Chapter 26 Official Announcement
When Kofi Rost drove to the gate of the Hllingham FC training base, he was stopped by reporters and fans waiting there.
Reporters rushed to interview him, while fans came to show their support for their head coach.
Heringham FC was relegated to the Championship last season, and it was last season that Rost began coaching this team.
He led this team back to the Premier League in just one season, and has ranked ninth so far in his first season back in the Premier League. Relegation is almost no problem.
Therefore, Rost has a high prestige in the hearts of Hurlingham FC fans.
Yesterday's incident caused many media and fans to laugh at Wang Lie for being rejected by a newly promoted team, but at the same time many Wang Lie fans were scolding Rost.
Now these Hurlingham FC fans gather here to express their support for Rost.
When they saw Rost lowering the car window and waving to them, they waved banners, slogans, and posters supporting Rost, and cheered loudly.
The photographer pointed the camera at them and recorded this scene. There is no need to wait until night, these pictures will appear on the mobile phone screens of the majority of fans.
Reporters turned questions to Rost.
The most frequently asked question is "Do you have any personal grudges with Wang?"
No wonder everyone thinks so, because in the few previous limited confrontations between the two, there was no such thing. What story happened.
Just an ordinary opponent.
Then why did Kofi Rost suddenly show so much malice toward Wang Lie yesterday?
Even if reporters repeatedly mentioned Wang Lie's question to him and angered him, logically speaking, he should not be so rude...
Hearing this question, Rost was a little embarrassed.
Because he couldn't tell the reporters the real reason why he got angry at the press conference yesterday...
He couldn't say it was because the club owner ignored his protest and insisted on bringing in Wang Lie. Did his pride get hurt?
He still remembers what the then general manager of the club, Kyle Irosted, told him at the time:
"Kofi, you only have the right to make suggestions, but not to decide, regarding the club's recruitment work. Bringing in kings is the club's strategy, so your objections are invalid."
He also remembered how he and the Irosd argued:
“But I am the head coach of the team! I am the one who ultimately uses the players, not you, nor the Chinese boss! If you must bypass me and sign him , then I promise you, he will never get a chance to play here!"
Irosde stared at him: "This is not a wise move, Kofi, we are not willing to hurt you. ..."
Rost sneered: "What? Are you still planning to fire me?"
"Of course we don't want things to get to that point..."
The two sides broke up unhappy like this.
After the angry words came out, Rost was actually very worried inside - what if Wang Lie really came, would he still take the initiative to resign?
Fortunately, none of this happened in the end. Wang Lie went to Tyne, and he also kept his position as commander...
But maybe the quarrel caused a rift, and Mr. Rost I feel that Elosd's attitude toward him has changed somewhat. Hurlingham FC, which he leads, also lost to Waltham at home in the last round. This seems to be a sequelae.
This confrontation with Tyne in the league is an excellent opportunity for Rost, an opportunity to prove to the club management that he was right.
As long as he can lead his team to defeat Tyne and defeat Wang Lie, he can stand up in front of Irosd and ask him in the tone of a winner:
Look, this is yours "Strategic goal"? A loser?
Of course, it is absolutely impossible for Rost to tell the media about such little thoughts - at least not before defeating Wang Lie and Tyne.
Facing the reporters who gathered around him, he could only say: "No, Wang and I have no personal grudges. I just stated some facts that I know, that's all."
A reporter asked: "Are your comments about Wang also stating the facts?"
"Of course. The fact is that Wang will turn 38 next month, and the fact is that many people deliberately ignore him At this age, he seems to still regard him as the all-powerful 'China Wang'. Perhaps it is the praise from people around him that makes him have some unrealistic ideas..."
Hearing him say this. , the fans of Heringham FC nearby cheered loudly:
"Come on! Kofi! You are the best!"
"Well said! Don't show weakness to them! ”
"Let's lead Heringham FC to win again in this weekend's game!"
"Drive those Highlanders off the North Sea away from home!"
Rost smiled and waved to them, thanking them for their support. support.
And this scene was recorded by a photographer, and it will become news and appear in front of fans all over England.
In this round of the league, there is no game that can be called a "focus battle" - if you insist on finding one, the defending champion Clayton Athletic's away challenge to fifth-place Waltham may be regarded as one. A "strong showdown".
