Chapter 166 Funny Guest

The away defeat of zero to three was at Arsenal, which is one of Manchester United's biggest humiliation in recent years.

The so-called old revenge has not yet left, and new resentment has been added. If Manchester United wants to take revenge, they may have to wait until the second half of the second round of the game. After losing this game, Manchester United seemed to be quite depressed, and the British media also became unoptimistic about their next performance.

Will play against Liverpool at home in a row, away against Bayern, two strong opponents. Can Manchester United survive? What's more, Tiger, one of their two best players since the beginning of this season, is injured and will be absent for one month. Bart also suffered suspensions in the league and the Champions League...

In this case, Manchester United captain Keane's return to the front line greatly stabilized Manchester United's morale. In the end, Keane took the lead in this game against Liverpool, making Manchester United's midfield stable again. Scholes, who returned to the main lineup after Tiger was injured, also performed well. In the 19th minute of the first half, Scholes was pushed to the ground while competing with the opponent's defender in the penalty area. The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick. Irish veteran Elvin took the penalty and Manchester United led 1-0.

In the following game, Manchester United pressed in the midfield and the opponent without any allowance. In the 80th minute of the game, Cole, who was on the bench, made a cross from the wing. Scholes received the ball from the front of the penalty area and directly shot a long shot to secure the victory for Manchester United.

After winning this game, Manchester United's ranking rose. More importantly, through this game, Manchester United regained the rhythm of the game!

I was injured, but my competitors performed well in the game, and Tiger's situation was a bit bad.

Four days later, Manchester United went to Munich to challenge Bayern. In this game, Manchester United once again showed excellent abilities. When they lost one goal in the game, they first crossed by Beckham from the side, York headed the ball to tie the score. Then the second half began shortly after Scholes intercepted Mattus's pass at the front of the penalty area, and then used a strong shot to Manchester United to surpass the score again - it was obvious that being a substitute before made Scholes hold up all his anger, and he scored goals in two consecutive games!

When I saw this scene on TV, Tiger in the ward shook his head. Scholes' performance was indeed excellent, especially when he was on the court. Manchester United's midfield operation was much smoother than when he was on the court... This is where he beat me. If he wanted to regain the main position, he had to put in more effort...

However, Manchester United failed to save the fruits of the victory. Before the end of the game, Schmeichel made a mistake. His save made Brazilian striker Elber score twice. In the end, Manchester United lost a good game in the Champions League again, and tied with Bayern 2-2 away.

In another game, relying on Brazilian striker Anderson to score two goals in the first and second half, Barcelona defeated Denmark's Brown Derby 2-0 at home, ranking first in the group with four points, Brown Derby ranked second in three points, Manchester United ranked third in two points, and Bayern ranked last in one point.

This point situation also makes the title of the Death Group of the Group in this group worthy of its title. Bayern and Manchester United have not won the ball yet. The Brownderby, who is considered to be the bottom, won the first victory...

Manchester United will play against Brownderby in two consecutive games, while Bayern and Barcelona will compete in two games. For Manchester United, they will not be able to lose any of the next two games...

On October 3, Manchester United beat Southampton 3-0 away, winning two consecutive league wins. York and Kerr each scored a goal, adding icing on the cake to the substitute Bromquist.

After this game, the Premier League temporarily stopped and the national team's match day was ushered in. The next game will be held on October 17. Tiger was very likely to be selected for the national team. After all, he had a high voice before, but this injury made him lose this opportunity.

However, for the national team led by Hodel, the two European Cup qualifiers in October were not a pleasant experience. At Wembley Stadium, they were tied by Bulgaria by zero to zero. If they had not defeated the bottom team Luxembourg 3-0 away, the English team would probably be despised by fans to death - they did not enter the quarterfinals of the World Cup. If they missed the European Cup, they would be laughed to death...

"That guy Hoddle is really not suitable to lead the national team now. If the FA is wise, it should be a new player to lead the team. Now even the players don't trust him... It's a good thing that you are injured this time, at least you don't need to be scolded by the media and fans with the national team." Ross said when he called Tiger.

Tiger could only smile bitterly. In fact, he really wanted to be scolded with his teammates of the national team, but he didn't have this opportunity...

At this time, Tiger had returned to Manchester. After more than a week of rest in the hospital, he was able to move slightly, so he returned to the place he rented in Manchester. Although he could not walk around at will, he could not lie on the bed to make himself rusted. Ross picked him up with a car every day and sent him to the gym at the Carrington training base. His right foot could not move, but he could still exercise his upper limb strength, which was better than lying on the bed.

