road to victory

Chapter 348 Taking office
"Of course it's impossible. A few clubs want to create a world-class competition, so what position do they place UEFA in FIFA? To put it bluntly, these are things that businessmen do for profit. If we can cede part of the interests of European competitions, this matter will be settled, but we must stay in this circle, at least this will prove that we are a wealthy family, haha," Fan Shang analyzed.

"It's all up to you, after all, you too..." Theo was about to say it when he was interrupted by Fan Shang.

"This matter must not be let to the third person. Now only you, me and Francois know. Until I really start, otherwise only three people know." Vincent hurriedly stopped Theo.

"Okay, Vincent, I'm waiting for the moment when it's made public, haha" Theo said with a smile, "I'll take care of the club's affairs."

"Okay, then I have to prepare for the press conference when I take office, I guess I will remember a lot!" Fan Shang said and hung up the phone.

This time, because it was the press conference for the appointment of the head coach of the national team, reporters from all over France and even Europe flocked to this small hall inside the Football Association, and many reporters were standing of.

Fan Shang appeared at this press conference under the light of a flashing light. The specifications this time are quite high. The four giants who have been negotiating to determine the head coach candidate have accompanied Fan Shang to the press conference. But this time there was no host, and the host was directly Le Graet.

"My friends from the media, our press conference today is to officially introduce the new head coach of the French national team, Mr. Vincent." Le Graet pushed Vincent out in his opening remarks.

When Fan Shang heard his words, he got up and greeted the media again.

"Now friends from the media can ask any questions." As Vincent sat down again, Le Graet said.

The first question this time must be "L'Equipe", after all, he is a French brother.

"Mr. Fan Shang, are you confident to lead the French national team to achieve good results in the European Cup?" This question is actually relatively mild, not very sharp. It is estimated that the Football Association has also communicated with the French domestic media before, and it is not too difficult. Vincent.

"Of course, if there is no contract, the contract will not be the same as the first two years, and you will get more liquidated damages when you sign for a few more years." Fan Shang replied with a smile.

"Hahaha" The reporters below were also amused by Fan Shang's words.

"Mr. Fan Shang, you are now the head coach of the national team and the technical director of Bordeaux. Are you confident in handling these two important roles?" This is a question from a reporter from the famous "Kicker" magazine in continental Europe. It is still relatively rare to see such a head coach with dual roles.

"Hehe, of course I did. If I didn't have confidence, I wouldn't be able to sign these two contracts at the same time." Fan Shang was full of confidence.

"France's performance in the two games after the World Cup was not good. Are you under a lot of pressure now?"

"Stress? Which head coach doesn't have pressure? How can he achieve results without pressure?" Fan Shang said calmly, but he was telling the truth.

"The first game you lead the team is next month's European Cup qualifier away to Russia. How are you preparing?"

"Of course I hope there will be a good start," Fan Shang said calmly. "There is no one who is newly appointed and does not want to win the first game, so I will try my best to learn about Russia in the next time. They seem to be very cold there."

"Mr. Fan Shang, do you have any focus on the selection of the national team? Will you recruit more players from Bordeaux?"

"This must be to choose the best players in France. As long as they are the best and most suitable players, who cares which club they are from?" Vincent almost asked rhetorical questions without answering.

..... There are many other problems, but Fan Shang has handled it well.

But it was a reporter from an extreme right-wing tabloid who got in somehow, and his question made the audience talk a lot.

"Mr. Fan Shang" he was very polite at the beginning, "Counting you and our national team have all skin colors, can this still represent France?"

"What do you mean, did you say that you don't think the World Cup belongs to France?" Fan Shang's rhetorical question made the reporter speechless. Can he say that the World Cup does not belong to France? "Before the World Cup, I remember that Mr. Jean-Marie Le Pen said the same thing, but we still won the World Cup. I hope he will come out and say a few more words before the European Cup. According to our Chinese meaning, good things come in pairs. "

"Are you confident to win the European Cup?" A reporter asked quickly.

"If a World Cup champion doesn't have this kind of belief, I would like to say, have we won a fake World Cup?" After Fan Shang finished speaking, he laughed again, and even the big bosses beside him couldn't hold back their laughter. up.

The headline of the team newspaper the next day was, "We are not holding a fake World Cup!" ", which reflects the dialogue between Fan Shang and the reporter, and the focus is on Fan Shang's goal of winning the European Cup.

Fan Shang didn't care what the media said, Fan Shang himself signed this contract just for this European Cup, he really wanted to get a grand slam for fun.

The first thing Vincent took office was to confirm his assistant coach, which requires a full-time job, not a part-time job like Vincent and Le Maire.

Vincent thought René Girard was good at the beginning, but this dude was scolded by the media and fans for being utterly disfigured in just two games, and finally decided to go away to West Asia to avoid these things.

This assistant coach Fan Shang doesn't want to touch his coaching staff in Bordeaux, because he has some backup players in Bordeaux, so Bordeaux's results are closely related to him, he doesn't want to rashly take away these assistant coaches and make Bordeaux fall into a passive position.

Before leaving, Vincent held a meeting for them, asked them to perform their duties, and work hard with Rolle. He also specially asked Allofs to train Bordeaux's three current centers, Drogba, Tony and Klose. It's Klose.

Fan Shang simply didn't go looking for it himself this time, and asked the Football Association to arrange an assistant coach. Anyway, for Fan Shang, the role of an assistant coach is to chat and help him do groceries. There are other coaches in training.

The Football Association replied within a few days. They have already found an assistant coach for Fan Shang, and they will be in place in a few days.

When Fan Shang asked that person's name, he heard a rather familiar name, Jacques Santini.

(End of this chapter)