Chapter 204: Outside the National Team

After seven years, the Chinese team once again reached the semi-finals in the Asian Cup, which should have been a cause for celebration. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info However, the mood of Chinese fans is mixed, which is entirely due to Li Mu's injury.

Whether Li Mu's injuries were serious or not? After the game, many Chinese fans couldn't sleep, just hoping to get the latest news from the media as soon as possible.

Some smart fans and friends have already boldly deduced that Li Mu's injury should not be too serious, after he was substituted, the camera was aimed at him many times, and he happened to be sitting next to Zhang Shujie, and the two were smiling and chatting from time to time. If his injury is more serious, then he will go to the locker room to rest, and if it is more serious, he will have to go to the hospital, but neither of these situations happened to Li Mu, which also shows that his injury is only a minor injury.

Fans who have this idea are very flexible and thoughtful, and this is certainly the case in football. However, Li Mu is "his own child" after all, and Chinese fans still feel very painful when they see him injured. This is also the second injury of Li Mu's career, the last time was in Parma's first season, but it was the last game before the winter break, and he was not seriously injured, and he could recover from half a month's vacation. What's more, his injuries didn't take that long at that time, and only two days later, he became vigorous again.

This time it's different, it's in the national team, and the semi-finals are about to be played, and it's fake that the fans aren't in a hurry. After all, he is a "child of his own", and in this kind of national team competition, he must be more worried than when he is in the club.

It wasn't until noon on the 22nd that domestic fans learned about Li Mu's injury in the "Sports Express": "In the second quarterfinal of the Asian Cup that ended in the early hours of this morning Beijing time, the Chinese team defeated Jordan 3:0 with three goals from Li Mu, Zhang Shujie and Deng Zhuoxiang, and successfully broke into the semifinals. In this campaign, Zhang Shujie scored his fourth goal in the Asian Cup, one goal ahead of the second-ranked Gu Zizhe and Li Mu, and dominated the top scorer list. ”

But for Chinese fans, the most worrying thing is Li Mu's injury. In the 80th minute of the game, Jordanian defender Fatah fouled Li Mu in the backfield, and after a simple treatment off the field, Li Mu determined that he could no longer insist on the game, so he was replaced by Chen Fanyu. According to the current examination report, Li Mu's injuries are not serious, and he only needs to rest for four to five days to recover. But it remains to be seen whether he can make it to the semi-finals. ”

Li Mu's injury is not serious, which is good news, but it is not certain whether he will be able to play in the semifinals, which is bad news. It is self-evident how important Li Mu is to the Chinese team. Although he was arranged as a striker by Gao Hongbo, in fact, he was more like a free man in the frontcourt! When attacking, he had to share the responsibility of scoring goals for Zhang Shujie, and he also had to connect and instigate the midfielders when organizing. He alone has to connect the attacking routines of the entire midfield, so to speak, he shoulders the dual tasks of striker and midfield, such a player, no matter which team he is in, is extremely important.

It's a pity that the Chinese fans and the coaching staff of the team have no other way but to pray that Li Mu will get better soon, and don't let Zhang Shujie charge alone in the semifinals.

Chen Hui and Shen Hao each published an article in the new issue of Sports Weekly, which went on sale nationwide two days later on Monday. In the report, Chen Hui roughly talked about Li Mu, he believes that Li Mu's injury is certainly a blow to the Chinese team, but he also hopes that everyone can believe in the national football team and Zhang Shujie. Besides, it's not certain whether Li Mu really can't appear in the semifinals, so before everything comes out, please don't think about the worst. Finally, Chen Hui also wished Li Mu a speedy recovery, and the people of the whole country hope to see him in the semifinals.

Shen Hao's words were not as polite as Chen Hui's, he severely criticized Fatah for fouling Li Mu, and said that the referee did not give this Jordanian a red card, but he was not long-sighted! He also said very tactfully that Tahe is now famous, and all of China knows this guy. However, Shen Hao scolded and scolded, and he still hoped that Li Mu would come back at the end of the article, and also mentioned the malicious foul incident on the court, and he believed that the referee on duty of the game and the AFC should severely punish the fouler!

Speaking of which, whether it is Chen Hui or Shen Hao, it is all for Li Mu.

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In Dalian, China, An Rong just saw off Wang Shihan and Zhou Ying, a few minutes ago, the three of them sat together and chatted about football, the Asian Cup, and Li Mu's foot injury, and these are the things that football fans have talked about the most in the past few days. During the conversation, all three of them revealed a trace of worry. An Rong has never had contact with Li Mu alone, but he admires the new No. 10 of the Chinese team from the bottom of his heart, while Wang Shihan and Zhou Ying became friends with Li Mu early because of Zhang Shujie, and they don't want to see Li Mu in the semi-finals.

