Chapter 489 What do you have to say?
While South China Tigers head coach Lehman and his translator were attending the post-match press conference, Flash Star head coaches Zhao Kangming and Qin Lin stood outside the press hall, waiting to appear.
The translator's voice came intermittently from inside: "...We didn't play well and made some mistakes... But overall, Flash Star played better, so they won the championship. This championship is also what they deserve... ...I congratulate them...But the Super Cup cannot explain anything, the league is the most important test...What do I want to say to the Flash Stars? I want to say...Welcome to the Chinese Super League..."
"The old man doesn't seem to be convinced yet." Qin Lin smiled after hearing the translator's words outside.
The time he and Lehman cooperated with the South China Tigers was not too long, only one and a half seasons, and most of the time he was still recovering from injuries. That is to say, under Lehmann's tenure, he lost his main position after returning from injury.
Later, some people on the Internet speculated that the South China Tigers Club wanted to exchange blood, but no one had the courage to take down Qin Lin, so they hired the world-class coach Friedrich Lechmann with a lot of money and used his fame and prestige to win over Qin Lin. Forced to suppress Qin Lin, and finally completed Qin Lin's cleansing through Lehman's hands.
After all, no matter how awesome Qin Lin is, he can't be as awesome as Lehman.
It was Lehmann's decision to remove Qin Lin from the main lineup. Can anyone or dare to question the decision of this world-famous coach?
Do you think Lehman made the wrong decision? Who are you? How many championships have you won? What qualifications do you have to criticize the coaching ideas of world-famous coaches?
Of course, this speculation has never been confirmed by either party. What everyone can see is that when Qin Lin left the team, Lehman specifically pulled him to the side of the training ground to talk to him for a long time and hugged him repeatedly, which made Qin Lin angry. Lin's eyes were a little red.
What people know is that after Qin Lin left, Lehman said in an interview that he did not want Qin Lin to leave. He once advised Qin Lin to stay, starting from his assistant coach. Of course, Qin Lin refused. accepted his suggestion.
Zhao Kangming said with emotion: "We won the game with Hu Lai's flash of inspiration. Anyone else would be dissatisfied. Yao Huasheng defended us with little chance throughout the game, but with one heel, the situation was completely reversed..."< br>
"This is Hu Lai's ability, an efficient killer. If he shoots twenty times in a game and only scores one goal, what kind of efficient killer is he?" Qin Lin said with a smile. "Old Zhao, if reporters ask you to say something to the Chinese Super League teams later, what are you going to say?"
Zhao Kangming thought for a moment and said: "The youth storm has been generated."
Qin Lin gave him a thumbs up: "Beautiful."
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Lehman finished the post-match press conference and left the hall when he saw Qin Lin outside. He was a little surprised. Then he smiled and took the initiative to open his arms and hug Qin Lin: "Congratulations, Qin, you are here today." Excellent performance!”
Qin Lin smiled and thanked: "Thank you, old man, your team played very well."
"Hey, that's it..." Lehman shook his head, "The Super Cup doesn't count. I look forward to meeting you again in the league."
"I look forward to it too."
Then Lehman shook hands with Zhao Kangming again, exchanged a few words, and then left.
Then Zhao Kangming took Qin Lin into the press conference.
When the reporters present saw Qin Lin walking in with Zhao Kangming, they were a little surprised. After all, the post-match press conference is attended by the head coach. When will it be the players' turn to face reporters?
When Zhao Kangming saw that everyone was looking at Qin Lin with doubts, he pointed at Qin Lin and said, "Qin Lin wants to take this opportunity to tell you something."
Qin Lin was not polite after he came and took the microphone directly in front of him. He looked at the media reporters in the audience and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal. I think everyone should have guessed it. It's just that it has been I haven’t admitted it personally. After playing the Super Bowl today, I think it’s time to tell everyone my decision.”
Hearing what he said, the reporters in the audience all sat up straight and stretched their necks to look at him on the stage.
The place was much quieter.
