amaotonovel Chapter 131 The Great Veteran
Chapter 131 The Great Veteran
Chapter 131 The Great Veteran
At the end of the first round of the AFC Champions League, the champion of the African region has been born. "Tunis Hope" from Tunis won the African League Champions Cup and will represent the African region in the Club World Cup.
Since then, except for the representatives from the Asian region, the representative teams from other continents have been confirmed. The representative of Oceania is "Auckland City" from New Zealand.
Representing Africa is "Tunis Hope" from Tunis.
Representing Central and North America and the Caribbean is "Monterey" from Mexico.
Representing South America is Santos from Brazil.
Representing Europe is "Barcelona" from Spain.
There are also the host team "Kashiwa Helios" in Japan. There are 7 teams in total, 6 of which have been confirmed. The whole world is waiting for the representatives of the Asian region, and the answer will be revealed on November 11 two weeks later. This year's Club World Cup will be held in Yokohama, Japan from December 21 to 12. At that time, we will see the birth of a new king of world football clubs this year.
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On the second day after the game, as usual, Stan only arranged recovery training. After a detailed diagnosis after the game, the team doctor had confirmed to Stan that there was nothing wrong with Li Qiao's injury, which gave Stan a reassurance.
Another problem that caused Stan a headache was that the main central defender Li Weifeng received a red card, and the next game was suspended. The team's position as a central defender was stretched. For this reason, Stan temporarily promoted two central defenders from the second team. They are also Li Qiao's old friends "Feng Tian" and "Feng Zhuang", two brothers who used to be classmates with Li Qiao in the Marseille class.
Of course, it is impossible for Stan to allow the players of the second team to play such an important match as the AFC Champions League final. The one who will replace Li Weifeng in the final must be "Jacob Sim", but Stan must bring enough people, even if it is soy sauce.
Moreover, there are many players in world football who were promoted from the second team to rescue them. For example, Gotze of Dortmund. In the Asian Cup in early 2011, Dortmund's main midfielder Shinji Kagawa was injured.
Another problem that bothers Stan is the right back Sun Jihai. Judging from the performance of the last few games, the balance in Stan's heart has been tilted towards the younger and more impactful Qi Bing, but Stan was once a professional player. He knows that as he gets older, the feelings of a professional player are very complicated. Although he has no veteran position in the team's main lineup next season, how can he open his mouth?This confuses Stan a bit.
But Stan still decided to have a chat with Jihai, because in his heart there would be no more Sun Jihai in the starting list for the second round of the final.
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"Jihai, can we have a chat?" Stan saw Sun Jihai doing stretching exercises, so he walked slowly over and said.
"Of course, boss", it may be that Ji Hai has played in the Premier League, and he is used to calling the head coach boss.
"Jihai who is your favorite defender"?
Sun Jihai thought for a while, and then said: "Balesi, Maldini".
"It's all from AC Milan," Stein said.
"Yes, Serie A was the first top European league to enter China. At that time, CCTV would broadcast some Serie A games. When I was young, I was able to watch a video every week and felt very enjoyable."
"That was in the 90s. At that time, I was like Li Qiao and Qi Bing now." After speaking, Ji Hai felt a little emotional.
Where's the time?The ignorant boy turned into a mature middle-aged man in the blink of an eye.
Sun Jihai continued: "I still remember Costa Rica, the first match of the World Cup in 2002. I put on the jersey of the Chinese team for the first time and represented the country in the World Cup. I fulfilled the dreams of many generations of Chinese football players. Unfortunately, I got injured soon after playing."
Stan also watched that game. To be honest, Sun Jihai's injury had a great impact on the Chinese team. If it weren't for that, the Chinese team might not have lost that game.
"Now I will become the first Chinese player to participate in the final of the AFC Champions League." Sun Jihai looked at Li Qiao and said, "No, I am the first Chinese player born in the 70s to participate in the AFC Champions League." After speaking, Jihai himself laughed.
Hearing this, Stan felt like a thorn in his back, he didn't know what to say, Stan knew that it was cruel to deprive a person of his dream, but. .
"Boss, you see what I said, you can also talk about it",
Stan understands that football is a team sport, and individuals must obey the collective. It is cruel to deprive a person of his dreams, but if he changes his original tactics because of this, then Stan is not worthy of being a head coach.
"What if you don't play in the next final," Stein said.
Sun Jihai understood as soon as he heard this, and he said without changing his face: "Then I am still the first Chinese player born in the 70s to participate in the AFC Champions League."
Stan knew that Sun Jihai was referring to the first leg of the match.
"I will send Qi Bing in the end",
"Well, Qi Bing's growth rate is very fast, and he can take over from me next season."
