All-around center

Under the first ray of sunshine in the morning, Yatgenich rubbed his eyes and got up.

Looking at his sleeping wife beside him, he tiptoed to the closet, took out a sweatshirt, and walked out gently again.

However, this movement still woke up my wife.

"Is it already 7 o'clock?"

My wife yawned and got up.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up." Yatgenich apologized.

The wife yawned again, and then smiled: "Today is your first day joining the national team, and I must be prepared for you."

Hearing this, Yatgenich smiled even brighter.

Yatgenic, the former Dinamo Zagreb scout, is the one who brought Suker and Modric over from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Now, he has received an invitation from Besic to join the coaching staff of the Croatian national team as an information collector and analyst.

This is a very meaningful thing for Yatgenic.

It is different from the boring excavation work in Dinamo Zagreb, which requires traveling around for many years and cannot return home several times throughout the year.

This time, he joins the national team coaching staff and his job will become more stable.

Of course, the most important thing is that he can witness history for the first time.

That's right!

This Croatian national team is special for all the people.

Although Davo Suker's golden generation gave them a stunning feeling, the generation of Suker and Modric have transcended the category of stunning, and they are well-deserved to be the world's top team.

They have enough strength to spy on the Hercules Cup!

This is also the closest Croatia has come to the World Cup!

After a morning jog, Yatgenic felt refreshed.

When I returned to the house, my wife had prepared breakfast, and my son was eating breakfast in a daze, obviously not waking up.

"I'm going to take Danny to school in a moment and then go to work." The wife said as she took off her apron.

Yatgenic blinked: "It's a school holiday today. Because of the national team match, schools all over the country have a day off!"

Although it is only a European qualifier, for Croatia, this is a game that determines whether they can secure first place in the group one round ahead of schedule.

Therefore, the education department has decided to declare a nationwide school holiday.

"Oh~~~" The wife patted her forehead: "Look at my brain."

After that, she walked over and kissed her son on the forehead.

"Baby, can you play at home by yourself today?"

Son; "I want to play football with Louis!"

"The stadium at the door?"

"No! A ballpark downtown!"

"Danny, don't think I don't know you have a new girlfriend."

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Danny was a little embarrassed. For a child who was just starting to fall in love, it was a bit embarrassing to be caught and choked to death.

Yatgenich on the side couldn't help laughing, blinked at his son, and said nothing.

After his wife left, Yatgenic coughed dryly and said to his son: "Do you have any ideas about developing into football?"

Upon hearing this, the son said bluntly: "No! No! Not at all!"

Yatgenic was stunned for a moment: "The club's feedback on you is very good."

Danny is training at the youth academy of Dinamo Zagreb and has received very good feedback in his monthly and year-end evaluations.

"Of course it's good, because my father is Yatgenic, a person who can knock on the door of the boss's office at any time. Even the coaches say that you are the future decision-maker of the club!" Danny said in the calmest tone.

Yatgenic couldn't help but grin.

In fact, Danny is right. If he does not accept the invitation from Besic this time, he will be directly promoted to the job of general manager of the club.

However, some things are more important than these.

And when Yatgenic returns from the national team, he will also be able to get these job opportunities, and even more.

After all, as a scout who brought talented players such as Suker, Modric, Mandzukic, Rakitic, Vukojevic and so on to Dinamo Zagrab, his reputation is not only in Croatia is very prosperous even in the world of scouting circles.

This resume can even get him a scouting job with one of those wealthy teams.

At this time, Danny continued; "I know my talent. I am not a football player. I am already 14 years old. I can't play now, let alone in the future."

"Those real geniuses in the youth training, let alone Suker and others, let's talk about Kovacic. He started playing with the U15 when he was 13 years old, and he was already playing in the U18 at the age of 15!"

"I can now play in the same age group because my dad is Yatgenich."

Yatgenic grinned; "You don't have to underestimate yourself, look at Suk! He."

"Oh~~ Oh my God!" Danny immediately waved his hand and shook his head in a mature manner; "Stop talking about these things, those coaches are going to make us vomit."

"Suker's story is probably the most inspiring story in the whole of Croatia, but there is only one Suker, and did Suker really achieve his current achievements through hard work?"

"Don't forget, he was already elected top scorer in the Bosnian Amateur League when he was 16 years old!"

"What hinders his development is lack of nutrition and limited height. Once he grows up, no one can stop him!"

"So, Suker is also a talented player. A 16-year-old, less than 150 cm tall, is the top scorer in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is a terrifying thing in itself."

Danny shook his head: "You want to use Suker's story to inspire me. It's useless to me, and I can't become Suker."

