Godfather of national football

Chapter 360 Offside Controversy
When Li Guo walked into the mixed interview area, he met Chinese reporters, so Li Guo was ready to accept questions from the Chinese reporters first.

Li Guo made an embarrassed gesture to the foreign reporters in the distance, and then signaled to the reporters in front of him that they could ask questions.

"Unfortunately, we still haven't won our first World Cup victory. The next two opponents are also very strong, especially Spain."

Li Guo shrugged, "This is football."

"Conceding goals is obviously Wang Dalei's responsibility. Will the national football team consider replacing the starting goalkeeper in the next game?"

"Of course not. Wang Dalei is a player. He is not a god. It is normal to make mistakes. I can guarantee that the starting goalkeeper of the Chinese team will still be Wang Dalei."

This can be regarded as Li Guo's support for Wang Dalei, and it is also the responsibility of a head coach, who will never shift the responsibility to his own players.

"We saw that the Chinese team actually wanted to attack in the second half, but it was always difficult to organize the attack. Why?"

"The opponent's midfield is stronger and full of oppression. We still lack this, and we must admit it."

"The last question, Ji Ke has performed well after playing, will you consider starting Ji Ke in the next game?"

Li Guo smiled and said, "Maybe."

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It’s not time for Li Guo to attend the press conference. He watched Sampaoli attend the press conference on TV in the locker room first. Li Guo wanted to see what the angry Sampaoli would say.
The reporter asked: "Do you think the ball was not offside?"

Sampaoli crossed his arms and said, "I don't know. Some people think that Lampard didn't score the goal, but judging by the slow motion, the goal was scored almost a kilometer."

The reporters below let out a small laugh. The current coaches have all learned, no matter how dissatisfied they are, they only dare to criticize Sang Huai.

"Leave that ball aside, don't you think Chile didn't play well today?"

"Of course, we didn't play well, the players just finished a season, so I understand them."

"In other words, you are not satisfied with FIFA?"

Sampaoli laughed, and the reporters below laughed out loud, "No, I'm not unhappy with anyone."

As soon as these words came out, the reporter seemed to find a point of excitement, "Then are you satisfied with Li Guo?"

This is obviously provocative, but Sampaoli has seen the world. He just said: "Li Guo is a very interesting guy. I like him very much. Maybe we can be friends in life, but it is best not to meet again on the court."

The last topic that cannot be avoided is the goalkeeper's low-level mistakes. Sampaoli said that such mistakes on a stage like the World Cup are obviously inappropriate and there should be no excuses.

"I'll have a good talk with Bravo, but I won't blame a single person. You're right, our whole team didn't perform well." (To explain, in a foreign country, it's possible to call someone by their first and last names. For example, some people call Messi Leo, and some just call Messi, so here we call Bravo directly)
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After watching Sampaoli's press conference, Li Guo appeared in the conference hall, and there were obviously more Asian reporters.

First of all, the first question is "Li Guo, are you satisfied with the result of the competition?"

The other party asked the question in Chinese, but the accent seemed to be Korean. Li Guo first laughed, "You are a Korean friend."

The other party was taken aback, thinking, you don't care where I am from.

"If the Korean team achieved such a result, it would be crazy, but for the Chinese team, it's okay."

Damn, there are more than one Korean reporter on the scene, and they get angry when they hear Li Guo's domineering tone.

"The Chinese team only relied on the referee's help. An obvious strike was called offside. What are you proud of?"

It is estimated that Korean reporters have been suppressed for a long time, and they don't care about it.

"Referee? Haha, you Koreans have the most right to speak. I remember in 2002, the referee seemed to be from... somewhere."

The South Korean reporters all turned black, thinking that people really can't do bad things. Just because they bought a referee in 2002, it became an eternal shame in the history of Korean football.

"And me? I never comment on the referee's work. Obeying the referee's judgment is the basic professional ethics of a coach." Li Guo said with a smile, looking like a good student.

Damn, the Chilean reporter at the scene immediately understood what Li Guo meant. It turned out that he secretly scolded us for being immoral.

Immediately, a Chilean reporter stood up and retorted fiercely, "I am not the head coach. I can speak. I have watched the slow-motion replay. It is true that Vargas was not offside when he received the ball, so the Chilean team was wronged."

Li Guo shrugged and said: "I remember my dear Mr. Blatter said that misjudgment is also an aspect of football."

As soon as this remark came out, the reporters on the scene were almost stunned. This sentence was indeed said by Blatter. What can you do?
At least now FIFA still has the final say on Blatter. Everyone hates and is angry with Li Guo, but there is nothing to do, because every word he says seems to be reasonable, so you can't find fault.

The last question was asked by the European journalists, who were relatively neutral, since neither side cared about his affairs anyway.

Therefore, the question from the European reporter is also more objective, "A draw cannot change the situation of the Chinese team qualifying. In my opinion, it is unlikely that the Chinese team will break through in this group."

This is based on the assumption that the Spanish dynasty cannot be shaken. This is also the view of domestic fans. It is generally believed that the only chance for the Chinese team is to squeeze out Chile, but Li Guo does not think so. Of course, Li Guo does not want to explain anything.

"There are only three games in the group stage, and each game is not easy, but I still want to wait until the last game to talk about this issue. It doesn't make sense now."

When asked about Wang Dalei's mistake, Li Guo chuckled, "He's too young, and young people are easily excited. I think he won't be in the future."

After the press conference, when Li Guo left the stadium, he saw the scene he was familiar with in his previous life. Some Chilean fans were upset because they didn't buy tickets, didn't see the ball, and most importantly, they didn't win the first game. They had conflicts with the staff of the organizing committee.

Li Guo secretly smiled inwardly. It seemed that some things hadn’t changed. On the bus, Li Guo turned his head and looked back. He took a last look at Cuiaba’s Pantanal Arena. This must be the last time that the Chinese team played in this stadium.

The next stop of the Chinese team is the City of God, Rio de Janeiro, where the Chinese team will face their second opponent, the Spanish team.

(End of this chapter)