Godfather of national football

Chapter 183 The old friend is here

"Maradona hangs out at nightclubs in Johannesburg,"

"NBA star Kobe visits South Africa to watch the World Cup,"

"A few more robberies somewhere,"

Li Guo and Chen An are watching the local news, of course most of them are about the World Cup, and occasionally they also watch the local news in South Africa.

"This old horse is really non-stop, and he can't do without flirtatiousness for a moment," Li Guo said.

"South Americans have such a personality, enjoying themselves in time," Chen An said.

"By the way, why is there no news about the French team recently?"

Chen An said: "Several tumors have been removed, I guess it will be quiet for a while, besides, I always have an ominous premonition."

Li Guo chuckled: "You are afraid that the French team's underdogs will win."

"Yes, that's about it. The French team is strong. If it slows down, it will be terrible."

Li Guo also understood this truth.

"By the way, what's going on in the country?"

"Li Zibing said..."

Chen An had already said it, only to realize that he had said something wrong, so he hesitated.

Li Guo chuckled, "Okay, don't hide it, I know you have an affair."

After scolding the neighbor next door, Chen An almost jumped up, her little face flushed red, Li Guo laughed, "Forget it, I won't tease you, let's get down to business."

"The domestic fans were all crazy. No, it should be said that the second half was crazy. When we fell behind in the first half, the country was full of grief. Everyone thought we were going to be eliminated. No one expected that the Chinese team would fight back in the end."

Li Guo just smiled, "The national football team owes the fans too much, and it's time to make them happy."

"Yeah, after the first battle with Côte d'Ivoire, many people have forgotten the pain of the national football team. Chinese fans are actually very cute."

"How many fans came to watch the game in the third game?"

"I don't think there are many, it's not easy to come from China,"

Li Guo nodded, "Then organize the overseas Chinese here as much as possible, let the Football Association find a way to get the tickets."

"Li Guo, you buy people's hearts,"

"Fuck you, I really want to give back to the fans."

Chen An continued: "By the way, Li Weifeng is suspended, I think Feng Xiaoting is in good condition, or he can be the top."

Li Guo shook his head. He discussed this with Allardyce. An important game like the World Cup requires experience, and young people may pay high tuition fees to play. For the current Chinese team, such tuition fees are unaffordable.

"No, I plan to change formation, 433, Sun Jihai, Zheng Zhi, Fang Suo three midfielders, Chen An, I don't want to take risks in this game,"

Chen An chuckled, "Since when have you been so timid?"

Li Guo looked at Chen An seriously, "Don't play around with me, I really care about this game, I can't afford to lose, Chinese football can't afford to lose."

Li Guo was rarely so serious, but it scared Chen An. The atmosphere in the room was a bit awkward. Suddenly Li Guo's cell phone rang, and after answering the call, Li Guo said, "Two friends are here, I'll go to the airport to meet them."

*****
"Boss, I'm not your personal assistant, why did you take me with you," Ji Ke complained in the taxi.

"Take you to meet two friends, you know."

"Who? Maggie Cheung, Lin Chiling?" Ji Ke said excitedly.

"Damn it, are you born in the 70s? The taste you like is a bit heavy. You should like porn at your age."

Ji Ke's face darkened, "Head, don't talk nonsense."

At the airport, Ji Ke was overjoyed. It turned out to be two old acquaintances, Atani and Celine. Atani rushed to Ji Ke and gave him a big hug, "I miss you, my friend Ji Ke."

Then Celine also gave Ji Ke a hug. Ji Ke was actually like a child, his eyes became red after a while.

"Li Guo, you did a great job. I saw you on TV. You are commanding from the sidelines, just like a big-name coach," Atani said.

Celine looked shy at the side, and Li Guo took the initiative to hug her.

Ji Ke asked excitedly, "How did you get here?"

Attani explained that it turned out to be like this. Because of the historical relationship, French football and Tahiti football are very close. For example, the Tahiti team also participated in the French Cup, so in the third French team match, as a player of the Tahiti national team, Atani was invited to watch the World Cup in South Africa.

On the way back, Ji Ke was like a big boy, asking all kinds of things, Atani answered a few simple words, and then gave him to his sister, let them chat, he still prefers to chat with Li Guo.

"Li Guo, I heard that you turned the French team against you,"

"Damn, I'm wronged, don't care about me."

Attani usually watches French media, but now in France, except for eating and sleeping, he only scolds three people, Domenech, Anelka and Li Guo.

"The French are really shameless. They are fighting among themselves. Don't care about me. I'm just telling the truth."

Artani also doesn't like arrogant Frenchmen very much, "That's what Frenchmen are."

Celine on the side is not happy. She is studying in France and has many friends there. "You two shut up, and you Li Guo. I read the report. You are the worst. You are clearly provoking."

Li Guo stuck out his tongue, and said frankly, "So what, the French are not united."

This is also true, and Celine has nothing to say, but she just thinks that Li Guo is a big villain, who likes to deceive people, and she likes to deceive girls the most.

Before the war, Li Guo didn't have much time to catch up with Atani. He just used his credit card to book a five-star hotel for the two of them, and made an appointment to get together after the game.

*****
In the pre-match press conference, the focus of the reporters had shifted. The audience was already tired of the infighting in the French team. Everyone wanted to see the news on the football field. The reporters were also very keen and focused their questions on the starting lineups of the two teams.

Domenech bluntly said that it is impossible for Evra, Anelka and others to play, "The starting lineup has changed a lot, and I think you all know the reason," said Domenech and shrugged.

For the Chinese team, the captain Li Weifeng is suspended, so everyone is also concerned about how the starting lineup will be lined up. The cunning Li Guo set off smoke bombs on this point.

"It's 80% likely that Feng Xiaoting will play, or Hao Junmin will play as the attacking midfielder, and Zheng Zhi will return to the position of the defensive midfielder."

"Why 80%?" A reporter asked.

"Because nothing is 100% on a football field," Li Guo said perfunctorily.

Regarding this game, there was too much media hype before the game, and what everyone can't wait for right now is the start of the game.

In the end is the internal strife France back to life, or the Chinese team to achieve a historical breakthrough?
(End of this chapter)