Chapter 643 - Serving as the Flag Bearer of the Olympic Delegation?

Before hanging up the phone, Iroh also explained a few key points, if he can agree, then he can announce the news before the Olympics, and then with this shareholder style and his own influence, the team will definitely be able to attract many powerful sponsors, whether it is for himself or the team.

The next day, Li Shiyin came with the news that she had been rejected.

Case...... Iroh simply returned his attention to the preparation of the national Olympic team in July, and it was not himself who was in a hurry anyway.

Want to use your youth to earn your best interest? It's not that easy!

Iroh thought to himself.

Of course, this does not mean that Iroh gave up directly, he had played relevant FIFA games in his previous life, such as building his own team, echelon, buying and selling players, and now that he has such an opportunity, he naturally wants to give it a try, but what he didn't expect is that this world is still that world, and the relevant G members are still thinking about their own pockets, and they don't have the idea of seeking politics in their positions at all.

So I can only wait, and wait until the right time to buy a hometown team, which can be regarded as my contribution to Chinese football.

In order to ensure that the national Olympic team plays its best during the Beijing Olympic Games, the Chinese XX Football Association has finalized four warm-up matches after consulting Dujkovic, from weak to strong, namely the Vietnamese national team, the Malaysian national team, the Australian national Olympic team and the Serbian national Olympic team.

It is worth mentioning that after these four warm-up games, it is when the final selection of the 18+4 people for the Beijing Olympics is released.

In the warm-up matches with the Vietnamese national team and the Malaysian national team, there was no suspense to defeat the opponent with a big score, and the next Australian Olympic team played a little hard, their physical elements are very close to European players, and they belong to a typical power style of play.

So after 90 minutes, the Chinese Olympic team had to accept the result of a 2:2 draw with the Australian Olympic team at home.

According to the thinking of domestic fans, it should be as easy as the national team to defeat the Australian Olympic team at home, but what they didn't expect was that they would be forced to draw at home again, which is not good news for the Olympic Games that are getting closer and closer.

But for the national Olympic team, it is not an unacceptable result.

Dujkovic is in the process of matching the final 18+4-man squad, and the tacit understanding between the players is not yet at its best, so a draw is acceptable, as long as the official matches of the next Olympics are played well.

Next up is to return to Qinhuangdao at the end of the month to face one last opponent, which is also the strongest opponent of the Chinese Olympic team in July, which is equivalent to a review ceremony before the start of the Beijing Olympics.

Tickets for this warm-up match at the Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center are still hard to find, because the opponent is stronger, and the Serbian Olympic team, which advanced to the main match of the Beijing Olympics with the runner-up in the European qualifiers, plus there are many players who play in top European league clubs in the team, and the comprehensive ability is not worse than that of the Chinese Olympic team, and in terms of the sense of cooperation, it is stronger.

Therefore, it was the more cooperative Serbian Olympic team who scored first, but soon Airo equalised with a free-kick.

In the ensuing game, both sides consciously tested their defense, and there were not many troops invested in the attack. And Iello and others also consciously controlled their desire to attack and avoid the scouting of the group C group stage opponents of the Beijing Olympics, Belgium and Brazil.

In the end, the Chinese Olympic team drew 1:1 with the Serbian Olympic team at home.

Compared with the previous two big scores against the Vietnamese national team and the Malaysian national team, there is a clear downward trend, which makes fans worried.

This is the Olympics held on your doorstep, what if you don't play well?

After the game, Dujkovic took the captain of the national Olympic team, Ailuo, to the press conference site of the Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center to make a detailed report on the four games of the month.

But these are not the concerns of reporters, they are most concerned about what is the ultimate goal of the Chinese Olympic team in the Beijing Olympics.

For such a question, Iroh felt that it was still not suitable for him to answer, after all, this was at home and not abroad.

In foreign countries, freedom and individuality are advocated, and if you continue to be as unscrupulous as foreign countries in different bad circumstances at home, then you don't know how to die.

So...... Or silence is golden.

Played a set of Tai Chi and kicked the ball to head coach Dujkovic.

In fact, this problem has also entangled the national Olympic team for a whole month, and the General Administration of Sports issued a request to protect eight and fight for four, but the national Olympic team has not responded positively, so fans and the media do not know what the national Olympic team is asking of them to achieve.

