Fox in the Penalty Area

"...I just stepped on the turf of the Flanders Stadium again. Although I have been away for less than a season, it seems to me that I have been away from home... The first step I stepped on, the soles of my feet That familiar touch keeps reminding me—this is Flanders, and this is the field turf on which I have been running for six years... Ah, to be honest, I am surprised that I can still remember the name of the Flemish turf The smell... maybe this is the smell of home."

Facing the Sky TV cameras, Sean Barnett, wearing a North London Rangers jacket, was smiling and talking.

"Thank you for accepting our interview, Sean." After the filming ended, the beauty reporter shook hands with him to thank him.

"You're welcome, I'm willing to accept your interview at any time." Sean Barnett blinked at the beautiful reporter, then bid farewell to the camera crew and lowered his head into the player tunnel.

After turning a corner, he saw Pete Williams standing against the wall.

"Hi, little Pete." He raised his hand and greeted each other with a smile.

Instead of returning the salute, Williams stared at him and said, "I don't think you're doing it right Sean."

"what?"

"Up to now, the Leeds fans are still complaining about you being sold by the club. You never told them that you love this club and this team far less than they think. And until now you You are still saying those hypocritical things in front of the media to continue to use innocent and ignorant fans to create your perfect image of the victim."

"It really hurts me to say that, little Pete." Sean Barnett smiled and shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands. "I thought you could understand me, because we are the same kind of people..."

"No, I'm not like you, Sean." Pete Williams corrected him very seriously.

"Hey, who told me back then that I would go to a wealthy team in the future and leave Leeds City?" Barnett tilted his head and looked at Williams.

Williams froze for a moment.

Seeing that the other party fell silent, Barnett jokingly said: "So what right do you have to blame me, Little Pete? If Leeds City is relegated this season, are you going to fall back to the British Championship with her?"

"I've already spoken to the club, if relegated, I will stay for another season and help the team get back to the Premier League..."

"That's right, that's it, say something beautiful and pleasant to the outside world, what's the difference between you and me, little Pete? Then why do you say I'm hypocritical,

Are you not hypocritical? " Barnett asked with a smile.

"Because I'm telling the truth," Williams said solemnly.

"But I'm speaking the truth." Barnett spread his hands.

"No, you're not..."

"So how do you make people believe that you are real?"

Williams found that he couldn't prove that he really wanted to stay and help Leeds City return to the Premier League, not just talking like Barnett.

Unless... unless Leeds City is really relegated, he can prove it to Barnett. But he doesn't want Leeds City to be really relegated. It's not that he doesn't want to play in the British Championship, but that he doesn't want the team he loves to be relegated.

He stared at Barnett angrily. On the one hand, he was angry at Barnett's hypocrisy, and on the other hand, he was also angry at his own incompetence.

"Relax, little Pete." Barnett smiled. "That's the way the world is. Everyone says that - 'I love the club' 'My love for the team will never change' 'I grew up with Stan Park Rangers fans' 'a little boy in me told me I should go to Tramed'...they kissed the crest of the new team at the signing ceremony and said those nasty things...just trying to please the fans That's all, what's wrong with that? Why do we have to delve into their true thoughts when they say these words?"

Seeing that Williams still didn't know what to say, Barnett continued to laugh and said, "This is how the football world works, Little Pete. I always think you are a mature person who knows what you want, so you should Understood me. But I didn't expect you to be so naive... It's like one of those things your club does during Chinese New Year, where you have to face the camera in funny costumes and say funny things you don't know what it is If you mean it...do you really love China? Don't be funny, Pete, it's just that your club wants to take money from the pockets of the Chinese people."

Williams lowered his head. He had to admit that Barnett was right, but he didn't want to admit it because it would make it look like he had really blamed Barnett.

But he really felt that Barnett took advantage of the fans' love for him, packaged himself as the perfect victim who endured humiliation and left the club, and concealed his true thoughts of leaving the club a long time ago... It was a betrayal of the team. A betrayal of the club is also a betrayal of the fans.

There are so many fans outside, they are under the banner of "Welcome Home, Sean", they really think that Leeds City is Sean Barnett's home, but Sean Barnett doesn't think so.

this is not right!

