"Faruk Namozov officially announced his retirement from the national team in an interview after the game. Although he expressed during this World Cup qualifier that this will be his last World Cup qualifier... But when
When this moment really comes, it still makes people very reluctant to let go...
“Namozov said this decision calmly in front of the camera. He did not explain too much or say anything else. He only said that he would focus on the club’s events..."
Hulai, who was at the airport, saw the news broadcast on the airport TV, so he stopped and watched.
What appears in the picture is Uzbekistan captain Faruk Namozov standing in front of the background board for an interview after yesterday’s game.
He could understand the standard Uzbek spoken by the news announcer, and he could also read the headlines on the news, so he naturally knew what the news was about.
A national football hero is bidding farewell. He turns around and walks behind the curtain of history. When the curtain falls again, he will no longer be seen.
After being interviewed on the TV screen, Namozov nodded to the reporter, thanked the reporter, turned around and walked out of the camera's range.
Hu Lai also averted his eyes, turned around and continued walking towards his boarding gate with his suitcase in hand.
He had to fly back to the UK from Tashkent, while his national team-mates had left Tashkent earlier.
He was alone at the airport waiting for his flight to be announced for boarding.
Not only did he have to wait, he also had to make two transfers by himself, taking three flights from two airlines, and a fifteen-hour journey before he could reach London.
Then he met his agent Yong Jun there and took more than three hours of driving back to his apartment in Leeds.
This is his own journey, and it is the price he must pay to play football abroad as "the only hope of the whole village".
The days when I returned from the UK to participate in competitions were basically spent like this.
Hulai, who is famous on the court, walked alone through the airport in a foreign country, dragging his suitcase and carrying a backpack.
Walking through the busy or deserted airport duty-free shops, I sometimes followed the flow of people and sometimes went against it. Occasionally I stopped to read the news like today, but most of the time I hurried to the lounge or the boarding gate.
Because his time is very tight, he has no personal time for shopping.
The national team competition has come to an end for the time being, and the journey to the World Cup is not over yet. However, the league will also resume war. Hu Lai must rush back non-stop to contribute to a professional football club that can really pay him a salary and allow him to take football as his profession.
Only in this way can I be worthy of the salary given by others.
Before becoming a professional player, when he was just an ordinary fan, Hu Lai imagined what a professional player should be like. All his imagination was that he passed the opponent's players on the court and hit the football into the goal amidst huge cheers.
Then he runs to celebrate, and in his ears is the passionate shouting of the commentator who can't actually hear it... His image will appear on posters, star cards, advertising paintings, and will also appear in TV broadcasts and sports news.
No matter where he went, people would recognize him, come to him for autographs, take photos with him, and shout his name loudly.
These are all a child’s imagination about professional players.
At that time, Hu Lai would never have imagined that he would become a real professional player. In fact, there were still many very trivial and even non-football-related things that he needed to worry about.
However, now that he has fully understood how difficult it is to become a professional player, he does not lament that "nothing is easy", but remains as before, he is lucky enough to be able to become a professional player.
The players are happy and proud.
No matter what you do, it is not easy. This sentence is certainly correct.
But if you do something you like, no matter how bitter it is, it will be sweet in your heart.
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The distance between Tashkent, the capital of Tajikistan, and London, England, is closer than the distance between the capital of China and London, but the time Hulay spent on the journey was longer and more difficult than flying back to London from the capital of China, which is further away.
This is because there are no direct flights from Tashkent to London.
Therefore, although Hulay could use [Stamina Potion] to eliminate the fatigue after playing the last game, he still looked very tired after returning to Leeds United.
After playing the game against London Bridge on October 5th, he returned to Leeds City on October 15th. In ten days, he rushed from Leeds to London, flew from London to the Chinese capital, and then flew from the capital to Tashkent.
, finally from Tashkent via Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, and Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, transiting, back to London, and finally arrived in Leeds.
The total flight mileage is almost enough to circle the earth.
Nearly forty-eight hours were spent in the sky and at the airport.
Not to mention the pain of jet lag.
So Hulay was naturally not selected from the squad for Leeds City's away game against Woldhampton.
This is the first time since he played in Leeds City that he was not included in the match squad. After he came back from the top 12 matches, Clark just didn't let him, but he still put him in the match squad.
Tony Clark considered that he was the player in the Leeds City team who had the longest flight time, the longest flight distance, and the longest playing time during the national team match days, so he simply gave him a day off and let him have a good rest at home.
Leeds City, without Hulay, eventually lost to Woldhampton 1:2 away from home.
Walderhampton was ranked 11th before this round of the league, and Leeds City was ranked second. It seems that the rankings of the two teams are quite different, but in actual performance, it is not obvious that there is a nine-place gap between the two teams.
This is not the first time Leeds City have lost to a team ranked significantly lower than them.
So far this season, Leeds City has only lost three games. The first loss was at home to the defending champion Stan Park Rangers, who are stronger than them. The remaining two games were lost away from home to Stan Park Rangers, who are ranked higher than them.
The much lower players lost 0:1 away to Boscombe who were ranked ninth at the time in the sixth round of the league, and lost 1:2 away to Woldhampton who were ranked eleventh in the ninth round of the league.
