Chapter 6 When Cheats Knock on the Door
“…The third round match of the FA Cup that ended yesterday was an upset: Soft United, playing at home, was unexpectedly defeated by the English Championship team Drettin Absolutely tied, the two sides will rematch on January 20th..."
The news showed a scene of Derretin players celebrating wildly. They staged a stack of arrogance in the corner flag area of Soft United, and even People from the bench and the dugout came to join in the fun.
In the distance are the Soft United players covering their faces with their hands and falling in front of the goal.
Their frustration and misery were in stark contrast to the Deretin players.
"In the 98th minute of the game, Derrettin midfielder Jayden Hope took advantage of the corner kick and scored the Soft United goal with a header. It was a real draw. Soft United shrank its defense across the board for more than a dozen seconds. Minutes, but collapsed at the last moment..."
The camera panned the stands, which were filled with stunned and speechless Soft United fans.
Then there was a close-up shot of Sven Helden, the head coach of Soft United. When the victory turned into a draw, he still kept his straight face, but his brows were furrowed more tightly than usual. The lower lip was also bitten until it turned white.
"...At the post-match press conference, Soft United head coach Helden said that the eight-minute injury time should not have existed..."
Next It was Helden at the post-match press conference. He shook his head at the reporters in the audience and said:
"It was eight minutes of stoppage time in this game, which is not normal. In the last few minutes, the Red Rocks Stadium was booed and it was clear what that meant... I don't think this result is good for us now. It’s unfair. Without these eight minutes of stoppage time, we should have been the winning side.”
A reporter outside the screen then asked: “So do you think it was because Wang refused to come off that it was so long. Injury time?"
Helden replied expressionlessly: "Everyone knows what's going on."
Wang Lie, who was sitting on the sofa, saw the TV. At this scene, I couldn't help laughing: "Ha! He didn't even dare to say 'YES'."
The agent Fernando Clemente sitting next to him was also amused. He laughed out loud, but soon his expression became serious again: "But I have to say that Helden's move is very beautiful. He did it like this, and now everyone outside is scolding you for your willful impulse that caused the team's failure... …”
"It's a draw, Fernando. To be more precise, Dretin is a draw, not a kill." Wang Lie focused on correcting his agent's wording, and didn't care about being criticized by the entire network. After all, he had already Just got used to it.
“In their view, if Soft United were tied at home by a Championship team, that would be a failure.” Clement explained. "I'm not saying that you are impulsive again, Wang. In fact, I know that you have been very restrained. But the current situation is that if you do this, you will basically not be able to stay in Sofo United. And we haven't found anyone yet. A good home..."
Clement was still in Dortmund, Germany yesterday. After the FA Cup match, he immediately bought the fastest ticket and flew back to Manchester, England overnight, because he knew about this The seriousness of the matter.
To put it bluntly, this may completely lead to Wang Lie ending his playing career in Europe.
But he really couldn't complain that Wang Lie had done something wrong on impulse.
Because he knew very well that with Wang Lie's character and temper, it was already very good for him to hold back until now.
Even when Heldon made that outrageous substitution decision, he couldn't help but go to social media and post a message to curse Heldon...
Wang Lie The expression on his face became a little more serious: "We had no intention of staying at the Softel Union... What did the Steel Union say?"
The Ruhr Steel Union is located in Dortmund, the Ruhr Industrial Zone in Germany. The city's football club is second only to Issa Munich in German football and is also a giant.
Clement’s trip to Germany this time was not just to contact a club in Issa Munich. Logically speaking, he should not have come back so early. But who said there was an accident?
"They didn't refuse, but they didn't have the intention to push forward either."
"Then there's no chance." Wang Lie leaned on the back of the sofa, shook his head and chuckled.
Clement sighed: "Now that I think about it, we should have firmly left last summer instead of listening to Heldon's lies and staying in the team. If we left at that time, the whole of Europe would still be in trouble. There are many teams you can go to. After all, you were the team's top scorer last season. Now you have Heldon on the bench for half the season. You have to be out of shape and out of performance. Those who were originally interested in you. The team is hesitating and shrinking now..."
