Chapter 4 (10)

In the next two or three days, the topic of who will become the new head coach of Wuhan Yafeng has almost swept all sports media, the sports program of the TV station invites guests to give advice to the Yafeng club, and the print media circles a number of famous coaches who are idle at home, Tuesday morning, the largest circulation in this port is also the largest "Wuhan Evening News" broke the amazing news, the head coach who is about to take over the Yafeng team is likely to be a very famous Italian, two months ago, The Italian coach has just left the Italian Serie A due to his team's poor results, and a sincere invitation from the faraway club Afon has aroused his deep nostalgia for the green field, and he hopes to continue his exploration of the football field in the mysterious East.

Italian? Serie A? Two months ago?

All of these messages were linked together, and a thunderous name popped up.

The enthusiasm of the fans was immediately ignited by the news disclosed in the evening newspaper, and Yafeng's external relations department immediately became busy, and the three telephones in the office almost did not stop, but no matter how the staff explained, people just didn't believe that the news would be groundless, and they preferred to look at the approach of the Yafeng club with their own ideas: Yafeng must have wanted to sign the contract first and then surprise everyone, but the well-informed evening newspaper reporter uninterestingly poked out the news in advance, This left the club passive in negotiations with the Italians and could only desperately deny the authenticity of the news.

Hubei TV also quoted the report in a news program at noon.

This is a satellite TV channel covering the whole province and even the whole country, and many Yafeng fans who have not had the opportunity to see the "Wuhan Evening News" are surprised and surprised, but also eager to confirm the news, so in an instant, the phone of Yafeng's external relations department has become the busiest hotline in the city. The incident even alarmed several leaders in the province and city who cared about football, and their secretaries called Wu Xingguang one after another to ask what was going on.

The Yafeng Club had to urgently hold a press conference to refute the rumors.

'We haven't been in contact with the Italian coach and his agent hasn't been in contact with us. In the face of many media reporters and fans who did not know how to sneak into such an occasion, the club's press officials flatly denied the false news that caused the uproar. "He's a good coach, but our selection of the head coach is still at home, partly because of the time, partly because the local coach is more familiar with the league and the players, and at the same time, he is also familiar with the traditions and habits of our team......

"Is there a financial consideration for this?" A journalist asked this poignant question.

The press officer shook his head: "What we think about more is the fit of the coach and the team. Not all foreign monks can recite sutras. He ignored the reporter and nodded to a local reporter he knew, signaling that he could ask a question.

"Among the coaches of Yan Guangshun and Cheng Dexing, which coach does Yafeng Club prefer?"

"In the past two days, we have been in contact with these coaches and are actively communicating with them, and we have reached the same opinion and opinions on many things." The club's press officer tried to mimic the tone of the government spokesman's speech, and said it to the letter. "Of course, it is not an easy task to choose a suitable person for Yafeng among these excellent coaches, but," he said here, he accentuated his tone, "we have taken a big step, a solid step. ”

"You will soon see a more united, stronger and more efficient Yafeng, and I am confident that we will go further than everyone thinks this season."

These heroic words immediately made fans look forward to Yafeng's brilliant future, but the reporters knew that this was the end of the reception. They were busy throwing all sorts of questions at the press officer.

"I heard that the striker who was injured in the game the day before yesterday will be out for five rounds of league games, and there is a lack of arrow figures, will the Yafeng team continue to implement the 'four-four-two' tactic?"

"There is news that No. 12 Gao Jinsong will continue to play as a center forward in the next game, may I ask ......"

"I heard that last night the acting head coach Yan Liangcheng had a quarrel with several main players in the team, and even the security guards at the base were alarmed, is this true? Can you tell us about the process of this? ”

"Thursday is the day of the FA Cup, and Yafeng will host last year's FA Cup champions Guangzhou Wuhua, what tactics will Yafeng use against the cup winners and now the fourth place in the league? What kind of methods is the head coach going to use to contain the opponent? ”

In response to the menacing reporters' questions, the press officer gave a unified answer in succinct terms: "This is the end of the press conference. Then he quickly left the venue under the cover of two security guards.

The disappointed people stood up, and the rattle of chairs clashing in the room was mixed with the hum of people whispering and talking. They originally thought that Wuhan Yafeng could bring a surprise to everyone, but except that the Italian would definitely not come, nothing happened about it. Some fans are still feeling sorry for Yafeng, since the club doesn't care about money, why not invite the famous Italian coach to Wuhan? Maybe he can really bring Wuhan the first football trophy in history. There are also reporters sneering, Yafeng's press officer is embarrassed to talk nonsense here about the fit between the coach and the players, and what goes further, in fact, "familiar with the league and familiar with the players" is the most fundamental reason, haven't you heard that the acting head coach Yan Liangcheng and several main players in the team are almost incompatible? Next, there will definitely be a lot of fun to watch in the Yafeng Club!

Of course, there are also reporters who immediately find out through their own channels what the press officer means by "one big step". These thoughtful guys believe that this sentence must have something to mean - the matter of Yafeng's new head coach must have been raised, otherwise the press officer would not have said so surely; The new head coach must have his own conditions before performing the contract, and this condition makes Yafeng difficult, so Yafeng Club has been unable to sign the contract for a long time after the matter has been resolved, and there is no way to announce the news to the outside world. The key thing now is that after everything is ready, what kind of wind is the shareholder wind that is owed?

On Tuesday night, a reader called the Wuhan Evening News and claimed to have bumped into several of Yafeng's main players in a restaurant in Hankou District, and that they were having dinner with three or five outsiders who were not players. The enthusiastic reader told the reporter on duty who answered the phone that he recognized one of several outsiders — Cheng Dexing, a football coach who is now at home.

