"Long? Why are you here? Aren't you going to take a two-month rest?"

Tony McMaraman, the old guard at Ajax training base, looked at Long Shute, who was supposed to rest in the hospital bed in surprise.

"The life of two men living together is too boring!"

Long Shute glanced at Borgkamp, ​​who was working as a driver for him, and the latter could only shrug his shoulders helplessly.

They went to the hospital for examination yesterday, and the plaster on their legs was also removed. Perhaps because of their youth and strength, Long Shute's recovery speed was much faster than expected. There was no big problem with short-distance walking, but if you want to resume normal training, you have to rest for at least two weeks. As for participating in the competition, the most optimistic one is probably after late April.

Van Basten, who learned about this news, was obviously relieved. His hair was obviously odd!

"Recover well and don't worry about the team's performance," White Swan comforted his confidant young player, "When you recover from injury, you may be able to compete with us for the triple crown, hahaha."

Long Shute looked at the head coach speechlessly.

Do you really think you are a master of tactics that combines theory with practice?

Do you really think that defeating Real Madrid means that you are invincible in the world?

However, he didn't say anything. The results of the Champions League quarterfinals are undoubtedly worthy of pride and pride for teams without strong aid this season. At least the senior executives of the club's board of directors looked at the Champions League revenue analysis statement provided by the financial director, and they all smiled and couldn't stop, especially when they fought with Real Madrid in the two rounds, they earned almost more than the entire group stage.

Although Bordeaux is the Ligue 1 champion, their lineup is nothing. Judging from the systematic data analysis, it is slightly inferior to Ajax. As long as you perform normally, Van Basten is indeed very likely to defeat them and enter the semi-finals.

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Of course, his teammates were very happy to see Long Shute's arrival. Suarez, Blind, Vertonheng, Emmanuelson, De Jong, Soleimani and others had to ask about their well-being.

"Don't worry, before you come back, we will maintain our current momentum, continue to lead the league, advance to the Champions League, and the Dutch Cup is no problem!" Suarez, as the captain and teacher, patted his shoulder hard, "Not to mention the Champions League, it's okay to win two trophies."

Long Shute also knew why he was so confident.

During the week he recovered from his injury, Ajax won two consecutive victories in the league, defeating Eindhoven 2-1 at home and swept Valvik, who ranked last in the distance 5-1 away. However, their rival Twente was tied 1-1 by Eindhoven in the 28th round. The gap between the two teams widened from 2 points to 4 points, and Ajax's pressure to lead the way was immediately reduced a lot.

As for the Dutch Cup, Ajax, who has entered the semifinals, has the strength and confidence to be included. Although they are extremely weak in Europe, they are still one of the best in China. Whether it is their arch rival Feyenoord or other opponents, it is difficult for them to continue to move forward in this cup, not to mention that their semi-final opponent is only a Class B team.

What's more, as the captain of the team and the number one scorer, Suarez gradually recovered after two months of cold winter. He scored twice in a Champions League and two league games. The number of goals scored in various competitions in a single season has exceeded 40 goals. With him in charge, the defense of these Eredivisie teams cannot stop him at all!

Long Shute sat on the sidelines and watched his teammates make final preparations for the upcoming Dutch Cup semi-finals.

His cell phone suddenly rang.

The screen shows an unfamiliar fixed number, which looks like a local Amsterdam landline...

He didn't buy a car, house, and stocks here, nor did he have a baby to go to college to get reimbursed, so no one should betray his personal information, so he didn't think much about it and answered the phone directly: "Hello?"

"Hello, is it Long Shute?" The voice of a middle-aged man came from the phone.

Long Shute was slightly stunned.

Because the other party is using Chinese!

"It's me, who are you?"

"I am... the head coach of the national team... Gao Hongbo." The person on the other side of the phone seemed to be thinking about something, and hesitated to report the simplest thing like the home. "Have you ever heard my name?"

“…”

This time, it was Long Shute who fell into silence.

