Fox in the Penalty Area

When Han Shuyu and Li Qingliang walked up to the stands, the Pirates Park Stadium was almost full, and all kinds of flags and TIFOs to create the atmosphere of the stadium had been arranged.

Fans from both sides battled against each other.

Madrid Pirates fans occupy the South Stand of the Pirate Park Stadium, which is the position of the most die-hard Madrid Pirates fans.

This stand can accommodate 20,000 to 4,000 people, all of which are standing seats and have no seats.

To watch a game here, you have to stand and watch the whole game for 90 minutes, and it is absolutely impossible to sit down and rest.

Physical fitness is extremely demanding.

But no one will complain.

Because this is the territory of the most diehard pirates. . .

These die-hard pirates want this distinctive effect.

If it's an easy thing to watch here, it doesn't show their loyalty and specialness.

Only when international events are held, the South Stand will be restored to seating. At the same time, the number of people that can be accommodated has also been reduced from 80,000 to 66,000.

The place where Han Shuyu and Li Qingliang were located was naturally not the South Stand.

That stand is extremely sacred to Madrid Pirates fans, and not just anyone can go there.

Some fans in the South Stand would not resell their tickets to others if they couldn't go because of something, but would rather keep them empty.

Although Li Qingliang is a Pirates fan, he is obviously not qualified to go to the South Stand to cheer for the team - the South Stand is not for watching games, but for fighting. The fans there had to sing and cheer for the team non-stop.

Li Qingliang wasn't that fanatical yet.

The reason why he likes pirates is very simple-it is because he is tired of the superiority of those Kings fans in China, and out of rebellious psychology, he likes the king's deadly rival pirates.

In fact, before he fell in love with this team, he had never understood what the Pirates team looked like, what history and past it had.

Those things are learned slowly after exposure.

Han Shuyu, a 25-year-old boy, is naturally even less qualified to go to the South Stand.

This is also some of the differences between the Pirates and the Kings. In the last Madrid derby, Han Shuyu got tickets to the North View of the Crown Stadium, where he watched the game with the most loyal Kings fans.

Although the North Stand of the Crown Stadium is a die-hard stand, it does not exclude outsiders.

This may be because the King of Madrid is a wealthy family in the world, and there will inevitably be "pilgrims" from all over the world, so the North Stand will also be open to the public.

The sphere of influence of the Madrid pirates is more in the one-third of an acre of Madrid, and their influence has not yet expanded to the entire world, at most they can reach Latin American countries.

Unlike the sworn enemy King, in Latin America, North America, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, etc., you can see countless die-hard fans of King.

The Madrid Pirates are relatively conservative and stick to their traditions, although some traditions may be outdated.

But the Madrid pirates who don't want to be a "world giant" are proud of their persistence and tradition.

They think that they are the purest Madrid football club, which is different from the coquettish sluts like the king.

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Hu Lai has changed into his training clothes and is ready to go out to warm up with his teammates.

At this moment, Captain Ramirez found him, holding a box in his hand: "Wait a minute, Hu. I have something to ask you to do."

As he spoke, he opened the box in his hand, and three coins appeared in front of Hu Lai.

Three gold two-euro coins, visibly aged. Because under the light of the locker room, the coin did not glisten, but was a little dim, with some obvious scratches and rust on the surface.

"This is 'Mary's Lucky Coin'..." After Hu Lai saw the coin, he realized what was in front of him.

These are three coins associated with the Madrid Pirates club's derby tradition.

At first, it was just an ordinary superstitious behavior of an ordinary fan. Unexpectedly, it became the club's derby tradition in the end.

In the Madrid Derby in the 1990-1991 season, the Madrid Pirates played against the Madrid King at home. Before the start of the game, a female Pirates fan named Marie Marganto threw three balls of value into the stadium below in the South Stand. Coin of the seta (former monetary unit of Spain).

At that time, someone around her asked her strangely: "What are you doing?"

The female fan replied: "I think we can score the king three goals in this game, so I tossed three coins."

As a result, the Madrid Pirates really scored three goals for the King in that game, and finally defeated their opponent with a score of 3:1 and won the city derby.

This matter was known by the media after the game. After media reports and publicity, everyone knew about it.

And ask Miss Mary to throw a coin into the stadium in the next home derby.

In this way, before the derby, throwing coins into the stadium became the coins of the Madrid Pirates.

In fact, this tradition has experienced many developments and changes in the process of formation.

For example, it was not only Mary who threw it at the beginning, but everyone else also threw it.

Everyone wanted the Madrid Pirates to score more goals, so more and more coins were tossed.

But such behavior did not help the Madrid Pirates win the derby at home in the following years.

This fledgling tradition is almost on the verge of being abandoned.

