Section 273 Golden Asian Cup: A twists and turns conference (2)
Wang Ai's identity has one of the biggest advantages, that is, he is a player. He is not the head coach, he is not a Football Association official, and he is not even the team captain. In other words, no matter what he says, he can only represent
Himself. Even if he is wrong, there is still room for change.
And if a Football Association official speaks out at this time, it represents China's official position.
When Veerappa makes angry accusations, what he fears most is a head-on confrontation. This is not a question of who can win, but it happens in a major event in China. It is embarrassing no matter what.
Wang Ai decided to join the war precisely because of the advantages of his identity. In addition, Wang Ai is even more anxious because if this matter is not handled well, the consequences will be very serious! Ordinary fans do not know who Veerappan is, nor do they know this Malaysian.
Secretary-General with a black face, but Wang Ai knows it clearly. He remembers that when he returned to the hotel to celebrate after winning the Asian Footballer Award two years ago, Zhang Jilong once said to him personally: "Verappan is my best friend!"
It goes without saying what it means when such meaningful words come from the mouth of a person like Zhang Jilong. Later, Wang Ai also heard someone say that in the last meeting to determine the Asian knockout rounds of the 2002 World Cup, Veerappan repeatedly tossed and turned.
Overnight, the rules that are most beneficial to the Chinese team were finally determined. And this time China won the right to host the Asian Cup, it was inseparable from Veerappan's support.
In 1996, China applied to host the 2000 Asian Cup, but was defeated by Lebanon at 2:14. In addition to Lebanon's need for competitions to boost morale after the war, it was also related to the death of Xu Fang, vice chairman of the AFC. This character vice president once
A bottle of wine knocked Verappan down, and no deal could be concluded without a fight. After his death, Zhang Jilong was urgently sent to the AFC. Without Veerappan's support, China would have never been able to succeed in the bid. Iran, Saudi Arabia
, Kuwait, and Thailand are both bidders. What are China’s advantages? In addition to being a big country, China at this time has almost nothing.
Therefore, if Veerappan's bombardment is not poured cold water on immediately, it will not only affect the relationship between China and the AFC, not only the Chinese team's future match treatment under the arrangement of the AFC, but also not only
Not only is the arrangement for the Chinese team to qualify next time, but what is even more dangerous is that it will affect Zhang Jilong!
As a cadre sent by the Chinese Football Association to the AFC, how do you do your job?
Although the problem here does not lie with Zhang Jilong, but who are you looking for now? There is a problem with the competition organization. Can we communicate with him afterwards? He is so blatant, where do you want us Chinese to put our faces?
Veerappan's sudden firing put Zhang Jilong in a dangerous situation where he was not human inside or outside.
Zhang Jilong's status in the Chinese Football Association is not high to begin with. Since he has been working abroad for a long time, his foundation in the Football Association is not deep. However, his work in the AFC is too important, and he was very successful when he succeeded Xu Fang. At least he did not let the Englishman
The connections and resources left by the vice chairman who died young were wasted. But the only thing he failed to do was that Xu Fang's position within the Chinese Football Association was very stable, and he had a very close relationship with Wang Junsheng, who was the leader of the Football Association at that time.
Some people originally disliked Zhang Jilong. What happened to Veerappan is undoubtedly a bad thing for Chinese football, but for some people personally it is a good thing.
Therefore, no matter from which angle, Wang Ai must intervene. Since the "second phase" of the press conference has appeared unexpectedly, it might as well continue to be unexpected! Let today's climactic press conference stage the "second phase"
Three stages”!
"I want to clarify two points first." Wang Ai did not wait for the reporters to ask questions, and sat firmly in the middle of the rostrum. Anyway, no one dared to take the initiative to let him down at this time, and no one rushed to steal the limelight:
If you do well, you won’t get any credit; if you say something wrong, you will be blamed! Whoever comes here is careless!
"First, I heard the boos during the game. The fans were targeting the delay problem of the big screen broadcast during the game. I learned about this after the game and it is the broadcasting regulations of the TV station. So the boos from the fans are not polite.
, but I can responsibly say that it is not disrespectful to many of our distinguished guests, such as Mr. Brat, Mr. Harman, and Mr. Veerappan. Due to language problems, Mr. Veerappan had misunderstandings. But
I think a staff member must have communicated with him by now, and I believe that the reasonable Mr. Veerappan will understand the mood of our fans at that time."
"The second point is about the attendance rate." Wang Ai calmed down: "We do not have rich experience in large-scale international football events, but the lack of full seats is not due to poor organization, nor is it because the fans are not enthusiastic. Quite the opposite.
, the fans are too enthusiastic. Beijing is a very large city with a population of 14 million, and there are dense crowds near the Workers' Stadium. I think our organizers not only consider the issue of watching the game, but also the issue of safety, so they restricted
Partial crowd flow. After all, Beijing is different from Jinan, Chongqing, and Chengdu. Beijing is our capital. The competition must be lively and safe. Of course, judging from the situation after the game, our worries may be unnecessary, which also enriches our
With organizational experience, I think next time we will have a better performance in coordinating the two issues of enthusiasm and safety."
"So, Dr. Wang, what do you think of his criticism of the Beijing Olympics? You also admit that you don't have much experience, so shouldn't it be left to Paris, which is more experienced, to host it?" An AFP reporter caught Wang
As soon as Ai finished speaking, he stood up suddenly and spoke.
Wang Ai thought for a while and smiled: "Please note that I am talking about large-scale international football events, not large-scale international events. We successfully hosted the Beijing Asian Games 14 years ago, so we have experience in hosting large-scale international comprehensive events.
, we have no shortage.”
"But Paris hosted the Olympics a hundred years ago!" an AFP reporter argued.
"You also said, that was a hundred years ago." Wang Ai said with a smile: "A hundred years ago, there were no airplanes, TVs, or computers, and the organization of the competition was completely different from today. Besides, a hundred years ago, you organized
When we were here, we didn’t object because you had no experience. Since you succeeded as newcomers, then we can succeed too.”
"As a developing country, shouldn't China use its funds for more important things like people's livelihood? You are spending money indiscriminately and you are being dictatorial!"
Wang Ai said displeased: "Isn't Beijing now richer than Paris a hundred years ago? Besides, what's so great about you French people..."
"Okay, reporter, please ask a question!" At this time, a cadre from the organizer of the press conference finally realized that since this Xiao Wang had already driven on his own initiative, it was time to pull him down more.
It’s embarrassing. No matter how he gets slapped afterward, he still has to grit his teeth and support him. At least he can’t get into a fight with the French reporter!
"What's so great about you" has been revealed, and I'm not sure what else to say next!
The key is that he can speak, but we cannot listen!
