Chapter 5 Suicide
"Harris's transfer...beautiful! There is space over there! Hughes stepped in, good ball! The ball stopped beautifully! Cross! Cross!"
< br>When Josh Hughes caught the ball, Zhao Zhou started to look for Wang Lie's position. He found that Wang Lie was cutting forward in the middle, so he shouted anxiously, as if he could be heard by Hughes.
Under the current situation, as Wang Lie's "brainless fan", he really hopes that Wang Lie can score a goal, and use the goal to slap Heldon hard in the face, and also slap those who ridicule and humiliate him. Wang Lie's man slapped him in the face.
As if Hughes really heard his call, he did pass the ball, and it was indeed passed to Wang Lie.
But just when Zhao Zhou's heart began to beat wildly, he saw Derettin's defender reaching out to touch the rolling football, and then... he passed Wang Lie!
Wang Lie fell to the ground and the football flew into the net.
Although it was Stanley Harris, Wang Lie's fanboy, who scored the goal, Zhao Zhou did not cheer immediately for this goal, but sighed first.
Then he quickly adjusted his emotions, fulfilled the duties of a commentator - even part-time - and tried his best to say loudly in an exciting tone: "Good shot! Good shot! Harris caught it. This opportunity! Soft United leads Drettin by one goal at home!"
Of course, he did not forget his main task: "Harris must thank Wang Lie for this goal! It shows the importance of Wang Lie! Although he did not score the goal, it was his active forward penetration in the middle that attracted the two Deretin defenders and provided Harris with the opportunity to advance and shoot!
"In addition, if the Dreitin defender had not touched this ball, it should have been Wang Lie's chance... It is such a pity! But it doesn't matter! Soft United's offensive has already started, and they will definitely have more after taking the lead. Offensive opportunities. Judging from Wang Lie’s performance after coming on the field, it is still very good. As long as my brother Wang can continue to perform like this, I think he can really score a goal in this game.”
< br>He said this not only to comfort the Chinese fans who were watching the live broadcast, but also to comfort himself.
But not everyone will be comforted, such as Chi Zhen’s extreme fans.
Not everyone can be comforted, such as Wang Lie’s son Wang Ziqi.
After seeing the football pass by his father and then being scored by Harris, he rolled off the sofa and rolled on the floor, wailing as he rolled: "Ahhh! This ball Ah! What a great opportunity! What a chance!”
Because the howling was so sad, the sister next to her, Wang Zilin, covered her ears with both hands. Tang Xingmei had to raise her voice and shout angrily: "Okay! Wang Ziqi! Get up!"
The son was still howling.
Tang Xingmei: "One!"
Wang Ziqi, who had just been flopping on the ground like a fish out of water, suddenly jumped up from the ground, then sat back on the sofa obediently, with only an expression on his face Still angry.
Of course he was not expressing dissatisfaction to his mother - how could he dare?
He was just still brooding over the fact that it was not his father who scored the goal.
Zhou Hong did not feel sorry for her son's failure to score - it's not that she didn't want her son to score, but she was more concerned about her son's health than scoring.
Her heart was in her throat when she saw her son suddenly froze when he suddenly stopped and turned around, and then fell to the ground.
She was afraid that her son would be seriously injured. After all, my son suffered two serious injuries in a row between the ages of nineteen and twenty, and the location of these two serious injuries was his left knee...
Although my son never had any injuries after that. She has suffered serious injuries, but the old injuries from the past are like the sword of Damocles, always hanging over her head, fearing that they will be cut off one day.
Seeing this scene now, she naturally thought of her son's two serious injuries eighteen years ago, and her heart was beating uncontrollably.
If the old injury relapses at this time, my son's career will be sentenced to death...
After Harris scored, the TV camera followed Harris who scored. When she went there, it was still a close-up, and her son’s condition could not be seen at all.
Because she was so worried about her son, Zhou Hong did not come out to help her grandson when his daughter-in-law was teaching him a lesson...
Fortunately, the camera switched quickly and she saw it. The son was getting up from the ground and running towards Harris who scored the goal with other Soft United players.
Looking at his running posture... Zhou Hong felt that he was not injured. She breathed a sigh of relief, her tense body softened, her head lowered, and her eyes looked at the wheelchair she was sitting on.
