World Cup of Great Powers

As the saying goes, come to Korea from all directions and congratulate you from all directions.

Deco was the first, but by no means the last.

In order to play in the World Cup, some players who are not very talented at home transfer their nationality to other continents, and it is not uncommon for countries with weaker football capabilities to participate in the national team.

This is also a way for countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America to improve their football level in a short period of time.

Just like the little days next door.

After losing to the Chinese team in succession, I learned from the pain, and at the same time, I also thought about this aspect.

According to Japanese media, Alex Santos, a player who came to the island country to play in the league at the age of 16, is currently actively cooperating with Japan to transfer nationality and naturalize under the preparations of Japan Bamboo Shoes.

Although I didn’t have to play in the World Cup preliminaries in my childhood.

But the World Cup is still a year and a half away.

Including the naturalization process, the time left for Santos and the team to adjust is only about a year.

At this juncture, Deke applied for help from the Jianglong team to transfer nationality and naturalize, and there must be someone with guidance behind it.

But Zeng Zheng is a smart man.

After receiving Miss Qian's email, she did not immediately consult Xu Fang, Wang Junsheng and others.

Instead, he dialed his girlfriend's phone number directly.

This matter needs to be considered in the long term.

"Hello? Who is this?"

Listening to the other party's cold voice, Zeng Zheng quickly lost his smile.

"My dear, haven't you fallen asleep yet?"

"Who is your dear?"

Miss Qian's cell phone has caller ID.

Zeng Zheng didn't believe that the other party didn't know it was him.

Tehran was three and a half hours behind the capital. Zeng Zheng looked at the time.

It's already 7:30 pm here.

"It's not good for your health to always stay up so late..."

"How do you know it's late here? It's still daylight here!"

Zeng Zheng was stunned.

I recall Miss Qian’s previous experience of always running to the frontier.

Maybe it’s not even bedtime yet over there at the border.

"Honey, I was wrong."

As soon as Zeng Zheng opened his mouth, he used sincerity to kill.

"This Chinese New Year, I will go home with you and discuss our marriage with my future father-in-law. What do you think?"

"You want to get married? I don't want to get married yet! Have you asked me what I think?"

Hearing the conversation on the other end of the phone that could make people choke, Zeng Zheng had no choice but to smile again.

After speaking kindly for more than an hour, the other party's tone changed slightly.

Zeng Zheng was overjoyed and quickly climbed up the pole.

"Dear, do you think we should go home before New Year's Day or after New Year's Day?"

As long as the other party answers this kind of two-choice question, Zeng Zheng will pass.

The other end of the phone hesitated.

Other than a "ding" sound, the other party didn't answer.

After waiting anxiously for dozens of seconds, the phone finally rang again.

"Well, let me think about it again."

"Hey, my ancestors! What else are you thinking about? I've already bought the gifts. Even if you don't accompany me when I return home this time, I still have to visit my father-in-law."

"Pfft!"

There was a chuckle from the other end of the phone.

"My dear, you won't leave me alone to your father and your two brothers, right? What if they package me up and sell me to Southeast Asia?"

"My family is a serious shipping company, you think they are human traffickers!"

Miss Qian said coquettishly, "Okay, stop talking nonsense and open the door quickly!"

"Ah...ah? What?"

"I said open the door!"

Zeng Zheng was stunned.

He quickly jumped out of bed.

I didn't even put on my slippers, so I ran to the hotel room door "squeezing".

When the door opened, there was no one in the corridor.

I couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Just when Zeng Zheng picked up the phone and was about to ask the other party what was going on.

Suddenly a scream was heard from the corridor.

"ah!

"

"Sorry, sowry, sowry!"

Immediately afterwards, Zeng Zheng heard a question on the phone and in the corridor at the same time:

"Asshole, aren't you in 1408?"

"Honey, I'm here! I've changed rooms!"

Zeng Zheng quickly shouted towards the corridor.

Every few seconds, Ms. Qian, with a look of resentment on her face, came angrily from the other side of the corridor, dragging her suitcase.

"Honey, I miss you so much!"

Without saying a word, Zeng Zheng rushed forward and hugged the other person in his arms.

The resentment suddenly turned into grievance.

He hugged Zeng Zheng's neck and bit him hard.

"Ouch!

"

Zeng Zheng endured the pain and hugged his girlfriend tightly.

"Dear, why did you get bitten by a bat? Have you become a vampire?"

Miss Qian sniffed and kept hitting Zeng Zheng's chest.

"If I don't send you an email, you won't call me, right?"

"Does it mean that if I don't take the initiative to contact you, you will never contact me?"

"You can just marry your football, why do you need me?"

Seeing that the other person was about to shed tears.

Zeng Zheng held Miss Qian's arm while shaking it, and patted his girlfriend on the back.

