Hong Renjie stood at the door of the restaurant. Every Chinese team player who came to have breakfast had to say hello to him:

"Hello, Leader Hong!"

"Good morning, Leader Hong!"

"Have you eaten, Leader Hong?"

…

He smiled and returned the greeting one by one:

"Okay, okay."

"Good morning, Xiao Guo!"

"Eat, eat, today's breakfast is good. Master Fan specially made the debut breakfast for you! After eating, you will be stronger and in better condition! Hahaha!"

…

Yu Jintao, who also came for breakfast, just got off the elevator and before he saw anyone, he heard Hong Renjie's hearty laughter coming from the direction of the restaurant.

When he walked to the door of the restaurant, he saw Hong Renjie high-fiving Zhou Zijing, then patted him on the shoulder and pushed him into the restaurant.

"What are you so happy about, Lao Hong?" Yu Jintao asked curiously.

"I'm watching them here, and they are all very energetic." Hong Renjie turned to look at the Chinese team players in the restaurant and said. "It looks like they slept well last night."

"Is there any explanation for this?"

"Of course." Hong Renjie said, "In the first game of the World Cup four years ago, I stood in front of the restaurant like this, checking one by one to see if they had slept well. You can still see some dark circles under the eyes of some players, but today... one

nothing."

Yu Jintao suddenly realized: "Everyone's mentality has changed for the better."

"Yeah..." Hong Renjie said with emotion. "Four years ago, I was watching the game the day before the game, and it was also the Korean team's game. The Korean team still lost. And South Korea's loss that time was not as bad as this time.

The result really scared everyone. After all, it was not easy for us to win against the Korean team in Asia at that time. Such a strong opponent in the World Cup left the United States, which was not particularly strong, unable to fight back..."

Yu Jintao nodded to express his understanding: "You were worried that they wouldn't be able to sleep well, so you checked them one by one at the door of the restaurant the next day?"

"I didn't check them very deliberately. I was afraid that doing so would put them under greater psychological pressure. I just looked at them secretly, and on the pretext of saying hello to them, I checked them one by one, and every time I looked at one, I recorded their status in a small book.

"

After hearing Hong Renjie's words, Yu Jintao tilted his head, wanting to see what the little notebook that Leader Hong was talking about looked like.

Hong Renjie noticed his action and smiled: "Don't look for it, I didn't prepare a small book this time. In fact, I had some premonitions before, thinking that they should be different this time from four years ago. After all, the atmosphere in training is always the same

They were all very happy, and there were no conflicts or accidents caused by tension.”

"Hu Lai must remember the first move." Yu Jintao said.

"It's not just him. Everyone else performed very well, especially those who have participated in the World Cup once. After all, they have seen the world and know what the World Cup is like. If you know it, you won't be afraid. Look at me

I’m much calmer this time.”

Yu Jintao nodded: "I understand, Lao Hong, you have gone through such a big circle just to show off in front of me that this is your second time participating in the World Cup."

Hong Renjie burst out laughing, which even attracted the attention of the international players in the restaurant.

"Let's go eat, Lao Yu. Today's breakfast is really good. Master Fan and his apprentices have tried their best. They usually emphasize nutritional balance, but today Dilong specifically said in advance that he could give it to

Everyone makes what they want to eat."

"Okay." Yu Jintao agreed and asked before leaving: "Master Fan, are they participating in the World Cup for the second time?"

"Yes, just like me." Hong Renjie said with a smile.

Yu Jintao gave a thumbs up: "Eating well is also very important. Eating well is also a fighting force."

"Who says it's not?"

Yu Jintao bid farewell to Hong Renjie, who was like a janitor, and walked into the restaurant. He saw Master Fan Fushun, the "Queen Chef" who had followed the Chinese team in all the wars over the years, wearing a red chef's hat and busy behind the kitchen counter.

Several of his apprentices are scattered around, and they are also busy, dividing the work and cooperating, and they are busy but not chaotic.

Everything is in perfect order.

Some people are pulling the dough in their hands into silver-like noodles, some are frying eggs in front of the iron plate, and some are taking the steamer off the stove and opening the lid of the steamer. White steam spurts out, filling the kitchen.

They are all rendered like a heavenly palace, and the white and tender buns in the steamer are transformed into "flat peaches" that can prolong life.

The complex fragrance is centered on the operating table and spreads to the outside. It is refreshing and soothing to the stomach.

Seeing Yu Jintao coming over, Fan Fushun, who was busy with his fat head and round face, said hello with a friendly smile: "Teacher Yu is here? What do you want to eat? There are noodles, noodles, tofu, sweet and salty, you can order whatever you want!"

Steamed buns, steamed buns, flower rolls, jujube cakes, any kind of snack will do..."

