Chapter 1180 visit and see off
After the game against Jordan, the Chinese team had a month off, so Camacho did not rush back and gave the players a day off to relax in Jordan.
Gao Xiaodong and other European players did not have time to relax. In three or four days, the European League will be rekindled, and they have no chance to return home to see them.
Before Gao Xiaodong returned to Europe, Camacho came to his room.
After greetings in Spanish, Camacho said earnestly: "Gao, thank you."
Gao Xiaodong was a little confused, "Coach, why do you thank me?"
Camacho said: "I must thank you. Without your wonderful performance in these two games, I am afraid I will not be in the mood to drink tea here. You saved the entire team."
Gao Xiaodong smiled and said, "Coach, I am also a member of the Chinese team. It is my duty to play for the country."
Camacho would definitely not believe Gao Xiaodong's words. In Camacho's opinion, if Gao Xiaodong is so patriotic, how could he not join the national team for so many years?
Camacho sighed: "No matter what, you helped me. If you want to suspend the game in the next game, I can only command in the stands. Our situation is not optimistic."
Gao Xiaodong thought Camacho was criticizing him, so he apologized: "It's because I'm not calm enough, which has affected the team."
Camacho hurriedly said, "You can't blame you for this, it's the referee's misjudgment."
Gao Xiaodong said: "In fact, even if we lose the game between the end and Iraq, it doesn't matter the overall situation. As long as we win all the games in the future, it's enough."
Kamacho said: "If you really lose the game against Iraq, it will be not easy to win all the games in the future when morale is low and lack cooperation. So, I want you to come back to train when playing against Iraq, and also cheer up your teammates."
Only then did Gao Xiaodong realize the intention of Kamacho. He wanted him to come back to practice with the team in the next game. To be honest, Gao Xiaodong actually didn't want to come back because there were many Premier League events, the schedule was tight, and he was running around thousands of miles away. It was really not cost-effective to come back to practice with his teammates.
However, now he has just received a red card, which has really affected the team. This is the first time that Camacho has made some demands on him. Gao Xiaodong is not easy to refuse. From another perspective, Camacho has always been afraid of Gao Xiaodong's prestige in the team. If Gao Xiaodong refuses, it may arouse Camacho's suspicion.
So Gao Xiaodong had to agree.
Although Camacho is a relatively straightforward person, he has worked hard in professional football for decades and has a scheming, so Camacho took this opportunity to test Gao Xiaodong and let Gao Xiaodong come back to practice with the team in the next game.
When Kamacho heard Gao Xiaodong agree, he was very happy and felt that Gao Xiaodong respected him very much.
After Camacho left, Gao Xiaodong and Monkey were packing their luggage, and assistant coach Fu Bo came again.
Although the coaches in China are not trusted by Camacho and have no status in the team, Gao Xiaodong and Monkey know that the coaches in China represent the Football Association, and in the Chinese football world, the Football Association is the master, and foreign coaches are just passers-by. If you want to gain a foothold in the Chinese team, your own coaches cannot offend them.
Gao Xiaodong and Monkey quickly welcomed Fu Bo to the room, sat down, and poured tea.
Fu Bo laughed and said, "Xiaodong, I'm here to see you off."
Gao Xiaodong smiled and said, "What else can I send you? It's not that I won't come."
Fu Bo smiled and said, "You must give it away. You played very well in yesterday's game. Without you, we'll be done."
Gao Xiaodong quickly said modestly: "Where can you rely on me alone? It's the team's victory."
Fu Bo said seriously: "You alone will not work, but it will definitely not work without you. I know the problems of our Chinese team. You need a backbone. You are the backbone. Oh, coach Gao Bo still lacks courage and determination. If he insisted on letting you return to the national team at that time, there would probably be nothing Kamacho would have done now."
Gao Xiaodong had a lot of opinions about Gao Bo and said after hearing this: "Guide Fu, let's not talk about Guidance Gao anymore. Maybe he doesn't like me at all."
Fu Bo said: "Xiao Dong, I'm not cleaning up Gao Bo. He is really optimistic about your ability. After all, he is also a player. It was just that Chairman Sheep deliberately obstructed him at that time, so Gao Bo had to give up calling you into the national team. Now he has been regretting it."
Gao Xiaodong sneered: "Guide Fu, if the past is back now, I dare say that Guidance Gao will still listen to the Football Association and give up calling me, do you believe it?"
Fu Bo was silent, took a sip of tea, and then said, "Yes, Xiaodong, what you said is reasonable. Local coaches still dare not disobey the will of the Football Association. This is the advantage of the foreign coach, but the foreign coach is not familiar with our players and the national conditions. Just like in this game with Jordan, falling behind by two goals is definitely a problem for Camacho. If it weren't for you, and if you were a little lucky, you would probably be powerless to turn things around."
Gao Xiaodong was full of vigilance against Camacho and was also wary of dealing with Bo, saying: "This cannot be entirely blamed on Coach Camacho. He took office too late and the team has hardly been running-in and too unfamiliar. Coach Camacho also noticed this. He just left me and asked me to come back in the next game with Iraq to run-in with the team."
Fu Bo has been in the Chinese football world for many years and has never experienced anything. When he heard Gao Xiaodong say this, he immediately realized that the situation might not be that simple, so he said: "What else can you do when you come back? You have red cards and you can't play in the next game. Besides, your Premier League schedule is so tight, can you have time?"
Gao Xiaodong smiled and said, "Time must be tight, but the team needs training, so I'll treat it as coming back to play."
Fu Bo analyzed: "Now we have two consecutive victories. Even if we lose the next home game with Iraq, we will even lose the away game with Iraq. As long as we defeat Jordan at home, we will be able to qualify. In other words, we still have time to get in. I don't think it is necessary to ask you to come back in the next game. Does Camacho treat you as an iron man?"
Gao Xiaodong said: "Maybe Coach Kamacho wants to be more stable. As a new coach, he will definitely be under great pressure. If he loses the home game with Iraq, the outside world will definitely put him under great pressure."
Fu Bo laughed and said, "Yes, Xiaodong, what you said makes sense, but even in the team, you can't be too innocent. People's hearts are always complicated."
Gao Xiaodong was slightly stunned and said, "Guide Fu, you are..."
Fu Bo smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just feel it. Okay, Xiaodong, I won't disturb you anymore. I wish you a safe journey and a successful competition."
Chapter completed!