World Cup of Great Powers

As the World Cup approaches, almost all domestic sports events have been put on the sidelines, giving the green light to the World Cup.

All parties involved in Bamboo Shoes are working non-stop, whether it is logistics or diplomacy, trying their best to ensure that the national team has a full mental state.

Sun Zhi, who had been delayed in France for three more days, had already bought a ticket to return home.

The "little pills" produced by the system are quite miraculous. This guy was able to walk in two days.

Fortunately, there were no sequelae, and Zeng Zheng sent Sun Zhi on a flight back to China.

Zeng Zheng himself stayed in France.

Anyway, Horton will bring the national football team in a few days, so there is no need for him to bother himself.

According to the grouping regulations of this World Cup, the host France, along with Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, and Spain, are divided into teams in the first pot, and the Chinese team is divided into teams in the third pot.

In the top ten, in addition to the Chinese team and South Korea qualifying first in the group, Xiaori also defeated Saudi Arabia in the play-offs and became the third Asian team to qualify.

Saudi Arabia also won after two rounds with the No. 1 Kangaroo in Oceania.

Therefore, there are a total of four teams from Asia participating in this World Cup.

These four Asian teams are all divided into the third tier, which is reasonable.

Just when the fans were complacent about qualifying for the World Cup, they discovered that their team was unfortunately assigned to Group C.

Opponents in the same group include France, Denmark and South Africa.

Being placed in the same group as the host, even a fool knows what the outcome will be.

So after several meetings, Bamboo Shoes finally made a decision: instead of trying to be first in the group, strive to be second in the group!

At the same time, the slogan "Score a goal, score a point, win a game" was also released.

Perhaps in Zhu Xie's view, "scoring a goal" should be easier than "scoring a point".

However, this slogan is understandable.

It is also a good thing for domestic fans to see the gap between their own football and the world's powerful countries on the World Cup stage.

Just after sending Sun Zhi away, Zeng Zheng received another call from China.

This time it was Wang Junsheng.

"Chairman Wang, why do you bother yourself to call me, a little person like me?"

"Xiao Zeng, you can't say that, someone who can win the Toulon Cup can still be a nobody? What do you think of other coaches who lost to you?"

Zeng Zheng couldn't help curling his lips when he heard Wang Junsheng's laughter.

Showing courtesy for nothing is either adultery or theft.

This guy must be up to no good if he calls himself!

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Wang Junsheng did not talk nonsense with Zeng Zheng about the Toulon Cup and went directly to the topic.

"Xiao Zeng, you are now the assistant coach of the national team. Lao Xu has told you, right?"

"Ah, I said it." Zeng Zheng held the phone between his ear and shoulder, cutting his nails out of boredom.

"Then did he tell you what to do?"

"Blind, deaf, and dumb, isn't this my mission?"

"Okay, you are quite sensible." Wang Junsheng nodded, "But don't say it so harshly, it will make it seem like our national team has recruited a group of disabled people to lead the team."

After a few simple instructions to Zeng Zheng, Wang Junsheng finally said the purpose of making this call, "Xiao Zeng, Jianlibao won the Toulon Cup this time, which is very worthy of congratulations."

"You are their coach and you are familiar with them. Can you recommend a few players to the national team that you like?"

Hearing this, Zeng Zheng frowned and almost got his nails cut.

"Chairman Wang, why are you talking to me about this? Don't you bamboo shoes have your own set of selection criteria?"

"What are you bamboo shoes, you bamboo shoes? Don't forget that you are also a member of the bamboo shoes!" Wang Junsheng criticized Zeng Zheng with a beard and glare, and then patiently said:

"Jianlibao won the Toulon Cup this time, which greatly exceeded our expectations."

"In addition to Zhang Xiaorui, who won the best player, if you look at which other players are playing well, we can arrange for him to join the team as appropriate."

"After all, they are all future talents!"

"Just like Ronaldo in 1994, we will decide after the success or failure of this World Cup. We must let young people gain more knowledge!"

