World Cup of Great Powers

Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.

Just as Zeng Zheng expected.

After New Year's Day, more and more people came to visit us.

It's nothing more than finding a "job" for yourself or someone close to you.

Either work under Zeng Zheng, or play football under Zeng Zheng.

At first, Zeng Zheng patiently received everyone one by one.

But as more people came to visit and the requests became more and more explicit, Zeng Zheng gradually became unable to meet his expectations.

In the end, Zeng Zheng had to use the excuse of "going out on business" to refuse visitors.

Especially the national team!

There is a carrot and a pit in this place, and you can't just get in if you want to.

Zeng Zheng seems to be more powerful than previous coaches, but this is all based on the results he can bring out.

In this way, Zeng Zheng will never allow any "idle" to appear in the national team!

But let every team member play a role.

Easier said than done?

Moreover, according to Zeng Zheng's plan, at least half of the players in the national team led by Ladd will be replaced by younger players.

In this case, Zeng Zheng's pressure doubled.

...

With the arrival of the new century, all walks of life are waiting for development.

As time enters a new era, fans' expectations for football have also reached a higher level.

As the media gossip intensifies, Zeng Zheng's takeover of the national football team seems to have become a certainty.

Therefore, when Zeng Zheng took over the national football team has become the focus of fans' attention.

On January 6, the temperature in Beijing plummeted to minus 14 degrees.

Maybe it's God's fault.

Snow at the airport caused the plane to arrive two hours late.

Before the protagonist arrived, Mark Jian, who was in charge of picking up the plane at the airport, naturally became the target of reporters.

Reporter: "Director Ma, are Zhuxie going to send Zeng Zheng to the front line in Qingyuan tomorrow (the national team is training in Qingyuan)?"

Mark saw: "Is this also what the comments on the Internet said? The contract has not been signed, and the term goals have not been discussed. Is it inappropriate to send Zeng Zheng to Qingyuan like this?"

Reporter: "In the past year, Zeng Zheng has led his team to win the World Youth Championship and also led the team to the Sydney Olympics. With such excellent results, is there a 99% chance that Zeng Zheng will become the head coach of the national football team?

"

Ma Keke said: "Good leadership of the youth team does not mean good leadership of the adult team. It is undeniable that Zeng Zheng had his advantages when leading the youth team, but he still lacks experience in the national team. If you overestimate his ability,

If it does, it will very likely lead to a tragedy that will only reverse the situation."

Reporter: "But Zeng Zhengshi's results in the preliminaries and the World Cup were very good! And didn't he also win the championship in the Asian Games?"

Ma Keke said: "The World Preliminaries and World Cup are special and cannot be generalized. Although the Asian Games is a national team in name, the team composition is actually members of the National Olympic Games. Neither of these two competitions can be used as a basis for employment."

Reporter: "But at this stage, Zeng Zheng is the most suitable candidate for the national team head coach."

Ma Ke: "From a domestic perspective, this is indeed the case. But if we consider foreign coaches, we still have many choices. For example, Milu Tinovic, Bilardo, Passarella, Sant

Lachi, etc., and Ladd has led the team without making any mistakes so far."

Reporter: "Even if you include these foreign handsome men, Zeng Zheng has the greatest chance of being elected, right?"

Ma Keke said: "You have to line up one by one. Zeng Zheng is the first one. If we can't reach an agreement, Milu will be next, and then Vogts. We will invite these coaches to the capital for negotiations."

The reporter inquired deeply, trying to dig out some information from Marco's mouth.

But Ma Ke was very tight-lipped and didn't even answer Zeng Zheng's address.

"I'm definitely not staying at the Kunlun Hotel. It would be too easy for you to guess. This time I'm staying at the star hotel closest to Bamboo Shoes, so that our conversation will be more convenient."

The reporter Ma Ke refused to let go, gritted his teeth unwillingly and asked again: "Then who is responsible for the evaluation of national football coaches?"

Ma Ke smiled slightly and said, "Basically, I will take the lead in completing it. Do you have anything else to ask?"

At 19:30, the plane finally arrived at the airport safely.

The reporter who was tired of waiting opened his eyes wide and waited for Zeng Zheng to appear.

Camera reporters with passes to the airport area also ran out and surrounded Zeng Zhengzheng.

Zeng Zheng still wore the pair of sunglasses that kept strangers away.

It seemed that he had expected that reporters would come to "contain" him. After shaking hands with Marco, he quickly walked out of the terminal.

While arguing with the security personnel, a reporter suddenly shouted: "Ah! My Dior headband!"

"That's several thousand dollars!"

This young security guard was obviously inexperienced, so he subconsciously bent down to pick up the reporter's hair tie.

