As soon as Li Zhifei walked into the office of the head coach of the National Olympic Team on the first floor of Building 1, Area A of the Hongfengling Training Base, he saw Shi Wuyun.

The head coach of China's U22 national team, who will also be the head coach of the future Chinese Olympic team, is staring at the computer screen and frowning.

When Li Zhifei walked up to him, he didn't raise his head and said hello: "Coming?" ”

"Well, what are you looking at?" Li Zhifei leaned over and glanced at the computer screen, but he didn't see clearly without glasses.

"In the East Asian Cup in March, I want to make some changes to the team and look at other young people in China." Shi Wuyun said to the screen.

In March this year, there was the East Asia Cup, which was a regional event, and when it was first established, it was just a round-robin match between teams from East Asia, China, Japan and South Korea. After all, there is the Gulf Cup in West Asia and the Middle East, and the Tiger Cup in Southeast Asian countries, but in East Asia, there is not even a decent event, and there is no occasion for national teams to communicate and learn from each other.

Under such circumstances, the East Asian Cup was born.

At the beginning, the East Asian Cup was held every two years, which was an international A-level event, which was held during the international break, and the participating national teams all sent their strongest lineups, and the gold content was okay.

But later, with the reform and expansion of the East Asian Cup, more and more national teams participated, and the schedule and rules were adjusted to a great extent.

It has changed from a single round-robin tournament to a conference competition, with qualifiers and finals.

In addition to China, Japan and South Korea, teams from North Korea, Mongolia, Macau, Hong Kong, Taipei, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands have also been added.

With the exception of China, Japan and South Korea, all teams will play qualifiers and then decide on a team that can qualify for the finals.

Most of the time the team is North Korea.

The East Asian Cup has undergone such a reform, and there are more participating teams, and it looks lively. However, because any team can participate, the gold content of this event has decreased a lot.

It wasn't even held on an international break.

The other participating teams may take this tournament very seriously, but the national teams of China, Japan and South Korea, the original sponsors of the tournament, are a bit perfunctory.

Japan and South Korea were the first countries to use their national second team to play in the East Asian Cup, and they no longer recall players who play in Europe to participate in the East Asian Cup, and only use purely local players.

The Chinese team did not do this because the Chinese team did not have overseas players to be recalled...... The national first team is also a purely homegrown lineup.

Later, Japan and South Korea felt that it was pointless to send a bunch of domestic players who were not usually selected for the national team, or who were marginal figures of the national team, to participate in this competition, because it would not serve as a training force for the national team - how many of these domestic players who participated in the East Asian Cup could eventually become part of the national team and participate in events such as the Asian Cup and World Cup qualifiers?

Then they simply let their respective national Olympic teams participate in the East Asian Cup, at least for the purpose of training for the national Olympic team, after all, the national Olympic team can participate in a limited number of events, and it is of great significance to have one more East Asian Cup.

In particular, the East Asian Cup is very important for the national Olympic team, because the next year is the Olympic Games, and the Asian qualifiers for the Olympic football project and the U23 Asian Cup will also be held in the same year as the Olympic Games. The importance of national football associations to this East Asian Cup has skyrocketed.

Japan and South Korea took the lead, and the Chinese team immediately followed.

Now China, Japan and South Korea all use the national Olympic team to replace the national team, but nominally they still say that the team they send is the national team. After all, the East Asian Cup is not only the three of them, there are other participating teams, other teams have sent their own national teams, and the three of you use the National Olympic team as opponents, and it is not good to say it in name......

Not only is it nominally participating as a national team, but the East Asian Cup is also an international A-level competition, and FIFA points are calculated.

In other words, the performance of the national Olympic team will affect the points and rankings of the national team, and further affect the qualification of seeded teams in the Asian Cup and World Cup qualifiers.

For various reasons, the 11th East Asian Cup, which will start on March 10, 2023, is one of the focuses of the work of the respective national football associations.

