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Chapter 133 Hope
Zhao Zhou was taking photos with his mobile phone in the shops around Tyne next to Leeds Park Stadium and doing some shopping.

Buy some souvenirs for his domestic fans and give them away through raffle after he returns home.

At the same time, he recorded the whole process as part of his VLOG of flying to Newcastle to watch the game.

In his footage, the largest store around Tyne in Newcastle was full of people.

There were three places in the store where people were queuing. One was the cashier counter, one was the place where numbers were printed, and the other was Wang Lie’s holographic image. Everyone lined up to take photos with Wang Lie’s holographic image…

"It's really exaggerated. Brother Wang has been here for such a long time, and there are still so many people coming to buy his jersey and take photos with his holographic image..." Zhao Zhou sighed.

He saw many yellow-skinned, black-haired people in the crowd. It was obvious that these were Chinese fans. He just didn't know how many were international students in the UK, and how many flew here from China just like him...

Thinking of this, he simply decided to interview these compatriots and learn the stories behind these Wang Lie fans, which is actually what domestic audiences like to watch.

As a result, he was recognized as soon as he went up.

"Zhou Da?"

"Eh? It's really Zhou Zhou!"

Several people came up to me and said excitedly, "We are your fans!"

Zhao Zhou was also surprised. He didn't expect to meet his fans here: "Hey, hello, hello! It just so happens that I was just about to interview you... Are you here to watch this game?"

"Yeah! Come here to hang out before going to the game."

"Where are you from?"

"We came from Manchester." Several people said.

When Wang Lie was playing for SofaSoccer United, he had many fans in Manchester.

Zhao Zhou laughed and teased them: "Now that Brother Wang has come to Tain, it will be difficult for you to watch his game."

"It's not a big deal, actually. Britain is only this big."

"It's just that the British railways are just so rubbish!"

"Yes, we booked the earliest train ticket today, just in case something happens on the way and we'll be delayed... Today is also an early game, if we really get left behind by some stupid British train, we'll be at a big loss... Hey, did I swear just now? Is that okay?"

The person who spoke covered his mouth with his hand.

Zhao Zhou waved his hand quickly: "It doesn't matter, I will mute it when the time comes."

Others continued to talk to the camera: "Anyway, we are already very satisfied that Wang Ge can still stay in the Premier League. At least we can take a train to watch his games. He is much happier than those overseas students who came from continental Europe..."

The person who was speaking pointed to a group of people in the distance. Like them, they had young faces with yellow skin and black hair.

"Where are they from?" asked Zhao Zhou outside the camera.

"I just talked to them. Some of them came from France, some from Germany and Spain, and some from Italy."

“It feels like all the international students from all over Europe are here this time,” Zhao Zhou said with emotion.

"Haha, we all came here to watch 'Wang Ge's Revenge'!" Everyone laughed happily.

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"Damn British Railways!"

Sitting on the train from London to Newcastle, Xiao Cheng cursed Britain's damn railway system in his heart.

He felt that his journey today could be made into a movie called "Lost on Journey: Watching Football in England".

Originally he had bought a train that departed at 12:30 p.m. and arrived in Newcastle at 3:40 p.m., which left him with an hour and twenty minutes before the game. He had plenty of time to eat and rest after arriving in Newcastle, making this trip north to Newcastle to watch the game a very relaxing and enjoyable one.

He planned to visit the Tyne official store near Leeds Park Stadium and buy a Tyne jersey with Wang Lie's number and name printed on it as a souvenir.

The plan is perfect, but it can't keep up with changes.

Because of a workers' strike on the railway system from London to Newcastle, the train he had originally bought a ticket for was cancelled.

He tried to buy an earlier train ticket, such as a train that departed at 10:00 in the morning and arrived in Newcastle at 13:38. The ticket price increase was within an acceptable range, only ten pounds more expensive than his original train.

But it turns out that there may be many passengers whose flights have been cancelled like him who want to go with him, so it is impossible to buy tickets for the train at this time.

He could only keep looking forward.

But either there were no tickets or they were cancelled.

In the end, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and spend nearly two hundred pounds to buy a ticket for a train that departed at 1:30 p.m. and arrived in Newcastle at 4:49 p.m.

The match between Tyne and Sofia United kicks off on time at 7:00 p.m.

This meant that even if his train arrived at Newcastle train station on time, he would only have eleven minutes to reach the match venue, Leeds Park.

