La Fenca Community, Madrid, Spain.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room of the home, Gao Han put down his cell phone in front of his ears with a serious face.

He had just received a reasonable but unexpected call, which made him fall into deep thought.

It is difficult to describe his current mood in words. It is very complicated, moved, surprised, and full of confidence. He feels the difficulty of challenging the future. He feels an unprecedented burden and is pressed heavily on his shoulders.

He had been waiting for it for a long time, but when all this came, he couldn't help but feel nervous, afraid that he would let down all those who trust him.

Years of coaching experience told him that being nervous is actually a good thing.

This proves that he is in awe of the burden on his shoulders, which can stimulate him to work hard and dare not slackew.

Yes, yes, he finally received a call that invited him to be the head coach of the Chinese national team.

But this call did not come from the Football Association, but directly from the supreme leader.

The call came when he finished breakfast and was about to take his son Gaoshen to participate in football training. According to the jet lag, it should be working hours in the afternoon. Xiao Ma, the secretary of the agency, told him that the chief was busy holding a very important state meeting all day, and he also had to receive foreign guests, so he was making a call to him while taking the time to do so.

This moved Gao Han very much, because the leader could have asked someone else to make this call, and if he couldn't, he could call when he had time. There was no need to accommodate the time difference and wait until Madrid did not call in the morning.

The call lasted not long, just ten minutes, but I talked a lot of things.

But what made Gao Han remember most was the last sentence. Before hanging up the phone, the leader told him that the impact on this World Cup has a huge boost to the national sports industry and football reform. He hopes that Gao Han can continue to work hard and ignite the fire.

"I can't believe other head coaches, only you can reassure me."

A sentence in his plain tone made Gao Han feel the urge to die for his confidant.

He always remembers that when he chose to return to China to invest in China, he encountered many troubles, but the leader secretly came forward to help him solve a lot of troubles. Later, the leader also clearly expressed his support for Gao Han and Chinatown in many public occasions at home and abroad, which led to the rapid development of Chinatown in China in recent years.

Gao Han remembers more clearly that during the Brazil World Cup last year, he accompanied the chief on a visit and had two hours of long exchanges. During this period, the two sides talked about a lot of things. Gao Han also analyzed the route and plan for the development and rise of Chinese football in his heart to others for the first time.

And just now on the phone, the chief mentioned this matter again and promised him, "Start by grasping the national team well."

In terms of results, the Chinese national football team is now bad. No matter how bad it is, it can only be eliminated from the World Cup qualifiers and make a comeback in five years. Therefore, Gao Han will not have any pressure on his performance and signed with the Qatar World Cup.

Not only that, the head of the Football Association, who was unable to give Gao Han before, made a promise, saying that he would urge all parties and departments to coordinate relations in the near future and give Gao Han all the power in the national team, including personnel appointments and player selection, etc.

In a simple sentence, it is to contract the national team to Gao Han and his team.

This made Gao Handae develop a sense of pride and ambition from the bottom of his heart.

He has been waiting for this day for a long time.

In the top professional leagues in Europe, he has reached the peak that he can reach in his coaching career, and has achieved great success in running Chinatown. He even has a premonition that Chinatown has been well-done this season and may achieve another result.

It can be said that he has no challenge anymore.

The weakness and decline of the national football team are his greatest regret.

And now, he has the opportunity to erase this regret with his own hands.

National Football Team, I'm here!

Gao Han slapped his legs hard, stood up from the sofa, and walked towards the garden outside the living room. His mind became unprecedentedly clear, and his whole body was filled with unprecedented high fighting spirit.

Since he wants to take over the national football team, he must form his own coaching team.

There is no doubt that he hopes to continue to partner with his old guy.

Sergio Garcia is currently in charge of Chinatown's data analysis team. Although she is also on the coaching staff of Zidane, she actually does not sit in the coaching seat like she did when she followed Gao Han and transferred him away. There should be no problem.

The situation of physical fitness expert Lorenzo Buenaventura is very similar to that of Sergio Garcia. He is also the director of the medical department of Chinatown. As long as Gao Han speaks, he will not refuse. But after he leaves, Chinatown will definitely find another medical director with excellent business capabilities.

Although Pedro Haro is currently responsible for De Gea's training, in fact, more specific training programs are in charge of his assistant and apprentice Jose Sambad, who is only 43 years old this year and works in the first team of La Coruna in the early 2000s. After Gao Han left Chelsea and was unemployed at home, he came to Chinatown to study with Pedro Haro, and has been staying in Chinatown since then.

In recent years, Pedro Haro has served two positions, and Jose Sambad is the one who trains De Gea. Now that Pedro Haro follows Gao Han, I believe there will be no big problem.

As for psychologist Steve Peters, there is no big problem. Even if he follows Gao Han to coach in China, Chinatown will not be affected too much. Several of his assistants are enough to deal with the team's situation.

Besides, coaching the national team is different from coaching the club. There are much less games and still a lot of time. They can take into account the work of the national team and Chinatown.