"What's the meaning"?Stan asked.
"Boss, I told you after preparing for the AFC Champions League final. I received an invitation from a club in Guizhou, and I plan to accept it."
"Jihai, according to the rules of the football club, even if you don't play the main force, you will sign another one-year contract," Stein said.
"Retirement"?Sun Jihai asked.
In fact, this is really the meaning of retirement. Many clubs will extend the contract for a certain period of time to the old players in the team, especially the respected old players. Stan originally planned to give Sun Jihai another year's contract next season, and this year's annual salary is considered a breakup fee.
Stan didn't say anything, just smiled.
"Boss, I'm a professional player. If I can't play anymore, I will choose to retire. The reason why I left Guangzhou Tianbao is because Qi Bing can really replace me."
"I may be old to play in the AFC Champions League, but I can still play in the Chinese Super League," Sun Jihai said.
Stan didn't expect Sun Jihai to think so, but Sun Jihai's reasonableness made Stan feel a little guilty.
Just when Stan was about to say some consoling words, Sun Jihai rushed to say: "I still remember when Baresi, Baggio and Maldini retired, I was secretly crying alone, but now I feel that football is just like that. He is an important part of my life, but not all. If one day I retire, I will start a new life."
"It's time to come back and join Guangzhou Tianbao's coaching staff," Stein said.
"That's good, the treatment here is the best in the country," Sun Jihai said mischievously.
"That's a deal," Stan and Sun Jihai met each other with high fives.
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Guangzhou Tianbao's training base is one of the best in the country, and even in Asia, but Stan made an unexpected decision on the third day after the game-the whole team went to Japan for a week of training, and then flew directly to Seoul.
When this decision was made, the reaction of the players at first was resistance. After all, many of them have wives and children in Guangzhou. Moreover, the conditions of the training base in Guangzhou are so good, with eating habits and comfortable living conditions. Why should they go to Japan for training camp?
The reason why Stan made such a decision is based on two considerations. First, the current climate in Yokohama, Japan is similar to that of Seoul. Stan wants to let the players adapt to the climate conditions in Seoul in advance.
The second is of course for the Club World Cup.
This season's Club World Cup is held in Yokohama, Japan. Stan wants to use this to motivate his players. After all, Stan's goal is the Club World Cup in December, with opponents like Santos and Barcelona.
So when Stan told the players what he thought, most people understood Stan's decision.
Stan attaches great importance to teamwork. He will bring everyone to this training camp, no matter whether the game is suspended or not, no matter where the staff are, including the chefs at the base, he will also bring them to Japan, not to mention other logistics.
Although the news that Guangzhou Tianbao went to Japan for training camp was not announced, the media still knew about it. Most of the media guessed that the reason why Stan did this was because of the climate. If he flew directly from Guangzhou to Seoul for the game, the temperature difference of nearly 20 degrees would make the players very uncomfortable. It is a good choice to go to Japan to adapt for a period of time.
The reason why they didn't choose to go directly to South Korea or go to northern China for training may be because the team wanted to hide from the media and some unfriendly forces.
On the other hand, if you go to other cities in China or South Korea, Guangzhou Tianbao will not get any good treatment. Because it dominates the country, the relationship between many team fans and Guangzhou Tianbao is very tense. There have been incidents where the team bus was blocked by fans during the visiting team's game.
Stan didn't even think about choosing to go to South Korea for training. He knew how despicable the Koreans were.
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When Guangzhou Tianbao's special plane arrived in Yokohama, Japan, it was unexpected that many fans came to the airport to pick it up. Among these people were Chinese students, overseas Chinese, and many Yokohama locals.
What the players didn't expect was that Guangzhou Tianbao had gone to Japan. At a glance, most of the signs held by them were stars like "Recoba" and "Gudjohnsen".
It was also written in support of the head coach "Stankovic".
But there were also a few people who held signs supporting Li Qiao. Li Qiao was very happy when he saw it. If the airport security hadn't separated them, Li Qiao would be willing to sign for them.
After contact, Guangzhou Tianbao directly stayed in the training base of Yokohama's local strong team "Yokohama Mariners" in Yokohama. Of course, the condition is that Guangzhou Tianbao will play a friendly match with Yokohama Mariners, and the ticket revenue will go to the Yokohama Mariners Club.
Stan readily agreed to the other party's request. On the one hand, he has a high-quality training base, and on the other hand, he has a strong team from the J-League as his training partner. Why not do such a good deal?
After everything was settled, Stan began to seriously focus on training, which was still Stan's old method, a training cycle of 7 days, step by step.
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(End of this chapter)