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Chapter 61 He can still win!

When Wang Lie suddenly ran out of the penalty area, Mason Harper did not react immediately.

After he reacted, he didn't follow out immediately.

Because he considered it more important to keep the defense intact.

Don't be too stressed.

Wang Lie was just moving. If I followed him immediately, wouldn't I be led by him by the nose?
It was not until he saw Katic pass the ball forward, obviously intended to pass it to Wang Lie, that he abandoned his position and rushed towards Wang Lie.

At this time, Wang Lie was actually just a little outside the free throw arc, and the two were not far apart.

He was completely confident that he could get close to Wang Lie just in time when he stopped the ball.

What he didn't expect was that Wang Lie did not choose to stop the ball at his feet, but stopped it to the outside. This put him in a dilemma of whether to steal the ball or stick to Wang Lie.

His hesitation gave Wang Lie space to turn around.

When he saw Wang Lie turning around, he finally stopped making a choice - he rushed towards the football, but it was too late!
Wang Lie completed this shot without any interference from anyone!
Harper only had time to turn his head reflexively, and at the same time felt a gust of wind blowing across his face, cutting like a knife.

Because the ball was going too fast, he had no time to turn around and follow the ball. He only heard the already loud noise at Lize Park suddenly increase, as if an explosion had occurred!

With his rich experience in the arena, how could he not know what this means...

The ball...goes in!
Only then did he turn around and saw his teammate Lucero falling from the sky.

The football also fell with him. After being blocked by the net, the ball lost all kinetic energy and fell on the grass in the goal, bouncing repeatedly several times before finally settling down.

Lucero had also fallen to the ground, and he also turned his head to look at the football that was so close to him.

It was so close that he only had to reach out to grab the ball.

But what's the use?
The ball has been scored!
“Wang…Wang——!! Wang!!! Lie!!! Wang Lie! Wang Lie!!! Ah——!! Unbelievable! Unbelievable! It’s simply too unbelievable!!”

Connor Cowley was screaming hysterically like crazy. At this moment, he had no time to consider the mood of his partner Wesley, because he couldn't control his voice at all - if he could still remain calm in the face of such a wonderful performance, then he was not worthy of being a commentator!
"What did we see? A hat trick! A hat trick! A player aged 38 years and four days scored a hat trick in the Premier League! If I remember correctly... this is the oldest hat trick record in the history of the Premier League! Can you believe it? Wang, who is already 38 years old, is still setting new records! He has no idea what 'stop' means!"

Luo Jin was equally excited... no, even more excited!
Because he is a Chinese commentator!
"Wang Lie! Ah! Wang Lie!! Ah... a long shot that broke the stone and shocked the world! Lucero, the Argentine goalkeeper of Scouse, has the title of 'Saint Lucero', but in front of Wang Lie in this game, he can't show his saintliness! Because the one in front of him is the only true God! Wang Lie!! This is a 38-year-old veteran!! He can really stand up and look down on the heroes of the world. Just ask...

"Who else--?!"

While Luo Jin was taking a breath, Zhao Chuanfeng quickly said a few words, otherwise he felt like he was going to suffocate to death:

"I hope Mr. Helden can prepare well for tomorrow's post-match press conference and think carefully about what he feels about Wang Lie's hat trick. Is it because Wang Lie is too old and unworthy of playing for Sofia, or is he afraid to let Wang Lie play? Is such a performance unworthy of Sofia? Wang Lie has already set an example for him, so he'd better beat the Scouse in the next round of the league, otherwise when the tide recedes, everyone will know who is swimming naked!"

Luo Jin took a breath and came back, continuing to output:
"Just ask who else! Who in the world can do this, after more than half a season of torture, humiliation, and suppression, without even playing a full game, and then at the 'advanced age' of 38 years old, against the third-ranked Scouse in the league, complete a hat trick!
"Who else? Who could turn the tide with such extreme personal heroism and save the collapsing building! After falling behind by two goals in the first thirty minutes, he used a hat trick to give three slaps in the face to those who laughed at him, belittled him, insulted him, and looked down on him! Yes, that's right, three! One for each goal!
"Who else?!"

