Fox in the Penalty Area

"@Everyone, I have decided to go back."

Hu Lai, who was just sitting in the car and was about to start the car, heard the phone ringing, so he picked up the phone and glanced at it to see what the news was.

In the end, I saw Brother Huan's words in their small group.

He gave up the idea of ​​driving and decided to ask first. But just as he was typing, Chen Xingyi asked first: "Go back? Where?"

Zhang Qinghuan: "Go back to China." Wang Guangwei: "???" Chen Xingyi: "???" Xia Xiaoyu: "???" Morikawa Junping: "Huh?"

So Hu Lai also deleted the half-typed word and changed it to: "***?!"

Zhang Qinghuan continued: "I have already negotiated with the club today, and I will terminate the contract one year in advance, and I will return to China after the end of this season." Wang Guangwei sent a voice message: "Brother Huan, what's wrong with you? Didn't you just come back from injury? ?”

Chen Xingyi also sent a voice message: "Yes, yes, Saria won the game." Junpei Morikawa: "Are you not happy staying in Saria, Brother Huan?"

Hu Lai explained for Brother Huan: "That's not true. After Brother Huan came off the bench in the last game, the whole team was feeding him the ball to help him find his status. Brother Huan is still very much loved!"

Zhang Qinghuan sent an emoji covering her face and crying: "Don't guess. I'm fine in Sarria."

Xia Xiaoyu asked: "Then why did you leave? Brother Huan, you still have a one-year contract with Sarria. Even if you want to return to China, you should wait until the contract expires to leave the team freely, right? There is no need to terminate the contract one year in advance..."

"Because instead of waiting until next season when the team can't play games before considering returning to China, it's better to make a decision now and return to China to play directly next season, so that it won't waste a year."

Seeing Brother Huan's explanation, the group fell silent for a while, and no new news came out.

After a few seconds, Chen Xingyi comforted him with a voice: "That's not enough, Brother Huan. Before you were injured, you were still the main force in Sarria...."

Zhang Qinghuan replied: "You said it was before the injury. At the age of thirty-four, the knee ligament was seriously injured. You don't know what it means, do you, little Xingxing?"

Chen Xingyi was speechless. The others were also speechless.

Hu Lai held the phone, thinking that he should say something witty to break the embarrassing silence in the group. But his always flexible mind became dull at this time, and he couldn't think of any "golden sentences". Brother Huan's text continued to be sent out:

"Actually, I am very satisfied. After all, I never thought that I would have the opportunity to play abroad, let alone that I could play eight seasons in one team. If I want to retire, then in Saar Ria can play until the end of his contract, and he can retire directly. But I still want to play, so returning home is the best choice.”

"Hoola." "I'm here."

"Let's get together once we have time, and call Xue Ming, Peng Weijun, and Yan Jing. Don't worry, wait until you finish playing the Champions League against Catalan United."

"good."

"There are a few buddies in the group, so we won't get together. It's not convenient to get together from all over the world. At the end of the season, everyone has heavy tasks. We will make an appointment when we return to China. Anyway, we have plenty of time and opportunities."

"No problem." "Okay, Brother Huan." "We'll meet again when we return to China!"

Then no one in the group spoke again, so Hu Lai put down his phone, started the car, and set off on his way home.

**·

"Hey, why are you so late today?"

Li Qingqing asked strangely when she saw Hu Lai coming back from the outside.

In the past, after Hu Lai's training, she would always go home as soon as possible, and if there was anything urgent, she would call her to let her know.

It was the first time that I stayed silent and came back half an hour late today.

Especially seeing Hu Lai who entered the room frowning slightly with a gloomy expression, Li Qingqing was even more surprised: "What's wrong?"

Hu Lai put his backpack aside and sighed to Li Qingqing: "Brother Huan ended his contract one year ahead of schedule.

I'm going back home. "

He simply handed the phone to Li Qingqing and asked her to read it by herself, while he washed his hands. After washing his hands and returning, Li Qingqing was still looking at his phone, with a serious expression on his face. So he stood beside his wife and watched his mobile phone with her.

"Did Brother Huan talk to Sister Juan? Oh... Brother Huan must have discussed with Sister Juan before making this decision." Li Qingqing asked while returning the phone to Hu Lai after reading the group chat records , "I was very happy to see Sarria win and Brother Huan came back from injury. In the end...why did he have to leave? He was so happy in Saria, and everyone liked him... .”

"I also thought about it for a long time on the way back." Huan said, "I think it may be because I saw that Sarria could win without myself, which made Brother Huan decide to return to China. He may know , There is no place for him in this team. In fact, there is no such injury, Brother Huan also plans to return to China after the contract expires, but this injury has brought him back to China by one year..."

Li Qingqing asked again: "Have Brother Huan found his next home after returning to China?" "Probably not?" Hu Lai was also not sure.

"Will Brother Huan return to Shining Star?"

"That's not going to happen." Hu Lai said with certainty, "Shan Xing has been taking the young route for so many years, and the Young Guards" has already formed. At Brother Huan's age, it will be difficult to play games when he goes back. After all, Xing Xing's current Tactics require a lot of running ability and physical fitness.”

"What about the national team? Now that the national team is playing 442, how can there be a place for Brother Huan? And this season, Brother Huan has hardly played a game. There are still seven rounds left in the league. Even if Brother Huan has played all seven rounds of the league, his state And physical fitness may not be able to meet the standard. Didn’t Brother Lin say it before? This time he will only look at the status and attitude of the World Cup squad, not the name.”

