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1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 10 1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 10 Recently, Shanghai Shenhua 19-year-old young player Yang Haoyu accepted an exclusive interview with Football and shared his debut in the Super Cup and his relationship with football.
◆Your debut in Shenhua was at the Super Cup at the beginning of the year. When did you know that you would start?
Yang Haoyu: When training before the game.
◆Did you find it unexpected?
It was quite unexpected, but in the confrontation a few days before the game, I played with the main players, so I would also guess whether it was possible. But at that moment, it was quite surprising.
◆After knowing that you will start, have you shared it with your family and friends? I know your father is also a football coach.
I didn’t tell them that I didn’t want them to be nervous with me, and I still like to bear it myself.
◆Did you have any insomnia the night before the Super Cup?
I usually slept early. I did think about a lot of scenes of the next day’s competition that night, but I slept well later.
◆Are you the kind of big-hearted player?
No, I was very nervous when I was a kid. I remember that I was about 10 years old and I couldn’t run when I went up and couldn’t get the ball even if I was nervous. Because I was very nervous when I played such a big game for the first time. The Super Cup was not that nervous, but later the first and second games of the league were still quite nervous, more nervous than the Super Cup.
◆Why is it not so nervous if you decide to win the Super Cup in a final championship or play in the Harbour?
Maybe because I haven’t played before, I feel a little more excited than nervous.
◆When I returned to the hotel after the pre-match training, did I make any special preparations? For example, watching opponent videos, the characteristics of the harbor players who matched them, etc.
These coaching teams will prepare in detail in advance for us to show and analyze. I kept reminding myself to relax and not keep my nerves tense before the game.
◆How do you relaxof? Play games and listen to music?
Before the Super Cup, I mainly read books, and I like reading novels. Usually, I will also look at the five major leagues to see how they play football relaxed.
◆Before the Super Cup, will the head coach or coaching staff have any special care for you?
In fact, what should be reminded is that the coaching team said at the preparatory meeting before, including the entire winter training, we often watch the training and warm-up videos for detailed analysis. On the day of the game, I arrived at the locker room of the stadium. The head coach called me over to tell me not to be nervous and relax. Think about how to play during training and warm-up matches. Just play as usual during the game. I believe I have no problem.
◆When standing on the court, will your mentality have many ups and downs and fluctuations?
Yes. Because the real game is definitely different from what you imagine in the room. When I imagined it in the room, I felt that it was no big deal. I watched the five major leagues, including the Chinese Super League, and felt that they were quite relaxed on the court. But I will still be nervous when I get on the court.
◆You should have started playing football at the trough of Chinese football? How did you start specifically?
Yang Haoyu: My father likes football very much. Although he has not played a profession, his love for football has not changed. It can be said that I have been influenced since I was a child. He said that I was quite talented when I was a child, so he took me to the path of football.
◆How old did you start playing?
I touched the ball at a very young age, and my dad took me to play at that time. The serious training should be the first grade, and the school team that entered the primary school training almost every day.
◆When will you decide to take the path of professional football?
In the fifth grade, I was considering whether to go to school or play football. Later, because I really thought I had a good football talent, I came to Shanghai in the sixth grade.
◆Why did you come to Shanghai?
I visited many places across the country and finally decided to come to Shanghai. At that time, the 06 echelon of Shenhuajiang Town had just been formed, and I felt that there might be a greater chance of joining the team at the beginning. Then we went from Jiang Town to Kangqiao, and the journey was quite smooth.
◆Have you encountered anything special that caused you to fluctuate?
There are all very small fluctuations, such as some injuries, the most serious injury is the medial collateral ligament injury, which I have been recuperating for about 8 months.
◆Your father always stays with you. I heard that sometimes he goes to a training camp and he will go there. Is his help and influence you very much?
That’s for sure, he should be my football enlightenment coach. My dad when I was a kidI followed me all the time, and later I entered the Cambridge base. He often stared at me through the walls in the training competition, and then he also guided me in the details of the training every time he went home.
◆Liu Chengyu and Wang Yudong are competing in the World Cup with the national football team. Is this also an inspiration for you?
Yes, my goal is definitely to join the national team and play for the country.
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