When Luo Jin uttered those three words one by one, his voice was already choked. He rubbed his hands on his face vigorously, like a cat washing its face, trying to calm himself down, because he still remembered that he was commentating on a game.

Seeing him like this, his partner Zhao Chuanfeng raised his hand, placed it on his shoulder and squeezed it gently.

Zhao Chuanfeng is 52 years old this year, and Luo Jin is 45 years old. They are not of the same age, but they have the same feelings and expressions in Wang Lie.

It may be difficult for people today to understand this.

Zhao Chuanfeng, who was born in the 1994s, can be said to be a beneficiary and experiencer of the professionalization reform of Chinese football. In , Chinese football officially started the reform. He was only nine years old that year, at the age of being lively and active. Influenced by the professional football craze, he fell in love with football and dreamed of becoming a professional player and participating in the World Cup.

In the 2006 World Cup in Germany, when the Chinese team reached the World Cup finals for the first time, Zhao Chuanfeng was years old and already a professional player, but he was not selected for the national team.

Watching his predecessors wearing national team jerseys and singing the national anthem on the World Cup field, he became excited and secretly vowed that he must also participate in the World Cup as a Chinese international.

In the end, this dream was not realized until eight years later - the Chinese national team failed to make it to the finals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Although Zhao Chuanfeng was already a player of that national team, he was unable to realize his dream.

It wasn't until the 2014 World Cup that he got his wish.

At the age of 29, he stood on the World Cup stage for the first time. As one of the starting eleven, he held his head high and faced the stands. When he heard the national anthem, he sang along.

But as soon as he opened his mouth, tears began to flow uncontrollably.

That scene has become a classic image in the memory of China's football World Cup. Many years later, some people may not remember who Zhao Chuanfeng is, but as long as they mention the Chinese player who sang the national anthem while crying at the World Cup, everyone will know who he is.

The scene of him singing the national anthem while crying was also the only highlight of the Chinese team in that World Cup.

After three group matches, the Chinese team failed to qualify and returned home in disgrace.

At that time, no one, including Zhao Chuanfeng himself, had expected that just four years later, they would make history for Chinese football in the World Cup.

Four years later, at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Chinese team's lineup has changed a lot compared to four years ago. In addition to retaining a few veterans who had participated in the Brazil World Cup four years ago, a lot of people have been added since the Asian Cup, including young people and middle-aged people.

After two or three years of running-in, this team has been highly anticipated by Chinese fans and media.

One of them left the most profound impression.

His name is Wang Lie and he is only eighteen years old.

Zhao Chuanfeng still remembers what the captain Cao Huaren said to him:

"Just wait and see, Old Zhao, that kid will definitely be him in the future!"

He gave a thumbs up.

"There must be a figure like him in the history of Chinese football."

That World Cup was Wang Lie's first time, and he scored his first goal in the World Cup in his first appearance in the World Cup.

With so many firsts in one, Zhao Chuanfeng also believed what Captain Cao said. This guy is really awesome! He is just like the protagonist of a novel...

In the World Cup in Russia, Zhao Chuanfeng and his teammates made history in Chinese football - they made it to the knockout stage of the World Cup, creating another first...

And four years later in the World Cup in China, the 23-year-old Wang Lie led the Chinese team to an even bigger victory - that Chinese team made it to the quarterfinals of the World Cup on home soil!
Although Zhao Chuanfeng and Cao Huaren were no longer in the national team at that time, he still remembers how long he and Captain Cao talked on the phone when Wang Lie scored a goal to help the Chinese team reach the quarterfinals - a full two hours and forty-seven minutes. The phone was so hot that it couldn't be put to the ear, so they continued chatting on speakerphone.

During the call, Captain Cao mentioned his evaluation of Wang Lie more than once, with a tone full of boasting and pride: "Was I wrong at the time? I said that this kid would definitely be the number one figure in the history of Chinese football in the future!"

Now that I think about it, Captain Cao was still too conservative...

Not only in the history of Chinese football, but also in the history of world football, there is such a figure as him!

