fat man who can't play football

Chapter 44 A Different Fatty
In order to stabilize the locker room, Fatty asked a lot of people to talk alone, from the newly appointed captain Lewis Cook, Berardi who had just returned from injury, and the deputy Austin who might be adjusted out of the starting lineup by tactics to Dele Alli and Alex Mowat punished.

In particular, he had a frank conversation with Austin. The fat man told him that Berardi will compete fairly with him for the main position after he fully recovers, and the only criterion for playing is the performance on the court.

The fat man learned the lesson from Pierce, told the players more about his own thoughts, and at the same time listened to their voices more.

Austin expressed his understanding and assured the fat man that he would use his excellent performance to hold the main position.

On Saturday afternoon, the Ewood Park Stadium was packed.Blackburn ushered in the challenge of Leeds United amidst the noise of the fans.

Before the start of the game, the on-site commentator was surprised to find that both Ali and Mowat were sitting on the bench, "Uh, I don't know what happened. Leeds United didn't start the two main midfielders."

"Maybe it's Steve going to strike later? Let's see as the game progresses."

"Leeds' starting midfielder today is only Lewis Cook as a regular player, and the burden on his shoulders will be heavy."

"And according to the news we got before the game, Jason Pierce was not even included in the squad, which makes people wonder what happened in the Leeds dressing room."

After the game started, the fat man looked at the serious Ye Weitz beside him, and made a dry laugh.Aye was puzzled, "Steve, can you still laugh?"

"It's no big deal, Ye. How much do you bet we will lose?"

Yeweici directly ignored the fat man who was starting to get nervous.

"Aye, don't be so serious. Come on, give me a smile."

Aye has never seen such a brazen person, the team has been dismembered by him so badly, and he is still making sarcastic remarks here.

"Aye, you often frown like this, and the wrinkles on your forehead will be very serious. Maybe your wife won't want you by then." The fat man ignored Aye who was on the verge of rage, and made frantic temptations on the verge of being beaten.

"Steve, have you been under too much pressure recently? You make me very worried. If it doesn't work, let Ali and Mowat get ready to play."

This hit the fat man's dead spot, the fat man's calm expression became complicated, and he said quietly: "Aye, let me tell you the truth. Ali and Mowat will not fight in this game, I have already done it Prepare to lose this match."

"why?"

"I have to let them learn a profound lesson. I can't let them feel that the team can't do without them, and they have nothing to fear when they make mistakes."

After the fat man finished speaking, sincerity was written on his fat face, as if there was no trace of impurities, he stood up immediately, leaving Yevez with a fat and stalwart back.

...Yevetz just looked at it like this, and was speechless for a moment.I thought I hoped Steve was right.

A Ye found that the recent Steve has changed too much. He was absolutely unable to be so decisive in the past, and he knew how to incite people's hearts. I can't understand him a little bit, but it's good to be with him like this. .

The result of the first half was not bad for Leeds, and they drew 0-0 with Blackburn in the absence of two main players in the team.

During the intermission, the fat man stopped Cook in the aisle, stepped forward and grabbed his neck: "Our captain did a good job, and he helped us cover the entire midfield by himself."

Lewis (Cook) actually showed a bit of shyness, "Boss, to be honest. I just thought that Dele and Alex were not here, and I had to stand up and run a little more."

"Very well, Lewis. You are becoming more and more like a captain. I am not wrong about you. Take a good rest. I still expect you to run all over the court for me in the second half."

"Okay, boss." Cook showed his white teeth.

At this moment, the doubts in Fatty's heart dissipated with this bright smile.The fat man just thought of the young man and laughed, it's really... very nice.

Pulling back his thoughts, the fat man walked towards the locker room more resolutely.

In the locker room, Fatty praised the players one by one, even if some players did not perform so well.The fat man didn't even look at Ali and Mowat the whole time. The two young people had to feel the crisis.

After the rest time, the players set foot on the green field full of energy.Only poor little Ali and Mowat looked at each other with anxiety in their eyes.

The fat man caught a glimpse of this scene, and it seemed that his psychological offensive... seemed to be very effective.

I just don't know how much the two young people can grow after this time.

Fatty sighed inwardly, it was worth all the passionate saliva in the locker room just now.

At the Yihuo Park Stadium in the evening, there was only a sliver of sunset glow in the sky, and the afterglow of the setting sun filled the entire stadium.

In the second half, Belotti dedicated his most exciting half-time performance after coming to Leeds United, and took the lead twice for the team through his extraordinary sense of smell.

