There is a belief called football

Chapter 96

"Joe, Joe", Stan yelled several times in a row before bringing Li Qiao's thoughts back to reality.

Li Qiao was still thinking about what he saw just now.

"Joe, we have the AFC Champions League game next Tuesday, play smarter in the second half, OK"?
Li Qiao nodded.

Faced with such a game, Stan had nothing to arrange during the halftime break. The only thing he wanted to emphasize was to play professionally and smartly for me in the second half.

Of course, everyone understands what this means, that is, the second half can be played, but in fact, many people in the professional football circle are quite superstitious, and he doesn't like to explain his words.

It is said that Piero invited a friend to watch the game back then, and Piero scored twice in that game. Since then, in every key game, Piero invited that friend to watch the game and asked that friend to wear exactly the same clothes as that day.

Of course, the most superstitious one might be the Argentine star Veron. Veron put adhesive tape on his knees. Those who didn’t know it thought he was injured. In fact, it was a way for him to pray for good luck. Veron also got the nickname of the White Wizard.

But Stan still couldn't stay idle, and he still analyzed the tactics on the tactical board. This is the quality of a professional coach, and he must be worthy of every euro he earns.

*****
At 10 minutes into the second half, Stan decided to make a substitution. Pizarro came on, replaced Joe Li, and played 4-4-2, because Stan saw that Qiao Li was out of his mind after the start of the second half. This kind of situation is the most vulnerable to injury, so Stan decided to make a substitution just in case.

"Stan is sorry," Li Qiao said as he passed Stan.

Stan doesn't say anything, sorry Stan at work doesn't have time to listen.

After Li Qiao left the field, he didn't go back to the locker room, but sat on the bench. Now that the overall situation was settled, the scene was a bit dull, and the fans also started to entertain themselves and play crowd.

Li Qiao looked around the stands through the bench surrounded by transparent materials, Li Qiao's eyesight is very good, he hoped to find something.

After watching for a long time, finally Li Qiao smiled, thinking: "got`you".

"Tell Stan, I'm going back to the locker room," Li Qiao said to Qi Bing beside him.

*****
Quietly touching the stands, Li Qiao finally saw the familiar figure, wearing a blue baseball cap and the team emblem of Dynamo Kiev.

Li Qiao went over and playfully turned the hat back and forth, turning the brim from the forehead to the back of the head.

Diana was startled and almost cried out.

Fortunately, Li Qiao moved quickly and jumped in front of her.

"Joe, it's scary to death",
Li Qiao sat down beside Diana, "Sit down, it's behind you."

When the two sat down, Li Qiao was about to speak, but Diana preempted him, "Joe, nice`goal".

"Don't change the subject, when did you come here, how did you know I was competing in Shanghai?" Li Qiao asked questions like cannonballs.

"I applied to college, and you guessed it," Diana said.

As soon as these words came out, Li Qiao understood, "a university in Shanghai"?
"Well, Chinese major".

"It's okay, it's okay, it's still close to Guangzhou," Li Qiao said awkwardly.

"No, how did you know that I came to Shanghai to compete?" Li Qiao asked again.

Diana pouted, pretending to be innocent, and said, "Prahimi told me. When he left Ukraine, I left his mobile phone. That guy is quite obedient, and he will answer whatever I ask."

"Well, you traitor, Prahimi, it's a good thing I haven't done anything bad recently," Li Qiao thought.

"Has Mr. Lobarov come?" Li Qiao asked.

"No, Dad said he doesn't want to see you as a traitor anymore," Diana said with a chuckle.

"Hehe, hehe", Li Qiao could only laugh along with him.

"Joe, have you met any new girls recently?"
"Didn't Prahimi tell you everything?" Li Qiao said.

Diana smiled without saying a word.

*****
At the end of the second half, Guangzhou Tianbao scored two more goals and won the final score 5-0, continuing the undefeated league legend once again.

After the game, the coaches, players and fans of both sides were very friendly. The players of the Shanghai team even asked for Recoba's autograph after the game. When Recoba was in his prime, he visited Shanghai and accepted an exclusive interview with Oriental Sports, so Recoba may be more popular in Shanghai than in Guangzhou.

"Okay, I'm going back to the team," Li Qiao said.

"and many more",
"how"?
"I want to go back to Guangzhou with you," Diana said.

"You don't go to school"?
"Leave me alone".

Li Qiao said: "Can I do it next week?"
Diana looked down on Li Qiao with her eyes, meaning why?

"Our team will play in Thailand next Tuesday. The coach said that we will start tonight, go to Bangkok first, and then take the bus to Buriram."

What Li Qiao said was indeed true, the team did not book a suitable hotel in Buriram, and Stan decided that the team would be stationed in Bangkok before the game.