He coaxed him like a child: "Who said that?"

"What I miss the most these days is you!"

"Did I call you as soon as I settled down here?"

"By the way, what email did you say? Text message? I didn't receive it!"

Seeing Zeng Zheng's sincere expression, Ms. Qian finally burst into laughter.

"Okay, come into the house quickly! If others see it, they will think you are playing a hooligan!"

Zeng Zheng was in a hurry when he came out, and now he was wearing large flowery pants all over his body.

Not even slippers.

After being reminded by Miss Qian, she quickly came to the door of the room.

However, the door that was open just now was now tightly closed.

"Well..."

At this time, Zeng Zheng was completely confused.

Looking at his girlfriend beside him, he put his hands together and apologized:

"My dear, I need to trouble you to go to the front desk."

A night of spring supper.

The two of them woke up slowly at one o'clock in the afternoon the next day.

Seeing his girlfriend drinking water in her arms, Zeng Zheng, who thought he was safe, scratched his head.

"Dear, what do you think about Deco's naturalization?"

Miss Qian put down the water glass and wiped her mouth.

Then, before Zeng Zheng could react, he grasped Zeng Zheng's vitals.

"Didn't you say you didn't read my email?"

...

The "Young Lion Project" launched by the Dalian team has begun to bear fruit in the past six months.

After more than half a year of collective training, these young players brought from Cameroon can already easily crush Dalian's second team.

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We have to admit it.

In terms of athletic talent, Da Laohei does have racial talent.

In this domestic environment where results are always the focus, a large number of people are already ready to make a move.

Everyone knows it.

As long as one of these 20 people from China is successfully naturalized, he will be a member of the national team.

And once he puts on the Chinese team's jersey, the Dalian team will make back their investment over the years.

If you add people like Li Jinyu and Zhang Xiaorui who can play the main role in the European leagues, you will make a lot of money.

Apart from the initial investment of finding a coach, paying some wages, and arranging food and accommodation, it is basically a profitable business.

Coupled with the business between Xiao Zhi and Santos next door, the word "naturalization" has appeared on the desk of Bamboo Shoes and Bamboo Mats more than once.

On this point, Xu and Wang also had differences.

Wang Junsheng is a conservative.

In his opinion, we can play in the World Cup without naturalizing, and there is no need to naturalize a foreign player.

Xu Fang is a hard worker.

It’s not that he supports naturalization, but he thinks that since it can be used by me, why not show our national inclusiveness and get better results in the world competition?

These two ideas are neither right nor wrong, and each has its own support.

But there is also a practical problem here.

That is why our country is different from other countries.

Our country does not recognize dual nationality, and naturalization is very troublesome.

According to regulations, foreigners who want to naturalize must meet at least one of three conditions.

Either they are close relatives of Chinese people; or they have settled in China for a long time; or they have some legitimate reasons.

The first point is definitely not met by Deco.

As for the second point, in the two years since he came to Jianglong, he has not spent as much time as Santos in Xiaoli, and it seems to be very troublesome.

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As for the "justifiable reasons" for the third point, there is a lot of room for maneuver.

For example, they are senior technical talents in a certain field, or large investors, or foreigners who have made special contributions to China, or they have a Chinese spouse who has been married for more than several years.

For Deco, if he wants to come to China to play in the 2002 World Cup, other than using his brains on "foreigners with special contributions", forget about anything else.

After handing in two more assignments, my waist was pinched by my girlfriend and I was left with bruises, teeth marks on my neck, and nail marks on my back...

Ms. Qian finally brought the topic onto the right track.

"I think whether this thing will work or not depends mainly on Deco's own ideas."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

Zeng Zheng perked up as soon as he heard this.

At the same time, Xiao Zengzheng also reacted.

Ms. Qian, who was riding high, was extremely satisfied, "With Deco's ability, it is not impossible for him to represent the Chinese team in the World Cup."

"But the key question is, does he want to play in the World Cup, or does he want to play for the Chinese team?"

"What's the difference?" Zeng Zheng asked quickly.

"As a professional football player, it is understandable that he wants to play in the World Cup."

"But Brazil is a country full of talents, so it makes sense that he couldn't be selected."

"And the reason why he wants to naturalize here is simply because he is currently playing for Jianglong."

"If he changes to another league or another team, he might want to become a naturalized citizen in the country where he is."

"And his purpose is just to use the World Cup to gain higher honor and status in the football world."

After hearing this, Zeng Zheng nodded repeatedly.

Xiao Zengzheng's frequent nods were exchanged for Miss Qian's comments.

"If he has this idea, then there is no need to think any further."

"The naturalization methods and procedures here are very complicated. It's not like our football team won't be able to reach the World Cup without him, so don't even think about the 2002 World Cup."

