Coaching career started as a college team coach

The golden autumn brings coolness, although Shanghai is still not very cool in September.

Cai Huiqiang hummed a little tune and walked into the youth training base of Shanghai Haigang Team.

"Hello, Coach Cai!"

"Hello!"

The staff passing by greeted Cai Huiqiang, and Cai Huiqiang looked very enthusiastic. The staff thought that Coach Cai looked particularly happy today.

Cai Huiqiang was indeed very happy, but his happiness was not because he was working smoothly at Shanghai Haigang. Recently, there were rumors that he might be promoted from the U18 team to the reserve team. He was more happy that his new friend on the other side of the ocean was working smoothly.

[Log in! ]

[Come on! ]

The time difference of more than ten hours did not affect the two young people of similar age playing FIFA online across the ocean. Although the online function of FIFA was not perfect at this stage and the players were stuck when running, Wei Le and Cai Huiqiang still had a lot of fun.

It’s better to say that they were chatting with people than playing.

Cai Huiqiang and Wei Le were on the QQ phone, talking about their respective teams. Wei Le complained that Jota was better at playing games than he was, which made Cai Huiqiang laugh. Cai Huiqiang told him about the growth of the young players he found in the Haigang team, and Wei Le now knows the Shanghai team better than some Haigang fans.

It is really great to find a friend who has a similar way of thinking, the same experience, and even works in the same field. Especially when he is abroad, if he doesn't speak a few words in Chinese often, Wei Le is worried that his ability to use Chinese words and sentences will decline.

Now, the English Championship has not been fully explored in China. In fact, until 2023, the English Championship is still a niche league. This is even more true in 2016. He didn't even see the news of Wei Le's appointment in any mainstream newspaper in China. Only some bloggers on Weibo updated the news.

Wei Le did not attract much attention, even though he is Chinese and has made history.

Although Wei Le doesn't care much about the domestic view of him, Cai Huiqiang is actually a little sad. Anyone can say that Chinese football is not doing well, but the question is, how many of these "cursing" people will really pay attention to the development of Chinese football?

How many of those "ten-year-old fans of the national football team" on the Internet really watch Chinese football, and how many of them really pay attention to the development of Chinese football?

Just like the news that Chinese coaches like Wei Le coached a second-level league team like Wolves, he has actually become the one who has gone the furthest among Chinese coaches. However, due to various factors, his news is not reported much in China, and only the most senior fans have some understanding of this.

The current public opinion is criticizing the poor level of Chinese football players, but few people know that there are also some talented young players active in some low-level leagues at home and abroad. They may become the hope of the future, but they are still groping in the dark.

Even a Chinese sentence "Come on" written in Chinese on social media can make a young player far away on the other side of the ocean happy for a long time. At this stage, players don't need much. What they need is attention, support, a "Come on" from the motherland, and a "Thank you for your hard work" from their hometown.

Perhaps just watching a game on live TV, remembering the appearance of these players, and spreading the stories of these players are all support for them.

In fact, this is not difficult, but few people are willing to do it.

This is even more true for coaches. Some coaches who study abroad are often "transparent". Cai Huiqiang can be famous in China because of his popularity as a commentator for PP Sports.

If not, this young coach, known as the "light of the new generation of coaches", will be known by only a few people, just like Wei Le who is still in the Wolves.

There are not many reports in China, but it doesn't matter, Cai Huiqiang can see from the outside.

Recently, Wei Le doesn't play games with him much. But Cai Huiqiang can understand that he can see from foreign reports that the Wolves are still overcoming difficulties and moving forward.

Cai Huiqiang has become a representative of the new generation of Chinese football coaches, so he knows more clearly how many difficulties Wei Le has experienced as a coach studying abroad, and how meaningful the work he is doing is.

Before leaving, he read from foreign news that Wolves had won eight consecutive games in various competitions. He believed that Wei Le would soon be known by Chinese fans and Wolves would soon gain more supporters. Cai Huiqiang would be lying if he said he was not envious, but he was not jealous of Wei Le. He sincerely recognized Wei Le's ability.

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After the big win in the second round of the League Cup, Wei Le and the team once againStart the journey of the league. Unexpectedly, they ushered in another 3-game winning streak.

First, in the away game against Huddersfield Town, Bowen still scored a goal alone, and Jota also scored a wonderful lob shot. At the last moment, Huddersfield Town scored a goal and the team won 2-1. Then at home against Burton, Coady scored a header with a set-piece opportunity, and the score of 1-0 was maintained until the end.

In mid-September, Wolves faced Barnsley at home. Barnsley boldly took an offensive posture and scored a goal at the beginning, giving Wolves a warning.

But Barnsley's first record woke up the Wolves. First, the midfielder Jack Pearce, who had not been strong before, assisted Joao Teixeira to score an equalizer. Then in the second half of the game, Jota relied on his personal ability to counter-offside and scored a goal. He also assisted Joe Mason, who came on as a substitute, to score a goal and expand the score advantage.

In the match against Barnsley, Wei Le consciously sent out a part of the substitute lineup. In his plan, this game was not very important, and he paid more attention to the next schedule.

After the draw, Newcastle United will become Wolves' opponent in the third round of the League Cup, and coincidentally, the opponent in the next league game is also Newcastle United.

Newcastle United did not perform well in the Premier League last season. Head coach McLaren was decisively sent away in March 2016, and he was replaced by the "tactical master" Benitez!

Benitez was unable to help Newcastle stay in the Premier League in the next few months. There are also reports that the club itself plans to take the opportunity to recruit players after Newcastle falls into the Premier League.

In any case, Newcastle United has become the most advantageous team in the Championship this season. In the summer window of 2016, Newcastle United introduced English striker Gayle, and Gayle delivered good data in these games. In addition, the 23-year-old Mitrovic is also in the team.

Of course, Mitrovic has not become the "Mi God" we are familiar with later, but his offensive ability has been demonstrated, and his strength should not be underestimated.

In the midfield, there is the left forward Ritchie who is at his peak, Shelvey who has been famous in the Premier League for a long time, and the 22-year-old young player who has just transferred in, who is a product of Arsenal's youth training, Hayden, who has proved his strength in Hull City's promotion to the Premier League last season.

Not to mention the defensive midfielder Colbeck who has already secured a starting position during the Premier League, and Clarke who was introduced from Aston Villa at a high price of 6 million.

Benítez made no secret of the fact that his team was promoted to the Premier League.

But Wei Le did not feel fear, on the contrary, he was very much looking forward to fighting with his opponent.

On September 17 and September 21, the two games against Newcastle United were played away, and Wei Le was very ambitious about it, and he did not want to give up a single game!