Compared with their performance against teams ranked lower than them, Leeds City's performance against strong teams is often remarkable:
defeated Tramed 2:0 at home, defeated North London Wanderers 4:3 away, and defeated London Bridge 2:1 at home. These are all results between the traditional Premier League G6 draw.
After losing to Woldhampton, some Chinese fans gave Leeds City a nickname:
Robbery from the rich and giving to the poor Leeds City.
Don’t tell me, it’s really a bit appropriate...
Although they lost the game, Leeds City's ranking in the league is still very good.
They still have 18 points, but they have only dropped one place to third.
Second place was replaced by Manchester Athletic, who defeated Sydenham 2:0 away from home in this round of the league.
Fortunately, the performance of the teams behind Leeds City was not satisfactory.
Tramed, who has fifteen points, drew 1:1 with Stan Park Rangers at home and failed to catch up with Leeds City.
Warship Harbor, who shared 15 points with Tramed, capsized in the gutter and lost to newly promoted Northumbria 0:1 in an away game. You must know that it was the same opponent, and it was also an away game, and Leeds City was 2
:0 Taken lightly.
North London Wanderers held hands with West Herts 1:1 at home.
Only London Bridge won, and they beat the Highlanders 1:0 at home.
However, even if they win, London Bridge now only has 14 points, four points behind Leeds City with 18 points.
Think again about where Leeds City were last season and where they are now after losing three league games.
There was no criticism of the team's performance.
Furthermore, Hulay will return in the next round of the league, which also makes Leeds City fans full of expectations for the next round of home game against Widgerstown.
In the "White Rose" bar, members of the fans organization of the same name gathered together to practice the "Song of Hu" composed by their boss David Miller behind closed doors before the business started.
David Miller was very satisfied after hearing this: "I just said that this song is very easy to learn, right? The melody is simple enough and famous enough, the lyrics and pronunciation are also very suitable, and the changes are very small. If you lost in the last round of the league, you lost, anyway.
It's also an away game, and Hu is not here yet... We will play Wiggerston in the next round. We are at home, and Hu will definitely play. When he scores, we will sing to him in the stands! I have sent you the lyrics.
, everyone must go back and memorize it!”
"All right……"
“If you insist…”
The companions responded weakly.
Miller didn’t care about their attitude, but waved his hands with satisfaction: “Let’s do it again!”
He was inspired by this song when Leeds City defeated London Bridge 2:1 at home. He wrote the lyrics after the game. Although John and Levin seemed to have different opinions on the song, David
Miller still insisted on his opinion and made the decision as the boss.
So, the song David Miller wrote for Hulay was born.
However, because there is a national team match next, Hu Lai left Leeds City and returned to China to participate in the World Cup qualifying play-offs, so the song has not been officially released yet.
After Hu Lai came back, he was not selected into the squad for Leeds City's away game against Woldhampton. So this song is still unknown, and the other members of "White Rose" are very lucky for this.
Only David Miller was dissatisfied, and he scolded Tony Clark under the influence of alcohol in the bar:
"...I know he went to play for the national team, but even if he can't, can't he be selected into the squad to give him a chance to come on as a substitute? Let me tell you, even if he comes on as a substitute, as long as he can play, he will be able to
Goal! Then we will have the opportunity to sing that song proudly and loudly! And we can also win the game and take three points..."
John's answer to this was: "Damn it, David. Although I also hope that the team will win, I am really glad that Hu is not here this time... because I don't want to really sing your song in front of so many people."
Damn 'Song of Hu'..."
Other companions held beer glasses and expressed their agreement with John.
The excited David wanted to draw his sword and fight John on the spot...
Fortunately, Levin persuaded him: "Calm down, David. Think about it, Hu will definitely be able to play in the next round of the league match between us and Widgerston. So we just have to wait for one more round..."
He is right. Leeds City will play Wiggerston at home, and Hulay will return. Although the team has not made such an official announcement, fans all know that this is not a secret. How could Leeds City's top scorer be in the game?
Can't make the roster when there's no injury or illness?
David felt that what Levin said made sense, and he slapped the table happily: "That's right, when the next game comes, we will shock the whole audience!"
John glared at Levin and complained in a low voice: "Look at the good things you have done!"
Levin knew that he was wrong, so he tried his best to make up for it. He suggested to David: "David, I think... we should sing after Hu scores a goal, instead of singing at any time. This makes sense... After all, you
The song is written about Hu Zhuzi..."
David Miller had no objections: "Yes, just sing after Hu scored!"
John spread his hands and muttered: "For the first time, I don't want Hu to score in the game..."
David was very happy and laughed: "John, you are daydreaming!"
Other "White Rose" partners also nodded with grimaces, feeling that John's wishful thinking was simply impossible to realize.
Because I don’t know when, Leeds City fans seem to be less surprised by Hulay’s goal.
Just like many football fields in this corner of the city, it is becoming more and more popular for teenagers to imitate Hulay's scoring moves after scoring a goal.
Some things have begun to integrate into this city and become part of people's lives here.
