There is a belief called football

Chapter 223 Chilean Treasure Hunt
The call Stein received was from "Shuai Liao", an informant sent to South America, who discovered a talented Chinese defender in Chile.

"Defender"?
When Stan heard these two words, his eyes lit up. Now he just lacks a good defender. Li Weifeng is good, but he is old. Li Weifeng, who was born in 1978, was already 2014 years old in the 36 World Cup in Brazil. By then, he will still be the main central defender of the Chinese national team?Stan was a little terrified.

"Is it a central defender?"
Liao Shuai replied yes.

"Which city in Chile did you discover and which club do you play for now"?
"Valparaíso, now at Rangers",
"San Diego Rangers," Stan thought, a name that sounded familiar to him, but he just couldn't remember it.

"Has there been any celebrities in this club's history?"Stan asked.

"Hehe, of course, the most famous active player is the Chilean midfielder "David Pizarro" who has been in Serie A for many years," Liao Shuai said.

"No wonder, I said that I have such an impression of this club, and later played for Inter Milan",
"right",
"In addition, the most famous in history is the three-time South American Footballer of the Year winner, Chile's greatest central defender "Elias`Figueroa" (Elías`Figueroa)",
This character is a bit old, and Stan is not very clear. At that time, live TV broadcasts were not well developed, let alone "Figueroa", it was Pele, and how many people actually watched him play football.

Stan was very frank and said directly: "I don't know much about this".

"Can you tell me what are the characteristics of this Chinese child that you found?"
Liao Shuai was silent for a while.

Stan thought the phone was disconnected, "Are you still there, hello".

"Yes, but I can't say a word, Stan, you'd better fly over and see for yourself."

That's exactly what Stan wants, but at the end he asks, "So what's his name, you know?"?
"Yes, he has two names, one in Chinese and one in Spanish",
"There are still two names"?thought Stan.

"Then tell us all",
"The Spanish name is "Mark Vega" and the Chinese name is "Zhou Dun"".

*****
After more than 30 hours of flight and two transfers, Stan finally arrived in Santiago, the capital of Chile.

Chile is the longest and narrowest country in the world, so in this country, if you want to go to another city, just say whether to go south or north.

After understanding in advance, Stan knew that "Valparaiso" was north of San Diego, so he got out of the airport, took a taxi, and Stan drove north for more than an hour to "Valparaiso".

This is a seaside city, the whole city has a Mediterranean style, and the buildings are either white or blue.

Stan met Liao Shuai in a small restaurant as agreed.

"Long time no see," Stan greeted politely.

"Hehe, actually I don't want to meet you either, because the less we meet, the longer I can get paid."

"Haha, good idea, I will pass the assessment at the end of the year",
"Okay, let's get down to business," Stan said.

Liao Shuai was ready a long time ago. He turned the laptop in front of him and pushed it towards Stan. It contained Zhou Dun's complete information and game videos.

Zhou Dun, with a height of 185, was born on April 1990, 4. He entered the "San Diego Rangers" youth training at the age of 17. He started as a forward and later became a midfielder. Now he is fixed in the position of a central defender.

"Guard with a knife," Stan thought.

While Stan was watching with relish, the waiter came over and asked Stan what he wanted.

"A cup of coffee",
Hearing the waiter couldn't help but chuckle, Stan became upset and thought: "There's something wrong with you, what's the matter with the coffee?"
Liao Shuai saw that Stan was unhappy, and immediately waved to the waiter, "A glass of pure tomato juice."

The waiter nodded politely and left.

"Is there something wrong with the people here"?Stan finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Haha, no, Chile used to be a Spanish colony. The food is similar to that of Spain. They like to cook it by frying and grilling, so they like to drink pure tomato juice to relieve greasyness. In addition, pure tomato juice can also fight cancer."

"But Spaniards love coffee too," Stein said.

"Haha, then I don't know. Anyway, I came here and found that the people here are like this."

"Let's not talk about this, does Stan see any tricks?"
"Very good, very good, just what I need, your job is great, I have to transfer you to Europe in the future."

"You are the boss, as long as you are satisfied",
"How about his parents, do you know"?
"I know, I have been to local restaurants. There are Chinese food and Spanish food."

"Then let's go there some other day",
As he said that, Liao Shuai took out two tickets, "This is the next Chilean First Division match, Santiago Rangers VS University of Chile. I know you may need it, so I bought it in advance."

Stan crossed his hands on the back of his head and looked at Liao Shuai with a smile. He was obviously very satisfied with Liao Shuai's work ability.

