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Chapter 26 Official Announcement
When Kofi Rossiter drove to the gate of the Hurlingham FC training base, he was stopped by reporters and fans waiting there.

Reporters rushed to interview him, while fans came to show their support for their head coach.

The season before last, Hurlingham FC was relegated to the Championship, and Rossiter started coaching the team last season.

It took him just one season to lead the team back to the Premier League, and so far in their first season back in the Premier League, they are ranked ninth, so relegation is almost not a problem.

Therefore, Rossiter has a high prestige in the hearts of Hlingham FC fans.

Although yesterday's incident made many media and fans laugh at Wang Lie for being rejected by a newly promoted team, many of Wang Lie's fans were also scolding Rost.

Now these fans of Hlingham FC gather here to express their support for Rost.

When they saw Rost roll down his car windows and wave to them, they waved banners, slogans and posters in support of Rost and cheered loudly.

The photographer pointed the camera at them and recorded this scene. Without waiting until night, these pictures will appear on the mobile phone screens of the fans.

Reporters put questions to Rost.

The most frequently asked question was "Do you have any personal grudges against the king?"

It’s no wonder that everyone thinks so, because nothing happened in the limited encounters between the two before.

Just an ordinary opponent.

Then why did Kofi Rossiter suddenly show such hostility towards Wang Lie yesterday?
Even if the reporters repeatedly mentioned Wang Lie's problem to him and angered him, he shouldn't have lost his composure like that...

Hearing this question, Rost was a little embarrassed.

Because he couldn’t tell the reporters the real reason why he lost his temper at the press conference yesterday…

He couldn't say that his self-esteem was hurt because the club owner ignored his protests and insisted on bringing in Wang Lie, right?
He still remembers what the club's general manager Kyle Irosted said to him at the time:

"Kofi, you only have the right to make suggestions on the club's recruitment, but not the right to decide. Introducing Wang is the club's strategy, so your objection is invalid."

He also remembered how he had argued with Irosted:

"But I am the head coach of the team! I am the one who will use the players in the end, not you or the Chinese boss! If you insist on bypassing me and signing him, I promise you that he will never get a chance to play with me!"

Irosted stared at him: "This is not a wise move, Coffey. We don't want to hurt you..."

Rost sneered: "What? Are you still planning to fire me?"

"We certainly don't want things to develop to that point..."

The two sides parted ways unhappily.

After saying these angry words, Rost was actually very nervous inside - what if Wang Lie really came, would he still have to resign voluntarily?
Fortunately, none of this happened in the end. Wang Lie went to Tain and he also kept his position as the coach...

But perhaps the quarrel caused a rift, and Rost always felt that Irost's attitude towards him had changed a little. The Hlingham FC he led also lost to Waltham at home in the last round, which seemed to be a sequelae.

This league clash with Tyne is a great opportunity for Rossiter, an opportunity to prove to the club management that he was right.

As long as he could lead his team to defeat Tyne and Wang Lie, he could hold his head high in front of Irosted and ask him in the tone of a victor:
See, this is your "strategic goal"? A loser?
Of course, Rost would never tell the media about such little thoughts - at least not before defeating Wang Lie and Tyne.

Facing the reporters surrounding him, he could only say: "No, Wang and I have no personal grudges. I just stated some facts that I know, that's all."

A reporter asked, "Are your comments about Wang also statements of fact?"

"Of course. The fact is that Wang will be 38 next month. The fact is that many people deliberately ignore his age and seem to regard him as the omnipotent 'China Wang'. Perhaps it is the flattery of those around him that makes him have some unrealistic ideas..."

Hearing him say this, the fans of Hellingham FC nearby cheered loudly:
"Come on! Kofi! You're the best!"

"Well said! Don't show weakness to them!"

“Let’s lead Hurlingham FC to victory again in this weekend’s game!”

"Kick those Highlanders off the North Sea on the road!"

Rost smiled and waved at them, thanking them for their support.

This scene was recorded by a photographer and will become news, appearing in front of fans all over England.