An Rong put away the tea set on the table, and before he could do anything, the mobile phone on the sofa rang, and he turned his head to see that the call was from Beijing.

This number is all too familiar to him, this is his only friend in Beijing, and the relationship between the two is good enough to wear a pair of pants.

"Hey, Guo Fan. An Rong connected his phone.

"Rongzi, what are you doing, why did it take so long to answer my phone?" Guo Fan's voice came from his phone.

"Just cleaned up the mess on the table. ”

"Ouch, when did you become a family cook?"

"What kind of family cooks men? Just a few friends came over, drank a few cups of tea, and left. My wife went out shopping with the children again, and I don't clean up who cleans up. ”

"Haha, that's right. ”

"I said Guo Fan, you called me today just to talk to me about family life?"

"Oh, I almost forgot. The Chinese team ...... in the Asian Cup"

"Well, I know, I know everything about the national team, and I can even know more than the average journalist, including Li Mu's injury. ”

Guo Fan on the other end of the phone laughed a few times: "It makes sense, Zhang Shujie and Yan Tao used to be your disciples, and you know everything with just a phone call." ”

An Rong narrowed his eyes and said, "Guo Fan, you kid will explain to me honestly, are you asking me about the national team?"

"Eh, what kind of 'boy'? I'm also an official of the State Sports Bureau, so you can't ......."

"If you don't come, let's talk about it. An Rong is very casual in front of Guo Fan, and he can make any joke.

Guo Fan doesn't mind, An Rong is his old friend, he has known him for so many years, and he won't turn his face because of a small joke. An Rong is a little older than him in terms of age, and it is not wrong for him to call An Rong "big brother".

"Eiko, actually, I didn't want to ask you about the national team. They have already entered the semi-finals, and Li Mu's injury has been announced to the public, so I have nothing to ask. And I'm not interested in the national team right now. ”

"And what exactly are you trying to say?"

"Have you gotten to know about the Olympic team lately?"

"Country, National Olympic Team?" An Rong was a little surprised, why did he suddenly talk about the National Olympic team?

Guo Fan said: "Yes, it is the National Olympic team. ”

"These days, all eyes are on Qatar and the national team, who pays attention to the national Olympic team?"

"Absolutely. ”

"Who?"

"Me!"

"You?" An Rong asked: "Although you are in the National Sports Bureau, you are not from the Football Association, what do you pay so much attention to the National Olympic team?"

Guo Fan said with a smile: "I often follow the movements of the national Olympic team, do you know what they are doing now? ”

"So what?"

'They've had a good record, they've played three games, two wins and one draw, and they're not beaten yet. ”

An Rong didn't know how Guo Fan inexplicably told him about the National Olympic team, you must know that during the Asian Cup, this is something that has nothing to do with the national team, even if it is the National Olympic team, it can be regarded as an accident in the national team.

However, since Guo Fan wants to talk about it, he must have his reasons, Guo Fan is not a fool of luck when he goes to the National Sports Bureau, he has a very lofty goal, or rather, ambition!

An Rong asked, "What about the opponents?"

"The first game was against Egypt, and the Olympic team drew with them, the second was against Kenya's second team, and the third game was against Egypt's Bashtel club, and the latter two games were won. ”

"What can they represent if the Olympic team wins? Represent the Olympic team and soar to the sky? You have to understand that this is just a training match, and there is no gold content at all. Of the three opponents, only Egypt was slightly stronger, but the Olympic team did not win. If Blazevic wants to use the practice win to solidify his position, it can only be said that he is naΓ―ve. ”

Miroslav Blazevic became the head coach of the Chinese Olympic team on December 11 last year, and the national Olympic team was in turmoil throughout last year, and the former head coach Liu Chunmin led the team to a poor record, leaving on June 2, 2010, and Sun Wei temporarily served as the executive head coach.

The 63-year-old Blazevic has also achieved some success, making a name for himself at the 1998 World Cup in France when he led Croatia to a third-place finish at the 1998 World Cup in France. He also coached Shanghai Shenhua for a year, leading Shenhua to a third-place finish in the league and qualifying for the AFC Champions League.

Because of this, the Chinese Football Association invited him to be the head coach of the national Olympic team. Originally, he was ambitious, but what he didn't expect was that the position of the coach of the Chinese team was not as simple as he expected.

The specific things An Rong is not very clear, but Guo Fan knows. Guo Fan said: "Soon after Blazevic took office, he had a conflict with the Chinese Football Association, and the Football Association felt that he was not very obedient. ”

"Contradiction? Recently, the national Olympic team has not had a major tournament at all, what is the so-called contradiction?"