Under this quiet gaze, Qin Lin continued: "As everyone knows, when I moved to Flash Stars, I signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club. Although the club came to me many times after that, hoping to be able to work with me Renewal, but I never agreed. That’s because I plan to retire after the contract expires and this year is the last year of my contract with Flash Star.”
As soon as he said these words, there was a buzz in the originally quiet hall - it was caused by the whispers of everyone present.
A reporter turned their attention to Zhao Kangming and found that his expression was calm. He had obviously communicated with Qin Lin long ago and had accepted the result.
"...So I will retire after fulfilling the last year of my contract with Flash Stars. In other words, this year will be the last season of my career, the last time I participate in the Chinese Super League. To be honest, I can end my career with this My career makes me very satisfied. Because this has been decided a long time ago, I will not leave the suspense until the end. I will tell you in advance that I can concentrate on playing well in this last season. Thank you. Everybody supports me.”
As soon as he finished speaking, many reporters in the audience eagerly raised their hands and wanted to ask questions.
But it was obvious that Qin Lin did not intend to answer the reporter's questions. He ignored the raised arms, stood up and walked outside.
Zhao Kangming on the stage took the microphone and cleared his throat: "Okay, let's go back to the game itself. First of all, I am very happy that the team can defeat the South China Tigers and win the Super Cup championship..."
But it was obvious that the reporters present were no longer thinking about him. Although everyone was still sitting in the hall, their hearts had already followed Qin Lin's back.
The last big man of Chinese football is finally saying goodbye to everyone.
Although they could guess a little before, people still took chances and thought Qin Lin would change his mind and play for two more years.
Judging from his performance in this game, this is not a problem at all.
Just looking at his performance on the field, people often forget that he is actually 41 years old.
So even though they could have guessed part of it in advance, when this decision was actually revealed by Qin Lin, many people still found it unacceptable.
Obviously he is in such good shape, why can't he play for two more years?
After finally being promoted to the Chinese Super League, shouldn't we take these young people to play for two more years, put them on the horse and give them an extra ride?
When Qin Lin stood on the stage and announced that he would retire after playing this season, in the eyes of these reporters, was he just saying goodbye to his career?
Of course not, there are still twenty-four years that all of us have passed away with you!
With this strong feeling of reluctance, when the press conference entered the question-and-answer session, the reporters whose names were called asked questions related to Qin Lin's retirement statement.
Zhao Kangming had no choice but to answer: "I am also very reluctant to give up. I have advised him many times... I also think that from a competitive point of view, he can still play well for at least two seasons, but He is very determined... He feels that it is most appropriate to retire at this time. As his coach and friend for many years, I can only respect his decision... The only thing I am gratified about is that at the end of his career. During the season, he participated in the Chinese Super League, not the Chinese League One..."
Despite this, reporters were still reluctant and wanted to ask Qin Lin why he announced his retirement after this game. Does announcing his retirement after defeating his old club mean that he has completed his revenge against his old club?
How could Zhao Kangming be willing to fall into the hole dug for him by reporters?
He was determined not to have anything to do with Qin Lin's retirement and the South China Tigers.
But the reporters didn't want to let him go like this, so Zhao Kangming had no choice but to directly call the name of the team reporter Chen Jianyu: "You ask the last question!"
Faced with this kind of naked behind-the-scenes operation, other reporters had nothing to do. Zhao Kangming made it clear that he did not want to answer their questions, and they could not force them.
Everyone knows that Zhao Kangming is a good old man, and they are not willing to offend him severely.
He could only watch Zhao Kangming find the steps for him to get off.
After Chen Jianyu stood up, he finally did not ask questions related to Qin Lin. Instead, he asked Zhao Kangming based on what Lehman said before: "Just now Lehman said he had a message for Flash Star, 'Welcome to the Chinese Super League.' So, may I ask? Director Zhao, as a newly promoted team from the Chinese Super League, what do you want to say to the Chinese Super League?”
Although it was for Zhao Kangming, Chen Jianyu still asked the question quite well. It was not a perfunctory question. The other reporters also quieted down and wanted to hear what Zhao Kangming had to say.
Facing the reporters' gazes, Zhao Kangming said calmly: "As we all know, our goal is to avoid relegation." (End of Chapter)