He fired at the domestic Football Association at that time. Although he was trying to let out a breath of unpleasant anger, he was not without consideration.

His considerations are not complicated.

He did not want to betray his motherland, but he had no interest in making political achievements for a group of politicians.

Especially when China is so far away, participating in the national team's meaningless warm-up matches will inevitably delay his time - just look at Suarez's tired look last year. The Uruguayan striker, who was originally in a hot state, took nearly three months to barely get back the feeling of scoring...

It would be great if these politicians could use the act of exposing their family scandals to let these politicians exclude themselves from the national team for a long time...

You can criticize him for being hypocritical and selfish, and even smash a hat that "want to be a watchman and a archway" on his head.

But there is nothing unacceptable about this. Don’t many young people in their twenties often shout impulsively, “I love this country, but I don’t love this government”?

I love the country and I also like the sport of football, but I don’t love the Football Association and the national team!

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Although Long Shute still had many concerns, half an hour later, he still met Gao Hongbo who was rushing to the training ground.

"Hello, coach Gao." He reached out to the opponent politely, "By the way, I should congratulate you, I just won the championship in the East Asian semi-finals and helped the national team defeat the South Korean team."

Although the Korean team has not sent all its main players, you should know that the Chinese team has not defeated this terrible opponent for nearly 30 years...

Gao Hongbo smiled and shook him hard: "Thank you."

"You're welcome, sit down." Long Shute did not show too much enthusiasm because he didn't have much affection for this national team. In addition, the system has long presented Gao Hongbo's resume and history a year later to himself. Knowing history and future, he will not bow to a short-lived coach who will soon be kicked away by the Football Association, even if Gao Hongbo has just reached the peak of his personal reputation.

"I'm not polite to thank you just now," Gao Hongbo sat down, "If it weren't for you, Team Leader Wei wouldn't have entered. I wouldn't have really controlled the team in the semi-finals of East Asia."

He wouldn't say something even if he killed him in China, but this is a real safe area, and his opponent just bombarded the Football Association, so he didn't have much concern.

Long Shute was a little surprised, but soon returned to normal: "Maybe."

Although he doesn't understand very much, he also knows that even without Team Leader Wei, there will be Team Leader Guo and Team Leader Li. As a local coach with an annual salary of hundreds of thousands of yuan, how can he talk about "really controlling the team"?

Gao Hongbo didn't care about his thoughts: "About ten days ago, we just played a friendly match with Ronaldo in Portugal. Do you know?"

Long Shute nodded slightly. This game was just one point before their second round with Real Madrid. It was the official national team match day. The Chinese team with all the main lineups were easily defeated 2-0 by Portugal, who also had all the main lineups.

It’s just that the main players like Ronaldo and Nani only played half the game...

"After that, I went to Spain alone, watched the Champions League match between Ajax and Real Madrid on the spot, and then came to the Netherlands..." Gao Hongbo briefly explained, "The main thing is to see your injuries and talk to you."

Long Shute handed him a bottle of training water for the team: "The conditions are simple, and I can't make tea and entertain you."

"I have heard some reports that you want to change your nationality?" Gao Hongbo took over Aquarius and asked straightforwardly.

"Nonsense." Long Shute denied it.

"But many people have already had such misunderstandings, especially after the incident last year, almost everyone has determined that you are determined to break the blame with the country..." Gao Hongbo almost told the truth.

Long Shute thought for a while before speaking: "Since the coach Gao came to see me personally, I don't want you to feel hypocritical. We Northeastern people say anything and there is nothing to hide. That's right, what Wei Guangjun did has made me feel disgusted with the national team. Now I don't need the national team platform to increase my popularity. Participating in national team competitions is just a waste of time for me, but if I want to change my nationality and become a Dutch or a British French, I won't lick their butts. This tastes bad and I can't stand it."

This time, Gao Hongbo thought about it. His hands were unconsciously rubbing the water bottle, and asked tentatively: "If, I mean, if, we don't call you when you are in high competitions, or arrange some competitions nearby in Europe, can you consider participating in the competition?"

