Chinese champion

Chapter 181 Requirements
When UEFA President Johansson took out a small red ball from the glass basin shaped like a fish tank, and said with a smile: "ARSENAL.", Manzano shook his head helplessly. Among the eight No.1 teams in the group stage, Manzano had hoped that he would be lucky enough to be able to draw those two French teams, Monaco or Lyon. Unfortunately, his luck was obviously not as good as he hoped. They met No.1 in Group B, last year's Premier League runner-up Arsenal.

In fact, compared with Juventus, Real Madrid and Manchester United, Arsenal's performance in the European arena is really not that good, but since the start of this season, their performance in the Premier League is surprisingly good, and they are still unbeaten. The old rivals Manchester United and the upstart Chelsea are firmly under the pressure, and they are in a peak period. Their excellent state makes every opponent feel scared.

When he learned that the opponent in the quarter-finals was Arsenal, Manzano had been studying this opponent, but the more he studied, the more he felt uncertain. Now Arsenal is too strong, no matter which line All seemed impeccable. After the former England goalkeeper David Seaman retired, Wenger quickly found a candidate to replace him. That is the second goalkeeper of the German national team, Jens Lehmann. With the existence of Kahn, the goalkeeper who has been forced to sit on the bench has good strength. After joining Arsenal, he has rejuvenated his second spring in the Premier League. Now Arsenal have the least number of goals conceded in the Premier League. One of the best proof.

And the one who created the record of least conceded goals with him is the defense line in front of him. This line is led by England international Campbell, and then assisted by powerful figures such as Cole and Lauren. It is not the best defense line in the Premier League. Too much.

In attack, their core is of course the Frenchman Terry Henry. The strength of that huge assist group is related.

Arsenal are called "Gunners" in the Premier League, because "ARSENAL" means "Arsenal" in English, but Manzano thinks another title is more suitable for Arsenal, that is, "French Gang".

Since the French coach Arsene Wenger took over Arsenal, Arsenal has been deeply branded by France, and Wenger, known as the "professor", is a rare "ru handsome" on the football field and the only player in the Premier League. An opponent who can compete with Sir Alex Ferguson.

Manzano really can't think of anyone in his back who can keep an eye on Henry. Wang Xiaomin's speed and strength are a good choice, but his opponent is Arsenal's right midfielder, the Swedish Ljungberg. Doppelgänger.

The more Manzano thought about it, the more he had a headache. The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. He was worried that the central defenders would not be able to keep an eye on the unstoppable Henry and the veteran Bergkamp, ​​and he was also worried that the two young fullbacks would not be able to deal with the two seasoned opponents. , A star who is playing in his prime, Mallorca is home in the first round, if he can't win at home, if he wants to bring down the current Arsenal away, it will simply be "mission impossible".

The more Manzano thought about it, the more upset he became. At this time, an official letter from Asia was delivered to his desk. In order to prepare for the top nine Olympic qualifiers starting on March 3, the Chinese Football Association hoped that Mallorca The club can let Pei Wei return to China to participate in the three warm-up matches before the start of the official game to prepare for the team's grinding cooperation.

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"How many days are the three warm-up matches?" Manzano asked Ferlando calmly.

费尔兰多翻了一下公函：“2月22日，2月25日，2月29日。”

Manzano dropped a cup on the spot: "In the past three days, we just have two league games and one Champions League game. They actually want to take away the most important player in our team? No way! Luis, check it out for me , Is this period of time an international match day recognized by FIFA?"

"I checked it a long time ago, no." Ferrando said.

"Then it's over. Write me back and reject them. I will naturally let him go back on March 3." Manzano said casually.

"This... is not good, after all, it will make it difficult for Pei Wei to do so." Ferlando said hesitantly.

"There is nothing difficult to do." Manzano said coldly: "As a professional player, he should understand what is more important, whether it is the Champions League or the warm-up match, and the salary paid by the club is not to let him fly for some meaningless games." Come and fly, there is no reason for us to miss the Champions League game against Arsenal in order to let him participate in a warm-up match, send it back to me, saying that our schedule is very tight during this period, and we cannot meet their request."

