green star

Chapter 98 The Cruelty of Professional Football

In the Pollyton bar, now is the moment for the Frankfurt players. The men raised their glasses and clinked them. Cheers, brother!

The success of relegation means that most people will not lose their jobs, and they can even get a more lucrative contract, whether they stay in Frankfurt or transfer.

Christopher Preus was lying on the bar counter, drinking one cup after another of spirits, purring, his eyes were empty, "TMD, I don't want to leave, why me, why, why. "

There was a bang, the sound of the cup breaking on the ground.

The teammates who were celebrating crazily looked towards Christopher Preus and shook their heads, feeling uncomfortable.

"SHIT! Why is Christopher, why, he's only 24 years old, shit." Nick with a big mouth and red eyes.

Christoph Preus was shoveled by his opponent in the previous rounds. At first, everyone didn’t take it seriously. As a player, it’s normal to get some injuries, but now, the 24-year-old German midfielder The latest diagnosis report came out. Experts believe that Christopher Preus's fragile knees are no longer able to adapt to high-intensity confrontation, which means——
retired! !

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"Give me a drink too." Li Rui sat down beside Christopher Preus.

"And me." Maicon also came over, followed by other teammates.

"Come on, Christopher, have a drink." No one said anything, no one mentioned anything else, just drinking, at this time, no one persuaded anything, because they didn't know what to say, as a football player , everyone knows what retirement means. If you are getting older and can’t play anymore, retirement is more sentimental. Then, it is too cruel to retire at the age of 24 because of injuries. .

Li Rui clinked glasses with Christophe Preus, and the eyes were sad. He also had a good relationship with Christophe Preus, especially the fight in Leverkusen. Afterwards, there is a saying that those who have fought together are brothers.

"Hey, LEE, you know? I'm only 24 years old, I'm only 24 years old, I can still play the World Cup, and the UEFA Cup, and the Champions League, haha... I'm only 24 years old." Christopher Prey Us smiled wryly, his eyes were ashen, his mouth was dreamy, and he fell drunk under the bar with a crash.

The atmosphere in the bar was no longer festive, and Li Rui and Nick settled Christopher Preus down together.

"Would you like one?" Nick Formore handed over a cigarette.

Li Rui lit his cigarette tremblingly. He does not smoke, but at this time, cigarettes may be a good companion. This is the first time Li Rui has seen the cruelty of professional football. He was still celebrating just now. The team succeeded in relegation, the long-term pressure, after the success, got the greatest catharsis, but now, I have to watch helplessly, my teammates, my brothers, are about to leave, leaving the beloved green field.

"LEE, I may have to leave Frankfurt." Big Mouth Nick said, his departure was guessed by everyone, in this season, Nick Vermore spent most of his time on the bench, his The agent is already in a showdown with the club, and he wants to find a team that can play for his players.

Li Rui was taken aback. He didn't know what to say, because he didn't know where his future was. Compared with Nick Follmore, Li Rui felt that his future was even more confused. This is a professional player, your future , Maybe you can’t decide by yourself, of course, unless you are a superstar, a real green superstar, otherwise, you will be traded from one club to another...

"Haha, I want to become a football star, and I want to control my own destiny." Li Rui shouted loudly while holding his wine glass.

"Haha, that's right, that's it." Maicon Chris came over, clinked glasses, grunted, and the Brazilian fell headlong on the bar after drinking a glass of wine.

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"My head hurts." Li Rui rubbed his head and looked at the ray of sunlight seeping in through the gap in the curtains. He drank too much last night. An internal celebration ended in a dismal end. It was terribly depressed, everyone was drunk, and Li Rui couldn't remember how he got back to his residence.

Subconsciously, he took out the mobile phone next to the bed, and Li Rui jumped up suddenly. He felt as if he had forgotten a very important thing.

Seeing that the phone had been turned off and had run out of battery, Li Rui was also taken aback after replacing the battery. There were more than a dozen missed calls and messages left. Only then did he realize how important he had forgotten up.

