Chapter 40: The Flame of Jealousy

It took a while for everyone to come back to their senses in shock. There was an uproar of exclamation from www.biquge.info stands, and many Manchester United did not realize that their team was really so easy to concede goals until this moment. This feeling of being splashed with cold water on the basin as soon as it was hot made them feel bored all of a sudden.

Because of this, after the game restarted, the whole of Old Trafford was a lot quieter.

Although the situation on the pitch is still a concern for Manchester United, the atmosphere on the scene is strangely low. Even the previous sharp morale of the Manchester United players was hit, and even if the offensive on the field still suppressed Bolton, the powerful power that almost swallowed Bolton whole in the first 20 minutes of the game has weakened a lot.

A first half that could have been perfect, even sealed the final victory of the game at halftime, was ruined by such a low-level mistake by Carroll.

On the bench, Li Lei, who was sitting behind Ferguson, leaned forward with some curiosity to see what expression the old man had on his face at the moment.

The smile must be gone, the gum in his mouth is gone, and although his face does not show the slightest anger, it gives people a feeling of not being angry and arrogant. Needless to say, although the old coach is not angry about the loss of the goal, at least he must be unhappy in his heart.

Seeing this, Li Lei suddenly had the idea that he should not have as a Manchester United player and Carroll's teammates, if only he made a few more mistakes.

But he has always been grateful to Ferguson and Manchester United for him, and he added half more sentences after this sentence in his heart, as long as it does not affect the team's final win.

The previous life in the slums has made Li Lei's personality instinct integrate a hint of wolf nature, and the standard is supreme.

If you want to make a lot of money as soon as possible, you must step on other people's heads as soon as possible. After learning about the brutal mechanics of professional football, especially the goalkeeper being the most difficult of the 11 positions on the field, he saw Howard and Carroll as his biggest rivals, rather than teammates on a team.

Therefore, from the beginning, he had no intention of establishing a good relationship with these two people. Anyway, sooner or later, it will be hostile, so he won't spend this unjust effort. It is precisely because of this that even if he has been treated with a lot of cold eyes from Carol these days, he doesn't care at all, isn't it a matter of course for your opponent to treat you like this.

In fact, it is no secret that he and Carroll have an awkward relationship within the team, and just by looking at the old fritters such as Giggs and Scholes, they have completely understood what is wrong between the two.

In line with the obligation of the big brother in the locker room, at first, they also had the idea of coming forward to ease the relationship between Carol and Li Lei.

But Carol was afraid that Li Lei, Ferguson's new favorite, would squeeze out his position, and Li Lei didn't care about the hypocrisy of teammates uniting and loving each other, and he had already made it clear that he wanted Carol's bottom of the buttocks, and he didn't hide the idea at all, in such a situation, how could this essential contradiction in survival be resolved.

Fortunately, the two were not stupid enough to deteriorate the relationship in front of Ferguson, and Giggs and others, who were powerless to resolve, went with them.

Under such circumstances, although Li Lei would not play any unsavory tricks against Carol behind his back, it was impossible for him to see Carol well.

In fact, if it weren't for Ferguson's concerns, he would have wanted to curse Carroll for three more big mistakes at the moment, so that Manchester United would lose the first league game of the new season and cause a big upset. Because of this, it is the fastest way for him, a rookie goalkeeper, to ascend to the position.

Therefore, this sinister and careful thought in his heart at this moment is already the kindest idea he can think of.

But think about it, in the next 10 minutes of the first half, Manchester United has been in control of the scene, without letting Bolton set off a counterattack high * tide, Carroll, who is basically difficult to appear in the broadcast camera, did not make any mistakes and imagination as Li Lei expected, and the score of 2:1 was maintained until the end of halftime.

But that's not good news for United, at least not to Ferguson's satisfaction. Regardless of whether United are a cut above Bolton, a one-goal lead will always be the most unsafe score on the pitch. In particular, seeing that the team is in good shape today and he can still seal the victory as soon as possible, this is even more unsatisfactory to him.

It's just that this is not enough for him to get angry and turn on the hair dryer, but at least knocking and knocking is inevitable. However, to Li Lei's surprise, Ferguson only expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's slackness in attack in the last 10 minutes of the first half, and did not criticize Carroll, who made a low-level mistake in the first half, which directly caused Manchester United to concede a goal, but also comforted a few words.

