Chapter 19: The Pioneer of Celestial Football
After seeing Zheng Xiaoyang's name displayed on the screen, Li Mudi pressed the call button, "Xiaoyang, why are you free to call at this time?" ”
The teams of the two men are still not close, but they are often in contact with each other by phone and email. After the previous victory over Royal United, Zheng Xiaoyang also made a special phone call to congratulate him, and by the way, he exchanged his recent experience, it has only been four days, what is the matter?
"Lao Li, I have something to tell you. A friend from a circle in China came to Spain, and I didn't know it well, but I found it through connections. They're in Madrid right now, and they've learned your name and want to ask if you have time to meet them. ”
As soon as he heard this, Li Mudi's curiosity was hooked. What did the football circles of the Celestial Empire do when they came to Spain? What's the latest official activity? Could it be the head coach of the national team...... Thinking of this, Li Mudi's heart suddenly gathered, but he immediately put it back. With his fame and age, how could he be associated with that position? And I have the impression that the Frenchman Perrin was followed by a high coach, and I haven't heard that he has ever been selected as a coach in Europe. What could that be?
Just when Li Mudi was thinking nonsense, Zheng Xiaoyang on the other side of the phone couldn't wait, "Hey? Is it still there? Why is there no movement? ”
"In, in, someone brought a document just now, I took it, you go on."
He continued: "Your kid seems to be on fire in the country now, people should be passing by you and suddenly want to contact you, but there is no contact information for you, so I asked someone to help and finally called me." They want your phone number, how about it, give it to them or not? ”
After a little deliberation, Li Mudi asked, "Do you know who it is?" Athletic Commission's? Or was that club coming to look at foreign players? ”
"It shouldn't be official, it sounds like it's a Shanghainese calling, and I guess it might be a team that came to bring in reinforcements. Are you optimistic about your men? Now there are many local tyrants in China, and you kid may really be able to make a few deals. ”
Li Mudi listened to Zheng Xiaoyang's ridicule, and said angrily: "Even if I want to buy a player from Castile, I can't be the master!" The transfer of the reserve team has nothing to do with me. And even if the transfer goes through, it's a good thing for me. My man is gone, but the transfer fee goes to the first team. ”
"Huh." Hearing the complaints here, Zheng Xiaoyang didn't know how to respond. "Do you want to give it or not? People are waiting for news. ”
"Give it, it's all in a circle, it's not easy to come out to do things, just help if you can."
"Well, you can wait for them to call you. I'll put it aside first, I still have something to do, and I'll talk about it when I have the time to do it. ”
Hung up the phone, Li Mudi couldn't remember what he was going to do before, and his mind was on the matter of people coming from China. Who is it and what are they doing?
I don't know how long I thought about it in a daze, the mobile phone rang again, and Li Mudi, who was awakened, quickly picked it up and connected the phone.
A voice with a Shanghai flavor came through the microphone: "Hey, is it Director Li Mudi Li?" ”
Although Li Mudi's ability to judge characteristics is very poor, he can also feel that this person is much older than himself, so he immediately responded in a modest tone: "You are polite, I am Li Mudi, but I don't dare to call it any guidance, just an ordinary football coach." Who are you? ”
"You are too polite, let me introduce myself, I am the founder of Shanghai Chongming Gengbao Football Club, Xu Gengbao!"
Hiss...... A cool breath rushed straight to Li Mudi's mind! For the name Xu Gengbao, people who are familiar with the history of the development of football in the Celestial Empire must still remember it vividly, and any record related to football in the Celestial Empire will have a strong stroke of his strong stroke.
Xu Gengbao's most remembered label is the status of a successful head coach, but in fact it is much more than that. Lao Shuai was an international player of the Celestial Empire in the sixties and seventies, and served as the captain for a long time. At the beginning of the professionalization of football in the Celestial Empire, he led Shanghai Shenhua to block the dynasty of Dalian football with the famous tactics of "grabbing, forcing and encircling", so that the relatively immature football of the Celestial Empire at that time avoided a dominant situation. After that, in 98 years, he personally brought the last of the second triple championship to Dalian. Coupled with the successful promotion of Guangzhou Songri and Shanghai COSCO, Lao Shuai's coaching ability is definitely one of the few in China.
What can make Xu Gengbao far surpass other excellent coaches in the football circle is his attention and specific work on the youth training of Tianchao football. At the turn of the century, he founded the Genbao Football Base, put forward the slogan of "ten years of sharpening a sword", devoted himself to cultivating young players, and successfully founded the current Chinese Super League giants (or local giants?) five years later. The predecessor of Shanghai SIPG Football Club - Shanghai East Asia Football Club. It can be said that the old coach's contribution to the football of the Celestial Empire is very huge.
