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Chapter 57 The Olympic Team Coach

...When our reporter went to interview the national Olympic team members who were still in various clubs, they were all shocked by the news.

"This is impossible. Today is not April Fool's Day, right?" A team member told the reporter, but when the reporter answered him with certainty, he fell into a long silence. Then he left: "Don't interview me, I'm in a mess now!"

Almost all the players said that their minds were very confused after hearing this news. It can be seen that Chen Weiguo's sudden resignation has hit them so hard. Only one player who did not want to be named said: "We all know that Chen Zhi is under great pressure, and he always bears it alone. He is a good person. I don't know why Chen Zhi resigned? He is about to play against Syria. During the training camp some time ago, he told us that we must take us to Athens." The reporter called Chen Weiguo, but no one answered the landline, and the phone kept turning off...

"We must take us to Athens..." Qiu Suhui murmured and threw the newspaper aside and stretched. "This sentence is well said! It's a pity that he died before he could succeed in his army, which made the hero cry..." I couldn't tell whether he was really regretting or mocking something.

"Xiao Qiu, do you really think Chen Weiguo resigned for physical reasons?" Hu Li said from the side.

"I don't know, nor do I want to know... Haha--I owed--" Qiu Suhui yawned and stood up: "Lao Hu, let's go to train."

"Huh? You don't have to 'scatter the enemy situation' today?" Hu Li was a little surprised. This was the first time in this game that Qiu Suhui did not appear on the training ground on the last day before the game.

"All those who should be observed have been observed, and we will observe again in the remaining finals."

The team sat and warmed up under the leadership of the physical coach, while Qiu Suhui and Hu Li stood aside and watched. He walked up after the team finished warming up.

"Who can tell me what the Sunday game is?" Qiu Suhui stood in front of the players and asked loudly.

The players were already accustomed to Coach Qiu's "knowing to pretend to be confused". One of them replied loudly: "Coach, it's the final!"

"Well, what final?"

“U21 finals!”

"If you win, what can you get? Answer me loudly!"

"National Champion!!" All the players replied passionately.

"You are quite good at boosting morale." Hu Li praised from the side, but Qiu Suhui's next words almost made him fall for a fall.

"Very good! Now forget what you said just now!" Qiu Suhui looked serious, not like a joke. "I want you to remember that it is just an ordinary U21 competition, which is insignificant compared to the various competitions you may encounter in the future. Do your best and play to your due level. You will naturally win the game you should win! Well, after a five-minute break, we will continue to train!" Qiu Suhui waved his hand.

"Xiao Qiu, I don't understand you just now..."

Qiu Suhui handed the pyramid to a coach, then lowered his head and wrote something quickly on the notebook. While writing, he answered the question raised by Hu Li: "Those kids are just a U21 final, which made some people proud and some people nervous. Without saying a few words, I'm afraid that they won't even find the goal if they play."

"How did you see it?"

"Old Hu, when you warm up just now, didn't you notice that their movements were a little stiff and distorted?"

Hu Li thought about it carefully: "Your eyes are so sharp."

"Haha, I have developed a habit. For young people, if you only provide them with technical guidance and ignore their thoughts, it is the coach's biggest dereliction of duty. I have re-formed the training plan for the past two days, and the training time has changed from two training days to one training day, but the training intensity has increased and the content is more. Look, are there any problems?" Qiu Suhui put the pen in and handed the notebook to Hu Li.

Hu Li looked at it: "There is a big problem. It's a game soon, but the plan you have made is too intense. After so many games, the players' physical fitness is not very good. Practicing like this can easily lead to injury during training!"

"That's why I changed to practice one day. Let them rest in the morning and practice again in the afternoon. To this end, the team is not only tired, but the other party is the same. But I think psychological slackness is the most terrible compared to physical fatigue. Also, remember I said that they are generally in poor mental state? I want to use high-intensity training to make them so tired that they have no energy to be proud and have no energy to be nervous. Hehe..."

Hu Li looked at Qiu Suhui's training plan: "When you care about this game, don't you care too much?"

"ah?"

"Or why do you come to guide them in training three days in advance?" Hu Li glanced at Qiu Suhui.

"Ah? Ha!" Qiu Suhui laughed dryly and finally came up with a reason to explain. "I asked the players to relax to make them perform better on the court, but if the coaches relax, the game will not be necessary to know the result. So for the coach, every game is the final. The pressure of the coach is not enough to tell outsiders!"

