The Midfield Master

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At 35 minutes into the World Cup warm-up match between Argentina and China, Xia Ze tackled Messi's ball in the backcourt, was whistled for a foul by the referee, and was sent off with a red card.

Messi was also carried out on a stretcher due to injury, and Higuain will come off the bench.

The game is still going on, but whether it is the fans at the scene, the audience in front of the TV, or the Argentine coach on the coach's bench, their minds are not on the game.

After Xia Ze was sent off, the TV screen played back Xia Ze's tackle just now.

"This ball was not a foul move. Xia Ze's tackle was very standard, and he tackled the ball first." Liu Jianhong said while watching the replay, with a heavy tone:

"It's just that while Xia Ze was tackling the ball, Messi's feet were also pressed to the ground, causing his injury. If the referee gave Xia Ze a red card, I think the only explanation is that he would give more than 50,000 to the Candy Box Stadium A confession from the fanatical Argentine fans."

Liu Jianhong lost his activeness at the beginning, and was a little silent after speaking.

He paused, seemed to think of something again, and continued to say: "Xia Ze doesn't need to feel guilty for this goal, although Messi, the number one player in football today, was injured, but he didn't do anything wrong. This red card, it should be said... is unwarranted."

"It can only be said that Messi's physical fitness is indeed much worse than before this year, and the confrontation with injuries is not as strong as before. I can only hope that Messi's injury will not be too serious."

In the next game, Liu Jianhong also had no intention of commenting on the game.

Xia Ze avoided the sundries thrown by the fans on both sides of the grandstand aisle, and walked into the player aisle alone.

At the entrances on both sides of the passage, there were also staff members waiting, but none of them gave Xia Ze a good look. After all, he just shoveled and injured a hero of his own country. In their view, Xia Ze deserved the red card he deserved.

He walked quietly in the player tunnel, his shoe spikes hitting the floor, making a crisp sound, recalling in the empty tunnel.

The TV on the wall is broadcasting the live broadcast of the game, and the voice of the Portuguese commentator with a strong Argentine accent comes from the speakers from time to time.

This is Xia Ze's first red card in his career, but it is the first time he has experienced the loneliness of walking from the player tunnel back to the locker room alone.

Red card, no one can understand his mood, even he himself does not know what kind of emotion should be in his mind at this time.

He just felt that his mind was in a mess, like a tangle of silk threads, and he couldn't figure it out at all.

From the entrance to the dressing room, it is only a few tens of seconds away, but for Xia Ze, it seems to be as long as a century.

From time to time, the resentful eyes of the stadium staff met at the corner, and the hidden accusations of the Argentine commentator on the TV on the wall hit his heart more strongly than the crisp sound of shoe nails hitting the floor.

Sitting down in the locker room, he took off his clothes, wiped his face with a towel, and his mind finally became clear.

"Did I do something wrong? Did I foul?" Xia Ze asked himself a question in his heart.

At this time, the screen on the wall was just playing the slow-motion replay of his tackle just now, a very crisp tackle without any sloppiness.

"No, I didn't foul, and I didn't do anything wrong! It was the referee who made the mistake." Xia Ze answered him firmly with a voice in his mind.

The originally confused and lifeless eyes slowly gathered together and became determined.

He looked up at the screen on the wall. At this time, Messi was lying on a stretcher and was slowly carried out of the field by the staff, and the Candy Box Stadium burst into applause.

Messi's left foot was fixed by the protective gear, and he couldn't move at all, while he was covering his face in a dejected manner, obviously very frustrated and disappointed with this injury, and even a little desperate.

"However, he did get hurt because of me and I owe him an apology.

"Xia Ze said to himself.

Putting on a coat, Xia Ze immediately walked to the home team's locker room. Judging from the hurried looks of the staff entering and leaving the home team's locker room, Messi should be inside.

He gently opened the door, and saw Messi lying on the physiotherapy bed in the locker room, several team doctors were busy beside him, taking care of his feet carefully.

Messi's face was full of pain and despair at this moment, and cold sweat broke out on his face, which made Xia Ze see his state of mind.

The appearance of Xia Ze also stunned everyone in the locker room.

"Leon, I want to say sorry to you, I didn't mean to." Xia Ze looked at Messi and sincerely apologized.

Messi looked up at Xia Ze and shrugged helplessly: "It's not your fault, it's my bad luck."