Obviously just now she was worried about the end of her son's career, but now she suddenly doesn't care about that anymore. She just hopes that her son will retire in good health and not use crutches or a wheelchair to see her...
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Wang Lie didn’t know the worry from his mother. In fact, he had never worried about his knee that had been operated on twice. He knew his body very well. .
After getting up from the ground, he hugged the teammates around him, ran excitedly to Harris who was celebrating, and then hugged everyone.
Although it was indeed a pity not to score, at least the team broke the deadlock and took the lead, allowing everyone to relax.
Besides, Wang Lie is not indifferent to his failure to score, but believes that there will be opportunities in the future - Drettin is only one goal behind, and they will never be willing to accept defeat like this, especially This was under the premise that Soft United's previous performance was not convincing. So they will definitely attack. By then, Drettin's defense will be full of holes, and he will have more opportunities than before.
His current speed does not support his role as the "tip of the knife" in the counterattack, but his rich experience can help him find good opportunities in the second and third waves of attacks. .
The so-called "counterattack" cannot be a one-and-done deal.
"Well done, Stanley!" Wang Lie hugged Harris and praised him while rubbing his hair.
Harris excitedly said in his ear: "Thank you, Wang!"
Wang Lie patted his head: "Thank me for what? This is your chance to run out on your own."
"No, Wang, it's not this ball... Anyway, I want to thank you, thank you!" In the huge noisy environment, teammates kept coming up to slap him, holding his face, and yelling at him Yelling, Stanley Harris couldn't fully express his feelings to Wang Lie and could only keep repeating "thank you" to him.
He was thanking Wang Lie for taking care of and motivating him. As an idol, Wang Lie inspired him; as a senior on the team, Wang Lie gave him a lot of care and advice after he was promoted to the first team.
Although Wang Lie's image in the public opinion field is very controversial, people are always keen to label him, and seem to want to use one or several labels to clearly describe him. But Harris knows very well that those labels cannot represent the real Wang Lie.
The real Wang Lie is not a good person in the absolute sense, but he is not a bad person as mentioned on the Internet, but a complex person.
As a fanboy, Harris couldn't say that everything Wang Lie did was definitely correct.
But it doesn’t matter, at this time, he just wants to thank Wang Lie.
Because he knew that Wang Lie could not continue to stay in this team.
Although no one said it explicitly, the time to say goodbye was approaching.
I don't know if Wang Lie heard what Harris meant. Anyway, he just patted Harris's back and shoulders, rubbed his hair vigorously, and then turned around to hug and celebrate with other teammates who came up.
Then, he ended his celebration and walked to the center circle, ready to kick off.
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Wang Lie expected well. After Soft United broke the deadlock, Drettin did not appear to be depressed.
On the contrary, they suddenly picked up the speed during the game and got tough with Soft United. They did not show the "awe" of the English Championship team towards the Premier League team at all.
Perhaps it was because Soft United played so poorly in the first half of this game that they developed the pride of "Princes and generals would rather have the right kind". Or maybe they hope to take advantage of Soft United's increased offensive and wait for an opportunity to steal one.
In short, no matter what the reason was, when the game restarted, Drettin actually launched a high press in the Soft United half.
What Wang Lie didn’t expect was the reaction of his teammates when faced with Dretin’s high press. The Soft United players, who were completely unprepared for this, were scrambled. At a disadvantage!
“After taking the lead, are Soft United players thinking about how to score another goal in a short time?” England commentator Connor Cowley joked again. "Their performance was not as good as before the goal..."
Four minutes after the goal, Drettin used the frontcourt pressure to get an excellent shooting opportunity.
As a result, their forward hit the ball high with almost no one marking him...
The Soft United fans gasped in fear in the stands, while the Derretin players who missed the opportunity knelt down. On the ground, holding his head in his hands, staring at the stands behind the Soft United goal with wide eyes, he couldn't believe that he had wasted such a good opportunity so hastily!
Zhao Zhou had no scruples, and there was no need to tease him at all. He directly complained about this scene: "I think after the game, Soft United should give the whole team a slap in the face! This game was played What the hell! The leader plays like it’s behind, playing at home like it’s an away game!”
Wang Lie thought wrong. After taking a one-goal lead, Soft United The offensive opportunities have not increased, but are fewer than before.
He is getting further and further away from the goal of scoring a goal.