"It's always reasonable!" Although Hu Li refused to admit defeat, he agreed with Qiu Suhui's statement in his heart. Think about the fact that those big-name professional coaches would be hospitalized for too much pressure, or simply leave the coaching profession. After a Bundesliga coach took office for the sixth time, a reporter asked him: "If you were a reporter, what questions would you ask yourself?" The coach simply replied: "To use the words my father often asked me: 'When can you learn smarter?'..."

Liverpool coach Hollier was hospitalized for a heart attack, and the Hamburg coach even made a shocking statement at a press conference after losing: "I have anything else to ask before I hang myself?" Even an optimistic old boy like Milu had a brief fainting in the toilet during the away midday break in the top ten games.

If you love him, let him be a coach, because that is heaven.

If you hate him, let him be a coach, because that's hell.

Looking at the rain falling outside the car window, Chen Wei's heart could not be calmly put down. He boasted about Haikou in front of Luo Wenqiang, saying that he would persuade Qiu Suhui to be the head coach of the National Olympic Team within a week. But in fact, he only met Qiu Suhui in that work meeting, and the two did not even say a word. Why should he talk to each other? The position of the head coach of the National Olympic Team is a hot potato at this time, and not everyone dares to follow. In less than a month, it is almost impossible to get familiar with the team again and lead the team to defeat Qatar and enter the finals circle. Moreover, there is another important point. The salary of the head coach of the National Olympic Team is really small. Is it possible to come now?

It seems that I can only put down my airs, lower my attitude, and use the national justice as the main reason to convince Coach Qiu, who has been living in Europe for many years.

"Xiao Fang, open it again!" Chen Wei said, rubbing his temples.

When an inconspicuous black Passat quietly drove into the Kunming Red River training base in the night with wind and rain, the sleepy security guard naturally would not know whether this means that an era of Chinese football will begin in this storm?

At this time, Qiu Suhui was sitting in the dormitory carrying hot coffee, chatting with Hu Li.

"Tomorrow is the final. You actually asked the players to have a day off today. Aren't you afraid that they won't get up tomorrow afternoon?"

Qiu Suhui spread his hands: "God doesn't like his face. Training in this cold and humid weather is more likely to be injured. So just take a day off to relax your mind... We have been tightening them for two days. As the saying goes, relaxation is right!"

"I really don't understand. The coach in Dalian has been practicing for an extra hour and insists on leading the team in the rain..."

"Haha!" Qiu Suhui laughed, "At least, from the mentality before the game, we have already won!"

The phone rings at this time, and Qiu Suhui picked it up: "Hey, I'm Qiu Suhui... Well, let them come in."

"There are guests?" Hu Li asked when Qiu Suhui put down the phone before he asked.

"Haha, a friend from afar." Qiu Suhui said with a smile.

"That's the case, then I won't bother you. I'll go back and rest." Hu Li stood up and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Qiu Suhui: "Don't leave, Lao Hu, this matter is also related to you. Sit down and listen."

"It has something to do with me?" Looking at Qiu Suhui's mysterious smile, he felt that this "friend" was not an ordinary friend, and this matter would not be an ordinary thing. He hesitated for a moment and sat down again.

When Hu Li saw Chen Wei, his shock was hard to describe in words: their immediate boss! What did he do here? It seems that the inspection work doesn’t require the third update in the middle of the night, right?

Chen Wei was also surprised to see Hu Li: "This is..."

"Haha, he is my most trusted and capable assistant." Qiu Suhui smiled and couldn't understand the meaning: You say something in front of us.

Chen Wei looked at Qiu Suhui, then at Hu Li, and finally decided to believe what Qiu Suhui said - that the man was his assistant, not a reporter from a certain media - he turned his attention to Qiu Suhui: "Coach Qiu, there is not much time, I think I will not be polite."

"It just so happens that I don't like those things either."

"Coach Qiu, I think you should know the purpose of my visit." Chen Wei called Qiu Suhui "you". He really respected him home, put down his airs and got home with a low attitude.

"Yes, I've read the newspaper." Qiu Suhui nodded.

"So, can you tell me your answer?"

Qiu Suhui pondered for a while, but the answer was already in his heart, but he deliberately made this attitude so that he could have room for bargaining when signing the contract in the future. If he was too anxious, he would be caught by the Football Association. "This..." He answered a little hesitant, "Tomorrow is the final, and I am full of that game now."

