"Oriental Daily News" is a newspaper in Hong Kong. It was founded by the brothers Ma Xiru and Ma Xizhen. It was issued by Oriental Newspaper Group and claimed to be the "number one sales in Hong Kong" for 35 consecutive years. 【No pop-up window ..】

It is such an influential media, but the department responsible for sports-related news in the editorial department is quite idle, because there is not much sports news to report in Hong Kong. In recent times, the hottest thing is that Hong Kong football has entered by luck. In the Asian Cup finals, this news was repeatedly reported, and that kind of reporting frequency made the editorial staff feel bored.

Fortunately, some time ago, there has been big news related to this, that is the Premier League Manchester City Club, the young Chinese coach Wan Sheng may take over the Hong Kong team to compete in the Asian Cup.

This piece of news is considered speculative and unrealistic in the industry.

The head coach of Manchester City Club, the world's top and youngest head coach, Wan Sheng, how influential in football in the world? How could he be associated with Hong Kong football ... This is a bit too much!

But the news was circulated by the Hong Kong Football Association, so various media outlets in Hong Kong still reported.

"Oriental Daily News" is the same, but everyone in the editorial department believes that this is only speculated by industry peers, and it is impossible to become a fact. After doing some "reported" reports, there are not many sports journalists. Followed.

Fang Yongsheng is a reporter who is in charge of the sports section of the Oriental Daily News. He is only 27 years old and he is a very young reporter in the industry.

As usual, he is always very motivated to interview everywhere, but in June now, before the start of the Asian Cup, he can only expect to follow the newly formed Hong Kong team to Southeast Asia for some preparation-related interviews. Have nothing to do in these days.

Recently, his job is to check some sports news in foreign countries and the mainland, and find out the news that can be used as reporting material.

This work is very leisurely, in fact, it is equivalent to look at the page. Recording the main content, he still has time to chat with colleagues while working, and talks about some gossips that are longer in the east and shorter in the west. His working hours are really boring.

Just at this time. A figure broke in and called his name directly.

Fang Yongsheng was a little puzzled and immediately reacted, it was his superior female editor Wang Na, who called him by name. Immediately commanded loudly, "Fang Yongsheng! Hurry to Hong Kong Airport! Take the camera crew, immediately, immediately!"

"what happened?"

Many people in the editorial office came to see it, and Wang Na just explained, "Wan Sheng ... it's Wan Sheng, he has come to Hong Kong!"

"Wan Sheng?"

Just when many people doubted, Fang Yongsheng first responded, "Is the head coach of Manchester City in the Premier League, only 30 years old, known as the youngest and most successful Chinese coach Wan Sheng?"

"Of course. Who else will not be fast! If you haven't interviewed late, be careful of your salary deduction!" Wang Na looked at Fang Yongsheng for a long time, yelling angrily.

Fang Yongsheng hurriedly sorted things, whispered in surprise while being surprised by the news, "The menopausal woman is really not easy to mess with ..."

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In Hong Kong, I do n’t know how many media editing departments have a similar scene.

This time Wan Sheng came to Hong Kong is not a secret, he did not wear sunglasses or hat to cover up at Dalian Airport. So he was recognized as soon as he arrived at the airport, and then all the reporters from the nearby media rushed over to interview him. Wan Sheng also admitted that he was going to Hong Kong.

What are you doing in Hong Kong?

Whatever he does, quickly report the news!

Soon afterwards, the media in Hong Kong became aware of the news. They were about to go to the Hong Kong International Airport to ‘greet’ Wansheng immediately. What they wanted to know was, what specifically did Wansheng do in Hong Kong?

Is it for his Tagore Group, or as reported in the previous news, he will take over the Hong Kong team for the Asian Cup?

Whatever the reason, just go to the interview!

So when Wan Sheng got off the plane. It's not surprising that you are surrounded by a large group of journalists in the airport pick-up room.

Wan Sheng was not surprised. In fact, he came to Hong Kong to be prepared for it. This time he came here deliberately without concealing his whereabouts. After embarking on the plane to Hong Kong, he has already entered the 'working mode'. In charge of the Hong Kong team, there is no need to be sneaky, so at the airport, Wan Sheng also accepted an interview.

He emphasized three points, "I came to Hong Kong because of the invitation of the Hong Kong Football Association."

