Fox in the Penalty Area

Chapter 1718 Department of Overseas Affairs

"In the just-concluded first round of the UEFA Champions League and the first round of the Europa League, almost all members of the Chinese Overseas Chinese Legion played and performed very well. I won’t talk about the much-anticipated UEFA Champions League, but let’s talk about UEFA Europa League. League Cup. There are two Chinese players participating in the Europa League this season, namely Zhang Qinghuan in Sarria and Zhou Zijing in Leeds City. Both of their teams were in the first round of the Europa League group stage. won the game.

"As the core of Saria's midfield, Zhang Qinghuan naturally started the game and played the entire game. He contributed an assist in the game and his post-match rating was as high as 7.5, ranking third in the Saria team... And Zhou Zijing also started the game, played the entire game, and scored...

"So for Chinese football, the past European competition day was almost a big harvest. But why do you say 'almost'? Because not all overseas players can participate in the European competition. Lin, who plays for Westin Athletic Zhiyuan and Wang Guangwei, who played in Eldrea, were unable to participate in the European competition due to the strength of the team.

"Of course, we actually have another player whose team participated in the Champions League, but he did not participate. Claude Rangers was placed in Group F of the Champions League. The opponents in the same group were Rotterdam Elite, Manchester Sporting and Red Flag Moscow. .In the first round of the group stage, they lost 0:3 away to Manchester Athletic. Chinese player Ou Yangjin, who plays for Claude Rangers, did not even appear on the bench. This is because he was not registered by the club for the Champions League. Among the twenty-five people on the roster..."

"Oh yeah!"

Ou Yangjin, who was having breakfast, suddenly cheered when he heard this and waved his fist vigorously.

This startled Tao Hongjun, who was sitting opposite him: "What are you doing?"

"My name was finally mentioned, Brother Jun." Ou Yangjin said.

Although Tao Hongjun has been with Ou Yangjin day and night for three months, he still hasn't completely gotten used to his personality. He couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard these words: "They say you are not even qualified to participate in the Champions League."

Ou Yangjin was still smiling: "That's not bad. At least my name is finally included in such news. In the past, my name could not appear in the news about studying abroad."

Hearing what Ou Yangjin said, Tao Hongjun himself was amused: "You have a good attitude!"

"That's right, there is so much pressure in this industry. If you don't have a good mentality, you will be finished early." Ou Yangjin was very proud. "Besides, isn't there another time to register for the Champions League? Maybe I can be registered on the Champions League roster in the second half of the season?"

Tao Hongjun grinned: "Then you have to hope that Claude Rangers can reach the knockout rounds of the Champions League first."

As the weakest team in this group, Claude Rangers may not even make it to the Europa League knockout rounds in the second half of the season, let alone the Champions League knockout rounds - which means they can only finish at the bottom of the group.

“It doesn’t matter if you can’t score, there will always be opportunities in the future.

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Seeing that Ou Yangjin's statement didn't seem to be fake, Tao Hongjun also sighed: "Young boy is really... big-hearted!"

"You're here, Brother Jun."

Tao Hongjun was amused: "That's right. Just take care of yourself as you come. It's right not to consider other things. Just concentrate on training and try to play in the team as soon as possible. As for me, I will take care of your daily life. We all Concentrate on your own things.”

Tao Hongjun is not Ou Yangjin's agent. Ou Yangjin's agent has many players, so how can he stay in Glasgow and provide one-on-one services?

As more and more Chinese players study abroad and their momentum grows, there are also more and more problems for Chinese players to go abroad and study abroad.

Players are always expected to individually solve their living problems in a foreign country, or have their agents act as nannies. This "free-range" model has become increasingly difficult to meet the growing demand for students studying abroad.

As the leading department of Chinese football, the Chinese Football Association was inspired by Song Jiajia's Champion Legend Sports Agency Co., Ltd.'s model of operating players to study abroad, and established the "Overseas Affairs Department".

This department has only one mission, which is to serve those registered Chinese players who are studying abroad.

Players like Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi, and Zhang Qinghuan who belong to Champion Legend Sports Agency Co., Ltd. do not need the help of the Football Association, but there are many players who are not so famous and will not be invested with too many resources. They go abroad to play. You also need to find ways to adapt to local life and overcome the language barrier.

Maybe the problems they encounter on the court are not as big as they encounter in life.

These people are not as famous as Hu Lai and others, so they don't get as much attention, and it may be more difficult for them to adapt.

In the past, Chinese players studying abroad solved all problems by themselves.

For example, when Qin Lin studied abroad at Frankfurt White Deer, he basically relied on himself.

But this requires extremely high personal qualities of the players. If Qin Lin was not a very professional person with a firm goal and spiritual quality, it would be difficult for him to persist in a strange country.

In addition, he found his current wife in Frankfurt, which also helped him a lot.

