In the evening of that day, Figo received an invitation from Xu Genbao to have dinner with him. This time he did not refuse and happily agreed.

"The food in your cafeteria is pretty good!" Figo praised.

"I'm ashamed. The food here is only of this level, and it's not as elegant as a restaurant. However, if Mr. Figo likes it, you can come here to dine often." Xu Genbao said.

"Mr. Xu should not just treat me to dinner today. If you have anything to say, just say it!" Figo said.

"Haha, I really can't hide it from you. I don't have any special request. I just hope that you can serve as our honorary consultant and come here once or twice a year to give guidance when you have time." Xu Genbao said.

"Okay, I can still accept this, but there is still a process to go back." Figo said.

"Of course!" Xu Genbao said.

"You must also know that the reason why I stayed to tutor Li Zhao alone was because of that bet. Of course, because the little guy is about to participate in the training camp of your national youth team, I can only spend half a day with him every day.

So in the remaining time, I can consider giving some guidance to your other players. But I hope that in these two months you can find a way to keep the national junior team as much as possible and let them train here. This will be beneficial to everyone.

"Figo said.

Xu Genbao understood the meaning of his words, which meant that he was still focused on tutoring Li Zhao. If the national youth team came and took them to other places, then he would have no choice but to apologize. So he said:

"This depends on the outcome of my negotiation with them. Moreover, many people in the coaching staff of the national junior team are my friends or old subordinates. Now that you are here, I will be more confident in convincing them.

"

However, Figo's next words undoubtedly made Xu Genbao a little embarrassed: "After observing the training conditions and level here in the past few days, I think it is good, but to be fair, this is also compared to your country.

, compared with our country or other countries with more mature football culture, yours is still far behind. To be honest, I am not optimistic about Li Zhao's development in your domestic league, so I hope to bring him to us in the future.

This is a longer-term plan.”

"If he is not suitable for development here, I will consider it." Xu Genbao said somewhat unhappy.

Figo patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't mind, I'm just telling the truth. You should also be able to see that I value this little guy very much. If you hadn't already helped him get his nationality, I would have thought

Take him back. Of course, the other young players you have here are also very qualified. If they study abroad in the future, I can also help them. If nothing else, I can still help at least in the Iberian Peninsula.

Of course, the final result still depends on their own efforts.”

On the morning of July 13, the National Junior Team of Country C, led by head coach Su Maozhen, finally settled at Genbao Base. As soon as they got off the bus, Su Maozhen found Xu Genbao to chat.

Su Maozhen: "Mr. Xu, I only agreed to stay here because of your face this time. You still tried to trick me on the phone. If you don't tell me a reason this time, I won't buy your fault."

Xu Genbao: "Follow me first. You should understand it soon."

So Xu Genbao led a group of them into the base. On the way, the general story of what happened was explained. It was not until he saw Li Zhao who was training seriously with Figo that he finally understood what was going on. Of course, things developed as expected.

As expected, Su Maozhen and Xu Genbao then decided on a friendly match between the national junior team and the Genbao team, which would be held in the afternoon of the next day. Naturally, Li Zhao was still on the Genbao team.

Of course, this friendly match is not just a simple game. The two have an agreement. If the Genbao team loses, everything will continue as before. If they win, they will have one or two more places. However, Su Maozhen still has this

With confidence, he feels that the players on his side are elites selected from all over the country, and they are slightly older than the players on the Genbao team. No matter how he calculates, he should not lose. There is a possibility of a tie, but in that case

I won't be able to hold on to face.

The result of the game was unexpected. The national junior team fell behind by two goals in the first half, scored by Li Zhao and Harik. In the middle of the second half, Wang Ziyi scored another goal, and only recovered in the final stage.

It’s a face-saving goal. It’s unclear whether there was any element of abuse in it, but it doesn’t rule out that Xu Genbao didn’t want the national junior team to lose too ugly.

"Now we can fulfill our promise!" Xu Genbao said proudly.

"Oh, I'm willing to admit defeat, but the previous quotas and personnel have been registered. There is no chance for this year. I can only wait until the U16 Asian Youth Championships qualify before I have another chance to adjust." Su Maozhen said with regret.

"Isn't this a empty promise? Who knows if you won't even be able to pass the preliminaries, and then you won't be happy for nothing again." Xu Genbao said displeased.

"Old Xu, you can't curse me like that. I admit that your team is indeed very good. I want to keep most of them, but I don't have the power. After all, this is a national brand. Everyone

There is a certain quota limit in the region. I have already broken the rules. If I continue to act recklessly, will the people above let me go?" Su Maozhen said.

"Now that the results are out, can the higher-ups still say that you are not good?" Xu Genbao said.

"Things are not that simple. You don't know that many times, officials would rather be mediocre than break the rules. There is no way around it." Su Maozhen sighed.

After this incident, the national junior team also decided to place the training venue here at the base before the next qualifier. Fortunately, after the expansion, the venue here is enough. Of course, during this period, Su Maozhen did not miss Figo.

When asking for advice, the other party's attitude was not so enthusiastic, and they only gave occasional guidance out of politeness. Even so, the other party was very happy, and it was a worthwhile trip.

Just in the past few days, another unexpected person came to the base. He is senior brother Wu Lei. His main purpose of coming here is naturally to ask Figo for advice, but Wu Lei often comes and leaves for a few days.

For a few days, it was mainly because it was the middle of the season and he came here during his break. However, he obviously still liked this junior brother very much, so he also taught Li Zhao some shooting skills, although his skills were not advanced.

But he was also very good at making up for Li Zhao's last shortcoming. Seeing that he was so serious about helping his junior brother, Figo did not hide his secrets and taught him something seriously.

"Junior brother, due to the frequent competitions recently, I won't be able to come and see you for a while. I don't know when I will see you again this time," Wu Lei said.

"Senior brother, please take care of yourself. I think we will have a chance to meet after our national junior team's qualifiers are over," Li Zhaodao.

"According to your age, you can enter the official professional team, but it is a pity this year. Your license was approved a little late, so you missed the registration time. At the beginning of the new season next year, we should be able to become teammates and work together in East Asia.

I’m playing for the team now,” Wu Lei said.
Chapter completed!