Don't think that Bolger's revenge against North Grenford United ended there, as Wimbledon were awarded another penalty just before half-time when Bolger burst into the box and was tripped by the opposition.

Seeing Bolger so desperate, Kevin. Cooper conceded the penalty to him. As a result, Borger volleyed a powerful shot, and the football crashed into the goal from the middle, and Wimbledon led 3-0 before the first half was over.

At the end of the first half, the North Glenford United players were on the verge of crying – how could they be so unlucky? Last season, they planned to take advantage of the difference in turf between the different halves after the rain to launch the attack, but they did not expect to lose the coin guess, and the half that was favorable to the attack fell into their own hands, and they suffered from it. This time, they wanted to provoke the Wimbledon no.17 and get him sent off, but now it seems that they have succeeded in provoking the opposition, but the anger of the opponent has all turned into goals...... At half-time, Eames didn't ask again what had been said between Borger and Chu, nor did he ask why Borger was so grumpy at the start of the game.

But Borger himself stepped up to apologize to his teammates for his poor performance in the first half of the first half and explained why he had become so irritable and dangerous.

'I got a call from Alai last night and he told me he's sorry for hiding it from me and that he knew he couldn't keep playing football since that injury.

Bolger's words shocked the others, they never saw Russell again in the new season, they originally thought that Russell must have gone to Welling United, who would have thought that it would be a complete retirement?

"Today's opponent is the same team that caused Alai's injury last time, so I was a little impulsive. I apologise for the unnecessary yellow card and thankfully I haven't been sent off yet. Bolger said quite sincerely, and then he glanced at Chu Zhongtian, who was sitting in front of his cabinet. I think I have to thank someone because if it wasn't for him, I would have been sent off a long time ago. ”

He didn't say Chu Zhongtian's name, but everyone knew who that person was, as they all turned their heads to look at Borger's gaze.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Chu Zhongtian grinned.

Eames stepped forward: "Alright, the matter is settled. I'll ask you a question now: we had a three-goal lead in the first half, what are you going to do in the second half? ”

Everyone looked at each other, not quite understanding what the boss meant. Isn't it good to have a three-goal lead in the first half?

Knowing that the players had misunderstood him, Eames explained: "Personally, I think a three-goal lead is enough to guarantee us a win in this game, but I want to hear your opinions, is that or is it going to score a few more goals in the second half? ”

"Of course it's another goal, boss!" Chu Zhongtian stood up. "I don't like to score too many goals, does anyone think about it?" He winked at Borger.

Boljie also stood up to express his support for Chu Zhongtian: "I hope I can still score in the next game!" He clenched his fist and waved, apparently he hadn't finished avenging yet.

Others chimed in, agreeing with their statements.

Eames slapped his face: "Okay, let's continue to attack in the second half!" ”

Poor North Grenford United were conceded four more goals by Wimbledon in the second half. They couldn't figure out why Wimbledon, who had a three-goal lead in the first half, were so scrappy, because they had long forgotten the Wimbledon player who had been injured in the game with them.

The news of Russell's retirement has left the Wimbledon players full of motivation, and they will also want to dedicate a hearty victory to Russell, who has said goodbye to football.

So the goals came one after another, which made the Wimbledon fans in the stands scream, and the cheers could hardly stop.

In the end, the score was fixed at "7:0". Bolger scored a hat-trick and he also had two assists. Cooper and Joe. Schilling scored twice.

As for Chu Zhongtian, he was really laid-back in this game, and he was completely demoralized by Wimbledon's powerful attack, and the dejected North Grenford United team did not organize a decent offensive to threaten Wimbledon's penalty area - let alone the goal, they couldn't even threaten Wimbledon's defensive third...... As soon as the game was over, the players were surrounded by excited fans, knowing that it was the biggest victory since the team was formed.

Emily ran up to Chu Zhongtian and asked him what he said to Borger during the match.

"Are you two arguing?"

Chu Zhongtian glanced at Borjie, who was surrounded by others, and nodded with a smile: "Yes, it's a quarrel." ”

Emily frowned at him for a moment, then shook her head, "I don't see it." What exactly are you talking about? ”

"I just told him to stay on the court if he wants to avenge Russell."

"Avenge Russell?" Emily didn't understand.

Speaking of this, the smile on Chu Zhongtian's face disappeared. "Yesterday Russell came to say goodbye to me, he's going to the United States."

"The United States? Why the United States? If I'm not mistaken, I think he's supposed to go to Welling United......"

"He's retired." Chu Zhongtian said. 'He couldn't play anymore because of an ankle and knee injury he sustained against North Grenford United.

"Ah......h

"Do you know why Borger was so grumpy in the game? It's because he also knows about it. ”

"I see...... "Emily mused." So he taught you to play football during the summer vacation? ”

"He wants me to help him achieve his dreams that he can't achieve."

"What is it?" Emily asked curiously.

