Chapter 51 Opening One Minute
When Wang Lie, who was wearing Tyne’s blue home jersey, with an orange captain’s armband tied to his left arm and holding the Tyne team flag, turned into the tunnel, there was a cameraman The teacher was in front of him, using the Steadicam stabilizer on his back to shoot him with a camera.
The cameraman placed his eyes in the viewfinder, focusing on shooting, and followed Wang Lie's footsteps, retreating step by step.
Beside him, there was an assistant, supporting him and escorting him, just like the co-pilot navigator in a rally. This prevents the camera operator from tripping over obstacles and losing his balance when he is concentrating on shooting, which affects the shooting work.
Wang Lie, who was used to seeing nothing strange, turned a blind eye to the two people and machines in front of him, walked towards his position with his head held high.
At the same time, TV viewers around the world can see this scene through live broadcast signals.
Wang Lie was walking towards them.
The camera lens was always pointed at Wang Lie's upper body and followed Wang Lie's steps to retreat.
After retreating halfway to the player tunnel, the cameraman stopped retreating. With the help of his assistant, he leaned against the wall, with the camera still focused on Wang Lie.
Wang Lie walked through the broadcast camera.
The camera rotates with him, from the front, to the side, and finally to the back.
In the broadcast, he passed by his Tyne teammates, patted their shoulders and backs one by one, and encouraged them loudly:
"Come on!"
"Come on, come on!"
He walked all the way to the front of the queue, stood there with his hands behind his back.
Waiting to appear.
He passed by not only Tyne players, but also some Scoos players.
But he paid no attention to any of them.
Of course, the Scorsese players just ignored him.
After Wang Lie stood in his position, the cameraman who was leaning against the wall turned his camera to the Scorsese team and found their No. 7 player.
Chi Zhen appeared in the close-up shot of the broadcast.
He looked straight ahead, his expression... quite calm.
Because of Wang Lie, Chinese football is now also very influential in European football.
The pre-match chat between guest commentator Joe Wesley and commentator Connor Cowley proves this.
During Wang Lie's 21-season career, he almost single-handedly increased the influence and popularity of Chinese football in Europe, a developed football region. Let more Europeans be willing to turn their attention to Chinese football, a country they once thought was a "football desert".
After all, who wouldn't be curious about what the football world is like in a country that has emerged from the "China King"?
As a result, more and more Chinese players have appeared in European football leagues.
Wang Lie is not the first Chinese player to study abroad. There were also some players who studied abroad before him.
But they are all sporadic, intermittent, without a climate, let alone a scale.
It was after him that a mature and stable overseas study system was established, so a large number of Chinese players came to Europe to play football, both young players and adult players. From the traditional five major leagues, In some unpopular leagues, you can now see Chinese players.
Such a large-scale trend of studying abroad also provides a wider scope for the selection of talents for the Chinese national team. This is also one of the important reasons why the Chinese team has been able to reach the World Cup finals every time.
Now there are three Chinese players in the Premier League alone, which is the most difficult to study abroad.
In addition to the two players in this game, there is also Feng Qiyuan, a 27-year-old central defender who currently plays for Witton Hill in the Premier League and is the main player of this team.
When two Chinese players meet, the TV broadcaster naturally knows the ropes.
The "Chinese Derby" is finally no longer something the Chinese media and fans entertain themselves with, but a term recognized by the European media.
After taking a close-up of Wang Lie, he followed up with a close-up of Chi Zhen. The broadcaster’s meaning was very clear:
This is a civil war between two Chinese players. Everyone should focus on their performance in this game. .
As for Wang Lie ignoring Chi Zhen before the game, and Chi Zhen not taking the initiative to say hello to Wang Lie, it was normal.
Except for some unscrupulous self-media and marketing accounts that will promote stupid rumors such as "Wang Lie and Chi Zhen have intensified conflicts and treat each other as nothing", the vast majority of people, as long as they watch football and understand football , everyone knows what’s going on:
With the deep hatred between Wang Lie and the Scos people, if Chi Zhen dares to show favor to Wang Lie before the game, it will definitely be regarded as a violation of his own team. betrayal. Unless the Scorsese win the game in the end, Chi Zhen's actions before the game will definitely be criticized by the die-hard Scorsese fans - extreme fans are not unique to China. It can even be said that in terms of extremes, English fans are also In front of Chinese fans.
So since the first day Chi Zhen joined the Scorsese, every time he played against Wang Lie, he never went to say hello to Wang Lie.
Regarding this matter, Wang Lie also specifically talked to the media: "I will not go to him (before the game), and he will not come to me. This is good... before the game. , we still have to focus on the next game itself...At this time, he and I are not teammates of the national team, we are opponents who must decide the outcome."
