Chapter 49 First Start
Saturday, match day, morning.
When Tang Lin got up today, Mr. Berg had already made breakfast, so he only needed to eat it.
Since he taught Mr. Berg how to use a Chinese steamer to heat various buns and steamed dumplings, Tang Lin’s breakfast no longer always has to be “toast, toast, toast”.
Mr. Berg is also surprisingly very adaptable to eating Chinese breakfast, and is full of praise for the various flavors of steamed buns.
So Tang Lin now buys fillings and makes buns at home whenever he has free time.
He didn’t find it troublesome, because his Chinese stomach was in urgent need of comfort...
Tang Lin, who was eating pork and green onion stuffed buns with milk, was asked by Mr. Berg. A question:
"Tang, aren't you going to watch today's game? This is a contest between two Chinese players!"
Tang Lin was stunned for a moment, he thought He had been interested in football before, and he was really curious about why football could bring such a big change to Mr. Berg?
It is simply more amazing than modern medical technology.
It can really save a poor person who is already on the verge of despair from suffering.
Is it because as Tyne fans you can enjoy the positive feedback of the joy of victory?
The problem is that Tyne is not strong and his results are not good. In fact, there is not much positive feedback like the joy of victory that can be given to Mr. Berg.
Tang Lin initially thought that in the darkest time of Mr. Berg’s life, his favorite team Tyne ignited the light in his heart with one victory after another and championship honors one after another. , finally made him cheer up and love life...
So after Wang Lietyne's debut, Tang Lin, who was curious about this issue, went online to search the history of the Tyne Club.
You won’t know if you don’t search, but you will be surprised if you search.
Tyne, founded in 1872, is one of the earliest football clubs established in English football and even European football.
Now it has a history of one hundred and sixty-five years.
But in this 165-year history, this team has won only a handful of honors, so much so that the encyclopedia has to use various "runner-up" to cover up the appearance - in the end At least it shows that this team has reached the finals before, which is not bad.
The last time Tyne won a championship was thirty-two years ago in the 2004-2005 season, when Tyne won the English Champions League and was promoted to the Premier League.
As for the championship of England's top league, it can be traced back to the 1906-1907 season 130 years ago...
China was even still in the feudal dynasty at that time!
As for the winner of the intercontinental competition?
In the 1958-1959 season, they did win the European Fairs Cup once.
This is the predecessor of today's Europa League, but it is not officially recognized by UEFA.
So Tyne does not have any European champions officially recognized by UEFA.
After reading the pitiful history of Tyne Club, Tang Lin’s doubts not only remained unanswered, but actually deepened!
You must know that even these pitiful honors were almost all obtained before Mr. Berg was born... In the decades since Mr. Berg became a Tyne fan, there was only one The English Champions League champion, according to the encyclopedia, is only the champion of England's second-tier league, and its gold content cannot be compared with that of the top league champion.
With such an mediocre team, what energy can Mr. Berg gain from it?
Think about it, if a child likes to play football, but the ball stinks, and no one wants to take him to play, he can only entertain himself by playing football against the wall. He didn't get any positive feedback from playing football. He only received ridicule from others, slaps from his father and scolding from his mother...
Will this child continue to like football?
In Tang Lin’s view, it is incredible that Mr. Berg can draw the courage to live again from the Tyne team, just like that child can continue to like playing football. matter.
He was completely unable to understand the logic, reason and cause and effect behind this.
So after learning about Tyne's team history, he became even more curious: Is it Tyne, the hometown team, that gives Mr. Berger energy, or is it the magic of football itself...
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This morning, when Mr. Berg asked him in a routine manner, it was different from before. This time Tang Lin was really moved.
Just thinking that he always rejected Mr. Berg before, now he is really embarrassed to suddenly change his attitude. He is afraid of embarrassment.
So he could only give a duplicitous excuse: "You know I don't like football, Mr. Berg. And today is the day of the game. It must be difficult to buy tickets for such a popular game, right?"
"I have the tickets, Don."
"I know, you must have the tickets, but I don't..."
"I mean, I also have your tickets."
"Huh?" Tang Lin looked at the landlord in surprise.
Under his dull gaze, Mr. Berg took out two A4 papers from his pocket like a magic trick, with a QR code printed on each paper.
“I am a Tyne season ticket holder and so is my wife and we always go to the matches together every home match day. After her death I stopped going to Leigh because I was heartbroken. Watching the game at Ze Park Stadium, because we are seated next to each other, I can't help but think of her every time I go there. That empty seat seems to remind me over and over again that she is gone, and will never be gone..."< br>
Mr. Berg told Tang Lin, who was sitting opposite, the past in a calm tone.
