Chapter 134 The Energetic Twilight Hero

After having Rose as an agent, Tiger had not felt anything else, but there was something that intuitively felt the benefits of this agent - after signing the agent contract with Rose, just two days later, the reporters and scouts who had troubled Tiger's family for a long time miraculously disappeared...

"Mr. Ross, how did you do it?" Tiger, surprised, called Ross.

"It's very simple. After those agents know that you already have an agent, they will naturally not come to harass you again. As for those reporters, I tell them that you don't want to be interviewed now. If you want to interview, go to the Preston Club to register." Ross said very simply.

This trick is really terrible... Tiger sighed in his heart, and then he heard Ross say: "I won't disturb you during this period. Let's contact you when the season is about to end. I said that signing a contract with me is just reducing some troubles. There is no difference in other aspects from before."

After hanging up the phone, Tiger laughed. It seemed that this agent was really good. At least, if he could help me block some trouble, he would have more energy to pay attention to football.

After losing the last round of the league, Preston has already opened a 12-point gap with Middlesbrough, which has suddenly made continuous breakthroughs recently. It is 16 points away from Nottingham Forest, which ranks first. There are still twenty rounds left in the league. It seems that it is not a very possible thing to enter the top two English League One and advance to the Premier League directly.

Preston is now ranked fourth and is as many as seventh place ahead. As long as he keeps it, there is still great hope of winning a playoff spot.

As a newly promoted team, it is not easy to achieve such results. What's more, the results of Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough this season are simply amazing. Nottingham Forest has only lost two games so far, and Middlesbrough has only lost one more game than them. After relegation, it retained most of the main players, making Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough stand out in the League One. Preston lost to them one game respectively, and it is understandable that they are so big that they are so wide.

Preston can often win several consecutive victories, but Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough can win continuously in the League One, which is what makes them better than Preston.

Tiger plans to play like this in the next game. After all, if this continues, playing the playoffs seems to be an imperative thing. Tiger, who is usually trained, intends to keep it consciously as a secret weapon in the playoff game - this is difficult for other players because it is difficult for them to make rapid progress if they are not verified in the game, but it is not a problem for Tiger. He only needs to regard the game in the virtual space as a training game. Anyway, he has hardly won the training game in the main god space for more than a year, and he has no hope of getting rewards in the main god space. It is better to work hard in the main god space and then complete the task in reality to earn money to support his family...

After winning the game against Manchester United, the system gave Tiger a s-level evaluation - he did beat Bart completely in the game and finally won a reward of 500 training points and 500 proficiency. Now he can make his two special skills become top-level nine levels, but considering that he has not yet used the training points to fully train his abilities at the level 8, Tiger decided to keep it first, and then use it in the future...

On January 18, Preston defeated Berry 1-0 away, and tied Sunderland with points again and tied for third place.

On January 26, Preston suffered his second away game in a row. This time they lost to Birmingham away. In these two league games, Preston's players generally performed less excitedly, and Tiger did not perform as well in the game against Manchester United. After all, not every game can perform so well.

Maybe after seeing the big scene at Dream Theater, the players were a little uninterested in the League One, but it was obvious that the League One this season was very lively...

Just after the 28th round of the league ended, a sensational news came from the League One.

After losing midfield superstar Brazilian Juninho in the summer, Middlesbrough welcomed another midfield superstar!

Former England national team midfielder core who plays for Glasgow Rangers in Scotland, Paul Gascoin transfers to Middlesbrough for £3 million - perhaps only Middlesbrough can afford such a large sum of money in the entire English League One. Although Juninho and Lavanelli's departure has reduced Middlesbrough's strength a lot, it has also brought them rich financial income. Only they will spend so much money in the entire English League One in winter in the transfer market...

Gascoin actually had only one purpose to transfer to the English League One team. For more than a year, he has been blocked by the national team head coach Hodel and has not even participated in the World Cup qualifiers. Seeing that it was only half a season before the start of the World Cup, Gascoin also began to get a little anxious. He thought he was playing football in Scotland and failed to enter the national team's head coach's sight, so he chose to return to England to fight for the last chance to enter the national team.

After hearing this news, Tiger regretted his chest and stamping his feet. Of course, he was not regretting anything else, but because Middlesbrough's two matches with Preston this season have all ended. If he wants to fight Gascoin on the court, there is only one chance left this season, that is, Preston and Middlesbrough both enter the League Cup finals, so that they can fight Gascoin...

Before, Gascoin has always been an idol of Tiger. Because of his position, he admires those talented and technical attacking midfielders, such as Platini, Maradona, Zico... And Gascoin is the only English player he admires!

