World Cup of Great Powers

"Kindergarten Teacher Plan"?

"What a bastard!"

In the hotel room, after hearing this proper noun, Zeng Zheng curled his lips and his face was full of disdain.

"Brother Zheng, are you not optimistic about this plan?" Miss Qian looked surprised, "I thought you would be very supportive!"

"Why do you think I will support it?" Zeng Zheng asked rhetorically.

"Don't you always say that we want our players to go out and foreign players to come in? Now we can train a group of foreigners to use it for ourselves. Isn't this more cost-effective than spending a lot of money to hire a has-been star like Weah?"

This summer, former African Footballer of the Year George Weah officially signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Jianglong and transferred to League A.

The arrival of Weah not only made A-League A "splendid", but also made A-A become the biggest league in Asia!

Everyone knows that with Weah’s fame and strength, he came to the Far East to make money;

But it is undeniable that the names of World Footballer and African Footballer can indeed intimidate some young people.

In Ms. Qian's opinion, spending so much money on Weah, who is about to retire, is better than just spending hundreds of thousands on cultivating a star yourself.

They are all black anyway, so they don't look any different.

"Nonono! You've got it completely wrong!" Zeng Zheng picked up a cup of hot tea, took a sip, then walked to the window and opened the curtains.

On the street below the hotel, Chinese faces can be seen everywhere.

Although they lost in the Olympic semifinals, there is still a third or fourth place final to play.

The fans still show great support and enthusiasm.

"When I say players go out, I mean that when our league is not as good as others, we should see more of what the level of the world's top leagues is like, compete with more of the world's top teams and opponents, and accumulate experience."

"As for whether they are willing to come back and participate in the Guozihao competition after they become famous, I think as long as more people go out, I can always make up a team of 11 people."

"As for foreign players coming in, they don't really want some foreigners."

"What we want is their football level, and more importantly, their existing reputation in world football."

"If we want to introduce a foreigner who wants nothing, why not train one of our own local players?"

Miss Qian nodded after hearing this, "In other words, you are not optimistic about this plan?"

"Of course I'm not optimistic about it!" Zeng Zheng affirmed, "First of all, our culture is different from that of the little people next door. On the matter of naturalization, it might cause public outrage."

"Secondly, we can obviously train better players ourselves, so why should we train foreigners?"

"Another one is that even if there are foreigners who sincerely want to play for our national team, it's not impossible, but they have to show an attitude."

"For example, go up and check whether one or two generations have Chinese ancestry, whether they agree with our culture, whether they have settled in our country for a certain number of years, whether they have our green card, whether they have sufficient ability, etc. These all need to be carefully examined one by one.

, rather than relying on a so-called youth training program."

"at last..."

Having said this, Zeng Zheng snorted coldly.

"Non-my family, its heart must be different!"

"Who knows what will happen if a group of teenage Africans come to our place?"

"You can't even imagine the accidents they can cause!"

"If it is not managed well, it may cause international disputes."

"Do you think it's enough to just train players?"

"Look, these foreigners have come up with a lot of nonsense before they reach adulthood!"

"Someone will have to wipe their butts then!"

"puff!"

After hearing the last part, Ms. Qian couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, okay, then I'll tell Mr. Zhang that I won't vote on this matter."

"Mr. Zhang? Which Mr. Zhang?" Zeng Zheng asked immediately with his ears pointed.

"Of course it's Mr. Zhang from Shide. I heard that his family has shares in several listed companies in Dalian!" Miss Qian blinked, "Would you like to introduce me to you? We happen to be fellow townsmen!"

"What fellow countryman? He and I are not fellow countrymen!" Zeng Zheng rolled his eyes and rejected Miss Qian's "kindness".

"Ah? Why is this like this! I promised him that I would attend his dinner party tonight and said that I would build a bridge for you!"

"What? Did you agree to go to dinner?" Zeng Zheng frowned, "You're not allowed to go!"

"Why?"

"If I say you're not allowed to go, I'm not allowed to go!" Zeng Zheng curled his lips and said, "If he can come up with such a damaging trick, no matter how much wealth he has, he will lose it! It's better for you to have less contact with such a person!"

