Chapter 261 Respect for the Elderly and Professional Ethics
Success will not favor everyone, but those who work hard are more likely to succeed.
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Manchester City head coach Kevin Keegan sat quietly on the bench, watching the game on the field with a smile. He didn't care about Sun Jihai's performance at all. He had completely given up on this game. In his mind, facing a team like Chelsea, he just needed to play freely and show the momentum of Manchester City. What's more, he didn't think that this young man with the same black hair would have any performance.
However, a scene in the 87th minute of the game changed Keegan's view.
This time it was Manchester City's attack from the wing. Young player Phillips broke through from the right, dribbled past two Chelsea defenders, and then made a straight pass to the center from the right side of the penalty area. At this time, Manchester City striker Fowler was in the penalty area, and Anelka was just on the penalty area line.
Anelka used his body to push away the player defending him closely, and wanted to turn around and shoot, but there were people all around him and he had no space to kick his ball. In a hurry, the ball was poked out by John Terry behind him. Bridge in the penalty area reacted and wanted to kick the ball out of the danger zone.
But at this time, no one expected that a Manchester City player wearing a light blue jersey suddenly appeared in front of the football. From the camera, you can see that there are sweat all over his body. His serious expression and neat short hair make this Manchester City player look more trustworthy than ever before. In an instant, many people flashed this ridiculous thought, but the next moment the entire Manchester City Stadium erupted
The Manchester City player swung his right leg and, at a critical moment, volleyed the ball hard into the goal corner.
The drowsy commentator reacted immediately and shouted excitedly: "Gooooooooooooooal, Manchester City's Chinese Sun No. 17, he made a brilliant volley to help Manchester City get a goal back. The score is now 2:3. Chelsea is temporarily leading. Yes, temporarily leading. There are still 3 minutes in the game. Anything can happen."
Sun Jihai was also very excited after scoring the goal. His last goal in this stadium was a year ago, and this goal also gave him the confidence to continue staying in the top league. This kind of confidence is the driving force for a player's improvement, which can never be obtained by hard work.
At this time, Manchester City coach Mr. Keegan looked at the Chinese players kneeling on the grass with red eyes and thought to himself: "Maybe I should give him more chances. Chinese people always seem to burst out with unprecedented fighting spirit in desperate situations?"
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The game still had to go on, and after the two teams got into their positions again, Manchester City launched their most ferocious attack since the start of the game. They almost completely gave up on defense. Yes, there were only the last 3 minutes, and they had to give it a try no matter what.
However, under the command of captain John Terry, Chelsea also made their defense airtight. Even Wang Li came back to participate in the defense. They couldn't afford to lose the ball again in the final moments of the game.
Manchester City's attack was indeed fierce. Forwards Anelka and Fowler messed around in Chelsea's penalty area. In addition, Dunne, Phillips and others made frequent long-range shots, making Chelsea's defense seem likely to collapse at any time. In this attack, goalkeeper Petr Cech became the most nervous person. He needed to pay attention to Manchester City's attack points and the direction of the ball at any time to prevent sudden cold shots. Only in this situation can a goalkeeper's on-the-spot ability be tested.
Cech's performance was indeed satisfactory. In this tense defense, Anelka's sudden cold shot was accurately blocked by him, which made Mr. Mourinho who was watching him on the sidelines nod frequently.
For a team, the goalkeeper position is the most important one for the whole team. However, despite Cech's outstanding performance, Mourinho still has some happy worries. The team's backup goalkeeper, Thomas Clarke, who just transferred to Chelsea this year, has unquestionable ability. It can be said that he is much faster in reaction and stronger in physical aspect than Cech, but due to lack of game experience, there will be occasional omissions.
Originally, he planned to use unimportant competitions such as the League Cup and FA Cup to hone Thomas' abilities and let him grow, so as to ensure Chelsea's defensive capabilities are more solid. However, seeing how well Cech performed, he might have to consider letting one of them go out for training.
It is impossible for such a talented goalkeeper to be content to be a substitute.
Time passed quickly, and just when Mourinho was still thinking about the team's future plans, the referee finally blew the long whistle that the Blues fans had been waiting for for a long time.
