Chapter 93 Audience calls
It only took the Tyne players half a day to understand what "the good times are over" means.
Although they just played the game against Hackney Knights yesterday, the coaching staff gave them a half-day off.
Logically speaking, this afternoon’s training should focus on recovery.
Recovery is indeed recovery, but the training volume of recovery is not small at all.
It's obvious that the coaching staff has re-created a new training plan for them.
Everyone is exhausted after training.
They are then urged to go to the pool to recover from training to avoid stress accumulating in the muscles and causing physical damage.
And this is still recovery training. After the official training tomorrow, the intensity will definitely be even greater.
For this reason, Tyne's medical team and the physiotherapy center in Football City are on standby to provide logistical support and try to reduce the chance of players being injured during training.
Wang Lie also taught everyone in the locker room tips that can help the body recover:
"You must have regular work and rest, keep your diet mainly light, and don't put too much burden on the body...Sleep is very important, very, very important, so try not to stay up after ten o'clock at night. Adequate sleep can make the body Self-recovery, some simple minor injuries and pains can be cured by just sleeping... After you have rested, you will find that your body is much more relaxed, and you will be more agile and powerful when performing actions on the court, and less likely to be injured. …”
Wang Lie's words are all based on his experience. If he had said this before, others might just think that he was preaching in a "daddy way" again.
But with the endorsement of his actual performance, everyone is now willing to believe his words of experience and consider following them seriously.
After all, who wouldn't think that at the age of thirty-eight, he could still have such explosive performance?
Of course Wang Lie knew that his performance was due to the plug-in, but if everyone followed his advice, there would be no harm in itself, so he didn't lie to anyone.
Even if his teammates do this, they will not be able to "rejuvenate" at the age of 38 like him, but it will definitely extend the peak period of their careers.
In addition, Wang Lie also discovered a "hidden BUFF" of this plug-in, that is, the physical functions of his youth after being rejuvenated through the plug-in seem to be better than his original physical functions of the corresponding age.
I don’t know if this is the “spillover effect” caused by my long-term persistence in scientific training...
His original expectations for his body's performance after rejuvenation were based on his performance at the corresponding age.
For example, his current physical function is that of thirty-four years old. When he was really thirty-four years old, he scored a total of forty-nine goals in a season. At that time, he was one goal away from reaching five goals for five consecutive seasons. Ten.
He made thirty-five league appearances and scored thirty goals.
This performance is already very good.
He originally used this as a reference.
But after he played the game against the Hackney Knights, he felt that his physical condition might be better than the real 34-year-old.
If he could have the same physical function as he does now when he is really thirty-four years old, he should be able to score more goals...
Therefore, when his body function reaches the age of thirty-three, he can no longer use his 62 goals in the past thirty-three-year-old season as a reference.
He can do so much more than he ever could at his real age!
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Luke Milne met all the guests on the show for a while in the lounge before going on the show. Except for him, they were his former teammate Marvin Bullock and Lawrence Da, who was known to dislike Wang Lie. Domo.
Although they had quarreled on social media, they were teammates after all. After Bullock and Milne met, they still said hello and exchanged a few words.
As for Dadumo, Milne just ignored him - Lawrence Daduomo belongs to the type of media people he hates most. He obviously depends on Wang Lie for a living, but he is ungrateful, has no respect for Wang Lie at all, and deliberately takes quotes out of context. , twisting a very normal thing into something beneficial to him and detrimental to Wang Lie. The phrase "goals hurt the team" was first invented by him on the Internet, and now this bastard's nonsense has been upgraded to "champions hurt the team"...
If it wasn't for Wang Lie's reputation, he wouldn't want to talk to this shameless bastard.
Dadumo also knew Milne's attitude towards him, so he did not take the initiative to ask for trouble, but chatted with Bullock.
Milne lowered his head and took out his mobile phone to send a message to Wang Lie: "I will be on "Focus News" soon to discuss your Champions League goal. Is there anything you can't say?"
Wang Lie quickly replied to him: "There is nothing that cannot be said. You can say whatever you want, Luke."
Milne asked again: "Will this matter put a lot of pressure on the team? After all, many people in your team have never participated in the Champions League..."
