Chapter 20 He wants to tie us together to win
Vitini's father found that his son was eating breakfast very fast today. He had to remind his son: "Slow down, slow down, chew your breakfast thoroughly." Food..."
After Vitini swallowed a mouthful of food, he said to his father: "Don't worry, I chewed every bite carefully, I just chewed it faster."
"Why are you in such a hurry today?" Dad was very surprised.
Vitini replied with a slight dissatisfaction: "I told you last night, Dad. From today on, I have to go to training half an hour early every day because I want to train with Wang! In the end, you still forgot..."
He was complaining that his father's breakfast time was the same as usual, instead of half an hour earlier than usual.
Dad was stunned for a moment, and then recalled that this seemed to really happen, so he said a little apologetically: "Ah, I'm sorry, I forgot..."
Then he said : "It's good for you to train with Wang, but be careful not to train too hard. Too much training can easily lead to injuries."
Vitini burst out laughing when his father said this.
Dad was curious: "Why are you laughing?"
Vitini replied with a smile: "Yesterday in the locker room, Wang also told me about this. He also suggested that I not practice with him every day to avoid injuries. I asked him, why did he not get injured while practicing like this?"
Dad also became interested after hearing this.
Everyone knows that when Wang Lie was young, he suffered two consecutive serious injuries from patellar tendon rupture in his left knee. For professional players, serious injuries at this position are almost fatal.
Even if he underwent surgical treatment, the treatment was successful and allowed him to return to the game, but... the left knee that has undergone two surgeries should have some sequelae.
But judging from Wang Lie’s performance, there were no sequelae at all. It was like he had never been injured or had those two surgeries.
Not only did he have no sequelae, he did not even have a major injury in his eighteen-year career.
Even if he is injured, it is only a simple injury or illness, and the longest time he has been out due to injury is less than a month.
This is truly incredible.
Vitini continued: "In the end, Wang told me that it was his unique talent."
Dad was a little disappointed - he thought Wang Lie would have some unique method to greatly improve his ability. Reduce the chance of injury. If my son can also learn this method, his career will be much easier.
It turned out to be a unique talent...
His son couldn't learn this thing.
The father is disappointed, but the son does not seem to have such emotions. Instead, he worships his idol and is still in a state of excitement:
"I said there must be something wrong with the king. Where ordinary people are! It’s no wonder he can become a world star! What is talent? It’s the top talent! It would be great if I could have such a talent... But Wang also gave me some advice. If I can strictly follow his suggestions, I think my chance of getting hurt will be greatly reduced..."
"What is his suggestion?" Dad asked.
The son replied: "Maintain good living habits. As a Brazilian, you should especially stay away from unhealthy nightlife and alcohol. Relax as soon as possible after training, and maintain physical training even during holidays..."
Dad mused: "The rest is easy to talk about. The first one... almost no Brazilian can escape..."
Vitini said seriously with a straight face: "I can do it! Just watch me. How many times have you been to nightclubs?”
Dad’s honest answer: “Compared to most Brazilians, you have gone less often, but it’s not like you haven’t been there all the time.”
< br>Vitini was a little embarrassed: "Look more at my positive aspects, Dad!"
Dad burst out laughing. After laughing, his expression became serious: "But son, how many times have you seen Wang go to nightclubs and bars? Except for some necessary social activities, not once. Even if he has to go out to socialize, he will definitely do it." Go to bed at half past ten in the evening. If you really want to achieve his achievements, or surpass him, you must be like him, can you?"
Vitini was stunned. , the expression on his face was uncertain, and it was obvious that he was struggling in his heart...
Dad did not urge him to answer, but lowered his head and slowly spread jam on the toast.
But actually his son didn’t let him wait long.
Vitini gritted his teeth and said: "I will try my best!"
The father with his head lowered calmly raised the corners of his mouth, and then said: "I hope you can do it too, son."