The game finally ended, and Chelsea won another victory away from home, 2:3. Judging from the score, this game might be the most difficult one since the start of the league. However, judging from the process, Chelsea has always had the advantage.
I can only say that Manchester City's performance was really good.
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After the game, before Wang Li could return to the locker room, he was stopped by Sun Jihai. The excitement still remained on his face. He walked over and asked directly: "Wang Li? Can I call you that?"
"Yes, OK, your name is Sun Jihai, I have heard of you from the Chinese media." Seeing Sun Jihai running over, Wang Li also stopped and replied with a smile. In fact, he was really happy in his heart, and he felt very close to seeing Chinese people in the Premier League.
"Your performance was really outstanding. You deserve to be called the 'Dance Master' by the fans. After this game, I almost became your fan." Sun Jihai smiled and patted Wang Li's shoulder in a friendly manner.
"Oh, thank you, you too. That last goal was amazing. Peter just said that the ball was too fast and he couldn't catch it at all."
"Let's stop complimenting each other. I came to you to exchange jerseys with you as a souvenir." Seeing that the conversation between the two was a little irrelevant, Sun Jihai immediately said directly.
Wang Li smiled and took off his jersey on the spot, causing the 'Allen fans' in the stands to scream continuously. This made everyone in the Manchester City Stadium turn their heads to look over, including Sun Jihai. He laughed dryly and said jokingly, "Your female fans are really enthusiastic. Being handsome has this advantage as well."
Hearing him say this, Wang Li scratched his head in embarrassment, said nothing, took Sun Jihai's jersey, and hugged each other warmly---
This scene was captured by the Chinese media on the sidelines and became the front page of all Chinese publications and magazines the next day.
Wang Li can represent the football leader of overseas Chinese, while Sun Jihai is the No.1 of China's overseas Chinese. In the media's "understanding", the hug between these two people can no longer be explained by personal feelings, it has a deeper meaning.
These media outlets are best at hype, and this scene can even be elevated by them to - 'the friendship of the descendants of Yan and Huang all over the world'.
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After the game, the Manchester Morning News quoted Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan's remarks at the post-match press conference.
"Manchester City is a fearless team. Our goal this season is to play well in every league game and accumulate more experience for the team. In this game, our players played very well. I think the team played in the Manchester City style in this game. We are confident that we can play better in future games."
"...The score of 2:3 may indicate that Chelsea is stronger, which is also a recognized fact. I don't want to say much about it. The opponent's No. 21 player Allen Wang is indeed very strong. I hope he can keep playing like this."
In response to the Chinese media's comments on No. 17 Sun Jihai, Mr. Keegan said: "In the past, I always thought Sun was an all-rounder, that is, the best substitute for the team on all fronts, because he has almost no disadvantages and can perform well in every position. In this game, the last goal made me very satisfied. Sun appeared in a great position and he saved face for Manchester City."
At the end of the press conference, Keegan said: "I wish Chelsea to play better and win all the next few games by a large margin..."
If someone has just arrived in England, they may find Keegan's words a little puzzling, but the media present all know that Keegan means that he hopes Chelsea and Manchester United can achieve a big victory in the 10th round of the league.
As Manchester United's city rival, both the fans and the club like to see Manchester United lose, get defeated, have players injured, etc. This way they have reasons to mock and ridicule them.
"We will do our best to play well in every game. As for the opponents in the later rounds of the league, we will not show mercy just because they are short of players. If we can score 10 goals, we will never score 9..." Mourinho responded to the media's interview on Keegan's words.
The league has only just reached the 8th round, but all the English media are already focusing on the 10th round of focus battles, Chelsea vs Manchester United at home, this is definitely the most anticipated battle of the season
As for Chelsea's opponent Blackburn in the next round of the league, almost no one thinks they can make any waves at Stamford Bridge...
In an interview with the media about the 10th round of the league, Wang Li said with a smile: "I have many friends in Manchester United, Wayne, Gary, Paul and so on. They all seem to admire the old man, but I will still try my best to play. You know, I am a professional player and should abide by professional ethics."
"...I respect the elderly very much, but this is all for Chelsea," Wang Lilian said with a helpless expression.
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