"There is a proverb in China: 'You haven't eaten pork and you haven't seen pigs running?' Now that information is so developed, even if you haven't played in the Champions League, haven't you watched a Champions League game? So there will be pressure, but there is no outside world. I thought it was that big. Besides, we are going to participate in the Champions League next season. If we feel that the pressure is too much just to qualify for the Champions League, what will we do next season when we actually play in the Champions League?”
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"That's good, I wish you good luck."
"Thank you, Luke. During the show later, you can say whatever you want without worrying about us."
"Will you watch the show live?"
"I'll watch it if I have time."
"OK"
Just after taking the reassurance given by Wang Lie, Milne saw the staff of the program knocking on the door and coming in, informing them: "Gentlemen, the program is about to start, please go to the studio."
Milne set his cell phone to vibrate mode, put it in the inner pocket of his suit jacket, stood up and walked out first.
Bullock hesitated for a moment before getting up.
Dadumo followed him and walked out together.
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"When will your flight arrive?"
Wang Lie asked while looking at his wife on the phone screen. Behind his wife were his father-in-law and mother-in-law playing with their two children.
"Tomorrow night." His wife Tang Xingmei replied.
"Okay, Han Ming will be waiting for you at the airport. If anything happens along the way, leave it to him." Wang Lie warned.
This time his wife brought her parents-in-law to the UK for a short stay. Of course he chartered a plane for them and asked his Chinese agent Ran Hanming to accompany them and take care of them.
Of course, Ran Hanming is not a full-time nanny. He also has business in the UK.
"I know, don't worry. There's nothing wrong with you, right?"
"What's the problem? It's just to qualify for the Champions League, let's see how scared they are..." Wang Lie showed a disdainful smile. "I really didn't expect that this matter could become a hot news in English football."
"After all, Tyne's previous goal was to avoid relegation..."
"There are still teams that are relegated and win the championship." Wang Lie curled his lips and didn't care.
"I'm not worried about you, but what about the rest of your team? Before, this goal was just a tacit understanding in everyone's mind, but no one made it clear. Now that it has been exposed, what do they think?"
"Ha." Wang Lie laughed as soon as he heard his wife mention this. "Today, many reporters blocked the players outside the gate of our training base and asked them one by one what they thought of this Champions League goal. Thanks to them, the attitude of the players in the team was clearly understood by them - everyone supports it."
"What if they are just embarrassed to tell the truth in front of reporters?" The wife raised a possibility.
"That doesn't matter, the situation is like this anyway. I don't care what they think in their hearts. Once they get on this boat, it's impossible to get off easily." Wang Lie smiled proudly, "I tied them up with victory. Together, you want to jump out of the car now? The door is welded shut by me!”
"Dad! Dad!" Wang Ziqi, who was playing with his grandpa, suddenly appeared in the video call, "You must win!"
Then her daughter Wang Zilin also ran over, imitating her brother and squeezing into the screen: "Dad! Dad! You must win!"
"Ha! Don't worry, dad will definitely win!"
My mother-in-law also came over and said with concern: "Don't put yourself under too much pressure."
Facing his mother-in-law and his childhood cultural teacher, Wang Lie said sternly: "Don't worry, Mom. This matter does not put any pressure on me, but gives me more motivation."
The father-in-law's voice came from outside the screen: "Well said! Just run over! Suppress all those doubts and ridicules!"
The mother-in-law turned around and glared at her husband: "Don't be angry!"
"How can this be considered a compliment? My little grandson was bullied by idiot fans at school. Of course a father has to stand up for his son. Don't you think so, Xiao Lie?"
The video call screen deflected, and Wang Lie saw his father-in-law's serious expression. He quickly smiled and said: "Dad, you are right."
Standing next to his father-in-law, Wang Ziqi held his head high, with a proud expression of support.
The mother-in-law still educates her grandson out of a teacher's mentality: "No matter what, you still need to have a good relationship with your classmates in school..."
Before Wang Ziqi could speak, his sister Wang Zilin had already said for her brother: "It's okay, grandma. When dad wins, the classmates will have a good relationship with him."
The mother-in-law was choked by her granddaughter's words and was speechless.
Tang Xingmei couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Wang Lie also laughed.
The father-in-law caressed his granddaughter's head and laughed heartily: "Linlin is right!"
The mother-in-law looked around, and finally she could only vent her anger on her husband: "How do you teach your children!"