Wang Lie waved his hand to interrupt the agent's complaint: "It's useless to say this now. They are determined to use me to establish their power. Of course they have to "Leave me in the team."
Clement was speechless after hearing this.
Wang Lie stopped talking and stared at the ceiling in trance.
The huge living room fell into silence.
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As Fernando Clement said, after being tied by the British Championship team, the focus of the post-match discussion was all on Wang Lie.
After the post-match press conference, a series of hot topics appeared on famous online social media, such as:
"#DRETIN'S 'subspace goal'"
"#王&Helden"
"#王 refused to go off"
"#should not exist ’s stoppage time”
“#Soft United internal strife”
"What on earth did #王 said"
"#德雷特honorary player"
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If you click on these topics, you will find that without exception, they are all Related to Wang Lie.
"#DRETIN'S 'subspace goal' Heldon's words are not simply a shirking of responsibility. I specifically calculated it, from the time when the fourth official raised the substitution sign to when Wang finally left the field , a total of three minutes and thirty-seven seconds. How could a normal substitution take so long? As a result, the referee team added all the time he missed to the injury time, which resulted in an eight-minute stoppage in the second half. At that time. And Soft United lost the ball at the last moment, so Heldon was right. Without Wang's willful disobedience, there would be no eight minutes of stoppage time. Of course, Drettin's equalizing goal would have been nothing. It won’t happen! Finally, I am not a Soft United fan, I just say this from a neutral and objective perspective!”
"I was there! I can prove it! When the fourth official raised the eight-minute stoppage time sign, the entire Red Rock Stadium was booed! Why is there such a long stoppage time? I believe everyone knows it ! #无码的时间”
“I am a Dretin fan and we are all grateful to Wang, so I made this picture (the one in the attached picture is wearing a Dretin jersey. Wang Lie) I just want to say that we welcome Wang to join Dereting! If you have no place to go, please consider us Dereting! #德雷丁honorary player"
"What did Wang say? What? It is said that Wang said Heldon's substitution was suicide when he left the field. He was right, but it was not Heldon's suicide, at least it was his suicide. I still sympathize with Wang, but after this incident, I feel that Wang deserves it!”
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In addition to these fun-lovers and people who just vent their emotions, there are also many professional media reporters. Have an opinion.
ESPN British commentator Harry Wright: "I know there is a conflict between Wang and Heldon. After all, Heldon was on the bench for half the season. But I didn't expect Wang to choose to play in this game. There was an explosion against Heldon... To be honest, Heldon's substitution was a problem, but Wang's problem was even bigger! This kind of blatant confrontation with the head coach can't be believed to happen to a veteran like Wang! It’s not a question of who is right and who is not, this is a matter of principle! Players should obey the coach!”
Keilan Koroy, editor-in-chief of “Sunday Sports”: “Wang had the opportunity to use it better! way to solve the problem, but he chose to self-destruct. I know that Heldon deliberately put the blame for not winning on Wang, but who told Wang to give Heldon a handle?
"Cool analysis, there is indeed a big problem with Heldon's substitution. He should have been criticized verbally after the game, but now all the firepower has been attracted by Wang... He will be thirty-eight years old soon, Wang, you will He's only six years younger than me. Be more mature, how can you still act like an eighteen-year-old boy? "
Senior columnist and football commentator, the famous "King Black" Lawrence Dadomo: "I have said more than once that Wang's impulsiveness will destroy him. At that time, Wang's fans came to attack him like mad dogs. I. So now it turns out that I was wrong?
"From the moment Wang ignored the game and refused to come off the field, standing on the sidelines and yelling at the assistant coach, he has personally ruined everything in his time at Soft United. If this is what Wang's fans want I saw it, so congratulations, it’s as you wish..."
