Chapter 58 The National Youth Team’s Call

"If I had a grandson for you, would you be willing to come abroad?" Mark quickly crawled along the way when he heard this.

"Is this? If you really have a grandson to take you abroad, it is not impossible to consider it." Jack Ma said a little loose when he heard the question about the next generation.

After all, the old man is like this. Seeing that his children have no partner, he wants him to find a partner. After finding a partner, he wants him to get married. After getting married, he is like having a grandson to take care of his grandchildren, so that he can enjoy his grandchildren.

"Haha, dad, just look at it," Mark said, slapped his chest.

"Don't do anything random, I tell you that we are a traditional family, and you must not have children if you don't get married." Jack Ma is now afraid that Mark will give himself pregnancy before marriage like a Westerner. This is unacceptable for Chinese people with very traditional ideas like Jack Ma.

"No, dad, don't worry, what kind of person do you think of your son?" Mark said with a smile. In fact, he really had such a plan in his heart. If Colos is pregnant, he can get married immediately.

Jack Ma looked at his son and didn't know what he was thinking. Anyway, he would rather believe in his son.

During the days I was at home, Mark watched Colos and his parents, although language was inconvenient, but Mark was used as a translator, so the family got along very well.

Colos also took good care of the two elderly people, and the two elderly people also liked their foreign wife very much.

But soon Mark received a call from Momo, and Momo had an important message to tell him.

"Mark, I just received a call from the Chinese Football Association. They asked you to go directly to the youth team in Beijing to report to participate in the Toulon Cup held in France next time. Do you want to go?" Momo said on the phone. Momo has been following Adolf as a translator these days, but because these leaders' efficiency is too low and the coordination ability of various departments is relatively poor, this matter has not been determined yet.

"National Youth Team, Toulon Cup, is this?" Mark was a little hesitant now, because Mark is already well-known in Europe. Although his Netherlands is not a mainstream league in Europe, Ajax is also considered a giant Eredivisie. If Mark participates in the youth team, Mark feels like he is a bit useless, so he is a little hesitant.

"Mark, this should be a good opportunity. Now you should take any opportunity to gain popularity for yourself. Although the Toulon Cup is a little smaller, it is an international competition after all. I think you should go. Of course, this is just my opinion. In the end, you still have to consider it yourself." Momo also helped Mark analyze on the phone.

What Momo helped Mark analyze makes sense, and he also didn't know what he was most afraid of, that is, what players fear the most. Why do those talented players not participate in the Toulon Cup? One is because of their physical fitness and injuries.

Some players of age are not allowed to appear in the Toulon Cup because they have been successfully selected for the national team, such as Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo who participated in the European Cup this year.

However, most of the reasons why some stars do not participate in the competition are because they are afraid of injuries. After all, the youth team is ruthless in the game, and many talented players are directly destroyed by the opponent's savage movements. This is also a place that makes current talented players afraid. Because of the necklace, the system can help Mark automatically heal his injuries. Although it will pay a high price, this makes Mark not afraid of any injuries at all.

"Okay, I'll go and attend. When will I leave?" Mark asked after making the decision.

"Go to Beijing in three days and set off. If you are ready to go, I will accompany you. As your agent, I will be with you at any time. You can wait for me now, and I will go to your home later." After Momo said, he hung up the phone.

"The Toulon Cup is interesting, but how can I explain to Du Chen now? The current environment is so warm now." Mark didn't know how to explain to Du Chen now. After all, if he brought her home, he hoped to get along well with his parents. Now his relationship is finally heating up, but he is about to leave. It would be torture for her to leave Koros here alone, because Koros' Chinese is too bad, and she can't let her communicate with her parents in English or Dutch. In that case, the torment of his parents will be his parents.

"Dad, there is one thing I want to tell you." Mark told his father Jack Ma first about going to the Toulon Cup.

"Good thing, your current career is to play football. Isn't it good to play football?" Mark continued to support his son's career as usual, just like back then, Jack Ma quit his job and went into business to make his son concentrate on playing football.

After explaining to his parents, the next thing that made Mark scratch his head the most was how to talk to his girlfriend Colos, but after all, this matter still needs to be said.

"Du Chen, I'm so sorry, I have something I have to tell you," Mark said apologetically to Colos: "I just received a call from Momo, and she told me that the Chinese youth team called me to participate in the French Toulon Cup, but I didn't expect to leave after just a few days."

"Oh, career is the most important thing. I'll go with you," Colos said understandingly.