Yu Jintao shook his head: "Bring me a bowl of beef ramen."

"Okay!" Master Fan agreed very crisply, then turned to the noodle cooking station next to him and ordered: "Ah Kuan, give us a bowl of noodles for Teacher Yu!"

"No problem!" Apprentice A Kuan pulled a piece of dough from the chopping board and said to Jin Tao: "Teacher Yu, wait a moment, I will pull it for you!"

"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry." Yu Jintao stood nearby with a smile, watching Ah Kuan fly with his hands, gradually tearing a piece of dough into countless noodles like a magic trick.

While waiting, two more Chinese team players came over, Mao Junzheng and Lin Zhiyuan.

One wants fried eggs, and the other wants to make a bowl of noodles.

In order to prevent the players from eating cold food, the eggs had to be fried freshly, so the two of them waited nearby.

Then chatted with the chef, Yu Jintao.

"What does Teacher Yu eat?" Mao Jun was asking.

"Ramen." Yu Jintao replied, then looked at the food on the plate in his hand and asked, "Is that all you eat?"

"What, he's in the second set!" Lin Zhiyuan pointed at Mao Junzheng and laughed.

Mao Junzheng smiled and counterattacked: "How dare you accuse me? You ate a lot of shrimp dumplings and soup dumplings before!"

Lin Zhiyuan smiled playfully: "It's rare that Master Fan and the others can lift the seal today. We can't let Master Fan and the others down. Can't we try a little of everything?"

When Fan Fushun heard Lin Zhiyuan's words, his eyes almost disappeared with laughter, and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Xiao Lin is right. After eating our food, we will ensure that everyone has the strength and energy to play well in Spain in the evening.

Avenge Lao Di!"

Yesterday, the famous Spanish media "El Mundo Deportivo" suddenly reported a "secret news" on the Internet, which was the "inside story" about Jorge Dillon's failure to coach the Spanish national team:

After the 2018 World Cup, the contract of head coach Jimmy Royvi, who led the Spanish team to the quarterfinals, expired.

The two parties had already discussed it before the World Cup, and no matter what the final results were, the contract would not be renewed. Because Royvi had already decided to sign a contract with the King of Madrid at that time - of course he did not say it, so the Spanish Football Association did not know

, all I know is that Royvi will no longer coach the Spanish national team.

So the Spanish Football Federation is looking for a new coach for the national team.

At that time, Jorge Dillon, who was still coaching the Serie A giant Turin Bulls, was the favorite to coach the Spanish national team.

After all, he just led the Turin Bulls to the Champions League championship two seasons ago. This is the second Champions League championship he has won in his coaching career, which is quite an honor.

It stands to reason that his willingness to take over the Spanish national team should be something that the Spanish Football Association desires.

Dillon has also publicly stated many times that being able to coach the Spanish national team to win the World Cup is the highest pursuit of his career. The 58-year-old Dillon even hinted that coaching the Spanish national team may be the last step of his coaching career.

stand.

But the end result was that the Spanish Football Federation selected the fifty-year-old Kiri Borja.

Borja was indeed one of the candidates at the time, but compared to the popular Dillon, Borja's reputation and resume were actually worse.

For example, he has no experience of leading a team to win the Champions League.

His only advantage is that he has coached five different La Liga teams and most of the players in Spain

They are all relatively familiar.

Compared with Dillon, Borja is like a commoner among coaches, while Dillon is an aristocratic elite.

There is a lot of speculation about why Dillon was not successfully elected as the head coach of the Spanish national team.

It was considered a major event in European football at the time.

Dillon expressed doubts and confusion after losing the election, and even criticized the Spanish Football Association for this.

However, the Spanish Football Federation did not announce any reasons, allowing various rumors to fly online and in the media.

During this period, every time Borja's team's performance went up and down, everyone would bring up the grievances between Dillon and the Spanish Football Association and re-hype it. For example, in the 2020 European Cup, the Spanish national team he coached won the quarter-finals

When he was eliminated from the competition...

Until the 2022 World Cup, Borja, who was not optimistic before the game, led his team to the World Cup finals, although they ultimately lost to the Italian team led by Caesar and finished second.

All talk about his unfitness to coach Spain's national team, which is packed with stars, has disappeared.

After that, no one used Dillon to sneer at Borja anymore.

In addition, Dillon's coaching results after his success with the Turin Bulls were unsatisfactory:

After he led the team to win the Serie A championship and the Italian Cup in the 2019-2020 season, the second season started with a five-game losing streak, and he was finally fired by the Turin Bulls before the winter break.

Later, Jorge Dillon moved to three teams, but failed to achieve success.
To be continued...