Chapter 31: Japanese Football
The mysterious woman who suddenly appeared next to Degan attracted a lot of attention, and since the breakup of Degan and Irina had not seen a single woman by his side.
Even the tabloid said in a mocking tone: Degan is because of Irina's affairs, and after suffering a blow, now his sexual orientation is deviant.
The reporter was unable to take a frontal photo of the woman who met Degan, but it could also be seen that it was an Asian woman.
Could it be the Korean girl who sent the gold medal to Deegan at the Olympics?
People were excited all of a sudden, the power of the media has always been supernatural, and the scene that happened at the Olympics, Park Ji-yeon's identity, has long been investigated by them.
Although I don't know what to do, Di Gan and Park Ji-yeon, two seemingly unrelated people, have a relationship for Lu, but it is said that Park Ji-yeon's identity is also an artist, of course, he is called a trainee in South Korea.
The combination of football stars and acting stars has always been a matter of course, and several of Degan's previous girlfriends, whether they are Belen, Avril or Irina, are all people in the entertainment industry.
Now that Deegan is once again connected with women in the entertainment industry, can there be less news?
It's just that Park Ji-yeon seems to be a little younger!
Born in 1993, and now only 15 years old, this ~~~~~~~~ Degan is too beastly, right!?
Of course, Digan also knew that he and Park Ji-yeon met and was photographed by reporters, and he didn't want to explain anything, but Kaka, who was far away in Italy, called and asked, from Kaka's tone, Digan could feel that if he really had something to do with Park Ji-yeon, the attitude of the family, to be precise, his parents, Bosque and Simone's attitude was obviously opposed.
Deegan didn't explain either, just said he would take care of it!
Lace news is loved by everyone, especially big stars like Degan, but what is more eye-catching about the Club World Cup is the game itself, and the top four teams have now all been produced, namely Champions League winner Fiorentina, Copa Libertadores winner Universidad de Quito Sports FC, CONCACAF Central American Cup champion Pachuca, and AFC Champions League champion Gamba Osaka.
The strongest of the four teams is undoubtedly Fiorentina, who won last season's treble, and their overall strength is definitely not comparable to the other three, and they will face the hosts, AFC Champions League champions Gamba Osaka, in the semi-finals.
Gamba Osaka reached the semi-finals after beating AFC Champions League runners-up Adelaide United, and in that game, Gamba Osaka won 1-0 thanks to a long-range shot from the core of the field, Yasuhito Endo.
In terms of overall strength, Gamba Osaka seems to be the weakest of the four teams, no way, the level of Asian football, not to mention compared with Europe and South America, even North America, Africa is far ahead of Asian football.
However, it seems that there is no suspense in this game, but the Japanese do not think so, with the development of Japanese football in recent years, a large number of Japanese players have begun to appear in the five major European leagues, and the confidence of the Japanese in their own football is increasing day by day, and this self-confidence has almost reached the point of expansion.
When the semi-finals came out, some Japanese media began to hype the strength of the Osaka Gamba team, and even some Japanese football celebrities publicly said that in the semi-finals, it is not impossible to defeat Fiorentina, as long as they can overcome the difficulty of Fiorentina, Osaka Gamba will win the final championship.
"Maybe Fiorentina represents the highest level of European football, but Gamba Osaka's strength may not be able to defeat Fiorentina, football matches are not only a competition of skills, but also many factors in it, such as willpower, in this regard, Japanese players, obviously more than Fiorentina players!"
"Degan is Fiorentina's most dangerous player, but Satoshi Nakazawa and Tomoshi Yamaguchi have the quality to compete with him, and we hope to see that in the game, Degan is doing nothing under the defence of Satota Nakazawa and Tomoshi Yamaguchi!"
The so-called Satoya Nakazawa and Tomoshi Yamaguchi are the center-back combination of Gamba Osaka, and they were also selected for the best team in the AFC Champions League last season.
"The dream of being the world champion of Japanese football will come true in this Club World Cup!"
In this regard, Fiorentina captain Digan gave a response: "The championship dream of Japanese football, I think it is better to achieve a more reliable and real football game in the comics, but it depends on the strength, I think the Japanese can't conjure a big air wing out of thin air now!" ”
The cartoon that Deegan is talking about is "Football Player", this cartoon has been read by many people, a comic story, so that a country's football level has been reborn, is it a fantasy?
Today's Japan has become an Asian football power that cannot be ignored, of course, not because of Yoichi Takahashi's "Soccer Player", but think about this comic book that many people have been exposed to when they were young, think about the stories of Tsubasa Okura and Wakabayashi, their football dreams and lives, and the development trajectory of Japanese football in the past 20 years, there is indeed a striking overlap.
