Chapter 483: Commentator Li Gui
As the biggest football superstar in the current Celestial Empire and even the entire East Asian region, even when the quadrennial World Cup arrives, Rekindling will not be left out in the cold. No, CCTV Sports Channel, Migu, and Youku, two online live broadcast platforms, all sent invitations to Li Mudi's agency on the second day after the end of the Serie A league, hoping that the Turin coach could participate in this grand event as a guest commentator.
Especially the two online video platforms that are not bad for money, in order to attract this football coach who is so red that it is purple, they are quoted with extremely high treatment. And judging from the commentary lineup alone, Youku has Zhan Jun Zhan as the director, Migu and the big director Jiang Wen, all of whom are people inside and outside the circle that Li Mudi likes very much, and he is very interested in partnering with them to play the ball.
It's a pity that due to various reasons, he couldn't go back to China and sit in the studio to explain the game, so he could only regrettably decline the invitations of these two places and became a special guest of CCTV. Although the more wealthy Celestial Empire National Television Station cannot provide high appearance fees, it is beyond the reach of other platforms in terms of influence alone. Moreover, they also have the exclusive copyright of the previous world competitions in the whole country, and the resource advantage in hand is even more dominant.
The most important thing is that CCTV sent a large team of more than 100 people to the scene in Russia, and all 64 games will be narrated live on the commentary bench of the stadium, making Li Mudi more relaxed and convenient on the itinerary.
So a week after the start of the World Cup, CCTV issued a notice: at 23 o'clock in the evening of June 14, Beijing time, the Torino coach will explain the opening game between Russia and Saudi Arabia with He Weihe poet, which attracted the attention of a large number of fans.
There is also an unknown "black box deal" here, according to the original plan, the commentary team of this opening game should be CCTV host Liu Jiayuan and former international player Xu Yang. However, the former annoyed Li Mudi because he fell into trouble under the guidance of Gao Hongbo two years ago, so he was transferred under the hint of the Torino coach's agent during the previous negotiations.
Seeing this, some people may think that Li Mudi is too narrow, and this kind of performance is not the measure that a man should measure. But he himself thinks that the so-called "famous mouth" who became a well-known sports commentator in China because of football, but when the development of domestic football was facing great difficulties, not only did not do his part to help, but made up for it when a head coach who contributed to the football of the Celestial Empire fell to the bottom, which is a clear proof of bad character, and he disdains to be in the company of such a villain.
Not to mention whether there is any misunderstanding here, anyway, before the contradiction between the two people is resolved, Li Mudi will not work with this commentator surnamed Liu.
It's just that his commentary journey is probably not destined to go on smoothly, because just one day before his engagement ceremony, Real Madrid club officials suddenly announced in a high-profile manner: After the World Cup, the head coach of the Matador Army, Hulen Lopetegui, will take over the coaching whip of the Galaxy and become the new helm of the world's number one giant. For this reason, Real Madrid will pay a release fee of 2 million euros to the Spanish Football Federation.
However, less than four hours after the official announcement, Spanish television captured a mirror image of a suspected violent verbal altercation between Lopetegui and sporting director Hierro on the sidelines of the training ground. Subsequently, the "As" newspaper revealed that the former Real Madrid captain announced the decision of the national team coach at the critical moment when the World Cup was about to begin, which would have a great impact on the team's preparation, and even claimed that it was an extremely stupid act.
Later, another source broke the news that the president of the Spanish Football Federation, Rubiales, was also very angry about the incident, and even had the idea of firing Lopetegui immediately. But not many people took this news seriously, because it was only three days before the first round of the group match with Portugal, and changing the coach at this time was undoubtedly the worst decision, in the words of the Celestial Empire, it was self-destruction of the Great Wall, but no one with a little sense would be so reckless.
However, everyone still underestimated the courage of the former president of the Spanish players' union, who took office just 25 days ago. Cutting is also fine. After the vice-president of the country's Football Association, Del Amo, came out to criticize Real Madrid for the wrong timing of the official announcement at this time, Rubiales immediately held an impromptu press conference at noon the next day, June 13, and confirmed at the meeting that the national team coach Julen Lopetegui has been dismissed by the Football Association, and the new coach has not yet been determined, but there is already a rough range.
The explosive news immediately spread throughout world football, causing a sensation no less than a small earthquake. You must know that since the 2016 European Championship after taking over the old coach Bosque as the head coach of the national team, Lopetegui has led this group of new and old Matadors to gradually embark on the road to return to peak form, with 14 wins and 6 draws in all 20 games, including many classic cases of big scores against world-class teams such as Italy and Argentina, and was widely regarded as the top three favorites to win the championship before the start of the World Cup.
The impact on the team of sacking this coach with excellent ability at such a critical moment is obviously immeasurable, but after careful analysis, it seems to be reasonable.
Thirty-eight years ago, three days before the start of the 1980 European Championships, the Spanish national team had an almost identical incident, when the national team coach Kubala announced in advance that he would become the head coach of Barcelona after the tournament. At that time, the Football Association did not deal with it because it considered that the hasty change of coach might have encountered problems, but due to the future of the coach, the Spanish team only got one point in the current European Championship and was humiliatingly eliminated from the bottom of the group. Obviously, the current management of the Western Football Association has learned the tragic lessons of the old-timers and resolutely chose to kill the killer.
Let's not mention whether their approach is good or bad, now for the whole of Spain, the most important thing is undoubtedly to finalize the new coach as soon as possible, otherwise it will really be like the name of the very popular song in the Celestial Empire recently, completely "Cool".
