mtl008 Chapter 189
Chapter 189
Chapter 189
The warm-up match with Uruguay on April 4 has already been finalized. All expenses will be borne by China.
But on March 3, Stan received bad news. The Uruguayans suddenly changed their minds. They asked that the venue of the game be arranged in Europe, and all the tickets should go to them.
When Stan heard the news, he was furious. Stan didn't care about the tickets, but he went all the way to play in Europe?
Stan recruited players from the club, and the major clubs already had some opinions. If it was an official match of the national team, of course there was nothing to say, but a warm-up match?Going to Europe is also a risk for the clubs that provide players.
On the other hand, Stan's "flying training" plan has been questioned from all walks of life as soon as it was proposed. First, the previous warm-up matches were arranged with Asian teams, such as Thailand, and Stan suddenly arranged to play against the world's top teams. Isn't this a bit ambitious and a waste of money?
Second, the warm-up of the world's top teams is often due to the nature of performances, and they are not very serious. The value of such games is also a domestic concern.
But no matter what, Stan still insists on arranging a match with a strong team, but now Uruguay, who has finally contacted, has changed his mind again, which makes Stan a bit of a headache.
After repeated communication, Stan knew the real reason behind the other party - because most of the Uruguayan players played in Europe, and they didn't want to take the trouble to go on an expedition.
Stan knows the story of suffering through hard work. Now the Chinese football level is not good for the time being, and others can’t help you like this. One day Chinese football will become stronger. Want to ask me to warm up?Beg me on your knees.
But even if Stan had put his attitude so low, 2 days later, the Uruguayan Football Association put forward a new request-that is, the Chinese team needs to pay them 100 million euros as an appearance fee.
Upon hearing the news, Stein immediately told the Football Association to ask the Uruguayans to contact him directly.
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"Coach Stan, can you make decisions about this game?"The staff of the Uruguayan Football Association asked.
Because under normal circumstances, the coach does not ask about the preparations for the game, and the Football Association will make arrangements.
"I'm solely responsible for my team," Stein said.
"That's great, then our conditions...",
Stan interrupts and says, "A million things"?
"Yes," the other party said lukewarmly.
"I have the money ready",
The staff of the Uruguayan Football Association was very happy to hear this, but he noticed a detail, that is, Stan didn't mean us (we), but me (i).
But he thought it was Stan's slip of the tongue, so he said: "Coach, you should blame us".
"No, it's not us, it's me," Stan emphasizes.
"Did you pay the money out of your own pocket?"The staff of the Uruguayan Football Association asked.
"Yes," Stan said.
The staff of the Uruguayan Football Association didn't know what to say, so they could only finally say: "Then thank you coach, you really love China."
"Hehe, you're welcome, you can rest assured to wait for the subpoena",
"What subpoena"?
"International Court of Arbitration for Football, ICFA subpoena," Stein said with a laugh.
"Hehe, I don't quite understand what you mean, Coach Stan",
"It's very simple. I will take the Uruguayan Football Federation to the International Football Arbitration Court and sue them for breaking the contract, and I will pay the 100 million euros as legal fees out of my own pocket," Stein said.
"Coach Stan, I want to remind you that we don't have a contract,"
"I think it's time for you to study law. Contracts don't have to be in black and white. The two football associations agree and announce the agreement, which also has legal effect."
When the other party heard that Stan's words were well-founded, they stopped talking immediately, and then said: "Please wait a moment",
Stan chuckled, guessing that the other party was going to check the information.
Five minutes later, a voice came from the other end of the phone, and the attitude suddenly became friendly, and the other party said: "I'm sorry, Coach Stan, that, we don't want the 5 million, and the game will proceed as agreed."
But at this moment, Stan put away the smile on his face and said, "But I have changed."
"how"?There was a little uneasiness in the other party's tone.
"You come to Shanghai, China for me to compete, and 70% of the tickets will still belong to you",
"Can.",
"It's nothing, if you don't come, hehe", Stan smiled.
The other party timidly asked: "How?"
"I will hold a global press conference in BJ to announce how the Uruguayan Football Federation is blackmailing us",
The other party was anxious, "Coach, pay attention to your words, it's not extortion, it's an appearance fee."
"After the press conference, you can tell the reporter,"
The other party was silent, and it was indeed Uruguay's fault that this matter caused a disturbance. You may not agree to the warm-up request, but if you go back and forth like this, it will ruin your reputation.