But that was just an ordinary game, how could it be compared with this game?
After Rost continuously spoke cruel words to Wang Lie, Tyne’s home game against Heringham FC was officially upgraded to this round’s “Battle of Tianwang Mountain”!
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The whistle sounded and head coach McNeill stopped the training. Then he walked over, grabbed Wang Lie and said to him:
"I have been observing for a while. You pulled out of the penalty area and retreated too many times during that period... I know this is your playing habit, but you have to change this habit. Your current explosive power has been It’s not enough to support your frequent sprints and turns. You have to act like a real center, stay in the opponent’s penalty area when we attack, suppress their defense, and control the first landing point..."
Although when he asked Wang Lie to join his team, McNeil acted as if he was coaxing Wang Lie like a child.
But when it came to his training session, McNeill said whatever he wanted and was not polite to Wang Lie.
Because he really understands Wang Lie and knows that he will not anger Wang Lie if he talks about things like this.
Sure enough, Wang Lie did not refute, but just nodded while breathing heavily.
He knew that McNeil was right, and the heavy breathing now proved it.
After sprinting and running back and forth several times in a row, he felt that he was getting tired more easily.
His body is approaching the age of thirty-eight - eighteen days before his birthday.
After he turned thirty-seven, he felt that his body was not as good as before, and every movement seemed to be half a beat slower than when he was young.
His performance dropped significantly due to the fact that he was thirty-seven years old - of course there was the reason why Sven Helden delayed him for half a year, but the thirty-seven-year-old body cannot be ignored. There are some subtle differences between my body and my thirty-six-year-old body.
When he reaches the age of thirty-eight, without the help of "external forces", I am afraid that no matter how hard he exercises, he can only maintain the beauty of static data and muscle shape, and cannot improve dynamic performance, especially It's agility and explosiveness.
When McNeill was criticizing and suggesting Wang Lie's training performance just now, other Tyne players were watching.
Tomorrow is the match day, and in today’s offensive training, the head coach’s focus is entirely on Wang Lie.
Any fool can see that there is no need to refer to the team's performance in the game. Wang Lie should have a high probability of being selected for the game squad...
McNeil quit the training after the reminder. Zone, blow the whistle.
5V5 offensive training has restarted.
Soon when the offensive team got the ball on the wing, Wang Lie did not withdraw from the penalty area to ask for the ball, but pressed forward.
His forward drive took away the defender, and his teammate's cross fell behind him.
The attacking midfielder Matisse van Ginkel, who was advancing forward, hit the ball towards the top of the ball!
Then the football flew over the crossbar...
"Very good!" Although there was no goal, head coach McNeil still applauded the attack.
Because this kind of offense was what he wanted Wang Lie to perform.
In other words, he hopes that Wang Lie will become a real striker under him, making full use of his keen sense of opportunities in front of the goal and his top shooting skills to score goals and create opportunities for his teammates. Scoring opportunities.
Instead of being like before, always retreating outside the penalty area, raising your hands to ask for the ball, and then relying on your personal strength to go it alone. Or reorganize the attack in front of the opponent's penalty area and pass the ball around, but cannot hit the opponent's penalty area.
Although he knows what Wang Lie's "bigger stage" is, McNeil is more practical. He still puts his team in the position of relegation and requires the whole team to play simpler in the offense. Just be direct and fast, don’t use so many fancy tricks.
As long as it can put pressure on the opponent's goal.
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The training continued, and this time it was Vitini’s turn to get the ball on the wing.
The Brazilian genius did not immediately cross the ball from the wing after receiving the ball, but tried to dribble the ball into the penalty area.
Logically speaking, Wang Lie should press forward at this time to suppress the defense line.
He did run away like this.
But after just one step, he suddenly retreated towards the ribs of the penalty area.
If Vitini passes the ball according to Wang Lie's previous movement at this time, then he will pass the football directly to the feet of the defensive players.
But Vitini did not pass the ball. He lowered his head and dribbled the ball, completely unaware of the situation in front of the goal.
He passed another defender, but at the same time he was forced close to the baseline.
In other words, if he wants to shoot, there is no angle, and if he wants to pass the ball... he can't find anyone to pass the ball to.