Wang Junsheng said it nicely, but Zeng Zheng immediately analyzed the whole story.

Before Jianlibao graduated, six players returned to the country to become kings, namely Li Tie, Zhang Xiaorui, Li Jinyu, Hao Wei, Li Weifeng and Sui Dongliang (Li Weifeng and Hao Wei were not among the Four Little Swans).

It's just the World Cup preliminaries, so it's reasonable to find a few young players to join the team.

But when it comes to the World Cup, the 22-man roster has become a place where all the international players can't get into.

The current national players must be considered, the old national players must be considered, and the young national players must also be considered.

Coupled with the progressive relationship between multiple parties, there should be only one spot left for the Jianlibao Youth Team.

It is reasonable for Zhang Xiaorui, the most popular Jianlibao player, to receive this quota.

But this time, Jianlibao unexpectedly won the Toulon Cup beyond the expectations of fans around the world.

Not only has domestic public opinion exploded, but many foreign media and clubs have also learned about this young Far East team.

Bamboo Shoes can't handle the pressure, so it should be like squeezing out toothpaste and squeezing out another spot for Jianlibao.

But the problem of who to choose finally fell on me.

After thinking about the whole story, Zeng Zheng immediately shook his head.

He didn't want to wade into this muddy water.

"During the previous world preliminaries, didn't we already select a few people to come back to Qinwang? Can you just pick from there again?"

"Hey! The four little swans and the six little swans are all in the past tense. We can't give other players a chance? Didn't the Toulon Cup just end? Which one performs best, just say it! Just take it as it is.

I’ll give your Uncle Wang some face.”

In order to get Zeng Zheng to speak, Wang Junsheng shamelessly played the emotional card.

Good guy!

When the number of players is reduced from 29 to 6, the players won’t have much to say;

But when the number of people is reduced from 6 to 2, no matter who you choose or not, you insist on making me the scapegoat!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! According to Zeng Zheng’s idea, he wished he could bring half of the Jianlibao team members to the field, so that he could have an easier time leading the team.

But this is of course unrealistic.

At least the session of 1998 is very unrealistic!

Think before and after.

Since Wang Junsheng had called him, Xu Fang must have had some intentions behind it.

In addition, Wang Junsheng said a lot of good things to him before, Zeng Zheng sighed.

well!

No matter what, let's save face by selling them two vice-chairmen.

In the future, after Yuan Weimin goes down, they will still have to rely on them to take care of the bamboo shoes!

After thinking for a moment, Zeng Zheng slowly said: "Take Li Tie with you."

"What?" Wang Junsheng, who had been waiting for a long time, thought he was hearing hallucinations.

"I said take Li Tie with you."

"Li Tie?" Wang Junsheng frowned and hesitated.

"Xiao Zeng, this kid Li Tie is good at football, but his influence in the country..."

The "replacement of Lee Iron" in the Qatar battle is still fresh in the memory of domestic fans.

Maybe for some real fans, this is nothing, and they think the problem is caused by accident.

But for some new fans and people who are not fans at all, there must be something wrong with Lee Tie.

Otherwise, why don't you call others to change, but call you to change?

Typical theory of guilt.

"Uncle Wang, you also said that Li Tie played well."

Zeng Zheng grinned, and Wang Junsheng was not used to being called "Uncle Wang" this time.

"Since he is playing well, why do you care about his influence in the country?"

"Not only did Li Tie play well, his position is very important to the team."

"If he plays well, he will definitely be the backbone of the national football team in the next ten to twenty years."

"And his physical indicators are no worse than those of the old national players. He is a little stupid, but he is very obedient."

"Bringing him to the World Cup will be beneficial without any harm."

"I am just a coach, and I recommend players who are suitable for the team."

"As for the public impact, I don't consider it."

"Anyway, I've finished recommending it. Whether you wear it or not depends on whether you have the courage to wear bamboo shoes!"

After hearing this, Wang Junsheng's brows furrowed into the word "Chuan", and he hesitated for a while and said: "Uh... OK, let's think about it comprehensively."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.