Chapter 610: Surprise (Thanks to the Surface-to-Air Missile Tip)
The big-mouthed Dunphy stared at a pair of big gong-like eyes, watching the game time count on the big screen in the studio.
'With 20 seconds left, Coventry will win their first league point since returning to the Premier League! It's a great moment! Because their opponent is Manchester United, the overlord of the Premier League for four consecutive years! Big Mouth said excitedly.
20 seconds, 10 seconds, 9, 8... 1! "Toot ~" With the referee's whistle, the game is over! Coventry, the first underdog in the Premier League, and Coventry, the promoted youth army, drew with Manchester United at home!
"Yay~" The moment the final whistle blew, the fans in the audience were boiling! Blue team scarves were tossed into the sky, and a rain of scarves fell on the pitch.
Edda in the dugout and the substitutes rushed into the field. Although it was only a draw, the joy of the Sky Blues players was no less than that of winning the FA Cup!
With the whole field suppressed by Manchester United, they did not give up the game! What about Manchester United? Don't try to take the three points easily at the Ricoh Arena!
The song "Coventry Boys", which has been very popular in the past two years, resounded in the stadium: "Hey, the boys in Coventry love to play football. We play in the wind, we play in the rain. Follow in the footsteps of the old lieutenant! Hey, as long as you stand in the wind, pigs can fly into the sky. The old lieutenant led us to victory! Ricoh Stadium boys, go ahead, victory is ahead. Go ahead, Coventry! Follow in the footsteps of the old lieutenant! ”
In the professional league, there is a kind of victory called a draw. There is a kind of failure, also called a draw.
Qu Bai lay listlessly on the ground. Father-in-law Liu Yun ran over and dragged Qu Bai up: "It's a brace, not bad!" It's a pity, you were careless about that empty door! I didn't expect our lad to give up, right? ”
Qu Bai shook his head: "Dad!" I can count on what it's like to be killed by you at the last minute of our opponents. ”
The father-in-law joked with his son-in-law: "Heaven and earth conscience, my good son-in-law, I didn't score the last lore ball!" ”
Qu Bai smiled bitterly: "That's also your assist!" Dad, we lost three points at Ricoh Stadium and went back to the Cabinton training base, Mu Shuai may not know how to punish us! ”
Tieta Manla rushed in front of Qu Bai. Manla and Qu Bai were also former teammates at Coventry. Manla joked to his former team-mate: "Well, big stars at Manchester United. We equalized and hey, we equalized! Come on, hit me! ”
Qu Bai was unceremoniously: "Wait for the second half of the league when you come to Old Trafford to try, you see that I don't kick your black ass!" ”
Liu Yun walked to the sidelines. Mourinho greeted him and held out his hand: "Congratulations, old lieutenant. Under your leadership, Coventry has staged another miracle. However, I don't admit that Coventry City were better than Manchester United in this game. We just had too little luck. Of course, you didn't give up on the game. ”
Liu Yun shook Mourinho's hand: "Thank you, boss." Truth be told, your players are taking our lads in Coventry City too lightly. ”
The game is over and the Sky Blues fans walk out of the Ricoh Arena. The celebration is far from over, but it has been moved from inside the stadium to the streets.
Beer, singing, fireworks, and smiling faces fill the streets of Coventry.
Post-match press conference.
Jose Mourinho was unsparing in his praise for the Blues: "It's a young team, sometimes youth is not directly related to failure. On the contrary, being young means being energetic! In today's game, Coventry City was extremely tenacious. They didn't give up when they were down 0:2 and they didn't give up when they had more shots than 18:1. Led by the miraculous old lieutenant, they performed a miracle again. Oh my God, one goal, one assist. The old lieutenant is fifty years old! I would like to borrow a famous quote from Mr. Dunphy of SKY TV to express my respect for the old lieutenant: The old lieutenant is always young! Dream forever young! ”
Red Devils captain Robert Lewandowski made a point of mentioning the daytime: "This 19-year-old midfielder looks like me fifteen years ago. The same thinness, the same contempt. But this child seems to have a powerful power in his body! Half-time running 50m goalline to save the ball. At the last moment, facing Pogba, who was two heads higher than him and strengthened himself three laps, he was fearless and forced to steal the ball. Oh, such a player must not be taken lightly! I heard that this player was poached from the Fiorentina youth team by the old lieutenant? I think the old lieutenant is not only a competent captain, but also a good scout! ”
When asked by a reporter from the Daily Mail about Liu Yun's current mood, Liu Yun was no longer modest.
