The first tumor in football

Chapter 114 Song Wen was eliminated?
Southgate stood on the sidelines, watching the situation on the field with a frown.

Twenty minutes had passed since Dele Alli scored the first goal.

During these twenty minutes, Group B was almost always suppressed by Group A and almost lost the ball several times.

Song Wen, whom he had high hopes for, had a disastrous performance in these twenty minutes.

No running, no retreating, and no pressing.

"It seems that my worries were right..."

Southgate sighed.

He had always been worried that Song Wen was a troublemaker, undisciplined, and unable to integrate into the team's tactical system.

Now it seems that it is indeed the case.

If this is the case, then it seems unnecessary for Song Wen to play in other matches against Ma.

Just as Southgate was thinking, Group A launched another attack. Harry Kane scored with a header in the penalty area, changing the score to 2:0.

This made Southgate's face look even uglier.

Just as he was about to speak, he noticed that there was a person not far away looking towards him stealthily.

When I looked more clearly, I found that the other person was holding a camera in his hand.

"Hey! What are you doing!?"

Southgate reprimanded, and the staff on the scene reacted and immediately chased after him.

But the reporter who took the photos had already run away.
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8 month 27 day.

The Premier League has entered its third round of matches.

Ipswich Town host Burnley at home.

In this game, Song Wen did not appear in the starting eleven, but sat on the bench.

The whole game was lukewarm, with both sides drawing in the first half. In the second half, Ipswich took the lead but was quickly equalized by Burnley.

Burnley then seemed to find their form and scored another goal to reverse the score.

In the 80th minute, Song Wen came on as a substitute and made an assist to help McGoldrick score.

The two sides ended up in a draw.

But Ipswich fans had no objection to Song Wen coming on as a substitute.

They knew that McCarthy made this sacrifice for Song Wen's national team debut.

After the third round of the Premier League, the fourth round will be played after a bye week.

Because next week, the England national team will go away to face Malta.

Although Malta is a bottom-ranked team, the value of the entire team is not as high as the personal value of a star player in the England national team.

But a football is round.

Even if England's chances of winning are 90 percent, they still have to be wary of the 9 percent chance of a draw and the 1 percent chance of a loss.

Just as everyone was looking forward to Song Wen's national team debut, an article suddenly broke the news on the Internet.

【Song Wen may not be able to adapt to the national team, Dele Alli is proud. 】

The article states:
"A few days ago, the England national team started training at the Weimarand Spa Golf Resort."

"Ipswich player Song Wen and his teammate Grealish joined the national team training for the first time."

"On that day, the players of the national team conducted a practical confrontation training. We thought that Song Wen's joining the national team would bring new playing styles and breakthroughs to the team, but the reality seems to be the opposite of what we expected."

"The game had only been going on for more than 20 minutes, and the team led by Harry Kane and Dele Alli scored two goals against Song Wen's team."

"During this period, Song Wen was almost useless and completely lost the spirituality and ability he had at the club."

"Also, his lack of involvement in defence seemed to have annoyed manager Gareth Southgate."

"This talented new star may not be suitable for the national team."

The article also inserts a few photos at appropriate times.

For example, the celebration shot of Dele Alli’s goal.

A snapshot of Song Wen strolling on the court.

And a close-up of Southgate's slightly angry and slightly flushed facial expression.

"From Southgate's expression, we can see that he seems to be very angry and puzzled about Song Wen's playing style. Judging from Song Wen's performance in the national team, it is obvious that he is far from meeting Southgate's requirements."

"Whether Song Wen can appear in the next match against Ma is also a question mark."

As soon as this article came out, it instantly set the Internet on fire.

And it quickly floated from the European continent, across the entire Eurasian plate, and arrived in China.

It instantly aroused a lot of discussion among domestic fans.

[I have said it a thousand times before, Song Wen is just a system player, he is nothing without Ipswich.]

[Song Wen is too self-centered when playing football. He needs other teammates to revolve around him and clean up his mess.]

[Who in the national team is not a superstar? Who are you, Song Wen? Who pampers you? ]

[I had expected that Song Ze would fail in the national team, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon.]

[Let's be honest, if Song Ze comes back to play, can the Chinese national football team enter the World Cup? 】

[Song Ze is just a human, he is not Dragon Ball. ]

[Song Ze previously criticized the Football Association in front of the media. Can the national team still want him? ]

[Don’t tell me, weren’t there several people who were brought down a few days ago? I heard that Song Ze’s words had such a huge influence that even the higher-ups were shocked.]

[What's the point? Just catch a few typical cases.]

[So can Song Wen play? ]

[After 20 minutes, the score was 2-0. After 90 minutes, the score must be 9-0. They were beaten so badly, how could they still play? ]

There is a lot of discussion about whether Song Wen can make his national team debut, and most people are pessimistic.