As a person in one and a quarter of a football circle (one in a quarter of his previous life's hobbies), Li Mudi has a lot of respect for Xu Gengbao, and when he heard that the person who wanted to contact him was Lao Shuai, he immediately stood up from the chair and said in a respectful tone and with a slight stammer: "Director Xu, you ...... Hello! I heard you've been coming to Madrid for a long time? Is it convenient to visit you? ”
"Hehe, I just said that you were polite, why did you get worse again." The old coach said very kindly: "My team and I went to Madrid today, and after a night's rest, we are going to Murcia tomorrow. I'd like to talk to you if I don't bother. Where are you located? I'm going to look for you. ”
Xiao Li was a little flattered, "How can I trouble you with the old reason, I am familiar here, I still go to you." Where are you now? Are the hotels all arranged? ”
"It's been arranged, everybody is in the room. We are really not familiar with the road, if it is convenient, please guide Lee......"
"Just call me Xiao Li, I don't dare to call it any guidance or non-guidance in front of you. Also, it's not troublesome, Madrid is very convenient, you tell me the address, I'll go there right away. Li Mudi interjected respectfully.
"Hehe, that's good, it's hard for you to make a trip. The hotel I stayed at was the Novotel Madrid Campodelas Naciones, not too far from the airport, at the address of ...... Let me see. ”
Li Mudi hurriedly responded: "I know the address, then you can rest first, I will go out immediately, it is estimated that it will be there in about forty minutes." ”
"Okay, we'll see you at the café downstairs."
After agreeing to meet, Li Mudi immediately put on his coat, took his wallet and mobile phone and trotted out of the apartment, and took a taxi straight to the hotel.
The journey was very smooth, and we arrived at our destination in half an hour.
The Asians in the white Castilian coach uniform were still very attractive, and after getting out of the car, they were watched by many people all the way, which made Li Mudi very embarrassed, and hurriedly quickened his pace and walked into the hotel gate.
After entering, Li Mudi strolled inside, while looking around to see where the café was. Just when the waiter on the side was about to come up and ask if he needed help, an old man stood up from the rest seat in the hall, it was the old handsome Xu Gengbao.
When Li Mudi saw it, he immediately trotted forward, stretched out his hands, respectfully held Director Xu's hand, and said with a little excitement: "Director Xu, I really admire the name for a long time!" I can't imagine that I will have the opportunity to meet your old side. ”
The sharp old coach on the coach's bench in the past looked kind at this time, and said with a strong smile: "It's a shame that you still attach so much importance to me, I'm not a big man now, and few young people know me now." ”
Li Mudi hurriedly said: "You are always a real pioneer of Celestial Football, and you are a role model for our younger generation to learn!" ”
The old man laughed, shook his head slightly, and said, "You just fool me!" Come, let's go over there and order two drinks and talk. ”
After sitting down in the café and ordering a drink at random, Li Mudi asked, "Why did you come down?" Didn't you say I'd call you when I arrived? ”
Coach Xu looked at the young head coach opposite and replied with a smile: "I slept on the plane for a short time, and I have nothing to do in the room." I asked the people who came with me to go outside with me, and after a brief tidying up, I came down without staying for a few minutes. ”
After a few words of greeting, Li Mudi said his previous question, "Is there something wrong with you leading the team here this time?" ”
"A few of us are going to Lorca in Murcia, and I'm going to buy one of their football schools." When the old handsome came up, he magnified his moves.
When Li Mudi heard this, he was very surprised, and then thought about it, remembering that there was indeed such a thing before the crossing. Xu Gengbao became the president of a La B League team, and it seemed that his results were good before he crossed over, and the news on the Internet said that they were expected to be promoted.
After seeing Li Mudi's exclamation and immediately calm down, Lao Shuai was slightly stunned for a moment, and continued: "This matter has been preliminarily discussed with the local government, and this time it was for further talks, but at present, it seems that there is a great possibility of success. I contacted you temporarily this time to hear what you young people understand about football. And Xiao Li, you are also a Spanish player now, I would like to hear any advice from you on their football development. ”
These words frightened Li Mudi again, "In front of your old man, how dare I, a little character, make any suggestions!" How can I be qualified? ”
"Hehe" How do you feel that Director Xu has the meaning of transforming into Director Zhang Lu, "I'm afraid you don't know how popular you are in China now, right?" You now go online and search for memes. The smile between the words was so weird.
Li Mudi took out his mobile phone and connected it to wifi (a good man who runs a house!). ), open the Baidu webpage and enter the hottest emoji, and in an instant, "Xiao Yueyue", "Brother Xueyou", "Director Jin" and so on all popped up. Li Mudi was very familiar with these emojis before they crossed, how can people who often use the Internet not use them? However, now, among these, a meme called "Spanish coach brother" has been hot in recent days, and the ranking has quickly risen to the top of the rankings. Through this name and a few pictures given in the post, Li Mudi confirmed the cruel reality that he was the protagonist, and his tears almost remained, and he thought to himself: "What the hell is this Nima?" ”