Chapter 489： things are getting bigger

Chapter 489 Things are getting bigger

"The latest news, accompanied by Messi, Argentine Football Association President Claudio Tapia appeared at the hotel where Chen Ran stayed!"

"The president of the Argentine Football Association came to Paris to meet with Chen Ran in person. Does this mean that Chen Ran will be the head coach of the Argentine national team?"

"Judging from the current situation, Argentina is likely to beat Germany and England and invite Chen Ran to be the head coach of their national team."

"In the football world, Argentina once again defeated England. This victory is as meaningful as Maradona leading Argentina to win the World Cup after defeating England!"

"In view of Chen Ran's excellent coaching performance in the past, if Argentina can really invite Chen Ran to serve as the head coach of their national team, then Argentina will become the most popular team to win the 2018 World Cup in Russia."

"The latest data from the spinach company shows that after the news of the meeting between the President of the Argentine Football Association Claudio Tapia and Chen Ran came out, the odds of Argentina winning the 2018 World Cup in Russia immediately soared to the first place."

At the same time, in England, the FA officially announced the appointment of Allardyce as the new head coach of the England national team.

At this moment, the whole of England, from the fans to the media, exploded.

Wang Defa, it’s fine if you can’t invite Chen Ran from the FA. At least you should invite a top coach to be the head coach of the England national team, right?

Allardyce?

This guy has been coaching the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League all year round. Although his performance is not bad, he can always lead the team to avoid relegation. But he hasn't even won a decent championship, and he has very little experience in international competitions.

How does this compare to Chen Ran?

Isn’t the gap too big?

Compared with the news that the rival Argentina is about to sign a contract with Chen Ran, the huge gap makes countless England fans unacceptable.

Even, some fans have called on everyone on the Internet to go to No. 10 Downing Street to petition, asking the Prime Minister to stop the outrageous actions of the FA.

The habit of watching the excitement is not a big deal, regardless of race, nationality and skin color.

The question of Chen Ran's whereabouts, which was already very hot, was pushed to the forefront after the FA appointed Allardyce as the new head coach of the England national team.

Suddenly, the FA became the focus of ridicule and ridicule by fans all over the world.

"Today is the pinnacle of Allardyce's life. For the first time, he defeated Chen Ran, an opponent he had never defeated before, and grabbed the position of head coach of the England national team."

"Ahem, pay attention to the wording upstairs, when did Chen Ran agree to be the head coach of the England national team?"

"That's right. Chen Ran didn't intend to coach the England national team. He had already promised Messi to be the head coach of the Argentine national team. Besides, Chen Ran couldn't see the team that was at the bottom of this group and eliminated by Iceland." superior."

"Hahahaha, those upstairs must be Argentine fans."

"Yes, I am an Argentine fan. Now, England fans are probably hiding at home and afraid to see people."

"Hahahaha, it is true. The FA's decision is outrageous. Who is Allardyce, I have never heard of it before."

"A coach who has been coaching the relegation team is best at leading the team to relegation."

"Huh? Isn't this in line with the current status of the England national team?"

"Hahahaha, you upstairs are too bad. I am still very optimistic about Allardyce. I think he can at least lead England to victory over Iceland."

Chen Ran didn't care about the turmoil from the outside world. The meeting between him and the president of the Argentine Football Association, Claudio Tapia, went very smoothly.

In the past two years, the Argentine Football Association has changed three chairmen, and the first two were forced to step down after a short period of time.

Claudio Tapia's ability to secure this position in the fierce competition speaks for itself.

Claudio Tapia certainly wished for Chen Ran, the hottest coach in international football, to be the head coach of the Argentine national team.

In addition, Chen Ran's asking price was not high, so the two parties quickly reached an agreement on the contract.

Then, the two sides held a press conference at the hotel where Chen Ran stayed.

There is no need to send an invitation letter, because the entrance of the hotel where Chen Ran lives now has already gathered sports media from all over the world.

