Godfather of national football

Chapter 346
On January 2014, 1, it was the Chinese New Year, but in order to prepare for the warm-up match against Montenegro half a month later, 31 members of the national team trained at the Haigeng base in Kunming.

At the New Year’s Eve dinner, Li Guo ate with the players. There were dumplings from the north and rice cakes from the south on the table. Li Guo raised his glass and said, “Happy New Year everyone. I’m sorry that you can’t celebrate the Spring Festival with your family this year.”

The players chuckled, there was nothing they could do for the World Cup. In addition, there were two newcomers among the 23 players Li Guo called this time. Zhang Chengdong was in the defense and Huang Bowen was in the midfield. Li Weifeng was not selected.

For veterans, the attitude of any national team is similar. It depends on the situation in the last month. If it is okay, then bring it on. If the state does not meet the requirements of the game, then you can only give up.

It’s like the Brazilian team’s attitude towards Kaka in the World Cup in Brazil in the previous life. Li Guo talked with Li Weifeng. It’s impossible to guarantee that he will go to Brazil, but he can take him to Brazil as a member of the national team.

Datou smiled smartly at this. If that was the case, he would rather watch the TV broadcast at home, either as a member of the 23-man roster, or forget it.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Li Guo called the former international players and wished them New Year's greetings. Regarding Sun Jihai, Li Guo hoped that he could be the team leader, but Sun Jihai said that he still needs to think about it, and Li Guo also expressed his understanding.

For the once brilliant international players, they don't want to be given alms. This kind of honorary work is more like a kind of sympathy. Many people are reluctant to do it, and they can't make a turn in their hearts.

After the Spring Festival, the training returned to normal. Li Guo asked that the training intensity be gradually increased. The plan was designed with the help of Allardyce, and the specific executors were Redondo and Dutt.

Li Guo specially called Du Te over: "Zhou Dun, Mu Fei, and Fang Suo will arrive two days before the game. Their training at the club is very systematic. You can let them rest after they arrive, and you can train harder for domestic players."

For football players, winter training is very important. Ordinary people tend to gain weight in winter, but football players cannot get fat. Just look at Ronaldo and you will know that Ronaldo's level plummeted after he became fat.

Through the large floor-to-ceiling windows in the office, Li Guo can see everything on the training ground. Although he has a coaching assistance system, Li Guo knows that training accounts for 70% of the importance.

After watching the training, Li Guo would watch the football news on his mobile phone. The closer the World Cup is, the more worried Li Guo is. International footballers studying abroad must not be injured. There are already many such cases.

Murphy's Law in football fields often appears. In the last World Cup, Germany's Michael Ballack and England's David Beckham all missed due to injuries.

Li Guo is most worried about Zhou Dun. Barcelona's schedule is very intensive. They have to play in the league and the Champions League. Now that Zhou Dun has become the main force in Barcelona, ​​will the World Cup be the most exhausting time for his body?
Li Guo recalled his previous life, when Real Madrid won the Champions League in 2014, but in the World Cup, Ronaldo wrapped his foot in bandages, dragged his injured leg and gritted his teeth, which made people feel distressed.And all Li Guo can do is pray for Zhou Dun to be healthy.

While Li Guo was thinking, Chen An ran in and hurriedly said: "Something happened, we started fighting."

"what?"

Li Guo stood up and looked out through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The training field was in chaos. Li Guo rushed to the training field immediately. As soon as he saw Li approaching, the players dispersed immediately.

Li Guo's face was dark, and his expression seemed to be eating people, "The two who fought went to my office, and the rest practiced for an extra hour. Since you have nowhere to release your restless youth, let's release it on the court."

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Li Guo's face was livid, standing in front of him were Chen Deng and Pu Shuang, and they were the two who were fighting. After a simple understanding, Li Guo understood the cause and effect of the incident. It was during training that Pu Shuang used "Rainbow Extraordinary" to pass Chen Deng.

Li Guo seems to vaguely remember that when Neymar was still in Brazil, he was also beaten because of rainbow dribbles. Professional football is different from freestyle football, and too fancy dribbles can easily arouse the anger of opponents.

For Pu Shuang's style of play, Li Guo has always loved and hated him. If he changes, he will be worthless, but if he does not change, Pu Shuang will easily become a thorn in the court.

For a while, Li Guo didn't know how to deal with it. After all, neither of them seemed to have done much wrong, but Li Guo still warned seriously: "If there is another time, then you two should get out."

After 7 years, Li Guo has established absolute authority in the national team. The two were also afraid, apologized to each other, and then agreed to conduct a review in the team. In this way, this matter is over.

Unexpectedly, the entire process of the conflict was captured by the media, and there were pictures and the truth. This time, the national public opinion was blown up.

That night, some online media reported on the title of "For the starting position, the national football team fights hard".

Then the paper media also reported, "Is the seemingly united national football team really so united?"

"Li Guo is losing control of the team."

"Brazil's World Cup prospects are worrying."

Seeing these sensational reports, Li Guo finally understood the feelings of the coach of the French team in 2010. After media reports, Li Guo immediately went online infinitely.

I remember that Evra said back then that there was nothing wrong with the French team, and it was all caused by the media.

If possible, Li Guo really wanted to drive all the media out of the training base, but unfortunately, according to FIFA regulations, this is not possible.

In the end, Li Guo decided to publish the training video of the incident. Pu Shuang and Chen Deng apologized to the public, told everyone the truth, and used the truth to dispel the rumors. In addition, Pu Shuang and Chen Deng were suspended for one game and fined [-] yuan.

The media thought they had caught a big piece of news and were about to make good use of it, but Li Guo's swift and resolute actions made the media dumbfounded. The trend of public opinion changed, and the public opinion on the Internet began to praise Li Guo's frankness.

"As expected of the godfather of the national football team, he does not hide or cover up the players."

"Seeking truth from facts, this may be the reason for Li Guo's success."

In the end, not only did this incident not cause a crisis for the national football team, but it added points. It can only be said that Li Guo is very smart. If Domenech could confess earlier, the internal strife in the French team would not be out of control.

Although it was an internal ban, Pu Shuang and Chen Deng still participated in the training. They had nothing to do with Montenegro, but they were still Li Guo's most important players in the World Cup.

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