World's No.1 Football Manager

Chapter 258 Balista's Worries

In the small conference room of the administration building, Gao Yuan and the others met the DB Brazil coaching staff who had been waiting here for a long time.

As soon as they entered the door, a middle-aged Brazilian uncle in charge greeted Han Peng and Liu Jindong.

"Han, Liu, hello!"

"Hello, old Baal!"

Han Peng, Liu Jindong and the Brazilian uncle shook hands warmly, and even Liu Jindong gave each other a friendly hug.

This uncle is the former coach of the Brazilian DB team, and also the meritorious foreign aid Balista in the history of the Taishan Club.

Ballista has epoch-making significance for Taishan Club.He is the first foreign aid in the history of the Taishan team. He joined the Taishan team in 1998. Although he only stayed in the team for less than 3 years, he won the first double championship trophy in the history of Chinese football for the Taishan team.After leaving the Taishan team, he has successively played for Qinggang Manatee, Daqin Guoli, Pengcheng Ping An and many other A teams. He can be regarded as an old friend of Chinese football.

The old Baali has an indissoluble bond with Taishan football. So far, many fans believe that he is one of the best foreign players in the history of Taishan football.After the Taishan Club acquired Brazil DB, he hired Ballista to become the coach of the DB youth training team, and later became the coach of the first team.

Before Han Peng and Liu Jindong entered the first team, Balista left the Taishan team. They had never been teammates with each other, but they met in the A-League and knew each other for a long time.Coupled with the frequent exchanges between the two clubs, there are many business contacts, so they are very familiar with each other.

"Old Baal, this is our boss, the team's coach Gao Yuan." Liu Jindong recalled that the coach Gao Yuan was still left on the sidelines, and hurriedly introduced him.

Gao Yuan didn't take it seriously, and stretched out his hand with a smile, and said in Portuguese: "Hello, Mr. Edson, I have long admired your name!"

Although Ballista had heard that the future boss was a young man, Gao Yuan's age was beyond his expectation, and the standard of the other party's Portuguese also surprised him.Although very surprised, he still held Gao Yuan's hand politely, "Hello, Mr. Coach. Please call me Balista!"

Gao Yuan could feel the kindness of old Baal, and the other party didn't seem to despise him because he was young and Chinese.

Ballista introduced several people around him to Gao Yuan.

Tall and the oldest of all the people in the room, he was Marquez, the chief assistant coach of the original team.He is the founding father of the DB team. Before the Taishan Club acquired DB, he successively served as a scout, youth training coach, assistant coach, and head coach of the DB team.After Ballista became the head coach, he was the team's No. [-] man.

It's just that now because of Gao Yuan's airborne, everyone's position has been dropped by one level out of thin air, and he is no longer the chief assistant.

When Gao Yuan shook hands with him, he felt that the other's hand just rubbed against him lightly, and his eyes were full of arrogance.

This old guy is not easy to deal with!Gao Yuan made a judgment in his heart.

After that, Gao Yuan shook hands with the rest of the people.

The bald and burly one is the team assistant coach Garcia.

The thin man with curly brown hair is the team's fitness coach Cazzarello.

Wearing glasses and a little bookish is the team's team doctor and physical therapist Santos.

So far, the coaching team is all here.

When Gao Yuan shook hands, he observed their respective attributes, and they were all very good.If they can be kneaded together, it will always be a very combative team.

As the boss of this team, Gao Yuan just said a few casual words when they met for the first time, "I hope everyone will unite and work together with sincerity".Lu Yao knows horsepower, and he knows people's hearts over time. The days to come are still long, and he has to slowly get used to it in daily training and competitions.

After the meeting, Yan Ruyu continued to lead Gao Yuan and others to familiarize themselves with the environment of the base.Several Brazilian coaches went back to the office together.

As soon as he sat down in the office, Marquez said dissatisfiedly: "These damn Chinese! They even sent a kid to be the head coach! What do they think of football! Is it a game of capital?"

