In Wolverhampton in April 07, it was warm and cold, and the flowers and trees broke free from the shackles of winter, and began to spit green and compete for beauty under the call of spring. This small city in the Midwest of England is coming to life.

Wolverhampton is located in the West Midlands metropolitan area, 19 km northwest of Birmingham, with a population of more than 200,000 and an area of 69 square kilometres. It's a typical small city, with no history to be proud of, and no earth-shattering figures in history.

If you had to list the reasons why Wolverhamptons are proud and proud, there are only two reasons:

One is that the city is home to one of the largest universities in England, the University of Wolverhampton; The other is a city of just over 200,000 people with a professional football team, Wolves.

A city of more than 200,000 people can have a professional football team, which has won the FA Cup and won the English top flight three times in the 50s. This is clearly what Wolverhamptons are most proud of.

After the glory of the fifties of the last century, Wolves began to slump, and even relegated to the D League for a time. Wolves then began to recover after generations of hard work, eventually breaking into the Premier League, England's top flight, again in '03.

However, the good times were short-lived, and a year later Wolves fell into the Championship again. In '05 it slipped again, falling from the Championship to League One. In two years, the fall from the Premier League to League One is two levels in a row, which is surprising and saddened by Wolverhampton.

In '06 they finally stopped their decline and did not fall into League Two. At the beginning of this season, Wolves owner Morgan made a bold statement that he wanted to break into the Championship. Wolves got off to a good start, finishing fifth in the table in the first five rounds, but the good times were short-lived, and their results plummeted.

In an attempt to get out of the team's predicament, owner Morgan sacked manager Jones, but the Wolves nightmare continued, and their form continued to be sluggish. So the change of coach became Morgan's killer feature, and the current manager Stillman is already the fourth coach of Wolves this season.

Stillman did not let the team out of the woods and the team are now third from bottom in the table, which is the relegation zone, with the bottom four of the table going down to League Two under the rules for relegation and relegation from League One.

Wolves have failed to live up to their boss's early season rhetoric and instead are deep in the relegation zone, much to the heart of Wolverhampton.

The so-called tree fell macaque scattered, and the players of the Wolves team began to look for transfer opportunities, and the morale of the whole team was low.

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On Saturday, April 7th, at five o'clock in the afternoon, a few white clouds hung in the blue sky, and it was a bright day and a pleasant day for Wolverhampton, which had been raining for more than ten days.

Wang Rui rushed off the bus with a sports bag on his back, and the first thing he did after getting off the bus was to bend over and exhale a long breath vigorously. Then he inhaled a mouthful of moist air, then spat out a mouthful of phlegm.

"Damn, what a bad day!" Wang Rui straightened up, frowned, and scolded softly.

Today was indeed unlucky, his right ankle was injured again during training, and his teammates not only did not comfort him, but spat on the turf and snorted "glass man" twice in disdain.

Wang Rui has long been accustomed to such a thing, as if it is as natural as eating and dressing, if there is no injury within a month, it is a miracle.

After training, Wang Rui limped on the bus, and soon his sadness urged, and two big fat men came up after a stop and sat in front of him. The bodies of these two big fat men constantly emit a disgusting fox odor.

Wang Rui wanted to change to another position, but he sadly found that there was no vacancy in the car. So he was devastated for more than twenty minutes.

In the end, he couldn't help but get off the train one stop earlier, preferring to walk a few hundred meters more than escape the disgusting fox smell.

Wang Rui didn't take it to heart about the contempt and even ridicule of his teammates, he has been used to coming to the Wolves for more than a year, who has made himself the name of "Star of Hope", but he has not contributed to the team. What's more, he already had a premonition that his career was coming to an end.

There is still a month left on the contract to expire, and Wolves are unwilling to renew the contract, does anyone want a glass man?

"You haven't played a professional game to be a professional footballer?" Wang Rui limped on the slightly wet cement pavement and sighed: "Dad, it's not that I don't insist, but there is no way, you have to forgive me." ”

"We have to think about the way forward."

What can you do without Wolves?

Go to university and get a job?

Still is...... Getting a coaching license and looking for a club to coach youth football?

Wang Rui feels that the latter idea is more reliable, with his own skills, as long as he gets a coaching license, coupled with the experience in Manchester United's academy, maybe some clubs are willing to accept him. As for whether he can go one step further and become the head coach of the first team after becoming a youth coach......

That's too far away to think about it now.

Thinking of this, Wang Rui's stiff face softened a little, and the gloom in his eyes also dissipated most of it. The worst thing about people is that they don't have a purpose in life, and people who don't have a goal are like walking dead. Wang Rui is only seventeen years old, his life has just begun, and he doesn't want to live a life of walking dead.