"Then I started drinking and almost drank myself to death and then, you know... I was back in the stands at Leather Park, but just by myself... with Robbie and the gang. , but sometimes I still feel uncomfortable. Later, I started buying season tickets for her again, so that every time I go to a home game, I always feel that she is still with me."
< br>Speaking of this, Mr. Berg took out a piece of paper and put it in front of himself: "This ticket is mine."
Then he put the remaining piece of paper in front of Tang Lin: "This ticket is mine." It’s my wife’s. Now it’s for you.”
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“Lao Guo, what did I just take?”
In the media box of Lizer Park Stadium, Liu Zhong showed his mobile phone to Guo Xuequan.
On the screen of the mobile phone is the back view of two fans walking towards the ticket gate of Lize Park Stadium. It seems that they should be Chinese fans, because they have yellow skin and black hair, and they are all wearing Chinese team jerseys.
These two fans should be a couple because they are holding hands.
But none of that matters.
What’s interesting is the jerseys the two wore.
Two red Chinese team jerseys, the girl's one has No. 10 printed on the back, and Chi Zhen's name: "CHI.ZH".
The boy's Chinese team jersey was printed with the number 9 and Wang Lie's name: "WANG.L"
Seeing this scene, Guo Xuequan couldn't help laughing.
Liu Zhong complained: "I am particularly curious now how they can not break up?"
Guo Xuequan finished laughing and said: "Actually, it is normal, not all Chi Zhen and Wang Lie fans are all extremely stupid fans, and there are always normal people.”
"It would be great if all the fans of these two people could be like this couple." Liu Zhong said with emotion as he looked at the fans of the couple he took photos of. "Today's game will cause a bloody storm on the domestic Internet... It has never been so exaggerated before. I remember when Chi Zhen first joined the national team, wasn't it quite harmonious?"
Guo Xuequan laughed: "That's because Chi Zhen couldn't threaten Wang Lie's status at that time. The battle for the core, the battle for status, the battle for the number one brother in Chinese football... The battle was going on. To put it bluntly, it was Wang Lie, the old man. There is no longer any dominance, and the younger generation wants to seize power, but Wang Lie is reluctant to hand over power... Think about it, is this similar to the relationship between our ancient emperors and princes? "
"Speaking of the prince..." Liu Zhong also smiled, "The former prince Fu Xiaofeng has something to say: 'How can there be a prince who has been seventy years old!'"
Guo Xuequan shook his head with a smile: "So, Fu Xiaofeng's lesson is right in front of Chi Zhen. How could he really keep waiting? The key is that Chi Zhen's talent is indeed very good. He can be said to be the number one player in Chinese football after Wang Lie. His If there is a mismatch between his ability and his position in the team, there will naturally be many conflicts
"Chi Zhen himself is not unhappy with Wang Lie, but his fans, especially in the past two years. Fans who have just entered the industry have not watched any football before Wang Lie was at his peak, so of course they have no respect for Wang Lie. In the eyes of Wang Lie fans, the words and deeds of these Chi Zhen fans are almost the same as regicide. How disrespectful!
"Looking at it rationally, the demands of Chi Zhen's fans seem reasonable and reasonable. Since Wang Lie is no longer good, he should give way to Chi Zhen. This is also the best for the Chinese team. Wang Lie does have a sense of relying on his old age. , at a small level it is offensive, at a large scale it harms the interests of the national team.
“But from an emotional point of view, especially for people like us who grew up watching Wang Lie play. A group of newcomers rushed into the circle, and then pointed to the scene of Wang Lie being unable to outrun even a British Championship player in the FA Cup and said: 'This is my first time watching football. Is this the Chinese football king you are talking about? ’ It’s really... it’s hard for people to calmly accept the attitude of these new people towards Wang Lie. "
Liu Zhong also sighed: "Since ancient times, famous generals are like beauties, and they are not allowed to grow old in the world... So I am actually very annoyed by those who say that 'dishes are the original sin'. When Wang Lie swept the European football world, where was he? Now that they are talking about other people, they had better pray that Chi Zhen can stay young forever, otherwise the boomerang will hit their idol sooner or later. Because everyone will age, and no one can stay young..."
