Chapter 287: England's World Cup

Jove Thompson and a few officials walked out and warmly beckoned the people outside into the main hall.

The New Year's reception is about to begin.

The main building of the Cruise Durant Manor is a three-story 'castle' with a history of more than 100 years, the main hall of the 'castle' is the living room, the area is very huge, fifty years ago it was also used to receive foreign prime ministers, visiting teams, hold royal meetings, etc., this year's cocktail party is very grand, there are Premier League and Championship coaches, some famous players, influential celebrities in football, and then including inviting invited guests and stars, the number of people has exceeded 100 people, so many people, crowded in the main hall, On the contrary, it feels very empty.

Prince William, as the host, and FA president Jove Thompson stood in the middle, and together the two announced the opening of the reception.

This was followed by a speech.

In some domestic conferences and activities, there will always be speeches by leaders, which are useless content, and the same is true in the United Kingdom, which is a speech, and Jove Thompson stood up and reviewed the 'ten years of history' of the New Year's reception, and then talked about the football situation in recent years, the development of British football, and then talked about the theme: looking forward to the World Cup in Germany this summer.

Jove Thompson is the president of the FA and his outlook for the World Cup will certainly have to do with England.

The theme of the New Year's reception was also England's World Cup, and the guests present were all influential figures in English football, and the FA wanted them to discuss some topics that would be helpful to England in the World Cup.

With this topic at the center, the protagonists of the reception were England coach Christian Eriksen and the England players.

After Jove Thompson's speech, it was Eriksen who took the stage, and the Swede talked about England's results, looked ahead to the World Cup, and then talked about the nonsense that England would work hard to get a good result in the World Cup.

It wasn't the first time Eriksen had attended a reception, but it was definitely the first time he had faced so many heavyweight guests, and he was visibly nervous and a little excited when he spoke on stage, even saying 'England are aiming for a World Cup title'.

This sentence made many people dismiss.

The audience is full of imaginative figures in English football, so they don't abide by any discipline in the venue, and they don't want to listen to Eriksen's nonsense, especially when he talks one after another, and after three minutes, many people in the audience start chatting with each other, completely ignoring what the Swedes say.

It's embarrassing.

Zhang Yang was a little sympathetic to Erikson, when he stood under the stage and talked endlessly, there were few people in the audience listening, they didn't even have basic respect, they began to walk around, looking for familiar people to talk to, the most excessive was Ferguson, the old Scottish man didn't know what he heard, and laughed, so that Eriksen's words almost stuck in his throat.

This situation also made it impossible to speak, Erikson realized that it was not good, and finally ended his speech, and Jove Thompson hurriedly announced, "The New Year's reception has officially begun, and everyone can do whatever they want." ”

Most people still follow the drinking party system, for example, there is a topic every year, and they will discuss things related to the topic, and even if they are not interested in it at all, they will say a few words casually.

They will also respect the 'protagonist'.

For example, Eriksen is the protagonist, the England team players are also the protagonists, the protagonist should be welcomed, Eriksen didn't perform very well just now, but after the drinking party started, there were still people who greeted him wherever he went, and talked to him about the England team or the World Cup.

England players are also the protagonists.

England players are different from Eriksen, they will be the protagonists wherever they go, such as the active Joe Cole, the kind Beckham, the shy Gerrard, the popular Rooney, etc., they will be the protagonists, whether it is coaches at all levels, or other guests and stars, they will take the initiative to say a few words to them, it never hurts to get to know each other, but they don't discuss any World Cup with each other.

Zhang Yang still stood with Wenger, and when Beckham walked over, Wenger smiled and asked, "David, have you ever thought about going back to the Premier League?" ”

Beckham just smiled, he knew Wenger was joking.

On the other side, Roman Abramovich was chatting with Steven Gerrard, and the topic they were talking about was obviously related to transfers, "Has there been any change of attention? Chelsea's doors are always open for you......"

All Gerald could say was 'not thinking about it for the time being'.

