Chapter 300: Interview (II)

After answering a few questions and answers that were very formal and uncomfortable, the interview began to develop in the direction of analyzing Li Mudi's person.

"It may be a bit inappropriate to say that Coach Lee was born out of nowhere, but in the past two seasons, your name has indeed been known to many people inside and outside the football circle like a rocket, and everyone is very curious about this yellow-skinned manager, so let's go through a few questions to understand your view of football. First of all, what is your favorite player? ”

"As I mentioned before, I came into contact with football relatively early, and I have experienced the golden period of many elite athletes, so naturally there are many people who like it. If I had to pick out a few favorites, it would be Baggio, Batty and Raul, and of course, the likes of Zizou, Diego and Ronnie are on par with the former in my heart. In addition, Hierro, Jurgen Klinsmann, Basten, David (David Beckham), Hao Dong of our country, and some other football stars are also my former idols. ”

"Well, that's a lot of answers. So in other words, who do you think is the best player in history? ”

"A name?" After receiving the other party's nod, Li Mudi continued to respond with a sad face: "The football team is a combination of eleven players, and everyone has their own responsibilities and is indispensable. But if I had to pick one of the best in modern football for more than 100 years...... I really can't help it. Two names, Alfredo and Diego, are my answer, and they are tied for the best of all time. ”

"Okay, you've got it. Next question, the best eleven. ”

"Hey! It's not easy, okay? Is there a formation rule, if the positions are different, the selected list will be quite different. ”

"No, you like, but you can only list a team of eleven."

"Well, I'm going for 3-4-1-2, with Yashin in goal, Bobby Moore, Beckenbauer and Paolo Maldini at centre-back, Alfredo on the right wing-back, Robert Carlos on the left, Cruyff and Redondo in central midfield, Diego up front, and Barty and Rooney in strikers. It should be noted that in the goalkeeper position, I have been hesitating about who is better Buffon or Yassin, the two sides should be evenly matched, and finally chose the latter, because of the historical position. As for Alfredo's position, although it is a little weird, the golden arrows are everywhere, so it doesn't matter what fixed position there is. Of course, that's just my opinion, and there are a lot of positions that have been won by barely beating other players, just like goalkeepers, maybe ask me again after a while and the answer will change. ”

"What's the strongest team in history?"

"At the national team level it was Spain between 2008 and 2012, and at club level, it was Real Madrid for those two seasons. Of course, this is a combination of performance factors, if you only look at the combination of personnel and the quality of the players, I think the Argentine national team from 1991 to 93, if Diego had not been banned at that time, it would have been invincible. With Ruggiery, San Signi and Chamot at the back, Simeone and Redondo in midfield, Barty, Caniggia and Balbo in front, they would have ruled the world if Diego had been around at the time. ”

"Hmm...... Well, this answer really didn't come out of my mind. Next, who is the best manager at the moment? ”

"It's another difficult question, but I respect the dedication of each and every one of my peers, everyone is excellent, and everyone is unique. But if you have to force a comparison, then Mr. Mourinho, Mr. Guardiola and Zizou are the best in recent years with the best combination of ability and performance, and the others are slightly worse. ”

"And what about Coach Lee himself? In your mind, where are you and how far apart are you from those three managers? ”

"I'm still far from it! I've only played two seasons with the team, and although the results in the first year looked good, it was only the third tier in Spain, and in the eyes of football professionals, it just made my resume look better, although I was proud of it. Even if they finished fourth in Serie A this season, the gap between them and the strong teams in front of them is still obvious, and the cup competition was eliminated early. And a season's ranking doesn't mean anything, every year there are several teams that break out and get results that dazzle the outside world, but often only a brilliant year, and then return to silence. So my team and I still need to find a way to maintain the form of the previous year, and to stabilize the quality and results at the top of the league, and then I should be able to be considered a manager who can barely find a job in the top European league. ”

"Coach Li is really humble! In fact, your reputation is still very loud in the whole world football, especially the ability to discover and cultivate young players, which seems to be comparable to few people at present, is there any method or ability that others don't know? Or is it really talented? ”

"Haha, you're ridiculous! In fact, there is really no special ability, as you know, I started as a video analyst in the Real Madrid academy, and then successively served as a coach and assistant coach of the U16, U18 and Castilla youth teams at all levels, and spent seven or eight years with those selected leaders from all over the world, so I can be called a child king, so I am still good at developing young players. If there is something different from others, perhaps I am better at inferring the heights they may reach in the future by looking at the current level of performance of these lads who are far from being stereotyped. Of course, this is not very accurate, and the possibility of deviation is extremely high, but one or two of them were judged by chance, and everyone touted it as a 'vision', which is really exaggerated. It's just that I have more experience than the average person in this area, and the rest is made up and joked by the outside world, and I can't take it seriously. ”

The real reason is naturally because he has a plug-in like FM system and scouting tools, but even if this answer is said, I'm afraid not many people will believe it, and if it doesn't work, it will be recognized as a mental problem, so I still have to deal with it hastily and make a fortune in a muffled voice.

