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Chapter 229
After losing to Hereford in the away game, all the players looked a bit dull on the way back to Leeds. Long Bisheng, who sat in the last row, kept his mouth shut and didn't make a sound. He was usually taciturn, and he was more like a mute at this time.

He knew that his performance was not good. After the New Year, he only scored one goal, and he didn’t score a single goal in the last five games. The reason why the head coach didn’t replace him was that although he didn’t score in the previous few games, he still played a huge role in the frontcourt. His role itself was not only reflected in goals.In these two games, not only did he fail to score, but he also failed to play a role in involving the opponent's defense. His performance can be said to be extremely bad.

The head coach and teammates didn't know why he suddenly lost his form in these two games, but he himself knew it well, but for this reason, he couldn't tell his teammates, he could only worry about it alone.

He still doesn't know that the head coach has planned to talk to him alone, but even if McAllister came to talk to him, the head coach who doesn't know the reason can't untie the knot in his heart.

The dull atmosphere lasted until we returned to Leeds. When the bus stopped, McAllister turned his head to look at the players, and then sighed: "Tomorrow... take a day off, everyone have a good rest. Recently, everyone is tired after consecutive games. See you at the training ground the day after tomorrow."

The players got out of the car in turn in silence. In fact, it was not a physical problem. Although the last three games were played twice a week, they hadn't played for nearly ten days in the previous week due to the FA Cup. However, McAllister's idea was not wrong. It might be beneficial for the players to rest for an extra day at this time.

Long Bisheng was the last to get out of the bus, rejected Huntington and Misterxie's proposal of "going for a drink", walked to a bus platform by himself, and boarded the bus home.

Usually he walks home by himself, but today he feels very tired and has lost the motivation to walk.

His mood has been going on for a while, but he is still very serious in training, so his teammates and the head coach didn't notice it.Only he himself knows that the current self has lost part of his motivation.

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The bus could not go directly to the gate of the place where Long Bisheng lived. After getting off the bus, Long Bisheng walked slowly for a while. It was almost night, and the surrounding dwellings had already lit up lights. The dark surroundings were piercingly cold. A gust of cold wind blew, and Long Bisheng couldn't help shivering.

Long Bisheng tightened his clothes, only to realize that walking slowly like this is really not a good idea. In such a cold weather, it is not fun to catch a cold, and he has no habit of going to the bar for a drink when he is in a bad mood, so he should go home quickly.

Thinking of this, Long Bisheng quickened his pace, and soon came to the door of the house. Seeing the light from the door, Long Bisheng felt warm in his heart - since Ning Xi lived with him, he felt "home" to this house. Although the apartment he lived in before in Naples was better than this apartment, to Long Bisheng, it was just a place to live - a place to live and a home are two completely different concepts.

Opening the door, Long Bisheng walked in, turned around and closed the door, and said casually: "I'm back."

He was greeted by two voices: "Are you back?" "Brother Long is back!"

Long Bisheng turned his head in surprise, only to see two girls who were sitting on the sofa and chatting at the same time stood up at the same time, one was Ning Xi, and the other, with bright eyes and bright teeth, was Lu Xiaoshan.

Since Long Bisheng rescued the beauty last night, Lu Xiaoshan came here to chat with Ning Xi every now and then. Sometimes Long Bisheng got a little injury and Lu Xiaoshan helped to watch, but it was rare for her to be here so late today.

"Xiaoshan and the others are on vacation tomorrow, so I want her to stay here for the night." Ning Xi greeted her with a smile and said, "Tomorrow we two are going shopping, they are about to go on vacation, and we plan to go back to China, so we need to buy something to take home."

Lu Xiaoshan said with a smile: "Although my brother and I have no relatives, the brothers of Qingdao Haifeng have helped us a lot in the past. No matter what, we should bring something to them, otherwise my brother and I will feel sorry."

Long Bisheng patted his forehead and laughed: "Watching this football, I have forgotten the date...Xiao Shan, are you planning to go back to China this holiday? Tell me before you leave, and help me bring something to your brother and some teammates in Qingdao. I haven't thanked them for what happened last time."

Ning Xi cast a reproachful look at Long Bisheng: "How many things do you want Xiao Shan to bring? It's inconvenient for a girl to bring too many things on the road."

"It doesn't matter." Lu Xiaoshan said with a smile: "It should be, and besides, it is very convenient to fly now. If you pass through Hong Kong, you only need to transfer two planes... I have been in the UK for more than a year, and I have not returned to China."

