Chapter 1027 Always thinking too much
As soon as Cohen Melburni opened the door, he saw the team's head coach Kevin Locke in a daze, so he asked: "What's wrong? Are you still worried about losing to the Turin Bulls?"
In the Champions League group match in midweek, Tramed lost 1:3 at home to the Turin Bulls. This defeat immediately cast a shadow over Tramed's group qualifying situation.
Tramed originally ranked first in this group with nine points.
As a result, after this round of group stage, they lost to the Turin Bulls at their home court. As a result, the Turin Bulls and Tramed were tied with nine points, but they surpassed Tramed with a goal difference and temporarily ranked first in the group.
At the same time, the Bundesliga team Sachsenstad, which was second in the group with nine points, lost to Metallurg St. Petersburg away from home.
So in this group, there are three teams with nine points.
In addition to the fact that St. Petersburg Metallurgical has been eliminated early with only three points, the situation of who can qualify and who cannot qualify in the final round is still confusing.
Tramed, who had always been ranked first in the group, is now in danger of being eliminated from the group because they have to challenge Sachsenstad away in the last round.
Under the leadership of Kevin Locke, it took Tramed four seasons to finally return to the Champions League. If he returns home after playing in the group stage, it will be a great development for Tramed's revival. A heavy blow.
That's why Melburni immediately thought of the team's Champions League situation when he saw Locke frowning.
Unexpectedly, Locke heard Melburni's words, came back from his distracted state, and asked him with a confused look: "The Bull of Turin? What does it have to do with the Italians?"
"Huh? Aren't you worried about losing to the Turin Bulls?" Melburni was also surprised.
"I'm worried, but that's not what I was thinking about. I was just thinking about the weekend league game and how to avenge Leeds City at home," Locke said.
Melburni slapped his forehead.
Leeds City!
Having just finished the Champions League group stage, Tramed is about to face his opponent Leeds City in the league, and it's still at home!
Facing this opponent at home has a very special meaning for Tramed.
It was their loss to Leeds City at the Red Roof Stadium last season that caused a series of chain reactions today:
Leeds City has become a symbol of the courage to resist power. Their championship is a "victory for the common people". Tramed has become a representative of the stubborn old forces that hinder the progress of the world... In addition, Leeds City also participated in the Champions League. Although now Already bid farewell to the Champions League knockout rounds ahead of schedule. But their 4-2 victory over Catalonia at the Sagrada Familia still shocked the whole of Europe.
In the past six months, everyone has been discussing Leeds City and Hu Lai.
They became stars among stars and enjoyed the support of millions of people.
And it all started when Leeds City defeated Tramed 3:2.
Or to be more specific, it was the penalty kick saved by Ricardo Barea from Leeds City, and the counterattack was successfully advanced to Tramed's goal, and finally Hulay scored the winning goal... started.
This goal became the best goal in the Premier League last season and was also selected as the ten candidates for the best goal in world football this year.
Tramed was nailed to the "pillar of shame" forever in this way.
In the future, when everyone looks back on the top ten goals in 2026, there will definitely be an opportunity for Tramed to appear. Looking back on the 2025-2026 Premier League season, Tramed will also play an important supporting role.
Leeds City not only stepped on Tramed's corpse to ascend to the Premier League championship, but also made Tramed a laughing stock - the winning goal was widely spread around the world because it was dramatic enough.
"I think there shouldn't be any big problems this time. After last season's failure, Ricardo became more involved in training, and his strength has improved a lot compared to last season. And there is absolutely no 'underestimation of the enemy' this time. The situation, the team's morale is high, and it's at our home court... It's impossible for Leeds City to repeat the trick of saving our penalty kick and then winning us, right?" Melburni said half-jokingly.
Locke's expression looked very serious: "In football, it is better not to preset situations in advance. Who knows what will happen then? And speaking of Ricardo...I am most worried about him now."
"Worried about him?"
"Well, Leeds City's winning goal came from his penalty kick being saved."
Melburni fell silent upon hearing this.
This matter is indeed a knot in Ricardo Barilla's heart.
Also starting from that game, everyone could feel that the Portuguese young man became much silent, as if he had not yet withdrawn from that game.
It stands to reason that professional players will suffer a lot of failures, so they must learn how to face failures and how to bounce back from the emotions of failure.
But it is not possible to maintain a normal mentality in the face of all failures.
Some particularly tragic losses can also form a knot in the minds of professional players, making them brood.
Although it will not become a stumbling block to their progress, thinking about it from time to time, or having fans sing in the stands, will always make the parties involved feel depressed.
