Chapter 5 Press Conferences
At 13:50 on 11 June 2004, the Chelsea Football Club's press conference hall was already packed. In a space of more than 100 square meters, all the well-known and unknown media workers gathered together in a chaotic manner, discussing loudly.
The news that everyone is aware of is that Chelsea Football Club will announce the new head coach at the press conference, as previous head coach Claudio Ranieri was sacked a week ago.
But who is this new head coach? As it stands, no one knows. Journalists had to sigh at the level of secrecy in the work of Chelsea FC that was simply astonishing.
"Hey, man, did you think the manager would be Jose Mourinho?" A reporter in a plaid shirt asked.
"I don't think so, there have been a lot of rumors that Real Madrid Club has been in contact with Mourinho recently, but there has been no movement on the Chelsea side." A blue-eyed reporter said.
"Real Madrid? Didn't you say Camacho was going to be Madrid's manager? Florentino admired him! "Behind him came an older reporter who looked very experienced.
"Camacho?" The blue-eyed reporter pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "I don't believe Perez will choose Camacho, his coaching resume is really not flattering!" β
"I still think it's going to be Mourinho anyway."
'No, I think it's going to be Guus Hiddink, I think only a tough manager like Guus Hiddink can succeed at Chelsea.
While the argument was still going on, the press officer of Chelsea Football Club walked in, and everyone knew that they were on the subject, so they quickly quieted down.
Sure enough, after the press officer made a few polite remarks on stage, club owner Abramovich and CEO Pete Kenyon were the first to walk out of the backstage, followed by an Asian-yellow skinned young man wearing black sunglasses.
The reporters in the audience saw the few people who appeared, and after being stunned for a moment, they began to whisper.
"Who is that young man? It looked like he was a little green and nervous. β
"This is Abu's newly appointed Minister of Sports, right?"
"I don't think it's so young, it's Abu's illegitimate son, right? Or Mr. Kenyon's son! β
The blue-eyed reporter widened his eyes as if he had discovered a new continent and said: "Guys, this person must be the new head coach of the club, don't forget the theme of this press conference." β
"Idiot!"
"Fool!"
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As soon as the blue-eyed reporter finished speaking, he was greeted with a flurry of insults, apparently preferring to believe the first few statements.
'Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for being here on time and on behalf of Chelsea Football Club, I have the deepest respect for you. The club's CEO, Kenyon, is bald and shiny, and his face is full of spirit: "Today I am honored to introduce to you the new head coach of the club, Mr. Li from London, Mr. Wan Xian! β
"Wan Xian is the unanimous choice of the club's board of directors, although he is young, he has a very deep football theory and leadership skills, and we believe that he will lead the club to victory after victory in the coming year......
Kenyon's speech continued, but the reporters below were already in a mess like rats in a frying pan. All the cameras are on the young man in sunglasses sitting next to Abramovich, he is the new head coach, Jowan Xian?
"Oh God!" The Times reporter had begun to moan in pain, unable to believe what he had heard.
The Guardian reporter twisted his ears in disbelief and asked, "Is it April Fool's Day?" β
"Is this a Japanese or a Chinese? How could you choose an Asian! "The Sun's reporters are clearly very geographical.
"God, tell me it's a dream......"
It was as if there had been a shooting in the press conference hall, and it was suddenly boiling with restlessness......
Qiao Wanxian had already expected the surprise of those reporters, he listened to Kenyon's speech quietly, his face was calm, he was neither happy nor sad, and his eyes did not squint.
After the three-minute photo session, it was the turn of the club's owners, Roman Abramovich and Jowanxian, to show off the number 100 Chelsea shirt with the words "wanxian100" emblazoned.
After the jersey was shown, it finally came to the important part of the press conference: questions from reporters.
A beautiful female reporter was the first to speak, she was sweet-looking, charming and lovely, but she spoke very indifferently: "Dear Mr. Coach, may I ask...... Who are you? β
Qiao Wan said in a standard London accent, "Can I ask who you are first?" β
"I'm Julia, a reporter for the Daily Mail." The beautiful reporter's voice was still cold.
Qiao Wan pouted: "Oh, I see." You're beautiful, but I don't have any intention of falling in love with you, so I'm sorry, I don't want to introduce myself. β
The scene of the "haha......" press conference was silent for a second, and then burst into warm applause. I didn't expect this yellow skin to be a little witty.
The beautiful reporter's face was cold, her face was pale with anger, and she was speechless.
