Chapter 15 A Farewell Letter to Soft United Fans
I still remember and will always remember July 1, 2027.
I received a grand welcome at Redstone Stadium that day. A total of 44,722 Soft United fans came to the scene to welcome me.
This flatters me.
I had never enjoyed such treatment before coming to Soft United. So when Mr. Matt Perkins, the then general manager of Soft United Club, told me that the club had prepared a welcome ceremony for me with tens of thousands of people attending, I thought he was joking on me.
You know when I left Atlético Barcelona, they said I could never become a top player, they said I didn’t deserve a high-paying contract, they said I couldn’t be the core of a big team, they said I was right The team's help was not as great as I thought. They said that without the platform of Atletico Barcelona, I would never be able to achieve what I achieved then...
They also said a lot, some of which I can't remember anymore. .
I have never denied it. At that time, I was like a lost dog.
It was Soft United who embraced me with open arms.
Mr. Perkins told me that Soft United needs me, and I will definitely achieve unprecedented success here.
I experienced the long-lost "respect" and "love" from Mr. Perkins and Soft United.
This is why when I signed with Soft United, my annual salary was not as high as what I asked for from Atletico Barcelona.
Some people attack me as a "football mercenary" who only has eyes for money, but I am not.
If I were a football mercenary, then I would only be hired by "respect", "need" and "love".
I still remember how excited I was when I stood in the tunnel at Red Rocks Stadium, listening to the roaring songs outside.
I felt like I could barely move my legs up the steps.
To be honest, it was my first time participating in the Champions League final that didn’t make me lose my composure like this.
So when I walked through the long red carpet, stood on the high platform, and heard you calling my name, I secretly swore in my heart:
I will fight for this team. , as well as the fans of this team who have devoted everything and tried their best, I will not let your love go wrong.
In these nine and a half seasons, I have never forgotten the vow I made that day.
When I was injured, I had ups and downs, but I never slacked off. Whether on the training ground or on the pitch, I always give my best.
Over the past six months or so, some voices and some people have told you too many rumors about me. I want to prove myself with practical actions, but unfortunately, I don’t have many opportunities to prove it. .
So unfortunately, I can only tell you what happened in this way.
At the end of last season, when it was confirmed that the team would miss the Champions League next season, there was a lot of criticism of me from the outside world.
I once said at that time that if the team needs to be rebuilt, it can start from me, no problem.
But my words were interpreted as me being angry and threatening the club.
But what did I threaten?
I didn’t take the opportunity to re-sign a high-paying contract with the club.
Actually, when I said that sentence, I was very serious. Although I did think about retiring from Soft United, if I become a burden to Soft United and can no longer contribute to the team, then leaving is actually the best choice.
Just like now, the team is rebuilding, so I am willing to leave voluntarily.
I was dissatisfied with both myself and the team's performance last season: last season was the only season since I joined Sofos United that I failed to score twenty goals in the league. We also failed to win back qualification for the Champions League.
I once thought, if I could score ten more goals, would we be able to win the Champions League ticket.
So at that time I said I was willing to leave.
Then why didn’t I leave at that time?
Because Mr. Sven Helden, who has confirmed to coach the team next season, had a private conversation with me. He told me that he needed me and that I would still be an important member of his new plan.
When he said this, he seemed very sincere.
I chose to believe him.
It’s ridiculous to think about it now. I don’t even have any audio or video to verify that Mr. Heldon ever made such a promise to me.
So I can't prove to you what I said.
But you should know that I am not good at lying.
I know I am not a perfect person and I have many shortcomings, but hypocrisy and lying are definitely not among them.
After hearing Heldon's commitment at that time, I was very happy that I was still needed by the team and could still contribute.
So I rejected invitations from many clubs and stayed to prepare for the new season.
I admit that the news of my mother’s fall in July last year disturbed me and made me restless. I was unable to devote myself to pre-season preparations, so I did not perform well in pre-season training.
