October 28, 2002, Capital International Airport, Yanjing, China.

"...... flying from Amsterdam, the Netherlands"

The airport hall is full of people, and the radio is constantly broadcasting information about the take-off and landing of various flights.

The friend took the box in the hand of Qiu Suhui, who was dressed casually: "Okay...... It's so heavy! What's in there? ”

"Just some information." Qiu Suhui replied lightly.

"You called me just the day before yesterday and said you were coming back, but I saw you in Yanjing today, and the speed is quite fast!"

"Just take something, don't take anything anymore, pat your ass and leave!" Qiu Suhui patted his ass with both hands.

"What are your plans for coming back this time?"

Qiu Suhui did not answer his question immediately, they happened to pass by a newsstand, and Qiu Suhui asked his friend, "What day of the week is today?" ”

"Monday."

"Oh, a sport."

Holding the latest issue of "Sports Weekly", looking at the large photo of Yang Pan on the front page of the newspaper, the text under the photo reads: "Yang Pan in the new position has made a new breakthrough, and scored a hat trick of assists with three assists!" ”

My friend saw Qiu Suhui staring at the front page of the newspaper all the time, and knew that he still couldn't let go of the two Chinese teenagers in his heart. "Why do you need to come back? How good is it to continue to be your coach in the Netherlands and train them? It was their luck that they started their careers in the Netherlands, otherwise they would ......"

"How else?" Qiu Suhui asked.

"Otherwise? In China, it will die again! It's almost impossible to succeed in China after studying for so long and then becoming a professional football......"

Qiu Suhui didn't listen to the rest of his friend's words, and the phrase "died young" hit his chest like a hammer, and old Peter's helpless and sad face appeared in front of his eyes again.

Qiu Suhui rolled up the newspaper, then turned his head and said, "Let's go!" ”

"Let's go back and see your parents first, how long have you not been back? No matter what you do when you come back, you will go after reading your parents first, and live with them for a few days, chattering. While driving, the friend said to Qiu Suhui behind him, the two grew up in a small place, and Qiu Suhui helped take care of his parents all the years that Qiu Suhui left home.

Qiu Suhui pulled his hair together: "It's time to go back and take a look, otherwise my father and mother should not recognize my son, other people's children take care of their lives instead, and their own children are ...... outside."

"What are you talking about? Who are we with? That's our parents, you're gone, I'll naturally have to take care of it! ”

The car drove past a very ordinary two-story building, and my friend slowed down the car, "Chinese Football Association, are you going?" ”

Qiu Suhui rolled down the window and looked at the dilapidated building covered with green vines under the shade of green trees, which is the heart of Chinese football and the office building of the Chinese Football Association. It's just that the image of this building is really in line with the image of Chinese football, and the officials of the Football Association are really far-sighted and far-sighted.

Qiu Suhui squinted his eyes, and then rolled up the window again: "Let's go." ”

My friend was a little strange: "Hey, aren't you going?" ”

"Not now." Qiu Suhui spread out the newspaper, "But I'll come later." By the way, do you know that those clubs are short of people in their youth teams right now? ”

"Chinese?"

"Nonsense!"

Qiu Suhui really hoped to join the Football Association as soon as he came back, starting as an assistant coach of the National Olympic team, and it should not be a problem with his name and coaching experience. Now when he heard that Kaka turned out to be Zhang Jun and Yang Pan's classmates, he suddenly changed his mind. Now he knows a little about the members of the national Olympic team, but he feels that if these players want to break out of Asia, it is tantamount to a dream. He thinks that China is so big, there are always some undiscovered diamonds like Zhang Jun and Yang Pan, and he wants to dig them out one by one now. However, this plan cannot be implemented for too long, and the current national Olympic team is like someone's descendant troops, even if he digs up more diamonds, it will be difficult to integrate into the national Olympic team. He has always been to be the head coach of the National Olympic team, at that time, he will have a big change, 75% of the national Olympic team will be replaced, and the new recruits are the players he found in the youth teams of those football clubs in China, and they are also the main force of China's impact on the Athens Olympics.

