The alarm clock woke Xie Lan from sleep at four-thirty.
In fact, even without an alarm clock, it wouldn't be long before Xie Lan wakes up.
As I get older, I sleep less and less.
In the past, if you didn't sleep for eight hours, you would get a headache. Now, you only need to ensure that six hours of sleep is enough.
After getting up and checking the time on her phone, Xie Lan didn't turn on the light and dressed in the dark.
Hu Lixin, who was lying next to him, felt her movement and asked in a daze: "Is it time?"
"You can sleep a little longer, there's still half an hour." Xie Lan replied while putting her pajamas on her body.
Fortunately, it's summer now, so it doesn't take much time to get up. If it were winter... just getting up from the warm bed would be a huge test of will.
There was a rustling sound behind her, and her husband also sat up from the bed.
"This La Liga is pretty good. If every game starts at five o'clock in the morning, we don't have to stay up late," Xie Lan said.
Indeed.
For an elderly person like Xie Lan, a game that kicks off at five o'clock in the morning is nothing to worry about.
The uncomfortable part is the games that kick off at two or three in the morning.
Watching football at five o'clock, she can at most get up a little earlier. If she goes to bed early the night before, her sleep time will be consistent and her sleep quality can be guaranteed.
But if it is a game that kicks off at two or three o'clock, it will be more difficult for people of Xie Lan's age to stay up until two or three o'clock. If you go to bed first, then get up to watch the game, after watching the game
If the player is too excited, he will not be able to sleep for a long time after going back to bed. If he goes to bed very early and stops sleeping after watching the game, he will not be able to sleep at all...
All in all, all kinds of discomfort.
So Xie Lan actually thought it would be better to kick off the game at five o'clock in the morning.
If La Liga games can start at this time, Xie Lan won't feel that watching La Liga is a painful thing.
Before going to the bathroom to wash up, Xie Lan went to the living room to turn on the TV.
Then she washes up to the sound of her son’s voice from a TV commercial:
"...I am not born strong, I am just born to be strong..."
After finishing washing, she sat on the sofa. The commercials were still playing and the game hadn't started yet.
So she took out her mobile phone to see what news was online.
She soon saw the Tik Tok her son posted an hour and a half ago, which was also the latest Tik Tok.
It is a short thirty-second video.
In the video, Sevilla Navigator fans drove behind the Madrid Pirates bus, or on the sidewalks along the way, making the internationally accepted "friendly gesture" to the bus, and yelling at the Pirates players.
of.
Her son captioned the video:
"It's our first time to play in Seville. The Voyager fans are welcoming us warmly. They chant my name and make me feel at home! Thank you, Voyager fans!"
Comments below:
"Pfft! Hu Lai, are you sure they are welcoming you?"
"Don't think I don't understand Spanish! What? I really don't understand Spanish? Oh, that's okay!"
"That's right! Sevilla Navigators fans are giving their star a warm welcome!"
"Navigators and pirates have always been mortal enemies, and now their hatred has become even worse. Brother Hu should be careful during the game!"
"What are you afraid of upstairs? We Brother Hu know how to protect ourselves!"
"When it comes to yin and yang, I only obey Hu Lai!"
"What's the welcome? Can't you hear the obvious boos? Thank you, what do you think? You're like a retard!"
"Everyone, come and see! There is an honest man here!"
"Front row for the idiots!"
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Looking at the comments from these netizens, Xie Lan was eating and laughing alone.
Since everyone became aware of Hu Lai's true nature, the department in Song Jiajia's company that was responsible for maintaining the players' personal social platforms also fell into disrepair.
At present, the major social platforms are basically jointly managed and used by Hu Lai and the company.
When it is time to release some news, the company will use Hu Lai’s social platform account to publish it.
But usually the account is in Hu Lai's own hands. He can post whatever he wants, and the company basically doesn't care.
Especially on Douyin, Hu Lai uses it as a private account to play.
The response from fans has been very good, and everyone hopes to understand the private life of the stars through this platform.