As a legendary coach of a generation, how could Ferguson express extreme dissatisfaction with the main starters he arranged because of one or two low-level mistakes on the field, especially in the position where stability is the most important goalkeeper.

After all, this is not the slum he is familiar with, not the kind of black zone where making a mistake often means complete failure or even losing a life. Professional football, while brutally competitive, is quite a legitimate place to work, not as extreme as the ghetto.

This point still needs to be slowly ignored by Li Lei in the future. As for now, a small disappointment in his heart is naturally inevitable. Glancing at Carol, who was sitting not far from him, he inevitably felt a sense of pity in his heart.

From a goalkeeper's point of view, just from Carroll's low-level high-pitch mistake in the first half, he could sense just how bad the Northern Irishman was today. And, from what he usually knows about Carroll, he also knows that the Northern Ireland goalkeeper is not a goalkeeper who is good at adjusting his form at all.

In other words, in the second half, although Carroll will be in good spirits because of the mistakes in the first half, he will not improve much in his real state.

In such a situation, if Ferguson can be harsh and angry in the 15 minutes of the half-time break, and put more pressure on him, Li Lei believes that if there is a chance, Carroll will make the same low-level mistakes in the second half as he did in the first half.

But Ferguson is Ferguson after all, although he has the idea of cultivating Li Lei with all his might, but that is only for the future, not for the sake of making Li Lei the main goalkeeper of Manchester United now. At least, until now, his thoughts have not changed.

Therefore, he naturally will not deal with Carol, who directly led to the team's goal conceded in the first half, as Li Lei thought.

Faced with such a situation, Li Lei's tall and burly body softened in his seat as if he had lost his strength, and he was bored, and he didn't pay attention to what Ferguson said in the next halftime.

And just like that, 15 minutes were about to pass quickly. Before the 11 players who started the game, Ferguson and Manchester United's coaching staff walked out of the dressing room with substitutes like Li Lei. Among them, Li Lei, who was still a little unmotivated, walked slowly to the end.

"If you want to substitute me on the field, eat! Yellow-skinned monkey!! ”

At this moment, suddenly a provocative voice with a low tone and a cold tone reached his ears.

Because of this, Li Lei suddenly cheered up, his eyes froze, the cold light suddenly shone around, and his face instantly turned cold. When he turned his head, he saw Carol looking at him with a grim and smug face.

I have to say that Carol still has some brains. Because, at this time, when Ferguson left and the relieved Manchester United players were chatting in the locker room, or making final preparations for the game, the words he said in a very low volume behind Li Lei just now could only be heard by Li Lei, and the others had no time to react.

And then, once Li Lei is angered by his words, then in the eyes of other Manchester United players, I am afraid that what I see is the picture of Li Lei taking the lead in stirring up trouble.

But how could Carol's cleverness get a good idea of Li Lei, who waded through a lot of troubled waters in the slums. After turning his head, Li Lei's expression instantly changed from cold to smiling, as friendly as he wanted, as friendly as he was.

This kind of instantaneous face-changing kung fu made Carol stunned all of a sudden. Then, before he could react, Li Lei suddenly stepped forward and gave him a hug as if encouraging him.

But only Carol herself knows that under Li Lei's friendly face, there is a heart that will be reciprocated.

"yes, I don't think so. I have a hunch that you will continue to make mistakes in the second half. Then, you'll push me yourself. I want to thank you here in advance, stupid white pig! While hugging, Li Lei also whispered in Carol's ear.

The same whisper, the same sinister and provocative tone.

Then, Li Lei let go of Carol. He patted Carol on the shoulder very devotedly and made a friendly look of encouragement before turning around and walking outside the locker room.

Looking at his back, Carol's face instantly turned blue with anger, and it was ugly and a little hideous. From the moment Ferguson sent Li Lei in the Community Shield instead of him, the sense of existential crisis in his heart made him jealous of Li Lei, a football rookie with a colorful head.

In addition to the natural and unchangeable competitive relationship between him and Li Lei, perhaps Ferguson's various treatments and preferences for Li Lei are what make this Northern Ireland goalkeeper with average talent and no highlights in his career the biggest dislike for Li Lei.

Why is this yellow rookie?! He's only been training for more than 1 month?! Why did he ?!!

At this moment, although Carol tried his best to hide his anger, in the depths of his eyes, the flame of jealousy that was burning could not be hidden.

The fire is overwhelming, and it is extremely hot!

Sooner or later, this fire will burn on himself.

Perhaps, in the second half.