Chapter 108: Victory Requires Bloodshed and Sacrifice
"Underestimate the enemy! is our biggest problem! "Stuart. Murdoch told his players in the dressing room that the players were not in high spirits and reacted little to his generous statements.
"I ask you to be serious in the second half, the opponent in front of you is just an amateur team, as long as you can get serious, it will not be a problem to beat them at all!"
Leo Cook looked very scrappy, he clenched his fists and listened carefully to what his boss said, thinking that what the boss said was right.
But then he was criticized by his boss: "Nigel. Your performance in the first half was terrible! Can't even deal with an amateur player? β
The anger in Leo Cook's heart was ignited, and the No. 8 player made him very unhappy and unhappy. In the second half, you must give him a little bit of power!
Murdoch also added fuel to the fire: "You've been selected for England's under-19 team!" You are the star of hope! You've got to show a little bit of strength! β
Leo Cook was distraught by what he yelled at, but he couldn't shut up his boss, or it would be his turn to clean up.
He just clenched his fists tightly and stared at some water bottle through gritted teeth.
In the visitors' dressing room, Eames was praising his team's performance, but his praise was to the point: "You guys did a great job, but that's about it. Know that our goal is not to come here and score a goal, but to win the game and eliminate them! So we had to keep playing like that in the second half, and in the first half we defended very well against a couple of key players. Chu your little action is very good, continue to harass that Leo Cook in the second half, although he is the captain, he is only nineteen years old, the same age as you, he is not much more mature than you, provoke him and make him lose his cool. β
Chu Zhongtian nodded.
'We tightened our defence in the second half and waited for an opportunity to counter-attack. The opponent's counterattack will be very, very fierce, but as long as you can hold the first 25 minutes, the opponent will be impatient, and then it will be our chance! Try to take every opportunity from a set-piece. Less than the last second, I didn't hear the referee's three whistles, don't let me relax in advance! β
β»β»β» At the beginning of the second half, Chu Zhongtian was still following Leo Cook, and after a few fights, he could feel that Rio Cook's mentality was not very balanced. It looked like his small actions in the first half had a point.
Chu Zhongtian thought of the words of the boss Eames, so he used his knee to the back of Leo Cook's thigh.
As soon as Leo Cook received the ball, he felt a tingling pain in his right thigh, he gasped in pain, and passed the football before the opponent grabbed the ball, but the pain in his thigh muscles still stimulated his cranial nerves, and he was now full of anger, feeling that the Oriental man behind him was too despicable and shameless!
Anger clouded his mind, and the thought of revenge instantly took over all of his brain, and the fire burned brightly, and there was only one thought in his mind: "Give that kid a look!" β
Leo Cook turned around and elbowed and smashed it firmly on Chu Zhongtian's forehead.
I saw that Chu Zhongtian's head was biased, and it seemed that he had not been hit. But when he reached out and covered the corners of his eyes, bright red blood soon oozed from between his fingers!
He's hurt!
The referee's whistle sounded.
"Oh my God...... What did he do? Mortenson exclaimed from the commentary bench, "An elbow strike! Now Leo Cook is finished! β
"Damn it!" Wimbledon manager Stuart. When Murdoch saw this scene from the sidelines, he held his head in his hands and scolded. He knew it was a red card, and he couldn't escape.
Seeing that his teammates were bleeding from the elbow, Wimbledon teammates rushed up and surrounded the beating Leo Cook in the middle, and they were almost about to do it directly in the excitement, and the Wimbledon players also rushed to protect their captain. For a moment, the situation on the field was tense, and the fans in the stands let out loud boos, expressing strong indignation at Riocook's elbow just now.
"Son of a bitch! You have the ability to come at me! "Charles. Philip was so excited in the stands that Kenny had to hug him for fear that he would jump off again in the first place.
"Hitting people and giving birth to babies has no asshole!!" Even Yang Yang scolded him.
"This bastard!" Emily didn't care about any image either, and raised her middle finger downward, booing Leo Cook incessantly.
"I used to like to watch him play...... Jackson also looked dissatisfied, "Leo Cook's performance disappointed me!" β
Riocook's elbow shattered the illusion in the hearts of those who still had the last vestiges of affection for this team - they were never the same people again.
β»β»β» "God, you bleed......" Gavin. Borjie watched Chu Zhongtian take his hand, and there was a hole in the corner of his eye, and blood was flowing out of it, down his cheeks, all the way to his chin. He exclaimed.
Chu Zhongtian wiped it and looked down at the red blood stains in his palm.
"Fuck ......," he whispered, "that kid is so ruthless......"
"You need to be treated! Doctor! Our team medic ......," Borger shouted, halfway through remembering that they didn't have a medic...... "What a fucking bastard!" β
Head Coach John Terry. Eames and assistant coach Nicky. When Ingrid saw this scene off the field, his first instinct was to go to the team doctor, but they behaved the same as Borger - they all bowed their heads and cursed. The club borrowed money to buy the Kings Ranch this season, and the budget was tight, so even the team doctor worked part-time...... Today, the part-time team doctor happened to have something to do.