Arsene Wenger is a relatively kind coach, and several people around him are also 'neutrals', who do not participate in sensitive topics, and they will talk a few words about the World Cup of England at the drinks party, talk to the players, and see Jove Thompson and Eriksen walking together, and they will also have a few words with them.

Some people are different.

The most important thing to talk about is Ferguson and Mourinho, the two dismissive of the theme of the reception, Ferguson is Scottish, and it is the Scottish team that wants to support, Mourinho is Portuguese, and of course he will want the Portuguese team to play well.

What does England have to do with them?

Not only does the two have nothing to do with each other, but there is still some hostility, whether it is Mourinho or Ferguson, neither they have any good feelings for Eriksen, but only bad feelings, because the Swedes always 'wantonly' use their players to play international competitions, which also leads to their players, physical exhaustion and even injury.

Ferguson has expressed his displeasure with Eriksen on many occasions, and Jose Mourinho has also expressed his displeasure on two occasions, perhaps because Chelsea have so many stars that they don't care about the few call-ups to the team, such as Joe Cole, John Terry and Frank Lampard.

At the beginning of the reception, Zhang Yang stayed with Wenger, and after a while, he felt a little bored, so he took a plate and walked away, ready to find some food that he was interested in, but he didn't expect to be entangled quickly.

"You ......"

The woman in front of her was very familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere, but if she wanted to say what her name was, Zhang Yang couldn't remember it at all.

"I'm Rosie! I haven't seen you for a year, and you've forgotten about me! The woman said with a sad face, and took the initiative to hug Zhang Yang's arms, and rubbed the two huge stickers over, showing an intimately intimate look.

Zhang Yang tugged at the corners of his mouth, thought about it carefully, and then remembered the woman in his eyes, Rosie Pearce, who met at the drinking party last year.

Nothing happened to the two of them.

Maybe Rosie Pierce didn't mind, but Zhang Yang was still very sorry at the time.

However, Zhang Yang did not stop Rosie's movements, in such a drinking party, being held by a beautiful actress, after all, he had a lot of face, and he also proved his masculine charm, especially the two huge stickers were very comfortable, and he was busy working for a long time, and there was a personal vent in the middle, which also made him feel very excited.

Zhang Yang instantly put the drinking party behind and began to have an in-depth communication with Rosie.

Of course, it is limited to the exchange of words.

Rosie talks about her star career, and she will also be interested in asking about the head coach's work, and she will talk less about it, but her humorous words will always make Rosie laugh out loud.

Zhang Yang had to face the envious, jealous and hateful gazes of a group of old men.

That was the case at last year's reception.

Last year's reception was attended by the head coaches of the Premier League and the Championship, and a group of old men who were younger were almost forty years old, and their handsome faces became fireflies in the night, attracting women's attention wherever they went.

It's still the case now, some players can still have the opposite sex around them, and the managers are ignored, even Ferguson and Wenger, they are indeed very famous, but they really can't do anything in terms of age, in addition, it is very important that they are all family people, Zhang Yang is still a person, many people know that he doesn't even have a formal girlfriend.

Rosie was the first to come to Zhang Yang, and soon she had competitors, and two second-tier actresses also came over and took the initiative to talk to Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang was a little embarrassed.

Several actresses have some-for-tat meanings in their words, and it is the first time he has found out that he is so popular.

Zhang Yang is not clear about his 'charm'.

England is a football country, female stars want to be famous, it is very easy to take the football route, in addition, he is also a 'very valuable investment' person, he can be the head coach of the Premier League in his early twenties, not to mention what will happen in the future, he is already a man of the year in English football, if he can be related to Zhang Yang, he will immediately be frantically reported by various media.

In the eyes of many actresses, Zhang Yang is a candidate for the best boyfriend.

He is famous.

He has a future.

He is also very handsome.

Although not as burly as the average European man, Sven's handsome face is enough to attract the attention of many people of the opposite sex.

These are attractive enough.

