World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 63 New Identity
The victory of the Toulon Cup gave Zeng Zheng another 1 exchange points.

In addition to what he had saved before, Zeng Zheng had accumulated nearly [-] exchange points.

These exchange points are all his capital.

Don't look at the one million yuan in the account, but the [-] exchange points are his real confidence.

Whether he can lead the team in China next year and make a name for himself depends entirely on these exchange points.

It is worth mentioning that this time the Toulon Cup does not count as Zeng Zheng leading the team.

So although there are many achievements for the first time, if Zeng Zheng really becomes the team's head coach next time, if he wins the Toulon Cup, he will get more rewards.

Didn't make much of a stop in Toulon.

Zhu Guanghu checked out of the hotel the next day and boarded a flight back home.

At this moment, fans all over the country know the news that Jianlibao won the championship.

The newspapers of major media are overwhelming, and "Sports Weekly" has published a special issue of Jianlibao for this.

In the semiconductor radio and the car radio, the host of each program is repeating the victory of the Toulon Cup over and over again.

In the words of player commentator Zhang Heihe, the Toulon Cup this time is the best gift the youth team can give to the national team!

This is the first intercontinental championship trophy in the history of Guozihao, and of course it deserves a special mention.

Among them, Zhang Xiaorui, who won the best player and top scorer, also became famous overnight.

Its popularity is no less than that of those famous international players.

As soon as the plane back home landed, the fans who had been waiting in the airport lobby couldn't wait to cheer.

The fans stood on both sides of the aisle holding flowers and photos, desperately wanting to meet these young Jianlibao players who returned home with trophies.

When they saw familiar faces, the fans finally couldn't help cheering loudly.

"what!!!"

"Li Tie, Li Tie!"

"Li Jinyu, Li Jinyu!"

"Zhang Xiaorui, Zhang Xiaorui!"

Fans chanted every player's name.

These Jianlibao players have also fully passed the "star addiction".

The receptionist led the group into the bus, looked around and asked curiously, "Coach Zhu, why didn't you see Coach Zeng?"

"Ah, Xiao Zeng. One of our team members injured his foot and needs to be treated in France temporarily. Xiao Zeng took the initiative to stay with him."

"Coach Zeng is really responsible!"

Zhu Guanghu and the others curled their lips.

Zeng Zheng knew French, if he didn't stay, who would stay?

What's more, the funds for bamboo shoe dials are almost running out!

On the night of Jianlibao's return to China, the members held a grand party in the hotel and disbanded on the spot the next day.

When to gather again, we will wait for another notice.

These wanderers who have been traveling for many years couldn't wait, bought air tickets with the travel expenses issued by bamboo shoes, and took the plane back to their respective homes as soon as possible.

Leaving aside the return of the Jianlibao team members, Zhuxie released a new announcement the next day.

In addition to announcing the list of players for the first round of the third China-Korea match, Zeng Zheng was also specially approved to enter the national team coaching staff and appointed as the head coach of the U21 National Youth Team.

It was not until one day after the announcement was made that Zeng Zheng received a call from Xu Fang.

"Uncle Xu, I'm not picky. The U21 head coach is fine, I just happen to have this plan. But what about the assistant coach of the national team? Do you think that guy Horton and I can pee in the same pot?"

It was not Zeng Zheng who opposed Horton.

Compared with Schlappner, Horton still has two brushes.

But the problem is that Holden doesn't understand the national conditions and belongs to a foreign monk.

He used Nottingham Forest's method to coach the national team, and Zeng Zheng was not optimistic at all.

But his own words were mild, and Zeng Zheng didn't bother to wade into this muddy water.

But now Zhu Xie didn't say anything, just stuffed himself in.

This made Zeng Zheng very uncomfortable.

"Xiao Zeng, do you think that if you don't serve as this assistant coach, can this U21 head coach have your share?"

He is indeed the person who knows Zeng Zheng best in the system.

Xu Fang grasped Zeng Zheng's lifeline at once.

Like a Big Ten game.

Zeng Zheng has always been the master who sees the rabbit and does not cast the eagle.

"Uncle Xu, you can't trick me like this!"

That's all for Horton to bring out the results.

If you can't bring out the results, then as a teaching assistant, don't you have to bear joint and several responsibilities?

What's more, with Zeng Zheng's temper, what should he do if he and Horton have a disagreement?
"Xiao Zeng, calm down." Xu Fang on the other end of the phone was still unhurried.

"My father and I called in private, and I will tell you the truth."

"This time you are on the coaching staff the same as last time. You are not asked to do practical things, or to go through the motions."

