The second is my parents...

Oh, the professor made one yesterday.

Xia Qi called Wenger first. Xia Qi thought it was about a transfer, but Wenger talked to him about the 4231 formation, which was transformed into some ideas of 424, 4114, and 433.
In fact, these changes are exactly what Xia Qi is training for this week.

On the phone, Wenger hoped that Xia Qi could cooperate more with the two full-backs: Luke Shaw and Glen Johnson.

In this way, England's 4231 formation can evolve into a 2251 formation with greater attack power.

22 means two central defenders and two defensive midfielders. When the team is attacking with all its strength, four defenders are enough.

The 51 in the frontcourt can be converted into 33 and 213... In this way, England's offensive mode is diverse.

Xia Qi confided to the "wise man" the troubles in the cooperation between himself and Glen Johnson.

Xia Qi is not a US dollar. It is impossible for everyone to love him. His favorability with Glen Johnson has always been around 65, the lowest in the team.

As a result, the cooperation between the two often makes mistakes...

"In addition to communicating more, you can also cater to his interests. You can learn about Glenn's hobbies..."

Xia Qi and Wenger chatted for more than two hours until Mrs. Wenger got angry...

Later, Xia Qi called his parents and learned that they had come to Brazil, but were not in Manaus.

For the World Cup, one must watch the opening ceremony. Xia Qi's parents told him that they would come to watch his first World Cup match on the match day, so Xia Qi could prepare for the match with peace of mind.

Finally, he called Balotelli back.

The two are now rivals, and both are trying their best to devalue their former brothers...

"Let Joe clean his ass. I'm going to beat the crap out of him."

"Joe, there's a braggart who says he likes your ass." Xia Qi handed the phone to Joe Hart.

Joe Hart and Balotelli began a war of words.

"Mario, I ordered a real female doll from Japan. When you go home crying, you can hug her and she can comfort you..."

"Leave it to Xia Qi. I have real leather."

Damn it!

ruthless!

Isn’t it great to have a girlfriend?

As if I had never had...

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Outside the gate of the England training base, there were reporters from major media outlets, mostly British media, followed by Chinese media.

As a Chinese, Xia Qi is being chased by Chinese media. CCTV-5 is here, Penguin is here, Xigua...

The moment Xia Qi, Joe Hart and others stepped out of the base, they were shocked by the various large "cannons" in front of them.

When Xia Qi and others came out, the stars sparkled and reporters flocked over.

"I heard you refused the No. 7 jersey, is it because of Cristiano Ronaldo?"

"Number 7 is Uncle Bei's number. I'm not as handsome as him, and I don't have a beautiful girlfriend. I'm two points behind him. I'll choose number 9. Is that okay?"

The reporters laughed. Although they all praised Xia Qi's wit, they still didn't want to let him go.

"You are now playing in the midfield for the national team. Mr Rooney should give you the No. 10 jersey."

"Sticky is a German label. You don't have German blood, do you?"

Xia Qi paused and continued, "Wayne, the striker, wears No. 10, and I, the midfielder, wear No. 9. It was a smokescreen we discussed with each other to throw for the opponent. When the opponent uses me as the striker to defend and Wayne as the midfielder... just think about it, the picture is too beautiful to even imagine."

A reporter in the crowd retorted: “It’s not like the number has that meaning now…?”

"Since the number doesn't mean anything, why are you bothering about it?"

Ha ha!

There was another burst of laughter at the scene.

A reporter asked: "Xia, do you have any goals for the World Cup?"

Xia Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "World Cup! I came, I fought, I conquered..." (End of this chapter)