Chapter 31: The Signs of a Man
Wimbledon are ready for a penalty.
Zhang Tiehan sat on the bench, his eyes closed, his face full of piety, "The Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, Taishang Laojun, Guanyin Bodhisattva and other great gods bless, don't enter, don't enter, don't score!" ”
"No, this is the UK...... Maybe the gods of China can't cover here, God, Jesus bless, don't go in! Don't enter! ”
"Zhang, what are you doing?" Gary Walsh, who was sitting on the sidelines, asked.
Gary Walsh, who is 35 years old, is the team's back-up goalkeeper and has a lot of experience having played for Manchester United and Middlesbrough. Although he only joined Wigan Athletic in the summer, everyone in the team respected him.
'I'm praying, praying they don't score.'
"You believe in Catholicism?" Gary Walsh asked with interest.
Zhang Tiehan spread his hands and said, "Whoever can bless them from scoring, I will believe whom." ”
"Then you should believe John, he is the goalkeeper."
Zhang Tiehan was silent for a while, Fei Lan's strength is good, but if he can save a penalty, it is not a matter of strength, and luck also accounts for a lot of ingredients.
However, Zhang Tiehan still took the lead in shouting, "John, come on!" John, come on! ”
The others shouted.
On the entire bench, everyone shouted "John, come on!" in a neat voice. Perhaps a prayer together worked, as Wimbledon took the penalty too hard and kicked the ball off the crossbar.
"Hahaha, it's really right to believe in John!"
"It's God who works!"
"We should trust the opposing player more, it was his mistake, Wimbledon bless ......"
"If the opposing fans hear it, you won't be able to get out of the stadium."
Wimbledon didn't score, their players were disappointed, and the Wimbledon fans in the crowd were disappointed, but the Wigan Athletic players, as well as the Wigan fans who came with the team, were happy.
The performances of the two teams and their supporters were diametrically opposed.
Wimbledon didn't take the best chance to get the ball in, and it would be too hard to find that chance.
They launched a fierce offensive!
But Wigan Athletic defended very tightly, although there was one less person on the field, Wigan Athletic still held on for the last ten minutes, and the game ended 0-0.
……
A draw, Wigan Athletic is still acceptable, after all, it is an away game.
Although the opponent is not too strong, the away game is a lot more difficult to play after all, and from the perspective of the field, it is very good to be able to take away a point.
Head coach Jevier was also pleased with the result, commenting on the game in his post-match press conference, saying: "I'm happy to take a point here, Wimbledon are a very strong team, they have a tough style of play, our players are not used to it, but in the end we held on to it. ”
For Zhang Tiehan's red card, Jewell is still very dissatisfied, "It shouldn't be a red card, but there will always be such and such problems in the game, Zhang is still young, he should learn to accept it." ”
He said Zhang Tiehan, but anyone understands the meaning.
In a press conference, no team would be quick to express their displeasure with the referee's decision, which would only attract hostility from the English referees committee and a penalty from the FA.
At the end of the race, everyone took the bus back to Wigan.
Everybody was talking and laughing, they had reason to be happy, the game was a draw, the result was good, and more importantly, the league was over and the international break was over, and they had a week off tomorrow, which is very rare in the league period.
A week's vacation!
There are no longer holidays except for the summer season intervals, there are many things to do in a week, a few players with families are discussing a short vacation together, Bregin beckons Riedell to go to Manchester with him, and Ellington is planning to spend a romantic vacation with his girlfriend Janet.
Ellington asked Zhang Tiehan, who was sitting next to him, "Zhang, what do you think I should do to make Janet feel romantic?" ”
"Going on vacation with her?" Zhang Tiehan suggested.
Ellington said with a bitter face, "That's so boring, every time I go out with her, she always has to bring her friends with her, and we even have to sleep in separate rooms in the hotel!" ”
"Her friend doesn't have a boyfriend?" Zhang Tiehan asked.
"That's why I wanted to introduce Beth to you." Ellington said rightly.
Zhang Tiehan's face darkened, and he realized that Ellington always promoted his girlfriend's friend to him, so it turned out.
Ellington said to himself, "Beth is just twenty years old, only two years older than you, she's very beautiful, very cute, you don't have a girlfriend, you can think about it, I told her last time, she came to see you play." ”
"Nathan, why don't I know about this kind of thing?" Zhang Tiehan said angrily.
"I just didn't tell you that Beth talked to Janet about you the other day."
Zhang Tiehan has an urge to beat people, he doesn't even know who Beth is, but Ellington seems to have sold himself, but think about a 'beautiful' girl in Ellington's mouth, who came to see him play football and evaluate himself, he still asked curiously, "What did she say?" ”
"It's strong, it's sexy." Ellington said, "Beth says you have beautiful muscles and a skin color that isn't her favorite type, but that's okay if you have a relationship. ”
"Really?"