Vitini poured the last piece of fried egg directly from the plate into his mouth Before chewing and swallowing, he stood up and ran to the door, then grabbed the bag placed at the door and rushed out.
Looking like his son was in a hurry to go out for a date with a girl, his father reminded him loudly from behind: "Slow down on the road, don't speed! Pay attention to safety!"
The son did not reply to him, He just saw his son waving his hand through the gap in front of the door.
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When Sonny Dean saw the dark crowd outside the front training base gate from a distance, he was startled.
At the same time, I muttered in my heart:
I didn’t go to a bar or nightclub to get drunk yesterday...
Could it be the incident two weeks ago?
No!
They already knew about that time two weeks ago...
While Dean was pounding in his heart and thinking wildly, his car still slid to the door.
His arrival also attracted the attention of the crowd present, but they only glanced at him and then withdrew their gaze.
At this time, Dean also saw clearly the fans in the dark crowd, holding red Chinese flags in their hands.
Hey, it took me a long time to guard Wang Lie...
Dean breathed a sigh of relief, but he quickly came back to his senses: I didn't do anything wrong, why should I be so cautious?
Then there was dissatisfaction: the arrival of this Chinese person directly increased Tyne's attention by an order of magnitude. Everyone wanted to hold a magnifying glass and stare at Tyne all day long.
Doesn’t this mean that whatever you do will be noticed?
He had already caused an uproar in the city of Newcastle when he got drunk with his arms around two girls in a nightclub.
Now if you include the traffic brought by Wang Lie, then if the same thing happens again, wouldn't you have to explode on the spot?
Thinking of this, Sonny Dean became even more unhappy with Wang Lie.
He simply rolled down the window and mocked: "Don't you know that Wang Lie is always the first to come to the base for training? Now that you have seen me, do you still expect to wait for him?! Let's go! Let's go!"
He waved his arms to drive away the fans and reporters standing on the sidewalks on both sides of the road.
But instead, everyone pointed their cameras and mobile phones at him.
It was so dense that Dean even had "trypophobia"...
He quickly closed the car window again and accelerated into the training base.
Forget it, just let those silly birds wait in the cold wind!
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Entering the locker room, Sonny Dean did not see Wang Lie, but saw Wang Lie's backpack on his cabinet. So obviously Wang Lie went to train early again.
With him was the idiot Vitini - because the latter's bag was also in the cabinet.
Dean curled his lips and sat in front of his locker. He didn't start changing clothes, but was going to check his phone for a while before talking.
But just before he lowered his head, he suddenly discovered a blind spot. He looked up and searched the locker room and found...captain Elliot Goetz wasn't there either.
Not only Goetz, but two players were also not in the locker room.
They are second captain Charlie Cohen and third captain Matje Katic.
The bags of the three of them are in their places, but the people are not there. It's obvious that it's not that he didn't come, but that he came and then went out.
Dean frowned and had an ominous premonition in his heart - they wouldn't be as crazy as Vitini's fool and run to train with Wang Lie in advance, right?
No way? No way?
Although I kept repeating "No way" in my mind, a question mark would be added after each repetition.
So the more I asked Dean, the more he felt guilty.
This made him not even bother to check his phone, so he simply asked his teammate Joshua Parker:
"Captain, where have they gone?"
Parker, who was caught by him, was a little confused. He didn't expect Dean to care about such trivial details - in his opinion, since he is going to Kensington next season After the news was exposed, Dean was actually indifferent to what happened within the team, always acting as if it had nothing to do with him.
Except yesterday. Yesterday's news that Wang Lie was coming seemed to stimulate him, making him particularly active in the locker room, and he almost got into a fight with Vitini.
But what about today?
Does it matter that the three captains are not in the locker room?
Not at all. It’s not like everyone is in the locker room at all times. Some people are in the room and some are not. Isn’t that normal?
Why should Dean pay attention to this matter?
Although he didn't think about it, Parker answered him honestly after being stunned:
"They were all called away by Coach Varro."
