Chapter 0458 A Man Who Regards Football as His Life
When I entered the court, I saw a group of players training on the court from afar. Next to the pitch stood an old man, in his fifties, fat and somewhat similar in appearance to TMagkidland. Based on this alone, you can guess his identity, he is Dave Deland.
There are a few other people around Dave Deland, presumably also coaches and assistants to the team. These people play with the players who Dave Delan looks at, pointing at a certain player from time to time to say something.
"My father is over there, Mr. Ling, please come with me." Magkidland said to Ling Xiao.
"Hmm." Ling Xiao politely replied, and followed Magkidland around the sideline of the court to the other side of the court.
Dave Delan saw Maggedland coming with someone, but only glanced at it and then looked back on the court.
"Dad, I'm bringing Mr. Ling here." As she walked over, Maggideland said.
"Well, got it, let them wait a while." Dave Deland said that he didn't even look at Ling Xiao, still looking intently at the court.
Ling Xiao's brows suddenly furrowed, not to mention anything else, just Dave Deland's attitude made him uncomfortable. Did he come all the way from New York to watch the game with him? He didn't even say hello!
Ramier originally wanted to say hello to Dave Deran, but seeing his attitude, she also dismissed the idea. She said to Ling Xiao: "Ling, don't be angry, he is this kind of temper, if it weren't for the court, he would be a friendly old man." Wigan Athletic's relegation was too big a blow to him. β
Maggie Delan also said: "Mr. Ling, I'm really sorry, my father ...... him"
Ling Xiao interrupted her, "It's okay, no need to explain, I can understand, let's watch the game." β
The next few minutes were awkward, with Dave Deland grimacing a straight face, he was clearly unhappy with the appearance of the players on the court. Ling Xiao is also boring to watch, he is not interested in watching regular football events, let alone this kind of confrontational training?
"What are those guys doing? At this level, are they on the college team? Dave Delan finally broke out and said angrily to the coach next to him.
"Mr. Dave." The head coach named Mullen said: "A lot of the key players are gone, and that's all there is to it. However, I believe that these players, give them some time to grind in, and they will have a good performance. β
"Excellent table xiΓ n?" Dave Delan sneered: "From relegation from the Premier League to the Championship, what a great performance! β
Mullen closed his mouth, and in Dave Deland's mood at the moment, he was much wrong if he said too much, so he simply closed his mouth and didn't say anything.
Dave Deran's anger did not subside there, pointing to a player on the field and saying, "Is he taking a walk?" Is he learning from Messi? But Messi is the king of the ball, even if he walks, he can get the golden boot! β
But at this moment, a player took a long shot from outside the penalty area, but because he didn't get the ball in his hands, the ball didn't fly towards the goal, but flew towards Dave Deran, who was standing on the sidelines. The shot was so fast that it was in front of Dave Delan in the blink of an eye, and it was about to hit him on the head.
"Be careful!" Ling Xiao exclaimed, and out of instinct, he cut sideways, jumped high, and kicked the ball with a sweep. His kick was also heavy, the ball flew back to the pitch with a whoosh, and what was even more bizarre was that it had a strange line change in the air, and it grazed the sidepost of the goal and entered the goal!
The goalkeeper made an instinctive save but couldn't touch the ball at all.
The players on the pitch were amazed. Looking at Ling Xiao, Dave Deland and the coaching staff also looked at Ling Xiao in surprise, as well as Ramiel and Magkidland, the two girls looked more surprised and surprised, and there was a little surprise and appreciation in their eyes, which was far more complicated than the men.
The whole scene fell silent all at once.
In fact, it's no wonder that they are so surprised, because Ling Xiao's unintentional shot is of such a high standard, and it has long left those so-called "world waves" far away!
Being looked at by everyone, Ling Xiao was a little embarrassed, he spread his hands and smiled, "You go on, I'm just ...... It's just a coincidence. β
His shot is indeed just a coincidence, but this "coincidence" is based on his deep internal strength and good light body skills, if it were someone else, even the world's first-class big-name players would not be able to kick him such a brilliant kick.
"Wait......" Dave Deland suddenly said excitedly, "What's your name?" I want to sign you! β
Ling Xiao was stunned at this moment.
"Daddy." Magkidland said with a smile: "He is Mr. Ling Xiaoling, he is a businessman, he is here to discuss business with us, he is not a player, and he is not an amateur." β
Dave Delan came back to his senses at this time, he smiled awkwardly, and took the initiative to shake hands with Ling Xiao, "It turns out that you are Mr. Ling, I'm really embarrassed, I was snub just now." Thank you for that kick, if you hadn't kicked that ball off, I would have been hit. β
On the soccer field, even the able-bodied young players get dizzy for several minutes when they are hit in the head by a furious shot, and even get injuries, such as concussions. Dave Delan is so old, and his body is also a sub-health type, if he is hit on the head by the ball just now, what Cheng DΓΉ will hurt him, this is really an unpredictable thing.