During this period, the Carrington training base has become much quieter. The departure of the international players has made it quite quiet. The reporters have also paid attention to the national team's affairs, which has also given Tiger a rare purity.

But what Tiger didn't expect was that he was not selected for the national team, but someone had his idea...

After training that day, Ross sent Tiger home. Tiger had just got off the car with a crutch when he saw two middle-aged men wandering outside his door...

Ross went up to meet him: "Is you guys..."

Two middle-aged men were very friendly to Tiger—yellow skin, dark hair, dark eyes…

"We are from China and come to find Mr. Tiger." The middle-aged man led by the head said with a smile: "Who are you from Mr. Tiger?"

"I am Tiger's agent." Ross replied, even though he was knowledgeable, he couldn't understand the intention of the person. Could it be Tiger's relative in China?

Tiger also slowly walked up - there was no way, he couldn't walk fast with a crutch. He looked at the two strangers curiously and said, "I am Tiger, may I ask you..."

Ross coughed: "Tiger, it's too rude to let the guest stand outside the door. Let's go in first."

Ross was not afraid of the other party being a bad person. Although there were not many people here, the security was very strict - just kidding, I don’t know how many players come every day, and there are so many reporters. It would be a hell for not being strict insecurity - since the other party came here, there would not be any malicious intentions.

Welcoming two guests into their house, it was obvious that the two guests were a little surprised to see a star like Tiger who only lived in a not very luxurious house. If they knew that this house was just rented by Tiger, they would probably be even more surprised...

Ross acted as a waiter, brought a glass of water to each of the two guests, and then sat down next to Tiger. He is Tiger's agent and has the power and obligation to listen to the other party's purpose. If he is an advertiser, he naturally cannot leave Ross' existence. Ross also needs to participate in other aspects.

The leader of the two visitors was obviously the middle-aged man who was a little fat. He looked at Ross with some confusion, then coughed: "Mr. Tiger... Can we talk about this privately?"

Ross snorted slightly, feeling quite dissatisfied - what should he put aside his agent? Does this guy understand the rules?

Tiger glanced at Ross, then shook his head: "Sorry, Mr. Ross is my agent. I have nothing to hide from him. He is one of the people I trust the most."

Tiger said this very clearly. Ross is a reliable person around me. Just say anything...

The other party's expression was awkward, and then he regained his smile: "Oh, I forgot to introduce myself... My surname is Zhong, my name is Zhong Dajun, I am a clerk of the Chinese Football Association. This is my assistant Xiao Wang."

Chinese Football Association Tiger and Ross were stunned for a moment. They didn't know what institution this was, but the name should be similar to the FA...

But why did the Chinese Football Association come to find Tiger? Although Tiger is a mixed-race Chinese, he has never been to China since he was born and has almost no relationship with China. Why did the Chinese Football Association come to find him?

"Improve it, Mr. Zhong, Tiger doesn't seem to have any commercial endorsement in China." Ross coughed and said.

"It has nothing to do with those, we represent the official ones." Zhong Dajun said naturally, expressing his identity - we are organized people!

If it was a player from other countries, I would be stunned when I heard that the Chinese Football Association was official - the football associations of all countries were actually amateur organizations, and the same was true for FIFA's regulations. However, Tiger and Ross were both British, so I was not surprised by this. To some extent, the FA also has a very strong official background, so after hearing the other party's words, I didn't think anything was wrong.

However, next, Zhong Dajun said a sentence that made Tiger and Ross sluggish at the same time.

"We are here today to represent the Chinese Football Association. We hope that Mr. Tiger can become a Chinese nationality and be selected for the Chinese national team!"

Tiger felt a thunder explode on his head.

Ross felt a thunder explode on his head.

Tiger and Ross' expressions became a word "囧". Mr. Zhong Dajun still didn't realize it. He said enthusiastically: "Mr. Tiger, we checked that you have half of Chinese descent. In this case, joining Chinese nationality can be achieved smoothly. There is no need to meet the conditions for living in China for more than eight years... And we also checked that Tiger, you have not been selected into any national team in England so far, and it is completely feasible to represent the Chinese team in international competitions, so we came to the UK and hope that you can join Chinese nationality and help us to compete in the World Cup!"

Then, Zhong Dajun stood up and said with emotion: "A year ago, our Chinese national team failed in the Asian qualifiers in the World Cup, but we will never give up the opportunity to re-enter the World Cup! The 2002 World Cup was held in Asia, and neither Japan nor South Korea will participate in the qualifiers. This will be the best opportunity for Chinese football to break out of Asia and go to the world! We need the best players to achieve this wish! Tiger, you are also half Chinese, and it is necessary to contribute to your country... Join Chinese nationality and play the World Cup with us!"

