World Cup of Great Powers

"Coach Zeng, hello, hello."

"Hello."

Holding the visitor's hand, Zeng Zheng looked confused.

"I am Jing Jing, a reporter from Jiulang.com," the female reporter said straight to the point.

reporter?

Zeng Zheng was even more confused.

"Xiao Zeng, don't underestimate Reporter Ning!"

"She is a well-known online writer!"

"Many fans have read her articles online."

"She's still your fan!"

Zeng Zheng was even more confused.

You are a dignified person with bamboo shoes and a bamboo mat, but a reporter walked in the back door?

What is this woman’s background?

I can rely on you to trust me!

Xu Fang didn't pay any attention to Zeng Zheng's rolling eyes.

"Xiao Zeng, Reporter Ning is here this time to do an exclusive interview with you."

Exclusive interview?

These days, just choosing team members makes me nervous.

Making phone calls, giving gifts, and visiting relatives.

The key is that it’s not enough if many people don’t accept it.

Coupled with the various injuries and competition between the players, Zeng Zheng couldn't even attend the daily ideological education classes.

How can I have free time to be interviewed by reporters?

As if sensing Zeng Zheng's dissatisfaction, Jing Jing said quickly:

"That's right, Coach Zeng."

"The World Cup is coming soon!"

"I plan to write a book introducing all Chinese stars in China, so that more fans can have a deeper understanding of our players."

"You are the coach of the national team, and you are the one who knows the players best."

"So I want to hear your thoughts on each of the players one by one."

"If possible, I would also like you to write a preface to my new book."

"By the way, this is my first draft, take a look."

"For this book, I mainly want to write about some of the players' off-field lives, so as to shorten the distance between the players and the fans..."

After speaking, the female reporter took out a pamphlet from her bag and handed it to Zeng Zheng's hand.

""Football Heroes"?"

After reading out the four big characters on the cover of the book, Zeng Zheng couldn't help but sneered.

"What kind of heroes? They're just a bunch of bad football players..."

"Oh, Coach Zeng, please don't say that!"

The female reporter quickly interrupted, "You can lead your team to the World Cup and lead the Chinese team to enter the largest event in the world's number one sport. This is a heroic act in itself."

"Those players who are fighting on the field are your soldiers; you are the marshal of this army."

"Leading the team to win glory for the country on a world-class stage, do you think you are not a hero?"

The female reporter said a few words, but Zeng Zheng's face turned red.

"Reporter Ning, look, the World Cup is coming soon, and I really can't leave..."

"It's okay, Coach Zeng. How much time can I waste?"

"If that doesn't work, I can stay with you like a secretary."

"While you are resting, I would like to ask you a few questions."

"This way, you can also have a closer look at the national team and your daily life."

"What do you think?"

Be my female secretary???

I have only been married for less than half a year!

Are you trying to trick me into making a mistake?

In desperation, Zeng Zheng had no choice but to turn to Xu Fang for help.

"Journalist Ning, I have something to say to Coach Zeng first."

Xu Fang waved his hand and called Zeng Zheng aside.

Before Xu Fang could speak, Zeng Zheng started to complain.

"Uncle Xu, what's going on with you? The players will be decided in less than a month. If you do this now, aren't you going to cause trouble for me?"

"Hey?! How can you cause trouble?"

Xu Fang waved his hand, "How many interviews and press conferences have you turned down these days?"

"Whenever something happens to the team, we, Bamboo Shoes, come forward to tell the fans."

"This is nothing, it's just a meeting."

"But the problem is, the fans don't buy it!"

"If they can't see the team or the players every day, they'll feel bad."

"You said that as the head coach, you show up from time to time to 'report that you are safe'."

"People who don't know think that all our players are injured and can't play!"

When it comes to injuries, Zeng Zheng is also helpless.

"Uncle Xu, player injuries are simply inevitable."

"You said he was injured during the national team training. I can also give him promotion treatment to make him recover faster."

"But they were injured in the league, and some were even injured in foreign leagues."

"This is beyond my reach and I can't control it!"

"And if they are injured, don't they also want to perform well in the league and be selected by me?"

"So this matter is a dead end!"

