Football irons are burning

Chapter 372 Winning the Asian Cup

Li Tie is a boss in the NBA, making money and selecting good players are his main goals.

Later, he still stayed in Los Angeles, and reviewed the management of the team. After observation, he found that it was not bad.

Overall, although the market development is not as good as the Lakers and Knicks, at least they can earn more than 5000 million US dollars this year.

Especially after winning the championship, the market development of the Clippers has never been easier, and many cooperations have been easily done.

This is not bad, a good start, should be acceptable.

Next season, as long as the results are stable, the income will increase.

After the team won the championship, the players also had a holiday.

They should have a good vacation this summer.

However, the management also began to prepare for next season, such as the draft.

The current batch of players is not weak, and the main lineup will not change.

Therefore, the rookie is just a supplement.

Excluding some marginal players from the team and adding a rookie, the team's goal for next season is still the championship.

As for this year's draft, although the Clippers have the No. [-] pick in the first round, it belongs to the Lakers. Kobe's deal gave the Lakers both this year's and next year's first-round picks, but it's still worth it for the championship.

Therefore, this time the Clippers can only rely on the No. 4 pick in the second round to miss it.

After Li Tie studied carefully, he found that there are good seedlings, such as Ariza and Du Hong, who may be picked up by the Clippers.

Of course, Howard, Okafor, Harris, jr Smith, etc., must not be the Clippers' turn.

Although there are variables in the draft, those who are strong will basically not make it to the second round.

As for the final candidate, it is natural to wait until the draft meeting to decide.

However, during this period of time, the officials of the Basketball Association also knew about the Clippers winning the championship, and they also paid attention to Li Tie's basketball skills.

An official surnamed Xin came to Los Angeles and communicated with Li Tie, hoping that he could help so that more domestic players could play in the NBA.

"Leader, this is not a problem. However, you have to be strong. Otherwise, you won't be able to be the main player. Wouldn't it be in vain? In addition, we should change the way we train players. Those talented young players should find a way to get into high schools and universities here, and fully integrate with their culture so that they can integrate into the basketball culture here in the future. Nothing else is involved here, it's purely for basketball! In the long run, Chinese basketball will definitely become a strong team in the world. Now we have Dayao and King. Equipped with a good defender, it is likely to create better results in this year's Olympics." Li Tie said.

He still thinks relatively purely, without mixing other factors.

Leader Xin pondered for a moment and said: "What you said makes sense. Let's discuss it when we go back and give you news later. I will ask you to help me a lot in the future, such as the national team coming here for training. Don't worry about the expenses. We will still give you what you should."

Li Tie laughed and said, "It's all trivial matters. As long as it helps basketball, I am bound to do so. However, my main business is football. If you have anything to do here, you can directly contact the general manager Li Ming, and he will cooperate with you."

"that would be great!"

The leader of the letter was overjoyed immediately.

A few days later, the young Lingnan player Ah Lian arrived in the United States and soon entered San Marino High School in Los Angeles.

In terms of cultural lessons, it is estimated that it will take a little effort, but he can start to grow in an all-round way from American high school basketball.

With his talent, he can definitely play it.

It is said that all the expenses this time were borne by the Basketball Association. It seems that they also paid a lot of money.

It is estimated that seeing the beautiful pictures of football's development over the years, the Basketball Association can't help it.

A few days later, Sun Dasheng also came to Los Angeles from China and was also arranged in San Marino High School.

One after another, another group of young players came to Los Angeles. It seems that this time the Basketball Association is serious.

Li Ming, the general manager of the Clippers, really helped a lot.

This time Li Tie also said hello, and Li Ming completely complied.

At least, the life of the young players is guaranteed.

In a blink of an eye, the 2004 draft also arrived.

Li Tie also went to the scene to watch, of course, more is the draft.

Howard was elected No. [-] without any suspense. This is another high school No. [-] after James last year.

Okafor is the No. [-] pick, and Gordon is No. [-].

The Clippers' No. 4 pick belongs to the Lakers. As a result, the Lakers selected Iguodala. This is a draft that changed the trajectory of history.

Each team has its own considerations, which is also normal.

After a first-round pick, most of it was expected.