"If you want to take over the Hong Kong team, a special press conference will be held."

"This visit to Hong Kong is also related to the Tagore Group's investment in Hong Kong."

Having said these three points, there is no need to say anything else. Wan Sheng emphasized that he came to Hong Kong for work, which is related to the Tagore Wan Group and the Hong Kong Football Association.

Whether it will take over the Hong Kong team, let the media guess.

Maybe there is no need to guess. Wan Sheng ’s coming to Hong Kong is a clear signal. All the media in Hong Kong have reported on this. Even the "Ta Kung Pao", which has always been cold to sports news, has made a confident report. May take over the Hong Kong team to compete in the Asian Cup in July! "

At this time, Wansheng has entered the hotel arranged in Hong Kong.

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Wan Sheng rested in the hotel for one night, and the Hong Kong side hosted a welcome banquet for him the next day.

Hong Kong has made a very thoughtful arrangement. At the welcome banquet, there were also a lot of big names. The refinement can be divided into three categories of people. The first category is the officials of the Hong Kong Football Association. These people are based on the Hong Kong Football Association. The chairman of the association, Leung Kwok Tak, is the head, but they are not the main characters, because a lot of celebrities in business, politics, and even the film and television industry have also come. These are the people who really need to pay attention.

The welcoming banquet for dozens of people surprised Wansheng a bit, as if he had been treated as a "politician".

Some of them, Wan Sheng had also heard of fame, but it was the first time he really saw it. Under the introduction of Kevin Tagore, Wan Sheng shook hands with them one by one and met. At the subsequent banquet, he talked about some Tagore Wan Group related things.

In this regard, Hong Kong's political and business communities are very concerned.

The size of the Tagorvan Group is not too large, but the funds available are also calculated in '100 million US dollars'. Some actions of the Tagorvan Group before, many people could not understand, Kevin-Tagore as the group's ceo, Very little will be disclosed.

Wansheng is the largest shareholder of Tagore Wan Group. Naturally, it has a say.

He only talked about one point, "Our goal is to take root in Hong Kong and China", which clearly shows the general direction of the group's future, which is also equivalent to Hong Kong and China. A friendly signal was released.

After that, Wan Sheng said, "The development of the group is managed by ceo Kevin Tagore, and he will not go to too many affairs."

Then there is no more talk about the group company.

The most important thing next is to come to Hong Kong for the main job-taking over the Hong Kong team in China and leading the team to the Asian Cup.

For football, Wansheng has a lot to say.

This is his major. It is also his purpose. According to his understanding, the current situation of the Hong Kong Football Association is somewhat pitiful.

The Hong Kong Football Association was a permanent club applying for land allocation to the government in 1972. It was approved in 1974 and transferred a piece of land to Ho Man Tin to the Hong Kong Football Association to build the club.

After more than five years of preparations, the Hong Kong Football Club on Fo Guang Street was officially opened on September 10, 1979. The unveiling ceremony was hosted by the then president of the International Football Association Xia Weilan. The new clubhouse is three floors high and covers an area of ​​19,000 square feet. (About 1900 square meters). And can hold large meetings, the club has been in use to this day.

After 2ooo years, the Hong Kong Football Association received funding from the FIFA "goal-" and carried out a large-scale rebuilding project. The opening ceremony was held on January 28 this year.

From the development process of the headquarters of the Hong Kong Football Association, we can see that their finances are definitely problematic.

In fact, the Hong Kong Football Association has always been poor. Because of poor financial management, they have been in deficit since 2oo4 and caused a series of fiscal reserves losses. Although the FA strives to save the nation. Open source and cost-saving, including some directors promised to donate more than 50 million yuan, but last year's financial report showed that they still have a deficit of more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars.

Compared with Hong Kong's prosperous economic situation. The development of the Hong Kong Football Association is very bleak, and this situation has also led to the fact that the officials of the Hong Kong Football Association have no important position at all.

You can see this at the welcome banquet.

The banquet was organized by the Hong Kong Football Association for Wansheng, but their officials seemed to be ‘followers’, and only the chairman of the Football Association, Liang Jude, could say a few words. The others just stood beside them, and couldn't even talk.

Wan Sheng also shook his head silently. Compared with the wealthy English Football Association, the Hong Kong Football Association was far too far away.

This is actually quite normal, mainly due to the current situation of Hong Kong football.