"But if he really fell in love with this land during his two years in China, he could definitely marry a wife and have children here."

"As a Chinese family member, I switch countries, and then compete fairly with other players to be selected into the team."

"But meeting those conditions will take a long time."

"Judging from his current situation, he may not even be able to catch up with him in the 2006 World Cup."

"In 10 years, he will be 33 years old, and it will almost be his last World Cup."

"Although you will already have Chinese nationality by then, it is very likely that you will be eliminated directly due to your age or status."

"So, if he wants to play for the Chinese team, naturalization is easy, but he must consider the consequences of not being able to play in the World Cup even if he is naturalized."

After hearing what his girlfriend said, Zeng Zheng suddenly became enlightened.

Just when Xiao Zengzheng was about to have a "sudden enlightenment", he was quickly controlled by Miss Qian.

"Wait a minute, I'm not finished yet!"

"Oh oh oh, then keep talking, keep talking."

Zeng Zheng took a deep breath, held it back, and continued to listen.

"Although for Deke personally, his own ideas will affect his future career."

"But when it comes to naturalization, he is not the only one available."

"Apart from Deco, many players have approached me and want to change their nationality and come to us."

"The largest proportion of them is Japan and South Korea next door."

"Especially South Korea."

"They are close to us. If you look up, you may be related to one of them in Northeast or Shandong, so it is very convenient to operate."

"But the question is, does our national team really need these players?"

Speaking of this, Miss Qian paused.

It not only gave Zeng Zheng some time to think, but also gave Zeng Zheng some time to rest.

A minute later, Miss Qian's lips started moving again.

"It all depends on you, my coach Zeng!"

"As long as you are still in the position of head coach of the national team, if you say the national team lacks any talent, then it will be the same."

"If we can cultivate it, we will cultivate it."

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"If you can't cultivate it, then you have to be naturalized!"

Hearing this, Zeng Zheng also nodded slowly.

"In other words, it depends on what bamboo shoes require of our national team, right?"

"Not just bamboo shoes, but also you!"

Miss Qian pointed at Zeng Zheng's chest with her index finger without nails.

"What level do you want to achieve with the team you lead?"

"And the players you play under, where they want to be."

"Finally, don't forget the millions of fans across the country."

"Do they think football is a sport that can only be entered into the World Cup, or do they think it has to be at least qualifying in the group, or the top eight, the semi-finals, or even the World Cup champion."

"Speaking of champion may be a bit excessive."

"Let's talk about the top four."

"We won the Olympic bronze medal. What it feels like, you know better than me."

"But what about the top four in the World Cup?"

"I remember you told me that the top four in the Olympics can't be compared with the top four in the World Cup, right?"

"If you want to lead your team to the top four in the World Cup, can you do it just with the players you have now and the local players you will train in the next four, eight, or 12 years?"

Miss Qian's series of questions completely made Zeng Zheng fall into deep thought.

At first, he was thinking that he would have to reach the World Cup main matches at least twice, right?!

But now, as national teams win more and more championships across Asia.

Zeng Zheng's desires inevitably swelled.

He himself is fine.

But what about the fans?

Can fans accept that the Chinese team will end up at the level of Asian Cup champions?

He no longer wanted to recall the memories of his past life too much.

Just now.

After winning the Olympic bronze medal and the Asian Cup championship.

No matter which media outlet, they regard entering the World Cup the year after next as a "completed" goal.

It seems to them.

As long as I, Zeng Zheng, lead the team, achieving this goal is inevitable.

But in addition to Japan and South Korea, there are many other teams in Asia that are capable, okay?!

This time, there are only 2.5 places in the Asian region, and I have squeezed out Milu's position again.

Can you really qualify for next year's World Cup preliminaries?

Zeng Zheng was not sure yet.

Fans and media no longer regard this matter as a "mission".

It is enough to show that the fans' desire is never-ending.

From this perspective, if you can obtain "foreign aid" that can quickly improve the team's combat effectiveness in a short period of time, it will be an excellent choice.

In Zeng Zheng’s own opinion.

It is also acceptable to naturalize one or two foreign players who can strengthen and supplement the team.

In Xu Fang’s words.

This can not only improve the team's level and ranking in international competitions, but also create a catfish effect among local players, stimulating players to work harder.

At the same time, it demonstrates our inclusive culture, and in this way we gain higher football popularity and public support.

Why not try something like this that is beneficial to the overall situation and the people?

Just when Zeng Zheng was thinking seriously, his chest suddenly felt tight, and his girlfriend fell on it at some point.

"Asshole, big bastard! What took you so long?" Ms. Qian, who was paralyzed from exhaustion, cried with a sad face, "Ooooooo, I'm even cramping."

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