Fengba Greenery

Chapter 21 Before the first league game

Chapter 21 Before the first league match
FC United's first league match was on August 200 against Grantham, Lincolnshire, more than [-] kilometers east of Manchester.

FC United have been preparing for their first league game of the season this week.In this way, the time quickly came to August [-]th.

After finishing the day's training, Li Qingshan returned to the apartment, took a shower, changed his clothes, let his body cool down, turned off all the lights in the room, threw his body on the bed, and stared at the gray ceiling in a daze.

It's 10:30pm now, and he's gone to bed a little later than usual, as he usually goes to bed early before continuing to sweat the world of football camp.

But today he couldn't sleep.

Turning over, he saw the night sky outside the window through the window.The sky in England in August is clear, and the stars are hanging in the clear night sky, twinkling and twinkling, and the bright stars are gradually dimming.

I really didn't expect to be able to play in the official football league in the UK.....
When he made up his mind to bid farewell to football three years ago, he threw all the football-related things at home into a cardboard box and buried it under a loquat tree in the backyard of his home.

I personally tore football magazines, newspapers about the Chinese team's entry into the World Cup, worn jerseys, shorts and shoes, footballs that were peeled off, medals and certificates for participating in football matches, and star posters on the wall. down.Put it in a cardboard box and bury it with your own hands.

It's like burying a meaningless life in front of me.

My mother disagrees with my choice to play football.Ever since I was kicked and injured my ankle while playing football, my mother told him that he was playing football.She hopes that she can study hard, go to a university, and find a good job.For this reason, she insisted that she should not give up her studies. Under her insistence, there was a student in the football school who only came to train after three or four in the afternoon and on weekends. Usually, she still needed to go to school to study culture. .

Unexpectedly, the situation of the football school gradually became worse and worse with the general environment of Chinese football, and finally failed to recruit enough students and closed down.The students from other football schools either commented on their family relationship and transferred to other football schools, or they quit the football school and worked hard in the society. Went to study in high school.

When I was playing football, some people in the neighborhood called me "the big fool of Lao Li's family" behind my back.

Later, when I went to high school by myself, no one could be optimistic that this stupid big guy who hadn't studied well since he was a child could keep up with the progress.Unexpectedly, he was also very talented in reading.

Three years ago, I gave up football and chose to go to school. Because of studying, I came to the UK, and because I started playing football when I was in the UK... Li Qingshan felt that he had gone around in a big circle and returned to the original point.

For the past three years, he has buried himself in his studies and forced himself to stop paying attention to football.Unexpectedly, when he raised his head again, the football was at his feet.

If Dad knows that he has started playing football again, will he be happy or angry?
One thing is for sure, if mom finds out, she will definitely be angry...

The weather in August was a bit hot, Li Qingshan lay on the bed with a mat, and turned over again.

But the feeling of playing football is really good. I am always chasing goals, and I feel good about cooperating with my teammates. I really like football.

Li Qingshan remembered how he used to secretly practice shooting behind the coach's back.

"Do you want to run before you have learned how to walk? Do you think you are good at heading the ball now?" Coach He almost lost his memory of the way he was foaming at his mouth.

Li Qingshan now figured it out, the reason why Coach He let him practice only headers was because he was half-baked. The football school judges heroes by the outcome of the game. In order to win a few more games, the coach used such an extreme method.

But here, Coach Marginson made a special improvement plan for himself.He even has his own fans, which was unimaginable in the previous football school.At that time, when I went out to play, there was no one else on the sidelines except the coach, and the coach yelled at the sidelines if I did not perform well.Li Qingshan even saw a team that was punished collectively by the coach for losing the game.

Li Qingshan thought of the girl Alma who held a cheering sign every game.The girl who is still in school is now the leader of a group of FC United fans.She only knows how the fans are chanting various slogans and singing various cheering songs rhythmically, just like a general.

There is also a group of Chinese students like Yang Bao, who will come to cheer for themselves tomorrow.It was the first time for him to be treated like this.

The moon outside the window had already climbed to the top of the mountain, and the moonlight spilled into the room, and the room was bright even after the lights were turned off.

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Alma ran upstairs and downstairs, packing her things for tomorrow's match - FC United's red jersey, which was a must, and the red FC United scarf, to When it is in your hand, hold it high, and cheer for the team with your companions.

The father on the other side, Roy, is really sorting out the things for tomorrow's game. There are only three coaches in the team. In addition to the head coach Markinson, there is also a fitness coach and goalkeeper coach. Roy will do the rest of the work. Prepared, one person has multiple roles - assistant coach, video analyst, tactical analyst, training management, and even part-time the team's team doctor. Fortunately, he is a dentist, so he barely got involved with the doctor.He sat in front of the table and noted the preparations for tomorrow's game in a booklet to prevent omissions.

Wearing a nightgown, the mother with curly hair was watching her husband and daughter busy without saying a word.In fact, she has no feeling for football, so it is always difficult to understand her husband and daughter's obsession with football.

Especially her own daughter, she was very opposed to her daughter going to the stadium to show her face. You must know that England's football hooligans are world-famous.In her heart, football is a sport full of masculinity. When she thought of her daughter being exposed to the hot sun every day like those crazy fans on TV, she shouted like a madman at the top of her throat. I hope that my daughter can become a lady, and now the hope is shattered after a few cups.

But she can't help it, her daughter supports her in everything, but football doesn't listen.

Put a bottle of water in the backpack, and throat lozenges. When you are cheering on the field, the throat is the most troublesome thing, so water and throat lozenges are the standard equipment for every die-hard fan.And bring an umbrella, in case it rains tomorrow?You must know that the weather in England is difficult to predict by weather forecasters.

What else?

"Sunscreen." Mom's voice came.

"Got it." Alma said, pointing to the backpack.

After finishing speaking, she stood in front of the table and glanced at the things on the table, then she patted her forehead, took out a piece of paper and pen, leaned over and wrote a line.

My mother took a casual glance and noticed that there was a line of Chinese on it, and a word was written below the Chinese: Li
"Li? Is this the Chinese boy you were talking about?"

Alma folded the papers. "Yes, Mom."

Mom frowned and said, "Erma, I have nothing against you dating a Chinese boy, but..."

Alma interrupted her: "Mom, my relationship with him is not what you imagined, I'm just his fan."

Mom shrugged: "Okay, go to bed early, don't stay up late."

"Okay, Mom."

When the mother's figure disappeared at the entrance of the corridor.Alma has also put away her equipment for watching the game tomorrow.

She sat in a chair, looking at the things on the table in a daze.

"That's right, I'm just his fan..."

(End of this chapter)