"If you want to perform better and be in better shape, you must have more games and more training, but at the same time, you must bear a higher risk of injury."

"That's how football is, the league itself is a process of eliminating people!"

"The players who can participate in the World Cup don't need to be the best, they just need the most suitable."

Zeng Zheng talked a lot, while Xu Fang looked on with a smile on his face.

After Zeng Zheng finished speaking, Xu Fang said: "Isn't it a pleasure to say it now?"

"Xiao Zeng, I know you are under great psychological pressure these days."

"Now..."

"Uncle Xu, you know I'm under a lot of pressure, so why don't you find me this one?" Zeng Zheng said, pointing to the female reporter taking pictures of the stadium not far away.

"I would rather you find me a prostitute than a reporter!"

"Puch!"

Xu Fang almost burst out after hearing this.

"You brat, you just got married, what are you thinking about?!"

"I'm warning you!"

"Don't mess around outside!"

"Xiao Qian is such a good girl. She has been with you for so long."

"My family is rich, and I support your career so much."

"If you let me know that you are messing around outside, I will be the first one not to spare you. Do you understand?!"

After hearing this, Zeng Zheng raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

"Okay, okay, my Xu Zhuxi, you are right, I will listen to you in everything!"

"Since you value this female reporter so much, then you can accept the interview on my behalf."

"I'm going back to lead the team for training."

"Aren't we going to play a friendly match with PSV Eindhoven in a while?"

"I have to win this game no matter what."

"When it hurts, it hurts."

"We were all injured in the friendly match and deserved to be eliminated!"

Just as Zeng Zheng turned around to leave, Xu Fang grabbed Bo Ling.

"Hey, hey, I haven't finished speaking yet. Why are you leaving in such a hurry?"

"You are already in your thirties, are you still the same young comrade you were five years ago?"

"Xiao Zeng, it's time for you to make some progress."

Seeing that Zeng Zheng was becoming impatient again, Xu Fang continued:

"This female reporter has been strictly screened by our bamboo shoes and has signed a confidentiality agreement."

"Or can I allow her to bring the camera in?"

"So don't worry, she will never leak the secret."

"You can train as you should on normal days. Just treat her like air."

"You can answer whatever she asks. As long as it doesn't go out of line, you can say whatever you want."

"Uncle Xu, what do you mean?" Zeng Zheng suddenly frowned, "What do you mean by this stall giving me such a female reporter? Zhu Xie doesn't believe me? Or is she actually sent by the bureau?

"

Unlike previous coaches, Zeng Zheng has the "power of life and death".

From the moment Zeng Zheng became the head coach of the national team, who could join the national team was a matter of Zeng Zheng's words.

In the past, it was just a small fight in Asia.

There are two people, Xu and Wang, who are backing Zeng Zheng. As long as Zeng Zheng brings back the results, let alone him basking in the sun and eating fruit and juicing on the spot during the game, even if he poops in front of 100,000 fans, it will be a waste.

No one cares about him.

But the World Cup is different.

As the world's top intercontinental competition, with such a huge exposure, naturally Zeng Zheng can no longer be allowed to "play nonsense".

"A person's knowledge is limited."

"When it comes to selecting talents, it is best to work together as a team, which is the most scientific!"

"For example, XXX, I think he has played well in the league recently!"

Zeng Zheng's ears have become numb after hearing these words these past few days.

After rejecting one after another, Zeng Zheng also became Alexander.

At this juncture, Xu Fang brought a female reporter to be his "secretary". Could Zeng Zheng not think too much about it?

"Don't say she's a secretary, but she's actually spying on me, right?!"

Seeing Zeng Zheng say this, Xu Fang sighed.

"Hi, Xiao Zeng, I know you are under a lot of pressure these days, so you are right to think so."

"But who do you think your Uncle Xu is?"

"Your pressure is the pressure of your Uncle Xu and Uncle Wang."

"With us two old men on top, you can lead your team with peace of mind and just choose your team members."

"As long as the two of us are still in this position, no one can touch the power of your head coach!"

"snort!"

"Sent someone to monitor you?"

"I can't do such an immoral thing!"

When Xu Fang said this, Zeng Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He is not short of money and does not accept gifts.

