Since 1998, I have been the godfather of football

The Tokyo National Arena was packed.

Looking out from the ring-shaped glass curtain wall of the box, the eyes are full of Japanese fans wearing the blue uniforms of the Japanese team.

The atmosphere was warm.

"Everyone!"

Sitting on a single sofa, Japan Football Association Chairman Okano Junichiro smiled modestly.

"The Kirin Cup Invitational Tournament started in 1978, with one session discontinued. It has been held for 1 times now. From clubs to national teams, football powers have been invited to participate. It was hard for us in Japan to win at the beginning."

"But in recent years, the situation has been improving. From 95 to 97, our national team won three championships in a row."

“It’s not like it’s embarrassing to the countries in East Asia!”

Hear this.

Zheng Mengzhun curled his mouth and had a long face.

So far, South Korea has not been invited to participate in the Kirin Cup.

Obviously in the eyes of Japan, South Korea is not yet a football powerhouse.

He didn't quite understand the Japanese brain circuit. South Korea clearly had a superior historical record against the Dragon Kingdom, so why did it only invite the Dragon Kingdom to participate?

Zhang Jilong was sitting aside.

He had a mysterious smile on his face and said nothing, showing off his "old diplomat" style.

But Qin Feng frowned.

Junichiro Okano is modest on the surface, but his secret show-off behavior makes people uncomfortable.

But there's nothing you can do about it.

1977 years.

Longguo held the first International Football Friendship Invitational Tournament (later renamed the Great Wall Cup), with a total of 12 teams participating, including the Japanese national football team.

1978 years.

Japan Kirin Cup is launched.

This is actually an international football tournament created by Japan in imitation of Dragon Kingdom.

However, Dragon Kingdom held nine sessions intermittently in 1977 years from 1989 to 12, and then it was discontinued.

But Japan...

But he persisted!

The system records the original future.

Since 1998.

The Dragon National Football Team had no more wins against Japan.

This has something to do with the fact that the Japanese national football team often competes with the world's high-level national teams.

On the other hand, look at the opponents of the Longguo National Football Team in warm-up friendly matches in recent years.

Basically, they are selected from Asian countries, such as Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and the strongest ones are Iran and South Korea.

He always plays chess with the "stinky chess basket", and the more he plays, the more stinky he becomes.

Even if he wins, he won't show his face.

Especially the Yangcheng Four Nations Invitational Tournament in January this year.

Except for Dragon Kingdom, the other three teams.

New Zealand, made up entirely of amateur players.

Jamaica, as of February 2000, was ranked 2nd in the world, three places lower than Dragon Country's 62th.

Uruguay, the only strong team, sent all domestic players to participate and was basically a substitute team.

Milu had not yet taken office at that time.

Acting coach Jin Zhiyang led the team to a 1:0 victory over New Zealand, and then defeated Uruguay, which eliminated Jamaica, with the same score in the final to win the final championship.

Some people were still complacent at the time.

But I never thought about it.

What level of teams are Dragon Country’s opponents?

The most uncomfortable thing is that we finally spent money to invite three teams.

Instead of playing a single round-robin game and playing against three teams in sequence, there will be some kind of elimination system.

Dragon Country didn't play against Jamaica at all.

This kind of invitational tournament.

Except for getting some false results.

Nothing works!

Maybe……

It’s time to restart the “Great Wall Cup”!

Invite some truly strong teams to compete with Dragon Kingdom.

Only in this way can it truly play a role in training the team, and the money spent can be considered wisely spent.

Qin Feng stared at the noisy stands in front, constantly thinking about his ideas, and his eyes gradually lost focus.

"Qin Feng, don't listen to Okano's bragging!"

Zhang Jilong, who was standing next to him, saw that Qin Feng's face was not good, so he came over and whispered: "We have just held the Yangcheng Four Nations Tournament, and there will be a Shencheng Four Nations Tournament in September."

"What team was invited to the Shanghai Four Nations Tournament?" Qin Feng still looked out the window and murmured.

