Football: The immortal legend on the green field

After Tan Jing came to the Football Association, she invited herself to have a deep talk with Zhang Jilong and Yan Shiduo, and also listened to the opinions of herself and the two old leaders. Gao Haiyang knew what Tan Jing was thinking.

"Mr. Haan achieved brilliant success both in Antwerp and Feyenoord, so why can't he do well in the national team? There are both external and internal factors. The external factor is that everything from the draw to the referee and the extra time of the last match in the 06 World Cup Asian qualifiers in Germany was set by the AFC. We must pay for the benefits we gained in the 02 World Cup qualifiers, which has been confirmed by Mr. Zhang Jilong.

The internal cause is what Vice Chairman Yang said. We were indeed a little slow in doing things. The time we gave Mr. Ali Han was too short. He did not have time to fully understand Chinese football or Asian football. His coaching was like a blind man touching an elephant. It would be a miracle if he could achieve good results.

Moreover, we still owe him a large sum of liquidated damages. According to Chairman Xia Yalong, we simply cannot afford to pay it all at once. If he appeals to FIFA, it will not only be a matter within the football circle, but will also affect China's international reputation. It is better to give him another chance. In this way, we only need to pay him the monthly salary stipulated in the contract.

In fact, I accompanied Chairman Yan Shiduo to the Netherlands some time ago to meet with Mr. Ali Han. He was still unwilling to resign himself to the defeat in Asia. He promised Chairman Yan that if the Football Association could give him another chance, he would only ask for the salary for the breach of contract.

He is a proud man and also a responsible man. He is the backbone of the defense of the uncrowned king of modern football's all-out attack and defense. Both his playing days and his coaching experience are dazzling enough.

In fact, it was the AFC and us who essentially screwed him. As a nation with a 5,000-year-old cultural history, we cannot let our friends down, especially a responsible friend like Ali Han."

When Tan Jing, Yang Yimin, Liu Ran and Gao Haiyang appeared in front of the reporters at the same time, flashes of light suddenly blared and the press conference was filled with the sound of shutter clicks.

Yang Yimin was as serious as ever, showing his "iron-fisted chairman" demeanor. Tan Jing, who appeared in front of the media for the first time, smiled in front of the flashlights of the reporters, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

The Secretary General of the Football Association, Liu Ran, pushed his glasses as usual and then announced the Football Association's decision on the formation of the National Olympic Team to the reporters.

"In view of the fact that the 08 Olympic Games will be held in the capital of our country, the Football Association has decided to form the Chinese 08 Olympic Football Team from today. The Olympic Team will be led by Gao Haiyang, with Dutch coach Arie Haan as the consultant and Shandong coach Ying Tiesheng as the head coach of the first team. The first roster will have a total of 42 players, including 24 players from the Chinese Olympic Team. They are: Goalkeepers: 1 Qiu Shengjiong 18 Liu Zhenli 24 Jiang Jing (overage)

后卫：2谭望嵩 3吴承瑛（超龄） 4苑维玮 5李玮峰（超龄） 12吕建军 13万厚良 14吉祥 15张永海 16周挺

中场： 6赵明剑 7慎思（超龄） 8祁红（超龄） 8崔鹏 10姜宁 11陈涛 17王嵩 18王永珀 19黄博文

前锋：9韩鹏（超龄） 20吕征 21闫相闯 22于海 23董学升

The head coach of the National Olympic Team II is Krauchen. The National Olympic Team II is composed of U19 players of the appropriate age. They will first represent the National Youth Team in the FIFA U8 World Cup held in the Netherlands in August. After the game, the U19 National Youth Team will be merged with the National Olympic Team to form a 19-man roster. The 42 people who will go to the 08 Yanjing Olympic Games will be selected from here.

The list of the national youth team is as follows: Goalkeeper: 1 Zhang Lei 18 Yang Cheng

后卫：2赵铭 3闫相闯 4郑涛 5冯潇霆 12毛建卿 13郑铮

中场：6沈彬 10邓桌翔 8郝俊闵 14兆旭日15周海兵

Forwards: 9 Dong Fangzhuo 11 Zhu Ting 16 Gao Lin 17 Zou You

The reporters were stunned. Before this, almost all reporters had never thought that the Football Association would come up with two lists of the National Olympic Team.

