Chapter 287: Captain

Kozani is a very small city, and if it hadn't been chosen as a training camp for the Swiss team, Jonas would not have heard of it at all.

This small city at an altitude of 600 meters was chosen because it has the same climate as Mexico, which is hot and stuffy.

Mexico is not safe, but Greece is much better, and the adaptation training here is similar to that in Mexico.

This year's World Cup is held on May 31, and for the World Cup, the leagues of all countries have been advanced and compressed, and the 24 participating countries have ended their leagues at the latest in early May.

Even this year's Champions League match was moved to May 7, which ended last night.

Jonas watched the final at home, with a 120-minute match between Bucharest from Romania and Barcelona.

Bucharest in later generations is not the same as Barcelona, but in this era, they have beaten several strong teams to reach the final.

Miraculously, not only did they keep a clean sheet against Barcelona, but in the penalty shoot-out, Romanian goalkeeper Helmut Dukadam from Bucharest saved four penalties in a row to lead Bucharest to victory over the future Cosmos team Barcelona.

It was the first and only time that the Romanian team stood on top of Europe.

Because the tournament was held in Seville, the major newspapers in Europe today refer to Helmut Ducadam as the "hero of Seville".

At noon Jonas arrived at the Neferi Hotel in the wilderness north of Kozani, a small hotel on a hillside surrounded by rolling hills.

The hotel has three floors, the first floor is a restaurant, and the second and third floors have a total of less than twenty rooms, all of which were occupied by the Swiss team.

Even the Swiss team's reporters and officials had to stay in other hotels.

Jonas was just about to open the door and get out of the car when the phone rang, and it was Milkan calling.

He closed the door again and answered the phone. "I'm Jonas. ”

Milkan said on the other end of the phone: "Jonas, I'm already in Sevastopol. ”

Jonas said, "You're a veteran, so I won't say more." As long as the price is right, you make the decision. The money goes from you first, and it has nothing to do with me. ”

"I understand. We expect you to do well at the World Cup. ”

Santos is now close to Jonas and agreed to buy a warship in the name of Angola without the slightest hesitation.

This warship nominally belongs to Angola State, and even if it is not under the command of Angola State, it is a deterrent to Rainbow Country and Zaire.

Milkan acted as an intermediary, doing his old job, buying warships in the name of Angola.

And this warship, which will later use Cabinda as its home port, will be responsible for protecting the maritime facilities of Jonas.

It is worth mentioning that although the government army's extermination of the Bukzau tribe met with some resistance, in just 10 days, more than 300 lives have been lost.

A large number of Bukzau people fled to the Congo in the north, causing considerable international repercussions.

But none of this has anything to do with Jonas.

Giving the satellite phone to Kaia Young, Jonas said to him, "In the romantic country of Greece, no matter how many romantic encounters you have, don't mention it to me. ”

He smiled triumphantly, but received a roll of the eyes from Mikiros.

Jonas said to Plov again: "The bodyguards sent by the Raya family, you can arrange to protect the hotel as much as possible and avoid the media. ”

Plov nodded. "I'll arrange it. ”

Although Jonas only brought two bodyguards with him on this trip, the Raia family in Greece sent ten bodyguards and five cars for him to use during his stay in Greece.

Jonas can now enjoy this service almost everywhere he goes.

In Mexico, before Jonas had passed, several families were already arguing over the services given to Jonas.

As a result, he doesn't have to worry about his travel and safety at all.

Jonas said to Mikiros: "In the next few days, you go back to Switzerland and form your team of secretaries." Ten people were selected for the time being, and they were in charge of different departments. Remember, it's not just about ability, it's about loyalty. ”

Mikiros asked, "So what time of day will I report to you?"

"It's noon every day. ”

Even with the start of the training camp, Jonas could not completely leave the company's affairs alone. We must always know what is happening, what accidents are happening, and what decisions need to be made.

After explaining these matters, Jonas opened the door and got out of the car, and Kaia Young hurriedly said, "I'll help you carry your suitcase." ”

Team leader Phil waited at the door of the hotel with a female assistant to see Jonas get out of the car before coming over.

"Welcome, Jonas. ”

Jonas wondered, "What about the reporters?

