In the evening, the Imperial Garden Villa in Beijing.

The air was blowing in the study, Gao Han was only wearing a loose home clothes, sitting at his desk, watching intently the information and information sent to him from all sides, while the laptop on the desk was playing the games of the Chinese Super League in the past season.

He doesn't watch every game, but pays special attention to a few players who are interested.

While looking at the materials, I watched the video of the game, and from time to time I recorded something in the small notebook at hand.

Time passed slowly, and he didn't realize it until nightfall.

Lin Xia opened the door gently, walked in, helped him turn on the light in the study, and suddenly turned on, Gao Han only realized at this time that night had fallen unconsciously.

"It's very lively out there right now, there are all kinds of rumours, and the reaction of the fans is very strong. Lin Xia walked over, next to Gao Han, sat down on the tatami mat, and looked at her husband intently.

Because it was inconvenient to go out, Gao Han asked people to send all the materials he needed to his home, and immersed himself in the game video every day, at first he just watched the national team games, but then he simply watched the games of the Chinese Super League, and sometimes she felt distressed.

If he didn't pick up this burden, he could have been very chic and comfortable.

"Isn't it already obvious what you said at the beginning?" Gao Han felt strange.

At the beginning, thousands of fans went to the headquarters of the Football Association to petition for him, and he was really moved and personally called Deputy Director Cai, but because there are still some problems that have not been properly handled, the Football Association still has no way to announce the news that Gao Han will take over as the head coach of the national team as soon as possible.

But from just a few words, Deputy Director Cai has revealed all the information that can be revealed, and it can even be said that only Gao Han's name is almost out, isn't this obvious enough?

Lin Xia shrugged his shoulders, reached out and grabbed Gao Han's hand, and stroked it gently, "You know, some things are not until the last moment, and everyone has no bottom in their hearts, especially when it comes to the national football team and the Football Association, everyone has survived in hopes and disappointments again and again, where do they dare to believe it easily?"

Gao Han can understand that Chinese fans are the most pitiful group of people.

"What about the media?" Gao Han asked with concern, he was afraid that some media would take the opportunity to hype, lest the world be chaotic.

But Lin Xia smiled, "Not to mention, this time the domestic media is really rare, none of them took the opportunity to hype up the rhythm, basically they are analyzing and interpreting, and they all basically think that you will be the head coach of the national team." ”

"Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, they are quite reliable. Gao Han smiled.

"That's natural, you think, if the national football team is really finished this time, the fans will be disappointed again, but won't they also suffer losses?" Lin Xia asked playfully, "What's more, many of them are also fans, waiting for the boat to run, of course they also want to see you succeed in the national team." ”

Gao Han's brows furrowed and he couldn't stop nodding.

As a coach who has been coaching for more than ten years and has proven his ability on the top stage in Europe, he is very aware of the current environment of the national football team.

He asked the national football team three questions before, and they still exist, and even more problems now.

Today's national football team is a mess, and Gao Han has not taken over the mess, but the problem is that there is not much time, and the strength of the national football team is not enough to let Gao Han show his strengths, and the international players cannot implement Gao Han's requirements in a short period of time, after all, the gap between technical and tactical literacy and European professional players is still quite obvious.

"Isn't it difficult this time?" Lin Xia didn't know much about football, but she knew Gao Han.

It is rare to see her husband show such a troubled look, he has always been full of confidence and energy.

But after listening to Lin Xia's words, Gao Han smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "It's definitely difficult, but it's not difficult for me." ”

Lin Xia just liked to see Gao Han's confident appearance, and rested his head on his lap with a coquettish smile.

Gao Han quickly withdrew his smile, and his eyes showed a thoughtful look.

There really wasn't much time left for him, and he had to come up with a plan as soon as possible.

The immediate priority is that the coaching staff should develop a set of tactics that the national team players can appreciate and implement as soon as possible, which is a test for Gao Han and the coaching staff, after all, they have been in contact with some of the best professional players in the world before, and it is a bit difficult for them to coach the national football team.

It's like asking a tall, strong adult to drill a hole in the ground that is meant to be dug for children.

But again it has to be done.

As long as the team can play in an organized manner, Gao Han is confident that he can win.

What's more, he is also assisted by a coaching system.

Just as Gao Han was thinking, a mobile phone ringtone suddenly woke up Lin Xia, and she sat up straight almost reflexively, looking like a good wife and mother, looking at Gao Han and smiling.

Only in front of Gao Han will she show the side of dependence like just now.

And after looking at the caller ID of his mobile phone, Gao Han smiled slightly.

"Here they are!"

His team of assistants has finally arrived in Beijing.

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The next morning, Beijing Chinatown Training Center.

When Gao Han, accompanied by Xiang Tianming, walked into the conference room, Sergio Garcia and the others all laughed.

They all knew that this was the first time Gao Han had left the house in nearly half a month, and he still came secretly today.

When the old partners meet again, everyone is excited, and the only worry is the challenges they will face next.

Coaching the Chinese national team is the biggest adventure in Gao Han's history, and it is also their big adventure.