It was difficult for Zhao Chuanfeng to clearly explain what his feelings were towards Wang Lie.

He is his junior and his teammate, but he is also a superstar that he can only look up to. His achievements are something he will never be able to achieve in several lifetimes.

In 2018, his goal helped Zhao Chuanfeng achieve his goal of reaching the World Cup knockout stage.

Without him, Zhao Chuanfeng's career might have been much bleaker.

Because of him, Zhao Chuanfeng's name can also appear in the history of Chinese football, and it is a glorious one.

When Zhao Chuanfeng first met him, he was only 18 years old. Now Wang Lie is already a 38-year-old "veteran". What Zhao Chuanfeng sees in Wang Lie today is not only today's hat trick, but also the past 20 years.

How can these twenty years be fully described in a few words?
He understood Luo Jin because Luo Jin's experience was very similar to his own.

Even though one is a professional player and coach, and the other is a football commentator.

Luo Jin's career as a commentator began at the 2015 Chile FIFA U17 World Cup, also known as the U World Cup. That FIFA U World Cup was also the first time that -year-old Wang Lie participated in an international competition.

The fate of a commentator who later became one of the best in China and the best player in China were thus cleverly arranged together.

Wang Lie's career is also Luo Jin's career.

Luo Jin was an extremely sentimental person, so when he saw that Wang Lie could still complete a hat trick at the age of 38 and dared to challenge fate, he naturally choked up.

The live broadcast of the game was still going on. Zhao Chuanfeng couldn't really say anything to comfort him, so he could only pinch his shoulders with his hands to express his concern.

After feeling the emotions conveyed by his partner, Luo Jin's excitement finally calmed down a little.

He took a few deep breaths and then continued his duties as a commentator:

"I know that in the past six months or so... no, maybe even earlier, in the past year or two, there have always been all kinds of rumors surrounding Wang Lie, some good, some bad. So in these rumors, Wang Lie's original face seems to have become blurred. Even people who used to be very familiar with him feel that the Wang Lie in everyone's mouths is becoming a stranger...

"I don't want to judge whether those random things are right or wrong. I just want to say that Wang Lie has never changed. He is still the Wang Lie who is always competitive, always hates failure, and always perseveres. He is exactly the same as the 16-year-old boy who first stepped onto the world competition stage. Perhaps it is ourselves who have changed, and this world...

"In this turbulent world, should we go with the flow or stick to our original aspirations? I'm not saying that going with the flow is bad, but I think we should give more respect and tolerance to those who stick to their original aspirations! Because it's really hard! Very hard! So hard that many people are unwilling to go. Then at least we who are unwilling to go should not mock those who are still trudging on this road for 'not having any hardship'..." "It's easy to give up, but it's hard to stick to it. It's easy to indulge, but it's hard to stick to it. It's easy to surrender, but it's hard not to kneel. It's easy to admit defeat, but it's hard to win... It's very hard! Wang Lie persisted in such a difficult thing for twenty-two years, and... he still won!"

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When Wang Lie turned around and blasted the ball into the Scouse goal, there was no other sound in the entire Lize Park Stadium except cheers.

The excited Tyne fans did their best and created what might be the loudest roar since the construction of Leeds Park Stadium!

Tang Lin was hugged by Mr. Berg beside him: "Great! Tang! You are the lucky star!"

Robbie Dixie was roaring beside me. I couldn't hear what he was shouting exactly, but I could see that his face was red and veins were bulging.

In fact, Tang Lin was not calm either.

The moment the football flew into the goal, all the emotions accumulated in his heart for almost the entire game turned into shouts and broke out of his throat.

Mr. Berg is right.

He doesn't understand football.

But he understands people's joys, sorrows, anger and happiness.

He understands anger, unwillingness and the joy of seeing the rainbow after the storm.

This is enough.

He also understood the game because of this.

This is the answer given by a 38-year-old old guy when facing his fate at the hands of the fake Scotus!

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Watching Wang Lie stop the ball, turn around and swing his right leg, Dean was still wondering if it was a bit hasty... Wang must be impatient again and wants to solve the problem by himself.