"442" website editor, columnist, and senior fan Dean Campbell: "I have some disagreements with Sven Heldon. In fact, I don't think those extra minutes of injury time were the reason why Soft United ended the game. The main reason for losing the ball all the time. I think Wang's dispute with the coaching staff on the sidelines was the decisive factor - but not because he caused a few more minutes of injury time, but because he did it in front of everyone. , it was a devastating blow to the team’s morale.
“He just opened the wounds of Soft United and showed the bloody scene to the world. Just imagine if you were a player on the field at Soft United, what would you think? ‘Oh God! Our number one star is openly fighting with the head coach! 'How can we still play this game? "
Liam Adeyemo, a famous football biographer: "I feel that since hearing the home team fans booing him at Redstone Stadium late last season, Wang has become somewhat unbalanced. He even said after the end of the season, "If the team rebuilding starts with me, I can leave, no problem at all." This also caused an uproar at the time because it didn't sound like he was taking responsibility. , but he is angry with everyone. Of course, some people think that he is just making excuses to get rid of Soft United, which cannot play in the Champions League... But no matter what, this explains the following problem:
"The former king was the one who was omnipotent on the court. 'ChinaWang', as he gets older and his physical function declines, his mentality becomes more and more impatient. Perhaps it is because he is deeply aware that he is aging. "Everyone will age. This is a natural law. But the problem is that Wang doesn't seem to want to admit this rule. He is competing with himself, with others, with the whole world, and he even has to compete with time.
"He is playing a game that is doomed to fail. He actually knows what the ending is, but the more this happens, the more awkward he becomes. So this can well explain why from the end of last season to now, the people around him It's always negative news: causing conflicts during games, pushing reporters, refusing to accept penalties, getting into fights with opposing fans... and many more unconfirmed but not based on rumors
"There was a king. Fans asked critics online whether Wang had done something wrong? He has always been like this since he entered professional football at the age of eighteen. He has always been so competitive. All the things that people praised him for before have now become reasons for criticizing him. Why is this happening?
“So did Wang do something wrong?
“I think if Wang has done anything wrong, it is that he refused to accept his old age. For a professional player, refusing to admit defeat is a very noble quality. He can refuse to admit defeat, but he cannot refuse to admit defeat.
"If he neither admits defeat nor accepts his old age, then in the twilight years of his career, he will be like now, ugly and not decent at all..."
Former Sofo star and now well-known football commentator Nick Waters: "...You know I have always believed that Wang is one of the top players in the world, and he deserves all the praise that has been given to him before. But today In the afternoon, his performance left the Soft United emblem on his chest covered in dust. Our core value has always been 'team first', but Wang did not respect our values this time. If I were him, I would go to Xianghe. Erden apologized to all his teammates to prove that he puts Soford United at the top of his heart. In short, I am disappointed for him..."
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Not only. It's foreign media people, and many Chinese media people are criticizing Wang Lie's actions.
“When Heldon decided to replace Wang Lie, Wang Lie’s agent Clement tweeted and cursed Heldon. This was a public humiliation of Wang Lie. If I remember correctly He said the same thing two months ago - when Helden decided to replace Wang Lie, who had been warming up for the whole game, in the 93rd minute of the game
“For this reason, Clement tweeted to accuse Heldon, and I also posted on Weibo to scold Heldon for treating a legendary superstar like this, which was deliberately insulting. "What did Wang Lie do at that time? He didn't refuse to play, but went up. Even if he didn't touch the ball once within forty seconds after going up, the game was over. He didn't openly disobey orders. After that incident, no one Many people are also criticizing Heldon. But what about this time? The European media is almost unanimous in criticizing him. Shouldn't he think carefully about why?
“Actually, Wang Lie has always been an idol model for many people, but now he has set a bad example for everyone who likes him! I really can’t stand in Wang Lie’s shoes this time. When he spoke, he did go too far..."
These remarks by the famous sports reporter Li Qing are particularly representative on the Chinese domestic Internet.
No one thought that Heldon's substitution was right, but they felt that Wang Lie's reaction was also wrong. At the very least, he turned the Shunfeng game into a "Heavenly Collapse Game."