The Hong Kong team still had a glorious experience. In 1949, the Hong Kong team lost to South Korea 2-5 in the first international match. Four years later, the Hong Kong team defeated South Korea 4-0 to win the first international match.

The Hong Kong team once reached the first four Asian Cup final weeks, and won the third place at home in 1956.

In 1974, the Hong Kong team faced Malaysia, Vietnam, and Japan in the World Cup Group A qualifiers. They all defeated their opponents 1-0, and finally lost to the host Korea 1-3 and ranked second to fail to qualify. The Hong Kong team members that year "Friends of Seoul" meets regularly.

The 1977 qualifying round in Singapore was led by Dutch coach Bao Qin, who defeated Indonesia and Thailand 4 to 1 and 2 to 1 respectively, and also played 2 to 2 and 1 to 1 against Singapore and Malaysia respectively. Round match.

On the first lap of the 1986 World Cup qualifying round, the Hong Kong team defeated Brunei 8-0 at home on February 23, 1985. For the first time, Hong Kong's knight center Mai Jinxun scored four goals alone.

The history of these football games records the glory of the Hong Kong team, but since the 1990s, Hong Kong football has entered the dusk period, but it is very weak to revitalize.

In the early 1990s, although the Hong Kong team retreated to the second and third tiers in Asia, they still had occasional masterpieces. For example, in the first lap of the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, they defeated Southeast Asian powerhouses Thailand by three to two at home. They also fought at home The next two goals were only defeated by the Asian Tigers South Korea, both of which were the hard work of the Hong Kong team.

However, the anti-counterfeit wave incident occurred in the same event, just when the age-old striker Wei Junlong, goalkeeper Lu Jiarong, defender Chen Zhiqiang, wing forward Chen Zijiang and others were sentenced to prison for c ball control games, it was even worse for the Hong Kong football team.

Since the transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty in 1997, the Hong Kong team has since needed to participate in international competitions under the name "Hong Kong, China". In the late 1990s, the performance of the Hong Kong team continued to be poor, and two games in the Asian Games football qualifiers swallowed a total of 11 eggs.

In the first lap of the 2002 World Cup qualifying round, the FA hired Dutch coach Lisha Yun hoping that the Hong Kong team would achieve good results, and frequently invited foreign teams to visit for practice matches. In the end, because the players had difficulty adapting to the coaching style and the FA had no long-term plan, they ended up with poor results.

After that, Hong Kong football almost fell apart, and their reputation was not as good as the Hong Kong Star Football Team ’s ‘Hong Kong Star Football Team’. As a result, Hong Kong football was mentioned. People unconsciously think of the football team composed of a group of movie stars. As for the real Hong Kong team, there are very few people who know it.

One reality that Hong Kong football knows very well is that they have almost fallen to amateur level.

Wansheng is prepared for this.

He actually didn't expect how strong the Hong Kong team was, he just led the team to the Asian Cup. Whether there are star players in the specific team, he does not care at all.

Leading the Hong Kong team will allow him to increase his experience in international competitions.

This is a brand new experience.

He came to coach the Hong Kong team. In fact, a large part of it is of a "commercial nature". He did not coach for the purpose of becoming a Hong Kong coach. This is also a kind of "football show" contract with Hong Kong. At the same time, it is also the Tagore Group in Hong Kong. A means of expanding contacts.

Wan Sheng is still very clear about these.

Therefore, it is still very important to participate in a similar banquet. At the banquet, Wan Sheng also found a few people who could talk. For example, former Chinese professional fan Zhizhi Fan, who has been a football coach for a period of time after retiring, was not very successful. He came to Hong Kong and was invited by wealthy businessman Yang Jiacheng.

Wan Sheng quickly met Yang Jiacheng because the two had a lot of common topics in English Premier League football.

Yang Jiacheng was born in a housing estate in the New Territories of Hong Kong in his early years. When he was 16 years old, he went to London to study. After returning to Hong Kong, he became a hair stylist. Some Hong Kong media reported that Yang Jiacheng's life was unsatisfactory at that time, and was once pursued by banks and courts.

After Yang Jiacheng started his career, he began to get involved in real estate. From investing in luxury mansions in the Mid-levels, he began to turn into a full-time investment expert. It is gradually becoming widely known that his main industries are in the housing market and the gambling market, and later. He changed hands with the Baijiadao property and made a lot of money. In 2004, he participated in the famous Greek mythology casino in Macau.