Hu Lai didn't give an affirmative answer this time, because he didn't know it himself.

Li Qingqing sighed: "Oh.... It would be great if there was no such injury. If you can't participate in the World Cup held in our country, it will be a lifetime of regret...""

Seeing that his wife's mood was also sinking, Hu Lai quickly found a reason to comfort her: "I think Brother Lin will bring Brother Huan. After all, Brother Huan's experience is very important, and it is also a useful supplement to the team's tactics. Besides , The World Cup is a tournament system with a large number of matches in a short period of time, and there is no fixed main lineup. Moreover, the five-time substitution rule is implemented for the first time in this World Cup, and the boundaries between main players and substitutes are not as clear as before.”

Li Qingqing felt that what Hu Lai said made sense, and her mood improved: "That's right!"

But she quickly thought of another question: "What about Sister Juan's physiotherapy shop? There are so many chain stores... how will they manage it when they return to China?"

"Is this okay? Originally, Sister Juan didn't do it herself after she became pregnant. And when she returns to China and settles down, and the child is born, she can still run on both ends. Flying to Spain once a month is not a troublesome thing."

"That's pretty good. Sister Juan really shouldn't just give up on the career she started with great difficulty." Li Qingqing looks at it from a woman's point of view, and pays more attention to self-reliance.

She was relieved, but she heard Hu Lai who was next to her suddenly sigh: "Oh... Brother Huan felt a lot lonely after this trip. I will go to Barcelona for an away game in the future, and no one will invite me to dinner..."

Li Qingqing scolded: "It turns out that you are frowning because of this... Then don't think about it, every time Brother Huan comes to Madrid, don't you have to treat me? And the number of times Brother Huan comes to Madrid is comparable to the number of times you go to Barcelona many!"

For Barcelona's two La Liga teams, Catalan United and Sarria, Hu Lai can only get Brother Huan's meal by going to an away game against Sarria. Because when the Madrid Pirates go to play Catalan away, Sarria, who is also in Barcelona, ​​often comes to Madrid to play away, and Brother Huan is not at home.

The reverse is also the same, Saria came to Madrid to play the Kings, and the Pirates had to go away.

This is an arrangement that is considered from multiple perspectives such as security forces, attendance, and TV broadcasting. Try not to allow two major events to be held in one city at the same time.

But...Derry is more than two teams.

Valero is in the northeast of Madrid and Getafe is in the south of Madrid.

When Sarria came to play these two teams away, the avoidance principle of "the king does not see the king" did not exist.

As long as the Madrid Pirates played their home games at that time, they had to treat Brother Huan to a meal after the game, so as to make contact with each other. Especially with more Chinese players coming to play in La Liga.

For example, Peng Weijun played in Valero, and he can be regarded as a Chinese player in Madrid. So Hu Lai invited Huan more times than Huan.

If it's because you can't get Brother Huan's meal, then you shouldn't be sad.

But after Li Qingqing said that, Hu Lai was stunned for a moment, and then said nothing.

Li Qingqing was surprised and puzzled when he saw that he was silent and did not retort: ​​"What's the matter?" Hu Lai said, "Actually, it doesn't cost much to treat guests..."

Li Qingqing knew that her husband was really reluctant to leave Brother Huan. ???

"Oh." Sun Juan suddenly whispered.

Zhang Qinghuan hurriedly asked with concern: "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

When he saw his wife frowning, he thought something was wrong. After all, his wife was pregnant now... He had to pay special attention to his health.

Sun Juan shook her head: "It suddenly occurred to me that you told Hu Lai that you were leaving. Will it affect their preparations for the Champions League match against Catalina United? If they are eliminated by then..."

Zhang Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief: "Hey...that won't happen." "Oh? Does that mean that Hu Lai and the others won't be eliminated?"

"That's not true." Zhang Qinghuan shook his head, "I don't know if they will be eliminated. Football is round and anything can happen. I mean that the current problems of the pirates have nothing to do with Hu Lai, but their structure. problem."

In the first round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in the middle of last week, the Madrid Pirates lost 0:2 to the Catalan United in an away game, and the promotion situation is in jeopardy.

In order to prepare for the second round match against Catalan United, in the 31st round of the league this weekend, Parotti made a large-scale adjustment to the team's @starting lineup, which led to their 0:1 loss at home to Turias fighting for relegation.

The point difference with the league's No. 1 King Madrid has also been widened to eleven points~www.readwn.com~ and almost completely missed the league championship.

If they can't reverse and eliminate Catalan at home, then this season can almost be regarded as "no harvest" for the Madrid Pirates.

Sun Juan sighed: "If the Champions League is also eliminated, then the Pirates will not have a championship this season, right? The Copa del Rey has also been eliminated, and the league is 11 points behind the Kings...one in a single season. There is no championship. This is the first time after Hu Lai joined the Pirates. There was no Champions League last season, but there is still a King's Cup..."

Zhang Qinghuan comforted her: "This is so normal in the football world. How can there be a teacher who wins all the time?" "I understand the truth, but I still feel very regretful..."

Zhang Qinghuan continued to comfort: "Think about it from another angle. After being eliminated from the Champions League, Hu Lai can return to China after playing the league. He won't miss most of the national team's training camp like four years ago. Maybe he can play better in this World Cup. OK?"

For the Chinese, the Champions League is obviously more important than the World Cup.

But this did not comfort Sun Juan, she frowned even tighter: "What about you? Can you participate in the World Cup?" Zhang Qinghuan was silent.