Super Marshal

"What is the situation in the country now?"

Sitting in the office of the China Town Training Center in Madrid, Gao Han contacted Xiang Tianming who was far away in BJ via computer video with concern, and asked about the current situation of the national team.

As soon as Xiang Tianming heard Gao Han's inquiry, a helpless and bitter smile appeared on his face.

"The current situation is very chaotic and there are many problems, both internal and external."

After hearing this, Gao Han also showed a solemn expression. Since the Asian Cup, Gao Han has not had much contact with the Football Association. Even if he has, it has never been related to the national team. This seems to have become a sensitive word, and between Perrin and Gao Han The contact between them was also interrupted.

Some media believe that this is Perrin and the Football Association intentionally or unintentionally downplaying Gao Han's impact on the national team. The reason is that domestic fans are now calling for Gao Han to take over. Especially after the East Asian Cup, this voice is becoming more and more obvious. Even many international players have revealed the same expectations privately.

Because of this, Gao Han never took the initiative to contact the Football Association and the national team. The games were only broadcast live on TV, so he was completely ignorant of the situation of the national team.

"The incident of Perrin's clubbing happened after the East Asian Cup match against South Korea. The team had just lost at that time and was going to play North Korea two days later. According to the news fed back by the national team, Perrin was there to socialize, so he went there after the team rested. bar, but multiple media friends of mine said Perrin went there more than once.”

"The Football Association was very angry about this. It held a total of six meetings for communication and clarified it to the outside world many times. It downplayed the matter intentionally or unintentionally, and then defeated North Korea 2-0 and drew with Japan 1-1. , so the matter gradually calmed down."

Gao Han nodded slightly. The clubbing incident happened during the East Asian Cup. It was indeed an embarrassing thing. Moreover, Gao Han also saw the photos posted at that time. There were several young women around Peilan, which made it even more arousing. Controversial.

Although this is Perrin's private life, after all, this is during the cup competition, so he should restrain himself a little.

"From the news I got, after the Asian Cup, Perrin's status has been consolidated, and his status in the minds of domestic fans has also been greatly improved. He was even promoted to a altar and respected by others. The East Asian Cup was originally an insignificant event. , but Perrin made a high-profile statement before the game that he would win the championship, but the result..."

Xiang Tianming paused, then sighed before continuing: "Not only that, it is said that after losing to the South Korean team, Perrin once conducted punitive training for the players, which made the players on the team very dissatisfied."

"You also know that the East Asian Cup is in early August. It is not a national team match day arranged by FIFA. It is also an intensive stage of the league. Many people originally called for the national team to play with a substitute lineup. By the way, check the bench lineup. But in the end, Perrin still played with all the main players, just for the championship slogan he shouted before the game."

"The international players are receiving salary from the club, and the players were injured. The Football Association did not provide compensation to the clubs in accordance with international practice. The club is also quite dissatisfied with the international players participating in the national team training under such circumstances. If they are injured again..."

When Gao Han heard this, he sighed secretly in his heart.

There have been constant problems over the years between club and national team.

Not to mention China, this is also true even in European football. It was not until a few years ago that a compensation system was formulated. However, this is obviously not feasible in China. I am afraid that no club dares to ask the Football Association for compensation.

If in European football, if you dare to propose the transfer of national players in August, the clubs will basically refuse it sternly.

As for the international players, they are indeed in a dilemma.

The slogan of patriotism is indeed taken for granted, but they receive high salaries from the club. If they are injured during the training and competition of the national team, causing the club to suffer losses, how will the account be calculated? How should they deal with themselves when they return to the club?

Combining the information provided to Tianming, Gao Han can completely imagine the situation the national football team is currently facing.

To put it bluntly, some of Perrin's actions encountered strong resistance from the players, especially the punitive training after losing, which was unnecessary and would only increase the players' anger and dissatisfaction.

"To be honest, the Perrin after the Asian Cup and the Perrin before the Asian Cup are almost two different people." Xiang Tianming sighed and shook his head, "Of course, it would be unkind to blame all problems on Perrin. Yes, the problems between the Football Association and the players are also not small. It can only be said that to a certain extent, internal and external conflicts have been intensified."

Gao Han was also sad in his heart. The Football Association, the national football team and the national football team have been having problems for a long time. Perlan's current situation also has his own problems and responsibilities. It can only be said that as a head coach, his ability is only what it is now.

Apart from anything else, as for his attitude towards Gao Han, he had two completely different faces before and after the Asian Cup.

"What about now?" Gao Han asked again.

"Now the Football Association and the national team are discussing the home game against Hong Kong in September. It is said that Perrin asked to be placed in Shenzhen in the hope that after playing Hong Kong, he can go to the Maldives a few hours earlier, but the Football Association wants to be placed in the north. After all, it is placed in Shenzhen. Shenzhen is just like Hong Kong at its home court, and there are some conflicts between the two sides."

Gao Han smiled bitterly after hearing this, and he really didn't know what kind of expression he should give.

