Reporter Wang Wei reported that on the morning of October 23, former Chinese national team coach Milu went to the Guangzhou City Football Club training base to visit the club's U15 team members. Milu's disciples Zhao Junzhe and Qu Chuliang were accompanying him. The two are now t

reporter Wang Wei reported On the morning of October 23, former head coach of the Chinese national team Milu went to the training base of Guangzhou City Football Club to visit the members of the club's U15 team. Milu's disciples Zhao Junzhe and district Chu Liang were accompanying him. The two are now technical director of Guangzhou City Team and the goalkeeper coach of the Chinese women's football team respectively.

It is worth mentioning that Zhao Junzhe and Zheng Zhi 's son is also in this Guangzhou City U15 team. Among them, Zheng Zhi's son is a skipping student and is younger than Zhao Junzhe's son. There are many mixed-race players in this team. Milu asked the young players a few questions, first of all, asking the children’s dreams. Some players answered that they wanted to play , , and some said they wanted to join the national team.

Milu encourages the boys to hope to see in 2026 some of them representing the Chinese team in the World Cup jointly held in Mexico, Canada and the United States (of course, this is a difficult task for these U15 players). What is interesting is that when Milu asked the small players "Who is the head coach of the Chinese team now?", the children did not answer for a long time.

This trip has been 20 years since Milu led the Chinese team to the Korea and JapanWorld Cup. In the blink of an eye, Milu is now 78 years old. Guangzhou is the last stop of Milu's trip to China. After interacting with the children, Milu flew directly from Guangzhou to Qatar on the evening of October 23. Before leaving Guangzhou, he talked to reporters about every detail about Chinese football.

◆ "Football": More than 20 years ago, you led the Chinese team to train and compete in Guangzhou. What unforgettable experiences did Guangzhou have for you?

Milu: I have some special feelings for the city of Guangzhou. At the end of 1999, when I first came, I led the Chinese team to play a friendly match in Guangzhou. The opponents at that time were New Zealand and Uruguay . We won both of those two games. So I have a special relationship with Guangzhou, such as Provincial Stadium, Garden Hotel, Yanjiang Road , and Yuexiushan Stadium , etc., all of which are in my memory.

◆ This time I met many of your disciples back then. Who thinks has changed the most?

They are better now than they were back then (laughs). They all do very well in their respective jobs and live very well now.

◆Who did you think of your team members in the future as a good coach? What about now?

Now judge that the coach is different from the player. It depends on the results of his team. Although you are a good player, you may not be a good coach. The coach has his own set of measurement standards.

◆ Guangzhou City Team Head Coach Li Weifeng and Guangzhou Team head coach Zheng Zhi both led the team to the other places to compete. Didn’t you meet this time?

Zheng Zhi was the best player in his time of playing football. Although he did not meet Li Weifeng this time, we have already chatted through video calls. I hope they can all coach successfully.

◆ Chinese team has not reached the World Cup for 20 years. What do you think you should do now?

If they (football decision makers) think about how to do it, I hope to help Chinese football and respect them very much. I'm glad that 20 years later people will still remember my team and my team.

◆ A few days ago, Liu Jianhong asked a good question, why can't Chinese football enter the World Cup after you leave?

I think this question should not be asked, but the person in charge of football.

◆ Today came to interact with the U15 team in Guangzhou City. What do you think when you see Zhao Junzhe and Zheng Zhi’s son inheriting his father’s business?

The fathers of these two children are very excellent players, and I hope they can surpass their fathers. For them, they have to have dreams now. For example, when I was 15 years old, I especially wanted to join the Serbian guerrilla club. At first I wanted to join the reserve team, and later I wanted to go to the first team, and then I thought I would go out to play football. Everyone has different dreams, so try their best to achieve it every time. These two children are very talented and have good figures. In addition, I would like to say that the venue facilities of Guangzhou City Club are very good, better than we were back then.

◆ Seeing you specifically talked to the players about the details of football, what did you tell them?

I told the team members that you should enjoy the training process on the court, and if you want to win, you must have the desire to win. Every time you come to train, you must be serious and ensure that you make progress and improvement every day. This is the goal that children must pursue.

◆ You also specifically said some encouragement words to Zhao Junzhe’s son!

I told him that you must have a goal in football, which is how to surpass your dad, because your dad has certain football talent, and your dad has certain results.