Then he saw the football fly into the goal like a meteor across the night sky.

His teammates around him all rushed out cheering and roaring, but he stood there stupidly, slowly raising his hands and hugging his head.

he made it!

He actually did it!!
Oh, God……

Are you attached to him?

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There was another person who was as stunned as Dean. He was in front of the visiting team's bench.

"Ah! Damn it!"

"What the hell!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

"FUCK! FUCK!! FUCK!!"

"Why?!"

"Oh God, you are so cruel!"

All he could hear were the shouting and groaning of his teammates. Chi Zhen had no reaction and just stared blankly at the figure on the court.

After completing the shot, he did not run around to celebrate, but just stood there with his arms open and shouted to the sky.

Chi Zhen couldn't help but look up at the sky to see if a dragon would emerge from the clouds...

Of course, no dragon appeared, but Chi Zhen did not look away, but continued to look at the night sky.

The shouting and cursing of his teammates had gradually died down, and now all he could hear were the cheers of the Tyne fans.

A trace of doubt suddenly arose in his heart:
If I can’t even beat 38-year-old Brother Wang, am I really qualified to lead the national team?
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He Zhenyong sat on the soft and comfortable sofa and did not stand up to celebrate like the people around him.

It’s not that he was greedy for the comfortable sitting feeling of the sofa - he had long since stopped caring about those things.

He also had no time to take care of the "Code of Conduct for Watching Football" that he had drawn up for himself before the game.

What is it about not showing emotions on one's face, being impartial, and not letting others catch hold of you...

All were thrown out of the window.

In front of Wang Lie's hat trick, the so-called code of conduct for watching football was like a child's family dinner - it was prepared very seriously, but in the end it was just a joke.

In fact, before watching this game, he had some psychological expectations about Wang Lie's performance.

It is obvious that Wang Lie is in very good shape recently.

Therefore, it is unrealistic to expect Chi Zhen to perform well in this game while Wang Lie performs poorly, thus temporarily ending the topic of the competition for the core of the national team.

But even so, He Zhenyong never expected that Wang Lie's condition would be so good.

A hat trick!
A hat trick when they were two goals behind!
If Tyne eventually beat the Scouse in this game, then the Liverpool media can once again say that they only lost to Wang Lie...

He Zhenyong came to his senses and applauded Wang Lie's hat trick.

In fact, he would rather cover his face with his hands...

In the one year and seven months that he has coached the Chinese national team, he has been at the center of controversy many times, but only this time did he feel like he was sitting on the edge of a volcano.

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"Hahaha! Are you convinced, Cesar? Are you convinced?"

McNeill hugged his assistant partner Cesar Varo and shouted excitedly in his ear.

Varro nodded repeatedly: "I am convinced, I am convinced, now I am really convinced!"

Joseph Gil next door looked at the field with a look of despair.

The memory of the dead began to attack him again...

On May 2th a year ago, in the much-anticipated "Red Derby", he led the Scots to a 3- defeat to Sofia United away from home. At the age of years and days, Wang Lie became the second oldest hat-trick player in the history of the Premier League.

In less than a year, Wang Lie set a new record and defeated his team again.

After losing the game last year, the Liverpool media lamented that his team did not lose to Sofia United, but to Wang Lie.

He was also very dissatisfied and thought that the Liverpool media should not do such things as destroying their own prestige and boosting the morale of others.

Not to mention they are still talking nonsense!

Football is a team sport. No matter how good Wang Lie is, he can't defeat a team!
He didn't think his team lost to Wang Lie.

What does the outcome of a game tell us?

As a result, he led the team to be defeated by Wang Lie twice in a row, and Wang Lie completed a hat trick each time...

Wang Lie scored a total of four hat tricks against the Scouse team, and he "enjoyed" two of them alone!
He could imagine what the media would say after the game.

This time, the media seem to be more justified.

As for him, how could he refute the statement that "the Scotus only lost to Wang Lie"?
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PS, the double update is over!

Next, I have to go back to the rhythm of updating once a day, and then I have to save up my manuscripts again, so that I can burst out with another wave when such an important competition comes...

(End of this chapter)