So when the head coach thought that I was not ready yet and was not going to start me at the beginning of the league, I accepted his arrangement. I did not complain or be dissatisfied. I just worked harder in training. Work hard to make up for lost time.
But perhaps my unconditional cooperation caused Mr. Heldon to make some misjudgments.
From then on he put me on the substitute list without even giving any explanation.
Of course the head coach has the right to choose who will be a substitute and who will start, but shouldn't he give an explanation to the players he treated like this?
Am I not training hard enough?
Or am I not capable enough to meet his requirements?
Or am I not in line with his tactical vision?
I have been waiting for him to explain.
Sorry, no.
No explanation.
Even when he put me on in the last 40 seconds of the 1:0 win over East London United, he didn’t give me any explanation or tell me what to do - even though he was right at the time What if I said "I need to use this substitution to delay the game"? He didn't say anything, just taciturnly hiding behind assistant coach Demos, letting Demos tell me to play. I looked at him, but he treated me as if I were air.
If anyone doesn't believe it, you can watch the video of the last moments of that game and you will know that I am not lying.
My agent Fernando said at the time that what Helden did was humiliating and disrespectful to me. I didn’t say anything. I was wondering if I would get an explanation after the game? But still nothing. It wasn't until I expressed my anger and dissatisfaction in the team that I got a perfunctory explanation:
I was allowed to play in the last few dozen seconds just to not disappoint me who had been waiting for the whole game. It's respect for me.
Dear fans, how do you feel when you hear this explanation? Do you feel respected? Do you think I, Wang Lie, am the one who would be happy if I was given just a few dozen seconds of playing time in every game?
My agent expressed dissatisfaction, I didn’t say anything, I didn’t even give him a thumbs up. Now I can tell you frankly what I thought at that time:
Yes, I agree with my agent 100%. I just felt like Heldon was humiliating me and I couldn't see any respect from him at all. His so-called "respect" was nothing but humiliation to me.
He is sending a message to the other Soft United players in this way:
I can even manipulate Wang Lie at will, let alone you!
The outside world criticized me for confronting the head coach and disrespecting the head coach, and became the culprit of destroying the atmosphere in the locker room and the unity of the team.
But at least when he humiliated me for the first time, I didn’t confront him, and I didn’t disrespect him. I didn't criticize him in the locker room or openly contradict him.
Then why didn’t I respect him when I was confronting him during the FA Cup match?
Because I found that tolerance and taking the overall situation into consideration cannot bring me respect. My love for the club and my concern for the collective interests of the team have instead become a handle for some people to blackmail me.
Okay, now back to the game against East London United.
It was also at that time that I decided to leave Soft United in the winter window.
I never thought about leaving in this way, but if it is really time to leave, then leave, I have no choice.
I was no longer needed by the club, no longer respected. Heldon just used me as a stepping stone to establish his authority, and by humiliating me and suppressing me, he told the locker room that he was the boss of this team and everyone had to listen to him.
I am willing to cooperate with the head coach's work, and I will always respect the head coach, but if I am required to do this to respect the head coach's authority, then I'm sorry that I can't do it, because I can't ruin my personality.
I'm sorry that I can only say goodbye to you in this way, and I'm also sorry that I can only end my career at Soft United in this way.
Since Mr Perkins retired, Soford United is becoming a stranger to me.
But I have never complained before, I just try to do all the work as a player.
I love Soft United so much that I always try to do whatever I can to help the team.
It’s just that the club doesn’t seem to think so. They think that I am the culprit of the team’s decline in performance. I became a burden they couldn’t wait to get rid of.
When rumors spread about me, the club did not stand up to express support for me, not even a private statement - by the way, there are already idiots saying that they are all "seven" The "Crown Champion" is too brilliant, which has led to Soft United's current degeneration. It is the championship that hurts the team. I don't know if the club will stand up to refute this nonsense this time. After all, "Seven Crown Champions" has something to do with me.