Santos persuaded: "I heard that this young man is a good coach. He just led the team to win the reserve league championship in China!"

It’s okay if you don’t try to persuade Marquez, but the persuasion aroused Marquez’s anger: "What a shitty reserve team! Doesn’t he even have first-team coaching experience? He has never coached a first-team team in China’s football desert, so why come to Brazil as a coach! This is Brazil! It’s the kingdom of football! What he wants to coach is a professional team that has been participating in the highest level league in Sao Paulo! Damn Chinese, do they think they can do whatever they want with their money?! Do they think the Sao Paulo league is the same rubbish as the Chinese Super League? Are these arrogant and arrogant? A yellow-skinned monkey who doesn't understand anything!"

Ballista stopped: "Marquez, pay attention to your words and deeds! I played football in China before, and I was impressed there. Maybe their football level is not high, but the people there are very humble and kind, and the development there is also changing with each passing day. It is a strong and friendly country, and I like it very much."

Marquez is still indignant, "Economic and social development is one thing, but football is another. They send echelons to the base every year. Everyone can see how good they are. It is a waste of resources! In my opinion, the Chinese are not suitable for playing football, let alone coaching! We have worked so hard to advance to the Sao Paulo State A1 League. Do you have the heart to see the team relegated? Ballista, we all support you, and all Brazilian children support you! Let go, I promise everyone I only listen to you!"

"Enough!" Ballista slapped the office desk angrily, "Marquez, stop talking nonsense! No matter who the head coach is, he represents DB Brazil! We must obey his command, which is the basic ethics of a professional coach! I will pretend I didn't hear what you said today, but if you make similar remarks again, I will report to the club!"

Marquezho suddenly stood up and said angrily, "Am I doing it for myself? I'm doing it for the DB club! I'm doing it for the dignity of Brazilian football! Don't you just have the heart to watch the Chinese toss the team until they're relegated? Don't think I don't know. When you see that young Chinese coach, each of you feels bad! It's just that you are cowards and don't admit it bravely like me!"

After finishing speaking, he slammed the door angrily and walked away.

The few people left in the room looked at each other, no one said anything, and they all left Ballista's office in silence.

Ballista lit a cigarette and took a few puffs irritably.

His mind was in a mess. In all fairness, he was also very upset about the fact that he worked so hard to lead the team to promotion, but was picked by others; when he learned that the other party was a rookie coach with no experience in leading a professional first-team team, he felt deeply worried about the future of the team.But in the end, he chose to support the club's decision. He has great affection for Taishan Club, and he also sincerely loves China thousands of miles away. He wants to repay the kindness of Taishan Club and really wants to help China improve its football competition.

He thought of a call from Li Xiaopeng, his good friend, former teammate, and current executive vice president and head coach of Taishan Club a few weeks ago.At that time, I was very worried and asked the other party whether this new young man was trustworthy and whether he could help the team avoid relegation. However, my old friend Li Xiaopeng used his unique humor to reassure himself.

"Old Baal, do you think if I go to DB Club, can I lead the team to avoid relegation?"

"My old friend, of course! You are the 51st coach in the world after all!"

"Haha, don't make fun of me! But if you believe that I can lead the team to avoid relegation, Gao Yuan will have even more problems!"

"why?"

"Because this kid is much stronger than me!"

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Ballista believed in his former teammate very much.In the League A that year, they were on the left and right in the midfield, which was the most powerful guarantee for the Taishan team to win the double crown.Li Xiaopeng's wisdom and ability to deal with people left a deep impression on him.Milutinovic, the head coach of the Chinese national team, once commented, "If there is anyone in China who can become an excellent coach in the future, it must be Li Xiaopeng." (real comment)

And the reason why I came to the DB club is also due to the strong recommendation of this old teammate.

However, this Gao Yuan is too young, he can't help but lack experience as a coach, not even as a player!

Can he really be as good as Li Xiaopeng said?

This is really a big question mark!
(End of this chapter)