This process can't be too long, one year, at most one year, he must become the head coach of the national Olympic team, otherwise China will lose a group of excellent players, and will also lose a great opportunity.

"Chinese clubs, I don't know much about them now, but if I look them up on the Internet, I should be able to know some of the situation." The friend replied, "I'll give you a piece of advice, though." Don't go to the A-League teams, they are unlikely to be short of any youth coaches at this time. On the contrary, those clubs at the lower levels, due to the lack of effective supervision, may have a bit of vacancies. ”

"Low-level?" Qiu Suhui saw this line in the newspaper: "The head coach of the youth team of Henan Zhongyuan Club was dismissed by the club's board of directors because of his poor performance in leading the team, and the youth team is currently temporarily replaced by the former assistant coach to prepare for the national U21 football league ...... starting next year."

This sentence is mentioned in passing when reporting on the Henan team's preparation for the next round of the League B, but it is just a very ordinary report. But Qiu Suhui, like an old hound, smelled something that excited him.

Qiu Suhui closed the newspaper: "You don't need to check it on the Internet, help me book a ticket to Zhengzhou the day after tomorrow, and after seeing my parents, I will go to Henan." ”

"Henan?"

"That's right, Henan Central Plains Club. I'm going there. Qiu Suhui said with a smile.

Wang Jianye looked at the person in front of him with some surprise, and the name written on his resume was "Qiu Suhui". As long as you have followed Chinese football for 20 years, you will have heard of this name, the prodigy, genius, and hope of Chinese football in the 80s. Wang Jianye has been engaged in football for nearly ten years, and he has been watching football for more than 20 years, so he will not have heard of this name. His premature retirement due to injury was a big loss for Chinese football, and then he seemed to have evaporated from the world, and there was no news from him again. Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, this former legend is sitting in front of him, hoping to get a job coaching the youth team.

If all the coaching experience on his CV is true...... Wang Jianye swallowed his saliva, then there is no problem for him to coach a national-level team. But are those experiences all true? Assistant Coach of Ajax Youth Team in the Netherlands; Assistant Coach of Anderlecht, Belgium; Assistant coach of the youth team of Nantes, France; Assistant coach of the Bordeaux youth team of France; Scottish Celtic youth team assistant coach; Assistant coach of the German Freiburg youth team; Assistant Coach of the Red Star Youth Team in Belgrade, Yugoslavia; Assistant coach of Chievo Youth Team, Italy; Assistant coach of Portugal Benfica Juniors......

Wang Jianye is a little dizzy, all of them are famous clubs. Acting as Van Gaal's assistant in the Ajax youth team and bringing Ajax to the title of the Dutch youth league champion, this experience alone makes him qualified to be the head coach of the Central Plains youth team. He decided to make another confirmation: "Mr. Qiu, do you really want to be the head coach of our club's youth team?" ”

Qiu Suhui nodded.

"Then, Mr. Qiu, we Henan people are more realistic, so I'll tell you directly. I've heard of your name for a long time, but what you've been coaching ...... To be honest, I don't know anything about it. Wang Jianye looked at Qiu Suhui, Qiu Suhui could see a kind of momentum in the head of Central Plains football, and the person who could work hard in the big dye vat of Chinese football for nearly ten years without falling down has his own simplicity. Before Qiu Suhui came, he specifically looked for information to learn about the boss of the Central Plains Club, nicknamed "Wang Dazui", because he had written articles in newspapers to disclose some inside stories of Chinese football and discussed the way out of Chinese football, so he offended many insiders. In 1998, Henan Zhongyuan was demoted from A B to Class B, which can also be said to be caused by this reason. Many people may still remember the 1997 Henan team's Romanian foreign aid Julian made a money counting action in front of the camera after losing: "Chinese football toomoney, Henan football nomoney!" This has become a classic that people have to mention when reminiscing about A.

