Hull City qualified for the Premier League via promotion play-offs, finishing bottom of the three Premier League promoted teams, and they also have no top-flight experience and are the bottom of the Premier League table.

This ranking does not fully explain the strength, and to some extent it is also indicative.

Hull City players also have an accurate judgment of the team, they are a relegation team, the relegation situation is still very serious, away to challenge the defending champion Newcastle United, to get points is really a luxury.

So.

Hull City trailed Newcastle United by three goals and didn't make the players despair too much.

They are all prepared to lose.

In an away confrontation with a strong team, losing is not too much of a blow, and most of the players have calmed down and no longer think about the outcome of the game, but their performance has stabilized a little.

The only one is Clegg Fagan.

Fagan has always been firm that he is 'not weak with others', he has a very strong desire to perform, not to mention comparing with Zhen Shaolong, he feels that he is no worse than Owen.

He's always wanted to work hard.

But the ruthlessness of reality is that often things don't go as planned, Fagan didn't even get a chance to perform, he had a limited number of touches in the half-time, he only got one shot on goal, or when he was defended on the edge of the box, he fired an anti-aircraft gun and didn't pose any threat.

At half-time, Fagan was the most active one, constantly saying to his teammates, "Pay attention to passing the ball forward!" ”

"There's no chance ahead!"

He also muttered quietly, "If I was at Newcastle, maybe I could score more goals than Owen......"

He didn't dare to think about Zhen Shaolong.

Even if he is very confident in his own strength, he knows that it is a bit crazy to compare with Zhen Shaolong.

As Fagan went out of his way to annoy his team-mates, head coach Phil Brown walked into the dressing room and talked about being three goals behind, mentioning the need for his team to 'use the second half to get used to the opponent's strong attack and gain experience'.

This statement is tantamount to giving up the game.

Fagan was so unwilling, he asked Phil Brown, "Why don't we go for the win!" ”

"Three goals down, I'm sure there's a chance!"

This fighting spirit is good.

Instead of being ashamed of 'not fighting for victory', Phil Brown ignored Fagan's statement, resolutely continued his thoughts, and announced a second-half substitution for Fagan.

The reason is simple.

Fagan has always been a scrappy player, with an extremely enthusiastic desire to perform on the field, the only thing is that his strength is a little poor, and his actual action is not the same thing as what he says.

So I had to replace Fagan.

This is actually a normal adjustment, Phil Brown is worried that the team will lose too many goals, and a big loss may affect the team's fighting spirit, for a promoted team aiming for relegation, fighting spirit is more important than winning.

If you have fighting spirit, you have a chance.

At the bottom of the power rankings, losing morale means completely hopeless.

So Phil Brown has another defender.

This is useful.

When the forward is reduced to one person, the lineup looks like a defensive counterattack, and all other players have to participate in the defense, which also makes the backcourt dense.

It won't be easy for Newcastle United to find another chance.

Second.

The two teams were in a stalemate for a long time, with Newcastle scoring difficult goals and Hull City struggling to play a decent attack, they were completely suppressed.

This situation lasted thirty minutes.

The next goal belonged to Hull City, who took advantage of a fast break to get a corner on the right, and their team-mates took the penalty to the back post, where 39-year-old veteran Dean Davis flanked the ball and slotted the ball in.

3 to 1!

Hull City pulled a goal back.

This goal, combined with the situation of the game, showed that Phil Brown's strategy was correct, but the tactics could only be used to go so far, and the goals that followed still belonged to Newcastle United.

It was Zhen Shaolong who scored the goal.

The first is still envy and jealousy, but the 'hate' is long gone, he has been suppressed for a season, and he clearly knows that he can't compare with Zhen Shaolong, he, like other teammates, also sent blessings to Zhen Shaolong, "Your first game, three goals, really amazing!" ”

"Congratulations!"

"You're sure to be the center of attention tomorrow!"

Owen is referring to media reports that Zhen Shaolong's return will be completed immediately, and he will definitely become the focus of a round.

Zhen Shaolong didn't care.

He didn't give any interviews to the media, he just went back to the dressing room with the others, took a shower and tidied up before leaving, and the last thing he wanted to do after a game was to rest.

