football is not round

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The two boxes of Mengxi Stadium in Shengcheng belonged to the Shengcheng Picture-in-Picture Football Club were full of people, ready to enjoy the upcoming match between Shengcheng Picture-in-Picture Football Club and Yanbian Football Team.

In a box, Li Jinyu, the general manager of Shengcheng Picture-in-Picture Football Club, and Mr. Mao, the deputy general manager in charge of the club's overseas and foreign aid transfers, were also discussing and promoting the club's transfer.Everyone was so busy that even the two secretaries beside them stayed up all night.

In the other box, Nuan Xiaoxi and Hua Kate arrived at Mengxi Stadium in Shengcheng ahead of schedule, had lunch with Jiang Kaile, secretary of Nuan Xiaoxi, general manager of Shengcheng Picture-in-Picture Football Club, and Xiaosun, deputy manager of the club's external relations department, and talked about the details of the spokesperson's cooperation.

Afterwards, Nuan Xiaoxi and Hua Kate stood on the balcony of the box and watched the game on the field.Nuan Xiaoxi's secretary, Jiang Kaile, and the club's deputy manager of the external relations department, Xiao Sun, retreated quietly, tidying up the hygiene of the box, and preparing the food that Nuan Xiaoxi needed during the intermission.The two former and former secretaries of Nuan Xiaoxi also gossip about Nuan Xiaoxi's love life from time to time.

"You know that the secretary works next to the leader, what would others think? Especially a beauty like you?" Xiao Sun asked Jiang Kaile very calmly.

"Yeah." Jiang Kaile nodded first, then shook his head and smiled.

"Have you ever thought about my relationship with Mr. Nuan? And have you met Wang Xue and Xiao Hu?"

"Hehe... We all thought that you are warm and warm..." Jiang Kaile answered Xiao Sun's question with an embarrassed smile.

"So, in the future, you have to set up a firewall for yourself." Xiao Sun said seriously.

After a while, "But, Sister Sun, you really don't have Mr. He Nuan? Hehe..." Jiang Kaile asked Xiao Sun with a smile.

After hearing Jiang Kaile's question, Xiao Sun was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly laughed.After a while, Xiao Sun put away his smile, "I think it's safer for you to find the answer yourself."

Nuan Xiaoxi's outer room just like this, chatting with each other, talking and laughing.In the box, Nuan Xiaoxi on the balcony naturally watched the game on the field with her arms around Hua Kate.

"Xiaoxi, can we win this game?" Hua Kite asked Nuan Xiaoxi worriedly as he watched the Yanbian Football Team's fierce press, which caused the Shengcheng Picture-in-Picture Football Club to make frequent mistakes.

"In theory, it's not a big problem. After all, our players' accounting strength is ahead of the Yanbian team. However, football is round, which is also the charm of football. Hehe..." Nuan Xiaoxi said with a smile.

"Then what if we lose?" Hua Kate looked at Nuan Xiaoxi beside him and asked nervously.

"Losing, hehe..." Nuan Xiaoxi patted Hua Kate's shoulder with a smile, "If we lose, we are also No. 2 in the league. If we win, we are still No. 2. It doesn't have much impact."

"Oh." Hua Kate nodded after listening.After a while, Hua Kite seemed to remember something, and then asked Nuan Xiaoxi: "How many league levels are there in China?"

"Hehe..." Nuan Xiaoxi smiled and looked at Hua Kate.Nuan Xiaoxi knew that Hua Kite in front of her was trying to integrate into her life in her own way, so Nuan Xiaoxi began to patiently explain to Hua Kate: "There are currently five levels of professional leagues in China. As for amateur leagues, there are almost three. Amateur leagues include urban football leagues, college football leagues, and football leagues for elementary and middle school students in various provinces and cities. As for the first two amateur leagues, it is possible to train one or two professional players for their professional teams. , and at the same time promote this football game. In theory, foreign countries attach great importance to the cultural quality education of players, so there are many seedlings in foreign leagues at this level. But domestically, we are used to so-called "professional" training, so every professional club has professional youth teams starting at 15 years old. heart."

"Oh." Hua Kate watched the game on the court, listening to Nuan Xiaoxi's incomprehensible long speech.I wanted to ask why, but I didn't know where to start. I didn't want to hear it, but I was afraid of dispelling Nuan Xiaoxi's enthusiasm.

Nuan Xiaoxi didn't notice Hua Kate's expression, and continued to explain: "So our football pyramid is getting smaller and smaller, and our football performance is getting worse and worse."

"Oh, how many professional leagues are there?" Hua Kate finally found a chance to interrupt Nuan Xiaoxi, and continued to ask the questions she cared about.

"Five professional leagues, the domestic Super Football League, are the leagues our team is working hard to advance to this season, and it is also the top professional league in China. Then there is the domestic Football League you see now. The top two of the leagues we participate in can be promoted to the top domestic Super League next season. And the last two of the Super League this season will be relegated to the domestic first division. Promote to the First Division where we are." Nuan Xiaoxi introduced seriously.

