RPAGF Chapter 164 Keeping the balance and winning?
Chapter 164 Keeping the balance and winning?
Chapter 164 Keeping the balance and winning?
Mendez explained. "It is said that people from the Football Association want to hire Lippi as the head coach of your national football team. If it were Lippi, according to his prestige, who would be the starter. He has the final say, and your Football Association may not be able to influence his decision! "
Zheng Long is very confident now.
"I have no problem with whoever is the head coach, but he asked him to give me a fair chance and I can win!"
"You don't have to worry about this, Lippi still needs face. And with your strength, I believe you will definitely be able to occupy the starting position."
In Mendes' view, the two goalkeepers in China are also capable now. If they come to a lower level, such as the West Second Division, the English Championship, and the German Second Division, they will hone their skills.
It is very likely that some clubs in the five major leagues will serve as the starting position.
If their language skills pass.
But they are not as good as Zheng Long.
With Zheng Long's strength, it would be strange not to be the starter.
"What does the club say about me joining the national football team and the Olympic team?"
Mendez waved his hand. "You don't have to worry about this matter, leave it to me. The club will never object!"
Mendes hurried back to Zaragoza, Spain after dealing with China's affairs.
As soon as he came back, he didn't even care about taking a rest, so he rushed to the city government to discuss with the mayor about awarding Zheng Long the title of honorary citizen of Zaragoza, and at the same time, recruiting Zheng Long as the Zaragoza tourism ambassador. thing.
Of course, the cost is not high, 5 euros a year.
Compared with Zheng Long's current endorsement fee, it is basically symbolic.
Although less, the benefits to Zheng Long cannot be seen, but can be actually felt.
Such as the title of honorary citizen.
In this way, Zheng Long does not need to become a Spanish citizen, but he can enjoy the treatment of a native Spanish in Zaragoza.
For example, there is no need to check passports when you pass the customs, which can shorten a lot of time.
and many more……
more importantly!
Mendes, representing Zheng Long, had the upper hand in negotiations with the Zaragoza club.
The Chinese Football Association's fax about recruiting Zheng Long to join the national football team has been sent to the Zaragoza club.
Head coach Popovich, who heard the news, immediately came to the door, blocking general manager Valdano and chairman Solans.
Popovich growled almost in a growl.
"No! I don't agree. Zheng Long has already joined their country's Olympic team. Now if he joins the Huaxia National Football Team, Zheng Long will often run back to participate in the competition. What about the club's competition? Without Zheng Long, we What can I use to compete for European qualifications, or even the La Liga title?"
Last season, because of Zheng Long's participation in the Olympic team, he almost failed to win the La Liga championship, and almost lost the qualification to be promoted to La Liga.
Zheng Long is now participating in the China National Olympics and the National Football Team at the same time.
This will inevitably take up a lot of Zheng Long's time.
What will Zaragoza do then?
Do you want to qualify for the Champions League this season?
Does the La Liga champion want it?
Popovich was so excited, his face was red.
Almost out of breath.
After finally calming his breath, Popovich frowned and said: "Zheng Long participates in such frequent competitions, travels long distances, and is physically exhausted, but he is easily injured."
Zheng Long's participation in the Olympic team and the national football team has a great influence on the club, especially the head coach Popovich, who has a lot to do with performance.
No wonder Popovich was so angry.
Valdano was also very distressed, he smoked without saying a word.
Zheng Long joined the Olympic team and the national football team, which seriously affected the interests of the club.
It was almost Zaragoza who helped Huaxia pay half of the money to support Zheng Long.
As the general manager, Valdano will not be happy.
only……
He glanced at Chairman Solans and said nothing.
Solans saw head coach Popovich and general manager Valdano complaining about himself.
All he could say was sigh.
The joining of Zheng Long really brought huge benefits.
At least for the past two years, Zaragoza has become rich and powerful.
It is half worse than Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid, but compared to other clubs, even Valencia, Zaragoza is not bad.
However, the world is fair.
To enjoy rights comes with obligations.
The club's Chinese sponsors have expressed their hope that Zheng Long will join the national football team, and they should not stop him from joining the national Olympic team.
For Huaxia's sponsors, Zheng Long's joining the national team is the fastest way to expand Huaxia's popularity and serve their interests.
Of course, if there are only Chinese sponsors, Solans can still negotiate with him.
They just want Zheng Long to be more famous, and joining the national football team is almost enough.
Even the Olympic team.
But it's not just the Chinese sponsors who are putting pressure on them now.
And the guys from the Zaragoza municipal government.
They are also counting on Zheng Long's fame to start Zaragoza's tourist flow.
The more famous Zheng Long is in China, the easier it is to attract tourists from China.
With the growth of China's economic strength, more and more Chinese tourists choose to travel to Europe.
They shot with pride!
All of a sudden, Zaragoza's tourism economy rose by 10%, not counting the surrounding income.
Now the Zaragoza City Government has signed agreements with several major travel agencies in Huaxia.
Promise to shorten visa time.