Qiu Suhui despises many insiders of Chinese football, but he is still full of respect for the Henan man in front of him. Founded in 1994, Zhongyuan Club is the only professional football club in Henan and one of the few clubs that has adhered to the present since the professionalization of Chinese football in 1994. He suffered relegation twice, but then returned to League B the following year. With their good spirit, they have won the respect of football circles and fans across the country, and are known as a model of good operation of small and medium-sized clubs.

"Yes, I can understand that. I have been in Europe for more than a decade and rarely return home. And there is no news coming out, which is equivalent to saying that I am incognito. But I'm here to prove my ability to Chinese football. Qiu Suhui replied.

Wang Jianye nodded: "Although I don't know about your experiences, I believe in your name!" Wang Jianye stretched out his hand to Qiu Suhui, "Welcome to the youth team of Zhongyuan Club as the head coach!" The club will do its best to support you in your work! ”

Qiu Suhui also stretched out his hand: "Thank you for your trust, I will not let the club down." ”

The two hands are clasped tightly.

On October 31, 2002, Qiu Suhui found his first job in China in Zhengzhou, and he was one step closer to the answer in his heart.

In the afternoon of the same day, the two parties signed the contract. The contract is for a period of four years and is linked to grades. Qiu Suhui has a very complicated feeling about this contract, it should be said that he hopes to sign a one-year contract, so that it will be easy to leave, but Wang Jianye thinks that one year is too short and is not conducive to team building, so he has to sign for four years, after all, he is the boss. Qiu Suhui also thinks that a long time is right, the cultivation of young players does take time, but the rush is imminent, even small and medium-sized clubs like Henan Zhongyuan want to play next season to enter the Chinese Super League, the club board of directors to the youth team results also as a weight - after all, in the Chinese Football Association's requirements for surpassing, the youth team's supporting facilities and results are also used as a condition for inspection - so the results are directly linked to the contract years into the contract.

This is really a strange youth team coaching contract, Party B wants to sign it for one year for its own future interests, but Party A thinks that it takes time to build the youth team, and it is better to sign it for four years. However, Party A needs to produce results quickly because of the rush, and the construction of the youth team is eager for quick success. Party B thinks that this is wrong, but it is in his original interests, after all, Zhongyuan is just a springboard for him.

The interests of both parties are all entangled in this black and white contract.

The next day, Qiu Suhui officially took office and became the head coach of the youth team of Zhongyuan Club. The club held a small press conference and announced to some media in the province that the head coach of the youth team was Qiu Suhui, a former player of the Chinese national team, while the acting coach Hu Li remained as an assistant coach, and the rest of the coaching team remained unchanged.

Hu Li said to Qiu Suhui when he handed over the work: "I think the club should tell you that they attach great importance to the results of next year's U21 season, because it will indirectly affect the club's breakthrough." Your predecessor was fired because of his poor record. So even if you used to be a famous player, you may not be able to become a successful coach, and no matter how successful you are abroad, you may not be able to succeed in China. ”

Qiu Suhui feels that this assistant coach is very honest, which is probably why he can only be an assistant coach and cannot be the head coach. "Oh, why?" He asked knowingly.

"The football environment abroad is completely different from the one at home, and you have a brilliant coaching experience abroad, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage for your success. Ah, don't mind saying that, I don't mean anything else. Hu Li smiled, he is a native of Henan in his fifties, who has worked in the Zhongyuan Club for five years, but has always been an assistant coach.

"You have a point, but I'm here to be successful. I think I still have that confidence. Qiu Suhui smiled, "You give me all the players' information, and I will return to you a list of key players in two days." In addition, Mr. Wang has agreed that I am solely responsible for all matters related to the youth team, so there is no need to obtain the approval of the board of directors for everything. "You need to have absolute power over what you do in your job responsibilities, which is something that Qiu Suhui values very much as a coach, and he thinks that if he needs to be talked about by some laymen in the process of coaching the team, he would rather not do it than be angry with this bird.

