"I said......" After a while, Russell's voice sounded behind Chu Zhongtian again. Why are we fighting so much? ”

Chu Zhongtian didn't answer, and Russell continued.

"I wanted to make you ugly, but I was unlucky. After every training session, I was seen as a joke. Did I get any benefit from you making a fool of yourself? ”

"You made a fool of yourself, and I didn't get any benefit." Chu Zhongtian didn't have a good airway.

"yes, as a result, the two of us became fools in the eyes of others." Russell, behind him, sighed and fell silent again.

Chu Zhongtian could sense the change in Russell's tone, and he remembered what Emily had said to him yesterday.

He's here to play, not to get angry with someone......

"Since it's no good, and you've become a fool, why do you want to keep fighting?" He asked.

"That'...... Don't fight? Russell, who was behind him, hesitated and asked.

"Stop fighting." Chu Zhongtian replied categorically, and when he said this, his heart suddenly seemed to be removed from a big stone, and he suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

"Really don't fight?"

"It's really not fighting."

"Hey...... Ha! Hahaha! Russell burst into laughter. After laughing, he was a little frustrated: "Sooner this day, we won't have to suffer here this afternoon......"

"Looks like you're well-rested." When Chu Zhongtian was about to say something, Braham returned. He looked at the two men sitting on the grass and said. "Then let's go ahead and do the outside instep pass practice, or the two-touch limit......"

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Enfield Town had just scored a goal to level the score at 2-1 and looked to be hopeful of an equaliser. The home fans chanted from the stands: "One more goal!!" They haven't won a game, and it's the same today! ”

"! It's so contemptuous of people! Hearing such shouts from the stands, the Wimbledon players were furious.

"I can't blame others, our performance was really bad before...... "There are also people in the team who are calmer.

"Anyway, after losing nine games in a row, I've lost enough!" Joe Schilling waved his arm hard, "I don't want to lose again!" ”

"Me too." Andy Sullivan stepped up.

Gavin Borger didn't care about worrying about what happened to his good friend who was far away at the King's Ranch, and he spat out, "Damn! They score our goals, we score them! Without Alai, I can organize an attack! ”

"You better pass me the ball on the wing." Schilling said, "Your crosses are much more accurate than your passes. ”

Someone in the team laughed.

"Alright, guys." Captain Kevin Cooper slapped his face, "It's only been 52 minutes, we still have time, and the lead is us, score another goal against them, and open up the score!" ”

Seeing the players meet off the pitch and then return to their respective positions, Eames laughed: "It just looks like a team......

Ingrid reminded him: "Should you give me the hundred pounds you lost?" ”

Eames turned to look at him strangely: "What hundred pounds?" ”

"Don't pretend to be confused! We made a bet before, and I said that your method would not work to resolve the conflict between Chu and Russell, and then we made a bet that if I lose and give you a hundred, you lose to me a hundred ......"

"Ah...... But I haven't lost yet, Nicky. Eames laughed.

"Come less, Terry. You've got them all out of the roster, isn't that admitting defeat? Ingrid looked at his partner triumphantly.

"Hah! Not necessarily. I just don't think there's any need for my two main players to waste energy against a weak opponent like Enfield. ”

"The main player? That's too far-fetched, Terry. Two main players who messed up as soon as they got on the pitch? I've never seen anyone like that who can be a main player. "Ingrid decided that Eames was going to pay the bill.

"If it's not the main players, why would I play them for nine games in a row?"

'Eighty percent of the players here and you've got them to play nine games in a row. Ingrid pointed to the bench and said with a blank face.

"But only the two of them were on the court at the same time." Eames shook his head.

"That's what I find weird, Terry. Why? You know it's terrible to have both of them play at the same time......"

"Because they're the heart of the team going forward." Eames' answer startled Ingrid.

"Are you kidding, Terry. I know that Russell has the best technique and Chu has the best physical fitness...... But what does this have to do with the core? The two of them don't pass the ball to each other, they don't like the eyes, and they want to make a fool of each other, how can such two people become the core of the team? ”

Eames wanted to continue to explain, but his eyes saw Joe Schilling dribble the ball to the edge of the box and distribute the ball to the wing, Gavin Borger received the ball and was temporarily unmarked, and he changed the line and went straight into the box!