Eames got up and went to the fourth official and explained the situation to him, hoping that he would be able to figure it out.
After listening to his story, the fourth official thought to himself - what an amateur team really deserves, but such an amateur team is ahead of a first-division team away from home...... He nodded: "I'll help you ask the home team to see if you can get their team doctor to help." β
"Thank you so much, sir!" Eames breathed a sigh of relief when he heard him say this.
"It's my job." The fourth official shrugged and turned to walk towards the home coach.
Murdoch was still angry at Leocook's unnecessary foul - as the captain of the team, he would lose his cool because of the entanglement of an amateur team, and do something as bad as elbowing his opponent, and still in such an important game...... It's just, it's just that he doesn't know what to say!
It was at this time that he saw the fourth official walking towards him. Is it to remind him to be careful to restrain the movements of his subordinates? Then it wasn't his instructions, and he didn't ask his players to switch to boxing with their opponents at halftime...... "Mr. Murdoch? The fourth official shouted.
"Is there anything going on, Mr. Fourth Officer?" Murdoch looked at him quizzically.
"That's right...... The away team has an injured player but they don't have a team doctor, can you ask your team doctor to help with the injured player's wounds? The fourth official pointed to Chu Zhongtian, who was being pushed down by Borger. He didn't continue to cover his wounds, half of his face was covered in blood, and he looked shocked.
Murdoch took a look, then nodded: "No problem, this is what we should do." "That's right, if his player hurts the other team, then it makes sense to go out and treat it himself. Not only that, but he also hopes that this move will make the referee feel less bad for them, and not be too embarrassed for his team in future games...... He turned around and hooked his hand to the coach's box: "James, you go and treat the wound of the injured player and stop the bleeding and bandage him." β
"Okay, boss." Team Doctor James. Cartel (james_carter) kicked the medical kit and reported to the court.
Over there, Chu Zhongtian was pushed off the field step by step by Boljie, and behind them was the clamor of players on both sides entangled and accusing each other.
"You go and stop the bleeding, no matter who you look for." Borger said to him, "You don't care about anything else!" β
Chu Zhongtian didn't feel the pain, he was just worried about whether the wound at the corner of his eye would affect his performance in the game.
It was really dangerous just now, if he hadn't avoided it in advance, it was estimated that the opponent's elbow would have hit him directly in the eye. At that time, I am afraid it will not be such a simple thing as bloodshed.
The other party is really ruthless...... Although he succeeded in provoking the other party, he paid a heavy price for not staying overnight.
The team doctor from Wimbledon ran up and said, "I'll stop the bleeding for you, wipe the blood clean first." β
Bolger was relieved when he saw the other team's doctor come up to help. After handing over Chu Zhongtian to the other party, he ran back, and he didn't know what the situation was.
β»β»β» Wimbledon and Wimbledon players huddled together and blamed each other.
"If it weren't for your small movements too much, how could Nigel lose his cool! It's all because of you, your players are injured, and I want to say they deserve it! β
"When I got the ball on the wing, which of your defenses wasn't a foul? Now your people are bleeding and in turn accuse us? "Lionar. Mogan was thrilled because he had been violated by opposing players many times. He even thought the beaten Wimbledon player was to blame, even though he didn't come to assault himself...... "It's you guys who play so dirty!" β
"Fuck your stinking fart!" Most of Wimbledon's players are fans, low-level players, so they don't have as many scruples as professional players, and they are more direct and popular when they talk.
Joe. Schilling opened his mouth to make a series of foul words, recreating his original style of being a scum in Chelsea's development team.
"You don't fucking play football all your life, do you? Haven't used a small action in your life? Now I'm starting to scream, call your mother quit! Go back to your mother's womb, a bunch of eggless cowards! "If it weren't for Kevin. Cooper pulled hard, and Shirin might have rushed up and fought with the other party. Chu Zhongtian is his good friend, his good friend was beaten on the head and bleeding, how could he still be calm?
"If you can't kick it, you can hit someone, you might as well practice boxing collectively, a bunch of miscellaneous people!" Steve. Gibson was young and vigorous, and he also became a pioneer in the scolding war.
The referee is sandwiched between the two pairs and asks them all to shut up, otherwise they will go on a killing spree!
It worked so well that the players on both teams shut up when they heard that the referee was going to turn into a dealing machine.
In the whole conflict, the culprit Leo Cook stood outside, deliberately protected by his teammates, and did not participate in it, if he not only took the lead in beating people, but also took the lead in scolding, then even if the head coach transformed into the demon king Satan, it is estimated that this fight is inevitable.
After the urge to elbow passed, Leo Cook had calmed down, and he turned his head to look at Chu Zhongtian, who was being treated by their team's team doctor on the sidelines. Although the No. 8's approach made him very unhappy, in all fairness, it didn't cause him much damage, it was all some hard injuries that hurt at once, and he also used this method when defending, which was not an unforgivable act. but his own elbow...... Not only did they cause damage to their opponents, but they were also sure to be sent off with a red card.