Even if he arrived on time, there was no way he could get to the stadium in just eleven minutes.

Not to mention how is it possible for British trains to be free from delays and unexpected problems?
So he was bound to be late.

How could the old capitalist power that built the first railway in human history become so rotten? !

After complaining about the terrible British traffic in his mind, Xiao Cheng turned his attention back to the mobile phone screen in front of him.

Then he couldn't help but complain about the level of Internet infrastructure in the UK...

It’s 2037 and 5G is still not available on the UK’s high-speed rail lines! What a piece of shit!

He wanted to use mobile network data to stream videos steadily on the speeding train, but he couldn't do it.

He could only kill the boring time during the journey by arguing with Wang Lie's haters on the Internet.

Because he might not be able to watch the entire game due to the crappy British railways, he was particularly angry online today.

@WangisKing is killing it online.

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Because there is a game at 5pm, the meal time of the entire Tyne team has to be adjusted accordingly. Dinner is cancelled and lunch is slightly postponed.

Generally, people start digesting food two hours after eating. If you happen to be competing at this time, you will feel listless because blood will flow to the digestive system to help digestion.

It is also easy to cause abdominal pain due to indigestion.

These will affect the players' performance in the game.

Therefore, the meal before the game on match day not only needs to be adjusted in time, but the players also cannot eat too much.

Some people may worry about how the players will have the strength to play if they don’t eat enough.

In fact, the team's logistics team will prepare some food that is easy to digest and can quickly provide energy for the players, so that the players can replenish their energy during the half-time break.

Bananas are a common food for athletes all over the world.

Because bananas have a high carbon water content, the digestive burden is relatively low. Moreover, bananas contain a variety of carbohydrates, including fast-absorbing sugars such as glucose and fructose, as well as slow-digesting starches. In addition, the glycemic index of bananas is much lower than that of bread, rice, and steamed bread, and they can release glucose continuously and stably, and a stable blood sugar level is important for a smooth performance during a game.

In addition, bananas are rich in magnesium and potassium. During the competition, athletes are in a state of high tension both mentally and physically, which can easily lead to electrolyte loss, affecting muscle sensitivity and causing muscle cramps. Potassium helps maintain normal nerve and muscle function and reduce muscle cramps.

Magnesium, as an important mineral, helps relieve stress, stabilize mood, and fight tension and anxiety.

So if you go to any team's locker room, bananas are definitely a must-have food.

In addition to foods such as bananas, club nutritionists also prepare various sports drinks. These sports drinks are divided into different types such as pre-match warm-up, in-match energy replenishment, and post-match recovery, so that players can drink them at different stages.

During lunch, Elliot Goetz found the two vice-captains, Matej Katic and Charlie Cohen, and expressed his thoughts: "Matej, Charlie, do you think I should give Wang a subtle reminder? Wasn't his attitude towards Sonny last night a little..."

Charlie Cohen asked him, "Are you worried that Sonny's unstable mentality will affect the game this afternoon?"

Goetz nodded.

But Katic said, "Don't worry about that, Elliot. I think Sonny's situation may not be what you think."

"Why?" Goetz and Cohen both turned their heads to look over.

"Although he wasn't happy yesterday, he wasn't that angry either... Didn't you notice that he didn't throw the racket in the end?"

"Ah?" Both of them were stunned. They really didn't think of this detail at the first time.

Then he thought about it carefully and confirmed that Katic was right.

When Wang Lie told Dean that they could play another game together, Dean, although angry, just put the ping-pong racket back on the table.

But they still clearly remember the first time Dean played table tennis with Wang Lie. After losing the game, facing Wang Lie's ridicule and sarcasm, he angrily threw his racket and walked away.

If the racket-smashing was the standard, then Dean's mood this time might not be as bad as they thought.

"So it won't affect the afternoon game?" Goetz asked.

Katic shook his head: "I don't know what Dean is thinking, and I don't know if it will really not affect the afternoon's game. But I think you should not go to Wang to talk about this."

Goetz was puzzled: "Why? Are you worried that I will offend him by doing this? I don't think Wang is a petty person. He should know where I'm coming from..."

Katic shook his head and waved his hands: "That's not it. I mean there's no need to distract Wang because of this. Didn't you notice that Wang seemed to have entered a special state since yesterday - when did he put so much effort into playing table tennis with Sonny? That 11:0 was really merciless. If a score like this was achieved in a formal match, the winner would even have to apologize to the loser..."

