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When Gao Xiaodong was playing wild football without restraint, the finals of the Star of Hope Cup national trials sponsored by Adidas and hosted by the Chinese Football Association were all over.

A total of 16 teams from provincial football associations and 4 teams from football schools participated in the finals. In the end, Taishan football school came out on top and defeated Yanjing team 1:0 to win the championship.

In this trial, Portugal's Sporting Lisbon, Benfica, and Porto sent 15 youth training coaches and scouts. They selected forty outstanding players aged 17 to 19 from participating teams. Forty players will train and compete in Portugal's Super League, First Division and Second Division for three years.

Scaloni, who was originally the coach of the Fica youth team and now the head coach of the Star of Hope Cup, handed over the list to Liu Jian, director of the Youth Training and Social Development Department of the Football Association. 40 players?

Scaloni was surprised: Isn't the number of people going to Portugal this time 40 people? Is there any change?

Liu Jian smiled wryly and said: There is no change, but the local football association and the parents of the players we have selected cannot guarantee that the local football association and the players' parents will refuse to send the players to training. I think we should expand the scope and choose more substitutes. If there are those who are not willing to go, We still have someone on top.

Scaloni said unhappily: Portugal's football level and youth training level are second only to the five major leagues in Europe, and are comparable to Ajax's youth training. .”

Liu Jian said: Coach Scaloni, you don't understand China's national conditions. I dare say that two-thirds of the players you have selected are willing to go.

Scaloni was shocked, God, this is free training. Players can not only get high-level training, but also have the opportunity to play in the European league. Why would anyone not want to go? I really can't figure it out.

A defeated middle-aged man sitting next to Liu Jian said: Some parents may worry about whether their children can train and compete normally in Portugal; A is looking for a position. As for the club, they have their own overseas training plan. They may participate in this trial for the sake of fame, but they may not let the players out. The local football association hopes to keep the players for the City Games and the National Games. In the past, the Football Association failed to organize youth players to study abroad in Brazil and Germany, which would also bring a lot of doubts to parents and clubs, so I think Director Liu is right, it is better to choose more players as backup candidates.”

The defeated man is Chen Qiang, the boss of a sports culture company, and one of the partners of the Star of Hope Study Abroad Program.

This time the Star of Hope study abroad project is a big project and takes a long time. The Football Association is just taking the lead, and Adidas company pays for it. It is Chen Qiang's sports culture company that actually manages these children going to Portugal, and they are also the ones who contact the Portuguese club.

Scaloni and Chen Qiang are very familiar, and he still believes in Chen Qiang's words, If you don't go, then don't go, as many people go, as many people go, now these people are reluctantly selected, I don't think it is better to expand the scope it is good.

Liu Jian smiled wryly and said, How can that be done? This time, 40 people must go. This has been announced by the Football Association.

The Porto club came from a scout named Andrews. He had been thinking about it just now, and at this moment he interjected: It is also good to expand the scope. In fact, I think the forty people selected now may not be in this age group. The best talent.

Benfica, Sporting Lisbon and Porto are sworn enemies in Portuguese football. Players and fans are hostile to each other, scouts compete with each other, and the relationship between coaches is also disrupting each other.

Scaloni sneered: If these 40 people are not the best, then where is the best? Aren't the 20 teams that entered the finals the best teams in China?

Liu Jian said: This is according to the city, province, and country.

Selected at various levels, this must be the best U17 to U19 team in China.

Andrews said: This may be the best team in the country, but we don't necessarily select the best players in the country. Last time I watched their provincial competition in Lu Province, there were a few very talented players. brat.

Scaloni said disdainfully: It's a joke. According to my standards, at most half of the forty players are qualified. I don't believe that there are any outstanding talents in the provincial competition.

Andrews sneered and said, Lu province has more people than our country. Isn't it normal to have a few talented children? In this regard, I am more professional than you.

Scaloni laughed and said: Do you think I am not familiar with Huaguo? I am more familiar with you than you. I can speak Chinese, can you? Huaguo has a large population, but football population is small. I guarantee that Huaguo's registered youth will There are not as many players as we do.

Andrews said: There are fewer people playing football, but it does not mean that there are fewer talented people.

Liu Jian saw the two foreigners arguing with beards and staring eyes, and quickly said: There is still a difference. Lu Province is a big football province in our country, and it is possible that some football seedlings were buried in weak teams. .”

Scaloni didn't believe that Lu Province had any outstanding football talents, but he didn't want to continue arguing with Andrews. He was the coach, and Andrews was just a scout. How much do you want to expand the number of places?

Liu Jian pondered for a while, and said: Each Portuguese coach selects another player, five Chinese coaches recommend one player, plus the 40 players selected in the first batch, gather these 60 players and then inspect, and decide on the final forty players. list.

Andrews said: I agree.

Scaloni said: I think it's almost enough to choose 10 more. If Director Liu insists, I have no objection.

Liu Jian said: Coach Scaloni, it's better to choose 20 players. You must have players in your hands. I think you'd rather choose more players and put them back, rather than not having enough players at that time and finding people to make up the number.

Scaloni spread his hands and said helplessly, Okay, let's add another internal knockout round then.

Seeing that the foreign coaches had no objection, Liu Jian said, Then it's settled. I'll keep the 40-man roster that Coach Scaloni handed over to me. Now, everyone will look for another player and wait for the substitutes to be found. , I will report to the chairman together.”

Scaloni said: Okay. I'll prepare right away. Turning his head, he said to Andrews with malicious intent: Andrews, didn't you say that there are many excellent football seedlings in Lu Province? You can just find them Let's have a look.

An image of a tall, thin winger and a wretched fat man jumped out of Andrews' mind. The tall, thin winger is extremely fast and skilled. He should be a member of a certain football school. His talent is no worse than the 40 players selected now. The team he was in was a bit weak and failed to enter the national finals; although the fat man's skills were mediocre and showed traces of wild ways, his body was really strong and his coordination was very good. Bouncing, such a player is definitely useless to play in the Portuguese Super League, but after professional training, it is still possible to play in the Portuguese League. Andrews thinks that this fat man is a good candidate as a substitute.

Okay, thank you for your suggestion, I'll look for it today. Andrews responded lightly.

I hope you find a Chinese Costia. Ronaldo. Scaloni mocked.

Fool's nonsense! Andrews whimpered away.

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