Godfather of national football

Chapter 423 Meet Magath
After returning from Brazil, Li Guo rested for a week. It should be said that Li Guo didn’t have a good rest this week. The reporters circled around Li Guo like flies, hoping to get a few words from Li Guo’s mouth, and then processed them to become exclusive news.

Li Guo's attitude to the outside world is that everything he wants to say has been said at the press conference. Regarding the contract, see the official website of the Football Association, and there is nothing else to comment on.

But the greater the ability, the more harassment, this is the law of conservation of harassment, any celebrity is inevitable, unless you are not famous.

There are many issues that everyone is concerned about, such as next year's Asian Cup, this year's Golden Globe Award, the selection of the best coach, and the World Cup in four years. Some people are even concerned about the 4 World Cup in Qatar.

Chinese fans have already spoken out, China and Russia are so close, we must make Russia our home field in 4 years.

Of course, there are more entertainment reporters who are concerned about when Li Guo will get married, where the wedding will be held, and even where Li Guo's first child will go to elementary school.

Li Guo ignored the boring media at all, and he thought of one person at this time, that is the coach of the Olympic Games, Magath.

"It's been a long time since I saw Magath," Li Guo thought to himself. After Magath, the devil coach, Li Guo felt much more relaxed, and the youth training was handed over to him. With Magath's resoluteness, no young man dared to be lazy.

"It's time to cultivate some fresh blood for the national team," Li Guo thought. The echelon construction of the national team in Asia is still different from that in Europe. In Europe, the division is more detailed, U19, U17, and U14. But in Asia, in fact, for most countries, the so-called genuine youth army is only the Olympic team.

Go ahead and meet Magath.

"Li Guo?"

"Felix, I know you are on vacation in Germany now, can we make an appointment to meet?"

"For the Rio Olympics two years later? Is that too early?"

Li Guo doesn't care about the Olympics anymore. In the world of football, the weight of Olympic gold medals is too low. Now Li Guo's goal is only the World Cup.

"No, I just want to meet with you, catch up on the old days, and talk about the youth training of the national football team."

This is within the scope of work, and Magath could not refuse, so he could only agree, "Okay, Li Guo, I'm in Munich, come here."

After hanging up the phone, Li Guo immediately bought a plane ticket and flew to Munich. When he saw Magath, he seemed in good spirits. It seemed that he was quite happy working in China.

"Li Guo, I should congratulate you. You did a great job in Brazil. Even in the top 8, I don't dare to think about it. I thought it would be great if the Chinese team qualified for the group stage."

Li Guo chuckled: "You are so hopeless, the Chinese Olympic team will be worried about the Olympic Games two years later."

"Hehe, you don't have to sarcasm me. Let's talk about it when the time comes. Maybe I can lead the team to win the championship and PK you down."

"Really? The 08 generation is the golden generation of Chinese football."

Speaking of this, Magath obviously lost his confidence. He never knew how Li Guo found such a group of talented players with potential. Magath knew that there was no shortage of football talents in society, but there was no way to find them, and Li Guo seemed to be able to confirm those talents at a glance.

"Li Guo, I also admire you for this. You are actually more suitable to be a scout."

"Okay, let's get too far, I'm here to ask you, is there any good young players you can recommend to me?"

At this point in the chat, Magath showed a mysterious smile, and Li Guo knew there was a door at a glance, and asked urgently: "Tell me quickly."

"It's nice to have a defender."

"Defender?" Hearing this, Li Guo became excited. Now the Chinese team lacks a good backup defender. Li Weifeng will definitely not join the national team after this World Cup.

"Where do you play football?"

"Arsenal."

"Fuck, Arsenal, then why didn't you tell me earlier."

Magath signaled Li Guo not to get excited, "Sit down, sit down, I haven't finished yet, he won't be able to play at Arsenal."

"Why, because the level is not good?"

Magath shook his head, "It's not true. If his level is not good, then Wenger would have abandoned him long ago. In fact, like Ryo Miyaichi, he cannot get a British work permit."

Labor certification?
This Li Guo is very clear that according to the regulations of the British Ministry of Labor, non-EU players introduced by British clubs must participate in 75% of the country's national team's international A-level matches in the past year, and the country's FIFA ranking must be in the top 64.

Therefore, many young players can only be sublet to other leagues by the club after they arrive at the British club, but the problem is that the time has been delayed for a long time, and many people have left the UK. For example, Ryo Miyaichi is like this at Arsenal. Although he was recognized early as a football genius, he has never had a place in Arsenal.

Li Guo thinks this is easy to handle. If his level is really good, he can be called into the national team and make the number of appearances meet the requirements of the Premier League.

"I want his information."

After getting the information, this kid is called Li Heng, with a height of 188, born in 1994, and he is a central defender on the court.

Li Heng?Li Guo remembers that there was an emperor in the Tang Dynasty who also had this name. This name is domineering. I don’t know if there is such a domineering on the court.

Li Guo looked down and saw Li Heng's contact information, "By the way, have you watched this kid's game training?"

Magath nodded, "Of course, I think he is a very good central defender."

Li Guo thought to himself: "Although he can't play, he should participate in Arsenal's training. When the time comes, he will use the coaching assistance system to see."

After bidding farewell to Magath, Li Guo immediately looked up the date of Arsenal's new season training report on the Internet. This year is the World Cup year, and it must be a little later than previous years.

After finding out, Li Guo wanted to contact Li Heng first, and asked him to report to the club earlier, so that we could meet up at that time.

Li Guo called Li Heng directly, and the phone rang for half a minute before someone picked up the phone.

"Is it Li Heng?"

Li Heng immediately recognized Li Guo's voice, and said excitedly, "You are Li Tou."

"Hehe, yes, it's me."

Li Heng's admiration for Li Guo was like a torrent of water, unceasing, he spoke for a long time before finishing what he had to say, Li Guo was too embarrassed to interrupt him, so he could only listen patiently.

Finally it was Li Guo's turn to speak, and Li Guo said bluntly: "You report to Arsenal earlier in the new season, and then I want to meet you in London and take a look at your training."

Unexpectedly, there was silence on the other end of the phone. After a long time, Li Heng said sullenly, "Boss, I have decided to leave Arsenal."

(End of this chapter)