Those politicians in the city government are eager for Zheng Long's fame to grow.
Zaragoza is not a giant club like Real Madrid or Barcelona.Many things require the help of the city government.
Not to mention that Solan's enterprises also need some policy support from the city government.
How can Solans ignore the city government's intervention.
Sponsors and city government officials came forward at the same time, and Zaragoza could only kneel.
Chairman Solans said reassuringly.
"I have already discussed with Mendes. After all, Zheng Long joined the Olympic team first, so it is not good to quit rashly. He has promised to participate in this year's Olympic team. After 16 years, he only joined the national football team .”
Popovich snorted. "Sir, I don't know if Zheng Long is still in the club next year. What use is this promise to us. We compete for the Champions League qualification and even the La Liga championship. This year is the best time!"
"..." Solans wanted to say something, but in the end he could only sigh.
"Mr. Lan Ke, I know you have a lot of opinions, but we can only accept this matter. Of course, I know that the lack of Zheng Long will have a great impact on the team. We will also make changes to the previous conditions. This This season, our goal is to rank in the top 6 as long as we can participate in the Euro Cup!"
Chairman Solans has said so, and general manager Darbano also expresses his attitude with silence.
The attitude of the club is like this, and Popovich can still say it.
Although he accepted the result of this treatment, Popovich was already thinking about his contract renewal and Zheng Long's issues.
Zheng Long is very good, but also just too good.
Now the team has developed a dependence on him.
Hearing that Zheng Long wanted to join the National Olympic Team and the National Football Team, his reaction was so big.
Now that Zheng Long is going to participate in the China National Olympics and the National Football Team, he may not be able to play Zheng Long for a quarter of the next game.
We must consider the situation when Zheng Long is not around.
Oscar's transfer application must be stopped, and he must have a good talk with him when he finds an opportunity.
After convincing the head coach Popovich, the next thing will be easy.
The club issued an announcement in the name of the team, wishing Zheng Long good results in the national team and helping China successfully enter the world finals.
Seeing that the club agreed to join the national football team so easily this time.
Zheng Long couldn't help sighing.
An old saying goes: The big shop bullies the customers, and the big customers bully the shop!
Don't deceive me!
On October 10, the National Football Team released the latest training list.
Except for the old players, fans who have always cared about the national football team were pleasantly surprised to find out.
Zheng Long, who played for Zaragoza in La Liga, was selected for the national football team's expedition list.
During an interview with CTV.
Cai Zhenghua: "In order to successfully qualify from Asia and enter the World Cup finals. I think the national football team should select capable players. Zheng Long has proven his strength in La Liga. I think he is fully capable of becoming a member of the national football team!"
The reporter continued to ask. "We know that the interceptor Zheng Long is now the best goalkeeper in La Liga. Will he become the starting goalkeeper of the national football team?"
"This needs to be based on the status of the players, and the most important thing is to look at the meaning of the head coach. Whoever he thinks is qualified to be the starter will be the starter. My task is to help the national football team create a good environment!"
Although I feel dissatisfied with Cai Zhenghua for saying nonsense that is equivalent to not saying anything.
But the fans are still very excited that Zheng Long can be selected for this national football team.
Many fans who often follow La Liga left messages.
"With Zheng Long joining, we can finally reach the World Cup finals again!"
"Even Barcelona's MSN Trident can't break Zheng Long's door. With Zheng Long guarding behind, who are we afraid of in Asia?"
……
La Liga fans are full of confidence, while fans in other leagues are a little less confident.
After all, there are so many fans in China. Apart from the fewest fans in Ligue [-], there are many fans in Serie A, Bundesliga, Premier League, and Super League.
They pay less attention to La Liga, and they only read CTV sports news and reports about him on the website about Zheng Long's strength.
No intuitive effect.
They don't have that much confidence.
"Just a goalkeeper. What's the use?"
"That is, can he still hit 11?"
"China's problem has never been the goalkeeper. In fact, the goalkeeper has always been more reassuring. It's the striker and the midfielder!"
"Shao Jifei, Wu does not shoot... Hey, the current national football team does not have a shooter who can take shots and keep scoring goals. Not to mention the midfielder, who has always been abused!"
"Even if Zheng Long is great, he's just an enhanced version of Wang Dalei and Zeng Sheng! What's the use if the overall level is lower?"
……
"What do you know? How can Wang Dalei and Zheng Long compare with Zheng Long? Zheng Long is a world-class goalkeeper, standing shoulder to shoulder with Casey and Buffon! With interceptors, the defense immediately improves to a higher level!"
"Even Barcelona's terrifying offensive combination is almost unable to overcome the gate guarded by Zheng Long. Is there any Asian team that is better than Barcelona?"
"Defense depends on the whole. Zaragoza can resist Barcelona. It is Zheng Long's credit. Does the national football team have such a defensive line now?"
"That's because you didn't watch the Zaragoza game. Zaragoza's defensive players are all fake except for Zheng Long. They often lose concentration and miss people. If Zheng Long didn't want to be promoted to La Liga ? Go dreaming!"
