Hope of the whole village [football]

In the locker room, all the main picks and substitutes are there, and the coach is standing against the wall.

As soon as Shen Heng entered, two friendly defenders applauded, one left and one right.

"..." Shen Heng bit his lip, passed among his teammates, and also passed above the "Kings" team badge on the ground, to the innermost part, turned around to face the crowd, suddenly bent down and bowed deeply, and said, " sorry."

Everyone: "???"

Only Moyes said nothing, but his expression was slightly relaxed.

"I'm sorry, captain. I'm sorry, coach." Shen Heng straightened his waist a little: "The set kick just now... was actually not negotiated, but I made my own decision. I... I just want a chance to let my teammates I would like to believe that I can score goals in the game, help the team, help everyone, and help the city. I will accept any punishment, and I promise that the stealing penalty just now will never happen again.”

After finishing speaking, he bowed deeply again, staring at the Kings team logo on the ground, looking a little soft and helpless, completely different from the one who tied Big93 at 6 minutes just now.

There was silence in the locker room.

On the court, disobedience to instructions is a big taboo.

After a while, seeing him like this, Moyes, who was very upset at first, also felt more comfortable. As the captain, he spoke first, and said with his arms akimbo: "Shen Heng, if you want to take a set kick, you can talk about it, and you can discuss it yourself. Advocating a set kick...cannot happen a second time."

Shen Heng said: "Thank you Captain, I know."

The coach also looked at him for a long time, and finally decided not to make a fuss: "Okay, starting today, I will run penalty runs every day, and until next Saturday, I will do four laps a day. In addition, if there is another penalty penalty, I will pack up and go back to China."

Shen Heng said seriously: "No. Thank you coach."

After the coach finished speaking, he looked at the others: "Shen Heng's running position is actually very good, pay attention to his position on the field."

Kings starters: "OK."

…………

Running circles for a week is not a problem for Shen Heng, who was born in long-distance running. He will arrive at the training ground half an hour earlier every day to accept punishment.

In the seventh, eighth-ninth round of the Premier League, the coach did not let Shen Heng start, or even let Shen Heng play, but used the third striker.

Then, the 11th, 10th, and 11th rounds of the Premier League, due to the arrangement of make-up games, the Kings need three games in eight days, on Saturday, November 14, Wednesday, November 11, and Sunday, November 18.Playing three league games in eight days is a test of physical strength. The king's coach unsurprisingly adopted a rotation method, arranging the first and second forwards to start the first and last two games, and let the third forward and Shen Heng play in the middle It's the game, and it's still a direct start.

After a few weeks of starting again, Shen Heng felt a little nervous.

He can't let the opportunity slip by!

Shen Heng remembers that Staunton, whom he likes, said that the difference between a first-rate striker and a second- or third-rate striker is the ability to seize opportunities.Football is not a "turn-based" game like basketball. It is extremely difficult for 22 people to grab a ball. It is extremely difficult to score. The good opportunities are very limited and can be said to be fleeting.One second, one moment, may send one side of the game straight to heaven and the other side of the game to hell. It is precisely because of this characteristic that there are so many sinners and so many tragedies on the football field.

Shen Heng tried to adjust his breathing, telling himself not to think too much.

He also believes in another sentence of Staunton: what you are, what you are at the critical moment①.His "instinct" will guide him, and there are not many abnormalities or abnormalities.

Shen Heng kept chanting this sentence, and his heart gradually calmed down.

Perhaps because the self-assessed set-piece played a role, in this game, Moyes and another midfielder both passed the ball to Shen Heng!Although the number is still small, it is enough.Different from the popular 433+pseudo-9 tactic, Kings is used to playing 442+diamond position, as long as No. 10 is willing to pass to him, he can spell out some opportunities.

In the 75th minute of the game, the third striker kicked in a pass, Shen Heng rushed all the way to the goal with his opponent under pressure, flew over, stretched his leg and poked it, and actually scored!

