After the team doctor left, Taylor looked at Fly and slowly said:
"Darling, make your own decision. Don't change your mind because of me."
"The National Football Team is related to your future achievements. Although I don't understand football, I know one thing: the World Cup at the National Football Team level is very important to every football player."
"I know Darling's goal in football is to become the greatest player in football history. I think the World Cup should be indispensable."
"I also know what American football is like. If Darling plays for the United States, he might never have a chance to play in the World Cup in his lifetime."
"I don't want to see Darling have regrets when his career ends. This is something I don't want to see. It would break my heart, really..."
Hearing Taylor's sincere words, Fly fell silent.
I have to say, his girlfriend was absolutely right.
If Fly really played for the United States football team, he would never have a chance to play in the World Cup in his lifetime.
Because football is a sport for 11 people, no matter how good one person is, he cannot lead the team to win the championship.
To be honest, given the football environment and the strength of the National Football Team players in the United States.
The difficulty of leading them to win the championship is not much lower than the difficulty of leading the National Football Team to win the World Cup.
Although the United States appears to be a regular participant in the World Cup and often reaches the knockout stage.
But those who understand know that the United States was in the same group as England in both the 2010 and 2022 World Cups.
And both matches were goalless draws. Who would believe that?
To put it bluntly, the reason the United States was able to reach the Round of 16 in these two World Cups was purely because there was a "past father, present son" in their group.
When the Great British Empire faced the beacon of world civilization, America, they would readily back down.
Although they constantly looked down upon and belittled the North America nouveau riche in their eyes.
But in their actual actions, they would constantly back down.
Even in a football match like the World Cup, England would constantly go easy on the United States.
If England hadn't gone easy on the United States in the 2010 and 2022 World Cups.
The United States would not have been able to enter the knockout stage at all.
And even if England let them into the knockout stage, the United States would consistently be eliminated in the first round.
The kind that couldn't beat anyone!
With a National Football Team like that, how could they possibly win the World Cup?
Unless they kept facing England, Japan, and South Korea throughout the World Cup knockout stage.
Otherwise, no chance!
But it's obvious that with the strength of Japan and South Korea, they basically wouldn't encounter them after the quarterfinals.
So this theoretical path to winning the championship is also unrealistic!
But Fly had to consider the implications, because his mother's surname is Adams, and his English name's surname is also Adams.
This determined that Fly couldn't choose which National Football Team to play for as freely as ordinary players.
"But Darling, you know my surname, after all, it's Adams. I'm afraid I won't be able to get past my Mom..."
Fly still expressed his concerns to his beloved.
Unexpectedly, when Taylor heard Fly's worries, she burst out laughing:
"Hahaha, Darling, you're worrying too much."
"Are you afraid Mom won't agree?"
Fly didn't know what was so funny about his girlfriend's reaction and nodded in confusion.
"Darling, I can only say you're thinking too much. Let's not even talk about the fact that you were born in the United Kingdom and have British nationality from birth, so there's nothing to criticize about playing for the England football team."
"Just about getting past Mom, do you really think Mom will care if you play for the United States football team?"
"Please, it's just football. Why would the Adams Family need to care about it?"
"Moreover, English football itself is a niche sport in the United States. You can't become a national idol like Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods."
"Even if your influence worldwide can surpass theirs due to football's popularity, it's difficult to achieve that in the United States."
"Given that, does it matter which country you play for?"
"Americans care about the results of men's basketball in the Olympics, and they care about results in track and field and swimming, but they don't care about football results."
"Look, no matter what results the United States men's football team achieves in the World Cup, people in the country don't really care."
"To put it bluntly, Darling, your current fame is almost entirely in England, in Europe. Basically, no one in the United States knows you..."
At this point, Taylor paused, gave Fly a strange look, and said slowly:
"No, that's not right. There are quite a few people in the United States who know you, but they know you in a different capacity."
Upon hearing this, Fly couldn't help but roll his eyes, took over the sentence, and said self-deprecatingly:
"They know me as the boyfriend of the big star, country pop diva, and Grammy winner Taylor Swift, right?"
Taylor smiled and nodded, putting on a proud pose: "That's right, that's how it is. In the United States, your identity in the eyes of the public is my Taylor's boyfriend."
"How about that, elder sister is good, right? I've never stopped showing affection in public, and your name often appears in the United States entertainment news sections because of it."
Seeing Taylor's 'praise me' expression, Fly was utterly speechless.
However, he had to admit that his girlfriend's analysis just now had hit the nail on the head.
He had always measured this matter with the mindset of a Chinese person from his previous life, completely ignoring the American way of thinking and the cold reception of football in the United States.
If it were the same matter, and it happened in China, it would very likely cause a huge uproar.
But in the United States, Americans might just see it as entertainment, or simply not pay attention at all.
After all, although China's football is terrible, the football atmosphere is still very enthusiastic.
In the United States, however, there are basically no topics related to football.
Even though the United States produced a talented player like Fly, most Americans don't know about it.
To put it bluntly, even in the distant Oriental Great Country, more people know Fly as a football player than in the United States!
In this situation, why would Americans care whether Fly plays for England or the United States?
Of course, for a lifelong decision like this, Fly must be cautious, cautious, and even more cautious.
"elder sister makes sense, but I need to call Mom and ask. After all, choosing a National Football Team is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, so I still need to be cautious."
Taylor nodded and didn't object.
Her boyfriend was right. They still needed to inform their Mom about this matter. After all, the analysis just now was just personal speculation, and the final decision needed to be made by an elder.
"Darling, what will you do if Mom doesn't allow it?" Taylor asked about the thing Fly was most worried about.
Without any hesitation, Fly said directly: "Then I will play for the United States football team. Although I strongly desire the World Cup trophy, if the price for all of this is my Mom, then I would rather not have it."
"Mom is one of the people who loves me most in this world. I don't want to disappoint her."
Facing this choice, Fly didn't need to think for even a second.
No matter how good the World Cup is, compared to his own Mom, it's nothing!
Fly was very clear about how much his Mom had silently sacrificed behind the scenes in this life.
The reason his Dad was able to expand the family fortune left by his grandfather was largely due to his Mom's efforts behind the scenes.
Not to mention anything else, his Dad's business in the United States had never encountered political obstacles.
That was because his Mom had provided protection using the political influence of her family behind her.
Fly knew all of this well, so he would never put his Mom in a difficult position no matter what.
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