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MTL - Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs-Chapter 453 question
"Chen, there is no way. Brazilian football is so complicated and chaotic. It is because you are a foreign coach with international reputation, and those guys are relatively restrained in their work."
"If it were other Brazilian coaches, then their requirements would not be limited to these."
Little Fatty Louis spread his arms and looked at Chen Ran with a wry smile.
After listening to the words of little fat Louis, Chen Ran also fell silent.
His goal is to help Huaguo football rise. This is already a difficult task, but there is no extra time and energy to promote the advantages and disadvantages of Brazilian football.
The reason why Chen Ran took over as the head coach of the Brazilian national team immediately after leading Portugal to win the World Cup in South Africa.
I hope that by leading different teams to win the World Cup championship, I can further enhance my weight in international football and pave the way for some things I will do in the future.
Therefore, in order to ensure that his big goal is not disturbed, Chen Ran does not intend to tear himself apart in the face of these messy interests in Brazilian football.
"Louis, the purpose of these people is nothing more than to let their players have the status of a Brazilian international so that they can sell at a higher price."
"You tell them for me that I don't mean to block their money, but I hope they don't hinder me from leading the Brazilian national team to win the championship."
"The list of players for the Brazil team to participate in the America's Cup and World Cup must be selected by me personally. There is no room for negotiation."
"However, at other times, I will ask the Brazilian Football Association to arrange more friendly matches. At that time, I will recommend half of the Brazilian international players participating in these friendly matches."
"Louis, what do you think of me doing this?"
"Well, this is a solution."
Seeing that Chen Ran did not give up, little fat Louis secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
Although their family is strong in Brazilian football, the tigers are also afraid of wolves, and no one wants to offend everyone.
You must know that the clubs under the Galaxy Football Group are now almost all represented by the Figel family in all player transactions related to Brazil.
Plus the little fat boy Louis has been working under Chen Ran for these years, the relationship between their family and Chen Ran is already an open secret.
If Chen Ranzhen breaks the long-standing unspoken rules of Brazilian football, the future situation of the Figel family in Brazilian football may not be very good.
"Louis, you have a good goalkeeper under your banner, I will reserve a third goalkeeper position for you."
Chen Ran still knows the reason for giving a sweet date with a stick. This will not only make the Figel family busy, but also avoid the possibility of them hooking up with those people.
After all, inequality is not the problem with scarcity.
Why don't we all have a quota, but your Figel family has one?
Although it is only a third goalkeeper position, the nature of having and not having it is completely different.
"Really? Chen, isn't this good?"
Little Fatty Louis asked in surprise.
As the predators of South American football, the Figel family has many players.
In the past, they actually did a lot of similar transactions.
It's just that this time, because Chen Ran is the head coach of the Brazil team, in order to avoid small losses, it will affect the good relationship between the Figel family and the Galaxy Football Group.
Old Figel, who had retired to the second line and enjoyed his life at home, personally made a decision not to make such a request to Chen Ran.
Now, Chen Ran offered to give the Figel family a place, and little fat Louis was naturally overjoyed.
Little chubby Louis, who accidentally got a quota from Chen Ran, rushed home to claim credit for the old man.
After listening to the little fat boy Louis relay Chen Ran's words, Juan Figel looked at his little son with some helplessness and some relief.
This little **** was really sold and had to count the money.
However, Chen Ran did not disappoint him.
Not only insisted on his own principles, but also flexible.
Not only rewarded friends who helped him, but also paved the way for preventing friends from betraying.
It's amazing!
Embracing the thigh of Galaxy Football Group tightly was indeed the right decision for the Figel family.
After the small disturbance of the player list was settled, Chen Ran began to lead the players to train and prepare for the Copa America in Argentina.
Most of the players called up this time are playing in Europe.
Just played the whole season, the physical condition of the players is exhausted.
In desperation, Chen Ran could only patiently start with restorative training.
Brazil was assigned to Group B this time, along with Paraguay, Venezuela and Ecuador.
From the perspective of strength, there is no suspense about the appearance of the Brazilian team.
This is exactly what Chen Ran wanted.
After all, the Copa America in Argentina is his first official game after taking over the Brazilian team. Starting from a weak team will help the team to adjust and adjust its state.
On July 4th, the Brazilian team ushered in the first game of the group stage, and their opponent was Venezuela.
Although Venezuela is a weak team, they strictly guard against death and focus on bus.
As a result, the Brazilian team was physically exhausted and in poor condition. They just couldn't break through the goal of Venezuela. In the end, they had no choice but to accept the score of 0:0.
The first game was tied by a weaker team. The Brazilian team led by Chen Ran had a big upset at the start of the Copa America.
Suddenly, public opinion was in an uproar.
Thousands of miles away in China, the fans who cared about Chen Ran were also blown up.
"No way? Isn't Venezuela a well-known weak team in South America? Can it draw with Brazil?"
"Yeah. Is Venezuela getting stronger, or is Brazil getting weaker?"
"Even if Brazil is not as strong as before, it won't be impossible to win against Venezuela, right? What is this guy Chen Ran doing?"
"I would say that Chen Ran is underestimating the enemy. I guess he is the same as us, thinking that with Brazil's strength, against a weak team like Venezuela, it must be easy to win."
"Hehe, I believe when you say that others underestimate the enemy, but how can such a rogue as Chen Ran underestimate the enemy?"
"It can't be that Chen Ran is not acclimatized in Brazil, he can't deal with these Brazilian players, right?"
"Upstairs, you are worrying too much. The current Brazil team has Kaka, Thiago Silva, Maicon and Alves, the old teams of Crystal Palace. With their old team, how could Chen Ran not be able to handle it? Those Brazilian players."
"Then what else could be the reason?"