Chen Ran just asked the hotel staff to go outside the door to inform, and the hall used for holding banquets in the hotel was immediately crowded to a full capacity.

Chen Ran attended the press conference accompanied by Claudio Tapia and Messi.

After announcing that he had reached an agreement with the Argentine Football Association to serve as the head coach of the Argentine national team, even though he was mentally prepared, the reporters in the audience still exclaimed and couldn't wait to raise their hands to ask questions.

Chen Ran, who has experienced many battles, is not surprised. Knowing that this is an unavoidable link, he gave the reporter from the Huaguo Sports Channel the first opportunity to ask questions.

"Hello, Mr. Chen. I believe fans all over the world are very curious, why did you choose to be the head coach of the Argentine national team?"

"The reason is very simple, because I promised Messi to be the head coach of the Argentine national team two years ago, but it was not realized due to some objective factors. Now, I am just fulfilling my promise."

"Mr. Chen, I heard that besides Argentina, many countries have also sent invitations to you. Excuse me, have you not considered these countries?"

"Frankly speaking, many countries have contacted me. Some invitations are indeed very attractive. However, since I have agreed to Messi, I will definitely fulfill my promise. Here, I also want to extend my invitation to the country that sent me the invitation. Say sorry."

"Mr. Chen, your football career started in England. Many England fans hope that you can be the head coach of the England national team. Have you never considered coaching the England national team?"

Chen Ran glanced at the reporter who asked the question. He looked familiar. He probably saw him before when he was coaching Crystal Palace.

"First of all, I am very grateful to the England fans for their support and love. Secondly, I must clarify that the FA has never invited me to coach the England national team."

"So, it is not whether I have considered coaching the England national team, but that I am not in the FA's list of candidates for the national team coach at all."

"Wow!"

Chen Ran's answer immediately detonated the entire press conference, and the hundreds of reporters present were in a mess.

With the help of a well-developed network, the news quickly spread throughout the world.

Especially when the news came back to England, the fans who were already dissatisfied with the FA's choice of Allardyce as the head coach of the England national team broke out completely.

Some fans went to the website of the House of Commons of the British Parliament to initiate a joint signature, demanding the cancellation of the FA's decision to appoint Allardyce as the head coach of the England national team.

This action immediately won the support of many England fans. The number of co-signers quickly exceeded the 100,000 required by the regulations, and is still rising rapidly.

According to the regulations, if a certain topic has more than 100,000 joint signatures on the website of the British Parliament, then Congress must consider discussing the topic.

Not only that, but some more radical fans ran to the gate of the FA to protest and demonstrate.

Suddenly, the controversy about the head coach of the England national team has jumped directly from the sports page to the social page.

Even many English people who are not fans now know that the FA has done a stupid thing.

"Good guy, I didn't expect which team Chen Ran went to coach to cause such a big commotion?"

The fans who are thousands of miles away in China, who are melon eaters and watch the excitement, were also surprised this time.

"Yeah, I didn't expect England fans to bring the matter of the head coach of the England national team to Congress. It is said that a meeting has been decided to discuss it."

"It doesn't work if there is no meeting. Those fans go to block the gate of the FA every day, and some even go to the British Prime Minister's residence to protest."

"Hahahaha, Chen Ran is too good, this influence is definitely out of the circle."

"The main reason is that England and Argentina are deadly rivals. Now Chen Ran not only has not become the head coach of the England national team, but has also become the head coach of the deadly rival Argentina. If I were an England fan, I would not accept it."

"Is it really okay for Chen Ran to decide to be the head coach of the Argentine national team now? After all, his Crystal Palace Club is still in England and cannot be moved."

"What's the problem? Chen Ran made it very clear at the press conference that the FA never invited him, and it's not because he didn't want to."

"That's right, this blame can't be blamed on Chen Ran no matter what."

