Football: The immortal legend on the green field

Li Yan saw that the deputy editor-in-chief had something to do, so he had to get up and say goodbye. He took the manuscript, folded it and put it in his bag. He always believed that he was right, and even if this manuscript could not be published, he would keep it as a witness for the future.

"...Okay, send a few more people over right away to wait at the Football Association! Go and do it quickly! Don't let other media get there first!"

When the editor-in-chief put down the phone, Li Yan just walked to the door. He was about to reach out to open the door, but he heard the editor-in-chief calling him from behind: "Xiao Li."

Li Yan turned around.

"The latest news is that the Football Association is studying the establishment of a national Olympic team."

Li Yan stood there in a daze, looking at the editor in disbelief, as if today was April Fool's Day.

The sun rose from the west. In the past, both the national team and the Olympic team were formed half a year before the major competition. It could not be too long. They were always hesitant about the selection of head coaches until the last moment. In the Chinese Football Association, bureaucracy is more prominent than in other government departments.

The Chinese Football Association's press conference was crowded and noisy. Reporters from all walks of life gathered here to discuss the formation of the National Olympic Team.

Yan Shiduo was a little angry. He slammed the table and cursed at the meeting: "Do you, Yang Yimin, have any organizational discipline? The formation of the National Olympic Team is decided by you alone. I, the person in charge of the Football Association, was kept in the dark about such a big decision. Not to mention you, even Director Wu of the State Sports Commission has no right to make arbitrary decisions on this matter.

What's more, you are the third in command. Who gives you the confidence? What was the situation in 08? The whole nation was contributing to the Yanjing Olympics, but you were using the country's honor as a bargaining chip to build your own faction.

If you don't give us a reasonable explanation today, I will propose to the higher authorities that you be relieved of your duties at the Football Association. What is this? This is totally disregarding the overall situation!

As the person in charge of the Chinese Football Association's national team, you were defeated in the Korea-Japan World Cup and failed to qualify for the group stage of the 06 Germany World Cup qualifiers. I think you are no longer suitable for this position.

The organization gave you such an important job because it trusted you. When we formed the national team, we gave you a year to lose games, just to give you full autonomy. You had to win the most crucial game! And you ended up facing the leaders and the fans across the country with such a result?"

Yang Yimin did not expect that Yan Shiduo, who had always been controlled by him and Nan Yong, would react so violently. In the past, he would at most raise some insignificant different opinions, but this time he was uncharacteristically acting in a way that even went to the extent of making personal attacks on him.

He, who had always disguised himself as a gentle and refined gentleman, could no longer pretend. With a "bang", he threw the water cup in front of him to the ground.

"Old Yan, Yimin, both of you calm down. We are leading cadres, not hooligans on the street. Can't you communicate more about whether you are right or wrong? After all, we are all revolutionary comrades, not objects of opposing class struggle.

What Yimin did was indeed inappropriate. Besides, you were away for some time! Yimin consulted me before doing this, and I agreed with him at that time.

The reason why I agree is that the women's volleyball team and women's basketball team have already formed Olympic reserve teams. Our brother units are once again ahead of us. There is a reason why they can succeed and often bring us surprises.

You just said that the failure in last year's World Cup qualifiers was also related to the short time the national team was formed. Football is an 11-person team sport, and one year of preparation time is indeed too short.

As the days go by, three years will pass in the blink of an eye. The 08 Olympics is the time when our countrymen's century-old Olympic dream will come true. As a backward sport, it is better to prepare for football early than late. Everyone understands the principle that the early bird catches the worm.

Of course, I also reminded him to report to you before making a decision. In fact, the Olympic team is still in the stage of calculating the salary. Isn't it that the final decision has not been made yet? "

Yan Shiduo saw that Nan Yong had started to use the old methods to deal with him again and used the personnel advantage of the Standing Committee to put pressure on him. The reason why he chose Yang Yimin instead of Nan Yong to break up with him was not that he really wanted to overturn the table. Since the Standing Committee was at a disadvantage, the only way to fight to the death was to escalate the problem to the next higher level competent department.

If I do this, I will give my superiors the impression that I am incapable of controlling the situation and have no leadership skills, and my career will come to an end.

He obviously didn't want to dwell on this issue any further. He pouted and shook his head: "No matter what his reason is, the reality is already in front of everyone, and it has even been known by the news media. Let's discuss it? What should we do?

The most important thing is how to deal with the reporters outside the door? They are waiting eagerly. "

He scanned the room, and everyone was either "thinking with their heads down" or "discussing in low voices." It was clear that no one wanted to be the first to express their opinions.

Yan Shiduo felt a headache when he looked at the five standing committee members present except himself. Ever since Yuan Weimin and Fei Qimin were transferred, there has been no appointment for the party secretary. The originally promised appointment of himself seemed to have changed as the national team's performance declined. Apart from the four great warriors, Nan Yong, Yang Yimin, Wei Shaohui and Li Dongshen, only Liu Ran was just appointed to replace Fei Qimin in charge of office work.

If it was a vote, there was no need to think about it. He also wanted to see the attitude of the new secretary-general, so he called out his name directly.

"Lao Liu, you are a new comrade, maybe you can look at the problem from a different perspective, please tell me your opinion first."

Liu Ran raised his head and thought for a moment: "I don't agree with forming a national Olympic team for the time being. We should not act rashly before receiving instructions from above. After all, there are still three and a half years before the 08 Olympics. We have plenty of time. However, it is still worth affirming to prepare for the 08 Olympics in advance. However, our leadership team has not been adjusted yet, and it is still difficult to make major decisions before the new leadership takes office."

There is something behind these words! Yan Shiduo seemed to have sensed something from them. It was hard to say whether this person was not here to pave the way for the next leader. It seemed that the higher-ups had formed a prejudice against him after the defeat of the national team, and his chances of becoming the leader were probably ruined.

There is no fool sitting here. Yan Shiduo could hear it. Nan Yong seemed to understand it clearly. If he still forced himself to support Yang Yimin at this time, he would be criticized by the new leader. He quickly changed his words and said, "Comrade Liu Ran's opinion is very pertinent. I agree with him."

Hearing that Nan Yong had expressed his attitude, Wei Shaohui and Li Dongshen hurriedly expressed their support, and this so-called Standing Committee meeting ended in an unpleasant manner.

The next day, just as everyone predicted, no one expected it to happen so quickly. A document from above was sent to every middle-level cadre in the Football Association, and the Football Association team made major adjustments.

Appointment: Comrade Tan Jing as Secretary of the Party Committee of the Football Association and Chairman of the Football Association.

Appointment: Comrade Xia Yalong as full-time vice chairman, in charge of the daily work of the Football Association

Comrade Yan Shiduo was transferred from the Football Association and assigned to other positions.

Comrade Nan Yong is in charge of the league work

Comrade Yang Yiming is responsible for the men's and women's national teams

Comrade Wei Shaohui is responsible for youth training and refereeing

Comrade Li Dongshen took office as Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission

Comrade Liu Ran is responsible for the secretariat and the work of the National Olympic Team, the National Youth Team and other echelons

Comrade Gao Haiyang assists Comrade Liu Ran and is responsible for the work of the National Olympic Team and the National Youth Team (not included in the leadership team)