"I don't know about that. However, after all, this game is Chen Ran's first game after taking over the Brazil team. It is normal to have a little accident, and it is estimated that the next game will return to normal."
"hope so."
Five days later, on July 10, the Brazilian team ushered in the second game of the group stage.
This time, their opponent is Paraguay, which is good at defensive counterattacks.
After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, with the goals of Diego Costa and Douglas Costa, Brazil was drawn 2:2 by Paraguay.
Since the start of the game, the Brazilian team has had another upset.
In another match in this group, Venezuela defeated Ecuador 1-0, with one draw, one win and four points, overtaking Brazil in one fell swoop and ranking first in the group.
Brazil and Paraguay are tied for two consecutive games, with two points tied, and even the goal difference and the number of goals scored are the same, so they can only be tied for second in the group.
Although Ecuador has only one point and ranks last in the group, there is only the last round of the group stage, and they also have the opportunity to appear in the group.
Suddenly, there was suspense when the Brazil team appeared.
"Fuck! What is Chen Ran doing? He won't let the Brazilian team be eliminated in the group stage?"
If the first match could be explained by an accident, then after failing to win the match for two consecutive matches, doubts about Chen Ran began to emerge from all directions.
"Could it be that Chen Ran is really not acclimatized? After all, all his previous achievements were obtained when he was coaching in Europe."
"I don't think you should rush to conclusions. In some major competitions in the past, it is not uncommon for some teams to stumble in the group stage and win the championship in the end."
"Whether this is true or not depends on the performance of the Brazilian team in the last group match. If they don't win again, they will really be eliminated."
"It shouldn't be like this."
Not to mention that the outside world is full of doubts about Chen Ran, even within the Brazilian team, some players have begun to doubt whether Chen Ran can lead the team to win the championship trophy.
"Do you think our Huaguo boss can do it? Don't really be eliminated in the group stage, it would be a shame."
"Ahem, don't talk nonsense, the boss's ability is unquestionable, so many championship trophies are not fake. You also play in the European League, you don't know what the boss is like."
"Of course I know that the boss is super capable, but as rumored by the outside world, does he not adapt to our Brazilian football environment?"
"It's not impossible. But these things are beyond our players' control. Let's play our own football well. Let the big masters of the Football Association worry about the rest."
"That's true."
"Chen, the confidence of some players in the team has been shaken. We must win the last remaining group match, or we will be in trouble."
The undercurrent hidden in the locker room was not hidden from Kaka's eyes and ears, and he immediately ran to remind Chen Ran.
Since Chen Ran became the head coach of the Brazil team, he appointed Kaka as the captain of the Brazil team and Thiago Silva as the vice-captain.
With the help of Maicon, Alves and others, Chen Ran basically controlled the locker room of the Brazilian team.
His arrangement has finally played a role now, and Chen Ran is clear about any troubles in the Brazilian team.
"Ricciardo, don't worry, these two games are just for you to adjust your status. We will work hard in the next game, you just wait to win the America's Cup."
Seeing Chen Ran's confident appearance, Kaka's heart suddenly became more at ease.
After all, he won one championship after another with Chen Ran in the Crystal Palace, and he has developed the habit of trusting Chen Ran.
In Kaka's impression, there is nothing that Chen Ran said but failed to do.
Chen Ran did not fool Kaka, he was indeed adjusting the state of the Brazilian players in these two games.
Whether it is Paraguay, Venezuela or Ecuador, most of the players in these teams play in their home leagues.
Compared to the Brazilian players who almost all play in the European League, these three teams can be regarded as waiting for work.
Since it was an adjustment state, Chen Ran certainly did not use the system card.
And in these two games, he sent most of the players of the Brazilian team to adapt to the rhythm of the game. So, although he was a little surprised by the result of two consecutive draws, he didn't pay much attention to it.
However, in the last game against Ecuador, the Brazilian team must use all its firepower, otherwise it will really screw up.
Left winger Neymar, center Diego Costa, right winger Pato
Front midfielder Kaka
The midfielder Fernandinho, the midfielder Ramirez
Left back Marcelo, center back Thiago Silva, center back David Luiz, right back Alves
Goalkeeper Cesar
At the pre-match preparation meeting, Chen Ran looked at the Brazilian internationals sitting below and smiled slightly.
"Guys, I know that our draw in the first two games has caused a lot of doubts from the outside world. Even in our team, some players have doubts about whether we can win the championship trophy."
"I can tell you very responsibly here that the champion of this year's Copa America belongs to Brazil, and no one can take it away."
"After the adjustments in the first two games, we must go all out to defeat the opponent in the next game against Ecuador."
"And, not only to win, but to win beautifully."
"So, you have only one task in this game, and that is to attack, attack, and attack again!"
After Chen Ran's hard work before the game, Brazil, which played with the entire main lineup, did not disappoint him.
With goals from Neymar, Kaka, Diego Costa and Thiago Silva, Brazil beat Ecuador 4-0 in the last group match, and Chen Ran also got a card from the system "Level 1 blood recovery card".
In another match in this group, Venezuela and Paraguay drew 3:3.
In this way, Brazil and Venezuela have five points.
Brazil ranked first in the group with the advantage of goal difference and successfully advanced to the quarter-finals, while Venezuela ranked second and also advanced to the quarter-finals.
Because the number of participating teams in the Copa America was too small, Paraguay also successfully advanced to the quarterfinals as the third in the group.
In the quarter-finals, the team Brazil will face becomes Uruguay.
In the previous life, Uruguay was the champion of this Copa America.
According to Chen Ran's memory of his previous life, Uruguay should have met Argentina. It was after they eliminated Argentina that they made great strides all the way and finally won the championship trophy.
Now it seems that due to his intervention, the direction of this America's Cup is completely different from the previous life.