After hearing Colos's words, Mark suddenly hugged her in his arms. Mark felt that his girlfriend was simply too kind and had no too many requirements for him. Everything was based on himself.

"Bo" Mark kissed Kolos's forehead and made Kolos' pretty face turn red. Although she is European, she knows that China is very subtle, especially in front of her future father-in-law and mother-in-law.

"It seems that it's time to hold an engagement ceremony for both of them," Jack Ma said to his wife beside him.

Mark's mother Julie also nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that the two old people who came into contact with each other these days also liked her foreign wife.

In fact, getting engaged in Mark's hometown is a very simple thing. The relatives of both parties have a meal together and will not invite many people to participate.

"Mark, should you be engaged first?" Jack Ma whispered to his son as Mark packed up his things.

"I haven't asked Du Chen for his opinion. This matter is hard to say. Dad should wait until I come back from the Toulon Cup before talking. Moreover, I have never met Du Chen's family. It seems a bit impolite to do this." Mark told his thoughts and concerns to his father.

"That's true. Such a thing should be decided only after both parents meet. Mark, you think very thoughtfully, just do what you said." Jack Ma nodded and patted Mark on the shoulder and said.

After all the matters are handled, Mark will go to Beijing to report. Mark will fly directly to Beijing Capital International Airport and then hold a meeting with the National Youth Team.

Momo and Kolos cannot accompany him. After all, Mark is participating in the national team. Although he is a youth team, he cannot take his girlfriend with him. However, the agent team allows him. However, Momo hesitated to accompany Kolos, so he did not come with Mark. They will then go to Toulon, France together.

After Mark arrived in Beijing, he immediately rushed to the Hebei Xianghe National Training Base in Langfang to report that the national youth team recruited a youth team under the age of 19. Mark came to Xianghe to meet his teammates of the national youth team who were "the same age" as him. Because Mark didn't know how old these people were, he just thought that they were the same age as him.

"Hello, head coach, I think I'm not late." After Mark came to the team, he first met the team's head coach Yin Tiesheng, and then smiled and said to everyone: "This is my first time playing for the youth team. I hope to make some contributions to the team."

All the players of the national youth team are from China. Some have played in the club team, and some are working hard for their main position. Mark is undoubtedly the biggest player in this team. It can be said that Mark now makes these players feel a little overwhelming. After all, since Liaoning TV broadcast the Eredivisie League, almost everyone knows that China has produced a super genius football, and Mark is now the newcomer king of Eredivisie this season, the most popular star in Europe, and has been in the limelight for a while.

"Mark, welcome to the youth team," head coach Yin Tiesheng said with his small hair: "Although you are the biggest player in our team and with your strength, you are fully qualified to be selected for the national team, but the national team did not summon you, you don't have any complaints in your heart. But I want to let you know one thing, we are going to win the game, so don't be a big shot, you know I'm very strict."

Mark is still very familiar with head coach Yin Tiesheng. Yin Tiesheng was known for his good sense of the field when playing football. After being a coach, he was also a smart coach. He usually liked to study and study business very much. In 1998, Yin Tiesheng retired from the position of coach of the Taishan team and went to Germany for three months to study. In 1999, Santrac coached the Taishan team, and Yin Tiesheng served as the team leader, playing a very critical role as a bridge. Santrac was able to make a shot in China, and Taishan team won the "double championship" for the first time. Yin Tiesheng did a lot of little-known behind-the-scenes work. Yin Tiesheng also learned a lot of advanced things from Santrac, from leading the team training to directing the game and team management. Yin Tiesheng carefully observed and learned from beginning to end. Yin Tiesheng took notes in every training class in Santrac.

And what impressed the fans the most was the incident of him kicking the then-Grand Olympic team player "Du Zhenyu" in 2003. It can be said that Yin Tiesheng can definitely be said to be an iron-fisted head coach. Although Mark does not think he is very strong in coaching, the intensity of training players is simply unspeakable. When Mark was in China, he heard about the reputation of "Tiedan".

"You can rest assured that the head coach is. I came to the National Youth Team to win the game. You can rest assured about other things. If I fail to train, you can not let me play. If I perform poorly on the court, you can also seize the replacement. I have absolutely no complaints." Mark said confidently: "I hope all our players can unite and win the game. The Toulon Cup is destined to be ours."

"Boy, you say this to be very angry. You are worthy of being the main force of Ajax, you are confident." Yin Tiesheng also patted Mark's shoulder and said with relief: "If all the players in our country can have this kind of spirit like you, then why worry that our football cannot take off."