"I understand, I can give you a week to consider it." Chen Wei said quickly, "There is another thing that I hope you must agree. After the U21 final, the Football Association Youth Office will organize a short lecture specifically for U21 coaches here. I recommend you as the lecturer for this lecture. What do you think?" Chen Wei can be said to be the most humble and majestic vice chairman in the Football Association.

“Lecture?”

"Yes, a lecture specifically for young players training is two days. It won't take up too much of your time."

"Since I am working on training youth football, I will not refuse. But I hope to extend the time to one week. Two days are too short and I can't tell anything substantial. In a week, although I can't fundamentally improve everyone's training level, they can make fewer mistakes." It's time to show my strength, so Qiu Suhui agreed without hesitation and seemed very enthusiastic - he devoted himself to Chinese football!

Chen Wei didn't expect Qiu Suhui to agree so readily. He was not a difficult person as reported by the media.

"Okay, it's a matter of determination! Please think carefully about that matter." Chen Wei looked down at his watch, and the hour hand was already pointing at one o'clock in the morning. "There will be a final tomorrow, so I won't disturb you. Good luck!" He stood up and was about to leave.

"I'm leaving in such a hurry? Chairman Chen won't sit for a while?" Qiu Suhui stood up and tried to stay, although he knew that the other party could not stay.

"No, I have to rush back to Beijing. The Football Association is busy with work! It's all caused by that matter..." Chen Wei said halfway and turned around and wanted to leave.

"I'll send Chairman Chen to see him off." Qiu Suhui grabbed an umbrella and followed him out. Hu Li was stunned for a moment and followed him out.

At the door of the dormitory building, Chen Wei looked at the rainy sky: "This rain keeps falling. Tomorrow's game is not easy to play against Dalian, right?"

"Haha! I am from Dalian and I can't understand Dalian football very much. We have confidence and confidence in tomorrow's final." Qiu Suhui answered while holding an umbrella for Chen Wei.

"That's good, I won the first championship in coaching in China! I'm leaving, you guys go back and rest early." Chen Wei was about to drill into the car, but was stopped by Qiu Suhui.

"Chairman Chen, don't call me 'you' in the future, I can't bear it. Just call me Xiao Qiu."

Chen Wei looked at Qiu Suhui and smiled and said, "Then don't call me "Chairman" and "Chairman" in the future. I'm three years older than you, just call me Lao Chen, haha!" Chen Wei patted Qiu Suhui on the shoulder. He knew that there would be no problem with that matter, and a stone in his heart fell to the ground. Because Qiu Suhui was not very friendly to him at the beginning, and even a little arrogant, but now his attitude is obviously different. "Good luck!" After that, he got into the car, closed the door, and the car slowly left.

Originally, according to Qiu Suhui's personality, he would not be a brother to the Football Association, but Chen Wei is different. He is of the same age and does not act as an official, which makes Qiu Suhui feel good after contacting him. The most important point is that Qiu Suhui believes that Chen Wei is a serious person who wants to make a name for himself. It can be said that the two have no differences on this point.

After Chen Wei walked away, Qiu Suhui and Hu Li turned around and returned to the house.

"Xiao Qiu, what is he talking about? How could it be related to me?" Hu Li, who had been silent, finally had the opportunity to ask this question. He was now full of questions.

"Haha, Lao Hu, if you were asked to be the assistant coach of the National Olympic Team, would you be interested?" Qiu Suhui smiled slightly at Hu Li.

The spring rain has not stopped for four days, and it has only slightly changed in the amount of rain. The Henan team sportswear that Qiu Suhui wore was already wet with the rain. This is his second sportswear. He just changed it during the intermission. Not only the clothes, but also water droplets hanging on his hair, eyebrows, nose tip, and chin.

Hu Li could feel that Qiu Suhui beside him was indeed very nervous. It could be seen from his serious expression and occasionally spasm-like contractions of his face. The game lasted for 70 minutes, and the score was still 0:0. The powerful Dalian team almost pushed the Henan team and bombarded the Henan team. If Sima Hongxin and Liu Peng had not performed well, they would not know how many times the scoreboard would have been refreshed now.

Wu Shangshan, who ranks among the top three in Qiu Suhui's investigation materials, is the Dalian striker whose ancestral home is Ningde, Fujian, threatens the gate guarded by Sima Hongxin again and again. Every shot of his shot seemed to hit Qiu Suhui's heart hard.

The field was slippery, but Wu Shangshan was still the most dazzling player on the court. His speed almost disrupted the entire Henan team's defense line.