"Today's first day of training was a media day, and the reporters followed the team to the stadium. The news of your joining the team today has not leaked out, so there is no one here now. ”

"Well, from today onwards I'm a normal player too. ”

Phil led Jonas into the building, and said with a smile, "No, Jonas, you will never be ordinary. Last night, we held our first regular meeting to determine the main squad for this World Cup.

Vargas retired after preparing for the World Cup, so he voluntarily handed over the captain's armband, and you, Jonas, are our new captain. ”

Kaeya Young whimpered in amazement, squeezed her eyes with the female assistant, and shouted at Jonas, "Captain." ”

Jonas didn't bother to pay attention to him and asked Phil: "It doesn't seem to be a tradition for the Swiss team to be captain when I'm not around. ”

The Swiss team has always been a civilian team without stars, playing in a style of iron-blooded, tenacious, steady, focusing on tactical coordination and integrity of the game.

So most of the players of this team are not outstanding, but the strength of the team has not been weak.

Captains are usually ranked by seniority and are made up of the oldest defenders and/or midfielders.

Jonas is only 21 years old this year and will not turn 21 until the end of August.

Phil laughed: "It was a joint decision for all of us and you got the unanimous approval of the other twenty-one players. ”

"That's an exaggeration......"

Phil led Jonas to the door of the room at the east end of the north side, opened the door and said: "Jonas, we all understand that if you want to go far in the World Cup, your performance is crucial. ”

"What's the point?"

"It's also what all of us want to do with you, Jonas, you're a billionaire, you've got a lot of business to take care of, and playing football isn't your main option," Phil admitted.

However, the Swiss team cannot do without you, at least in important games. It's hard for us to keep you with money, so there's only honor.

You're going to be the captain of our Swiss team! All of us expect you to be captain for 20 years. ”

Jonas was a little speechless, and for a moment he was a little moved, and nodded to Phil.

He does have a plan to stop playing after this World Cup, but now it seems that the plan has been changing.

Originally, he played football for fame, but after Yannick's unexpected death, he had to take on the responsibility of inheriting the family business.

After Yannick's death, his original plan to play until the nineties and then start developing had to be changed.

For Jonas, the heart of playing has changed and become a burden.

But at this time, Jonas won the championship with the Swiss team.

Winning the European Championship is the most wonderful enjoyment for all Swiss, and the Swiss expect more from Jonas.

This doesn't mean that you have to win the world championship, at least the original group stage round has become the top 16, the quarterfinals, or even higher.

The others were afraid that Jonas would carry the burden, and now let Jonas be the captain.

If he became captain, how could Jonas, who was only twenty-one, embarrassed to retire at such a young age?

It has to be said that they gave Jonas a trap.

Jonas asked, "Is it possible to change this resolution?"

"When the team voted yesterday, the reporters of Swiss TV 2 and the Zurich Zeitung witnessed the election as witnesses, but it will be announced after communicating with you today. ”

I have to say that Phil and Enzelle are doing this, and Jonas is really hard to refuse, and he is embarrassed to say that he has retired.

If you only play the qualifiers and finals of the national team, you won't be able to play a few games a year, that is, every four years, you will play one more European Championship and one World Cup, which is equivalent to playing for a month every two years.

Now that he is a privileged player, he doesn't have to play unimportant games, so how can he take care of his burden?

What's more, he also likes football, so it's better to leave it at that, anyway, he's not too busy to spare time.

In order to take care of Jonas's other work, the team also reserved a single room for him, and Jonas's heart was not moved to be fake. "Alright then, we'll talk about that in the evening meeting. ”

It was almost noon when Jonas arrived, and shortly after he arrived, the team returned from the pitch with a dozen reporters.

Seeing Jonas return to the team, all the reporters smiled and surrounded Jonas.

They were all Swiss journalists, and Jonas did a personal press conference to answer their questions.

When the reporter of the Zurich Zeitung asked a question, he said with some excitement: "Jonas, last night, the team had a secret ballot, do you already know?"

Jonas nodded, and he asked again, "Is there anything you would like to say about being unanimously elected captain?"

Jonas looked at Phil and Nzele and could only say, "It's an honor and a responsibility. I will live up to everyone's expectations of me and will work with all the players to achieve better results for the Swiss team!"

(Chapter 284 is written in two, and this chapter should be 287, not one less.) )