Chapter 2 A Discussion of Football
"Afriel, are you awake?" After a long time, it was José Coleman who broke the silence, his voice was very soft, it seemed that he did not intend to wake everyone up, Afriel is a translator that Jose specially applied to the Football Association for this expedition, is a young man, a native of Colombia, but he is extremely talented in language, it is said that he has learned and mastered the languages of 7 countries in 2 years, even including small languages such as Arabic, considering that the languages of their destinations are different, so the Football Association selected him as a translator for the team. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Yes, sir." Afriel replied, in a rather pious tone, after all, Jose Coleman is a well-known player in South American football circles, and was once the head coach of the Argentine team.
"I heard the chairman say, do you know many languages? What are they? José Coleman asked softly with a smile.
"In addition to Spanish, I have a certificate of translation qualification in Portuguese, English, French, German, and Italian." Afriel said, as if trying to find the documents in his bag, which was interesting to Jose Coleman, who stopped him and asked, "Are there any other ones, like some Asian countries?" ”
"Oh yes sir, I can also speak Japanese, and I can also speak some Chinese." Afriel said.
"Oh, you can speak Chinese?" Jose Coleman's sudden question surprised Afriel, after all, in Colombia, except for some businessmen from China who need Chinese translation, Chinese is not used much, although many schools have added some Chinese courses in recent years, and he also came into contact with Chinese by chance, relying on extraordinary language talent, slightly able to translate some simple words.
"Yes, sir, will say something simple." Afriel added.
"I'm a little interested in Chinese, oh China, that's a mysterious country. By the way, how do you say it in Chinese? Jose Coleman asked.
"It's Nihao, sir." Afriel said, although it is not standard, but it can still be distinguished, in fact, for people whose native Spanish language is Spanish, it is not easy to say Chinese like this.
José Coleman tried to imitate Afriel's pronunciation, but the sound he spit out was so frightening that after trying a few times, he laughed and said, "Haha, it seems that I am really an old man, and I can't speak such a mysterious language." ”
Their conversation slowly alarmed the others, and the old Oriental language was imitated with interest, and in the end it seemed that Avril became a Chinese teacher, while others became elementary school students.
"Okay, everyone's in spirit!" José Coleman interrupted the "study" and continued: "I'll tell you something, I've been thinking about it for a long time. ”
Listening to Coleman's words, everyone lifted their spirits.
"Saloao, Urta, Via, we are all old friends, I was born in Argentina and I have been involved in football since a very early age, I have played in Colombia, I have been a coach in Argentina for a long time, I have also been to Europe, I have seen the style of European football and I have communicated with them in the World Cup, I have always believed that football in every country has its own soul"
Everyone listened attentively, and this wise old man, who usually doesn't talk much, seemed to open his heart to talk about his understanding of football this time.
"I have done a special study of Colombian football and found that there is indeed a certain similarity in the football system of South American football, and Colombia's football style has always been quite close to Argentina, I think, maybe this is also the reason why Herod invited me to come, he is really a respectable president, at this time, he is much more pressure than we are!"
"Before I came, I also communicated with Torica about what Colombia should do in the future, so, since I am now the head coach, I will talk about my own ideas, I will do what I have done with the Argentine team, the transformation of Colombia, the characteristics of the Argentine team are obvious, because there is Rimel, he is the commander of the team, he controls the whole situation, and the rest of the players revolve around him, this is the way I thought about Argentina at the beginning."
Hearing Rimel, the rest of the coaching staff also lit up, the 2006 World Cup Argentina, that was really beautiful, they paid too much effort together, but they did not go to the end, leaving a lifetime of regrets.
"Rimel, ha, I like Rimel, many people I know love it, king of South America!" The translator said a little excited, and he felt embarrassed after speaking, Rimel, for them, in the Americas, it was really a god-like existence, in the 2007 World Cup qualifiers, Argentina played with Colombia away, Avril was on the scene, Colombian players looked at Rimel's eyes, it was crazy worship, and every time he dribbled, protected the ball, and passed, it caused the cheers of the fans on the spot, and the strange scene of turning away from home to home is still vivid. So far, no player has done anything like it in Colombia, not even Ronaldo, even Ronaldinho, maybe Maradona can't do it.
