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Chapter 33 Answer the World with Goals

When Sonny Dean saw Wang Lie desperately chasing the obviously over-passed ball on the sidelines, he suddenly remembered the scene on the training ground a week ago. It was almost exactly the same as today, except that the directions were reversed and the person passing the ball was different.

That day, he was just like that stupid guy Vitini, and he also passed the ball too far to Wang Lie.

When he passed the ball, he knew he hadn't passed it well. He thought Wang Lie would probably not chase him, but would turn around and scold him for not passing the ball well. He had already thought of how to respond - "Why don't you run faster? Why don't you blame me for not running fast enough?"

As a result, Wang Lie gritted his teeth and chased the ball with veins bulging, just like he did today.

Then he kicked the ball into the sky...

Even Dean, who was very unhappy with Wang Lie, couldn't laugh at him when faced with this scene.

Because if you shoot under such difficult circumstances, how can you guarantee that the ball will hit the goal frame?

Was he going to laugh at Wang Lie for not pursuing this shooting opportunity?
So when Dean saw almost the same scene again today, he had actually guessed in his heart that Wang Lie's shot would eventually fail.

After he kicked the football away, he would roll around on the grass in a panic, with grass and dirt all over his face and body, and finally lie on the ground with his head buried in the dirt...

Dean could even think that tomorrow... no, tonight the photo of that scene would appear on the Internet and be used as evidence that Wang Lie could no longer adapt to the Premier League.

But what did he actually see?
The football was blasted towards the goal by Wang Lie, flew over the head of Hlingham FC goalkeeper Adelstenson, brushed the bottom edge of the crossbar and flew into the goal, and finally hit the top of the net!

Goal!

What he saw was a goal!
Dean didn't expect Wang Lie's first goal for Tyne to come so early... First game, second shot!
When the football flew into the goal, everyone on the Tyne bench jumped up from their seats, cheered and hugged each other.

Dean stood there in a daze, staring blankly at the figure in the distance.

Only one thing was the same as he imagined:
After completing the shot, Wang Lie rolled on the ground, his body covered with mud and grass debris. Finally, he lay on the grass and turned his head to look at the goal.

Are you embarrassed?
Sort of.

But this is definitely not evidence that he cannot adapt to the Premier League!

"Ahhh! Sonny! Sonny! Come on! Come on!"

Dean, who was in a daze, was pulled by the shoulder from behind and twisted. Only then did he see clearly that it was his teammate Joshua Parker.

He was raising his arms, excitedly and expectantly shouting to Dean: "Give me five!"

Dean didn't react for a moment, but reflexively raised his hand according to Parker's instruction, spread out his five fingers, and made a slap gesture.

Then there came a gust of wind:

Parker slapped his palm hard!

"Ah!!" This scream came from Parker. He was only thinking about avenging the previous "slap", but he forgot that the force is mutual...

He covered his hands and cursed through gritted teeth: "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Fuck!"

Dean, who was stunned for about a second, finally felt the severe pain coming from his palm. He also clenched his hand which was slapped red, and cursed in pain: "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Fuck!!"

In front of the Tyne bench, which was filled with screams, this time Sonny Dean finally didn't seem out of place.

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After Wang Lie scored the goal, the entire Lize Park Stadium fell into carnival. If Dean continued to stand there in a daze, he could indeed be considered out of place.

But in fact, no one would care about him at this time...

Everyone is busy cheering, celebrating, roaring, and venting their inner emotions. Who would care about others?
In front of the coaching booth, McNeill was like a gambler who had bet his entire fortune and won. He hugged Varro excitedly and said, "Oh my God! I won! Aha! I won!"

The dice cup was opened, and what appeared before his eyes were five "6"s!
Varo did not pour cold water on him and told him that this was a ball, because he was equally excited. His usual rationality and reason disappeared without a trace at this moment.
The two men hugged each other with other coaches again, and the entire Tyne coaching staff celebrated wildly.

No one noticed the little incident on the bench.

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As soon as Vitini passed the ball, he realized that he had passed it too far. Deep in his heart, he felt great annoyance and panic - in the previous counterattack, he failed to pass the ball to his idol who had already moved into the empty space. This time, he did pass the ball, but he passed it too far!