Although he was in the system, he did not show a bureaucratic attitude at this time. He said, "Salary for the country is the glory of every Chinese", "Even if he is the bench for the national team every day, it is a supreme glory", ""I would rather have a grass in the national team than Ajax," "How come you are so selfish, you must have a sense of overall situation and a sense of dedication", "I will recite a few lines of poetry for you, and you will definitely have a great enlightenment", "If you want to build a harmonious China, you will inevitably take some detours, and our Football Association will definitely get better and better. Just think of you as a victim in the reform process, history and fans will definitely remember you, okay?"

"..." Long Shute looked at the head coach with a small nose and small eyes, "Although you are the head coach, I'm afraid that what you say doesn't count."

Gao Hongbo was speechless for a moment.

He understood the meaning of this sentence more than anyone else.

Although you are the head coach, you are not the boss in the national team.

Those who can influence this national team more than him may need two hands to count them!

"If you can agree, I can pat you here," he took a deep breath, "as long as I am still the head coach of the national team, this matter will always count!"

Long Shute's eyes were a little pity.

Because he knows better than Gao Hongbo, he can only sit for another year as the head coach...

"Guide Gao, thank you for visiting me. Today I also expressed my opinion. Although I don't care about the comments of the boring media in China, I care about my reputation. If I need to use the method of participating in the national team to prove that I am still a Chinese, I don't mind participating in one game." Long Shute unscrewed a bottle of water for himself and swallowed half a bottle with a gulp. "If you can communicate with me a month in advance before each call and guarantee that I can play more than 45 minutes, then I can promise you to participate in every call you initiated. I am not setting conditions, I just have to consider the cost and cost, because I am very selfish, and I am definitely not the kind of patriot who can give up his interests in the club without saying a word for a irrelevant national team friendly match, unless it is the World Cup."

Gao Hongbo had never met such a person who was so arrogant in front of the head coach of the national team.

Although "the interests of the national team are above everything else" has long disappeared in the thinking of domestic players, and many main players of the national team are often criticized for "working but not working hard", "club competitions seem to have been stimulant, and national team competitions seem to have taken sleeping pills", but at least in public and in front of national team leaders and coaches, no one will admit that "national team competitions are not as important as club competitions."

But now there is someone who says so unscrupulously.

The times have indeed changed.

Since it has changed, then change it.

Gao Hongbo unscrewed his water bottle and took a sip silently. Then he raised his swollen eyes: "I will deal with this matter as soon as possible after I go back. You can wait for my phone call."

Although he came to visit Long Shute in his personal capacity, who knows if there is any instruction from others behind it?

Moreover, such a decision is obviously not something that he, a head coach, can make the decision.

"If you can consider the jet lag before calling, I will be even more grateful. I sleep heavily and am used to turning off my phone." Long Shute smiled and drank the water in the bottle in one go.

If I can't be the ball boss, why would I go back?

Do you have to swallow your anger and be grandsons for a patriotism?

If you dare to summon me, I dare not go!

You ask the Chinese Football Association to go to FIFA to sue me!

Let FIFA order the Dutch Football Association to suspend me!

Alas? Will FIFA President Blatter listen to the President of the Chinese Football Association?

The Chinese Football Association... is the Football Association that hosts the Asian Cup at their doorstep, and will be scored by the arch-rival Japanese team in the finals, and then the referees don't say a word, and they can only smile?

Is it the "civil institution" that has the opportunity to run for the chairman of the AFC and becomes the head of Asian football, but because the candidate "has reached the retirement age of civil servants", he has to give up the election and allow China to completely lose its voice in the AFC?

After saying this, I, Long Ritian, feel relieved.

Classmate Long Ritian, your thoughts are very dangerous!

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I felt so troubled, and now the chrysanthemum hurts so much.

Is this a punishment for my Black Football Association?
Chapter completed!