Chapter 8: You Are a Hero When You Leave; You're a legend when you come back!
The European summer transfer window opened on July 1, and now it is only mid-to-late June, even if the agreement between the New York Red Bulls and Atletico Madrid has been initialed, but the official contract has not yet been signed, so in fact, Qin Shou is still a member of the New York Red Bulls at the moment.
So he still qualifies to play for the New York Red Bulls.
And this weekend's game against the San Jose Earthquakes will be Qin Shou's farewell performance with the major leagues.
When he was in the players' tunnel, Qin Shou and his teammates shook hands and hugged one by one, and each teammate would also send blessings to him.
"Come on, Qin!"
"Don't come back if you don't mix well, Qin!"
"I already knew, Qin, you won't stay here for long! Ha, sure enough! ”
"Remember to sign me a few more names before you go, maybe it will be worth a lot of money in the future!"
Although he didn't stay in New York Red Bull for a long time, and he was loaned to the UK for a few months in between, Qin Shou has a very good relationship with these players, unlike the UK, although there is competition between them, it is not as fierce as the UK, and almost everyone is friendly in addition to the competition.
As we all know, the United States is a country of immigrants, although this country has such and such disadvantages and shortcomings, but it is very inclusive, and American cowboys also recognize strength, and they admire whoever is strong. And Qin Shou has led the team to win continuously in the past few months, and there is no one who is not convinced by Qin Shou.
And star stars like Henry and Max, to put it bluntly, they just came to the United States to "retire", and there is nothing to fight with Qin Shou, after all, they can't play football for a few years, and it doesn't make much sense to fight around, plus Qin Shou's relationship with them as teachers and friends, watching Qin Shou become more and more mature, they will even have a sense of achievement.
When he walked in front of Henry, the French superstar, who had always taken good care of Qin Shou, patted Qin Shou on the shoulder: "Boy, I can't go to Europe with you this time, take care of yourself." ”
"Thanks, Thierry."
For Henry, Qin Shou has always been very grateful in his heart. The other party poured out his experience, skills and his perception of football, but never asked for anything in return, in Qin Shou's heart, Henry was like his "mentor", guiding him step by step to the highest stage of football.
Henry looked at Qin Shou, whose face was becoming more and more resolute and mature, as if he saw him when he was young, he was so high-spirited in the past, he was also full of ambition on the stage of Europe's top league, he was also at a low point, but he slowly got up after the trough, and finally reborn at Arsenal......
"Firm up your beliefs, Qin, go on." Henry spoke softly again and stroked Qin Shou's head.
He originally wanted to warn Qin Shou and restrain his fiery temper, but when the words came to his lips, he finally gave up, if Qin Shou changed himself, would it still be the same Qin Shou? It's not bad now, every genius has his own character, and this kind of character may make him successful, or maybe let him experience more setbacks.
The future, who knows?
"Thank you, Thierry."
Qin Shou thanked him for the second time and hugged Henry tightly.
"Come on, Qin!"
Max walked over, he took his captain's armband in his hand, the hand stretched out in mid-air paused, thought about it, and personally put it on Qin Shou's right arm.
"Today you are the protagonist, you are our captain! Let's go and say goodbye to the fans here with a victory! ”
Max patted Qin Shou on the shoulder and walked away with a smile.
Looking at Max's figure walking away, Qin Shou retracted his gaze, tapped his left hand twice on the armband with the Red Bull team crest on his right arm, and slowly walked to the end of the team.
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The tournament hasn't started yet, but the Red Bull Park Stadium, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people, is already full. Densely packed with human heads bouncing in the stands, countless banners and slogans in the air, and the Red Bulls' anthem reverberated throughout the stadium without stopping for a moment.
This is Qin Shou's last game at the New York Red Bulls, and after this game, Qin Shou will travel to Spain to pursue their own football path.
Red Bull Park has never been so enthusiastic as it is at this moment, and tens of thousands of fans did not sit in their seats, singing and dancing, while chanting Qin Shou's name, and then quietly waiting for their children to play.
Some loyal Red Bull fans played the slogan: Qin, you will never leave!; There are also five or six-year-old boys sitting on their father's shoulders, shouting Qin Shou's name in a childish voice, the little boy is wearing a Qin Shou jersey printed with No. 28, and waving a small poster of Qin Shou in his hand; There is also a ******** bewitching blonde who painted Qin Shou's jersey number on her face and yelled loudly to give Qin Shou a monkey; Some Chinese students in the United States are using Chinese to call Qin Shou's name over and over again......
Old Carl and his drinking friends also came to the scene, just like Qin Shou when he first played for the New York Red Bulls, they were still dressed in an alternative and funny way, they still brought gongs, drums, guitars and other tools into the court, and they sang and danced in the stands, completely like the image of a "middle-aged and elderly choir...... Not far from them, Uncle Huang and Pork Chop John also came with members of the school team, carrying huge banners and pictorials with Qin Shou's portrait, which clearly wrote in English and Chinese - When you leave, you are a hero; When you return, you're a legend!
In the midst of the noise at Red Bull Park, the two teams finally walked out of the tunnel of the players. The cheers at the scene rose several decibels again, "Qin, Qin, Qin!" The roar was endless.
