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Chapter 239 Who is more hooligan?

2005.5.22, today, for Leeds, is a sleepless night, no one sleeps, no one stays at home.

In the bar, on the Leeds Municipal Square, on the street under the street lights, people celebrated everywhere, celebrating the championship. After 33 years, the second FA Cup champion in the team's history was born.

The smiles on everyone's faces are from the bottom of their hearts. Everyone who passes by on the street should shout a few times, say hello to each other, and some even give warm hugs and high fives... Shout out, 'We are the champions'!
A passionate man and a fiery girl. It is said that because of this passionate night, the local birth rate in Leeds actually rose slightly.

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The Leeds United team is still stranded in Cardiff and has not returned to Leeds, but it doesn't matter, a huge plan to welcome the heroes of the team is taking shape, and by then, the boys of Leeds United will be shocked by the enthusiastic scene in front of them big jump.

After waiting for 33 years, no matter how you celebrate, you can't express the enthusiasm of the fans, and it is not too much.

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The south dressing room of the Millennium Stadium was already a mess. The Leeds United players returned to the dressing room and turned it into a battlefield. However, their weapons were no longer footballs, but champagne in their hands. Everyone Everyone's body was drenched, but everyone's face was full of excitement and satisfaction.

Even at this point, everyone wants to hug the trophy again, want to have a little more tenderness with this cold metal guy.

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"Give it to me! Give it to me!" Li Rui snatched the trophy from Richardson's hands. On a whim, he poured champagne into the trophy and drank it down!

"Excellent!" Li Rui licked his lips.

The champagne is still the same champagne, the taste has not changed, but the feeling of drinking it from the trophy is different. It seems that even the stomach has been coated with the halo of the champion, and the whole body feels refreshed.

Seeing what Li Rui did, the other teammates followed suit. Everyone poured the champagne into the trophy, held it up high, raised their necks, and drank it all in one gulp. Even if it accidentally poured into their necks, it was still fun of!

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The sticky hair was filled with champagne. Li Rui felt extremely uncomfortable. He was going to the locker room to take a shower. At this time, the assistant coach Gustavo Poyet called him at the door, Gustavo Poyet Yeter also learned to be smart, hiding outside the locker room and not coming in, otherwise he would definitely not be able to escape the end of being attacked by alcohol.

"Lee, Mr. Gray asked you to go to the press conference."

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Li Rui smiled wryly, and pointed to his body. His hair was sticky and his body was wet with champagne.

Gustavo Poyet also laughed, this look is really not good, "How about this, I'll give you 5 minutes, quickly but simply take a shower and change clothes."

"Can you not go?" Li Rui said with a smile.

"Go and wash." Gustavo Poyet pretended to kick Li Rui's ass, and Li Rui laughed and ran in to take a shower.

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Looking at Li Rui's back, Gustavo Poyet was stunned for a moment. Normally, it would be fine for Li Rui not to attend the press conference like this. However, in today's special situation, this young man You really have to be at the scene of the press conference.

Which player the head coach brings to the press conference is not random. This shows the status of a player in the team and in the head coach's mind. Albertini was going to attend, but the head coach Eddie Gray thought about it and made an 'immediate decision' to bring Li Rui.

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Gustavo Poyet can understand Eddie Gray's 'temporary decision'. Now that the season is over, Leeds United has performed very well, won the FA Cup and entered the UEFA Cup next season. Everything looks fine.

However, as the season belonging to Leeds United has officially ended and entered the holiday season, Leeds United, which has won the FA Cup, is also destined to become the prey in the eyes of some teams in the transfer market...

Among them, Li Rui, the team's top scorer and also ranked second in the league with only one goal difference, will attract the favor of rich teams because of his outstanding performance in the FA Cup.

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Although everyone knows that Li Rui just renewed his contract with the team two months ago, but in this modern football where the flow of players is becoming more and more market-oriented and frequent, the contract can no longer restrict the circulation of players. The biggest obstacle is that in the face of some buyers waving gold and yuan sticks, player contracts are simply a piece of waste paper in some cases!
It is almost conceivable for Gustavo Poyet that this summer, there will be no silence around Li Rui. There must be many clubs waving checkbooks, paying for salary, bonus, portrait rights, and even Signing fees or advertising endorsements, to seduce Leeds United's No. 11...

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As for Leeds United, which has just won the FA Cup, it can be said that in the future plans of the Leeds United coaching staff, or in other words, the most important thing to do when changing any coach to lead Leeds United is to retain Li Rui, keep the core and foundation of Leeds United's reconstruction!

Build a team around Li Rui!