However, Trevor Ariza and Duhon have not been selected yet, which gives the Clippers a chance.

Both of them are good in strength, and when they arrive at the Clippers, they both have playing time.

The second round of the draft began, the Magic selected Varejao, the Suns selected Froman, and the Wizards selected Ramos.

Neither Ariza nor Duhon were elected.

Therefore, the Clippers chose Ariza after a brief study.

This player has very good physical fitness, excellent jumping, and explosive power. In addition, he has a good defensive awareness.

This is Dunleavy's favorite player.

Ariza was originally very high-profile about his draft, but he actually fell into the second round.

Fortunately, the championship team selected him, and Ariza was also very happy.

Being able to play next to Kobe is the dream of many young people.

After the draft, Li Tie also left Los Angeles and returned to China to prepare for the Asian Cup.

The summer of 2004 was a lively summer, not only the European Cup, the Asian Cup, but also the Olympic Games.

Therefore, it is a good year for those who love sports.

The European Cup, which has already started, has entered the quarter-finals, and Portugal, England, France, Greece, Sweden, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Denmark have entered the quarter-finals.

In the Anglo-Portuguese war, Portugal won the penalty shootout, allowing England to return with hatred in the World Series once again.

Ronaldo played well and put a lot of pressure on England's defense on the offensive end.

In this time and space, his start is indeed relatively high, and now he has become the absolute main force and offensive core of the Portuguese team.

Even Figo and Rui Costa are escorting Ronaldo, and the entire team is cultivating their future core.

This is a genius, and everyone takes care of him.

The defending champion even lost to the Greek team 0:1, which was a huge upset.

Sweden lost to the Netherlands and Denmark lost to the Czech Republic.

In the semi-finals, the host Portugal defeated the Netherlands 2:1. Ronaldo played well, with one shot and one pass, and he has successfully taken over Figo's class.

Greece defeated the Czech Republic 1:0 and reached the final.

This mythical country, this time the European Cup also staged a dark horse show, all the way to the final.

Although Rehhagel did not coach the Greek team in this time and space, they still came to this point.

On July 7, the European Cup final will be played between Portugal and Greece.

Li Tie also watched the live broadcast.

In the game, Portugal took the absolute initiative, but they just won't score.

As a result, in the 57th minute, Chalisteas scored the only goal of the game with a corner kick.

In the end, the Greek myth was successfully staged, and Ronaldo left tears on the court.

The European Cup is an unpopular paradise. The Danish team entered the European Cup main match as a substitute, but the result was also a black one, and Andersen's fairytale-like victory was staged.

Now, Greece has repeated the process.

There are no underdogs in Europe, it's true.

On July 7, the Asian Cup also opened in China.

The hosting of the Asian Cup this time is also to test China's ability to host large-scale football games and prepare for the future bid for the World Cup.

The Chinese team is divided into Group A with Qatar, Indonesia and Bahrain. The venue of the competition is also the Beijing Workers' Stadium. This is also the venue for the finals. As long as the Chinese team is not eliminated, they will stay here forever.

In the first game, the Chinese team faced the Bahrain team.

Li Tie brought Qu Bo, Li Jinyu, Wang Dong, Deke, Sun Jihai, Wu Chengying, Zhang Heizi, Li Datou, Feng Xiaoting, and An Qi to the stage. This is also a world-class lineup with all the main players.

On the other hand, if you look at your opponents, you can only be envious. Any player from the Chinese team will be worth more than their sum.

The course of the game is naturally controlled by the Chinese team.

In the opening 5 minutes, Qu Bo cooperated with Li Tie in the frontcourt, and after reaching the penalty area, he volleyed and scored.

At 10 minutes, Li Tie made a long shot and was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Li Jinyu scored with a supplementary shot, 2:0!

In the 21st minute, Qu Bo used his speed to enter the penalty area, and then chose to knock horizontally. Li Jinyu pushed and scored, 3:0!

In this game, there was no suspense at all, and the Chinese team always took the absolute initiative.

After the final 90 minutes, the Chinese team won the game 6:0 and got off to a good start.

The Chinese fans at the scene were naturally very excited. It was really enjoyable to see the team they supported smash the Quartet.