He should have had a better way, but he chose the worst one.
So this time, except for the extremely die-hard "brainless fans" like Zhao Zhou who still support Wang Lie, even many of Wang Lie's fans don't dare to speak online.
Even if the ridicules, abuses, insults, and accusations of the "little white-faced fans" are ten or a hundred times worse than usual, they can only remain as quiet as chickens, not daring to fight casually, for fear of attracting more violent attacks. Fire coverage.
The only thing they can do is vent their anger privately in various Wang Lie fan groups:
Brother, don’t you know how unfavorable the current public opinion environment is to you? You have to do it in public!
Brother, please stop, we really can’t stand it anymore!
Brother, you have a big heart, but we fans don’t. We are really afraid of being scolded...
Brother, why don’t we retire? Really, retire. You’ve made enough money, so what are you still doing?
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“…Okay, okay, I understand, I will definitely educate Wang Ziqi well…Yes, yes, yes…Thank you, Teacher Sun. Really Sorry to trouble you... Uh-huh, OK, OK... Goodbye, Teacher Sun..."
Tang Xingmei put down her phone and looked at her son standing next to her, who had just changed with her smiling face. He made a look on his face and said sternly: "Teacher Sun told me that you were the one who made the move first. Come with me to apologize to them when you go to school tomorrow!"
Wang Ziqi frowned: "I won't go!"
"You! If you keep saying you won't go!" Tang Xingmei was furious. The troubles her husband had encountered were enough to make her anxious, and now her son was adding to the trouble.
When school was over, she saw bruises on her son’s body and face. He told her that he had fallen during physical education class. So she didn't take it seriously.
It wasn’t until her classmate’s parents added her on WeChat to file a complaint that she found out that her eldest son was fighting with other classmates at school...
At that time, she was afraid that the other person was speaking one-sidedly, so she wanted to go to the class teacher. After checking the situation, the teacher in charge, Mr. Sun, called directly.
Teacher Sun confirmed what the classmate's parents just said, and at the same time told some news that Tang Xingmei didn't know yet: Wang Ziqi beat more than one person, and even broke one of them's glasses.
So not only did she have to take her children to apologize one by one, but she also had to spend money to buy a new pair of glasses for them - they were not ordinary glasses, but defocus lenses specially used to correct myopia. A pair of glasses cost several thousand to tens of thousands.
For Tang Xingmei, money is not an issue. She is worried that at this critical moment, her son's affairs at school will cause unnecessary disputes in public opinion, which in turn will make her husband's situation more difficult - even though the high-end private school they attend does a better job of protecting the privacy of students and families, Wang Ziqi None of the classmates in the class knew that he was actually Wang Lie's son. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what if someone recognizes them?
No matter how well Wang Lie protected his family, he never let them appear on social media. But in today's information age, with information so advanced, who can really leave no trace on the Internet?
As long as you are careful, you will definitely find some clues.
She usually teaches her children to keep a low profile when dealing with people outside, just for fear of causing trouble and causing public backlash.
My sister is very obedient, but her seven-year-old son was very rebellious because of his previous return to China to study. However, after his grandma fell and was injured, he was still obedient and restrained himself. Unexpectedly, this time it was a big mistake for her...
Faced with her mother's anger, this time Wang Ziqi did not give in immediately, but cried out in a tearful tone: "Why should I apologize? ! They should be the ones to apologize! Why can they just scold my dad and they say I broke the defense!"
Tang Xingmei, who was looking for a weapon, stopped. Come down.
The son is still crying:
"They said my dad was a clown. Why didn't they say what that old man did to my dad?! What's wrong with my dad who couldn't bear it after enduring it for so long?! Isn't my dad allowed to have a temper?! My dad is a robot, what's the matter? Everyone is saying that there is something wrong with my dad’s approach! What kind of authority does a coach have? Why should I respect him? ! He’s not worthy! He’s not worthy!”