This is especially true for China, because as the host country of next year's U23 Asian Cup and Olympic Games Asian Qualifiers, the Chinese Olympic team does not need to participate in this year's U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers. Although it can directly qualify for the main competition, it lacks a lot of opportunities to practice in the game, which is actually not good for the team's preparation.

Under such circumstances, the training opportunity of the East Asian Cup is naturally very important.

As the head coach of the team, Shi Wuyun did not dare to slack off, so he and his coaching team rushed to the Hongfengling training base in advance to prepare for the next training camp of the National Olympic team here.

"Pretty good, do you have a goal?" Assistant coach Li Zhifei nodded.

"There are a few, you help me with the staff officer." Shi Wuyun turned the LCD to Li Zhifei.

Li Zhifei took out his glasses from his trouser pocket and put them on, only then did he see the content on the screen clearly.

"Luo Kai?" Li Zhifei read out the name on the screen. "The first student player to become a professional player in so-called school football for so many years?"

"Yes, in Hedong Raiden, I got the opportunity to play in the first team of Thunderbolt last season."

Li Zhifei shook his head: "No, he looked like he played a lot in Thunderbolt last season, twelve times, right?" As a result, nothing can be done. Lei Dian didn't give him much chance to show himself, and he played so many times, basically he just played in garbage time. He needs to change to an environment where he can play more games to be good for his development. ”

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"Luo Kai, the club has made an agreement with Lingnan Nanhai, agreeing to their loan request for you, and then you will go to Nanhai."

In the training base of Hedong Thunderbolt, Luo Kai, who had just come down from the training ground, met Wang Shoude, the general manager of the club, who came to tell him the news.

"Thank you, Manager Wang." Luo Kai said politely.

Wang Shoude nodded: "The club always has great expectations for you. I hope you will continue to be strict with yourself when you go to the South China Sea, play well over there, and we will always pay attention to your performance in the South China Sea. ”

"I will definitely live up to the cultivation and hope of the club." Luo Kai has a good attitude.

"Okay. Go back to the locker room and change your clothes, don't catch a cold. Wang Shoude waved his hand.

Luo Kai turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by the general manager: "That's right, Luo Kai." One thing I'm curious about - why did you turn down Shiningstar's loan request? It's your hometown team, so it should be easier to fit into your familiar environment, right? ”

Luo Kai didn't expect the general manager to ask him this question, it felt like a private matter that had nothing to do with business......

Why reject Twinkle?

To be honest, he was shocked when he first learned that Shinstar actually wanted to loan him, because he didn't think about Shinstar at all.

Then he thought of Hulai, of the triumphant face of the boy.

Then he did not hesitate to deny the possibility of going to the shining star.

He knows very well that in Shiningxing, Hu Lai is Zhao Kangming's henchman under Zhao's guidance, and he is the offensive arrow of Shiningxing. So what did you do yourself?

To be a foil to Hulai?

He didn't do it.

He didn't choose to go to Zhongjia on loan to hug Hulai's thigh, and besides, Hulai's thigh is not worth hugging.

He went to Zhongjia to improve himself, and one day he could snatch back all his own light from Hu Lai!

You know, there's still someone waiting to chase you ahead......

Thinking of this, Luo Kai said to Wang Shoude: "Manager Wang, it is precisely because it is easier to integrate into the hometown team that I don't want to go." ”

"Why?" Wang Shoude looked at Luo Kai with interest.

"There are many paths to success, and I want to take the more difficult one."

Wang Shoude smiled: "There is a kind of kid." I personally wish you success. ”

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Li Zhifei is 57 years old this year, from the grassroots sports school youth coach to the club coach, and then to the club assistant coach, and finally became the assistant coach of the national team.

Shi Wuyun recognized his evaluation of Luo Kai.

So he turned off Luo Kai's scouting report, clicked on another one, and asked, "What about Chen Xingyi?" ”

"Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai have the same problem, they both lack competition training. The problem of Dashun Golden Arrow is more obvious than Thunderbolt, because Wang Xianke is a head coach who does not like to use young players, so under him, Chen Xingyi has fewer opportunities to play than Luo Kai. ”

For these young players who are a little famous in China, Li Zhifei obviously knows a lot.