This comic story, Takahashi's earliest creation, from 1980 to 1988, that was still the gray period of Japanese football, in Asia, not to mention South Korea, Iran, is China's football level, can stabilize Japan's head, in the 1987 Olympic qualifiers, the Japanese team was defeated by Liu Haiguang, Tang Yaodong's two headers, lost to China, and could not participate in the Seoul Olympics.
It can be said that the manga "Soccer Player" has indeed influenced and inspired a generation of Japanese footballers, perhaps not only Japanese, but also many people in China and even Europe and the United States who are keen on it. Aguero is nicknamed "Kun", which is exactly the name of the big empty wing in the South American version of "Football Player", these two No. 10s, who can say that they are not in the same vein?
Not to mention Hidetoshi Nakata, he is a typical example of a big empty wing, with a small ambition, a lot of help, studying in Brazil, and becoming famous in Europe.
Digan can indeed despise Japanese football, whether it is because of the soul of a Chinese or because of the strong strength of Fiorentina, he is qualified not to take Japanese football in his eyes.
But in the same way, Degan also has to admit that Japanese football has made great progress in recent years, perhaps this is the characteristic of the Japanese, no matter what they learn, once they make up their minds to learn, then they must not be big, to be accurate to every detail, and would rather be stupid than take shortcuts.
In the world, I am afraid of the word serious. Since the end of the 19th century, when the Japanese Higher Normal School began to play football, Japanese football has gone through a history of more than 100 years.
From the book "The Meiji Restoration of Japanese Football", we can see the ups and downs of their "mastery skills", over the years, they have invited German coach Krama, Dutch coach Ofte, Brazilian coach Falcao, French coach Trussier, and Brazilian coach Zico.
It is through this continuous introduction that Japanese football has learned the essence from various genres, Kramar taught the Japanese how to lay a good foundation, Offt brought the advanced concept of all-attack and all-defense overall football, Troussier although the coaching style was "brutal", but he stimulated Japanese players to abandon the introverted national nature and play more flamboyant football on the field, and Zico brought "freedom" and "creation".
Every accumulation of progress is helping Japanese football to keep moving forward, and it is easy to choose good and stubborn, but it is difficult to determine what is "good".
The attitude of Japanese football in learning is related to culture, since you think you are strong, then put down your body and take the discipleship seriously.
From this point of view, Japanese football is far more patient than Chinese football, the famous Premier League coach Arsene Wenger left an anecdote when he coached the Nagoya Whales, at the beginning of the team was eight consecutive games without a win, there is no shortage of humiliating scores such as 2-6 and 1-4 at home, but the director of the club did not feel that he was a "parallel import", and sent someone to accompany Wenger for a drink every day, and finally Wenger's results are obvious to all.
Respect is always mutual, and these foreign managers enjoy respect in Japan, and naturally they are dedicated, rewarded, and worth their money.
Krama, who was instrumental in the creation of the Japanese football team, went on to lead Bayern to two Champions Cups and one Intercontinental Cup, but when he recalls the happiest moment of his life, he chose "the moment when Japan won the bronze medal at the Mexico Olympics." ”
What about Chinese football?
In the Chinese football circle, it is often seen that Chinese players "don't care" about foreign coaches, and media colleagues often write that some players think that "in fact, there is nothing to expect from a certain foreign coach", "the Chinese team can still play so well in Brazil", "blame the referee, otherwise the Chinese team will never lose like this".
Extreme inferiority manifests itself in a form of overconfidence, as if you feel that if you study modestly, you will lose face as a big-name professional player.
The Japanese are also confident, just as they are now openly claiming to win the Club World Cup against Fiorentina, and the Japan Football Association's 2005 manifesto states that in 2015, the Japanese men's national team will be in the top 10 in the world, and in 2050, the Japanese men's national team will win the World Cup.
Such slogans pervade every corner of Japanese football, and in the eyes of the Japanese, lofty and lofty ideals are indispensable in everything we do.
When you lift the veil on the history of Japanese football, you will find that they also had their time with pain and gray years. At its bleakest, Japanese football chose to stick to its ideals and work steadfastly, and after more than 20 years of lying on the back and trying to get the courage to succeed today. As with the characteristics of the country and the nation, the key factor for the success of Japanese football is that Japanese soccer people design a dream and plan for everything they do, and then follow the set goal firmly, without wavering or repeating until they succeed.
During the downturn in Japanese football, they did not sink, but chose to vigorously develop school football and grassroots football, and in this way, they used decades to achieve the popularization of football, so that more young people and children fell in love with the sport.
At that time, the Japanese education department had included soccer in the physical education curriculum, which also played a role in promoting the development of soccer in Japan. Today, more than 4,000 teams participate in Japan's famous high school league.