Looking at the stubborn Danny, Artgenic could only shake his head and said; "Okay, I respect your opinion."

After a pause, he added; "Do you need me to give you some equipment? Equipment for men!"

Danny was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red, and he immediately turned and ran away.

Looking at his son's escaping back, Artgenic couldn't help laughing; "It's a little devil who fell to the ground!"

After dinner, Artgenic took out the clean and tidy national team coach uniform from his closet.

Dark blue long sleeves, V-neck, lapel design.

Artgenic took out the coach uniform and looked at the team logo on it carefully. He mainly looked at the upper edge of the team logo, where there was a missing star!

Zagreb National Training Center

When Artganic arrived at the training base, the training ground was empty, and it was obvious that the training had not yet started.

He went all the way to the office building and accurately found Besic's office.

Knock!

Knock on the door!

"Come in!" Besic's dull voice sounded.

Artganic pushed the door open, and before he could say anything or even drink a sip of water, Besic handed Artganic a stack of information.

"Let's skip the welcome ceremony. The workload is heavy. Can we get into work directly?"

Facing Besic's inquiry, Artganic was stunned for a moment, and then immediately nodded; "Of course!"

After that, the two began to do their own work on the coffee table.

Artganic spent his first day at the national team training center in excessive work.

It was not until 8 o'clock in the evening that the two of them finished everything.

Art Genic stretched and hammered his sore wrist, saying, "How long has this been working?"

"One month!" Then Besic looked up and said, "I told you to come earlier, but you didn't!"

"I'm in Africa, how can I come?" Art Genic shrugged.

Besic: "What did you gain?"

"Nothing, just went to inspect those youth training bases."

Besic nodded, then stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll buy you a drink. You've been tired all day today, drink some wine to relieve fatigue."

"Is this a belated welcome ceremony?" Art Genic smiled.

Besic shrugged, "You can think of it that way, I'll pay!"

The two did not walk too far, but came to a bar less than one kilometer away from the training center.

Although it is a bar, food is also provided here.

Simply ordered two pastas and some side dishes, the main purpose is to drink.

Besic personally poured a glass of red wine for Artgenic, who took up the glass and shook it for a moment and asked, "How is the current situation of the national team?"

Besic: "Not bad, the combat effectiveness is guaranteed, as long as there are no injuries."

"Did you decide to call Planic back?"

"Of course!" Besic held out the glass, and the two gently bumped it.

"I need some veterans with World Cup experience to serve as substitutes. Strinic, Joel Luka, Vida and others are still too young and easily nervous. Although Srna is in charge of them, they also need to be strengthened in the substitute position. This reinforcement must be in terms of experience and mentality, so I called Planic back."

Artgenic nodded and said immediately; "Where is Simunic?"

Hearing this, Besic did not speak.

In this regard, Artgenic also understood that Besic had no intention of recruiting him into the national team.

Simunic is still playing in Croatia, but it is no longer him who chooses the team, but the team chooses him.

After all, at his age, there are too many accidents, but he still wants to join the national team, so he is also insisting.

The atmosphere became a little quiet, and Arteganic changed the subject; "Now the defense line is built, and you have also completed the localization of Croatia. The next step is to make the team younger?"

"I do have some ideas." Besic said: "Srna told me that after this World Cup, he may return to Dinamo Zagreb, and his current state is indeed a bit fluctuating. You know that after the state fluctuates, you need to face a decline in state."

"And it's not just Srna, Planic, Vukojevic, Dujmovic, Kranjcar are all old, I must plan ahead."

Arteganic; "There is Kovac in the midfield The new forces such as Chi, Brozovic, and Luka and Rakitic should be able to adapt quickly. "

Besic nodded: "The defense line must get enough training and growth in this World Cup. Srna and others can't play for long, because young people like Vida must stand on their own!"

Speaking of this, Artgenic suddenly sighed; "Time flies so fast, Srna, Duimovic, Vukojevic, Planic, I still remember that I brought these kids to the training ground. At that time, they were all very young, and now they are over 30 years old!"

Besic suddenly said; "Suker is over 180 cm!"

Puff!

Yatgenich finally managed not to spit out the wine. He wiped the corners of his mouth and grinned, "Don't say this in front of Suk. That guy is petty, and he is most afraid of anyone mentioning his dark history."

Besic couldn't help laughing and said: "Don't worry, I know!"

At this moment, a man wearing a baseball cap hurriedly walked over.

The man was very tall, about 190 centimeters tall, and stood out among the crowd.

He hurriedly walked towards Besic and Yatgenic, and suddenly stopped beside them.

