Chapter 161: The Next Opponent, Fox City
Liu Yun put his second aunt and second aunt on the plane and returned to Coventry with his daughter Liu Xiaoyan.
Mrs. Hudson's family prepared a small welcome for Liu Xiaoyan, a little princess of China.
"What a beautiful Oriental girl." Mrs. Hudson took Liu Xiaoyan's hand and said.
Big Luke is in the restless period of his youth, and he can't pull his legs when he sees a beautiful girl. He took the initiative to teach Liu Xiaoyan to dance cha cha dance. Little Luke also likes this big sister of Huaguo very much - kissed Liu Xiaoyan directly: "Sister, sister, can you kiss me?" β
The children played in the living room, while Mrs. Hudson, Alger, and Liu Yun chatted over a drink in their chairs.
Alger took a sip of whisky and said: "I didn't expect us to draw Leicester City in the third round of the FA Cup. Oh my God, we're going to face the reigning Premier League champions! It's so exciting. β
Liu Yun said: "To be able to win the opportunity to play against Leicester City is a victory in itself. As for the winners, even my team-mates said that if against Sheffield United it was a 99 per cent lose, then against Leicester City it was a 100 per cent lose. It doesn't matter if you win or lose this game, it's about enjoying the game. β
Mrs. Hudson poured Liu Yun a cup of Qimen black tea and said, "Will you lose 100 percent?" My child, I lived to be over 70 years old, and for more than 70 years I believed that my Lord always sent miracles in the most desperate times. Our Lord sends miracles to give hope. If the Foxes could pull off a miracle and win the Premier League last season, there must be a chance to do another β maybe League Two teams can also make it to the FA Cup fourth round? β
Liu Yun took the teacup handed by Mrs. Hudson, and Mrs. Hudson said, "Also, in my opinion, a football game is a war. Since it is a war, how can it be said that victory or defeat is not important? Winning is exciting, losing is frustrating. There is no doubt about it. Liu, don't believe that others are 100% going to lose. There is no such thing as a 100% event! β
The dialogue between Liu Yun and Mrs. Hudson can be said to be a collision of different cultures from the East and the West. Chinese people always say that competition comes first, friendship comes second. However, there will always be losers and winners in competitive sports. In Mrs. Hudson's view, the so-called enjoyment of the game and the glory of defeat are the self-comfort of the weak who lack courage.
As Liu Yun's holiday drew to a close, George Sr. kept his promise and recommended Liu Xiaoyan as Lord to attend St Anfe's School in Birmingham.
There are two types of titles in the United Kingdom, one is a non-hereditary honorary title, such as knighthood. One is hereditary honorary titles, such as marquis, earl, viscount, baron. Hereditary titles are collectively referred to as Lords.
Coventry City manager George Sr. comes from a prominent family, and his great-great-grandfather was once the Viscount of the West Midlands. A few hundred years ago, Birmingham and Coventry were the domain of the old George's family. Now, although time has passed, the aristocracy has no real rights. But old George, the eleventh Viscount of the West Midlands, recommended a child to study in a noble high school, which was still a trivial matter.
St Anfe's School is a boarding school, and Liu Xiaoyan can return to Coventry on weekends.
After finishing the chores, Liu Yun put all his thoughts on the game.
The FA Cup third round against Leicester City is not played until a month away. In Coventry's dressing room, I don't know who posted a Coventry fox head team emblem. The badge was marked with a black crosshair.
Regardless of the difference in strength, Coventry's goal is to snipe Fox City!
The current league is more important than the FA Cup in a month's time.
In the following month, Coventry beat Leyton Orient 3-0, Chelten 2-0, Cambridge United 2-1, Calis 4-0 and Hartlip 6-1γγγγγ Add to that a home win over arch-rivals Portsmouth and an away win over Doncaster, and Coventry City have won seven in a row!
The forward combination of the old lieutenant Liu Yun and the iron tower manla set off a yellow-black storm in League Two. It is no exaggeration to say that the attack is invincible. Coventry people proudly say: Real Madrid has the BBC, Barcelona has MSN, and we have LM in Coventry.
The attacking power of the LM combination has now changed the minds of all League Two teams.
Liu Yun played a total of seven official League Two games, but scored a terrifying 12 goals, an average of nearly two goals per game. With these 12 goals, Liu Yun firmly occupies the fifth place in the scorer list. Although it is fifth, no one doubts that as the league continues, Liu Yun is likely to hit the season Golden Boot. Manla also occupies eighth place in the scorers' charts with seven goals. The LM duo have scored a total of 20 goals in seven games. Such an intimidating combination of strikers allowed Coventry to thrive in the second half of the league. Today, Coventry City has rushed to fourth place in the league.
The team's ranking has risen, but George Sr. has mixed feelings. The joy is that Coventry now have every chance of qualifying for next season's League One. The worry is γγγγγ If Coventry succeeds in rushing to the first place, it will have to face the dilemma of losing Liu Yun!
The top three leagues in the UK β the Premier League, the Championship and League One β have a strict labour certification system. There are many detailed rules of the labor certification system, but one alone can kill Liu Yun - the FIFA ranking of the country where the player applying for the labor certification must not be lower than 75. Huaguo national pig is 77. Even if Huaguo can enter the top 75 by the end of the year, Liu Yun does not meet the hard standard of "non-EU players have played more than 75% of the national team in 24 months".
If Coventry City rushes into League One at the end of the season, they will have to face the dilemma of losing Liu Yun!
As for the FA's genius clauseγγγγγγ There is simply no way for the FA to use a talent clause for a 45-year-old League Two player!
Liu Yun didn't care. There is a saying in Huaguo that there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the boat is naturally straight to the bridge. Today, he is recognised by all Coventry people. The high salary and endorsement fee are enough for the rest of his life. Liu Xiaoyan's medical and education expenses are not a problem. Contentment and happiness are the excellent qualities of Chinese people. Liu Yun's mind is now full of all he wants to play well, repay the fans, and repay the club.
During the holidays between league breaks, Liu Yun either went to the Coventry orphanage to teach the children to play football, or went to Birmingham to see his daughter, or accompanied Mrs. Hudson for a walk, and his life was very fulfilling.
He also converted 1 million yuan from the endorsement fee into pounds to build a small football field for the orphanage.
After five league games, it's almost FA Cup matchday in the blink of an eye.
The third round of the FA Cup is still a single-knockout match. However, the playing field will no longer use a neutral court. The Coventry people are lucky to play against Leicester City, they are playing at home!
Coventry people, who have made football a religion and a way of life, simply made the game against Leicester City like Christmas. A giant banner was hung outside the Ricoh Stadium. This banner is an enlarged version of the "flying pig" that the children of the orphanage gave to Liu Yun.
Underneath the "Flying Pig" banner is a line of large letters: "Next Opponent, Fox City!" β