Seeing this, how can you care about solving Ingrid's doubts? Eames got straight from his seat and waited to cheer on the goal.

"Stop him!" There was an exclamation from the home team's bench next to him.

"Pass, Gavin!" On the bench, Kevin Cooper had already seen Kevin Cooper cut in at high speed, just waiting for a shot, and they were all clamoring.

As soon as Bolger looked up, he saw Cooper and quickly passed the football sideways at his feet. Cooper, who has played for a number of teams, has a lot of experience and is a bit better than the players on the field. When he entered the goal area, he relied on his experience to lean on the opposing defender, and when Borger's ball came over, he easily swept sideways, and the ball rolled from the opponent's goalkeeper's armpit into the net.

"Beautiful! Ha! Eames shouted.

Ingrid didn't bother to question him, and jumped up and raised his arms in cheer.

Wimbledon was even more huddled on the bench.

The Wimbledon fans in the stands danced excitedly and chanted: "The championship is ours!!" ”

It was only a minute since they conceded......

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"What do you think the game should look like now?" The two men were ten yards apart, passing the ball with the outside of their instep while talking about the game they were more concerned about.

"I think we should win." Russell said with certainty.

"Why?" Chu Zhongtian asked.

"Enfield Town is a very weak team. But more importantly, there are no two of us in the team now...... Yes! Russell couldn't help but exclaim, because the ball passed to Chu Zhongtian was kicked crookedly. If Chu Zhongtian didn't receive the ball, it would be the responsibility of the passer, and they would have to redo this set of five pass drills.

Seeing that the football was about to fly out from the other side, Chu Zhongtian had no intention of giving up. He rushed out and unloaded the football with his toes, although he stopped at the football, he obviously couldn't pass the ball back to Russell when he touched the ball for the second time, because Chu Zhongtian had lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground.

Coach Breham, who was supervising next to him, said with a blank face: "Let's do it again." ”

Chu Zhongtian got up, and Russell said to him a little apologetically, "Uh...... I didn't mean to......" He was worried that Chu Zhongtian would think he was playing tricks on him again.

"I know." Chu Zhongtian patted the grass clippings and dirt stuck to his thighs.

"But you're really good......" At a distance of more than five meters just now, Chu Zhongtian moved on the spot without sprinting and running, and stepped over in one step, if it was Russell, he thought he couldn't do it. It's not explosiveness, it's reaction speed...... Because at the moment when he passed the ball crookedly, he saw that Chu Zhongtian was ready to shift his center of gravity to that side. Players are always sensitive to the shift of the center of gravity of the body, and he can see at a glance that Chu Zhongtian is planning to go in that direction. "It's amazing, you seem to ...... Knowing I'm going to kick in that direction. ”

"Intuition." Chu Zhongtian shrugged at Russell.

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In the 73rd minute, Enfield Town scored another goal to level the score at 2:3.

"What a tenacious ......," Ingrid muttered as he sat on the bench.

"433 looks good offensively, but the defense is too weak......" Eames next to him muttered to himself, "substitutions." He started to get up and point out a couple of substitutes to warm up.

The game has entered the white-hot stage, and the Enfield Town team, who have narrowed the gap to one goal, are in high spirits and hope to equalize or even complete the comeback in the final ten minutes.

Emily in the stands watched nervously on the field, and the darkness did not affect her in the slightest. Worries about Chu Zhongtian were also put aside. She and her companions were nervously looking forward to the team's first victory.

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"You did a good job of passing the ball, now let's head the ball." Braham looked up at the sky, it was a little late, but it wasn't in the way. Anyway, if today's training subjects are not completed, these two boys will not be allowed to go home.

As soon as he heard that he was going to practice heading, Russell's face showed embarrassment, and he also looked up at the sky. It took too much time to pass the ball because of Chu Zhongtian's mistakes, and now it's his turn to head the ball that he is not good at...... If you continue at this pace, it is estimated that you will not be able to practice ball control practice until it gets dark. There doesn't seem to be any floodlights in this stadium......

