As we approach 2016, the atmosphere in Chinese football has become increasingly tense.

The Football Congress has just come to an end, and many major changes expected by the outside world have not happened as expected.

For example, the national team head coach Perrin was dismissed.

This head coach who performed poorly in the World Cup qualifiers has transformed from a popular god that has become the focus of firepower for the attack of the whole nation. Almost everyone thinks he should resign.

But at the Football Conference, the question about head coach Perrin was always mentioned. The only positive response was, "We need to handle Perrin's stay and leave according to the contract and procedures. There is no information that can be disclosed to the outside world for the time being."

Using such an official statement obviously cannot satisfy the angry fans. Everyone regards this sentence as an excuse, so they naturally point the finger at the Football Association.

At the same time, insiders of the Football Association were originally exposed to the outside world, hoping to invite Gao Han as the executive member of the Football Association and participate in the decision-making of the Football Association. However, after the Football Congress, it was not Gao Han who was selected as the executive member at all, but someone else.

This once again caused an uproar in domestic public opinion, and what made fans even more angry was that the Football Association had no explanation for this.

Could it be that they are so afraid that Gao Han will enter the decision-making level of the Football Association and will affect their interests and cakes?

Looking at the entire Football Congress, what really made changes came from the General Administration of Sports, saying that it would no longer interfere in the selection of coaches of national teams, and that everything would be left to the Football Association for independent operation. This is considered by the outside world to be a significant improvement.

The vice chairman of the Football Association also said in an interview with reporters at the closing ceremony of the conference that the Football Association's reform plan has basically been released. In the future, the Football Association will become an executive body, rather than a decision-making body, and will also launch reforms of the local Football Association.

Deputy Director Cai also reiterated at the final media meeting that the General Administration of Sports will no longer interfere in the selection of coaches of the national team, and also listed the three-step strategy of Chinese football. The near-term goal is to improve the development environment and atmosphere of Chinese football within three to five years, innovate management models, etc.

Within eight to ten years, we must significantly increase the youth football population and the national team level must rank among the top in Asia. The long-term goal is to build China into a world-class team and enter the top 16 of the World Cup in ten to twenty years, or even longer.

The media on the scene responded strongly to the three-step strategy. Some people questioned that this was a slogan, but Deputy Director Cai said that the Football Association will draw up a road map as soon as possible, and he expressed full confidence in achieving this goal.

"It is indeed very difficult to achieve this goal, but it is not impossible. We will recruit talents from all walks of life to join the Football Association. We will actively learn from the world's advanced head coaches."

But when the media asked, if we really wanted to learn from the world's advanced coaches, why did Gao Han, who had a strong voice in front of him, missed the chance to be selected as the Football Association Executive Committee this time?

Deputy Director Cai responded to this, "There is no doubt that Mr. Gao Han is the world's top-level head coach. I have had many private conversations with him. He is not interested in becoming the executive member of the Football Association. We all think that he is not suitable for such a job, so we respect his wishes."

"But we have many other cooperations with Mr. Gao Han and Chinatown, and there will be more cooperation in the future. Here, I can only respond to all the fans who care about Chinese football on behalf of the Football Association. We all hear everyone's voices, but we need to go through the procedures and take some time."

Such a response still cannot satisfy the doubts of fans. They hope to see changes and even results faster and more efficiently.

Time passed quietly by the turmoil in the country, and it entered 2016.

Gao Han also returned to Beijing silently in such a tense and undercurrent atmosphere.

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"This time you did a very good job, and the boss had a great impression of you, especially him. It is said that during a meeting with various departments, he even publicly stated that if you can't even turn the tide, then no one else can do better."

At home in the villa area of ​​Beijing Yuyuan, Gao Han had just returned from the Capital Airport in Xiang Tianming's car. Lin Guoping and his wife had already been waiting here. As soon as Gao Han arrived, he sat in the living room to talk about things and learn about the latest domestic trends.

"As far as I know, he has made it clear that he should unconditionally support your coaching in the national team and make every effort to prevent domestic fans from disappointing. Even if he really fails to fight for the World Cup again in the end, he will definitely not be as cowardly as he is now."

Gao Han nodded slightly. He knew about these words before when he was communicating on the phone.

"Boss, you have taken over a hot potato now." Xiang Tianming said with some concern.

Everyone knows the current situation of the national football team. Gao Han took over at this time and was really a bet on his lifelong honor and disgrace.

"I learned from the Football Association that the Football Association had already launched a preparatory plan after the away game draw with Hong Kong by zero to zero. It is said that they have also contacted several well-known head coaches at home and abroad, but none of them are willing to take over and they all refused."

Gao Han raised his lips slightly, "I know, Lippi is one of them, he called me."

