Chinese champion

Chapter 219 The Upsurge Is Just the Beginning

After Zhang Qi's shocking lob shot from 50 meters away successfully fixed the score at 3:1, everyone knew that the first Asian Cup champion of the Chinese team was coming soon!
Zhang Qi showed an ecstatic expression after scoring the goal. This is his first personal goal in this Asian Cup, and it is also the last and most important goal of this Asian Cup!
Soon after the Japanese team re-kicked off, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. No one thought that the Japanese team would have a chance to comeback, not even the referee who was so dark that he wanted to help the Japanese team win. would think so.

Almost at the same time as the referee raised his hand, violent cheers erupted from the stands of the Workers' Stadium, from outside the stadium, and from TVs all over the country!

The players on the bench of the Chinese team and some fanatical fans also rushed into the stadium. The whole stadium was overcrowded immediately, and the red color spread from the stands to the center of the stadium.

In such a situation where the air was so frenzied that the air began to boil, Xiao Jun managed to find Pei Wei who was dancing and celebrating with Hu Yong and Zhu Jun in the crowd. He kept shouting After shouting several times, Pei Wei was pulled out.

Amidst the noise, Xiao Jun said something to Pei Wei, but Pei Wei didn't hear clearly.

"What are you talking about? Louder!" Pei Wei asked loudly, turning his head to look at his teammates who were celebrating, his face full of excitement.

Xiao Jun asked this question almost in a roar: "How do you feel after winning the championship?"

"I don't have any other feelings, just happy!" Pei Wei also roared and replied: "This is the first championship I won on behalf of the Chinese national team, but it will definitely not be the last!"

After yelling this sentence, he didn't say anything to Xiao Jun, but directly rushed into the group of teammates who were equally excited, and celebrated wantonly.

Xiao Jun gave a wry smile, it was impossible to continue the interview after seeing this situation, but... at such a moment, is the interview still important?As a fan, this is the time to let go of everything and enjoy this happy time.

Xiao Jun threw down the pen and notepad in his hand, put aside the professionalism of a reporter, and celebrated in the field.

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"Brothers, do it!"

In a small city in the north, in a roadside stall, a group of fans who were shirtless, wearing only a pair of beach pants, and pulling a pair of slippers on their feet raised their cups at the same time.

"Boss, another case of beer!" one of them shouted at the stall owner.

"Today is really refreshing, our Chinese team is really competitive, and we just wiped out the little Japanese! Oh, these boys!"

"Needless to say, today's fucking referee is so partial to Little Japan, he must be taking money from others!" Another fan said angrily.

"So what? We have to lose or we have to lose. Our Chinese team is called Taishan Shigandang. We have confidence in our hearts and have a job at our feet! Even if the bird cuts out some demon moths, we will still kill them!" Another fan shouted. .

At this time, the boss came up with a box of beer, and said with a smile: "You guys are right, the current Chinese team is reassuring to look at! It's not like before, when you are ahead, you are still worried, for fear of being messed up by others. Go in, it's all right now, watching the Chinese team's game is like taking a reassurance, it's a joy! Guys, just for the performance of the Chinese team tonight, I invite this box of beer!"

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The scene above, how many places happened this night, and who would know clearly?But what we are absolutely sure of is that there are absolutely no places where this scene happened...

The crazy celebration of Gongti has stopped, and the fans have returned to the stands one after another. On the runway facing the rostrum, a high platform has been set up, which is prepared for the awards ceremony.

First of all, the runner-up Japanese team received the award. Their expressions were very bad. They went up silently one by one, and came down silently at the same time. This trip to the Asian Cup in China was an unpleasant memory for the Japanese team. No matter where they played, they had to endure the boos of the Chinese fans, and in the final, they were completely defeated by the Chinese team they had always looked down on before.

The awarding of silver medals is just an appetizer before the main meal, and the real main course is at the back.

Fang Yatao stood on the stage with a smile on his face, hung gold medals for several Chinese players, then shook hands with them kindly, and said some words of encouragement.

He also did the same when awarding the silver medals to the Japanese team members, but everyone could see how fake his smile was at that time, even with a bit of schadenfreude in it, but now, his smile Very sincere.

When Fang Yatao finally handed over the heavy championship trophy to Sun Chenghai, the captain of the Chinese team (Li Wei was suspended, Hao Dong and Li Liang were both on the bench, so Sun Chenghai, the oldest player on the field, became the captain of the Chinese team), As Sun Chenghai raised the championship trophy high, the audience once again cheered enthusiastically.

Countless colored bars and smoke rose from behind him, pushing the atmosphere of the entire stadium to its peak.