"Huh? Why is there a difference between the number of promoted teams and the relegated teams?" Hua Kite only listened to the general idea, but occasionally he could hear the loopholes in the middle.

"Because China wants to be on par with foreign countries, it needs to create a pyramid shape." Nuan Xiaoxi explained briefly.

"Oh." Hua Kate nodded.

"The other two leagues are the reserve team league and the club's youth team league. Because the players who participate in the competition are also paid, they are strictly considered professional leagues. The reserve team league is the reserve team of our professional clubs. Those players who cannot participate in official games also need to maintain their form in the game, so there is a reserve team league. But now many teams want to save travel expenses. This league is almost like an amateur league."

"Ah? Then why bother?" Hua Kate could hear Nuan Xiaoxi's distress, but didn't understand Nuan Xiaoxi's dissatisfaction.

"Our club has a lot of good players who can't play to maintain their form because of the head coach's tactics, so we need the reserve team to maintain their form. There are also players who have just recovered from long-term injuries, and they can't participate in such intense games. They also need to recover their form. In addition, our team has promoted many young players to the first team for training and is familiar with the style of play of the first team, so they also need the reserve team to maintain their form." Nuan Xiaoxi patiently explained the benefits of the reserve league.

Of course, there are not many owners who have the same idea as Nuan Xiaoxi in China. After all, most football club owners talk about century-old clubs as a joke.Especially when they were all-powerful in Shanghai, they created the first Shanghai team in the same city derby in the true sense of the country.At that time, the boss vowed to promise a century-old club, and even members of each team would have their own stands unchanged for 100 years, making football belief a legacy.And now?The boss has long devoted himself to other sports, and the team has changed hands several times in several provinces and cities in China.

The reality is like this after all, and Nuan Xiaoxi also knows why make things difficult for other clubs?Even Nuan Xiaoxi herself is working hard to make the picture-in-picture collective and self-reliant!
Nuan Xiaoxi kept telling Li Jinyu and their subordinates that domestic football must be in pain, and I don't know how many years this pain will last.But as long as the club can survive this pain, it will finally have a chance to truly become a century-old club in China.

Nuan Xiaoxi's prophecy came true a few years later, and the labor pain lasted for many years.Many clubs were destroyed in that throes, and the professional league was almost destroyed.Shengcheng Picture-in-Picture Football Club also changed its name to Shengcheng Nuanma Football Club.And the word "nuan" here is the fans' gratitude and gratitude to Nuan Xiaoxi and the picture-in-picture group controlled by Nuan's family. Without Nuan Xiaoxi's hard work over the years, the Shengcheng team would not have become the only surviving professional football club in the province during that transformation.

As for the word "horse", there are different opinions. Some say it commemorates the provincial football hero Ma Lao.Of course, some also said that it was in memory of Ma Feifei, the hero of the Shengcheng Nuanma Football Club.In short, no matter which horse it is, for the older generation of Shengcheng fans, for the old fans, it is a figure that can be remembered for a lifetime.Their hard work and dedication are not only written in the history of the club, but also engraved in the hearts of fans, even domestic fans.

Of course, there were drastic changes in the Shengcheng team at that time, and the general manager became Zhu Guangliang.Xiao Sun is no longer the deputy manager of the external relations department, but was promoted to the club as the deputy general manager.As for Mr. Mao, he is still in charge of the club's transfer as the deputy general manager, but he has been away from China for many years and went to settle in Europe.

"There is also a professional league, which is the domestic youth league corresponding to each level of the club. But this league is relatively loose, mainly in the form of cup competitions." Nuan Xiaoxi finished introducing several domestic professional leagues in one breath.

Hua Kate was confused, but Hua Kite also understood the answer she wanted to know.There are three domestic leagues that can be upgraded and upgraded. Shengcheng Picture-in-Picture Football Club is currently in the middle of the domestic first-tier league. If it can get the top two this year, it can enter the domestic top league.

"Oh...it's quite complicated." Hua Kate was at a loss after hearing this, and just felt that she didn't understand.

"Hehe..." Nuan Xiaoxi smiled, and after listening to Hua Kite's answer, she realized that she had indeed explained too much.

"Can we advance at the end of the season?" Hua Kate watched as the situation was still not improving. The Yanbian Football Team had already suppressed the Shengcheng Picture-in-Picture Football Club in an away game to control the game.

"Hehe..." Nuan Xiaoxi smiled, "It's true that we are playing passively now, but this is also the charm of football. The game is not determined by the book strength, but by comprehensive factors such as the player's state and the team's tactics."

"Hmm, um. This ball really looks a bit hanging. It feels like the football has been kicking back and forth in our half." Hua Kite anxiously pointed at the football in the field.

"Oh..." Nuan Xiaoxi thoroughly confirmed Hua Kite's anxiety, and then Nuan Xiaoxi cleared her throat and pointed to the court and began to simply dismantle Hua Kate's tactics.