His relationship with Lippi has always been good. When Lippi coached Hengda, he was somewhat related to Gao Han's support, because Hengda has had many cooperations with Chinatown, including Guangzhou Chinatown Youth Training Center, as well as coaches and other aspects of training.

Xiang Tianming opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't say it.

He knew Gao Han. Since Gao Han said he knew and had made such a decision, no matter how much he said, it would probably not change Gao Han's decision.

"What are you going to do?" Lin Guoping asked with concern.

Gao Han is his son-in-law, and he only has one daughter. As long as he is within his ability, he will do his best to help.

"I don't know, with the current situation, I can only take one step at a time. Time is very tight, and I don't have time to consider anything else. The only thing I can do is to work hard to play the next two games first."

The national team has two World Cup qualifiers at the end of March, which is very critical. Only by playing these two games well can the national football team continue to stand out from the top 40 group stages. As long as the promotion is successful, there will be still half a year to prepare for the top 12 matches.

However, the training of the national team is very tight and there will not be too much time at all. Gao Han must integrate the team into the shortest possible time, which will be a great test for him and the coaching staff.

Fortunately, he had already explained everything during his time in Madrid, and the coaching staff will fly to Beijing soon to prepare in advance. Once he takes office, he will immediately start working.

"How is Perrin's situation?" Gao Han asked.

"He returned to France for Christmas. It is said that the Football Association has called him back, and he himself is prepared for the end of get out of class. I believe that the negotiation will be completed in early January." Xiang Tianming took the speech and replied.

“Where is the contract?”

"After learning from one's mistakes, the Football Association has more experience this time. It should be able to control the compensation amount to a three-month monthly salary, which is about one million euros. After all, it is a unilateral termination of the contract, and the compensation is inevitable."

Gao Han nodded slightly. It would be good to be able to terminate the contract with Perrin at this price.

"By the way, what kind of salary is the Football Association going to hire you this time?" Xiang Tianming asked curiously.

Gao Han's annual salary is the highest in the world. When he coached Paris Saint-Germain, he had reached 100 million euros. This is definitely an astronomical figure in China, and it is not affordable by the Football Association.

"I haven't negotiated my own annual salary, and there is no need to negotiate. However, the annual salary of my coaching team is 10 million euros after tax."

There is no need to say how outstanding Gao Han’s team is. Sergio Garcia is the world’s leading data analysis expert, Pedro Harrow is the world’s best goalkeeper coach, Lorenzo Buenaventura is the world’s most outstanding physical fitness coach, and Steve Pitts, the world’s most authoritative sports psychology expert.

It’s not that Gao Han is entrusted by himself. Just this gold medal team can attract wealthy teams to the top whenever they go out alone, and poach them with high salaries. No other person in the world can combine them into a team except Gao Han.

As for Gao Han’s chief assistant coach, he chose Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu is a player in Gao Han who coached Chinatown to play the community cup more than ten years ago. After winning the Cup, he once played in the professional league, but after a few years he retired and joined Chinatown as a coach. He learned a lot from Gao Han and others. He has done a great job over the years and is currently the head coach of Chinatown Second Team. He played very well in the third-level league this season, which has attracted the favor of many professional teams.

But compared with following Gao Han as the chief assistant coach, even the coach of the La Liga team is not very attractive to Xiao Mu.

What's more, this time I'm coaching the Chinese national team.

Such a coaching team has an annual salary of 10 million euros after tax, which is absolutely worth it.

Lin Guoping, who was listening on the side, immediately took over the conversation, "Don't worry, the superior has made a clear statement and will never let you suffer any losses. I believe he will let someone handle it well."

Gao Han smiled slightly, and he never worried about this.

Money is no longer what he values.

If he really loves money so much, he should have coached at Paris Saint-Germain. His annual salary of 100 million euros is enough for him to spend all his life, and he would not choose to coach the national team.

"Tianming, please help me arrange it. After I officially take over the national team, I hope to draw some personnel from Chinatown to serve in the national team. They know more about what I am and it is easier to use."

What Gao Han is talking about is an employee, such as a press officer, who needs a more qualified press officer to be in charge of public relations and avoid any incidents similar to what happened to international players clamoring for fans on social media.

No matter what the outcome of the game is, no matter who is right or wrong, it is very inappropriate to happen, and it can also reflect the national team's shortcomings in this regard.

There are many similar positions. According to Gao Han's vision, he needs to recruit professionals from various fields and form a national team coaching team, and the number is expected to exceed 20.

"Okay, I'll go back and prepare. I'll notify me in advance who you need."

Chinatown has sufficient talent reserves in this area, and supporting the national team is not a problem.

"During this period, the storm outside was very tight and the fans responded a lot. I won't come forward. Please help me pay close attention to the situation and progress and keep in touch at any time."

Lin Guoping and Xiang Tianming looked at each other, and they all understood Gao Han’s intentions.
Chapter completed!