There is a dream called football

Sun Lu nodded in agreement.

"Can we start?"

Li Qiao nodded and said yes.

"I found out that you have not had professional echelon training, but started out in campus football. This is very special."

"Yes, but I played football from the bottom. Shamelessly, I have a nickname in our neighborhood called Zidane."

"Haha." Sun Lu gave a thumbs up, "It's worthy of the name."

Li Qiao continued: "I have to thank my dad for all this."

Li Qiao introduced his father. Sun Lu was quite surprised after hearing this. This was so unusual. "So, your father is really amazing. I feel ashamed of myself. If I were asked to resign and pursue my dream, I would be honest."

Say, I don’t dare.”

"Haha." Li Qiao smiled lightly.

"After establishing a foothold in Porto, do you have any goals?"

"First of all, I haven't established a foothold in Porto yet. Second, my goal is to become the absolute core of a strong team."

Sun Lu nodded, "Have ambition."

"So what are your expectations for the national team?"

"national team?"

Li Qiao thought for a while, "I haven't received any contact from the national team yet. I think when the time is right, I would like to join the national team."

"When do you think the time is right? Asian Cup?"

Li Qiao doesn't want to say more about this. I heard that selecting players for the national team at this time is not necessarily a meritocracy, and saying too much would be bad.

"The first lesson I learned as a player is to respect the head coach's arrangements. I think I will 100% respect the choice of head coach Ali Han."

Sun Lu also understood, "Okay, let's not talk about the national team."

"Can you talk about Mourinho?"

"What aspect?"

"He seemed arrogant."

"Haha, that was when he was speaking to the media. In fact, Mourinho is a very good person in private, easy to communicate with, and very good to his players."

"Does he value you? I heard that he ordered you to be transferred to the first team."

"This... doesn't matter whether you take it seriously or not. They are all football players. Just do what the coach needs."

Sun Lu brought the topic to life, "Are you still adaptable to life in Portugal? Especially in terms of food."

"This is not bad, of course it is a little worse than in China."

"Do you have...a girlfriend?"

"Haha, I can tell you a private answer, but I really don't have one."

"hehe."

After completing the interview, Sun Lu left the Seagull Restaurant. He was going back to China. Of course, he also decided to continue to follow Li Qiao.

****

In the capital, Ali Han was checking the latest information. The Asian Cup was only a few months away, and Li Qiao and Lei Wen had already entered his field of vision.

Arihan didn't really believe in the media reports. After all, there were too many exaggerations. For example, in Argentina, if someone with some ability comes out, the media will immediately label Maradona as reborn. The same is true in Brazil. There are too many new Pele.

But it was later proven that none of them had really reached that level. As a veteran in football, Alihan certainly knew all of this, so he planned to go to Portugal to investigate.

This time Alihan is going to two places, first to Porto and then to Manchester. He wants to watch the second leg of Manchester United's game in two weeks.

When he came to Porto, Alihan first inspected a game of Team B. Raven was already the main player of Team B. There were not many spectators in this Portuguese League game and the opponent was not strong, but Alihan watched it with great interest.

In fact, Ali Han still has people on the wing at this time. Sun Jihai and Shao Jiayi can play, so he cannot rashly use new players. It is a bit risky to do so in the cup.

Lei Wen's speed is good, and his ability to combine the ball with the ball is also good. Whether he can adapt to the national team's competition at that time, he still has to be recruited to try.

But one thing is good, that is, it should be easier to recruit Lei Wen. He does not play many games, but Li Qiao is a bit troublesome. He still has to play in the Champions League.

Alihan himself was once a player. He knows that there are conflicts between the club and the national team, and the most important thing for a good head coach is to balance this conflict.

After the game, Arihan found Raven.

"Are you the head coach of the national team?" Raven was a little surprised.

Ali Han nodded, "Let me watch your game."

Raven's heart skipped a beat, but luckily she told herself after the game, otherwise she would have been very nervous.

"Am I doing okay?" Raven said timidly.

At this time, there were many good players in China, but Lei Wen was only in the B team and was still far behind his big brother in the national team.

Ali Han chuckled and said, "You are doing very well for your age, but if you want to join the national team, you have to work harder."

Raven nodded, "Are you here to pay attention to Li Qiao?"

Arihan nodded, "Don't tell him yet."

"Um."

*****

The Champions League theme song played, and Raven felt very excited. The live football screen started on the TV, and Li Qiao smiled and said: "What are you doing standing still? Do you still want to be beaten 5-0 by me?"

"Haha, don't even think about it."

After playing for a while, Li Qiao obviously felt that Lei Wen was absent-minded, so he pressed pause and said, "You must be in trouble."

Raven nodded, "I won't hide it from you, but don't say it was me who said it."

"Khan, are you in love with Lorinda?"

Sweat even more.

Raven quickly shook his head, "Don't talk nonsense."

"Ha ha."

"What on earth is that?"

Raven told the story.

Li Qiao laughed, "How big of a deal did I think it was? Isn't it just that Arihan is here? As for that?"

Raven was sweating, "That's the national team."

I have to say that no matter how bad the national team is, he still represents a country. During the actual game, many people will still burst into tears. This is hard to avoid.

Li Qiao knew that he had made a mistake. It was no problem to join the national team with his own ability, but Raven was still on the B team.

"You misunderstood. What I meant was that the European coach's inspection was just a routine operation, and it didn't have that much special significance."

Raven nodded. This is true. European coaches do not regard themselves as leaders. This is a normal tactical consideration.

"But I still can't make it to the first team, and I can't even play soy sauce. The Asian Cup should have nothing to do with me."

"Okay, little bitch, do you want to continue playing football?"

Li Qiao didn't comfort Raven, he would figure it out anyway.

"Kick it, let's get your sacrificial flag first."

"Ha ha."

In the hotel, Arihan was thinking about what happened during the day and his conversation with Raven, "This kid lacks a little bit of confidence. This is his shortcoming."

Arihan thought of Li Qiao again. If he really had to be used, where would he be placed? Forward or winger?

The goal of the Chinese team in the Asian Cup is to win the championship, but there are still many obstacles. Ali Han obviously still has a lot of work to do.