Fox in the Penalty Area

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"But now I often regret my original 'arrogance'."

Farias couldn't help but open his mouth when he heard captain Ramirez say these words.

arrogant?

regret?

Why?

Why do you describe yourself as "arrogant"?

What is there to regret?

Seeing Farias' stunned look, Ramirez smiled slightly and asked: "Do you find it difficult to understand? How can you become arrogant by insisting on playing despite injuries? He obviously helped the team reach the semi-finals of the Champions League. And why should we regret it?”

Farias nodded honestly.

"I say 'arrogant' because at the beginning I actually felt that I was an indispensable and important figure in this team. Without me, it seemed that in the remaining ten minutes, the team would not be able to withstand Manchester United. The offensive is the same..."

Ramirez began to explain in detail.

"But in fact, I should choose to believe in my teammates. I can trust them to give the game to them. With their ability, they will not be overturned by Manchester United. In fact, this is indeed the case - there was no such thing in the remaining games of that season. With my participation, the team also won the league championship and the Champions League championship..."

When Farias heard this, he couldn't help but interrupt the captain: "That's not right. The pirates without you were almost eliminated in the semi-finals, if it weren't for Hu..."

"Then we weren't really eliminated." Ramirez spread his hands, "The process was a bit difficult, but the final result was good. It shows that my teammates are trustworthy, and they can lead the team to win even without me. Championship. So why do I think this team cannot do without me? It seems that I really regard myself as the 'cornerstone of the championship'.

"Actually, all the teammates on this team are very strong. The fact that the Madrid Pirates have won so many championships in the past few years is definitely not due to me alone. I should believe in them, but as their Captain, I didn't do it. I subconsciously thought that they couldn't do it without me... This is 'arrogance', always imagining myself as important. In fact, the world would be the same without everyone."

Farias was speechless.

Because in fact Madrid Pirates did win the Double that season. It is extraordinary to be able to achieve this achievement despite losing the "cornerstone of the championship".

"My regret is that my arrogance and persistence caused my injury to worsen, which affected the World Cup. Spain did not even qualify for the group stage in the World Cup held in their home country... This has made me feel depressed until now. Something I regret very much. If I had not persisted in playing for more than ten minutes, the injury would not have worsened and it would not have affected the World Cup...

"If someone asks me if I regret my persistence,

Then I would say ‘regret’. That incident was regarded as my glorious deeds by the media and fans, but it was a painful lesson for me. After that incident, I deeply realized that being responsible is a good thing, but it is foolish to try to take all the responsibility on yourself. "

At this point, Ramirez shook his head.

"So this time when I realized something was wrong with my body, I stopped decisively. When the team doctor told me that I could not participate in the semifinals against Vesuvius, I did not persist. Because I believed in my teammates, even if They can reach the finals without me. As for me, I just need to recover well and wait to participate in the finals."

After saying that, Ramirez said nothing, ignored Farias's reaction, and continued to take a shower.

Farias stood under the nozzle, letting the water splash on his body, hitting the back of his neck, and a warm current surged through his body.

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"As we approach the Champions League semi-finals, another bad news came from the Madrid Pirates training ground - team captain Juan Ramirez strained a muscle during training and will definitely miss the two rounds of the semi-finals. In Madrid Pirates, the situation is precarious. At this time, the absence of the captain is simply a fatal blow to the team... It casts a shadow on the prospects of Madrid Pirates advancing to the Champions League final..."

"What shade? Isn't that nice?"

Xie Lan complained to the TV that was playing the news.

Hu Lixin was very surprised: "The captain is injured, what's so good about this?"

"If the team is eliminated in this way, it is not our son's responsibility. First the naughty kid made trouble, and then the captain was injured... What is this called? This is called 'force majeure'! It's best to take this opportunity to drive this naughty kid away Come on, it’s annoying to see him! If he hadn’t been alone, our son would have scored at least fifteen more goals this season!”

Hu Lixin couldn't laugh or cry: "Hey, don't say anything that is not conducive to unity..."

Xie Lan scoffed at this: "If those people on the Internet can talk nonsense, why can't I say the same?"

"You said they were talking nonsense... From those people's point of view, if they are really eliminated, won't all the responsibility be our son's?"

Xie Lan was so angry that she could not refute her husband for a while.

Because my husband is right.

This was also the reason why she was in such a bad mood recently.

She thought that after so many years, everyone should know what type of player her son Hu Lai was.

He is definitely not the kind of "superman" who can carry the whole team by himself even if the whole team is sleepwalking.

Although his goal rate and number of goals are already very "inhuman"...

But there has been a voice on the Internet, and I don't know if they really like Hu Lai, or if they are deliberately trying to flatter him.

They completely ignored Hu Lai's characteristics and limitations. As long as the Pirates lose, it is Hu Lai's responsibility. As long as the Pirates fail to win the championship, it will be Hulay's failure. It was as if her son could lead the entire team to overcome obstacles and win all the victories and championships by himself.