Under the pressure of Drettin, Soft United finally got an offensive opportunity. As a result, Stanley Harris, who had just scored, was so eager to make a contribution that he did not choose to pass the ball to his teammates. Instead, he went it alone and hit the ball over the baseline. .
Soft United fans on the Internet were cheering for Harris just now, but now I don’t know how many are scolding him...
This opportunity that Stanley Harris missed, It seemed to boost the morale of Drettin's players.
They became more and more courageous in the following games. Not only did they have an advantage on the field, but they also hit the 30-meter area of Soft United many times, effectively threatening Soft United's goal.
During this period, the most frequent sound in the stands at Redstone Stadium was not the singing and cheering of Soft United fans, but various exclamations and boos.
Oh, it’s not that there is no singing and cheering at all, but they all come from the small number of Deretin fans.
"Drettin is here again!! What a danger! Fortunately, Dogg made a wonderful save!!"
With the loud shouts of the commentator Connor Cowley, The TV broadcast focused a close-up on Soft United goalkeeper Jimmy Dogger. The South African main goalkeeper was roaring at his teammates, dissatisfied with their performance in the previous defense.
Of course he has reason to be dissatisfied. When Drettin's player took a long shot just now, no one from the front of the Soft United penalty area stepped forward to interfere in time, and just allowed the opponent to take the shot calmly.
If he hadn't been so focused, he might have lost the ball, and Soft United's lead would have been lost.
After giving Dogger a close-up shot, the TV broadcast then moved to the Soft United coaching bench and focused the camera on head coach Sven Helden.
While he was frowning, his upper teeth were biting his lower lip unconsciously. This is a scene that everyone is familiar with - when Helden has such an expression on his face, it means He was thinking.
Whether he was coaching in the Portuguese Super League or joining a giant Premier League club, Heldon had this expression when he was thinking.
So when Zhao Zhou saw this, he said: "Helden put on a constipated expression again, he should make adjustments! Now it seems that Drettin has obviously gained momentum! It's just useless, the leading side Let the lagging side fight!"
Heldon did not "constipate" for too long, he made a decision quickly and executed it quickly.
So two minutes later, Soft United's main center back Pablo Vitali stood on the sidelines, waiting to come on. Next to him, the fourth official was fiddling with the buttons on the number plate, entering the jersey numbers of the players who were to enter and exit the field.
Seeing this, Zhao Zhou sneered: "It seems that Heldon is very satisfied with the 1:0 score, and he is ready to strengthen his defense. Oh, the Premier League giants are facing a team The British Championship team actually started to shrink..."
Then he saw the fourth official playing with the electronic number plate and lifting it up. Two sets of numbers were clearly displayed on it:
4
9
Zhao Zhou was stunned and didn't even finish speaking. He couldn't believe his eyes.
4 is the number of Pablo Vitali who is about to play, and 9 is... Wang Lie!
It’s Wang Lie who was replaced just twenty-four minutes ago!
"No, buddy...did you dial the wrong number? Did you dial 6 into 9?" Zhao Zhou, who was still confused, reflexively thought of a reasonable explanation.
Soft United does have a No. 6 player on the field, and it is their midfielder Andreas Liers.
Although removing a defensive midfielder and replacing it with a central defender does not seem to make much sense. But it's more reasonable than replacing Wang Lie, who just came on in the second half, right?
It was not only part-time commentator Zhao Zhou who was shocked, but even the famous England commentator Connor Cowley did not understand the logic of this operation:
"Replace Wang? Why? It's okay to replace the central defender and strengthen the defense. But why did Wang replace him? Although Wang didn't score or assist after coming on, the offensive changes he brought to the team were still obvious... The key is that Wang was just eliminated in the second half. What kind of operation is this?"
The TV camera quickly focused on the protagonist Wang Lie. Wang Lie in the camera looked at the field with wide eyes and a look of surprise. Can't believe it.
"Isn't it... really a change? Lao Deng, are you serious?!" Zhao Zhou, who had come back to his senses, almost roared and asked in the live broadcast room. He even directly mentioned the name Helden he used in private. Come to the bright side.
"Brother Wang! What do you think?! Are you addicted to using Brother Wang to show off your power? I'm giving you face?!"
Zhao Zhou seems to have forgotten his current status Identity, these words are actually inappropriate to say.