Tang Xingmei suddenly felt so tired that she sat down on the edge of the bed. He neither scolded nor hit him, and allowed his son's heartbreaking voice to fill the entire bedroom.
Listening to his brother's muffled cries in the bedroom, Wang Zilin, who was standing outside the room door, turned to look at his grandmother in a wheelchair behind him and asked doubtfully: "Isn't my brother helping dad? Why? Mom wants him to apologize?"
Grandma Zhou Hong raised her hand and touched her granddaughter's head: "It's always wrong to hit someone..."
Wang Zilin was even more confused, she tilted her head and frowned. He frowned and said, "Those bad guys called dad a 'clown'. Isn't it right for my brother to beat the bad guys? Then should he scold them first in the future?"
Zhou Hong opened her mouth but didn't know how to explain the truth to her little granddaughter. What's more, she also felt that her grandson was right... so in the end she could only sigh.
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Clement has left, and Wang Lie is sitting on the sofa, watching the TV that has been turned off.
Before leaving, Clement hesitated to speak. Although he left without saying anything in the end, Wang Lie could guess what he wanted to say to himself.
Actually, the same thing happened when he and his wife Tang Xingmei called after the game last night, and her wife also mentioned it:
"How about... why not go back to China and play football?"
How did you answer your wife at that time?
Oh, it's "Okay, I will definitely consider it seriously".
My wife must feel that she is perfunctory, right?
But he did think about it seriously all night.
There is still a year and a half left before the 2038 World Cup in England, and now I can still play for another season and a half after returning home. He should definitely be able to play games and maintain his condition.
But on the one hand, the levels of domestic leagues and European leagues are indeed very different.
On the other hand, he needs a more convincing performance to prove to the national team coach He Zhenyong and his guidance. Not only does it prove that he can return to the national team, but it also proves that he can still play the main role in the national team.
There are many outstanding players in this national team, some of whom are even famous in European football.
For example, forward Chi Zhen, who has become the main force in the Premier League giants Scorsese, if he leaves Soft United, then Chi Zhen will be the only Chinese player currently playing in a wealthy European club.
There are also the attacking midfielder Fu Xiaofeng who is currently playing for Atlético de Lille in France, Feng Qiyuan, the main center back at Witton Hill in the Premier League, the main midfielder at Lille in La Liga, Su Ju, nicknamed "Iron Lung"...
These are the absolute main players, even the core, of their respective teams. Moreover, most of them belong to the Mesozoic and Cenozoic generations. Most of them are capable, knowledgeable, and ambitious.
To continue to be a leader who can lead such a group of people to participate in the World Cup, for Wang Lie, it is not enough to just return home and play games.
There is another very important reason, that is, Wang Lie himself is unwilling to do so.
No matter what he thought, there were several times when he almost convinced himself to accept it... Deep in his heart, there was always a voice saying:
No, I am not willing to do so!
The anger in his heart could not be released, and it was rushing in his chest. Wang Lie rolled over from the bed and sat up in the middle of the night. He clenched his fists and cursed, swearing in a very unpleasant way. It was hard to hear all the curses. The kind that's silenced.
One night has passed, and although Wang Lie doesn't seem so depressed now, he still feels unwilling when he thinks about it.
Tsk. Damn...
Wang Lie leaned back and rested his head on the back of the sofa.
Then he heard a knock at the door.
At first Wang Lie thought he was hallucinating, until a few seconds later three more sounds came:
"Bang, bang, bang"
The sound was not loud. But clear.
He thought it was Clement who had gone and returned. After all, only Clement could pass through the courtyard gate and come directly to the house and knock on the door.
Another agent, Ran Hanming, is also available, but he is currently in China.
Besides him is his wife Tang Xingmei, but she can just open the door and come in without knocking.
"You forgot about yourself with the lighter..."
Wang Lie, who was teasing Clement while opening the door, was completely stunned when he saw the familiar yet unfamiliar face at the door.
When the other party saw Wang Lie, a bright smile broke out on his face:
"Hello, Wang Lie."
(End of this chapter)