Fame with a ball

Van Persie's wife Bao Qila opened the door for Lin Zhigao.

"I'm very sorry to bother you at such a late hour." Lin Zhigao glanced at Tina who fell asleep sucking his thumb in Bao Qila's arms, and said in a low voice, "But I'm very worried about Robin's injury."

"He hasn't slept yet." Bao Qila led Lin Zhigao into the house and said, "Mr. Wenger just left."

"It seems Wenger really cares about Robin."

But Bao Qila shook his head, with a worried face: "They had some arguments, I heard them in the next room, but I don't know exactly what they were arguing about."

Lin Zhigao stopped in his tracks. At this moment, the topic of dispute between Wenger and Robin could still arise. Besides Robin's transfer, what else could it be?He, who is far away in Serie A, has heard quite a lot about these things.

"Am I too unlucky?" he asked.

"No, Lin, I'm really relieved by your arrival." Bao Qila smiled: "Robin has been shutting himself in the study since Mr. Wenger left. He is not happy, but he is not innocent either. I am unhappy, I hope you can help me comfort him and explain him, I know you have more common topics, your words should be more useful than mine."

"I will try my best." Lin Zhigao walked towards the study.

"Lin." Bao Qila stopped him again.

Lin Zhigao turned his head.

"We..." Bao Qila bit her lower lip, and unconsciously patted Tina's back with her fingers: "Actually, my child, Robin's mother and I really like life in London."

"...I understand." Lin Zhigao walked a few steps, then turned his head back: "But I'm not sure I can convince him, I hope Robin makes the choice that is best for him."

Bao Qila breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said, "I think so too."

……

Lin Zhigao knocked on the door of the study.

"I said let me stay by myself for a while!" Van Persie roared a little loudly.

"Robin, it's me." Lin Zhigao leaned outside the door, "You said you wanted to talk to me before the game. If you don't open the door, I will leave."

A few minutes later, the door of the study was opened, and Van Persie appeared in front of Lin Zhigao with an apologetic face: "I'm sorry, Lin, I thought it was Bao Qila."

Lin Zhigao raised his eyebrows: "You mean, you can shout at Bao Qila openly?"

"I didn't mean that...I mean, uh, I..." Van Persie was a little incoherent.

Lin Zhigao smiled. He walked into the study and patted Van Persie on the shoulder: "I understand what you mean-the closer the people are, the more they can become the object of venting their emotions, because they know that no matter how they treat them, they will always love you." You, right?"

Van Persie heaved a sigh of relief, and limped and led Lin Zhigao to the bar: "You really know me. Do you want tea, coffee, or red wine?"

"Give me a glass of water, it's so late, I still want to sleep when I go back." Lin Zhigao made a grimace: "If we were drinking red wine with you, what if Bao Qila suddenly barged in and mistakenly thought there was something wrong with us?" manage?"

Van Persie laughed.

"But losing your temper belongs to losing your temper. Don't break her heart. Your family is the one who loves you the most."

Van Persie nodded: "I know. It's just that I couldn't control my temper just now."

"How are your feet?"

"Most of them are skin trauma, and some old injuries are also involved, but the problem is not serious, just rest for a month."

Lin Zhigao clicked his tongue: "It will take a month? At this time, the competition is crowded!"

Van Persie smiled wryly: "Compared to the injuries I suffered before, this is considered minor."

Lin Zhigao thought about it, this is the truth.Van Persie was often plagued by injuries in his career. Three times he was suspended for more than half a year to recuperate, and the other time was three months. This time he was only off for one month, and his ankle has not yet aggravated the injury. He is indeed lucky.

He sat on the sofa, took a sip from the water glass, and asked, "Bauchilla said Wenger just came."

Van Persie nodded with a complex expression: "There was a little dispute between us."

"about what?"

"BOSS asked me to recover from my injuries, said that the team would be waiting for me, and said that the club was going to offer me a salary increase contract. I said that I would rather not have a salary increase, as long as the club is willing to buy a few capable stars, let us We can see the hope of winning the championship next season."