But I can’t stand making false accounts!

If the people above really want to mess with him, just take off any unwarranted hat and make it difficult for him to fly.

"Uncle Xu, then I don't understand. What does this woman do?"

"Didn't I say it? She is a writer. She plans to publish a book and wants to interview you. Just help her!"

Zeng Zheng: "???"

"It's that simple?"

"It's that simple!"

"Uncle Xu, what does she have to do with you?"

At this moment, Zeng Zheng looked at Xu Fang with something wrong, "She is so old, there is no way she is Xiao Nuo's girlfriend."

"Is it possible that she is your uncle Xu?"

After speaking, Zeng Zheng raised his little thumb and then lowered his voice.

"Go away, you damn boy, stop talking nonsense!"

Xu Fang immediately gave Zeng Zheng a loud bang.

"Let me tell you the truth."

"This female reporter is actually here because of the attention of me and your Uncle Wang."

"The purpose is to help you share the pressure."

Zeng Zheng: "???"

"Xiao Zeng, what do you think you are most worried about these days? Is it that you don't dare to play freely in friendly matches? Or is it that you are afraid of not qualifying for the World Cup?"

Zeng Zheng shook his head.

"Aren't these 23 people still uncertain?"

This time, Zeng Zheng nodded fiercely.

"We came to this reporter to help you solve this problem."

Speaking of this, Xu Fang looked happy, obviously satisfied with his attention.

"Isn't she writing the book "Football Heroes" now?"

"We have read the outline and made some suggestions to her."

"The current preliminary decision is to write down 40-50 international players."

"After fans read this book, they will naturally think that the national team must have been selected from among these 40 or 50 people."

"Then wouldn't your burden be much lighter?"

"Even if you change your mind during this period, there is one person on the confirmed list who is not in her book."

"You can also publicly state that it has nothing to do with the book and that it is just her own private behavior."

"Not to mention how careful she is."

"You can also take this opportunity to review these players again and see which one is the most suitable."

"I said this, do you understand?"

After Xu Fang explained, Zeng Zheng suddenly understood.

Having said all that, it turns out that this woman was sent to help draw firepower!

First, distribute the book to divert the attention of fans and other forces.

Then we carefully select and shortlist the final 23 people.

The plank road is built openly, but the warehouse is secretly built!

"As expected of Uncle Xu, in this regard, I am really willing to be inferior!"

Zeng Zheng sighed, "You old guys are really smart, I'm convinced, I'm convinced."

"Haha, if you accept it, will you cooperate or not?"

"Cooperate, cooperate, I can do whatever you want me to do!"

"But you should think about it yourself. After all, she is a reporter and is not under our control."

Xu Fang reminded again, "Although we will strictly control this book before it is published, you have to be careful yourself and don't let slip some key things."

"Don't worry, I definitely won't!" Zeng Zheng patted his chest and assured himself.

"Humph, you still don't know how to do it? What your Uncle Wang and I are most worried about is you!" Xu Fang rolled his eyes, "Xu Tao has told us many times in private, asking you to just leave Ou if nothing happens.

With the word "Chu Liang" on his lips, the other goalkeepers have no enthusiasm at all for training."

"You can't do this!"

"I know you want to give Ou Chuliang more confidence, but you also have to consider the thoughts of other people on the team?"

"I'm not saying that Ou Chuliang is incompetent."

"But what if he gets injured one day?"

"If he is really injured in the World Cup, our substitute goalkeeper's ability is not up to par."

"Whose responsibility is this? Is it yours? Or is it Xu Tao's?"

"You're such an old man, it's time for you to keep your mouth shut!"

Xu Fang stopped talking after giving him a lesson.

"Okay, you guys should cooperate well in the next few days!"

"After this book is released, you can quickly prepare a few lists and submit them to me so that I can send them to the bureau."

"It's already May right now, and the World Cup is just over a month away."

"After the list is finalized this time, except for force majeure factors, no more substitutions can be made!"

"You have to be cautious and cautious!"

Just when Zeng Zheng nodded, a female reporter suddenly exclaimed from the other side.

"Ah! Coach Zeng, it's not good!"

"There's a fight on the court!"