Volume 1: Playing football with me will break your legs Chapter 43: Old Position, Old Rival

“Drip, drip, drip!”

Three whistles sounded above the Walton Road Stadium, and the entire stadium was immediately filled with boos.

Adre was very satisfied, and even stood up and applauded and thanked the dozen or so die-hard fans who had traveled with the team.

What's booing?

You guys parked the bus at home for 90 minutes, and I don’t even bother to tell you!

All our preparations of looking for penalties, faking red cards, and tricks... were completely useless, and you lost!

We won this game fairly and honorably!

…

The coaches were happy, but Barry Fuller was less optimistic.

Even when thanking the fans on the sidelines, he seemed a little absent-minded.

His eyes were fixed on player number 1.

I played the entire game and made at least 20 crosses, but failed to create a single chance of scoring. But this guy sat on the bench until his legs were numb, and he didn't come on as a substitute until the 86th minute, and then... he scored the winning goal with his first touch of the ball!

Who can I go to for justice?

Fuller once again felt a huge sense of crisis.

This time he was very sure that his position as the team's main player was truly challenged by this newcomer!

At this time, the deputy captain Jack Smith hugged him:

"Barry, would you like to have a drink together tonight?"

…

Back at Wimbledon, it was already late at night.

Fuller and Smith arrived at the nightclub they were most familiar with one after another.

Of course, the frequency of drinking by fourth-tier players is much higher than that of top-tier league players, and their professional self-discipline is only slightly better than that of amateur players.

Even though he was already in the bar, Fuller was still preoccupied.

Now over 30, he needs a stable job more than ever. Although the weekly salary of this job is only a few hundred pounds, it is the biggest support for his family's survival.

Smith first drank a glass of wine, then lay down on the sofa:

"Barry, I'm a little convinced."

Fuller was stunned for a moment. He was in a trance just now and didn't understand what his teammates meant.

Smith shrugged.

"That guy scored the buzzer-beater after only half a minute on the court. Combined with his previous performance, our two Mr. Neils (referring to the two coaches) must treat him like a treasure."

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything. Now Fuller was even more depressed. He could only raise his head and drink a mouthful of wine:

"Who says it's not?"

Seeing his appearance, Smith laughed instead:

"Hahaha."

Fuller glared at him and stood up:

"If you're here just to laugh at me, I might as well go home and sleep. I have training early tomorrow morning."

Smith quickly held him down:

"Don't be impatient, buddy. I only need to say one word to help you sleep well tonight."

Fuller hesitated and sat down again:

"What can you do?"

Smith smiled mysteriously:

"Have you forgotten which position the team originally bought this kid to fill?"

Fuller was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh and suddenly smiled:

"Hahaha, you're right!"

Why did Adley buy Li Polo?

Isn't it because Wimbledon's own central defenders are not good enough? !

Smith raised the bottle and clinked it with Fuller:

"Mark is the undisputed main center back. As for the other spot... we can let that kid compete with Goodman and Kennedy!"

Fuller finally felt relieved, and he drank the entire bottle of wine in one breath:

"Jack, you're still the smartest!"

…

Li Polo, who completed the buzzer-beater, really became the darling of the coaching staff. The next morning, Cox called him over for a private meeting.

Cox was all smiles:

"Do you need me to praise your performance yesterday again?"

Li Polo chuckled:

"Do you need me to thank you for sending me out at the last minute, Mr. Coach?"

Cox waved his hand:

"Okay, let's get down to business. We'll be playing away against Milton Keynes in the British Championship three days later. If you don't get carried away and kick the shot put with your feet, you should be the starter."

Hearing him tease him again about his last injury, Li Polo blushed and immediately issued a military order:

"I promise to behave well."

Cox nodded and added:

"The head coach wants you to work with Mark for the next three days to practice your rapport, OK?"

Li Polo was finally stunned, but he soon smiled again:

"No problem, center back... this is the position I'm most familiar with!"

…

Tuesday, October 7th.

After nearly two months, Li Polo once again stepped onto the MK stadium.

Compared to the first round of the League Cup, this time he finally became a member of the starting eleven.

Due to the strong opponent, Adre arranged a 442 lineup with balanced offense and defense:

The goalkeeper is still the second goalkeeper Werner, Phillips and Li Polo are the central defenders, the captain and vice-captain Fuller and Smith are on both sides respectively, Porter, Rigg, Boorman and Reeves are in the midfield, and Akinfenwa and Aziz are on the front line.

Milton Keynes has performed very stably in the English League One this season, with 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the first 11 rounds, ranking third in the standings with 22 points, only 3 points behind the top Bristol City.

It is worth mentioning that they have scored 26 goals in 11 league games, averaging 2.36 goals per game, making them the team with the highest goal efficiency in the entire English League One!

Due to its outstanding performance and aggressive playing style, Milton Keynes has become one of the popular choices for promotion from the English League One to the English Championship this season. Although this game is only a less popular English Championship, it still attracted more than 6,000 fans to watch.

However, the mere 6,000 spectators still seemed sparse in front of the MK Stadium with a total capacity of over 30,000, and could not even fill one side of the stands.

Standing in the player tunnel, Li Polo saw a somewhat familiar face.

"Boy, I won't let you have any fun this time!"

Dele Alli dropped the words viciously.

Li Polo did not miss this great opportunity to harvest leeks and immediately replied:

"Who the hell are you?"

Ali's eyes suddenly widened!

[Negative emotions , +4! ]

Li Polo curled his lips.

[Still not as good as this big baby Januzaj! ]

[If Jia Baoyu heard such a provocation, he would definitely contribute 10 experience points immediately! ]

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"An amateur player who only won by chance once dares to be so arrogant!"