The father-in-law cried out that he was wronged: "What does it have to do with me?"
Tang Xingmei also spoke for her father: "What Linlin said actually makes sense. Now the relationship between Qiqi and his classmates is much harmonious."
Wang Ziqi stood up and testified: "That's right! Now my classmates call my dad 'Master', whereas before they called me 'Brother'! I'm a generation older than them now!"
Mother-in-law: "..."
Everyone burst into laughter again.
In a joyful atmosphere, Wang Lie ended the video call with his wife.
Then he looked at the time and found that "Focus News" was not over yet, so he simply turned on the TV to see how Milne was "tonguing against the crowd."
Just as he cut to BBC 5, he saw Lawrence Dadomo's bald head shining under the studio lights.
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"...Milne just said it makes sense. The seven-point difference is indeed not particularly big. In the history of football, there is even a precedent of being behind by fifteen points and finally coming back to win the championship... But that is an extreme case after all. For example, when we discuss problems, we can’t use extreme cases as evidence? Are there any examples of winning the championship with a 15-point deficit? So Tyne can definitely qualify for the Champions League with a 7-point deficit?” Laurence Dadomo spread his hands, shrugged and curled his lips.
Milne asked without showing any signs of weakness: "I didn't say it was definitely possible, I just said what's there to laugh at and question about this goal? But you kept saying 'impossible'. Since there are similar precedents, why did you decide that Tyne You must not be able to do it? Or do you think that everyone else can do it, but only Tyne who owns Wang can’t do it? Is it because Tyne can’t do it or Wang can’t do it?”
Dadumo smiled and said: "I know that Milne and Wang have always had a good relationship, so it is normal to have a position on this issue..."
Milne heard the trap of Dadumo's words. He interrupted him without politeness: "My relationship with Wang is average. I'm not even his friend. Even Marvin knows this. In Sofo, At the time of the alliance, Wang’s friend was Enrique Wanderson.”
Marvin Bullock, who was watching the show next to him, didn't expect to have his own business. When his name was called, he could only laugh dryly and said: "It's true. There are not many people who can be invited to the king's house as a guest. Enrique is One of them. And neither Luke nor I were invited..."
He had to speak for Milne because he has always claimed to be objective, neutral, impartial and realistic. Right is right, wrong is wrong, and you will not change your standards because of distance.
At this time, he can't talk nonsense about the close relationship between Milne and Wang Lie, right?
Although Bullock spoke for him, Milne did not appreciate it. He continued to target Dadumo: "In addition, just say what you say and don't take any position. Don't you have a position? The whole world knows your butt. , Mr. Laurence Dadome ”
His outspoken "butt" theory made Dadumo a little embarrassed. The host Aaron Thompson next to him quickly came out to smooth things over: "Luke, Luke, let Lawrence finish his words first..."
Milne still gave the host some face and kept his mouth shut.
Dadomo adjusted his mood and continued: "Precedents are not used in this way. Different teams, different periods, different personnel compositions, injuries... and other factors will ultimately make the results very different. Do you think, Milne? Is it easy to qualify for the Champions League? ”
Milne snorted: "Of course it's not simple."
Seeing that Milne agreed with his point of view, Dadumo said vigorously: "Not only is it not simple, it can even be said to be difficult. Otherwise, why did Soft United miss the Champions League for three consecutive seasons... Sorry, I don't mean to target Soft United. Fulian, I just happen to have this example at hand... And on the other hand, since it is difficult for Soft Union to do it, why can Tyne do it? Is there anything better than Soft Union? …”
Seeing that Milne seemed to have something to say, Dadumo quickly increased his speaking speed:
"One more thing. Soft United is also a wealthy team. From the players to the club management, they all have rich experience in dealing with European competitions. They know what to do in the final sprint. And what does Tyne have? They Most of the players have never even played in the Champions League. Will they collapse in the final stage due to excessive pressure? I admit that Wang and Katic are both experienced Champions League players, but football games are not. It’s just the two of them. Wang alone can’t lead this team to win.”
Milne laughed when he heard this last sentence:
"Wang couldn't lead Tyne to win? Ha, so how did he use two goals to help Tyne beat Hurlingham FC 4:1? And how did he use a hat trick to help Tyne beat Scorsese 3:2? What role did Wang play in the 3:1 victory over Hackney Knights? Where was this team ranked 13th before Wang joined Tyne? How many points away from qualifying for the Champions League? Sixteen points! Now? Seven points behind in the league! What happened to Tyne during the winter break? So you tell me that Wang can't lead this team. To win?”