Obviously, it is unrealistic to require all Chinese players who study abroad to have the mental attributes and "backing" of Qin Lin.

The "N-to-one" service plan formulated by Champion Legend Sports Co., Ltd. for each contracted player to study abroad can very well help the players adapt to a new environment.

For example, Wang Guangwei in Italy has a dedicated team to serve him and help him solve all aspects of daily life, so that he can concentrate on training and competition.

After such a thing was revealed by the media, some domestic fans criticized this as treating the players as flowers in a greenhouse. They are all adults and not children in kindergarten. This is completely stifling the independent ability of Chinese players.

Song Jiajia defended his company's approach in an interview. He believed that every Chinese player who had just gone abroad was indeed a child in a kindergarten:

"... We set up kindergartens not to stifle children's independent ability. On the contrary, it is to teach them the ability to be independent - how many people learned their most basic skills in kindergarten? Will kindergarten hinder the growth of children? ? No, because children will always grow up, they will always leave kindergarten and go to elementary school, middle school and university, and eventually enter the society. The purpose of 'Champion Legend' is to help players get through the most difficult adaptation stage and wait for them After fully adapting to this environment, our team will withdraw from the players' lives and will not disturb their lives, nor will there be any invasion of privacy..."

Facts have also proven that this approach of Champion Legend Sports Agency Co., Ltd. is effective - almost all players currently performing well in Europe are owned by Champion Legend.

Their performance is so outstanding, in addition to their own efforts, it must be inseparable from the logistical support of Champion Legend Company.

After continuous deepening of reforms, the Chinese Football Association is no longer the bureaucracy it once was.

They transformed into a service-oriented organization that truly serves Chinese football.

So they specially sent people to the Champion Legend Company to inspect and learn from each other's experience in serving players.

The "Overseas Affairs Department" is the result of inspection and study.

The Overseas Affairs Department is equipped with a large number of service personnel dedicated to serving the players' life abroad.

Any players who study abroad, no matter which country they go to play in, can apply for this service from the Football Association, and the service period lasts for one year.

The service period is completely free.

This part of the funds is handled by the Chinese Football Association, and the money comes from the operating share of the Chinese Super League.

To this end, the Chinese Football Association has recruited many people with rich life experience abroad to join this special affairs department.

Tao Hongjun was hired.

He was previously engaged in foreign trade. Because he loves football and is moved by the growing momentum of Chinese football in recent years, he hopes to do his part for Chinese football.

He simply quit his previous job and applied for a job as a staff member of the "Overseas Affairs Department" of the Chinese Football Association.

He has extensive experience living and working in Europe, especially in English-speaking countries, which just meets the Football Association's recruitment requirements.

As soon as he applied for the job, he was assigned by the Football Association to Ou Yangjin, who was studying abroad in the Scottish Premier League.

He and Ou Yangjin "study abroad" together as Claude Ranger, helping Ou Yangjin solve rental problems, food problems, language problems, acting as a driver, nanny and chef, and occasionally as a translator...

However, despite his careful care, it was still difficult for Ou Yangjin to be selected for the Claude Ranger competition list.

This made Tao Hongjun somewhat frustrated.

Because it makes him feel like he's not doing his job well.

He was not a fan of Ou Yangjin before, but after serving Ou Yangjin, he and the other party have become one with each other.

There is quite a feeling of "everyone will be prosperous if one gains, and both will suffer if one loses".

Ou Yangjin can be regarded as the first battle after the Chinese Football Association established the "Overseas Affairs Department" - among the influential overseas players, except for the contracted players of Champion Legend Sports Agency Co., Ltd., only Ou Yangjin is currently enjoying the benefits of the Overseas Affairs Department. Service - Lin Zhiyuan has lived in Germany. After returning to the Westin Athletics, he does not need the Overseas Affairs Department to help him solve all the problems of life in Germany. Qin Qi was accompanied by his mother, and there was no need for the Overseas Affairs Department.

Therefore, Ou Yangjin is the "model project" of the Ministry of Overseas Chinese Affairs.

Everyone hopes that this battle will get off to a good start.

But looking at it now, Ou Yangjin can hardly be said to have made any valuable progress in Claude Ranger.

The World Cup is next year, and there is not much time left for Ou Yangjin.

The Chinese team is still relatively weak in the position of defensive midfielder. Tao Hongjun naturally hopes that Ou Yangjin can quickly play in the team and then feed back what he has learned to the national team.

But he never showed his anxiety in front of Ou Yangjin. He didn't want his emotions to affect Ou Yangjin.

As Ou Yangjin's "nanny", he hopes that through his own efforts, Ou Yangjin can focus all his attention on football itself.

Not conveying his emotions to Ou Yangjin was also part of his job.

In other words, it is the "professional ethics" of his profession.

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