There is a belief called football

Chapter 167 The Chinese Boy in White Hart Lane

When Stan sees pictures of "Wei Xiao" online, he understands why Camacho doesn't like him, because Wei Xiao's appearance looks a bit unorthodox.

The Chinese boy in front of him had a "Mohawk" hairstyle, a tattoo on the lower left cheek, and a stinky face, as if he had never smiled since he was born.

"Such a person is named only with the word "laugh", thinking of this, Stan couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

But in world football, the more capable players are, the more strange their appearance is, such as Cassano, Balotelli and other famous bad boys. Based on experience, Stan feels that Wei Xiao in front of him should also be a bad boy with great court talent.

"But a prudish guy like Camacho wouldn't like that," Stan thought.

At this time, an idea sprouted in Stan's mind—he was going to London to inspect Wei Xiao on the spot, and prepare for the next match of the Chinese national team.

For a workaholic like Stan, there are no such things as holidays and holidays, so he just did what he said, and he immediately called the team assistant to book a plane ticket to London for himself.

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Stan arrived in London on December 12. Before that, he went back to his hometown to spend Christmas with his parents, and then rushed to London non-stop.

The Premier League is the only league among the five major leagues that does not have a winter break. Not only that, during the Christmas holidays, when players from other leagues are on vacation with their families, Premier League players have the most intensive schedule.

Of course, the advantage of this is that it meets the needs of the fans and maximizes the commercial value. This is one of the reasons why the Premier League is so successful-that is, the highest principle of maximizing commercial interests is everywhere.

The disadvantages are also obvious. Players are not made of iron. Players with such intensity of the game are more likely to be injured. This is the main reason why Premier League players are more likely to be injured than players in other leagues, and the injuries are more serious.

As soon as he arrived in London, Stan booked a hotel in the area near "White Hart Lane" (the home ground of Tottenham Hotspur). Stan had heard about the traffic congestion problem in London, and he didn't expect to be stuck in traffic.

Entering the hotel room, sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at his watch, it was 5:[-] in the afternoon, and it was getting dark early in this season in England. When he opened the curtains, Stan vaguely saw that it was raining outside.

Tomorrow is the game day. At this time in Europe, the fans will not be idle. In Europe, two days before the game day, the atmosphere has already begun to warm up.

Stan decided to go out of the hotel and find a nearby bar to feel the atmosphere of the British fans. Of course, in order to avoid going to the wrong place, he went to the "Arsenal" site. Stan asked the hotel staff in advance which bars are the places where Tottenham fans gather to watch football.

Taking out his mobile phone and calling up the map, Stan followed the navigation direction to the bar introduced by the staff. When he turned a corner, he was startled by a "bang". Stan looked for the direction of the sound, and finally found that the sound came from a bar around the corner.

Stan put his face close to the glass on the door of the bar, and found that there were two people arguing inside. It was obvious that someone had slapped the table and smashed things just now. Looking at the clothes they were wearing, Stan understood why they were arguing.

One of them is wearing an Arsenal jersey, the other is wearing a Tottenham Hotspur jersey. These two teams are both in the North London area. Over the past century, they have formed two distinct factions, and many fans have never been in touch with each other.

Stan knew that there were usually two kinds of fans who would fight - football hooligans and hardcore fans.

There was no one around the two of them to help, obviously they were supposed to come for a drink, but they got into an argument for some reason.

Stan decides to go in and take a look.

After sitting down not far from them, Stan pricked up his ears to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two of them, and he realized that the two were friends, so why did they quarrel just now, and even slapped the table?Stan grows more and more interested.

At this time, the bartender walked to the table where the two were sitting with two beers. Stan made a gesture to the bartender.

"Yes`sir", said the bartender.

Stan says to the bartender, go tell those two guys that he's getting the two pints of beer.

The bartender nodded and left.

As Stan expected, after a while the two of them approached Stan, and Stan asked them to sit down and talk.

After chatting, it turns out that the one wearing the Arsenal jersey is called "Frank" and the one wearing the Tottenham Hotspur jersey is called "Sean". The two are friends and often come to this bar.

Although they are friends, they don't give an inch when it comes to football. Just now, "Sean" said something disrespectful to the Arsenal coach, saying that Wenger looked gay. Frank got angry and slapped the table.