"Yeah. That's why I'm worried that Sonny might get upset..."

"I feel like he has adjusted his mental state to a combat state. It's best not to disturb him at this time. Let me put it bluntly. Although Wang looks quite normal now, he may have already sounded the first-level combat alarm in his heart. A little stimulation may make him explode." Katic analyzed, and finally he added:
"Of course, this is all my own speculation, and it may not be correct. I just think that at this special moment, it is better for us to be conservative and prudent, and not provoke him at this time."

"Well... what Ma Jie said makes sense." Charlie Cohen agreed.

Goetz also felt that Katic was right. It was not a big deal anyway - Sonny and Wang Lie had been arguing for half a season, and their relationship did not seem to be affected. At least on the surface, peace was maintained - there was really no need to disturb Wang Lie because of this.

So he finally nodded: "Okay."

Just at this moment, Sonny Dean walked into the restaurant from outside, and the three captains looked over.

Dean, who was being "spied on" by them, was completely unaware. He first greeted a few familiar teammates, and then went straight to the food pick-up area to get his food.

It really looks no different than usual.

When he got the food and was looking for a seat, Wang Lie entered the restaurant and called him, "Dean!" Dean was looking for a seat with a plate in his hand. After being yelled at by Wang Lie, he could only wait for him with the plate in his hand. When he answered, his tone was a little impatient: "What are you doing? Is there something wrong?"

"Nothing, just the last game last night... Sorry."

After Wang Lie finished speaking, the originally buzzing restaurant suddenly became quiet.

Dean opened his mouth and looked at Wang Lie in surprise, but he quickly reacted: "What did you say just now? I didn't hear it clearly, can you say it again?"

How could Wang Lie not know what this kid was thinking, so he walked around him and went to get the food.

Dean stopped eating and chased after him with his plate in hand: "I really didn't hear you clearly, seriously, I'm not lying to you, Wang. You called me over but didn't explain clearly, isn't that inappropriate? Say it again, just say it once, I promise I heard it clearly this time, go ahead!"

Wang Lie was too lazy to pay attention to him.

Everyone in the restaurant just watched Dean chasing after Wang Lie and repeating, "Say it again, say it again..."

Goetz turned back to look at Katic: "You are right, Matej, I don't need to look for him at all. But you seem to be wrong..."

Katic covered his face and said, "I came to that conclusion based on my previous understanding of Wang... Who knew that Wang would take the initiative to apologize to Dean!"

Charlie Cohen laughed: "Isn't that great? Ha!"

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After lunch, Tyne's players rested for a while and then took a bus from the training base to the game venue.

At this time, there were nearly two hours left before the game started.

As the blue Tyne bus slowly drove out of the gate of Northumberland Football City, the Tyne fans waiting outside cheered.

They came here specifically to see the team off.

This game is not only a revenge match for Wang Lie, but also an important match for Tyne fans to determine whether they can go to the Champions League next season.

This was the first time for the Tyne fans, whose ancestors had never been rich, and they were very excited. They even came here specially to see the team off, as if they were performing some very important ceremony.

In the car, Vitini waved excitedly to the Tyne fans outside the gate.

Ever since he decided to stay at Tyne and help the club become a giant, he has had a very special sense of "ownership".

He used to give his all in competitions, but that was more because he wanted to prove his abilities to potential buyers so that he could escape from the "fire pit" of Tyne in the future.

Now he is giving his all for the fans who support him and for his own ideals.

Seeing Vitini waving at them, the Tyne fans outside became visibly more excited, their cheers became louder, and they waved their arms harder and with greater amplitude.

Sonny Dean sat in the back row, so he naturally saw everything Vitini did.

He curled his lips.

It turns out that he was the one who enjoyed this scene...

But he only felt a little sour, then he retracted his gaze, tilted his head slightly, and looked along the middle aisle of the bus to the front windshield.

Then I looked through the windshield and looked further ahead.

The road stretched forward and the surrounding scenery rapidly receded.

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After Zhao Zhou finished shopping in the nearby stores, because he bought too much, he first went back to the hotel, put all the things back in the room, and then came to the outside of Lize Park Stadium.

When he came to buy souvenirs before, there were not many people in the square outside the stadium, but now many people have gathered there.