Seeing that the smell of gunpowder in the live broadcast room was getting stronger, Marvin Bullock wanted to come out and say something fair to calm both parties down:
"Luke, what Lawrence said is that Wang alone cannot lead Tyne to win. He is right, Wang also needs help from the team. We can see that many Tyne players are performing really well now, such as Wei Tiny, his contribution in Tyne’s consecutive wins is also very big..."
When Milne saw that Bullock was actually helping Dadumo speak up, he immediately turned his gun and started blasting at his former teammates:
"Thank you for mentioning Vitini, Malvin. We all know how Vitini performed before. Now Vitini has changed completely. So guess whose credit it is? So you think Wang can only rely on Isn't it a kind of "leadership" to score goals on the field to lead the team to win? The Tyne team before Wang left and after he left, isn't this Wang's contribution? >
He pointed to the table in front of him:
"You talk behind this stage every weekend, as if you are the most knowledgeable football experts in this country. But why do you seem to have suddenly smoothed your brains when it comes to Wang? What does Wang think of the Tyne team? The contribution is obvious to all, why are you just unwilling to admit it? Do you need me to list Wang’s statistics and performance after joining Tyne? Don’t choose to be blind just to cater to the traffic!”
At the end of the sentence, he simply knocked on the table hard.
Milne's remarks were already very harsh, so Marvin Bullock raised his hands and surrendered: "Luke, calm down. I have no intention of discussing Wang's contribution with you. I have never denied Wang's positive role in Tyne. , I have never denied Wang's power. I just said that we should discuss issues neutrally, objectively and calmly, without emotions..."
"Please shut up, Marvin. It's me and Mr. Dadumo who are discussing this now." Milne was already very angry with Bullock. As a former teammate of Wang, why would you help a Wang? Heizi is talking? Is there water in your head? Still objective and neutral? Neutral shit! When has Laurence D'Domo ever been objective and neutral? You speak for him, but you still have the nerve to say that you are objective and neutral? !
Bullock smiled awkwardly, then spread his hands and made a helpless expression, but he did shut up.
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Wang Lie watched the confrontation between Milne and the two people on TV and sighed.
In fact, both sides put their positions first. This kind of debate is completely meaningless. Apart from venting emotions, it cannot convince the other party at all.
Marvin Bullock has always emphasized "objectivity and neutrality", as if he can convince the other debater as long as he speaks with reason and evidence...
Wang Lie didn't know whether to say he was naive or pretending to be naive.
Please, we are all adults and have fixed views. How can we bow our heads and admit defeat based on just a few words from you?
Besides, even if they really lose, they will continue to be stubborn.
To be honest, he was grateful to Milne for his willingness to go on TV to speak out for himself, but he felt that it was pointless to do so. No matter how many facts you put out, others will not see it.
If a verbal spat is going to be useful, what else is he supposed to do? Forget about spitting with those people on the Internet every day...
There are many bad things about football, but there is one good thing:
There are champions in football, and there are winners and losers in football matches. If you win, you win. If you win, you can show off your power and be arrogant.
So why are you talking so much?
Go win and slap them with victory.
Thinking of this, Wang Lie picked up the mobile phone he had put aside, found Luke Milne's name in the address book, and then dialed the phone number directly.
He intended to end this boring war of words.
Soon, he saw that Milne, who was passionately expressing his passion for Dadumo in the live TV screen, was obviously stunned for a moment, and the computer went down on the spot. Not only was the content of the spray, but his emotions seemed to be incoherent...
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"... After yesterday's game, I asked Wang in the name of my job, and I learned that the goal of the Champions League was born when he went to Tyne. At that time, Tyne was 16 points away from Soft United. There is a huge gap between the two, and now Wang leads Tyne to catch up with nine points! In the past eight games, Tyne has only lost one game, and if this performance is still possible! If you want to be ridiculed, what about other teams? Aren’t they more..."
When Milne was about to use the map cannon to kill, he suddenly felt a familiar shock coming from his heart - his phone was vibrating, there was a call!
He didn't expect that he would receive a call at this time.
