Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 501
The day after talking with Milu, Pei Wei officially took office in the national team.

The next day, the coaching staff of the national team had a meeting. Head coach Milu, translator Lin Cheng, two assistant coaches Tang Pengju and Chu Guanghu, plus the physical coach and goalkeeper coach, gathered together.

"I called everyone here today to introduce a new member to everyone." Milu said with a smile: "At the Football Association meeting yesterday, Chairman Xu Bing added a new consultant to the national team. will work with us."

Upon hearing this, Tang Pengju and Chu Guanghu's expressions remained unchanged, but they began to sneer in their hearts. And the absolute dominance of the Olympic team is very puzzling. Although Milu's results are indeed good, it doesn't mean that everything about the national team is decided by him, right?Sure enough, before the start of the World Cup, the Football Association still took action, sending such a consultant, it seems that it is ready to start restricting Milu's power.

But when they saw Milu smiling and not looking depressed at all, the two of them murmured in their hearts again—this old fox is very clear, why is he not dissatisfied at all after having such a restraint around him? ?He usually looks like he is full of emotions and anger, and he doesn't look like a person who is as deep as Chengfu.

However, when Pei Wei walked into the conference room with a happy face, the two of them understood everything—everyone in the domestic football circle knew very well what Pei Wei, who has always been high-profile, was famous even in the club. He never asks about the head coach's formation and selection of players, let alone in the national team!It seems that this consultant this time is really just a consultant!
The translator Lin Cheng didn't have so many tricks. After Pei Wei walked in, he stood up in surprise, and then laughed and said, "Boss... oh, no, vice chairman, so you are the consultant!"

Pei Wei smiled and shook hands with Lin Cheng, and Milu next to him asked in surprise, "Lin, why do you know Pei?"

"I was originally from Yunjia Tianyu." Lin Cheng said with a smile: "I came to Yunjia in 99 after graduating from the Cologne Institute of Physical Education. In 2000, I was appointed by the boss to work as an interpreter by your side... ...Why, don't you know? You know, the Football Association hired you as the head coach at that time, and it was also recommended by our boss!" Lin Cheng said proudly.

"Lin Cheng, you made a mistake again, I am not your boss now!" Pei Wei said with a smile, "I am no longer the chairman of Yunjia Tianyu Club... Now I am the honorary manager of the Chinese Football Association." Vice President and FIFA Executive Committee! Don't get me wrong, I am very satisfied with these two titles!"

"Yes yes yes." Lin Cheng apologized with a smile, but there was no sign of apology on his expression - all Yunjiatianyu people know that in the boss's 42 years of life journey so far (in fact, there should be more 26 years before rebirth), he had many titles, including chairman of Tianyu Group, deputy to the National People's Congress, member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference... including the current honorary vice chairman of the Football Association and the executive committee of FIFA, but the one he is most proud of is, There is only one title that is most indelible, and that is the chairman of Yunjia Tianyu Club!

Pei Wei and Lin Cheng were smiling and exchanging greetings, but Milu's expression became complicated. He stared blankly at Pei Wei, and there were too many things in his eyes.

"It turns out that I came to China because of your recommendation?" When everyone was seated, Milu couldn't help but say, he is indeed a person who can't hide his words: "Then why didn't you tell me ?”

"What does that matter?" Pei Wei shrugged: "I didn't recommend you to curry favor with you...because you are the most suitable head coach for the Chinese team, so I recommended you, because I think you can command on the spot The ability is very good, and at the same time you can solve the psychological problems of our players... Now the Chinese team does not lack good players, but it lacks a head coach who allows players to play to their full potential."

He looked at Milu: "It doesn't matter who recommended you or picked you to be the head coach of the Chinese national team. The important thing is that you are here...you have already come, haven't you?"

Milu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, then nodded: "I understand, I'm here, since I'm here, I have to do well."

In the next moment, he resumed his demeanor as the head coach of the Chinese national team, and nodded to the surroundings: "Today, everyone is gathered together not only to introduce Pei to everyone, but more importantly, it is less than a month before the national team gathers. It's time, today, we are going to discuss the opponents in the warm-up match before the World Cup."

Milu was talking slowly, while Lin Cheng beside him was quickly translating for him. Although he was very happy to see Pei Wei, Lin Cheng was worthy of being an excellent translator. His happiness did not affect his speed and accuracy. Milu’s translator said: “The training time for the national team is only one month. According to their state in the league, I have basically determined the candidates for the 23 players who will go to the World Cup. The warm-up match before the big game is very important. We need to use the precious warm-up time to adjust the player’s state and let them familiarize themselves with the tactics and basic understanding of the opponent’s ability. Therefore, we must be cautious in choosing opponents. Now Chu Coach Mitsuto told us about the teams that have contacted us and hoped to have a warm-up match with us."

Chu Guanghu stood up: "Because this World Cup is being held in our neighbors Japan and South Korea, many teams participating in the World Cup hope to put the training venue in China, so that we can choose our opponents. Unlike the last World Cup, we went to Europe to ask for help... Now there are four teams that have contacted us, namely Portugal and Poland in Europe, Uruguay in South America, and Nigeria in Africa. Judging from the strength of these opponents They are all good, and they can play a very good role in training the team. As for which teams to choose, it will be up to Coach Milu to make the decision.”

