Fox in the Penalty Area

Chapter 1858 "I am the one who can decide the champion!"

"When the Madrid Pirates won the Triple Crown last season, everyone praised Hu, thinking that he was the biggest contributor to the team's victory, and some even considered him the 'only contributor'. But there is a good saying : 'You can only know who's swimming naked when the tide goes out.' Juan Ramirez's injury absence finally correctly answers the previous question: Who is the biggest contributor to the 'Triple Crown'? It's not Hu, it's' Championship cornerstone 'Ramirez! Without Ramirez, there is no championship!"

This is the comment published by Ettore Garcia, deputy editor-in-chief of the "Aspen" newspaper, on his social media account after the Madrid Pirates lost 0:2 to Ruhr Rhine.

His remarks quickly spread on the Internet and in the media.

There was even a trending topic on Twitter: "Who's swimming naked at low tide?"

Then some fans nicknamed Hu Lai "Naked Swimmer".

It is used to satirize Hou Lai's poor performance in the last two games.

There are basically fans of the King of Madrid, or Meli fans, Catalan fans, Sevilla Voyager fans, Real Catjon fans... and so on. Fans of teams that were defeated by Hou Lai.

A group of "lost dogs" finally waited for the opportunity to vent their anger.

But there are also very few Madrid Pirates fans who vented their anger at the team's recent disappointment on Hou Lai.

After all, football is a competitive sport, and it pays attention to winners and losers. When you perform well, you win everyone's praise and praise. As the number one star of the team, if the team loses and you fail to score, you will naturally suffer a lot of infamy.

This topic also leads to other topics.

For example, the debate about which is better between Hu Lai and Meli has reappeared-this season, due to Meli's performance before and after, and the King of Madrid has also lost his dominance, so Meli's fans have been tucking their tails for a long time .

Now that they finally let Hu Lai stumble, they can naturally take the opportunity to feel proud.

Some people said that the failure of the Madrid Pirates in these two games once again proved that the historical status and achievements of a pure shooter like Hu Lai are limited-they automatically regarded the Madrid Pirates' 0:0 draw at home with Valero as a failure. In fact, there is nothing wrong with it. For the Madrid Pirates, whether they were tied by Valero or lost to Valero, the result is the same. They both lost the first place in the league and may lose the league championship.

The argument of these Meli fans is Hou Lai's performance in the last two games.

When the whole team of the Madrid Pirates has problems, one Hu Lai alone cannot solve the battle. Without teammates to deliver shells to him, no matter how good his off-ball running and shooting skills are, there is no room for him to play.

Therefore, Hu Lai can be regarded as an "icing on the cake" player at best. He needs the foundation of his own team to play well. This team has a strong lineup, and with a Hu Lai, it can break through the sky.

But Hu Lai itself does not have the ability to change fate against the sky.

Mellie was different.

A player like Meli, no matter what level of team he is in, can perform outstandingly, because he can lead, pass and shoot, can send assists, and can also score goals himself. Such a player is the core no matter what team or tactical system he is in.

He can directly improve the team he plays for.

When his team encounters difficulties, he can at least continue the life of the team by himself.

But the Meli fans who said this were quickly stunned by the Hu Lai fans: If you say so, why is the King of Madrid now 10 points behind the rivals in the same city in the league standings? Let Meli use his magic powers to save the King of Madrid!

"Regardless of Hu Lai's performance, it is not the turn of Meli's fans to come out at this time to find a sense of presence! Even if Hu Lai did not score in these two games, he has already scored 57 league goals and 15 Champions League goals. Goal. Where is Meli?"

The actions of these Meli fans are actually "wrong demonstrations". They should not directly compare Meli and Hu Lai. It is because Meli's performance this season is not convincing. fans attack.

Some people are smarter, and they use Maxi Carey to attack Holly.