But when Mr. Heldon deceived me, the club’s general manager, Mr. Jonathan Hall, used the club’s reputation to vouch for him and told me that I could trust Heldon - don’t worry, Mr. Hall, you can do it I deny it because I really don’t have any audio or video evidence.
After all, how could I possibly have thought at the time that you were talking like you were farting? How could I have imagined that the general manager of a powerful and wealthy team would play such tricks with his players?
Sorry, it's my fault.
I underestimated the evil of human nature, and I overestimated your spirit of contract. It is my fault. I shouldn’t judge you by the standards of Mr. Matt Perkins, a legend in the history of Soford United club, a professional manager who has achieved success in American rugby clubs.
After all, American football and English football are different.
I heard that you immediately cleaned out my locker in the locker room of the first team training base. You also removed my advertising posters on the outside wall of Redstone Stadium, as if you were eager to erase me. Traces of the existence of this great club.
I remind you that I missed one thing. There are not only my posters on the walls of the Red Rocks Stadium, but also my Golden Foot nameplate.
You can tear down my letter after you see it.
I don’t care, because you can’t tear down the 454 appearances I made for Soft United, and you can’t erase the 411 goals I scored for Soft United.
You can't hide the fourteen important trophies I won here.
You can't erase my memory in the hearts of Soft United fans.
So that's it.
I will always be a supporter of Soft United, but I am very disappointed with the current Soft United management team. I firmly believe that Sofia United will be fine in the future, but it's a pity that I can't be a part of it.
Finally, I'm sorry that I didn't have the opportunity to say goodbye to the Soft United fans. After all, you gave me such a grand welcome. I will always remember that day.
Wang Lie who loves you forever
2037.01.20
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“Bang!”
“Bang!”
“Cracking noise...”
Jonathan Hall suddenly posted after watching Wang Lie After reading the "Farewell Letter to Soft United Fans", I was so angry that I wanted to throw the phone out of my hand.
It can't really fall - how troublesome would it be if it broke?
But you have to throw something.
So he vented all his anger on the books, documents and coffee cups on the table.
My wife heard the commotion, came in and saw a mess in the study. She didn’t ask what happened, but knelt down and cleaned it up silently.
She knew why her husband was so angry, because she secretly read Wang Lie’s letter just now when she was alone in the living room...
She can completely understand her husband's anger - everyone left, and he stabbed him in the back and talked nonsense with no evidence. It was so despicable and shameless!
Hall thought the same thing. He breathed heavily and cursed through gritted teeth: "Damn it! Damn you bastard! How dare he?! If I had known he was so despicable, I wouldn't Mom shouldn't agree to their request to terminate the contract. I want him to stay in the youth team until the end of the contract! Who does he think he is?"
His roar was still echoing in the study room. A call rang - it was Sven Helden.
Hall was glad that he didn't drop his phone just now, and answered the phone.
As soon as the call was connected, Heldon's gloomy voice came: "Have you read the letter, Jonathan?"
"I just finished reading!"
"How could he be like this... talking nonsense like this?!" Heldon's voice was a little angry. "The club should stand up immediately and safeguard my reputation!"
Seeing that Heldon was angry, Hall quickly comforted him: "I will call the club immediately to ask the club to issue an official statement to refute Wang's remarks. Nonsense! And the club will mobilize media resources to fight back! Anyway, don’t worry, Sven, the club will always stand with you.” He also returned to his previous slightly gloomy calm: "Fortunately, the team has won the rematch with Drettin, so his letter did not have serious consequences. But I must warn you, Jonathan, I don't want this to happen." Things have affected the team internally. You know our goal this season is to return to the Champions League..."
"I know, Sven, I know, I value this more than you. Don't worry, after Wang leaves. , Suofu United has entered our era! We can finally fight without restraint! ”
After hanging up the phone, his wife had already cleaned up the garbage on the floor and brought him another cup of coffee.