It is very clear that anyone with a normal IQ. , as long as there are no ulterior motives, they can all correctly understand Wang Lie's meaning.
However, it was inevitable that extreme fans would later spread rumors that the relationship between the two was not good.
They cut Wang Lie's words into this: "I will not go to him... He and I are not teammates of the national team. We must decide the outcome."
People who don't know the truth will definitely feel that Wang Lie is deliberately suppressing his junior Chi Zhen if he only reads this paragraph and thinks of Wang Lie's unflattering character and temper.
After conscious dissemination and criticism, the truth was gradually submerged in rumors.
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The pictures in the player tunnel can be seen on the spot through the TV screens hanging above the stands. If it is in the VIP box, there will be TV broadcast You can watch it.
He Zhenyong saw these two meaningful shots through the TV in the box at this moment.
He felt as if the director was specially showing it for him to watch...
Then he realized that during the live broadcast of this game, the broadcaster should give him the camera, and he had to manage his expression well, but he couldn't do it during the live broadcast. After the game, he was forced to go on trending searches because of his expression...
So he looked calm, like an old monk in meditation.
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Players from both sides lined up in the tunnel and were waiting to play. The on-site DJ was broadcasting the starting lineup for this game in conjunction with the picture on the big screen in the stadium.
This is a regular ritual before all home games.
Almost every home team player whose name is read will receive cheers, but the volume of the cheers will differ. After all, not all players are loved equally.
Although Tyne's nickname of "Mercenary" is well known to everyone, Tyne fans still give this team enough support.
"No. 1, Elliot——" the DJ drawled and shouted.
"Gots!!!" Tyne fans responded with uniform shouts.
Tang Lin didn't keep up with the rhythm. He thought the DJ would announce his name in full...
Mr. Berg next to him reminded him: "Next time, shout with us!"
Tang Lin was a little embarrassed: "But I don't know them..."
This is an excuse. In fact, the main reason is that he is a little embarrassed about this kind of group activity where a large group of excited people chant slogans together. , I feel like I can’t let go.
He himself likes to think calmly and look at the world objectively. But in the football field, he felt helpless as he was being held hostage by a fanatical collective. Every person and every voice here seemed to tempt him to throw away his reason and laugh, shout, and curse with the people around him. , the emotions are completely out of my control, but are led away by others...or some kind of group consciousness.
He felt as if he had lost himself, becoming no longer himself but a member, a cell, a brick of the collective name "Tyne fans" at Leather Park.
This feeling made him instinctively resist and fear.
Mr. Berg didn't know Tang Lin's inner struggle. He pointed at the big screen and said, "It doesn't matter! There will be players' names there, just read them!"
Just as he was talking, another person's name and photo appeared on the big screen.
DJ shouted: "No. 5, Ma Jie——"
Mr. Berg pointed to the big screen to remind Tang Lin. At the same time, he demonstrated it himself and shouted together: "Katic!!!"
This time Tang Lin opened his mouth, but the sound was just Didn't send it out...
He was a little embarrassed.
Mr. Berg saw his embarrassment and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "It's okay, take your time, you will adapt. After all, this is your first time to watch the game live. , performed much better than me. The first time I came... I couldn’t even speak!"
Tang Lin asked curiously: "When was the first time you came?"
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"Oh, when I was more than one year old. My father brought me here..."
Tang Lin: "..."
Mr. Landlady, you must be able to speak at that time. What a surprise!
When the DJ announced Dean, the atmosphere was different from before.
"No. 11, Sonny——"
"Dean!"
The fans still shouted this name together, but the sound was far less loud than the previous Tyne players, and it was also mixed with a lot of boos.
Even Robbie Dixie next to Mr. Berg also booed and raised his middle finger to Dean's photo on the big screen.
Tang Lin was curious: "Why do you hate him so much?"
"A traitor!" Before Mr. Berg could speak, Tang Lin's question was answered by Dixie.
Mr. Berg then explained to Tanglin: "Dean is a native of Newcastle. He has been in the Tyne Club since the youth team. It can be said that we have all watched him grow up. The club has trained him , I have never treated him badly..."
Dixie interrupted Mr. Berg's slow narrative: "Not only have I never treated him badly! He is also the highest paid person in the team! But he was transferred in the winter window! He announced that he had signed a contract with Kensington in advance! At the critical moment of our relegation, he abandoned us! Damn it!
"We all loved him and thought he could take over from Goetz and become the captain and legend of the team. Who would have thought it would be like this in the end..." Mr. Berg shook his head and sighed.
