Volume 1: Playing football with me will break your legs Chapter 60: The Target is to Kill Thousands of People
After defeating the leader of English League One 2:0, Wimbledon successfully advanced to the third round of the British Championship.
The schedule for the following month suddenly entered the slow lane, so much so that the players who were used to playing two games a week were a little uncomfortable.
Four days later, on November 15th, the 17th round of the league.
Back at home, the Crazy Gang relied on the only goal from veteran Connolly to beat Dagenham, who were ranked fourth from the bottom, by one goal. Lee Polo only came on as a substitute in the last 15 minutes to help the team stabilize its defense and keep the three points.
November 22, the 18th round of the league.
After a week's rest, Li Polo returned to the starting lineup. He was in high spirits and scored a header to help the Wildcats win 2-0 against 18th-placed Oxford United.
29th, 19th round.
After Oxford, I came to Cambridge.
Although Cambridge United, ranked 13th, was ambushed by a long-range shot by Boorman at the beginning of the game, they then launched a crazy counterattack and even scored two goals before the end of the first half.
But with Adre's quick adjustment, Akinfenwa and Aziz opened fire, and Li Polo scored with a pass and a shot. The Crazy Gang successfully completed the reversal before the end of the game, and with a score of 4:2, they won five consecutive league games and eight consecutive wins in all competitions!
It is worth mentioning that Bristol City, the leader of the English League One, lost two and drew one in three consecutive league games after losing to Wimbledon, and failed to win in three rounds. The previous 5-point advantage disappeared in an instant!
This is how the football world is. When they lost to Wimbledon, the players and coaches could still comfort themselves that they were saving their energy for the league, but perhaps it was the negative thoughts at that time that laid the groundwork for the three consecutive defeats!
Sometimes, the head coach knows that the players are very tired and need rest badly, but he cannot give up a game easily, because he knows better than anyone that if he relaxes for a moment, there may be a complete collapse of morale and results!
For example... Arsenal and Liverpool, they are often able to overcome the devil's season in December, but suddenly lose their momentum after entering the slow-paced January. By the time the head coach tries his best to stop the decline, they are already far away from the championship throne and can only grit their teeth and fight for the fourth place.
…
After eight consecutive wins, Adlay gave everyone another day off. After all, after defeating Cambridge, the club also ushered in the monthly payday.
- Although English players sign contracts with weekly wages, from the club's financial perspective, it is obviously not realistic to pay salaries once a week, so most clubs actually pay them monthly .
Throughout November, Wimbledon played a total of 6 games, including 4 league games, 1 FA Cup game, and 1 British Championship game, and Li Polo rarely maintained full attendance (1 substitute game), and the team also maintained a record of victory. He handed over 6 goals and 2 assists in all games, helping the team to complete 4 clean sheets.
6 goals and 2 assists in 6 games, participating in 8 goals in total. Such statistics also made him the well-deserved best player of the team in November for the Madden Gang and even the English League 2 - but this MVP did not have a penny reward, not even a plastic medal, just a message posted on the official website of the English League 2 as spiritual encouragement.
Basic salary: Already paid in advance.
Appearance fee: 6x50=300.
Winning bonus: 6x30=180.
Goal bonus: 6x100=600.
Assist bonus: 2x30=60.
Clean Sheet Bonus: 4x30=120.
Total: 1260.
The deposit in the bank card has exceeded six figures. Looking at this little pocket money, Li Boluo suddenly doesn't care at all.
【Money is something you can’t bring with you when you are born and you can’t take with you when you die. So why do you need so much of it? 】
Then he heard his girlfriend sitting opposite him ask:
"By the way, do you want to come to my house in advance to meet my parents? I'm afraid you will be embarrassed on Christmas Eve..."
After all, someone else's home is not your own apartment. On such a big holiday as Christmas Eve, it is impossible for two young lovers to lock themselves in the bedroom and stay there all night, right?
Even though parents in England have different ideas from those in China, they will certainly ask a lot of questions, and it would be really awkward if the conversation got dull.
Li Polo pondered for a few seconds and finally asked:
"What kind of alcohol does your father drink and what kind of cigarettes does he smoke? What kind of cosmetics does your mother use? Can I afford them?"
[What I just said is wrong. If a man doesn't work hard to make money, what's the difference between him and salted fish? ]
…
2014 has finally entered its last month.
Saturday, December 6th.
It has been more than seven days since the last game, and this afternoon belongs to the second round of the FA Cup.
Wimbledon welcomed Wycombe Wanderers on their doorstep.
The two teams are both in the English League Two and are ranked first and second in the standings.
Although the two teams are direct competitors for the championship in terms of ranking, the gap between them has reached 10 points, and it seems that they are no longer teams of the same level.
When the game started, the situation on the field also confirmed this point of view.
With the advantage of home court, the Crazy Gang quickly gained the upper hand, whether it was ball possession rate, pass success rate, number of set pieces in the frontcourt, or the number of times they attacked the opponent's penalty area, they all clearly had the upper hand over the opponent.