"Huh? Didn't you train with Wang?" Dean didn't expect the answer to be so ordinary, so he lost his mind for a moment and spoke out what was on his mind.
"Training with the king?" Parker felt that Dean's reaction today was particularly abnormal. He couldn't help lowering his voice and leaned forward and asked: "Aren't you sober yet, Sonny?"
Dean was so angry when he heard this that he could not help but raise his voice in retort: "I told you! I didn't go to the nightclub last night!"
This voice shocked his teammates who were still in the locker room. Their eyes were attracted.
When they looked at Dean, they were surprised at first, and then suddenly realized. Some people even had interesting smiles on their faces, as if to say:
Yes, yes, you said you didn’t go, so you didn’t go. Everyone understands, everyone understands.
The anger in Dean's heart did not subside with the roar. Instead, it felt bigger and blocked in his heart, making him uncomfortable.
However, he did not yell at his teammates to explain. Instead, he took a deep breath, put on the headphones, and was indifferent to everything happening in the outside world.
Fuck! Love as much as you like!
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"I called you three here because I have something to talk to you about."
In the head coach's office, McNeil said to Elliot Goetz and Charlie who were standing in front of him. Cohen and Matje Katic asked:
"Do you think Wang is a qualified leader player? You must know that he did not serve as captain when he was at Soft United."
The three people looked at each other in confusion. The head coach asked the assistant coach to call them here. Is it just for this matter?
Seeing that the three of them did not speak immediately, McNeil added in order to prevent them from guessing: "I plan to make him the fourth captain, so I will ask you what you think of him first."
After hearing the explanation given by the head coach, Cohen and Katic suddenly realized, no wonder.
They even further speculated that the head coach might have communicated this matter with Wang Lie in advance and then asked for their opinions.
But it doesn’t have to be so troublesome. He is just the fourth captain. As the head coach, he can announce it directly in front of the whole team.
Can the three of them still object to the head coach adding another captain?
That is simply contrary to Tiangang - Logically speaking, the captains of the three of them are decided by the head coach...
Second captain Charlie Cohen said: "I don't think there is a problem. Although Wang has never served as captain at Soft United, he has always been the captain of the Chinese national team. There is definitely no problem in being the captain."< br>
Third captain Matje Katic also made a fair evaluation of his former opponent: "He and I went up against a bull when we were playing in La Liga, although we were very unhappy at the time. But If you look at this matter from the perspective of Wang's teammates at the time, you will definitely feel very happy, because Wang was standing up for his teammates at the time. In fact, the matter had nothing to do with him, and he could have ignored it. He was not the captain at the time. ."
Both captains expressed their support for Wang Lie as the team's fourth captain, and McNeil naturally turned his attention to the first captain Elliot Goetz.
But what surprised him was that when he looked over, Goetz frowned and looked embarrassed.
Tyne is different from Soft United. Tyne's captain has always been selected by the head coach, rather than relying on votes from the players.
But before McNeil came to coach this team, Elliot Goetz was actually Tyne's official captain.
This captain was not appointed by him. Of course, McNeil also agreed to let Goetz continue to be the captain and there was no replacement.
Elliot Goetz is the longest-serving player in the Tyne team. He is also a native of Newcastle. No one is more qualified to be the captain than him.
He is the captain, and everyone in Tyne's "mercenary" is convinced.
Such a person who everyone admires should not be so coy about this trivial issue.
To say that he is worried that Wang Lie will steal his captain's armband and authority... He is the fourth captain. Even if he has to wear the captain's armband, he will still be in the fourth position. He will wait for Goetz, Cohen and Katic to be on the field. In his absence, the captain's armband can only be worn on the arm of the fourth captain.
Seizing authority is even more nonsense. In fact, the authority of the four captains is the same. Anyone can exercise the power of the captain.
