Chapter 117 England Team Call (1)
Just when Jose Moxey and Mark David were still worried about Wang Li's condition declining due to his lack of ball to play in the Wolverhampton Club, they received a fax from the English Football Association.
"Due to Alan Wang's outstanding performance in the Premier League, we hereby recruit Wolverhampton striker Alan Wang to join the England team and report to Wembley Stadium before May 13th!"
'Wang Li has been selected for the England national team!'
The news shocked the two of them so much that they stared at each other for a long time before they laughed happily.
Throughout history, Wolverhampton only produced one England international in 1963, and Wang Li's selection this time will definitely go down in the history of Wolverhampton! Moreover, as long as Wang Li performs well in the European Cup, his value will definitely increase significantly. For Jose Moxey, the news of Wang Li's selection for the national team is as exciting as a pile of money coming to him!
"This kid is really promising. It would be great if he could stay in Wolverhampton. Jose, do you think we can keep him next season?" Mark asked anxiously, holding the fax in his hand, with a reluctant expression on his face.
After hearing Mark's question, Jose smiled bitterly, "Mark, it's not that I don't want him to stay, but the team simply can't keep him. Even if you keep him for one year, what about the next year? Wolverhampton will definitely not be able to keep such a genius!"
Mark also sighed, took out the cigar on the table and smoked it alone. As a loyal Wolverhampton fan, Mark David cares about the team very much. He doesn't want to sell such an outstanding player during the summer transfer period, but for the club's consideration, even if he is scolded by the fans, he has to make this decision in advance. Maybe this is the sadness of being a team chairman!
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This afternoon, after the club's daily training, Wang Li walked along Hall Street towards a large supermarket. Since he started living in the club, he rarely took a taxi for this kind of one or two kilometers. He enjoyed the relaxing feeling of walking along the road while admiring the scenery of Wolverhampton.
Recently, more and more fans have greeted him. Even the cashiers in the supermarket and the policemen on the road have been particularly cordial when talking to him. There are also many young people who have asked him for his autograph. What Wang Li cannot help the most is that many beautiful female fans often wink at him, which makes him unable to stop. However, since he had Angela, his tolerance for this kind of thing has increased a lot, which has allowed him to remain a virgin until now, although this is not something worth bragging about.
In the city of Wolverhampton, he has become the most popular football player among the fans and has become famous!
As Wang Li was walking and still fantasizing about the beautiful women on the street, his cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was the head coach of the team, Dave Jones! On weekdays, Dave Jones would hardly contact him. In fact, there was nothing to say. Wang Li's team had always performed well, and Dave Jones didn't have to worry about it. But this time he actually received a call from the head coach, which was really rare!
After turning on the listening button, Dave Jones's distinctive rough voice came from the phone, "Alan, you have been selected for the England national team, congratulations!"
Wang Li didn't react for a moment, and was stunned for a moment before he said, "England national team?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Finally realizing what Dave Jones said, Wang Li immediately became excited, "Oh, sorry, I'm really too happy. Thank you for letting me know the news!"
"Oh, I understand how you feel, but don't play too late, you have training tomorrow." Dave said worriedly on the phone. He was afraid that Wang Li would be too happy after hearing the news, and would be like those fallen stars, doing something exciting to vent, so he reminded him.
"Thank you for your concern. I'm just going to the supermarket and will be home soon."
"That's good…"
After hanging up the phone, Wang Li was a little excited and turned around to call Angela's cell phone. He was really too happy. He wanted to share the news with Angela, and of course Tina and Rita. However, in Wang Li's heart now, Angela was the first person. After recent contact and sweet chats every day, they had already talked about everything.
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On the afternoon of April 30th, with one and a half months left before the opening of the European Cup, amid the anxious waiting of the media and fans, the Swede Eriksson finally released the roster of players for the England team's European Cup!
Goalkeepers: David James (Manchester City, England) Paul Robinson (Tottenham, England) Ian Walker (Leicester City, England)
Defenders: Gary Neville (Manchester United, England) Philip Neville (Manchester United, England) Bridge (Chelsea, England) Ashley Cole (Arsenal, England) Sol Campbell (Arsenal, England) John Terry (Chelsea, England) Jamie Carragher (Liverpool, England) King (Tottenham, England)
Midfielders: Butt (Manchester United, England) Dyer (Newcastle United, England) Frank Lampard (Chelsea, England) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, England) Paul Scholes (Manchester United, England) David Beckham (Real Madrid, Spain) Hargreaves (Bayern Munich, Germany) Joe Cole (Chelsea, England)
Forwards: Michael Owen (Liverpool, England), Alan Wong (Wolverhampton, England), Wayne Rooney (Everton, England), Vassell (Aston Villa, England)
As expected by the media, players from Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool still make up the majority of the 23-man roster. However, the failure of young player Pennant to be selected was beyond the expectations of many media.
Among the many new stars in England, Pennant, Wong Li and Rooney are the three most famous players. When Eriksson was watching the Leeds United game, he spoke very well of Pennant, which made the media list Pennant as the young player most likely to be selected for the national team. But perhaps there are too many midfielders in England, so Eriksson finally gave up on him.
Liverpool striker Heskey also deserves to be selected for the national team. In Liverpool, his number of goals even exceeded that of Michael Owen, but he was not selected this time. Obviously, this is directly related to the selection of Rooney and Wang Li!
Despite this, Eriksson's reputation soared as soon as the list came out.
Previously, the media had doubts about a Swede being the head coach of the England team. In their minds, the England team must find an English head coach, and the FA's decision to hire Eriksson puzzled the media and fans. But now, this list has reduced such doubts a lot. Stars such as Beckham, Owen, Gerrard, and Lampard have been selected for the national team. In the eyes of the media, this luxurious lineup can scare away most teams even without the command of the head coach.
Wang Li's entry into the national team has not been questioned too much. In the recent Premier League, his performance has been obvious to all. However, some reporters still expressed concern about the violence he had on the field last time. They believed that Wang Li, who had such an incident, must have a very bad temper, which would affect the harmony of the England team's locker room.
Facing the reporter's question, Eriksson smiled and replied: "I have watched many games of Alan Wang. I was impressed by his superb skills and unremitting spirit. As for the bad temper? Everyone has some self-ideas. You can't guarantee that every player will obey orders like a machine. Football is a ** sport. Only when everyone shows his own personality can a tenacious team be formed. At least I think Alan Wang fits my tactics very well. That's enough, isn't it?"
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