Chapter 70: Caddy
The melody of the Champions League theme song "Champions League" resounded throughout the room.
"Kick Barcelona ~ Kick Barcelona ~ Kick Bayern Munich ~ Our factory has collapsed ~"
From a very young age, Haaland Jr. set this tune as his alarm clock.
"Erling, it's time for us to go."
The voice of the elder Haaland came from outside the door, and in addition to Erling Haaland, he also has an older pair of children and a family of five preparing to rush to the capital Oslo to watch the World Cup qualifiers.
When the door opened, the elder Haaland saw that the eight-year-old was sitting cross-legged on the bed, and his hands clumsily pinched out the orchid fingers and placed them beside his legs.
"Can Uncle Kanu make this move after scoring a goal?"
"Uh..."
Old Haaland looked at his somewhat strange son.
"Where did you learn that?"
"Dragon Ball!"
He pointed to a manga from the 80s, which was also quite popular in Europe.
"It's called meditation, and doing this action will calm you down."
Haaland Jr. followed his father out of the room with his wish to celebrate being able to appear on the playing field.
He was also the caddie of the game.
...
"What are you looking at?"
Levi sat on the plane, looking out the porthole at the deep blue sea and the looming twisting fjord.
A hand beside him reached out and took a book from Levi's face, flipped it a few times, and then threw it back.
"The book written by the Japanese is boring, what is it about?"
Robin van Persie improved his form after the first game and returned midway through.
He listened to the song boredly, holding up a glass of water and drinking water.
"The story of a Japanese man and several Japanese women."
Levi chose one of the most understandable terms.
"Really? Then I'll have to take a look! ”
Van der Vaart poked his head out of the front row and grabbed the book.
"I've heard that Japanese people are quite perverted..."
"Is this author famous?"
Van Persie asked again.
Levi nodded, he had a good impression of Haruki Murakami.
"Of course."
"Have you ever won the Nobel Prize in Literature? I've heard that the author of the awesome will take it. ”
......
"Lee, see who's coming?"
In the dressing room, Van der Sar walked in with a man.
It was still early before the start of the game, and I wasn't too worried about leaking tactics.
With golden curly hair and a baby face with a big smile, it is none other than the retired former Manchester United player Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
He is currently the coach of Manchester United's development team.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is also a legend in the Norwegian squad, scoring 23 goals in 67 appearances for the country.
He was also expelled from the national team for refusing to sign a contract with a national team sponsor.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had retired long before Levi joined Manchester United, with the only crossroads between the two being a couple of training sessions and that anniversary game.
"You're going to have to be lighter today."
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer laughed, while Van der Sar quipped:
"The Norwegian team has come to the dressing room of the Dutch team, and this is a collaborator."
Levi shook hands with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who bowed his head and whispered in his ear.
"I'm here with the old man, he'll be watching the game from the sidelines today, you have to behave well."
As for the old man he said, it must be Ferguson.
"He went to Sweden to watch Portugal and then he crossed over to Norway."
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer patted Levy on the shoulder.
"He has high hopes for you now."
Levi was happy in his heart, it was really enough to be wet with rain and dew, but he didn't go to see Rooney?
Blinded Lu Xiaopang's supernatural performance in the last game.
However, it seems that he is a little more fierce.
...
Ullihua Stadium, Oslo, Norway.
“CCTV5! CCTV5!”
"Viewers, welcome to the live broadcast of the 2010 World Cup European Qualifiers."
"I'm the commentator Duan Xuan, and today's game will be guided by me and Tao Wei to bring you the game commentary."
Due to the popularity in China, strong dialogues such as Spain vs. Belgium were not broadcast live.
The attitude of many Chinese fans is that the national football team did not enter this World Cup anyway, and I will see what happened to the Netherlands.
If Levi scores, we have a little stake, right?
"Today's match is between Norway at home and the Netherlands, who have been in a ferocious position lately."
