Starting Sign-In from a Billionaire God-Chapter 1045 - 1044

The limping uncle initially applied for the position of assistant coach, but his ambition is clearly beyond that; he wants to be the head coach of the Yun City Team!

This surprised Lin Fan a little. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

He knows nothing about the experiences of the limping uncle, and certainly won't easily hand over the position of head coach to him. However, Lin Fan is no outsider when it comes to football. On the contrary, with the blessing of top athletic talent, he is now the world's top football player and also the person who understands football best in the world.

Whether the limping uncle truly has real skills, he has the ability to judge.

"Uncle, do you know where the strongest players in Huaxia football are now?" Lin Fan asked.

The limping uncle replied, "Looking across Huaxia, undeniably the strongest club is Heng Team from Yang City in Guangdong Province. This team has impressive achievements, having won the Huaxia Super League eight times in a row, as well as the AFC Champions League title, and even performed brilliantly in the FIFA Club World Cup."

The Huaxia Club Super League, abbreviated as Xia Chao, is the highest-level football league within Huaxia.

The AFC Champions League, abbreviated as AFC, is the highest-level football club league within Asia.

The FIFA Club World Cup, abbreviated as FIFA Club World Cup, is the highest-level club football league worldwide.

Heng Team from Yang City is currently Huaxia's strongest club team, having once faced the world's strongest football club Barça in the FIFA Club World Cup; this is one of Huaxia football's standout moments.

Lin Fan said, "Uncle, where do you think Heng Team's ability to achieve such impressive results stems from?"

The limping uncle replied, "The key to Heng Team's success can be summed up as being willing to spend money. They spent a hefty amount inviting foreign coaches and foreign players, whose levels are generally higher than that of locals—it's a fact. Most of the foreign players have mixed experience in the world's best clubs, and their inclusion directly elevates Heng Team's strength to another level. Furthermore, Heng Team has put effort into nurturing local players, and there are quite a few local players who are decent."

Lin Fan nodded and said, "That's true. Given Heng Team as a model, why can't our Yun City Team learn from them and also bring in foreign coaches and foreign players? After all, money isn't a problem. I only want the strongest team. Uncle, why do you oppose this idea?"

The limping uncle said, "Is Mr. Lin testing me?"

The limping uncle has already seen through Lin Fan's mind; after all, this is essentially an interview.

Lin Fan smiled and said, "I want to hear your opinion, uncle."

The limping uncle said, "Mr. Lin once said that buying Yun City Football Club was to deliver the best players to Huaxia, with the aim of winning the World Cup. Our focus should naturally be on building the strongest team made of local players, rather than a team reliant on foreign players, which is unconventional!"

Lin Fan laughed and said, "Regarding the issue of foreign players, this is also easy to solve. We can naturalize them, right? Letting them become Huaxia People solves it. In fact, this is really how it's done now; as far as I know, Heng Team even has foreign players who have been naturalized and have joined the national team."

So-called naturalization means letting foreign players join Huaxia's nationality and become Huaxia People, allowing them to formally join the national team and represent Huaxia in national-level football competitions like the World Cup.

Because foreign players are comparatively capable, this can be considered a shortcut to enhance the strength of the national team.

In fact, naturalized players have long been popular in countries around the world. Some countries' national teams rely on strong naturalized players to achieve remarkable results; it's proven feasible globally.

On the contrary, Huaxia is rather conservative in this regard, only beginning to consider naturalized players in recent years.

Unfortunately, the level of Huaxia's national team is really low. Even with naturalized players joining, it's still not impressive, and from the current view, naturalized players haven't helped bring qualitative changes to the national team.

The limping uncle snorted coldly and showed an unpleasant expression: "Naturalized players, this is indeed a side issue. Those naturalized players have no blood ties to Huaxia's children! They aren't even yellow-skinned! Even if the results are really improved, I will not feel any pride! What truly makes me proud is leading a strong team composed entirely of Huaxia men! Mr. Lin, I believe you share my thoughts, right?"

Lin Fan smiled without speaking.

The limping uncle said, "Some say that Huaxia People are naturally bad at playing football, lacking the gene for it. That's pure nonsense. We Huaxia People were the earliest to play football in the world; in ancient times, playing football was called 'cuju.' One could say, when Huaxia People were playing football, those foreigners hadn't fully evolved!"

Lin Fan said, "Then why is the national team playing so badly now? Isn't there a joke saying that 1.4 billion people can't find 11 who know how to play football?"

The limping uncle sighed and said, "Answering this question can't be done briefly; modern football, we certainly lag behind Europe. Football is the world's number one sport, and in many foreign countries, it is highly popular, a national game. In some poorer countries like Brazil, playing football is the best way out; this is also why Brazil produces so many world-class stars. But in Huaxia, modern football's popularity is far below the world standard, with not many locals passionate about football! Football is far from being considered a route for children; for most of us, the main route is studying and entering university. In many people's views, playing football is like playing around and not doing real work. This is a major reason."

Lin Fan nodded and said, "What else?"

The limping uncle said, "Although we have 1.4 billion people, our country's registered players are far fewer than other countries; this is proof. Because we lack the foundation for football, there are not many professionally trained talents. The choices we have are few. Others choose players from millions, whereas we choose from tens of thousands; can this compare? If all 1.4 billion of us are wildly passionate about football and all come to participate in selections, I believe we could definitely build the strongest team."

Lin Fan said, "What do you perceive as our way out?"

The limping uncle said, "The way out still boils down to one word: money."

Lin Fan said, "How so?"

The limping uncle said, "Nowadays in Huaxia, playing professional football is typically unaffordable for kids from poor families because it's a money-burning sport. Only kids from wealthy families are sent by their parents, at great expense, to undergo professional training. This already cuts off the football dreams of many poor kids. If we could give these poor kids a chance to fulfill their dreams..."

Lin Fan understood, laughed, and said, "You're right, it indeed boils down to money."

Playing football really requires money; Lin Fan now buys Yun City Football Club, and places to spend money in the future will be plenty.

"Keep going," Lin Fan said.