Gao Han stood at the top and silently looked at the assistants present, while Sergio Garcia and the others also looked at him silently, a tacit understanding wafting in the air, making Xiao Mudu, who joined the team for the first time, admire, while Xiang Tianming looked a little incredulous.

"Okay, I won't say much more, everyone still follows the old rules and goes straight to the point. ”

After Gao Han finished speaking, he sat down with a big grin.

But Xiang Tianming was stunned, what is the topic?

Soon, however, Sergio Garcia stood up and inserted a USB drive into the projector, which soon showed a PowerPoint presentation of his production on the screen so that he could explain his analysis to everyone present.

"I specially went to understand the current situation of the Chinese national team in Group C, you can take a look, the current national football team has played six rounds, ranked third, Qatar has qualified in advance, and our main opponent is Hong Kong, China, which is in second place. ”

When everyone heard this, the expressions on their faces couldn't help but be a little weird.

It's hard to believe that Hong Kong, China, is just one city in China, and now it is China's number one opponent to advance from the round of 40.

Gao Han was also a little embarrassed by this, because when the results of this draw came out, the country was jubilant, and everyone thought that this was the best lottery ever, and it could almost be said that the national football team was sent to the top 12, but I didn't expect it to end up like this.

It is clear that all parties, including Perrin and the coaching staff, including the Football Association, including the players, are all paralyzed.

"But you see, China has only played six games so far, one less than Hong Kong, which means that we have two games left and Hong Kong only have one, as long as we win the remaining two games, with our goal difference, we can basically ensure second place in the group. ”

Gao Han also analyzed the situation of this group and agreed with Sergio Garcia's judgment.

"And the factor in our favor is that the remaining two games are at home against the Maldives and Qatar, with the last game being the most troublesome, but considering that Qatar has already qualified, I think there is still a good chance of winning. ”

"But the trouble now is that even if we finish second in the group, we can't guarantee qualification, because according to the rules of the top 40, the top eight groups will qualify directly, and the four best teams will qualify second, so we have to compete with the other seven group runners-up, which is a big variable. ”

Sergio Garcia then analysed the situation in the other seven groups, focusing on the second place in the group, as well as the trend of the next two rounds, and even gave each team a certain probability, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of China.

It was the first time Xiang Tianming had come into contact with Gao Han's team, and he was really stunned.

Just such an assessment of the situation, Sergio Garcia took out his hand, I don't know how much more detailed than what he had seen before, and it was much clearer, even if he was a layman, he knew the situation well.

Shomu was not surprised by this, as he knew Sergio Garcia's style and ability.

After Gao Han listened, he nodded lightly, he was used to this, "Since the variables are so big that we can't control them at all, let's just leave him alone, let's concentrate on playing the remaining two games, as long as we both win, whether we can qualify, then let it be fate." ”

When he said this, Gao Han couldn't help but feel melancholy in his heart, what he didn't like the most was this kind of handing over his fate to others.

In his opinion, this is too much.

"Sergio, I need you to provide information and materials on the two opponents as soon as possible, as well as analyze their last six or seven games, and by the way, touch ourselves, including the players. ”

Sergio Garcia raised his right hand and smiled faintly, he knew how to do it, and he had even made arrangements for it a long time ago.

"Lorenzo. Gao Han looked at Buenaventura, "We have a tight schedule for the next six days, playing two games in a row at the end of March, and I have asked the Football Association to arrange the home stadium as close as possible, but I need you and your team to make sure that the team is fit." ”

After a pause, Gao Han continued to add: "Of course, I will arrange a national team training camp during the two-week national team match day in February, you have ten days to get a good feel for the bottom of the team, and I need you to give a set of plans as soon as possible after the training camp." ”

"Okay, no problem. Buenaventura replied without hesitation.

He and Gao Han have been old partners for many years, and he knows Gao Han's requirements very well, if he can't do it, then he won't have the opportunity to sit here at all, and Gao Han has already been kicked out of the team.

"Pedro, there are several goalkeepers in the national team at present, I need you to take a good look, the Chinese Super League is about to start training, you can go to the site if you need it, the national team will arrange Li Tie as the leader, he will accompany you. ”

Pedro Harrow nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Steve, during the training camp, I want you to assess the mentality of the players, and I need them to play these two games in the best mental condition. ”

"No problem. Steve Peters said confidently that because Chinatown had intervened in the national football team before, he had already archived in this regard, but he was the most sure.

"Xiao Mu. ”

"I'm here. Xiao Mu hurriedly replied that everyone in the team had work schedules, and it was impossible for him to be idle.

"I need you to visit the teams in the Super League as soon as possible to get a full picture of the players, and we need to tailor a stable set of tactics for them in the shortest possible time. ”

"Okay, I'll do it right away. ”

Gao Han nodded, gritted his teeth, and got up from his seat again.

"Guys, everyone outside says that the Chinese national team is dead, but we haven't encountered such a situation before, I believe that we can bring the national team back to life, the key is to do our best to play the remaining two games. ”

Everyone present nodded in unison.

"Please!" Gao Han shouted vigorously.

(End of chapter)