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Chapter 62 We are really strong
When Wang Lie scored the goal, the game was actually not over yet.

The specific time when he scored the goal was the 92nd minute and 26 seconds of the game, which was rounded off to two minutes left in the game.

Strictly speaking, the Scouse people have not been defeated by Tyne yet, so it is too early to talk about "a decisive victory" or something like that.

But no one cares about this detail.

Everyone is talking about "killer":
Wang Lie's hat trick defeated the Scouse team!
Wang Lie completed the final kill again!

The title of “King of Lore” is well-deserved!
……

As such.

Because no one believed that the Scouse people could make a comeback.

In the face of Wang Lie's god-like performance, the Scotus were defeated.

Although Tyne was only leading by one goal, the difference of one goal was like an insurmountable gap, rather than the "most dangerous score in the world".

that's the truth.

The Scots players felt they could not overcome this chasm - they did not even complain to the referee, protesting that Tyne's celebration was too crazy and wasted too much time.

Just let Tyne celebrate to his heart's content.

If it had been any other occasion, they would have surrounded the referee and put pressure on him to urge the other team to end the celebration as soon as possible.

And now they are like wooden stakes.

Anyone who knows a little about penalty kicks would know that Tyne would win when seeing this scene.

Vitini pointed at Wang Lie and waved his arms towards the stands.

The Tyne fans also understood, they shouted in unison:
"China Wang! China Wang! China Wang!"

After successfully stirring up the fans' emotions and creating a frenzy atmosphere, Vitini turned around and made a "worship" gesture to Wang Lie - he raised his hands above his head, then bent down, bowed and swung his arms downward.

Not only him, but other Tyne players also followed suit and surrounded Wang Lie with Vitini, bowing down to him.

The players inspired the fans in the stands, and they did the same.

The entire stadium was cheering and worshipping.

At this moment, to them, Wang Lie was really no different from a god.

Chi Zhen, who was on the sidelines, saw this scene and became dazed again.

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The Tyne players surrounded Wang Lie and walked back to their own half.

The Scots players had been waiting for a long time, but they still didn't urge the Tyne players.

With the referee's whistle, the game resumed.

In fact, if Tyne's celebration time was added to the injury time, there might be two minutes left.

Scoring a goal in two minutes and tying the score...is it possible?
Of course it's possible.

There is nothing "impossible" on the football field.

But the Scouse team, which had lost its spirit, could not do that. They probably hoped that the referee would blow the whistle to end the game when Wang Lie scored...

Two minutes can be very fast or very slow.

When it comes to the final moments of the game, time goes by very quickly.

In fact, since Wang Lie scored the goal, the cheers, shouts and singing of Tyne fans in the stands have never stopped.

They had already entered celebration mode early.

When the referee really blew the whistle to end the game, their cheers reached an even higher level!

Connor Cowley says:

"The game is over! The game is over! After an incredible game! Tyne beat the Scouse team 3:2 at home! I think most people did not expect this result before the game! Neither the score nor the result reflects the difference in strength between the two teams... But this is football! Ladies and gentlemen! This is football! You will never know who wins and who loses until the final whistle! The stronger Scouse team lost the game away from home! Tyne won three consecutive games!"

No matter how unhappy Joe Wesley was with Wang Lie, he had to say something fair at this time: "Yes, Tyne played very tenaciously in their home court. And Wang's hat trick was the key to their victory. I have to say... Wang played at his best level this year in this game. Two of the three goals were absolutely wonderful performances of personal heroism, and the remaining goal was also instigated, initiated and finally completed by him..."

Joe Wesley almost gritted his teeth when he said this.

If possible, he would rather give a speech for the victory of the Scouse people rather than praise Wang Lie against his will.

It's just a pity that his younger club members are not up to par...

So he changed the subject and began to criticize the Scouse players:

"The Scouse team had a wonderful start. But they were unable to seize this opportunity and expand their lead. Instead, they were tripped up by Tyne's tenacity... I don't want to criticize them, but I have to tell the truth. Apart from the first thirty minutes of the game, this team's performance was mediocre. Before the game, they vowed to take revenge on Wang. I'm sorry, but I didn't see them ready for revenge today - when they faced pressure, it was obvious that they didn't hold up! If the Scouse team continues to perform and be in this state, let alone compete for the championship this season... it would be good enough if they can retain their qualification for the Champions League!"

As a Chinese commentator, Luo Jin spoke at length after Wang Lie scored, but perhaps because he had said too much before, his post-match summary was relatively brief:
"...I know there are many new fans who have never seen how Wang Lie played when he was young. I don't understand why so many people like and support Wang Lie, whose performance has declined with age...If you are curious about this, then watch today's game. Three beautiful goals and a spirit of never giving up. This is Wang Lie! The 'Chinese King' who once frightened countless people in the world of football!"

