Champion’s Heart

After the home game against Freiburg, the Bundesliga entered the winter break.

The next round of the league will wait until January 22 next year.

Originally, Mark's parents intended to invite Zhou Yi to their house for Christmas, but before they called Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi received a cross-country phone call.

Zhou Yi looked at a strange call from 086 and was a little surprised.

086 is the area code of the Chinese telephone number, as long as there is this number in front of the number, it means that it is called from China.

But the person who can call him overseas from China...only his parents, and his parent’s phone number includes his home phone number. Zhou Yi is all on the phone, it can’t be an unfamiliar number.

Zhou Yi hesitated for a while, but still connected-even if it was a scammer's phone, it wasn't his wasted phone charges.

After the phone was connected, there was a man's voice over there: "Is this Zhou Yi's phone?"

"Yes, I am Zhou Yi. Which one are you?" Zhou Yi asked.

"Hello, Zhou Yi. This is Gao Hongbo."

Hearing this sentence, Zhou Yi froze for a moment.

Gao Hongbo?

Although far away from China, Zhou Yi, who is not far away from Chinese football, naturally cannot know who Gao Hongbo is.

To his surprise, what did the head coach of the national team call himself?

"Hello, high guidance..." He even had doubts in his voice saying hello to Gao Hongbo.

Gao Hongbo also heard Zhou Yi's doubts, so he smiled and said: "Suddenly making this call to you, it's a little abrupt. Sorry, the phone number is what I got through some media relations. There is no contact information for you in the FA. In this way, the national team started a training session in Shanghai on December 22nd. I am planning to recruit you to this training list, so I want to hear your opinions now."

In fact, after the initial consternation, Zhou Yi already understood why Gao Hongbo suddenly called him.

Certainly not to talk to him about the weather in Dortmund.

Then there is only one explanation.

I want to enter the national team!

As a teenager who has loved football since childhood, the Chinese national team is indeed his dream goal, even in the worst years of Chinese football. He also imagined that he was a member of the national team. Then lead the team to victory.

Don’t he know the shady ones?

He knows, but he doesn't care or think about it. Putting on the national team jersey with the flag on your chest is more like a kind of vanity for children.

Zhou Yi has this vanity.

Just as a student. He also just fantasizes.

Unexpectedly, now the childhood fantasy has become a reality.

He really wants to be... "national football"!

How many Chinese football teenagers will refuse this invitation?

Unless there is a "benefit fee" of 300,000 behind this invitation...

However, 2009 was a stormy year for Chinese football. Many senior officials of the Football Association have been dismissed, and the former famous gold whistle has also been imprisoned. The domestic football environment is indeed better than before.

Zhou Yi returned to his mind and said: "I have no opinion, I listen to the guidance of Gao."

He answered very simply.

Gao Hongbo saw Zhou Yi answering so quickly. Instead, they explained more: “It’s better to make some words clear in advance. This time is just the national team’s training, we will play three games. Two teaching games with the Shanghai local team, one with Jordan Warm-up match. It is just an opportunity to enhance mutual understanding and does not represent the future. Do you understand, Zhou Yi?"

Zhou Yi nodded: "Of course I know this. I don't expect to become the team's main force in one training session. You can rest assured, high guidance, my mentality has always been very good."

I heard Zhou Yi say this. Gao Hongbo smiled: "Also, you are not in a hurry to play in the first team in Dortmund for three months, and you really have a good attitude."

Zhou Yi scratched his head, he really did not know whether Gao Hongbo was boasting him or mocking him.

"Okay, you agree, and I will put your name in. The time for our training report is 21 days, you can arrive one day later, because you are farthest."

"Hey, am I the only foreign player?" Zhou Yi asked.

"Yes, only you."

Zhou Yi thought of He Ying, Sun Pan, Yang Muge and Guo Nu.

They haven't hit it yet...

Maybe in the future, you can get together with the four of them in the national team?

That's really...interesting!

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Hanging up the phone, Zhou Yi was too late to inform his parents that he was selected for the national team, but instead booked a ticket from Germany to Shanghai as soon as possible.

At this time he received a call from Mark. On the phone, Mark invited Zhou Yi to come to his house for Christmas.

But Zhou Yi can only refuse.

"Are you selected for the national team?" Mark exclaimed when he heard Zhou Yi's reasons.

"Yes……"

"Awesome! It's amazing, Zhou Yi! You are amazing!" Mark cheered on the phone as if he was selected for the national team. "Mom, Dad! Zhou Yi was selected to the national team! The Chinese national team!"

