Chapter 18: My Goal

Li Qingshan's goal once again made FC United fans boil. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 But this time when they were at the other end of the goal, Li Qingshan did not see a sign specially held by Irma that read "Li, come on" in Chinese.

It was his first fan in the UK.

Marginson couldn't believe his eyes after seeing Li Qingshan blast into such an earth-shattering long-range shot, he was so shocked that he held his head in his hands, and the assistant coach behind him yelled and rushed over to hug him.

Marginson asked in disbelief: "Roy, this kid had a problem stopping the ball a month ago, right?" ”

"He could only head the ball back then," Roy couldn't imagine.

"It only took a month to get to this point, and I believe he's blinded," Marginson laughed.

After Li Qingshan's goal, the game had come to the eighty-third minute, and there was not much time left for the Lille team.

In the next few minutes, the Lille team went all out to attack, and FC United Man was in front of the goal, but FC United Man withstood the pressure, especially after Li Qingshan returned to the penalty area to participate in the defense of the opponent's long pass, it was difficult for the Lille team to take advantage of the high-altitude ball. English teams are not very good at attacking on the ground, especially in the lower leagues. Before Professor Arsene Wenger took charge of Arsenal, even Premier League teams rarely relied on short balls on the ground to match their attacks. The English prefer a straightforward open-and-close style of play.

The same is true for the Lille team, where long passes and wide crosses are their main routine, but after this move is restricted, they don't have many options.

A few minutes of play passed quickly, with three minutes of stoppage time and three minutes later, Lille were still attacking with the ball. The referee was very face-saving and gave the home team a chance to attack in the last round.

However, the fans behind the goal were not happy and booed the referee.

However, the Lille team did not take advantage of this attacking opportunity, the cross into the penalty area was headed out by Li Qingshan, and on the periphery of the penalty area, a midfielder of the Lille team hurriedly came and hit the plane with a long shot. Then the referee blew the whistle for the end of the match.

FC United won their first warm-up game of the new season. The whole team was very happy to win against a professional team.

At the Newton Sith Bar in the evening, FC United players and fans returning from away games were raising glasses to celebrate. Players and fans hook each other's shoulders and raise glasses. It's not a scene you see in the Premier League.

This is the case in amateur leagues, where the distance between the players and the fans is very small, and the players who may only play on the field are friends, colleagues, relatives, and neighbors of the fans off the field. After the team's victory, the players and fans went to the bar to drink together to celebrate, which is too normal in the amateur league.

This is also what football was like in the beginning, the world's number one sport was originally a civilian sport, a sport that belonged to the working class. Many of the early clubs in England were founded by workers, such as Manchester United, which was founded by a group of workers from Newtonsey. Some of the team's nicknames can also be seen in the early days, such as West Ham United, which is nicknamed the "Hammers" because the players who formed the team were a group of steelworkers. In the past, people may not have imagined that driven by commercialization, today's football stars have an annual salary of tens of millions, and they can enjoy a luxury house, just like a movie star.

The most popular among them is, of course, Li Qingshan, who scored twice in this game, and fans of FC United rushed to take photos with him. So much so that Adam. Jones was a little jealous and said, "This kid feels like he's become the number one star when he first arrives....."

"If you can score two goals, you can become a star." Dean Stott patted his head and said.

"I'm a centre-back, Dean" Adam. Jones said indignantly and slightly aggrieved.

On the football field, the most dazzling thing is, of course, the person who scores the goal, otherwise why would the Ballon d'Or always be won by the striker player.

Li Qingshan finally met the various requirements of the fans one by one. This is a new experience for him, and being sought after by fans like a star makes the nineteen-year-old feel a little fluttering.

The players of FC United were all sitting around a ring bar, and Li Qingshan saw that there was an empty seat next to Nick and walked over.

"Guys, here comes our big man for the day," goalkeeper James laughed whistling.

"What's it like to be a star, Lee?"

"It's not me who was abused at last" Adam. Jones's resentment is still great.

Li Qingshan sat in and listened to the ridicule of his teammates with a smile on his face.

The bar in the center of the bar handed him a cup of fresh beer bubbling white, and Li Qingshan took it. He noticed that everyone else was drinking the beer, except for Nick, who was next to him, drinking a glass of bright yellow juice.

"Aren't you going to have some beer, Nick?" Li Qingshan asked a little strangely.

Nick nodded, just about to say something. Next to him, David Butch said: "It's not a good thing for a professional player to be exposed to alcohol, Lee. ”

Li Qingshan understands that for Nick, he is only eighteen years old now, and as long as he performs well in the team, with his speed and physical condition, sooner or later a professional team will be willing to sign him.

