Chapter 312 Are you willing to go?
"boom!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Fireworks exploded, and the Chinese Olympic team won this precious Olympic bronze medal.

CCTV reporters interviewed head coach Li Yi as soon as possible. As the only head coach in Chinese history who has led a team to win an Olympic medal, Li Yi is now very popular throughout China.

CCTV reporter Liu Yu came over with a cameraman and said, "Coach Li Yi, with today's victory, the Chinese Olympic team won the first Olympic medal in team history. As the head coach, do you have anything to say?"

Li Yi swallowed his saliva, his Adam's apple moving up and down: "First of all, I am very grateful to the players for their cooperation. In this Olympics, I think I played a minor role. We can now stand on this podium, thanks to the efforts of the players."

Liu Yu smiled to the camera: "Coach Li is really very modest. Jiang Yuan led the team in this Olympics. Did you encounter any difficulties in getting along with Jiang Yuan?"

Jiang Yuan was once reported to have a conflict with the head coach of Porto U19. Although this matter has not been confirmed, as the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. Everyone knows that Jiang Yuan is a player who is not easy to manage. Especially when facing some unknown head coaches, Jiang Yuan always lacks enough respect for the coaches.

“That’s totally not the case.”

Li Yi insisted: "I don't know what Xiaoyuan is like in the club, but I get along very well with him in the National Olympic Team. In fact, when I learned that I would coach the National Olympic Team, I was a little nervous. Because, as everyone knows, as a coach, it is more difficult to get along with star players. Fortunately, Xiaoyuan cooperates with my work very well."

Li Yi is the one who speaks like an artist. He calls Jiang Yuan "Xiao Jiang" all the time, making it seem like he has a very good relationship with him.

Jiang Yuan on the side was also helpless. This was an interview with CCTV. Even if he was dissatisfied with the way Li Yi addressed him, he couldn't say anything in the end.

The few fans closest to the stands couldn't help but sigh after hearing the original words of the interview.

Famous coach, capable!
"We, the reporters and fans at the scene, have also seen clearly that the cooperation between Coach Li Yi and athlete Jiang Yuan has always been quite pleasant. Coach Li Yi, I have one last question for you. According to our understanding, you are not the first choice for the head coach of the National Olympic Team. What makes you stand here? Is it the desire for honor?"

Li Yi blew his hair, as if he had expected the reporter to have such a question. He shook his hair and looked very free and easy: "No, contrary to what you think, I personally don't care much about honor. At first I didn't know I would participate in the Olympics. I can only say that it happened suddenly. God has his own will."

"As for Olympic medals, to be honest, I think personal honor is secondary in Olympic football matches. The main thing is to win honor for Chinese football and bring glory to the country."

Li Yi clenched his fists, showing his determination to the fans in front of the screen.

Beside him, Jiang Yuan turned his head away and smiled sarcastically, but it was not captured by the camera.

"According to what Coach Li said, you think there is hope for Chinese football. Then I would like to ask another question, a question that Chinese fans are very concerned about. Coach Li Yi, will you coach the Chinese national team in the future? You know, almost all Chinese fans hope that you, the famous Olympic coach, will accept the Chinese men's football team."

"Um……"

Li Yi was silent for a moment, then said with a serious expression: "I personally don't care, but if the Football Association or even Chinese fans want to give me this mission, then I am willing to give it a try."

"woww!!!"

"Famous coach!"

"Brother Tie is awesome!"

The Chinese fans in the stands were extremely excited.

As the only men's football coach to have won an Olympic medal, most Chinese fans recognize Li Yi's coaching level.

Li Yi coaches the Chinese men's football team, which is what most fans want to see.

Liu Yu expressed his gratitude to Li Yi, and then shifted his target to Jiang Yuan.

From participating in the Olympics amid controversy to finally winning the bronze medal, fans are very curious about how Jiang Yuan feels now.

"Athlete Jiang Yuan, as a Premier League star, do you think it is worthwhile to participate in this Olympics?"

Jiang Yuan picked up the microphone and looked at the camera: "If I didn't think it was worth it, I wouldn't be standing here now."

In the CCTV live broadcast room, as soon as Jiang Yuan spoke, the Chinese fans in the stands would show expectant expressions.

It can be seen that these Chinese fans really like Jiang Yuan!
"We also saw that you suffered from cramps in the group stage and the knockout stage. Some foreign media previously believed that an Olympic medal was not worth all your efforts. What do you think about this?"

"hiss--"

Jiang Yuan took a deep breath. CCTV usually sent him the draft of the interview in advance, so that he would have time to prepare, but there was no such thing today. Therefore, Jiang Yuan had to be very cautious in answering today.