Taking this opportunity, the reporter ducked through the barrier and came to Zeng Zheng's side.

"Coach Zeng, when are you going to become the head coach of the national football team?"

Looking at the disheveled reporters around him, Zeng Zheng was not afraid.

Instead, he adjusted his sunglasses and asked with a playful expression:

"What do you think?"

"Just today, just today, just today!

"

the reporter, who was dragged away by security guards, shouted.

...

The arrival of Zeng Zheng has made countless fans look forward to it.

The next day, major newspapers that were ready to see the wind and rain were published across the country.

"Returning on a Snowy Night—Zeng Shuai went to Beijing to take the exam"

"New Year, New Year, New Weather, New People, New Coaches, New Football"

"Young people and Zeng Zheng are the future of Chinese football"

...

Even though Ma Ke and Zhu Xie are locked in a fight, people have already regarded Zeng Zheng as the future coach of the national team.

If this continues, if Bamboo Shoes does not appoint Zeng Zheng in the end, these expectant fans may rise up!

With the first round of negotiations between Zeng Zheng and Zhu Xie ending, fans across the country are anxiously waiting for the results.

"Dad, do you think Coach Zeng can become the head coach of the national team?"

Watching the news broadcast on TV, Ms. Qian leaned next to an old man in his fifties and asked.

The ancestors of the Qian family led troops and fought in wars, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, they went to the south to do business.

In Qian Sheng's generation, foreign capital came to China after the reform and opening up.

Although most of the business is in coastal areas, looking at the whole of Southeast Asia, no dock dares not to give the Qian family face.

Qian Sheng has three sons and one daughter.

Qian Sheng has doted on his old daughter like she was the apple of his eye since she was a child.

But there will always be times when my daughter becomes rebellious when she grows up.

After graduation, Miss Qian not only refused to go home and follow the arrangements, she also insisted on messing around with some kind of football economics company.

In the end, he even "kidnapped" his old housekeeper away.

Just when Qian Sheng thought that his daughter's rebellious period would last another three to five years, she went home for the first time to celebrate New Year's Day, which made Qian Sheng ecstatic.

However, before enjoying family happiness, Qian Sheng discovered that his daughter had changed.

These days, my daughter never talks about Zeng Zheng, and even mentions what Zeng Zheng likes and dislikes when eating.

If he no longer knows what happened to his daughter, Qian Sheng will have spent so many years in society in vain.

Now when he heard Zeng Zheng's name, he gritted his teeth with hatred.

At this time, the spokesperson of the General Administration on TV was giving three-point instructions through the camera.

1. The candidate for the head coach of the national team shall be selected and determined by Bamboo Shoes, and the General Administration will not engage in administrative intervention;

2. When choosing a head coach, don’t just set the goal of qualifying for the World Cup, but also focus on improving the overall level of Chinese football;

3. The management of players and teams cannot solely fall on the head coach, and Bamboo Shoes must also bear joint responsibility for this.

After hearing the end, Qian Sheng narrowed his eyes.

A person of his level could immediately understand the meaning behind these words.

"Dad, tell me!"

Seeing her father's expression change slightly, Miss Qian shook Qian Sheng's arm and begged.

Unable to resist his daughter's coquettishness, Qian Sheng took a sip of tea and said slowly:

"Whether Zeng Zheng can become the head coach or not, just looking at these three points of the General Administration, he will not feel comfortable even if he gets there."

"Ah? Why?"

Qian Sheng elaborated: "The first point mentioned by the General Administration is very simple. It says that it will not interfere in the selection of the national football coach, but in fact it means that everything in the future will be the fault of Bamboo Shoes."

"This second article has a great influence on the boy named Zeng."

"That's nice to say, don't make qualifying for the World Cup qualifying rounds the only requirement of your contract."

"But when is it now? It's still early for the World Cup preliminaries!"

"In other words, this means that Bamboo Shoes will conduct a phased assessment for the boy named Zeng."

"I guess the upcoming Asian Cup will be a bump in the road."

"Even if that kid becomes the head coach of the national team, he will still be kicked off if his results in the Asian Cup are not good!"

Miss Qian was suddenly enlightened after hearing this.

After a few mouthfuls, Gaba asked weakly, "If Coach Zeng fails to prepare for the Asian Cup, then does this third rule mean that Zhu Xie will help him share some of the responsibilities?"

Qian Sheng also sighed as he saw that his daughter, who had been quirky since childhood, turned into a "love brain".

"Silly girl, do you really think you are protecting him?"

"Let me tell you, the third rule is to point out bamboo shoes. You must not let the head coach have too much power!"

"do you understand?"