"But I have already promised him!"

"Then find an excuse and push it away!"

"What excuse are you looking for?"

Zeng Zheng rolled his eyes, put down the tea cup and turned around. Unexpectedly, Miss Chen Qian hugged her waist and threw her on the bed.

"Ah! Brother Zheng, you, you!"

She was suddenly attacked by Zeng Zheng and threw herself on the bed. She sniffed the breath of the man near Chi Chi, and a blush instantly appeared on Miss Qian's face.

"Just say you are tired, so you can't go!"

"But Brother Zheng, you, you still have a game to play, can you, can you..."

"What can't be done?" Zeng Zheng said with a domineering look, "Anyway, I have already exceeded the task this time, and I have to play in person, so why are you afraid of him? And let me tell you, I am really stressed these days.

Damn, if you keep doing this, you might get me choked up!"

Upon hearing this, Miss Qian immediately hung Zeng Zheng's neck with her hands and hung Zeng Zheng's waist with her feet.

"That's not possible! How can you let my housekeeping brother hold it in so much?"

Zeng Zheng grinned when he heard this and glanced at the mobile phone beside Miss Qian's pillow, "Well...turn it off!"

Miss Qian stared into Zeng Zheng's eyes and touched randomly with her right hand several times, but could not find the power-off button.

Just when Zeng Zheng wanted to help her, there was a "bang" sound and the phone was thrown out by Miss Qian. It hit the wardrobe and the battery cover and battery flew out.

"Ah, this..."

Before Zeng Zheng could say anything, Miss Qian stepped forward and bit Zeng Zheng's lower lip.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Hurry up and start, Brother Zheng..."

...

As the Olympic Games come to an end, there are only two finals left for the men's and women's football teams.

On the men's football side, Chile defeated the United States 3-1 and joined Cameroon in the final.

The National Olympics and the United States competed for third place.

On the women's football side, in the just-concluded third-place final, Germany defeated Brazil 2-0 and won the women's Olympic bronze medal.

In the finals the next day, it was still a confrontation between China and the United States.

It can be said that the attention of the football event in this Olympic Games has been completely dominated by the two football desert countries in the East and the West.

The men's football team competes for bronze and the women's football team competes for gold.

This kind of schedule has completely surpassed the football game itself.

After wrapping Ms. Qian's quilt and taking a cup of warm water from the thermos on the bedside, Zeng Zheng dressed neatly and attended the impromptu meeting held by Zhu Xia.

In the room, Wang Junsheng demanded righteously: "Whether it is the men's football team or the women's football team, we must try our best to win the game as if it were the final!"

Ma Yuanan curled her lips after hearing this, my women's football team is the final!

Zeng Zheng raised his hands in protest: "Uncle Wang, this is different from what we agreed!"

After hearing this, Wang Junsheng's face turned red and he coughed several times.

"Cough cough cough..."

"Coach Zeng, please call me Wang Zhuxi, Captain Wang, or Team Leader Wang here. Please don't confuse life and work."

Zeng Zheng still looked disdainful.

It was agreed in advance that it would be enough to enter the Olympics, and there were no requirements.

Now I have led the team to score goals, won the game, qualified for the group, and even reached the semi-finals.

And I have promised all the players that in the last game, all the players who have not played before will compete.

In this last game, you suddenly imposed strict requirements on me at the last moment. Of course I will make it impossible for you to get off the stage!

"Coach Zeng, this is a temporary task assigned by the superiors."

"Because no one thought we could reach the semi-finals of the Olympic Games before."

"Now that we have entered the semi-finals, of course we must try our best to win a medal."

"And there is only the last game left. Everyone grits their teeth, works hard, and shows up with fighting spirit and fighting spirit. We will definitely win!"

After speaking, Wang Junsheng deliberately cleared his throat and asked his colleagues to help him.

"Yes, Coach Zeng, we are already here, why don't we work harder to achieve better results?"

"Coach Zeng, this is the first time the men's football team has had the opportunity to win an Olympic medal. How could you miss such a good opportunity?"

"Coach Zeng, I know you want to use the Olympics to train your players, but there are still thousands of fans in the country who are watching, just waiting for our men's football team to win a medal!"