When other official letters with the same meaning were sent to several other clubs, except for Freiburg who happily released Du Wei, the other clubs without exception rejected the request of the Chinese Football Association.

When Shen Zhi heard the news, he couldn't help laughing bitterly. In fact, the summoning order this time was not because he and the Football Association united to cause trouble for Pei Wei and the others. Now he is the head coach of the Olympic team. The only task is to lead the Olympic team to compete well in the Olympic qualifiers. At this juncture, there is no need for him to risk a complete break with Pei Wei and the other main players to offend the club where Pei Wei and others belong. It is really because he is taking over After the Olympic team, conflicts continued. He also saw that the players he called into the team were far behind the players of the original China Youth Team. However, in order to drive He Jin away, he still had some tricks in the hands of those players. , he dared not send them to play, and the level of those players made him not flattered. Only when the seven European players returned to China could he justifiably build a football team with Pei Wei and the others as the core. That's why he was in such a hurry to recall Pei Wei and the others.

"Except for Du Wei, the clubs where the others belong are not willing to let them go, what should we do?" Shen Zhi asked Yan Wenqiang with a bitter face.

Yan Wenqiang also panicked. He knew what was left of the Olympic team without these seven first-class absolute main players. He thought that driving away He Jin would make the Olympic team more obedient, but he did not expect it to cause Pei Wei et al.’s obedience and inconsistency, in today’s chaotic Chinese Super League, he, the first vice chairman, can still sit firmly in this position is entirely supported by his achievements in the 2002 World Cup. If he doesn't play well, there will really be problems. At that time, fans, the media, and Fang Yatao inside the Football Association will definitely attack him with all his strength.

"Contact them privately and tell them that if you don't take the initiative to persuade the club to let them come back, don't want to join any national team in the future!" Yan Wenqiang resorted to his trump card.

"Okay, I'll go right now."

"Wait!" Yan Wenqiang stopped Shen Zhi, and thought for a while: "It's better for me to send a few members of the Football Association to talk to them face to face."

"Okay." Shen Zhi nodded, but he still didn't say a word. The few people in Europe are not fuel-efficient, and the people in the Football Association have eyes on the top of their heads. The effect of the action is doubtful.

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On the evening of the 20th, when Pei Wei drove his worn-out Mercedes-Benz back to his apartment, he was surprised to find that there was a luxury car even in Europe parked in his apartment. the door.

Pei Wei got out of the car suspiciously. Just when he was racking his brains and couldn't think of any noble friends besides Zhu Jun, the two seemed to have been waiting in front of his door for a long time—the cigarette butts on the ground had already Many middle-aged people greeted them.

"Are you Pei Wei?" asked the middle-aged man at the head, and Pei Wei nodded: "I am, may I ask who you are..."

"I am Cheng Minggang, the deputy director of the Athletic Department of the Chinese Football Association, and he is my driver, Xiao Gu. Today, we came to Spain to find you at the order of Chairman Yan Wenqiang." The middle-aged man said.

"Oh, please come in with me." Pei Wei immediately understood their intentions. Although he was a little reluctant, he was still politely preparing to invite the guests into his room. Cheng Minggang turned around and said to the driver: "Are you here?" Wait in the car." He followed behind Pei Wei.

When passing by the pile of cigarette butts, Pei Wei frowned, he didn't say anything, took out the key to open the door, and when Cheng Minggang was about to enter the door, he took out a broom from behind the door and dumped all the cigarette butts Into the trash can.

Cheng Minggang's face flushed slightly, he was a little ashamed and more unhappy at the same time, he thought that bringing up Yan Wenqiang would surprise Pei Wei, but Pei Wei's plain expression gave him a little frustration, and Pei Wei just now Wei's behavior also made him very dissatisfied.

"Sure enough, he is a disrespectful guy." Cheng Minggang further confirmed the rumors within the Football Association about the seven European players.