What to say "Pirates eukaryote is actually Kyrie, now the team's offense is problematic, obviously without Kyrie as the offensive organizer, just relying on Vukovic will not help at all. The reason why Hu was able to score so much last season Ball, all because he has Kyrie next to him."

The smart thing about this is...Maxie Carey has been really good this season!

After the early adaptation period, he did indeed provoke the burden of Leeds City's offensive playmaker.

Thanks to his outstanding performance, Leeds City is now ranked fourth in the Premier League. Although it is still unstable, there are only three rounds left in the league. If there is no accident, Leeds City can return to the Champions League after three seasons .

Carey has scored ten goals and provided seventeen assists in all competitions for Leeds City.

Looking at the statistics alone, it is definitely not comparable to when he was in the Madrid Pirates, but considering the current results of Leeds City, he must have contributed a lot.

And the simple goal and assist data of Carey's role cannot be reflected.

Tony Clark also clearly uses Kyrie as the core to formulate offensive tactics.

Carey used his skill and imagination to add a lot of variables to Leeds' attack.

With his help, both Zhou Zijing and Lasky's goals have increased, and the team's performance is naturally getting better and better.

He and Leeds City, a team that holds high the banner of offensive football, complement each other perfectly.

Using Carey's "OK" to contrast Hou Lai's "No" will make it difficult for Hou Lai's fans to defend, and it will also make it difficult for many Madrid Pirates fans to refute, because Maxi Carey He is a legendary figure in the history of the Pirates Club, so they are naturally unwilling to speak ill of Carey...

So there is also such an argument on the Internet:

It was Maxi Carey who made Hu Lai, but the Pirates Club, in order to praise Hu Lai, the "Mr. Billionaire", made him the new core of the team and forced the Dutchman away. Therefore, this season's Madrid Pirates will have nothing to gain. Only in this way can the world know the truth about their "Triple Crown" last season-who is the indispensable core of the Madrid Pirates!

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"Dad, are you really the biggest contributor to last season's Triple Crown? Did Hu also achieve it?"

At the dinner table, the eldest son Jodi asked his father.

Carey said: "I am one of the biggest contributors, but not the only one. As for Hu...didn't you watch all the games last season? Why do you still have such a problem?"

"It's because I've seen it all, so I'm surprised. Isn't the fact obvious? But seeing their swearing, I wonder if I remembered it wrong..." Jodi was very confused.

Carey smiled slightly: "Those people just want to attack Hu, and I'm just their tool. Among the people who use me to attack Hu now, maybe there are many who shouted 'who needs Maxi' at the beginning. people."

"Then why don't you come forward to clarify, Dad?"

"Because no matter what I say at this time, it doesn't make sense. Some people will ignore me directly, and some people will deliberately misinterpret my meaning. So it's better not to say it." Carey shook his head, "And Jodi, you know football What is the most important thing?"

"What... what?" Jodi looked confused.

"It's action. When someone criticizes you, the best thing to do is not to argue with him, but to prove him wrong with a good performance. So Hu's current problems can only be solved by himself, as long as he scores goals, All those unpleasant voices will disappear. We don't have to worry about him. Besides, do you think these voices can bother Hu?"

Jodi thought for a while, then shook his head: "Hu has a big heart."

Carey spread his hands together: "So eat, Jodi."

The son obediently buried his head and continued to eat.

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Xie Lan threw the phone aside irritably: "If you don't watch it, you will suffer from high blood pressure if you watch it again!"

Hu Lixin persuaded her: "I even vaccinated you..."

After the Madrid Pirates lost the game early yesterday morning, Hu Lixin told Xie Lan that it is best to temporarily get rid of the habit of reading comments online after the game.

Because he had a premonition that his son would be set on fire this time.

But his wife couldn't hold back after waiting for a day, or she thought that after a day, everyone's emotions had eased.

The result is like hitting the morning peak head-on while thinking that going out a little later can avoid congestion.