Few people are interested in these history.

In fact, Yang Jiacheng's interest in English football has been around for a long time, and this year, he gave real practical action-in January this year. Yang Jiacheng offered 120 million pounds to acquire the Reading team who is still playing in the British Championship. In March this year, he also offered a price tag of 50 million pounds for Wigan Athletic; in April this year, Yang Jiacheng offered 30 million pounds for Xie Wednesday.

Unfortunately, all three acquisitions ended in failure.

Now, Yang Jiacheng is making an acquisition of the Premier League Birmingham Club, but after three 'frustrations', he has no certain confidence in this acquisition, perhaps this is also because he is a little uncertain about the investment environment of the Premier League, so he is in this regard Consulted Wansheng.

Wan Sheng did not give a clear suggestion. He only talked about the development of Manchester City Club for two years. "I brought two league titles to Manchester City Club. In the past two years, Manchester City paid off 70 million pounds of debt and had A lot of profit. "

The meaning of Wansheng is very simple, the development of the club is actually directly linked to the results.

The football investment environment of the Premier League cannot be said to be very good, but it is quite good in Europe. It is a 'golden country'. If you want to rely on football to make money, you may only be able to invest in something like Manchester United. It is not easy for large clubs and small clubs to ensure their results. Therefore, it is not easy to invest in football clubs, and it is personal.

If it is just a personal hobby, it does not matter whether it is profitable, but if it is to make money and invest in the small clubs of the Premier League, the prospects are not so optimistic.

There is no way for Wansheng to help Yang Jiacheng in this regard, he just gives his personal reasonable suggestions.

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Three days before arriving in Hong Kong, Wan Sheng was busy in interpersonal communication.

He met with people from all walks of life in Hong Kong to communicate about the business development of the Tagore Group and some football-related matters.

Three days later, Wan Sheng put down all these tasks and walked into the headquarters of the Hong Kong Football Association. In the afternoon, the Hong Kong Football Association held a press conference to officially announce that Wan Sheng took over the Chinese Hong Kong team and will lead the team to the battle. Asian Cup held in July.

Although it is not the latest news, when the Hong Kong Football Association announced that Wansheng became the head coach, it caused a stir in Hong Kong and the mainland media.

Before this, many people speculated that the news that Wan Sheng took over the Hong Kong team was just hype. Unexpectedly, it has now become a fact. Some domestic media can't help but think of the news that the Chinese Football Association had previously invited Wan Sheng to serve as technical guidance. Both parties The outcome of the negotiations is inconclusive.

Unexpectedly, Wansheng really took over Hong Kong.

The Chinese team and the Hong Kong team of China are competing for the Asian Cup, which is a piece of news worthy of big reports. Wan Sheng's coach of the Hong Kong team in China, this Asian Cup held in four Southeast Asian countries is worth looking forward to.

At the press conference, Wansheng accepted a live interview.

This is not the first time he has been the head coach to be interviewed, but it is really the first time that he has coached the national team in the International Cup.

This first time is different from the previous experience.

Whether coaching the Derbyshire club or taking over the Manchester City club, the outside world has questioned his ability. Now taking over the Hong Kong team, almost no media have questioned his ability, but the media is not a praise, they also have doubts. The point of doubt is the strength of the Hong Kong team.

"Excuse me ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ What is your goal of leading the Hong Kong team to the Asian Cup?"

This is the point.

Wan Sheng sat on the podium and looked at the reporter who asked the question. He said confidently and seriously, "The team is out, this is the goal given by the Hong Kong Football Association."

Hearing this answer, the media did not have many surprises.

Even if the Chinese Hong Kong team relies on "luck" to enter the Asian Cup finals, as long as they enter, the goal will definitely not be "increasing experience", otherwise the Hong Kong Football Association will not invite Wan Sheng to coach the team, then their The goal can only be 'group qualifying'.

Ke Wansheng ’s words were not finished yet. After a pause, he continued, “I personally do n’t think so, according to the strength of the Hong Kong team, the group qualifying is indeed a good goal ...”

"However, no matter which team I coach and which tournament I participate in, I will only have one goal, and that is--"

"——Champion —— !!!" (To be continued.)

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