The door to the locker room was pushed open.

A super Humpty Dumpty walked in, with a treacherous smile on his face, anyway, Zhen Shaolong understands it this way, Humpty Dumpty is the chairman Ashley Michael, he walked in after the game, probably to brush up on the player's favor?

Really!

Ashley came in and began to praise everyone's performance, praised the team's preparation, and especially praised Caflo's work as an assistant coach: "I saw the game, the victory is inseparable from your work. If I can get better grades, I will consider giving you a raise! ”

A salary increase is the most practical.

Caflo couldn't help but grin.

Zhen Shaolong watched silently, and had some sympathy for Caflo, the other party believed this kind of nonsense? Humpty Dumpty talked nonsense for a long time, and he didn't take out a penny, what's the point of promising the future?

And then.

Zhen Shaolong was called over by Ashley alone.

"Zhen, you are doing so well! I knew you were going to give a new lease of life to the team. ”

"Keegan is not good at all, I think he leads the team, and he is not as good as Sam......"

"You're back, we'll win......"

"Ula Ula ......"

Zhen Shaolong automatically blocked Ashley's nonsense, and heard him finally talk about the point, "Lola asked me to tell you to give you time to call her, she left a message on your Facebook, but you didn't reply to any of them." ”

With a wicked smile on his lips, Ashley leaned in and whispered, "I know what Lola is looking for you." Erin? Right! ”

"Erin is such a lovely little girl, she must want to meet you through Laura. By the way, don't care about her bad old father, Bernie (Ecclestone) is too old and he doesn't have the energy to care for so many ......"

"Don't you refuse? I think you're a good match with Erin, especially Bernie, who doesn't agree with that. ”

"Ahem......"

"I didn't mean that...... Of course, I'm not laughing at you, I think that the love story between you and Erin can write a love movie. ”

"I'm impressed!"

"If there is a good script, I will definitely invest in filming...... Maybe my daughter, Laura, will be the best supporting actress? She is your matchmaker, and there will definitely be fans who like her. ”

"She's already likable!"

Ashley said a lot, and then turned and walked away, he seemed to be in a good mood, and tried to whistle, but after blowing for a long time it was a leaking sound, and no tone came out at all.

Zhen Shaolong looked at Ashley's back and thought suspiciously, "Laura? She's looking for me because Irene? ”

"Lola is a supporting actress?"

"I think it's a heroine no matter how I think about it......" Finally he shook his head, intending to go back first.

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Night.

Zhen Shaolong woke up from his slumber, remembered Flora's incident in a daze, picked up his mobile phone and looked at the time, it was already half past one in the morning.

He was about to turn off his phone and continue to sleep, when he saw several new messages, and when he opened them, he saw that they were sent by Flora, which almost meant that he was invited to go to the beach during the holiday.

Zhen Shaolong replied with a message, "It's just the two of us?" ”

He didn't want to go.

One is that he needs to rest for long-term competitions, and he hardly has any vacation time to participate in the Olympic football tournament in the summer, and finally has a few days off, and he wants to stay at home.

Second, alone with Flora?

It will definitely be exposed!

Zhen Shaolong doesn't care too much, there are a lot of scandals on him, and they are everywhere on the news, even if a woman shakes hands and shows a normal smile, it will be analyzed as 'ambiguous', and the report can even find a series of facts through clues.

Zhen Shaolong read a report carefully, and he almost believed what it said.

That's certainly not true.

Flora is not so good, because she has a Humpty Dumpty father, and Ashley has a good temper, and if he wants to know his daughter's relationship with him, he will probably be angry at the very least.

It will be a little embarrassing then.

Zhen Shaolong sent a message on his mobile phone, and was about to continue sleeping, but he didn't expect Flora to come back immediately, "It's three people, me and Irene, and you." Originally, it was planned to be just me and Erin, but Erin felt that she should take you with her. ”

"Don't worry, she said it wouldn't bother us! She was just with us, so to confuse Michael. ”

Honest boy!

Zhen Shaolong made a comment, hesitated and replied, "Sleep, good night, tomorrow afternoon, I will decide to come down." ”

"Ok! Love you~~"

"Forehead ......"

“hoho~~”