"Iraq, Uzbekistan, and Thailand are all at a good level. They are mainly training for the Asian Cup in October."

"Has it been officially confirmed?"

"Yes, countries need to coordinate their itineraries, and the list will be decided before the Spring Festival."

Qin Feng sighed and nodded.

Events that have been scheduled cannot be changed.

It seems that Dragon Kingdom will have to wait a little longer to create its own high-level international competition...

After thinking for a while, Qin Feng changed the topic and said:

"Brother Long, what did you and Milu talk about yesterday?"

"I asked Milu if he was confident about the game, and he said it was just a friendly match."

Speaking of this, Zhang Jilong smiled bitterly, "That's true, but Milu didn't know that the results of the match against Japan are related to our Dragon Country's game in the AFC."

Confrontation at the national team level.

Represents the competitive level of a country's football.

Zhang Jilong has just become the chairman of the East Asian Football Confederation.

A win is needed to help him secure his position.

Especially against Japan and South Korea.

Even if the Dragon Kingdom cannot win, it must at least have an advantage.

Qin Feng understands this truth.

Football matches are known as "wars in peacetime", and there are too many things behind them.

you could put it that way.

Football is simple.

But the meaning it represents is not just as simple as winning or losing in 90 minutes.

As a head coach.

Milu's idea is right.

Use the Kirin Cup to train and prepare for the upcoming Asian Cup.

But what he didn't know was.

If the Dragon Kingdom defeats Tokyo today.

Zhang Jilong's status as chairman of the East Asian Football Confederation will be challenged, and it may even affect Zhang Jilong's candidacy for chairman of the AFC in two years' time.

Running for the chairmanship of the AFC is the most important step for Dragon Country to gain a voice in international football.

There is absolutely no room for error!

Milu is a world-renowned coach.

You won’t know anything about the twists and turns inside.

Just explain the stakes to him.

I believe Milu will take this game seriously as a "battle".

"I told Milu, and I also know that foreigners can't understand the implication of Longguo dialect, so I just told him directly!"

Zhang Jilong's expression was not very good, "But people said that without overseas players, he could not guarantee the result of the game. He also kept emphasizing that this was just an ordinary friendly match."

Milu is also an "old fox".

He is using this method to express his dissatisfaction with the Football Management Department for not allowing him to recruit overseas players from Long Country.

Don't say it.

He really understood this move...

"Forget it, Brother Long."

Qin Feng was helpless about this, "Mi Lu is still capable. Since you have hired someone, just 'employ people without any doubts'!"

"Dragon Kingdom's domestic players are enough to deal with small days."

"If you really want to lose, we, Liaodong, will help you win it back!"

"You, Liaodong, are not safe either. Let's see if Milu has enough desire to win..." Zhang Jilong sighed and turned to focus on the competition field.

Players from both sides have begun to enter the field.

Qin Feng Xiaoxiao didn't explain any more and turned his attention to the TV screen in front of him.

Above is a close-up of Milu.

The old man's face was expressionless.

I don’t know what I’m thinking about.

The Japanese commentator's tone was exaggerated, presumably introducing Milu's "great achievements."

Being able to lead four different national teams to the top 16 of four consecutive World Cups, Milutin's title of "Magical Coach" is understandable.

System records.

The original future is 2001.

Under the leadership of Milu.

The Dragon Country national football team qualified for the World Cup qualifiers two rounds ahead of schedule and entered the 02 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, fulfilling Dragon Country's 44-year World Cup dream.

Just in the group stage.

The Dragon Kingdom national football team lost all three games and failed to qualify.

Milu also failed to achieve the feat of leading different national teams to the knockout rounds five times.

During this period, Milu's employment encountered many doubts.

But this cannot cover up Milutin's coaching level.

After all, he has led five different teams to the World Cup in 20 years.

The only one in international football.

Hopefully he can figure things out tonight.

Don't let your little life get too crazy...

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