"Thailand, Li Qiao, I heard that Thailand is very interesting," said Diana.

"It should be, Chinese people often travel too." Although Li Qiao himself went to Thailand for the first time, it is common knowledge that Thailand is a tourist attraction in China.

But this time, Li Qiao got it wrong. What Diana said was fun was not the same as what Li Qiao said was fun. Thailand is a "men's paradise" in the eyes of Europeans.

"Then what do you want? How about I apply with the coach to take you to Thailand," Li Qiao said.

Diana chuckled and said, "I don't want to go, then I'll go to Guangzhou and wait for you to come back."

"That's fine, then I'll reimburse you the hotel money."

"No, I want to stay at your house, give me the key," said Diana.

"Okay, then you have to be my girlfriend first." Li Qiao pretended to start a mess when he said that.

At this time, the fans had already started to leave the field, and Li Qiao was also afraid of being seen, so he felt that he could not mess around anymore, so he said: "Okay, I will return to the locker room and give you the key later."

*****
On the plane, after a big victory, everyone was very happy. Conca, Gabriel, and Pizarro sat together talking and laughing. Li Qiao also sat with Qi Bing from China and his buddy Prahimi.

"Prahimi, tell me, what can you do to me?" Li Qiao said.

"What, you were fined for the free kick, so I'm sorry"?Prahimi opened his eyes wide and looked aggrieved.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Li Qiao grabbed Brahimi's cell phone, called up Diana's phone, looked at the text message records, and said, "What is this?"
Prahimi smiled embarrassedly and said: "Joe, you know, her father is a big shot in Dynamo Kiev".

"Oh, that's it, do you still want to go back?"
In fact, Prahimi's idea is also correct. He thinks that he can make a lot of money in China, but he is not familiar with the place, so if he can't get along, he can go back to his hometown.

"Leave a way for yourself, there is nothing wrong with it."

"Wow, you black-skinned thief is getting thicker and thicker," Li Qiao thought to himself.

Li Qiao decided to use his sword, and Prahimi saw Li Qiao smiling and manipulating his mobile phone. Prahimi thought: "I remember Diana's phone number anyway, it's useless if you delete it."

After finishing the operation, Li Qiao returned the phone to Prahimi with satisfaction.

Prahimi checked his mobile phone, and Diana's phone was still there, wondering what kind of medicine Li Qiao was selling in the gourd.

It was only later that Prahimi found out that Li Qiao had set a schedule on Prahimi's cell phone to send text messages. After getting off the plane, Prahimi turned on the phone and sent Diana a Ukrainian curse.

*****
What is Stan thinking at this moment?He was thinking about his next opponent, Buriram`United in Thailand. The Chinese media generally referred to it as "Buriram", just as the Chinese referred to Newcastle United as "Newcastle".

This team, established in 1970, is as strange to the Chinese as from an alien planet. If it were not for the AFC Champions League, many Chinese would never know that there is such a place in Thailand.

Before the game, Stan searched for information about Buriram on Google, but there was very little to see. In desperation, Stan could only send the team's staff to investigate first.

The only thing Stan knows now is that the opponent's style of play is very aggressive, and the team's composition is mainly composed of Thai internationals and African foreign aid.

As a professional coach, Stan would feel uneasy if he could not get the opponent’s information, because in the football world, there are too many examples of the weak defeating the strong, and the reason why it happens in many cases is that the strong team lacks understanding of the weak team.

Even worse, the first game was an away game. I don’t know if the opponent will have any tricks outside the game. In the Champions League, many times, the fans of the home team will gather outside the hotel of the away team and make noise all night, so as to affect the rest of the opponent’s players.

This is why Stan decided to live in Bangkok. Stan got information before the game that Buriram is located in the southeast of Thailand, bordering Cambodia, and the security situation is not particularly good.

In short, instinct tells Stan that he doesn't like this opponent very much. He would rather meet a Japanese or Korean team. Although the opponent will be stronger that way, at least he has been to Korea or Japan, so he can feel at ease.

Stan turned around and looked at his team members, all of them looked relaxed, yes, in their eyes, even if they played in the Champions League, they would not be afraid, let alone a Thai team.

Seeing these young men, Stan relaxed his nerves a little, "Maybe I was too cautious", Stan thought to himself.

This is related to the fact that Stan grew up in Yugoslavia, which was in turmoil. Stan's character is always a little more cautious.

The person sent also told Stan a message that Buriram means the city of joy in Thai. "This is a good sign," Stan thought.

Looking at the dark night sky outside the porthole, Stan thought to himself: "Hopefully we can get a good result in the City of Joy."

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