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Chapter 65 I want to win

After several kicks, Chu Zhongtian suddenly became interested and planned to try to shoot directly without stopping the ball - this is a difficult shooting move for professional players. So he used his chest to remove the power of the ball, and then volleyed it. As expected, the football went five or six meters away and flew straight to the alley.

He ran over to pick up the ball, but saw that the football had landed at the feet of another person.

"Boss?" Chu Zhongtian was a little surprised when he saw who this person was clearly.

When Eames saw clearly who was practicing here, his first reaction was also surprised... but he did not reveal it.

"Now you want to keep shooting directly? It's still a little too early." Eames picked up the ball with his toes, then pushed it back and forth with his left and right feet. Then he passed the ball to Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian lifted his foot and took off the football. His stopping action was very standardized. After all, he had received professional training for ten years before he came here to play football... "I just wanted to try it, hehe." Chu Zhongtian smiled embarrassedly.

"Why haven't you gone back yet?" Eames asked.

Chu Zhongtian asked back, "Didn't you go back, boss?"

"I haven't finished my work yet. Do you think it's easy to make money for 75 pounds a week? Even if it's just a part-time job..." Eames pointed to the small office behind him. "And the team's training has ended, boy."

Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "The team's training is over, but mine is not yet, boss."

He used the sentence Eames had said before, "Russell's season is over, but ours is not yet."

Eames laughed. This kid is interesting.

"What are you practicing? Shooting?" He walked over and looked at the white line drawn with stones on the wall, which was about the size of a goal.

"Um."

"Why are you thinking about practicing to shoot yourself?"

"I hope to make more contributions to the team." Chu Zhongtian answered honestly.

"Didn't you contribute enough? Our defensive core?" Eames asked with a smile.

"Defense can only keep the team from losing the game, but I want to win."

Hearing this sentence, Eames frowned slightly and remained silent. Chu Zhongtian thought that his words made the boss angry. He remembered that the boss used to be a defender. Will he offend the boss who was a defender? He did not dare to say anything, but his feet kept pulling the football left, right, forward and backward, and his body moved within a very small range. The soles of the shoes, the football and the concrete floor were constantly rubbing, making rustling sounds.

After a while of silence between the two, Eames suddenly asked, "What are you doing?"

"Ah?" Chu Zhongtian didn't understand what the boss was referring to.

"This." Eames asked, pointing at the right foot of the football that was pulling the ball forward and backward.

"Uh... This is how Russell taught me how to practice ball control. I would practice this way when I was fine, and now I'm used to it."

Chu Zhongtian didn't lie. Even when he was working as a bartender in a bartender, he kept pulling football to practice.

Eames nodded: "I said why are you making so fast in terms of technology? It turns out that there is someone with the best skills in our team to be your coach, ha! You are very good at habits, keep it up." He reached out and patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder, then turned around and walked towards his office.

He did not give Chu Zhongtian any special guidance, nor did he tell him any tips for shooting. The shooting skills are those, which are mentioned in daily training. The only difference between a person who can shoot and a person who cannot shoot is the skillful use of these techniques. If you want to use them proficiently, you have to rely on a lot of targeted repetition practice. Talent may be very important, but it will definitely not be able to overcome a lot of hard, serious and correct training... There is nothing to teach in this regard, just practice. Anyway, this Chinese boy is resilient, patient, and willing to practice, so just practice. At most, he will ask Kevin Cooper or Joe Xilin to take care of him in his daily training.

Watching Boss Eames walk back to the office, Chu Zhongtian returns to the parking lot and starts to retrain.

The sound of "bang bang bang" sounded again. Every time it sounded, De Coims sat in the office, he felt that the sound was in his heart.

But I want to win.

This sentence is really nostalgic... The door of the locker room of Wembley Stadium is closed, and the stadium is already full of fire. Those noisy sounds came in through the cracks of the door, which can be clearly heard.

Terry Eames sat on the long bench in the locker room, and in this important final, he will be a substitute. There is no way, who made him thirty-four years old? This age has basically reached the end of his career for him, and he decided to retire after the end of this season.

Being able to reach the FA Cup final may be the best farewell show, but he was a little frustrated when he thought that their opponent was the invincible Liverpool. It seemed that his last game at Wimbledon would end in failure... He was old and old enough to forget why the team he was in was called the "crazy gang".

It's not just because they play wildly and fiercely.

In just four years, legendary coach Dave Bassett, who brought Wimbledon from the fourth division to the top division, achieved a triple jump, said this: the spirit of a crazy gang is a "never-talking attitude."

It is this attitude that makes them dare to challenge their opponents who are strong and create miracles repeatedly.

