Chapter 68: Use strength to crush arrogance and discrimination!
In the last ball, Chen Xiaoliang saw that most people were rushing forward, so he instinctively began to move back to protect the goal.
When Kuchata was about to head the ball, he had already rushed forward and headed the ball out less than half a second before Kuchata.
Because of this, Kuchata's forehead hit Chen Xiaoliang's left eyebrow!
A two-centimeter-long cut appeared below his left eyebrow!
The blood flowed like spilled red wine.
The team doctor pressed on him while preparing to give him anesthesia and stitch him up.
After waiting for a while, the referee saw that Chen Xiaoliang's wound had stopped bleeding and began to urge him and the team doctor to leave the field.
According to the rules, all medical treatment must be performed out of bounds to avoid affecting the normal progress of the game.
However, at this time, the team doctor took out a stapler-like stapler from his bag, closed the cracked wound on Chen Xiaoliang's brow bone with his left hand, and pressed the stapler directly with his right hand.
Click, click, click.
One, two, three times.
Chen Xiaoliang had no expression on his face, but he clenched his teeth!
The team doctor quickly took out a can of spray, sprayed it back and forth on the sutured wound several times, and then told the referee that the treatment was complete!
The referee couldn't believe it and repeatedly asked the team doctor whether Chen Xiaoliang's wound would bleed again.
The team doctor answered firmly that Chen Xiaoliang had been given three stitches and injected with gel, so he could fully withstand a reasonable impact.
The referee looked at Chen Xiaoliang's brow bone in surprise, confirmed the team doctor's statement, and had to allow Chen Xiaoliang to stay on the court.
Looking at the team doctor who ran back alone, McAllister asked in confusion: "Is it so easy to handle?"
The team doctor replied that when the bleeding was being stopped just now, Chen Xiaoliang repeatedly asked for stitches to stop the bleeding immediately. If he went off the field again, the team would only have seven players except the goalkeeper to play, and the probability of conceding a goal would greatly increase!
"So you just sewed him up?! Without even anesthesia?!" McAllister asked in disbelief.
The response I got was a clear affirmation from the team doctor.
"Steven, today I finally understand what this kid's strongest point is."
Gerrard was nearby and heard the conversation, but McAllister still couldn't help but sigh, as if he had just met Chen Xiaoliang:
“I originally thought that his progress today was all due to his unparalleled tackling ability and learning ability.
But now it seems that what really makes him extraordinary is his willpower! This kid is a natural leader!"
Gerard nodded silently:
"I saw it a long time ago, otherwise Mourinho, who is so picky, would not have taken a fancy to him. You can practice football skills and tactics, but you really can't practice spirit."
On the court, Chen Xiaoliang twisted his neck, took a few steps, and felt his body balance.
His teammates gathered around him, wanting to confirm if he was okay.
The treatment of the wound was only superficial, as Kuchata, who did not bleed, also lay there for a long time before getting rid of the dizziness.
"It's okay! Defend!" Chen Xiaoliang reminded his teammates.
The teammates returned to their positions one after another, their eyes becoming more focused.
The ball just now
Seeing Chen Xiaoliang return to the game, the fans in the stadium gave him a round of applause and cheers!
It was already the 97th minute. Although the planned extra time had expired, due to the previous injury, the referee planned to add another 2-3 minutes.
Slavia Prague left-back Polir threw the ball out from the sideline, Stanciu stepped forward to receive it, turned around and passed Patterson who was exhausted!
Seeing Chen Xiaoliang preparing to pounce on him, he immediately kicked the ball to the middle!
Afraid of being intercepted by Chen Xiaoliang, he chose the safest high ball!
Holland and Goldson have been dancing for almost an entire night! But this time, they danced even more bravely!
It's Goldson again, the central defender who has scored five headers this season, defending the air defense identification zone in front of the Rangers goal like an air bully!
However, before he landed, a figure jumped out!
Barisic! He has been waiting for the second landing point of this ball!
Because the other person, the one with whom he had the best chemistry, had already rushed forward!
Barisic kicked the ball past Hromada who was defending behind!
Fly directly towards the direction Chen Xiaoliang was heading!
After blocking Stanciu's cross, Chen Xiaoliang did not return to the penalty area to defend, he rushed directly to the center line!
His goal is to make Stanciu kick a high ball!
He believes his teammates can definitely do it when it comes to heading!
However, the opponent who had been fighting with him for more than twenty minutes was desperately chasing him!
Masopust, who was mocked by Chen Xiaoliang, has been looking for a chance to take revenge!
He was wandering back and forth on the penalty area line just now, and he was the first to see Chen Xiaoliang's unconventional sprint!
At that moment, he chased after him without thinking!
At this time, Chen Xiaoliang, who was running with the ball, was less than 20 meters away from the penalty area of Slavia Prague, while Masopust behind him had caught up to the position where he was only two body lengths away!