"Okay."

The youth team is doing a 100-meter sprint under the leadership of the physical trainer. Qiu Suhui set his eyes on the runway, and a tall player happened to run past at lightning speed.

"Eleven seconds seventy-three!" The physical trainer shouted.

"That guy is a striker, right?" Qiu Suhui pointed to the back of the man who had just finished running and asked Hu Li.

"No, he's a midfielder."

"Lower back?" Qiu Suhui was a little surprised, "The back waist of the 100-meter speed of 11.73 seconds?" What's his name? ”

His name is Liu Peng, he is 19 years old this year, and he is from Luoyang, Henan Province. The club stumbled upon him two years ago in the Luoyang High School League, where he showed great physical fitness and signed him in. Strong explosiveness and excellent marking ability. However, judging from the year and a half, his performance has not been very outstanding. Your ex once told me that he wanted to suggest that the club sell Liu Peng to a club at will. ”

Qiu Suhui stared at the tall back for a long time, and after he finished running, he returned to the queue and waited for the next sprint. "Give me his details, so detailed that he has to have his origins, ...... this afternoon," Qiu Suhui raised his hand to look at his watch, "...... Give it to me before five o'clock. ”

"Okay, I'll do it." Hu Li turned around and left. Qiu Suhui was still standing in place, he watched with interest as Liu Peng squatted on the starting line again, his eyes looking straight ahead, waiting for the whistle to blow.

"Luoyang High School League, back midfield, Liu Peng ......," he muttered.

When Hu Li saw Qiu Suhui the next morning, he was startled, his eyes were red because he stayed up late, and he said to Hu Li with a cup of coffee: "Old Hu, please go and call Liu Peng to my office." ”

"Ah...... Good, good! ”

When Liu Peng rushed to Qiu Suhui's office from the training ground covered in sweat, he was also frightened by the appearance of the head coach, with red eyes and messy hair, he really looked like a wild man. Qiu Suhui motioned for Liu Peng to sit down, then took another sip of coffee, put his hands on his face, wiped it, then put down his hands, looked at Liu Peng, and suddenly asked, "You, do you know Zhang Jun?" ”

Liu Peng was stunned for a moment.

Qiu Suhui seemed to be very satisfied with Liu Peng's reaction, and he grinned: "Tell me, what kind of opponent is he?" ”

Liu Peng didn't understand why he asked this, but he still answered the manager's question honestly: "He is a person that all defenders don't want to meet. ”

"Including you?"

Liu Peng nodded gloomily.

"That's why you chose a midfielder in your third year of high school instead of a centre-back that you are best at? Is it because you want to avoid him? Qiu Suhui stared at Liu Peng and asked.

Liu Peng raised his head and just saw Qiu Suhui's eyes: "Tell me, what are you playing football for?" Family? Friend? Girlfriend? ”

"Do you think you're happy right now? The senior high school was eliminated in just two games because of his mediocre play in the back. Now the performance in the Central Plains Youth Team is not outstanding, and the state is sometimes good and bad...... Have you read all the last few issues of the newspaper? ”

Liu Peng nodded.

"Zhang Jun and Yang Pan succeeded in the Netherlands, what about you? The central defender who was once the only one who could defend Yang Pan in one-on-one is going to mix in the youth team like this? Is there a today and no tomorrow? Watching the former partners become famous one by one? Are you willing? Then why did you come to the Central Plains in the first place? You can rely on a physical education major to go to a random university, and then come out and work as a random physical education teacher until you retire. Qiu Suhui looked at Liu Peng's face with more and more sweat.

"Liu Peng!" Qiu Suhui raised his voice sharply.

"Here! Yes? Liu Peng raised his head.

"You go back and tell Coach Hu that you want to play at centre-back, not at the back!"

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