However, he just regretted it for a moment. After all, Gasco is now in a far worse state due to problems such as alcoholism and domestic violence. If he had been in the European Championship a year and a half ago, even if Hodel was blind, he would not have dared to call him into the national team.

This incident also made Tiger feel that a player must maintain a good state, otherwise no matter how famous he was in the past and his condition declined, no one could look down on you.

And one day later, another news shocked the League One again.

Another Premier League star, King of the League One - this time, I came to an old Tiger acquaintance, Wimbledon's captain, Winnie Jones, and the club ended their contract, and then joined the Royal Garden Rangers in the League One in a lightning flash. He only signed a short-term contract with the club for half a year. There are even reports that he will choose to retire after the end of this season!

"Winnie, why did you leave Wimbledon?"

After hearing the news, Tiger immediately called Jones.

"Haha, have you heard it too?" Jones' voice from the phone was as cheerful as ever.

"Nonsense, as long as you are not blind and deaf, how can people who are stumbling in this industry not hear it?" Tiger said contemptly: "Winnie, why are you doing leaving the Premier League for nothing? I still hope that if you can't advance to the Premier League this season, please ask your way to Wimbledon."

Of course, Tiger's words were a joke. Maybe he had such an idea before. If he really couldn't do it, if he failed to complete the task of becoming a Premier League player this season, he would go through Jones's way to become a Premier League player. However, after the game against Manchester United, he was no longer worried that he would not be able to complete the task. He scored such two wonderful goals at Old Trafford, and there would be no Premier League team after the season ended? That's a joke...

If he wants, maybe Tiger can transfer to the Premier League team now, but he still has feelings for Preston, and he also hopes to lead Preston into the Premier League with his own abilities, rather than just transferring to get the title of a Premier League player.

He had already vaguely felt that the more difficult the tasks Lin Danda gave him, the better the completion, the more rewards he received. The biggest reason why Tiger decided to stay in Preston.

"Haha, Tiger, I invited you to Wimbledon a year ago, and a year later, I will tell you not to go to Wimbledon. That's not a place where an ambitious player should stay, so I left Wimbledon." Jones said after a smile.

Tiger was stunned for a moment, and then felt that maybe something happened between Jones and Wimbledon...

"Okay, I can't explain it clearly on the phone...Are we going to Preston in three days? When the game is over, we will have a good drink with you!" Jones said at the end.

Tiger then remembered that in a league game three days later, Preston would play against the Royal Garden Rangers at home...

On January 30, Preston fans left the Pdale Stadium with satisfaction. Although the opponent had defeated Preston at home and despite the opponent's introduction of Premier League star Winnie Jones, Preston still easily defeated his opponent at home. Two forwards, Norgan and Gott, scored two goals, and all of these two goals came from Tiger's assists.

"Huh, you are getting better and better... It seems that I am really old." Jones said with his hands on his hips and gasping.

Tiger laughed, then took off his top and handed it to Jones.

No one knows this better than Tiger. Jones, who made him feel extremely stressed last season, is no longer his opponent this season. Tiger's agility and ball control have made Jones' reaction so slow. He has indeed made a lot of progress over the past year, but Jones seems to have regressed a lot...

"No... But Tiger, I'm not afraid of anyone drinking. You'll introduce a good place later." He also handed his jersey to Tiger, and Jones finally said.

"No problem, why don't you go to my house? Try my mother's skills. Although my mother is British, I have learned a lot of Chinese cuisine from my father. Do you want to try the exotic flavor?" Tiger said with a smile.

"That's great!" Jones was energetic: "Then I'll leave first, I'll visit your house in an hour... I have to buy some small gifts, otherwise it would be too rude."

Tiger nodded.

An hour later, Tiger, who opened his door, did not expect that Jones had already dressed up. Although he was not wearing any formal suits, he also changed into a brand new sportswear and his hair seemed to have been taken care of. After seeing Tiger's parents, he greeted Tiger's parents with a gentle and gentle look, which made Tiger's parents, who originally thought he was too fierce, relieved.

Jones brought some small gifts, a small box of hardcover cigars, which were given to Tiger's father, and a small bottle of perfume, which was given to Tiger's mother. The British had to give gifts when they were guests, but they could only give relatively cheap gifts. The two gifts Tiger brought were obviously thoughtful, which also made Tiger's parents very happy.

The ancestors of the Tiger family were from Chaozhou, and Lao Li knew it naturally also Chaozhou dishes. Chaozhou dishes are mostly aquatic products. Preston is close to the Irish Strait, so there is no need to worry about raw materials, which also makes Jones feel very eye-opening.