In addition to their education at school, football enthusiasts also participate in the school's extracurricular football training classes, which cost each student 5,000 yen per month, which is about 400 yuan. In other words, everyone in Japan plays football.
For five hours from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. every day, Japan's large and small football stadiums come alive. Whether it's an indoor or outdoor soccer field, full of kids playing football, this lifestyle has become prevalent across the country.
In addition, Japan is about developing players and fans together. They will not refuse children with poor football talent, and they will also love football and maintain football when they grow up.
And when he was turned away as a child, he would not be interested in football when he grew up. Whether it is a professional player or an ordinary fan, after being recognized, you can train for free in the club echelon.
In order to create a good football environment for young players in Japan, the Japan Football Association attaches great importance to the impact of the J-League on young athletes.
When the outstanding foreign players in the J-League retire, the Japan Football Association gives them the most preferential treatment, so that they can stay in Japan to coach the youth training, so that the young players can better imitate and learn the skills.
The Japan Football Association's Technical Committee also sends high-level coaches to various regions to coach local coaches to improve the level of grassroots coaches.
Although there are many students involved in football, the development of football in Japan is strictly guided by one principle: to secure your studies before you develop your career.
According to the regulations, Japanese university players must graduate before they can enter the professional team to become a professional player. This kind of training model is completely different from China's "play football first, then study".
This hard and fast rule, to a certain extent, ensures the cultural quality and career development of Japanese players. The mature and complete campus football plan has made Japanese football break a new path.
In China, it has become common for athletes to be affiliated with universities, but in Japan, the opposite is true.
It is worth mentioning that in Japan, if you learn soccer in school, you have to pay almost no extra money, which has made the sport widely promoted.
In addition, in order to better popularize football in various departments, the Japan Football Association plans to carry out "greening projects" in the future. In the next five to six years, more than 2,000 schools across Japan will have their own green lawn soccer fields.
In 2002, Japan and South Korea jointly held the World Cup, Japanese football to a new level, the World Cup brought them an advanced football field, the game conditions and hardware facilities have undergone great changes, coupled with the previous professional league, the football environment is getting better and better.
Most of Japan's football clubs are formed by regional support, with many shareholders rather than a single company, such as FC Tokyo, which is funded by 370 shareholders. Some teams even have government shares, so that players who play for the club will not feel lazy.
In China, people will hear that "Zhu Jun disdains 800,000 euros to sell Wang Dalei cheaply", and Chinese clubs always set a high threshold for players to stay abroad, which not only makes players lose opportunities, but also affects the overall level of Chinese football.
In 1994, Chira Miura, then the Asian footballer of the year, joined Genoa in Serie A, becoming the first Japanese player to land in Serie A.
But in fact, Genoa was not interested in Miura, and the Japanese Football Association did not hesitate to contact Japanese companies to pay a high "sponsorship fee" in order to facilitate his stay abroad.
In the early years of Chinese football, Chinese football learned from Brazil and Germany, and Chinese football will always have only a five-year plan, which is similar to the length of the leadership of the Football Association.
But what about Japan?
They only formulated a plan, that is, the ambitious "100-year plan", starting from their own conditions from the beginning, learning from Brazil to take the technical route.
The ultimate goal of this plan is to let the Japanese team win the championship in the 2050 World Cup, although this goal is still far away, but the current Japanese men's football team can stand on the international stage with a strong attitude.
Degan has the soul of a Chinese in his body, lamenting his misfortune and being angry with him, which is Degan's attitude towards Chinese football, and similarly, Degan does not need to hide his jealousy of Japan's football system and strength.
Degan is really jealous, think about Chinese football, and then look at Japanese football, the gap is getting bigger and bigger, what can Degan do, he can only show his fragile self-confidence with a feeling of inferiority, and then teach the Osaka Gamba a hard lesson on the football field, which can be regarded as a breath of anger for himself.
"It's good to have self-confidence, but football games are based on strength, no matter how nice you say, there is no way to change the difference in strength between the two teams! Regarding the game, I think 5:0 is a very reasonable result! ”
5:0!
Obviously, Digan did not intend to lose a 5:0 in front of the Japanese, and when Digan's remarks were announced by the Japanese media, it immediately caused an uproar among the Japanese people.
"What a guy with no grace!" In an interview, Osaka Gamba core player Endo Hohito angrily refuted Degan's remarks, "Degan is indeed capable, but he doesn't know Japanese football, on the field, we will let him see the mental strength of Japanese football!" ”
Mental power!?
What was that, Deegan was clearly dismissive of the new term invented by little Japan: "I'm really looking forward to it!" ”