But Hu Lai made very little hair.
His last TikTok post was after his official announcement with Li Qingqing, where he forwarded a video taken by enthusiastic netizens of him and Li Qingqing kissing on the streets of Frankfurt.
It can also be seen as an official announcement on Douyin.
In fact, the majority of melon-eating people want to see Hu Lai post about his sweet cohabitation life with Li Qingqing on Douyin.
As a result, except for the video secretly filmed by others, Li Qingqing did not appear in Hu Lai's Douyin video.
So someone started calling in the comments section below all of Hu Lai’s Douyin videos, “We want to watch Qingqing!”
Today’s post is no exception.
Xie Lan saw no fewer than ten people calling for Qingqing to appear.
Xie Lan smiled even more happily.
My son and Li Qingqing are together, which is really what everyone expects!
After browsing through my son's Douyin comment section, I heard the commentator He Feng on the TV saying: "According to the news before the game, Hu Lai did not play in this game..."
Xie Lan turned his attention from the mobile phone to the TV: "No?!"
After washing up, Hu Lixin walked into the living room and said, "Isn't it normal? He has only been with the team for half a month and has only been training with the team for a short time. To be on the safe side, it is perfectly fine to let him be a substitute and add him again depending on the situation."
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Hu Lai certainly didn't.
And he had known this for a long time. When he made this decision, Parotti was worried that Hu Lai would think too much, so he talked to him specifically.
I have to say that Parotti is indeed a "good guy" coach.
I had to explain this little thing to him specifically.
If you switch to another slightly stronger head coach, such as the former coach of Madrid Pirates, Bjorn Hantcek, he would not do such a thing. I am the head coach, and I will let whoever I tell him to play. I still need to cooperate with him.
Can anyone explain?
In fact, even if Parotti didn't explain it to Hu Lai, Hu Lai could understand it.
As his father said, he has only been with this team for half a month, has only been training with the team for a short period of time, and is not familiar with La Liga.
Although he had the [Lingxi Card] to solve the problem of insufficient adjustment, he had no way to tell Parotti, so he chose to accept this arrangement.
With his results in Leeds City, he is really not in a hurry now and his mentality is extremely peaceful.
Now he is watching the game from the bench.
Madrid Pirates' lineup has undergone some personnel changes since last season.
The original main forward, Greek international Vassilios Melisopoulos, left and went to Valentia.
Therefore, the Pirates' forwards in this game are Maxi Carey and Danielle Dikunzo, who was absent due to Carey's injury. The latter often partnered with Melisopoulos last season.
Later, after Kyrie recovered from injury, he was in poor condition and was unable to shake Dikunzo's position.
The 26-year-old Italian international is relatively short in stature, only 1.68 meters tall, but he has good foot skills and can pass, shoot, and break through.
He transferred from Serie A team Ferenc to Madrid Pirates in the summer of 2026. It was the Pirates club that wanted to fill the forward vacancy after Carey's injury.
Last season he scored a total of 18 goals in all competitions for Madrid Pirates and performed well.
So don't think that Hulay's only competitor in Madrid Pirates is Maxi Carey.
Because most of the time, the Madrid Pirates mainly play in the 4-4-2 formation, so the three of them have to compete for two positions.
In this game, Hu Lai sat on the bench because he did not have enough integration with the team. What about the next game?
What about the next game?
The top transfer bidder who spent 120 million euros on the club will always enter. Who will be the unlucky guy squeezed out by him?
Is it Maxi Carey?
Or Danielle DiCunzo?
In addition to them, the Madrid Pirates also have several forwards who can also be rotated.
In the midfield, four players are lined up, from left to right, Brazilian international Cardoso Toni, Joaquin Vela, Juan Ramirez and Silverio.
These four midfielders, except for the young Joaquin Vela, are all international-level players. However, the Portuguese international's performance in Madrid Pirates was not satisfactory, and his state was ups and downs.
Good times and bad times.