"Pass the ball to each other with your head in a group of five. Do five sets of two minutes of rest. Braham succinctly stated the training requirements and let the two of them begin to practice. He stepped aside to overseer.

The first ball Russell passed badly, and he used too much force, directly over Chu Zhongtian's head.

"Do it all over again." Braham's emotionless voice rang out to the side.

"You're pushing too hard, pay attention to controlling your waist and abdomen." Chu Zhongtian suddenly spoke.

Suddenly being taught by this Chinese kid, Russell is still a little unaccustomed.

The next ball is deflected.

"Do it all over again."

"Don't close your eyes so you don't know if the top of the ball is in the right direction. Don't the coaches of Wimbledon teach headers? Although he had already said that he would not fight, Chu Zhongtian couldn't help but ridicule Russell as soon as he opened his mouth.

Russell pouted: "I don't like headers. ”

Chu Zhongtian sighed: "It's a pity for your height. "Russell is 1.88 meters tall, Chu Zhongtian is 1.80 meters, if he has Russell's height, he will definitely make football in the air from now on.

Russell was looked down on by the opponent on the header, so he naturally wanted to find some ground. "It's a pity for your body. If I were your body, no one would want to break the ball from under my feet. ”

"Then let's get the two of them together." Chu Zhongtian suddenly said a sentence, which made Russell couldn't help laughing.

"Then it's obviously just me making the head." Russell, who was taller, said with some smugness.

"Autobots, shapeshift!" He pushed the ball from Chu Zhongtian's zenith back hard.

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"A few minutes?" Eames asked casually.

Ingrid raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "Five minutes." ”

"Hmm......" He stopped talking, just watched the court distracted.

The score is still 3:2, and his team is ahead. However, the opponent's offensive is also fierce. He's got the whole team back on the line, and the offensive players have basically been replaced.

"I think it's okay." Ingrid comforted him and at the same time comforted himself.

The Wimbledon players on the bench were clearly more nervous and excited than their coaches, and they got up from the bench, stood on the sidelines and yelled inside: "Hold on for five more minutes and we'll win!" ”

"Hold on, you must hold on!"

"Don't dribble in the back! Get out of here! ”

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"Now let's have a header." Breham came to goal with two men. "I'll throw it with my hands, Russell, you'll be in charge of attacking, and you'll be in charge of defense. Whether it's offensive or defensive, it's only allowed to use the head, do you understand? ”

"Understood, Coach."

"Come on, I'm going to start."

After the two men were in place, Braham threw the ball in front of the goal, this time closer to Russell, and before Chu Zhongtian could go up, Russell had already jumped up with a header to attack the goal without being marked. But these few undisturbed headers hit the goal, and Russell flew straight into the head.

Chu Zhongtian suddenly laughed. Russell glared.

"Chu, what are you laughing at? Should you jump up and interfere, what are you watching from below? Braham criticized Chu Zhongtian.

"Uh......" Chu Zhongtian didn't expect to be criticized.

This time it was Russell's turn to laugh at him in turn. "Hah! Ha! ”

Next time, Chu Zhongtian held back his strength and grabbed the ball in front of Russell and pushed it out, not only that, but he also knocked Russell who jumped to the ground.

", foul!" Russell, who was lying on the ground, raised his arms and shouted.

"Reasonable collision." Chu Zhongtian shook his finger at him, he was imitating NBA star Mutombo, the African mountain who would make this move every time he blocked an opponent's shot, to tell the opponent: You can't.

The confrontational training aroused the competitive spirit of the two men, and although they had already shaken hands, it did not prevent them from wanting to beat each other in football.

"Come again! I'm going to get the ball in front of you! ”

"Dreaming!"

Braham looked at the two young men arguing in the sunset, and his eyes narrowed with laughter.

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"Toot, toot, toot-" The referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the game.

Eames got up and hugged Ingrid as he finally won his first game in charge of the team. It's ten games, it's not easy!

