Chapter 1098 Controversy About the Captain
In the battle of the imperial capital, Gao Xiaodong won five yuan alone and destroyed the capital team's defense with one man.
After this battle, Chinese fans and reporters finally felt the power of Gao Xiaodong in front of Asian teams, and he was simply a god-like existence.
After the game, several major media in China praised Gao Xiaodong's heroic performance in the game, and then returned to another topic at the same time, which was to criticize the Football Association and the national team for not summoning Gao Xiaodong, and even failed to enter the South African World Cup.
It turned out that when he was scolded for the FA Cup, he had never dared to defend himself or speak, but now with Gao Xiaodong's promise, the Football Association is confident. After seeing the criticism and accusations from the media and fans, Football Association Chairman Wei Ge quickly explained in person, saying that after the new coach was in place, Gao Xiaodong would definitely be summoned to the national team, and promised that although he could not guarantee that Gao Xiaodong could play in the qualifying match against Myanmar, he would definitely play in the top 20 games.
This is the first time that the Football Association has publicly admitted that Gao Xiaodong will play for the Chinese team, and it was said by the Football Association Chairman in person, and the news is basically certain.
Chinese fans and media are all excited, believing that the day for the Chinese team to stand out has finally come. After the anti-gambling and crackdown on gangsters, under the leadership of the new coach and Gao Xiaodong, the Chinese team will surely sweep Asia and enter the Brazil World Cup.
After the warm-up match, Manchester United stayed in China for two days, and then continued to go to Japan and South Korea for business tours. It had the golden sign of the Triple Crown and Gao Xiaodong, the popular king. Manchester United's trip to Asia went very smoothly and its influence in Asia became more profound.
After seeing Gao Xiaodong's huge influence in China, Ferguson felt that this was a good time to propose that Gao Xiaodong be the captain of the team. After all, after the trip to Asia, Manchester United will immediately go to the United States for summer training, and Manchester United has never had a captain.
Appointing a captain is a big deal for Manchester United. Even if Ferguson has absolute authority in Manchester United, he has to seek the opinions of old players and assistant coaches to avoid affecting the team's unity.
When Ferguson returned to Manchester to repair the meeting, he held a secret meeting. The meeting was attended by several old Manchester United players and coaches, and Gao Xiaodong was excluded from the participants.
After the crowd was all over, Ferguson straightforwardly raised the topic of the meeting. The new season was about to begin. The team's captain's position cannot continue to rotate. He wants Gao Xiaodong to serve as the captain's position. Please tell us your opinion.
Although there are rumors that Gao Xiaodong may be the captain in the new season, which is also one of the conditions for Gao Xiaodong to renew his contract, the old Manchester United players have never heard Ferguson mention this, so they did not take the rumors seriously. Now, they suddenly heard Ferguson say this and were stunned.
Manchester United is one of the top three giants in the world. It is a huge honor to be a captain in such a giant team. It will enter the team history in the future. It can be said that no one does not want to be a captain, but there are only a few people who are capable and qualified to be this captain: Vidic, Ferdinand, Rooney, Giggs, Evra Fletcher, and now they are all sitting in the conference room.
There is only one who has the ability and qualifications, but does not want to be the captain, that is Giggs.
After Scholes retired, Giggs became the only one in Class 92 and the oldest. After Ferguson said that Giggs would certainly support him as soon as possible.
"According to his ability and contribution, Gao can be a captain, but his qualifications are a little bit less expensive. He has only been in Manchester United for more than a season. I don't know how prestige he has in the team."
What Giggs said seemed to be impartial, but in fact he wanted to favor Gao Xiaodong because his elder brothers Neville and Scholes had told him to help take care of Gao Xiaodong.
With Gao Xiaodong's ability and shrewdness, he never suffered any losses at Manchester United. He didn't need Giggs' care at all. Now Giggs can help Gao Xiaodong and complete the instructions of his brothers.
Rooney also wanted to be the captain, but now Ferguson doesn't support him, so he can't do anything about it. Rooney and Gao Xiaodong are friends, and they live very close to each other, so they can be regarded as neighbors. Ferguson recommended Gao Xiaodong as the captain, and Rooney also supports Gao Xiaodong like Giggs, because after all, it is better than others being captains.
"Gao should be the captain, last season should be the captain. I don't think anyone is more suitable than him. In addition, I would like to say that although Gao has been to the team for a short time, as far as his performance last season is concerned, no one in the team will accept him."
Fletcher looked ugly when he heard this. He wanted to be the captain even more than Rooney, but he didn't have much affection for Gao Xiaodong. He felt that if Rooney didn't want to be the captain, he should support him as the captain. Everyone was from the local gang. Rooney was simply trying to get out of his arms.
Fletcher was a straightforward person and stood up and opposed it directly, "I object. Gao Xiaodong has only been to the team for a few days and has been the captain. He has made a lot of contributions, but who is here to have poor credit? Who has not won the Champions League? I won't say that he is bullying him."
Fletcher talked about the hearts of many old players and assistant coaches. After they finished speaking at Fletcher, they immediately expressed their support for him with applause.
Ferguson's face was even worse than Fletcher. He had clearly proposed to let Gao Xiaodong be the captain. Fletcher even argued. Why is this against Gao Xiaodong? This is against Ferguson.
However, Ferguson did not get angry, but asked other old players and assistants to continue to talk about their opinions.
Although Ferdinand also wanted to be the captain, it seemed impossible now, so he decided to support Ferguson's suggestion.
Vidic, Evra and Fletcher have the same mind. They really want to be the captain. They oppose Gao Xiaodong being the captain. Therefore, after standing up, they directly expressed that they could not accept Gao Xiaodong as the captain.
Ferguson learned about the thoughts of the old players in the team, and then he kept asking for the assistant coach's opinions.
Assistant coaches also have their own opinions like the old players. Some believe that Gao Xiaodong is suitable for Manchester United and worthy of Manchester United. Some believe that Gao Xiaodong has too little qualifications and is not suitable for being a captain. Manchester United captain cannot be a captain with strong abilities.
After listening to everyone's opinions, Ferguson sat in the seat without saying a word, closed his eyes and pondered. After a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes and said to everyone: "Although some people oppose Gao Xiaodong being the captain, I think Gao Xiaodong is the most suitable candidate. I won't talk about his abilities. Besides, Xiaodong's qualifications are a bit shallow, but this does not mean that he has no prestige in the team. Everyone here, you dare to say that prestige is higher than Gao Xiaodong. For talents like Gao Xiaodong, you must use them out of order and promote them, so I think Gao Xiaodong should be the captain of Manchester United, and must also be..."
"I object..."
"I object..."
Fletcher and Vidic stood up almost at the same time to express opposition.
Chapter completed!