Seeing the translator so excited, José Coleman also seems to recall those years, recalling the days when Remel worked together in the Argentine youth team and the national team.
"It was a wonderful day," Jose sighed to himself.
"So, Colombia has to have its own Rimel, a more dynamic Rimel, a 22-year-old Rimel."
After listening to Jose's words, Tang Fa asked: "Coach Jose, do you think we have such players in Colombia?"
José thought for a moment and said: "We have to be confident, now there is no does not mean that it does not exist, we have time, I am confident, we can dig good seedlings".
"I hope you succeed, Mr. José, then you will definitely become a hero of Colombia!" He continued.
"Okay, so let's hear me out, in order to achieve our goals, we need to do two things at the moment, one is that we need to have a good operating system, and second, we need to identify the potential of the players we look at and train him how to do his job well."
"Jose, but Reemel is the best player in Argentina, do you want him to retire early to join our coaching team?" Half-joking is Sario, although he is positioned as a physical trainer in the coaching team, but those who know the team must know that he is also good at other sports, such as making a warm-up plan, inspecting the national team's station, checking the turf of the training ground, and all the miscellaneous things are all done for him. This guy always has a strange idea, maybe he thinks too much about it, he has a white beard at the age of 47, and people in the Argentine national team used to call him "bearded guy".
"You're a good suggestion, if he did come, it would have helped me a lot, but that little guy is only willing to stay in Boca and we were on the phone the other day and he said he wants to play for a few more years, so ......" said José Coleman.
Hearing the head coach say this, a few people on the coaching staff are nothing, but the translator and the officials of the Football Association are extremely excited, and they can actually call their idols directly, what a close relationship, although football stars are not as beautiful as entertainment stars on the surface, but they also have their own agents, assisting in handling transfer matters, facing the news media, it is not easy for them to meet each other, Afriel has seen it on the spot, but it is sitting in the audience, hundreds of meters away, and it is surrounded by barbed wire, let alone talking, Being able to call and communicate at any time is even more fantastical. As a result, the two poor young men developed an indescribable admiration for the manager. People are classified, it's cruel but it's true, while you're playing chess with your grandfather in the park, maybe someone your age is in Zhongnanhai toasting our beloved chairman, José Coleman, as the head coach of a once top football power, has an absolutely superior vision.
At this time, Afriel suddenly thought of something, and asked innocently: "Coach, many people say that in the last World Cup, you replaced Rimel, and Argentina lost in the end, in this case, shouldn't he hate you?" ”
In an instant, the atmosphere became a little strange, and when he heard this, José Coleman seemed to be in a long thought, no one knew what he was thinking, and after a long time, he came back to his senses and replied, "Oh, we've been together for a long time, and we've always been good friends, he won't hold a grudge so much." ”
"Coach, I believe in you, you will succeed"
Afriel said that the power of faith is powerful. And José Coleman also saw a love for football and a love for Colombia in these two young people in Colombia.
"Remel can't come to us, but we need a Plan B, and we need Plan B at all times, don't we?" Jose took Sario's joke.
"José, have you found someone to replace?" Saario is a quick guy.
"When I was the head coach of the Argentine youth team, it was one of my important jobs to find good young people, at that time we were not limited to Argentina itself, but covered the whole of the Americas, and the youth training system of some countries in South America is also worth learning from, you know, Brazil's youth system is very perfect, although they started the league late, but many states have their own leagues, and many old clubs have been successful in their echelon training. In 2003, I saw some promising players in the Liga 1 champions, some of whom were very similar to Remel and younger, and there were a few that I have been looking out for. ”
Sario seemed to understand something and said, "José, you mean, in Italy? Would you like to meet him by the way this time in Italy? ”
"Yes, I've already made an appointment, we'll go to Milan first and meet each other later."
"Jose, what you said was too sudden, by the way, what is the name of this young man you are talking about?"
Urta, who was usually serious, interjected suddenly.
The coach smiled and said, "Oh, his name is Ethan, he's a Chinese"
"Ah, the Chinese"
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