"You must also know that the group of officials of the Football Association like to meddle in the affairs of the national team. From the selection of personnel, tactical arrangements, and even some training regulations within the team. ”

"I know this, it's no secret in this circle. ”

"I hate that the Football Association is not even a fart, they don't understand football at all, you say they interfered, can they do anything good?"

An Rong now understood: "You mean, Blazevic is dissatisfied with the Football Association's interference in the team?"

He felt that the Football Association's move had seriously interfered with his team's normal training, and asked the Football Association not to pay any more useless attention. Then the officials of the Football Association felt that he was guilty of the following offense and did not take the Chinese Football Association seriously. ”

"So how will the Chinese Football Association deal with him?"

"I went to the FA headquarters last time......"

"What are you doing at the headquarters of the Football Association?" An Rong interjected.

Guo Fan smiled mysteriously: "Don't ask about this first, listen to what I say." ”

"Okay, then you say. ”

"I went to the headquarters of the Football Association to meet with Wu Shiwei, the chairman of the Chinese Football Association, and Long Yongdi, the full-time vice president, and during their conversation, I vaguely guessed that Blazevic might not be in the position of coach of the Olympic team for long. ”

"Oh?" An Rong didn't feel much surprised, Blazevic dared to oppose the "proposal" put forward by the Football Association, that is, he was looking for death. Compared with the head coach of the national team Gao Hongbo and the predecessors of the National Olympic team, Sun Wei and Liu Chunmin, Bu Shuai is not sleek enough. But he can't be blamed for this, he doesn't understand China's market, and many things are not what he thinks.

This is called "Chinese characteristics".

Bureaucratic style pervades the Chinese Football Association, and as a head coach, he dares not to adopt the opinions of the Football Association? This is simply a manifestation of disregard for discipline and contempt for his superiors! No matter how nice things he said when he was first invited, once he sits in the position of national number coach, he must be at the mercy of the Football Association. Even if you manage the selection of the team, what about your tactics? As long as the Football Association says it, it must be right!

This is the "Chinese Football Association".

Guo Fan sighed: "Rongzi, do you know? Wu Shiwei not only became dissatisfied with Blazevic, but also had opinions on Vice Chairman Long Yongdi. ”

"Why is that?"

"I think you may also know very well that today's chairman of the Chinese Football Association basically does not directly intervene in the affairs of the national brand, and most of them are managed by full-time vice presidents, so only full-time vice presidents can be regarded as the real 'head of the Football Association'. But even so, he is always a vice president, and many things can only be done with the approval of the chairman of the Football Association. When Blazevic was appointed as the head coach of the National Olympic team last year, Wu Shiwei did not agree very much, but Long Yongdi strongly supported it. Last time, Long Yongdi had a little friction with Wu Shiwei for the matter of the old man, but he didn't show it on his face, but Wu Shiwei was already a little unhappy with Long Yongdi in his heart. ”

"...... so"

"Long Yongdi definitely doesn't want Blazevic to be killed by the Football Association, otherwise he will be implicated himself. can continue to stay as the old man Bu, which will only make Wu Shiwei more and more dissatisfied. For all kinds of reasons, small things will become bigger and contradictions will become more acute. It is only because of the recent good results of the national team in the Asian Cup that these contradictions have been temporarily covered up. With the end of the Asian Cup, their contradictions will surely deepen step by step. ”

An Rong was silent, and Guo Fan said again: "I bet that in less than half a year, the Chinese Football Association will set off another storm." ”

"Do you have any plans and arrangements?"

"What can I do? That's all in the bureau, I'll just listen. Oh yes, I'm now the deputy director of the Athletics Management Center of the General Administration of National Sports, and I've been in this position for a year. ”

An Rong said with a smile: "It's not easy for you! After graduating from the sports academy that year, you first worked as a teacher, and then as the person in charge of sports, the director, and the secretary of the party committee. After several years of studying abroad, he came back and became the deputy director of the sports center. You've been up for years. ”

"You know, this so-called 'deputy director' is not my end. Eiko, have you noticed that my experience is a bit similar to Long Yongdi's?"

An Rong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Don't say it, it's true!"

"Well, let's not talk about that. If you have time, you can pay more attention to the young players in China, who are about 20 years old, maybe it will be good for you in the future. ”

"Okay, I will. An Rong didn't ask why.

Guo Fan said: "That's all I have to say. Take my words to me, have time to focus on the young players, the reserve team, as long as you feel good enough, it's good for you. ”

After finishing speaking, Guo Fan said "bye-bye" and hung up the phone.