"I hope you can recover as soon as possible. I also want to see your performance in the World Cup."

"Thank you." As the person involved, Messi also knew that Xia Ze's move was not a foul, nor was it intentional. It's just that he was really in a bad mood right now, so he didn't say much.

Players only have a professional career of more than ten years. If the World Cup is missed every four years, there may be no next one.

What's more, Messi is 27 years old this year. He was 31 years old in the 2018 World Cup. This year may be his last chance to win the Hercules Cup.

Xia Ze spent most of the next half of the game alone in the locker room. His mobile phone was left in the hotel, and no one could communicate with him. His friends and family would definitely watch the game on TV. Worry about yourself too.

After Messi retired from injury and Xia Ze was sent off, both sides had no intention of fighting. The 10-man Chinese team was also unable to withstand the attack of the Argentine team, and finally lost 0-3.

Because of the sudden incident that Xia Ze shoveled Messi, Fu Bo did not let the team stay in the Candy Box Stadium for too long after the game. Got off the bus and headed for the hotel where the team stayed.

After Lionel Messi was injured, the frantic Argentine fans at the Candy Box Stadium worried Fu Bo.

Especially in the second half, the continuous fireworks around the stands, as well as the threats and debris attacks by the opposing fans when the players exited the field, made Fu Bo extremely worried.

The fanaticism of Argentine fans is famous all over the world. After the national hero Messi was shoveled and injured by his own players, he couldn't guarantee that the other party would do something out of the ordinary.

For the safety of the team, they can only leave the venue as soon as possible.

On the bus, the coaching team headed by Fu Bo and the national team players headed by Yi Zheng Zhi basically told Xia Ze that the goal was not his fault and they would always support him.

Xia Ze was also moved by the behavior of his teammates and coach, although he didn't blame himself too much, he just felt a little guilty towards Messi.

After returning to the hotel room, Xia Ze took out his mobile phone and found that there were more than a dozen missed calls and some unread messages.

Those missed calls included Wang Xiaolin, Hua Yan, Tenonio, and a long-distance call from Portugal, probably from the club's head coach.

Among these calls, Wang Xiaolin accounted for more than half. Compared with the live broadcast of the game she saw in China, she was also very worried.

And those few messages were all sent by Wang Xiaolin.

"Ozawa, don't be sad. You didn't foul this goal. CCTV's Liu Jianhong said so. The referee favored Argentina."

"Don't be sad, you can't laugh when you're sad, it's not pretty if you can't laugh..."

"Don't think about the game anymore, come back and have a good rest, I'll go shopping with you."

"No matter what happens, I will be by your side to support you, remember you still have family, and me."

...

Xia Ze read one message after another, and it seemed that Wang Xiaolin's voice was speaking comforting words to him. He couldn't help but feel moved, and secretly made up his mind that he would never let down this girl who loved him so deeply in the future.

Boo boo boo boo...

The phone rang, and it was Tenonio.

"Hello, Joao."

"Xia Ze, where are you now?" Tenonio's voice sounded from the phone, looking anxious.

"I'm in the hotel, I'm fine." Xia Ze could hear the concern in the other party's tone, and was slightly moved in his heart.

"That's good, but I think Messi's injury is serious, and he shouldn't be able to play in the World Cup, but it's not your fault."

Tenonio paused and continued: "His injury this time will definitely cause an uproar in the world, and the Argentine media should also condemn you. You must be mentally prepared."

"I know, and I apologized to him too."

"You apologized to him." Tenonio was a little surprised.

"Well, but he didn't accept my apology." Xia Ze said helplessly.

"It is estimated that he still cannot accept this reality, but we should take some actions, otherwise you will be under a lot of pressure." Tenonio said with some regret.

"What should I do?"

"After you return to China, make a contact with the local media and tell them that you didn't mean to shovel Messi, and you have already apologized to him in the locker room."

Tenonio suggested: "I will ask the media in Portugal to help you speak."

"Well, I see." Xia Ze nodded in agreement.

"Also, there is not much about the transfer, but I will help you communicate with the club as soon as possible, you have to wait patiently, remember not to tell anyone about the transfer, just say that you are still Maridi Mo's players." Tenonio continued to suggest.

"Um."

"Okay, you rest. Call me if you have anything to do." Tenonio urged for the last time.

Then the two ended the call.

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