He could have pretended nothing happened and carried on.
But he was caught off guard and stuttered, losing all momentum... Because of this pause, the host, Bullock, and Dadumo all looked at him with different meanings.
If he continued to pretend that nothing happened at this time, it would look like he was cowardly.
So in full view of everyone, he put his hand into his pocket and took out his mobile phone.
He wants to see who dares to interrupt his emotions and output at this time. After the show, he must call back...
Then he saw the caller: Wang
Milne's eyes widened.
"What's wrong, Luke?" host Aaron Thompson asked curiously.
Milne didn't answer.
Bullock, who was nearby, simply came up to take a look, and then exclaimed: "A call from Wang?!"
Although he covered his mouth after speaking, everyone knows now...
Milne glared at him, then answered the phone, and asked directly: "Wang, are you watching the live broadcast?"
Wang Lie's voice came from the receiver: "Luke, do me a favor. Put down the phone, turn on the speakerphone, and make sure they can hear my voice."
"Okay..." Milne did as he was told.
Not only did he put down his phone and turn on the speakerphone, he also took off the lavalier microphone from his shirt collar and placed it next to his phone.
While doing so he also said to the other three confused men: "The king has something to say."
In the monitoring room, facing this unexpected situation, the director looked back at the producer Nathan Sweeney behind him: "Do you want to continue?"
Sweeney recovered from his initial shock and said excitedly: "Of course! Go ahead! Take a close-up of that phone! Inform the photographer to go up and take a close-up! Let the TV audience clearly see that the call is from Wang. ! ”
His voice was shaking with excitement, because he knew that the effect of this episode of "Focus News" would be explosive!
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"Wang called Milne directly?"
When a close-up of Milne's phone screen appeared on the live broadcast, Vitini, who was watching the live broadcast, thought he had seen it wrong.
It shows who the caller is.
It's the king.
The father nodded and said: "If no one is pretending... yes."
Vitini became excited: "Is Wang going to scold that damn clown?! I'm already so fucking unhappy with that bastard! Fuck him, Wang!"
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Sonny Dean yawned. He felt that both Milne and Dadumo were arguing in a low-level manner.
It's so boring that I would spend time watching two people bickering like children...
Damn, what a waste of my life!
He picked up the remote control and saw that Milne seemed to be suddenly stuck.
Hey, don’t know what to say?
He was teasing in his heart, looking down at the remote control to make sure he didn't press the wrong button.
At this moment he heard the host's question: "What's wrong, Luke?"
And Bullock's exclamation: "A call from Wang?!"
Dean, who was looking for the power off button on the remote control, raised his head again and looked at the TV screen with wide eyes.
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Katich, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV with his wife in his arms, suddenly laughed out loud when he saw Milne put his mobile phone on the table and said to the other three people, "The king has something to say."
His wife Anna turned to look at him strangely and asked: "What's so funny?"
Katic shook his head: "No, I feel worthy of being him...ha!"
The wife frowned and became even more confused. Why did her husband suddenly look so happy?
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When he saw Milne take out his cell phone from his clothes and Bullock exclaimed that it was a call from Wang Lie, Sam McNeil in front of the TV fell back on the back of the sofa and hugged him with both hands. head.
It was as if he had witnessed Wang Lie's incredible world wave from the sidelines...
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Elliot Goetz stared blankly at the television screen.
In the live broadcast, Milne leaned in front of the microphone and mobile phone and said: "Okay, Wang. What do you want to say?"
Then he heard Wang Lie's voice:
"Luke, thank you. But there is no need to talk nonsense to people who don't believe in us. How can you expect a bug that spends its whole life lying in the mud to understand flying? Tyne's goal is the Champions League next season , this thing is like the name of the team:
"The River Tyne has flowed in Newcastle for thousands of years, maybe tens of thousands of years. Will anyone question the existence of the river? People on the bank shouted curses at the River Tyne. Can the river be stopped? ?
"So, what I want to tell you is... we will definitely go to the Champions League next season, just like the Tyne River will flow into the sea!"
Hearing these words, the 35-year-old veteran in front of the TV who had dedicated most of his career to his hometown team took a deep breath, then looked up at the ceiling of the living room, gritted his teeth, and clenched his fists. His body trembled slightly uncontrollably.
(End of chapter)