Golden Greenery

"Hei Lian, look who I brought to you." Zhuo Yang let go of Hei Lian's embrace and said to him with a smile.

Black Face was overjoyed when he saw Brother Meng next to Zhuo Yang. "Second brother, you are here too. ...How do you say this? Thank you so much, thank you, thank you."

"Congratulations, Black Face." The second brother smiled and shook hands with him.

Max Dodd, nicknamed "Black Face", is 35 years old this year and a former Madiburg player. He left Madiburg in the early winter transfer window of 2005 and transferred back to his hometown team Olympique Facinim.

At that time, the head coach of the Madibao youth team, Jurgen Klopp, and his Six Musketeers were promoted to the first team. Since then, this little-known club has skyrocketed and entered the center stage of world football.

The team has undergone drastic and radical reforms for more than two years. Many former players of the Madibao first team could not keep up with the pace of progress and were eliminated one after another. When Madiburg entered the Bundesliga two years later, only Dodd, Braun, Dunbar, Tommy and Lauren were left among the old team veterans. They became the only five players who had followed up from the C-level. Level five old people'.

But professional football is cruel, and the five veterans of Class C are completely unable to keep up with the pace of the Bundesliga. Emotions cannot be eaten, nor can they bring honor on the court. After struggling for half a year, Wu Lao chose to leave.

In the winter of five years ago, the black-faced Dodd declined the invitation of Offenbach in the German Bundesliga. He did not want to become Madiburg's opponent on the court. Dodd chose to return to his home team before coming to Madiburg, which was also his team. Hometown team Nimes.

However, this winter five years later, Dodd encountered the same problem again. This time, he chose to retire.

France's professional league is not as rigorous as Germany's, and there are amateur leagues below level C. Nimes Club was founded before World War II and has been ups and downs in the lower leagues since then. Serie C is their paradise.

The black-faced Dodd was the star forward of Nimes in the third division, and his head and kicks were extremely majestic. At the age of 24, he was spotted by Fort Madi, who had just entered the German Bundesliga, and the transfer price of 550,000 did not bury him. As soon as Dodd left, Nimes was relegated.

At the age of 30, Dodd returned here, and Nimes had just returned to Class C. A small team does not have a big history. Max Dodd is the only UEFA Cup champion in the team's history and the only DFB Cup champion.

When Dodd returned to his hometown, he lived a comfortable and leisurely life. Having seen the big world, he already dealt with the C-League with ease, and he was still a star forward here.

But such good days changed two years ago.

A wealthy man from Marseille bought Nimes, which changed the survival philosophy of this small team. The same story of a big wave happened again. Nimes rushed to Ligue 2 as the runner-up of Serie C last season. The boss strives to rush to Ligue 1 within three years.

The fans are happy, but this is cruel to the 35-year-old Dodd. He is once again unable to keep up with the team's progress because of his old age. The French Second League has become a wall that he cannot get over.

At this time, retirement became Dodd's only choice.

Hei Lian, who had experienced prosperity and had a good mentality, made a decision immediately. No longer waiting for the end of the contract after one season, there was no point in eating that little free salary, and he directly announced that he would retire on Christmas Eve.

For the Nimes club, Dodd's decision is naturally welcomed. After all, he is a meritorious veteran of the team, so he generously expressed his willingness to organize a retirement match for him.

Dodd and Zhuo Yang had a good relationship in Madibao back then, but they couldn't reach the level of the Six Musketeers. After all, there was still a generation gap, but they were closer to each other as the "five elders".

After leaving, Duode kept in touch with Zhuoyang, but the contact was very sparse, just a text message greetings during holidays. Everyone is usually busy, and the status gap in football is getting farther and farther. There is really nothing to talk about.

But everyone has a tendency to brag, especially men. Dodd has always told his friends over the years how good his relationship was with Zhuo Yang. In the end, he even taught Zhuo Yang his shooting.

Of course my friends didn't believe it. What kind of person was Zhuo Yang? Are you so awesome that Madibao can send you back again? But these taunts did not stop Dodd from continuing to brag.

After deciding to retire, Dodd drank two more drinks that day and started bragging about how he taught Zhuo Yang to stop the ball and then pull the ball past others. He exclaimed: Zhuo Yang is so smart, he can learn everything at once!

So, friends started to boo: Since you and Zhuo Yang have such a good relationship, why don't you ask him to come to your retirement game? Zhuoyang is here and we believe you are not bragging.

Excited general! Definitely a blast! It was unbearable, so Duode, who was drunk, immediately picked up his cell phone, fumbled for the number and dialed Zhuo Yang.

In fact, he regretted it as soon as he pressed the launch button. When Zhuo Yang connected, Dodd's heart skipped a beat.

Zhuoyang's heart skipped a beat when he received the call.

In Zhuo Yang's memory, Dodd's days at Madibao were the years when the Six Musketeers joined hands in the German Third and Second Division. It was the most unforgettable football time for Zhuo Yang.

After experiencing people and things over the years, Zhuo Yang felt more and more how happy the Six Musketeers were together back then. That kind of purity, that kind of innocence, even innocent happiness, was so precious.

That period of time was unforgettable and sacred.

Dodd's stammering invitation opened up the deep memory in Zhuo Yang's heart. He calculated his schedule silently and readily agreed.

After putting down the phone, Dodd froze in the air like a fool, and said for a long time: "Zhuoyang... agreed, holy shit... he agreed."

Suddenly, the bar was silent.

Black-faced Dodd still couldn't believe it, but he didn't dare to ask either. It wasn't until Zhuo Yang successfully won the double award that he couldn't stop asking. Then he tremblingly called the phone again to confirm whether Zhuo Yang would really come. If he was busy, forget it. Really, you're welcome.

"Dear Black Face, don't worry, I will be there on time, remember to pick me up!" Zhuo Yang laughed loudly: "Also, I also brought an old friend with me, you will know when the time comes. He likes beautiful girls. , the prude kind, you have to make arrangements~, hahahaha..."

Hearing this, Dodd knew that Zhuoyang was still the same Zhuoyang as before, unchanged.

Dodd was even more overjoyed to see his second brother. After all, we had fought together back then, so how could we not be familiar with him. Brother Meng is now also a great figure in football. He is not as commanding as Zhuoyang, but he is also known as the number one player in the Mesozoic generation in Italy, enough to make the little city of Nimes shine.

The black-faced Dodd showed his face in a big way this time, and the whole sky was filled with his beaming face.

There are still more than ten kilometers from Nimes Airport to the city center, and Dodd couldn't stop expressing his gratitude all the way. Being able to invite these two gods, Zhuo Yang and Meng Er, to support him in his retirement match, Dodd has no regrets in his career.

The two sides in the retirement match were Nimes Club and Dodd's Friends Team. The Friends Team consisted of some of Dodd's teammates, his classmates and brothers from elementary school, and Zhuoyang Meng'er.

Zhuoyang's arrival caused a sensation in the entire small town of Nimes, and because this was the first public event after Mr. Double dominated the world, the retirement match of a little-known second-division player became a hot topic in football.

When Zhuo Yang was invited to join in the fun, everyone thought Max Dodd was awesome. But a year later, the whole world suddenly discovered that the black-faced Dodd was really awesome.