king of defenders

Chapter 652 The Situation of the National Team

Seeing Meng Yun and Yao Ming talking about something, the others lowered their voices to avoid affecting them.

There was no wine at the dinner table, Meng Yun never drank, Yao Ming didn't have this hobby either, Guo Hai didn't care, but at this time, of course, he was following everyone's will, so talking about things at this time is not considered frivolous.

"The first problem that 'naturalized players' must face is the player's own will." Yao Ming explained: "We can't force them, and foreign players may not have much sense of belonging to us and are willing to naturalize."

"And even if the players are willing, there are still some problems on our side. Some people think that we are a big country, why should we 'naturalize' foreign players, is it true that local players really can't find anyone?"

"This is a problem of ethos. It used to be serious. In the past two years, as the number of 'naturalized players' in the international community has increased, the atmosphere on our side has also changed, but it is still a problem. Whether it is a big problem or not , say it’s small or not, if you’re not careful, you might be put on the line.”

Actually, Meng Yun didn't know much about these things, but he was smart enough to understand it after thinking about it.

There are advantages and disadvantages of having a large number of people, and there will be whatever you say, just like Meng Yun himself, he has done well enough in the NBA, but some people still hack him.

Yao Ming added: "Even if there is no such problem, the actual operation is not easy. According to the regulations of FIBA, there can only be one naturalized player at most, and this player has not represented the original national team in any similar competitions before. Olympic Games, World Championships and other world-class events. Xiang Long is in line with this, and Jeremy Lin is also in line."

"However, to represent the Chinese team, you must have Chinese nationality, and our country does not recognize dual nationality. To have Chinese nationality, you must first renounce foreign nationality."

"Also, even if players are willing to give up their original nationality and become Chinese, the procedure is very complicated."

"For example, Jeremy Lin, if he wants to give up his American citizenship and become a Chinese citizen, he needs to go through the same process as getting a visa and a green card. First, make an appointment, and then bring his passports, birth certificates, and naturalization certificates from the U.S. and the second country, etc. Documents, on-site signature and oath that I voluntarily renounce my nationality. After the completion, I have to make a final tax return to the US Taxation Bureau, including personal income, retirement funds, stocks, tax-deferred investments, etc. "

"These problems are very troublesome to operate, and even if they are all resolved, Jeremy Lin became a Chinese national and became a naturalized player. There is controversy over the use of him. Whether he should be the core or Yi Jianlian is the core, Jeremy Lin should be in the What role does the international team play? And the contracts of naturalized players are definitely different from those of local players, which involves other issues.”

After listening, Meng Yun was a little dumbfounded, there are so many ways and so complicated here.

Yao Ming laughed, and couldn't help thinking, you don't know, it took a lot of detours to get you, a local player, into the national team, let alone naturalize a foreign player.

I can't talk about this anymore.

The matter was more complicated than Meng Yun expected, and Xiang Long didn't have the will now, so Meng Yun simply stopped thinking about it and changed the subject: "Brother Yao, tell me about the national team. I After a while, I will report to the national team, but I still don’t know anything about the national team.”

Of course it is impossible to know nothing, but what you know is also superficial.

Yao Ming nodded and said, "I am the team leader of the men's basketball team this time. The head coach is Gong Luming, and Wang Weixing, Luo Annis, and Li Nan are the assistant coaches. As for the roster of players, Yi Jianlian and Guo Ailun are initially drafted. , Zhou Qi, Zhou Peng, Wang Zhelin, and you Meng Yun, the rest will be formed from the training list."

"Our training camp has already started in February this year, and we have recruited a group of young players to join the training camp. At the same time, we have also prepared a lot of warm-up matches, from May to the end of July. Including the China-Australia men's basketball match , China-US Men's Basketball Tournament, Four Nations League, Tankovic Cup, China-Europe Men's Basketball Tournament, and the final China-US Men's Basketball Tournament. These two China-US Men's Basketball Tournaments are actually different. The former one is held in June. That is, this month, the opponent is not the real American team, but an alliance of some professional players in the United States, called the American professional team."

"I don't think you need to participate in this game. The opponents are players from the American secondary leagues, including the Development League, and others. You know the strength, and it is not comparable to yours. It is not at the same level at all, so you don't need to participate. We mainly intend to train young people."

"The Chinese men's basketball match in the back is at the end of July, before the Olympics. It is our last warm-up match before the Olympics. That is the real American team."

Yao Ming and Meng Yun introduced the situation of the national team. As for Meng Yun's position in the national team and how to play after he joined the national team, Yao Ming didn't say these things, because this is the matter of the head coach Gong Luming, and Yao Ming can't point fingers. Let alone do it on behalf of others, Gong Luming will naturally tell Meng Yun about these things after he reaches the national team.

Meng Yun knew this too.

Taking the national team as a unit, Yao Ming is more like the general manager. Gong Luming is the coach. The general manager is in charge of the general manager, and the coach is in charge of the coach. There is a clear division of labor.

This topic came to an end, Yao Ming took a sip of tea, and said: "This time we are divided into Group A, which is the so-called 'death group', and our group includes the United States, France, Venezuela, Serbia, Australia .To be honest, if you didn't join us, it would be great if we could win a game, and there is basically no hope of qualifying for the group stage."

Hearing this, Meng Yun couldn't help being startled, and said in astonishment, "Isn't it? It may be difficult to qualify for the group stage, but we still have some good players such as Yi Jianlian, Guo Ailun, Zhou Qi, etc. We have to win a game."

Before Meng Yun finished speaking, Yao Ming shook his head and smiled wryly: "You don't know much about the situation. That's right, you're only 20 years old, and you're rising too fast. I'm afraid you didn't pay attention to these before, and then it's the competition again. Training, I probably didn’t think about it. How about our own strength, there are still some good players on the books, but there are still some gaps compared with other teams, such as poor physical confrontation, not stable shooting, etc. "

"Well, in the past few years, many teams in the world have made progress, and the progress is not small. But instead of being able to improve, we have regressed a bit. Take the Asian Championships as an example. The Asian Championships were a little challenging for us before. None, and now I have to do my best to win the championship of the Asian Championships."

Speaking of these Yao Ming felt a little melancholy.

(End of this chapter)