Chapter 18 - Chapter 19 Finale ()

"Damn it, these guys don't seem to have any revenge on us?"

The expected scene did not appear. Although Leiden East had confirmed to be relegated, their players were not affected at all. Faced with Luton's attack, they were still defending tenaciously and withstand Luton's attacks one after another.

"Don't they know that York has led two goals during the halftime? It shouldn't be..." Luton's head coach looked at the stage in confusion. Now the Luton fans in the stands are singing hard: "York leads two goals, and Oriental has been relegated! Next year we are going to the League One, you are back to the League One! What are you still resisting? What are you still resisting? Don't be stupid, have a good rest. We will strive to return to the League Two next year, and we will go to the Premier League!"

At first, it was just a small group of fans singing, but now it has become a chorus of Luton fans on the entire stadium. Even deaf people should know that they have been relegated, but the morale of Leiden East seems to have not been affected at all and is still fighting to the death.

"Mr. Chairman, if you hadn't set that goal, we might have lost our fighting spirit now." MacDonald said to Xiao Ming with great admiration. Xiao Ming smiled without an answer.

He doesn't care whether the next game is won or not, but what he cares about is the team's mental outlook.

Just like the classic line: "We can lose, but we can't lose. Even if we lose, we can't lose after the ball is lost!"

On the court, Wilkinson, who was running hard, finally cut off the opponent's pass in the middle, and then immediately passed the ball for a long time in the frontcourt. McGrady quickly ran towards the landing point of the ball. The two Luton defenders did not dare to neglect and followed him tightly. McGrady did not control the ball, but jumped high while running and pushed the ball back!

Kaso, who followed behind, received the ball, wiped the opponent's defender, broke into the penalty area and immediately took a kick!

The ball hit the hand of goalkeeper Luton, then bounced upwards and bounced into the goal!

Two to two! Luton fans who were singing in unison just now were stunned by the goal!

Kasso roared and rushed to the stands, shouting loudly: "Sing! You guys sing again!" After the roar, he kicked the billboard hard before turning around and hugging his teammates who were also roaring and rushing up.

"This is what you want!" Xiao Ming waved his hand suddenly, then turned around and shouted to the players on the bench: "This is the momentum! What are we afraid of? Anyway, we have been relegated. Will we be afraid of offending these teams next season? In the next game, I want you to fight me to death no matter who you meet! Let those British and C teams know that the one who will be with them next season is not an elderly team, but a vicious tiger and wolf army!"

Several young substitutes waved their arms and shouted, their passion in their hearts. This was a feeling that they had not been around for a long time!

In the next game, Leiden Oriental, who was completely crazy, suppressed Luton by going away. Luton's players became more and more in chaos as they played, while Leiden Oriental's players became more and more courageous as they fought!

In the 35th minute of the second half, McGrady forced a corner kick in the frontcourt, and Casso took the corner kick, assisting Otno, who stepped forward, jumped high and pushed the ball into the goal!

Looking at the Leiden Oriental players who were cheering and celebrating, Luton's players were all confused. The game was like this, and they didn't know why...

When the final whistle sounded, the players of Leiden Oriental who defeated the strong opponent away did not celebrate very crazy because they knew that they had been relegated!

A sad look hung on the faces of every Leiden Oriental player. After a game, both the home team and the away team players were so sad that they were dying. This was a great wonder.

Seeing the players returning to the locker room look dejected, Xiao Ming felt very happy. He had long been mentally prepared for the fact of relegation. The players were sad after relegation, at least they still had the fighting spirit. These more than 30 players may not stay too many, but he could not replace all the players. The unwillingness of those players who stayed will become a seed, helping Leiden East to fight even if they play in the English and Chronicles next season.

"Okay, guys, you should be happy!" Xiao Ming clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Don't you know good news? The Chester team, who was ahead of us, lost, they are only three points ahead of us now! Is it difficult to chase three points in three rounds? We have taken a big step forward from our goal!"

Seeing that the players were still a little embarrassed, Xiao Ming didn't say much. The players felt depressed about relegation, which was much better than indifferent before.

There are two home games in the next three rounds of the league. I hope these three consecutive wins will allow fans to watch the game more on the spot. Now every income is very important!

Xiao Ming's wish has come true. Although he has been relegated, the outstanding spirit shown by Leiden Oriental in these rounds has made Leiden Oriental fans full of desire for next season - it is possible that the teams entering the top six will be played 3-2 by us at home. Isn't it easy to return to the League Two next season?

Leiden Oriental also performed very well. They performed well in the last three rounds of the league, with two wins and one draw, which allowed them to surpass Chester, who ranked 23rd and dropped to the English and Clinic as the second-last in the league - this is not a result worth boasting, but anyone who has seen their last six rounds of the league knows that this team has undergone earth-shaking changes in the last six rounds!

When Leiden Oriental played Vasso at home in the last round, the Brisbane Road Stadium was surprisingly full!

More than 9,000 tickets were sold out, and even a lot of tickets were sold. The final statistics were that the number of fans entering this game reached 10,000!

When Old Wood heard the news, he was so excited that he burst into tears.

"We almost entered the top six four years ago. There was only such a scene when we had the opportunity to play the playoffs!" Old Wood murmured, and Xiao Ming patted his shoulder from the side: "Mr. Tony, this will definitely not be the last time! We will play more exciting games in the future, so that more fans will pour into this stadium!"

"Xiao, you're right!" Old Wood said excitedly: "I didn't intertwin the Leiden East to others. I believe you can do better than me!"

Xiao Ming smiled. Although he respects this old man very much now, he just did better than you? Mr. Tony, you underestimated me too much...

Amid the crazy shouts of more than 10,000 fans, Leiden Oriental defeated Vaso 3-1 at home, bringing a perfect end to his start and process and his poor season!