In this round of the league, there is no game that can be called a "focus battle" - if you have to find one, the defending champion Clayton Athletic's away challenge to the fifth-ranked Waltham in the league may be regarded as a "strong confrontation".

But that was just an ordinary game, how can it be compared with this game?

After Rossiter made a series of harsh words to Wang Lie, the match between Tyne and Hlingham FC at home was officially upgraded to the "decisive battle" of this round!
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The whistle sounded, and head coach McNeil stopped the training. Then he walked over, grabbed Wang Lie, and said to him:

"I've been observing for a while. You pulled out of the penalty area and retreated too many times just now... I know this is your playing habit, but you have to change it. Your current explosive power is not enough to support your frequent sprints and turns. You have to be like a real center forward, standing in the opponent's penalty area when we attack, suppressing their defense, and controlling the first landing point..."

Even when McNeil invited Wang Lie to join his team, he acted like he was coaxing Wang Lie like a child.

But when it came to his real training class, McNeill said whatever he wanted and was not polite to Wang Lie.

Because he really understood Wang Lie, he knew that if he stuck to the facts, he would not anger Wang Lie.

Sure enough, Wang Lie did not refute, but just nodded while panting.

He knew McNeil was right, the heavy breathing now was proof of it.

After several consecutive sprints and shuttle runs, he felt that he was getting tired more easily.

His body was getting closer and closer to thirty-eight years old - eighteen days until his birthday.

After he turned 37, he felt that his body was not as good as before, and everything he did seemed to be half a beat slower than when he was young.

The drastic decline in his performance actually occurred when he was 37 years old - this was of course due to the fact that Sven Helden delayed him for half a year, but we cannot ignore the subtle differences between a 37-year-old body and a 36-year-old body.

So when he really reaches the age of 38, if there is no "external force" to help, no matter how hard he works out, he can only maintain the beauty of static data and muscle shape, and cannot improve dynamic performance, especially agility and explosive power.

While McNeill was criticizing and making suggestions about Wang Lie's training performance, the other Tyne players were watching.

Tomorrow is the game day, and in today's offensive training, the head coach's focus is all on Wang Lie.

Even a fool could see that without referring to the team's performance in the game, Wang Lie should have a great chance of being selected for the game roster...

After giving the reminder, McNeill exited the training area and blew the whistle.

5V5 offensive training resumed.

Soon when the attacking team got the ball on the wing, Wang Lie did not withdraw from the penalty area to ask for the ball, but pressed forward.

His run forward took away the defender, and his teammate's cross landed behind him.

The attacking midfielder Matthijs van Ginkel who was advancing there headed the flying ball!
Then the ball flew over the crossbar...

"Very good!" Although no goal was scored, head coach McNeill still applauded the attack.

Because this kind of attack is what he wants Wang Lie to launch.

In other words, he hopes that Wang Lie can become a real forward under his command, making full use of his keen sense of opportunities in front of the goal and top-notch shooting skills to score goals and create scoring opportunities for his teammates.

Instead of always retreating to the outside of the penalty area, raising his hand to ask for the ball, and then relying on his personal strength to do it alone, or reorganizing the attack in front of the opponent's penalty area, passing the ball back and forth, but not being able to get into the opponent's penalty area.

Although he knew what Wang Lie's "bigger stage" was, McNeil was more practical. He still put his team in a position to avoid relegation, and asked the whole team to play simpler, more direct and faster in offense, without so many fancy routines.

As long as we can put pressure on the opponent's goal, it's fine.

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The training continued and this time it was Vitini's turn to get the ball on the wing.

After receiving the ball, the Brazilian genius did not immediately cross the ball from the wing, but tried to dribble into the penalty area.

Logically speaking, Wang Lie should push forward at this time to suppress the defense line.

He did run like that.

But after just running one step, he suddenly retreated to the side of the penalty area.

If Vitini passed the ball according to Wang Lie's previous running position at this time, he would pass the ball directly to the feet of the defensive players.

However, Vitini did not pass the ball. He dribbled the ball with his head down and was completely unaware of the situation in front of the goal.

He dribbled past another defender, but at the same time he was forced back to the baseline.