The reporter on duty didn't bother to ask the reader how he was so sure of Cheng Dexing, and he didn't care to consider the authenticity of this matter, so he took his interview bag and camera and ran to the restaurant. The news was published in the newspaper the next day, along with photographs. Although the angle and lighting of the photo are not good, I can barely make out that there are two members of Wuhan Yafeng in the circle of people who stand up to toast, and the middle-aged man with a grim look in the face of the camera lens is Cheng Dexing, who is known as "Iron Shuai".

Before the FA Cup match on Thursday evening, a reporter from the Fan Newspaper "coincidentally" met Cheng Dexing outside the stadium. In the past two years, this reporter has interviewed Dexing several times, and the article has also saved enough face for Cheng Dexing and his team, so everyone is also an acquaintance, and after a few polite greetings, the reporter asked very "curiously", why did he suddenly arrive in Wuhan?

"I was caught holding up the façade." Cheng Dexing pointed to a friend beside him, "He has run a football school, and he will officially recruit students in a few days, and borrow my signboard to advertise for him." I'm a hard worker myself, and I'm not at ease after a few days, so I just run out to breathe, so as not to be nagged by my wife every day at home - now I'm unemployed. Everyone laughed at a few words.

"How can a coach like you lose his job?" The reporter complimented, and lost no time in asking, "Could it be that Wuhan Yafeng didn't look for you?" They are short of a good coach right now. ”

"They've approached me, but I don't have any plans to take over a team at the moment." Cheng Dexing didn't deny it, but just said lightly, and said, "A few of my former team members were in Yafeng, and they held a banquet for me the night before, and they were arrested by you reporters. A few people who accompanied him gossiped about the good things that the reporter of the evening newspaper was not, or his article gave birth to so many things in vain and ruined a good trip for several people.

The reporter of the "Fan Daily" smiled and did not answer. He knows almost all of the people around Cheng Dexing, including the assistant coach and goalkeeper coach who partnered with Cheng Dexing in the league the year before last, and a physical trainer who only joined this small group last year. Does it mean that attending the inauguration of a football school requires an entire team of coaches? And the middle-aged man in sunglasses at the end of the group, who was an agent with ties to several clubs, and although he hid his head and feet and did not speak, the reporter recognized him at a glance.

It seems that the head coach of Wuhan Yafeng is Cheng Dexing in front of him.

But the reporter did not debunk Cheng Dexing, but diverted the topic: "Which team is Cheng optimistic about in today's game?" ”

"Both teams have a chance. Guangzhou Wuhua is slightly stronger, and Wuhan Yafeng has the advantage of the home field, and this game is also a five-five open. ”

"If Wuhan Yafeng wants to go further in the FA Cup, what kind of tactical arrangement should they adopt?"

Cheng Dexing didn't fall for the reporter, but said with a smile: "I haven't touched the side of football for more than half a year, and I really can't answer your cold question." Besides, I'm not Yafeng's head coach, I'm just an ordinary spectator, I don't care what tactics Yafeng takes, and we don't care who wins or loses. - As long as they play well, don't be sorry for the ticket money we paid. As he spoke, he teased the reporter again, "We're not like you, with a reporter's press card around your neck, and you can go in and watch the free game with a swagger." ”

The journalist laughed.

When they were about to break up, the reporter asked: "Director Cheng, when are you free, can you let me do an interview for you?" ”

Cheng Dexing pondered for a while, and then readily agreed to the reporter: "It's okay to have an exclusive interview, but I also have one condition, you can't just write about me, but also about my colleagues and my teammates." ”

The reporter who was about to walk to the media interview area froze. He almost didn't believe his ears, and looked at Cheng Dexing with blinking eyes. Cheng Dexing didn't have such a good talk before, and the nickname "Tie Shuai" not only refers to his strict requirements for the team, but also because he is unwilling to cooperate with the media, and in the first half of last year, he also kicked and beat a reporter who took a photo of him in the street, which gave him a bad reputation in the circle of reporters.

The reporter stood at a loss for a while before he reacted, and quickly asked: "Look, when is it appropriate for us to do this interview?" ”

Cheng Dexing obviously didn't think about this problem, he thought for a moment before he said uncertainly: "It's definitely not right now......

"Then ,—— wait until things come to an eye?"

“…… Let's wait until the time is right. ”

The journalist smiled in disappointment. It seems that this interview will not be possible. Of course, this is not all bad, at least his relationship with Cheng Dexing has become closer, and he will go to Wuhan Yafeng for an interview in the future, and maybe he will be able to get some unexpected gains, such as what kind of actions Yafeng will have in the upcoming summer transfer market, such as ......

Thinking about the possible benefits, he walked into the reporter's interview area and got the starting lists of both sides from the organizing committee.

The list was pretty much what he expected. Guangzhou Wuhua, who are bent on defending their FA Cup title, have fielded their strongest squad, and all four of the main players in the last round of the league have appeared on the list. Wuhan Yafeng's lineup is also similar to the starting lineup in the previous league game, except for a substitution at right wing-back, only the forward line has been adjusted, and the young player Gao Jinsong once again partnered with foreign aid Franco as a striker.

The reporter pursed his lips and stared at the list. Could it be that this is a signal that Wuhan Yafeng, which has always relied on rapid counterattack tactics, is ready to switch to center-forward tactics?

He jotted down the idea that popped into his head in the margins of the list, and maybe he could use it when he wrote his manuscript after the game.