"And that funny panda doll." Sean Barnett pointed in the direction of the stadium, "I don't remember when I played for Leeds City, there was such a ridiculous thing. As a result, every Leeds City home court now The game, you can all see it from the sidelines. Don't you know why? Pandas, China. Chinese people have money, Chinese people like pandas, so it's just a club's flattery to Chinese people. To make money, The club deceived the Chinese. And your Chinese striker, when he held up the Leeds City jersey and gave the thumbs up to those reporters, do you think he didn’t use Leeds City as a springboard in his heart? Didn’t he also cheating Leeds City fans..."

Under Barnett's tirade, Williams could only bite his lip and clenched his fists, unable to respond. Because he didn't know how to respond to Barnett, and it sounded like he was right.

He can only say in his heart: Even if this is the rule of the football world, I don't agree with it.

But the words came out more like a weak dead duck's mouth, and it had no effect except to make Barnett continue to laugh at him.

"Sorry to bother you. I didn't mean to eavesdrop on you..." At this moment, Sean Barnett's long speech was interrupted by an abrupt voice. "Just happened to pass by here."

Barnett and Williams looked in the direction of the sound at the same time.

Saw Holly.

"Actually, I originally wanted to pretend that I didn't hear anything, so I slipped past you next to the wall. After all, I couldn't bear to interrupt this warm scene of old friends reuniting... But since you mentioned me, then I think I should come out and clarify, so as not to cause some unnecessary misunderstandings."

"Hu, this has nothing to do with you..." Pete Williams quickly persuaded him when he saw this. He didn't want Hu Lai to get involved in such a sensitive issue.

But Hu Lai smiled at him, waved his hand and said, "It had nothing to do with me, Pete. But since this man named my name, it has something to do with me now."

He pointed at Sean Barnett.

Then he turned his face and cast his eyes on Barnett: "Using a team as a springboard does not mean that you don't love this team. There is no direct relationship between the two. I thought that as a Leeds City fan The star player whom we love so much, returned to Flanders this time, facing his former teammates, what can he say... I didn't expect that he would just secretly change concepts and make strong words."

Sean Barnett looked at Hu Lai who suddenly came out with a straight face.

Hu Lai didn't care about his unfriendly eyes, and continued: "In order to climb high and look far, and see more beautiful scenery in the distance, we need a ladder. It means that you hate ladders and cheated on them. Unless someone kicks the ladder away after climbing up...but doing so is called suicide by hanging in our country."

After speaking, Hu Lai also made a gesture of putting his hand on his neck.

Barnett laughed suddenly, turned to Williams and said, "I don't think he knows what he's talking about..."

"Is it hard to understand? I'm just telling you, man. Even if Pete and I leave Leeds one day and go to a bigger team, it doesn't mean we don't love this team, and it doesn't mean we don't love it. The emotion shown by the fans is feigned and they are deceiving them. It is not tenable for you to use this incident to refute Pitt's accusations against you. Because what you did and whether you used Leeds as a springboard are two different things what."

Hu Lai spread his hands and continued:

"China is a country with a long history. What kind of scene has the Chinese never seen? Do you think the Chinese don't know that what the club does is to make their money? But since you want to make money, of course you have to serve customers well. Let the other party be willing to pay. Is there any problem with this? You are a twenty-four-year-old adult, Sean Barnett, don't you even understand the most basic principles?"

Sean Barnett's complexion turned ugly after Hu Lai scolded him face to face.

"Or you actually understand, but you just want to continue to maintain your image in public opinion... Then there is an old saying in China with a long history that can explain your behavior clearly-look at you, a long history means you The good thing is that you can always find the corresponding explanation—"If you are a bitch, you need to set up an archway." What is an "archway"? If you can understand it, it means that every time you go out to sell, you have to tell those benefactors: "People It's the first time, you have to add money'..."

Pete Williams next to him couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud when Hu Lai perfectly imitated a shameless woman who had lost her footing.

Amidst Williams' laughter, Sean Barnett's face flushed red, and he stared at Hu Lai, furiously: "You China..."

Hu Lai took out his mobile phone, raised his hand and said to him, "Wait a minute, man, you can scold me after I turn on the tape recorder."

"Fuck!" How could Sean Barnett not know what Hu Lai meant...Once he yelled at Hu Lai's racial discrimination, the image he had worked so hard to create would be ruined...

