Volume II, Chapter 33: The London Hammer

Guardiola's phone call was not so much to impress Mackin as to make him re-examine football.

This is a career that he has fought for and is passionate about in this life.

Playing football, of course he loves it, he's a long-time fan, he has a home team, he doesn't just use it as a tool to make a living, so he's willing to chase his dreams and passions.

But he never really thought about what football was.

In his previous life in the Internet industry, he witnessed the rise of many Internet godfathers, and when he heard Guardiola's words, he felt like he had always thought that he would make more money from projects and climb a higher position of the company, which was a dream.

Suddenly, one day, the leader of the Kema sect said, I want to do something big, and it can change the lives of more than a billion people.

That feeling is,, this is called ideal, he is the mentor of life, the beacon of darkness.

It's deafening!

Success, money, what's it? Add-ons only!

Of course, Guardiola can't be like the original horse sect leader who shocked Mark Qin for a while, but he told Mark Qin, you have a huge amount of money, why do you want to walk at night in brocade?

Goals, championships, what's it? Add-ons only!

Any thinking is triggered by desire, and no one can distinguish the specific boundary between it and the ideal.

If Guardiola's ideals are explained by popular metaphors in society, he, like Steve Jobs, is trying to change the world.

And Ma Qin, like Mu Niao, their ideological pattern is like that of a turtle real estate developer, thinking about accumulating resources, calculating relationships, and then frantically hoarding wealth, which is also a kind of success.

But it always feels like it's so bad, and it's just a stone's throw away.

He had to be stimulated to start a major reflection in life, but the ideal is still far away, and the reality is just around the corner.

……

In the 24th round of the English Premier League, Arsenal played a game first, and beat Newcastle 3-0 cleanly, taking the lead and ranking first in the real-time standings!

Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea started almost at the same time, only Liverpool was away, and fans across England were like watching a TV series, guessing a plot every week, and who would be the first to fall behind today? This sense of anticipation is even more enjoyable than XX!

"Mark is not for sale, he is an important member of us, the club has rejected Barcelona's offer, so there is nothing more to say, is he worth 30 million? That's the market, and if someone is willing to pay for it, it means that he has that value, but we have to focus on our own ......," Benitez said in his regular pre-match interview.

West Ham United, an east London team, why it is called "West" Ham United, Mackin has never figured out, this is not as easy to understand as its nickname "Hammers", because their predecessor was a steel mill.

The Upton Park stadium is also a famous stadium, which lasted for a hundred years, in fact, walking into every home stadium of an English team, even the second division, the century-old club can be seen when you raise your hand, and walking into the stadium is like walking into a living museum.

"West Ham are not an easy team to play against, especially at their home stadium, I need you to stay focused, especially in the midfield, Bowyer and Nobor are both Premier League giants, Mark, I need you to be more aggressive today", Benitez was in the dressing room before the game, arranging the tactics as usual.

He quietly put Mackin in the main position of the striker, and it was not Kuyt who sat on the bench today, but Benayoun, who replaced him as a left winger.

Benitez demanded more rigidity in midfield in this game.

Benayoun looked a little unhappy, finding his position the most threatened since Mack's rise, and the manager sacrificed him in favor of Mackin for the sake of defense.

Finnan also replaced Arbeloa, who scored last goal, for the reason of hardness.

"Okay, BOSS, I know how to do it", Makqin nodded.

Benitez nodded, and then instructed: "Forget about things outside the field, in addition, they will definitely increase their defense against you today, you have to be mentally prepared"

Then he arranged the details of Torres, Gerrard and others one by one, and it was clear that he took this game very seriously.

……

"Hello fans and friends, today we will broadcast Liverpool's away game against West Ham United live", Zhan Jun made the opening remarks from the commentary box.

"In the last game, Mark Qin was very powerful, assisted a hat trick, we did not broadcast live, many fans had great opinions, the company quickly responded to the call of the fans, and broadcast the game live"

Mr. Jin also cooperated: "Now Liverpool is the home team of many fans, especially in these two games, Mackin is playing as the main force, yesterday Liverpool just rejected Barcelona's offer of 30 million to him, it can be said that he is already a veritable star"

Today's game was scheduled to start at 9 p.m., and the lights on the stadium were shrouded in fog and the chill was overwhelming, and Mackin entered the stadium with the team and heard the fans in the stands blowing bubbles.

The West Ham team song is actually very nice - we're always blowing bubbles, ah, hello kitty!, what a tough guy tender West Ham.

He is wearing long-sleeved underwear and long ball pants today, in fact, with his current physical fitness, it is impossible for him to be afraid of the cold, it may be the mental sequelae left over from his previous life, and he feels more comfortable in this way.

The warm-up just now had fully moved his body, and now he had a feeling of itching all over his body, which was a sign of cell jumping, and the cold wind was blowing frequently, and he urgently needed to run.

"Well, the ceremony is over, the game is about to start, West Ham are still wearing the traditional burgundy kit, Liverpool are the guests, wearing the white shirt, and they will kick off first", said Zhan Jun.

Mack Qin stepped on the ball and looked at the West Ham lineup, feeling that the back line was also a little easier to bully Rio Ferdinand's younger brother Anton Ferdinand.

The remaining three Upson, Neil and McCartney, are all strong players, Upson has been selected for the England national team, and Neil has even captained Australia and West Ham United.

Midfielder bad boy Bowyer, all-round titan Nobor, Arsenal veteran Ljungberg, and former Chelsea striker Cole in strikers.

So don't look at West Ham's mid-table rankings, the strength of the cards is not bad at all, and they are all types that can run well.

"Toot ~", "Shh~", followed by the referee's opening whistle was the boo of more than 30,000 fans in the stadium.

