World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 3 Zeng Zheng’s little thoughts

The doorbell rings.

As soon as the door was opened, two round faces like big cakes came in.

Before Zeng Zheng could react, Li Tie and Li Jinyu hugged Zeng directly from the left and right.

Then a dark face spoke up: "Boss Zeng, why are you here in Riyadh?"

Shaking off the two pendants on his body that were heavier than himself, Zeng Zheng chuckled and said:

"Xiao Rui, you are much darker than before you left!"

Zhang Xiaorui bared his white teeth and said, "It's not because of the big sun in Riyadh!"

"Come on, you've only been in Riyadh for a few days? You just haven't washed your face!" Sui Dongliang, who entered last, mercilessly opened Zhang Xiaorui's fig leaf.

While chatting, Li Jinyu wrinkled his nose.

"What does it smell like?"

"Boss Zeng! You're hiding in your room eating instant noodles!"

With sharp eyes, Li Tie rushed to the head of the bed, picked up the instant noodles and took a forkful of them.

"Don't grab it, leave some for me!" Li Jinyu was not to be outdone, and quickly stepped forward to fight with Li Tie.

The room was in a mess, as if it had returned to the days of training in Brazil.

After a long commotion, the master and the apprentice calmed down.

Zhang Xiaorui was not polite and sat down on the towel that fell on the floor.

"Boss Zeng, we thought some old scholar from Bamboo Shoes would come to lead the team! Unexpectedly, they invited you here!"

"Yeah, I was shocked when I saw you down there just now. I thought you were back in Brazil!"

"Boss Zeng, tell us, why did you come to Riyadh? Are you really the head coach who parachuted in with bamboo shoes? Then we can be saved!"

Is there any help?

Fans and media across the country don't think so.

"Bamboo shoes are crazy!!!"

In the center of the new issue of Sports Weekly, there is a four-word title followed by three shocking exclamation points.

If you ask a 27-year-old to be the head coach of the national team, isn't that crazy?

Who is Zeng Zheng?

Most people don't know or have heard of it.

According to the resume released by Zhu Xie, fans only know that there is such a person.

But so what?

We have no objection to you changing your relationship.

But no matter what, you have to get something decent to go up there, right?

Xu Hebao, Chi Shangbin and others can't get it, so Wang Hongli and Gai Zengchen can do it!

27-year-old national team coach?

I wouldn’t dare write a novel like this!

Not only the sports weekly, but also the national media thought this was the most appalling farce.

It was already embarrassing enough for Qi Yousheng to lose these two games at home. Now that a young man under 30 years old is leading the team, shouldn't this shame be brought to Riyadh?

For a time, conspiracy theories about Zeng Zheng began to spread among the people.

Some people said that this guy had to spend a lot of money, others said that this guy was just here to make extra money, and some even said that he was a scapegoat that Qi Yousheng bought with money.

In less than a day, Zeng Zheng's name spread all over the country, becoming a "celebrity" even more famous than Teng Lijun.

In the international player's room at the Regent Hotel, General Fan finished his bath and lay on the bed carelessly.

"Ji Hai, didn't you go see your old mentor?"

Young Sun Jihai was sitting cross-legged on the bedside, holding a stack of photo albums in his hands, filled with precious color photos.

In the center of every photo, there is Zeng Zheng’s determined face.

He put his left hand on Sun Jihai's shoulder, with a satisfied smile on his face.

During his time at the Dalian Junior Sports School, Sun Jihai was the most capable general under Zeng Zheng.

However, because Zeng Zheng did not "obey the arrangements" and won a cup match that he should not have won, the master and apprentice were each suppressed by their superiors.

As a result, Zeng Zheng lost his job, and goal scorer Sun Jihai also lost the opportunity to study abroad in Jianlibao.

Even so, the master and apprentice have made a name for themselves in their respective fields through their personal efforts in recent years.

Nowadays, Zeng Zheng has become the head coach of the national team through the third level in a row as an assistant coach of Jianlibao, and Sun Jihai has also become the main force of the national team through Dalian Wanda.

History has proven countless times that setbacks are just stepping stones for outstanding people.