Milu nodded: "First of all, I want to explain that the number of warm-up games I want is four. Although the density of four warm-up games in a month may be a bit high, we still have plenty of time. According to my Calculate, first train for ten days, and then play a warm-up match every three days. The first two warm-up matches are played in China. The location I chose is Qingdao. The climate of this city is closer to that of Japan and South Korea. The other two warm-up matches will be held in Seogwipo and Gwangju in South Korea. These two places are the cities where our group matches are held. It is good for us to familiarize ourselves with the venues in advance. The Football Association has already begun preparations for contacting South Korea. We don’t need to worry about this. As for the opponent, after discussions with Pei and whether the other party has contacted us, two teams have been determined, namely Portugal and Poland. The Portuguese team is called For the Brazilian team in Europe, we can adapt to the style of samba football by warming up with them, while the Polish team is closer to Turkey in terms of tactics. At the same time, our first opponent in the group, Costa Rica, has many Polish players Descendant, I believe and their warm-up will help us a lot.”

"So that means that the opponents in the two warm-up matches in Qingdao will be Portugal and Poland?" Tang Pengju asked.

"That's right." Milu nodded, and then said: "For the remaining two opponents, I think we should choose teams that are closer in style to Turkey and Costa Rica. After all, with our current strength, we want to fight Brazil. Unwise, our real opponents in the group stage should be Turkey and Costa Rica, I'm more familiar with Costa Rica, because I have led this team before, and their players are mainly composed of black, mixed race and European descent , so there is no lack of speed and strength. The number one star is the striker Wanchope who plays for Manchester City in the League One. He is a striker with excellent speed, impact and technology, and Costa Rica's offense is also carried out around him. Yes, as for Turkey, although they belong to Asia in terms of geography, their football has chosen to join UEFA! And in the European Champions Cup in recent years, the teams from Turkey have performed well. In 2000 They even made it to the quarter-finals in the European Cup! Only the Portuguese team, which lost to the golden generation, failed to go further. The top star is also their main scorer Hakan Suker played for Inter Milan, and they played in the midfield There are many good players, whether it is Okan, Emre or Basturk, they all have the strength of the core of the midfield. If we can beat Costa Rica, then our biggest opponent will be Turkey! This must be taken into account !"

"I have a suggestion." Pei Wei raised his hand: "According to Turkey's technical characteristics, I have a better warm-up opponent, that is, the Swedish team from Europe. They are a very suitable opponent. As a Nordic team, They have excellent technology and strong physical fitness, which is very similar to Turkey, especially their strikers, including Ibrahimovic (Ibrahimovic was only a substitute for the national team at this time) and Anderson They also have speed forwards like Larsson and Auerbach, which is very similar to the Turkish striker's combination of one high and one fast! More importantly, their midfielder Freddie Ljungberg once played in the Chinese league. I have also dealt with people from their Football Association, I think they will be happy to come to a warm-up match with us."

A smile appeared on Milu's face. He now knows Xu Bing's intention of arranging Pei Wei to be the consultant of the national team. A person like this will neither fight for power nor interfere with the work of the head coach, and at the same time has a very wide network of contacts in Europe. Such a consultant can't be more helpful to the national team, and it won't do any harm!

"Well, okay, then the third opponent has also been selected. Basically, Poland and Sweden are both against Turkey, so who should we choose as the fourth opponent? No matter from which point of view, we should choose Choose an opponent with a style similar to Costa Rica. You must know that our opponent in the first game is Costa Rica! But such an opponent is not easy to find. The other two teams that qualified in Central and North America, whether it is the United States or Mexico, have a style similar to Costa Rica. It's not the same, it's very difficult from a technical point of view."

Milu said, "It's very difficult", but his eyes kept rolling on Pei Wei, and in his eyes, there was also the fox-like light familiar to Tang Pengju, Chu Guanghu and others!

This old fox is really not afraid of being tired when employing people.Pei Wei slandered Milu just like he slandered Xu Bing yesterday, but he also knew that this was an opportunity for Pei Wei to establish his prestige in this small circle in return, although it seemed unnecessary.

"Actually, we don't need to focus on Central and North America. We must know that although blacks account for only about [-]% of Costa Rica's ethnic composition, there are many blacks in their national team! Especially the most threatening Wanchope ... so we can definitely focus on Africa."

"Africa? Nigeria has contacted us, and they were the last sixteen of the last World Cup, and they were the champions of the 96 Olympics. They are absolutely outstanding. Can we choose them?" Chu Guanghu interjected.

"No, it's not very suitable." Pei Wei shook his head: "I think Coach Milu should be aware that since winning the Olympic championship, Nigeria's strength has actually been declining! It has been a long time since Kanu's group. Fresh blood has appeared, and it is still Kanu, Okocha, and Yabo who are fighting the world! And they don't have a forward with speed and impact like Wanchope... So, my opponent is Cameroon team! Their striker partners are Eto'o from Mallorca in La Liga and Mboma from Sunderland in the Premier League. These two strikers happen to be the same type of speed and impact striker as Wanchope! After adapting to their attack, it will be much easier for our defenders to deal with Wanchope's attack!"

"Well, it's settled like this. The four warm-up opponents are Portugal, Poland, Sweden and Cameroon... Among them, Portugal and Poland can basically be determined. We can directly report to the Football Association. As for Sweden and Cameroon, we have to It's up to our consultant Pei!" Milu stood up and said with a smile.

"No problem, anyway, I have nothing to do now, I can set off tomorrow to contact the football associations of these two countries." Pei Wei shrugged, anyway, he was already mentally prepared.

"Okay, tomorrow we will split into two groups... Uh, is this how the word is used? I will continue to lead the coaching staff to observe the state of the domestic players, and Pei will contact the warm-up opponents!"

PS: I am repairing the line near my home today. I coded in the Internet cafe in the morning. Now the call is coming temporarily, but I don’t know when it will stop... But please rest assured, Lao Guo always keeps his word, today at least 12000, more Then 15000 must be done for everyone, and this amount must be issued before 12 o'clock in the evening.

(End of this chapter)