"Go play professional football." Chu Zhongtian replied.

Emily looked at Chu Zhongtian in front of her with some surprise.

Watching her look changed from surprise to joy, her mouth closed, the corners of her mouth curled, and she laughed.

"But I didn't say yes." Seeing her like this, Chu Zhongtian hurriedly explained.

"I know, I know." Emily nodded vigorously, but apparently she didn't take Chu Zhongtian's explanation to heart at all.

Chu Zhongtian also ignored her, and both of them had their own attachments to the question of whether they wanted to play professional football - Emily firmly believed that Chu Zhongtian should play, while Chu Zhongtian insisted that he was incapable, qualified and interested. No matter how good they were, they could not find a common language on this issue.

"But it's funny, Russell, why did he put his ideals in your hands? Isn't Borger better, and they're still very good friends......"

"The devil knows." Chu Zhongtian muttered.

Emily pursed her lips when she heard him say foul language, dissatisfied.

Chu Zhongtian didn't see it, he was still thinking about what happened yesterday. In fact, he is also troubled by this matter now - Russell, what are you entrusting me with is not good, not entrusting me with this? You are so rich, so handsome, how nice it is to entrust me with some money and beautiful women...... "Chu! Emily saw that Chu Zhongtian was distracted, so she put her hand in front of his eyes and shook it.

"Huh? What's the matter, Emily? ”

"I ask you, will you be in the FA Cup qualifiers next week?"

"FA Cup qualifying? That's next Saturday, right? Of course I participated. ”

"Are you still insisting on not participating in the midweek game?"

"My identity is a student, and my main business is studying, Emily ......" Chu Zhongtian smiled helplessly.

Emily shrugged: "Luckily the FA Cup is played on Saturday, otherwise...... But you have to pray that the team doesn't draw. ”

"Why?" Chu Zhongtian asked. "Isn't there a rematch in a draw?"

The rules of the FA Cup are that, except for the semi-finals and finals, if each round is tied within 90 minutes, it needs to be replayed on a different day, and if the rematch is still a draw, the winner will be decided in extra time, and the penalty shootout will be decided after extra time.

"Because the rematches are held in the middle of the week."

"Uh......" Chu Zhongtian was stunned.

※※※September 9 is an ordinary Tuesday, Chu Zhongtian is sitting in the classroom and is in class, but today he is a little absent-minded. Last school year, he got a scholarship for his hard work, and it stands to reason that he should study harder now, but today he is evil, no matter what the tutor says, he just can't listen.

He found himself at the moment full of the game in progress.

Wimbledon hosts Firim Legren, it's actually just an ordinary league game, the opponent is not strong, if nothing else, Wimbledon can easily win, even if he doesn't go.

He doesn't have any reason to be obsessed with this game.

He looked to the left and in front of him, and there was no one in the air. Charles. Philip and Joseph. Kenny went to watch the game. After a school year of honesty, they also began to get ready for action.

At noon, Chu Zhongtian went to practice on the field with a football after lunch, and Philip and Kenny followed, trying to encourage him to change his mind and go to the game. Chu Zhongtian didn't want to skip class, so he didn't agree. In the end, the two men ran to watch the game on their own.

He shifted his seat, remembering Emily's words ten days earlier.

He really has to thank the FA for not putting the cup games in midweek but on the weekend, as other national football associations do, otherwise he would have faced a painful choice - he would have preferred the FA Cup to the league. Because it's only in the FA Cup, where any team is allowed to play, that he can meet high-level opponents, and that kind of game is more exciting.

As soon as he thought that he might face teams from League One and the Premier League, Chu Zhongtian felt excited.

In fact, the cup competitions held by the Football Association are basically chicken ribs in other countries, and the league is the most valued. But English football is special, as the oldest football competition in England and even the oldest football competition in the world, the FA Cup has always enjoyed a high reputation and popularity, before the establishment and development of the Premier League, the FA Cup has always been considered the most important honor in English football, and countless teams have taken winning the FA Cup as the ultimate goal.

The FA Cup is the only competition under the FA's jurisdiction other than the national team that can attract fans and sponsors, and it is one of the few major competitions that the FA still has in its own hands - the Premier League is not under the FA's control, they are managed by the Premier League company that they have set up. The establishment of the Premier League is a product of the "uneven distribution of spoils". For the most lucrative football league in the world, the FA only has the power to appoint referees...... It would be a waste of such a good resource if it were put in the middle of the week! Of course, you have to make the most of it, so the weekend with the largest number of fans and the highest ratings is the perfect opportunity to hold the FA Cup. To make way for the FA Cup, leagues at all levels have even been moved to midweek, including the Premier League.

Thanks to the FA for arranging this, the current Chuzhong genius did not miss his first FA Cup game.