Theo Collins, owner of the Miner's Bar, said: "Actually, we all know that Tyne is not strong enough, so it is difficult to retain talents. If Dean must leave to pursue a bigger stage, We can understand it, but the way he left really angered everyone. He shouldn't be so ruthless to the place where he was born and raised..."
The atmosphere suddenly became a little heavy, but everyone soon became excited again. stand up.
Because that man's figure appeared on the big screen!
"No. 99, WAAAAAAAAAANG——" "LIEEEEEEEEE!!!"
This time Tang Lin finally shouted.
He felt that the shame and resistance in his heart seemed to have weakened a little bit...
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After the thunder outside ended, the referee appeared. He led the two linesmen through the middle of the two teams, walked to the front, and took the football from the ball boy. .
Then he turned back to the players from both teams and said, "Gentlemen, it's time to play!"
Wang Lie stretched out his hand to the caddy next to him, and the caddy quickly grabbed it with all his strength.
From the little caddy's strength, Wang Lie felt that he seemed a little nervous, so he lowered his head and gave the child an encouraging smile.
When he raised his head again, his face was serious, even... slightly ferocious, full of murderous intent.
His little caddy looked up at him and was frightened by this terrifying expression.
Wang Lie did not lower his head to comfort him at this time, because he had already stepped up the steps and appeared!
"The players from both sides walked out of the tunnel under the leadership of the referee team! They are going to play!"
"As the captain of Tyne, Wang led the team out of the tunnel! It is really embarrassing, he Tyne gave him all the things he didn't get at Soft United..."
"This 'Chinese Derby' is about to kick off!"
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Marson Harper, the Scorsese captain, is really not used to standing opposite him and picking sides. This guy is Wang Lie.
They also had to exchange team flags and shake hands.
When he was at Soft United, Wang Lieke never had the opportunity to wear the captain's armband.
Although Goetz said that he gave up the armband on his own initiative, who knows if Wang Lie forced Goetz to give up the armband... With his character, he might actually be able to do such a thing.
But he is not here to take care of other people's "household affairs". He actually doesn't care how Wang Lie got the captain's armband.
It doesn’t matter whether there was internal strife before the game.
Anyway, if they lose this game, then even if there was no internal strife before, there will be in the future.
Withdrawing his gaze from Wang Lie, Harper looked at the edge picker in the referee's hand - a special coin. He first chose the side with the words on it.
After the toss, Harper won the right to pick the side and pointed to the half of the court where his team was now, indicating that this was where they were.
Tyne naturally won the right to kick off.
The two sides shook hands very perfunctorily, and after shaking hands with the members of the referee team, they ran back to the coaching bench, handed the team flag to the staff, and then ran onto the field again.
The Tyne fans in the stands have already sang a round of songs, and now the game is finally about to begin!
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Wang Lie stood alone in the center circle of the court with his hands on his hips, a football under his feet.
Seeing this scene, CCTV commentator Luo Jin was extremely emotional: "How long has it been since we saw this scene? This is the first time this season! Wang Lie, who just celebrated his 38th birthday Started in the game!
“After moving to Tyne, he came on as a substitute in two games, scored two goals and assisted once, and performed very well. I don’t know if he will continue this outstanding performance in today’s game against the Scouse people..."
Zhao Chuanfeng, who served as the commentator for this game, laughed: "I think it should be possible, after all, the opponent is Scouse. People..."
Everyone knows that Wang Lie gets excited when he beats the Scossians.
It feels like the Scos people are specifically adding BUFF to Wang Lie.
While the two were chatting and laughing, the referee raised his wrist to match the time, and then blew the whistle!
At the same time as the whistle sounded, Wang Lie turned around and kicked the football behind him.
Vitini and Dean on the center line also rushed into the Scorsese half.
Luo Jin explained very quickly: "CCTV! CCTV! Good morning, viewers, and welcome to the 24th round of the 2036-2037 Premier League, hosted by Tyne, live broadcast by the Sports Channel. The game against the Scorsese! As the referee blew the whistle, the game started! The first half of the game started from the left to the right of the screen. It was the home team Tyne wearing a blue home jersey, white shorts and blue socks. ! Wearing a white away jersey, black shorts and white socks, attacking from the right side of the screen to the left, it is the visiting team Scoos! This game will be commented by me, Luo Jin and Zhao Chuanfeng Zhao..."< br>
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Wang Lie passed the football to the starting offensive midfielder Van Ginkel of the team behind, and the Dutch passed the football back to center back Matje Katic.
After Katic got the ball, he did not continue to kick in the backcourt, attracting Scorsese players to come up.
