Chapter 74: South Africa World Cup

After making a big fuss with reporters in the hotel, Tang En did not let his holiday come back, but instead got further and further away from him.

Because news about him angrily criticizing the Chinese Football Association at the press conference and talking with many reporters kept appearing in various media, he would meet reporters or fans wherever he went. Some people were kind to him, while others were eager for him to die.

It is said that the Chinese Football Association was very angry at Tony Tangen's remarks and also called Nottingham Forest Club to protest. But Nottingham Forest Club's response was: "Mr. Tony Tangen does not represent my club during his vacation. All the remarks he made in his private capacity have nothing to do with my club."

This dispelled the anger of the Chinese Football Association.

But the Football Association has other ways to express their dissatisfaction. They have made it clear that in the future, everything related to Piaotian and the media will scold them even more.

There is a Chinese word that expresses self-modestness, "showing ugly", the Football Association is not "showing ugly", they are "showing ugly", and they spread their ugly things everywhere, and they are proud to think that the whole world is the same as them.

During this period, the domestic media in China were extremely lively. Those who scolded the Football Association, scolded Tang En, applauded Tang En, or simply to oppose the above types of people, and hyped with all kinds of thoughts... All kinds of people made a comeback. The exciting Chinese fans were like stimulant. The climaxes came one after another.

And Tang En caused countless troubles. After throwing a bomb in the originally calm stagnant pool, he pulled away.

He must not be able to continue his vacation in China, so he had to go to Hong Kong. There he had a press conference endorsed by a company to attend, and Xianya also had to shoot advertisements for a cosmetics brand he had signed up for and attend the new product press conference. In addition, the hosts also held a small dinner to entertain him and Xianya.

If you go to Hong Kong, there will be no such thing as many messes. No matter how fierce the mainland is, it has nothing to do with Tang En.

After a short stay in Hong Kong for a few days, Tang En flew back to the UK with Shania.

Of course, he did not forget to bring back a gift from China to Evan and Allen - this gift was not anything in kind, but an intention to cooperate.

During his stay in Hong Kong, Tang En once met with Li Ka-shing's eldest son and Li Zeju, chairman of Cheung Kong Industrial Group.

It was originally a banquet, but Li Zeju obviously came prepared.

While chatting with Don En, he mentioned that he was interested in the real estate development plan that the Forest Club is now on hold.

He didn't say much, but the smart Tang En already knew what this person meant.

Currently, due to the impact of two consecutive financial crisis, the UK's real estate market has suffered a heavy blow. House prices and land prices have dropped sharply and are almost falling to the bottom.

But as a successful businessman, the more you will be able to see the opportunity to get rich at this time.  There is winter in the UK, which means spring is not far away?

If it weren't for this financial crisis, Nottingham Forest Club could have completed the entire Clifton development plan with one blow. And in the context of the prosperity of the UK's housing market for consecutive years, it would be difficult for the Li family, far away in Hong Kong, to intervene in the UK's real estate development market...

For Li Zeju's Changjiang Industry, the financial crisis gave them a great opportunity to continue to explore overseas markets.

Clifton was just a brick for Li Zeju to knock on the UK door.

But Tang En didn't care how the businessmen made the abacus. He just passed the news to Allen Adams and Evan Dogette. Allen let the rest of the matter be done by himself. If this kind of cooperation can really be negotiated, it would be a good thing for him - he no longer had to worry about not having money to buy people, and at the same time he had to sell the famous stars in the side to fill the bottomless pit...

Evan is very interested in the "gift" brought back by Donne. If it really attracts funds from Hong Kong to invest in the development plan, it will obviously greatly reduce the financial burden of the club.

He doesn't care about monopolizing his own interests now. In the current financial environment, he will definitely not be able to eat such a big piece of cake alone.

Alan expressed cautious optimism about the news brought back by Tang En. Because he had also taken the initiative to find Li Zeju before and proposed the intention of cooperative development. But Li Zeju thought about it and refused directly. Why did he suddenly change his mind a year later?

Evan thought it was normal - it hadn't fallen to the bottom a year ago, so people naturally had to wait until the bottom before taking action. This would allow them to pay less... After all, they are businessmen, and this kind of cunning is a must.

In this way, when Tang En was having a headache about who to buy and who to sell in the new season, Allen Adams flew to Hong Kong in person to re-discuss the specific details of the cooperation between the two companies with Li Zeju.

Who knew that this talk lasted for a whole year... It was not until September 2011 that the two sides signed a cooperation agreement. The new stadium finally ushered in the God of Wealth from the East. The construction site that had been idle for three years was able to reopen. Of course. These are all later things, so I won’t say it for now.

When Tang returned to Nottingham alone from China, half of June passed, and for Tang En and Tang, the summer of 2010 has just begun.

This summer, traveling to China and helping the club cooperate with the Li family is a trivial matter for the head coach Tang En. The highlight is not arguing with the Chinese media, but in South Africa.

The World Cup has begun.

There will be many hot stars in previous World Cups. It is also a great opportunity for all coaches to examine the performance of their players and the strength of potential players.

Learning that Changjiang Industrial wanted to jointly develop Clifton with the club. Evan Dogerty allocated 50 million pounds from the club's finances to Tang En for the transfer budget this summer.

With the money in hand, Don took Don and boarded the plane to Johannesburg, the capital of South Africa.