He made his idol run for nothing twice!

He even wanted to put his hands on his head...

At this moment, he saw Wang Lie desperately catching up with the football and kicking the ball into the goal!
He was stunned at first, then stared at the goal with wide eyes to confirm that the ball really went in and not hit the side net.

Then he turned his head to look at the linesman at the far end - he was afraid that Wang Lie was already offside when he passed the ball...

The linesman didn't raise the flag!
And he also heard the referee's whistle!
The stone in my heart finally fell to the ground, and the huge regret and fear receded like the tide.

Vitini screamed and rushed towards Wang Lie.

The idol who had just climbed up from the ground was pushed to the ground again, and then pressed on top of him!

Then more teammates rushed over and drowned the two of them...

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Luo Jin's excitement had not subsided since Wang Lie scored. Now, watching the crazy celebration of the Tyne players, he wanted to get out all the words that had been suppressed in his heart for the past few days:
"...Tain's players all rushed up and pressed Wang Lie under them to celebrate... But I think the weight of so many people is not as much as the pressure on Wang Lie during this period of time!

"As bystanders, we can all feel the suffocating feeling brought by that kind of pressure, not to mention Wang Lie himself...No matter what he does or says, it seems to be wrong. Even his previous great achievements have become mistakes!

"Scoring goals is 'selfish', self-confidence has become 'arrogance'... even 'seven championships' have become the root cause of the club's decline! And he can't refute or defend himself, otherwise it would be an improper attitude, a failure to accept defeat, disrespect, and abstract behavior...

“I know some people always like to say that being bad at competitive sports is a sin, as if it is the absolute truth of the world. But I think many people may not have figured out the definition of being bad. What does being bad mean?
"Is 'bad' a sign of inevitable decline in performance after having won numerous championships? Or does he not even have the ability and courage to stand on the stage?

"Why should a man who once stood at the top of the world be questioned by so many people who don't even dare to climb mountains? Is this reasonable? Is it natural? I don't know... Maybe this is the truth of the world - there are not so many truths in this world, and there is no eternal right or wrong. Hard work may not necessarily get a corresponding reward, let alone respect for your efforts - if you can't win, then all your efforts are meaningless to the spectators.

"This is a really frustrating reality, but it is also a reasonable reason for people to give up. But at this moment, I am wondering why Wang Lie, a person whose personality is definitely not likable, can have so many fans around the world who love him. Perhaps it is because when he faces a frustrating reality, he has reasonable reasons to give up, but he never gives up! This is something that ordinary people find difficult to do, but Wang Lie did it, so he is naturally loved and admired.

"Doesn't he know that the truth of this world has always been like this? He knows. But so what? Just because it has always been like this, does that mean it is right? If everyone is like this, should he be like this too?!
"Faced with this real world and all kinds of explicit and implicit rules, everyone has their own answers and choices. Many of them cannot be said to be right or wrong, good or bad.

"And this stumbling ball today! It is Wang Lie's answer to the world!"

In front of the TV, Wang Ziqi, who had just been jumping and shouting with excitement after his father scored a goal, now knelt on the ground, raised his head and cried loudly.

Tang Xingmei held Zhou Hong's hand tightly. Her mother-in-law was trying hard to suppress her sobs, and even she herself could feel two lines of warmth on her cheeks.

As Wang Lie's family, they know best how difficult it has been for their father/son/husband to come this far.

All the pressure and worries that had accumulated before were released at this moment with Wang Lie's goal...

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Jon Berg turned around and grabbed his companion Robbie Dixie by the coat, roaring at him: "What did I say? What did I say?! Robbie! I said he could do it! That's why I believed him!"

Dixie, whose clothes were grasped by Berg, couldn't say a word until he struggled to break free and gasped: "You almost strangled me, Jon!"

Berg regained his senses at this time. He smiled embarrassedly and said, "Sorry, Robbie, I was too excited..."

Dixie cursed under his breath, "Damn it... How on earth did he do that? I think he was having a hard time even catching up with the ball..."

Berg smiled happily: "In fact, when that idiot Rost suddenly opened fire on Wang before the game, I guessed that Wang would definitely perform well in this game."