Fang Yatao also completely abandoned his presidency. He led a group of senior officials of the Football Association to stand in the audience like this, almost smashing his hands.

And Verapan was standing beside him, smiling reluctantly, and Fang Yatao next to him didn't even look at him.

After going around the field for a week, the players helped He Jin and Feng Yu up and threw them into the sky. Ali Han, who was watching the live TV broadcast in the Netherlands, felt a little sour in his heart. At the same time, he also regretted it very much. If he hadn't been so stubborn at the time , so it should be me who is celebrating in this highly anticipated situation now?
It's a pity, why did I have to be so stubborn at the time?
At this time, the celebration in the stadium was over, and the Chinese team members, who had not finished their thoughts, were still celebrating after returning to the locker room. The juice of champagne was splashed all over the floor, and everyone smiled from the bottom of their hearts. .

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and Fang Yatao, Zhang Long and other heavyweights from the Football Association walked in at the same time. Regardless of the slippery ground, they stepped on their precious leather shoes on the water-stained ground.

"All my colleagues in the Football Association and I are proud of your performance in the game!" Fang Yatao said with a smile on his face: "Today's game you have played with momentum and level! It has added honor to the people of the whole country, and we have been weak for a long time. Thank you!" After speaking, Fang Yatao took the lead, and all the officials of the Football Association bowed deeply to the players at the same time!

After raising his head, Fang Yatao said with emotion: "Today's game was very difficult! We didn't expect it before the game. It was very difficult, but it has nothing to do with you! It's because our Football Association didn't do a good job before the game, but Fortunately, we won in the end, thanks to your tenacious fighting spirit on the field! I can tell you all, although we won today's game, but those who deliberately tried to harm us and tried their best to stop us We will not let go of those who are rising in Chinese football, and we will definitely get a fair result!"

Fang Yatao's words made the players stunned for a moment. They didn't expect Fang Yatao to be so fierce. After winning the Asian championship, he would still be obsessed with the referee and the people behind the scenes!

After being stunned for a moment, the players gave out warm applause. Who doesn't want to work under a strong leader?That way at least you will be less angry!

"Okay, okay!" Fang Yatao smiled and waved his hand: "Today is a day of great joy, so don't say such disappointing things! Today we came and brought a special guest, he is our football association. Former Chairman Wang Jun!"

Wang Jun, the first vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association before Yan Wenqiang, is also an advocate and pioneer of the reform of the Chinese professional league. Although his Haigeng spring training and [-]-meter physical training every day have been criticized, no one can Deny his great contribution to the improvement of the overall level of Chinese football.

Yan Wenqiang brought Chinese football into the World Cup finals for the first time, Fang Yatao brought Chinese football the first Asian Cup championship, but the foundation was laid by Wang Jun during the professional reform of Chinese football ten years ago.

The players looked at Wang Jun who came in with respectful eyes. After retiring from the position of chairman of the Football Association, Wang Jun went into business, but in the current Chinese team, many old players used to be his friend.

Wang Jun shook hands with the players one by one. Every time he shook hands, he would say thank you. No one knew how much bitterness was contained in these ordinary words.

After shaking hands with the entire Chinese team including the coach, Wang Jun tremblingly took out a check from his briefcase: "Players, this is a check for 300 million, which I wrote before the Asian Cup final." I filled it out, and I said at the time that as long as I can win the championship, in addition to the bonuses prepared by the Football Association in advance, this 300 million is an additional bonus for me, not for anything else, but for you to realize a dream of mine."

He put the check into He Jin's hands: "Don't refuse, this is my personal wish. I have worked in the Football Association for 20 years, and I have not been able to see the Chinese team standing on the top of Asia until I quit. I am not convinced. The right to host the Asian Cup was fought for by me, but it was you who won it. For me, this championship is more important than 300 million."

After saying these words, Wang Jun turned around silently and was about to leave here. At this time, He Jin suddenly said: "It will be my wedding in a week, and now I want to invite you to attend. I don't know Mr. Wang Are you willing to show your face?"

Wang Jun turned around: "Is it true?"

He Jin smiled: "Of course, will I make fun of my wedding?"

Wang Jun laughed loudly: "Of course I'm going! Chairman Fang, are you going too?"

Fang Yatao smiled: "Not only will we all go, but I will also bring the Asian Cup as a decoration for the wedding!"

"Oh!" The players all cheered!

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He Jin's wedding can be described as a star-studded event. Not only the Chinese team that just won the Asian Cup championship was present, but also the officials of the Football Association and the former chairman of the Football Association Wang Jun also came to congratulate, which opened the eyes of the visiting guests and reporters. However, at the scene of the wedding banquet, the most eye-catching thing is not these well-known figures in the Chinese football world, but the gleaming Asian championship trophy placed on a table in the center of the banquet hall.

