Fame with a ball

"That's the way it is." Lin Zhigao finished the beer in the glass in one breath, and said slightly bitterly.

Bosroyd put the wine glass heavily on the bar counter, which surprised Lin Zhigao, thinking that he was going to beat him up.But Bosroyd just yelled at the bartender: "Hey! Dude, open a few bottles of the most expensive wine here!"

...It turned out that I just wanted to kill myself.Lin Zhigao breathed a sigh of relief.

"To be honest, we expected this day a long time ago." Campbell said after taking a sip of wine.

"That's right." Yang continued: "Queens Park Rangers are too young to keep you. It's just that we didn't expect that you can only stay here for one year."

"sorry."

"If you are a good brother, don't say sorry. In fact, this is not your fault." Bosroyd said, "You Chinese have a saying?... People go to high places, and water flows to low places. Yes , That’s the sentence, you want to go to a better club, there’s nothing wrong with that. And to be honest, they’re the ones who let you down first.”

Campbell continued: "If the club doesn't give everyone a raise, I think more people will leave before the end of next season."

"It's not as good as the previous Italian boss. If he is still there, at least he won't be stupid enough to let go of the team's best shooter." Yang sighed.

"Don't say such depressing words. Although the league is over, we still have an FA Cup final to play!" Bosroyd refilled the wine glasses for everyone, "I haven't touched the championship trophy yet."

"Me too." "And me." Campbell said with Young.

Yang looked at Lin Zhigao: "Where are you going next?"

Lin Zhigao shrugged: "It all depends on which club pays Mr. Fernandez satisfied with the money. I still have a four-year contract with the club."

"Don't you have a favorite team in your heart?" Campbell said with a smile: "I would like to go to Real Madrid in my dreams-if they want me."

"I prefer AC Milan," Yang said.

Bosroyd: "I love Barcelona."

Lin Zhigao began to rub his head again: "As long as it's not a Premier League team, at least for now, I don't want to be your opponent."

The three laughed: "Good brother, show loyalty!"

……

After parting with his three teammates at the entrance of the bar, Lin Zhigao returned to the apartment by himself.

Touching the pocket of his trousers, he forgot to take the key.

He rang the doorbell, and after a few minutes, Mrs. Bovary in beige pajamas opened the door for him angrily: "How many times have I told you that you didn't take the key! Oh, my God! Have you been drinking? You're only 19 years old." Like a drunk!"

Madame Bovary put her hands on her waist: "You should find a girlfriend now!"

"The main reason is that those women are not as beautiful as you, Madame." Lin Zhigao laughed at Madame Bovary's words, and Lin Zhigao gestured at Madame Bovary in a strange pose as a knight saluting to a lady, and then walked in The apartment stepped up the stairs: "Besides, I'm leaving this beautiful country."

"What did you say?" Madame Bovary didn't catch the last sentence.

"Good night, ma'am!"

After taking a shower, the smell of alcohol was gone.The metabolism of a young body is extremely fast, and the alcohol is quickly excreted from the body. Lin Zhigao lay on the bed wrapped in a bath towel, and picked up the phone with his hand. There were two unread text messages on it: I will return to China for a few days to deal with the contract, you have something to do for me send email. ——Jiang Shupeng

Congrats on top scorer - is that trophy made of gold? ——Elchin Lin Zhigao crackled at the phone keyboard: no more than [-]% gold-plated, and it is hollow, the FA is really stingy.

After the text message was sent, no one replied. When Lin Zhigao squinted his eyes and was about to go to sleep, the text message rang.

It is said that the gold content of the European Golden Boot is relatively high. — Elchin

Then I will try to hit it next season. --Forest

Ronaldo will probably hate you to death, he can only beat Messi here now. ——Eltchinha, I thought you didn't pay much attention to football information. --Forest

You know, I am also a major shareholder of a football club. — Elchin

…Speaking of which, I'm probably leaving QPR at the end of this season. - Lin reason? — Elchin

The club executives couldn't wait to exchange me for a lot of euros. --Forest

So, welcome to Juventus? — Elchin

This joke was not as funny as the previous one, and I didn't laugh. --Forest

Can't I tell the truth? — Elchin

ha! --Forest

After saying goodnight to Lin Zhigao, John Elkann was sad. God knows, he was not joking just now.

……

The Wembley Stadium, rebuilt in 2007, is the venue for the finals of various domestic competitions in England, and the FA Cup final is naturally held here.

On May 5th, at one o'clock in the afternoon in London time, although there were still two hours before the match would start, outside Wembley Stadium was already bustling with fans and reporters.