"Taking responsibility does not necessarily have to happen when something goes wrong. The most important thing is the steps and arrangements before something goes wrong!"

Hearing this, Miss Qian couldn't help but start talking.

"Besides being restricted in everything, you have to bear the responsibility yourself if something goes wrong, so what does this head coach mean?"

Qian Sheng laughed after hearing this, stroking his hands and said, "Without that diamond, he wouldn't have taken this porcelain job!"

"How can I be the coach of the national team if I don't have any skills?"

"Dad! Why are you hanging out with Bamboo Shoes?" Miss Qian said dissatisfied.

"What? I'm not with Zhu Xie, but I'm with Zeng?" Qian Shengqi laughed angrily, "Don't think I don't know what happened to you two! Hmph, what a stinky kick.

The football guy wants to enter my Qian's house, but he's too brave to be brave!"

"Dad, what are you talking about!" Miss Qian frowned and immediately let go of Qian Sheng's arm. "Coach Zeng and I really have nothing to do with each other!"

"You know best if there is anything!" Qian Sheng also had a bad temper, "Don't think that I will be soft-hearted if you suddenly come back to celebrate the New Year. Let me tell you, I won't pay a penny for that football field! You can figure it out yourself!

"

"Dad, you!"

Miss Qian's face turned red with anger.

He stood up, looked at his father who was no longer looking at him on the sofa, and stamped his feet fiercely.

"I, I'm going to find my mother!"

...

The negotiations with Bamboo Shoes cannot be said to be bumpy, but they cannot be said to be smooth either.

As Qian Sheng analyzed, the position of head coach of the national football team has never been decided by one person.

In addition, Schlapner and Horton had too much power before, so this time Bamboo Shoes wants to take back some power.

For this reason, Zeng Zheng has been fighting hard and refusing to give up an inch of ground.

Of course, this negotiation was not completely fruitless.

Things like the head coach's salary are easy for Zeng Zheng to accept.

As we all know, when Horton was previously hired, the national team's fees were paid by International Management Group (IMG).

But since ISL and Bamboo Shoes signed an agreement to contract a national team in March last year, IMG has ignored Ladd on the issue of fees.

This also leads to the strange phenomenon that the national team head coach has no "boss".

So this time Zhu Xie made up his mind to hire a head coach himself and negotiated various fees.

For example, Horton's annual salary is 200,000 pounds, and Ladd's annual salary is 1.5 million pounds.

Now that Zeng Zheng is one of our own, we certainly hope that the cost can be lower.

In this regard, Zhuxie offered Zeng Zheng a monthly salary of 100,000 yuan after tax, and covered all living expenses during the coaching period.

If you can issue invoices, there is a lot of knowledge involved.

For example, Holden's annual salary was only 200,000 pounds, but after statistics, it was found that his total annual expenses exceeded 800,000 US dollars.

In addition to salary, another aspect that is more closely discussed is the competition task indicators.

According to Zhu Xie's plan, Zeng Zheng was hired as the head coach just for the 2002 World Cup.

Therefore, Bamboo Shoes insists on clearly writing this mission goal in the contract.

Zeng Zheng had no objection to this.

Perhaps for Yang Shuai, such a "tightening curse" will make him feel uncomfortable;

But for Zeng Zheng, a local coach, he also attaches great importance to the World Cup.

If he fails to qualify in 2002 under his leadership, he himself will not be able to forgive himself.

But the problem is that Bamboo Shoes requires more from him than just the world preliminaries.

There is one test in three months and one test in six months.

Coupled with various friendly matches and the Asian Cup, Zeng Zheng was extremely annoyed by having the Sword of Damocles hanging over his head at all times.

Since you believe me, you must believe it to the end.

What do you mean by setting up an assessment team to grade me every three to five?

I don’t wear small shoes so often?!

So Zeng Zheng has always resisted this.

Another point is, if Zeng Zheng becomes the head coach of the national team, what will happen to the National Olympics? What will happen to the National Youth Team?

If he shoulders the responsibility like Troussier, will the results of the national football team affect his leadership of the national youth and Olympic teams?

These are all worthy of discussion and should be discussed before signing the contract.

This will avoid a lot of disputes when you and Bamboo Shoes break up on bad terms.

According to Zeng Zheng's plan, he wants to instill his football concepts and technical and tactical thoughts into the national team from the national youth team to the national football team.

Not only is there a race against time during this period, but if you are still limited in every aspect, it may be self-defeating.

So three days after the first round of negotiations, Zeng Zheng and Zhu Xie had to start the second round of negotiations.

However, just as Zeng Zheng was about to go to the Zhuxie office building, unexpected news came.

Ou Chuliang was fired from the national team!

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