Volume 1: When a Male Appears, People Pay Attention Chapter 51: Problems

England players are perhaps the busiest professional footballers on the planet.

The game against Arsenal was completed on October 28th, ending two consecutive double-match days. After a week's rest, another double-match schedule will begin.

At this time, the players' physical fitness has begun to have problems.

Klashnic's injury was due to physical reasons.

The only thing that is reassuring is Chen Yingxiong, who has no physical problems at all. Whether he is training, competing, or flying to Italy for vacation, he is full of energy...

But recently he gave Martin O'Neal a difficult problem.

He asked for leave from Martin O'Neill two months in advance.

"What did you say?" O'Neill frowned. It's not that he didn't hear Chen Yingxiong's words. He was just asking a conditioned reflex question to strengthen his tone and express his doubts or other emotions.

"I hope to take two days off after the twentieth round of the league and come back on the evening of January 1st, boss." Chen Yingxiong repeated what he had just said.

"But Hero... our match against Wigan Athletic was on the night of January 3rd..." Martin O'Neill thought that Chen Yingxiong didn't know about this, or had forgotten the specific time, thinking that the game was still a week later.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yingxiong nodded: "I know, boss."

Martin O'Neill was furious: "You know? You know you still need two days off. We don't take any holidays after the game against Manchester City, but you have to take two days off... What's your reason, hero?" "

Even if you want to have a good relationship with Chen Yingxiong in normal times, you still need to distinguish the occasion. In this case, O'Neal must maintain the team's disciplinary requirements, not to mention that Chen Yingxiong asked for two days of leave at this juncture to prepare for the team. Influence, just say that if you agree to Chen Yingxiong's request, wouldn't anyone be able to ask for leave from you? Is this a big deal?

"Reason? I want to go back to celebrate my father's birthday." Chen Yingxiong replied.

He said it righteously, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with this reason.

His father’s birthday is January 1st every year. This is a very special day because every New Year’s Day is celebrated together with his father’s birthday. But in fact, Chen Yingxiong hardly remembers how many birthdays he celebrated for his father at home when he was a child. For a long time, he only remembered that January 1st was New Year's Day.

When I was a child, I was ignorant. I only knew that I had fun, wanted new clothes, eaten delicious food, and went out to play during the New Year.

But now that he has grown up and become sensible, he has begun to understand that January 1st is not only the first day of every year, not only a globally recognized holiday, but whether it is New Year's Day or not does not mean much to him. The most important thing is Yes - this day is his father's birthday.

And January 1, 2013, was his father’s 50th birthday.

"Birthday?" Martin O'Neill was stunned for a moment. This reason... if you want to say it's not good, it's really a reason. After all, celebrating his father's birthday shows that he is a caring person and will treat his father well. You can't say, "What's the point of celebrating Dad's birthday?" Aren't you looking for a fight? The love between father and son is deep, so how can others talk nonsense?

But you want to say this is a reason... In order to celebrate my father's birthday, I have to take two days off to fly back to China. I always feel that it is a bit of a fuss...

If you want to put it this way, whose father is not a father? So when everyone’s dad celebrates his birthday, do they all take leave to go home?

Martin O'Neill frowned and said, "Your father's birthday? Well... you can bring him to England..."

Chen Yingxiong shook his head: "No... My father is celebrating his fiftieth birthday. As his son, I will celebrate his birthday and invite his relatives and friends, so this birthday must be celebrated in my hometown..."

In fact, you can also invite all your father's friends to come to the UK. Chen Yingxiong can't afford the money, but his father Chen Tao doesn't agree... As a traditional and ordinary Chinese, on such an important birthday as his fiftieth year, naturally You want to do it in your hometown, so why go to the UK to do it? It’s completely nondescript!

Therefore, his father Chen Tao would not agree to the idea of ​​leaving Chengdu to hold a birthday party. Even if he did not leave China, he would not be willing to hold it in Shanghai.

Therefore, if Chen Yingxiong still wants to hold a birthday party for his father this time, he must return to China.

In fact, Chen Tao once told him that he didn't want him to celebrate his birthday. It would be enough for him and his mother to invite some relatives and friends.

But Chen Yingxiong felt that if it was his 51st birthday or something, it didn't matter whether he went back or not. After playing football for so many years, he had never returned to China to celebrate his father's birthday. I have to go back this time, just because I am fifty years old. How many fifties are there in a person's life? It’s just one, and it’ll be gone once it’s over, so it’s not like he’s being pretentious.

In fact, my father's real age this year is forty-nine, but according to Chinese tradition, men should live too close to their birth, and women should live their lives too full. In other words, whether a forty-nine-year-old man is talking to others or celebrating his birthday, he celebrates his fifty-year-old age, while a woman is forty-nine when she is forty-nine, and fifty when she is fifty. age.

