Football: The immortal legend on the green field

Shen Bin received an international call from Li Yan, "Pay attention to domestic news. The latest news is that China's Olympic team head coach Ying Tiesheng has submitted his resignation, and the Football Association is holding a meeting to study it."

Shen Bin stood there in a daze, feeling a little bit unbelievable, as if today was April Fool's Day.

In Chinese football, strange things happen all the time. This former meritorious coach of the Shandong team retired less than half a year after taking office. Shen Bin could imagine that there must be an unknown story behind this.

Shen Bin wanted to call Ali Han, who had returned to China half a month ago, or Gao Haiyang, director of the Youth Department of the Chinese Football Association, to learn more about the situation, but he held back in the end. After all, he was just an ordinary member of the youth team, not even a player of the National Olympic Team. His name did not appear in Ying Tiesheng's first batch of players for the National Olympic Team.

Sometimes curiosity kills the cat.

Shen Bin actually guessed it right. At the first joint meeting of the National Olympic Team, Ali Han, who had just taken office as the chief consultant of the national team, had a disagreement with Ying Tiesheng on the team-building philosophy.

At the scene, Ying Tiesheng received the support of Yang Yimin, vice chairman of the Football Association, but Liu Ran, director of the Football Association Office, and Gao Haiyang, director of the Youth Department, who were actually in charge of the National Olympic team, did not say a word.

Ying Tiesheng smelled something different, and sure enough, the next day, Ying Tiesheng was summoned by the Chairman of the Football Association, Tan Jing.

Ying Tiesheng already felt that this meeting was a little unusual. Why was it Tan Jing? Shouldn't it be the full-time vice chairman Xia Yalong?

Why did this female chairperson bypass Xia Yalong and personally inquire about this matter?

When Ying Tiesheng walked into Tan Jing's office and saw Liu Ran, Gao Haiyang and Ali Han appearing there at the same time, he understood everything.

Without any discussion, Tan Jing gave the order directly. Ali Han and Ying Tiesheng enjoyed equal rights in the National Olympic Team. Ali Han was responsible for the team's formation, tactical formulation, and on-the-spot command of the game.

Ying Tiesheng is responsible for the team's discipline, daily training and logistical support. If the two have any disagreements, Gao Haiyang will have the final say.

Sometimes female leaders are more straightforward and direct than men. They never drag their feet and leave no wiggle room for their subordinates.

Isn't this the job of the team leader and assistant coach? If he doesn't have a say in team formation, tactics, and on-the-spot command, is he still a head coach? He is just a mascot! He has the title of head coach, but not the real head coach.

Ying Tiesheng did not express his opinion at the scene. He just submitted his resignation to the Football Association after careful consideration.

The Chinese Football Association's press conference was crowded and noisy. Reporters from all walks of life gathered here to report on Ying Tiesheng's sudden resignation.

In his resignation letter, Ying Tiesheng stated that he had been in poor health recently and that long-term stress and fatigue made it impossible for him to continue serving as the head coach of the National Olympic Team, so he requested to resign.

The pressure of being the head coach of a Chinese national team is indeed great. This reason may make sense to others, but it is a bit far-fetched for him. He has only been in office for less than half a year and the National Olympic Team has only had one training session. How could it affect him who has always been in good health?

This reason doesn't make sense, so there must be some unknown hardship. Is it related to the one in the Netherlands? Since last year, Shen Bin has hardly disappeared from the Internet for a single day, and there are news and gossips about him every day.

Some are true, some are false, and it has reached the point where it is difficult to tell the real from the fake.

A month ago, a dismissed hotel manager broke the news that Shen Bin had a threesome with two famous actresses in the entertainment industry during his return to China! Can you believe it? She said it with details and revealed the names of the two actresses. One is a popular actress, and the other is the originator of traffic with the nickname Da Mimi.

But I just can't produce any evidence.

Shen Bin's name was not on the first training list, which really surprised all the fans. However, the Football Association later explained that Shen Bin would focus on the national youth team for a period of time. This explanation is a bit far-fetched. Didn't Hao Junmin, who plays for Corinthians in Ligue 1, appear in both teams? How to explain this?