Li Tie also played very strong in the whole game. His organizational ability in the center and front field made the fans shine.

Of course, playing this kind of team, how can Li Tie's spirit be lifted?

After the game, he also didn't say a word, just sat at the press conference with a smile, watching Zhu Huguang talk.

Zhu Huguang naturally has a lot to say. If he speaks after drafting, he may chat for a long time.

Four days later, the Chinese team swept Indonesia 14:0 again. The opponent was too weak to have any chance.

Of course, Li Tie was also fully fired, without mercy, and scored 8 goals alone.

The team also rotated the lineup, and domestic players played one after another. Lai Yongxin also appeared in an official game on behalf of the national team for the first time.

His interception and scheduling in the middle is really Keane's style, which also makes the team's offensive and defensive transitions extremely smooth.

Xu Liang's footwork is also very good, making people think that he is China's Beckham.

In the last game of the group stage, the Chinese team came off the bench and defeated Qatar 1-0, winning three of three games and reaching the knockout round.

The first opponent in the knockout round is Iraq. Although they have gone through war, their football team is still good.

In this game, some Chinese fans even disguised themselves to cheer for Iraq.

This also moved the Iraqi players.

However, in the game itself, they still couldn't beat the Chinese team.

Li Tie continued to show his perfect performance, which made all the Iraqi players admire.

3:0, the Chinese team defeated Iraq and entered the semi-finals.

After the game, Iraqi players surrounded Li Tie one after another, wanting to exchange jerseys with him.

Li Tie also shook hands with them one by one, encouraging them to continue to cheer at the Olympics.

This scene was also captured by the camera lens.

After the game, Li Tie also decided to donate 1000 million euros to Iraqi football to help them develop football.

This thing is also very touching.

After the money is in place, it is estimated that it can help many Iraqi players. Perhaps football can make them forget the pain caused by the war and rebuild their homes.

In the semi-finals, the Chinese team's opponent was the Iranian team.

The Iranian team is very tenacious, this time it gave the Chinese team a lot of trouble.

Karimi did perform very well, his dribbling and passing are world-class.

This Iranian foreign aid is currently playing in the Bundesliga, and after the Asian Cup, he will definitely be valued by the giants. Bayern is said to have signed a contract with him.

However, there is still a gap in strength between the two sides. The Iranian team persisted for 70 minutes, collapsed in the last 20 minutes, and was eliminated by the Chinese team with three consecutive goals.

After the game, Li Tie said a lot of good things to the Iranian team. Indeed, Asian football is developing rapidly now. Iran, Australia, Japan, and South Korea are all approaching the world's second-class teams. If there are a group of stars in the future, they are likely to become a world-class team.

Everything is possible.

However, Li Tie is still satisfied with the result of the game, and the opponent's strength is still difficult to hold for 90 minutes.

You know, in the World Cup, many teams can't do it.

On August 8, the finals began.

The opponent of the Chinese team is the Japanese stupid team.

This time it will be difficult for the Japanese stupid team. In terms of body, there is indeed a significant gap between them and the Chinese team.

In the opening 9 minutes, Sun Jihai made a pass from the winger of the Chinese team, and Li Jinyu jumped from the middle to score with a header.

Li Jinyu's height is actually not high, but no one is watching him with this ball.

In the 21st minute, the Japanese team lost the ball in the midfield. After receiving Wang Dong's through ball, Li Tie changed directions and passed the opponent continuously, entered the penalty area and volleyed, 2:0!

Three minutes later, Koji Nakata scored a goal with a set kick, but he scored with a handball. As a result, the on-duty referee Fahari showed a red card and sent him off.

This penalty is completely reversed from another time and space.

In another time and space, the Japanese stupid team took advantage of it, and this handball was also counted.

Unexpectedly, in this time and space, Nakata Koji still staged a handball goal, the difference is that he can only leave the court in despair.

The Japanese stupid team with one less person, naturally couldn't hold it, and was defeated in the end.

At the end of the game, the score was 6:0, which made the Japanese stupid players feel embarrassed.

The Chinese team successfully defended the Asian Cup champion.

(End of this chapter)