England's football hooligans are world-famous, and the extremists among West Ham United fans have formed one of the most famous football hooligan gangs in Europe, the "Intercity Gang".In addition, Queens Park Rangers fans are not easy to pinch, so in order to prevent large-scale brawls during or after the game, Scotland Yard sent hundreds of guards to assist in law and order.

The fans obediently check tickets and enter the arena under the inspection of the police. On the surface, they are very civilized and polite, but if you observe their small movements carefully, you can see that the fans of the two teams are taking advantage of the police. When paying attention, gesture the middle finger at the other party, or open your mouth and curse silently.

Perhaps the friendliest of all fans are those who are neutral.However, the neutral fans are very shrewd. In order not to get involved in the dispute between the extreme fans of the two teams, the neutral fans did not wear the jerseys of any team, and even their ticket gates were specially set up.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the buses of the two teams drove into the stadium one by one. The fans who had not yet entered the stadium cheered and whistled at the buses.

It was the first time he came to the most luxurious and top-notch stadium in the UK, and Campbell couldn't help but lifted the curtain of the bus and looked outside.

But before he could see the scenery outside clearly, something hard hit the window.

"Be careful!" Lin Zhigao, who was sitting next to him, stood up quickly, and quickly pulled Campbell to the seat next to him.

"Bang!", red, yellow and yellow things stained the entire bus window.

All the people in the car were startled, and turned their heads to look, but only saw Lin Zhigao standing in the middle of the two rows of seats, and Campbell, who was still in shock, leaned in front of him. Campbell's face was pale, and he was about to slide off the seat up.

And those things that were smashed on the windows of the team bus were also clearly seen by everyone, but they were just some tomato eggs.

This is a stone to be thrown... Everyone couldn't help thinking in their hearts.

"West Ham's football hooligans really deserve their reputation." Warnock frowned and said softly.

The predecessor of West Ham United Football Club was Thames Steel Works Football Club. Most of the players came from the bottom of society or the working class.And most of their fans come from the bottom of society. Although they don't have much culture, they are all passionate and simple, easily excited.Later, Thames Steel Works disbanded the team due to financial problems, and the club was rebuilt in the form of West Ham United, but the close connection with the working class has never been broken.

West Ham even have two axes on their crest, symbolizing that they represent the working class.

In addition, West Ham United Football Club is the only football club in the Newham area, so almost all local fans are their fans.West Ham fans disdain everyone except their team's players. Heartthrob Beckham was sent off for a foul in the 98 World Cup, which caused widespread dissatisfaction among British fans.

And the most radical among them are the fans of West Ham United.In order to show their dislike for Beckham, they greeted him with boos when Manchester United played against West Ham United in the 98-99 season. Extreme fans even hanged themselves at the door of a bar. Dummy in David Beckham's image - that's enough of a death threat.

The toughness of West Ham United fans can be seen.

The bus drove directly to the football field. After the players came to the locker room to change their jerseys, Warnock's assistant coach came in from outside: "The extreme West Ham fan who threw tomato eggs at our bus was arrested by the police. Yes, after a search, there was no deadly weapon on him, but for safety reasons, Scotland Yard banned him from watching the game."

Still feeling uneasy, Warnock said to all the players: "When you get to the pitch, you mustn't go near the stands where the West Ham fans are - they love to express themselves by throwing whatever they have in their hands. Dissatisfaction, I am worried that you will be accidentally injured."

At this moment, the team members dared not report carelessness to the fans of West Ham United. They all nodded and said that they would definitely pay attention.

……

The boos in Wembley Stadium were loud, and most of the voices were made by enthusiastic West Ham United fans.

When the Queens Park Rangers players entered the stadium to warm up, they either stood in the sheltered area and refused to step out, or stayed away from the stands of West Ham United fans.In short, the farther away from these violent elements, the better. Their actions have attracted even greater boos from West Ham United fans.

However, Queens Park Rangers fans are not good at it. They and West Ham United fans gestured to each other through the stands of neutral fans, clamoring to give each other a good look.

"There is still more than half an hour before the start of the game, but the atmosphere in the stadium is already particularly warm."

When the camera shot across the West Ham United fans stand and captured a banner with the words "Queens Park Rangers, FUCK!", the BBC commentator Coburn said with some embarrassment: "Uh, the fans on both sides are very happy. Enthusiasm, very enthusiasm. But we hope that not only the fans behave like this, but also the players on both sides of the field should present a wonderful game to the audience."

In the reporter area, a Chinese reporter who was under 30 years old glanced at the protective shed above his head with lingering fear. This is the reporter area!There are fans throwing things here, are they all short-sighted?