With Akinfenwa scoring the winning goal in the 41st minute, Wimbledon focused more on strengthening their defense in the second half. Wycombe Wanderers' situation became even more difficult. Although their offensive was powerful, they were unable to threaten the home team's goal. Instead, it seemed like all talk and no action.
Under the overall tactical arrangement of the head coach, Li Boluo performed very stably on the defensive end. He succeeded in all four headers and blocked two threatening through balls. However, he did not get many opportunities on the offensive end. The only corner kick opportunity he had was interfered by the opponent's defender during the scramble and he failed to hit the goal.
The score of 1:0 remained until the end, and Wimbledon successfully advanced again.
Li Polo also received feedback from the system after the game:
【After a long period of training and competition, a total of three attributes have been improved:
Shooting SHO: 20 → 21
Defense DEF: 73 → 74
Spirit SPR: 65 → 66
Overall rating: 379 → 382/700]
21’s shooting attribute…is also pretty good.
He looked at other data again and unexpectedly found that his negative emotion value had reached 985/1000, and he was only one step away from upgrading!
Li Polo hesitated for three seconds and made a decision that went against his conscience.
…
During the training session on the afternoon of December 7th.
Adley was somewhat surprised to see Li Polo appear in front of him.
His first reaction was:
"You want to take time off to do the shot put?"
Li Polo, who had a stern face, almost broke down:
"Can you please stop telling a joke for three months? And I was playing tennis at the time!"
Adley laughed:
"Hahaha, sorry sorry. So what do you want to say?"
Li Polo said seriously:
"I think there are still problems with the team's tactical play."
Adley was stunned for a moment and subconsciously went to find Cox, but the assistant was obviously also confused.
Just listen to Li Polo's explanation:
"We have a strong attacking trident of Akinfenwa, Dubis and Aziz, which should have both physical confrontation and speed and strength, but we only scored one goal in yesterday's game. Doesn't this also reflect that the forward position needs to be further strengthened?"
Adler looked at him:
"We also have experienced backup strikers like Connolly and Frampton , as well as youth training results like Tana. Who do you think is more suitable?"
Li Polo shook his head, raised his thumb, and pointed it confidently towards his chest:
“I think I’m the best fit.”
Adley and Cox looked at each other, and they blurted out in unison:
"Are you kidding me?!"
Their voices directly attracted the attention of other players, and everyone immediately showed complicated expressions.
Li Polo seemed not to notice the strange gaze behind him, and said to himself:
"My jumping ability and aerial scramble ability have always been the best in the team. If I had played as a striker, we would have had at least 454 header chances in yesterday's game, right?"
Adley nodded without commenting, this was the fact after all.
Li Polo was not talking nonsense.
Akinfenwa, who weighs more than 200 pounds, and Dubis, who is 173 cm tall, are destined not to contribute much in terms of jumping due to their physical conditions. Aziz, the only forward on the line who is 183 cm tall, prefers to use his speed to tear open the defense on the wing...
Moreover, Aziz is not a permanent main player at the moment, he is only the third choice on the front line.
Akinfenwa, Dubis and Aziz who were not far away all had gloomy faces.
[Good fellow, this guy is going to use a map cannon directly! ]
Li Polo immediately received feedback:
[Negative emotions from Adebayo Akinfenwa, +2]
[Matthew Dubis, +2]
[Adebayo Aziz, +2]
Negative sentiment slowly climbed from 985 to 991.
…
Li Polo was a little depressed:
[It seems that he is very popular with people. He only has 2 points of dissatisfaction when reporting to them in person? ]
Cox certainly noticed the players' mood swings and immediately coughed:
"Young man, I understand your feelings, but just because you are good at jumping doesn't mean you can be a striker. To become a qualified striker, you need more comprehensive abilities, such as being able to control and dribble, read the game, create space, grasp the opportunity to counter offside, and have a stable shooting technique... "
Cox said it so well that he believed it himself:
"Yes, especially your shooting skills, you still need to improve greatly!"
Li Polo lowered his head and thought for a long time, then finally nodded in agreement:
"You're right, my shooting skills are still far from perfect. I don't want to be a striker anymore."
The coaches and forwards breathed a sigh of relief.
But immediately the troublemaker spoke again:
"Then I can switch to playing in the midfield. I run actively, have plenty of energy, and am good at tackling and intercepting. I can attack or defend, so I am most suitable to be an all-around midfielder!"
This time, Porter, Rigg, Boorman, Franken, Sutherland, and even his close roommate Reeves all looked over!
The number of negative emotions instantly exceeded 1,000 from 991!
The voice in my head sounded as promised:
[Current level: Lv2, total emotion value: 1003/1000, total score of seven attributes: 382/700, innate skill: Eagle Eye Lv2 (216/500), do you want to upgrade immediately? ]
What is there to hesitate about?
【yes!】
There was only an electronic sound of "ding":
"[Current level: Lv3, total emotion value: 1003/10000, do you want to allocate 5 attribute points?]"
Li Polo opened his mouth wide and didn't say anything for a long time.
[Fuck! This system's upgrade system is really 10 times 10 times!]
10,000 negative emotions... Assuming that each person can provide a maximum of 10 points, that would be 1,000 people! 】