"An Olympic bronze medal in men's football is much more valuable than gold medals in other sports!"

"Coach Zeng, please think about it again!"

Everyone tried to persuade everyone, but Zeng Zheng didn't even get a chance to interrupt.

He just sat there with his arms folded and said nothing.

After everyone finished speaking and saw that Zeng Zheng remained silent, they turned their attention to Wang Junsheng again.

Seeing this, Wang Junsheng could only bite the bullet and ask: "Coach Zeng, what do you think?"

"Since everyone wants medals so much, that's great!" Zeng Zheng spread his hands, "You just give me the list, and then I follow the arrangements and that's it? Even when to replace which player will take the field, it's best to give them

I’ll write it down so that I won’t be blamed if I lose later.”

"Ah this..."

Zeng Zheng's almost "rogue" words hit the soft spot of everyone present.

Arranging lineups for substitute coaches in key games has been done a lot in the past.

But it's different now.

After Zeng Zheng coached, the results got better and better, and the suggestions of certain high-ranking people and fans became more and more marginalized.

Back then, fans calling for Lee Tie to be replaced might have shaken the morale of the coaching staff. Now if anyone shouts like this when Zeng Zheng is leading the team, they will definitely be labeled as "ball-blind" immediately after the game.

This is what Zeng Zheng has accomplished with one sword and one gun over the past few years.

It can be said that in today's domestic football world, Zeng Zheng's tactics are the weathervane and the "imperial edict"!

"Coach Zeng, aren't you trying to insult us by saying this?"

"You are the head coach, and of course you are responsible for the personnel and tactical arrangements for the last game."

"What's the point of letting others do it for you? This is your head coach's responsibility!"

At the end of the story, Wang Junsheng became more stubborn.

He also has his own reasons.

Since Zeng Zheng first coached in 1997, Bamboo Shoes has never had any experience of intervening in any team led by Zeng Zheng.

Even if he wanted to intervene at first, he couldn't do it because of Zeng Zheng's strong opposition.

So although there was such a "tradition" before, Wang Junsheng still dared to pat his chest in front of Zeng Zheng and say - We have never used that trick on you!

"That's right!" Zeng Zheng shrugged, "In a football match, there is no sure-win game?"

"I can only do my best to let the players strive for victory, but the final result is beyond my control."

"Maybe we missed a hundred shots in the whole game, but the other side scored with just one random kick?"

"No one can tell what happens on the court!"

Wang Junsheng nodded hurriedly when he heard this: "Yeah, yeah, coach Zeng is right, just try your best to win."

"As long as our team shows the same level of effort as we did against Cameroon."

"Coach Zeng, is this okay?"

Seeing Wang Junsheng's earnest look, Zeng Zheng didn't bother to refute.

The game against Cameroon was simply a special situation.

On the one hand, the players do not admit defeat; on the other hand, there is also the desire for victory and championship, as well as some objective conditions, etc.

But this third or fourth place final is different.

The third and fourth place finals have always been considered the most boring "finals" of the cup.

The two sides have no hope of competing for the championship, so the final is usually played as an exhibition match and a practice match.

But because the bronze medal is determined in the Olympics, the third and fourth place finals in the Olympics are really more intense than in the World Cup.

And for weak teams like the Chinese team and the United States that have never won an Olympic bronze medal, the third and fourth place finals cannot be used as casually for training like some powerful European countries.

But the problem is that after the battle with Cameroon, the team members have reached the point where they have run out of gas.

Like General Fan and Li Weifeng, they are both main players who have played in 5 games.

But if they are allowed to continue in the next game, their stamina gauge will only be half at the beginning.

Taking into account the various injuries of the team members, the main force's combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the substitutes.

Of course, Zeng Zheng also promised all the players.

No matter how the Olympics goes, everyone will have a chance to play. We can't let the players come in vain.

Fortunately, except for goalkeepers Li Leilei and Ou Chuliang, who have no playing experience, everyone else has more or less played.

So no matter how important the third or fourth place finals are, Zeng Zheng has made up his mind not to continue using Liu Yunfei.

This is also what Wang Junsheng and others object to.

