Football Modifier

One day later.

The Argentine Football Association held a press conference directly in the hotel where Li Tongfan was staying, and officially held the signing ceremony for Crazy Li to take charge of the national team.

Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa...

The spotlights were like an endless sea of ​​thunderbolts. More than 300 reporters from all over the world attended the press conference, including many from England. When their microphones and cameras witnessed the scene of Li Tongfan picking up a pen and signing his name on the contract, everything had become a foregone conclusion...

Standing up and shaking hands with the president of the Argentine Football Association, Grondona, Li Tongfan smiled at the media reporters below, and the spotlights flashed again, as if the god Zeus was releasing his divine rod - the lightning rod!

This is destined to be recorded in the history of the Argentine national team!

After the signing, Grondona smiled so hard that his wrinkles bloomed like a blooming chrysanthemum. He thanked God for his good luck. It was the result of too many coincidences that he could invite Li to coach. This coincidence made Grondona admire his own character again. At this time, he even felt that Maradona's injury was such a wonderful thing...

In front of more than 300 reporters from all over the world, Grondona firmly expressed the Football Association's support for Li's upcoming work and said that it would never interfere with any decision of Li's...

Li Tongfan expressed his gratitude.

Soon it was time to answer reporters' questions.

The first reporter from England who couldn't hold back, a middle-aged reporter with a Sun work card on his chest, stood up and asked: "Li, many fans in the UK are very disappointed with your decision. Do you have anything to explain?"

"Nothing to explain. It's my freedom to choose which team to coach!"

Li Tongfan rolled his eyes and didn't care about the strong taste of provocation in the reporter's question. He answered very straightforwardly, although he knew that this sentence might be magnified by the media reporters and "sold" to readers... But Lao Li didn't care!

"First of all, congratulations, Li. Many people want to know, what do you think of Diego's national team lineup? Will Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, who has been rejected before, get a chance?"

The question was asked by a Spanish reporter.

"There is no doubt that Gonzalo has the ability to play for the Argentine national team. There is nothing to guess. He will be called up soon. You know, we once had a pleasant cooperation experience in Real Madrid!"

Li Tongfan did not shy away from this question.

He had admired Higuain very much during his time at Real Madrid. This was known to the world. Old Li felt that there was nothing to hide. Many head coaches liked to reuse their direct subordinates who had worked with them before, which was understandable.

There was a buzzing noise among the reporters. Most of the reporters were local Argentine reporters. They were obviously not used to the straightforward way of answering questions by Crazy Li...

The entire press conference lasted for fifteen minutes until the hotel security began to drive the crowd out. The reporters who did not have time to ask questions were still shouting Li Tongfan's name, hoping to get a chance to ask questions at the last minute...

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Real Madrid, Spain.

Early morning.

Pah! Pah! !

Drops of sweat dripped onto the wooden floor, shattered, and bloomed with sparkling brilliance.

This was a private gym with simple decoration. Higuain, the Argentine striker who had just snatched the starting position of Real Madrid from the French genius Benzema who joined at a high price, was doing his special early morning training!

The off-white shorts and dark gray vest were soaked with sweat. At this time, he had been jogging at a constant speed on the treadmill for half an hour!

This constant jogging was part of the warm-up training method left to him by the unforgettable Chinese coach three years ago. For three years, he has been sticking to that seemingly simple training method...

Many times, Higuain wondered if it was because he had been unremittingly sticking to this method for three years that he was able to make rapid progress in the forward position. In the context of being unpopular with most people, he gradually got the team's main position from the double-teaming of the older generation of shooters such as Raul and Van Nistelrooy!

Just like in this season, the Frenchman Benzema, who joined with the halo of a superstar, had originally relied on his super high price to nail himself, the "remnant" of the Calderon era, to the cold bench... But, so what, the football field is a world that relies on strength. After the thirteenth round of La Liga, didn't he become the team's top scorer steadily?

Recently, the only thing that made Higuain a little bit difficult to let go was that no matter how well he played in Real Madrid, even if he scored four goals in the match against Zaragoza, he seemed unable to conquer Diego Maradona's heart. The South Africa World Cup was getting closer and closer, but he did not get a single call-up to the national team...

Maradona's indifference made Higuain even consider accepting some people's advice and joining the French national team, just like Trezeguet did in the past, playing for the Gallic rooster!

However, just the day before yesterday, everything suddenly changed.