These four assistants can be said to be their own duties and are also old friends who have been with Gao Han for many years. There is no problem with their cooperation with each other. According to Gao Han's intention, the Football Association will definitely choose a team leader for him, who will be responsible for communicating and coordinating relationships between all parties. After all, he is not completely familiar with the situation in the country. With such an assistant, he can focus on it.

But in this way, he also needs an assistant who helps him train players.

Cantalero is the best candidate, but now he is the technical director of Chinatown. It is impossible for him to follow Gao Han to teach in the national football team. Marklele is Zidane's right-hand assistant, and Gao Han cannot dig out his own corners.

So...

Gao Han narrowed his eyes, which really reminded him of someone, which was really appropriate.

The people have gathered together, but it will take some time to make a journey.

Whether it is Sergio Garcia or others, it takes some time to hand over and handle the work at hand.

Just in time, it also takes time to communicate and coordinate relationships between all parties.

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Chinatown's first Cup of del Rey game in the new season, with a full substitute and youth team lineup, the 2-0 victory made the whole team highly praised, especially several young players.

Zidane also gave the young players a very high evaluation in the team, focusing on the three players, Mbappe, Asensio and Zhao Jun. They are all the most active players on the court, especially Mbappe.

This young player has a terrifying head and a terrifying explosive power. He will definitely become a great player in time.

Zidane also admires Chinatown's scouting system. The team's own excellent hematopoietic mechanism ensures that Chinatown's performance is still very stable after selling people every year.

Therefore, in the last round of the Champions League group stage, Zidane arranged Mbappe, Jessus and Zhao Jun as the team had already won the top spot in the group in advance, which was a reward for their outstanding performance in the King's Cup.

Midfielder Wang Lei also came on as a substitute in the second half.

In the away game against Dynamo Zagreb, Chinatown defeated its opponent 2-0, and Kovacic was also determined to show his strength in front of Chinatown, but he was unable to perform at all.

Jessus and Martial scored goals one after another.

However, when he welcomed Linnaser at home in the second leg of the Cup of Kings after returning to Spain, Zidane once again lined up exactly the same lineup as in the first round, but unexpectedly, he played in the first half but was not ideal.

Just nine minutes into the game, Mbappe scored his first goal, but he was unable to make a breakthrough after that.

Until the 49th minute of the second half, Asensio won another goal.

After that, the game completely entered the rhythm of Chinatown.

In the 56th minute, Zhao Jun won another goal with a corner kick opportunity.

This Chinese central defender was a little weak when he made his debut in the Champions League, but he was extremely brave in front of Lin Nasser. His home game was better and more active than the previous away game. He was a forward, with very fine feet, accurate shots from the backcourt, very distinctive long passes, and very decisive defense. He was just too young and immature, and he received a yellow card.

After leading three goals, Chinatown continued to strengthen its offensive. Dembele, Ceballos and Bellerin scored goals one after another, eventually helping Chinatown beat Linnaser 6-0 at home, and then successfully advanced to the next round with a total score of 8-0.

The only regrettable thing is that Gao Han's most optimistic midfielder Wang Lei did not make any achievements in such a big victory, and even did not even have an assist in this game.

Judging from the data alone, Wang Lei is indeed much inferior to Zhao Jun. Even as a central defender, the latter is too active and very eye-catching. He is very passionate like Ramos, but passes and shoots like Pique. He will definitely become a great player in time.

As for Wang Lei, as the back midfielder, the team's metronome and organizational core performance is indeed average, but if you look at his performance in the game carefully, it is not difficult to find that his problem is actually himself, especially the passing, who is somewhat conservative and always passes the ball safely.

Of course, under the opponent's press, his several times of getting the ball away and dribbling the ball are still very powerful. There have been two long passes in the game that are very accurate and give them just right. With that free kick skill, his development will definitely not be bad in the future.

But maybe because his teammates around him performed very well, he looked a little sad.

According to convention, after playing the second leg of the Cup of del Rey, Zidane once again gave the three best players the game, and the opportunity to make a substitute in the 16th round of La Liga, away game against Sporting Gijon.

Mbappe, Zhao Jun and Dembele all came on as a substitute, but they were unable to perform. After all, the gap in age and strength is still there. However, Chinatown still defeated Sporting Gijon 3-1 away with three goals in the first half.

The most glorious part of this round was Real Madrid, who defeated Vallecano 10-2, shocking the entire Spanish football world.

The last round of the match before the winter break ended, Chinatown ranked first in La Liga with 13 wins, one draw and two losses in 16 games, leading Barcelona, ​​two points, the latter tied one more game than Chinatown and only scored 38 points.

Atletico Madrid also has 38 points, ranking third in La Liga, but Real Madrid's performance is not particularly ideal. It only scored 30 points, ranking fifth, and even lags behind Vigo Celta.

Chinatown's outstanding performance in the first half of this season once again made everyone look at it.
Chapter completed!