'It's Thierry who is playing now. Henry. He was followed by Cahill, then ......" The commentator quickly and absentmindedly broadcast the Red Bull players to the fans, and when the last figure walked out of the roof of the tunnel, his voice suddenly became extremely high-pitched, "The last player to play is ......"
He didn't call out his name, and the fans at the scene cooperated to help him pick it up.
"Qin-"
"Yes, it's Qin! He was the captain of the game! Guys, let's greet our children and our ...... with the fiercest and most turbulent sounds. Hero! ”
"Boom~"
Tens of thousands of fans shouted in unison, as if the mountains were shaking.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Qin Shou's body, and under their gaze, this handsome-faced Chinese teenager slowly raised his head, smiled, stretched out his hand, and waved gently towards the stands on all sides.
"Qin-"
The scene was furious again, this time, like an invading torrent, unstoppable.
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The competition kicked off with cheers and applause.
This is Qin Shou's last game with the New York Red Bulls, so Qin Shou has shown extraordinary effort, constantly running, constantly scrambling, constantly passing, and constantly inserting the attack...... The teammates also seem to understand Qin Shou's mood, in the last battle, he wants to use the most perfect way to say goodbye to the fans here!
The teammates kept handing the ball to Qin Shou, allowing Qin Shou to choose any way to deal with the football. Today, in this meadow, Qin Shou is the absolute protagonist!
The San Jose Earthquakes are also a strong team in the major leagues, and they can easily make the playoffs almost every season. But today, the frenzied momentum of the New York Red Bulls makes them timid, and the crazy Red Bull players on the field make them feel a sense of powerlessness of "I am a fish, and a knife is a sword".
The New York Red Bulls' goal came early, but it was not Qin Shou who scored.
In an attack, Qin Shou picked up a pass, and Henry, who was full of tacit understanding with Qin Shou, successfully countered offside, broke into the penalty area with a single knife, and hit the far corner.
1:0。
After Henry scored, he just gave Qin Shou a thumbs up from afar, and then rushed into the goalkeeper to pick up the football and quickly ran back to the center circle. He didn't know what Qin Shou's luck was today, so he had to hurry up and restart the game so that Qin Shou would have more time to complete the goal.
After taking the lead, the New York Red Bulls continued to attack frantically and soon scored again.
In the twenty-seventh and thirty-ninth minutes, Red Bull scored two more goals. However, the scorer was still not Qin Shou, who once again contributed two assists, Thierry Henry scored twice, and Cahill also scored a goal with his head.
"Get one! Enter one! ”
"Qin! Score, please! ”
"We want to see your goals again! It will be our best memory! ”
The atmosphere in the stands is still fierce, but the fans have turned their cheers into prayers, their wish is simple, they need Qin Shou to score! They want to see Qin Shou's wonderful goal again in this farewell battle!
Red Bulls led by three goals in the first half, and after exchanging venues in the second half, the game resumed.
The New York Red Bulls, who have a three-goal lead, still refuse to give up because their protagonist Qin Shou has yet to score. Three assists are not enough, what they want is, goals!
The Red Bull players are like red-eyed executioners, and they won't let go of their butcher's knives until they have fulfilled their purpose!
In the 59th minute, winger Landes received a return pass from Henry in front of the penalty area and fired a powerful shot to expand the score to 4:0.
In the 73rd minute, Max also scored, he suddenly burst into the box, received a cross from the wing Landes, and smashed the ball into the net with his head.
The team has a five-goal lead, but the fans are still not satisfied, and their most anticipated scene has not yet come.
Eighty minutes into the game, Red Bull's substitutes were already warming up on the sidelines. The faces of the fans began to become anxious, and they knew very well that the head coach Dietmar was about to replace Qin Shou and let Qin Shou accept the cheers of the fans in the stadium.
Could it be that Qin Shou really didn't have the luck of scoring today? Could it be that in this farewell battle, their wishes really cannot be fulfilled?
It's really unwilling......
The fans' worries did not become a reality, and when the substitute players were already standing on the sidelines with the assistant coach, Qin Shou's goal finally arrived!
Qin Shou once again showed his dreamy dance steps to the fans, he was like an elf, dancing in the front court, and all the defenders who were blocking him were shaken by him one by one. After shaking three defenders in a row, Qin Shou, who broke into the front of the penalty area, blasted through the opponent's goal with his trademark powerful shot!
After Qin Shou shot the football, he turned around and ran to the fan stands. He didn't have to look back, he knew it was going to go in.
The long-simmered emotions flare up again, and Red Bull Park is in a frenzy.
Qin Shou ran through like the wind, with the north stand and the south stand...... As soon as he passed a place, the cheers suddenly increased.
Qin Shou finally stopped running, and he used a gliding way to throw himself on the lawn. He closed his eyes, grabbed the Red Bull crest on his chest, and kissed him affectionately.
Goodbye, my friend!
Goodbye, my team!
The atmosphere of the scene was still frenetic, the shouts of "Qin" resounded through the heavens and the earth, and in the bright night sky, the huge banner fluttered high in the wind - when you left, you were a hero; When you return, you're a legend!