Tiger and Ross looked at each other. After a while, Tiger asked tentatively: "But... I am British now."

"As soon as you become a Chinese citizen, you are a Chinese. The British will not allow you to join the national team, but China can allow you to join the national team." Zhong Dajun said for granted.

"But it will be a matter of time sooner or later for Tiger to join the England national team." Ross couldn't help but say that as an agent, he certainly hopes Tiger can be selected for the England national team, so that can make Tiger's fame bigger and be selected for the Chinese national team? What country is that? Are you qualified to participate in the World Cup?

Ross waved his hand at him and signaled Ross not to speak for the first time. To be honest, playing the World Cup on behalf of the England national team was something he had thought of since childhood, but he was rejected by the national team in recent times and he was a little discouraged. He thought it would be good to play the World Cup on behalf of the Chinese national team, and not every player could play the World Cup, such as poor Giggs...

"Does China allow dual nationality?" Before this, Tiger also wanted to inquire, although he was not interested in joining the Chinese national team...

Zhong Dajun was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "No, if you want to join Chinese nationality, you must lose other nationalities."

"Damn!" Tiger was stunned for a moment, then said directly: "Sheit!"

It is obvious that Zhong Dajun's English skills are very good. He just talked to Tiger in English. Although there were some grammatical errors, Tiger and Ross could understand it. He frowned: "What's wrong, Tiger?"

Tiger curled his lips, too lazy to pay attention to him, but looked at Ross.

Ross knew that Tiger was too lazy to speak and wanted him to say it, so he smiled and asked Zhong Dajun: "After losing his British nationality, would Tiger become a foreign player in the Premier League?"

Zhong Dajun nodded: "That's right, but there are also many foreign players in the Premier League."

Ross was also amused and crying: "Then do you know what qualifications do British foreign players need to be able to play? First of all, they must be EU players. If they are not EU players, they must obtain a labor certificate to play... Mr. Zhong, do you know how to obtain a labor certificate?"

Zhong Dajun shook his head in purity.

"It is necessary to play more than 75% of the matches in his national team's past two years - note that it is an international A-level match, not any other friendly matches." Ross sneered: "Secondly, his national team needs to rank in the top 70 of FIFA. Otherwise, no matter how outstanding he is, he will not be able to qualify for the game."

"What's the breaking of the rules?" Zhong Dajun couldn't help but shout.

"This is indeed a breaking rule, but if you do not comply with this rule, Tiger cannot play." Ross said lightly: "You have to remove your British nationality and join your Chinese nationality now - this means that in the next two years, Tiger will not be able to play for Manchester United. At the same time, within these two years, he will have to play 75% of the international A-level matches on behalf of the Chinese national team to obtain a labor certificate. He paid the price of not being able to play football for two years, just to join your national team... Are you kidding?"

"Uh..." Zhong Dajun was speechless.

At this time, Zhong Dajun realized how big an own goal he had made. After failing to compete for the 1998 World Cup, the Chinese Football Association was under a lot of pressure at home. Some people from the Football Association proposed to introduce foreign aids who performed well in the A-League to the Chinese national team to compete for the World Cup. At this time, Tiger performed well in the Premier League and had Chinese descent. He had never played any game for the English national team, so the Chinese Football Association put his ideas on Tiger. Zhong Dajun was the lobbyist who sent him to fool Tiger...

But now that I know about the labor certificate, Zhong Dajun knows that unless Tiger is in his mind, he will never be able to play at Manchester United for two years in order to represent the Chinese national team in the World Cup...

However, Zhong Dajun still wants to make his final efforts: "Well... Actually, Tiger can go to our China League One, our China League One is very prosperous now..."

"Tiger's weekly salary is 20,000 pounds, and his annual salary is 1 million pounds, which is about 12 million yuan." Ross said with a smile.

"Send out the guest." Tiger shouted next to him, but this one he shouted in Chinese...

Zhong Dajun and his assistant left Tiger's house in a mess. Ross closed the door and walked back, looking at me and Tiger, and then the two of them laughed at the same time.

"It's so funny. What do you think of these guys..." Ross said while laughing.

Tiger also laughed. Of course, he didn't know how ignorant the Chinese Football Association seemed in many aspects, but he thought these two guys were really interesting, but it also made his boring afternoon full of laughter...

"Okay, take good care of your injuries. We have to work hard in the next league." Ross said after laughing.

Tiger nodded. He had a few days to take care of his injury. Now he used a crutch just to prevent his injury from worsening. However, the competition he faced was very difficult. Scholes, a competitor, has performed very well recently...
Chapter completed!