Godfather of national football

Chapter 179 Happy Post-match Press Conference
Football is realistic, when Eriksen passed the mixed interview area, everyone just took pictures, and when Li came over, everyone refused to let go.

The reporters in the front row were all white reporters, and the Chinese reporters in the back row tried their best to squeeze forward, but they still couldn't squeeze.

"Director Li, Director Li..."

Li Guo looked at the situation and said, "I promise to answer every reporter's question. I won't leave until you are satisfied, so I hope you make room and don't squeeze the Chinese reporters behind, okay?"

Now that Li Guo said so, the reporters at the scene laughed and showed their gentlemanly demeanor, allowing the Chinese reporters behind to squeeze forward.

Perhaps because of being too excited, the Chinese reporter rushed forward and almost hit Li Guo in the face with the microphone in his hand.

"This friend, if you have an opinion on me, just tell me, don't bring such a thing."

The reporters on the scene laughed even more, but the Chinese reporters were still very excited, "Lee guided us to win, and the Chinese team won the World Cup for the first time,"

Then, like pouring beans, he recalled how many years it took the Koreans to win the World Cup for the first time.

Although South Korea participated in the World Cup for the first time in 1954, the first victory of the Koreans in the World Cup was in the World Cup held in China in 2002, when they defeated Poland in the first game.

After the review, the reporter asked: "Director Li, how do you feel now?"

"I'm as excited as you. I said that the Chinese team is not here to play soy sauce. The Chinese team is competitive in Group D."

"It's great that Lee directed you,"

Perhaps because they were too excited, the Chinese journalists kept praising and speaking incoherently, without asking any really meaningful questions.

Subsequent time was given to a European reporter, a reporter from the German "Kicker".

"Can I interview you in German?"

Li Guo nodded.

"Before the game, everyone was more optimistic about Côte d'Ivoire, so where did your team win? Do you think the final goal was luck?"

Li Guo chuckled: "Luck is a part of football. Of course, the last goal has a certain element of luck. 80% strength plus 20% luck."

"Does this victory ensure that you can get a new contract, and will you be able to secure the position of the head coach of the Chinese team in the next four years?"

In fact, this should be no problem. Three years have passed, and there are still many people who are dissatisfied with Li Guo.

But Li Guo said modestly: "The Chinese team's World Cup competition is not over yet. I won't talk about things outside the stadium. Of course, I hope to coach the Chinese team for a long time."

The next reporter is quite special. He is a reporter from the French "L'Equipe". Everyone knows what this means.

"First of all congratulations to your team for a win,"

"Really?"

Faced with Li Guo's humor, the French reporter was also very humorous, "No."

Both sides laughed.

"I have to say that the Chinese team is stronger than expected, maybe you will become a dark horse."

"That means we have to get past France."

"So, you have a solution?"

Li Guo smiled knowingly, "Of course, but I can't tell you."

"Who do you think is the most threatening in the French team?"

"Franck Ribery," Li Guo answered very simply, almost without thinking about it.

"Frank," the French reporter repeated, "do you think the Chinese team can defend against him?"

Li Guo shrugged, "Maybe."

"So what do you think is the biggest weakness of the French team?"

The reporter from L’Equipe was actually just asking casually, but Li Guo’s subsequent answer made him frown.

"I think the French team is not united. Domenech can't suppress these stars. With all due respect, the French team is a mess."

If the French journalists knew what happened afterwards, they would not be surprised, and even agreed with Li Guo's remarks, but they were not like Li Guo, who knew what happened later.

The French reporter could only laugh at himself: "You should have been drinking after the game. The French nation is a generous nation. I don't think the fans will be angry with what you just said."

Li Guo didn't want to make the atmosphere tense, so he said: "If I offended you, then I apologize to you."

Li Guo didn't break his promise, he did answer all the reporters' questions before leaving, and the result was that he couldn't keep up with the match between France and Argentina.

*****
After leaving the stadium, on the bus back to the hotel, Li Guo sat near the driver's seat.

Li Guo looked at the black driver and said, "Could you please tune the radio to the live broadcast of the match between France and Argentina?"

"Of course, sir,"

"Messi broke through with the ball, Evra was defending, Messi passed Evra and shot, the ball crossed the goal..."

Li Guo listened carefully to the situation of the game, occasionally glanced at the driver, "What's your name?"

"My name is White, sir,"

Li Guo burst out laughing, and managed to bear it. White is white in English, which means white. A person who is so black is called Bai. Li Guo thinks it is quite funny.

"White, how long can I go back to the hotel?"

"If there is no traffic jam, it will take about 30 minutes."

Li Guo thought that he should still be able to watch the last 20 minutes of the game, but he was afraid of something, and he really encountered a traffic jam.

At this moment, Li Guo felt depressed, and sent all the swear words he could think of to the traffic in South Africa.

Suddenly Li Guo saw a side road with no traffic, so he pointed to that side, "Can we go there?"

The driver looked distressed, and Li Guo asked, "Is it impossible to go?"

"No, in South Africa, it's better not to go to places with few people."

"Damn, what a fucking delay."

Li Guo remembered that during the World Cup in Brazil, the public security was not good. The Brazilian police even told everyone that if they were robbed, they had better give money.

Li Guo pointed to the two policemen on motorcycles following the bus, "Are you afraid of the policemen following you?"

White chuckled and said softly, "We South Africans don't trust the police."

Li Guo finally understood why South Africa was in such a mess, but Li Guo was anxious to go back, so he said, "Don't worry, I know kung fu."

"Kung Fu?" White likes to watch Kung Fu movies, but he is not stupid. He knows that movies are different from reality, so he asked half-believingly, "Really."

Li Guo slapped the back of White's head fiercely: "Of course."

After being beaten, White believed Li Guo, "OK, then we will take a detour, sir, please sit down."

But soon, Li Guo realized that he had made a serious mistake. He still underestimated the situation in South Africa.

(End of this chapter)