Chapter 30: Irony from the City
"Hey Madman, that's awesome."
After returning to the locker room, Willockx patted Yu Liang's shoulder, who was sitting on the bench, and praised Yu Liang's performance in this game from the bottom of his heart.
After taking off his wet jersey, Willockx immediately took out a dry towel and wiped it there.
There was no hot water in the locker room, so they had to dry off their sweat and enjoy the hot bath when they got home.
Seeing that Yu Liang's mood was a little low, Willockx estimated that it had something to do with the goal he lost at the last moment.
"Hi Madman, what's wrong?"
After putting on clean clothes, Willocks sat next to Yu Liang, looking at Yu Liang's wet jersey, Willocks frowned.
"Hi man, I guess you shouldn't be beating yourself off for that lost ball now, you should have changed into a clean outfit! If you catch a cold, it's not just irresponsible for yourself, it's also irresponsible for the club, you know? ”
Yu Liang turned his head to look at the captain beside him, with a puzzled look on his face.
"You're a professional footballer and you have to have the work ethic that a professional footballer should have."
'The work ethic is not just something that you do on the training ground and try to play every game. The more important thing is off the field, as a professional footballer, you need to stay away from a lot of alcohol, such as cigarettes and some unhealthy foods, and of course, these little colds and so on. ”
Yu Liang looked at Willocks there and nodded, then took out a clean towel from his backpack, and after wiping the sweat on his body, Yu Liang put on clean clothes.
It's not as comfortable as it is after taking a shower, but when you wear clean clothes, it's much more comfortable than wearing a wet jersey.
"Well, are you still feeling guilty about the goal you lost?"
Willockx didn't have a moment, and after Yu Liang finished changing his clothes, he continued to chat with Yu Liang there.
"Yes!"
Thinking of the lost ball, Yu Liang couldn't help but blame himself.
"If it wasn't for my negligence, we would have won the game and we would have taken the three points, so ......"
"Hehe, you're thinking too much!"
Willocks listened to Yu Liang's self-reproach and a smile appeared on his face.
"As a professional footballer, you should think from a different perspective, look forward, think about the next opponent, and beat the next opponent! Of course, it is not to tell you to forget the past games, on the contrary, the past games should be firmly remembered in your heart, especially the mistakes in the game, which are not used to blame yourself, but to urge you to improve. Through this game, you should think about how to avoid it and how to deal with it if you encounter this situation next time, instead of blaming yourself here, because you can't change the outcome of the game! Do you understand? ”
Since growing up, no one has ever said so much good to himself except his father.
Looking at Willockx beside him, Yu Liang couldn't help but be a little moved.
"I see, Captain! Thank you! ”
“OK! It's okay! ”
Willockx patted Yu Liang on the shoulder and ended the conversation.
Seeing that his teammates had changed their clothes, Willocks stood up directly.
"Alright, guys, I think we should get out of this damn place! Not even a basin of hot water, damn it! ”
Willocks' words resonated with the Antwerp players.
Although I wiped the sweat off my body and changed into clean clothes, I didn't take a shower, and my body was still sticky and uncomfortable.
They wrung out the wet players, stuffed them into their backpacks, and walked out of the locker room with their backpacks.
By this time, it had been almost fifteen minutes since the end of the game.
The fans in the stadium have long since left, but there are still two or three reporters on the sidelines, covering Deniz's players.
In fact, Yu Liang didn't expect that in Belgium, the attention of the second division league was so low.
Not only was the match not broadcast on TV, but there weren't even many journalists. And most of these journalists are Chinese journalists.
"Hey, that number ten, Antwerp's number ten, guy from Manchester United, didn't you say you were going to help Antwerp advance? Do you think your performance tonight will help the team qualify? ”
As soon as he walked to the sidelines with his teammates and came to the exit of the court, Yu Liang heard a shout, and when he turned his head, he saw a familiar figure.
Balding fat man.
"Ignore this guy!"
When Willockx saw the reporter, he immediately frowned.
After walking to Yu Liang's side, he directly put his arm on Yu Liang's shoulder and continued to walk outside.
"Hi Ivan, how do you rate your Chinese teammate's last-minute mistakes? Know that his mistake cost you a victory. ”
"Jason, I have the right not to be interviewed by you! Please leave. ”
Willocks looked at Jason and declined the interview with a gloomy expression.
After studying Dutch for more than a month, Yu Liang can also listen to it.
But he didn't understand why this fat reporter teacher targeted them, the last time in the club was like this, and still is like this.
