Legendary Road

Chinese fans are so happy recently that they even feel that what has happened during this period is not real-in view of Dong Fangzhuo's miserable experience when he played for Manchester United, many fans will subconsciously think that Yan Jing is just a player in Europe. Just a short-lived Chinese coach in football.

Before the start of the new season, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet about how long Yan Jing can stay in Dortmund. Most people think that Yan Jing will not be able to last a season. Only a handful of fans stay for more than a season.

But this can't blame the Chinese fans for being pessimistic. The former Dong Fangzhuo gave them so much hope at the beginning, but finally brought them so much despair.And how can these fans who have been hurt by the facts pin their little hope for Chinese football on a kid who suddenly appeared?

But after the start of the season, Dortmund's current record of winning two league games and winning the Champions League play-offs made the fans a little bit overwhelmed-is this really their dream?

Three days ago, many fans stayed up late to watch the UEFA Champions League qualifying play-off between Dortmund and the Scottish Super League team Celtic. The Scottish Super League has always been known for its players' physical strength, while the Bundesliga has tended to develop more technically in recent years.

Dortmund's players can't take advantage of physical confrontation, but they still have a way to avoid direct confrontation, using through balls and overhead long passes to mobilize the Celtics' defense line to pieces. In the end, they also got their wish and won a 2-0 victory at home, and half of their feet have already stepped into the UEFA Champions League.

It's not just the Chinese fans who are satisfied. Yan Jing's immediate bosses Watzke and Zork are also satisfied with Dortmund's performance in recent games.

"Michelle, Frigg said that the media department has received more than 60 interview requests for him. Of course, nine out of ten of these media are from China. Should we hold a small reporter's meeting for this? Is there a reception?"

This is not the first time Watzke has proposed this intention to Zork, and Zork's answer has always been one meaning: "Hans, the time is not yet ripe."

"Actually, I think the timing is very good now. His performance in leading the team can score full marks at present, and we are also close to entering the Champions League. There will be a press conference after the draw of the UEFA Champions League group stage. This will be more A gimmick." Watzke never thinks things too well, "You can't guarantee that Yan's next team leadership results will be as wonderful as they are now, can you?"

"He has a good momentum now. Of course I can't guarantee that he will achieve a better record than now, but look at Rosicky last season..." Zorc has always been patient, "I only played under him for half a season. His value has risen by nearly a third."

"So you have enough confidence in him?"

"He's really played with confidence."

Watzke and Zork had a lively discussion in the office, and Yan Jing also enjoyed watching a group of energetic young men play football in the Dortmund U19 echelon.

Now Yan Jing's identity is very different from a few months ago. The gap between the official head coach and the interim head coach is really not small. There will be no employees in the entire Dortmund club who can't name him.

Although he was very low-key when he came to the training ground, and he just stood quietly on the side, but his existence was discovered by the sharp-eyed young players in the training ground in less than 2 minutes, so many young players began to whisper.

"Hey, look over there, our head coach is here."

"Oh, God! Dude, pass me a few more balls in the team match, and I will definitely make you popular when I become popular in the future!"

"...You can't shoot it if you pass it. It's a shame. Let's forget it."

The late summer sun in Dortmund was not scorching. Yan Jing, who stood on the sidelines and looked around, saw some good seedlings, but in fact, he came to the youth training camp today just to take a look, and the main purpose was not to recruit people. first team.

Yan Jing walked to the player's dormitory not far away - he came to talk to Coentraang.

It didn't take him much effort to find the little golden retriever, because before he entered the dormitory, he saw the person he was looking for running on a field not far away.

"Fabio, are you running?"

Coentraang, who was staring at his own shadow on the plastic runway, was startled by the sudden sound. He stopped and looked up to see Yan Jing ahead.

Why did the boss come to see me?Coentraang felt a little nervous. A few days ago, he once thought that Yan Jing would be his bole, but after the warm-up match, he was inexplicably transferred to the second team.

Out of vanity, he secretly looked for the comments in those newspapers by himself, obviously praising him for his good performance...

He didn't do anything out of the ordinary during this time, did he?Why did he have to play for the second team just after signing a contract with the first team?

Coentraan swallowed, and said anxiously: "Boss, isn't the team on holiday today?"

"I'm here to find you." Yan Jing stated his purpose straightforwardly, "Talk about your future."

...isn't it?So you don't want me anymore?

Hearing this, Coentraon's eyes darkened, because usually the subtext of such words would be "In any case, your future is definitely not here."

Coentram felt that his little heart might not be able to bear the blow—help...Can he pretend that he doesn't understand German? !

Coentraan lowered his head and said mournfully, "Boss, tell me... I'm already mentally prepared."

"What psychological preparation?" Yan Jing, who was puzzled by Coentraang's words, found that the child's psychology was becoming more and more difficult to guess, "I just plan to tell you about your position in our team in the future. "

Coentram froze for a moment, he frowned and tried to put on a smile, but the funny expression of crying froze on his face.

"...Eh? Didn't you want to terminate the contract with me?"

Yan Jing Fu forehead: "Fabio, your diffuse thinking is too strong."

Coentraang found that he was thinking too much, and he was too embarrassed to answer the question, so Yan Jing continued.

"You also know that I come to the youth training camp very frequently. As long as I have time, I will come and have a look. There are a large number of talents in our team. They are far superior to other children of the same age in terms of technology and psychology. There are quite a few of them, if not because they are too young and have poor physical resistance, I even want to promote them to the first team immediately."

Coentraan quickly realized who the geniuses Yan Jing was talking about were. He also played with Gotze and Royce, and he could feel that other people had a clear gap in strength compared to these people.

But what does this have to do with him?

"Their abilities are already astonishing...I'm thinking, how far will they grow in a few years?" Yan Jing said with a smile, "I think each of these children may become the leader of Dortmund." The proud players, Dortmund's new history and glory in European football, may all be created by these people."

New history and splendor...?As long as Coentrao thinks about the scene when he will stand on the podium of the Champions League champion in the future... he must be dreaming.

"For this reason, I even tried to write a team list five years from now. Leading these people to the top of Europe can be said to be my biggest dream now."

"And you, Fabio Coentrao, are the ones on my list to start at right-back"

Coentraan unconsciously rubbed the soles of his shoes on the plastic track, trying to calm down the heart that suddenly began to agitate in his chest.

"Fabio, I know that the Champions League is the dream of every professional player, but I don't just want a Champions League - I want to start a new chapter for Dortmund in European football."

"But I can't do it alone."

"So, I brought you to the first team, which is equivalent to flipping a switch on a game that cannot be saved and restarted, and the bet on this game is my entire future life."

"That may sound fanciful? I admit it. But I just want to ask you a question..."

Hearing this, Coentran felt dizzy in his head and his breathing was a little disordered, because the heat evaporated from the jogging just now condensed into beads of sweat on the surface of his skin, falling all the way down his face, and across him. His Adam's apple tingled with an itching sensation.

"Are you willing to work with me to realize this ideal?"

Coentram once again set his sights on Yan Jing. His contagious words, sincere and unaffected smile, and the great dream in his heart made him look more confident.

And the most important point is that these words sound like delusions, but Yan Jing's words are so that people want to believe that they are not nonsense.

It took him just over two years from an equipment manager to the official coach of Dortmund.Perhaps it is because Yan Jing's encounter itself seems to be a miracle that makes people think that he can do it...?

Coentrao has a lot of messy things going on in his head, from scoring an own goal when he first started playing to losing to his roommate in a live match this morning.

But none of that matters.

The important thing is, can he still say "no" to Bole who trusts him?