In other words, if he wanted to shoot, there was no angle, and if he wanted to pass the ball... he couldn't find anyone to pass it to.

Sure enough, when he looked up again, he found that the defense team in front and around him were all wearing blue vests.

He could only see a space near the penalty spot in the gap between two defensive players, but that was a real space, with no defensive players or offensive players!

At this moment, he heard Wang Lie's voice: "Just pass it there, Vitini! Hurry!" Vitini only heard Wang Lie's voice but hadn't seen Wang Lie. He didn't even know if the "there" Wang Lie was talking about was the gap he saw.

But he believed in his idol, so he didn't even check Wang Lie's position and just poked the ball over...

After passing the ball, he saw Wang Lie suddenly appear from his blind spot on the right, running towards the gap in the middle of the penalty spot!

At the same time, the defensive center back Katic also turned around from in front of the goal and rushed there!

Wang Lie gritted his teeth and tried his best to move his legs forward. He could feel that his sprinting speed was not as fast as before. If he were younger, he would have the confidence to catch up with the ball and complete the shot before Katic...

And now, he can only try his best to fight for such an opportunity.

When Katic saw Wang Lie chasing the football, he estimated that if he tackled the ball immediately, there would be a high probability that he would destroy the football before Wang Lie.

But if he did that, the huge kinetic energy and inertia would make it impossible for him to stop.

At the same time, he knew that Wang Lie would definitely rush to shoot.

So he would directly shovel at Wang Lie...

What would happen to an old guy who is almost 38 years old after being kicked like that by me?
“Don’t get hurt…”

McNeill suddenly heard Varro beside him shouting.

But he did not turn his head to look at Varo, but stared at the two figures in the penalty area.

At the moment when Katic hesitated, Wang Lie barely caught up with the football, then bent his left leg to support his forward body, and then decisively swung his right leg!

If Katic made any further moves at this time, he would not be able to destroy the ball. He could only raise his leg to try to stop the ball from flying towards the goal...

Bang!
Wang Lie pushed the football towards the upper corner of the goal with the inside of his foot!
Katic's legs couldn't stop it!
He himself blocked the view of goalkeeper Elliot Goetz, and when the latter saw the ball flying past Katic, it was too late...

He jumped into the air to pounce on the football again, but he was far behind in both time and distance.

The football flew straight into the upper corner of the goal!
After completing the shot, Wang Lie's left leg had reached its limit and could no longer support his body. He lost his balance and fell to the ground.

However, before he fell to the ground completely, he still caught a glimpse of the result of this shot - the ball went in!

Katic looked back at the goal and saw the football in the goal and goalkeeper Gotz rolling on the ground.

really……

He had a feeling of "just as I expected":

It turns out that we can't give this guy even the slightest chance to kick the ball in the penalty area!
Katic turned his head back and saw Wang Lie still lying on the grass, so he bent down and stretched out his hand to him.

Wang Lie took his hand, and the first thing he asked after he was pulled up was: "You hesitated when you were defending just now, why?"

Katic told the truth: "I was going to use a tackle to stop it, but that would definitely hit you. So..."

Wang Lie smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Matej Katic, who was nicknamed 'The Butcher' in La Liga, would also be soft-hearted."

Katic shrugged: "It's just a training session. What good would it do for me and the team if I injured you?"

Wang Lie wanted to tell the other party that he would not be hurt by the tackle, but in the end, he said, "Thank you."

This time it was Katic's turn to laugh: "It's unbelievable, I didn't expect that I could hear the king's thanks."

When they were both playing in La Liga, they were considered "mortal enemies" on the field. Not only did they serve different teams, but one was a center back and the other was a striker. Both of them had very bad tempers and were at loggerheads with each other. It was impossible for them to have a good relationship.

When Tyne officially announced Wang Lie's joining, many people on the Internet were waiting to see the good show when Wang Lie and Katic met again in the locker room.

As a result, it has been almost ten days since Wang Lie joined the team, and there has been no news of a fight between Wang Lie and Katic in the locker room, which has disappointed both the spectators and the haters.

