Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 297 Milu Arrives
Bora Milutinovic was born in 1944. His career as a player was not so brilliant. Although he played for the famous Yugoslav club Partizan Belgrade and was selected for the Yugoslav national team, he was known at that time More because he has a famous brother, Milos Milutinovic who won the first Champions Cup top scorer in 55 years.

But after retiring, his fame began to be much greater than that of his brother, at least at this time, Bora Milutinovic's name is more popular than his brother Milutinovic's. people know.

In 1986, he left the European continent and traveled across the ocean to Mexico in North America. He served as the head coach of the Mexican national team and led the Mexican team to the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time.If the strength of Mexico itself is not bad, and the World Cup was held in their country in 86, and the value of Milu had not been reflected, then four years later, he led the Costa Rica team, which was almost composed of amateur players, into the World Cup. The top sixteen of the World Cup in 90 is enough to make people amazing-you know, he only had seven months from taking office to leading the team to play in the World Cup!But he did what other coaches may not be able to do in seven years. Since then, Milu has had the nickname of "Legendary Coach".

Next, in 94, he led the US team to the top sixteen, and in 98, he led the Nigerian team to the top sixteen...

Judging from this resume, Xu Bing was sure that Milu was the one he was looking for—less than half a year before the start of the Olympic qualifiers, he needed a coach who could quickly enter the role, and the Olympic team did not lack good players , but it can be considered that there are many factions, the national youth team brought out by Tang Pengju, Qianglibao under the leadership of Chu Guanghu, plus Nie Fei and Sun Chenghai, two detached figures who have already played the main force in the national team... He needs someone who can A coach who can stabilize the morale of the army, and Milu meets both of these points.

He took an almost amateur Costa Rica team to the last [-] of the World Cup in just seven months, and he trained a talented but undisciplined Nigeria team into a team with the discipline of a European team-only However, after qualifying for the group, those Africans lost their temper again, otherwise Nigeria could go one step further.

So after the Football Association staff met with Milu, Xu Bing quickly made a decision and signed the contract with Milu. Of course, the salary is also very good, 30 US dollars a year, which is the same as Benitez.

Milu is also very interested in coaching the Chinese team. He observed the Chinese team very carefully in the World Cup, because at that time the Chinese team was likely to become the opponent of the Nigerian team led by him in the top [-]. At that time, the Chinese team had He was greatly appreciated by several teams, including Nie Fei, Sun Chenghai and Li Gang who will soon become his disciples.

And as a head coach, he has coached clubs in Europe and South America, and national teams in North America and Africa. Asian teams are the only ones he has not coached. He also hopes to fill this gap in his coaching career. .

On January [-], Milu arrived in BJ, he was ready to sign the final contract with the Chinese Football Association.

No one knew this news in advance, and Milu also refused the Chinese Football Association to send someone to pick him up at the airport. When he arrived at the destination, Namilu had been trafficked many times by human traffickers.

He has played football in Europe on five continents of the world. He once served as the head coach of Serie A Udinese, coached a club in Argentina in South America, served as the head coach of the national team of Mexico and Costa Rica in Central and North America, and stayed in Nigeria in Africa. Two years—the gypsy on the football field is finally going to set foot on the only Asian continent he has never set foot on.

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"Has Milu come yet?" At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Bing, who was waiting in the office for Milu, was a little anxious, and asked the secretary beside him.

The secretary shook his head and said no.

Xu Bing was in a hurry, the plane should arrive at one o'clock, and he could climb over from BJ Airport even if he climbed in two hours. Why hasn't this Milu come yet?

"It's not like something happened on the road, right?" Although it was a cold day with goose feathers and heavy snow in the sky, Xu Bing's forehead also started to sweat. Could it be that Lu had a car accident on the way here?
"Don't worry, I'll go to the door to have a look." Seeing Xu Bing's anxiety, the secretary comforted him, and walked out after seeing Xu Bing nodding his head.

Xu Bing took two steps back and forth in the office, shaking his head and smiling wryly. A few days ago, I heard Pei Wei say that Milu was a bit "monstrous", and he was indeed demonic enough. He was late for more than two hours when we met for the first time, isn't it? Are you saying that Europeans are punctual?

Just as Xu Bing was walking back and forth, the secretary hurriedly opened the door and ran in: "Master... Chairman, Milu has been found!"