"Wenger refused?" Lin Zhigao asked, but he already knew the result. First, he saw Robin's sullen expression. Among them, Real Madrid and Manchester City are the most bold and generous players to buy players in a round, but the most stingy players must have Arsenal's name in the top three.

As a quasi-big club with fans all over the world, Arsenal have never been generous in transfers-of course, this refers to when they buy players.The whole world knows how much money Arsenal has made by buying stars, but the most expensive player they have ever bought is only 1500 million pounds.It has been 14 years since Arshavin and Chamberlain successively equaled the Arsenal bid record, but no one has ever made Wenger pay more for him.

"Boss just said he'd do his best."

Lin Zhigao couldn't help curling his lips, the meaning of this sentence... no one should understand it.

He tried to change the subject: "What else did you say just now? Oh yes, the new contract, are they going to give you a raise?"

There was a lot of noise about Van Persie's transfer last summer, just as his contract with Arsenal ended at that time.From May to August, news of which club Van Persie is going to go to will come out every day...well, it is like this every summer, but when the transfer period is over, Van Persie still appears at the Emirates Stadium, but at the time he He just renewed his contract with Arsenal for one year, which means that by this summer, his contract will expire again.

"A weekly salary of 10, plus a signing fee of 500 million, a four-year contract."

Lin Zhigao curled his lips: "...you are worth at least 15."

Van Persie just smiled with a melancholy expression and did not speak.

"The two of us are actually brothers and sisters." Lin Zhigao rubbed his face and joked in a cool manner: "My salary at Juventus is a little less than your current salary, and the club is not going to give me a good salary." contract."

Van Persie looked at Lin Zhigao curiously: "Didn't you protest? We all thought that your annual salary had already exceeded 800 million."

"Manchester City were going to give me an £800m deal, but I wasn't going."

"why?"

Lin Zhigao thought about it, and said seriously: "If it's just a salary issue, it won't be the reason for me to leave the club. I still don't lack money."

"I don't care about money, but..." Van Persie smiled bitterly, and enviously said, "You are luckier than me, Lin."

Van Persie's implication, both of them understood.

Stars who have played football at their level can earn tens of millions of euros a year in addition to their annual salary and endorsements. It is completely enough to live a rich and luxurious life. Therefore, the bigger the star, the more honor he values. , At the peak of their careers, there are countless players who transfer just for the championship.

What's more, Van Persie is 31 this year. In his career, he has never won a championship of sufficient weight, neither the national team nor the club.But Lin Zhigao already has several team championship trophies on his body.

Lin Zhigao was silent for a while, and said bluntly: "Robin, are you going to transfer?"

"I, I don't know."

"There are many clubs chasing you?"

"In the past few years, some clubs have been making offers to me, and some have actually started transfer transactions, but..."

"None of them are suitable for you, or are you reluctant to leave Arsenal?"

Van Persie sighed: "There are two reasons."

"Among the clubs that have pursued you, who are you more satisfied with? It's best to divide them into levels."

"Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Manchester City, Manchester United. If you insist on different levels, I prefer the first two teams." Van Persie looked at Lin Zhigao: "Actually, AC Milan and Inter Milan also approached my agent, but I refused. killed them."

"Is that so?" Lin Zhigao fell into deep thought.

Van Persie looked at Lin Zhigao: "Lin, I want to hear your thoughts."

Lin Zhigao hesitated for a moment: "Are you sure? If I want to say something, it will definitely be a little... unreasonable."

"If I don't want to hear the truth, I won't ask you."

"Okay, then I'll say it." Lin Zhigao took a deep breath and said, "None of them are actually suitable for you."

Van Persie was taken aback: "What?"

"Listen to me slowly. You rejected Milan and Inter directly at the beginning, because even if you want to move, you are going to win the championship, and you don't want to go to a club that is going downhill, right? I know. Now Serie A is far less attractive to you than La Liga, you can admit it directly, don't be afraid that I will be unhappy because I am in Juventus."

Van Persie nodded hesitantly, and said: "Today's Serie A, in terms of development potential, indeed, only Juventus can be seen. Milan and Inter Milan... have both passed the most glorious time."

