643. One thousand pounds
Although time is rushed, the hardworking Ashworth already has many recommended candidates.
The coaching position of the national team is a tasteless waste for head coaches like Wen Sheng, Guardiola, Mourinho, and Ancelotti, but for some head coaches that have to be a different matter.
Since the news of Huo Taigong's resignation spread, many people have recommended national team candidates to Ashworth in various ways, including agents, friends, and certain officials from the FA. This experience of some head coaches being the head coach of the England national team is rare.
The trio of Ashworth, Jill and Glenn have also been constantly communicating and narrowing their candidate goals, including Sunderland coach Allardyce, England U21 coach Southgate, and Celtics' new head coach Rodgers, etc. The media's popular Eddie Howe is not among them. He has no interest in coaching the national team, and even if he is really there, Ashworth will definitely not trust his abilities.
In terms of resume, Wensheng's good friend Eddie Hao is too thin. No one in the FA is optimistic about his coaching prospects. After all, the British Emperor stars are big names and it is not easy to discipline them.
Rodgers is a coach that Ashworth highly praised, but he is not sure whether Rodgers is willing to be the next head coach of the national team. He just took over the Celtics in May this year. It is a troublesome thing to convince Rodgers and persuade the Celtics.
This list of candidates is all local coaches, which is the consensus of the trio. The reason is very simple. They don’t want to pay a lot of money to introduce well-known foreign coaches. Capello’s lesson has not been too long. High-paying coaches are also a heavy burden for the FA. There is no Monopoly sponsored team like Abramovich in England.
Whether it is the media or they are intentionally or unintentionally avoiding talking about a real local coach - Wen Sheng!
After listening to the trio's report, Greg Dyke was silent for a while and raised the candidate profile in his hand and said: "Gentlemen, we need a head coach who can lead the team out of the shadow of failure. We need a head coach who can make a breakthrough in the 2018 World Cup. We also need a head coach who can be accepted by the media by fans. Do you think these guys can really take on such a responsibility?!"
Jill and others looked at each other. What Dyke said was the facts. Rogers's more successful experience was Liverpool. He once took the ball to the Premier League runner-up, and Allardyce, please, he has been in the small team.
As for Southgate, he is just the head coach of the England youth team and can't get any results. Maybe he performed well in the youth team, but now he is an adult team. The FA needs to control risks, and Southgate is more like he is here to run with him.
"But we also need to consider the head coach's candidate from an economic perspective..." Martin Glenn had to remind Dyke.
"Of course I know! But you forgot someone! There are guys who meet the conditions I mentioned and are worthy of our trust. Did you not consider Daniel Collins and Wen?! He is a local coach! He also has very outstanding abilities!" Dyke pointed out Wen Sheng's name. In fact, he had never thought about Wen Sheng at first. The reason was that Wen Sheng, the national team's coach, was not very popular, but this morning, Prince William, the honorary chairman of the FA, gave him a small suggestion.
This suggestion is Wensheng.
Dyke's words shocked the trio's chin, and Jill said in a silence, "Will he come to take over the national team?!"
Dyke understood that this guy would be wrong and explained: "No, none of us knows! But why don't we try?! We can try to convince him, don't we?! No matter what, don't you think he is the best choice for us?!"
Dyke almost learned Prince William's words in a pretty good manner.
At this time, Ashworth was asked by Dyke and he had already made it clear. Everyone has come into a misunderstanding, right?! Why can't you even dare to think about it?! I hope Daniel is innocent, so I can talk about it first!
"Daniel has no job now. He is a local coach. His excellent resume will undoubtedly be accepted by the media and fans. It's just that salary... can still be talked about. He is so rich, maybe he doesn't care much about salary. The key is whether he has the will to play for the country!" Ashworth kept thinking in his mind and couldn't help but clapping his hands.
"Yes, why don't we try it?! Maybe Daniel is waiting for our invitation! Isn't it?! Gentlemen!"
"But his salary!" Martin Glenn couldn't help but mutter. To be honest, he was exhausted since he took office. The FA asked him to say the most important thing was to make money and spend money. Wen Sheng's high salary was difficult to arouse his favor.
"Maybe he won't care about this, we should at least confirm it!" Jill also agreed with this candidate.
So everyone reached an agreement, and Wensheng didn't know that he had become the first candidate for the national team's head coach position.
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Croydon in Wensheng's old house, Huo Taigong and Wensheng were sitting in the living room and drinking afternoon tea.
