Chapter 452: 'Chinese Derby' in the King's Cup Final
"Alas, the timing of football matches in Spain is so weird... There is a time difference of seven or eight hours, and their kick-off time is even later. The kick-off time is ten o'clock in the evening, and the kick-off time is not until twelve o'clock.
?Can you still sleep? Spaniards are all night owls?"
"Well, who says it isn't? I heard that it's normal for Spanish people to have dinner at nine or ten o'clock in the evening..."
"Hey, Changmei, didn't the news say that Hu Lai's parents went to Spain to watch his game? Why didn't you go to Spain?"
"That's right, this kid Qing Huan must also have a ticket, right? It's better for you to go to Spain to watch the game than to stay up late with us here. I'm getting older and I really can't stay up..."
Zhang Qinghuan's mother, Ren Changmei, who was sitting in seat C in the middle of the crowd, shook her head repeatedly: "Although I don't have to stay up late to go to Spain, I have to fly for more than ten hours. Isn't that more uncomfortable than staying up late?"
"There's nothing wrong with what Changmei said... Just for that one game, I flew over ten hours and then flew back for another dozen hours... I feel terrible just thinking about it. If it were me, I would probably lose my waist.
Herniated discs and varicose veins have all come out..."
This statement made everyone laugh.
Ren Changmei also laughed.
Amid laughter, Yong Jun turned his attention to Ren Changmei.
In fact, the reason why Ren Changmei didn't go to watch the game was definitely not what she said. It was because she didn't want to take a plane for more than ten hours. Of course, the tiredness of the journey was indeed a very important reason. After all, Ren Changmei had been in poor health for a long time.
, long-distance flights are indeed too taxing for her.
But there is another important reason above this reason. This reason is only known to him and his wife:
Ren Changmei didn't want to disturb the sweet world of her son and his girlfriend.
Her son, the prodigal son who had been wandering for many years, finally decided to seriously find a girl to marry and live a good life. How could she, a mother, still work as a light bulb?
If she goes, there will be a lot of inconvenience in the lives of these two young people.
It's better to watch the football with your friends at home.
At least you can play mahjong and go shopping besides watching football.
It’s much more comfortable and enjoyable than working as a nanny for my son in an unfamiliar place like Barcelona!
"Hey, he's about to appear, he's about to appear!"
When the TV showed players from both sides meeting in the tunnel, some people pointed at the screen and cheered.
But it aroused dissatisfaction from others:
"What are you talking about! I just came out of the locker room and haven't played yet!"
"That's right, don't be surprised..."
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Saria's entire team came out of the locker room first, and the starting eleven were waiting in the tunnel to play.
However, they did not line up immediately, but gathered together in small groups to cheer each other up.
This is the first time in the past seventeen seasons that they have reached the King's Cup final... No, not just the King's Cup, but the finals of all important events.
Only two of this group of players have ever played in a Copa del Rey final - and none of them were with Sarria.
One is the team's goalkeeper Frederic Bahon. He represented Valentia in the Copa del Rey final seven years ago, but Valentia lost to the Madrid Kings in that Copa del Rey.
The second person is the team’s captain, centre-back Rojo Calidos. He once participated in the Copa del Rey final as a player for Catalonia United – yes, Sarria’s captain is from their city rivals Catalonia.
Transferred from United. This is particularly similar to Juan Ramirez, the captain of Madrid Pirates.
These two "big brothers" who have experience in the King's Cup finals are encouraging their teammates and telling them:
"The fact that we can reach the final of the King's Cup shows that we have the strength to compete with our opponents in the final!"
While he was talking, the Madrid Pirates players also came out of the locker room and walked into the tunnel.
Team captain Juan Ramirez went straight to the Sarria players who were gathering and greeted them one by one.
Even though he was actually not familiar with many people here.
But that doesn't stop him from going up and patting the other person on the shoulder, touching the other person's head, and casually asking classic greeting questions like "Hi, how are you? How are you feeling lately?"
Then Saria's "pre-game ceremony" was forced to interrupt...
Hu Lai saw this scene from behind and couldn't help but rub his chin and exclaimed: "It's tall, it's tall, it's really tall! As expected of the captain, it turns out that ginger is still hotter than ever!"
He could see that Sarria hoped that everyone would not pay too much attention to the strength gap with Madrid Pirates, and forcibly regarded themselves as a team that could be on an equal footing with Madrid Pirates.
But captain Ramirez walked up to the Sarria players like a boss and greeted them one by one:
You are all brothers!
The game hasn't started yet, but the competition has already begun.
Sure enough, many Sarria players were obviously overwhelmed by the momentum displayed by Juan Ramirez.
After all, Ramirez is a player who has participated in the World Cup finals and won.
