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"What?" Wu Yun and Gao Wei heard Martins suddenly say this, they were both incredulous and exclaimed, and then the surprise on their faces immediately turned into joy.
Selected for the national team! This is the greatest affirmation for a professional player. Although the national football team has performed very poorly in recent years, as Chinese players, Wu Lei and Gao Wei always think about serving the country. Leading the national team back to the World Cup can be said to be Wu Lei and Gao Wei's biggest goal.
"Coach, is this true?" Wu Yu looked at the letter with the Chinese Football Association's seal and asked doubtfully.
"Yes, I've already agreed to let you two go and report, the competition will be held on March 5th." Martins saw his two disciples so excited that he himself also revealed a pleased smile.
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On March 5, the last round of the Asian Cup qualifiers, China's team will play against Iraq away. Wu Yun had already known the match time and also hoped to be selected for the national team. Now that he has indeed received the news of being selected by Fu Bo into the national team, amidst the excitement, there is also a hint of worry.
"After the Madeira derby two days later, Maritimo will travel to Braga on March 1st, and then fly to Iraq for national team matches. With his current physical condition being so tired, he is likely to get injured easily." Wu Yun was secretly worried in his heart.
Martins saw the worry that flashed in Wu Yu's eyes and smiled reassuringly, saying: "You don't have to worry, this is your first time being selected for the national team, I will definitely let you make sufficient preparations."
He paused for a moment, then continued: "I've already decided that after you finish this League Cup semi-final, I'll arrange for you to take turns training on the weekend. This month's double-line battle has also pushed your bodies to their limits, it's time to rest." Martens' words completely dispelled Wu Yu's doubts, and a smile immediately appeared on his face as he thanked Martens.
Now he only needs to think about how to help Marítimo beat Nacional in the next match, avenging the defeat at home in the first half of the season.
More importantly, this is a struggle between Wen and Ying Huang, he can't afford to lose!
That night, Wu Yun saw the news online that many newcomers appeared in the list of this national team's expedition to Iraq. This game against Iraq has no impact on China's qualifying situation, and Fu Bo naturally hopes to examine more players.
Apart from Wu Lei and Gao Wei, who were arch-rivals during their time in the Guangzhou Evergrande youth team, Wen Yongjun and Shi Ke also made it to the national team for the first time thanks to their outstanding performances in their respective clubs. In addition, Wang Shuangyuan, who plays in Belgium's Club Brugge, is also a newcomer to the national team.
Including Wu Lei, who joined Stuttgart in the winter, and Zhang Linpeng, who joined Sampdoria, this national team has as many as 7 returned overseas players, creating a record for the number of returned overseas players in the history of the national team's training.
Wu Lei and the other 6 players have all found their footing in their respective teams, and their performances in the league have been quite impressive, allowing European teams to reevaluate the strength of Chinese players.
On the 25th at noon, on the eve of the Derby match in Madeira Island, Wu Yu and Gao Wei were walking on the street, preparing to go to Hua Yan's house for dinner. Along the way, some people greeted them friendly, and Wu Yu and Gao Wei also responded with a smile; while others cast hostile glances at them, apparently fans of the National Team.
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The two have long been accustomed to various different gazes. Occasionally, when children come over for autographs, they will also be very happy to oblige.
"Xiao Yu, take a look, why are there so many people over there?" Gao Wei pointed to the place where a crowd of people had gathered, saying with some puzzlement.
Wu Yu had also noticed it just now, but he wasn't a person who liked noise, so he didn't want to get involved.
"Let's go and take a look." Gao Wei, however, was not willing to let go of this opportunity to join in the fun. After waving at Wu Yu, he excitedly walked over.
Wu Yu had no choice but to shake his head and follow him.
The place where the crowd gathered was the window of an Adidas store on Foshan Street. Gao Wei squeezed in from the crowd with his tall figure, but when he saw the content on the window, his face changed greatly.
Wu Yu also walked over curiously, while the people who were just squeezed out by Gao Wei turned their faces back to look at Wu Yu and Gao Wei, with a hint of malice in their eyes.
"That man will defeat you!"
"Tomorrow's match will let you taste the flavor of failure once again!"
"You win this time, see you tomorrow!"
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Those people were all fans of the national team, and at this time they saw Wu Yu and Gao Wei, and they shouted at the two men with unfriendly tones. However, they did not behave too excessively, but after shouting a few sentences, they dispersed.