"Oh, well, just when your answer is true. So will Torino continue their previous transfer strategy, which focused on bringing in many young and even younger players? Is this betting the team's development plans entirely on the possibility of an explosion in the Academy? ”

"No, although our club has always given the academy the highest level of attention and will continue the development of the academy unwaveringly, it does not mean that the team will only look at the future, which is naturally very important. However, the transfer market in football in recent years has been a bit outrageous, with players being inflated in value, and in the spirit of spending every penny and waiting to see if the market will return to normal, we brought in a number of talented young players during the last winter break. However, at present, it seems that this inflated price fever will continue, so this summer, everyone will see the determination and specific operation of the Torino team to further strengthen. ”

"Oh? So Torino will still maintain a high level of results next season, and there is even a possibility of going further? So let's give Coach Lee a prediction on the 2017-18 Serie A title race and what your team might achieve on three fronts. ”

"Predictions are really not reliable, because there are so many variables that a little accident can have a big impact on the final outcome. However, the final test of football is the overall strength of the club, so in my opinion, next season's Serie A title will still be won by Juventus, Napoli, Roma and possibly Milan. The biggest variable is Roma, and it is not known what will happen to them after the change of manager, but as long as the existing main force remains, the Red Wolves will still be a force to be reckoned with in Italian football. ”

"Isn't there Torino among the teams that could win the title? Is it modesty, or is it deliberately showing weakness and paralyzing the opponent? ”

"No, I'm naturally very confident in the strength of the Red Bulls, but there are too many young players in the team, and it is inevitable that there will be a lack of experience. And we still lack some of the world's best players from the traditional powerhouses who can make the final decision at key moments, and with the possibility of a run-in problem in the early stages of the season, it will be difficult for us to have a chance of being in the ranks of the title contenders. As for the predictions, I think I will try to keep four out of six in the league, try to improve in the Coppa Italia compared to the previous year, and qualify from the group in the Europa League, which is the goal I set for Torino, and hopefully it will all be achieved. ”

"Okay, then I wish Coach Li and your team what they want. Now that we've talked about the clubs, let's take a look at the World Cup qualifiers. You know you have a very close relationship with Spain and Italy, so predict who will qualify directly and who will have to play in the play-offs? ”

"At the moment, the two teams are tied on points, only there is a difference in goal difference, and the quality of the other teams in the group is difficult to threaten them at the moment, so the key to deciding the first place in the group is the result of the second leg between the two sides. Considering that the Spanish team will be at home and have the advantages of location, people and people, I am more optimistic about them. However, Italy also has a chance, not to mention an away win, even if it is a draw, the two sides can still be on the same starting line. The difference in goal difference is not a big deal at the moment, and trying to score a few more goals against a few weaker opponents in the back is likely to make up for the difference, so there must not be too much pressure. Besides, these two world-class teams, no matter who plays in the play-offs, will easily qualify for Russia, so it is not a question who is the first or second, as long as they can play their own strength, everything is OK. ”

At this time, no one thought that the accident really happened, and I don't know if the disaster had anything to do with Li Mudi's poisonous milk, anyway, for a long time after that, he didn't dare to milk the people or teams he supported, and he had been apprehensive.

"Back in Asia, the current situation of the men's football team of the Celestial Empire is a bit critical, and I don't know what Coach Li thinks about the prospect of their appearance. Also, does Coach Lee have anything to say about the new manager, Mr. Lippi? ”

"We played a little too badly in the early stage, with 2 draws and 3 losses in five games, which made the team's situation suddenly enter a desperate situation, but this is not a pot of high guidance, the overall performance of the national football team is very poor, and there are some off-field factors to interfere, which is really painful! Fortunately, we faced this bad situation in the first stage of qualifying, and still grabbed the last lifeline and climbed up from the cliff, which is still relatively experienced. Therefore, as long as we can win away from Syria on the 13th, we will have the opportunity to see the hope of overtaking, and according to the schedule, if we win in direct dialogue with Uzbekistan at the end of August, the initiative to qualify will most likely be tilted like ours. So you have to do your best, win all the games you deserve, and the opportunity will eventually belong to those who are always ready. ”

There is once again something that needs to be avoided in this passage, and the "off-field factors" are obviously referred to, including the previous answers, which also criticized the poor work of the Celestial Football Association, so in the end, it will have to be sorted out by the editors of the FIFA website before it is sent. Fortunately, Gines, who was always in the room, communicated with the other party as soon as possible, so that the people of the Celestial Empire Football Association could not see the original manuscript and video, otherwise Li Mudi would have completely offended the other party. Afterwards, the brokerage predator, who has a very high status in world football, had to cry and laugh and ask his partner to talk more than his brain when he is interviewed in the future, and stop igniting fires everywhere without concealment. As for the effect of the advice, it is not known at the moment, depending on the mood of the Torino manager.

"As for Mr. Marcelo Lippi, I am not qualified to do so. He is one of the most successful and capable managers in the world, achieving results at Juventus and the Italian national team that no one else can match, and he is a role model for us young coaches. A large part of the reason why I still have such strong confidence in the Celestial Empire national football team just now is that I recognize Mr. Lippi's coaching ability, and I believe that under his leadership, the team will have a chance to create a miracle. He is very familiar with the Celestial Empire and Asian football, and when he coached at Yangcheng Evergrande Club, he helped the team win the AFC Champions League, and he has been the dominant player in the league for many years, which will bring immeasurable confidence to the national football players. So I'm going to keep an eye on Mr. Lippi and his team and hope for a good ending. ”

This is the last question of this visit, Li Mudi believes that he has successfully completed this mission, and can finally move his energy to other important matters.