As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 104
On the second day after returning home, Jose called Xia Guoyong and made an appointment to have dinner together.

Although Xia Guoyong didn't teach Jose too many things, in Jose's heart, if it weren't for the other party's suggestion, then there would be no Jose today.

So there is no need to doubt that in Jose's heart, he is much more grateful to Xia Guoyong than Jim Lawler, Kevin McDonald and others.

Xia Guoyong agreed to have lunch with Jose, and the two arrived at a restaurant in the city an hour later.

After the two sat down, Jose ordered food, while Xia Guoyong ordered some beer.Jose is currently on vacation, so it's perfectly fine to drink a little beer.

"Mr. Xia, thank you very much." Jose raised his glass and said, "I toast you!"

"Jose, why are you being polite." Xia Guoyong also said with a smile, "I can help you very limited, and..."

Seeing Xia Guoyong's hesitant expression, Jose asked, "What's wrong?"

Xia Guoyong sighed and said, "The national team hasn't contacted you yet, right?"

"No, do you have any inside information?" Jose still has a bit of enthusiasm for winning glory for the country.

Xia Guoyong nodded and said, "I've heard of some."

"Ok?"

"The fact that you won the Premier League Golden Glove award has caused an uproar in the country. Countless netizens questioned why the national team did not recruit you into the team. They used to have excuses that you were too young, but now you are the Premier League Golden Glove. They If you use that excuse again, it will appear that there is no 300 taels of silver here." Xia Guoyong said slowly.

"Oh." Jose nodded without interrupting Xia Guoyong's words.

"However, as far as I know, some people don't want you to join the national team." Xia Guoyong continued.

"Why?" Jose was puzzled.

"Did you know? Huaxia football is not played in skills and tactics, but in human relationships."

"Sophisticated people?" Jose didn't understand. Although he was a human being in two lives, his memory of the previous life was already blurred, and besides, he had no human feelings in his previous life.

"The so-called sophistication of the world is not to score the ball that should not be scored, not to throw the ball that should not be thrown, and when necessary, to help the ball that cannot be scored." Xia Guoyong said succinctly.

"Uh." Jose frowned, after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out the reason behind it.

Seeing Jose's frown, Xia Guoyong sighed softly and said, "It seems that you are really not suitable for the China National Football Team."

Hearing Xia Guoyong's words, Jose hurriedly asked, "Huh? Teacher Xia, I..."

"Don't worry, listen to me." Xia Guo interrupted Jose, "You can try it, but remember one thing, don't play in the official game if you haven't determined your position."

"Okay, I see." Jose nodded in agreement.

According to the relevant regulations of FIFA, if a player represents a certain country and plays in an official game, then he will never have the possibility of switching to other national teams.

What Xia Guoyong meant was that if Jose could not get his due status in the Chinese men's football team, then he hoped that Jose would switch to other national teams.

Switching to other national teams, before, Jose has never had this idea.

However, as he grew older, his mind became more and more mature, and he understood that there are some things that can be done, and some things that cannot be done.

If you switch to other national teams, next year's World Cup will definitely not be able to catch up.

According to FIFA regulations, football skilled immigrants, in addition to obtaining the nationality of the country, have to live in the country for two years.

Therefore, Jose has really reached that point, and he can only plan for the World Cup after 18 years.

Xia Guoyong saw that Jose seemed a little bit lost, and comforted him: "You don't need to have any psychological burden. There are many ways to be patriotic. You don't have to do it yourself to be patriotic."

"I know, thank you Teacher Xia for your guidance." Jose said.

Although he said so, his heart was not peaceful.

After all, he is a person of Chinese descent. Since childhood, Jose has been deeply influenced by patriotic education.

"Maybe, after you go in, the head coach thinks highly of you, wouldn't it be as you wished then?" Xia Guoyong said again.

Jose smiled bitterly and said, "I hope so."

It's not that Jose is ignorant of the possibility Xia Guoyong mentioned.

But in the past year, there has been no news at all, and Jose has lost any hope of this possibility.

The two of them stayed like this, chatting and eating, and did not leave the restaurant until they were full.

Back home, Jose lay on the sofa, unable to calm down for a long time.

Is it really: I originally set my heart to illuminate the moon, but why does the bright moon shine on the ditch?
……

Soon after, when it came to the new international match day, Jose was indeed called up by the national team.

The process is very simple, only one phone call, telling him to go to the Honghe Football Training Base to participate in the training camp.

After hanging up the phone, Jose breathed a sigh of relief, finally it was time.

During this period of time, Jose was very conflicted. He was eager to go to the national team, but he was afraid of going to the national team.

Jose knew that in the national team, he would face a challenge other than football.

……

The news that Jose was called up to the national team was instantly spread on the Internet.

Jose fans were thrilled.

"My God! It's finally here!"

"It's great, it's great! My idol is finally coming!"

"I've been waiting for this moment for three years, Jose, you're finally here."

"Haha, there is hope for the national football team."

"I look forward to Jose leading the national team, punching devils and kicking sticks."

"I listen to this, and I give you a thumbs up."

……

Jose fans frantically left messages on major communication platforms to celebrate Jose's joining the national team.

The domestic media also reported on the matter one after another.

The "Huaxia Football" column team made Jose's deeds into a special topic and put it in the column program.

"Football Weekly" even reported on Jose in full.

"Football Association News" even specially interviewed several professionals and asked them questions about the prospects of the national team with Jose joining.

"This depends on the trust and support of the head coach. As far as I know, although Jose is currently the only one, in the Villa team, Jose is the absolute core of the defense. All defensive actions of the Villa team, Jose alone is in command." A well-known football commentator said so, and his meaning could not be more clear.

Indeed, if the defensive players do not cooperate with the goalkeeper's defense, even if Jose is now at the superstar level and also has special skills, he cannot face a team's offense alone.

Jose currently has a total of 15 stunts at most. If the opponent has more than fifteen close-range shots, it is absolutely impossible for Jose to save them all.

What's more, during the World Cup, the density of the competition simply did not allow Jose to use 15 stunts every time.

Therefore, whether Jose's core position in the Chinese men's football team can be guaranteed will determine how much Jose can contribute to the national team.

If he can't play his ability, then Jose has no reason to continue.

Van Persie moved from Arsenal to Manchester United, and then won the long-awaited league title, which made Jose deeply understand that sometimes, the choice is really important.

(End of this chapter)