"Hey, boy, do you think your captain can bless you? You coward, Kanker! ”
"Shut your foul mouth!"
Yu Liang didn't understand why Willocks was so angry.
But he ignored the reporter named Jason, followed behind Willocks, and quickly got on the bus.
It was already past ten o'clock at night when they returned to Antwerp, and after getting off the bus at the club, Yu Liang and Dong Wang went to a nearby restaurant to eat a little, and then went back to rest.
Running back and forth, plus a game, even though Yu Liang was physically outstanding, he fell asleep after taking a shower and lying in bed after returning home.
……
When the first rays of the morning sun shine over the city.
Newspapers with a strong smell of ink were delivered to every street in the city by hard workers.
"Double Star Shines in Antwerp"
On the cover of the Southern Sports Newspaper printed with several large red characters, a line of thick black font is quite eye-catching.
In particular, the photo that occupies most of the cover has made many football fans stop.
In the photo, King Dong and Yu Liang were surrounded by teammates and were celebrating their goals, with 3-2 next to them, and Yu Liang assisted King Dong to overtake the score.
After waiting for three rounds, Yu Liang, a young player from Manchester United, finally ushered in his debut in Antwerp, and Yu Liang, who came on as a substitute in the 60th minute of the second half, helped Antwerp firmly control the situation in the game, and assisted King Dong to score a goal to overtake the score and help the team take the lead.
Unfortunately, at the last moment of the game, a foul collision by a Daniz player made Yu Liang lose control of the ball, so that the opponent was stealing and scored the equalizing goal. In the end, Antwerp were held to a draw away from Deniz and continued their unbeaten run. ”
"It's a pity that we didn't win the game, but in the game, Yu Liang, who showed the demeanor of a general, was a huge gain for Antwerp. I still remember that in the summer, Yu Liang once said that he would help Antwerp advance. At the time, I just took it as a joke. But now it seems that this is not an unattainable dream, with his midfield scheduling, King Dong attacking the city in front, plus the upcoming return of Suleimani and Di Gregorio, supplemented by Lukovic, Luciano, Mihem and other strong players, Antwerp's road to promotion is not difficult. Let's look forward to their wonderful performances! ”
After the game, Lu Bing rushed back to Antwerp, rushed out the manuscript overnight, and sent it back to China.
Although this is not the only way to understand the dynamics of King Dong and Yu Liang, because of Lu Bing's report, the newspaper's sales have increased a lot.
Compared with the optimism of the army soldiers, the report of the Antwerp Zeitung is much more pertinent.
Although Yu Liang has shown dominance, Antwerp is not optimistic about the position when the first stage of the league has passed a little halfway.
After four rounds, Mons has three wins and one draw, accumulating 10 points and ranking first in the league. Viton and Diesel are also three wins and one loss with nine points, ranking second and third. Oben and Lum, who have one less round, are both two wins and one draw, accumulating seven points, ranking fourth or fifth. Kortrijk have two wins, one draw and one loss, accumulating seven points and sitting in sixth place. Antwerp, who are unbeaten in four rounds, currently have six points and are in seventh place.
Although in the next six rounds, the opponent is not very strong. However, if they want to win the first stage of the league, they will have to win all the next games, and at the same time, they will have to ask for three wins and one draw, and Mons will make mistakes in the next games. So in the first stage of the league, it is not realistic for Antwerp to get a place in the promotion play-offs! ”
In contrast to Lu Bing's optimism and the pertinence of the Antwerp daily newspaper, Antwerp's other newspaper, the Antwerp Sports Express, lashed out at Real Antwerp Club and Yu Liang.
"With three draws and one win, Antwerp has achieved an impressive and brilliant record since the start of the new season."
"Promotion, it's the funniest joke I've heard this year!"
"These are the words of the Chinese youngster, Yu Liang, at the press conference when he joined Antwerp, but I wanted to ask him why he helped Antwerp advance. Is it just with his assist in the last game? Yes, assisted Deniz striker Dellar to score a brilliant goal in the final moments of the game! I'm really looking forward to seeing how many assists he'll have in the next game. Oh, huhu, I think Thierry Fryse (Ham's striker and Antwerp's next league game) should be waiting for the game to come. ”
The Antwerp Sports Express is sarcastic in its reporting, without any regard for the impartiality of the report.
To satirize a player and a club as a newspaper seems biased. But for the people of Antwerp, this is all too ordinary. Because the Antwerp Sports Express is the support of Real Antwerp's rivals in the same city, Real Germinar Bierschott.