Zhao Chuanfeng summarized the game more from a technical and tactical perspective:

"In this game, Tyne's head coach McNeill conducted a tactical experiment. He asked Wang Lie, who had been a center forward in the past few years, to retreat to a deeper position, even further back than the two 'wingers', Vitini and Dean... This was counterintuitive.

"Because everyone knows that as Wang Lie gets older, his athletic ability declines, and his explosiveness and physical strength are not as good as before. We should try to reduce the number of times he runs back and forth, so most of the time, Wang Lie will be arranged to be at the front, using his headers and experience to help the team...

"In fact, Wang Lie was arranged in this way in the first two games for Tyne. He played as a center, retreated as little as possible, stood at the front, tied up the opponent's defensive players, and then shot or passed the ball to teammates in need... But in this game McNeill changed his mindset. He asked Wang Lie to retreat frequently and then go up. This did not suit Wang Lie's current situation, but it turned out to be Wang Lie's best game since he moved to Tyne.

“I don’t know if McNeil will put Wang Lie in this position more often and use him like this… I also don’t know if Wang Lie’s physical condition can support him playing like this. We still need to observe more games. But I hope Wang Lie can continue his excellent form in this game and contribute more wonderful goals for us!”

The game was over, but the carnival for Wang Lie's fans had just begun.

Although it was already early in the morning in China, Wang Lie's fans were not tired at all. They turned off the live broadcast, called their friends online, and began to enjoy the afterglow of victory.

Especially looking for extreme fans of Chi Zhen to communicate and exchange feelings.

Of course, at this time, they probably couldn't find a few extreme fans of Chi Zhen. After all, not playing against the wind is one of the codes of conduct for all brainless fans - when Wang Lie performed poorly and was ridiculed by the whole network, they also had to act like turtles.

In Europe, Wang Lie's fans were also looking for fans who supported Helden, fans of the Scouse people, fans of Arthur and Ronnie... and all those who had ridiculed and insulted Wang Lie before, and were arguing for online fights.

It's not that it is not reported, the time has not come.

Now is the time!

The "weapon" of the online fight was naturally Wang Lie's hat trick in this game.

With such magical weapons in hand, Wang Lie’s fans can now be said to be “killing gods if gods stand in their way and killing Buddhas if Buddhas stand in their way.”

No opponent could survive a single round against them.

What? You said Wang is old? Yes, he is old, but he just set the record for the oldest hat trick in Premier League history!
You said Wang's previous double was due to good luck? And now his hat trick against the Scouse team is also due to good luck?
You said the king can only bully weak players? Was last season's runner-up a weak player? Right, right, right?

You said Wang can only suck the blood of his teammates and sacrifice the whole team to create opportunities for himself? These three goals were all opportunities created by Wang himself and scored by himself!
What? You said scoring goals hurts the team? Hahaha! Then let’s have more of that kind of damage!

In addition to Wang Lie's rival fans, those media people who were not optimistic about Wang Lie were also the main targets of attack and scoring.

For example, the comment section of Joe Wesley’s X-article was overwhelmed.

He posted a post before the game saying, "Please remember this picture, and watch it after the game is over. You will understand its metaphor." As he wished, the comments below were all from people who watched it after the game:
"Dean assisted Wang to score the equalizer. Yes, so Joe Wesley accurately predicted before the game that these two people would decide the direction of the game. It's amazing!"

"As a Tyne fan, I sincerely thank Mr. Wesley for his blessing! Dean's performance in this game was not that good, but because of Mr. Wesley's blessing, Dean made that key assist!"

"Say 'Thank you Mr. Weasley' to me now!"

"Thank you, Mr. Weasley!"

"Thank you, Mr. Weasley!"

……

The comment section of Lawrence Dadomo, a well-known Wang Lie hater who retweeted Wesley's X-post, turned into a "carnival square" for Wang Lie's fans.

"What kind of person do we like? A fighter who doesn't abandon the team and doesn't give up the fight for victory even when the team is two goals behind! Yes, Wang Lie has shortcomings, quite a few, of course we know that. But so what? A fighter with shortcomings is still a fighter, and a perfect fly is still just a fly!"

"Did the internal conflict happen? I'm not sure because I have no evidence. But I am 100% sure that Mr. Lawrence Dadomo's face is swollen now, and the evidence is conclusive!"

"What truth will the result of this game tell us? The truth is that Mr. Dadomo has once again spread rumors and lied! He tried to use such despicable means to influence Wang's game. Doesn't he know that this will only inspire Wang's fighting spirit? Oh, I was wrong. Mr. Dadomo is the biggest fan of Wang in the world! He is using this method to motivate Wang!"