Just a few minutes ago, there were still many people gathered outside the Adidas store, but now only Wu Yu and Gao Wei are left.
"Xiao Yu, what does this mean?" Gao Wei pointed at the poster on the window, saying with some anger.
On the window, a not-too-large poster was posted in an inconspicuous position on the side, but the content on the poster was not subtle at all.
Wen Ying's body was clad in an Adidas jersey, his feet trampling a leather ball, as he gazed proudly ahead. By his side was a slogan:
I will defeat you, just like before
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This is clearly a provocation to Wu Yu and others, even the normally calm Wu Yu can't help but feel a surge of anger in his heart. Adidas actually made such a controversial poster for Wen Yingxuan, using this Madeira Island Derby as publicity, completely disregarding Marítimo.
But after a while, Wu Yu calmed down and dragged Gao Wei away: "Let's go, no need to get angry, see you on the field!"
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This poster is a marketing strategy of Adidas, because Wen Yinghang signed a global endorsement contract with Adidas, so after he was loaned to Sporting CP and had an outstanding performance, the Portuguese company of Adidas also began to use Wen Yinghang's image for promotion.
And this time, a poster like this was posted in Funchal, also causing a sensation in the Portuguese football world. Before the second Madeira derby of the season kicked off, players and coaches from both teams were involved in a water battle.
"This is what Adidas does, we don't have a cooperation with them, so this question shouldn't be asked to me." The national team's head coach Jokanovic naturally shifted the responsibility of the team when facing reporters' questions about the poster at the press conference.
"But as the poster says, we've been winners of the Madeira derby in recent years and this one won't be an exception. We'll beat them at home!" Jokanovic's tone suddenly became very sharp.
"I was in the same city but different youth teams with Wu Yong and Gao Wei when we were in China, I often led my team to defeat them while they never won against me, I think I will keep this record forever." Wen Yinghang also attended the press conference, he is now a core player of the national team, many attacks are launched from his right flank, so he spoke very confidently this time.
"Are you and Wu Yun good friends in private? What would it feel like to beat them?"
"I'm not friends with them, we've always been rivals. Maybe next month in the national team, we'll be teammates, but that's just on the field." Wen Ying shrugged and said coldly: "But I will enjoy the feeling of beating them again, I like that feeling."
Wen Yinghang faced reporters' questions at the press conference, responding calmly and repeatedly making statements about wanting to defeat Wu Yu and Gao Wei again, with a tone full of confidence in his team and himself, as well as disdain for Marítimo.
After the pre-match press conference of the national team ended, their remarks were spread out, and Maridimo also held a press conference shortly after.
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"Mr. Martins, what do you think about that poster?"
"I don't know what you want to express, in my eyes, it's just a business marketing strategy, nothing special." Martens also skillfully avoided this topic.
"What do you think the chances of winning this game are?"
"We are ranked third in the standings, which is not accidental, we have the strength to defeat our opponents."
"Did you lose the last game against Guoan? Will this game be affected?"
"That was three months ago, now our team is in good shape, every player is full of desire for victory, the last defeat will only ignite their fighting spirit."
"Wen Yinghuang from the opposing team said he wants to defeat you all again, what do you think, Wu Yu?"
"I and Wen Yinghao are indeed old opponents, every time we meet in Guangzhou, I can feel his progress, he is indeed a very strong opponent." In contrast to Wen Yinghao, Wu Yu's remarks were more low-key: "I've watched their games in the national team, they're not bad. But our team's strength is stronger, we have stars like Quaresma, they don't. Dili has also scored many goals this season, tomorrow's game we will strive for promotion to the final."
"Is what he said true?" a reporter hesitated to ask: "You have never defeated Wen Yinghang on the court, is that true?"
As soon as the reporter finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on Wu Yu, and this question was really too cunning.
Wu Yu's face slightly stunned, apparently not expecting the reporter to ask this question. However, he quickly reacted and smiled slightly, easing the awkward atmosphere: "The game is played by 11 people, victory is the result of team effort, it's not a competition between me and him. He may be able to influence the game, but our team of 11 will ultimately win!"
After finishing speaking, Wu Yun looked at the reporter with confidence, without any embarrassment or unease on his face.
The match between Maridimo and Nacional was already intense before it started.
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