Once again! The Dalian midfielder passed straight through, Wu Shangshan understood and broke through! Liu Peng turned around sharply and slipped his feet, but he still stretched out his long legs to interfere with the opponent's shot. Wu Shangshan still shot with a short angle, and the ball hit Liu Peng's toes and went out of the baseline.

Liu Peng was pulled up from the mud by Sima Hongxin: "Good job!" He patted Liu Peng on the head, and Liu Peng loudly asked his teammates to hurry up and stand.

Wu Shangshan knelt on the mud on the soles of his shoes and looked up at the No. 5 wearing the captain's armband. He thought he had just accelerated and had already thrown the entire defense line, but he didn't expect that the opponent blocked his shot. No. 5 was broken through several times in the whole game, but he couldn't successfully shoot at the goal. Seeing that there was no clean jersey on his body, he was much more embarrassed than him. But he knew that No. 5 had never been at a disadvantage. He was worthy of being the captain of Henan team and the best defensive player Liu Peng.

Dalian team took a corner kick, and Liu Peng once again rushed to Wu Shangshan and pushed the ball out.

After another ten minutes, the head coach of the Dalian team began to feel restless. He walked to the sidelines and loudly asked the players to press, press, and press again! Qiu Suhui won again in terms of patience. He saw the other coach standing up and walking around the command area constantly, with a smile on his face that was not easy to detect.

In the 89th minute, the Henan team finally waited for a chance after nearly ninety minutes of embarrassingly. Dalian team pushed forward, because if they played overtime, both sides could not bear it physically. Liu Peng successfully grabbed Wu Shangshan's ball in one-on-one. At that time, Wu Shangshan tried to break Liu Peng by using speed, but Liu Peng only crossed his body and stuck the position, and the ball easily broke down. Then, Liu Peng kicked the frontcourt, and the left-behind team player jumped rashly but did not hit the ball, and he rushed! The Henan team forward Wang Yu, who followed, easily got the ball, and then faced the goalkeeper Feng Lin who was attacking, and scored a goalkeeper!

The ball went in! Henan team scored the ball through counterattack at the last moment! Leading Dalian team 1:0! Wang Yu, who scored the goal, ran to the coach's seat and hugged Qiu Suhui to celebrate. As a result, Qiu Suhui was also blurred into mud monkeys by a bunch of mud monkeys.

Qiu Suhui was only excited when he scored the goal, and then he returned to calm. Until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, he just stood up and applauded, turned around to shake hands with the lost Dalian team head coach. However, Hu Li was happy and jumping like an old child. He had been working in Henan Zhongyuan Club for five years and this was the first time he saw the team have such a brilliant moment.

Of course, the most exciting thing is actually those players. Half a year ago, when the head coach suddenly got off class, they didn't know what they were waiting for their future. But now, they are the national champions of U21. Since 1989, Henan football has never won any championship in any youth event nationwide. The glorious "Central Plains Tiger" that was also gradually declining with the professionalization process. Now, their performance seems to have made those who care about Henan football see the roaring tiger again.

And all of this should be attributed to the coach who came from afar, Qiu Suhui.

Liu Peng had a gold medal hanging around his neck, holding the championship trophy and the best player trophy, and returned to the dormitory with a happy face. Behind him was a group of equally happy teammates, who rushed into the dormitory building with singing and dancing.

Qiu Suhui and Hu Li deliberately fell at the end, and the two walked slowly. "Old Hu, how are you thinking about that?"

Hu Li watched the happy figures of the children disappear into the building: "I have thought about it. Thank you very much for your trust and recognition of my ability. But I can't bear to leave these children, many of them were watched by me in person."

"I understand that five years of relationship cannot be explained overnight."

"To be honest, I am too straightforward and may not know if I offend anyone, so I have always been an assistant coach."

Qiu Suhui smiled, it turns out he knew it!

"However, meeting you is not only a blessing for those children, but also for me. I have learned a lot of things with you. Maybe I will never be as good as you, but I still have the confidence to not let these children waste my hands."

"Hehe, don't talk about separation from life and death. I'm just going to the National Olympic Team as a coach. We are not separated from life and death!"

Hu Li smiled embarrassedly.

"So you decided to stay in the Central Plains?"

Hu Li nodded.

"Okay, everyone has their own ambitions. I won't force it, but I just don't know if I can meet such a good assistant as you!" Qiu Suhui sighed.

"Don't you think about how to say goodbye to those kids at that time?"
Chapter completed!
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