Until a long time later, Jones was still boasting about the Chaozhou dishes he had eaten at Tiger's house - "That dish tastes great! It's obviously green vegetables, but it tastes meat in the mouth!" - This is about the "glass cabbage" made from vegetarian dishes. The green vegetables cooked with gravy make the green vegetables soft and rotten, full of meat flavor, delicious, vegetarian but not vegetarian, which is really in line with Jones' taste.

The British naturally have to eat wine, but this time Tiger and Jones did not drink British beer, but Chinese liquor - this is the sorghum wine that Lao Li bought from Chinatown when he went to Manchester. In order to prepare this meal, Lao Li's family has also prepared for several days.

Old Li and Louisa did not disturb them. The old couple had already had a meal before. After preparing for them, they returned to their room and left the living room to Tiger and Jones. Tiger also began to listen to Jones telling some things slowly.

"I said last time that Wimbledon is no longer the crazy gang he used to be. I originally returned to Wimbledon to want that crazy gang to come back, but after working hard for a few years, I found that that crazy gang would not come back. In other words, since the establishment of the Premier League, after the club's senior management decided to use more beautiful plays to make Wimbledon's fame bigger, the crazy gang was already dead."

"They said that they should play more beautifully and attract more audiences... But they don't know what Wimbledon fans want to see, it is a competition between men on the court! Instead of soft and soft, who has better skills on the court! Tiger, although you are a technical player, you are not a slut at all on the court! You are very manly and tough, and more importantly, you are not afraid of what kind of opponent you face! This is the case when facing us, and it is the same when facing Manchester United! So at that time I thought you could regain the spirit of a crazy gang!"

Speaking of this, Jones sighed long: "But now, the gangs are dead. What's the use of pulling you to Wimbledon? Now there, no one wants to restore the glory of the gangs. The only one who plays there is only a group of mercenaries. I have been unable to change them for four years. Instead, they almost changed me, to play better, more gorgeous, and more beautiful... Just like porcelain, it's very beautiful, but very fragile - what's the use? The gangs in the past only won one FA Cup championship, but that one championship is enough to excite all Wimbledons for a lifetime! Because we created miracles! Because we never give up on the court and will never stop until death!"

"I'm just a football player. I can't change them. I can't turn back time. I can't get that crazy team back... They all say I'm the leader of the crazy team, but a player can never control the club's decisions. I'm old and can't rush to the club's office to roar and let those guys who are in corpse and eat out of the way! But they don't want to change me! So I decided to leave the Qiang Gang, who originally planned to retire after the end of this season, but obviously, I can't stand it in this half season, so I'm leaving now, like a stray dog, haha!"

Jones laughed loudly, but Tiger felt a little uncomfortable for him.

He could hear the desolate feeling in Jones's words. Thinking about it, Wimbledon is the most beautiful thing Jones puts in his heart. The most glorious period of his career was at Wimbledon. A few years ago, I wanted to relive my old dreams, but I found that Wimbledon is no longer the Wimbledon of the past. This feeling is beyond the feeling that others can understand!

Jones, who once loved Wimbledon very much, is now "not willing to stay there for the last half of the season", which shows how deep his disappointment is now!

"You really plan to retire in half a year?" Tiger asked a question he was most concerned about.

"Yes, I'm going to retire and can't play anymore." Jones laughed: "I'm not a very self-disciplined player. I'm the same as I'm smoking and drinking. I'm now thirty-three years old and not young. I can't compete with the laws of nature, so after playing for the past half season, I plan to retire."

"What?" Tiger asked with concern.

"Then? Tell me, I'm going to make a movie!" Jones said mysteriously: "Tell me, I'm going to make a movie!"

Tiger squirted out a sip of wine.

"Stop kidding." Tiger said while wiping his mouth.

"What a joke," Jones said dissatisfiedly: "You still remember Guy?"

Tiger thought about it and remembered that Jones was talking about the down-and-out director Guy Ritchie, and then nodded.

"The script he mentioned last time, he made a short film, which was the prequel of the script, and the response was good! Do you know Sting? He was the lead singer of the police band and the jazz band before, and the guy who is now solo... His wife watched this short film and praised it and decided to invest in the next script! However, the investment was not large, and Guy couldn't find a very good actor. He had invited me. After the season ended this year, I'm going to make a movie!"

Tiger looked at Jones who was dancing in a flash and couldn't speak.

Originally, the farewell of such a hero after his twilight years should be a very sad thing, but this guy is still so energetic!
Chapter completed!