With the mindless blowing of the commentary, the Chinese forum is at an upsurge again:

[Ah... so cool! ! !Finally hooked! ! ! 】

[I haven't smoked for four weeks, and I'm going to be tortured to death by the addiction.My God, it's a top-notch product, I feel like my heart can't bear it! 】

[This purity is amazing! 】

There were over [-] comments in an instant.

China's major sports media have given statistics on studying abroad: As of now, Shen Heng has started five games and replaced two games, scoring a total of two goals and one assist.

This data is quite good.You know, in the Premier League, scoring one goal in three games is a qualified striker.

Everyone began to discuss boldly: [Can you roll the third striker? 】【Can you roll the second striker? 】

The final conclusion is that just looking at this match, the third place should be fine, the difference in strength is visible to the naked eye, and the second place probably won't work, the level is the same, and more performance is needed.They felt that Shen Heng could actually play better, but they needed more opportunities to get in touch with his teammates. After all, this was the first time a Kings midfielder was willing to pass the ball to Shen Heng.

The fans began to eagerly look forward to the first and second injury again-no way, the Chinese players can only count on this if they want to start.

Some people also said: [If Shen Heng can't play, I hope the king will 0-10 every game, the head coach will dismiss get out of class, and someone else will play the three forwards!We are not King fans, we are all fans of Shen Heng!We want 433!Don't 442! 】

In the end, without knowing what happened, the Eastern Metaphysics showed its power again...

Just after this game, the first striker was injured again!He was severely trampled on, and his fifth metatarsal bone was cracked. He needed a truce for three months, and he was in the second half of the pole.

Chinese fans are sympathetic and happy.

The first striker is like an angel in the hearts of Chinese people.

On the one hand, this is because he repeatedly gave way at critical moments, and on the other hand, it is because of his three-dimensional and deep facial features-different from Staunton's handsome, his beauty is tinged with melancholy.

Chinese fans even composed a poem for him, called: [Yan Ruyu on Moshang, the young master is always injured. 】

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Therefore, starting from the 13th round of the league, Shen Heng basically started every game.In the 14th and 16th rounds, another goal was scored, maintaining the efficiency of "one goal every three games".

On December 12th, the 26th round of the Premier League, Chinese fans finally ushered in the North London Derby they have been looking forward to-the king will face the top chariot Chariot at home.

This is the battle of focus in the minds of all Chinese fans - on the one hand Staunton, on the other Shen Heng.

The forum put up a poster in advance, with the central copy written in red letters on a black background, saying "Staunton vs Shen Heng".Both of them were standing sideways, their eyes were facing each other, and the atmosphere was burning!

The majority of fans beat gongs and drums, guess the score, and warm up in advance:

【Bet!The king 3:0 my car!Let's sink the hat-trick of the ball king, play with the entire defense line of the chariot, and the fake ball king can't get the ball! 】

【Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhs 】

[It's time for a showdown! 】

There are also several floors that are completely crooked:

[This poster is very connotative, I found Shen Heng's buttocks are so up...]

[Keeping [heart] protecting [heart] world [heart] world [heart] on [heart] the best [heart] [heart] [heart] warping [heart] buttocks. 】

[Fuck, Fuck, Staunton too... I've become a crotch-staring cat. 】

[No, is this a normal state?That's why xx company always wanted to ask him to shoot underwear advertisements... It is said that they contacted him several times, but Staunton didn't agree. 】

Shen Heng himself saw the blowing sky and sea again, and could only sigh.

In the past six months, because of the ridicule of "the real ball king and the fake ball king", facing the media and fans, he can only pretend to want to surpass Staunton, and he dare not let people know that Staunton is his vision .

At the press conference before the game, the Chinese reporter was stupid again and asked Staunton: "Mr. Staunton, Chinese fans are very concerned about this derby in North London... I want to witness the relationship between you and Shen Heng. For the duel, I would like to ask your own prediction for this competition...?"

The corner of Staunton's mouth twitched: "I only wanted to take away three points, but I didn't think about this issue." The meaning is still, if you don't care about Shen Heng, you don't pay attention to this person at all.

It is conceivable that the Chinese fans were once again embarrassed and itchy all over, scolding the stupid Chinese reporters.