"I feel sad that there are still people who believe in Lawrence Dadomo - we can already send a man to the moon, but some people's brains are still stuck at the ape stage. Human evolution is so uneven, it's just sad!"

"May I ask what Mr. Dadomo thinks of Wang's hat trick in this game?"

"Don't ask. Mr. Dadomo hasn't posted for 75 minutes. That's exactly the time when Wang scored the first goal..."

“Lawrence Dadomo: Ask Suicide Again!”

"Let's guess, when will Dadomo delete this post?"

"Hahahahaha!"

The comment section is filled with joy.

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After the game, Wang Lie was pulled to the interview area by the Premier League broadcast official for an interview.

The host held the microphone and said, "Congratulations, Wang, you won this game and were voted the best player of the game by the reporters. How do you evaluate this victory and your performance?" Holding the best player trophy of the game - a bottle of champagne, Wang Lie spoke to the microphone:

"I'm very happy that we were able to win this game at home. I think the victory in this game is the result of our whole team's hard work, and it is definitely not just my credit. You can see that everyone has tried their best to win... I think this is the most important thing, team spirit, teamwork, and team priority."

The host asked: "What about your performance? Tell us about your performance. You just celebrated your 38th birthday and you completed a hat trick in the game..."

"Yes, it's not easy to score a hat trick. Not to mention to do it at the age of 38, I am very proud of it. Like I said before - 'Goal keeps me young', I don't think age will be a problem for me, I always keep the desire to score goals."

"Do you know, Wang? Your hat trick has set a new record. You have become the oldest player in the history of the Premier League to complete a hat trick!"

"Really?" Wang Lie laughed. "I'm glad I set such a record. But I don't think this will be the last time I set this record."

The implication is that he may perform a hat trick in the future. Considering his age, each hat trick will be a new record.

Such domineering words did not make the host feel at a loss. In fact, this is Wang Lie's style. The Premier League host has long been accustomed to it...

So he congratulated Wang Lie again and ended the interview.

Wang Lie turned and left with champagne in one hand and the game ball in the other, unable even to wave to the fans.

But no one would think that Wang Lie was impolite.

The fans in the stands had been cheering him on during his interviews, and they were still cheering him on now.

Just looking at Wang Lie, these Tyne fans are satisfied - to know that such a great star is now wearing Tyne's blue jersey! What else can they not be satisfied with?

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When Wang Lie walked into the locker room holding a football and champagne, he was greeted with cheers and applause from his teammates.

"Look who's back?"

Hugo Guenduzzi asks himself questions and answers them.

"Ah, it turns out to be our hero!"

Then he put his hand on his chest, bent down and bowed, as if he was welcoming a very distinguished guest.

His exaggerated performance caused everyone in the locker room to laugh.

Wang Lie was also laughing. After he finished laughing, he handed the football to Gunduzzi and said, "Please sign this for me, Hugo."

Generally speaking, players who complete a hat trick will choose to keep a match ball as a souvenir, and some will even have their teammates sign it.

So Gunduzzi also understood what this meant.

He took the football, ran to the tactical board, found a marker, and signed his name.

Then he did not return it to Wang Lie, but handed the ball and the pen to Matej Katic beside him: "Here!"

Katic took it, quickly signed his name on it, and passed it to the next person.

Just like passing the parcel, every player in the locker room signed the football.

When it was Dean's turn, he looked at the football and pen handed to him by his teammates, hesitated for a moment, and finally took them.

Then he looked around and finally found a blank area, on which he simply wrote his name:
Sunny
Then pass the ball to the next person.

After everyone had signed, the little fan boy Vitini returned the football to Wang Lie.

"Thank you!" Wang Lie used a few fingers to support the unsigned area on the football and said to everyone, "I asked everyone to sign on this ball because I want you to know that the victory of this game belongs to all of us! My three goals in this game are also all contributed by all of you."

Goetz said: "Wang, you are too modest. The first goal was a free kick you created and scored, and the third goal was also a long shot by you. If it weren't for you, let alone winning this game, we might have to try our best to lose fewer goals..."

Wang Lie shook his head: "No, that's not the case. If it weren't for everyone's united defense and fighting, the score difference might have become even bigger before I got the free kick. Elliot, you also made many wonderful saves in the game - I still remember how you saved Chi Zhen's shot. If you hadn't done it at the time, we would have fallen behind by two goals again. And if it weren't for your save, how could we have scored a counterattack later?"

Elliot Goetz stopped talking with a smile on his face. He was very pleased with Wang Lie's words.

Yes, he also played a key role in this victory!
In fact, he knew it, but when these words came out of Wang Lie's mouth, he just felt very comfortable...