He Jin is 35 years old, and Zou Mei, who has walked with him for nearly 20 years, is also 33 years old. No matter how you look at it, they are absolute representatives of late marriage.

When the bride and groom came out to toast the guests, they received the warmest applause, and the flashes of the cameras in the hands of various reporters turned the whole wedding into a press conference scene.

No idiot reporter would miss this opportunity. In the past eight years, He Jin has been the number one legend among domestic coaches. Pei Wei, Zhu Jun and Wu Qi are the three active international footballers, and then they won the World Youth Championship in one fell swoop after becoming the head coach of the China Youth Team. Due to some reasons, he failed to reach the finals of the Athens Olympics, but he defeated the South Korean Olympic team in the group and broke the record of "Koreaphobia" in one fell swoop, which made He Jin even more famous. This time, he and Feng Yu led the Chinese national team to win The champion of the Asian Cup, many people believe that He Jin can definitely complete the triple jump of National Youth, Olympic and National, become the head coach of the Chinese national team, and take on the task of leading the Chinese national team to the 2006 World Cup.

In fact, Fang Yatao thought the same way. Starting from September, the Chinese team will play the second half of the group stage. It may be too late to find another famous coach now. He Jin's level is absolutely perfect. Not low, he is a leader among the domestic coaches, and he was once the head coach of the National Youth League and the National Olympic Games. He has coached most of the players in the current team, and other players are also because of the success of this Asian championship. And to be convinced by him and to set He Jin upright is really what everyone expects.

But to his surprise, when Fang Yatao asked He Jin for his opinion after He Jin's wedding, he got an answer that surprised him.

At that time, He Jin thought about it for a long time, and then slowly said: "I think, I am not the best candidate for this position."

"Why?" Fang Yatao was a little surprised: "Now the European players who are the backbone of the team are all your direct descendants, and you are familiar with their characteristics. You should be the most suitable candidate for the position of head coach of the Chinese team. ah!"

"No, it's precisely because Pei Wei and the others were all brought up by me, so I'm not suitable to be the head coach." He Jin shook his head and said: "Their strength is more than enough to be the main force, but it is inevitable It will affect the interests of some old players. The reason why I can play all seven of them in the Asian Cup final is the suspension of Li Wei and the injury of Hao Dong. Using these newcomers to replace the old players, some people will definitely not be convinced. At that time, the relationship between Pei Wei and me will become an excuse to attack me. My personal loss does not matter, but if it causes the Chinese team Internal friction is not good, after all, our goal is not only an Asian Cup championship trophy."

"Well, what you said makes sense." Fang Yatao touched his chin and pondered: "Isn't that Feng Yu? His level is also very high."

"Old Feng's problem is the same as mine." He Jin smiled wryly: "Li Min and Hu Yong are also his direct descendants, and Li Wei and Li Gang are directly competing with them for these two positions...then it will be the same There will be conflicts."

"Yeah... so what should we do?" Fang Yatao asked humbly: "I'm afraid there will be too little time to find a foreign teacher. There will be a national team competition task in September, and what if the new foreign teacher is like Ali Han? What? It’s really too late to change it at that time.”

"No, there is absolutely enough time. Although there will be a World Cup qualifier in September, the real test will not start until next year's quarter-finals. During this period of time, we can find a world-class famous coach." He Jin relaxed Said: "As for the second question, this time we must be more careful in choosing a coach. We must choose the kind of famous coach who is not limited to the formation and can give full play to the characteristics of the players. Although there are not many such coaches, I don't think so. No, one year is enough, and with the current strength of our players, it is not difficult to enter the World Cup for the second time. The advantage of using a foreign teacher is that he only employs people based on their strength and status, not those miscellaneous qualifications and connections .”

"In that case, you and Feng Yu can only be assistant coaches. It would be too wronged for you." Fang Yatao looked into He Jin's eyes and said.

He Jin smiled indifferently: "It doesn't matter. No matter which coach I invite, I will improve myself with a learning attitude. Compared with world-class coaches, I still have a lot of skills whether it is on-the-spot command or deployment of personnel." This is also a learning opportunity for me, I think Lao Feng thinks the same way."

"Okay." Fang Yatao made a decisive decision. He held He Jin's hand and said emotionally: "You are right, our goal is not just an Asian champion. The Asian Cup is a starting point, but it is definitely not the end. Now the glory of the Chinese team has just begun!"

The two hands were tightly held together.

The fourth part "Rising Wind and Clouds" is finished. If you want to know what will happen next, please see the fifth part "Road to Glory"

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