Chapter 681 Who is the real hero?
Sean Barnett stared blankly at the figure who was interacting with fans under the North Stand.
That should have been his treatment.
He had received countless cheers from the North Stand there.
He is Leeds City's biggest player and most famous star.
Even after he left the team, his influence was still there, so much so that when he returned to Flanders with North London Wanderers today, so many fans returned to the North Stand specifically to welcome him.
Only he has such treatment.
But at this moment, when he saw the scene before him, he realized that maybe he was no longer "the only one" in Leeds City.
It shouldn't be like this...
This game shouldn't be like this!
I come back here, score, win the game for North London Wanderers and then win the hearts of the Leeds fans without celebrating, win-win!
This should be my script.
But why is the protagonist actually that person? !
What went wrong?
No, I still have a chance, there is still time in the second half of the game, I can score...
But just when Sean looked at Hu Lai's back and felt secretly jealous in his heart, he heard a teammate calling his name.
"Sean!"
When he came to his senses, he saw his teammates pointing to the sidelines.
He looked over and saw the fourth official on the sidelines holding up the electronic number plate for substitutions, with his number on it...
At the same time, assistant coach Olson was also shouting at him: "What are you doing!"
Sean finally figured it out - he was going to be replaced!
Then there was disbelief again. He pointed at himself and kept confirming to the assistant coach Olson on the sidelines: "Is it me? Is it really me? Are you correct? How could it be me?!"
Olson nodded and hooked his hands repeatedly, with an impatient expression gradually showing on his face: "Hurry up, it's you! Come down!!"
Sean's face became very ugly, but he did not have the courage to go against the coach's will, so he could only walk off the field angrily with his head lowered.
He didn't even high-five his teammates who were waiting to play, or pay attention to the head coach Auman who was standing next to him. He walked straight back to the coaching bench, sat down and looked at the court with a slumped face.
"Sean was substituted. To be honest, his performance today was really bad. It seems that although he said before the game that he would not be affected when facing his old club, the fact is that he did not play well against the old team. Facing Leeds City, his feet felt weak..."
Cox said to Sean Barnett in the televised frame, and the last words were a bit strong. But that's not wrong, because his performance was really bad.
It can even be said that Leeds City was able to lead the North London Wanderers 3:1 at home, and Sean Barnett, who plays for the North London Wanderers, contributed a lot... If he hadn't wasted so many opportunities, what would the score be? What would it be like?
Fans of North London Wanderers are already cursing Sean Barnett on the Internet: "So we spent 25 million pounds to buy him in order to let him play behind the scenes at the critical moment when the team is competing for Champions League qualification. Stab us?”
"What a shameful performance! I think Sean Barnett has no professional ethics! In order to please the fans of his former club, he would rather sell out the interests of his current team... What is in his head? What does he know? I don’t know who gave him six million pounds a year!”
"Look at him like that, pretending to be dissatisfied with being substituted... If he doesn't come down, we might concede more goals!"
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It's a pity that Sean Barnett can't play with his mobile phone after returning to the bench at this time. Otherwise, if he sees these North London Wanderers fans on the Internet, he will probably vomit three liters of blood.
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"Sean was replaced..." In the North Stand, everyone looked at each other in shock at this result.
Levin looked down at the banner that he tied to the railing with his own hands and checked again and again.
It hasn't been unfolded yet.
"What...what should I do?" he asked David Miller behind him, pointing to the rolled-up banner.
"Put it away." David Miller sighed.
There will be no further opportunity to unfurl this banner during this game.
The banner that read "He should have been our hero" was for Sean after he scored. I used Sean's goal to question the senior management of Leeds City Club. They just let go of a striker who can bring goals to the team and have no regrets later.
But looking at the current situation, Sean failed to score and was replaced early. How could his performance make the club's top management regret it?
Besides...in this game, Hu Lai scored a hat trick. Against this backdrop, if they display the banner again, they don't know whether the club's senior management will regret it, but they will definitely become the laughing stock of everyone. This is 100% certain.
Leeds City once lost a hero, but now we seem to have a new one...
Levin silently took off the banner he tied up with his own hands.
The fans in their area have some mixed emotions.
Everyone can feel that the atmosphere in the North Stand has changed.
After this game, regardless of whether the "White Rose" fan organization decides to continue protesting, I am afraid that more people will return to the North Stand, just like what happened during this period. Only this time, they came back faster than before.
After all, there is only one home court left this season.
When they shouted that sound when Hu Lai landed, some changes had already occurred and were irreversible.
Even now, people can still be heard shouting Hulay's name in many places in the Flanders Stand.
Hu Lai stepped forward and used his hat trick to help the team regain a two-goal lead when the team was sent off one man and the opponent got a goal back and the lead was in danger.