Sure enough, when he looked up again, he found that there were defensive teams wearing blue vests in front of and around him.
He could only see a gap near the penalty spot in the gap between the two defensive players, but it was a real gap. There were no defensive players or offensive players!
At this moment, he heard Wang Lie's voice: "Send it over there, Vitini! Hurry!" Vitini only heard Wang Lie's voice and hadn't seen Wang Lie yet. He didn't even I know if the "there" Wang Lie mentioned is the empty space he saw.
But he believed in his idol, so he poked the football over without confirming Wang Lie’s position...
After passing the ball, he saw Wang Lie suddenly appear from the blind spot on his right side of the field of vision, running towards the penalty spot in the middle!
At the same time, the defensive center back Katic also turned around from the goal and rushed there!
Wang Lie gritted his teeth and tried his best to move his legs forward. He could feel that his sprinting speed was not as fast as before. If it were a younger man, he would have been confident that he could beat Katic early. He had caught up with the football before and completed the shot...
But now, he could only try his best to fight for such an opportunity.
Katic saw Wang Lie chasing the football. He estimated that if he tackled it immediately, he would have a high probability of destroying the football before Wang Lie.
But in that case, the huge kinetic energy and inertia will make it impossible to hold back.
At the same time, he knew that Wang Lie would definitely rush to shoot.
So he would tackle Wang Lie directly...
What would happen if an old guy who was almost thirty-eight years old received such a kick from him?
"Don't get hurt..."
McNeil suddenly heard Varro whispering beside him.
But he did not turn around to look at Varro, but stared at the two figures in the penalty area.
At the moment when Katic hesitated, Wang Lie barely caught up with the football, then bent his left leg to support his forward body, and then decisively raised his right leg!
If Katic makes any moves at this time, he will no longer be able to destroy the football. He can only raise his legs to try to stop the ball from flying towards the goal...
Bang!
The football was pushed to the upper corner of the goal by Wang Lie with the inside of his foot!
Katic’s legs failed to block it!
He himself also blocked the sight of goalkeeper Eliot Goetz. When the latter saw the football flying past Katic, it was already too late...
He jumped into the air again. To football, both time and distance are far apart.
The football flew straight into the top corner of the goal!
After completing the shot, Wang Lie's left leg reached its limit and could no longer support his body. He lost his balance and fell to the ground.
However, before falling completely to the ground, he still caught a glimpse of the result of the shot - the ball went in!
Katic looked back at the goal and saw the football in the goal and goalkeeper Goetz rolling on the ground.
Sure enough...
He had a feeling of "just as I expected":
Sure enough, we can't give this guy even the slightest chance to kick in the penalty area!
Katic turned back and saw Wang Lie still lying on the turf, so he bent down and stretched out his hand to the opponent.
Wang Lie took his hand and the first thing he said after being pulled up was: "You hesitated when you were defending just now. Why?"
Katic told the truth: " I originally planned to tackle you directly, but that would definitely hit you, so..."
Wang Lie smiled: "I didn't expect Matje Katic, who was nicknamed 'The Butcher' in La Liga. There are times when you are soft-hearted.”
Katic shrugged: "This is just a training session. What good will it do to me and the team if you are tackled?"
Wang Lie wanted to tell the opponent that he would not be injured. , but what he said in the end was: "Thank you."
This time it was Katic's turn to laugh: "It's unbelievable. I didn't expect that I could also hear the king's thanks."< br>
When both of them were playing in La Liga, they could be regarded as "mortal enemies" on the court. Not to mention each has his own master, one is a central defender and the other is a forward. Both of them have very bad tempers. They are simply at odds with each other. The relationship will only be better if the relationship gets better.
When Tyne officially announced that Wang Lie had joined, there were many people on the Internet waiting to see the good show when Wang Lie and Katic reunited in the locker room.
As a result, it has been almost ten days since Wang Lie joined the team, and no news of Wang Lie and Katich's full martial arts performance in the locker room has come out, which makes both the happy people and the black people very disappointed.
On the other hand, the scene where Katic reached out to pull Wang Lie up will definitely be posted online by Tyne’s official Twitter account later to prove that the team has not become worse because of Wang Lie’s joining. tear.
