Reborn on top of football

"Matilde, no sugar in the coffee, thank you."

Sitting in the living room of Jose's house, Wang Ai unceremoniously asked his "teacher wife" in theory, not only because the two families are familiar with each other, but also at this special moment, the more Wang Ai sees outside, the more comfortable they are.

He used to be very ambitious but returned with empty bags. This is what Jose is feeling now.It is warm no matter what to have a former member of the team delivered to the door without hesitation, or even to be a guest at home.

Mathilde smiled and delivered a cup of fragrant coffee. After Wang Ai took it with both hands and thanked him, Mathilde consciously took the child out of the living room.It's just different from the child who ran to the backyard to play carelessly. Facing the backyard, she quietly stopped in the corridor behind the living room, intending to listen to the conversation between the two.

She doesn't interfere much with her husband's career, but as the undoubted pillar of the family, she will also give him some advice.What wiwi said at the door today is of great significance.

Jose put away his belongings and went back to the living room and sat on the sofa opposite Wang Ai without saying a word. His eyes were dignified and sharp, with a trace of fatigue and relief. Wang Ai didn't speak, but just drank coffee and rushed at him. wink.

Jose smiled and shook his head: "If the Chinese national team wants to invite me, you can't represent your National Football Association, and you can't predict today long in advance. So, you are sending out a tentative invitation, right?"

Wang Ai shrugged and put down the coffee cup: "Half right, I am indeed not authorized. At the same time, I am not inviting you on behalf of the national team, but on behalf of the Olympic team, the Olympic football team."

Jose frowned: "Youth team"

Seeing Wang Ai nodding, Jose smiled bitterly: "You actually invited me to coach the youth team"

"It's not a guide." Wang Ai shook his head seriously: "It's a technical consultant."

Jose stopped talking, and leaned on the sofa to watch Wang Ai. Wang Ai took out his mobile phone and put it on the coffee table: "Coach, do you have work to do today?"

"There is a media interview in the afternoon, you know, I can't push it away."

"Then, you have time in the morning, and now there is no team for you to take care of, right?"

Jose picked up a candy and threw it on Wang Ai. Wang Ai smiled and picked up the candy, peeled off the package and stuffed it in his mouth: "Then, you should have time and patience to listen to me."

Facing such a tired Wiwi, Jose didn't do anything. He sighed and leaned against the sofa, and even raised his legs: "Tell me, I have good patience."

"Things start more than 100 years ago"

"Wait" Jose resolutely stopped: "I said, I have something to do this afternoon."

"And in the evening, you can invite me to dinner."

There was a chuckle in the corridor, and Jose couldn't help but stroked his forehead with a smile: "Okay, okay, dear wiwi, for the sake of blocking your transfer, I'll listen to you all day Is it possible to arrange it?"

"Thank you." Wang Aizhi was satisfied: "More than 200 years ago, hehe, Europe started the industrial revolution in the turmoil of war more than 200 years ago. At that time, China was entering the strictest period of feudal rule, so Europe started the great development of natural science, and China It has entered the pinnacle of the previous stage of social science. I think you should know what happened after that. I think you have read the Portuguese version of modern Chinese history I gave you.”

Jose nodded: "The Opium War, and Macau."

Wang Ai shrugged: "We don't say we are unhappy today. In short, before that, China was a glorious central empire for thousands of years. After that, the country was almost destroyed. A magnificent building fell to the ground, and the building The people here were bloodied, and tens of millions of people were engulfed by the flames of war. In this ruins, a new China was established. Half a century later, it is far from regaining its former glory, and more than one billion people are still suffering Keep trekking. You know the concept of the world’s factory, Chinese workers have to work twice as much, and still earn less than one-fifth of American workers.”

Jose pursed his lips and nodded, without saying a word. When the Portuguese Empire collapsed, the Portuguese also suffered and cherished so much.It's just that Portugal did not fall to the bottom as deep as China.

"At this moment, the Beijing Olympics is coming." Wang Ai looked directly into Jose's eyes: "In Asia, we Chinese used to have a shameful nickname called the Sick Man of East Asia because of nutritional problems, just like Europe used to call Osman It is like the sick man of West Asia. But our side not only refers to the country, but also refers to the people. Therefore, in China, the long-term painful memory and the great desire for national rejuvenation have given the Olympic Games, especially the Beijing Olympic Games next year, unique significance."

"I can understand." Jose corrected his sitting posture.

Wang Ai nodded and said: "Let me deepen your impression and let you know what kind of attachment ordinary Chinese people have to this. I used to tell my friends that if the Chinese Olympic football team can win the gold medal next year, I would rather pay the price of a broken leg. Even today, I am willing to sign this contract with the devil."

Jose opened his eyes wide, looking up and down at Wang Ai in disbelief.

Wang Ai's eyes were frank and clear: "Jose, as a European, you may not understand the Chinese people's thinking in this regard. From ancient times to the present, the Chinese are group-oriented, and we are willing to make greater concessions for the collective. Greater protection. Me too, don't look at my chance to touch the gold cup of the two awards, the chance to be, to be"

"Ball King." Jose added in a low voice.

Wang Ai shyly said: "In short, I am willing to give up my career to safeguard national honor and obey the collective will. I am not as good as my predecessors. They don't even hesitate, but I still have to think about it. .”

At some point, Mathilde had already walked to the door of the living room, Jose frowned and shook his head: "You, you have almost a military temperament. I have read the documents of the Korean War, and I know that your army is as stubborn as a rock. Same."

"The people's army defends the people. Behind the positions is the home of parents, wives and children."

Jose nodded silently.

"In short, next year's Beijing Olympics will be extraordinary to the Chinese people. It is a national event and a national event. As the most influential sport in the world, football, our youth team has been endowed with a different meaning."

Jose suddenly smiled in the heavy atmosphere: "Is there a political commissar? Will you be shot if you lose?"

Wang Ai didn't care about this kind of ridicule: "There will be no punishment, at least not for the players. But if everyone is like me, what if we want to win?"

"Only win?"

"nothing else needed."