However, the scene where Katic reached out and pulled up Wang Lie just now will definitely be posted online by Tyne’s official Twitter account later to prove that the team has not become torn apart because of Wang Lie’s joining.

"We are teammates now." Wang Lie said to Katic.

Katic shuddered. "It's the same strange feeling as hearing you say 'thank you'."

Wang Lie didn't bother to pay attention to him and turned to leave, but he was stopped by him again: "Hey, Wang. Is that the 'bigger stage' you mentioned?"

Wang Lie nodded: "Yes, that's right, that's it."

After getting the answer, Katic took a deep breath and exhaled heavily: "How are you going to do it?"

"First, win tomorrow's game."

After Wang Lie finished speaking, he turned around and walked away again. This time, Katic didn't stop him.

The latter seemed lost in thought.

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"Good shot! Good shot!"

After the football flew into the goal, head coach McNeill led the applause.

Varo was also clapping, but he leaned close to McNeill's ear and whispered, "Although the goal was beautiful, didn't you just ask him to press forward instead of retreating? He couldn't help but retreat for this ball..."

"What does it matter, Cesar? As long as we can score a goal." McNeill looked serious.

Varo really wanted to roll his eyes at him: No matter what you say, you are right, right?
"I finally understand. You are the king's licker!"

McNeill laughed: "No, Cesar. I am a 'licker' of goals and victory. If Wang can bring us victory with goals, I am even willing to lick his shoes!"

Varo showed a disgusted expression: "What on earth happened when you and he were teammates in Sofolian!"

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Tang Xingmei was lying alone on the bed in the bedroom, but she had no intention of sleeping. Instead, she was browsing her cell phone.

Then she heard a knock on the door and Wang Ziqi's voice outside the door: "Mom!"

Then the door was opened, and Tang Xingmei saw her son standing at the door in only pajamas, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"You're still awake? What time is it?"

Tang Xingmei glanced at the time on her phone. It was 10:21 p.m.

Wang Ziqi ignored his mother's blame and asked, "Has the competition roster come out?"

He had orthopedic braces in his mouth, so his voice was unclear, but Tang Xingmei still understood it and shook her head, "No, go to sleep, you will know when you wake up tomorrow morning."

Wang Ziqi didn't move, but leaned against the door and asked, "Mom, why didn't we go straight to Dad after the exam yesterday? Why did we have to wait until next week..."

Tang Xingmei didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I still have to attend a parent-teacher meeting!"

"Oh..." Wang Ziqi still stood at the door and didn't go back, staring at his mother eagerly.

Tang Xingmei sighed, put her phone on the bedside table, got out of bed, gave her son a hug, and comforted him softly: "Okay, okay, go to bed. Get some rest, so you can watch the live game with us tomorrow night."

"I'm afraid they won't put dad on the long list again..." Wang Ziqi muttered in his mother's arms.

"No. Didn't Dad promise you? He will definitely be on the roster this time."

"Then can Dad start and play the whole game?"

Tang Xingmei's entire temperament changed: "Wang Ziqi, don't push your luck!"

Wang Ziqi ran back to his bedroom, closed the door, and jumped onto the bed, all in one go.

Tang Xingmei shook her head, then closed her bedroom door and turned back to the bed.

As if they had telepathic connection, she just picked up her phone and before she had time to go to bed, she saw a new message pop up.

Husband: "I'm on the long list."

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PS, let me announce something first:
Because it will be officially on the shelves at midnight tomorrow, and considering everyone's perception of it, I'm temporarily adding more chapters, with another one at nine o'clock in the evening.

Then I will try to update another chapter after it is put on the shelves at midnight.

Tomorrow morning 8:00 and afternoon 6:00 will be updated as usual.

This means that there will be three chapters updated today and three chapters tomorrow as well.

The reason why I didn't choose to update twice today and four times tomorrow is that I hope to give everyone one more chapter for free.

Now that I have finished my business, I will now talk to you briefly while the words are still in the public version and are free of charge:
(I wanted to say a few words, but later found that there was too much content. In order not to pollute the main text, I simply put it in the remarks for the launch. Please read it after the update at 9 pm. Thank you very much!)
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