On China's Internet, it happened to be the time when everyone translated the speeches on the foreign network to the country. Regarding the foreign speeches, some people agreed and others strongly opposed them. Everyone's "discussion" was extremely lively.

So Xie Lan saw all kinds of weird remarks on the Internet.

The majority of people in China support Hu Lai. After all, the black Hu Lai is just "a small group of people with ulterior motives", so her "low blood pressure" can be cured quickly in this way.

"This battle is really even more exaggerated than being eliminated by Meli..." Xie Lan sighed, both helpless and heartbroken.

Two seasons ago, the Madrid Pirates were knocked out by the King of Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League. After that defeat, the intensity of cyber violence against Hou Lai was not as severe as it is now.

Now, strictly speaking, the Madrid Pirates have not been eliminated from the Champions League yet.

"The situation is different." Hu Lixin explained. "At that time, our son hadn't really become the number one star and core of the Pirates. At least Kyrie helped him share the criticism. This time he has become the team's top card through the performance of these two seasons, and Kyrie has also left. He is a well-deserved number one star. When the team encounters difficulties, if he cannot stand up and turn the tide, he will of course be scolded by everyone. In the final analysis, his previous performance has raised everyone's expectations of him. So as long as the performance is not satisfactory, it is normal to be scolded. The higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment..."

"Then you can't open your eyes and talk nonsense! There is no such thing as Kyrie, and Hu Lai is a piece of shit. Our son went, and he played a healthy season. The first season Without Carey, wouldn't our son still help win the league championship?" Xie Lan was still very angry.

"What reason are you talking to those people... They are just venting their emotions. Just like Caesar was scolded some time ago, don't some people say that Caesar's achievements and reputation are all marketing? They also say that Caesar can become the 'Four Heavenly Kings' ' is the biggest hoax in the history of football...isn't that bullshit? But at the time, there were a lot of people who said it, and people believed it. Who told Kaiser to behave badly?"

Hu Lixin shook his head and continued to comfort him:

"Let me tell you, as our son's reputation grows, there will be more times like this in the future. He can't guarantee that he will never lose and can always score goals, right? So calm down and don't fight with those common sense."

But Xie Lan not only was not comforted, but even more irritated:

"What? Are there more?!"

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"This Ettore Garcia is a famous and loyal fan of the King of Madrid." Li Qingqing pointed to the photo of Ettore Garcia on the news.

"Hey, what people said makes sense. There is only a wrong name, not a wrong nickname. Our captain, after all, is the 'Champion Cornerstone'. Since it can be called the 'Champion Cornerstone', it must have the ability to determine the championship. Well…"

Hu Lai shook his head and said, but was interrupted by Li Qingqing: "I'm not a reporter, you don't have to say that."

"Ah? I don't have one..."

"Do you really think so, Holly?"

"Uh..." Hu Lai was a little surprised when he saw Li Qingqing who suddenly became serious. He didn't understand what was wrong with her, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Li Qingqing frowned, and said bluntly: "I think your idea is very problematic, Hu Lai."

Hu Lai stared at Li Qingqing with wide eyes: "What's the problem?"

"You're the number one player for the Madrid Pirates now, aren't you?"

Just as Hu Lai was about to speak, Li Qingqing pointed at him and said, "Don't pretend to be modest."

So he closed his mouth first, then raised his head and nodded: "Yes! I am the number one star!"

Li Qingqing was somewhat satisfied with Hu Lai's performance. She nodded in approval and said, "That's right, the number one star is not something to be ashamed of. Why do you have to shrink back when you admit it? You're not wretched."

Hu Lai nodded his head, and answered more confidently and decisively: "Yes, yes, yes! I'm not wretched!"

Seeing Hu Lai showing confidence, Li Qingqing continued: "So, as the team's number one star, shouldn't you have such confidence?"

Speaking of which, Li Qingqing raised her head slightly, pointed her chin at Hu Lai, and said with disdainful eyes:

"What's the 'champion cornerstone', I am the one who can decide the championship!"

