Chapter 13: Teammates, Opponents
Postiga has had a good time in the past two days, the old guy Del Lai has no threat to himself, and the hairy boy seems to be taken down by the head coach after two games, in Postiga's view, his starting line is fixed, the core is still his, no one can challenge his own status, Mr. Chairman personally promised himself to build the team with him as the core.
He doesn't want to make a fuss himself, now that he is in the prime of life, it should be the last glory, and the good performance of the national team cannot hide the embarrassment of his club career. Now that you're in Sporting Lisbon, it's time to push it all the harder!
It's not that Postiga doesn't know the situation, he is going to grow old after all, and Wu Xiaomu's biggest advantage compared to himself is age, you know, the other party is a full 10 years younger than him!
He's just having a hard time adapting and not wanting to face it, and he's occasionally thinking about it these days, so why bother? I used to be as young as that Asian man, and I should be more tolerant of young people, shouldn't I? So when he is happy, he will also have times when he is contemplative and lonely, and bullying a young man makes him feel very boring......
Wu Xiaomu has been training silently for the past two days, and he has slowly accumulated friendship with his teammates after training, and he has not deliberately done anything close to others, although his mother insisted that he seek the support of his teammates at this time.
After a day's training, Wu Xiaomu was about to run home slowly, and met Del Lai who was about to drive away at the gate, Wu Xiaomu waved goodbye to Del Lai through the car window, but Del Lai did not go, but stopped the car, rolled down the window, waved his hand at Wu Xiaomu and shouted: "Hi, Wu!" Come to me! β
Wu Xiaomu walked up to him, and Del Lai sent an invitation to Wu Xiaomu with a sincere face: "Xiaomu, do you have time tomorrow night?" Come and play in my house! Let's all relax together. β
Wu Xiaomu will not refuse this kind of invitation, firstly, he likes this kind of party and likes to be lively; Second, he gets along well with Del Lai, and he likes this easy-going person; Sanlai's mother told her that she must cherish this opportunity to get closer to her teammates, just like most parents will ask their children to "live well" with other classmates. So Wu Xiaomu smiled: "Okay! No problem at all, what time tomorrow, I'll be on time! β
"Then tomorrow at 7 o'clock in the evening, I'll see you then" Del Lai was about to say goodbye, and stopped again, "Xiaomu, you shouldn't be an adult yet, I guess you're still a chick, haha, you have to hurry, I've already read countless women when I'm your age!" Del Lai gave Wu Xiaomu an expression you know, closed the car window, and walked away with a puff of smoke.
Dellay was Wu Xiaomu's first friend who integrated into the team. Also as a striker, the aging Delle no longer has the pride of Postiga. He has experienced strong winds and waves, and he also sees many things lightly. Dellay knows his position, after all, he is older, Wu Xiaomu is a more perfect choice, Delle is even less optimistic about Postiga's position, a selfish player who is no longer dominant in age, has a high salary and often thinks of himself as a selfish player who often goes against the coach's intentions on the field will not be too popular, such a player is one step away from being demoted, the higher he stands, the worse he falls.
Time continues to move forward, and it is a wheel that can never stop. The fourth round of the Portuguese Super League kicked off, and the highlight of this round was a direct contest between the two Portuguese Super League giants and city rivals, Benfica and Sporting Lisbon.
On September 27, 2008, at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, the unbeautiful sky could not stop the crowds from constantly gathering here from all directions. No matter how heavy the rain is, it can't wash away the atmosphere of confrontation between sworn enemies. Outside the stadium was bustling with the home and away teams demonstrating against each other under the maintenance of order by the police, and the Benfica fans inside the stadium were making a frenzy.
No derby, no football, no mobilization is required for the rivalry between rivals in the same city!
It's hard to hear the hustle and bustle outside the pitch in the dressing room, and the moment you step out of the stadium passage, you can feel the shock of the rain, the shouts of the home fans and the rain all of a sudden. It's heaven for the home team, it's hell for the away team, and it's the Stadium of Light in the rain!