"Then I will only comment on the first four teams. Robin, if you want to transfer, you must want to win the championship in one hand and a high salary in the other. At first glance, whether it is Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​or Manchester City and Manchester United both meet your requirements, but when you think about it carefully, they are not the most suitable. First, these four clubs all have the problem of saturated strikers. Let me talk about Barcelona first. Barcelona should be your first choice. That's where Henry went, and they don't lack for championships every season. However, Barcelona has Messi, Sanchez, Neymar who just joined, and countless players from the youth academy. They have no shortage of forwards. And, Barcelona's offensive system is not suitable for you. What you are best at is organizing offense. Barcelona has Harvey, Iniesta and Fabregas in the series attack. They don't need players of your type, so you can go. It’s also hard to fit in.”

Lin Zhigao licked his lips and continued: "Let's not talk about Manchester City. They even sit on the bench with big-name players. Aguero, Balotelli, Tevez, Dzeko, and others are on the front line. It’s too bloated. Real Madrid has Ronaldo, Benzema, and Higuain. It’s icing on the cake if you go, and it’s okay if you don’t. Then there is Manchester United. Manchester United lacks a good striker, although Shinji Kagawa is now transferred. Yes, but Sir Alex Ferguson used him as a playmaker. Manchester United is likely to be interested in you, but the Red Devils already have Wayne Rooney, so they must not be able to afford another you with a high salary. Rooney's positions are very close, how can they coexist in the dressing room? Rooney has a bad temper, and your temper is not a gentle and nice guy, not to mention that Arsenal and Manchester United have been enemies for many years..."

Van Persie said with some difficulty: "That's not Manchester United. The other three teams must have room for me."

"This comes to the second point I want to say. Whether it is Manchester City, Real Madrid or Barcelona, ​​if you want to accept you, you need to reset your striker line, either sell one or two strikers and buy you again, or just buy it. After you, compete on the bench, whoever is in a stable state will be able to be the main force for a long time, otherwise, he will be a substitute for ten thousand years."

"These teams paid a high price to buy you, and they will inevitably squeeze your residual value even more. Robin, you are already 31 years old, do you think you can still play a few years in high-level professional leagues? Fans of giant clubs You are already picky, and you didn’t grow up on their stadium. The fans and the club will definitely be more strict with you. As long as you don’t score in a few consecutive games, you will definitely be labeled as a “parallel importer” by them. And , In case, I mean in case you get hurt again, will they patiently wait for you to recover? Will they care about you, bless you and tolerate you?"

"If you transfer to the past, you just stay on the bench and rub your thighs against a champion, do you think you like that feeling? Robin, I hope you don't become the next Torres..."

Van Persie covered his face with his hands, and said in a frustrated voice, "Lin, stop talking."

Lin Zhigao sighed: "I just hope you don't think I'm a lobbyist sent by Wenger."

"I don't think so, because what you said actually echoes deep in my heart sometimes, but I selectively ignore them. I, I don't know how to choose."

Van Persie raised his head and looked at Lin Zhigao: "I have been in Arsenal for 9 years. There are fans who love me here, and a boss who treats me like a son. My family also likes life in London, but... "

"But there is no champion." Lin Zhigao continued.

Van Persie nodded and sighed.

Lin Zhigao scratched his head: "If you were injured and couldn't drink, I would like to have a few drinks with you now."

At this moment, the sound of "buzzing" suddenly sounded in the room. Lin Zhigao subconsciously touched his pocket, but heard Van Persie say, "It's my mobile phone."

Lin Zhigao looked at the time, it was already midnight. "Is anyone still looking for you right now?"

But did not hear anyone reply.

Lin Zhigao looked up and saw Van Persie holding the mobile phone with both hands, his head was lowered, and his body seemed to be stiff.

"Robin?"

Van Persie stared at the screen with his head down. After a long time, he suddenly raised his head and said excitedly: "It's a text message from BOSS. He said that he will have a showdown with Mr. Peter Hillwood tomorrow!"

"Arsenal's chairman?" Lin Zhigao wondered: "What card did Wenger show to the chairman?"

"Of course it's a transfer!" For the first time today, Van Persie smiled brightly: "He finally made up his mind to buy players!"