It may seem unbelievable to build a team around a 20-year-old boy, but it is not unacceptable at Leeds United Club, whether it is the club's senior management, the coaching staff, the fans or even the players. This boy has passed this season. Proved his own strength, but also proved his potential as a superstar.

It is conceivable that as long as Li Rui maintains this upward momentum, his future achievements will definitely be limitless. However, this is why the Leeds United coaching staff is worried about whether they can keep Li Rui.

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And this time on such an important occasion, letting Li Rui participate in the press conference is also a signal for Leeds United that the team attaches great importance to this young shooter!Considerable attention!
This signal is not only sent to those who are ready to move and want to introduce Li Rui's club, but also to Li Rui, so that this young man understands how important the team is to him.

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Li Rui simply took a shower, washed off the sticky wine from his hair, changed into a clean jersey, and ran out.

Gustavo Poyet sniffed his nose, and could vaguely smell a little bit of champagne, but there was no other way, time was running out, at the press conference, head coach Eddie Gray and captain Albertini are waiting in the lounge.

And Manchester United's head coach Ferguson should have arrived at the press conference, so they can't keep Manchester United waiting, can they?How impolite.

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Li Rui followed Gustavo Poyet to the press lounge of the Millennium Stadium. Albertini chatted enthusiastically with Li Rui. Eddie Gray also looked very excited and patted Li Rui on the shoulder.

"Eddie, it's time for us to go to the press hall. We can't keep Manchester United waiting too long." Leeds United assistant coach Gustavo Poyet reminded.

Eddie Gray shrugged and waved his hand, "Let's go, lads, don't let Manchester United say we are too proud..."

Albertini and Li Rui looked at each other and both smiled. This is a proud smile after defeating the deadly enemy and winning the championship.

Although Albertini is already a 33-year-old veteran, Eddie Gray can call him a young man.

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Fortunately, Ferguson also understood that the Leeds United would definitely celebrate simply in the locker room. Although he was dissatisfied with the Leeds United's late arrival, the grumpy Scottish old man still held back his anger.

"Congratulations to Leeds United for winning the FA Cup this season, and congratulations to Eddie Gray for this achievement. This championship was achieved by Leeds United. They showed a strong side in the final. Now, they can be proud Enjoy all of this." Ferguson first congratulated Leeds United in a very gracious manner. Although he may not be willing, but as the godfather of a giant team like Manchester United, he still has this kind of demeanor.

Eddie Gray accepted Ferguson's congratulations with a smile, but the smile of the 'rogue coach', in the eyes of the reporters at the scene, seemed a bit of a villain no matter how he looked at it.

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However, after the congratulations were over, Ferguson began to express his dissatisfaction in his words, "In this game, my players did not perform badly. We created more chances than our opponents, but we failed to achieve the ideal result." In the end, however, this is football..." When he said this, Ferguson glanced at Li Rui, who seemed a little too young, "The performance of a player can change the course of the game. I have been a player like this for a long time. Not seen anymore, he reminds me of Eric."

There was a commotion at the scene. Everyone knew who Eric Ferguson was talking about. He was the king of Manchester United, Eric Cantona!

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Cantona's departure from Elland Road and transfer to Old Trafford is an eternal pain in the hearts of Leeds United fans. The reporters are undoubtedly the guys with the most sensitive sense of smell in the world. How could they not smell this sentence? The implied meaning that can make people associate.

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"This season is over, may I ask, in the transfer market, will the Manchester United team have any clear goals?" The reporter's eyes were piercing, and he almost didn't directly call 'hehehe, that goal is right next to it. '

Ferguson said with a smile, "It's too early to talk about summer transfers, but if there are players that interest me, I will consider it."

Isn’t this nonsense? Just now Sir Alex Ferguson was still full of praise for Leeds United’s No. 11 player. He even used Cantona’s incident to provoke Leeds United. It's intriguing.

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Seeing that the press conference was going in a not-so-good direction, Leeds United head coach Eddie Gray responded unflinchingly, "Lee's performance is great. This championship is the result of the hard work of the players. The club is happy to have such a player, and for the Leeds fans, the joy is that they will be able to see most of the players, including Lee, at Elland Road for at least the next four years. figure!"

This sentence is not only a response to Ferguson, but also seems to be a warning to all clubs trying to poach corners.

The corner of Ferguson's mouth was the faint smile of an old fox, and he no longer struggled with this issue. The atmosphere of the press conference began to return to normal, and he returned to the issue of the final, although this disappointed many reporters on the spot.

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"Lee, congratulations on winning the championship." It was Robert, a reporter from the "Yorkshire Post" who spoke, "I think we should do another interview on this."

Li Rui also smiled. He himself has no objection to the invitation from the local media who has a good relationship with the team. "I have no objection, but it depends on what the boss wants."