"I'm sorry, Coach Stan, I need to ask for instructions",
"Well, ok, get back to me as soon as possible".
A few hours later, the Uruguayan Football Association replied to Stan, accepting Stan's conditions, and Stan also took a step back, saying that all the ticket money can go to Uruguay, so the two sides finally finalized the warm-up match.
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A warm-up match is so difficult, but Stan doesn't care. Stan understands a truth-if you want to be a master, you have to pretend to be a grandson first. Football world results determine everything. The little humiliation now is nothing. The important thing is how to play the next game well.
After finalizing the warm-up match, Stan held a meeting with the Football Association, mainly to discuss the next arrangement. The Football Association expressed its full cooperation with Stan, and even adjusted the league or even postponed the league for the national team.
But this suggestion was rejected by Stan as soon as it was put forward. This kind of thing has been done by Koreans, Iranians, and Chinese before-sacrificing the league for the top 10 games, and in the end both sides lost.
Stan understands that the league is fundamental, without the league, Chinese football would lose its foundation, so Stan not only vetoed the proposal of the Football Association, but also suggested that if the league clubs have any important games, it is not convenient for players to go to the national team, they can report to him, and he will make reasonable arrangements.
This is the first time in Chinese football, and even the first time in world football. We know that the head coach of the national team and professional clubs have always been incompatible. Clubs spend money to support people, and of course they don’t want players to go to the national team. As for the national team, if you think you are a national team, you will come if I let you come.
And Stan himself was the head coach of the club before, so he can understand the mood of the club. He hopes that the club can support him, so that everyone can understand each other and work together to make Chinese football better.
In addition to this matter, Stein also hoped that the national team's warm-up match arrangement would not go through the Football Association in the future, and he would directly send someone to take charge of it. Finally, the Football Association also agreed to this point. Then, Stein asked the Football Association to freely control the expenses of less than 100 million euros, and no longer need to report each time.
When it comes to money, the Chinese Football Association has always been very cautious, but this time they believed that Stan would not spend money randomly, so they agreed to Stan's request.
This is actually Stan’s strategy. Every time he gets a result, he asks for more rights. For example, this time he entered the top 10, Stan asked for the warm-up match arrangement and the right to be exempted from reporting below 100 million euros.
Stan is very clear that as the head coach of the national team, he can’t do things without rights. Hiddink was in South Korea, not only in charge of the national team, but also the league and the Korean youth training.
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After the meeting was over and the goal was satisfied, Stan was not idle. He flew non-stop across the country to watch the league and the AFC Champions League. At this time, the AFC Champions League group stage in the new year has rekindled the battle.
Originally, Stan decided to serve as the head coach of both the club and the national team, but after taking office, Stan realized that he was too optimistic before. The national team’s affairs are no less than those of the club. At this time, he is basically Guangzhou Tianbao’s consultant, and the daily work has been handed over to the acting coach promoted by the second team.
In this way, Stan devoted himself wholeheartedly to the national team. In addition, the strength of Guangzhou Tianbao in the Super League even without the head coach still won the championship, so everyone did not blame Stan for his "eccentricity".
Flying around and visiting more than 10 cities, Stan found that Chinese clubs are investing more and more in football, especially youth training. This situation is a bit like Japan before football took off in the 90s.
But the problem is that it takes 20 years to grow trees and 2018 years to cultivate people. Even if China produces Messi in [-] years, it has nothing to do with the current Chinese football. Now Stan still feels that he has no one to use. Although he has found some good seedlings in the league, it is estimated that they can be used in the [-] World Cup in Russia. Now it is not reliable for the time being.
But despite his busy schedule, Stan still got a piece of good news. Lin Zhijian's problem went relatively smoothly. It is optimistic that it can be resolved in May, and he can catch up with the Chinese team's top 5 match against Lebanon. This is the most gratifying thing for Stan.
Stan's next task is to regroup the team to prepare for the match against Uruguay. Stan is still looking forward to the match against No.4 in the World Cup in South Africa.
The inspiration for this chapter is that the Chinese team was looking for a Spaniard to warm up. The other party wanted 100 million euros as soon as they opened their mouths. Otherwise, there is no discussion. The football world is the same as the real society.
(End of this chapter)