"If you came here to make an indictment today, I'm sorry, I'm not in the mood."

In the office of the Chinatown Training Base in Daxing District, Beijing, Gao Han met Deputy Director Cai who came here specially.

Visiting during sensitive periods is always inevitable to cause conjecture.

Deputy Director Cai was also very embarrassed because he and the Football Association did not do this.

Gao Han first heard about the invitational tournament a few months ago, but he was not sure about the specific event arrangements at that time. He just vaguely knew that it was during the winter training period. At that time, he put forward two requirements: First, it must be a strong team, and it is best to have stronger offensive capabilities, which is conducive to the national team's running-in defensive counterattack tactics.

As for the second point, it cannot affect the club's pre-season preparations.

The Football Association also told investors that the latter had guaranteed these two requirements, but as a result, the opponents were not strong, and the schedule seriously affected the club's pre-season preparations.

After learning about the real situation, Gao Han repeatedly reported the situation to the Football Association and called Deputy Director Cai many times. Later, Deputy Director Cai felt a headache when he saw Gao Han's call and refused to answer several times.

It is obvious that all parties are adopting the procrastination technique, which means to delay time as much as possible. When the game is in a hurry, all parties are forced to submit. Do whatever they should do at that time. At worst, you can go to the second team and go to the second team.

But what no one expected was that Gao Han broke through this layer of window paper at this time.

So, at this moment, he heard Gao Han’s tone that he was not kind, and Deputy Director Cai was both embarrassed, helpless and ashamed.

"Old brother, I'm here today and I have absolutely no intention of provoking a criminal offense." Deputy Director Cai sighed helplessly, "To be honest, I've just been scolded several times. Some things are stuck in the middle, so it's not easy to deal with."

Gao Han looked at Deputy Director Cai who sighed in front of him and was sad, and shook his head, and was also helpless.

If he didn't know the situation particularly well when he took over the national team, then he certainly knows it better than anyone else now.

No matter who comes to the position of top leader of the Football Association, it is difficult.

"I know you have resentment in your heart and think we are joking about your lifelong honor and disgrace, but we really have no choice. This time the investor went directly to the top, and with the support of FIFA and AFC, we can't even object if we want to."

"You are wrong, Lao Cai." Gao Han then raised his head, "From the moment I promised to take over the national team coach position, I no longer take the so-called personal honor and disgrace seriously. I knew in my heart that losing is a long time or late, and it is inevitable. It is far beyond my expectations to be able to play in the top 12 games."

Gao Han said this honestly, and it was his truth.

"Even if we qualify for the next qualifiers and enter the World Cup, how much can we play at our level? Qualify in the group?" Gao Han shook his head and smiled, "Don't joke. If I can really qualify from the qualifiers, I have only one goal in the World Cup. Scoring a goal and getting one point, it's already very good to achieve this goal."

Deputy Director Cai also understands the situation of the national team, and of course he believes what Gao Han said.

Although the Chinese team won consecutive victories in the top 12 games, how much can these Asian teams get into the World Cup?

Gao Han’s goal is the most realistic.

"I got angry because I was very suspicious, why such an unprofessional decision could be passed in the Football Association? Isn't anyone within the Football Association dare to raise objections?"

But as soon as Gao Han said this, he was speechless.

When the opinions come from within the Football Association, effective discussions may be possible, but if they come from the above or even the above, can they still be discussed? Who dares to raise objections?

Suddenly, he felt a sense of powerlessness.

He felt that no matter how much he did, he could not change all this. He was unwilling to give up, but he could do nothing.

But at this moment, he suddenly remembered that not long ago, the team ended the first round-robin with five consecutive victories. When he returned to Beijing, he received a call from the leader. On the phone, he fully affirmed Gao Han's contribution to the national team, but at the same time he also hoped that he could do more, and proposed the special position of general counsel for the football reform group for the first time.

This reform group was established more than a year ago with a very high leadership level, but the general consultant was a position tailor-made for Gao Han. He was not in the system, but he could take care of everything and ask about anything.

Gao Han did not understand the leader's intention at that time, nor did he agree on the spot because he himself was very resistant to it.

Now when I look back, I can’t help but understand a lot, and I think it’s a little deeper.

"Old Cai, even if this matter has passed, I hope that all such things will be notified in advance in the future. Football does require investment and is welcome to invest. However, as a leadership organization, you should do a good job of top-level design and grasp the degree. Only in this way can capital come naturally when it comes in. Otherwise, if the market is flooded, it will be messed up."

Gao Han's words were also very serious.

Deputy Director Cai seemed to have known some news for a long time. After hearing this, he not only did not feel Gao Han was arrogant, but instead nodded.

"I know, but you should understand that our Football Association lacks this kind of talents at all. How many years have we played professional football? To be honest, even if we play tricks, we can't play capital."