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After the Frankfurt game, in the distant British peninsula, in London, the capital of England, Leeds United, holding the last straw of relegation, is also playing against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. This game determines whether Leeds United can The success of relegation, to put it bluntly, for Li Rui, also determines his future to a large extent.

If Leeds United is finally relegated, with Leeds United's debt of 8000 million pounds, the English League Athletic Commission will even directly take custody of the club, and the team will even be penalized again to continue to relegation, then Li Rui will not stay at Leeds United.

The condition for Li Rui to stay in Leeds United is that the team can stay in the Premier League. This is not because Li Rui is ungrateful. Pay attention, not only Frankfurt, but also mid-range Bundesliga teams like Wolfsburg, of course they will not play low-level games in England.

Of course, the biggest obstacle for Li Rui to play in the Premier League is the issue of labor certification. However, this issue is not Li Rui's concern. Now, the dust has settled on whether Leeds United will be able to relegation. Therefore, Li Rui is about to start discussing his future.

Li Rui looked at the messages on the phone, and to his surprise, the first message was actually from Neil Gilckney.

"Haha, LEE, don't be jealous of me, I'm the pride of Leeds United now..." In the game against Chelsea, this guy, who represented Leeds United for the third time, used His own speed broke through the bottom and assisted Alan Smith to score the only goal of the game. Leeds United created a miracle and defeated Chelsea 73-1 in the away game, miraculously succeeding in relegation.

YES! ! ! !
Li Rui waved his fists and jumped up. He was really happy. Whether it was from the perspective of being happy for Neil Gilckney or for Leeds United, it was something to be happy about. My friend had a good performance. It is something to be happy about, and Li Rui doesn't want Leeds United to be relegated from the bottom of his heart. On the one hand, Leeds United is Li Rui's first club. , no one hopes that this team that was galloping in the European Champions Cup two seasons ago, this passionate young guard, will fall into the abyss. He will be the misfortune of football.

Li Rui, who had calmed down, lay on the bed. He knew that it was time to think about his future.

Li Rui continued to read the messages, and the next one was from his manager Rodriguez, who asked Li Rui to call him back as soon as he turned on the phone.

Li Rui did not continue to read the message, without the slightest hesitation, entered the number, and pressed the send button.

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"Steve, are you sure this Chinese boy is really as good as you said." Wenger tried his best to make his tone look more peaceful. He was a little puzzled, but the tone of Steve Rowley in front of him really made him feel ashamed. He was surprised that the chief scout of Arsenal was rarely so excited, let alone such a high evaluation of an Asian player.

Wenger has coached a professional team in Japan, and he still has some understanding of Asian players. In his opinion, Asian players are not without outstanding ones. Really surprised.

"Arsene, I believe I have read the right person." The chief scout of Arsenal said with a smile, his tone showed strong confidence, "I can guarantee that this kid will definitely surprise you."

Wenger also laughed. He suddenly became a little curious. It's rare to see Steve Rowley being so respected. He also looked forward to it.

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PS: In reality, after the end of this season, Leeds United was relegated from the Premier League. Until now, due to the serious weakening of their strength, coupled with heavy debts and penalty points, they are still struggling in the third tier of England.

In this article, here, small changes have been made to allow Leeds United to relegation successfully. The title of the army', let the team that blows the fresh wind in English football and European football, avoid the bad luck of sinking.

Fiction, how should I put it, it doesn’t have to be based on reality, everyone says.

It is still a bit sentimental to think of Viduka, Smith, Alan Lennon, Richardson, Robinson, and later Delphi, who eventually went their separate ways.

Regarding Li Rui's future, everyone is welcome to leave a lot of comments, discuss it for a while, and Xiaoqi will pay attention to the book review area.

Thank you for your support. I once thought of giving up, but I still persevered. I can’t let go of the passion for football. Anyone who writes about football is not a fan, haha.

It was everyone's encouragement and support that made me persevere.

Really, thanks, guys.

(End of this chapter)