After the last round of the league, the team was about to disband. There was no such thing as these players in the next playoffs, and the World Cup later had no big relationship with these English League Two players...

"Today, everyone is leaving the club. When the next season starts, I don't know how many people will stay, and how many people will choose to leave." Xiao Ming said in the locker room. Just like when he first came to the team's locker room, his warm and kind smile on his face made the players who have been used to his cold eyes and crazy shouting for more than a month. "The past month has been my day with everyone. Although we have been unhappy, over the course of more than a month, I have gradually experienced pleasure, excitement, loss and carnival. I think this is also the charm of football."

The players looked at Xiao Ming with a long look. During this period, Xiao Ming spoke in the locker room for a long time, which made the players have already developed inertia and only spoke after he finished speaking.

However, Xiao Ming's words today seemed extremely short. After saying this, he waved his hand: "The team will be disbanded tomorrow and rest. Today I will be the host. Please go to the Chinese restaurant to have dinner together to celebrate the end of our season!"

Many players smiled bitterly after these words - is it worth celebrating when they are relegated after the season? But think about what Leiden Oriental performed more than a month ago and what performances were like in the past month. There is indeed something worth celebrating.

With a large group of players, he boarded a bus that Xiao Ming had applauded in advance and rushed towards the only local Chinese restaurant in Leiden City, Leiden Oriental, the players in Leiden East, were not too high. No one owned their own car, which was not that they couldn't afford it. It was mainly because it was still a bit difficult to maintain a car with their income. After all, it was difficult for most of them to continue to find jobs after retirement. How could they not save money now?

Outsiders only see that professional players have high incomes, but in addition to those top players, there are many low-level players who can only live a decent life. As for the players of other teams below the professional league, more are part-time players. In addition to playing football, they also have their own jobs to support their families.

The Chinese restaurant that Xiao Ming used to run is quite large in Leiden. He took over another Chinese restaurant, named Sun. He originally owned another Chinese restaurant, which was considered a competitor of Xiao Ming. However, his business has not been as good as that of the Chinese restaurants opened by Xiao Ming. After taking over, Boss Sun merged the two Chinese restaurants, which monopolized all the local Chinese restaurants.

Seeing Xiao Ming bringing a large team of players to come, Boss Sun hurriedly welcomed him - this was a big business, especially those English players who drank beer like water. Xiao Ming brought the whole team to spend money once, which was worth two days of flow in Chinese restaurants.

"Boss Sun, I wish you a prosperous business." Xiao Ming smiled and said to Boss Sun. Boss Sun, who is almost twenty years older than him, has lived in the Walthamstot area for a long time. He came out of China to make a living in London in the 1980s and married a London wife. He is a good person and is a good-looking person. He is also familiar with Xiao Ming.

"That's my blessing." Lao Sun smiled, and two deep wrinkles appeared on his cheeks, which were traces left by the wind and frost of the years: "You are the chairman of Leiden Oriental now. If you often bring people here to eat, it would be a live advertisement... I plan to play a sign in front of the door next season, 'This is the restaurant that Leiden Oriental once owned'. What do you think of this idea?"

"A wonderful idea." Xiao Ming smiled: "But then I have to charge advertising fees. Also, are you interested in the advertisement of Leiden Oriental chest jersey? More than 100,000 pounds are easy to discuss..."

"Then forget it." Lao Sun shook his head like a rattle: "Your store will spend all my savings. You may be interested in it after I open a few branches in the future."

The two chatted in the lobby for a while, and the players had already gone to the private room on the second floor under the guidance of Miss Welcoming. Just as Xiao Ming was about to say goodbye, a young man wearing a Leiden Oriental jersey walked in with a ball under his feet.

Xiao Ming looked at it and found that the young man looked young, with black hair, slightly yellow skin, and had obvious oriental characteristics. However, his eyes were sky blue, which gave a different charm to his pretty face.

"This young man is quite handsome, although he is a little worse than me."

Xiao Ming thought narcissisticly, and at this time the young man put down a sports bag he was carrying and shouted: "I'm back."

Before he finished speaking, a seven or eight-year-old girl, as delicate as a doll, and a chubby little boy about four or five years old, both of whom had obvious Chinese-English mixed-race appearances, shouting: "Brother, brother." He ran over.

The young man picked up both little guys with one hand, and the haze on his face swept away, and asked happily: "Heatherine, Andrew, are you good today? Have you listened to your father-in-law's mother? Have you had any quarrels?"

The little girl Heatherine nodded desperately: "Heatherine is very obedient, Andrew is not obedient, she is always crying today!"

The little fat man Andrew stammered: "No...no! Heatherine stole my toys! I was crying, and my mother was standing on my side!"

Xiao Ming next to him almost laughed out loud. Seeing this little girl's beautiful and well-behaved look, it turns out that the evil people would complain first...

The young man laughed and walked around with his two children. At this time, Lao Sun stood up: "Daniel, it seems a bit early to come back today."

"Don't mention it, dad." Daniel put down his two children, patted their heads and let them play, and then straightened up and said to Lao Sun: "The coach criticized me again today... It was because I was knocked by Barker in the game."

"Don't complain, boy." Lao Sun said: "Isn't it good for the coach to be strict with you?"

Daniel curled his lips and turned his head to the other side. Then he saw Xiao Ming who was doing nothing beside him. Then he immediately opened his eyes wide: "Mr. Chairman!"

Xiao Ming was stunned for a moment. Could it be that he was already so famous? No way?

"Chairman Xiao, this is my eldest son Daniel Sun. He plays football in the Leiden Oriental Youth Team, which makes you laugh." Old Sun quickly turned his head and said to Xiao Ming embarrassedly.
Chapter completed!