"I haven't been back to China since last summer." Long Bisheng sighed: "I should have had the chance to go back to China with you this time, but now... there is no chance."

What he said was unintentional, but Lu Xiaoshan's taste changed when he heard it, and his jade-like face immediately turned red.

Ning Xi knew what Long Bisheng was thinking - the reason was simple - the Chinese youth team had two friendly matches to play recently. Although the Chinese youth team led by Ding Yu only won the runner-up in the Asian Youth Championship at the end of last year, it was still qualified to enter this summer's World Youth Championship. Selected, but in the list of 89 people, there is no name of Long Bisheng.

This blow was quite a blow to Long Bisheng—after he transferred to Leeds United, Long Bisheng felt a little inferior—compared with Dai Guangming and the others who had already played the main force in the top league, he was still struggling in the top league. You must know that last year, he was the only one who played in the top league!

"Aaron, your performance in these two games was not good."

Ning Xi pondered at the side for a while, and then said to Long Bisheng that by Long Bisheng's side, Ning Xi helped him analyze a lot of things, including the evaluation of Long Bisheng's performance in every game - Ning Xi would watch every game of Leeds United: "You are not active enough in running, and your role on the field has obviously declined... You can't go on like this."

Long Bisheng smiled wryly. Of course he knew this clearly, but Ning Xi pointed it out so directly that he could no longer avoid it.

"You know... not being selected for the middle school team is a big blow to me."

"That's not a reason." Ning Xi said bluntly: "Coach Ding Yu's selection will naturally have his intentions, and this training camp is not the final list. The World Youth Championship will start at the end of September, and you have a chance...And I think that Coach Ding Yu didn't choose you, but instead took care of you. Among the players who played in Europe, you are the only one who transferred before the start of this season. Now you have just gained a foothold. I think Coach Ding Yu is worried that leaving the team and missing the game will affect your status in the team. You should understand his painstaking efforts."

"But I think it's because I play in League One." Long Bisheng shook his head: "This time, the Chinese youth team's training camp, the domestic players selected have already played in the Chinese Super League. The level of the Chinese Super League is now at least comparable to the British Championship... He naturally looks down on me as a League One player."

"How can you think like that!" Ning Xi was a little annoyed: "Don't you know how much Coach Ding Yu takes care of you? Would he not call you into the team just because you are a League One player? If you continue to behave like this, you will really have no chance of being selected for the China Youth Team!"

Long Bisheng stopped talking, and he knew that what he said was quite inappropriate, but he did have a bit of low self-esteem, he was strong, but to a certain extent he was also very sensitive, especially when he was often laughed at when he was a child.

Lu Xiaoshan didn't know why the two of them suddenly quarreled. Seeing that Long Bisheng had stopped talking, he said timidly, "Sister Ning Xi, Brother Long, can you speak up? Brother Long, it's okay if you didn't make it to the youth team this time. Toni, Gattuso, and Materazzi were all selected for the Italian national team after they were 25 years old. They didn't even make it to the youth team before, but they are now world champions."

Hearing these words, Long Bisheng was taken aback. He glanced at Lu Xiaoshan and asked in surprise, "Do you also watch football, Xiaoshan?"

Lu Xiaoshan pursed his lips and laughed: "My brother just plays football, why don't I watch football? I have been watching football since I was ten years old."

Ning Xi couldn't help laughing beside her. After being told by Lu Xiaoshan, the atmosphere at the scene relaxed a lot.

Long Bisheng nodded: "Ning Xi, I understand what you mean...I will perform well in the next game. At least I have to show my ability, so that Coach Ding may call me into the team."

"That's right." Ning Xi nodded in satisfaction: "Whether you're selected for the junior team or not, your participation in the competition will not be affected. Don't forget, you are a professional player! You are not just a player who plays for the national team. The club pays you a salary, and you should perform according to the salary!"

"I really felt sorry for the club in these two games." Long Bisheng smiled wryly, and then sighed: "But when I think about it, I'm almost twenty, and I'm still playing in League One...Compared to Da Guangming and the others, I'm really useless."

"It turns out that this is the reason why you are troubled..." Ning Xi laughed and said, "It's not bad to be a main player in League One at the age of 20! How many players are there in the world? How many can play professionally at the age of 17 like you? I really can't stand you, forget it, come, let me show you something."

(End of this chapter)