If you choose the most attractive man on the spot, Zhang Yang will definitely be ranked in the top three, which also includes various stars, Zhang Yang has a big advantage is that there is no official girlfriend, for example, in the England team, there are very few unmarried stars, and a few unmarried stars have already had official girlfriends.

In the eyes of the women in the venue, there were too many advantages of Zhang Yang, and he was surrounded by several women with explosive figures, silently accepting the envious and hateful eyes of a group of old men and football stars.

"I don't want to!"

Facing Wenger's 'funny' gaze, Zhang Yang shrugged his shoulders helplessly, which almost means, "There is no way to be too charming." ”

Zhang Yang is not only the envy of the old men, but even the English players, especially the few who are married, they can't help but sigh in their hearts, "It's good not to be married!" ”

As a family man, maybe cough cough...... I can do something in private, but I don't dare to do it publicly, in this kind of drinking party, I can only chat with the women for a few words at most, and I don't even dare to act intimately, otherwise it will inevitably spread out a family farce.

Beckham is one of the people who envy, in the eyes of the outside world, Beckham has a perfect family, but as a man, the family is not as good as the outside, the beauties outside are always very seductive, surrounded by several beauties, and can calmly take advantage of all kinds of advantages, Beckham is too envious.

Zhang Yang is actually a little wronged, and the real situation is that he is being taken advantage of.

Several actresses kept posting it, and they all seemed to want to express their intimacy with him, and he was a little distressed, and at this time, when he noticed Beckham, he felt that the savior was coming, "David!" Can I call you that? ”

Zhang Yang hurriedly walked over with a glass of wine, and finally shook off a group of chattering women for the time being, "Hello, you can call me Zhang." ”

"Zhang? It's a strange pronunciation, but I know you, Millwall have been great this season. ”

"Thank you!"

Beckham also wants to know Zhang Yang, because Zhang Yang is the man of the year in English football, he is a fairly famous 'Weibo celebrity', and he can also be said to be a star, leading the team Millwall to play amazing results, and he is able to beat Manchester United to rank second in the league.

How did he do it?

Beckham has the same question as many people, and he is also very interested in the so-called "Millwall creates tactics for the formation" reported by the British media, and for the first time in world football, "creating tactics for the formation", the general coach can also make small adjustments to the tactics according to the new players, but it is absolutely impossible to create a set of tactics according to the lineup.

The two chatted about this issue.

Zhang Yang was not stingy in expressing his thoughts, "I think tactics should serve the players, not players adapt to tactics. ”

"Each player's ability is different, and what they are good at is different, but if you can do the best thing in the right position, you can play the most ability. For example, if you let a defender play as a striker, even the best defenders in the world will not be able to make a difference. ”

"A single position, the tactical meaning is not the same, give each position, suitable for the player's ability of the tactical strategy, can make the whole team have a better performance."

Seeing that Beckham listened carefully, and nodded frequently, Zhang Yang smiled indifferently, "Of course, maybe Millwall is too bad." We're just a small club with limited players, so it's hard to compete with the big clubs if you don't. ”

"I believe this is a very deep tactical theory." Beckham gave an affirmation, and he immediately asked, "Can you tell us about the England team?" This is the theme of the reception. ”

"England's World Cup?"

"Yes."

Zhang Yang shook his head and said, "That's a very general topic, I'm not familiar with the England team, and Millwall doesn't have any players who have entered the England team. "He doesn't want to say anything about the England team, and Ferguson, Mourinho and others have the same position, he is a Chinese, the England team has nothing to do with him, there is no reward for what he says, and he offends people when he says it, so he doesn't want to say more."

David Beckham was intrigued, wanting to know what Zhang Yang said about the England team, "Do you think England have a chance to win the title? ”

"Winning the championship?" Zhang Yang hesitated, but still said comfortingly, "Maybe......"

Jove Thompson walked over with Eriksen, and the two happened to hear Beckham's question, which was not a big deal, but Erikson suddenly said in a loud voice, "David, this young man is not optimistic about the England team, I remember at last year's reception, he said that the England team has no chance to compete for the championship!" ”