Fox in the Penalty Area

When Matthew Miller opened his eyes, he saw the sunlight pouring in from the window at a glance.

The blue sky and white clouds, the green trees, and occasionally one or two birds chirping across the sky from the roof.

The breeze blows into the house from the window, gently lifting the translucent window screen, bringing the scent of green grass and sunshine outside.

Matthew took a deep breath of the fresh air, then jumped out of bed, ran to the window and peeked longingly.

What a wonderful Sunday morning!

He couldn't help but yelled.

"It looks like little Matthew is awake." The wife who was busy on the kitchen counter turned her head and said to the husband who was sitting at the dining table and reading the newspaper.

"Hmm." David Miller simply responded without looking away from the newspaper.

Then, accompanied by a burst of intensive footsteps, Matthew Miller rushed into the kitchen.

"Good morning, Mom!"

He greeted loudly.

"Good morning, little Matthew." Mom turned around and brought the breakfast plate on the table to the dining table, and greeted: "Hurry up and eat, and let your father take you to training after eating."

Then she complained to her husband: "Don't read it, you have read this newspaper three times over and over again. Hurry up and have breakfast, you still have to send little Matthew to training!"

After a clatter, David Miller put down the newspaper in his hand and prepared to have breakfast.

The newspaper he put down caught Matthew's attention. He noticed that there was a photo of Houlai being held on the shoulders by Leeds City fans.

"What's the hurry, it's still very early..." David Miller complained and began to eat, then he caught a glimpse of his son standing there as if in a daze, and said with a frown, "Why, aren't you going to train? "

"Ah, oh..." Matthew just sat down to eat.

Soon my brother and sister also came to the restaurant to eat.

My brother also noticed the newspaper on the dining table and the photos on it.

He whistled: "Wow! Cool!"

Then he picked it up and looked at it carefully: "Tsk tsk,

It's unbelievable that we were able to avoid relegation two rounds ahead of schedule this time... Last season, 'Daddy' had a hard time getting out of relegation in the last round... It seems that this Tony Clark is in Leeds City Well done! "

Hearing what his elder son said, David snatched the newspaper, folded it and put it on the back of his chair: "Just concentrate on eating, what newspaper do you read!"

The elder sister lowered her head and snickered, while the elder brother winked at his younger brother Matthew. The family sat around the kitchen table and ate the breakfast carefully prepared by their mother.

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After breakfast, Matthew went back to the bedroom and put all the equipment he was going to receive training at the Leeds Sapphon Training Base into his backpack, then put on his backpack, and ran downstairs again with his pair of football shoes.

Walking out of the house, his father had already driven the hatchback Citroen car out of the garage and parked it on the side of the road.

After saying goodbye to his mother at the door, Matthew walked to the car. Open the rear door, first throw the backpack and shoes in, and finally get into the car, close the door and sit down.

After doing all this, the father in the front row started the car, turned onto the road, and drove towards the Saphong training base about ten kilometers away from their home.

Leeds City has two training bases. One has a long history but is relatively small. It is just next to the Flanders Stadium at home. It is only used for training by the first team and the reserve team.

The other one was newly built eight years ago, with a relatively large scale, and it is specially used for echelon training of all age groups. This training base is a little far from the urban area, in the small town of Saphong outside Leeds, so it is called Saphong Training Base.

Fourteen-year-old Matthew Miller, as a member of Leeds City's U16 echelon, goes there for training every week.

Although it is very hard to travel back and forth, being able to enter the Saphong training base for training means that Matthew Miller's football talent has been recognized by the Leeds City Club. As long as he is not injured and develops smoothly, he has a high chance of becoming a professional player, just like his predecessors like Sean Barnett and Pete Williams.

David Miller was concentrating on driving, and Matthew Miller was sitting in the back seat, turning his head to look at the flashing street scene outside the car window.

Although the two of them watched the game together in the North Stand yesterday, today when the two of them were in the relatively closed space inside the car, they seemed to have nothing to say.

