The city of Abidjan is really good. Although it is not as good as many well-known big cities in the world, it is still okay in Lister's opinion. Of course, there are many slums next to the city of Abidjan, but that is the way the world is.
In China, there are many shantytowns in the international metropolis of Shanghai.
However, there are still many rich people in Côte d'Ivoire. This friendly match is not a business match, it is just Puma's own preparations to enter Africa. But even if Africa is very poor, it does not mean that if you still throw money, people will follow you.
For the sake of sincerity and to let other African countries see Puma's strength, he promoted this cooperation between Côte d'Ivoire and the Czech national team.
There is not much interest in the game. Therefore, List is the first agent in Czech football now, and the Ivory Coast national team currently does not have any outstanding players. The development of Ivory Coast football is due to Drogba and his group.
The player only came to the attention of the world after the player's blowout. However, in order to get to know some people in the Ivorian football world, List followed Jochen Leitz and Merkley to the game.
This time I got to know more people. Some of the big names in Côte d’Ivoire football came to watch the game.
"Hello, Mr. Cherny."
I met a lot of people, but they were just acquaintances, so they were of little help to List. And during the brief contact, List understood that these officials of the Côte d'Ivoire Football Association could at most help List's actions in Côte d'Ivoire. In terms of world football
There is nothing commendable in terms of development vision. Rather than them, Lister wanted to get to know the real talents in Côte d'Ivoire football. Unexpectedly, someone came to say hello to Lister.
"Hello."
Riester didn't know who this person was. However, judging from his age, this person was already in his forties and slightly fat. He had a smile on his face and spoke fluent French.
"Mr. Cerny, my name is Marco Kulu. I opened a football school here in Abidjan."
"Hello, Mr. Kulu."
Although he didn't know who the person in front of him was, Riester still responded politely. After all, being able to open a football school in Côte d'Ivoire must have good connections. Corruption is very serious in places like Africa. Of course, in addition to corruption, Africa has various
There are too many tribes. Each tribe has its own power, and if you offend any one, you may be attacked by them.
Killing people? It is very easy in Africa. And more importantly, the tribal conflicts in Africa are also very serious. Even the government cannot control these conflicts. Therefore, it is difficult for ordinary people to open a football school here. The person in front of me should be very
Pure French people who speak French very authentically. More importantly, most of the white people who live well in Cote d'Ivoire are either French or descendants of French people.
Mark Kulu was a familiar person and sat directly next to List. Then he gave a brief introduction to the development of football in Côte d'Ivoire. List listened quietly. But Mark Kulu suddenly asked List with a smile.
Said: "I heard that you had a fight with Jerome Anderson?"
Lister looked at Mark Cullu again. Who is this person? He even knew that he and Jerome Anderson had a history of turmoil. So Lister nodded and replied: "It was just a small scandal."
"Well, I don't like Jerome Anderson either. He makes himself look like he's very powerful."
Seeing Riester's confused look, he smiled and said: "Arsena and I are very good friends."
"ah--"
The name Arsene is not very special, but when mentioning the name Arsene in European football, everyone knows who it refers to. Arsene Wenger, the current head coach of Arsenal Club. Wenger only became the head coach in October last year.
He became the head coach of Arsenal, but his performance in the incomplete season was outstanding. It changed everyone's view of Wenger.
Unexpectedly, the man in front of him was a good friend of Wenger. But when it came to this, List began to recall some things. The name Mark Kulu was very unfamiliar, but he said that there was a football school in Cote d'Ivoire, and Wenger was the same.
Good friend? Riester slowly connected some key things. The stars of Ivory Coast, Kolo Toure and Eboue have all played for Wenger's Arsenal. And the man in front of him is a good friend of Wenger?
It turned out to be so. Everyone was shocked that Wenger bought Kolo Toure at a low price and admired Wenger's unique vision. But Wenger was also able to discover him because he had his own connections in Cote d'Ivoire. Otherwise, Wenger would
No matter how good Wenger is, it is impossible to find Kolo Toure from a strange country in Africa. It seems that Wenger introduced Kolo Toure, and people like Eboue rely on this person.
"Coach Wenger, he will be Arsenal's greatest coach."
When Wenger came to Arsenal, he was ridiculed by the London media. Therefore, many people thought that Wenger was an unknown person who went to Japan because he had no other options. This is actually a misunderstanding by everyone.
Wenger is by no means a simple person. When he was coaching in France, he was already well-known. When he was in Monaco, he trained many of France's later golden generation superstars, and their results were quite good. Since leaving Monaco,
Wenger didn't go to Japan because he had nowhere to go. On the contrary, he went to Japan because he was tired in France. When he left France, even giants like Bayern Munich invited Wenger.
It’s just that London is different. English football has always been proud and looks down on outsiders. They have to look at outsiders several times before they can. That’s why many people think that Wenger was a nobody when he went to Arsenal. The two of them
It was just the first time we met, so we just talked about some simple topics. In the end, the two people left each other's contact information.
After returning to the hotel, Riester immediately began to investigate Mark Koulu. Because Riester always believed that Mark Koulu was definitely not a simple person. From Wenger's introduction of players in Ivory Coast, Riester could analyze Mark Koulu.
He is definitely not a simple figure in Côte d'Ivoire. This person should be a very important figure in Côte d'Ivoire.
Although he was mentally prepared, the results of the investigation still surprised Lister. Marc Culu was far more powerful than Lister imagined. He himself was once an outstanding midfielder in French football, even in the 1975
He won the French Footballer of the Year award at that time. Although his status in French football cannot be said to be very high, it is not low at all.
It was at this time that he met Wenger, and the two became very good friends. After he retired, he neither became a coach nor a scout. Instead, he went to Cote d'Ivoire and established a football school called "Abidjan Football Training"
Center". This football training center is called the "Promised Land" by the Côte d'Ivoire football community.
This is a place that all Côte d’Ivoire players dream of. Although it is just a football school, its status in Côte d’Ivoire’s football world is very special. Children from the slums of Côte d’Ivoire who want to use football to change their lives, most hope to enter
The place is this football school. Because this football school has a very close cooperative relationship with the Abidjan Mimosa Club, the first wealthy club in Côte d’Ivoire. The French, the French have privileges in Côte d’Ivoire. Marc Kulu, as a French football
It is very easy for a former player in the world to set up a football school in Cote d'Ivoire.
Now nearly half of the players in the Côte d'Ivoire League have been trained by this football school. This shows the importance of this football school in Côte d'Ivoire.
That's awesome. This guy is really awesome. Although he doesn't control the Czech players like Riester, he controls the Ivory Coast players in another way. Riester really wants to make something in the Ivorian football world, but look
From this information, Lister knew that anyone who wanted to do anything in Côte d'Ivoire would not be able to bypass Mark Kulu.