It’s very special. Wensheng learned Gongfu Tea during the rest year.
Gongfu tea originated in the Chaoshan area and was very popular as early as the Song Dynasty. It is a very representative tea culture in China and the source of Japanese tea ceremony and Taiwanese tea brewing ceremony.
Wensheng also learned it when his family was traveling. After hearing a few words from the master, he fell into it unconsciously and enjoyed the process of making tea.
Wen Sheng didn't speak when cooking tea, but Huo Taigong, who was seventy-year-old and eighty, was quite calm and stared at the movements of the fellow villager and unknowingly felt a sense of beauty.
"Please!" Wensheng invited tea.
Huo Taigong picked up the small cup, squinted his eyes and took a sip as Wensheng. The tea was 60% hotter, but it was sweeter and slightly lighter than the British black tea, but it had a unique and rich taste.
"Very good!" Huo Taigong couldn't help but praise him for the first time drinking Kung Fu tea.
"In China, drinking Kung Fu tea is a good habit, calm your mind and cultivate your nature!" Wen Sheng explained, "In the process of cooking tea, you must focus on your mind. Only by cooking one word, your impetuous mind in the world can naturally calm down!"
"I'm in a very good mood now! But I still have to thank you!" Huo Taigong said immediately when he heard that the little fellow villager was comforting him.
Wen Sheng smiled slightly, "I'm sure!"
Taigong is really fine. You can see from his behavior. Wen Sheng thought to himself that this old guy has experienced strong storms. The media outside criticized Taigong in the past two days. Fortunately, Taigong was a turtle that shrank, and said nothing. He also decided to go out for a trip to avoid the group of annoying flies in the near future.
"But, it must be a bit regretful!" Huo Taigong put down the teacup, suddenly became angry again, and sighed, "Maybe we should all do better!"
We still understand who Wen Sheng is referring to. Taigong is talking about the players and himself.
"I made some mistakes, and my biggest mistake was that I should not trust some guys who always say they are willing to contribute everything to the national team! Some guys don't listen to my command on the court and play whatever they want! And that bastard Joe Hart hurt me badly! He is such a bad guy! It was obviously the right decision when you told him to get out!"
Huo Taigong had resentment and sarcasm.
Wensheng did not respond, but instead continued the tea for Huo Taigong.
It was boring for the grandfather to talk to himself, and he nagged for a few words and returned to calm down, "Actually, it was boring to say these things now!"
Maybe he felt that he complained about his bad players and went against his always gentle image. He said to Wensheng as if he was remedial, "I'll just talk about it in front of you!"
This sentence made Wen Sheng laugh. Friends with good relationships in China often say this. Of course, Huo Taigong and him can afford it.
"It's nothing, Roy, you are my elder and my friend, I'd love to listen to your complaints. Maybe one day I can earn a tip of £100 from The Sun!"
Wensheng's words made Taigong laugh. After laughing, he said, "Before this, I think you should pay me at least fifty pounds first. Thank you for providing these materials!"
The next two people didn't talk about football. They talked about everything from all over the world. I have to say that chatting with Huo Taigong was still a very pleasant thing.
The old guy is a stray dog. He has been in many places for so many years in coaching. He has learned a lot and has listened with great interest.
"Ding Ding Ding..." The phone ringing at home interrupted Wen Sheng and Huo Taigong's chat.
Cheryl took Lydia out, and the nanny at home asked Wensheng to go over and listen to the phone.
"Hey, Daniel?!" The other end of the phone was the voice of Pini Zahavi.
"Yes, it's me! How are you?!Pini!"
"I am fine!"
After a simple greeting, Zahavi explained his call. It turned out that Jill called him and told the FA that he intended to invite Wen Sheng to take charge of the England national team.
"What?!" Wensheng was surprised. Although people said from time to time that you should lead the national team in recent years, Wensheng himself was not so willing to coach the national team. According to his discussion with Zahavi, they would focus on foreign countries in the next step. Wensheng really wanted to go to Italy, and the challenge there was very difficult. Because he was poor, he didn't have much money to invest. It was difficult for the team to make a breakthrough in European battles, which tests the coach's level.
Of course, there is also money factor. The English national team is not Manchester City. Hi-Tech can be played at will. For example, a domestic state-owned enterprise, if the salary is too high, it is very easy to cause controversy. Capello is not popular with English fans because his salary is too high and does not match the name.
Chapter completed!