"National team coach?"

Chen Ran was stunned for a moment when he saw this system reward that had never appeared before.

Now that he is the head coach of Crystal Palace Club, which national team will come to coach him?

Hiss...it can't be...

That’s incredibly difficult!

Just when Chen Ran was startled by his guess, he suddenly felt someone calling him.

"Boss, Josep is here."

Seeing that Chen Ran seemed to be thinking about something, Southgate quickly reminded him.

When Chen Ran came back to his senses, he happened to see Guardiola walking towards him. As he walked, he greeted many acquaintances from the Crystal Palace.

"Boss, congratulations to you and Crystal Palace for defending the Champions League title again."

"Haha, Josep, thank you. Your performance this season is also very good."

"Boss, please stop praising me. Compared with you, I'm still far behind."

Hearing Chen Ran's praise, Guardiola smiled bitterly and shook his head.

If he was still a little proud before this Champions League final, now, the result of the game has ruthlessly awakened him.

"Don't be discouraged, this is just your first season as head coach. When I first coached Crystal Palace, my performance was not as good as yours. Work hard, I'm still waiting for you to come back and take over Crystal Palace."

"Thank you, boss. It's not convenient for me to stay here for too long, so I'll go back first."

After Guardiola exchanged a few words with Southgate, Simeone and others, he immediately turned and walked towards the players' tunnel.

Just when Chen Ran looked at Guardiola's back and thought that if he coached the national team, Guardiola could come back and take over the Crystal Palace.

He suddenly found that his feet had left the ground.

"Fuck! These bastards are doing this again!"

Immediately afterwards, he saw the starry sky of Rome.

...

Thousands of miles away in China, Crystal Palace, which was full of injuries, beat Barcelona, ​​which had a full staff, and successfully defended the Champions League title again, making countless Crystal Palace fans who stayed up all night so excited that they could not sleep.

"Awesome! Chen Ran is really awesome!"

"That's right. Even when we almost have no one available, we can still win Barcelona in one fell swoop. I can't help but admire this guy Chen Ran's coaching ability."

"Now that Chen Ran is the most capable football coach in today's football world, no one will object, right?"

"Haha, if anyone is dissatisfied, let him talk about the championship trophy."

"It would be great if Chen Ran could come back to coach the national football team."

"I'll go! You guys upstairs, don't hurt anyone, okay? The national football team is like a sinkhole. Whoever gets in will be finished."

"That's right. The game depends on the players. Without good players, it's useless to have a good coach."

"Chen Ran seems to have established a youth training base in China two or three years ago. When these young players grow up, it will probably be time for our national football team to rise."

"Is there anyone with yellow urine? Wake up the guy upstairs quickly."

"Chen Ran's youth training base recruits children around 10 years old. It will take at least ten years for them to become the main force of the national football team."

"Don't worry, it will only be ten years, I can still see it."

"Chen Ran originally established a youth training base in China, probably for the future. Therefore, before these children he personally selected and trained grow up, I don't think he will take over the position of head coach of the national football team."

"Holy shit! Doesn't that mean that when Crystal Palace was still in the English Championship, this guy Chen Ran had already started planning for ten years later?"

"Absolutely. This guy Ji Thieran always takes one step at a time and sees the next. When have you ever seen him fight an unprepared battle?"

"That's such a pity. It seems that the national football team has little hope in the short term."

"Be content, at least we still have the Crystal Palace game to watch."

...

After Crystal Palace defeated the mighty Barcelona and achieved four consecutive Champions League titles second only to Real Madrid, the media who had been slandering Chen Ran and Crystal Palace before the Champions League final had to pinch their noses and change their words to praise them.

"Compared to the experienced Chen Ran, Guardiola is still a little immature."

"In the direct competition between the old and new talented coaches, the Chinese are better."

"Crystal Palace has completed the feat of winning four consecutive Champions League titles. According to their current player configuration, if nothing unexpected happens, they are very likely to tie Real Madrid's record of five consecutive Champions League titles next season."

"After dominating the Premier League and Champions League, Crystal Palace can now be said to be the best team in the world."

"After leading Crystal Palace to such brilliant results, Mr. Chen Ran can now be said to be the undisputed best football coach in the world."

...

Finishing the Champions League final means the end of all Crystal Palace games in the 2008-2009 season.