Lin Zhigao calmly said: "This kind of promise should not be taken lightly, maybe he is just trying to comfort you."

"No! It's true!" Van Persie was so happy that his voice trembled a little: "I know the character of BOSS, he never promises others easily, but once he promises, he will definitely do it!"

Seeing the hope and joy in his friend's eyes, Lin Zhigao couldn't bear to hit him, but he still said tactfully: "The showdown means that you haven't been persuaded yet, what if it doesn't succeed?"

To Lin Zhigao's surprise, Van Persie clearly understood this point: "Whether it is successful or not, I am satisfied with the attitude of BOSS."

Lin Zhigao seemed to sense something: "Then you..."

When he saw the smile on Van Persie's face, Lin Zhigao knew that there was no need to ask his own question.

……

On February 2th, the first round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals ended, and the major media began to summarize the performance of each team in the first round. A word began to appear frequently in newspaper headlines. This word is— —Sportsmanship.

What is sportsmanship has never been a fixed and clear statement.The bottom line that has been recognized by the world's public opinion so far is: integrity, mutual benefit, equality, self-interest without harming others.Putting it on the football field, in layman's terms, the requirements of sportsmanship are not to foul intentionally, not to cheat, not to provoke fights maliciously, not to make black whistles and black feet, not to deliberately manipulate the game, etc.

Everyone knows this kind of truth, but during the game, most people know that on the football field, the so-called gentleman's morality is all floating clouds, and it can't be practiced at all-football games are always confrontational and cruel.In order to win, players flopping, deliberately handballing, fouling the referee, etc., are all "hidden rules" in the game, morality?As long as they can hide from the eyes of the referee perfectly, the players feel that there is nothing immoral about them.

Because of such a big environment, when people saw what Lin Zhigao did in the away game between Juventus and Arsenal, they immediately exclaimed: the long-lost competitive spirit is shining at this moment!

Although the game had been suspended at that time, and although Van Persie had a personal relationship with Lin Zhigao, he kicked the football out of the bottom line at the critical moment, repelled the players on both sides of the dispute, and resolved the fight. Regardless of whether he would be punished, he wholeheartedly served The actions of the opponent's player's injury were spread all over the world through live TV footage.

"Turin Sports News" couldn't help but write an article pointing out: "Lin doesn't smoke, doesn't drink too much, doesn't recruit prostitutes, doesn't gamble, and doesn't have drug addiction. He never takes the initiative to foul on the court, and he will not deliberately plant opponents to make them win. Although he was knocked to the ground by opponents many times, he never flopped. He always got up from the lawn and continued to struggle. The beauty of Lin that Real Madrid coach Mourinho praised a year ago His character has been maintained to this day, even more sublimated."

"When his opponent was injured and fell to the ground, we saw the angry players on both sides who were about to fight, the referee who was unable to control the situation, and the fans who were watching the excitement... It was Lin who was the first to care Van Persie with an ankle injury, when he hugged Arsenal No. 10 firmly with his thin body, and sent Van Persie to the treatment site faster than the team doctor, how many people's eyes immediately became sour like mine ?”

"Some people may say that Lin did this because he and Van Persie are friends. But who has noticed that they are also opponents in this game? What I saw was a pair of sympathetic and mutual encouragement, and never A friend who doesn't let the opponent down. What's more, based on my understanding of Lin, even if Van Persie is replaced by any other Arsenal player, he will still do the same."

"Among the players I know with the best character, Lin is the best player. And among the players with the best skills, Lin is the best character I know. I'm not because I want to praise Lin for his behavior in this game, because he has always behaved like this, and I want to praise him sincerely."

"Daily Mail" used Lin Zhigao as a comparison, and satirized the increasing number of red and yellow cards in the Premier League today, as well as various malicious fouls.

The headline cover of "Kicker" is a back view of Lin Zhigao running in the rain with Van Persie in his arms, and the title is "Sportsmanship in the Rain".

"French Football" strongly recommends that UEFA award the "highest style award" to Lin Zhigao at the UEFA awards ceremony after the end of this season.

Chinese media fans are beyond happy at the moment, because the whole world is desperately praising Lin Zhigao, isn't this the same as putting gold on their faces?