But no one pursued him.
Because on the Chinese domestic Internet at this moment, the furious Wang Lie fans scolded him even more harshly than Zhao Zhou.
Sven Helden's eighteen generations of ancestors and all female relatives in his family were greeted cordially countless times. Even Chi Zhen's fans had to stay away from the spotlight for a while.
Because the scolding is so dirty, it will not be shown here.
In the broadcast footage, Wang Lie pointed at himself and repeatedly confirmed to the audience whether he wanted to be replaced.
Then the broadcast camera cut to the sidelines. Helden stood aside with his arms folded, with almost no expression on his face. On the contrary, the first assistant coach Norbert Demers next to him kept hooking and nodding towards the court, telling Wang Lie with body language and mouth movements:
Yes! That's right! That’s you! End!
Demos' voice was completely inaudible in the noisy stadium, but Wang Lie could also tell what he meant from his body language.
After receiving the confirmation, Wang Lie's heart sank, and then a wave of hot blood rushed to his head. Humiliation and anger were mixed together, driving his body to run to the sidelines.
Nearby teammate Pablo Castín stretched out his hand and wanted to give him a high-five - this is a customary move to send teammates off the field.
But Wang Lie seemed to have not seen him at all, turning a blind eye to his actions and running straight past him.
From the perspective of the broadcast, Wang Lie's actions made Castine a little embarrassed, because he stood motionless in place.
But in reality, Castine's performance wasn't embarrassing at all. Because when he saw the oncoming Wang Lie, the expression on his face was so ferocious that he was stunned!
When he came back to his senses, he realized that Wang Lie was not going to end at all!
He quickly turned around and looked back, and saw Wang Lie running to the sidelines. But he didn't step out of the court. Instead, he stood on the sideline and roared at the coaching bench!
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“Why should you replace me?! Why?!”
Wang Lie stepped on the white sideline, looked past assistant coach Demos, and glared at head coach Heldon.
In the close-up shot of the TV broadcast, the spittle and stars are clearly visible.
Helden did not take the call, but his assistant Deimos stood in front of him and explained to Wang Lie: "We need to strengthen our defense..."
"Fart! "Wang Lie was talking sweetly to Deimos, but his eyes were always looking at Heldon, because he knew who made this decision, so it looked like he was scolding Heldon - but Indeed.
"Fart! We need to attack! We need to attack more than ever!" Wang Lie said angrily.
Someone nearby saw Wang Lie showing signs of losing control of his emotions, so they came up and tried to pull him away.
They were really afraid that Wang Lie would rush up and hit Heldon in the heart - after all, the intensification of the conflict between the two people was almost an open secret in the Sofo United team.
Wang Lie threw away his hands and broke away from the second assistant coach Danilo Lindsey who came up to try to pull him away. He continued to stare at Heldon and argued with reason:
"Dreitin is very It's clear that we can't defend ourselves! We need to use strong offense to push them back! Even if we can't score, we can make it difficult for Deretin to score like this..."
He stared at Heldon, but Heldon did not look at him. Instead, the first assistant coach Norbert Demers came to confront him: "This is the decision of the coaching staff, Wang! You should obey the coaching staff! Anyone can be substituted, why not you?”
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The scene where Wang Lie rushed to the sidelines but did not end up, but quarreled with the coach, attracted everyone's attention.
Not only the fans and players from both sides were present, but the TV broadcast also focused the camera on the Soft United coach's bench.
The commentators couldn't hear what they said specifically, but they could roughly guess some clues from each other's expressions and body language.
England commentator Connor Cowley exclaimed: "Wang doesn't seem to be ready to leave! He is yelling something to assistant coach Demos... It can be seen that he is worried about Heldon substituting him early. Very dissatisfied with the decision!”
Zhao Zhou said in an excited tone: "Brother Wang can't bear it anymore! Brother Wang angrily yelled at Heldon's lackey Deimos! That's how it should be! Why should I, Brother Wang, be substituted? This substitution must be wrong! It's aimed at Brother Wang!" If the tiger doesn’t show its power, you think my brother Wang is Hello Kitty!”
The reason why he is so excited is because he has been aggrieved for too long. As a die-hard fan of Wang Lie, he came from Sven Heldon to Sol After Fu Lian, I felt a breath stuck in my heart.