The vast majority were Tyne fans wearing blue jerseys.

Occasionally you can see a few Sofia fans wearing red.

Compared with the excited Tyne fans, they all seemed relatively low-key.

Zhao Zhou's camera even captured a Sofia fan wearing Wang Lie's No. 9 jersey...

He even pushed the camera up for a close-up, and excitedly explained: "Although Wang Ge is no longer in Sofia, Sofia still has the legend of Wang Ge! Brothers, what is the top stream in football?"

Then he sighed: "This big brother must have had complicated feelings during this game..."

Then he heard a noise behind him and he turned the camera over to see a group of people wearing blue Tyne home jerseys surrounding a fan wearing a red Sofia United jersey and shouting something.

Is this because Sofia United fans were provoking Tyne fans and were blocked?

It is not uncommon for fans to fight each other due to provocation.

Seeing big news happening right in front of him, as a self-media person, he would be unqualified if he did not take advantage of the traffic.

He ran over immediately.

But when he ran over, he found that the situation was a little different from what he thought.

The scene was not filled with shouting and provocations from fans of both sides. He did not smell any gunpowder, but instead heard bursts of laughter.

Those Tyne fans who gathered around did not do so to beat up the Sofia fans, but to compete to take photos with him!

And it was a photo with his back!

This is really strange...

This Sofia United fan is wearing the number five jersey, number five is the captain of Sofia United, Tyler Murphy... Huh?

Zhao Zhou suddenly discovered a "blind spot" - the No. 5 jersey on this Sofia fan was not printed with Tyler Murphy's "MURPHY", but "HELDEN".

This is not surprising, because maybe the fan is called "HELDEN", ​​but he likes the number five, so such a strange combination appears.

By the way, this fan is called "HELDEN", ​​which is the same name as the head coach of Sofia United, Helden... Shit?!

Zhao Zhou suddenly reacted and realized that the truth might not be as simple as he imagined.

Perhaps this "HELDEN" refers to Sven Helden?
So what does the number “5” mean?

Zhao Zhou thought this was a very good material for his VLOG, so he squeezed in and decisively revealed his identity, wanting to interview this "Sofo United fan":
"Hi, excuse me... I'm Wang Lie, a fan from China. I want to ask you, what does this jersey mean?"

In fact, he didn't need to announce his identity. When people here saw the No. 99 blue Tyne jersey on him, they all knew.

The "Sofo United fan" explained in a proud tone: "Helden, fifth in the league!"

He said this, causing all the Tyne fans present to burst into laughter.

Zhao Zhou also laughed - he really didn't expect the answer to be this, so simple and so... interesting!
If Sofia United lose to Tyne in this game, they will drop to fifth in the league standings and lose their Champions League qualification.

This Tyne fan was obviously mocking Heldon in this way, or "cursing" Heldon...

He couldn't help but give a thumbs up and a thumbs up to the Tyne fan's creativity.

Awesome!
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"Chinese reporters are interviewing me. Am I going to be famous? Am I going to be a star?!"

After the Chinese man who was filming the video with his mobile phone left, Ryan excitedly asked his companions.

Everyone looked at him and joked, "Yes, yes, you will soon be a household name in China. Maybe you can be as famous as Wang!"

Ryan waved his hands quickly: "Oh, I wouldn't dare to do that!"

Robbie Dixie patted him on the back. "You're so brave!"

Causing others to laugh.

Tang Lin, who had been hiding himself in the crowd and silently observing these Tyne fans, saw them like this and thought of the first time he followed them to watch Wang Lie's game.

When facing the strong Scouse team, everyone was not so optimistic before the game, and they were even frowning during the game. Dixie was simply a capitulationist who always made "failure speeches".

Why, more than two months later, when the same people are facing the same powerful enemy, their mentality is so different?
They say a ball is round and anything can happen, so why do they seem so sure that Tyne will win?

Amid the noise of the old guys, Jon Berg waved and pointed to the entrance of Leather Park: "Get in, guys!"

Everyone shouted and rushed towards the security check at the entrance. Tang Lin followed them and looked around.

In addition to this group of people, there were many others heading towards the entrance.

They waved towels, some sang and some chanted slogans.

It wasn't just the Tyne fans in the Miners Bar that had changed, it was all the Tyne fans he had seen today, and even those he hadn't seen.

These people who have been accustomed to having no expectations seem to finally have hope.

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