On this cold night, it is even more irritable.

Mackin and Torres knocked the ball and immediately handed it to Alonso behind the centre circle, and then ran forward.

West Ham United's forward midfield line is pouring up like a tide, and they are about to press in midfield, which is against Liverpool, which shows their home momentum.

The two sides walked opposite each other, and Ma Qin felt that he didn't run a few steps before he pressed their guard line, this kind of opening oppression, no wonder they called the hammer, fierce and hard!

The ball quickly returned to the Liverpool back line and came up from the wing, the tempo was fast, not fast, and the West Ham press like a mad dog off the reins.

Mack Qin has to admire the physical strength of these Premier League cattle, there are really many middle and lower teams in their home stadium who dare to rob you of sixty or seventy minutes, and then defend the rest of the time.

Maybe you can rush down a goal or two, which often causes headaches for strong teams.

Mack can also run, but he uses skill, rarely stopping and turning like a wild horse that has come out of his stiffness, and then rushing to chase the ball, so he can play the whole game at this age.

The ball went back and forth between Enrique and the midfielder twice before Alonso found an open spot to catch the ball forward.

He pushed straight in the direction of Mack's retreat, Upson immediately followed Mackin out, Bowyer quickly retreated and attacked, and was ready to make up for it, and then the two forwards immediately shrank to their own half!

Wheel shift! Regional Defense!

Seeing Bowyer follow the ball, Markin didn't drag the mud and water, and turned around and ran forward with a slight push of the ball to the side.

Torres also happened to come back to receive the ball, and he didn't follow so closely, he had to take care of the delay to help the defense.

Torres received the ball and turned around and immediately started to speed up, ready to break through when he settled down, dangled left and right at the front of the penalty area, relied on his long legs and explosiveness, barely pulled out a gap, and immediately took a long shot.

"Torres, shoot~, oops, off the post, Liverpool opened the game, and completed a shot in just one minute, from Torres", Zhan Jun immediately entered the state and began to frustrate.

Teacher Jin said: "Just now Mackin ran again, Torres was still in a hurry with this ball"

"Ha, softie, you should shoot harder!" , "Shh~, go back to your Spain", "You shoot like a bitch dancing, haha"

Behind the goal is an area for die-hard fans, and the Premier League's stadium stands are too close to the fans right under their noses.

Every time there is an away game, there will be countless trash talk in the ears, and there is no psychological quality, and ordinary people really can't stand it.

Torres pursed his lips and lowered his head and walked back, this away was also the first time he frequented, thinking that it was really said by Gerrard, the fans here are also known for their "passion"!

That is, the madness of West Ham fans in the past is no less than that of Wimbledon fans, who are known as the mad gang.

They are all typical of the traditional English football fan.

Getting back to the point, Green kicked a big goal kick to the frontcourt, West Ham left midfielder Hayden and Finnan battled for the top, and Finnan headed it out of the sideline, and Neil came over to take the throw-in.

Not only did they grab like crazy, but they also attacked very quickly, Neil threw the throw-in to Nobor, and Makqin hurried over to chase after him.

When they attacked, low forward Boamott retreated, leaving only high striker Cole nailed up front, and if Makqin did not return, there would be one less person in the midfield.

Nobor got the ball to defender Upson after Marken came up to press, and Upson hit the feet of McCartney on the wing.

Ljungberg is an Arsenal star who just switched to West Ham this year, and although he is over 30 years old, he is still there, and he is the main attacking point of West Ham United.

They coordinated on the right side, playing very directly, McCartney advanced with the ball, Bowyer transitioned in the past, Ljungberg cut inside, three passes and two downs, McCartney carried Kuyt and was ready to cross along the sideline, this guy is tall and strong, if it is Benayoun, he may not be able to carry it.

Kuyt defended to the baseline and a duel left McCartney out of control of the ball......

Kuyt carried a header from McCartney and swung Enrique's baseline throw-in to the side, and Markqin ran to the landing point, and before he could stop the ball, he felt a strong force from the side, and suddenly knocked him out of control of the ball.

It was Norbor, who had to poke the ball back in the direction of Kuyt with his toes before falling to the ground, turned his head to look at the referee, and there was no reaction at all, he knew that this game was going to be difficult.

Kuyt was caught between McCartney and Ljungberg, and finally returned the ball to Enrique, and Mackin hurriedly got up to run to respond, and today West Ham's impact was very strong, and the referee's penalty scale was also very wide, and it was still away, which was very unfavorable to them.

After Enrique received the ball, Ljungberg and West Ham's forward line quickly surrounded him, giving him no time to think, and he looked up to see that Mackin was tapping his chest and retreating from the halfway line.

He struck a half-high ball and it was passed by Nobor, who followed him closely behind.

When Mackin stopped the ball on his chest, he turned around and turned the ball to the left, turned around and chased the ball, he knew that if he stopped the ball properly, it would definitely be a back-to-back collision, in case the referee didn't blow, West Ham immediately counterattacked.

Torres and Gerrard saw Mack turn around and quickly thrust forward, one arm grabbing his shoulder.

"Hold that Mark for me!" , in the locker room before the game, Kirbyshley roared, "Whoever gets to the defense zone, whoever will stare him to death for me!" ”

At the moment when the ball landed, Mack Qin fell to the ground and made a diagonal pass, and finally handed the ball to Gerrard, who was in front of him, under the pull of Nobor, and he fell to the ground.

"Hey, Mr. referee, he's pulled someone," called the referee as he sat on the ground and was running towards the West Ham half.

The referee shook his head and gave him a quick get-away.

, you're a fan of the Premier League's brutal style of play......