In the end, he just pointed at Hu Lai with his finger: "Very good, boy, very good. See you in the game later."

After speaking, he turned and left.

After he disappeared into the corridor, Pete Williams looked at Hu Lai, the smile was gone, replaced by a sad look: "You shouldn't get involved, Hu. To put it bluntly, it's just that I personally can't see it in private." You're just getting used to him. Now you're bringing yourself in, which isn't wise."

Hu Lai glanced at him: "Peter, sometimes I think you are mature and prudent. Sometimes I think you are too naive. If you really don't want conflict, why come to him and say those things?"

"Because our fans still believe that he was forced to leave Leeds City and welcome him home until now." Williams said, looking in the direction of the pitch.

"So you see, when you're upset, you want to let it out. Why bother with the consequences? Me too, Pete. When I'm upset, I'm going to say it. I'm not making excuses, and if he doesn't mention I, I definitely don't care about your personal grievances. But unfortunately, he mentioned me, so it becomes a personal vendetta between me and him. It's my credo, Pete. You probably don't know me well enough. , Let me tell you that when I was playing football in China, there was someone who had a grudge against me..."

Hu Lai put his arms around Williams' shoulders and walked towards the home team's locker room while talking.

This time, Williams didn't want to break free as hard as before. He struggled reflexively, and quickly gave up, letting Hu Lai hook his shoulders.

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When Sean Barnett returned to the visiting team's locker room, his teammates could see that his face was very ugly, and someone asked curiously: "What's the matter, Sean? Have you been booed by the fans?"

Someone next to him immediately retorted: "How is that possible? Didn't you see it during the warm-up? Those fans all put up slogans welcoming Sean home, how could they be booed? Sean playing here is really like playing at home. It's like kicking a ball!"

Sean Barnett did not tell his teammates about his confrontation with Hu Lai and Williams in the channel, but shook his head: "No... I just thought that if we win them, Leeds City may be relegated ...So some emotions are not high, which makes everyone worried."

At the end, he squeezed a smile on his face, and he really looked like he couldn't bear it.

The captain of North London Wanderers, their centre-forward, Yorke Hendry, stepped up and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't think so much, Sean. Professional football is like that. Look at the love those fans have for you out there. I I think even if we beat them, they won't hate you. After all, Leeds City's relegation is their own problem, not your fault."

"York is right." Ludwig Aumann, the Swedish head coach of North London Wanderers, who has appeared in the dressing room, took Hendry's words and said, "Guys, for us, This is a very crucial game. So in Flanders, we cannot afford to lose. Everyone has to give 100% to beat the opponent!"

Sean Barnett's face became serious, and at the same time, a fierce expression flashed across the bottom of his eyes.

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"North London Wanderers are currently ranked third in the league, but they are 18 points away from the second place Stan Park Rangers. Obviously, they can't continue to rise, but they may be behind London Bridge and Warship Harbor are catching up. London Bridge is only three points away from them, and Warship Harbor is only four points away. There are three rounds left in the league, and a three-point and four-point lead is not safe for the Rangers...”

In the home dressing room, coach Tony Clarke is analyzing the impact of the Premier League ranking situation on the game for the players.

"To ensure they qualify for the Champions League next season, they have to beat us away. But that's good news for us - because they will go all out, so there will be a lot of space behind them for us to exploit. .So we also want to attack them, and use a more violent offensive to make them mess up!"

Clark continued.

"You have to remember, we can afford to lose - even if we lose this game, as long as we beat Hoeds at home in the last round of the league, we can still avoid relegation. But not Rangers, they every Concede a point and you are one step away from qualifying for the Champions League next season. So when they realize that they might concede a goal, they panic more than we do."

Every player listened carefully to what the head coach said.

After this season's run-in, everyone already knows what their head coach's style is, anyway, it is to attack.

"Remember that game when we lost 2:3 to Tramed in the away game? In that game, even though we faced an opponent who was far stronger than us, we were still fearless. I once said to you after the game However, I am very happy with the courage you showed in the game, because courage is the most powerful weapon we have against a strong enemy. Now, it is time to show your courage again. In the red house, we faced Tramed has never been afraid, there is no reason to be afraid of a group of homeless after returning home!"

"Attack them! From the first second of the game, attack them! Use our offense to overwhelm them!"

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