……
The Huaxia fans quarreled because of Zheng Long.
The Zaragoza club also had a lot of trouble because of Zheng Long.
On October 10, the national football team will play away against Qatar.
On October 10, Zheng Long rushed directly to Qatar to report with the National Football Team.
The 23 members of this national football team are:
Goalkeepers: No. 23 Wang Dalei, No. 1 Zeng Sheng, No. 12 Zheng Long;
后卫：5号张琳凡、2号任亢、17号张成栋、4号姜鹏、3号梅芳、14号吉襄、6号李卬；
中场：10号郑志、15号吴惜、8号蔡康、13号刘建、20号于超、11号蒿俊敏、16号孙克、21号于嗨、7号武雷、19号刘斌斌、22号廖力声；
Forwards: No. 9 Yang Xu, No. 18 Gao Lin.
When Zheng Long arrived in Doha, Qatar, he was the latest player to report.
On the pitch, the other players are there.
Seeing Zheng Long appearing, many players stopped and turned to look at Zheng Long.
When they saw Zheng Long's appearance, the expressions of several people changed slightly.
The sharp-eyed Zheng Long observed this change in expression very keenly.
There are doubts, envy, jealousy, and hostility...
Zheng Long was also very helpless when he saw his teammates' attitude towards him.
Unlike Zheng Zhi and the others, they are teammates with many players.He even played for the national team for many years.
Zheng Long joined the national team this time, just like the Olympic team, they were all airborne.
There is no one I know on the team.
Just as his teammates were staring at Zheng Long, a majestic man came over.
"Hello, Aaron! My name is Zheng Zhi, and I am the captain of the national team. You are welcome to join!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, and Zheng Longhe shook hands.
"If you encounter any difficulties in the team, you can come to me." Zheng Long said kindly.
"it is good!"
Captain Zheng Zhi's attitude made Zheng Long feel relieved.
Fortunately, the captain didn't show his face to himself.Otherwise, your own national team trip will be very troublesome.
As if pinching the clock, Marcello Lippi showed up on the pitch 10 minutes before the official training session.
This old coach is already 68 years old, with white hair all over his head. In addition, his tactics on the field are varied and he is good at regulating the emotions of players.Known as the Silver Fox by fans.
Lippi is a well-known coach. As a coach, he has won 5 Serie A titles, 3 Chinese Super League titles, 1 Champions League title, 1 AFC Champions League title, and a World Cup title.
Looking at coach Lippi, Zheng Long couldn't help looking forward to this World Cup.
The player gave a brief introduction, and after a brief recognition of the player's face, Lippi asked the player to continue training.
He was discussing things with his coaching team and Gao Hongbo on the sidelines, and he was going to play against Qatar in two days.
How is the situation of each player on the team? It is necessary to determine who is the core and what tactics to play.
These all need to be determined as soon as possible.
When the players were warming up under the supervision of the fitness coach, Gao Hongbo looked at Lippi with some surprise.
"Mr. Lippi, are you sure you want to start him? Did the team report just now?"
"Yes. I know. But the last game was tied by Hong Kong at home, which made it a bit difficult for us to get out of the circle directly! We need to fight for victory!"
Gao Hongbo said with some incomprehension. "I know, but this game, as long as we can get one point, the situation is still favorable!"
After the Huaxia team was tied by the Hong Kong team in the last game, the situation in Group C became very delicate.
The national football team is two points behind the group leader Qatar after three games. Winning is naturally the best ending, and a draw is acceptable. After all, they have to play against their opponents at home.
But if this game is lost, the national football team will not only basically miss the first place in the group and directly advance to the top [-], but even the four best-ranked second place in the group may not be able to make it.
It is the best for the national football team to keep a tie and win.
And as the coach of Huaxia, Gao Hongbo is very clear that the national football team has not tasted victory in Qatar for [-] years.
The Qatar team seems to always like to block the Chinese team in the world preliminaries. The famous "Chinese Football History of Blood and Tears" is far away-the "black 3 minutes" in the [-] World Preliminaries. The most recent is the [-] national football team that lost [-]:[-] at home and missed South Africa. world cup.
What's more, in order for Qatar to take all three points at home, Qatar's head coach and Uruguayan Carreno also did enough homework, recalling two old faces, Sebastian and Yousef Ahmed, These two are naturalized players, and both have scored goals for the Chinese team.
The [-]-year-old Sebastian scored the goal in the [-] national football home defeat. He is the player with the most goals scored by the national team ([-] goals) in the team roster.
Although Yusuf's scoring record is slightly inferior, it was he who scored two goals in the final round of the group stage in the [-] Asian Cup and led Qatar to defeat the national football team.
At home in Qatar, it is not easy to beat them.
Gao Hongbo still thinks that this game should be based on keeping a tie and winning.
Lippi said firmly.
"I understand what you said. I think Qatar will also think that we will play more cautiously this game, but I just want to catch the opponent by surprise. I have seen Qatar play, they are not strong. We have a chance to win!"
(End of this chapter)