At [-]:[-] p.m. London time, which is [-]:[-] a.m. Beijing time, with the whistle of the referee, Kings vs Chariots kicked off.

The number of viewers in the IQY live broadcast room continues to rise.In just 30 seconds of the opening, the number of viewers exceeded 3000 million, and by 3 minutes, the number of viewers exceeded 4000 million, and it is still growing.

It is impossible for China's top traffic stars to have this number.

It is indeed the "hope of the whole village", fans want to see Shen Heng's performance in tough battles.In everyone's mind, if Shen Heng can pass the world's top defenders, take a shot or even score a goal, seeing this scene, they will definitely experience a feeling that is [-] times better than sleeping.

Then, everyone discovered that only Shen Heng wanted to win this game.

Facing Chariot's powerful defenders and world-class defense, the second striker is always soft-footed and completely lost in momentum.

Only Shen Heng ran desperately, kept moving, and kept advancing.If the midfielder couldn't hold the ball, he went to catch it. Although he couldn't protect himself, he could at least touch the ball.

He has a large coverage area and fast running speed. As time goes by, he actually drags the tall and heavy guard of the chariot, who is already in his thirties this year, exhausted!Because the number of substitutions had been exhausted, the chariot coach asked the two central defenders to change positions. The king coach followed suit and also asked his two forwards to exchange positions.

At the 88th minute of the game, Shen Heng received a wonderful pass from his teammate, then suddenly started and accelerated!He adopted the final sprint method when practicing long-distance running, and unexpectedly exploded in an instant, jumping between the two defenders of the chariot!

Spell out a single knife!

Facing the goalkeeper, he calmed down and successfully tricked the opponent into jumping to his left, poked his toe and sent the ball out from the right!

His eyes are fixed.

However, there was only a "bang", and the ball bounced on the right column and bounced back!

Did not enter!

The defensive player has already arrived and kicked the ball out of the sideline first.

Finally the referee blew his whistle and the score was fixed at 0-3.Staunton scored two dollars alone, and the Kings ate duck eggs at home, but no one was surprised.

As soon as the game was declared over, Shen Heng rushed to the edge of the court, pressed his stomach, and vomited out with a "wow".He vomited and vomited until finally his mouth was bitter.

He fought too hard this time. He ran a total of nearly 14500 meters and almost caught up with a half-marathon. His body was severely overdrawn, and adrenaline flowed into his stomach.

He vomited constantly on the sidelines, his back arched into a shrimp.

"Wow!" The chariot teammate raised his chin, pointed at Shen Heng's back, and said to Staunton in an exaggerated tone, "He really wants to score~~~"

Staunton also looked up in that direction, without speaking.

The teammate asked again: "King No. 8... is that Chinese player?"

"Ah."

"How do you pronounce the name? It's a bit of a mouthful... I forgot."

"Heng," Staunton looked away, "Heng." That's weird... Maybe because he was always asked ridiculous questions, he was impressed by the name.

After celebrating with the whole team, Staunton also walked to the sidelines.When he stepped into the player tunnel, he saw Shen Heng again.

Shen Heng is no longer vomiting.He stood alone on the sidelines, in front of the side of the player tunnel, staring blankly with his hips akimbo, looking at the empty goal on the side of the single center post just now.

Staunton wanted to pass by, but he stopped when he saw him like this. His voice didn't fluctuate too much, and he asked, "It's a pity that the goal didn't go in?"

"Ah?" Shen Heng looked away, and found that it was Staunton, and immediately felt a little nervous, "Well...it should be...I think it's a pity for that ball." It went in a little more squarely...Luck is really bad great.

But Staunton chuckled: "There is no need to be sorry, and there is no need to be sorry. There is only one reason for the central pillar, that is, the ability is not enough."

Shen Heng was obviously stunned, and after a long while, he was enlightened and replied: "Thank you." After thinking about it carefully, he found that top players like Staunton are indeed very few pillars.The center beam and center post are due to insufficient control of the ball.

Staunton didn't speak any more, and walked into the player tunnel with his eyes closed.