"However, according to the information I got, although there are loud voices outside calling for Perrin to be dismissed from class, within the Football Association, there is still support for Perrin. After all, the East Asian Cup is not important, as long as he plays well in the World Cup qualifiers, not to mention Perrin is still Those carefully selected by the Football Association will not be dismissed so easily."

After hearing the news, Gao Han also agreed with it. It was outrageous to dismiss get out of class at every turn.

It has only been one round of World Cup qualifying, and it was a 6-0 away win. But now it is in such a messy situation. People who don't know better think that the national team has no hope of qualifying.

He really doesn't know what caused the national team to fall to this point, but this is definitely not a unilateral responsibility, but should be the result of the joint efforts of all parties.

"The country is also in a bleak situation now, but the voices calling for you to come out to coach are getting louder and louder."

Gao Han twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled bitterly.

Coaching the national team?

Of course he is willing and has been prepared for a long time, but he will not take the initiative, not only because of his status and influence, but also because he will not lose his worth in front of the Football Association.

Sometimes, being too positive leads to losing the initiative.

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Time has entered late August quietly.

After playing the two major cup matches before the season, La Liga has officially started the new season.

In the first round of the league, Chinatown challenged Athletic Bilbao away from home. The two sides played hard in the away game, but in the end, Chinatown relied on goals from Morata and Hazard in the second half to defeat Bilbao 2-0 away from home. Esports.

Zidane's team got off to a good start in the new season.

However, both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid won at home. Barcelona defeated Celta Vigo 2-1, Atletico Madrid defeated Las Palmas 1-0, but Real Madrid suffered a 0-0 away defeat by Sporting Gijon. draw.

Ancelotti's first La Liga game as coach was a slap in the face.

A week later, Chinatown returned to their home court, beating Malaga 2-0 at home and scoring three points again.

Real Madrid defeated Real Betis 5-0 at home and achieved a big victory in the new season. Atletico Madrid won Sevilla 3-0 away from home, and Barcelona also defeated Las Palmas away from home. .

After two rounds of La Liga, with the exception of Real Madrid, the other three top teams have occupied the top spot in La Liga with two consecutive victories. However, it is Eibar who occupies the leading position in the league. This small team has scored five goals and conceded five goals in two games. Leading the standings by one goal.

After two rounds of matches in La Liga, the UEFA Champions League group stage draws and annual awards were also announced.

In the new season's Champions League group stage, Chinatown has drawn three teams: Arsenal, Olympiacos and Dinamo Zagreb. Among them, Dinamo Zagreb also has two Chinatown players. , Kovacic and Halilovic.

In the annual awards, Hazard defeated Messi and was elected as the best player of the year. This undoubtedly gained popularity for the FIFA Ballon d'Or Award half a year later. The Belgian international was also excited to thank the host repeatedly when receiving the award. Coach Zidane and China Town.

As for the Champions League group stage draw, Chinatown's luck can only be considered average. After all, the group stage pattern of two strong and two weak players is the tradition of the Champions League. Chinatown must do its best to compete with Arsenal for the top spot in the group. Cantarero In an interview with the media, he said that as long as the team performs normally, there is still great hope.

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When the European leagues are suspended and two weeks of national team match days are ushered in, the national football team also ushered in the focus of the World Cup qualifiers.

The first home game was eventually arranged in Shenzhen, which caused great controversy in the country. Perrin and the national team explained to the outside world that they hoped to shorten the trip to the Maldives so that the players could get a few more hours of rest.

Unexpectedly, after the Football Association decided to place the home court in Shenzhen, news suddenly came out from the Maldives. In view of the severe impact on the turf of the Maldives venue, the Maldives, after negotiating with the Football Association, chose to play the home court in Shenyang, China, while the Football Association A series of expenses such as venue rental, security fees and TV station production signals in the Maldives are waived.

As a result, the national football team played its home game in Shenzhen, which added several hours to the trip, which once again triggered protests from domestic fans.

What surprised everyone even more was that in Shenzhen, the national football team actually drew 0-0 with Hong Kong, China.

This caused huge protests from all fans across the country.

What is even more unacceptable is that Qatar defeated Bhutan 15-0 at home. This caused the national football team to encounter an embarrassing situation in the second round of the top 40. The formation of head coach Perrin was also affected. Strong doubts.

Even after the game, Perrin said in an interview with the media that the team controlled the game. The reason why they failed to score was mainly due to bad luck, and the opponent's goalkeeper also played very well. Regarding the team only scoring one point, he said satisfy.

But the domestic fans are furious, and calls for Perrin to be dismissed from get out of class are also heard. The fans are in a raging mood.

If we say that we played against Bhutan in the first round of the group stage and had a poor away performance, but saved the situation in the second half and finally defeated the opponent 6-0, then this game against Hong Kong is completely unsatisfactory, because the top team in the group stage In the competition, the national football team has begun to lag behind Qatar, which leads the way with two consecutive victories and has a 16-goal difference.

Whether in the media or on the Internet, the voices calling for Gao Han to come out and take over the national team are getting louder and louder.

"It's not too late to change the coach now!"