"You said, did Chen Ran expect this a long time ago, and that's why he took the initiative to break the news at the press conference that the FA didn't invite him?"

"Hey, Baobuqi is really like this. Chen Ran is such a thug, when have you ever seen him suffer?"

Given the complicated relationship between England and Argentina, Chen Ran had to deal with it carefully.

In order to prevent someone from maliciously hyping up the fact that he chose to coach Argentina instead of England, Chen Ran told the facts in advance to prevent problems before they happen.

As for how the FA struggled to deal with the anger of the fans, Chen Ran didn't care.

Anyway, he just told the truth, neither embellished nor fanned the flames.

After officially taking up the position of head coach of the Argentine national team, Chen Ran immediately focused on the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in South America.

The schedule of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in South America is extremely long. There are no groups, and all teams play a single cycle together. From last year to next year, I will play on and off for three years.

Fortunately, Chen Ran's predecessor, Martino, the former head coach of the Argentine national team, led the team well.

Argentina currently has three wins, two draws and one loss, ranking second in the standings with 11 points, second only to the defending champion Brazil.

Different from the past, when Chen Ran served as the head coach of the Argentine national team this time, he called Simeone over as an assistant coach.

After Chen Ran left the position of the head coach of the Crystal Palace club, Simeone first worked as an assistant coach for Guardiola for a period of time. Then, under the arrangement of Chen Ran, he accumulated experience as a head coach in other clubs under the Galaxy Football Group.

Responding to Chen Ran's call this time, Simeone resumed his old job and once again became Chen Ran's assistant.

"Boss, we haven't worked together for a long time."

As an Argentine, Simeone certainly hopes to see his country win the World Cup again.

Chen Ran's ability to lead the team to win the championship has been proven countless times.

Seeing that Argentina is very likely to lift the Hercules Cup again, Simeone naturally hopes to be a part of it. This is an important reason why he is willing to give up the position of head coach and come back as an assistant coach.

"Yeah, Diego, long time no see. Work hard, my contract with the Argentine Football Association only ends in the World Cup in Russia. If we can win this time, I will recommend to the Argentine Football Association, and you will replace me as the Argentine national team head coach."

Chen Ran reached out and patted Simeone on the shoulder with a smile, and directly gave him a tube of chicken blood.

"Really? Boss, I am not qualified in terms of experience or qualifications right now?"

Simone looked at Chen Ran in surprise, he couldn't believe his ears.

There is no way, Chen Ran's dose of chicken blood is too high, even Simeone, who has always been unsmiling, can't stand it.

"Hehe, experience, qualifications, these things are not a problem after winning the World Cup."

"Understood, boss, I will do my best!"

Simone nodded heavily, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

If someone else said these words, Simeone would definitely think they were bragging.

But when Chen Ran said it, he firmly believed it.

After taking office, the first thing Chen Ran has to do is to select players.

However, as Chen Ran expected, Argentina has a lot of good offensive players in the frontcourt, but the defensive players are lackluster.

In desperation, Chen Ran could only select as many young and potential players as possible to prepare for the World Cup in Russia two years later.

Forwards: Messi, Aguero, Higuain, Dybala.

Midfielders: Di Maria, Enzo Perez, Banega, DePaul, Paredes, Alejandro Gomez, Biglia

Defenders: Mascherano, Otamendi, Mercado, Rojo, Tagliafico, Acuna, Romero, Molina, Pezera.

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez, Armani, Caballero.

After determining the basic framework of Argentina, Chen Ran handed over the team to Simeone.

From the first training camp, Chen Ran asked the Argentine players to follow Simeone to repeatedly practice defensive and counterattack tactics.

This is also an important reason why Chen Ran called Simeone to be an assistant coach. Simeone developed the housekeeping skills of Crystal Palace bit by bit.

No way, Argentina's defensive players lack personal ability, Chen Ran can only find a way to make up for it in terms of tactics.

(end of this chapter)