Chapter 3: Making and Changing History (I)

At 23 o'clock on September 2, 2008, Yenjing time, one of the highlights of the second round of the Portuguese Super League, Braga sat at the Municipal Stadium to face the visiting Sporting Lisbon, which is destined to be a game worth remembering.

The day before, coach Paulo Bento and the new first-team player Wu Xiaomu participated in the pre-match press conference, this is the first time Wu Xiaomu really met with the "world", the experience of the youth team and the reserve team is now more like a child in his opinion, Wu Xiaomu came to a bigger stage, the infinite passion in his heart was ignited, as if the whole world opened its arms to him.

The highlight of this round of the league is undoubtedly Benfica's home game against the invading Porto, the match was played on August 31, and the two sides ended in a 1-1 draw, after this strong dialogue, the match between Sporting Lisbon, one of the traditional top three, and Braga, which has a vague trend of the fourth place, still attracted a lot of attention.

A lot of news media came to the press conference. Before entering the press conference, Bento stopped Wu Xiaomu, who felt the need to give his players some support: "Wu, this will be the first time you have come face to face with so many news media, many people...... Well, you're clear, but I'm sure you'll be able to handle it, am I right? ”

"Sir, I'll take care of it later, please rest assured!" Wu Xiaomu smiled, he seemed to be full of confidence.

Bento saw that Wu Xiaomu was full of confidence, and his heart was a little more relaxed, and he immediately patted the back shoulder of the young general in front of him with his thick hand: "Let's go, see what those reporters will say" The two walked into the venue one after the other.

The reporters have already learned that there will be fresh faces to join their hyena feast, and they have already prepared their hearts for the draft, after all, Wu Xiaomu has become famous in the youth team, not a complete nobody, and the reporters who are known for their keen sense of smell pay more attention to this new gamer than the head coach of Braga, and their sense of smell is sometimes much more sensitive than that of the head coaches!

At the beginning of the press conference, after the press officer announced that he could ask questions, the reporters began with a few ordinary questions, such as the manager's prospects for his team's victory and his goals and intentions for the new season, which the manager Paulo Bento handled easily.

But journalists don't always want to know about some so-called "news" that is dispensable and not salty. At this time, the press officer pointed out a blonde beauty reporter who claimed to be "The Ball", and after seeing this appearance, most of the male compatriots should think how she and the newspaper she worked for complemented each other and made in heaven.

This is a stunner who can make people squirt blood, she stood up quietly, looked at her manuscript unhurriedly, then raised her head to annotate Paulo Bento, and then turned to the young Wu Xiaomu, who paused his gaze here for a moment, and then turned back to the head coach Bento's gaze.

"Mr. Manager, let's talk about Eder [Postiga], who just transferred, and it seems that he has not had a good time abroad in recent years?" Her elegant and magnetic voice echoed at the press conference, and she shrugged her shoulders to match her words: "Do you think he will be able to make a fresh start in Lisbon?" He should have a high status in the club, he is a key player, but this player does not seem to be easy...... In case his play ......," she continued to shrug.

I have to say that the "face" of the beauty is still relatively large, and people want to have a perfect communication with the beauty, although she wasted some time intentionally or unintentionally. Bento lifted the microphone and inadvertently glanced at the female reporter.

'There is a lot of trust in Eder from the club, we all believe that he can live well in Lisbon, every player will have a different professional experience, I believe that the previous career has helped him a lot, he is a very good goalscorer and we need him to contribute and that's why the chairman brought him in.' Bento's words were vague, but everyone believed that the manager trusted his new disciples. This is the one who was bought by the chairman.

"But as we all know, your Mr. Postiga is not very much of a player who can work with people, and it just so happens that we have information that the player next to you is also one of the strikers, did you want him to partner with Eder when you brought him here, and did you think about other things in your mind that there would be a lack of cooperation between the players?"

The topic of the beautiful reporter began to become tricky, she was suspected of provoking the relationship between her teammates, and the object of her questions was the head coach of the away team, but her eyes and body were always "showing off" to the young Wu Xiaomu, looking at him from time to time, like a cat that smelled fish.

"Either way, our team is a team, Eder is very good, Wu has already brought us a lot of surprises, Wu is still young, he is only a little over 17 years old, not yet 18 years old, I believe that Postiga can help him a lot on the pitch. Everyone gets along well, we are a united collective, and they all realize that they are part of the collective. Coach Paulo Bento answered with a measured answer, but he still expressed his opinion, and he wanted the players to be close together.

As soon as the words fell, Wu Xiaomu opened his mouth without consent: "I am still young, I am very grateful to the team and the coach for their help and trust, I believe that I am no worse than anyone else, if I can play, I will definitely contribute my all, live up to the trust of the head coach!" He spoke with a confident smile, like a newborn calf, and he smiled at the female reporter who had just asked the question, his eyes releasing a dazzling light, but he should not have seen the corners of the beautiful reporter's mouth that were not easy to be noticed showed a momentary curvature.

Then there were one or two ordinary questions, both sides were very quick to answer questions, the press conference had been about 10 minutes, then a slightly older reporter stood up, helped his gold-rimmed glasses, he did not choose the head coach Paulo Bento, but specifically asked Wu Xiaomu: "Young man, we all know that your nationality is Chinese, it is said that your team is operating your change of nationality, and you also have the conditions to become a member of the great Portugal, so, Do you think you can live up to Portugal's jersey in the future? Of course, we all believe that changing your nationality will help you, after all, there are restrictions on the league as a foreign player, so you may get more opportunities. ”

Wu Xiaomu's confident face showed a rare dazedness, but in just a moment, he made adjustments, slightly supported the microphone, and was still smiling: "Mr. reporter, your news is too powerful, you know everything I don't know very well, of course, maybe my family will have this idea, after all, I have lived here for many years, and I also have infinite love for this country." However, my father told me from a young age to give all to my country, and my father was a loyal supporter of my country's team, and although he has settled abroad, it does not diminish his love for his country and his national team, and my father has a great influence on me, and I am happy to play for my country. Speaking of this, he shrugged his shoulders and said half-jokingly: "The Chinese team should need me more than Portugal, Portugal is a world-class team, you know, the level of football in my motherland is ......" After speaking, he smiled slightly and loosened his shoulders: "As for changing nationality, maybe in the future, when I can't play or what, who knows what will happen in the future, I only know that I have only one goal in front of me, that is Braga, I want to play, and then help the team win!" Thank you. ”

The youngster Wu Xiaomu could become the first Chinese player to make his debut in the Portuguese Super League, following the fact that Chinese player Yu Dabao, who had already made his debut and scored in the first half of the year on loan at Aves from Benfica. Next up will be a young lad at the highest level in Portugal.

History is always written inadvertently, maybe this pen will be the beginning of an epic, or a flash in the pan, no one knows, only time will be slowly revealed, let us look forward to it!