Just as the Crystal Palace players were preparing to go on vacation, Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly ran into Chen Ran's office.

"Boss, are you interested in coaching the national team?"

After spending several seasons together day and night, the relationship between Ronaldo and Chen Ran has become more than just a coach and player. When there are no outsiders, they talk to each other as casually as friends.

Chen Ran was stunned when he heard this. Could it be that the opportunity awarded by the system to serve as the head coach of the national team was Portugal?

"Chris, why did you think of asking this question? I am now the head coach of Crystal Palace Club."

"Hey, it was actually Mr. Gilberto Mardell, the chairman of the Portuguese Football Association, who came to me privately. They are very dissatisfied with Queiroz's coaching performance and want to invite you to be the head coach of the Portuguese national team."

In this life, because Ronaldo was brought directly from Sporting Lisbon to Crystal Palace by Chen Ran, there was no friendship between him and Queiroz.

In addition, Queiroz has been an assistant to Manchester United coach Ferguson for a long time, so Portuguese players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe who play for Crystal Palace have a delicate relationship with Queiroz.

And now that Queiroz's coaching performance is poor, whether Portugal can get tickets for next year's World Cup in South Africa is in doubt.

Therefore, when the chairman of the Portuguese Football Association approached Ronaldo and asked him to contact Chen Ran, he immediately agreed without hesitation.

In Ronaldo's heart, Chen Ran is the most capable head coach in today's football. Compared with him, Queiroz is not worth mentioning at all.

"Chris, do you think I will give up my position as head coach of Crystal Palace Club and become the head coach of the Portuguese national team?"

As a reborn person, Chen Ran certainly knows that Spain will be the winner of next year's World Cup in South Africa.

Except for Ronaldo, Portugal has too many shortcomings in other positions and does not have the strength to compete for the championship.

He, Chen Ran, is a dignified championship coach. Portugal, a team that does not have the strength to win a championship, is really not very attractive to him.

After all, the national team cannot buy players at will, as there are too many limitations.

Seeing that Chen Ran seemed to have little interest in the position of Portugal head coach, Ronaldo quickly came up with his trump card.

"The boss, Mr. Gilberto Mader, said that if you are willing to serve as the head coach of the Portuguese national team, they can allow you to continue coaching the Crystal Palace Club."

"What?"

Chen Ran was really shocked this time.

Although it is not impossible to serve as the head coach of the national team and the head coach of the club at the same time, it is definitely rare.

It seems that the Portuguese Football Association is very determined.

Chen Ran took a serious look at Ronaldo and confirmed again.

"Chris, what you just said is true?"

"Of course. Boss, can I joke about this kind of thing?"

Seeing that Chen Ran didn't seem to believe him, Ronaldo immediately started to cry out.

"If that's the case, it's not impossible to consider it."

I have to say that the conditions offered by the Portuguese Football Association were indeed very attractive, and Chen Ran was a little tempted.

After all, few countries can allow the head coach of their national team to also serve as the head coach of a club.

"Haha, boss, don't hesitate. Portugal's current performance is too poor. If they don't win, they won't be able to go to the World Cup in South Africa next year. Now they are waiting for you, the big savior."

Seeing Chen Ran's interest, Ronaldo immediately became excited and tried his best to persuade Chen Ran to become the head coach of the Portuguese national team while the iron was hot.

There was nothing he could do. He was used to winning championships with Chen Ran at the Crystal Palace, but when he returned to the Portuguese national team, he might not even be able to get tickets for the World Cup.

The gap is so big that Cristiano Ronaldo really can't stand it.

"Chris, you go back first. This matter is not a trivial matter. I need to think about it seriously. After I make a decision, I will be the first to inform you."

After sending away Ronaldo, Chen Ran fell into deep thought.

As the head coach of Crystal Palace Club, he has already won all the championships he can win.

Some of them have been won more than once, which makes him feel a little tired of looking at those championship trophies and he has no interest at all.

Because he is also the owner of Crystal Palace, he has no way to collect championship trophies from the five major leagues like Mourinho and Ancelotti.

Now that the Portuguese Football Association has extended an olive branch, I might as well take this opportunity to experience the difference between coaching the national team and coaching the club.

In this way, it can be regarded as accumulating experience for some future plans.
To be continued...