Although he used a stamina recovery card in the second half and had an advantage in speed, Chen Xiaoliang's mediocre dribbling skills made his running speed with the ball significantly slower than his running speed without the ball.
Seeing that Masopust was about to catch up with Chen Xiaoliang, Slavia Prague's substitute goalkeeper Korver, who had not played much, did not choose to attack outside the penalty area.
The stadium was completely silent! Everyone was watching how this ball would end, which also meant how the game would end!
Chen Xiaoliang ran into the penalty area!
Masopust had him!
He kicked his right foot, changed direction slightly, took a step with his left foot, and raised his right foot again, ready to shoot!
Nothing Masopust said could make him shoot the ball directly towards the goalkeeper!
He gathered all his strength, determined to destroy the ball! Then, just like Chen Xiaoliang did to himself, he would tackle him and the ball together!
Then he could look at Chen Xiaoliang, who missed the opportunity and fell to the ground gasping for breath, and say, "Who the hell is the wimp!"
He was behind Chen Xiaoliang, he saw the position of the ball, fell to the ground and stretched out his legs to tackle it!
Finally! The moment Chen Xiaoliang had been waiting for had arrived!
He only had 5 shots and he didn't even plan to shoot!
The moment his right foot touched the ball, he dribbled it back!
Masopust's clearance was completely missed, but he couldn't recover the action of knocking down both the player and the ball!
“Beep!”
The referee points to the penalty spot!
The fans in the stadium went wild!
In contrast, all the visiting team's players held their heads in disbelief!
Morelos put the ball on the penalty spot and looked at Chen Xiaoliang.
Chen Xiaoliang stood outside the penalty area without any expression and nodded firmly to Morelos!
The Colombian striker runs up, kicks the ball and shoots!
Korver, who stood there for more than 20 minutes without warming up, was in completely bad shape and did not react at all. The ball went into the lower right corner of the goal!
2 to 1!
It was already the 99th minute, and many Slavia Prague players collapsed to the ground in despair.
Masopust stood there with his eyes blank, confused.
Finally, at the urging of the referee, they kicked the ball out of the center circle and the whistle sounded!
The game is over! Rangers defeated Slavia Prague 2-1 in the most difficult situation and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Europa League!
Their next opponent will be a Premier League giant! The name that Gerrard will never forget until his death!
Manchester United!
Chen Xiaoliang was really tired. After the excitement, he felt slightly dizzy again, accompanied by severe pain in the corners of his eyes.
But he knew that as long as he returned home and saw the gentle Helena, everything would be fine.
However, at this moment, an extremely familiar song came to his ears!
Although many pronunciations are not standard, and many people are just humming, the melody is definitely not wrong!
“I grew up under the dragon’s feet.
When they grow up, they will be descendants of the dragon.
Black eyes, black hair, yellow skin.
We will always be descendants of the dragon!"
He looked up, and the Rangers players looked up too, including Gerrard and all the players on the bench.
The singing came from the stadium!
It came from all directions!
It was sung loudly by almost all the home team fans at Ibrox Stadium!
In the stands near the substitutes' bench, a group of Red Country students excitedly waved a red flag with five golden five-pointed stars on it!
Of all the singing, their voices are the loudest and the most intimate!
Just after Balogun left the field, Rangers Club immediately reported the racial discrimination on the field to UEFA representatives, and the matter quickly spread among Rangers fans through the Internet!
This is also the reason why Chen Xiaoliang used gestures to dissuade Gerrard from scolding Balogun!
The Rangers Fans Association has previously uploaded the melody of the song, as well as the pronunciation of the lyrics marked in English, to the Fans Association's online platform.
They knew that this was Chen Xiaoliang's only season with the team, and they wanted to use a special collective ceremony to thank Chen Xiaoliang for his great contribution to this undefeated championship season.
It is also a tribute to the youngest goal scorer and youngest captain in the club's history!
However, at this time, the sudden racial discrimination and the team's victory in desperate circumstances made everyone decide to sing this song that they had not yet practiced well in advance to express the fans' will to stand with every player from all over the world in the club!
Chen Xiaoliang stood up with tears in his eyes. He kept waving to the stands around him, and then patted the Rangers logo on his chest with his right hand!
The other team members also came over, hugged each other's shoulders, and formed a long human wall.
Among them are Nigerians, Colombians, Sierra Leoneans, Croatians, English, Scottish and of course Chinese!
Chen Xiaoliang has been accepted and recognized by this team, this stadium and this city through his tenacious fighting and blocking, and his unremitting running and hard work.
He clearly remembers the doubts he faced when he first arrived, as well as the prejudice that people from the Red Country could not play football.
In the end, he used the strength gained from his hard work to help the team defeat the opponent and proved himself.
The best way to crush bullying, discrimination and arrogance is strength!
Chen Xiaoliang sang with the fans:
"Big Dragon, Big Dragon, open your eyes.
Always keep your eyes open."
Singing along were the countless fans of the Red Country in front of the screen.