Sure enough, after dealing with the dispute between the two teams, the referee lined up everyone, walked up to Rio Cook, showed him the red card that he had already pinched in his hand, and pointed to the field at the same time, signaling him to leave the field.
β»β»β» "Red card! There is no doubt that this is indeed a foul that should be sent off directly! Leo Cook lost his cool and he deserved to be punished......" Mortenson said.
"But with one point behind, Wimbledon will be a difficult game...... Pierce muttered.
Mortensen looked excited: "Is this a good sign for Wimbledon? Ha! β
Riocook reluctantly took off the captain's armband and handed it to the equally young centre-back Leggat Wood. Leggerwood patted him on the shoulder and said nothing.
Wimbledon fans in the stands booed Leo Cook off the pitch.
When he walked to the sidelines, he turned a corner and walked towards Chu Zhongtian, who was still being treated.
James. The cartel had already taken care of Chu Zhongtian's wound, and the wound was not big, but the blood was a little scary at the beginning - a large part of it was because Chu Zhongtian wiped a handful of it along his cheek.
Now he has a band-aid on the brow bone in the corner of his eye, "That's fine, don't worry, there's nothing to worry about." But try not to use this side to top the ball. "Team Doctor James. Cartel instructed, as if he were speaking to his own teammates. As a team doctor, when he sees an injured person, he doesn't make a difference between our player and the enemy's player.
"Thank you." Chu Zhongtian thanked him.
"You're welcome." James. The cartel smiled at him, "I know your story because I've been on this team for ten years. I admire you, if you can win......" he paused, "it's because you're better than us, good luck, Chinese boy." β
The cartel said goodbye to Chu Zhongtian, packed up the medical box and left. Leo Cook stepped forward and held out his hand to him: "I'm sorry for what just happened, I was a little impulsive. I know it's useless to say anything now...... But I still hope you understand that I'm not targeting you, it's because of the game. β
Chu Zhongtian glanced at him and also stretched out his hand: "I understand, so do I." β
After shaking hands, Riocook came off the pitch in disgrace.
Chu Zhongtian was called aside by head coach Eames.
"Let me see......" He carefully observed the corner of Chu Zhongtian's eyes. How does it feel? β
"There seems to be a ......bit of a shadow there," Chu Zhongtian pointed to the part of the bandage.
"Well, it's normal, there's an extra layer of things...... Dizziness? β
Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "Don't faint, boss." β
"Very well, you did a good job!" Eames patted him the shoulder, then pushed him out, "Get ready to play!" β
Chu Zhongtian turned around and asked him: "Boss, Leo Cook is out, who am I staring at?" β
Eames shook his head: "No need to mark, zone defense." β
"Okay, boss." Chu Zhongtian agreed, raised his hand, and signaled to the referee that he could play.
β»β»β»When Chu Zhongtian returned to the court, he was applauded by the Wimbledon fans.
Emily stood in the stands and applauded Chu Zhongtian with great effort.
"Chu is back on the pitch and doesn't look like there's anything big going on." "Listening to the applause, it looks like he has a high status in the minds of Wimbledon fans, and I can't believe that this person in front of me is just an international student...... If he was a professional footballer, I'm afraid he'd been ...... right now"
He glanced at Pierce, who picked up, "You're already playing in the professional league...... He's of a very high standard. β
Mortensen laughed: "I'm sure after this game, the international student should be worried about whether to go to school or play football. β
β»β»β» Chu Zhongtian returned to the court and continued to participate in the game, and the difference in numbers between the two sides was revealed. Rio Cook's red card was not just one less person for Wimbledon, the team was underweight in the first half, and the second half turned into impatience, with no discipline at all, just blindly attacking, and most people chose to go it alone after getting the ball. With something or something, it's the most annoying.
Maybe it was Riocook's fate that angered them, but unfortunately they didn't vent their anger in the right place, thinking that with their individual pro ability, they would be able to easily take down this amateur team.
They clearly underestimated how strong the team's belief in trying to beat them was - rock solid!
The fierce attack of the professional team Wimbledon was stubbornly defended by the amateur team Wimbledon, and more than half of the second half passed, the score was still 0:1, and the visiting Wimbledon Athletic team took the lead.
As Eames said at half-time, Wimbledon's pros started to get impatient after finding that they couldn't get on the ball. They will even complain to each other after their teammates shoot the ball.
"That's a good sign!" Back to the defense of Joe. After seeing this scene, Schilling snapped his fingers and said proudly.
"Hey, guys! Keep it up, they're dying!! He also shouted at the fire, which caused many Wimbledon players to stare angrily. He was the vanguard in the clash just now, and he has been remembered by many opposing players.
As the clock ticked down, the victory of the game was getting closer and closer for the Wimbledon players......
(To be continued)