Just three days ago, on Saturday, September 6th. Wimbledon ushered in their first FA Cup game in the team's history, and it was also the first English FA Cup game that Chu Zhongtian played in since he was a mother, although it was only a qualifying match...... The FA Cup is different from the League Cup, which was created by the English Football League in 1962 to compete with the FA Cup, because at that time the FA Cup was far more famous and had a wide audience than the leagues at all levels. Until now, apart from the Premier League, the FA Cup is still the most famous and popular competition, and the League Cup has completely degenerated into chicken ribs, which is really tragic...... The official name of the League Cup should actually be the "English Football League Cup", and only the 92 teams under the jurisdiction of the "League League" are eligible to participate in this competition, which strictly limits the level of participating teams and does not make the competition competitive.

The FA Cup, on the other hand, welcomes all teams with open arms and has a wide influence. This point is worth reflecting on by many football workers - football is a grassroots sport, and only by getting more people involved can we make the sport more vigorous. Engaging in elite games behind closed doors and doing everything possible to keep football farther and farther away from ordinary people has no future.

From the top Premier League giants to amateur teams, they all qualify for the FA Cup, which also leads to a large number of participating teams, so the FA Cup is divided into three stages in the schedule: qualifying, qualifying, and main competition. The qualifiers will begin with a single-elimination qualifier to determine the qualifying team from hundreds of participating teams. Then there are four rounds of qualifying, which are still single-elimination, and teams from different levels are added in each round. In the first qualifying round, some teams from the ninth division are added, in the second qualifying round, teams from the higher leagues are added, and in the final round, all teams from the non-league league are involved. Teams that pass these four qualifying rounds will be allowed to participate in the main tournament – the true FA Cup. The amateur teams who have fought their way up will face a team that is countless times better than them - teams from the Premier League and League One - and most of the time the FA Cup journey for these brave amateur teams is essentially over, and the next competition is a battle for the higher divisions.

The Premier League and League One (and later the Championship) teams join in the third round of the main competition, at the beginning of January of the following year.

There is one round of qualifiers, four rounds of qualifiers, and eight rounds of the main round. Let's say an amateur team that has been playing since qualifying wants to go to Wembley Stadium to see the big picture, they will need to pass the test of twelve games, not counting the replays they may encounter in the process of qualifying.

That's the beauty of the FA Cup, if you have the quality and the luck, you can do wonders. The FA Cup has been established for 130 years, and there are countless stories of "dragon slaying" among England fans. The Wimbledon team inherited by Chu Zhongtian's team has played the leading role twice, once in the world's famous victory over the mighty Liverpool in the final to reach the top, and the other time in 1975, when they came to the top team Burnley through six qualifying rounds and the main match as a team in the seventh tier, and no one expected them, and they won 1-0 away from home to Burnley to advance again. Their next opponent in the round is top-flight champions Leeds United, at Elland Road Stadium, Wimbledon goalkeeper Dicky. Guy (dickie_guy) pounced on Peter. A penalty kick from Lloris (peter_lorimer) secured a draw for his team, but unfortunately they lost 1-0 in the replay and could not continue to create miracles.

Since there is a glorious precedent, can Wimbledon also create a miracle today?

Chu Zhongtian couldn't help but get up.

If you can reach the FA Cup final...... Wow, playing at Wembley Stadium, was televised...... just became a star, and when the time comes, countless media will come to interview him, and maybe there will be Chinese media...... Uh, what if my mom finds out?

Mom's angry face appeared in Chu Zhongtian's fantasy, and those streamers, flowers, media reporters, and the buzzing Wembley Stadium all disappeared.

Chu Zhongtian, who woke up from his fantasy, planned to refocus his attention on listening to the lecture, but found that it was getting more and more difficult.

So he ran away again, and he thought about the game three days ago.

At Kings Ranch, their opponents are Ashford Town (ashford_town). Teams in the eighth division, one level above them. At this level, the opponent should be stronger than them. That's what the Wimbledon players thought before the game, so they were very well prepared and made the game very important. The result?

3：0。 In international practice, the home team is in front and the away team is in the back.

Wimbledon won without any doubts.

So much so that after the game, even the Wimbledon players themselves didn't understand - this is the strength of the eighth division team?

Ashford Town sit in the middle of the eighth tier and are very representative of the level of that division.

If this is really the backbone of the eighth tier, then Wimbledon will not stay there for long after promotion, or now Wimbledon has the strength to surpass the eighth tier, and they should look farther and higher.

Chu Zhongtian was suddenly full of expectations for next season. This season he is a sophomore, and the next season he is a junior, in his final year in the UK, and if nothing else, he will return to his home country for employment. He hopes to be able to help the team move up to the seventh tier in that final season!

That's one step closer to the goal of the top league, and even if you leave by then, you will have no regrets, right?

Wimbledon, I don't know if I'll ever have a chance to come back here again, if I have that chance, and I don't know what the New Crazy Gang were in the league at that time, did they fulfill their vows at the beginning of their existence?

Back in the top flight, back in South West London......

(To be continued)