"Actually, I think whether it is worth it or not has nothing to do with the foreign media. I think it is worth it, Chinese fans think it is worth it, and the club is willing to let me participate, that's enough."

"After fighting for more than half a month, I finally got a bronze medal. Some people said on the Internet that 'the bronze medal is not worth bragging about'. I think we should still consider the current situation of Chinese football."

"The Olympic bronze medal is a small step for the 16 Olympic nations, but it is a big step for Chinese football."

Jiang Yuan returned the microphone to Liu Yu, and thunderous applause broke out again in the stands of the Mineirão Stadium.

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The front-page headline of People's Daily: The Chinese delegation won the bronze medal in the men's football event at the Rio Olympics, becoming the third Asian team to win an Olympic medal in men's football.

China Media Group: On August 8, the men's football bronze medal match had a viewership of 22%, surpassing the 15.1% of the 13.5-meter final to become the most watched event in this Olympics so far.

[Chinese Olympic Committee to the Chinese Sports Delegation:

We are pleased to learn that Zhejiang athlete Jiang Yuan bravely fought and fought hard in the men's football event of the 31st Olympic Games, and led the team to add another medal for the Chinese delegation with a good result of first place in the scorer list. This is also the first time in our country...

I sincerely hope that the Chinese athletes will continue to work hard and achieve great results in the competition!
——ZJ Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, ZJ Provincial People's Government, ZJ Provincial Football Association, August 2016, 8]

The front page of Qingshan Junior High School Newspaper, about the Rio Olympics medal table:

75、突尼斯，0金1银3铜，总奖牌数4枚

75、埃及，0金1银3铜，总奖牌数4枚

77、青山市第一中学，0金0银1铜，总奖牌数1枚

77、爱沙尼亚，0金0银1铜，总奖牌数1枚

77、葡萄牙，0金0银1铜，总奖牌数1枚

Qingshan No. 1 Middle School’s public announcement (Part 77): As of now, our school ranks th in the Rio Olympic Games medal table with bronze medal.

Public announcement (Part 12): After consultation with Qingshan No. 31 Primary School and Qingshan No. Junior High School, our school has decided to open a youth football training school within the campus, temporarily named Qingshan Football School (private, the ownership belongs to our outstanding graduate Jiang Yuan). Specific enrollment documents can be downloaded from the school's official website qshs.com. The enrollment deadline for this year is December .

Xinhua News Agency (Reporter Wu Xiaochen, Correspondent Wu Guoping) - The Chinese delegation invited Jiang Yuan to be the flag bearer at the closing ceremony, but the athlete declined. Relevant reporters photographed Jiang Yuan appearing at Rio's local Carlos Jobim International Airport.

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"Jose, I need you to give me an explanation!"

Abramovich hurried to the main building and threw an imported newspaper, China Football News, into Mourinho's hands.

The two could not understand the Chinese on the newspaper, but they could understand the picture. In the picture, Jiang Yuan was lying on the ground receiving treatment from the team doctor with a painful expression.

Needless to say, Abramovich is angry with Mourinho because of Jiang Yuan's injury, because Mourinho and Mendes were responsible for negotiating Jiang Yuan's participation in the Olympics.

Of course, the final approval was given by the boss Abu, but it doesn’t matter who approved it because the boss will not make mistakes.

"Mr. Roman, stay calm. I watched the game. Jiang was not injured in the end, so you don't need to be too nervous."

Mourinho stood up and helped Abramovich get a bottle of iced grape juice: "Specially for athletes, healthy"

Abu took the grape juice but did not drink it. He put it aside and said, "I have thought about it now. Don't you think it is absurd to let Jiang play in the Olympics? Forget it. I agree with it, but I think it is wrong. From now on, I will not let him play in other competitions except for international A-level competitions."

After saying that, Abu unscrewed the bottle cap and drank one third of the grape juice in one breath.

Mourinho sat opposite, looking somewhat helpless: "Judging from the results, it was not a wrong choice to let Jiang play in the Olympics. He was not injured and won a medal."

"What about us? The players belong to the club, and we lost our most core athletes in the first three games of the season!"

Abu stood up, walked to the refrigerator and took out another bottle of juice.

It can be seen that this guy also thinks the grape juice at the base is delicious.

Mourinho placed his arms on the desk with his fingers crossed: "You need to consider the feelings of the players themselves. Think about Leo Messi in 08. Barcelona didn't want him to participate in the Olympics, and Leo himself was more introverted. As a result, he got sulky and was finally let go. Olympic medals are just not valued by the club. For individual players, it is not as useless as you think."