He proudly said, "It was a perfect match! My kids and I gave our best on the pitch. 1 point is the best reward for us! By the way, some media predicted before the game that we might not score a point in the first eight rounds of the new season? Heh, look, aren't we getting a point now? ”
The Sun's reporters love to find fault. He asked: "Hello old lieutenant, I am a reporter from The Sun, and your son-in-law Qu Bai scored twice in this game, how do you evaluate his performance in this game?" ”
Liu Yun smiled and said, "Two goals? Oh, this guy is leading the shooter list again, right? Unfortunately, he had a chance to score a hat-trick in this game! That empty goal push, he was too big. Obviously, you can choose to protect the ball and score the goal, or a clean volley... If I were to rate his performance today, I would only give him an 8 out of 10. One point was deducted because he missed an empty goal. One more point is deducted for fear of his pride. ”
After saying this, Coventry City manager Ada, Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho, and Manchester United captain Lewandowski all laughed in unison.
"Hello, old lieutenant. I'm a reporter for The Guardian. Can I ask a personal question? Coventry drew with Manchester United, do you think your daughter is happy or frustrated right now? You know, she was known as the little princess of Manchester United back then. Her husband is Manchester United's striker and her father is the spiritual leader of Coventry... ”
Liu Yun thought for a while and replied, "My daughter won't have a husband and forget her father." She's definitely still on my side! After all, she had only known Qu Bai for four years. I've known me for twenty years!"
Liu Yun's humorous answer drew laughter from a crowd of reporters.
It was perhaps the most harmonious post-match press conference in the entire Premier League. No war of words, no squirting. There are only friendly smiling faces from the players and coaches on both sides.
Finally, Mourinho said wildly: "Today we were held to a draw by Coventry. But our goal for the season remains the same: to win five consecutive Premier League titles! ”
Liu Yun followed Mu Shuai's words and joked: "We don't have the same ambitious goals as Manchester United. Our goal is simple. Ahead of the start of the season, the media predicted that Coventry could pick up 0 points from the first eight rounds of matches. Today we have 1 point. In the next seven rounds, our goal is to get one more point, haha! ”
End of press conference.
COVENTRY CLUB PREPARED A SMALL INTRA-SQUAD CELEBRATION PARTY FOR THE PLAYERS.
The celebration party of the Premier League giants is always full of beautiful women and wine.
COVENTRY'S CELEBRATION PARTY COULDN'T BE SIMPLER.
They will have a Chinese meal at the home of the captain Liu Yun. The old lieutenant will personally cook and make dumplings for them.
The young men took a bus and came to Liu Yun's house.
Isabella and Liu Xiaoyan have already started to get busy, picking and chopping vegetables.
Zhao Kaixuan and Li Fanghua are natives of China, and these two guys started to fight Isabella and Liu Xiaoyan.
Liu Yun, the chef, is responsible for chopping vegetables, mixing noodles, and making dumplings.
Edda and the other players chatted in the living room.
At this time, a taxi stopped in front of Liu Yun's house.
There were two "uninvited guests" in the car: one was Qu Bai and the other was Pogba.
Qu Bai complained about Pogba and said: "You foodie, I didn't tell you that the Coventry team would eat dumplings at my father-in-law's house." If you have to follow, Coventry is the opponent team! Let the reporter of the gossip magazine take a photo, maybe it will spread rumors that we are deliberately releasing water! ”
Pogba shrugged his shoulders: "Come on! I haven't told the old lieutenant about the dumplings yet, and the guys like Nemanja, Lewandowski, and De Gea. If they knew, maybe the real Manchester United team would have come here tonight smelling the dumplings. ”
It would have been normal for a son-in-law to go back to his father-in-law's house for dinner. But as soon as the two entered the house, they still startled the young people in the living room.
One is recognized as one of the world's top three midfielders, and the other is a two-time Premier League Golden Boot and two-time Champions League Golden Boot winner. In the minds of young people in Coventry, these two people are simply legends and idols.
Liu Yun poked his head out of the kitchen: "Xiaoqu is back?" Well? How did you bring this foodie? I don't have enough stuffing! ”
Qu Bai has no top player frame at all. He quickly mingled with the young people of Coventry.