At first, I insisted on using Liu Yunfei and you opposed it. Now that I don’t use Liu Yunfei, you all disagree.

How can there be so many good things that make you happy?

I have decided to change the goalkeeper in this game!

...

On September 29, in Sydney, the third and fourth place finals of the men's football team officially started.

On the National Olympics side, the goalkeeper is Ou Chuliang.

The four defenders are Wu Chengying, Xu Yunlong, Shu Chang and Sun Jihai;

The four midfielders are Li Tie, Zheng Zhi, Zhang Ran and Shen Si;

The two forwards are Li Jinyu and Qu Bo.

Arranging such a lineup is also a helpless move.

In fact, apart from suspensions and injuries, there are not many players who can play in the National Olympics.

Except for one substitute player, Zhang Ran, all the midfielders and frontcourt players were "scrapped"!

After seeing the list submitted by Zeng Zheng, Wang Junsheng intercepted Zeng Zheng in the player tunnel.

"Xiao Zeng, what's going on? What are your arrangements?"

"What's wrong? Commander Wang, is there any problem?"

Looking at Zeng Zheng with his big mouth and a "second-rate" look in front of him, Wang Junsheng also looked helpless.

"Xiao Zeng, there is no one else here, we can call you whatever you want..."

"Ah, don't stop, the head of Wang, the leader of Wang, Wang Zhu's shoes and bamboo mats!" Zeng Zheng specially emphasized the three "official names" of Wang Junsheng, and continued to say, "Now is the work period, we can't talk to life!"

Wang Junsheng endured Zeng Zheng's irritation, pointed at the team members and said: "Xiao Zeng, didn't you make a good promise during the meeting a few days ago? You will try your best to win this game. But look, you..."

"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Zeng Zheng rolled his eyes, "Could it be that you let the one on crutches go up and kick him?"

There are already two people on the Olympic team who are on crutches.

One is Zhang Yuheng who is wearing a plaster and is using crutches, and the other is Zhao Junzhe who is wearing gauze on his knees and is using an auxiliary crutch.

But this isn’t the Paralympics, so how can we let the two of them take the field to play?

"No! I mean goalkeeper, goalkeeper!" Wang Junsheng emphasized.

"What's wrong with the goalkeeper?" Zeng Zheng pretended not to understand, "Is there a problem with Ou Chuliang? If he has a problem, I won't take him with him in the Asian Cup. What do you think of the bamboo mat?"

The words "Asian Cup" made Wang Junsheng choked up.

Different from the Olympic Games, this Asian Cup Bamboo Shoes are rushing to win the championship!

yes!

You are not satisfied with my default goalkeeper for the Asian Cup, who else do you want to use?

Seeing that Zeng Zheng couldn't make sense of the goalkeeper, Wang Junsheng could only point to the two central defenders and said: "Xiao Zeng, look at these two central defenders, don't you feel confused?"

"I know Xiao Fan and Xiao Wei have been playing, and they are also tired."

"But you can't change them all together!"

"It's okay even if one is left."

"Now that there is no one available, what will the defense do?"

After Wang Junsheng finished speaking, he couldn't help but pinch his waist.

I can't help you as a goalkeeper. You don't use any of the two main central defenders who are not suspended. You should give me an explanation, right?

Faced with Wang Junsheng's doubts, Zeng Zheng still acted confidently.

"Captain Wang, isn't this what you asked for?"

"I asked for it? When did I ask for it?" Wang Junsheng had a question mark on his face.

Why did you beat me up?

"Didn't you say that we must strive for victory with all our strength, win, and win this 'political war'?" Speaking of the last three words, Zeng Zheng deliberately emphasized a bit more, "Since you said so, then I will always

Do you want to add some firepower to the frontcourt offense?"

"Think about it."

"If we can't open up the situation after halftime, or one of the midfielders and frontcourt players is replaced due to injury."

"I have to have someone on the bench who can take over, right?"

Wang Junsheng was stunned when he heard this, then looked at Zeng Zheng in disbelief, and said in horror: "Xiao Zeng, what do you mean..."

"What?"

"Captain Wang, have you forgotten?"

"General Fan can also play forward!"

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