"Mr. Roman, think about it carefully. How many opportunities does a professional player have to play for the national team? Or, how many opportunities does he have to participate in the Olympics? You can go and watch the football in this year's Olympics. The entire Brazilian team is trying their best."

Mourinho had a calm expression, as if he was defending himself, but if you think about it carefully, what the Portuguese said actually makes sense.

"so what?"

Abramovich spread his hands and said, "The club has the right to decide, so why should we consider the personal feelings of the players? Jose, let me remind you that I am the owner of the club!"

“Because of the sense of belonging!”

Mourinho answered decisively: "If you want the players to stay in the club, you must let the players feel the warmth of the club, so that they can devote all their efforts to the club. Sir, your theory of oligarchic business is not applicable to club operations. Football is not just about money. Pure high salaries cannot buy complete loyalty."

"..."

Mourinho's words silenced Abramovich. The Russian swallowed his saliva and said, "This is the last time. Anyway, this is the last time for Jiang. If he gets hurt, we can't bear the consequences."

After that, Abu stood up from his office chair and prepared to leave, but turned his head to look at the double-door refrigerator in the corner: "Who is responsible for the grape juice?" "Donny"

"Tell him to come to me before tonight."

"Sir, I need to remind you that today is not a working day"

"Tell him that if he doesn't come today, he doesn't have to come to work tomorrow."

Abu left the office under the escort of private security.

……

On the other hand, Jiang Yuan returned to China. He had already contacted the club before boarding the plane. Jiang Yuan needed to arrive at Cobham before 8 noon London time on August 24. During this time, Jiang Yuan still had some things to deal with at home.

The first thing was the matter of the football school. Jiang Yuan asked Wang Hongming to help make an appointment with officials from the Qingshan City Education Bureau and the Football Development Association, and several people had dinner in the restaurant.

Facts have proved that Jiang Yuan's face is very popular in the country. After several leaders discussed it, they quickly reached a consensus on the matter of Qingshan Football School.

In addition, the president of the Football Association also said that they would try to communicate with the China Sports Lottery, hoping to obtain public welfare sponsorship from the lottery, but was rejected by Jiang Yuan.

"Put it in your own hands"

Jiang Yuan had considered this. If Qingshan Football School received public sponsorship from the Football Association and the lottery, it would sooner or later become a public organization. Once it became nationalized, things would be difficult to control.

"Student Jiang Yuan, are you sure?"

Hearing that Jiang Yuan was unwilling to accept the sponsorship, Wang Hongming widened his eyes and said, "I have already negotiated with several other leaders. With your reputation, we can get a large amount of sponsorship."

"I will provide all the money needed for the initial development, and we can talk about the rest later."

Jiang Yuan took the wine glass and walked around with several leaders present. After leaving, he went to Qingshan Middle School.

It is now the end of August. As one of the best key middle schools in the province, Qingshan No. 8 Middle School has started school early. The transition from the second year of high school to the third year is the most critical time. Cultural students need to strengthen their cultural studies, and students with special sports and arts talents should also strengthen their cultural studies in order to prepare for the college entrance examination.

Jiang Yuan first walked around the playground and the football field accompanied by the principal Wang Hongming, and then came to the Sports and Arts Group office on the second floor of the teaching building.

dong dong!

"Teacher He, can I come in?"

"Hmm? Hmm! Jiang Yuan? Come on, damn it, come in quickly!"

When He Qiongshan saw Jiang Yuan coming back, he quickly took his feet off the table and motioned Jiang Yuan to sit next to him. However, Jiang Yuan just walked over and did not sit down on the chair.

"Teacher He, is it convenient for us to go out and talk? I'll treat you to dinner."

Jiang Yuan looked around and saw assistant coach Luo Kang and other physical education and arts teachers also in the office.

"Oh? No problem."

He Qiongshan put on his slippers and stood up from the chair. It was obvious that what Jiang Yuan wanted to say was not suitable for this occasion. He Qiongshan was not a fool, so he took Jiang Yuan out.

He said he would treat them to dinner, but it was not yet time for dinner, so Jiang Yuan went to the school store and bought two bottles of iced water-soluble C, and then took a walk in the playground with He Qiongshan.

"What about the new seniors? They've started school early, aren't they training?"

Jiang Yuan pointed at the empty football field and looked at He Qiongshan next to him. He Qiongshan shook his head and said, "You mean Luo Jianghui and the others? They are all in the classroom and will not start training until September 9st, so I have been quite free these days. By the way, I stayed up late to watch all your games!"

He Qiongshan patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder, and the latter laughed twice. He Qiongshan then asked, "Boy, I heard that you want to set up a youth training school? A private one, damn, you are very ambitious!"