Guo Xuequan said: "The so-called 'dish is the original sin' is actually a deconstruction of very complex things, simple labeling, and trying to pass Label everything. In fact, it is a very low-level, childish, and naive way of dealing with this complex world. It is in line with the current status of the popularity of subculture. There are social, economic, political, cultural and other reasons behind the popularity of this argument. All I can say is... there is a certain truth to the saying "Cooking is the original sin", but using this truth to explain everything is a typical overgeneralization and strong use of words. "
Liu Zhong nodded: "It's a pity that society is so impetuous and fast-paced now. Only this simple way of labeling can be recognized by the public and be widely spread. As for the content we just talked about, let alone making it into a ten-minute video, even if it is written into text, it will still be one or two thousand words, right? Now who has the patience to read a densely packed text of one or two thousand words? Don't even expect them to accurately understand what we want to express and refine the central idea from these words... I'm afraid they will only think it's "watery". ”
Guo Xuequan was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed: "I remembered, in fact, 'dish is the original sin' can be interpreted from another angle - isn't it 'winner takes all'! The winner takes all, what does the winner say?" They are all right. Thinking about it this way, we seem to be no different from those we look down on... Alas!"
He shook his head: "So in the final analysis, the battle between Wang Lie and Chi Zhen still has to be fought. Depending on their performance, whoever performs well will be the winner. Winners fart well - Wang Lie farted a lot back then. Didn’t we also follow him? "
"Well..." Liu Zhong I have to admit that he is also a vulgar person, and he is not immune to the phenomenon they just criticized. He may not be much nobler than those Chi Zhen fans.
Guo Xuequan continued: "So back to the game in front of us. If Chi Zhen helps the Scorsese defeat Tyne, and his personal performance surpasses Wang Lie, then Director He's hair will be If only he could lose a few pieces - he was going to watch the game today. On the other hand, if Wang Lie helped Tyne defeat the Scorsese, his personal performance would be better than Chi Zhen's... Oh, let alone He's guidance. I get a headache just thinking about it!”
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He Zhenyong was sitting in his own place - on the sofa in a private room.
He was a little uncomfortable with the soft leather massage sofa.
This is his first time coming to Tyne’s home court to watch a game. Because this is the first time that the Tyne team has Chinese players.
What a rich man...
He Zhenyong rubbed the leather upholstery on the sofa and felt the same emotions as those of Chinese reporters such as Guo Xuequan, Liu Zhong, and Wang Lie.
Then he turned his attention to the playing field area. The players from both sides had just arrived at the field and had not yet come out to warm up.
The stadium's automatic sprinkler system is watering the field to keep it moist.
Fans are entering the stadium one after another, gradually filling up the stands. Just like a coloring game, the blue Tyne fans are definitely the majority of the stands in this stadium, while the red Scots fans are basically shrunk to a corner of the second-floor stand.
There were not many people, but the momentum created by the Scorsese fans was huge.
They even put up a slogan like this:
"You choose the king, you are going to be finished!"
Some Tyne fans were very dissatisfied with this slogan, booing and yelling. Just respond with your middle finger.
If it weren’t for the fact that the area where they were standing was not surrounded by police, fans from both sides would have really started to fight.
There was no such deep conflict between Scorsese and Tyne fans in the past...
Of course He Zhenyong knows why.
He had seen similar scenes during the match between Scorsese and Soft United, and it was even more intense.
At that time, many people may have thought that it was because Scouse and Soft United were mortal enemies.
But now with Wang Lie coming to Tyne, the Scossians seem to have brought their hatred to Tyne...
So it is obvious that the Scossians and Sofo are united It's true that they are mortal enemies, but they are also mortal enemies with Wang Lie!
Sometimes He Zhenyong couldn't help but wonder, does Wang Lie particularly like the feeling of being treated as a mortal enemy?
Is he enjoying..."being against the world"?
I don’t know what kind of performance Wang Lie can do today when facing his mortal enemy, the Scossians...
In addition, he doesn’t know what he should expect Wang Lie to do in this game. What performance.
If Wang Lie performs poorly, can he really take advantage of the situation and continue not to call him?
Just when He Zhenyong was deep in thought, the vibration and ringtone of the phone in his palm reminded him of new news.
He came to his senses and looked down.
I saw a news message pop up on the screen:
"#TyneVSSkosman#Tyne announced the starting lineup for this game, Wang Lie will start!"
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Tang Lin, wearing Wang Lie's No. 99 Tyne jersey, stood in the stands of Lizer Park Stadium.
This stadium is right next to his school, and he can see the roof of the stadium from the teaching building.
But this was his first time entering the stadium.
These are two completely different feelings from what he saw in the picture.
Not only pictures, but also sounds.
There was a roar of people.
Songs and shouts, as well as yells and catcalls.
Just now, Mr. Berg next to him was giving the Scorsese fans on the second floor behind them the middle finger and shouting curses.
With that wild look, it was hard to tell that he was a seventy-four-year-old man, and he was almost sentenced to death by a doctor in the ICU...
He wanted to persuade Uncle at that time Mr. Ge, please calm down and don't get too excited.
But...in this environment, how can you not be excited?
He had to find some milder topics to talk to Mr. Berg to divert his attention and make him less excited.