"Why are England fans so crazy?" the reporter asked his senior next to him.

The senior glanced at the British reporters around him who did not show the slightest surprise and were still working in the stadium, and said to the junior in a low voice in Mandarin: "Throwing things is not so light, and some radical fans will even be in the stadium. Run around naked, or directly beat the players on the field. Even if the players of their own team did not perform well, they still booed, beat them, and sent death threats. This is the tradition of British fans. I think there is something wrong with this, you will know after watching the live games more.”

The reporter nodded and commented: "Compared to them, domestic fans are really like little sheep."

At least no matter how stinky the national football team is, the domestic fans will only curse a few words, and will not send out personality insults, personal attacks or the like. Compared with these British fans, aren't they little sheep?

"CCTV, CCTV. Hello, viewers, you are watching the 11-12 season, the FA Cup final, Queens Park Rangers vs. West Ham United. I am Sun Zhengping, the commentator."

Sun Zhengping took advantage of the gap before the start of the game to explain the starting lineups given by the two teams, and then continued into the microphone: "Before the start of the game, I want to tell you a small thing. Of course, this It is a big event for me. That is, after commenting on this FA Cup final, all the major domestic competitions in the UK have to say goodbye to everyone, and I, too, will say goodbye to everyone.”

"Originally, at my age, I could retire from last year. But Lin Zhigao turned out to rekindle my passion for football, and I commented on the Premier League for another year. But starting this year, my body And the state no longer allows me to comment on these top events, so I am going to use this FA Cup final to say goodbye to everyone. I hope that everyone will still support his work after seeing the new commentator appear next season. "

Sun Zhengping's retirement announcement made many fans in China feel sorry. Of course, what he didn't know was that after the end of this season, he was not the only one who said goodbye to the Premier League.

……

In this crucial game, the coaches of the two teams used their own magic weapons. Warnock chose a 433 total attack and all-defensive formation, while West Ham United coach Allardyce chose to be conservative. , using the team's consistent 442 formation.

The game has just started, and the two teams, which are still in the trial period, each had a chance to shoot, but neither scored.By the 10th minute, the rhythm gradually picked up.

After another shot from West Ham striker Noble was saved by Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Kenny, Queens Park Rangers quickly launched a counterattack. Then he passed the football to Bosroyd, Bosroyd sprinted into the West Ham penalty area with the ball, and passed the football to Campbell, who had already been there.

Campbell lifts his foot and shoots!

The ball was saved by West Ham goalkeeper Green.

Lin Zhigao was also standing in the penalty area of ​​West Ham United and wanted to make a supplementary shot, but two players from West Ham United pre-discovered his motives and defended him, but the supplementary shot was unsuccessful.

However, this was also a threatening shot. Lin Zhigao and Campbell clapped their hands, turned around and ran towards their own midfield.

"In the first 15 minutes of the game, the two players attacked and defended each other, and the possession rate was similar. It was a close game. West Ham United ranked first in the Championship this season and they will be promoted to the Premier League next season. I wonder if West Ham United will become the darkest newly promoted team in history like Queens Park Rangers this season?"

The rhythm of the game continued to progress rapidly. Although there were no goals yet, the offensive football and defensive counterattacks of both sides were very good. Warnock and Allardyce played their own roles in this game. Maximum tactical level.Today, the two head coaches are also standing on the sidelines, watching the game intently.

Although it is said that sitting on the head coach's bench like a mountain will look handsome and cool, but compared with the results of the game, what's the use of handsome and cool?What they want is victory!

The first climax of the game occurred at No. 205 minutes after the opening.

West Ham United players launched an attack on the Queens Park Rangers half. The football at the foot of Ferdinand was broken by West Ham United midfielder Barella. Barella dribbled the ball into the Queens Park Rangers half. Hall and Gaby Dun quickly intercepted him.

Barrera wanted to pass the ball to his teammates, but there were no good receivers around, so he could only lift his foot and kick the football hard, then turned and ran.

Barrera felt that his shot, which was 38 meters away from the goal, would definitely not succeed, because there were two defenders and the goalkeeper of the opponent in the penalty area!So it's better to go back to defense and look for opportunities.

When Hall and Gabbiton saw that Barrera chose to shoot, they also breathed a sigh of relief. They were about to turn around and chase the football, but they saw the football roaring like a bolt of lightning and pounced on the goalkeeper Kenny.

The position was just right, right next to Kenny's hand, Kenny stretched out his right hand to block it, but suddenly his hand shook for some reason, the football was intercepted, the momentum slowed down and fell to the ground, but it still moved forward slowly Rolling, rolling, rolling into the net...