After the game, the Chinese media still raved about Shen Heng's performance:

[Shen Heng single-handedly hit the pillar is the king's only bright spot! 】

[It's a hair's breadth away!Shen Heng narrowly became the first Chinese player to score a Champions League goal! 】

For these news reports, a group of fans clapped the table and applauded: [Wonderful!wonderful!This 'risk success' is really wonderful!Even if it doesn't work, you can blow it!You can blow it in or out! 】

But Shen Heng was very sober.

He believed more in his idol Staunton's evaluation of himself in an interview after the game: "Shen Heng? There is still a long way to go to gain a firm foothold in the Premier League."

Hey, he thought silently: Work hard.

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About five days after the north London derby ended, the new year came.

On the night of December 12st, the sky was snowing.The snowflakes are like cotton wool, soft and soft.In London, snow is quite rare, and the streets and alleys are very lively.

Staunton took a teammate back to his parents' house for the New Year.

Because there are many people and it is inconvenient to drive, they choose to take the subway.Take the Northern Line from the training base of the chariot to Hampstead subway station, and then walk for about ten minutes.

When passing an open space not far from his parents' house, Staunton was attracted by a figure inside.

——A man hung a car tire in the open space, and he was [-] or [-] meters away. He was practicing kicking a football directly into the hole in the middle.

He seems to have an imaginary defender, dribbles the ball, sometimes cuts in laterally, and sometimes Marseille spins. YY himself has got rid of the opponent's defender, and then kicks and shoots to practice accuracy.

The first few failed to score, so he continued to pick up the ball and shoot, and finally scored after a few minutes. He raised his hand and spun around twice, as if dancing, although it was xjb.Snowflakes fell on his body, revealing a kind of gentleness.

"Hey! Hey!" Staunton's chariot teammate patted his companion and pointed at Shen Heng, "That's not...that's not... from the Kings, what's the matter?"

"Ah."

"Wow...the day before January [-]st, I was still practicing here..."

"Ah."

"By the way, Staunton." The teammate remembered the relevant gossip, and hurriedly said, "I chatted with a friend in "Football Manager" a few days ago, and he said that the Chinese forward earns a lot in the Super League. I just want to raise my salary. He didn’t choose a wealthy team but went to a newly promoted team, because only in this way can he compete for the main position. He went smoothly in China. Now he is 26 and still needs to learn how to play football. Learning English, learning culture, and learning to integrate is quite strenuous, and you may have no name or money, and return to your hometown with your tail between your legs. In China, no matter what, the annual income is guaranteed, and the Super League teams and local fans will also take He held it in his hand."

Staunton: "...um."

The teammates shrugged casually: "Maybe I really want to improve."

"……Um."

"Hey, it's snowing today, it's so cold... Hey, Staunton, what are you looking at? Let's go, I miss your big fireplace."

Staunton chuckled: "Understood, let's go."

However, even though he said that, he still looked back at Shen Heng.

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Four hours later, at 10:[-] p.m., Shen Heng received a call from Kings captain Moyes: "Hi, Shen Heng! A few of us 'homeless' are discussing going to the club to celebrate the New Year together, are you coming? "There are Europeans, Americans, Africans, and an Asian Shen Heng in the Kings team. Half of them cannot go home.

Received the invitation, Shen Heng felt flattered: "Go! Go! Of course! Please send the address to the captain!" Because of cultural differences, teammates never call him, this time because it is the New Year, they even asked him He, Shen Heng, of course wants to participate, he doesn't want to be squeezed out by his teammates, whether it's on the field or in life.

After receiving the address, Shen Heng put the tires into the car and drove directly to the club called "Oasis".

The club was full of people, the lights were feasting, the music was deafening, and countless men and women were dancing.

Shen Heng searched for three times before seeing his teammates at the bar.

Seeing him coming, Moyes greeted first: "Hi, Heng!"

"Hi! Boss!" Shen Heng smiled hard, a little shy, and sat in the empty seat on the side.

The young bartender immediately came over to entertain Shen Heng: "Sir, what would you like to drink?"

Shen Heng continued to smile hard: "A glass of ice water, thank you." Ice water may not cost money, and I will tip more later.