"He, like Luo Kai, has to see if they can get enough training this season, and then see if they can improve and be eligible to be selected for the national Olympic team."

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"Son, it's a little troublesome......" Chen Xingyi received a call from his father in the dormitory room of the training ground of Dashun Golden Arrow.

"Dad, wait a minute." Chen Xingyi got up and got out of bed as he spoke, put on his slippers and walked out of the room, walking towards a secluded corner. "Okay, you say, what's the trouble?"

"Those Chinese clubs are very cunning, they are not willing to indicate the number of appearances guaranteed to you in the contract, and they all say what a gentleman's agreement is, verbal promises...... If this verbal promise can be believed, what contract will we sign? Chen Hantang complained to his son on the phone.

For more than a month, he has been running for his son's loan.

From the Chinese Super League to the Chinese League, some teams don't want to go on loan and want to buy out Chen Xingyi directly, not to mention that Chen Hantang doesn't agree, even Manager Xue of Dashun Golden Arrow won't agree.

Some teams are willing to loan Chen Xingyi, and they also promised to give Chen Xingyi a lot of opportunities to play. But when Chen Hantang took a step closer and asked how many of these "many opportunities to play" there were, the other party began to play haha. It is obvious that he has not seriously considered the arrangements for Chen Xingyi after he is loaned, and Chen Hantang is certainly not willing to let his son go to this kind of team.

There are also some teams that have clearly told them that they are ready to let Chen Xingyi play no less than 20 games throughout the season, but as Chen Hantang just said, they are unwilling to implement this commitment into the contract and are unwilling to form legally binding terms. Who can say for sure? Believing their verbal promises? So if my son doesn't play enough and I go to you, can you admit it?

After listening to his father's complaints, Chen Xingyi also frowned.

He originally thought that with his ability, he would lower his stature to play in the Chinese League, and it should not be difficult to find a team that is willing to give him the opportunity to grow.

How could I have thought that reality is so skinny......

"Alas, after all, it's a loan, which is equivalent to helping Golden Arrow develop talent, and many clubs are reluctant to do this. Golden Arrow doesn't give them a training fee, but also charges them a rental fee......" Chen Hantang sighed. "Otherwise, son, let's stay and work hard in Golden Arrow, I don't believe that I have already won the league championship, and Wang Xianke still refuses to give you a chance?"

Chen Xingyi didn't answer him, because he wasn't sure what to do next.

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Shi Wuyun also turned off Chen Xingyi's scouting report, then opened the third report, pointed to the player photos on the screen and said to Li Zhifei: "I think this is okay." ”

Li Zhifei leaned in to look at the name, and then nodded: "I also think it's okay." ”

Shi Wuyun laughed: "It seems that the two of us heroes see the same thing." ”

'It's not just him, it's his team-mate at the club, the centre-back who is two years his senior. Li Zhifei said, "It's called Wang Guangwei, right?" Last season in the Chinese League, he was the main defensive force of the flashing stars. They conceded only 33 goals last season, ranking third in the defensive list of the entire Chinese league, in which Zhao Kangming's tuning is a big credit, but Wang Guangwei's play is also indispensable. ”

"Actually, my next report is Wang Guangwei."

"If it weren't for Zhang Qinghuan being twenty-three years old, in fact, I think he could have been selected, his last performance last season made me believe that he was really a prodigal son...... "Li Zhifei rubbed his chin and said regretfully.

Shi Wuyun hurriedly waved his hand: "Come on, Lao Li." I'm going to recruit Zhang Qinghuan in, believe it or not, Lao Zhao will be able to fly to the capital tomorrow to cut me. As soon as the league started, you directly recruited the entire central axis of his team, and he really wanted to fight with you! ”

Of course, Li Zhifei also knew, and said with a smile: "So I'm just talking about it, but if I want his two subordinates, one in front and one behind, he may also want to cut you." Of course, it's you who cut, not me, ha! ”

On the LCD screen of the computer, Hu Lai in the background of the ID photo grinned and was very happy.