This is a big truth.

Not to mention the Chinese Football Association, which country in the world can play capital?

Is the European League awesome?

But in European countries, who can play capital? Even UEFA itself often makes a fool of itself in front of capital, but you must know that this system has been developed and improved for decades.

It can be said that this is a contradiction that is common all over the world.

"You are right, so we need to regulate and guide. Since the existing personnel within the Football Association cannot play, then replace them and introduce world-class talents from Europe to the Football Association to help us formulate and improve systems and guide capital."

After a pause, Gao Han said again: "We must pay attention to youth training, but we do not have this experience and there is no problem. We went to Germany, France, Spain and other countries to learn from their advanced experiences. We welcomed us to provide advice for us, and even hired high-level experts to conduct long-term inspections to help us tailor our youth training development plans."

Deputy Director Cai was dumbfounded when he heard this, "This...this is OK?"

"Why can't it do it?" Gao Han asked, "As the saying goes, the sea embraces all rivers and is inclusive. Since ancient times, we have had this tradition. Since it was possible in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, why can't it do it now?"

Deputy Director Cai was speechless, but he found it difficult, but he also found it very attractive.

"You made sense, but it was a bit simple. Not to mention anything else, even within the Football Association, it is not a solid piece of law. Everyone has their own interests, including me."

Gao Han was not surprised because he knew.

The most direct example is why Deputy Director Cai was forced to the point of desperate situation until the last moment, and then launched Gao Han, and it was only after the leader came forward?

After all, it is also his own calculation of interests.

This is normal, from the Football Association to the Club, and from the inside.

The key is how to form a joint force through effective systems.

"Just talk about it recently. We lost a very badly in the u16 Asian Cup, but Iraq won the championship. The result was good. Many people began to pay attention to youth training. So recently, some people began to propose to introduce the terms of the number of young players in the league, and it has also been recognized by many people."

"Isn't this a big deal?" Gao Han got angry on the spot, "League-based, league-based, how many years have you been calling this?"

"What is league-based?"

"The league is a stage, operating in commercialization, attracting more fans to watch, selling broadcast rights, selling tickets, and selling sponsorships... The higher the league level, the more money it earns and the more fans it attracts. The wealth created continuously is to re-invest in the football industry, thus forming a virtuous cycle."

"You know, cultivating young players has never been an obligation that the top league should fulfill. It is a youth training camp, a youth league, and a team league should do. This is two different business models from the commercial operation of the top league itself. How can it be confused?"

"Take the La Liga that I am most familiar with. Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, the three traditional giants, invest huge sums every year in the transfer market, introducing top superstars such as Messi, Suarez, Neymar, Gareth Bale, Aguero, and Sanchez, bringing together La Liga superstars and being the world's number one league."

"But behind this first league, La Liga will spend a portion of its income to the Football Association every year, and the Football Association will invest in youth training, youth leagues and community football, and the club's own echelon league, which can cultivate a continuous supply of talents for the top leagues."

"A country's top leagues should never be the main battlefield for cultivating young players. Youth League and echelon leagues are. The most important task of the league is to play more exciting events, attract more fans, and make more money. But if you put the cart before the horse and force the league to cultivate young players, not only to say, it will be a big deal if the league is destroyed, but it will be a loss."

"It is still a period of rapid economic development, and all walks of life are developing very quickly. In recent years, the recovery momentum of the Chinese Super League has been very obvious, with high exposure and high attention. This allows investors to make profits from it, so it is still very attractive. It is still time to reform, but if we wait until when, the Chinese Super League will become a stagnant pool, and it is too late to change."

Gao Han's frank remarks made Deputy Director Cai fall into deep thoughts.

He would take over this burden at a critical moment, which proved his responsibility and made Gao Han firmly believe that he could work together with Chinese football, but the situation he is facing is very complicated, even far exceeding Gao Han's original expectations.

It was only now that Gao Han began to truly realize that many people once said that Chinese football has never been just a problem in the industry, but a microcosm of the entire society.

But it is known that it has never been Gao Han's style when he goes in. Since he has already walked in, he must do it to the end.

Since he has taken over the position of coach of the Chinese national team, he will not give up easily, nor will he retreat.

Knowing that there is a tiger in the mountain, I tend to walk towards the tiger mountain. This is the high-altitude style.

As the saying goes, there must be a road before the car arrives at the mountain, and the boat will naturally straighten when it reaches the bridge.

Even if there is really no way at that time, Gao Han will have to walk slowly by himself, and he will still have to walk one way.

He always believed that China would never be able to do football well.

However, for the time being, his most important task is the World Cup qualifiers in March.

Playing well in the two games between South Korea and Iran, bringing the team back to the World Cup, and using this enthusiasm to burn this fire for longer!
Chapter completed!