Back in the Manchester United Academy, he was the best player, having won England's Under-14 Player of the Year, and some even thought he would become one of the greatest midfielders. The main basis for those who hold this view is that Wang Rui has a subtle and ghostly pass, which comes from his extraordinary ball sense.

What does a great midfielder need most?

Of course, it is a midfielder who can deliver a delicate pass and a cannonball to the striker to be called great. Of course, if Wang Rui wants to become a great midfielder, there is another premise, that is, he has not fallen under injuries or other factors, and can grow up healthily.

At that time, Wang Rui was a talented player, and his future was bright, flowers and spotlights, and a football superstar standing in the Premier League and even the world arena.

However, as he grew older and the competition between training and competition became stronger, Wang Rui found that his biggest problem arose - he was often injured, also known as the "glass man".

Wang Rui fell from the clouds to the dust, but fortunately he was strong-willed and did not become decadent and continued to persevere. United did not take the risk of signing the young talent, who was destined for a bumpy future, and Wolves were willing to take that risk by paying half a million pounds for the United Academy talent.

Manchester United's Academy has made a name for itself in the UK and even in the world. Manchester United achieved the treble in 99 and became the most prestigious club in the world at that time, and its main contributor was the "Golden 92 Generation" of Manchester United's academy.

Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Scholes, Neville, etc., these stars have long become familiar names to fans all over the world.

Wang Rui came to Wolves and became a good story of Wolverhampton at that time, and the local media called him a "star of hope" and was hailed as "the hope of the future rise of Wolves!" ”。

There was a faint fragrance of pollen in the air, the corners of Wang Rui's mouth were slightly upturned, he shook his head self-deprecatingly, and walked along the river in the direction of home. Even if you have great ambitions, how can the "glass man" achieve great things?

"Someone has fallen into the water, save them! ……”

An exclamation woke up Wang Rui, who was pondering, and he quickly looked towards the river, where a girl fell into the water. Out of instinct, Wang Rui did not hesitate, quickly threw down the sports bag, ignored the pain in his right ankle, ran two steps quickly, and jumped down.

With a "bang knock ......", Wang Rui got into the cold river and dived towards the girl who fell into the water. Winter in Wolverhampton in April had just left, and the river was icy. A few seconds later, Wang Ruiqiang endured the cold and came out of the water.

To his surprise, the girl who fell into the water did not panic, but had a smile on her face and paddled skillfully.

"You're here to swim? Or are you here to save me? ”

The girl paddled the water, looked at Wang Rui, who was close at hand, and asked. The girl's voice is crisp, nice, pure London.

It turned out to be self-inflicted!

Wang Rui scolded the guy who shouted for help just now. He couldn't laugh or cry, this April Fool's Day has just passed a week, how can it ......

Wiping a handful of water on his face, Wang Rui couldn't help but shiver, he looked at the girl and said, "Who can swim in this ghost weather, unless there is a problem with the brain......"

The girl heard his annoyance and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I slipped my foot and fell into the river, which made you misunderstand." ”

"Anyway, I want to say thank you!"

The girl has long blonde hair and wet hair, a very delicate nose, a slender face, slender eyebrows, rose-like lips, a sesame large hazel mole on the right corner of her mouth, and is fifteen or six years old.

Whether from a Western point of view or from an Eastern point of view, girls deserve the word "beautiful". The girl's face was a little pale and her lips were a little pale due to the cold water, but she still couldn't hide her beauty.

The girl said so, what else could Wang Rui say.

The water was still cold, and he had no interest in continuing to soak in the water, nor was he in the mood to take the opportunity to get close to this beautiful and innocent girl in the water, and turned to swim towards the shore.

Twisting the wet clothes, Wang Rui found that his right ankle no longer hurts, he shook his head and laughed at himself in his heart: This can be regarded as a reward for good deeds.

As a professional footballer who has not played a professional match, he certainly knows that the pain in his right ankle is no longer due to the cold water.

The first step in the treatment of an athlete after an injury is to apply ice to reduce the accumulation of blood and tissue fluid under the skin, which is conducive to later healing.

The icy river water had the effect of applying ice, so the pain in Wang Rui's right ankle temporarily left him.

There was a sound of ticking and twisting clothes behind him, Wang Rui didn't turn around and asked, "Hurry up and go home, be careful of catching a cold." ”

"Aha, so you can swim, I thought you couldn't swim."

Wang Rui heard this voice, it was this guy who shouted for help just now, and he turned his head to look for the owner of this voice with unkind eyes.

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