And drinking alcoholic beverages is not a good thing for athletes. There are three taboos for the average football player: smoking, drinking, and carbonated drinks. Drinking too much alcohol will affect the kidneys, reducing the kidneys' ability to reabsorb calcium and other substances. Alcohol consumption interferes with calcium absorption and leads to a loss of calcium in the urine, which increases the risk of fractures in high-intensity sports such as soccer. Alcohol also reduces an athlete's strength, speed, muscular endurance, and cardiovascular endurance.

As a result, many teams prohibit players from drinking alcohol during the season. It is said that after Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger took charge of Arsenal, he banned the entire Arsenal team.

"Hey, Lee, don't you want to play professional football. With your strength, there will be professional teams looking at you. Butch then asked.

This question made Li Qingshan put down the wine glass he had just picked up. This is the second time he has been asked this question since he came to England.

Li Qingshan thought for a while: "Do you think I have the strength to play professional football?" Butch. ”

David Butch shrugged: "Of course, your physicality and header ability are enough to sustain you on the professional stage. ”

"I am now working part-time as a PE teacher at an elementary school, and I am coaching a team of primary school students. But that's not the life I want, I started out as a pretty professional footballer. "David. After Butch had a drink, he started talking about his past and took the initiative to talk about his past. The teammates around him suddenly became interested. Everyone has a gossip heart.

"Hey, you know what?" Seeing that everyone was interested, Butch became proud, and he said with a mysterious smile.

"I used to be a Chelsea junior player!"

Seeing everyone's surprised looks, Butch was very proud, and his vanity was very satisfied.

"It's not April Fool's Day, Butch"

Centre-back Jerome. Wright obviously didn't go into much detail about himself, and Butch was anxious: "What am I lying to you for?"

Jerome thought about it for a while and felt that the other party had no motives to deceive, and Butch's skill and awareness were indeed outstanding in the team, and it would be impossible to have this kind of performance without receiving high-level training. "Okay, sorry, David, you go ahead"

Butch snorted before continuing: "So, I can tell, Lee, you're better than a lot of players in Chelsea's youth team before, and now they're mostly playing in the professional league. It's a pity....", he said this, and he stopped suddenly.

"What a pity?" Li Qingshan asked.

"Uh....." Butch hesitated for a moment, then added: 'I had the quality to be in the Chelsea development squad at the time, but I wasn't a good guy at the time......... Well... Because of the fight, I beat up my teammates and was swept away. ”

Everyone's mouths were wide open, and their eyes were waiting even bigger. This smiling Butch who has a good relationship with everyone on the team is a violent person........

"Can't you see it, can you?" Butch smug again, "I'm a good gentleman now. ”

"But what I'm saying is true, Lee, you have the quality to play professional football." Butch didn't dwell on his past, and then brought the topic back.

Li Qingshan didn't answer this sentence. When it comes to professional football, the first thing that comes to mind is the "top league", and the rest is not considered at all. Therefore, Li Qingshan will feel that he is not qualified to play in the professional league. Being able to play for FC United for a few years and still have money to take is already satisfying for him. However, during his time in England, he realized that "professional football" is not the same as the Premier League, in fact, most professional players play in some second and third leagues, and the professional football system is like a pyramid, at the top of the pyramid are the top leagues such as the Premier League and the Bundesliga, and the bottom of the pyramid is where most players live.

"Nick, what about you, what is your goal?" asked Li Qingshan.

Nick shook his head: "I don't know, I've only played football since I was a kid, and I don't know what job to get if I can't get a contract without a professional team." So I had to fight one last time. I want to play professional football. With that, Nick shook his glass.

"Don't worry, you're so fast, there will be a team that needs you, Nick!" Li Qingshan patted Nick's shoulder and said.

"What about you, Lee, do you want to play professional football?"

"I ....." Li Qingshan's mouth was open for a long time, but he didn't say the next words.

Li Qingshan remembered his time in football school, wasn't he working hard for the goal of professional football at that time?

Li Qingshan thought that he had not been in contact with football for three years, and the door of professional football had been closed to him forever, but he did not expect that in England, thousands of miles away from his hometown, in this foreign country, someone knocked on this door again.

And I also have a football camp that technology can't understand at all to help me. Now Li Qingshan still feels that the thing in his body is like a dream, but it has indeed helped him improve a lot during this time, especially in the area of stopping the ball and shooting from a distance, which he has been training recently.

I have the advantage of my body, my head, and this thing to help me make up for my technical shortcomings, maybe...... Is it really possible to play professional football?

There was a seed in Li Qingshan's heart that had been sealed for three years, and it seemed to crack a small crack.

He handed the wine glass in front of him to the bartender in the center of the bar and said, "Sir, please help me change a glass of juice." ”