Eddie Gray nodded cooperatively, "Of course there is no problem, but maybe it would be better to do an exclusive interview with Mr. Coach."

Everyone was taken aback, as if they didn't expect that the 'rogue coach' would occasionally be humorous.

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Finally, as the captain of the team, Albertini accepted the congratulations from the reporters on site on behalf of the Leeds United team. The entire post-match press conference ended in a seemingly good atmosphere. However, from the excitement of the reporters on the scene I know that although the season is over, the days to come will definitely not be lonely...

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On the way back to the hotel from the Millennium Stadium, the team bus drove very slowly. The players opened the windows and cheered loudly from the fans. After returning to the hotel, a simple celebratory dinner was held. At the meeting, Club chairman Paul Stubbs told everyone that the prize money for winning the championship had already been credited to each player's account as soon as the game was over, and everyone's prize money would be credited to the account in full by tomorrow morning at the latest.This, of course, brought enthusiastic cheers from everyone.

After winning the championship, the prize money will be in place quickly, and the honor and money will be in hand. Isn't this what playing football is for?At this time, everyone is happy.

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To be honest, veteran players such as Gary Kelly, Michael Duberry, Radebe, and Bumby in the team have lived through the hardships of the team in recent seasons. Arrears of salaries and bonuses to the players, but the team under the financial crisis will not be able to arrive on time...

In addition, the team fell into a financial crisis, had to sell stars, and its strength declined. The team also fell into the quagmire of relegation. The players didn't know where their future was. The kind of precarious, always have to think about where to play in their future The feeling is really not good.

Now, the FA Cup has won, and the team owner does not seem to have any major financial problems. This is what makes the players most at ease.

After all, as long as the team is good, no player will make a fuss about transferring. Of course, if there are better clubs to favor, that's another story.

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Back in the hotel room where he stayed, Li Rui received countless congratulatory calls, Jessica was the first to call, she said softly, "Honey, congratulations, I'm so happy for you, I really want to immediately into your arms."

"Honey, I also want to be with you right now." Li Rui said while lying on the sofa. Between men and women, once they break through the restricted area, no matter how nasty they are, they will become happy.

"Then you come here now, I miss you, dear." Jessica said suddenly.

"Now? This..." Li Rui hesitated. He looked at the time, and it was already past 22 o'clock in the evening.

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"What, your team still has activities tonight?" Jessica asked on the phone.

"No! No problem!" Li Rui immediately expressed his determination to the other end of the phone. At the same time, Li Rui couldn't stand it for no reason, because he thought of Jessica's beautiful carcass. Rui is a hot-blooded boy, and it has been more than a month since he tasted that kind of wonderful taste. It’s good that Jessica doesn’t tease, but the lazy voice of the sexy female celebrity on the other end of the phone immediately made Li Rui feel excited up.

"Where are you? Jessica." Li Rui jumped off the bed, looking for his coat while making a phone call, "I'll go find you."

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Jessica reported the name of the hotel, and Li Rui blew a kiss to the phone while getting dressed, "Okay, honey, wait for me, I'll be there in a while!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Rui hurriedly got dressed, because he was here to play a game, and he really didn't have any suitable clothes. The suit hanging in the hotel closet was not bad, but there was The team's logo was too conspicuous, so Li Rui found an Adidas sportswear, which was not the team's training uniform, without the team's logo, so it barely fit.

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Although they won the championship, the team will return to Leeds tomorrow and participate in the city-wide celebration parade, and then they will officially have a holiday, and the players are allowed to relax tonight, but if they leave the hotel, they still have to ask the head coach for leave.

Li Rui knocked on the room of head coach Eddie Gray and asked him for leave, saying that he would not rest at the hotel tonight.

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Eddie Gray of course agreed to Li Rui's request for leave. After winning the championship, the players can relax for a while. Not only is the leave allowed, but the 'rogue coach' also showed a rogue face, showed an ambiguous smile, and teased himself Proud disciple ---
"Well, Li, the season is over, there is no need to save your energy, tonight, let's be crazy..."

Where did Li Rui think that the boss would be so nonsense, he actually blushed a little bit shyly, Li Rui pretended not to hear, asked clearly the time for the team to gather tomorrow, and ran away quickly, in front of this 'weird uncle', Our Li Rui children's shoes are as pure as a piece of white paper.

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PS: One chapter will be released first, and there will be another chapter at night. I will try to update it during the day in the future. There are a lot of things happening recently. Yesterday I was riding a battery car and collided with someone. The most important thing is that my hand was injured. This is not my life. ?Hey... It's really depressing... Try to update as soon as possible. I originally promised everyone to update during the day, but this is the only way.

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