At this moment, the waiter brought tomato juice, and Stan thought, "I don't know what's so good about this stuff", so he took a sip.

After taking a sip, just after entering his mouth, Stan raised his eyebrows slightly, and Liao Shuai knew that Stan liked it, because he felt the same way when he drank it for the first time.

"It's not bad," Liao Shuai said.

Stan put down the glass in his hand, smiled and nodded.

*****
On the weekend, Stan and Liao Shuai came to the "Prea Ancha Stadium", the home stadium of the San Diego Rangers. This football field with a capacity of only more than 1 people is indeed quite simple, and the stadium is also fully open without a roof.

The "Santiago Rangers" who sit at home wear green jerseys, and the away team "University of Chile" wear blue jerseys.

After the game started, the atmosphere was very hot. Despite the poor facilities, the South American fans were crazy. Although it was a league game, the atmosphere created by the fans was comparable to a "carnival".

Stan has never paid attention to the Chilean League before. Although he has done some understanding before, he still feels very strange. He just stares at the No. 22 "Zhou Dun" of "Santiago Rangers" on the field. His Spanish name is on the back of his jersey.

Under normal circumstances, to investigate why a player must go to the scene and not watch the live broadcast, it is because only at the scene can it be possible to see the player's running position, stance, and tactical quality.

After watching the game for 10 minutes, Stan felt that the first sight of Zhou Dun was similar to the feeling of seeing Wei Xiao at the beginning. They are both players with a good sense of position. They are very careful to adjust their position and distance with their teammates at all times.

Although Stan didn't say it, the first goal conceded against the South Korean team was actually because of Qi Bing's positioning problem, and Li Qinglong succeeded in countering offside. Stan knew that in this regard, there is still a big gap between China's youth training and foreign youth training.

In addition, what caught Stan's eyes even more is that Zhou Dun is different from Wei Xiao, that is, although Zhou Dun is a defender, he does not kick forward when he receives a pass from his teammate, but takes a look at it. Zhou Dun has a bit of the flavor of the Brazilian defender Lucio back then.

"Boss, how is it?"
"A good sense of position and the qualities of a good defender",
"Local fans say he is the new Figueroa",
While Stan and Liao Shuai were murmuring, cheers erupted at the scene. Stan looked at the replay on the big screen. It turned out that after Zhou Dun took the ball, the opponent's forward tackled Zhou Dun. Zhou Dun faced the opponent's forward's fierce tackle.

"Beautiful," Stan couldn't help shouting after watching the shot.

But as a defender, it is good to be able to assist, but it is more important to do your job well. In the first 20 minutes of the game, neither side had any decent offense. I don't know if it is because the level of the Chilean league is not good, or both teams are slow-heating teams.

The first half ended with a dull score of 0-0. Except for Zhou Dun's beautiful spike, there was really no bright spot.

"This rhythm is not as good as the Chinese Super League," Stein said.

"Haha, the Chilean league has its own style. The team pays attention to technology, especially small skills. For example, Zhou Dun's spike just now, you can see that the audience likes it very much."

Stan nodded.

During the half-time break, Stan and Liao Shuai took some time to eat something, and then bought two umbrellas. Depending on the weather, it might rain, and it rained in such an open stadium, which made the fans miserable.

Sure enough, it started to rain shortly after the second half. The lawn conditions of this stadium were already poor, and it turned into mud when it rained. As a result, the technical football of both sides could not be played, and they had to change to long balls.

The fans are not happy, we are Chile, not Scotland, but for Stan, this kind of game is a godsend opportunity, because now the two teams don’t need a midfielder, and directly attack the opponent’s defense, so Stan can carefully examine Zhou Dun’s confrontation ability and header ability.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the game between the two sides can only be played more and more simple. However, facing the opponent's tall forward, Zhou Dun can push the ball out of the penalty area eight out of ten times. It can be seen that Zhou Dun's judgment on the ball is very accurate, and his physical fitness is also very good.

After 30 minutes of the second half, the stadium was fully mixed with mud and water under the running of the players, and the lawn began to stick to the ball. In fact, this situation is often seen in South America. Because of the lack of funds and the population of each city is not large, the stadiums in many cities in South America are barely usable.

After the defenders of both sides pushed out the ball again and again, and the offensive players of both sides lobbed the ball into the penalty area again and again, the fans finally began to boo dissatisfiedly, and the referee also blew the whistle at the end of the game just 45 minutes into the second half without giving a second of stoppage time.

A boring game, but Stan is satisfied, he sees what he wants to see.

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(End of this chapter)