Squeezing a smile at his considerate wife, Jonathan Hall rubbed the bridge of his nose and sighed: "I thought that if I let him leave the team, the trouble would be gone. Unexpectedly..."
< br>The wife gently squeezed his shoulders and massaged him: "This is not your problem, dear, you have done a good job. Don't worry about the rumors outside, as long as you lead Soft United back to the Champions League, Then all the doubts and slanders will disappear automatically, just like you did in Los Angeles."
Jonathan Hall spent eight years with the famous American rugby club Los Angeles Stars before becoming the general manager of Soft United. Year. When he first took over the Los Angeles Stars, he also encountered a crisis of trust and difficulties, but he eventually overcame many difficulties and achieved great success in Los Angeles.
After being encouraged by his wife, Hall's mood finally improved. He tilted his head and gently rubbed his cheek on the back of his wife's hand.
As his wife said, as long as the team can return to the Champions League this season, the knife stabbed by Wang Lie today will not affect him at all.
The world of football... or the world of sports, is all about the winner taking all.
How much trouble can the nonsense of a kicked-out loser cause?
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"...Soft United Club officially issued a statement refuting the content mentioned in Wang's previous farewell letter. They denied that general manager Jonathan Hall had any relationship with the owner Coach Sven Helden jointly deceived Wang... At the same time, the club officials deeply regret Wang's remarks after leaving the team. The club has always respected Wang. They believe that Wang's remarks hurt not only Mr. Hall and Hull. Mr. Den has also hurt the Soford United club and all Soford United fans..."
"Sven Helden said in an interview that he could understand that Wang left Sofos United in this way and had a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart. But he firmly denied all the accusations made by Wang against him. Wang said that he did not blame him for replacing him in the last thirty seconds. He made any explanation, but in fact it was him who explained it, but Wang chose not to believe it... He also believed that what Wang did was a betrayal of the Sofo United team, and he plunged this team into At the cusp of public opinion, the interference affected the team's preparations for the next game. At the critical moment when the team is trying to qualify for the Champions League, this is a very selfish and irresponsible approach..."
"Oh my God, Wang unexpectedly The reason for his poor condition and difficulty in getting stable playing time this season is blamed on his poor mother. His mother's injury is still being brought up to gain sympathy... Such a guy can even use family ties. , is there really any credibility in what he said?”
“This is the most despicable and shameless farewell letter I have ever seen. I have never seen any player use such a letter after leaving his old club. A way to attack and humiliate the former team! He keeps saying that he loves the team and the fans. Is this how he loves it? "
"I was once a teammate with Wang in Soft United? Marvin Bullock fiercely criticized Wang's so-called farewell letter. He believed that it was an arrogant and arrogant move that proved that Wang did not take the club into his heart. It is reported that since the FA Cup refusal incident, many Wang have been involved. His teammates have publicly expressed their criticism of him..."
"Wang actually listed his achievements with pride, as if he had accomplished them all alone, and he didn't think about it carefully. , without the support and promotion of the Soft United club, could he have snatched two Ballon d'Or awards from Ronaldo? Does he really think that the Ballon d'Or award is purely based on personal performance? He only emphasizes personal contribution? , but he never mentioned the huge amount of resources that Soft United spent on him in order to promote him. Is there a problem with me saying that he is ungrateful? "
"Soft United's propaganda machine has been launched. Look how many media people have criticized Wang in a short period of time? In just half a day, in the mouths of these media people, Wang has changed from a historical legend of Soft United to a Soft United legend. United's historical sinner... Ha! Wang said that they can't erase their memory in the hearts of Soft United fans. They really can't erase it, but they can change it. Maybe it won't be long before Wang is removed from the title of 'Seven Crown Champions'. Kicked off the list of heroes, all Wang's achievements in Sofo United will become his own brag. Don't doubt it, this is the power of the media..."
"Breaking News: Wang. The Golden Football nameplate on the outer wall of the Redstone Stadium was damaged, and traces of filth were left on the scene... Apparently Wang's farewell letter to the fans did not have an effect, but instead aroused the anger of many Soft United fans. , they chose to vent their emotions and stance by destroying Wang’s Golden Foot nameplate...”