The bartender was taken aback, and said, "NOWAY! This gentleman, you still don't drink in your twenties? Stop being a good baby!"

"Uh..." Shen Heng wanted to say that I'm an athlete and can't touch cigarettes and alcohol, but he found several teammates drinking with a glass of wine, so he didn't say anything.

While he was in embarrassment, a word without warmth suddenly came from Shen Heng's ear: "A glass of ice water, thank you." The voice and tone were very elegant, like a traditional nobleman.

"???" Shen Heng turned his eyes curiously, looked at the man who was sitting on the left, but was visibly shocked when he saw the other person's face clearly: "Siss..."

He hissed for a long time, "Staunton!!!"

Staunton tilted his head, only to find that the man he had just met was sitting next to him, and chuckled lightly: "What a coincidence." After leaving his parents' house, his teammates insisted that they didn't want to go home, so they insisted on coming to Oasis for another while, while dancing While celebrating the new year, he also went with the other party.

Shen Heng said: "It's quite a coincidence..."

After all, the two of them were not familiar with each other. After greeting each other, they talked to their teammates and laughed.It wasn't until after 11 o'clock that everyone who came together went to dance, and the two of them who didn't want to go chatted casually.

At 12 o'clock, when the countdown to "Nineteen Eighty Seven" in the club reached "one", Staunton looked at the only person he knew around him, hooked his lips, and pinched the glass with the slender ten fingers of his left hand to the right. deliver.Shen Heng was in a daze, and hurriedly held his own glass over. Staunton moved his fingers and knocked the glass forward. After hearing the crisp sound of "Dang", he didn't speak, and looked forward again. He took a sip of the ice water in his glass.

"..." Shen Heng grabbed the cup with both hands and hurriedly drank it.He thought it was the lemon ice water that had been clinked by an idol, and he drank it all before he knew it.

The Kings teammates came early and left early. They felt that they had almost drunk and left one after another. However, Shen Heng was reluctant and felt that it was 1 minute to sit next to Staunton.He couldn't help thinking: If you continue to sit, maybe you can say another two or three sentences?It would certainly be beneficial to hear what he has to say about "the ball".

This is the truth.

He is not a little girl, and he doesn't simply want to get close to his idol. For him, "going up" is always the most important thing.

At 1 o'clock, the people in the chariot also left.

Staunton pushed the credit card in front of the waiter with his slender fingers, propped his chin with the other hand, tilted his head slightly, and asked his teammates: "Tomorrow is New Year's Day, are you going to my party?"

"!!!" Hearing this, several teammates immediately shouted strangely: "No! No!!! Oh my god, I have to go to the party tomorrow for the New Year? Can you spare us???"

Shen Heng: "???"

The chariot teammate continued to scream: "The last time we went to your party, it turned out to be crazy extra practice! It's on your lawn! You let us defend a few times, and you use the ball to hit the drone yourself! After practice, practice shooting To pass the ball, we should first turn around in Marseilles before passing the ball... Forget it, it’s unbearable to look back on, in short, tomorrow New Year’s Day, the few of us will never participate in your ghost party!"

Shen Heng listened: "......"

The chariot teammates all ran away after complaining.

Staunton shook his head and took another sip of ice water.

Shen Heng suddenly tensed up all over.He lowered his eyes, looked at the table, and picked it with his fingers. Finally, seeing that Staunton was about to leave, he finally made up his mind, leaned over, and whispered to Staunton in the most standard London accent he could speak: " Well, if they don't all go...no...otherwise...I...can I go to the party?"

Staunton turned to look at him.

Shen Heng whispered even more: "I...I want to learn how to play football from you..." This is also the truth.The main purpose of his hope to participate in the "party" is to practice the ball.

Seeing him like this, Staunton chuckled and didn't look at him again. Instead, he looked at the TV screen in the bar and took another sip of ice water: "Come on."

The author has something to say: ① Adapted from what Yang Yi said about Curry's "what you were born with, you will be what you are at the critical moment", and went to basketball...

Evra said that when he went to Ronaldo's house for lunch, he would be dragged to the garden for extra practice after eating salad.