After hearing Yin Tiesheng's words, Mark didn't know what to say. Now that Chinese football is the current situation, everyone knows that Mark is even more aware of the countless dark stories here. This is why Mark is hesitant about choosing to represent the national youth team. Mark just doesn't want to play under the leadership of this dark Football Association. Fortunately, FIFA has regulations that as long as he has not participated in international A-level events on behalf of the adult team, he can play football on behalf of any country, as long as he has the nationality of his own country.

In fact, the reason why Yin Tiesheng sighed now is that he was worried about the current situation of Chinese football. Moreover, Yin Tiesheng himself is not an innocent person. He once gave money to officials of the Chinese Football Association. He asked Yang Yimin for 30,000 yuan in cash at most when he was the head coach of Yatai. Although this was a club behavior, it was indeed sent by him and the club officials. He was considered to have indirect bribery. Now China's anti-gambling storm has not yet begun. If the weather really changes, it will be that the earth will shake, and Yin Tiesheng will definitely be implicated.

However, as a professional coach, Yin Tiesheng did not consider these things. He is now a member of the national team's coaching staff, and he no longer wants to participate in club affairs in the future. The first issue now is to lead the team to play the Toulon Cup. Only if you achieve good results in the Toulon Cup will your work be able to go further.

There are only twenty players from Xianghe Base now. Two overseas players, Mark and Dong Fangzhuo. Although Dong Fangzhuo is not far apart and famous, since he is a reserve player, he cannot be compared with Mark at all.

Mark also saw his mortal enemy at Xianghe Base. Wang Liang, who fought with him and made him out of the Liaoning team, was originally very jealous when he met his enemy, but Mark's current identity is no longer ordinary. Although Mark does seem to take revenge on Wang Liang in his heart, Mark will not be so stupid that he will beat this bastard as soon as he meets him. Mark will find a good opportunity.

"Isn't this Mark? I didn't expect that you will do well in the Netherlands after being terminated by the Liaoning team. So you have to thank me for saying that." Wang Liang said sarcastically after seeing Mark coming. In fact, he was full of jealousy towards Mark. In Wang Liang's opinion, Mark's talent is not as talented as himself. If he can play again Ajax, he should go to the giants in the five major leagues to replace the main players. This is fair.

"Are you still working in the youth team? Are you still relying on your father's relationship to play the main player?" Mark said sarcastically without hesitation: "It seems that it is good to have a good father. No matter how bad you play, you can play the ball."

"What did you say? Don't think that it will be so great if you go to the Netherlands in a few days. Do you dare to fight with me?" The bullfighting mentioned by Wang Liang is to see who can score many balls on one-on-one. Originally, this is a game that basketball players often play, but now football players don't expect to play it too.

"What are you doing? There is no boss allowed in my team." At this time, Yin Tiesheng ran over and scolded loudly: "You all go to train."

"You're lucky." Wang Liang muttered as he walked.

Mark didn't say anything back, just look at Wang Liang's angry expression, Mark felt happy, but soon the opportunity to confront Wang Liang was coming.

After the team was concentrated, they had to do some confrontational competitions. Yin Tiesheng asked his assistant to send the equipment to the players. The shoes sent to the players were still Adidas "Hunting 2", which was the old model in 1998, with hard and scrubbing feet.

"Head coach, can I wear the shoes I brought myself?" Mark asked head coach Yin Tiesheng when he saw the broken shoes.

Head coach Yin Tiesheng also knew that this shoe was definitely not suitable for players, but now there is no way to be this level, so all players were allowed to wear the sneakers they brought back from their respective clubs.

Mark naturally wore the "Iron Series" football shoes he endorsed. When Mark put on the shoes, he aroused the envy of the players on the side. It was not that Mark's shoes were so good, but because Mark's only one of all the players here had an endorsement brand.

"This should have been mine." Wang Liang looked at Mark's football shoes and couldn't help but think in his heart. He felt that Mark had some of his own, and Mark was not worthy of having such good football shoes.

After the players of both sides put on their shoes, the confrontation began. Mark was naturally the main player when he came, so he appeared in the lineup of the main players. Wang Liang could barely play a substitute player due to his level. If it weren't for his father's relationship, he might not have been selected for this national youth team.

"Haha, be careful of your legs later." Wang Liang walked to Mark at the beginning of the game and said to him quietly, his words full of intimidation.
Chapter completed!