In the first two seasons, Madrid Pirates failed to win the Champions League, but they also won a league championship and a Copa del Rey. But in the mouths of these people, these two seasons were the "sink" and "trough" of the Madrid Pirates, and they were all caused by Hulay.

I don’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional. When they said this, they completely ignored Hu Lai’s La Liga Golden Boot and Champions League Golden Boot, which he has won for six consecutive seasons.

No one in the history of world football has been able to do this.

Hu Lai did it, and he became the first person in history.

Even if the Madrid Pirates have failed in all competitions this season, being eliminated from the Copa del Rey and missing the league title, Hulay's personal performance is still very eye-catching, and can even be said to be the only eye-catching aspect of the Madrid Pirates.

He still ranks first in the league scorer list and the Champions League scorer list.

As a result, in the words of some people, he is a "bastard" with such performance, "without motivation and passion"...

They also used the fact that Madrid Pirates failed to win the Champions League in the first two seasons, but Hulay did not transfer to prove that he is a "bastard", proving that Julay just wants to hang around at Madrid Pirates and get a high salary, and does not really have a heart. "The heart of a champion".

It seems as if all the problems of the Madrid Pirates are caused by Hulay alone.

Even the internal conflicts within the team caused by Farias were due to Hulay's "inaction"...

The problem is that Hulay did find a way to talk to Farias, hoping that everyone could unite. But Farias doesn’t listen, what can Hulay do?

Do you want Hulay to physically threaten Farias? If you don't cooperate and obey, you will go to the reserve team and stay until the contract expires? Or publicly express dissatisfaction with Farias to exert pressure?

Xie Lan won't say who the "big smart" came up with the idea that "if you can't win the Champions League, you should transfer"... The key is whether the Pirates can win the Champions League. If her son can do it, then Can she give all the team’s Champions League prize money to her son alone?

Seeing that his wife was speechless, Hu Lixin was afraid that she would be angry, so he comforted him: "Don't worry about the club, the World Cup is still important..."

It's okay if he doesn't talk about the World Cup. As soon as he mentions this keyword, Xie Lan's firepower finds another outlet:

"Then I hope our son is eliminated. Not only him, but it is best that there is not a Chinese player in the Champions League final! Four years ago that season, for Tramed's Champions League goal, Luo Kai was injured. Our son even more We didn’t even participate in the national team’s training camp, just because we reached the finals… As a result, our national team’s lineup was never fully assembled for that World Cup!”

What Xie Lan said was plausible, but Hu Lixin couldn't laugh or cry:

"There are many injuries in this World Cup, and it really has little to do with the Champions League. That is to say, Luo Kai was really injured playing in the Champions League. Although our son missed most of the training because he participated in the final, it did not affect his performance. Ah. He also scored eight goals in the World Cup and won the Golden Boot..."

Xie Lan snorted: "How could it not have any impact? With the intensity of the Champions League, if you play too much, you will definitely accumulate fatigue more easily. If your physical condition is worse, you will be more likely to get injured... What?"

She asked when she saw her husband looking at her like that.

"Nothing..." Hu Lixin shook his head.

"Is there something wrong with the logic?"

"No, no." Hu Lixin shook his head again.

"So I think it's almost done. It's good to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League. In fact, being able to reverse Catalonia in the quarter-finals is already the most classic game in the Champions League this season. Being able to create such a It’s a classic, what else is there to regret?”

Listening to his wife's ramble, Hu Lixin asked curiously: "Do you really think so?"

"Of course. It's not that important whether we win the Champions League or not. The World Cup is the most important. The Champions League happens every year, but the World Cup only comes once every four years. In four years our son will be 34 years old..."

"What's wrong with being thirty-four? You don't believe that our son can still maintain his condition at the age of thirty-four?" Hu Lixin finally caught the loophole in his wife's words and fought back.

Unexpectedly, Xie Lan seemed to be prepared: "Our son is already thirty-four years old, how old do you think his teammates should be? I believe that our son can maintain his condition until he is thirty-four, but what about his teammates? ?”

"Well……"

Hu Lixin was speechless because his teammates were indeed very important to Hu Lai.

Now this national team has indeed reached a mature stage, and all the players are of just the right age and experience.

And this time it is a home game, which is also the time when results are most likely to come out.

If we wait another four years, it’s hard to say what will happen...

Four years later, some members of this national team may have quit the national team.

Although there are new generations, they may not be able to compare with the tacit understanding of today's team.

After all, most of the people on this team have been with each other while growing up.

This experience is extremely valuable and difficult to replicate.

Their tacit understanding is extraordinary, their relationship is extraordinary, they are more united, and there will be a lot less messy things.

Seeing that her husband was speechless, Xie Lan finally sighed and said: "It would be great to jump directly to the start of the World Cup. Everyone is obviously waiting for the World Cup to start, but in the end there are so many tricks in the club..."

On the TV, the announcer was still talking about topics related to the Champions League:

"...Although it is very common for 'Chinese Derby' to appear in the Champions League, so far, there has been no 'Chinese Derby' in the Champions League final. I don't know if there is hope to achieve this goal this season..."