“After Wang published an open letter to all Soft United fans, our reporter went to the streets of Manchester to interview Those Soft United fans, let me hear what they think of this open letter..."
Interviewee A: "I think Wang is too impulsive...Yes, I know he is always impulsive. , but what he did was definitely not the way of Assofer United... I have mixed feelings. The club did not treat Wang correctly, but Wang’s counterattack... also made me feel embarrassed..."
Interviewee B : "What Wang did was absolutely wrong! He was destroying Soft United by doing this! He brought shame to this giant club! He..."
The reporter interrupted him: "Are you a Soft United fan?"
Interviewee B: "Me? Oh, no, I am... uh, I am a Clayton Athletic fan... But that's not important. I look at this matter from a neutral and objective perspective. I think Wang's whole article is full of accusations and conjectures without evidence. He thinks that it's just his words, so do Soft United fans believe it? Even I, a Clayton Athletic fan, can’t stand it! Believe me, I don’t have any selfish intentions. After all, Soft United hasn’t beaten Clayton Athletic for a long time, so this matter doesn’t actually affect us..."
Interviewee C: "I support Wang 100%! He is the hero of our Soft United! Look at how the club treats this hero! How can he leave the stadium on the first day when the contract is terminated? The poster was taken down? Shame!"
Interviewee D: "The problem with Wang is that he is always so conceited... He feels that the club and the head coach are sorry for him, but he forgets that he is almost thirty. Eight years old. If I were him, there would be no need for the team to notify me at this age. I would leave obediently... In the history of Soft United, so many players have done this. Why did he Do you think you are the 'special one'?"
Interviewee E: "I don't care what Wang said, I only care about where we will be after this season. I don’t want to watch the Europa League next season...”
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"This king..." Cesar Varro shook his head and sighed, "He is really capable of causing trouble. To be honest, just looking at the things he did, I thought he was a second-rate person. Where is the ten-year-old Leng Touqing... Are you really sure that he can stabilize the locker room when he comes to Tyne? Why do I think he will cause more trouble in the locker room?"
Sam McNeill smiled and said: "It's too late to talk about this now, Cesar. We have already signed a contract with him. Do you want the club to break the contract?"
Varro rolled his eyes at him: "I It's not that stupid. But look at Wang's traffic. You brought him to Tyne, and you also brought a huge amount of traffic to him. The greater the traffic, the greater the pressure. I can definitely imagine what Tyne will be like next. It’s hard to live peacefully for a few days..."
McNeil asked provocatively: "So you are afraid, Cesar? Are you afraid of pressure?"
Varro snorted disdainfully: "I'm scared? You're kidding! I'm worried about you, Sam. Because if you can't bear it and get out, my job will be gone. Our whole family is counting on me!" "
McNeil laughed: "Don't worry, Cesar. I have never been more confident than I am now."
Varro was very surprised: "Why?"
"Because I saw anger in his letter - he is simply like anger itself. And based on my understanding of him, over the years, No one can get away with it after angering Wang Lie. His heart is not old yet, Cesar."
Cesar Varro was not so easily convinced. He muttered: "I hope you're right, and I hope he's really not old - oh, I'm not talking about the heart, but the body..."
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Wang Lie’s open letter caused a stir, and the aftermath has not dissipated.
Some people expressed support for him, while others criticized Wang Lie fiercely for being ungrateful. Wang Lie's scumbags and fans opened up a new battlefield.
Amidst this commotion, on January 21, the Premier League Tyne Club released a video and a news announcement:
“We are very honored to announce: Top Superstar Wang Lie will join the Tyne Football Team freely. Although we cannot prepare a grand welcome ceremony for him due to the ongoing season, we can't wait to see him on the field!
"WELCOME, CHINAWANG!
"The legend continues! ”
(End of this chapter)