Madrid Pirates' right wing is far less threatening than their left wing.
On the back line, left back Ion Martinez, center backs Riva Moreno and Kepa Armantegui, right back Jose Irazusta.
Errazusta was transferred from Catalonia United this summer. He was unable to obtain the main position in Catalonia United, so he sought a transfer.
Madrid Pirates just lost their original right back Ederson da Silva, so they signed Irazusta.
The goalkeeper is the best goalkeeper of the last World Cup, Belgium national goalkeeper Jonathan Hewel.
At Seville Navigator, they are basically Hulay's "old friends", and there is no change from more than two months ago.
After the game started, with the home advantage, Sevilla Navigators continued to attack Madrid Pirates.
The windsurfing stadium was filled with people and the sound of killing was loud.
Sevilla Navigators fans tried their best to cheer for their team and at the same time create psychological pressure on the Pirates.
In fact, the Seville navigator had no special feelings for the Madrid pirates.
But the pirates regarded the navigator as their mortal enemy, and they were particularly enthusiastic and hit them hard every time they attacked him.
After going back and forth, the navigator who was always beaten also developed a deep hatred for the pirates.
The life-and-death hatred between the two teams was officially established, and every encounter between them was very intense.
From the perspective of Hu Lai, a player from the Premier League, the intensity of the fight between the two teams was no less intense than in a Premier League game.
It can even be said that the confrontation between Leeds City and Sevilla Navigator in the Europa League final is probably slightly inferior to the ordinary La Liga match in front of us.
The referee's whistle sounded frequently and the game was constantly interrupted.
There is no technical content in such a game, and it may not be pretty.
But Hu Lai watched very intently.
He couldn't help yearning for:
The game against Sevilla Navigators was so intense, so what will it be like when the Pirates play against the Kings?
Will Mars hit the Earth?
While Hu Lai was thinking so wildly, the windsurfing stadium suddenly booed loudly.
Sevilla Navigator's attack was interrupted by Juan Ramirez in the midfield, and Madrid Pirates took the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack!
The football was passed to Maxi Carey's feet.
Hu Lai on the sidelines immediately sat up straight. He wanted to carefully observe Kyrie's performance.
I saw Kyrie facing Sevilla Navigator's center back Arthur in the ribs.
Arthur did not rush to grab the ball, but hoped to hold off Kyrie to create time for his teammates to return to defense.
But Carey had no intention of tangling with him here.
After he made a fake move to go to the center, he quickly dunked the football to the left with his right foot.
Arthur's reaction was quick enough and he turned back immediately, but Kyrie suddenly moved the football forward with his left foot!
accelerate!
In just one step, Atul was left behind!
The stands at the windsurfing stadium erupted in boos and screams.
Amid the screams, Kaili has already entered the penalty area!
Navigator goalkeeper Marco Duric abandoned the goal and tried to get the ball before Carey.
Carey's speed was even better. When Dulic had already fallen to the ground and pounced on the football, he gently picked up the football with the outside of his right foot!
The football passed over Dulic's body, and at the same time Kyrie himself also leaped towards the football!
Another central defender of Navigator, Victor Poiatos, rushed over to make a clearance.
Carey, who passed goalkeeper Dulic and caught up with the ball again, could actually shoot directly, but he waited.
Let Poyatos rush over!
Only then did Kyrie take a shot.
Poiatos came in with a flying shovel to expand the defensive area and blocked the hole of the gun with his body.
It turns out that Kyrie's shot was just a fake!
He swung his right foot out, feinted a shot, and then gently pushed the football to the side with the instep of his outside foot, dodging Poiatos!
Carey passed Poyatos before gently knocking the football towards the goal and completing the shot!
The ball finally rolled across the goal line before Sevilla Navigator midfielder Victor Montero tackled it...
Only twenty minutes into the game, Madrid Pirates took the lead in the away game!
The goal was scored by Dutch superstar Maxi Carey, who performed poorly due to injury last season!