Golden Greenery

After the away game against Cologne, February came quietly. People often say that February is the time for the happy couple, but Zhuo Yang never sees it that way. Because the wind in February is still as fast and sharp as ever, and the rain in February is still as cold and ruthless as winter.

Zhuo Yang complained to Haiyang on the phone: Where did the spring breeze come from in February? How about like scissors? It's just like a razor, and it makes people's faces hurt when they shave it.

Haiyang said: Silly, February, which looks like scissors, is referring to the lunar calendar.

No matter what kind of knife it is, even if it is a machete, time has come unstoppably to February, and Madiburg's league ranking has also risen to third place. Among the top four, only Hamburg lost, and the other three top teams continued. Sing a triumphant song.

The games are coming one after another, not giving people much chance to breathe, but in the middle of this week, the German national team announced the latest roster of 36 players. The head coach of the German national team, Jurgen Klinsmann, explained that this is the final roster. The 23 players who will compete in the local World Cup will be selected from this list. Unless there are special circumstances, the roster will basically not be considered. other players.

In this big list, Madibao has a total of four players selected. Musketeer Gomez is already a regular in the national team. If nothing unexpected happens, his ticket for the World Cup trip is ready. Khedira and Zepek participated in the national team training during the winter break, performed well, and are expected to catch the last train of the World Cup. Central defender Westerman is an unexpected surprise, but he probably won't escape the fate of being a spare tire.

Zhuoyang is not on the list!

Zhuoyang was not surprised by this. Although it showed that it was impossible for him to participate in this year's World Cup, he said to himself: That's it.

After winning the European Ballon d'Or and World Asian Player of the Year last month, the German media began to pay attention to the topic of Zhuoyang entering the national team. Faced with reporters' questions, the national team coach Klinsmann looked away and said, There was no direct answer. It wasn't until Beckenbauer asked about the matter privately that Klinsmann said: Zhuo Yang is still Chinese.

Beckenbauer held the phone and was speechless for a long time. Perhaps Emperor Bei really realized at this time that Zhuo Yang was not German yet, and he was still a non-EU player in the Bundesliga.

Without a passport, you don’t have German nationality. If you don’t have a nationality, can you not be selected for the national team? certainly! This is a rule of FIFA and a rule of most sports organizations.

Over the past four years, Zhuoyang has been deeply integrated into German society. His German is better than that of Berliners, and he is more proficient in using German slang than ordinary Germans. Zhuo Yang has real estate, assets, entities, and a job in Germany, as well as a driver's license number, insurance number, and tax ID number. Except that he cannot participate in German political elections, he is no different from the Germans. Most of the time, others don't realize that Zhuo Yang is still a foreigner. Germany is a country with many immigrants, and the streets are full of Germans of various skin colors. In the eyes of his acquaintances in Germany, Zhuo Yang is no different from these people. He is just a member of the ethnic minorities in Germany.

The only thing missing was a German passport, and Zhuo Yang had a long-term green card.

But now it is not difficult at all for Zhuoyang to obtain German citizenship and become a real German, whether it is investment immigration - he has two "Six Musketeers·Left Bank Restaurant" and "Zhuoyang No. 18 Fund" under his name Enterprises and institutions registered in Germany; or as a work immigrant - he has entered his fourth year of working in Madiburg and has a five-year work contract; or as an outstanding talent and skilled immigrant, his two Status, whether it is football or piano, Zhuo Yang's qualifications are more than enough.

As long as Zhuoyang prepares all the information and submits the application, given his popularity and the efficiency of the German government agencies, it will be done within a week. It's just that Zhuoyang has not taken any further action because he needs a reason.

As the most developed country in Europe, Germany has a higher standard of living for ordinary people than other European countries. Germans have always had a sense of pride in their hearts. Coupled with his outstanding performance in his field and the stubbornness in the German blood, the Germans have a strong identification with their country.

The biggest dream of many German players is to play for Bayern Munich, not Bayern Munich and other giants in other leagues. Although the Bundesliga has declined compared to Italy, Spain and England, the arrogance of traditional German football has never dissipated. Grandpa Mo transferred two years ago When Manchester United was hesitant, this mentality was in it. Compared with the mainstream ethnic group of Germanic people, those second-generation immigrants do not have such stubbornness, and they have almost no psychological barriers to playing football abroad. German fans almost only pay attention to their home league. Take the "Kicker" magazine published every Monday as an example. Among the more than 100 pages of content, there are only less than 10 pages of content from other countries and other leagues.

The German football community is full of pride, and national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann is such a representative figure.

Klinsmann knows very well the significance of Zhuo Yang to the German national team. He has been paying attention to Zhuo Yang very early. In his opinion, it consists of Zhuo Yang, Ballack, Schweinsteiger, Deisler, and Schneider. The German team's midfield will be the most powerful in the world, complementing each other with few flaws, and the advantage in age structure will ensure its dominance for ten years. But without Zhuoyang, the most critical element of the connection between the midfield and the frontcourt has become the German team's biggest shortcoming. It's easy to beat a weak team, but it's not optimistic to encounter a 'nemesis' team like Italy.

Klinsmann is eager to recruit Zhuo Yang, but the proud German bomber will never beg for it.

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After the European Golden Globe Award was settled, Zhuo Yang also considered this issue seriously. No one wants to participate in the most high-end event such as the World Cup, and he has no sense of distance from the German national team. Naturally, everyone is happy to be able to enter.

However, compared to Klinsmann's pride, Zhuo Yang is even more proud. During the winter break, the head of his agency team, Patrick Steele, took the initiative to lobby and was willing to serve as his pawn to communicate with the national team in private. Zhuo Yang pondered for a long time before acquiescing to his action.

"Patrick, there are some things I won't give in to. You know my bottom line. Don't make your own decisions, otherwise you will know the consequences."

"……clear."

Avoiding the media, Steele successfully met with Klinsmann in an extremely private place. During this informal meeting, the two people exchanged their respective ideas candidly. As a result, the gap between Zhuoyang and Klinsmann was too deep, the gap between their demands was very large, and they eventually broke up.