Soon, the newspaper named six of the most suitable firefighting heroes in their eyes, Real Betis coach Setien, sporting director Hierro, Spain Under-21 coach Sellades, and three former La Liga coaches Enrique, Hermes and Flores who are currently at home.
Less than two hours after Lopetegui was sacked, the new coach of the national team took office, and the big guy Hierro was appointed on the verge of danger, becoming the focus of the most attention of the media and fans before the official opening of the World Cup.
However, this appointment has also been questioned by many people, because Hierro's previous coaching resume is not outstanding, but in the 2016-17 season, he served as the head coach of Real Orviedo, a Spanish league team, and finally finished eighth in the league, and failed to enter the promotion play-offs, which can be regarded as a decent performance. In addition, he has no experience in the first team, except for a brief return to Real Madrid as Ancelotti's assistant coach, the rest of the positions are sports directors at all levels of club or national teams, such a resume seems difficult to win the recognition of the players.
Moreover, his overly distinctive Real Madrid label may also cause a certain amount of resistance among many Barcelona players in the national team, and the atmosphere of the team, which was originally relatively stable under Lopetegui, is facing a deterioration trend, and the subsequent reports from the close media of the two major domestic giants seem to confirm people's speculation.
According to the daily newspaper Sport of the Atalonia region, most of the national team players are very disappointed with Lopetegui's decision; Marca, which has always been regarded as the mouthpiece of Real Madrid, claimed that Barcelona players, including Pique, did not agree with the decision of the president of the Football Association to change the coach, and they still maintained enough respect and trust in Lopetegui.
In this way, the Matadors, who were previously regarded as the favorites to win the championship, were also suspected of falling into a crisis of "infighting" when the World Cup journey was about to begin, which made the outside world less and less optimistic about their prospects, which brought more pressure to Hierro, who was already shouldering heavy responsibilities.
The Spaniard, who celebrated his 50th birthday 20 days ago, made a phone call to the Torino boss on the opening day of the World Cup, and after apologizing for not being able to attend the latter's engagement as promised, he also said another thing that made him feel helpless.
When Julen Lopetegui left, he also took three coaches from his coaching team, so as soon as Hierro took over, he needed to bring in a replacement, otherwise the team's daily training would be greatly affected. The big brother naturally hopes to invite a partner who is close to him and has excellent ability, and the first person he thought of was Li Mudi, but this proposal was not approved by the leaders of the Football Association.
In fact, none of the three substitute coaches were selected by the new manager, but were "organizationally appointed", with Calero, Juan Carlos Martínez and former international centre-back Marchena rushing from Spain to Russia to join the team in crisis.
Li Mudi still has some interest in having the opportunity to participate in the first football event such as the World Cup as a coach, but Hierro's idea is obviously a little too simplistic. As the coach of the former European League champions, it is impossible for him to play the role of assisting others, even if he is willing to help his good friends, the agencies and sponsors behind him will not agree, because it will have a huge negative impact on his business image.
Of course, the more crucial factor is that, as one of the most confident countries on the planet about its own football, the Spanish people will not accept a non-local coach to work in the national team. Even if Li Mudi is now holding a Spanish household registration book, it is impossible for him to integrate into that circle with his yellow skin alone.
Here's a ready-made example, a Spanish radio reporter broke the news on Twitter that the Real Madrid president didn't actually like Julen Lopetegui and thought he was a madman, but Galeries Lafayette now has no other choice, because all the famous managers who are suitable for the Real Madrid manager's position have refused to take over this team that is very likely to usher in a sea change.
About ten days ago, the German media "Bild" released the news that after being rejected by Loew, Allegri and others one after another, Real Madrid shifted the target of the new coach to Hoffenheim coach Nagelsmann, who was born in 1987, but the latter has rejected the invitation after a short period of thought.
This news seems a little unremarkable, but in addition to exposing the embarrassment of the Galaxy Battleship at that time, it also proves the innate advantage of Caucasian people in Europe's top sports circles. You must know that whether it is age, team performance, or personal relationship, Li Mudi is more suitable for the position of Real Madrid coach than the German young coach, but even in such a major crisis situation, Galeries Lafayette and other club executives did not take into account the Turin coach, which fully explains the difficulty of his Celestial Dynasty in the European sports world.
In the call, Li Mudi wished his big brother good luck and wished his second country a good performance at the World Cup, but in his opinion, it is almost impossible for this team that has a chance to return to the top of the world after eight years to make history. The departure of Julen Lopetegui is very likely to intensify the conflict between the two camps of Real Madrid and Barcelona in the team, and Hierro's on-the-spot command ability is also very lacking, and it is difficult to respond in a timely and effective situation in a crisis situation. It's a shame for this group of excellent players!
With a hint of regret, Li Mudi took a flight on the morning of the 14th, and it took less than five hours to arrive in Moscow, the capital of Russia, where the opening ceremony, theatrical performances and opening matches of this World Cup will be held at the Luzhniki Stadium.
However, he will not participate in the live broadcast before the game, but only turns on the microphone in front of him when the players of both sides enter the court tunnel at the beginning of the game to get ready to play. Commenting on the competition, maybe he can barely be regarded as an expert, but in terms of sensationalism, he can never keep up with the rhythm of He Shishi, so he has to choose to be a quiet listener and spectator at the opening ceremony.
Although it was the first time to do the job of a commentator, and there were some slight social difficulties on weekdays, sitting in the majestic stadium that can accommodate more than 80,000 spectators, witnessing the opening match of a football event, and the only person around him who could understand the words of the Celestial Empire, this made the Torino coach feel very excited and very comfortable.
And He Shishi's title of "Director Li" made Li Mudi enter the state of a professional commentator in an instant, and completed his debut on the TV screen relatively smoothly.
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