The treasure hunt has begun!

"Before I came, I was worried that I would see the snowy scene when the plane was flying. Now it seems that I have less knowledge." After getting off the plane, Tang En looked at the clear blue sky outside and said to Tang beside him.

As the host country of the Southern Hemisphere, when the Northern Hemisphere is in midsummer at this time, it is already winter in South Africa.

However, although it is winter, it is not a "cold winter". Johannesburg is also one of the venues of the South African World Cup, and the average daily temperature is as high as 18℃. This temperature is very suitable for outdoor sports...

Tang En's main job this time is of course to serve as a guest of commentary during the World Cup for BBC5. With the World Cup in Germany, Austria and Swiss European Cup, he has long established his unique comment style and is very popular among the audience. Many people like to listen to him comment. On the Internet, he already has his own fan website, and these people collect the wonderful remarks, words, or videos he once said in the game broadcast... In short, all you can find out and put them online for others to browse and download to spread his influence. In China, there are also fans of him. He calls these things "Tony Don't's Quotes".

There were even Chinese netizens who suggested that CCTV simply invite Tang Enlai to be the commentator after Tang En angrily scolded the Chinese Football Association. Anyway, his Chinese language is so slick!

Of course, this is just the yy in the hearts of netizens and fans, and it has not been realized. But it can be seen that even if Tang En doesn’t become a football coach one day, he has a good life with his reputation as a football commentator.

Tang continued to observe the players participating in the World Cup with other Chris Lak and scouts who arrived early. Provide first-hand information and reference for Don't En's transfer actions. At the same time, he focused on the people who were already on Don't En's transfer plan to see if their status and performance are really qualified to be bought by the Forests. In addition, as the team's assistant coach, he may also need to meet agents wandering in the South Africa World Cup frequently. Some people are selling their players to Nottingham Forest, who are back in the European arena, while others have to go and look for them.

After breaking up at the airport, Tang En followed BBC staff to stay in the hotel, while Tang contacted him and had long been scattered in various South Africa's competition cities. He also started their work with the scouts at the team's training base.

The South African World Cup was inevitably hit by the global financial crisis, but the South African government hopes to use this World Cup as an opportunity for their economic rejuvenation, so this World Cup still looks quite lively.

Tang En didn't care about this. Apart from participating in the live commentary work of the game, he took the time to write a special article for four British media and a Chinese media where he signed a contract. He focused all his energy on searching for the many players he was most interested in.

The commentators responsible for live broadcasting the England game, the players who observe England are naturally close to each other. And since the first two seasons, Donne has paid great attention to turning his attention to the local players in England. Because the policy of "the proportion of local players and foreign players" launched by FIFA in the past few years is about to be implemented.

Blatt proposed that the regulations limiting the number of foreign players in various leagues officially began to be implemented from the 2010 to 2011 season. The first proportion was "4+7", which allowed up to seven foreign players and four local players on the 11-player list of starting players in each game. The second step "5+6" was implemented in the 2011-2012 season. The number of foreign players was reduced to six, and the number of local players increased to five, but it was still slightly behind the number of foreign players. By the 2012-2013 season, the proportion of local players and foreign players became "6+5", and local players surpassed the number of foreign players.

The purpose of this policy is to curb the increasingly fierce "multi-national forces" and "internationalization" of many clubs. It aims to provide more opportunities for domestic players and thus promote the improvement of their own football levels.

However, this policy was strongly protested by the European Commission as soon as it was proposed. It is believed that FIFA's move hindered the normal flow of talents. It is against human rights to use the policy to force interference.

Until now, both sides still have their own opinions and do not give in to each other. Although the EU did not nod, it is already the general trend to implement new policies in the new season.

Among them, this policy has the greatest impact on Premier League teams. Because the unique labor certificate system of the Premier League has created an absolute advantage in the number of foreign players in many Premier League teams - as long as you can pass the Ministry of Labor and obtain a labor certificate, no matter what nationality you are, you can play in the Premier League without restrictions. Unlike La Liga, each team is allowed to have only three non-EU players. Therefore, the Premier League relies on its wealth and wealth to collect international players from all over the country - an impact on obtaining a labor certificate is that the national team of the country must represent the national team in the international A-level event within one year, and the FIFA rankings must be within 68.

After this limitation, the quality and quantity of foreign players in the Premier League were guaranteed. Therefore, the Premier League became one of the most successful leagues in the world, and quickly replaced Serie A, known as the "Small World Cup" in the early 1990s, and became the first of the five major European leagues.

However, a serious consequence of doing so is that although the Premier League is the highest level, the strength of the English national team is terrible... On the one hand, the English media advocates how powerful and talented the young geniuses they are. On the other hand, major Premier League clubs are unwilling to give local young people more opportunities, and they are more willing to spend money to chase those long-standing foreign internationals. The English geniuses and young talents who lack competition training gradually sink, one by one, "injuring Zhongyong".

Wenger was helpless by the FIFA regulations, but he could only accept it. Don Eun didn’t have the worry he had. He has focused on collecting outstanding players and young people from England since two years ago, and the day was waiting for.

Now the lineup in his team is not a big problem to meet the "4+7". But considering that this restriction is mainly "eleven players", we still need to continue to observe the local players in England.
Chapter completed!