Now that he saw Wang Lie's outburst, he also wanted to take the opportunity to vent his anger.
As a die-hard fan of Wang Lie, Zhao Zhou felt that what Wang Lie was doing made him very happy, but there were not many commentators who held the same view as him.
For example, Connor Cowley criticized Wang Lie in a serious tone after exclaiming: "I can understand Wang Lie's mood, and I also think this substitution is worth discussing. But no matter what, as a Players should not have an argument with their coach on the sidelines in front of so many people! He completely disrespected his coach by doing this. He seemed to be trying to put himself above the entire team...
"This is the same as the relationship between players and referees. No matter how unfavorable the referee makes the penalty, the players have no right to yell at the referee. Even if it is a misjudgment, they must accept it. Is there anything that can be reported to the referee after the game? The referee committee appealed instead of having a 'debate' with the referee while the game was going on! Now Wang is obviously trying to argue with Heldon. Does he still want to force Heldon to change his mind? "
< br>There are also many commentators who are watching the fun and don't mind it.
"Ooooh! Look what happened?! Wang seems to be refusing to be replaced?!"
"It is known that the relationship between Wang and Heldon has been tense. However, On the surface, the two sides generally maintained a decent attitude... But I never expected that Wang would choose to show off in the game! This is so explosive! Of course, considering Wang's usual impression, it is better to say that he It's even more surprising that I can endure it until now..."
"There are many fans behind the coaching bench of Soft United. They all raised their mobile phones to take pictures. You can think about waiting for this game. End... No! Before this game is over, various short videos of this incident will appear on the Internet! I really didn’t expect that there would be such a good show in an ordinary FA Cup game! ”
Not only the fans in the stands, but also the photographers on the sidelines also pointed their cameras at the Soft United coaching bench to record what was happening.
The reporters in the media gallery also stuck their heads out, looked down, and also took out their mobile phones to record.
It is completely conceivable that after the game, this episode will dominate and become the highlight of the game.
Everyone knows that this is "big news"!
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"This decision is wrong! We need to maintain sufficient offensive deterrence! I can help the team! My performance after coming on the field has proven this!"
Wang Lie poked his chest, and there was no one on the opposite side. Helden roared with expression.
Heldon ignored him, and Deimos didn't know what to do. He stood aside and shook his head - to be honest, he was a little afraid of the raging man in front of him. After all, he has been the symbol of this club for the past ten years and is a well-deserved legend.
Now they have become the focus of the audience, and the game has been interrupted. Deimos didn't dare go up and force the club legend off the pitch.
Second assistant coach Danilo Lindsay, who had just been freed by Wang Lie, stepped forward again: "Wang, calm down! In any case, you can't do this in public... If you have anything to say, wait. We will communicate after the game is over..."
Wang Lie could not give face to Deimos, but he had to give face to Lindsay, who had fought alongside him, so he turned to look at him this time and explained in an urgent tone: "We may decide after the game is over Just lose!”
Lindsey shook his head slightly: “We are still ahead...”
Before he finished speaking, he saw the referee running over.
The referee on duty for this game asked rudely: "So gentlemen, what is the situation now? Substitute, or not?"
Deimos hurriedly went there. The referee explained: "Change, change, we have to make a substitution! We will be ready soon..."
On the other side, Lindsey saw that Wang Lie had no intention of coming down, and was afraid that he would lose his temper at this moment, so he quickly stepped forward and hugged him, and whispered to him: "Not only are you the oldest in this team, Player, Wang, you are still the pride of this team! Now they are all looking at you..."
Wang Lie turned his head and looked around, whether it was the Soft United players on the field or the substitutes. The teammates on the table all turned their gazes over at this moment.
Some people were panicked, some were gloating, and some were avoiding his eyes when he looked over.
"Danilo, believe me, if you replace me now, we can't win. Because this substitution proves to Drettin that we are afraid! This is a cowardly substitution! This is suicide !”
After staring at Heldon and saying these words in a vicious tone, Wang Lie did not continue to make a fuss. He pushed Lindsay away again and walked off the court.
He walked straight to the tunnel, not even high-fiving teammate Pablo Vitali who was waiting on the sidelines.
Then, amidst the noise of the scene mixed with boos, he lowered his head and stepped down the steps, disappearing step by step at the entrance of the corridor.
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