However, faced with the online public opinion storm, Song Wen himself changed his previous high-intensity surfing style and suddenly disappeared.

This behavior made people think that Song Wen had been eliminated from the national team.

【Three days passed, and Song Ze still didn't say a word.】

[It seems that he has been rejected. Otherwise, with Song Ze's personality, he would have already criticized the fans online. ]

[Why is Song Ze silent? I still like your arrogant look before. ]

The time soon came to October 9st.

The day before the England national team played against other Malaysian national teams.

The entire England team arrived at the hotel in Malta one day in advance.

But along the way, England's confidentiality measures were very good. Even though the media were very curious about whether Song Wen was with the team, they only managed to capture the backs of the entire England team entering the hotel lobby.

The fans are all itching to death, but fortunately, England still has a pre-match press conference tonight.

Whether Song Wen will play for the England national team will naturally become clear when the time comes.

Therefore, this game, which originally did not attract much attention, received countless attention because of Song Wen.

7pm local time.

The England national team held a pre-match press conference in Valletta, the capital of Malta.

Countless reporters and media were already waiting in the interview room, watching the England players walk into the interview room, their expressions gradually becoming lost.

Those present included national team coach Southgate, Harry Kane, Sterling, Lingard and Maguire.

But there was no Song Wen.

The fans who were watching the live broadcast immediately started talking.

[It seems that Song Wen was indeed eliminated. ]

[Not necessarily. After all, there are only a few spots available for the press conference.]

[You don't understand Song Wen at all. Song Wen may miss the game, but he will never be late for any interview.]

【Since Song Ze didn’t come to be interviewed, we can conclude that he will definitely not be in today’s game. 】

No wonder the fans are so sure in their conclusion.

As we all know, since Song Wen made his debut, he has never missed any interview as long as he has participated in the game.

The media at the scene were also talking about it.

When the interview started, after listening to Southgate's meaningless official speech, the reporters began to ask questions.

According to the procedure, the reporters asked some official questions symbolically and then directly brought the topic to Song Wen.

"Hello, coach. There was a news report before that you had an actual combat exercise within the team. The article said that Song Wen's team lost two goals in less than 20 minutes. Is this report true?"

Hearing the reporter's question, Southgate's expression was a little strange, but he nodded and said, "That's right... in 2 minutes... the score was indeed 0:."

Reporters began to record.

If that report is true, then it seems to explain why Song Wen has remained silent online for some time.

"Hello coach, do you think Song Wen is a system player as people say on the Internet? Without the help of his teammates, will Song Wen lose his uniqueness?" Facing the reporter's question, Southgate pondered for a moment and responded:
"I think everyone on the court, there is no one who doesn't need help from his teammates. This is a team sport."

Southgate's words will be understood differently if you listen to them from different perspectives.

At first glance, this sentence seemed to be helping Song Wen out of trouble.

But if we put it into the perspective of Southgate's dissatisfaction with Song Wen, this sentence reveals a bit of sarcasm.

It's also okay to say that he plays too independently in Yin-Yang Songwen.

With preconceived notions, reporters naturally thought that Southgate was expressing his dissatisfaction with Song Wen.

"Excuse me, is it your idea that Song Wen was selected for the national team?"

Southgate began: “Yes, I watched him against Tottenham and thought he was a very good player.

However, what the reporter wrote on the record was: "Southgate said he was blinded by Song Wen's performance at the club."

"What do you think is the main reason why Song Wen cannot integrate into the national team?"

Facing the reporter's question again, Southgate pondered for a long time before speaking:

"Maybe I am lacking in some aspects. Song Wen is a very good player."

What the reporter wrote on the record was: "Southgate may not want to offend Song Wen."

Another reporter stood up and asked, "Coach, do you think Song Wen will have a chance to rejoin the national team in the future? Will you choose to accept him again?"

Southgate was stunned for a moment, as if he was stumped by the reporter's question.

After a long while, he finally spoke:

"High probability."

This has made the reporters who wrote "unlikely" raise their heads.

Didn’t they say that he performed poorly and refused to obey the coach’s instructions, so that the two of them had a big conflict?
How come there is still a high probability of being selected for the national team?

To be honest, Southgate's previous words made people feel that they were a bit too polite.

Although Song Wen is very popular now, you are the head coach of the national team. Why should you be so timid?

So a reporter immediately asked:

"why?"

Southgate frowned and asked in confusion: "Why?"

"If Song Wen is unable to meet the requirements for playing in other matches against Ma, then is it too risky to let Song Wen participate in the next match?"

After hearing what the reporter said, Southgate's face was full of confusion.

He was stunned for a moment, and asked doubtfully: "Who said Song Wen can't meet the requirements to play?"

There was an uproar in the interview room.