No matter how imaginative he was, Higuain would never have imagined that a sudden car accident would lead to the man he admired most becoming the head coach of the Argentine national team. The little smoker seemed to suddenly feel his eyes light up and saw it. The opportunity to join the Argentina national team to compete in South Africa...

However, he felt a little uneasy.

After all, three or four years have passed since the cooperation with Crazy Li. Time can change everything. Compatriot Gago has already been favored by that person and joined Newcastle, but he has never received any call... Could it be, Crazy Li, Has this person whom he secretly admired so much, already forgotten about him a long time ago?

Thinking of this, Higuain's breath began to become a little confused.

He was about to turn off the treadmill and come down to rest when the phone rang. Xiao Yanqian looked at the number. It was his father calling, and the call was connected——

"Hey, Gonzalo, look at today's newspaper, oh hahaha, guess what Crazy Li said at the signing ceremony? He said he would definitely call you into the national team, he really said that...Son , you can rest assured and work hard, the door to the World Cup is already open to you..."

His father laughed and said something behind him, but Higuain didn't hear it.

He raised his head and saw that the early morning sun had gradually emerged from the horizon. The Argentine boy thought of that early day three years ago...

At that time, it was also such a fresh morning. For the first time, he met the young head coach who was slightly one or two years older than him at the training director of Madrid Sports City. Who could have known that three years later, it would be this person? , actually changed his destiny once?

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After taking office as the head coach of the Argentina national team, Li Tongfan returned to the bustling days of being surrounded by the spotlight four or five months ago. Every move of Li Tongfan attracted the attention of the media, not just the Argentinians, but also Li Tongfan. Mainstream media around the world are eagerly following the creation of Crazy Li’s first Argentina national team roster!

However, before officially announcing the Argentina team's roster, Li Tongfan still has one thing to do, and that is to find a suitable assistant coach for himself!

Some Argentinian media speculated that according to the terms of Crazy Li’s previous search for an assistant coach, he might re-invite Maradona’s predecessor, Basile, because Crazy Li seems to be very good at using some well-respected old people to help him manage the team...

However, this time, Crazy Li once again let South Americans see his tendency to play cards that do not follow the rules. On the third day of taking office, he announced the name of his assistant coach to the outside world. A name that few people have heard of in European football——

Li Bing!

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To be honest, even Li Bing himself never thought that Crazy Li would ask him to be the head coach of the Argentina national team!

The first time I heard Li Tongfan’s invitation on the phone, it felt like a dream at that moment!

An incredible dream!

Although in the 2008 European Cup, his extravagant hopes became a reality. With the permission of Crazy Lee, he witnessed the preparation process of the world's top teams at close range and witnessed the England team's triumphant victory all the way to the top of the Alps. Over the years, he and Crazy Li have occasionally contacted each other and maintained a personal relationship that was neither cold nor cold, but...

However, that is the position of assistant coach of the Argentina national team!

Looking at the entire world of football, there are countless people who are more famous and stronger than themselves who dream of this position. Who would have thought that Crazy Li would actually invite him?

Faced with such a dreamy invitation, Li Bing was a little hesitant!

He didn't know if his ability could help Crazy Li, and he was even afraid that it would bring trouble to Crazy Li, the only person in China who was good at football. However, Crazy Li on the other side of the phone seemed to see through it. Everything was solved, and Li Bing's doubts were dispelled with just one sentence!

Li Tongfan said: "I invite you not because of yourself..."

Li Tongfan didn't finish what he said, but Li Bing immediately understood what the other party meant, all his concerns were put to rest, and he immediately agreed to the invitation.

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Inviting a little-known Chinese as his assistant coach did not arouse the dissatisfaction of the domestic media in Argentina. The Football Association also expressed 100% support for this matter!

In order to give Li Tongfan greater confidence in the match against Peru in November, the Argentine Football Association plans to organize a warm-up match before then!

However, considering that the World Cup qualifiers have reached a feverish stage, at this time, few national teams are willing to accept invitations to participate in friendly matches... Therefore, when choosing the targets for the warm-up matches, we can only focus on those who are already determined to miss the chance. World Cup national team!

The final result once again made the international football world scream, because the target was...

Chinese national team!

The day after confirming the targets for the warm-up match, Crazy Li announced the 24-man roster of the Argentina national team. Moreover, due to the schedule and the fact that most of the players on the roster were playing in Europe, this warm-up was The game was not scheduled to take place in Argentina, but was scheduled to be played at St. James Park Stadium on October 14th!

This is the benefit of Crazy Li’s other identity! ——

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