"Li Tie and Li Jinyu can just go. They are Brother Zeng's closest disciples."

Speaking of this, Sun Jihai showed a little sadness in his eyes.

If he were here, would it be that idiot Li Tie's turn to be the captain of Jianlibao?

General Fan didn't say much after hearing this, and directly changed the topic and asked:

"Ji Hai, what is your background, Brother Zeng?"

The implication is, what ability does he have that can make Zhu Xie make an exception and make him the head coach.

Sun Jihai raised his head and recalled his year at Dalian Junior Sports School, his eyes filled with determination.

"Captain, even though Brother Zeng is young, he is definitely the number one coach in the country!"

[Ding! Achieve achievement - become the head coach of the national team]

[Reward 10,000 World Cup redemption points.]

After seeing off Li Tie and others, Zeng Zhengcai took the time to look at the system.

Speaking of which, it has been 7 years since I traveled to this parallel world.

After graduating from college and becoming a football coach, this system called the "Great Power World Cup" has been activated.

When the system is activated, it releases the ultimate mission, which is to help the host country successfully host a World Cup.

This can hardly harm Zeng Zheng.

According to his experience in his previous life, he would not be able to complete this task even if he was given another 500 years.

Fortunately, while the system provides functions, it also opens an achievement system and redemption system.

Through the exchange points of the system, Zeng Zheng also led his team to win many games and win several championships.

This time Zhu Xie suddenly called him and asked him to come over to pick up the bag, but Zeng Zheng didn't want to come.

But after looking through the achievement list, becoming the "national team head coach" actually gives so many redemption points.

Just like the struggling teenager in Novice Village suddenly got a +12 weapon, Zeng Zheng had no reason to let go of achievements and redemption points.

But whether it was Xu Fang's heart-warming guarantee or Zhu Guanghu's interest analysis, they were only catalysts.

The real reason that made Zeng Zheng decide to take a trip into this muddy water was that he vaguely remembered that after losing to Qatar at home in the 1997 World Cup preliminaries in his previous life, he did not really run out of gas.

The reason why the media and fans attach so much importance to this game is not only because it is played at home on their own doorstep.

But if the national team wants to take the right to qualify in its own hands, it must score all three points in this game!

This Big Ten tournament got off to a bad start.

In the first game, Iran scored 4 goals in a 2-0 deficit and ultimately missed the start.

Before the battle with Qatar, the points situation in Group A was that Iran had 11 points with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, Saudi Arabia had 10 points with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, and Kuwait had 7 points with 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.

The Chinese team has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses and has 7 points, while Qatar has 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses and has 4 points.

If Golden State defeats Qatar, the weakest team in the group, the Chinese team will have the same points as Saudi Arabia and will still have the right to qualify.

To take a step back, even if we get one point for a draw, there is still hope of qualifying.

But the result of the loss was unacceptable to people across the country. From officials to players to fans, everyone felt that there was no hope of qualifying.

Even if there are some voices saying that the national team still has theoretical hope of qualifying, they have been drowned in the vigorous wave of "anti-Qi" and "anti-bamboo shoes".

The result was that under Qi Yousheng's conservative play style of "never lose again", the national team missed a good opportunity in the penultimate round.

The team had just tied with Saudi Arabia, and news came over that the Iranian team had lost.

After seeing the Iranian team lose, everyone was dumbfounded.

When the madness and anger dissipated and reason regained the high ground, the fans realized that it was too late to regret.

The national team with only the last game left can really only "fight for honor".

So what Zeng Zheng wants is to fight for such an opportunity!

After all, it has been seven years since I traveled back in time, and I don’t know if my little butterfly has had any impact on this world.

What if Iran hadn't lost?

Then the result will still be the same!

But no matter what, Zeng Zheng still wanted to give it a try.

It's up to people to plan things, and it's up to God to make things happen.

If we want to host the World Cup, we can't just rely on the "natural selection" in 2002 in history. We must at least reach the World Cup finals again.

Compared with several World Cup preliminaries after 2002, this much-anticipated final run of the century is the best opportunity!

(End of chapter)