Chapter 52 Individual and Collective Under the rule of "Cruel Simon", Barcelona seems to have become an invincible demon, making rapid progress in various competitions such as La Liga and the Champions League, and Shaq also seems to have enough. The clockwork is exactly the same, goals come one after another like a volcano erupting, heading towards the 1,000-goal mark suddenly! On October 19, Barcelona defeated Malaga 5:1 in an away game, and Shaq performed his "fourth victory". On October 22, Barcelona defeated Juventus 3:1 with Shaq¡¯s ¡°hat trick¡± at Camp Nou. On October 27, Barcelona defeated Girona 7-0 in an away game. Shaq scored twice in the game. On October 30, in the first leg of the fourth round of the Copa del Rey, Barcelona defeated the second division team Almeria 3:0 in an away game, and Shaq scored twice. Barcelona played six games throughout October. Although Shaq did not score against Lyon on October 1, he scored a total of 16 goals in the next five games, with a goal efficiency of 2.67. Now no one dares to say that Shaq's scoring efficiency has declined. God knows whether Shaq will continue to explode like this. After all, Shaq has scored 36 goals in 15 games for Barcelona this season, and he reached the goal of playing for the "Three Lions" in England's 4-1 victory over Northern Ireland on October 16. The milestone of 100 games, and a brace also brought his national team goals to 176, and his career goal total reached 937. Driven by Shaq's goals, Barcelona currently leads the La Liga standings with 8 wins and 24 points from 8 games this season. They even have 2 points more than Atletico Madrid, who have played one more game. It really starts from the starting line. Gained an advantage from the beginning. Time has entered November, and Barcelona is still unstoppable They beat the Hercules 4:1 at home. They beat Juventus 5:2 away, beat Levante 4:2 away, beat Almeria 6:0 at home, beat Atletico Madrid 3:0 at home, and defeated Copenhagen 4:0 at home. Defeat Espanyol 3:0 away from home and win the city derby. Throughout November, Barcelona has won seven crazy games, and has won 22 consecutive victories so far this season! In this process, Shaq¡¯s contribution as the captain of the team is the most important. He has scored 53 goals in 22 games this season. Barcelona fans have lost count of how many times Shaq has been the key player. They only know that when their team needs Shaq to score, the "ball king" will contribute goals, and victory will naturally follow. Simon Grayson has carried out the rotation very thoroughly this season. Except for Shaq and goalkeeper Mark, all 23 players in the team have experience in playing games. Even Rafael, who is always in poor form, has also won two games. Opportunity to appear. Simon Grayson just wanted to see if the Brazilian star could still be used, but the result was very disappointing. It was Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong who gave Simon Grayson a big surprise. These two young players got 5 starts, 1 substitute, and 4 starts respectively, and they performed very well. ???Du Xiaoguang scored a rating of 7.38 in the 6 games he played, with a passing success rate of 86% and an average of 1.71 steals per game, considering his age. This performance can only be described as "genius". Although Chen Jinlong only played 4 games, his performance was better than that of his good brother Du Xiaoguang, with a rating of 7.78 points, an average of 3.88 steals per game, and an astonishing pass success rate of 91%. The outstanding performance of the two young players attracted the attention of the coach of the Spanish U19 National Youth Team, Melendes. The old coach even came to Gamber Sports City at the end of November to visit the team and personally had a meeting with the two boys Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong. One conversation, and thenShaq is in trouble. After Melendez left, Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong found Shaq who was practicing hard on free kicks. "Boss, I have something to do with you." Du Xiaoguang, who has a calm personality, looked serious. A towel was handed over. "Brother Shaq, please take a rest!" Chen Jinlong, who has an out-of-the-box personality, seemed more casual. Shaq chuckled, looked at the two boys, took the towel and wiped it on his forehead: "What's the matter? Tell me!" "Boss, that old man Melendez wants us to join the Spanish U19 National Youth Team. "Uh. Who is Melendez?" Shaq is busy training on his own every day this season, and rarely pays attention to other things. Don't say he doesn't know who Melendez is. Who, even if he met him, would have no time to talk to him. In order to prevent his attributes from declining too fast, Shaq trains every day as if he is risking his life. Now even the affairs of the locker room are presided over by Fabregas. If it weren't for Shaq, Grams can really play the role of a captain on the court and lead the team forward with his goals. Maybe Barcelona's locker room is not so calm. "Oh my God! Brother, you don't even know who Melendez is? He is the current head coach of the Spanish U19 national team! You don't know, we two brothers are very popular recently, then The old man came to us in person to talk about joining the team. "Oh!" Shaq grinned: "That's a good thing! You start with U19, then U20 and U21, and then you will join the Spanish