The players on the bench beside him had already rushed to the pitch as soon as possible, howling and jumping towards their teammates. Although this is a cup championship in the nature of a friendly match, it is always a champion. For a team that has only been established for more than a month, is basically composed entirely of amateur and semi-professional players, and has lost nine games in a row, even a championship of this level is enough for all of them to be excited.

Emily and her companions in the stands were collectively clapping and clapping and chanting Wimbledon's name.

"Wimbledon! Wimbledon! Wimbledon!! ”

The shout came as head coach Eames received the small silver trophy from the tournament organisers.

The Wimbledon players then took the trophy and ran under the stands of the away fans to applaud the fans who came to cheer them on, thanking them for their continued support after nine consecutive defeats, without which the title might not have been possible.

At this time, Emily remembered Chu Zhongtian again. It would be nice to have his face in the group of people in front of you......

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ps, about the relationship between Russell and Chu, casually say a few words.

Not everyone who goes against the protagonist is going to die, especially since he is actually useful to the protagonist.

It's impossible for the club to sell them, because even if they want to sell, there have to be teams that want to buy them. Of course, professional teams don't have this problem, but the situation of amateur teams in the ninth league is completely different from professional teams, they are not qualified to say that they can sell whoever they sell, they can fire Russell and Chuzhong, but they have to lose money, because the two sides have signed a labor contract, it is not as simple as saying that it is open, and whether this is worth it is another matter for the amateur team. In addition, the two of them have a conflict, which is not a big deal for the club, so why should they be expelled? Do you want to say that it affects the grades? What qualifications does a team that has only been established for a month have the qualifications to expect results, and besides, they are all warm-up games that no longer focus on the process with scores......

The contradiction between the two people is not a big deal -- it is caused by the young man's refusal to admit defeat; It's not too small to say - the snowball gets bigger and bigger under their respective tempers. But in fact, it is not a great contradiction in itself, but no one wants to admit defeat first, so it has become like this.

Eames wants them to realize their mistakes, not simply pulling together and chatting a few words, and then shaking hands even if they are reconciled, it is too fake. Therefore, it is necessary to use a means to make them realize for themselves what they are wrong and how stupid they are, and self-reflection is more effective than others pointing out mistakes.

So he spent a month exacerbating the conflict between the two men, and then excluded both of them from the "important game" that needed to compete for the championship, and the contrast caused by the act of adding fuel to the fire and then throwing it into the freezer can make the proud Russell and Chu calm down and reflect on what they have done - for the sake of a moment of anger, but forget the original purpose of their visit: to play football.

The advantage of this is that it can be done once and for all, and there are no sequelae of complete cure. It's much better than forcing the two of them to reconcile, but they disobey each other.

Some say that a month was wasted like that. Not necessarily. The run-in team is running in, and it's not that there is no one without their two teams, and to be fair to say that losing so many games is not a problem for Russell and Chu, AFC Wimbledon has just been established for a month, almost all of them are composed of fans, and they have played nine games in a row before their physical fitness has been pulled up, and it is not surprising that they have lost all of them, after all, they have only been established for a month, and many players may not even remember the names of their teammates, after all, this team has a first-team lineup of as many as sixty-six people, with a lot of liquidity. Maybe someone I saw a lot in the first few training sessions never came back again. Players who played in the first game are never in the squad again.

It's all true.

In this way, the real AFC Wimbledon lost all nine warm-up games before the first season, and the score and opponents were exactly the same as in the novel, but I didn't deliberately do it to highlight the contradiction between the two men. What does this mean? It shows that whether there is Russell and Chu or not, the strength of the team is there, whether it should lose or lose.

The real Wimbledon had a bumpy first half of the season before getting better in the second half. This shows that they have been running in the team throughout the first half of the season, looking for tacit understanding and suitable tactics and lineups.

Now Russell and Chu Zhongtian are shaking hands and making peace, because Russell will be a very, very important figure for Chu Zhongtian in the future, and it will even affect his future goals and the entire development trajectory.

However, due to the reason why he made the protagonist very unhappy, so it also made some readers unhappy, Russell's ending was not too good...... Of course, at the end of the novel, he is also a very important character and will reappear~~

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