No one said a word, and the car drove to the training base in such a silent manner.

It wasn't until the car stopped outside the gate of the training base that Matthew Miller opened the door and got out of the car, and when he was about to walk into the training base, his father suddenly stopped him.

"Train well." He urged.

"Oh, I know……"

"In the future, the struggle will be like yesterday."

"How was it yesterday?" Matthew asked knowingly.

When Dad frowned: "Just like Hu!"

After speaking, he kicked the accelerator and drove away.

Matthew Miller laughed as he watched the taillights of the cars receding rapidly.

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Wang Haoxi and his two roommates, Song Xinghe and Pei Yu, were walking on campus, getting ready to go to class.

On the road, people kept looking at the three of them, and some people shouted to them: "A HU!!"

Some people even ran in front of them, and then made the gesture of celebrating Hu Lai, and then shouted: "HUUUUU!!"

The three smiled and gave thumbs back, while shouting "HUUUUUU!!"

It's like a cipher.

They just walked around the campus with their heads held high.

It wasn't until they walked into the teaching building that the three of them suddenly seemed to be discouraged, and their original tall and straight posture instantly turned into a hunched and hip-stretched appearance.

"Fuck, I'm so tired!" Song Xinghe complained.

"I said, Lao Wang, why are we doing this? Why are we still burdened with idols?" Pei Yu also rubbed his waist with a worried face.

"Didn't you see that the foreigners in the school looked at us differently? Hu Lai performed like a hero at the Flanders Stadium yesterday, winning glory for the country. Although we can't win glory for the country, we can't Do you want to embarrass Hu Lai? Otherwise, what will foreigners think when we act foolishly? We can't vent the momentum that Hu Lai has built up!" Wang Haoxi said solemnly.

"There are so many Chinese students in Leeds, what's the use of just the three of us being tense here? Oh, the three of us can embarrass Hu Lai?" Song Xinghe curled his lips, disagreeing with his roommate's reason.

"We can't control others. But at least we must have a clear conscience!" Wang Haoxi made a generous statement.

"Tch, you talk so much, it's not that you want to pick up girls..." Before Pei Yu finished speaking, he saw several blond girls walking towards him, so he immediately puffed up his chest and said with a smile on his face. Pay attention.

At the same time, Wang Haoxi and Song Xinghe who were beside him kept pace with him.

It wasn't until a few girls walked over that the three of them returned to their original state. Then Wang Haoxi pointed at Pei Yu and said, "Hey, who complained the loudest just now?"

"What's wrong with me, Pei Yu, to win glory for the country!" Pei Yu straightened up again after hearing this.

"Bitch!" Wang Haoxi and Song Xinghe gave Pei Yu a middle finger at the same time.

Pei Yu also pointed his middle finger back: "Elder brother don't talk about second brother, aren't you two the same?"

The three of them came to the door of the classroom in such a noisy manner, and then Wang Haoxi stopped, and opened his hands to stop the two roommates behind him.

"Old Wang, what are you doing..." Song Xinghe hadn't finished speaking when he saw Wang Haoxi rushing out again, rushing into the classroom, and then jumped onto the podium, making a huge gesture of celebration:

"HUUUUUU!!"

There was a burst of excited whistles and cheers in the classroom.

"WOOOOOOOW—!! A HU!!!"

"Fuck! You've made Lao Wang pretend, you bastard!" Song Xinghe and Pei Yu outside the door watched this lively scene, heartbroken and regretful—why didn't we think of this?

On the second day of Leeds City's early relegation, I don't know how many Chinese students, like Wang Haoxi and his roommates, feel proud and proud that they and Hu Lai are compatriots.

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"When Leeds City suddenly announced a coaching change at the beginning of the season, I don't know how many people were not optimistic about their prospects of relegation. The performance of this team after the start of the league also proved that everyone was worried about them before... In the first half of the season they Ranked 18th in the league, they have fallen into the relegation zone. But now they have successfully avoided relegation two rounds ahead of schedule... I think there is one person who has to mention it, that is, the transfer window cost the club 12 million in the winter The Chinese player Hu Lai introduced by the British pound..."