Qu Bai said to Bai Rifeng: "Your goal-line save that runs 50 meters is so beautiful!" My first reaction was, "Where did this guy come from?" ”
Pogba also praised Bai Rifeng: "Boy, are you not afraid of being knocked by me three times in a game? At the last moment, you dared to force me closely! You're lucky to snatch the ball! Truth be told, if it weren't for your tackle, Coventry wouldn't have won a last-minute chance. ”
Bai Rifeng modestly said, "Nothing. I've only been in Coventry for a month. The old lieutenant warned me more than once: never give up the game at any time, and never admit defeat at any time. I was really lucky today, so I was able to save that goal-line goal. ”
Liu Xiaoyan shouted in the kitchen: "Xiaobai, don't knock on Erlang's leg like an uncle and chat and wait for dinner!" Hurry on in! My apprentice, that foodie, is here, and he wants to wrap 100 more dumplings, come and make noodles! ”
Liu Yun has a family of six, and all five of them are busy in the kitchen. Only Little Coke was riding on the shoulders of Tamanra, wielding a toy sword in her hand.
"Kill! I have the strongest war horse in the world! I can defeat all the devils, wahahaha! ”
Plates of dumplings are served on the table.
More than 20 young men from the Coventry team, plus Liu Yun's family of six, were divided into two tables. A table in the dining room. A table is on the table in the living room.
Liu Yun raised the drink in his hand: "Today's meal, we celebrate the home draw with Manchester United!" What about Manchester United? You see my son-in-law and Pogba, they are just carrying a head on one shoulder! It's not some monster with a fire-breathing ass and a smoking nose! As long as we work hard, we are just as capable of wrestling with them! ”
Head coach Edda agreed: "That's right. No matter how strong any opponent is, it is composed of 11 people. As long as you are human, you can make mistakes! When an opponent makes a mistake, we have a chance to catch their mistake and kill them with one blow! ”
Liu Yun and Eda said that Qu Bai and Pogba were not embarrassed.
Pogba said: "Hey, hey, hey! Why do we both look like outsiders now! You know, the two of us have known the old lieutenant for no less time than you! ”
Liu Xiaoyan laughed: "My good apprentice, you better say a few words." How's your checkers practice lately? After eating, do you want to kill me with the master? ”
Pogba shook his head: "Checkers? I'm sorry, I've quit a long time ago! ”
Qu Bai reminded his father-in-law: "Dad, you have to challenge Chelsea away in the next game." Chelsea have spent a lot of money in the transfer window this year. They won 3-0 at home to Leicester City today, and the momentum was fierce. Beware. ”
Liu Yun said indifferently: "It's nothing! Anyway, the media has long said that Coventry is estimated to have 0 points in the first eight rounds. We got one point today and we earned it. In the next game, at Stamford Bridge, it's normal to lose, and to get one point is to play extraordinarily. It's a miracle to get 3 points! We're in the right mindset. ”
Qu Bai said: "Alas, our Mu Shuai talked and laughed at the post-match press conference, and looked indifferent. In the dressing room, he scolded us badly. He said that in the next 5 rounds of the league, we are only allowed to concede 2 more points! Otherwise, the 4-day vacation in late October will be cancelled! ”
Liu Yun smiled and said, "Mu Shuai is still the iron-fisted coach." It's been two years, and my temper hasn't changed at all. ”
Liu Xiaoyan asked Qu Bai: "I will return to China on September 6." Can you take a leave of absence? ”
Liu Xiaoyan plans to return to China in early September, first get a marriage certificate with Qu Bai in China, and then go to Chengfei to report.
Qu Bai said: "Even if you don't take leave, I will accompany you back to China if I leave the team in violation of regulations." With a certificate, it can be regarded as a certificate. ”
Qu Bai's words made Zhao Kaixuan and Li Fanghua laugh. Others don't understand the subtle meaning of Chinese and are confused.
Liu Yun said: "It doesn't matter. If you can't take leave, I'll go to Mu Shuai to help you ask for leave. He still has to give my old friend some face. ”
At the end of the Chinese feast, the young people of Coventry returned to the players' quarters.
Liu Yun said to Qu Bai: "Look at it, Coventry will create more surprises for everyone this season." I had a strong hunch. ”
(The female horse's is still eating and spitting.) )