“I think it’s normal to want to do something when you have money.”

"But I think it would be better for you to ask the school to expand the number of students with special talents. Now our school is no different from a fucking dad in the eyes of the leaders of the Education Bureau. They won't have any objection if we recruit 100 students with special talents in football."

He Qiongshan threw the drink bottle in his hand into the air, then down, and then up again.

“This is different”

Jiang Yuan shook his head: "Our school's football team is already very strong, but look at Luo Jianghui and his friends, they only train for 2 hours every afternoon, and the rest of the time they are no different from academic students. What I need are youth training players, not sports students. Teacher He, believe it or not, % of Luo Jianghui and his friends are sleeping in the classroom now, either sleeping or hiding in the back playing with their phones."

“Haha, of course I know.”

He Qiongshan laughed: "We all went through this. The requirements for academic subjects were too high, so we simply didn't study them. Chinese was okay, but I really couldn't understand math and English. I was the same as you. We didn't have mobile phones at that time, and the only thing we did was read a Jin Yong novel under the table except when we slept."

"So I want to try to reverse the two times, so that the academic hours become 2 hours and the training hours become 6-8 hours. This will be better."

"How can this be?"

He Qiongshan suddenly stopped and said, "If you do this, those parents will not agree. You have to know that if you do this, if you can't play professional football, then you will have nothing! If you can't get 300 points in cultural subjects, no university will accept you!"

"Hey, teacher, don't worry."

Jiang Yuan waved his hand: "University is not the key. The ultimate goal of parents is to find a good job for their students. As long as we can achieve this, it will be fine. My idea is to absorb it myself and make a promise to the parents who participate in the youth training. No matter what, even if the children don't play professional football in the end, we can provide them with a good job."

He Qiongshan spread his hands: "Where does this job come from?"

"If a youth player fails before the age of 12, he can go back to being a sports student. With the reputation of Qingshan Middle School, he won't be too bad."

"What about failure after the age of 12? There are some characteristics of players that you can't see before their strength develops."

“Then be self-absorbed”

Jiang Yuan clapped his hands and said, "Like in the UK, talented players can be sold to a club for youth training, while those without talent can stay in school and play for the school. There are also coaches and equipment personnel. We have a lot of vacant positions that can be given to the players."

"..."

He Qiongshan thought for a while, and finally pointed out a very fatal problem: "No matter what, the number of youth training players is far greater than the positions we can provide."

"Then expand enrollment, expand enrollment every year. As long as we keep expanding, we will have countless positions to offer."

He Qiongshan frowned: "Expand? If you do this, it will expand to an extremely exaggerated level and you won't be able to handle it. You are too young, some things are not as simple as you think."

call--

Jiang Yuan exhaled and looked at He Qiongshan in front of him: "When that time really comes, I won't need to control it anymore."

!

He Qiongshan's pupils suddenly dilated, and he gulped down a mouthful of water-soluble C. "Well, it's hard to imagine that you are as impulsive as a child on the court, but you are really calm off the court. Facts have proved that I taught you well!"

"Screw you!"

Jiang Yuan rolled his eyes at He Qiongshan, causing the latter to burst into laughter, but he immediately regained his seriousness.

Cough!

He Qiongshan coughed twice, then stammered:
"Well, Jiang Yuan, your Qingshan Football School is located inside the school, and I happen to be a teacher in the school, so..."

"Teacher He, I already have a special candidate for this."

Jiang Yuan interrupted He Qiongshan. In Jiang Yuan's opinion, He Qiongshan was okay as a physical education teacher, but when it came to professional football skills and tactics teaching, He Qiongshan's level was still a little bit lacking.

“Hey, I understand.”

He Qiongshan nodded, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but Jiang Yuan hadn't finished speaking yet.

"Hey, teacher."

Jiang Yuan looked at the surrounding teaching buildings, and finally looked into the eyes of He Qiongshan in front of him: "If there are other more suitable jobs, would you choose to continue to be a school physical education teacher?"

Ok?
Jiang Yuan's words were so confusing that He Qiongshan couldn't react for a while.

But if you think about it, you will know that Jiang Yuan didn't go to the school specifically to find He Qiongshan just to chat.

Obviously, Jiang Yuan had something to do.

"Didn't you say that the football school already has a suitable candidate?"

He Qiongshan frowned and thought about it, but he still didn't understand what Jiang Yuan meant.

“Not a football school”

Jiang Yuan paused and continued, "It's the Football Association. If I can push you into the Football Association, are you willing to go?"

"I don't know exactly how high it can be pushed, but it won't be lower than the deputy director. I need someone I trust to help me in the Football Association."

!!!

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(End of this chapter)