Godfather of national football

Chapter 47 Old Boy, New Dream

Qatar National Meteorological Centre.

The Arab world and even the world's top meteorological experts gathered here, and at this time they were stumped by an abnormal phenomenon that just happened.

"McGee", a meteorological expert from London, stared at the monitor screen and repeated to his assistants what he had said countless times in the past hour-"Are you sure that the rain only happened within two kilometers around the Khalifa Stadium?"

The assistant is from Qatar, "Yes, that's right, it's not only displayed on the device, but also sent to the scene to see it."

Dr. McKee thought: "This situation is impossible unless it is artificial rainfall. Is it a new unsolved mystery in meteorology?"

"Doctor, you have to quickly come up with a reasonable explanation, because..."
"Because of what?"

"Because we have to hold a press conference to explain this abnormal phenomenon to the outside world."

"why?"

The doctor thought to himself: "Although such a situation is very abnormal in Qatar, is it too much to hold a press conference for this?"

The assistant said: "Because of this damn, the inexplicable heavy rain caused the national team to lose. Now everyone blames our meteorological center for being incompetent and not forecasting this rain in advance."

"Damn, the local tyrants are still unreasonable? The weather is to blame for losing!"

But McKee didn't say these words. He knew that rich people were generally unreasonable, and the most urgent task at the moment was to quickly come up with a reasonable explanation.

“Localized rainfall anomalies caused by the urban heat island effect,” is a term McKee coined.

But it seems very tall, coupled with a lot of meteorological professional data, it is enough to dazzle the ignorant public.

Facing a group of confused reporters, McGee felt a sweat in his heart, don't let them know that I'm playing with them.

"Doctor, is this related to global warming?" a reporter asked.

McGee nodded, "Of course, global warming has caused abnormal climate in the Arctic, and countries in the northern hemisphere will be affected."

The reporters at the scene seemed a little scared, because Doha is close to the sea and is a famous port in the Persian Gulf. Will Doha be submerged if this continues?

"Will the scene in the movie "The Day After Tomorrow" really appear?"

Dr. McKee guessed that he had read "Stanislavsky" on acting, and immediately put on a heavy expression on his face.

"As we all know, we have only one earth, and the earth is our common home," McKee said.

The atmosphere at the press conference was suddenly a little sad. A female reporter asked emotionally, "Doctor, can human beings survive the 21st century?"

"Of course, you don't need to be too pessimistic. As long as we work together, I believe we can protect our planet."

Later, because of this incident, Qatar vigorously contributed to the "Doha World Climate Conference" in 2012, but that is a later story.

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Li Guo didn't know all this, because at this time Li Guo had already boarded the return plane with the national team.

Li Weifeng, Sun Jihai, and Zheng Zhi sang "True Heroes" together in the back row.

"In my heart, I once had a dream to use singing to make you forget all the pain," the three of them became more and more excited as they sang. All three of them are old international players who joined the national team very early, but they have never felt so happy like they did in the past year.

"Head, you can also sing a few words."

"I don't sing, I haven't heard this song, I always listen to Jay Chou, Lin Junjie and so on."

"Damn, head, it's too outrageous for you to pretend to be a post-90s generation."

Everyone laughed loudly. In fact, this song was from Emil Chow's era, and most of the players on the plane were really unfamiliar with it.

"I think the three of you can form a group and release an album later," Li Guo said.

"Good idea, boss, what do you think our combination should be called?"

"How about an old boy?"

Zheng Zhi first objected, "No way, I'm also a post-80s generation,"

"Haha, you still think the two of us are the same, you're just stuck in 1980," said Li Weifeng, the big head.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, I am born in the 80s,"

Everyone was in a good mood after winning the game, but they were also tired after the quarrel. Gradually, the cabin became quiet.

Zheng Zhi opened his eyes in a daze, and found that someone was covering him with a quilt, "head".

"Shh,"

"You haven't slept yet?"

Li Guo sat beside Zheng Zhi, "Well, would you like to have a drink with me at the bar?"

"of course."

Li Guo made a "screwdriver" for Zheng Zhi, which is a cocktail made of vodka and lemon juice or orange juice.

Zheng Zhi was also taken aback when he drank such strong wine at night, but he didn't refuse because the taste was really good.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Guo said, "Zheng Zhi, do you like Charlton?"

"Head, why did you mention this all of a sudden?"

"Nothing, just wanted to ask,"

"so so,"

Li Guo knew that Charlton's situation was going from bad to worse, so he said: "If possible, let's leave Charlton."

"Where are you going?" Zheng Zhi said this half-jokingly, but Li Guo said with a serious expression, "Go to Scotland and join the Celtics."

Li Guo knew that Zheng Zhi later joined the Celtics in 2009, he just wanted to advance everything.

Zheng Zhi was a little confused, "Head, why is it Celtic, because of Fang Suo?"

"No, because I think the Celtics are a good fit for you."

Zheng Zhi thought: "How can the Celtics suit me? Why can't I see it?"

"The Premier League and the English Championship are under too much pressure. Football is too utilitarian. It is difficult for you to get opportunities there. Let me give you an example. If Drogba did not prove himself in Ligue [-] and went directly to the Premier League, I think it would be very difficult for him to succeed."

These words are rough and not rough, although it is hard to accept at first, but Zheng Zhi understands it when he thinks about it carefully.

"But, head, the Celtics are also considered a strong team in the Soviet Super League. Can I go if I want to?"

"certainly,"

Li Guo's answer is very domineering, this is the domineering of the traveler, because he knows that the Celtics need Zheng Zhi, and football players eat their youth, so why waste a year?
"Okay, let me think about it," Zheng Zhi took another sip of the screwdriver.He is already 28, which is not considered young for a football player. Zheng Zhi originally planned to return to China to seek gold after finishing studying abroad, but Li Guo's words rekindled his desire for football.

"Su Chao, the Celtics," Zheng Zhi didn't fall asleep after that night, and kept thinking about what Li Guo said to him, the words about dreams.

(End of this chapter)