Hu Lai was stunned. When he saw Li Qingqing's eyes, he clearly realized that it was not Li Qingqing's pretending, but it came from the depths of her heart and revealed naturally.

When these words come out of her mouth, the audience can't help but believe them.

Li Qingqing's state quickly disappeared. She put away her gaze just now and lowered her chin again, but still said to Hu Lai with a serious expression: "You should have such thoughts. It's not that you don't respect you if you think so." Captain, but as the number one star of your team, you must have this kind of self-awareness. If you lose the 'championship cornerstone', you can't win the championship as a matter of course, how can you reflect the value of the number one star?"

Hu Lai stared straight at Li Qingqing, and after a few seconds, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Li Qingqing's hands.

This action frightened Li Qingqing: "Hey, what are you doing..."

"It's my greatest luck to meet you, Qingqing." Hu Lai looked at Li Qingqing affectionately and said to her.

"Why suddenly..."

"I used to think that way, really, mostly. My success came from the support and help of my teammates, without them, I'm nothing..."

After Li Qingqing understood what Hu Lai wanted to express, he laughed: "How could you be nothing? When everyone didn't believe you, didn't you still insist on training in the secret base?"

"That's right." Hu Lai nodded, "Then I remembered the game when I first wore the Chinese team jersey..."

"Is it the East Asian Cup with South Korea?"

"Well. Didn't many people mock me and question me before that game?"

"I remember you also said that before the game, the head coach Shi Guidance and team leader Ran were looking for you."

"Yes. I guess I want to see my reaction, and then decide whether to let me continue to start the game." Hu Lai said. "Later, after I went back, Old Wang still cared about me. At that time, I was an unknown person, and I dared to say to him, 'After tonight, I want all of them to know who I am'."

Li Qingqing clapped his palms and smiled: "Well said! Then you scored a hat-trick! That's it, Hu Lai, you just have to be so confident. Don't care what others say or think, you are you, you are...'No. 1 in the world forward'!"

Hu Lai scratched his head: "People say that the bigger you are, the more timid you are. I am too. I am not as bold as I was when I was a nobody."

"I also feel that your recent state is not right, so I wanted to remind you..." Li Qingqing smiled. "It's great that you can figure it out for yourself!"

"That's why I said that meeting you is my greatest luck. If you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have changed my mind so quickly..."

"It's still your own idea. I just reminded you that it's mainly you. The key is that you really think so, Hu Lai."

Hu Lai shook his head and denied Li Qingqing's denial of his importance: "If I hadn't met you in the secret base, I would definitely not be like this now."

"No, even if you don't meet me, you will still succeed, you have the qualities of success..."

Her words were interrupted by Hu Lai: "So what? There are many people with the qualities of success, but how many people are successful in the end? Li Qingqing, I am able to stand in front of you like this today because of you. Really ..."

When Hu Lai said this, he paused.

He thought of the thought that had occurred countless times: If I hadn't traveled through ~www.novelmt.com~ and hadn't met Li Qingqing, where would I be now and what would I be doing? If I traveled through time, but did not meet Li Qingqing, where would I be now, and what would I be doing? Will I be a professional player? Will I be as successful as I am today?

What?

system?

The system only appeared after meeting Li Qingqing!

Even the system, that was brought to me by Li Qingqing!

Hu Lai's eyes quickly recovered, he grabbed Li Qingqing's hands again, stared into her eyes, and said in a very sure tone:

"So, without the 'championship cornerstone', we can still win the championship. But if I haven't met you, then I really am nothing!"

Li Qingqing opened his mouth slightly, unable to speak.

Her gaze was firmly attracted by Hu Lai's eyes, who stared at her affectionately.

There is no shyness, no false modesty, let alone pretending, but a natural expression from the bottom of my heart.

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PS, the double update will be resumed from today!

(end of this chapter)