Reborn on Top of Football - Vol 8 Chapter 77
After living in Europe for more than ten years, focusing on high-end football work, Wang Ai has accumulated a strong network without knowing it. Counting up, Wang Ai, the head of FIFA, can speak up. Looking horizontally, several major football sponsors, Wang Ai, have a cooperative relationship with them. Let’s talk down, generations of famous football stars , Wang Ai, a sports celebrity, kept in touch.
It stands to reason that Zidane, born in 1972, and Wang Ai, born in 1987, are purely two generations of players. Zidane belonged to the group of Ronaldo, who succeeded the generation of the Dutch Three Musketeers and Maradona, but Wang Ai made his debut too early, and “stitched” them together like traveling through history. In the 0304 season, the fledgling Wang Ai stood in the Bernabeu wearing a blue and white striped shirt of Deportivo, right at the head of the “wall of the most noble people in history” composed of Ronaldo, Zidane, Raul, Figo, Beckham, Guti and others. Scored a wonderful direct free kick, announced the arrival of a new generation of football kings.
At that time, Zidane was 32 years old, and Wang Ai was only 17 years old. At the moment when Wang Ai kicked his feet, the superstars in the crowd were either covering their stomachs, dodging sideways, or jumping to block. Childish but confident photos have been mentioned frequently as Wang Ai has become more and more successful in recent years, becoming the most iconic symbol of the times for the old and new generations of stars.
The intersection of Wang Ai and Zidane is more than that. In 2006, the two were shortlisted for the final three of the Golden Globe Award/World Footballer. Wang Ai was selected because he won five championships at Chelsea, he won the Champions League Golden Boot, and in the same year he also won the World Cup quarter-finals, the Asian Youth Championship champion, and the Asian Games champion. In short, he has the strongest professional performance. Zidane is because of the World Cup runner-up and the reputation he has accumulated over the years and his very admirable football art, but both of them lost to the then world champion captain Cannavaro in the end. However, the two didn’t like Cannavaro very much, especially on the day of the awards ceremony, the proud Italian who didn’t know the so-called so-called Italian made the two of them share the same hatred for a moment.
After so many years, Zidane has been in the circle of Real Madrid. At first, he wanted to take the route of club officials, because although this way does not make a lot of money, it is very stable. The head coach has dismissed get out of class, but there are very few club officials. But a few years ago, Mourinho invited him to join the coaching staff, which aroused his interest again. After three years with Mourinho, he felt that he was almost done, and then he went to coach the Castilla team. However, he also made a mistake and took up the job without a license. As a result, the Spanish Football Association suspended him for three months.
Back then, Zidane retired without waiting for Real Madrid to dislike his old age and frailty and drive him out, so it was a friendly breakup, which left enough face for him to play in the Real Madrid system. His four children are all In the Real Madrid youth training camp, and they are all preparing to make their debut in Real Madrid, it is only believed that they are all talented.
In these years, Wang Ai has landed in the Premier League from La Liga, went south from the Premier League to Serie A, went north from Serie A to the Bundesliga, and then returned to the Premier League. Until this time, he returned to La Liga. Equally known as “football vagrants”.
But the contact between Wang Ai and Zidane has never been broken. When Zidane and Ronaldo each recruit a group of players to play friendly matches every year and donate the game proceeds to charity, of course the active Wang Ai cannot participate. But every time, the W Foundation must allocate funds and donate jointly with them in the name of Wang Ai. In fact, since the establishment of the W Fund, Wang Ai will donate a sum of money to any charity match organized by the stars who can talk to Wang Ai. The amount is not large, usually less than 10,000 euros, one or two thousand euros Mainly, this is a tacit way of playing between Wang Ai and them. They need this kind of activity and the participation of active super giants like Wang Ai to maintain their influence. Wang Ai needs to participate in the games of these old guys to get cover. Everyone We each take what we need, although we have not met many times over the years, we have made many contacts, and the cooperation is particularly pleasant.
After coming to Real Madrid, Wang Ai spent the whole afternoon at the training base as usual. Because his teammates often came very late, Wang Ai was bored by himself, so he often went to the youth team to play. No youth team coach would refuse Wang Ai. Ai, just as the Bayern and Manchester City youth teams have always welcomed him, Zidane certainly welcomes him, and the two often joked.
Today is also an ordinary day. Although both of them are well aware of the turmoil in the coaching staff of the first team, Wang Ai even knows that Zidane is planning to take Benitez’s position. Zidane may not know that Wang Ai knows, but it doesn’t matter. Wang Ai didn’t intend to expose it, nor did he intend to gain anything from a good relationship with Zidane in advance. He has enough confidence in gaining a foothold in Real Madrid, and he will not be able to shake anyone who will be the coach, so the relationship between the two during this period is very pure. Wang Ai hopes to play games or train with the young players, while Zidane hopes that Wang Ai can set an example for the young players, including Zidane’s son Enzuo. After all, Zidane is an avant-garde, which is different from the orthodox striker and even the midfielder. There are some moves that Wang Ai can do and do beautifully, but Zidane can’t do it. He couldn’t do it back then, and he can’t do it now.
Of course, there are some things in Zidane that Wang Ai cannot do, such as his elegance in the midfield… Wang Ai plans to discuss this issue with him today, probably because Wang Ai played two games in the youth team. After many months, it can be regarded as the reason for understanding Zidane’s temper.
“Of course I can show your striker, but what can you give?” Wang Ai said with a smile.
“What do you need from me?” Zidane also smiled.
“You teach me to play midfield, and I will teach your children to play forward.” Wang Ai pointed to a group of smiling young players and said, “Is it fair?”
Just when Zidane was about to nod, Wang Ai shook his head suddenly: “No, it’s not fair, you are a coach, you should teach me. I didn’t receive your assistant’s salary, why should I teach others?”
There was no fluctuation on Zidane’s smiling face, but he obviously spoke slowly, and then he stepped forward and patted Wang Ai’s shoulder as if nothing had happened: “My avant-garde and midfield play style is mainly because I am tall and strong. When the ball is on the ball, it can open up a protective range to prevent the opponent from getting too close to me. In this way, although my pace is not fast, I can still firmly control the ball with the rhythm. If the opponent breaks through forcefully, I will foul… You don’t think Messi is the best Is it his rhythm? In fact, I am the same, but my rhythm is not noticed by ordinary people.”
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The Castilian players watched their head coach and Wang Chaoju walk away shoulder to shoulder.