"why?"

"Have you forgotten? What happened to those who offended the king before? What happened to those who tried to anger the king?"

Dixie suddenly realized.

Wang Lie is well-known in the world of football for his vengeance. If you offend him, you will never get his forgiveness easily.

Let me give you a famous example - when Wang Lie left Barcelona, ​​he had a very unhappy relationship with his former club. Barcelona even paid a public relations company to discredit Wang Lie - of course, this was only exposed later, and at that time, no one knew that a wealthy club could do such a dirty thing without any bottom line.

Aside from the PR company's slander and criticism of Wang Lie, Barcelona Athletic Club also personally intervened. At that time, whether it was the famous players, Wang Lie's teammates, or club officials, they all criticized and accused Wang Lie.

Some people pretended to feel sorry for Wang Lie as his friend, saying that he was deceived by the shameless flattery of those around him, referring to Wang Lie's agent Fernando Clemente...

They said Wang Lie was a loner and unpopular in the locker room; they said that after leaving the Spanish giants, Wang Lie would not be able to make further progress in his career achievements; they also said that Wang Lie was able to win the Champions League because of the strong team of Barcelona Atlético, and that he had misjudged his true level, and that Sofia would soon find out that they had bought a historical-level dud. What was the result?
Three seasons after leaving Barcelona, ​​Wang Lie had his "revenge moment":
He will face his former club Atletico Barcelona in the Champions League final of the 2029-2030 season.

That final was a one-man show by Wang Lie. Facing his former club that had always slandered him, he took his personal heroism to the extreme, making the 24-year-old "quasi-king" Ronil Nascimento pale in comparison to him.

In the end, he climbed to the pinnacle of European football by stepping on the corpse of his former club.

This history is well known to everyone, so even people like Dixie who are not fans of Sofia know the ins and outs of it.

He immediately understood where his companion's confidence came from, but a new doubt arose in his mind: "If even you know this, then why did Rost challenge the king before the game?"

Berg snorted. "What do you mean 'even I know'? Let me tell you, Robbie, in the past six months, there are not many people like me who know this. People like me who still have confidence in Wang are actually in the minority. Rost probably thinks that Wang is old, just a toothless tiger, and has no ability to fight back against his provocation. Isn't it the same for you, Robbie? You also think he is old."

Dixie was a little embarrassed: "It's just a ball! What we are betting on is not his performance in this game, but this half season!"

Berg smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, this half of the season."

Seeing his old friend's smug look, Dixie decided to stay out of the spotlight for a while. Just then, the singing of Tyne fans rang out on the field, so he joined in the chorus:
"…The Tyne, the Tyne, the ever-flowing Tyne, the chimneys that line the streets, the fires that dance in the furnaces… This is my hometown, Newcastle! Newcastle on the Tyne!!"

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"Newcastle upon Tyne" is one of the Tyne fans' favorite cheering songs. This song is different from similar songs of other teams and has a relatively slow rhythm.

Rather than cheering for the team, it would be more accurate to say that Tyne fans were using singing to express their love for their hometown Newcastle.

But it is precisely this kind of song praising hometown that will burst out with greater appeal when cheering for the team representing the hometown, bringing every Tyne fan at Leeds Park together.

Especially the last sentence when it was repeated by Tyne fans. The drawn-out singing sounded like the sound of a Scottish bagpipe, floating in the wind and being sent far away.

Such singing can still be soul-stirring and make people shudder.

For example, right now, Kofi Rossiter’s face is gradually turning pale as he listens to this melodious and lyrical song.

It was as if the ball Wang Lie had just shot did not hit the net, but hit his face.

Assistant coach Andrew gritted his teeth beside him: "That was not an opportunity!"

He agreed with his assistant.

A chance that wasn't a chance at all, a very irregular shooting action, and a nearly 38-year-old man who hadn't played football properly for more than half a year...

Adding these factors together and putting them into the world's most advanced AI model today, the probability of the ball flying into the goal is probably no more than 0.1 percent!

When Wang Lie shot the ball with his right foot but kicked it onto his left foot, the TV broadcast cleverly cut the camera to the coaching booth of Hellingham FC. The scene in which Rossiter and Andrew were overjoyed became a classic picture.