These 42 people include almost all the best players of the right age for the 08 National Olympic Team, especially the recently highly sought-after twin stars of Haarlem Athletic, Shen Bin and Deng Zhuoxiang. They are on the list together with Dong Fangzhuo, Chen Tao and Hao Junmin. They are also nicknamed the Five Overseas Students of the National Olympic Team by fans.

But since there are six over-age players, why did they choose Jiang Jing, Shen Si, Qi Hong, Wu Chengying, Han Peng and Li Weifeng? Of these six, only Li Weifeng would be recognized by the vast majority. As for defenders, why is Sun Jihai, known as China's No. 1 defender, not on the list? As for midfielders, where is Zheng Zhi, China's No. 1 midfielder of the modern era? Li Jinyu, the top scorer of the league for two consecutive terms, did not appear either.

There is another strange phenomenon. Isn't it said that there are 42 people? Reporters counted the list and found only 41 people. Could it be that one person was missed? Impossible! Although the Football Association has done a lot of unreliable things in recent years, it would not have made such a big mistake!

Not only was one person missing, but even the player's number was missing, and it was the main number of the National Youth Team, No. 7 in the midfield.

Everyone turned their eyes to Yang Yimin, who was sitting next to Tan Jing with a serious face. When it came to the National Olympic Team, Yang Yimin, who had always been in charge of the men's national team, had more say.

Almost all the reporters present raised their hands, and spokesperson Liu Ran gave the opportunity to the reporter from Xinhua News Agency first.

"Excuse me, why is a team divided into two artificially? Wouldn't this create unnecessary conflicts within the team? If in the end there is infighting within the National Olympic Team, what methods will the Football Association take to deal with it?" As soon as this reporter spoke, he was despised by many reporters.

When selecting the national team, the Football Association always draws up a roster of 40-50 people first, then looks at each player's performance, and gradually eliminates players who do not meet the head coach's requirements. This is also the common method used by most countries in the world to select national players. Because the U19 players of the right age will participate in this year's World Youth Championship, the team is temporarily separated. He doesn't understand this and is obviously an intern reporter. He must have gotten into Xinhua News Agency through the back door.

Sure enough, Tan Jing took the microphone and said, "Originally it was one team, but Shen Bin and others had the task of participating in the World Youth Championship, so they were listed separately. After the World Youth Championship, the two teams will be merged."

Liu Ran was also complaining about this idiot in his heart, and gave the second chance to Dong Qian, a veteran CCTV reporter.

"President Yang Yimin, we found that Sun Jihai, Zheng Zhi, and Li Jinyu are missing from the over-age players in this list. Can you explain why? Also, is this the final list? Do the three people I mentioned just now have no chance to join the National Olympic Team to fight for the country? Also, why was it announced that there were 42 players? The National Youth Team, or what the Football Association calls the National Olympic Team II, seems to have missed number 7. Did the Football Association staff miss it when printing the list?"

"This 42-man list basically includes the best players currently in service in China. The selection of over-age players you proposed is the result of full consultation and research with the coaching staff. Unless there are major accidents, it will be difficult for players who are not on this list to have a chance to enter the Olympic team.

As for why the national youth team is short of one player, I don't know the specific situation. Please ask Gao Haiyang, the head coach of the national Olympic team, about this matter. He has taken over my management of the men's national Olympic team and all the men's football echelons from now on."

When Tan Jing heard Yang Yimin's answer, the reporter asked, her brows furrowed. Who gave you the right to announce that the national Olympic team's personnel cannot be changed? Could it be that some of these players committed a crime, or were seriously injured and affected their status? The Football Association also accepted it with a twisted nose. It's ridiculous. Are you dissatisfied with the work adjustment? What! You want to leave a legacy before leaving to show your absolute influence on the national team?

Reporters are not interested in the personnel changes in the Football Association. It is so common for officials to come and go in the world that it does not resonate with the common people at all.

Dong Qian continued to ask Gao Haiyang about the missed question number 7.

Gao Haiyang took the microphone handed over by Yang Yimin, "We have an important player who currently does not meet the FIFA registration requirements, so in order to be responsible for this player, we have reserved this position. We respect this player very much, but now is not the right time to announce this player. After a while, when there is a final result, we will announce it to you. Thank you!"