"gentlemen!"

Besic and Yatgenic looked up.

Through the dim light, this man had a beard, but his iconic tall stature, right-angled shoulders, and a scar on his eyebrow looked even more familiar.

"Simunic?"

Yatgenich couldn't help but whispered.

Besic also frowned slightly.

Simunic looked at Besic nervously and said, "Sir, please give me a chance. I won't let you down."

After that, he put the backpack in front of him and started to take out things from inside.

This move attracted the attention of the surrounding people, and Besic said in a deep voice, "What do you want to do?"

"I, I." Simunic was so nervous that he couldn't speak.

Yatgenic on the side said quickly: "Stop talking here, let's change places."

Hearing this, Besic looked around and nodded slightly.

Soon, the three of them moved into a private room.

The private room was very quiet. Besic and Yatgenic were sitting together, opposite Simunic who was sitting upright.

Compared to before, Simunic became a little haggard, but his eyes were still bright.

"This is a very reckless behavior." Besic said.

Simunic pursed his lips and said, "I know, but I really can't find a chance to get close to you except this way."

Besic turned his head; "Tell him I'm here."

"No!"

Before Yatgenic could speak, Simunic took the lead and said, "It's not him."

"Who is that?"

Boom, boom, boom!

Rapid footsteps sounded.

Another rash figure broke into the private room.

The man was wearing sports shorts and short sleeves, and his fat belly and thin hair symbolized his identity.

Assistant coach of the Croatian national team, Van Steyak!

Van Steyak was panting. After he entered the private room, he saw Simunic at first sight.

It’s over!

Breathe~~~breathe~~~~

Besic took a deep breath and stared at Vansteyak with anger in his eyes: "Did you press the locator on me? I need an explanation!"

Van Steyak said quickly; "Of course, I can explain!"

The private room fell silent again.

Van Steyak sat with Simunic, opposite Besic who looked indifferent.

Yatgenic grinned, having eaten a big melon on his first day at work.

So, what is going on?

"Come on, explain!"

Besic said.

Van Steyak glanced at Simunic, who lowered his head very low. Van Steyak glared at this with hatred and sighed:

"It mainly stems from our last game. In the game against high forwards, our defense had some problems one after another. Do you remember?"

Besic nodded; "Of course I remember, that game was a bit dangerous. Because all the main players were not summoned, problems almost occurred."

Van Steyak nodded; "At that time, you discussed with me about high-altitude defense, and we reached an agreement that we need a high school defender."

"We will also look for a suitable player across the country and other leagues, but I first set my sights on Simunic. After all, he has experience in the national team. Although he is older, he is full of experience. So I thought I could collect some data on him and went to the club he was playing for.”

Besic nodded, indicating to continue.

Before Van Stryak could speak, Simunic on the side responded; "I heard that the assistant coach of the national team was coming to inspect, so I asked the relevant personnel to arrange a meeting. Of course, I didn't say anything to him. No bribes were paid, and we communicated on tactics and technical aspects. In the end, my data satisfied him, and I also thought that I could continue to contribute to the national team.”

Van Steyak; "But he was too anxious. This was something I should have reported, but he went straight to you."

Simunic looked at Besic and said seriously: "Sir, I just want you to know that I can really help, and I will obey any of your tactical instructions. I am willing to serve as a substitute. I will not To compete for any tactical resources, I will do whatever you ask me to do. Even if you ask me not to play in a game, I will not blame you, but I hope you can give me a chance."

Simunic looked at Besic and said, "I really want to participate in this World Cup!"

Phew~~~

Besic breathed out slowly, and he began to tap the table gently, and the entire private room fell into silence.

Simunic's recklessness really dissatisfied him.

But some things must be dealt with flexibly. The most important thing is that Besic trusts Van Steyak's vision. The latter said that if Simunic's data meets the indicators, then there is really no problem.

Besic would not suspect Van Stryak of taking bribes.

This guy has a pure passion for football. Besides, he is not particularly short of money. The salary paid to him by the Croatian national team is enough for him to live a good life.

After a while, Besic slowly said; "I can't make any promises to you, but I want to hear your voice. I have three requirements for you."

"First: Your club is now in the relegation zone. If you enter the top ten in points this season, you will complete the task!"

"Second, I don't care about your steals and interceptions, but in terms of high-altitude clearances, your data must be the first in the Croatian league!"

Simunic nodded seriously. Although it was very harsh, it was better than no chance.

Finally, Besic raised the third finger.

"Third."

He pointed at Simunic and frowned; "Shave your beard, it makes people feel sloppy. I still like the clean and cheerful Simunic before!"