"And Dean."

Dean didn't expect Wang Lie to call his name. He looked up in surprise, and his teammates around him also looked at him.

Wang Lie looked at Dean and said, "Your breakthrough and cross were so beautiful and accurate. Without you, I wouldn't have scored my second goal. Did I tell you that your cross was just right. The ball was neither too high nor too low, neither too fast nor too slow. I could easily hit it with a very powerful header."

He gave Dean another thumbs-up.

Faced with Wang Lie's direct praise, Dean felt a little embarrassed under the gaze of his teammates. He said unnaturally: "You said..."

Wang Lie laughed: "It doesn't matter, just say it again! Good job!"

Then he began to name the names one by one:

“Not just Elliot Goetz, Sonny Dean, but Vitini, Matej Katic, Hugo Guenduzzi, Gianfranco Ramosa, Joshua Parker, Matisse Van Ginkel, Charlie Cohen, Jacob Barnabas, Tommy Biggins, Gabriel Barreto, Archie Noble, Ryan Graham, Leo Sparks, Jamie Nicholson, Waldo Gogolo.”

He named all the players on the match roster one by one and then said:
"'We are a team', this is not just empty talk, this is the truth. Everyone I mentioned, whether they played or not, contributed to the victory, no matter how big or small. It's just that I was the one who scored the goal, so I got a little bit of attention.

"Remember what I said before the game? 'I believe you are strong.' Don't think I'm just saying that. If you know me, you should know that I'm not the kind of person who flatters others. So when I say you are strong, you are really strong. Today's game is proof of that!"

When Vitini heard his idol say this, he couldn't help but raise his head with a proud expression on his face, just like a child who was praised by a teacher.

Not only him, many people looked excited and happy.

Who wouldn't be happy after winning the game and being praised by a superstar like Wang Lie?

What Wang said is right, he is indeed not good at flattering people, so he is not flattering us, what he said is true!

We are indeed strong!

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The atmosphere in the Scouse dressing room was not as depressing and painful as the outside world imagined.

No one likes to lose, but if you always lose to one person, you will start to get used to it psychologically.

"Okay, it's better than last season..."

Chi Zhen even heard such words in the locker room.

Last season, they lost to Wang Ge in the 35th round of the league. After losing the game, the team lost the first place in the league, and they were unable to regain the first place in the remaining three rounds.

And this loss to Brother Wang will at least not directly affect the prospects of competing for the championship.

From this perspective, it does seem to be better than last season...

Chi Zhen silently kicked off his sneakers, then picked them up, untied the laces, and used a cleat remover to remove the cleats.

When I was removing the shoe spikes, one of the nails was a little deformed and was not easy to remove.

He tried several times but failed.

Listening to the noise in the locker room and thinking about what he just heard, he suddenly felt angry:
Of course, losing now is better than losing in the 35th round, but why do we have to lose? !
Are we here to lose?

Aren't we here for revenge?
Do you think it's acceptable after losing the game?
In fact, Chi Zhen knew that this was just what everyone said to comfort themselves after losing the game.

But he really would rather everyone cursed and threw things after they came back, making a mess in the visiting team's locker room, rather than being silent like now, or making a few harmless jokes...

Because that would at least prove that they are unwilling to accept losing.

Thinking of this, Chi Zhen could no longer control his emotions and slammed the sneakers in his hand hard on the locker room floor, making a crisp and harsh sound.

This movement was very obvious in the locker room, and everyone looked at him.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Chi Zhen's dissatisfaction with his teammates and the courage to take advantage of the situation suddenly disappeared.

He somewhat awkwardly excused his impulsiveness: "Uh... the spikes can't be taken out, I'll knock them off..."

In order to prove that what he said was true, he smashed his sneakers on the ground twice after he finished explaining, but the force he used was much smaller than before, and the noise he made was not that loud.

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There was a knock on Sven Helden's door, and when he opened it he saw assistant coach Danilo Lindsay.

The latter did not go in, but asked him outside the door: "Did you watch the match between Tyne and the Scouse people?"

Helden shook his head: "I asked the technical team to record the video. After tomorrow's game, we will analyze the video."

Lindsay told him, “The game is over.”

"I know." Helden felt very confused. He didn't understand why Lindsay came to knock on his door just to tell him this?
But he still explained to his assistant coach: "Our opponent tomorrow is Leicester Fortress, and our opponent in the next round is Scouse..."

Lindsay interrupted his explanation: "Tyne defeated Scouse 3:2, Wang completed a hat trick in the game."

Heldon was stunned.

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PS, starting today I will return to my daily single update. I will work hard and write desperately, hoping to accumulate enough manuscripts before the next important game.

Thank you for your support and understanding!

(End of this chapter)