"It is said that Hu once attracted the attention of many giant teams including the King of Madrid and Catalan United, but in the end they got him in Leeds City, which was relegated from the Premier League. Hu's arrival has greatly strengthened Leeds City's scoring ability. Remember how he scored five goals in his first three games? Now he has scored ten goals in just thirteen games. Those ten goals have brought Leeds fifteen points. Without this Fifteen points, it is really difficult for Leeds City to relegation...

"In yesterday's game between Leeds City and North London Wanderers, everyone thought that the protagonist would be Sean Barnett who returned to Flanders, but in the end Hu successfully stole Sean's limelight. The Chinese The player scored his first hat-trick joining Leeds City, and also the first hat-trick of an Asian player in the Premier League..."

"...After the game Sean was completely forgotten by the Leeds fans, all the Leeds fans who left the Flanders Stadium were repeating the same name...Also there was a scene during the game that impressed reporters Profound, that is, when Hu completed his third goal of the game, when he made his signature celebration, there was a loud roar from the Flanders North Stand, like thunder, shaking I told my Chinese counterparts on the spot, congratulations to them, Hu has won the hearts of Leeds City fans!"

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On the second day of the game, Hu Lai's name was not only spread among the fans of Leeds City, but also appeared in many British media pages.

The video of his celebration after scoring the third goal also appeared on the Internet and in various news reports.

Everyone could clearly hear the loud shout as he landed: "HUUUUUU!!"

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"HUUUUUU!!!"

When Yong Jun, who was driving, heard this sound, he knew that Hu Lai must be watching those videos circulating on the Internet.

This kid still maintains the habit of going online to see how others praise him...

After Hu Lai finished watching this video, he said: "There is very good news, Hu Lai. You have conquered many people in half a season in the Premier League, and you have also made those international big names vote for you. attention. Nike has contacted the brokerage company and hopes to sign a long-term contract with you.”

"Wow? Doesn't that mean you have a lot of money, Uncle Yong?" Hu Lai asked excitedly.

"Yes, although it has not yet entered the stage of quotation. But with your influence in China, I think Nike will not be stingy. After all, they are not the only ones who will be interested in you. Although Adidas has not yet contacted the company, if you They know about Nike's actions, and they will not be indifferent."

"Hehehe, it's pretty good. Uncle Yong, you and Fatty can figure it out. I'm not a professional." Hu Lai rubbed his hands and said.

"Well, Hu Lai, do you have any brand preference?" Yong Jun asked.

"Yes!" Hu Lai nodded seriously.

"Nike or Adidas? Or Puma?"

Hu Lai said solemnly: "I prefer the brand that pays the most!"

Yong Jun: "..."

"Is there a problem, Uncle Yong?" Hu Lai saw the change of expression on Yong Jun's face through the rearview mirror.

"Uh, no, no..." Yong Jun shook his head lightly, "Don't worry, Mr. Song and I will help you with this matter. You just need to practice and compete."

"Well, thank you Uncle Yong!"

"Thank you, I earn your commission, of course I want to help you make more money." Yong Jun laughed. "There are two league rounds left in this season, don't be too proud, let's start well and finish well, Hu Lai."

"Okay, Uncle Yong."

While speaking, the car had already driven to the gate of the Flanders Park training base, where a large number of fans and reporters with cameras gathered.

Seeing their cars approaching, they moved closer to the middle of the road.

For safety reasons, Yong Jun slowed down, while Hu Lai rolled down the window.

Seeing this, the fans waved to him excitedly, and shouted in unison: "HUUUUUU!!"

For the enthusiasm of the fans, Hu Lai responded with a thumbs up and a smile.

The reporters at the side used their cameras to record this scene, and harvested today's news materials.

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