"The players of the two teams lined up in the stadium, the camera swept over the players of the two teams in turn, we did not find the figure of our player Wu Xiaomu, through the news learned before the game, Wu Xiaomu was not selected for this game, it is a pity, but we should not be disappointed, I believe that Wu Xiaomu will return to the game, this is where he should play. He will definitely surprise us, audience friends, fans friends, it is 3:45 a.m. Beijing time, and the game is about to start......" A well-known Chinese poet is transmitting his voice and thoughts through the microphone.
The starting strikers of Sporting Lisbon in this game are Delle and Postiga (the actual situation does not match, the plot requires), and Wu Xiaomu watched from the wall......
After 90 minutes, Wu Xiaomu got up and didn't look back, he knew in the dark that his chance had come!
The score was 2:0 on the big screen in the stadium, with the home team in front and the away team behind. It was a very disappointing score for the visiting fans, who lost to their local rivals! And their own team played well throughout the game, and the problems in the frontcourt still existed, which may also be an important reason for the defeat of Sporting Lisbon, the loss of the derby will infinitely magnify the problems on the field, and the fans of Lisbon can't afford to strangle this damn Postiga in this game!
Postiga had a terrible rainy night, and he knew that there were several times when he passed the ball and it was a good chance to score, but he didn't, he always thought that if he held on a little longer, the next step would be to score himself, and then he was a hero!
Of course, he can do it alone, he is a striker, most of the striker's task is to score goals, it is not a sin not to pass, the sin is to repeatedly fail to pass but not to get a particle, heroes and bears are often just one step away, they are twins, it is difficult for you to guess at once.
Postiga's mood is like a rainy night in Sponne here, and today is really not his lucky day. It is strange that there is also a "short bamboo pole" of Lidson on the bench, and the head coach, who does not like him very much, did not replace him, and the head coach is indifferent to his performance.
"Am I wrong? I wasn't wrong! See, I'm a striker, the core! "But Postiga didn't feel that he was wrong, the rain was already difficult to control, and as a striker, didn't he want to score? But you can't ask a striker to score every game! You can't ask a goalscorer to live on assists, can you? Yes, he was right, yes, he was wrong.
"Look, I don't think there's anything good about Postiga, this guy is like a lone ranger on the field, his physical fitness is not as good as Wu Xiaomu, Wu Xiaomu has a huge age advantage compared to him, this person's team awareness is not as good as Wu Xiaomu, at least we Wu Xiaomu can still cooperate with his teammates, Postiga should reflect on why he can't make a name for himself abroad, and he is still in the middle of his playing years to return to China to play......" An angry online commentator in Huaxia reported after the game.
"Why is Eder's ball so lonely, doesn't he know how heavy this ball is!"
"I was angry when I saw him just holding his head down and dribbling the ball, didn't this thing know to look at his teammates on the sidelines?"
"Porto is also uneasy and kind! Throwing such a parallel trade to us, our dear Mr. Chairman thought that he had made a big bargain again! Will the other party who opens a black shop sell us a bargain? Don't be funny! The bargain is a cancer like Edel Postiga! β
"I can't say that, Postiga still has the strength, as long as he has the right attitude, I believe he can still play well."
"When will he change his attitude? He's just hard, he's been like this all these years, otherwise how could he be returned by the British, or Porto would have sold him to us cheaply? The next game is to play Porto, and I really want to give him a punch if he does this again and let him know that the Mavericks are not welcome in Lisbon! β
After the game, the fans went home in a rage, very disappointed, very disappointed with the team, and even more so disappointed with Postiga!
The next day's media coverage was also mostly critical of Postiga, represented by the report of BΓ©anna, the beautiful editor of the newspaper Ball:
ββ¦β¦ It was a disappointing night for Sporting Lisbon, who were pinned down by their city rivals Benfica throughout the game, and the fans had every reason to be unhappy, as Sporting Lisbon missed a number of great chances throughout the game, all of which had a lot to do with the performance of No.9 striker Postiga, who was in a chaotic midfield because of his presence. In view of this, it is not uncommon for fans to be dissatisfied with Postiga, and for Postiga, he should clearly understand that the interests of the team are always higher than the individual, and the name on the front of the shirt is always more important than the back! Eder Postiga, if you continue to go your own way, then there will be more and more slogans from fans asking for young people like Wu Xiaomu to replace him, and you will definitely hear this kind of cry in the future, I promise you! β
The times create heroes, and Wu Xiaomu's opportunity has come.