Melburni can even imagine that if the next round of the league is not at his home court, but on the road, then all the Leeds City fans will definitely make up the story of Barea's missed penalty kick. In the song, I kept singing...
Locke didn't care about Melburni's sudden silence, but continued:
"But... this is also an opportunity for Ricardo. To become the top player, this is like an essential test in life. If a setback makes him lose his calmness and reason, then he may It’s a long way to go, but if you don’t defeat him... then his future is worth looking forward to!”
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"Balia! Ballea was pushed down! The referee pointed to the penalty spot... This is a penalty!! Oh my god! This is a penalty! In the 92nd minute of the game, Trala Mede got a penalty! ! This is a penalty that can almost kill the suspense of the league championship! At such an important moment, Leeds City was sentenced to death! ”
The entire red-top stadium burst into cheers.
"Kirk handed over the penalty kick to Barea... Barea stood in front of the penalty spot, and he will personally take the penalty kick created by himself... On this young man's body , shouldering the great responsibility of winning the league championship for an entire season... As a leader among Portugal's golden generation, although Barea is young, he is also a player who has seen big scenes... He only needs to kick this ball into Leeds City goal, then the Premier League champion will be decided..."
The picture shows a close-up of the penalty kicker Barea. He is looking at the court, not knowing what he is thinking in his mind.
His agent Felipe Ferreira heard the voices coming from the mobile phone and said helplessly to Barea, who was sitting opposite him: "It's really unnecessary, Ricardo, you have already repeated this video. I’ve seen it many times...there’s really no need to watch it again.”
"No, Felipe. It's necessary, it's necessary." Barea, who was staring at the screen of his mobile phone without pausing the video playback, answered his agent while watching.
In the video, he has already taken a deep breath and started to kick the ball.
He pushed a shot from the middle and was blocked by Leeds City goalkeeper Van der Ven, who fell to the ground not so quickly. He then rushed forward to take a follow-up shot, but the follow-up shot also hit Van der Ven's chest!
"I thought too much before taking the penalty kick, but I didn't perform to my normal level... As for the follow-up shot, there wasn't much I could do... That's the problem, Felipe. I It's not pure enough." Balya finally looked away from the phone screen and looked up at his agent.
He analyzed his problem calmly.
"I always think randomly at critical moments, which is unnecessary. That's why I often look back at this video to remind me not to forget the mistakes I made because of my stupidity."
The video on Barea's mobile phone has been shown Hulay's goal. The huge noise at the scene was accompanied by the exclamations and roars of the commentator Matthew Cox, which was full of presence. Even if Ferreira didn't look at the picture, just listening to the sound felt like he was back to that day again.
He was in the VIP box and witnessed Tramed's defeat.
For a moment, the entire red-top stadium fell into silence.
Even the "VIPs" who usually talked endlessly in the box and paid no attention to the progress of the game were momentarily distracted, and then exclaimed in disbelief.
People always criticize that the people sitting in the boxes at the red-top stadium are not Tramed fans, but high-class celebrities from all over the world. Their watching the game at the famous red-top stadium is nothing more than a kind of social interaction. Just to show off they can watch the game here.
In fact, they don't care about the game, nor do they care about Tramed.
Tramed is very famous, but this fame has allowed these "laymen" to squeeze out the seats of fans who truly love the team.
The VIP boxes and ordinary stands in the red-top stadium are like two completely different worlds.
For ordinary fans, the red-top stadium is the temple of football that they defend to the death. But the VIPs in the box only regard it as a novel and fashionable "dance floor" where they pursue fame and fortune.
But that time, Hulay's goal made these celebrities feel the impact and charm of football in the nearest place, and brought their attention and focus back to football itself...
This is football!
When Felipe Ferreira was absent-minded, the video had played to the end.
A close-up shot of Barea appeared again in the screen, but it was him with his hands on his knees and his head slightly raised. His eyes were confused as he looked at the Leeds City players who were running wildly in celebration.
Baria pressed the pause button and let the scene freeze on the phone screen.
That's the picture.
After that game, his confused and dull face appeared repeatedly on the Internet, and was ridiculed, ridiculed and cursed by countless people.
"I used to hate seeing me like this... but now I think it's actually pretty good after seeing it for a long time." Barea laughed and said to Ferreira: "I even want to ask someone to paint this picture. Come down and hang it in my gym. This way, every time I feel tired and want to slack off, I can cheer myself up by seeing myself looking like an idiot.”
Felipe Ferreira opened his mouth, but finally closed it again, not knowing what to say to Barea.
This kid seems to have figured everything out...
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