national team. Is it good?" "Boss!" Du Xiaoguang shouted, not used to Shaq's relaxed tone: "Boss, you are not Chinese, so you don't understand the current situation of Chinese football, because China does not recognize dual nationality. Soif we enter the Spanish U19, we will not be able to play for the Chinese team in the future." Uh! Shaq stared and immediately understood what the two boys were struggling with. How could he forget about this! ? Once upon a time, Shaq also secretly thought about what would happen if he became a Chinese national and helped the Chinese men's football team to play games. The result After thinking about it, he was not very optimistic. After all, football is a collective sport, and he can only rely on him. It was impossible for a man to achieve anything, let alone for the moment he was a thoroughly British man. "Wellwell. It's indeed a bit troublesome! But have you two ever thought about whether you want individual honor or collective honor? Well, orhave you ever thought about it, even if you are for the Chinese team? Can you really achieve anything by playing football? "Shaq has been going back to China for a few days almost every holiday these years. I also have a good understanding of the current situation of Chinese football. Over the years, Chinese football has still been a poor thing. Even if it cannot appear in the World Cup qualifiers, it is now stumbling even in the Asian Cup qualifiers, let alone achieving any results. Even from The East Asian Cup is derived from the East Asian semi-finals. I haven¡¯t touched it in many years. It can be said that to this day, there is still no hope for Chinese football! Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong were silent. Of course they knew how bad the current situation of Chinese football was. Nowadays, Chinese players have been equated with "defective products". In the past, many players left the country and played overseas through their own efforts. But now no one wants Chinese players anymore. "Boss. What do you mean" "What I mean? Haha" Shaq smiled helplessly: "Xiaoguang, Xiaolong, don't blame me for saying depressing words. Chinese football is completely on the wrong path. It's fundamentally broken. If you want it to get better that's a fantasy! I can't deny that you two have a good start in Barcelona. Maybe you can become Barcelona's main players in a few years. But even with the two of you, can Chinese football really rise? I think you two still have to seize this opportunity to achieve honors and achievements in the future! "The Spanish team is no longer unified. In the era of the 1990s, the current European football and world football are under the rule of Shaq's England team. After the "Three Lions" successively won the European Cup, Confederations Cup, and World Cup, they are already well-deserved at this stage. No. 1 in the world, it will be difficult for other teams to compete with Shaq, Jonny Howson, Ben Parker, Jack Rodwell and other players before they age. But the Spanish team is still a strong team. The current world ranking is ninth, and it is definitely a team that has the strength to win the European Championship and World Cup. Shaq feels that if these two little guys, Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong, can become Spanish citizens, given their current potential and the influence of their team Barcelona. In the future, he will become the backbone of the Spanish team's defense. If he has the opportunity to play for the Spanish team, it will indeed be a good choice. Shaq¡¯s suggestion did not allow Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong to make an immediate decision. After all, changing nationality is a life-long matter. They are only sixteen years old, and many decisions still need the help of their parents. During training the next morning, when Shaq saw the two boys again, he found that both of them had dark circles. It seemed that they had not had a good night's rest. However, the two of them looked in high spirits, and they had obviously made a move. Decided. "Boss, Xiaolong and I have already decided that we are going to change our nationality and join Spanish citizenship." "Yes, brother Shaq, my dad told me that now is not an era of sacrificing personal interests for the sake of the collective. , we must first develop our personal abilities before we can bring more honors to the collective, so Hehe, I have also decided to become a Spanish citizen first, and then I will change my nationality if I have the opportunity." Smiling and nodding, he naturally would not tell the two boys anything about FIFA's many restrictions on players who change their nationality.?The enthusiasm of the two little guys was gone. And no matter how you look at it, it is beneficial for Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong to become Spanish citizens. They are still very young now. When they grow up in a few years, the Spaniards will already be able to accept their identities. After all, Spain itself is a A multi-ethnic country, such as Catalonia, the Basque Country, etc. Furthermore, after these two boys are selected for the Spanish U19, they will definitely receive key training when they return to Barcelona. When their strength improves to a certain level, the Spanish national team will definitely pay attention and promote them. This is a virtuous cycle. the beginning of.