"Found it?" Xu Bing was overjoyed, "Where is he?"

The secretary's expression was very strange: "He actually arrived outside the compound an hour ago...but he...he was..."

"Say it quickly, don't hesitate!" Xu Bing said dissatisfied.

"He was sweeping the snow on the road in front of our Football Association! He has swept the whole street..." The secretary smiled wryly: "According to the cleaner, it was Milu who offered to help him sweep the snow. At first, he thought it was What about the liar... In the end, Milu really helped him sweep a street before leaving..."

"Sweeping the snow..." Xu Bing was a little dumbfounded: "I didn't come to sign a contract of hundreds of thousands of dollars, but I helped a cleaner I didn't know to sweep the snow? Is this a football coach? Why do I sound so similar* *ah."

"Who knows..." The secretary also had a look of incredulity on his face: "He has come in now and is sitting at the reception area... Do you want to see him?"

"Of course!" Xu Bing said to the secretary: "Bring coach Milutinovic in... Also, make a cup of hot tea and let him drive away the cold, don't make him catch a cold by doing good things before taking office It’s gone, it’s going to spread and the people of the whole country will laugh at it.”

After the secretary went out, Xu Bing shook his head and said to himself, "It's really inexplicable!"

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Five minutes later, Xu Bing met Milu.

A head of messy hair, a thin face, and a harmless smile on the corner of his mouth - no matter how he looks, he looks like an ordinary European old man, only the pair of deep eyes are very energetic, making this face full of life.

"Mr. Milutinovic, hello, I am Xu Bing, the chairman of the Chinese Football Association." Xu Bing said in English, and then extended his hand to Milu.

"Hello Chairman Xu." Milu also said in English, and shook Xu Bin's hand: "Just call me Bora."

"Borah, I think you have read the contract." Xu Bing was not polite, he was not a polite person: "Do you have any objections to this contract?"

"I don't think there is any objection." Milu laughed: "I haven't coached an Olympic team yet. I am a person who likes to try new things... and I am very confident in accepting this challenge."

"The Football Association will not impose any restrictions on you in terms of team formation. You have all the powers to select players. However, the Olympic team will participate in the Dunhill Cup Invitational Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in half a month, so We will provide you with a team list, they are all the best players of the right age in China, of course, you have the right to choose other players in the future, and this list will not be the last of the Olympic team list, because there are seven players of the right age who are playing in Europe and South America, and it is impossible for them to come back at this time.” While asking Milu to sign the contract, Xu Bing explained for Milu, and at the same time he represented the Chinese Football Association in the contract signed.

This list is actually the list of the Chinese team that participated in the Asian Games at the end of last year. They are all players of the appropriate age for the Olympic team who played for domestic clubs. After all, Milu just came here. I don't know, naturally it is impossible to form a team immediately.

"I understand." Milu is also very clear about this truth: "But this invitational tournament will not have any performance requirements?" He spread his hands, "Fifteen days is not even enough time for me to familiarize myself with the players' positions. .”

"Of course there will be no performance requirements, but the teams participating in this invitational tournament are basically the second- and third-tier teams in Asia. The level is relatively low. Our biggest opponent will only be the Korean Olympic team. I think at least it’s okay to get to the final.”

"That's not necessarily true. You must know that football is round, and anything can happen." Milu shrugged.

Xu Brem choked a little, and he murmured in his heart: Why is this person like this, dare not make such a guarantee?
But what now?The contract has been signed, which means that Milu will definitely be the head coach of the Olympic team before the Olympic qualifiers. Even if Xu Bing tears up the contract now, the Chinese Football Association will also compensate Milu with an annual salary of 30 US dollars.

While thinking about Xu Bing, he said to Milu: "Now the Olympic team has assembled in Kunming, Yunnan, and our staff will take you to join the Olympic team... Do you have any assistants?"

"I don't have an assistant." Milu stood up: "I think, I only need a translator now, a translator who understands Yugoslav and football, and that's enough."

Looking at the back of Milu's departure, he seemed to have a bad premonition. Is it really the right way to hand over the Olympic team, which fans all over the country have such high expectations for, to such an inexplicable person?
Puzzled, Xu Bing called Pei Wei again. (To be continued, if you want to know what happens next, please visit www.CMFU.COM, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)
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