"Didn't you always want to be the new Olympic head coach?"

"Isn't it logical to transfer from the coaching staff of the national team to the National Olympics?"

After hearing this, Zeng Zheng nodded.

Now that the words are spoken, it will be easy to handle.

But Zeng Zheng immediately had another question.

"Uncle Xu, haven't we always been the national football team and the Olympic Games? Can Chairman Yuan agree?"

"The era of great relatives is over!" Xu Fang sighed, and then raised his voice again, "This time, the military student and I had a good talk, so Chairman Yuan gave up on this decision."

"Don't look at what the military student said about you when you led the national team, but he did it for your own good."

"This time in front of Chairman Yuan, he said a lot of good things about you!"

"When you return to the capital, you can find an empty door to thank him."

"You also know that I haven't been fully reinstated yet. You can have this U21 handsome position because of the military students who won it for you!"

Zeng Zheng nodded after hearing this, and wrote it down seriously.

After chatting with Xu Fang for a while, he hung up the phone.

In the hotel, Zeng Zheng was lying on the bed, thinking about the bamboo shoes decision.

It's also interesting to think about.

The dignified national team coaching staff is just a gold-plated place.

As the World Cup approaches, the national team led by Horton has also completed a series of warm-up matches.

3比0泰国，1比1马来西亚，甚至还在魔都虹桥体育场踢了乌兹别克一个3比1。

This China-South Korea confrontation match is the last warm-up match between the two teams before the World Cup. Most of the starting players announced by the two sides are also the main force of the World Cup.

Because of this, the two teams seemed very restrained after they played against each other.

They are all going to participate in the World Cup. It is simply not worth it to be injured at the moment.

Afraid of injury, fear of injury, both teams want to use a victory for the team.

Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea launched a fierce attack as soon as the game opened.

In the 4th minute, Huang Shanhong sent a direct pass through the entire defense line of the national football team, and Cui Yongzhu faced Jiang Jin single-handedly.

Fortunately, Jiang Jin struck out in time and accurately pounced on the tiger's mouth from under Cui Yongzhu's feet, which prevented Lightning from losing the ball.

Immediately afterwards, Lee Sang-yoon took a corner kick from the left, and Hwang Sun-hong, who was unattended, rushed to the top of the back post, but was also vacated by Jiang Jin with one hand.

Under heavy pressure, the country was fierce enough to fight against South Korea. Wu Chengying took the lead in the 6th minute.

In the 16th minute, Kim Do-hoon's long pass near the center line accurately fell behind the national football defense line.

Lee Sang-yoon plugged in at high speed, avoided Zhang Yanhua's flying shovel from behind, and shot through Jiangjin's big and small dragon gates from a small angle, setting the first record for South Korea.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Horton replaced Yao Xia, who was still unable to adapt to the midfielder, with No. 18 Zhu Qi.

In the 51st minute, Zhu Qi grabbed the ball and quickly passed it to Ma Mingyu in the fight with South Korean players.

The old horse pushed left and right, a fried ball passed Lu Tingrun, dribbled the ball near the top of the arc and shot with his right foot.

The ball went straight into the dead corner like a cannonball, and Kim Byung-ji, who had already reacted quickly, flew to save him, but it was beyond his reach.

With Ma Mingyu's long-range shot, the two sides finally shook hands 1-1.

After the game, Horton said at the press conference that South Korea has not changed significantly from the Dynas Cup at the beginning of the year.

In particular, there are still many loopholes in defense, but in the handling of set kicks, it is still more mature than the national football team.

After finishing his routine speech, Horton took a look around the audience.

If there are no problems, he packs his things and prepares to leave.

At this moment, a young female reporter raised her hand, then stood up and asked in clear English:

"Mr. Horton, what do you think about Zhuxie's temporary recruitment of coach Zeng Zheng, who helped the national football team enter the World Cup and created miracles, into the coaching staff? Will you discuss with Coach Zeng the tactical arrangements for the World Cup?"

Facing this question, Horton seriously replied: "Of course, as the head coach, I will naturally work out the game tactical plan with the coaching staff."

"Otherwise, I can't drive the entire team with my own strength."

"If the team wants to win, it needs the joint efforts of the head coach and all the staff of the coaching staff."

Horton walked out of the press conference amidst applause from the domestic reporters in the audience.

After waiting for no one around, Holden frowned, and asked the entourage in a low voice: "What was the situation?"

"Didn't Chairman Yuan say that he just arranged for a new interpreter for me?"

(End of this chapter)