Qiao Wanxian was proud in his heart, and secretly thought: "This is also in London, if it is in China, I will definitely contact the Chinese Football Association and directly block your broken newspaper!" β
Kenyon on the side repeatedly signaled Qiao Wanxian with his eyes, asking him to pay attention to his words, maintain the image of the club, and build a good relationship with the media. This is just this series of eyebrows, which did not attract Qiao Wanxian's attention at all.
"Mr. Wan Xian, may I ask what teams you have been in charge of before?"
Qiao Wan smiled and shook his head very calmly.
The press conference scene suddenly exploded like a frying pan, and there were bursts of boos, and the faces of Abu and Kenyon were gloomy and ugly.
The Times is close to Chelsea FC, the London club, but his reporters apparently did not understand the purpose of the club's appointment: "Mr. Wan Xian, where do you have the confidence to coach Chelsea FC?" β
Qiao Wan said indifferently: "Football is an all-encompassing art!" It's like China's broad and profound "I Ching", can it be summed up by practice? No, it takes thought! Just like Einstein's theory of relativity, can this appear in the real world? No, this is also the result of thinking. Jesus exists and we know, but has anyone seen God? Isn't this also a thought?
Thinking is always more important than practice! Thinking is the only criterion for success! Therefore, although I have no experience in vocational teaching, my strong thinking ability will bring unprecedented honor to the club, will bring unprecedented vitality to the team, and will bring unprecedented gorgeous football art to the football world! β
As soon as Qiao Wanxian finished speaking, the reporters in the audience were a little dumbfounded. The new coach has a bit of a background, first Eastern philosophy, then scientific theories, and then religious beliefs, which is simply irrefutable.
Even Kenyon couldn't help but applaud softly when he heard this.
"Mr. Wan Xian, listen to your tone, are you advocating offensive football?"
Qiao Wan smiled lightly: "It's not offensive football, what I'm advocating is a kind of indiscriminate football!" β
Hearing this, Abu secretly shook his head amusedly, he had heard Qiao Wanxian say this on the training ground that day.
"Given your age, you're in your early twenties, do you have the confidence to control the locker room?"
Qiao Wanxian said calmly: "I believe I will get the support of the players, of course, if there is a troublemaker in the locker room, I don't mind removing him, but I hope this kind of thing doesn't happen." β
'Will you make huge changes to the team? For example, the captain ......"
Qiao Wanxian nodded and said, "I think Terry is very capable of taking on more responsibilities, although he is very young, he is very mature!" Of course, Frank Lampard is the soul of the club. β
It is already clear that Jovan intends to change John Terry as captain and Frank Lampard as vice-captain. Both are English, making the journalists happy with such a decision.
"Dear Mr. Wan Xian, I wonder what kind of new face you will bring to the team after you take charge of Chelsea? The club is said to have spent Β£100 million on transfers this summer, right? β
Qiao Wan waved his hand and said, "Regarding the specific transfer matters, it is not convenient to disclose them now. But I can assure you that you'll see a lot of new faces in the next two months! β
"Can you tell us which position you'd most like to reinvent the team?"
Qiao Wan chuckled: "What I want to improve the most is the coaching team, to be honest, I am now looking for a competent assistant......
A series of questions were answered, and Qiao Wanxian's words always seemed to be leaky. Although his rhetoric is not as arrogant as Mourinho's, he is neither humble nor arrogant, and will not say anything deliberately to please the media.
Half an hour later, the press conference ended, and Qiao Wanxian could finally return to his apartment to rest with peace of mind.
But the staff of the club sent a document, which made him feel a lot more energetic at once.
Here's a list of Chelsea FC's departures this summer, including the likes of Desailly, Babayaro and StaniΔ.
Among them, Desailly, Petit, Babayaro, Zenden, Melchiott, Hasselbaink, Ambrosio, and Sullivan became free agents after their contracts expired, while Stanich and Bogard chose to retire because they were too old.
Before he saw the face of the team, he directly lost so many players, which made Qiao Wanxian feel empty in his heart. But suddenly he thought of a question, today is the 11th, tomorrow is the opening day of the European Cup, if you don't hurry up to buy some important players, once the European Cup is over, the value of the players will definitely rise!
Even if the players don't like to talk about contracts during the game, it's a good idea to put a Chelsea stamp on their hearts first. At this time, the name of a superstar suddenly appeared in Qiao Wanxian's mind.
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