Pei Wei's home is not as messy as the average bachelor's, it is quite tidy, Pei Wei took out a bottle of mineral water from the refrigerator, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I don't have tea at home, just drink this. "

"It doesn't matter what you drink." Cheng Minggang tried his best to show a businesslike posture, and said straight to the point: "I have only one purpose here, and I think you should know it well, and that is to hope that you can return to China to participate in the training camp of the Olympic team and The warm-up match is less than half a month away, and the top nine games are about to start. This time, football fans all over the country are paying close attention to the Olympic football match. We hope that you can play for the country with an attitude of being responsible for the fans."

here we go again.Pei Wei thought helplessly, why do these people only speak such empty words?Or do they always think in their minds that they are the emperor in front of the players, and what they say is the imperial decree?

"I'm sorry, I don't think this kind of thing can be settled according to my words. You should negotiate with the Mallorca club." Pei Wei said flatly.

"We are negotiating about this, but Mallorca is very stubborn. They are foreigners, and of course they don't care about our Chinese affairs." Cheng Minggang said indignantly: "So we hope you can take the initiative and show internally that Your determination to serve the country is a two-pronged approach, so things will be easy to handle, we are all Chinese!"

"But this is impossible." Pei Wei had to remind the long-winded leader in front of him: "Mallorca is now at a very critical juncture. Whether Mallorca can achieve good results this season, I have been flying between Asia and Europe some time ago and they are already very dissatisfied, and this period of time is not an international match day stipulated by FIFA, they will not let go I'm leaving."

"Then you have to be tough, isn't it a club?" Cheng Minggang said disapprovingly: "As long as you can show a firm attitude, I think they have to let them go even if they don't want to let go. Didn't the Frankfurt club refuse to let you go in the top ten? Let Yang Tian go? In the end, with Yang Tian’s insistence, didn’t we obey our wishes? Although this may have a little impact on you in the club, these sacrifices should still be made for the sake of the motherland.”

"Yang Tian didn't just make a little sacrifice." Pei Wei was annoyed when he mentioned this matter. If it wasn't for his frequent flying around, it wouldn't affect his main position and eventually return to China: "For the country, I Any sacrifice can be made, but I cannot sacrifice what I deserve for the private interests of a small group of people, you don’t have to look for me, you should go to my club, if they are willing to let people go, I have nothing to say.”

"You!" Cheng Minggang suddenly stood up, his face flushed red, but he still forced himself to hold back his breath, and after leveling off, he thought he had to bear the humiliation and said: "Okay, I won't say anything else, maybe some time ago You and the Football Association have some misunderstandings, but that is only a conflict among the people. The KMT and the Communist Party cooperated during World War II, and it is not an irreconcilable conflict. If you have any demands, feel free to raise them. If you play well in the strong game, you can talk about anything.”

Pei Wei looked at the man in front of him with a trace of disgust. What did he think of himself? Could it be that he was the kind of person who abandoned the national interest for his own benefit?

Pei Wei was about to refuse flatly, when suddenly a flash of inspiration came to his mind, this seemed to be a good opportunity, it seemed that he had some capital.

"Okay." Pei Wei's words gave Cheng Minggang a glimmer of hope: "I only have one request."

"Please tell me, don't say one, even if it is ten..."

"Let coach He Jin return to the Olympic team. If this request can be granted, I will do my best to convince the club and coach Manzano that I will return to China immediately after the Champions League match."

"This..." Cheng Minggang was at a loss for words, and this had already exceeded the bottom line that Yan Wenqiang told him: "I can't make the decision, can I change it, such as economics?"

"I'm sorry, I'm not short of money. I only have this request. You can figure it out." Pei Wei raised the cup in his hand.

"Then I'll ask my superiors for instructions before replying to you. I'll visit again at this time tomorrow." Cheng Minggang gritted his teeth and said.

"No delivery."

After Cheng Minggang went out, Pei Wei immediately jumped up from the sofa, took out his mobile phone and dialed a number: "Hey, Zhu Jun, has the Football Association sent someone to your place? What, you haven't come home yet? Damn, hurry up Let me go back, if they ask you to return to China to participate in the training camp, you can ask for it, unless He Tou comes back, otherwise we will not go back until March 3rd! This is a good opportunity, if He Tou comes back, we will enter the Olympic team That's what makes it interesting!"

After calling other people one by one, Pei Wei took a breath, hoping that this trick would be useful, so that He Jin might be able to rejoin the Olympic team.

(End of this chapter)