The director obviously understood this, so this time after Wang Lie scored, he shifted the camera away from the celebrating Tyne players and cut to the Hurlingham FC coaching bench.

Rost and Andrew stood side by side on the sidelines, looking into the field with tilted faces and squinting eyes, which also became a classic scene of the game.

But the more amazing thing is yet to come...

The scene switched again, this time the camera was focused on two people with serious expressions on the podium.

It was Kyle Irosted, the general manager of Hellingham FC, and the owner Linhan.

Seeing this scene, England commentator Connor Cowley laughed:

"I wonder what Rossiter is thinking right now. Is he regretting provoking Wang before the game? Now he has successfully let the whole world know that the man who just scored against his team is the one his boss missed! Haha! Regardless of the result of today's game, after this game, the whole of England will discuss this matter more heatedly. What role do you think they will assign to Hlingham FC?"

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The crazy celebration was finally coming to an end. Wang Lie had already been pulled up from the ground by everyone, and then they high-fived and hugged each other to celebrate the goal.

"Haha! That's great, Wang! I was right! You did it! Congratulations!" Former captain Goetz always puts the team first. He specially left the goal and ran over just to congratulate Wang Lie.

After saying this he turned around and ran back, waving to the Tyne fans in the stands on the way, asking them to sing louder.

And then, really, the singing got louder:

"This is my hometown Newcastle--!! Newcastle upon Tyne!!!"

In the louder chorus, Vitini felt a little guilty when he high-fived and hugged Wang Lie: "Sorry, Wang, my pass was..."

Wang Lie comforted him: "It doesn't matter. It's impossible for every pass and catch in the game to be perfect. That's why we have to try our best in the game. Only in this way can we turn a ball that is not an opportunity into an opportunity."

To be honest, Wang Lie's words sounded a bit like a father's sermon, but Vitini didn't care.

This is his idol and role model!

It was his honor that his role model was willing to teach him! He was so happy!
"I will try my best to do so, Wang!" Vitini nodded repeatedly, and was almost about to pat his chest and write a letter of guarantee.

After Vitini, Katic and other Brazilian geniuses left and opened their arms to Wang Lie: "I never thought I would hug you before..."

Wang Lie hugged him and whispered in his ear, "I bet this hug of ours will appear in many places after the game. What do you think they will say then?"

Katich laughed and patted Wang Lie on the back: "Let them say whatever they want. I used to think you were a cocky, trouble-making bastard, but now I think it's quite interesting to be your teammate, haha!"

After the two separated, Katic asked again: "Is this a last gasp?"

Wang Lie shook his head: "Of course not. In fact, I feel like I'm getting younger!"

Katic grinned: "Your statement is quite interesting."

He obviously didn't take Wang Lie's words seriously.

But Wang Lie knew that he was telling the truth. When Vitini pushed him to the ground, a set of huge golden numbers popped up in front of his eyes:

36
In fact, when he knew that the plug-in could make the body's functions return to youth, he was wondering how he should confirm that his body had become younger?
Is it based on subtle changes in every joint and muscle tissue in the body?

Or do we have to wait until we get to the training ground to feel it?
Unexpectedly, the system told him in such a simple and crude way:

Although your actual age is thirty-seven, your current physical age is thirty-six!
But it doesn't really matter how you tell him this.

What Wang Lie never expected was that... he became one year younger after scoring just one goal!
Is it that simple?
Could there be something wrong with the system?

Will this younger year be added back in a while?

Just like the current VAR video referee system, you can call out a goal by watching the video. It makes it difficult for everyone to celebrate after scoring a goal, and it is also wrong not to celebrate...

So when Wang Lie first found out that he was one year younger, he was not happy or proud.

He was being pressed down by his teammates at the time and was actually very nervous. He was definitely not as excited as his teammates.

By now, the goal celebration is about to end, but there is still no sound of the system taking back the reward.

The golden "37" did not appear before his eyes.

Now we can finally confirm:

It really only took him one goal to get back to being thirty-six!
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PS,

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When the glorious Milan became the laughing stock of the whole world, can you still remember Kaka who was silently wiping away his tears?
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(End of this chapter)