Besides, Goetz is not such a person - McNeill is very clear about Goetz's personality:
He is the kind of person who always puts the interests of the team first and does not care too much about individuals. Gains and losses.
There was absolutely no reason for him to waver on this decision.
Not only McNeil, but Goetz's two teammates also noticed the strangeness of their captain and cast puzzled looks.
But under the attention of the head coach and assistant coach, it was difficult for them to say anything. No matter whether they were confused or anxious, they could only keep it in their hearts.
"Elliot, what do you think?" McNeil did not let Goetz hesitate any longer, he asked directly.
But unexpectedly, Goetz gave an answer that was beyond his expectation:
"I want to give the captain's armband to Wang. He is more suitable to be the captain than me."< br>
McNeil: "Huh?"
Varo: "Huh?"
Cohen and Katich: "Huh?"
The four people in the room realized After they said "Huh?" at the same time, they looked at each other in unison, and finally turned their eyes to Goetz.
Vice captain Cohen was a little excited and asked first: "Elliot, did you not listen carefully to the boss's question just now? What he said was that he proposed that Wang be the fourth captain, the fourth captain... ”
McNeill also admitted: "Yes, I am talking about the fourth captain, Elliot. We are just adding a captain, and it does not involve the ranking of the three of you..."
But Goetz shook his head. Tou reiterated what he had just said firmly: "I heard you very clearly, boss. What I am saying is to hand over your captain's armband to the king. He is the one who can really lead us forward."
Hearing what Goetz said, Charlie Cohen, who had wanted to continue to persuade him before, suddenly closed his mouth, and Katic also showed a thoughtful expression.
The changes in the two players aroused the curiosity of head coach McNeil. He always felt that something must have happened within the team...
But, what was it?
He asked bluntly: "Why, Elliot, tell you the reason for doing this."
When he said this, his tone was a little stiff, and his expression became serious.
When the recognized captain of a team no longer wants to work, that is when there is big trouble.
McNeil had many thoughts in his mind at this moment, even some very bad ones.
For example, Goetz and Wang Lie had a very fierce quarrel in the locker room. Wang Lie directly asked Goetz to step down and make way for someone better, or Goetz came in to complain to himself as the head coach...
Goetz spoke, but his tone and expression were hesitant: "Well, actually... Wang came to the team early yesterday afternoon..."
McNeil nodded and interrupted his nonsense. : "I know, he greeted us yesterday, but we forgot to inform you."
Goetz turned and looked at the other two captains.
Did the coaching staff forget?
But whether I really forgot or pretended to forget, it doesn’t matter now.
So Goetz told the coach everything that happened in the locker room yesterday afternoon. Including how Vitini and Dean clashed, and what Wang Lie said after he suddenly appeared...
McNeil and the assistant coach Varro next to him were stunned.
Varro suddenly realized: "No wonder I felt the atmosphere in the team was a little strange during training yesterday afternoon..."
Captain Goetz explained embarrassedly: "Because no one has yet Recovering from the shock of his words."
McNeil mused.
Goetz continued: "The king touched me very much at that time. Especially the words 'I will pull you all forward and won't stop until I reach the goal' and 'I will tie you all up'. Get up, get together as a whole, and then we all go forward together and win together.' Why can't I say something like this even though I'm the captain?
"Last night, Wang was in the locker room. The way he said those words reappeared in my mind repeatedly. In fact, I already had the idea of giving him the captaincy, but I was still hesitant. You happened to ask me about this matter just now, and what Charlie and Ma Jie said made sense, so I finally made up my mind - I want to hand the captain's armband to Wang. I think he is completely qualified... No , it should be said that he can definitely do better than me. "
After Goetz finished speaking, he stood still and looked at McNeil.
He had made everything clear, and the next step was to be decided by the head coach.
McNeil didn’t let him wait too long, he nodded: “I have to ask the king for his opinion. ”
Goetz smiled and said: "He will agree, if he really wants to tie us together to win as he said."
(End of this chapter)
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