Chen Yingxiong wanted to show his filial piety. He had been ignorant since he was a child. Because his father was in business, his family had a little money, and he was tall and tall. He often fought with others, caused trouble, and was often asked to do things. Parents worry about it.

But at that time he never felt there was anything wrong with him.

Anyway, if you hurt someone, your parents will come forward to pay for medical expenses and so on.

He never apologized to his parents for the trouble he caused, and even when he was beaten to pieces by his father, he never softened - it seemed that he had developed such a tough temper since he was a child. Of course, now he is afraid of his father, not because he is afraid, but because he is convinced. Since that trip to Europe, his feelings towards his father have changed.

Chen Yingxiong is now twenty-four years old. Although in the eyes of many people, this young man who often makes mistakes from time to time still looks like an immature child, but compared to before, he is really much more mature.

At least he knows how to be grateful.

He owed so much to his parents that he felt that even if he flew back to celebrate his father's birthday, he would not be able to repay one percent of this debt.

The problem is that Martin O'Neill doesn't know this... so he doesn't believe or accept Chen Yingxiong's reason.

"I can't agree to your request, hero. After all, our schedule is too intensive. Starting from mid-December, we have been playing double games a week. In such an intensive competition, we need you, and you will also consume too much energy. , at this time, you have to fly back to China, which will only increase your physical energy consumption..."

He was going to refuse Chen Yingxiong's request for leave, but he needed to pay attention to the method of refusal. Rejecting bluntly would only break the relationship between the two people, so Martin O'Neill used a joking way of refusing.

"unless……"

Chen Yingxiong also knew that the head coach would not readily agree to his request. He also knew the team's situation at the time. So when he heard there was a twist, he asked quickly.

"Unless what?"

"Unless you score against Manchester City..." Martin O'Neill initially planned to say, "Unless you score a hat-trick against Manchester City." But he quickly realized that a hat-trick would be a big deal for Chen Yingxiong. It seems too simple, right? So he planned to change his sentence and say "scored four goals alone." Just as he was about to say this sentence, he suddenly remembered that just last season, Chen Yingxiong really scored four goals in the game against Manchester City! He has a criminal record! The requirement of four balls is too unsafe...

So, in the end, what Martin O'Neill said was: "...Score five goals! I will give you leave!"

Chen Yingxiong was stunned for a moment.

Martin O'Neill felt very proud when he saw Chen Yingxiong's expression - Are you dumbfounded now? You see, I don’t really disagree with you asking for leave, but you have to complete the task. Once you complete it, I will definitely agree with you to return to China! But if you can't finish it, I'll be sorry... Hey!

Scoring five goals in one game, Martin O'Neill really thought that Chen Yingxiong couldn't do it. Let’s not talk about how difficult it is to score five goals in any game. Let’s just talk about this game. Liverpool is challenging Manchester City away from home. They have to score five goals at Manchester City’s home court... This level of difficulty is as difficult as climbing to the sky!

Martin O'Neill feels that Chen Yingxiong will definitely not be able to achieve this goal.

You have given me a difficult problem, then I will also give you a difficult problem. This is only fair.

No matter I deliberately make things difficult for you, hero. You are really good at scoring goals. If you don't report the number higher, I'm afraid you will finish it easily! Liverpool really can’t live without you! I hope you can understand my painstaking efforts...

With this in mind, he heard Chen Yingxiong say: "Are you serious about this, boss?"

"Huh?" O'Neal didn't react for a moment.

"I ask you, do you keep your word, boss? Are you really going to let me return to China as long as I can score five goals in the game?" Chen Yingxiong stared at O'Neal closely, as if a light flashed out of his eyes...

This time it was O'Neal's turn to be stunned.

Is he serious? Does he really want to score five goals against Manchester City? !

"Hey, hero...are you crazy?" His voice couldn't help but tremble.

"No, boss. I'm serious!"

"But five goals in one game..."

"Since Messi can score five goals in one game in the Champions League, I think I can also score five goals in one game in the league!" Chen Yingxiong said confidently.

When he was stunned just now, he was not frightened by the task of scoring five goals in a single game, but suddenly thought of Messi also scoring five goals against Leverkusen last season...Messi also scored five goals in the game against Bayer Leverkusen last season... If I can do it, why can’t I do it?

When he thought of this, Chen Yingxiong felt that he should do it of course!

So no matter how difficult it is, he will definitely score these five goals!

Chen Yingxiong slapped his hand: "Then it's settled! Boss, I scored five goals in the game against Manchester City, and then you let me go back to China!"

Martin O'Neill nodded almost subconsciously, but deep down in his heart, he always felt that something was wrong... (To be continued