Everyone who saw this scene was stunned, including Kenny himself.

……

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo " the West Ham United supporter is wildly celebrated.

"The 38-meter long-distance blast! Barrera's strength is great. He kicked the football into the net. Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Kenny failed to stop the football! In fact, he should have been able to stop it. Yes, because the position of the shot is really right, I have to say that Kenny made a mistake. However, this is still a wonderful goal! The current score is 1:0, and West Ham United is leading."

Varela crazily celebrated this goal that he hadn't even expected. He hugged and cheered with his teammates, feeling that he was so lucky!

Allardyce, the head coach of West Ham United, was all smiles, but Warnock's face did not change ugly, because in his opinion, this goal was a bit of an own goal, and at most it meant West Ham United's good luck It's just a little bit, as long as they are not overwhelmed by the opponent in terms of tactics and player strength, there is always a chance to tie the score.

So Warnock just waved his hand and told the players not to be nervous, to counterattack quickly and equalize the score!

The team's temporary lead made the fans of West Ham United very excited. They sang the famous team song spontaneously and consciously, "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", the Chinese translation is "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" Yes, this is a bit obvious The funny title of the song is a song by football hooligans, a song for West Ham United fans.

"I'm always blowing bubbles

beautiful bubbles in the air

they reach the sky

like my dreams keep fading

Wealth is always out of reach

I searched every corner

i always blow bubbles

beautiful bubbles in the air

West Ham United!

West Ham United! "

Queens Park Rangers fans in the opposite stand laughed: "Look at their team song!"

In order to express their opposition and ridicule, fans of QPR also sang QPR's new team song in an organized way, "The Song of the Black Cat", which was re-arranged and written by a top student from the University of Music.

"We are Queens Park Rangers

we are supreme

we are not afraid of hardships

No matter how powerful the enemy is, we can defeat it!

Just because we have an indomitable will

This is a team with a long history

This is a team that always moves forward

Caucasian, African, Chinese

Integrate into our team

All for victory! "

Just when the fans of both sides were competing for the team song, the situation on the court changed suddenly!

West Ham striker Hines took the ball in the midfield. He should have quickly passed the football to the team to start the attack, but he obviously hesitated. In this very short time, he missed the ball again. When the opportunity passed, three Queens Park Rangers players had surrounded them.

Hines protected the football belatedly and wanted to break through. At this moment, a foot suddenly protruded from the front and stabbed the football away from under his feet!

It's Lin Zhigao!

After Lin Zhigao got the football, he did not hesitate like Hines whether to pass the football to his teammates or to perform himself. The football did not stay at his feet for more than a second, and was quickly passed to Bosroyd by him.

No one around Bosroyd was defending him, so he easily dribbled the ball into the midfield of West Ham United.

Two West Ham defenders pounced on Bosroyd with such ferocity that they seemed to be devouring him.

Bosroyd was more than 50 meters away from the goal at the moment. He pretended to shoot, which attracted the attention of West Ham defenders. When they couldn't figure out what he was going to do, Bosroyd suddenly moved The ball is passed!

The target of the pass was Lin Zhigao who also got into the midfield of West Ham United at some point!

Lin Zhigao received the pass and was about to take the ball forward to break through the penalty area when several West Ham United players quickly surrounded him.

For some reason, the urge to shoot appeared in Lin Zhigao's mind at this moment.

So he did the same.

Straightening his posture and aiming at the goal, he didn’t even need a run-up. Lin Zhigao’s right leg was so fast that he couldn’t see the shadow. Almost instantly, the football bounced high and flew towards the goal like a cannonball!

The West Ham United players were a little amused to see all this. They looked for the shadows of other Queens Park Rangers players in the penalty area to see who would receive the pass.

Yes, they think it's a pass.After all, the place where Lin Zhigao shot is 50 meters away from the goal, isn't it?What fool would choose to shoot in this place!

They, who were almost deceived by Bosroyd just now, no longer believe in this trick.

but……

The football has been flying in the air without any sign of stopping. Just when the West Ham United players realized something was wrong, the football had already got into the net like a naughty child!

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

Coburn's invincible long roar made him almost lose his breath, but after calming his heartbeat, he quickly roared into the microphone: "50-meter midfield lob! A genius shot! Invincible The shot! This shot can definitely be selected into the top ten shots of the year!"

After the shot, Lin Zhigao saw the football fly into the net with his own eyes. He roared excitedly, then turned around and threw himself at his teammates.

"I scored! I scored!"

The teammates also laughed "hahahaha".