football dynasty

Levi said with some embarrassment: "But I hung up on the secretary of David Bernstein (the chairman of the FA) not long ago. Should I call and apologize to David Bernstein in person?"

Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, saw this matter clearly. "No, boy, you don't have to do that at all. You just need to give David Bernstein a few words through the right people, and he'll know what to do."

Levy asked: "The right person? Do you mean my 'friends' in the FA?"

As a wealthy club, Liverpool naturally has a lot of contact with the FA. During this contact, it is also inevitable to win over some FA staff and reach a special friendship with them.

Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, said on the phone: "Yes, so that David Bernstein understands what you mean."

Levi said with some concern: "But will David Bernstein agree to my request?"

Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, said confidently: "He will definitely agree, and even make your medal a third-class CBE medal!"

Li Wei laughed at himself: "I don't know that I have such a great value, let alone I am just a technical consultant."

Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, said: "Boy, you haven't realized your value and the FA's desire for you. Think about the achievements of the England national team. From 1970 to the present, England The best result of the national team in the international arena is the semi-finals, and there is only one time. The other results are best to be the semi-finals, or they will not make it to the finals. For example, in the European Cup in 2008, they could not even enter the finals , This is why the FA paid a lot of money to hire Capello. As a result, Capello's performance was not satisfactory. I believe you have already understood this point. After the World Cup in South Africa two years ago, the FA I always contact you and hope you become the head coach of the Three Lions."

Levi said: "Yes, they wanted to take over the Three Lions at the time, but you know it was a quagmire, so I declined the FA's invitation. In fact, I didn't want to be the technical consultant, just because the FA He was always too enthusiastic, invited me over and over again, and I had to make a compromise to deal with it."

Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, said: "Then you should know that the FA's confidence in Hodgson is not very high. After all, although Hodgson's resume is rich, his coaching performance in the giants is very poor. Able to control the locker room. The players in the England national team are basically from the rich, even if they are not rich, they are also the core members of their respective teams. They are not easy to discipline."

After a pause, Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, still smiled mysteriously, and said: "There is also 'Levy's Law'. As far as I know, there are many people in the FA who are superstitious about you. Even if you can't win the championship, It doesn't matter, don't you have children and you help share the pressure? This is why they like you so much."

"Levy's Law" means that the team coached by Levi will definitely win at least one championship in the season.

Li Wei now fully understands what Daddy Cheap means.

English football has become more and more popular at the club level this year. When Levi was coaching Parma in the early years, some people were not convinced that Serie A, La Liga and the Premier League were three pillars.In another two years, Serie A will fall further and further behind due to the impact of the phone call, even the Bundesliga. However, some people say that La Liga and the Premier League are side by side, and they are unwilling to admit that the Premier League is the number one thing in the world.It's just that now many people have to admit that the Premier League has become the world's number one league.

Not because of anything else, but because of the income and audience of the Premier League.

Premier League broadcast fee income has exceeded the sum of Serie A and La Liga, and this broadcast fee is still rising.

However, the popularity at the club level did not make the national team level also popular. On the contrary, the England national team performed poorly in the competition.The top management of the FA has also changed frequently. For example, after the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Li Wei was dismissed as the FA vice chairman. He has already stepped down.

Another example is the current chairman of the FA, David Bernstein, who took office in 2011.The reason why his predecessor stepped down was inseparable from the defeat of the England national team in the World Cup in South Africa.

What David Bernstein needs to do now is not to let himself follow the old path of his predecessor, which caused the England national team to fail in the 2012 European Cup, and finally caused himself to have to resign.

Even if you fail, you must reduce this negative impact.

In this context, the role of Li Wei is extremely important.

It can be said that Levi has now become a big banner in English football, and his influence is extraordinary, especially among young fans.

…………

Originally, David Bernstein was not in a good mood recently. Since Hodgson took over the England national team, there has been no shortage of unsightly reports about the England national team in the media.

The media used two best words to describe the current England national team.

The 'most' does not refer to the good side.The two most are the fewest superstar players, and the most ordinary head coach.The current Three Lions team is very different from the past. It lacks Beckham, Owen, Ferdinand and other international superstars who were enough to attract fans in the past competitions.

Even Rooney of the younger generation, due to injuries, has already determined that he will not be able to play in the first game of the group stage, and there are still doubts about whether he can play in the second group stage.

At the same time, former superstars such as Lampard, Gerrard and Terry have gradually aged and have not had the glory of previous years.

If the above-mentioned factors cannot be resisted by humans, then some of Hodgson's ways of handling things cast a haze on David Bernstein's heart.

Hodgson had a conflict with the international footballer Crouch. Although in the end Hodgson abandoned Crouch because he was the head coach of the national team, this is not something worth promoting.Although David Bernstein is not the head coach, he also knows that if Crouch is selected for the England national team, he can enrich the team's tactical use.

Crouch is a well-known tall man. He can go to the penalty area to compete for headers, and his foot skills are also very good. He can serve as a fulcrum in the frontcourt to deliver ammunition to players with two ribs.

In the just-concluded 2011-2012 season, Crouch's performance was also remarkable. He played 32 times for Tottenham Hotspur, scored ten goals and contributed two assists.

In addition to abandoning Crouch, Hodgson also lost many controversial players, such as Manchester United's Carrick and Smalling, Manchester City's Richards, Liverpool's Sturridge, Flanagan, Danny Roy, Tottenham's Lennon, Kyle Walker and Aston Villa's Darren Bent.

But at this time, David Bernstein himself made a wrong decision. He actually won two consecutive runner-ups because of Levi, and did not immediately trigger the terms of Levi's appointment as the Three Lions' technical advisor.This is almost equivalent to adding insult to injury, which also made David Bernstein no doubt be rejected by Levi when David Bernstein asked his secretary to contact Levi again (actually hung up the phone).