Godfather of national football

Chapter 514 Journey to Ecuador ([-])

About half an hour later, Ayovi arrived as scheduled.

"I'm sorry, I'm late, let me buy coffee, you are guests from afar."

"No, please, don't argue with me," Li Zibing said domineeringly.

Liu Jianhong chuckled, "She is my boss, I advise you to listen to her."

Ayovi also chuckled, "Okay then."

Li Zibing ordered a cup of coffee for Ayovi, and then the conversation between the two sides slowly started, "By the way, why did you think of doing such a dangerous challenge?"

"Hehe, it's nothing, I suddenly thought of it when I was working."

"Work?"

Seeing the doubts of the two, Ayovi said: "Actually, my job is to be a tower crane driver." In this way, the first question was solved, but more questions followed.

"Your skills are so good, why do you want to do tower crane football? I think you can be a professional player."

"Yes, it was supposed to be like this, but a major injury ended my footballing career."

Ayovi explained that the doubts in Li Zibing and Liu Jianhong’s minds were all answered. It turned out that he is from Chile. He was picked up by British scouts when he was 8 years old and was taken to England for training. But when he was 15 years old, he suffered a serious injury. After recovering from the injury, he left a problem.

As long as you exercise a lot, your knees will become inflamed. This problem has plagued Ayovi for 3 years. Finally, at the age of 18, Ayovi gave up football.

But he is also a person who wants to save face. In the eyes of his Chilean family, he is going to be a star, but the reality is so cruel. In the end, he decided to leave Chile and start anew in a place where no one knows him.

Ayovi finished telling his story with a smile, but Li Zibing and Liu Jianhong felt very uncomfortable after hearing it.

Without that injury, maybe the person in front of him would have become a star like Vidal and Sanchez, but now he can only be a tower crane driver.

Ayovi patted the table, "Hey, don't be so sad, I don't want to be treated like a poor guy."

Li Zibing chuckled, "No, your experience is too rich, we need to digest and understand it."

"Hahaha," Ayovi laughed happily, "By the way, what is the purpose of your visit this time?"

Li Zibing briefly explained the situation, and Ayovi said: "Then I suggest you have a place to go, Ecuador's home stadium, the Atahualpa Stadium."

Liu Jianhong and Li Zibing smiled at each other, "Hehe, that's what we planned too."

The two of them naturally wanted to visit the most terrifying home stadium in South America. Ayovi suggested, "I can drive you there."

"Won't it delay your work?"

"Haha, apart from football, we South Americans don't care about anything else. If we really can't do it, we don't want work."

What a tough logic, Li Zibing and Liu Jianhong thought to themselves.

Ayovi drove Li Zibing and Liu Jianhong to the stadium in a second-hand Ford. Liu Jianhong poked his head around and saw that most of the cars on the road here were quite old. They were probably sold after being eliminated from the United States.

Half an hour later, the three came to the Atahualpa Stadium, Ayovi rushed to buy tickets, and the three walked into the stadium.

As soon as you walk into the stadium, you can see the snow-capped mountains in the distance. The altitude here is close to 3000 meters. It is hard to imagine what it feels like to play here.

"Playing here as a professional player must be terrible," Liu Jianhong said.

Ayovi nodded: "You will feel your legs go weak, but it's not going to kill you."

"Is this the secret of Ecuador football's success in the World Cup?" Li Zibing asked.

Ayovi nodded and shook his head.

"What do you mean?"

"Of course we can't deny the advantage of the plateau home field, but I don't think so. I think football in this country has a kind of magic."

"magic?"

"It's hard to explain. If you can watch a World Cup qualifier in this stadium, maybe everything will be clear."

This may be what it means to do it personally. Li Zibing seems to understand, but he can't be very specific.

"By the way, we bought tickets, can we set foot on the lawn?" Liu Jianhong asked.

"It might work."

Liu Jianhong asked the staff for a football. He usually plays football, but he has never played on the plateau, so he wanted to experience it.

He ran to the goal with the ball and took a shot, and Liu Jianhong sat on the ground, blushing and gasping for breath.

Li Zibing ran over to support him, "It's okay, Teacher Jianhong, you are so easy to kill."

"It's okay, it's okay, it feels good."

"Hehe, I'm still stubborn."

At this moment, Liu Jianhong and Li Zibing heard soft sobbing, and looked up, it was Ayovi.

Ayovi remembered when he was a child watching the World Cup qualifiers. Every four years, the Chilean team would come to Quito to visit this stadium. Ayovi had imagined countless times that he would wear the national team jersey and represent the country to capture Ecuador’s plateau home.

It's a pity that all this will never happen. Ayovi was so emotional that he finally couldn't help it.

Crying and crying, Li Zibing and Liu Jianhong put their hands on Ayovi's shoulders, and Ayovi wiped his eyes, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay, you are very strong, if it were me, I might not have thought about it long ago," Liu Jianhong said.

"Have you ever thought about being a coach? I have a friend who is not good at football, but he is very good at coaching," Li Zibing said.

Liu Jianhong couldn't hold back, and burst out laughing. Of course Li Zibing was talking about Li Guo.Ayovi shook his head, "I like the feeling of running, maybe I can't be a good coach."

Liu Jianhong nodded. There are too many such examples in international football, so he said: "Or you can be like me and be a commentator."

"Hehe, that's not bad."

"Then it's done. If we need a South American football expert in the future, we will find you."

"Okay, I'll give you a [-]% discount."

"Ha ha ha ha."

*****
After the interview in Ecuador, Li Zibing and Liu Jianhong were exhausted, but they had to catch the red-eye flight back to the United States.

As soon as he landed in the United States, Li Zibing's WeChat account exploded, all from Li Guo.

"I heard that Ecuador is not safe, and I am very worried."

"What kind of crappy job are you? Quit it quickly. I will support you in the future."

"By the way, I heard that you went with Liu Jianhong. That guy is not as strong as you. Can he protect you?"

Liu Jianhong watched with relish, and even burst into tears, "I now believe that you and Director Li are really in love. He is going crazy these two days."

Li Zibing smiled and didn't say anything, but he was very happy in his heart.

(End of this chapter)