Godfather of national football

Chapter 21 I Blocked the Spring Festival Gala
In CCTV No. 2008 studio, the rehearsal for the Spring Festival Gala was going on intensely. Suddenly, the director received a notice from his superiors, because of the special nature of [-], he hoped to add some sports elements to the Spring Festival Gala.

Sports elements?

The director's head got dizzy when he heard it. He still has some friends in the entertainment circle, but he really doesn't know a few people in the sports circle. What should we do?
"Call and play one by one, starting with the table tennis team," the director said to his assistant.

But a few hours later, the assistant replied: "Don't say that you are here to participate in the Spring Festival Gala. Because of the preparation for the Olympics, even the Spring Festival is celebrated at the base, and even family members are not allowed to see each other."

"Have you played all of them? The diving team, the badminton team, if it's really not good, the track and field team is also good," the director said.

"I've already called, people said, I really don't have time,"

The director is in a hurry, so what should we do?This is a task assigned by the superior. If it is not completed well, it will affect the future.

At this moment, the director saw that the assistant was hesitant to speak, "Say what you want, it's time to burn your eyebrows."

The assistant said timidly: "The head coach of the Chinese men's football team, Li Guo, said that he is free and can accept the video connection."

"Football? Or men's football?"

The director just wanted to say, "Isn't that going to cause trouble for the people of the whole country?" But when the words came to his mouth, the director thought, "Let's count it as a backup plan. If it really doesn't work, Chinese football must also be played."

"Okay, you can reply to them, arrange a time, make a connection, and just say a few words of blessing,"

At this moment, the assistant started to stammer again, "What else can I do?" the director asked.

"Director, the national team has a game on New Year's Eve, the top 20 match, tell me, what should we do if we lose? Why don't we arrange the online show before the game, so as not to cause trouble for the people of the whole country?"

The assistant's surname is Lu, so the director said: "Xiao Lu, you are right. How about this? The national team's connection will be arranged at the end. Before Li Guyi's Unforgettable sounds tonight, it will be OK to deal with it."

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When Xiao Lu told Li Guo what he had said, Li Guo immediately became popular. I accepted your invitation already because I had a lot of face, but I was placed at the end, before Unforgettable Tonight.

"Xiao Lu, let me tell you, unless you arrange me in prime time, either before Uncle Benshan or after Uncle Benshan, don't even think about it,"

Now Xiao Lu is in a dilemma, what should I do?
"Coach Li, if you don't think about it, it's a face for me,"

"Damn, is the status of Chinese football in China already so low? I am the head coach of the national team, how can I save face?" Li Guo thought to himself.

"Okay, then there's no need to continue, but don't beg me when the time comes, from now on, I will block the Spring Festival Gala,"

After speaking, Li Guo hung up the phone.

"What, he refused?" The director wondered.

Xiao Lu told the director everything, and the director snorted, "He thought he was the table tennis team or the Chinese women's volleyball team. Well, well, well, he doesn't want to let it go, so as not to cause trouble to the show, you go and tell him. From now on, I will block Chinese football with me."

Both sides were very tough, and Xiao Lu who was caught in the middle was not a human being. In the end, he did not call Li Guo again, but contacted the coach of the hockey team. The other party promised to make a video connection. In this way, the problem was solved.

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For the first match of the top 20, Li Guo can be said to have given his all. The older generation Li Weifeng, Sun Jihai, and Zheng Zhi were all called into the national team, and the new generation Zhou Dun, Mu Fei, Geng Chong, and Yin Di were not left behind.

Cai Hua originally planned to hold a mobilization meeting, but was rejected by Li Guo. Li Guo led the team to fly to Doha, the capital of Qatar, a week before the competition.

Because of domestic problems, Iraq's home game was arranged in a third party, so the national football team's away game is actually in Doha.

When I first arrived in Doha, my first feeling was that it was hot. It is freezing cold in China now, but in Doha, I would sweat all over after running for a while.

The results of the national football team in West Asia have been mediocre. The main reason is that they are not used to the climate. After the first training session, Li Guo lost his temper. The performance of the players did not meet Li Guo's requirements.

"Who the hell are you limp for?" Li Guo yelled at a few players who were running slowly.

"Head, it's too hot,"

"Oh, is it? Afraid of the heat? Then what kind of football did you play back then? You can play table tennis. There is air conditioning indoors,"

Chen An on the side pouted and signaled the players to stop talking. In Li Guo's team, Chen An has always been a bad face.

"Li Guo, let me tell you that you are too impatient. It takes a certain amount of time for players to adapt to the climate in West Asia. The first training session will inevitably be a little tiring."

Li Guo scolded, "The characteristic of Iraq is that it can fight hard and never run to death. We only have one week. Although our skills are better than others, if we are run down in the second half, we are still useless."

Chen An also understood the truth, he patted Li Guo lightly, and signaled him to be calm and calm.

"By the way, where is Redondo?"

After a while, Redondo ran over, "Head," Li Guo said without any politeness, "Speed ​​up the pass in the midfield during training, and whoever sticks the ball will be fined."

Li Guo knew that Iraq's midfield was fierce, and if the Chinese team stuck to the ball a little bit in the midfield, they would definitely be kicked.

"Got it, head,"

"Also, let them run as much as possible. If you are gentle with them now, your opponents on the court will not be gentle with them,"

Redondo nodded, showing a handsome smile, "I will train them to scold me in their hearts."

Li Guo smiled slightly, turned and left.

Good coaches seem to have obsessive-compulsive disorder, such as Guardiola, Mourinho, Van Gaal, Li Guo is the same. In the next few days, Li Guo's requirements in training are almost harsh, and he will guide every cross.

The new players in the team will inevitably start to be dissatisfied. After all, Li Guo’s training is more than 10 times stricter than they usually are in the club. The older players are different.

Two days before the game, Al Jazeera's football reporter Ibrahim hoped to film the Chinese team's training.

The Qataris have their purpose, which seems to be neutral, but in fact it is to prepare for the match between the Chinese team and Qatar.

Ibrahim also knew that it was unlikely that Li Guo would agree, but unexpectedly, Li Guo readily agreed.

The entire interview process was arranged on the training field of the Chinese team. When Ibrahim's team set up the equipment, Li Guo sat leisurely, without any sense of tension before the war.

(End of this chapter)