This was more than just scoring his first hat-trick in the Premier League, it also meant that he brought a glimmer of hope to Leeds City fans at a time of despair and pain.
People are always more likely to remember those who provide help in times of need.
These Leeds City fans realized that this Chinese young man, whose physical condition was not outstanding, had huge energy that did not match his size. He could be the savior of the team.
The voice of Leeds radio commentator Heinis reached the ears of every Leeds City fan who could not go to watch the game through the broadcast signal and then the radio:
"After Hu scored his third goal of the game, Sean was replaced by Orman, the manager of North London Wanderers... It was a truly symbolic scene for Leeds City fans: regardless of our expectations for Sean's departure is so sad, just like the passing of Time is the same and cannot be saved. The past will eventually pass. We must look forward and we can only look forward. We have a talented shooter who scored ten goals in only thirteen league games. Sean exits and Hu Lai enters!”
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After replacing Sean Barnett, North London Wanderers tried to continue to launch a fierce offensive towards Leeds City's goal, trying to chase three goals in a row and regain victory.
But this task is impossible for them today.
The difference in morale between the two teams has erased a lot of the original strength gap between them.
In addition, Leeds City's tactics made the North London Wanderers particularly uncomfortable - if they tried their best to counterattack, they would probably concede more goals.
After all, Leeds City has a player in the frontcourt who is particularly good at scoring goals. It doesn't take too many opportunities for him to seize them.
During the rest of the game, Hu Lai harassed the North London Wanderers' goal from time to time, asking them to shoot the ball and not dare to really press forward and attack.
So until the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the North London Wanderers failed to score another goal.
"The game is over!!!"
With three whistles, the Flanders stadium erupted in a huge cheer, louder than any other time they had won a game.
"The game is over! With Hu's hat trick, Leeds City defeated North London Wanderers 3:1 at home! They got the most important three points of the season! Because this means that they have successfully avoided relegation two rounds in advance and once again stay in the game. In the Premier League!”
Amidst huge cheers, someone jumped over the LED billboard from the north stand and rushed into the stadium.
This man's actions were like a flare, awakening more Leeds City fans.
So like opening the floodgates of a reservoir dam, excited Leeds City fans poured into the stadium from all directions, rushing towards every Leeds City player and coach, whether they were on the sidelines or on the field...
Soon the players were submerged in them, and then reappeared above the wave of people - all of them were lifted up and carried on the shoulders of the Leeds City fans.
As the crowd moves, they rise and fall above the crowd, like a ship on the sea.
When the fans rushed towards Hu Lai, he thought they were coming to take off his clothes. He quickly covered his crotch and tried to leave a pair of underwear for himself. But without saying a word, these fans bent down and lifted him up.
Now that he was no longer afraid, Hu Lai sat on the shoulders of the fans and looked around excitedly. They were all densely packed with heads.
This is really a new experience.
He laughed happily and lowered his head to shake hands with the fans below who raised their arms.
"Leeds City was successfully relegated! Leeds City fans are going crazy!" He Feng, who saw this scene in the studio, also laughed happily. "Hu Lai also enjoyed the treatment of being held high... This scene will definitely become a classic scene in the history of Chinese players studying abroad!"
In front of the TV, Xie Lan had already taken out his mobile phone and pointed it at the TV screen to record the video.
For people like He Feng who view issues from the perspective of Chinese football, this is a classic scene in the history of Chinese football. She just wanted to keep the scene of her son being regarded as a hero in her mobile phone.
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When the fans rushed into the stadium from the stands, Sean Barnett's teammates had quickly left the field and returned to the locker room through the players' corridor. However, he was still standing on the sidelines, looking at the stadium filled with fans in front of him. , his eyes finally fell on the Chinese player who was carried high on his shoulders.
Who is the real hero of this Leeds team?
The fans finally gave the answer with their actual actions...
As a person who left, although he can be warmly welcomed by the fans when he returns to Flanders, he still cannot replace the person in Leeds City.
After all, when the team was stuck in the quagmire of relegation, it was not him who only returned home once in a while who led the team out of the predicament.
More Leeds City fans continued to rush down from the stands. Some cheered and passed Sean Barnett. Others bumped into him while running past. Instead of apologizing to him, they complained that he was blocking the road. .
No one looked back at the person blocking the way, and no one realized that the person they were complaining about was the superstar of the former team.
In the commentary box, Heinis looked at the spectacular scene in the stadium and said while crying:
"...A lot has happened for Leeds City this season. Some good, some not so good. Now the season is coming to an end and we have stayed in the Premier League early and stayed in the Premier League again... after After so many hardships, we are still alive, I We are still qualified to look forward to the moment when the ice and snow melt and everything revives in the cold and darkness. Friends, another winter has passed, and the city of Leeds is still standing on the ice sheet, waiting for the arrival of spring. !”(End of this chapter)