After hearing the whole story, Stan laughed out loud, and Frank and Sean also laughed with Stan. In fact, many die-hard fans in Europe are “blue-collar” in cities.

These fans may not seem to give an inch when talking about their beloved team, but in fact they are very easy-going. Sometimes you buy them a drink and you make this friend. Stan knows this very well.

"Okay, for my sake, can you put aside your prejudices first, I want to ask you two a question."

Frank and Sean nodded, they liked the bold Stan very much.

"Frank suppose you are Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and you can choose a player from Tottenham Hotspur at will, so who would you choose"?
After listening to Stan's question, Frank immediately smiled, looked at Sean, and said, "Of course it's Bell."

Sean immediately replied: "It's a beautiful thought."

Stan turns to Sean: "Same question, assuming you're 'Redknapp', which player in the Arsenal team would you want"?
Sean smiled slyly, and said: "Arsenal has no one I like."

"Go to hell," Frank snapped back.

Seeing the growing tension between the two, Stan also found it very interesting. He continued to ask: "Frank, if I limit the scope again, if you could choose a player in Tottenham's defense, who would you choose?"
Without thinking about it, Frank blurted out, "That Chinese kid".

The reason why Frank is called "that Chinese kid is not because he can't remember his name, but as an Arsenal fan, he always speaks with a little contempt when talking about Tottenham players."

"Hey, show some respect, his name is Wei Xiao." Sean immediately defended his team like a calf.

Stan knew that the best way to get to know a team or a player was to go to a local bar and chat with die-hard fans, preferably by buying them a few drinks first. The so-called truth words after drinking, whether it was swear words or compliments, at least every sentence was the most honest evaluation of the player.

"Sean, is this Wei Xiao really powerful?"Stan asked.

Sean immediately showed a smug expression, "Of course", while Frank at the side showed a "cut, bragging" expression.

Seeing Frank belittle his team's players again, Sean rolled up his sleeves and was about to slap the table again.

Stan immediately said: "Come on, Sean, if he is really good, then you can tell me exactly what he is good at."

Stan's question made Sean calm down for a while, and he began to explain to Stan like a few treasures,

"Ruthless, that kid is more ruthless than a Scotchman," Sean said.

Anyone who has watched the movie "Braveheart" knows that the Scots once stubbornly resisted the aggression of the English, so in the hearts of the English, the Scots are ruthless. Even today, the Scottish Premier League is still more popular than the Premier League in terms of physical confrontation.

"That kid never smiles," Frank said.

"Although we heard that his Chinese name is Xiao Xiao," Xiao En said.

It seems that the two people reached a tacit agreement on this issue, that is, Wei Xiao is a very good character.

"Same as Keen"?Stan asked.

"No, that kid doesn't fight. I mean he's as calm as a block of ice when he tackles the ball. He's a nightmare for opponents' strikers. To the Tottenham fans, he's an angel."

"Then is it easy for him to get a red card and a suspension?" Stein asked.

Sean took a sip of beer, then pointed to his brain, and said, "Fortunately, his mind is very clear. If you have to compare it, he is a bit like Materazzi, that kind of "cute" bad guy."

"The Materazzi of China," Stan thought to himself.

Seeing that Stan seems to be very interested in Wei Xiao, Sean invited Stan to watch the game tomorrow and promised to help Stan get the tickets.

But Stan declined. At that time, Stan wanted to take out a small book and observe a game quietly. He didn't want anyone next to him to disturb him.

*****
After leaving the bar and walking on the road, Stan put on his scarf again. It was cold outside, but Stan's footsteps were brisk. Sean's words aroused Stan's interest, Materazzi in China, what kind of feeling is that?
Stan thought that unless he saw Wei Xiao's performance at the scene tomorrow, he would not know the specific situation if he wanted to break his head.

But the question is, will "Redknapp" start Wei Xiao tomorrow?Tottenham Hotspur's opponent tomorrow is the "Norwich team" in the middle and lower ranks. The head coach of this kind of game usually rotates the lineup. After all, 5 days ago, Tottenham just ushered in the challenge of Chelsea.

The weather outside was very cold. Stan tightened his windbreaker, quickened his pace, and returned to the hotel within a few minutes. He didn't think about anything. Stan planned to take a hot shower to relax himself.

　I think there must be people like Wei Xiao in reality, but the Chinese Football Association has not yet discovered them.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)