But helplessly, the opponent has the sharp striker Rhodes (J·Rhodes) who has scored more than 20 goals in the British Championship for two consecutive years. In today's game, he first made a steady penalty kick created by his teammates.When Leeds United thought they were going to take away the victory in the away game, he scored an absolute goal in the last minute of stoppage time.

Then the entire Ewood Park stadium fell into a frenzy.

The fat man looked at the crowd celebrating wildly with a complicated expression.With the referee's long whistle, Leeds lost the three points that were about to be obtained.

As soon as the game was over, Cook slumped on the turf.The fat man trotted forward to comfort him, the young man looked like he had three lungs running on the court today, he had to leave the court proudly.

"What's wrong with our Ku Sanfei, who is still unhappy here after dedicating such a great performance?"

Little Cook didn't choose to respond, but immediately held the fat man's outstretched hand, and was pulled up with a whoosh.

In this way, against the background of the setting sun, a white and tender fat man was holding a boy's shoulders, waving at the fans while enjoying the applause of the fans.

Ali and Mowat didn't get even a minute of playing time in the whole game. Their faces were full of melancholy, and they walked back to the locker room in frustration.

Ye Weitz caught up with Fatty, "Who wants to bet with me before the game on how much I will lose today?"

"It's a pity, Ah Ye. You missed an opportunity to make a fortune."

"Fatty."

"Please maintain the most basic respect for the team's head coach."

The two middle-aged men walked back to the locker room with supportive eyes.

"Steve, next time you make a bet, I will definitely bet heavily."

"You are too cruel, Ye Weitz. Be careful that your daughter-in-law runs away with someone."

"Fatty, don't run~~~"

A week later, Leeds will face rival Derby County at home.After watching the team's game against Blackburn from the bench, Ali and Mowat felt full of pressure, and they put in [-]% of their efforts in the subsequent training.

What's more, during the training, the fat man deliberately didn't give them the yellow vests that symbolized the main force position, making them look like frightened birds.But this also staged a small episode. The frightened two people played the training match as an official match, and the confrontation on the training ground actually had a tinge of gunpowder.

After the training in the afternoon, the fat man wrapped himself into rice dumplings again, and carefully went to pick Xia Tian off work.

"Uncle, have you read the newspaper recently?"

"What newspaper?"

"The Sun."

Fatty's little heart was about to jump out. Could it be that he was caught by the media even if he only covered his eyes?

"What a dirty newspaper, summer. Don't believe what's written in it, it's just to attract people's attention."

"That's right, it says something about Leeds United's locker room crisis, and there are a lot of messy photos attached."

Wait, locker room.The fat man breathed a sigh of relief when he heard it.

"Uncle, are you okay?"

"Of course, Xia Tian. Don't worry, everything is under my control. The thorns in the team have been sent away by me."

"Uh, is it?"

"By the way, Xia Tian. I found out that you are starting to be interested in football?"

"It's not that my dad used to talk about it in front of me, but I've always been annoyed by him. The more he talks, the less I want to touch football."

"Actually, why don't you try to experience it on the field. Maybe you can find a different side of football."

"what?"

"Of course, if you don't have a team to support. It's very boring to watch football because you don't know why you are here on the pitch, who to cheer for. Or you try to support Uncle's team. Bar."

"What, no. I don't want to support the same team as my dad."

"Why not try it, it might help you understand your father better."

Xia Tian fell silent suddenly, quietly looking out of the window.

"Then, uncle, can you tell me what the world of football is like?"

"Using the words of the famous coach Shankly, 'Football has nothing to do with life and death, but football is higher than life and death'. This sentence is not discussing the relationship between football and life and death, but expressing the fanaticism of football in the hearts of diehard fans."

"If you have a team in your heart that you support, you hang your whole heart on the team. You feel that all your emotions are connected to the team, and that's very Wonderful feeling."

"You'll be in a good mood for a week because of a win, you'll be sad for a few days because you're supporting a team that loses, and you'll feel like you've got something in your life and football will be yours and many others'. common belief."

Xia Tian looked at Steve who was talking eloquently in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little confused.Which one is the real him, the wretched fat man who keeps peeking at him when we get along?He was still the handsome uncle in front of him.

"Okay then, uncle. I'm trying to be a Leeds fan."

"Yes, summer, you won't regret it. And you don't need to spend money to buy tickets. Tickets, uncle has them here."

A smile suddenly bloomed on Xia Tian's face, "Uncle, you won't give me an ugly match, right?"

"Don't worry, I won't let my fans down."

"What your own fans, hate."

(End of this chapter)