What scene has he not seen before?
Copa del Rey final?
Not counting this time, he has participated three times in his career.
After Ramirez greeted all the Sarria players, he walked to the front of the tunnel, then stood there, no longer looking back at the situation behind him, standing still with his hands behind his back, waiting for the referee team to come out to take them
Come on.
No words were said, just this look, the temperament was perfectly captured.
Hu Lai suddenly felt that everyone in this team could become the "pressing king"...
Then he turned his attention to Brother Huan.
He found that one of the few people in Saria's team who was relatively calm was Brother Huan.
So he went up to talk to Brother Huan for a few words.
"Hey, isn't this Brother Huan? How many times did you go to the toilet in the locker room just now?"
Zhang Qinghuan glanced at him and chuckled: "Who was I at that time? When I heard this yin and yang tone, I turned out to be your kid."
Seeing that Zhang Qinghuan was really calm and composed, Hu Lai became even more curious: "Hey, brother Huan, aren't you nervous?"
Zhang Qinghuan snorted coldly: "Why should I be nervous?"
"This is the Copa del Rey final!"
"Oh, I even participated in the Olympic finals."
Hu Lai was speechless...
Seeing Hu Lai speechless, Zhang Qinghuan took advantage of the victory to pursue:
"Besides, it doesn't matter even if you haven't participated in the Olympic finals. Have you forgotten what kind of player I am?"
Hu Lai was stunned for a moment when Zhang Qinghuan said: "What player?"
"Chinese players! If you have been scolded since childhood, how can your mental quality be bad?"
Hu Lai was very surprised: "Didn't I say this?"
"Yes, you said it. You are right, so why should I be nervous?" Zhang Qinghuan spread his hands.
"Goodbye!" Hu Lai turned around and walked away without trying to continue to mess with Brother Huan's mentality.
Can't do it!
When Zhang Qinghuan saw his determined back, he couldn't help but laugh.
This time he finally did not end his confrontation with Hu Lai with "Hu Lai, what the hell are you?"
He was fully prepared for this game. Hu Lai wanted to play psychological warfare with him before the game?
come!
Who is afraid of whom!
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"Hu Lai and Zhang Qinghuan chatted before the game. They seemed to be having a great time chatting. Although the battle was about to begin, it did not affect their mood at all..."
The one responsible for broadcasting the King's Cup final in China was not CCTV's sports channel, but the online video platform Tengfei Video.
The commentators are naturally the "old friends" of the majority of netizens and fans, Shen Lang and Brother Lang.
Seeing the scene of Hu Lai and Zhang Qinghuan chatting together, Shen Lang started to activate his big mouth attribute again, looking at the pictures and talking, just opening his mouth.
"The two of them have a very good relationship in private. There were media reports before that when Hu Lai went to Barcelona to play a game, Zhang Qinghuan would treat him to a meal. And when Zhang Qinghuan came to Madrid to play a game, Hu Lai and Li Qingqing also treated Zhang Qinghuan to a meal...I guess they both
I may be thinking about where to go for a meal after the game. The Copa del Rey final was held at a neutral venue. Unfortunately, it was neither in Barcelona nor Madrid, but at Casa Valentia, Valencia's home stadium.
Vara Stadium... I wonder if the brothers have found a restaurant in advance? Maybe Hu Lai was asking Zhang Qinghuan: 'Brother Huan, have you made a reservation?' Brother Huan told him: 'Don't worry, it's still a private room!'...
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Shen Lang is talking nonsense here, and there are countless barrages on the live broadcast screen. Enthusiastic Chinese fans are giving the two people advice:
"What nonsense, let's eat fried noodles!"
"What fried noodles? It's hot pot!"
"Good guy, when it comes to eating hot pot, don't you know that professional players can't just eat anything? Let's eat instant noodles! Exclusively for Olympic champions!"
"I think the two of them are discussing whether tofu is better to eat sweet or salty..."
"Long live the sweet party!"
“Death to the sweeties!”
"Can this cause a quarrel? Have you forgotten that Hu Lai is from Andong? Of course the tofu is spicy!"
"Hey, what kind of dark cuisine is this..."
Ren Changmei and the others didn't open the barrage at all, so they couldn't see what the netizens were thinking. They were just complaining about Shen Lang's big mouth:
"What the hell are you talking about cross talk here?"
They didn't care what Hu Lai and Zhang Qinghuan talked about, they just wanted the game to start quickly.
Not long after the players from both sides lined up, the referee finally came on stage and led the players from both teams into the stadium.
"This time we really entered the stage!"
People in front of the TV became excited.
The first "Chinese Derby" in the history of the Spanish Copa del Rey final is finally about to begin!