"The two sides have met 15 times before, and the Netherlands has a slight advantage with 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, but in recent years, the two teams have rarely met each other, and Norway's strength is not as good as before, and the Netherlands has won 2 wins and 2 draws in the last 4 meetings to remain unbeaten. Norway last beat the Netherlands at home in the 1992 World Cup qualifying group stage. ”
Duan Xuan fluently elaborated on the history of the two teams' encounters.
The camera panned to the audience.
With Ferguson's status in European football, it is natural to sit with the official staff of the Dutch team.
Even in summer, the night temperature in Oslo was not high, and he wrapped his clothes tightly and chewed gum with a serious face.
The gaze is projected to the player's tunnel below.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was also present on the pitch in this game, following Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United... and the performance of Levi on loan. ”
Duan Xuan introduced.
In the tunnel, Levi waited to enter the stadium, and the Norwegian players occasionally turned their heads to look at him or two. 、
Everyone's expression was as if they were facing a great enemy.
Before the game, the head coach repeatedly told them to be more careful with the Dutch number 14.
In front of a tower-like figure, the center of the Norwegian team, Kanoo, leads a little boy with blond hair.
As he was bending down, the little boy was whispering something in his ear.
Levi looked at him curiously.
At this time, the little boy happened to finish speaking, and the moment his face turned around, Levi felt a little familiar.
The little squinting eyes...
You can't go wrong.
John Kanu currently plays for Aston Villa, a Zambian and Norwegian mixed race and is a 195-year-old striker.
And the little caddy he pulled was the son of his former national teammate and old Haaland, who had a good personal relationship with him.
The kid taught him a fun celebratory move.
"Sir, how come I didn't see Robin van Persie."
A child's voice came from beside him, and he didn't speak English very fluently.
The blonde boy who was being held by Levi looked a little disappointed, and it was clear that the Dutch star he wanted to see more was Robin van Persie.
The caddies for the World Cup are selected by McDonald's, and children between the ages of 6 and 10 who like football are generally selected nationwide.
Levi frowned.
How? The player is me, not satisfied?
But he certainly can't be like a child.
So he leaned down and patiently chatted with the little boy.
"Do you like Van Persie?"
The little boy nodded.
'I love watching the Premier League and my dream is to become a professional player and lift the Premier League trophy in the future.
"I can help you get Van Persie's autograph."
"Really?!" The little boy was delighted.
Levi smiled on his face, and he felt like he was not the star he liked every caddie he met.
"What's your name?"
"Martin Odegaard..."
The players of both teams began to line up.
"Let's focus on the starting line-ups of both teams."
Home Norway: 4141
Manager: Hared
Goalkeeper: 1 Clawson
Defenders: 2 Hoyland, 5 Hangrande (C), 3 Waller, 6 Reese
Defender: 9 Hauger
Forwards and wing-backs: 11 Pedersen, 4 Vinsness, 8 Grindheim, 14 Iverson
Center: 10 Kanu
...
Away Netherlands: 4231
Manager: Donny van Marwijk
Goalkeeper: 1 Van der Sar
Defenders: 2 Marcelis, 3 Oyer, 4 Mathieson, 5 Van Bronckhorst (C)
Defenders: 15 De Zeu, 6 Van Bommel
Wing-backs and midfielders: 7 Kuyt, 10 Van der Vaart, 14 Levi
Centre: 9 Huntelaar
"Arsenal's Robin van Persie also returned recently, and although he didn't make the starting line-up, it also gave Van Marwijk more tactical options."
"But De Jong's absence may have a certain impact on the Netherlands, and in terms of midfield interception hardness, De Zeou still can't compare with De Jong."
"As for the Norwegian side, the single back may bring a lot of hidden dangers to the game, the Dutch side, especially the left side of Levi's front court interspersed ability, is too strong, in case he doesn't keep an eye on him to break through and cut in."
"Van der Vaart up front, Kuyt and Huntelaar on the other side are all alive."
Accompanied by a whistle from the referee.
The competition has officially begun.