Fox in the Penalty Area

"...Hu Lai, who finished the national team game, has returned to Leeds City. Today he completed his first training session after returning to the team. He did not train with the team, but was trained by the team's fitness coach Anthony Clay. Mente took him to the side to do recovery training... At the regular press conference after the game, the team coach Clark said that Hou Lai was not injured in the national team game, but he was still a little tired, so he was not arranged to play with the ball. The team practiced together...but Clark refused to say whether he would exclude Hou Lai from the squad against Warship Harbor..."

In the video news, accompanied by the announcer's narration, there is a picture of Hu Lai jogging on the training ground under the guidance of his fitness coach.

Li Qingqing switched her phone to the WeChat interface, and sent a message to Hu Lai: "Will you play in Sunday's league?"

It didn't take long for Hu Lai to get back to her: "The boss said he wouldn't put me in the squad for the competition."

Seeing this answer, Li Qingqing then switched to the ticket booking app.

Place an order for a flight ticket that you have selected before.

After paying, she switched back again: "I'll give you a chance to invite me to dinner."

Hu Lai sent a picture of a black question mark.

"I'm coming to see you this Saturday."

This time, Hu Lai posted a picture of a black question mark wearing a peaked cap backwards, and then asked, "You came to see me? You didn't mean to come to Leeds, did you?"

"Or else?"

"I'll go...you don't have a game this weekend?"

"The women's football league is not as intensive as the men's football. We only have one round every two weeks on average. This weekend happened to be absent. The team gave us two days off. I will come on Saturday and leave on Sunday." Li Qingqing explained.

After reading Li Qingqing's words, Hu Lai was shocked that Li Qingqing's obsession with letting him treat her to dinner was so strong...

But he certainly wouldn't be so stupid as to say "No, you can't come".

He replied: "Okay, come on, I invite you to eat delicious food!"

"Paprika? [Grimace]"

"Red chili is not acceptable. The nutritionist in the team won't allow it, and we can only eat one meal after the season at most, and it has to be done after completing the task. You can pick the rest."

Naturally, Li Qingqing would not get entangled with Hu Lai on this issue,

She was just joking: "I won't pick anything, you can eat anything, you can figure it out. I'm not familiar with any restaurants in Leeds."

"Aren't you afraid that I'll treat you to Kaifeng dishes?"

"What are you afraid of? If you dare to invite me, I dare to eat!"

"Besides eating? Do you want to go somewhere to play?"

"I don't know...is there anything interesting in Leeds?"

Hu Lai stared at Li Qingqing's words on the phone screen, frowned and thought hard for a long time before replying: "I don't know either..."

"otaku!"

"Aren't you a house girl too?"

"I'm not, I often hang out with my teammates when I'm on vacation!" Li Qingqing retorted.

Seeing the word "teammate", Hu Lai's eyes lit up: "That's right, I'll ask my teammates during training tomorrow and ask them, veteran drivers, to recommend them."

"it is good."

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After finishing chatting with Li Qingqing, Hu Lai looked up and saw Junpei Morikawa who was eating, and suddenly remembered that he had forgotten about this person in front of him...

When Li Qingqing comes, should I call Morikawa Junpei together?

Call it, it seems not very good.

Don't call it, it doesn't seem too good...

Junpei Morikawa, who was eating with his head down, felt something in his heart. When he raised his head, he saw Hu Lai looking straight at him, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hu Lai, who came back to his senses, shook his head: "It's nothing, I just don't know if you can enter the squad for this weekend's game..."

Junpei Morikawa was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Hu Lai to be thinking about whether he could get a chance to play.

He has been in Leeds for almost a month, and he was selected into the squad only a few days ago in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

However, Leeds City lost 1:2 at home to Wiggerston in that game, and the FA Cup stopped in the fourth round.

Junpei Morikawa sat on the bench for the entire game and did not get a chance to play.

But it was the FA Cup game after all, and in the eyes of boss Clark, it was a game that was destined to be abandoned. At that time, many of the main players were rested, so Morikawa Junpei was able to get the chance to enter the squad.

Playing away at Naval Shipport on Sunday is a league game, and its importance is self-evident.

After defeating Sydenham 2-0 at home in the last round, Leeds City accumulated 33 points and rose from twelfth to tenth. After two consecutive defeats in Warship Port, the ranking dropped to twelfth, with a current accumulation of 31 points.

If they lose to Warship Harbor, Leeds City will fall back to the top ten.

Although the possibility of relegation is not great, who would like to lose?

In such a game, will the boss of Clark let Junpei Morikawa into the squad?

Although he was very grateful for Hu Lai's concern for him, Morikawa Junpei still shook his head: "I don't know...but I'm not in a hurry."

After speaking, he lowered his head and continued to eat.

Hu Lai continued to meditate:

If Junpei Morikawa didn't go to London with the team, can you ask Morikawa to meet Li Qingqing together...

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After a day of training, head coach Clark stood on the training ground, facing the players who were warming up after training, and took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket.

All players know that the boss is going to announce who can follow the team to London for away games.

Although the game will be played the day after tomorrow, the roster will be announced two days in advance, so that when everyone comes to training tomorrow, they will pack their luggage in advance and leave with the team for the away game after training.

After training to adapt to the venue, stay there for another night to prepare for the final game.

Unless the two places are very close to each other, it is generally necessary to go to the away game one day in advance.

For most players, everyone knows who can make the big list and who can't. After all, Clark has not been their head coach for a day or two, and his selection criteria are no secret. Under the premise of adapting to the tactical requirements, whoever has a more correct attitude and can run better will be selected.

Therefore, few people would be anxious and excited when the boss announced the big list.

Someone like Hu Lai who was told by the head coach that he would not be selected for the squad a few days before the game should be even more calm.

But when he saw the boss take out the piece of paper, he tensed up.

This obvious change in attitude surprised Charlie Potter next to him. He asked strangely: "What's wrong with you, Hu? Why do I feel that you are a little nervous? Didn't the boss say that you will not participate in this game? "

Hu Lai glanced at him, and then turned his gaze to Morikawa Junpei: "I'm nervous for Morikawa, I hope he can be selected for this competition."

Hearing this, Charlie Potter was in awe of Hu Lai——Hu Lai really valued love and righteousness!

Clarke began to call out the names of the players who had been selected for the game one by one.

As I read it, a name with a slightly weird pronunciation popped up:

"Morikawa."

This is the Roman pronunciation of Morikawa, and it is also the English name printed on his jersey!

Junpei Morikawa was stunned when his name was called out, but Hu Lai behind him cheered, "Aha! Congratulations, Morikawa!"

Morikawa Junpei looked back and saw Hu Lai's smiling face, and then he was sure that he had indeed been included in the competition squad by the head coach just now.

Although this does not mean that he will definitely be able to play in the game against Warship Harbor, but there is hope anyway.

So he also grinned at Hu Lai.

Interrupted by Hu Lai's voice, Clark looked up, but he did not blame Hu Lai, but was satisfied with the unity and friendship shown between the players.

He smiled, and continued to read with his head down.

The little commotion brought about by Hu Lai soon ended.

After announcing the roster for Leeds City's next game, the team disbanded, and everyone went to the locker room.

Houleira stopped Charlie Potter: "Charlie, do you know anything interesting about Leeds?"

"Fun? Hey, you're asking the right person, huh! PRYZM, Venus, Paradise, Digital Music are all good, the atmosphere is great, the DJ is superb, and the girls there are hot..."

Hu Lai heard this... Good guy, it's all about nightclubs!

He knew that he had found the wrong person, so he turned around and left, regardless of Charlie Potter's persuasion.

"Farewell!"