Dujkovic learned from the translator that Iello kicked the ball to him, so he had to smile bitterly, and it was not easy to pretend to turn a blind eye to the positive questions of the media, as a player, Ilo could kick the problem away, but as the head coach of the national Olympic team, he could not follow the willfulness.

"Rest assured, we will play well on our home turf next month! Our goal is consistent with the indicators issued by the General Administration of Sports, to ensure that eight compete for four! "But when you think we have the best players in the world, we're going to aim a little bit more ...... Take a medal. ”

Hearing this result, Iroh also subconsciously turned his head to look over, and after a while, he found that this old man really had some courage.

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The next day, China's mainstream sports media reported all about Dujkovic's claim that the national Olympic team would challenge for medals at the Games.

But it's not football that's appearing in the mainstream newspapers, it's ...... Who is the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation in this Olympic Games?

"As the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics draws closer, the preparations of all Olympic delegations are in the final stage, and at this time, it is necessary to focus on the face of the Chinese delegation, that is...... Who will be the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation? According to the previous Olympic Games opening ceremony flagbearers, they are basically occupied by the men's basketball team, and since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, it has been held by men's basketball players, but with the soaring international influence of Ailo and Liu Xiang, coupled with their tall and sunny image has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people...... Some people called on the Chinese delegation to stop sticking to basketball stars such as Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, and choose Ai Luo or Liu Xiang, who also have international influence, to be the flag bearer. It is also a change, and it also shows that the strength of Chinese athletes in the men's event has been greatly improved......"

The headline from the People's Evening News read: Who will be the flag bearer of the Chinese Olympic delegation?

On the same day, many online media reprinted the headlines of the People's Evening News, and netizens began to vote extensively.

And the choice of these three people also made the majority of netizens guilty of choice suffering, because Ailo is the first person in Chinese football, while Yao Ming is currently the first person in Chinese basketball, and Liu Xiang is the first yellow person in the history of world track and field to win the Olympic 110-meter hurdles championship, that is, the first person in Chinese track and field.

No matter which one you choose, you will still end up feeling sorry for the other two.

But as time went on, another voice also came out, led by the report of "New Wolf Network", who believed that the Olympic flag bearers of the Chinese Legion do not necessarily have to be tall and mighty, as long as they can represent the national image and the Olympic theme.

In other words, this means that China has won a lot of honors in recent years, and female players with international influence also have opportunities.

However, in the long 5,000-year history of China, it has always been the male protagonist and the female protagonist, and when it comes to the real choice, no one chooses a female player as the standard-bearer.

With the heated discussion on the Internet, Cui Lin, deputy head and secretary general of the Chinese sports delegation, had to come forward to hold a press conference in the main press center.

Then he elaborated on the criteria for selecting the flag bearer: "The flag bearer of our Chinese delegation must be a national icon!" Moreover, the following conditions must be met: first, the level of sports technology should be high, second, the sportsmanship should be good, and the third aspect should be a good public image! ”

In line with these three aspects, the first ranked is undoubtedly Iroh, as for the second is not easy to rank, Yao Ming is the best center in the NBA league in the United States, as long as the fans who pay attention to the NBA are no one who does not know his name, and Liu Xiang is even more amazing, the 110 hurdles champion of the 2004 Athens Olympics, and the current 110 hurdles world record holder.

Since Cui Lin, the deputy head and secretary general of the Chinese sports delegation, did not directly announce the flag bearer, and the reporter knew that he could not get anything out of his mouth, he could only return his attention to the three candidates.

That evening, the reporter interviewed Ailo in the Olympic Village after the national Olympic team's training.

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

In response to the reporter's question, Iroh was still a little caught off guard.

These days have been focused on preparing for the Group C group stage of the Olympic Games, and there is simply no time to follow the news, and the draws in the last two warm-up games against Australia and Serbia have put him under some pressure.

After listening patiently, Iroh touched his nose, shrugged his shoulders, and smiled in the face of the concerned media: "It is a great honor to be the flag bearer of the national delegation, no one will refuse, and I am the same, but ...... That's not what I should be thinking about, my idea now is to lead my brothers and play well in the upcoming group stage......"

The reporters shook their heads, they really didn't expect Iroh to cheer them up.

It seems that it can only ...... Wait.