"Isn't it said that they are all real-name? Why can I get in so easily?"
Tang Lin was very nervous when he entered the venue just now, because he heard that in order to prevent scalpers from scalping votes, , the real-name system has long been implemented in the Premier League.
When it comes to the real-name system, he remembered that when he attended a concert in China, he also used the real-name system. You will also need to provide your ID card when entering the venue. Your ID card information and ticket information must match completely before you can enter the venue.
On the way here, he was really worried that he would be stuck outside the door because he did not comply with the real-name authentication system.
He even made a good excuse for himself - it's not that I'm not satisfied with Mr. Berg, it's that the stadium security didn't let me in. I really don't blame me...
That's what he felt in his heart While talking about it, he still couldn't help but feel a little regretful, feeling that it would be a great pity if he was really shut out.
Unexpectedly, all his mental construction was in vain - he followed Mr. Berg and the others into the stadium smoothly.
And there was no one checking the tickets, there was just a row of ticket checking machines. I inserted the A4 paper with the QR code printed on it into the entrance of the ticket checking machine, scanned it, and passed directly.
There are still a few people like him who print their tickets on paper. More fans directly hold their mobile phones and show the QR code to the machine to pass.
Mr. Berg turned his head and explained to him with a smile: "It is said to be a real-name system, but the club will definitely not check the identity information of every fan who enters the stadium. So it is actually just a formality. ."
Speaking of this "going through the motions", Tang Lin also had a lot of feelings during the security check.
Although there is no one at the ticket gate, the place where you pass the security check is guarded.
Although he didn’t bring any contraband, he saw Robbie Dixie in front of him carrying a bulging backpack. He walked to the security checkpoint and unzipped his backpack to let the security inspector take a look. After taking a quick look and entering, I was still shocked - was it so perfunctory? ! Aren't you afraid of some homemade bomb or something in that bulging bag? !
He used his own personal experience to verify why Europe is prone to terrorist attacks...
So he nodded: "So the security check is just a formality..."
Mr. Berg shook his head. Refuting his statement: "That's not true. The security check when away fans come in is very strict. What kind of bag opening inspection? You are not even allowed to bring bags in! You have to go to the storage area to store bags, oh, by the way, Depositing bags is not free, you have to pay.”
He pointed to the visiting team fans’ stand upstairs behind him.
"This... this is too different between host and guest!" Tang Lin couldn't help but complain.
"Haha! It's normal, it's normal!" Robbie Dixie on the other side of Mr. Berg laughed and waved his hand nonchalantly, "Not only the security check, the passage they come in from is very narrow, and only a maximum of two people are allowed. Individuals pass side by side. If one of the two people happens to be fat, then sorry, the two people walking side by side will get stuck in the passage..."
Mr. Berg added: "Actually, we are trying our best to provide support to the visiting team. Creating trouble. The away team fans are important members of the visiting team, so it is necessary to create trouble for the visiting team fans. We also get similar treatment when we go to the away games. Besides, if you look at the signs they put up, I think we are too friendly to them! "
After saying that, Mr. Berg and Dixie and others turned around and raised their middle fingers at the Scorsese fans in the stands on the second floor, and shouted again:
"Go. Damn you Scouse!"
"You are finished! You are finished last season!"
"Clayton Athletics! Clayton Athletics! You will never win Clayton Athletics!"
Someone turned around and raised a sign to the Scouse people, which read: "Thirty-four games, Twenty-three goals, three hat-tricks. This is the result of the Scorsese against the King!"
Old words rang in Tang Lin's ears, the boos were sharp and harsh, and there were many more. The low-frequency noise, whose contents he could not hear clearly, made his heart feel uncomfortable and he seemed to be out of breath...
This kind of chaos made him uncomfortable and felt that he was out of place here. He already regretted agreeing to follow Uncle. Mr. Ge came to watch the game.
Sure enough, I still don’t like football...
At this moment, Mr. Berg next to him stopped shouting at the Scorsese fans and suddenly cheered: "Wang is starting! This is his first time starting at Tyne! The right decision! McNeil made it You made the right decision!"
Then he grabbed Tang Lin's arm very hard: "You're so lucky, Tang! It's your first time to see Wang start here! The historical moment of his debut in Tyne was overtaken by you! Haha! You lucky boy!"
Tang Lin forced a smile: Ha. , am I lucky?
Then he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the chaotic noises above the Leeds Park stadium suddenly diminished, and the burden on his heart also lightened.
But soon huge cheers erupted again, and his heart contracted violently again, almost suffocating him...
He covered his heart:
Is it too late for me to regret it now?
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PS, double updates started today!
There will be another update at 6pm!
(End of this chapter)