Godfather of national football

Chapter 6 Sending Troops to Manila

The Olympic team, what should go is gone, what should be kept is left, what is not enough, Li Guo asked Chen An to look for it again in various domestic clubs.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was October, and the match against the Philippines was about to begin. Although it was only a qualifying match for the World Cup qualifiers, it was still very meaningful to Li Guo, because this was Li Guo's first official match after taking office.

Because he is also the coach of the National Olympic Games, 80% of the players led by Li Guo are from the National Olympic team.

Before the game, the domestic media were generally very cold. The relationship between Li Guo and the media did not improve. Most mainstream media did not send reporters to Manila.

Compared with the indifference of the Chinese media, the media in the Philippines has already started to be restless. I don't know that the Filipinos are clamoring to eliminate the Chinese team.

"Manila Times" chief football reporter "Lopez" published an article in the newspaper, brazenly predicting that the Philippine team will beat the Chinese team 1-0 at home.

Lopez?
Listening to the name, you would think that this is a person from a Spanish-speaking country, but it is not. Because of historical reasons, the Philippines has been colonized by the West for a long time. Over time, this country has no culture of its own, so the name is also imitating Westerners, such as Robert and Augustine.

As soon as he arrived at the Manila airport, Li Guo's mood fell to the bottom, not only because of the hot weather, but also because the stupid ground staff at the Manila airport lost a piece of luggage from the Chinese team, which contained the equipment brought by the Chinese team, including footballs and training uniforms.

Li Guo, who was wearing sunglasses, was a bit of a boss, and the Filipino staff in front of him kept explaining, hoping that the compensation would be settled.

"It's not about money, those equipments are very important to my game," Li Guo was annoyed.

When Li Guo was negotiating with the staff, he saw a flash of light. Li Guo took off his sunglasses and looked at it. A reporter-like person was taking pictures.

What Li Guo doesn't know is that this person is Lopez, and this guy will soon bring big trouble to the Chinese team.

*****
The next day, as usual, Li Guo got up early. There was some noise outside the hotel, but Li Guo didn't care. When he got to the restaurant, Chen An rushed over.

"Something happened to Li Guo,"

Li Guo picked up the coffee slowly, took a sip happily, this is Li Guo's character, when Mount Tai collapses in front of him, his expression does not change, and he is calm.

After drinking, Li Guo asked, "Why?"

Seeing Li Guo's calm look, Chen Anzhen almost fell down, and said eagerly: "Thousands of Filipinos came outside the hotel to protest the Chinese team."

"Philippine monkeys have nothing to do, so just protest," Li Guo said lightly.

Chen An handed over a newspaper, "Look at this."

Li Guo saw that it was the "Manila Times" and looked in the direction of Chen An's finger. It was really frightening. He saw the headline on the front page saying "Chinese team coach insults Filipino staff at the airport". Looking further down, it was well written.

According to the recollection of the staff, because of the loss of a piece of luggage, the head coach of the Chinese team insulted the staff at the airport, saying, "Your Philippines is a small country, even if you sell the Philippines, you can't afford to pay for my luggage."

With a "snap", Li Guo patted the table, there must be a limit to this obscenity, and looking at the reporter's signature - Lopez, Li Guo searched the Internet, and then remembered, this is the one who took the sneak shot at the airport yesterday.

"What should we do, should we hold a press conference to clarify," Chen An asked.

"No, what do you care about him?"

"But……"

"Nothing but"

The clarified press conference may not be held, but according to the regulations of the AFC, the head coaches of both sides must attend the official press conference before the game.

Because of the previous false reports by the Manila Times, this press conference was destined to be full of gunpowder, and even attracted many international media.

The press conference was crowded with people, and Li Guo saw "Lopez" in the front row at a glance. After the press conference started, the first person to ask a question was not "Lopez" but "Saburo Kameda", a reporter from Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun".

"Kneeling and licking? How come there are people with this last name," Li Guo thought to himself.

Holding the "Manila Times" in his hand, Saburo Kameda asked, "Did you say that at the airport?"

Li Guo thought to himself: "It's really kneeling and licking, but the little Japan actually helps the Filipinos, it's shameless."

"If I said this, the AFC will not punish, well, I said, if the AFC will punish, then I'm sorry, I didn't say it."

As soon as this remark came out, the Filipino reporters at the scene almost fainted. Li Guo's words were ambiguous, but arrogant.

Saburo Kameda wanted to continue asking questions, but the press officer at the scene motioned for the next one, and the staff also took away the microphone from his hand.

After several questions, it was finally the turn of Lopez from the "Manila Times". He was just about to shoot, but Li Guo didn't expect Li Guo to speak before him.

"I read the report you wrote about how the Philippines will beat the Chinese team 1-0. Well, let me tell you, if the Chinese team wins the Philippines by less than 5 goals, I will run naked in the center of Manila."

As soon as these words came out, it was as if an earthquake had occurred at the scene, and Chen An who was beside Li Guo was also taken aback. Li Guo has always had a character of not surprising and endlessly talking, but this time he played too much.

After Li Guo finished speaking, he looked at Lopez, the meaning was obvious, I made an offer, do you dare to fight.

Lopez couldn't get off the tiger, so he could only say: "If the goal difference of the Chinese team exceeds 5, then I will go streaking in the center of Manila."

"Okay," after saying this, Li Guo left the press conference.

*****
Thousands of miles away in China, Director Feng came to Cai Hua's office again, "This Li Guo, it's outrageous to bet with a Filipino reporter."

Cai Hua still smiled faintly, "Everyone is riding on your head, so why are you still pretending to be deaf and dumb? It was that villainous reporter who first complained."

As soon as these words came out, Director Feng had nothing to say again, but he just didn't like Li Guo, Li Guo's maverick character, how he saw it, he was not happy.

"All right, all right, just get used to it, I think something big will happen sooner or later,"

Cai Hua still didn't say anything, but he became more and more convinced that he was right to choose Li Guo. Chinese football has been hiding its strength for too long, and it's time to show off its sword.

(End of this chapter)