road to victory

Chapter 98
Some of the enthusiasm of the fans was slightly aroused by Fan Shang, but they were still skeptical, but they also knew that protesting here would have no effect, and the head coach of the club came out to promise, and they were ready to leave up.

"Mr. Coach, we believe in your words. We will wait for good news from the club this week. If we are not satisfied, we will come again!" The lovely fans said a harsh word and slowly dispersed.

Fan Shang walked back to the club and thought to himself, "If his fame still doesn't satisfy you, I really have nothing to do. I can't compete with those giants in Serie A and La Liga."

Three days later, Bordeaux "Southwest" reported the latest transfer from Bordeaux. French superstar Jean-Pierre Papin returned to Ligue 100 from Bayern Munich at a low price of [-] million francs and joined last year's UEFA Cup team. Champion Bordeaux.

Bordeaux fans finally have nothing to say now. Looking at it now, although Zidane has been established as the core of the French team, he is not yet a world-class star. In the hearts of French fans, their biggest card is now The star is still Papin.He is another world-class star in France after Platini. It can be said that he was the representative of French football before Zidane became a god in the World Cup.

Although Papin's performance has declined sharply in the past few years, his position in the hearts of French fans is still there. This time it has successfully offset the negative impact of selling the main team before.This transaction won the praise of the fans. Those radical fans not only had nothing to say, but also praised Vincent for what he said, and trusted his team's head coach even more.

This time Bordeaux was lucky to be able to welcome Papin back. Although Papin has performed poorly in recent years, his reputation is there. If 100 million francs were placed last year, it would be a joke.But this time Papin was rejected by local German players in Bayern. Although Beckenbauer Rummenigge still maintained Papin, he decided to let Papin go at a low price in order to take care of the feelings of the local gang.Bordeaux also picked up such a leak.Of course, there is also the credit for the friendship of Papan's former teammate of the national team and Vincent's assistant coach Battiston.

In the end, a few players who were not in Vincent's plan left.In this way, Bordeaux's lineup this year is completely complete, leaving 11 players and ushering in 12 players.This holiday, Fan Shang has really passed the fm addiction, but Fan Shang is also aware of the problem. This year's running-in will be a big problem, at least the stage at the beginning of the season must be difficult.I can’t do this in the future. As a rookie, I still forgive myself once, but I absolutely can’t buy and sell players on such a large scale in the future. It will affect stability too much.

This year's 96-97 Bordeaux lineup

Goalkeepers: Chilavert, Frey, Fontaine;

Defenders: Gamara, Zebina, Song, Distin, Lamo, Lizarazu, Gernay, Toyes, Afano, Abidal;
Midfielders: Pires, Nedved, Dacourt, Sanuno, Dudir, Causi, Lucas, Anselin, Fernandez;

In the office, Fan Shang and Pa Pan sat together, and Fan Shang made two cups of tea for them.Then he said first, "Pierre, first of all you are welcome to join our club. Today I will introduce to you the current situation of our team. This is Chinese tea. You can try it." I still feel that a soft policy should be adopted.

Several newly joined players came to the club one after another, and held new aid conferences one after another. Except for the nuclear bomb of Papin, that is, Wiltord caused a little splash.Other players responded mediocrely, including Nedved, Shevchenko, and Chilavert.

What Fan Shang said was straightforward, causing Papan to fall into deep thought for a moment.From his heart, Papin meant to return to Ligue [-] for retirement. He experienced a rise in Marseille, joined Milan at a high price, and lost himself in Milan. At Bayern, he was at odds with his teammates, and his daughter was also diagnosed with a serious illness. , All these have almost wiped out Papan's original passion.Papan didn't know what to say now, so he continued to remain silent and lowered his head to think.

"Don't call me sir, all my players call me boss." Fan Shang feels that his players don't need to be too official
"Okay, boss." Papan's voice was a little unnatural, but he still maintained a good demeanor
"Pierre, although it may be strange to call a head coach who is younger than you, but you will get used to it when you are on the training ground." Vincent heard Papin's voice a little strangely, so he knew what he was thinking. . "Let's talk about business, Pierre, I want to know if you are going back to France this time to prepare for retirement or to go dormant for a second spring?"

"Thank you, Mr. Fan Shang." Papan stood up slightly to express his gratitude, showing the demeanor of a relatively gentle big-name player.

Fan Shang looked at the lineup, and suddenly found that the striker who worried him before has now become a relatively strong part of the team, with three generations of old, middle-aged and young.The midfielder seems a bit weak. If it is not for Nedved, no one can support the midfielder.The back line is fairly stable, and there are a lot of magic bullets in the back line. Wherever the position is reduced, someone will stand up.Needless to say the goalkeeper, Chilavert is the best goalkeeper in the world in Vincent's mind, and Frey will be a reliable person in the future. As for the third goalkeeper, it is enough if he can keep the goal. If it is not possible, Vincent dares to play.

Forwards: Wiltord, Shevchenko, Drogba, Papin, Bancarel.

"I think, I will do what a professional player should do." Papan sighed.

Fan Shang's worry now is whether Lizarazu, the captain, should continue to be the captain now that Papan is here.It's time to find the two of you to come out and sit down.

Papan's vigor was basically smoothed out by the experience of the past few years, but Fan Shang didn't want an old man who was just eating and waiting to die.He needs Papin to show his strength and lead the team forward.And he also has a selfish intention. The French national team is currently lacking the final striker. In history, Papin did not participate in the 98 World Cup due to his status. Henry, Trezeguet), otherwise the road to the championship would be smoother.Vincent believes that if Papin regains his form in Bordeaux in the past two years, he will be better than Dugarry and Jivash in the 98 World Cup.

Fan Shang probably knew what Papan meant, he had been waiting for this once all-powerful veteran to speak.After a long time, Papan finally responded.

"Pierre, I really feel sad to hear you say that." Vincent covered his eyes.Papan felt a little overwhelmed and wanted to stand up, but Fan Shang pressed his hand down, telling Papan to sit still. "Now think about your position in the hearts of the fans, think about your position in the French football world, and think about what you said just now." Fan Shang picked up a few copies from the desk The newspaper, and then slapped Papin heavily, "Look at how the fans, the media, and other players see you. Then look at how you see yourself. Think about it."

After finishing speaking, Fan Shang sat across from Papan, watching Papan flip through the newspapers one by one.Almost every one is to welcome Papin back to China, hope that he can recover in France, hope that Papin will be selected into the national team again and lead the team to win glory again, etc. Some are particularly optimistic about him and comfort him.

Papan turned faster and faster, with obvious breathing sounds, he was a little excited.He felt that he could be said to be disgraced when he returned to China this time. Since he joined Bordeaux, he has been almost at home now, like a lady of a big family. The media, teammates, friends, etc. have given him so much hope.And he only hopes to raise his old age in Bordeaux and take good care of his daughter with congenital heart disease.

"Pierre, have you seen how much hope they have given you, and what about you?" Fan Shang stared firmly into Papan's eyes, "Your eyes can't fool me, you are thinking about retirement, you are thinking Retire!" Fan Shang took a deep breath, "I know, you are in a bad mood because of Emily, but is it useful for you to stay by her side every day? You are a player, not a doctor."

(End of this chapter)