Instead, he directly made a long pass and looked for Vitini on the left side of the court.
Vitini stopped the long pass firmly in front of the sideline.
Scorsese right back Patrick McGowan did not dare to steal the ball easily. He knew that Vitini, a Brazilian, had a particularly fast pace at his feet.
If he dares to take a shot to grab the ball, the opponent can directly poke the football behind him to complete the breakthrough.
So he was just stuck in the direction Vitini was going to break through.
Vitini played a trick with his feet and flexibly circled the football with his right foot. Seeing that McGowan was unmoved, he passed the football back.
The person who came up to meet him was Tyne left back Charlie Cohen.
After passing the ball, Vitini ran forward and took McGowan away.
Wang Lie moved closer from the center to meet Cohen.
So Cohen passed the football to Wang Lie.
Along with the football, two Scos players immediately pounced on Wang Lie.
As soon as Wang Lie caught the ball, he was flanked.
And it was the kind of defense that was violently charged as soon as it came up - the Romanian midfielder Mihaita Radu from the Scorsese.
Wang Lie was staggered by the impact and could not stand at all.
Fortunately, he hooked the football with his feet and kept the football in front of him, thus preventing the opponent from snatching the ball from him as soon as he came up.
In this case, Wang Lie was unable to pass the football to Vitini who was advancing forward. He could only pass the ball back to Charlie Cohen.
After receiving the ball, Cohen also encountered the same situation as Wang Lie, except that there was only one Scorsese player who came to defend him instead of two.
Cohen was afraid of losing the ball, and he planned to move the football laterally.
However, his passing intention was seen through by Scorsese offensive midfielder Ryan Boissier.
Boissier was originally one of the two Scoos players who went to press Wang Lie.
When he saw Charlie Cohen's body turning to the middle, he started decisively, dropped Wang Lie and rushed forward.
At the same time, Wang Lie also realized the danger. He pointed to the backcourt and shouted to Cohen: "Pass back to the goalkeeper!!"
But it was too late.
Cohen still passed the football to teammate Hugo Guendouzi, the central defender in the middle.
Then the ball was intercepted by Boissier's foot on the way!
"Boissier steals the ball! It's dangerous!" Luo Jin from the studio behind saw this scene and exclaimed.
Huge boos suddenly rang out over the Leize Park stadium.
Amid the boos, Boissier ran wildly with the ball and passed in front of center back Guendouzi.
At this time, Tyne took advantage of the kick-off opportunity to press the attack. Most of the players had already crossed the center line. However, Cohen lost the ball at this time. There were not many players in Tyne's second half. !
Even if everyone goes back to defense, it will still be too late!
Chi Zhen at the far end saw his teammate steal the ball and immediately started to shake off Tyne's right back Barnabas who had not yet reacted.
But he did not rush forward in a straight line, but ran diagonally towards the middle.
Gundouzi, who was thrown away by Boissier, turned around and saw Chi Zhen, so he immediately dropped Boissier to guard against Chi Zhen.
As for Boissier, leave it to his center back partner Matje Katic...
Katic was indeed the first to react, he took the lead Retreat and attack Boissier diagonally from the center.
"Ahhh! The game has just begun! Tyne made a mistake in passing the ball in the midfield! The Scorsese got an excellent chance to counterattack!"
Commentator Connor Cowley shouted excitedly, not expecting that there would be something exciting to watch from the beginning of this game!
His guest commentator Joe Wesley was also very excited: "Chi's movement is very smart! Yes! Go to press their center!"
In a blink of an eye, Boissier dribbled the ball and pressed him. On the line in the attacking third, Katic is guarding him.
Chi Zhen pressed in the middle, followed by Tyne center back Guendouzi.
Seeing Boissier slow down, Chi Zhen did not stop, but suddenly accelerated, rushing forward in a diagonal line, and at the same time made a gesture to ask Boissier to pass the ball to his feet. .
Gundouzi could barely keep up.
Boissier passed the ball.
But instead of passing it to Chi Zhen who was running forward, he passed the ball diagonally to the back point!
After Chi Zhen took Gunduzi away, there was a huge gap there!
"Del Mora!!"
The Scorsese's main forward Victor Del Mora appeared in the backcourt, facing the ball from Boissier, and directly swung it sideways. With his right foot, he rubbed the football towards the far top corner of Tyne's goal!
Goalkeeper Goetz, who was coming from there, was caught off guard. He could only wave his arm reflexively as he rushed over, but he caught nothing except the air...
The football made an arc and flew into the Tyne goal from the back!
Only one minute into the game, the visiting team Scorsese broke through the Tyne goal and took the lead!
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