Mark even called his father, and he seemed afraid that there were not enough people who knew about it.

Mrs. Wagner and old Wagner also took the phone to congratulate Zhou Yi.

Finally, Mrs. Wagner said to Zhou Yi: "It is indeed more important to play for the country than to celebrate Christmas. Good luck to the national team, Zhou Yi!"

"Come on Zhou Yi, and I will work hard towards you as well!" Mark shouted over the phone.

"Then I'm waiting for you, Mark!"

After finishing the call with Mark's family, Zhou Yi continued to book tickets.

After the ticket was booked, he took the initiative to make two calls. The first call was to call their parents and tell them about their selection to the Chinese national team.

Mom didn't react to the news, but Dad was excited.

As a senior Chinese fan, Zhou Jianliang can be said to be broken by Chinese football, but his love for Chinese football has not changed. Now his son has also entered the national team, which is naturally his wish. Moreover, the son went in, maybe the national team's performance might have been expected?

On the second call, Zhou Yi called his agent Schulte.

Such a big matter of being selected into the national team must be notified to your agent. First, it is convenient for Schulze to start work. After all, the commercial value of national and non-national is completely different, and Zhou Yi is still very clear about this. On the other hand, it is related to the trust of players and agents. If your agent doesn't know this kind of thing. What trust and cooperation are we talking about?

Shultzer was very happy that Zhou Yi was selected for the national team.

As an agent, he naturally understands the importance of this international label.

Especially the players of the Chinese national team.

Be aware that behind Zhou Yi is the huge Chinese market, and this huge market potential is what all brands care about. So how to explain the appeal and influence of Zhou Yi in China to the brands of Western companies?

Say how many people he pays attention to in every game, say he scores every goal. How much response have they caused on the Chinese network?

None of these are simple and effective, "He is the international team of the Chinese national team".

When Zhou Yi is a player of the Chinese national team, his commercial promotion in Europe will become much easier.

"How many games does the national team have?" Shultzer asked.

"It's three games. Two teaching games and one warm-up game..."

"Will the warm-up match be broadcast live?"

"do not know……"

"Will you play?"

"do not know……"

"Okay. In short, it is a very happy thing to be selected for the national team. Congratulations, Zhou Yi!"

"Thank you Tino."

Shortly after hanging up the phone, Shultzer called back again: "Zhou Yi. I just checked. Doesn't your national team have an Asian Cup qualifier on January 6 next year? That is not a warm-up match."

"Huh. Is there? The high guide didn't tell me. I don't know very well..."

"Can you play that game?"

"Where do I know..." Zhou Yi spread his hands.

"Uh, well... In short, I will pay attention to it, you don't have to worry about things other than football." Finished. Shultze hung up the phone again in a hurry, and he could see that he was really busy now...

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When Zhou Yi's plane was still in the sky. In China, the media has announced the list of Gao Hongbo's national team training.

This time, because there are two Asian Cup qualifiers. So much attention.

In fact, since taking office in May this year, Gao Hongbo has been controversial. Although his first game led the national team 1:1 draw with the world champion Germany. However, in the view of many experts, the gold content of the friendly match is too low, even if it is tied to Germany, it can not explain any problems.

But many fans like the kind of pass-and-control football of the Gao Hongbo national team.

But in August, Gao Jiajun ushered in two unexpected draws. The same is a friendly game, the Chinese team has tied 1:1, 0:0 Singapore and Malaysia.

In the minds of Chinese fans and the media, these two teams are well-deserved underdogs, let alone the Chinese team won. I am afraid that winning less than four goals is not good.

As a result, Gao Hongbo's team failed to win.

In these two games, the weakness of the Chinese team’s weak offensive was exposed.

In the subsequent Asian Cup qualifiers, facing the Lebanese team composed of many amateur players, the technical football of the Chinese team almost disappeared under the opponent's high-intensity snatch. Although the two goals were won, some of those two goals Think it is controversial.

Next, in November, the Chinese team who returned to Hangzhou also won Lebanon at home.

This performance made the title of "Gao Hongbo get out of class" appear again in the media.

Therefore, it can be said that Gao Hongbo is now under tremendous pressure.

In the next Asian Cup qualifier, they will face Syria at home. If the Chinese team cannot win, they will be crushed by Syria, unable to win the group first.

Before such a crucial game, Gao Hongbo's training list naturally attracted much attention.

As soon as the training list came out, everyone discovered a remarkable thing!

Zhou Yi's name is awesome! (To be continued.) Activate new URL