However, Ling Xiao's kick saved the accident.
"Mr. Dave, you're welcome, you can continue watching the game, and we'll talk later." Ling Xiao said.
"Hey, I was in a bad mood today with another good player left. Well, let's see what the ball is talking about. Dave Deland said, his eyes drifting back to the football field.
The players on the football field resumed training against each other, and the owners of the team watched from the sidelines, and they had to work hard.
Magkidland leaned over and said with a smile: "Mr. Ling, I didn't expect you to be young and promising in business, and you are so good at playing football. I just saw that kick from you, and I was thinking, if you become a professional, you will definitely become a superstar. Do you know? Just the kick you just made, Messi and Ronaldo couldn't do it, it's so exciting! β
Ling Xiao was a little embarrassed by her praise, he waved his hand lightly, "Then what you said is so powerful, I just ...... It's just a coincidence, it's just a coincidence. β
"You're too modest, Mr. Ling." Magkidland quietly glanced at Ling Xiao's feet, and then realized that he actually completed the magical shot just now in leather shoes! Seeing it like this, she couldn't help but think in her heart, wearing leather shoes is so powerful, he wears sneakers on his waist to play football, what will it be like?
"Ling, why don't you play with the players, I can't wait to see you play better." Ramiel egged.
"What is the mess of your mother-in-law?" Ling Xiao buried her in his heart, but said: "I can't play, I really can't." β
"It's okay, it's okay." Magkidland seemed to be colluding with Lamier, and also encouraged Ling Xiao to play, "Mr. Ling, you can go up and play for a while, let us see how powerful you are." β
"I really don't." Ling Xiao's head is big.
Ramier winked at Ling Xiao and gave him a look, "Go ahead, let's go, the rules of football are very simple, as long as you don't touch the ball with your hands, it's okay, offside or something, this is not a regular game, you don't have to pay so much attention to it." β
Ling Xiao doesn't understand the rules of football, but he understands Ramiel's eyes. Dave Deland is a man who regards football as his life, and it is actually very simple to gain the favor of this man, that is, to get his approval in football, and if you can conquer him in football, then the next business will be easy to talk about.
Thinking about it like this, Ling Xiao's heart moved.
Dave Delan said loudly at this time: "Mr. Ling, try it, your age and figure, as well as the kung fu of your feet, I think you will definitely become an excellent professional player." Well, even if you're not a professional, you can get the respect of a lot of players and even fans. β
Ling Xiao smiled: "Okay, Mr. Dave said so, I'll try it out." β
Dave Deland then said to an assistant: "Go, go to the locker room to get a new jersey for Mr. Ling, as well as sneakers, by the way, Mr. Ling, how big are you wearing?" β
"41 yards." Ling Xiao said.
He was talking about Huaguo shoe size, but this didn't bother the assistant, and he quickly brought Ling Xiao a new set of jerseys and a new pair of shoes that fit.
Ling Xiaosi took a look at the jersey and sneakers, and said with some embarrassment: "Where can I change my clothes?" β
"Oh, why are you a big man? Just change it on the bench. Ramiel pulled Ling Xiao and walked to the bench.
There are really no other women here besides Ramiel and Magkidland, except for Ramiel, who has seen his whole body, and Momentland is a woman. It's nothing to think about it, so Ling Xiao took off his clothes on the bench and changed into his jersey and shoes. But what made him depressed was that there was no man watching him change his clothes during the whole process, but Ramier and Magkidland watched the whole process.
On the other side, Wigan Athletic's head coach Mullen also arranged the players.
The players were divided into two groups, one was the main lineup and the other was the substitute lineup, and Ling Xiao was divided into the substitute lineup. Both sides are 11 people, and even the goalkeeper on Ling Xiao's side is a substitute goalkeeper, and it is rare to play twice in a season. In terms of the strength of the two sides, the gap between the two sides is very large, and there is no possibility of winning at all.
Mullen himself acted as a referee, and his two assistants also acted as linesmen. It was originally a game of "playing", but when he arranged it like this, it seemed like a regular game.
Before the start of the game, Dave Deland said with a smile: "Lamier, why don't we bet, the result of the 45-minute game, do you bet on the first team of the main lineup to win or the second team of the substitute lineup to win?" β
Ramiel smiled: "Okay, I don't know what the odds are for Uncle Dave?" β
"The odds for a win are 1.5, the odds for a draw are 3.5, and the odds for a loss are 5.0." Dave Deland said, "What are you betting on? β
Ramier thought for a moment, "It seems to be a very fair odds, okay, I'll just play, I'll bet on one team to win, ten thousand dollars, and I'll win you five thousand dollars." β
"Well, I accept your bet." Dave Deland clapped his hands.
Mullen blew the opening whistle and the game began.
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