"By the way, I thought about it, Beth also said that you look honest and very suitable to be a marriage partner, and you definitely won't be as attentive as Andy."
"Am I that good?" Zhang Tiehan was a little dazed.
"And what do you think? Do you want me to arrange a meeting, tomorrow happens to be a holiday. Ellington hurriedly said.
"No, no." After more than 20 years of training, Zhang Tiehan is not a little boy, he is very thick-skinned, ridiculously thick, but when it comes to meeting a girl introduced by Ellington, he still feels weird, "I have to go back to Munich tomorrow, you know, I haven't seen my parents for more than three months." ”
Ellington nodded understandingly, "That's right, you have to fly to Germany." ”
"And." Zhang Tiehan added, "I haven't wanted to find a girlfriend yet, you see I'm only eighteen years old......
"My God!" Brygin shouted exaggeratedly behind him.
"What's wrong?"
Brekin stood up and asked loudly, "Zhang, you don't even have a girlfriend at the age of eighteen, this is amazing!" You're not going to be a virgin, are you? This shout, everyone in the bus heard it clearly, and they all came.
Zhang Tiehan said with a dark face, "I just didn't want to find ......"
"Whatever!" Bregin didn't pay attention to it at all, and directly put on Zhang Tiehan's shoulder, "Zhang, it's okay, you can stay with us on vacation, Andy and I are going to Manchester, there are countless beautiful women there, their boobs are big, their butts are also big, and their bodies are hot enough, do you know that it only takes a few dozen pounds, and they will spend ...... with you"
As Brekin spoke, he suddenly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere around him.
Turning his head again, he saw Jewell standing beside him, and he hurriedly sat down, but unfortunately it was too late. Jewell asked with a dark face, "Your vacation is going to be spent on the butts of those women who sell meat?" ”
"Of course...... No. Brejin hurriedly sneered, "Boss, Boss Jewell, I'm joking, you heard it just now, Zhang doesn't have a girlfriend yet, so I'm trying to convince him." ”
"If you come back from holiday and your legs are weak, stay on the bench until next season!"
"Yes, yes, boss."
……
Back at the club, Jevier gathered everyone to explain the holiday, told them a few things, and especially used Brekin's example to tell them to pay attention to their health, and then they all disbanded, and then it was a week-long vacation.
The holidays were supposed to be in response to international competitions.
Those players who have been called up for the national team need to go to some international competitions. It's just that Wigan Athletic is a second-tier club in England, and it is difficult to have a player who can make it to the England team.
There are only three players of other nationalities in the team, one of whom is Zhang Tiehan, whose nationality is Germany, and none of the three can make it to the national team, so the international break is a holiday for them.
Before leaving, Jewell stopped Zhang Tiehan.
"Zhang, I can see that you are in a bad mood." Jewell looked at Zhang Tiehan and said, "Is it for today's red card?" ”
Zhang Tiehan hesitated and nodded calmly, "I don't think I've done well." ”
"That's really nothing." Jewell shook his head and said, "It's normal to get a red card in an official professional game, especially if you are a defensive player of your type, and when you play against Rotherham, you don't also get a yellow card. ”
"But coach, I didn't want to foul ...... at the time"
"No, no. Zhang, this is a football game, it's not that you don't want to foul and don't foul, you're a good kid, your defense is very good, but on the playing field, it's inevitable that you will foul when you collide with your body, it's not you, it's the opponent. ”
Zhang Tiehan nodded understandingly, "The red card is too ......"
"It's just a suspension, do you think you won't start on my team with a suspension?"
Zhang Tiehan was stunned, "That's not it." ”
"And what are you afraid of?" Jewell patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't think about it, players who are afraid of cards can't defend well, you have to remember that." Professional football is brutal, but not what you might think. ”
Zhang Tiehan pondered for a while, raised his head and said, "Jewell...... Boss, Xie Luxie. ”
"Just call me Jeville." Jewell laughed.
"I always feel weird about it." Zhang Tiehan smiled bitterly, "In my hometown...... Oh, I'm talking about China, where the elders are addressed with respect. ”
"But this is England, and I prefer to be called by my name, which would be very affectionate."
Zhang Tiehan said helplessly, "Okay, Jewell." ”
After chatting with Jewell, Zhang Tiehan's depression in the game was swept away, Jewell was right, where can you not eat cards in the game, especially a defensive player like him, who really uses his physical advantage to fight, will definitely eat cards often.
In the future, there will be more games, and eating cards will probably become commonplace.
It's nothing at all.
"Maybe it's an honor." Zhang Tiehan thought, "Like scars, they are the signs of a man." ”
Zhang Tiehan did not go to training that night, but returned to the dormitory to pack his luggage and prepare to return to Munich tomorrow.
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