“We are teammates now.” Wang Lie said to Katic.
Katic shook his body: "It's the same strange feeling as hearing you say 'thank you'."
Wang Lie was too lazy to pay attention to him, turned around and left, but he called him again Stunned: "Hey, Wang. Is that the 'bigger stage' you're talking about?"
Wang Lie nodded: "Yes, that's right, that's the one."
After getting the answer, Katic took a deep breath and spit it out heavily: "How are you going to do it?"
"Win tomorrow's game first."
Wang Lie turned around and left again after saying this. This time he was not stopped by Katic.
The latter seemed to be deep in thought.
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“Good goal! Good goal!”
After the football flew into the goal, head coach McNeil took the lead in applauding.
Varro was also applauding, but he leaned into McNeil's ear and whispered: "Although the goal is beautiful, didn't you just ask him to press forward actively instead of retreating? ? He couldn't help but retreat for this ball..."
"What does it matter, Cesar? As long as he can score," McNeil said seriously.
Varro wanted to give him a look: No matter what you say, it makes sense, right?
“I can see clearly, you are the king’s ‘licking dog’!”
McNeil smiled: “No, Cesar. I am the ‘licking dog’ of goals and victories. Dog'. If Wang can bring us victory with goals, I will even lick his shoes!"
Varro showed a disgusted expression: "What happened when you were teammates with him at Soft United? What happened!”
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Tang Xingmei was lying alone on the bed in the bedroom, but she had no intention of sleeping and was scrolling through her mobile phone.
Then she heard a knock on the door and Wang Ziqi's shout outside the door: "Mom!"
Then the door was opened, and Tang Xingmei saw her son standing in only pajamas. At the door, he looked like he was hesitating to speak.
"You haven't fallen asleep yet? What time is it?"
Tang Xingmei glanced at the time on her phone, which was 10:21 pm.
Wang Ziqi ignored her mother's blame and asked, "Has the roster for the competition come out?"
His mouth was stuffed with orthopedic braces and his voice was slurred, but Tang Xingmei still understood, shook her head and said: "No, go to sleep. I'll definitely know when you wake up tomorrow morning."
Wang Ziqi didn't move, so he stood at the door and asked, "Mom, why didn't we just go find him after the exam yesterday? Dad, we have to wait until next week..."
Tang Xingmei couldn't laugh or cry: "I have to hold a parent-teacher meeting!"
"Oh..." Wang Ziqi still stood at the door and did not go back. , looking at mother eagerly.
Tang Xingmei sighed, put her phone on the bedside table, got out of bed, gave her son a hug, and comforted him softly: "Okay, okay, be good, go to bed. Get some rest, you won't be able to watch the game with us until midnight tomorrow. Live broadcast."
"I'm afraid they won't put dad on the roster..." Wang Ziqi muttered in his mother's arms.
"No. Didn't dad promise you? He will definitely make the squad this time."
"Then can dad start and play the entire game?"
Tang Xingmei’s entire personality changed: “Wang Ziqi, don’t push yourself too far!”
Wang Ziqi ran back to his bedroom, closed the door, jumped on the bed, and finished in one go.
Tang Xingmei shook her head, then closed her bedroom door and turned back to the bed.
As if she had a telepathic connection, she just picked up her phone and saw a new message popping up before she even had time to go to bed.
Husband: “I’m on the squad.”
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PS, let me announce something first:
Because it will be officially put on the shelves at 0 o'clock tomorrow, and considering everyone's opinions, I will temporarily add an update, and there will be another update at 9 o'clock in the evening.
Then I will try to add another chapter after it is released at zero o'clock.
It will be updated as normal tomorrow at 8 am and 6 pm.
This means that there are three chapters updated today and three chapters tomorrow.
The reason why I didn’t choose two updates today and four updates tomorrow is because I hope it will give everyone one more chapter.
Now that I’ve got it down to business, while it’s still in the public version and I don’t have to pay for the number of words, I’ll give you a few words:
(Originally I wanted to say a few words, but then I found that there was too much content. , in order not to contaminate the main text, I simply put it in the introduction. Please read it after the update at 9 o'clock in the evening. Thank you very much! )
(End of this chapter)
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