Ying Tiesheng has been a head coach for decades, coaching both the national youth team and the national junior team. What kind of storms has he not seen? Now he says he is under too much pressure and can't stand it anymore, so he wants to resign. If you think about it carefully, it's probably not that simple, right?

Tan Jing was a little angry. He slammed the table and cursed at the meeting: "Ying Tiesheng has completely ignored the overall situation! Why didn't he communicate with the Football Association in advance about such an important decision? He just gave up the responsibility without hesitation!"

"This team has just been formed and hasn't played a single game yet! And he just walked away? What is this? No organization and no discipline!" As the new head of the Chinese Football Association, he was stood up less than half a year into the job. It would be strange if he was in a good mood.

"Mr. Ying is nearly 60 years old, and it is possible that he is in poor health. The hospital's certificate was handed to us together with his resignation letter." Xu Xu, who is in charge of the technical department, looked at the resignation letter and a copy of the hospital's health certificate in his hand.

Tan Jing obviously didn't want to dwell on this issue. He shook his head and said, "No matter what his reason is, the resignation letter is now in front of everyone, and the news media has even known about it. 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 audience. Everyone was either "thinking with their heads down" or "discussing in a low voice." Obviously no one wanted to be the first to express their opinions, so it seemed that he had to call out names.

"Old Xia, you are the full-time vice chairman in charge of daily work. Can you tell me about it?"

Xia Yalong raised his head and thought for a moment: "I don't agree with Ying Tiesheng's resignation for the time being."

Tan Jing just nodded habitually, neither saying yes nor no. Then he turned his eyes to Nan Yong, who was in charge of the league.

Tan Jing did not directly ask Yang Yimin, who is in charge of the national football team. It was obvious that she was dissatisfied with the fact that Ying Tiesheng, whom she recommended, had stood up the Football Association.

Nan Yong said: "I think we should try to persuade Ying Tiesheng to stay. Isn't he sick? Then the National Olympic Team can be put on hold for the time being and we can talk about it next year. This way the message will be self-defeating. The Football Association can then issue a statement to fully support Ying Tiesheng's work to stabilize the morale of the team."

This sly guy has a good idea. If the Football Association issues a statement to support Ying Tiesheng's work, wouldn't that be a slap in my face? Also, under the premise of the 98 Olympics, which event is not racing against time? Why wait until next year? If the higher-ups hold them accountable, I will bear the brunt of it!

Tan Jing looked at Wei Shaohui again and said, "I am in charge of disciplinary inspection work now. I don't know much about the National Olympic Team and Ying Tiesheng himself, so I won't comment on it."

"Liu Ran, you are in charge of the National Olympic Team, the National Youth Team, and the National Junior Team. I would like to hear your opinion."

To everyone's surprise, Liu Ran actually supported Shen Weiguo's resignation: "No matter what the reason is, I think he is going against the Football Association by resigning at this time."

"The Football Association must not tolerate this kind of situation. Otherwise, where is the authority of the Football Association in the future? How can the Football Association carry out its work? Therefore, I think the Football Association should agree to his resignation. It must not allow others to follow suit and break the rules just because of Ying Tiesheng."

"Also, in the future, we must be cautious when selecting team leaders or coaching staff members of all ages for men's and women's football. Those who have no sense of national and collective honor must not be recruited into the national team. How can a person who only knows how to play his own little tricks lead the team well!"

"Fortunately, the problem appeared early. If it had been a year or two before the problem reappeared, it would have harmed the country and the people. Such people should be labeled and never employed again. I suggest sending an official letter to the Shandong Sports Commission, stating that such people should no longer be employed in key positions in the sports industry."

All the participants looked at Liu Ran in shock. This was too cruel! This was a move that would destroy someone's job!

Only Tan Jing had a satisfied smile on her face.

Liu Ran was secretly delighted, "I bet right, women are always petty..."