The rough and direct way of playing is just a form of expression of this attitude, and things on the outside are always the most eye-catching, making people often forget the core essence under the surface.

They were promoted to the first season of England's top league, and this newly promoted team, which was not favored and even considered to be a huge hit, won the sixth place in the league, two wins in Liverpool and defeated Manchester United... These classic games were forgotten by 34-year-old Terry Eames, although those actually only happened a year ago.

But someone hasn't forgotten yet.

At this time, "he" stood up.

The man did not wear the captain's armband, not the team's captain goalkeeper Bisant, but the vicious look of Winnie Jones.

"I have a few words to say to you before going out to the game." He pointed at his teammates with a tilted mouth, looking arrogant.

Jones is always like this in the locker room. Although he is not the captain yet, he has long been the boss in the minds of all players. Today, he even robbed the head coach's play - the job of encouraging players before the game is usually done by the head coach.

"The shit media outside said that Liverpool will never fail, but they have some problems with their brains." Jones poked his temple, widened his eyes and said viciously. "They forgot that we beat those sissies twice just a season ago!"

In the 86-87 season, Wimbledon had just been promoted to the top league, and everyone thought they would be relegated. But this season, they defeated Liverpool twice, and once at their own home court, Praw Lane Stadium, they allowed Liverpool to see what "hell" is. After the game, Liverpool players almost ran into the lounge crying, saying, "Wimbledon fans are so terrible, this stadium is simply hell!"

The second match between the two teams this season was at Anfield Stadium. In this stadium that is inviolable for Liverpool fans, Winnie Jones led his teammates to spit on the "This is Anfield" brand, and then defeated Liverpool at Anfield. The winner was Alan Cock.

Eames was a player on the court in these two games, unlike today, he experienced such moments personally. Now Jones's words made his memory clear, and he still remembers how wonderful it was to defeat an arrogant and powerful enemy!

"Now I admit that this FA Cup final may make those guys a little more serious, and their fans are countless times more than us. It started two weeks before the game, and everyone was saying 'Liverpool must win', saying 'Wimbled is vulnerable to the serious Liverpool', saying 'The champion belongs to Liverpool, and glory belongs to the Reds'... I'm just fart! I'm fucking tired of hearing it!"

Jones himself has a fierce look and has a bad temper. His swear words are just his catchphrase. His current appearance makes him look even more ferocious.

"I admit that damn Liverpool is better than us, but I fucking want to win!!" He gritted his teeth, Eames still remembers it until now.

"Is anyone who doesn't want to win?" he asked.

No one said anything, everyone just looked up at him.

So a smile appeared on the face of the villain Winnie Jones. It was not a smile that could warm people's hearts, but a smile that could make people feel fear and disgusted, but the people in the crazy gang liked this smile.

"It seems that everyone wants to win. Then listen, let's go out later and let's give the group of men with nostrils a little awesome first!"

Then Winnie Jones led a group of crazy madmen, roaring at the Liverpool players standing next to them in the passage waiting to enter for three minutes. Liverpool players did not expect that such a thing would happen while waiting to enter. They had never encountered this situation today in their football career. They were all stunned and at a loss. And there were people who were shocked by the crazy expressions shown by Winnie Jones - they thought that the madman was really going to kill him.

If anyone can't understand the feelings of these poor Liverpool players, go and see those two movies by Guy Ritchie. In "Two Old Smoking" and "Snatch", Winnie Jones plays roles like thugs and killers, and they are definitely the true character... The next story is known throughout England.

Winnie Jones shoveled Liverpool striker McMahon onto a stretcher one minute at the beginning of the final. This foul set the tone of this final - Liverpool gentlemen, your opponent is crazy, please be careful of your feet and be careful of the championship trophy you booked!

In the final, the crazy club played an jaw-dropping game. They completely suppressed Liverpool in terms of momentum with fierce pressing and crazy running. When Sanchez received Dennis Wise's free kick and helped Wimbledon lead Liverpool 1-0, there were only the cheers of the fans of the crazy club at the entire Wembley Stadium. More than half of the Liverpool fans were silent, and even made the cheers of Wimbledon's fans look a little thin, but who cares about those?

And when Dave Bassett saved Liverpool star Aldridge's penalty, their victory seemed irreversible.

In the end, Wimbledon, the unpopular gang, defeated Liverpool, who was called "the whole world thinks they will win" before the game, and won the highest honor in the history of their club. The FA Cup in England - before the Premier League appeared, this was the supreme honor in English football, which was far more important than the champion of the League One.