"Excuse me, did Song Wen come to Malta with the team this time? Why didn't he attend the press conference?"

"Uh..." Southgate hesitated for a moment and said with a guilty conscience, "In order to ensure that Song Wenming can play in the best condition tomorrow, he rested early."

In fact, at this moment, Song Wen should be covering himself tightly and looking for local characteristics on the streets of Malta.

In Song Wen's words, the foot massage in every store is different, let alone a cross-border foot massage.

When he came to Malta, he had to experience the local special foot massage.

Although Song Wen has to go for foot massage almost every day, it is something all fans know about and often talk about and make fun of.

But it is really difficult for the honest Southgate to say in front of the media cameras that Song Wen went to wash his feet as soon as he got off the plane.

Southgate's words undoubtedly excited all the fans.

It is not difficult to hear from Southgate's words that Song Wen is not only in Malta now, but also confirmed to play in tomorrow's game.

But at this moment, the reporters present still had many doubts.

Didn’t they say that Song Wen was exposed by Alibaba?
Wasn’t it said that Southgate was extremely dissatisfied with Song Wen and had a conflict with him?
Didn’t they say that Song Wen has become a coward?

Why are you suddenly on stage again?
Immediately, a smart reporter thought of a possibility.

"Is letting Song Wen play so that Ali can take a rest?"

After hearing what the reporter said, Southgate thought for a moment and replied:

"Ensuring the physical fitness of the players is something our coaching staff must consider."

As soon as Southgate finished speaking, the fans shouted that the case was solved.

It turns out that Song Wen was just a spare tire.

Because the opponent was so bad, Ali was allowed to play so that he could have a rest.

But Southgate paused for a moment and continued:
"Of course, this is only one reason. The main reason is that Song Wen's ability conquered me."

As soon as these words were spoken, the live broadcast channel exploded instantly.

[No? Just conquer you like this?]

[Fuck you old man, can you please stop panting when you talk? ]

[If you don't understand, why can 2:0 still conquer you? Is it because Song Ze gave too much? ]

The reporter at the scene immediately asked:
"But Song Wen didn't lose..."

"Who said he lost?"

"Didn't you just say that they were beaten 20:0 after 2 minutes?"

"But don't football games last ninety minutes?"

Hearing Southgate's meaningful words, the reporters looked at each other.

"So you think that the final winner of that game was Song Wen's team?"

Seeing Southgate nodded, the reporter asked again:
"So what's the final score?"

"I'm sorry," Southgate shook his head and suddenly became a little mean, "This involves our team's training secrets, I can't tell you."

"So the rumors about you and Song Wen not getting along..."

Hearing this, Southgate suddenly widened his eyes and said:

"Why is there such a rumor? It's completely nonsense. Song Wen and I have a very good relationship!"

He is not talking nonsense in front of the media at all.

Southgate really loves this kid Song Wen.

In the match that day, Song Wen's team was beaten 20:0 in 2 minutes, but the final score was 3:4.

The reason why Song Wen's team was able to win this game was not just due to Song Wen's personal ability.

During that training match, Southgate discovered another shining point of Song Wen.

That is the unparalleled on-the-spot command and tactical adjustment ability.

Because it was a training match, after Southgate completed his pre-match deployment, he did not give too much on-the-spot tactical commands on the sidelines during the game.

Of course, it is also possible that Southgate simply won't do it.

The on-the-spot command of Group B was entirely undertaken by Song Wen.

In fact, in that game, Song Wen did not fight as hard as in previous games, but was more like a midfield conductor.

Among the four goals scored by his group B, Song Wen did not score any goals and only contributed one assist.

But the other three goals were all directed by Song Wen.

For Southgate, this is a treasure given to him by God.

As we all know, Southgate has no other advantages except being a good person.

His ability to command on the spot cannot be said to be non-existent, but it can only be said to be a shabby thing.

When the players are on the court, their perspective is actually completely different from that of the fans watching the game and the coaches on the sidelines.

Fans watch the game from a God's perspective, so if they understand penalty kicks, they can easily see what the players should do on the field, or where they did something wrong.

But the feeling of being on the court is completely different.

If you are a fan who has actually played football on the field, you will feel this deeply.

However, the overall view that Song Wen showed in that game was truly astonishing.

He seemed to be controlling the FIFA game, with a God's perspective, knowing what each player should do.

As the saying goes, the less you have, the more you want.

Song Wen's ability really touched Southgate's heart.

How can anyone not love Song Wen?
As for Dele Alli?

Screw Dele Alli, that kid has the mind of an uncivilized monkey.

The press conference had just ended and news reports flew like snowflakes to every place where there were fans.

[Southgate said Song Wen is a very good player and confirmed that he will make his national team debut in tomorrow's match against Malta! ]

(End of this chapter)