So some people appealed to everyone in the media not to get involved. Since Mary is the only one to toss the coin for the first time, only Mary should be the one to toss the coin.

Since only three coins were tossed for the first time, only three coins should be tossed in the future.

With the idea of ​​giving it a try, when another Madrid derby came, Mary threw three coins into the stadium in front of the South Stand under the witness of tens of thousands of fans.

It is incredible to say that in that game, the Madrid Pirates actually scored three more goals for the Madrid King, winning the opponent 3:0.

After that game, some Madrid Pirates players even ran to the south stand to thank the female fan, Miss Mary.

Since then, before the home derby, the tradition of throwing three coins into the stadium by Mary Maganto has been fixed.

After each home derby, the media and fans would watch and witness Mary Maganto throwing three coins into the field from the south stand.

Then everyone cheered in unison and applauded to thank Mary.

This tradition was named "Mary's Lucky Coin" and continued until the 2008-2009 season. With the process of European integration, the coins tossed have also changed from pesetas to euros.

In 2009, Mary Maganto, who was famous for tossing coins to bless the team before the game, died suddenly in a car accident.

So in the Madrid Derby that year, there was no pre-match coin throwing ceremony, and the Madrid Pirates eventually lost at home.

After the game, countless fans called for the preservation of Ms. Mary's tradition.

But with Lady Mary gone, who's going to flip the coin?

For other fans?

There will always be people who disagree.

In the end, it was decided that the players of the Madrid Pirates would do it themselves.

Of course, not everyone can do it, it must be a player who is popular and recognized by the fans.

Most of the time it is the captain of the team who is responsible for flipping the coins.

The specific method of the ceremony has also changed a bit, and it doesn't matter if it was thrown out before.

Later, after throwing it out, the club staff will pick up the coin again, keep it carefully, and save it for the next home derby.

The three weather-beaten coins that Hu Lai sees now have been used since the 2009-2010 season.

Seeing these three coins, Hu Lai knew why the captain was looking for him.

It should be for him to complete the pregame coin toss.

Hu Lai did not refuse this arrangement, even though he had the [True Lover's Red String] on him, which could really bring him good luck.

But he would not refuse a comforting ceremony because of this.

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When Li Qingliang saw Hu Lai and Ramirez walking towards the south stand together, holding a box in his hand, he was a little surprised: "I didn't expect that today Hu Lai is here to toss a coin!"

Other Madrid Pirates fans also took notice and cheered.

They all hope that this ceremony can add a little good luck to Hu Lai. After all, Hu Lai's good luck is equal to the Madrid Pirates' good luck.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Hu Lai went to the south stand and took out three two-euro coins from the box.

The previously noisy Pirate Park Stadium suddenly became much quieter, and everyone turned their attention to Hu Lai.

The corresponding TV broadcast screen also appeared on the big screen at the scene.

I saw that Hu Lai did not throw the coins directly, but put his hands together and bowed first, and then threw the coins out.

Han Shuyu turned to look at Li Qingliang: "Is there such a step in the previous ceremony?"

Li Qingliang was also speechless: "No..."

It was a normal ceremony, but Hu Lai turned it into a painting style of a Chinese scenic spot...

Han Shuyu laughed: "I think this scene after the game will definitely become the focus of everyone's discussion. The domestic fans will complain about Hu Lai Hu again, ha!"

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"Hu, what do you mean by that action before you toss the coin?" Captain Ramirez asked Hu Lai when he was walking back to the court to warm up.

He also imitated the movement of clasping his hands together.

"Oh, this is our Chinese tradition. It has the same meaning as 'Mary's Lucky Coin', and they are all for blessing." Hu Lai said.

In fact, when he made this movement, he really didn't think about it that much. When he was holding a coin in his hand and was about to toss it, his body made such a movement naturally.

It's almost like it's engraved in his genes, completely out of his mind.

After finishing it, he realized that he was not in front of a pool in a Chinese scenic spot...

This is a bit embarrassing.

Fortunately, he was always quick-witted, and immediately found an excuse to perfectly explain why he did what he did just now.

"Since 'Mary's Lucky Coin' is a ritual to pray for good luck, I naturally thought of this blessing gesture in China. The two blessing rituals in Spain and China are superimposed, I think... this game we Your luck should be overwhelming."

Ramirez nodded after hearing Hu Lai's (hu) (shuo) introduction (ba) matter (dao) explanation: "It makes sense, I hope it's as you said."

Hu Lai stroked the red bracelet on his right wrist, and said, "Don't worry, Captain. In China, there is an old saying: 'Qin Shihuang touches the wire - wins numb'."

"Qin Shihuang toca el cable—ganar es insensible?" Ramirez repeated what Hu Lai said just now. Although it was in Spanish, he didn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence.

"It means that I have the advantage, it couldn't be better!"

Ramirez suddenly realized.

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