Godfather of national football

Chapter 9 To Chile

At this time, Li Guo was already on the plane back home, "Ah Choo," Li Guo thought to himself who is speaking ill of me behind my back.

Chen An next to Li Guo seemed very excited. Chinese people pay attention to a good start. The big victory in the first game is a lot of points for Li Guo's coaching staff, at least temporarily quelling everyone's doubts.

8 is better than 0!

You must know that the Philippines played against Japan last year, and the Philippines only lost two games when the bus was set up.

But Li Guo was not too happy. He looked at the dark clouds outside the porthole of the plane. As a time traveler, he knew very well the prospect of Chinese football going from bad to worse after Milu. Could his time travel change all this?Li Guo was not fully sure.

After getting off the plane in the capital, the Chinese team received a warm welcome at the airport. Even the media, which had been in a cold war with Li Guo, changed their attitude. Competitive sports are such a reality, and the winner is the Lord.

This reminded Li Guo of England. No matter how big you are, in football, if you can't win or score goals, you are scum.

Li Guo accepted a brief interview at the airport. He attributed all the credit to the players, and then he didn’t say much. Two weeks later, the Chinese team will face the Philippines at home. Of course, that is meaningless. The 8-0 advantage in the first leg is enough.

After the Chinese team returned to China, the traditional media was still relatively reserved, just congratulating the Chinese team for their big victory, but the online media was different.

"The Chinese team beat the Philippine monkeys violently,"

"This time the Filipinos know what will happen if they mess with China,"

It's no wonder that Chinese netizens slapped their faces, mainly because the Filipinos were too arrogant before the game, and now they can't do without slapping their faces.

What makes the Philippines even more uncomfortable is that even though their faces are already swollen, they still have to come to China for the second round two weeks later.

If possible, the Filipinos don’t want to come to China to be abused again even if they admit defeat, but this is not allowed by the AFC. If they strike without reason, apart from losing 0 to 3, they will probably be banned by the AFC.

However, Li Guo has no time to take care of the Philippines. He will hand over the game to Robin Dutt two weeks later, and he himself has to look for outstanding Chinese players overseas.

What does the idea of ​​building a team depend on?
In fact, it depends on the defense line, which determines the overall tactics of a team. For example, the Japanese team's defense line is relatively short, so it is doomed that the Japanese team can only follow the technical football genre.

Another example is that Italy in the Conte era of later generations had a 3-back, so the midfield configuration can focus on offense, especially the full-back.

As a German fan, Li Guo’s favorite type of defender is the German Hummels, who is good at attacking and defending, and has a strong will. At this time, Li Guo once again remembered the book - "There is a Faith Called Football" and his own coaching assistance system.

The Chinese captain "Zhou Dun" in it is the most perfect defender type in Li Guo's heart, so Li Guo made up his mind to go to Chile once.

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"What, you're going to Chile?" Chen An asked a little puzzled.

Li Guo nodded.

"But now China plays most football overseas in Brazil. Shouldn't we go to Brazil?"

Of course, Li Guo can’t say that this inspiration comes from his own coaching support system, “I have my sources of information, and now Chinese people are all over the world, and there are Chinese talents everywhere, just trust me.”

But when it comes to South America, Chen An always feels unreliable, because South America has always been a mess.

"Then who are you going to take?"

"No, it's just you and me,"

"Hehe, I heard that there are many robbers in South America,"

"What are you afraid of, I have practiced before,"

Chen An knew that Li Guo had practiced Jeet Kune Do, and ordinary gangsters were no match for Li Guo, but what if he met someone with a gun?

"If you're scared, I'll find Robin,"

Chen An chuckled, "You don't have to provoke me, I'll go, when do you plan to go?"

"The top 20 will start in February next year. We have to hurry up. Let me see how it will be tomorrow?"

Chen An's brow was sweating, but after thinking about it, this was indeed Li Guo's character, he acted vigorously and spoke without surprise.

"Okay, I'll take care of it," Chen An said.

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After more than 30 hours of flight, Li Guo and Chen An came to Santiago, the capital of Chile. The first thing they saw was the charming Chilean beauties.

South American women are generally unrestrained. There are many beauties who wear a bikini on their upper body and a short skirt on their lower body. With a wheat-colored complexion, they look healthy, sunny and beautiful.

"Don't look, the eyeballs are about to fall out," Li Guo said.

"Don't worry, I have practiced, I will never be found when I peek at beautiful women,"

"By the way, where are we going next? Your informant should show up, right?"

Li Guo's forehead was sweating, and he thought: "This can't be explained clearly."

"Let's find a place to eat first,"

The two came to a local restaurant, and the waiter was the unrestrained type. It has to be said that in this country, men are always tempted.

According to memory, Li Guo's next stop was going to a place called "Valparaíso", found a club called "San Diego Rangers", and found a player named "Mark Vega" in Spanish and "Zhou Dun" in Chinese.

"Let's go to Valparaiso," Li Guo said.

After dinner, the two took a ride to Valparaiso. Chileans are very enthusiastic and belong to Western culture. There is a very important ride culture in Western culture, that is, many people choose to ride when traveling.

The driver was from San Diego, pulling a load of goods to Valparaiso.

The chubby driver seemed very talkative. He chatted with Li Guo in half-baked English, and we started talking about football. In South America, if you don’t know what to talk about when you meet for the first time, then it’s definitely right to talk about football.

About 1 hour later, the truck came to Valparaiso. Chile is the longest and narrowest country in the world with a small territory, so it is not far from anywhere.

Saying goodbye to the enthusiastic driver, Li Guo and Chen An had to find a hotel to stay overnight, and then they went to watch the game and inspect the San Diego Rangers Club. These small clubs may not be looked down upon, but they often produce big-name players.

And it is this humble club that once trained the greatest defender in South American history, three-time South American Footballer of the Year winner, Chilean central defender "Elias`Figueroa".

When he first arrived in Valparaiso, Chen An felt beautiful, just like Greece, "Li Guo, how did you find this place? There are Chinese players here."

Li Guo didn't explain, "Don't ask questions like a curious baby, how about this, I'll take you to watch the game tomorrow, and you'll understand."

(End of this chapter)