In that game, Eames sat on the bench off the court from beginning to end, but he did not lose that kind of excitement at all. This was the last game of his career. Even after watching it while sitting off the court, he was excited and proud of it because he was once a member of the "crazy gang". It was his glory to be able to fight side by side with the group of crazy teammates who "never say death".

...Eames, who came back to his senses from his memories, heard the "bang bang" sound again. He packed up the things on the table and prepared to leave.

Under the night, the street lights in a corner of the parking lot were the only light source in that place. Chu Zhongtian continued to train in the dark to shoot. Eames was a little doubtful that in such a dark situation, could he know where the ball he shot every time he shot.

He frowned and shouted loudly: "Chu!"

Chu Zhongtian had just stopped the ball and was about to shoot again. When he heard the boss's shouting, he quickly stopped and turned his head to look over.

"Stop practicing, football isn't the more time you spend, the better. Now can you see the position and range of the goal on the opposite wall?" Eames walked up and pointed at the wall and asked.

"I feel it, boss."

Ims laughed out loud, he thought this statement was too ridiculous.

"You don't have any basic things, just by feeling. Go home... I remember you still have to work, right?"

Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Boss John and I have asked for leave, I will go at eight o'clock."

Eames looked at the watch on his wrist, it was just seven o'clock.

"It's almost done, you have to have dinner, take a shower and change your clothes, right?" Eames waved to him, "Training requires methods, not something you can figure out by thinking about it yourself. If you really want to practice, come here one hour in advance every time you train, and I'll find someone to take you to practice."

When Chu Zhongtian heard the head coach say this, he was happy. He picked up the football and asked, "Really?"

"Can I still joke with you?" Eames actually had this idea for a long time. Every time they needed a long shot in the middle, a thought would arise in his mind - to add shooting practice to Chu Zhongtian and train him. However, the team only has two days of training time a week, and because he has to go to school, Chu Zhongtian still doesn't come to participate every time, and he has no chance to implement this idea. Easter holiday may be an opportunity.

He plans to let Kevin Cooper guide Chu Zhongtian to practice shooting. In terms of footwork, Russell's first team is not to say. But in terms of shooting skills, Kevin Cooper is definitely the No.1 in the team. In today's team, no one can surpass him. This is why Kevin Cooper is the number one scorer in the team, and Joe Xilin is just the second scorer - Joe Xilin is slightly inferior in shooting.

"Every time you train, you will come one hour in advance. I will wait for you here. Go back now."

This time, Chu Zhongtian did not disobey his orders anymore. He picked up the football, said goodbye to Eames, and ran away happily.

Looking at his back, Eames gradually grinned and smiled.

What an interesting Chinese boy.

You don't want to lose, I don't want to lose, boy.

※※On the afternoon of the second team training, Chu Zhongtian set out from the Duns Bar early and ran to the Kings Ranch east of Kingston.

Then there, he saw coach Eames and captain Kevin Cooper who arrived early!

It was then that he realized that the person Eames asked to teach him was the team's captain, the number one scorer, and Kevin Cooper, who is currently ranked second in the mixed county league scorer list, with his nickname Coopers.

This really surprised him. He originally thought that Xilin would be enough.

"I heard from the boss that you want to do shooting exercises?" Kevin Cooper asked Chu Zhongtian.

He was also a little surprised when he saw this Chinese boy. When Coach Eames said he would come to lead the young players, he thought it was Borger. Because in these games, Borger scored goals, he thought the head coach wanted to strengthen Borger's shooting skills and strive to score more goals in the game. Now he is always taken care of by the opponent on the field. Using Borger's point is a good idea to win unexpectedly... I just came to see it - it turned out to be one of the few players in the team who would not shoot the ball... "Well, I hope to give the team more help in the offense." Chu Zhongtian nodded. "Every time I saw us besieging the opponent in the back but couldn't score, I was thinking that if I could use the long shot in the middle, I could force the opponent to push the defense out a little and create more space for the forwards in the penalty area."

After hearing Chu Zhongtian's words, Cooper looked at Eames, and Eames nodded. Obviously he agreed with Chu Zhongtian's statement.

Long shots are a good magic weapon to break intensive defense. They can not only score goals by themselves, but also put psychological pressure on the opponent's defense line, forcing them to relax their guardianship of the forwards in the penalty area.

Chu Zhongtian said it very correctly.

Cooper looked back at Chu Zhongtian again.

"I'm not good at long-range shooting, but my shooting skills are the same. People who are good at long-range shooting are just better. There is no problem with your strength in terms of strength. Let's start after warming up."

Cooper pointed to the goal ahead, outside the penalty area, approaching the free throw arc, and a total of ten footballs were already lined up.
Chapter completed!
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