Nuan Xiaoxi pointed to the back line of Shengcheng PIP Football Club and said to Hua Kite, "These three are central defenders. See this tall one?"

"This one?" Hua Kate confirmed.

"Well, it's him. His name is Li Weifeng, and he is a future star that we just promoted from the youth team. Now your entire defense line is standing outside the penalty area line, this is the box, this is the penalty area line." Nuan Xiaoxi said while gesturing to Hua Kite.

"Yeah." Hua Kate followed Nuan Xiaoxi's guidance and nodded.

"Although they are suppressing us to play now, our defense is still not suppressed in the penalty area, which shows that the opponent's offensive organization is not smooth. We can only rely on our big feet to hang us in, but you can see that our goalkeeper's activity area is still relatively large. With Li Weifeng's high point, the header will not pose a real threat to us." Nuan Xiaoxi gestured with both hands, while looking at Hua Kite and explained.

"Oh..." Hua Kite felt that she understood clearly after hearing this, "Actually, the opponent seems to be threatening to attack, but in reality there is no threat, right?"

"Yes, smart! Now the opponent is suppressing us in our half, and they are more active in grabbing the ball. This will consume a lot of energy." Nuan Xiaoxi pointed to the players who are now scrambling in the Shengcheng football team's half.

"However, football has always been at the feet of others, and we can't play halftime." Hua Kite said a little doubtfully.

"You're too impatient. The game lasts 90 minutes, not just ten or so minutes. Now the opponent's aggressiveness has a lot to do with our overall strategy and tactics, so the current situation on the field is also what we expected. If you don't believe me, just look at the state of the professionals in that box, and you'll know." After finishing speaking, Nuan Xiaoxi pointed to Li Jinyu and the others on the balcony of the box on the far right.

"Who are they?" Hua Kait glanced around and saw Li Jinyu and Mr. Mao chatting leisurely, glancing at the stadium from time to time.

"The man is Li Jinyu, the general manager of our club, and the woman is Mr. Mao, the deputy general manager in charge of overseas transfers. The young woman standing behind is Xiao Cao, the general manager's secretary." Nuan Xiaoxi glanced at the stadium, and then looked into the stadium.

"Ah, he is your leader?" Hua Kite was shocked when he heard that Li Jinyu was the general manager.

"It's okay, I'm still the biggest shareholder of the club, the chairman of the board of directors. What you commonly call the chairman, so..." Nuan Xiaoxi said with a smile.

"Oh..." Hua Kate understood, "But, it seems that they are usually the chairman and general manager?"

"In China, it is true that the chairman works part-time as the general manager, and the situation in domestic football is even worse. Many people who don't understand football are directing people in the industry. As a result, football has been dominated by laymen for so many years, which is also the reason why football cannot improve. So, saving money is not exempt, so I had to think about being a deputy general manager. This deputy general manager is only responsible for sponsorship.

"Oh, that's exactly in line with your thinking, and it will save you worry by doing your own thing well. Hehe..." Hua Kate said with a smile.

"Actually, I'm just a fan, I just understand better than you. Just like the current situation, I just judge that because next week we will play away against Hangzhou, No.1 in the league, so I'm just keeping my strength. How to play is the most economical, how to play. But, how to play is the most economical? How do I know, I will just watch the fun. Of course, I will also teach you, a layman. Haha..." Nuan Xiaoxi said with a smile, teasing Hua Kate.

"Hehe..." Hua Kate also laughed.

At this time, Hua Kate looked at the smiling Nuan Xiaoxi, and gradually felt that she had read the man in front of her, the man she thought she knew very well, and the man she didn't understand at all.

And Nuan Xiaoxi looked at the field with a smile, happy that Hua Kate began to gradually blend in for herself.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.

This chapter is over.

Postscript (interlude, tidbits, extra episodes):

Two nights before the home match between Shengcheng PIP Football Club and Yanbian Football Team, the head coach of Shengcheng PIP Football Club, Pi Luke, discussed with his coaching team the tactics for the day after tomorrow.

"We must take into account the factors of the away game against Hangzhou next week. Even if we get a draw next week, Ike will definitely not be able to play in that game, so we should give Ike a chance in this game." The team's assistant coach reminded the key points of the game, and at the same time spread out the tactic table on the table for everyone to see.

"The Yanbian team is more active in running and sending. It is the team that runs the most per game in the league. Therefore, we need to pay attention to the opponent's frontcourt pressing and pay attention to the midfield protection. In addition, the opponent's forward line speed is average, so we can move our defense forward and suppress the opponent." The coach in charge of the team's defense said his suggestion.

Several coaches of the coaching team chattered about their suggestions, and the team's assistant coach counted everyone's opinions, and then came up with a set of team tactics.

The head coach Piruk looked at the assistant coach's tactical plan, pointed out a few details that needed attention, and discussed it with the coaches. The final plan was formed in this way.

"In this game, we will be on the bench and focus on quick counterattacks to ensure victory. The next game will be an away game in Hangzhou, and we will have a decisive battle!" Piluk concluded.