“In the 24th round of the English Premier League that just ended, Chinese player Hu Lai came on as a substitute in the second half of Leeds City’s match against Sydenham... He scored for Leeds City in the 69th minute
Scored the go-ahead goal, which was his first goal in the Premier League. It was also the first goal for a Chinese player in the Premier League... With Hu Lai's goal, Leeds City finally won in their own league.
We defeated Sydenham 2:1 at home and got three valuable points."
As soon as the game ended, this news appeared in the evening news bulletin of CCTV Sports Channel.
But in fact, the news of Hulay's goal spread on the Internet before the end of the game.
Those non-fans who don’t watch football can also know through the Internet that Hulay scored in his Premier League debut.
Gifs or videos of goals quickly became ubiquitous on the Internet and were retweeted wildly.
With the emergence of Hu Lai, many Chinese people seem to have re-understood football, the world's number one sport. In the past, they thought football was worthy of being the number one sport. Compared with its influence and the title of number one in the world, it is really incomparable.
Is it too far?
No one would raise such a question now.
“The only regret is that it would be great if Hu Lai’s ball was a world wave...”
“What are you thinking upstairs? How can there be so many world waves? As long as he can score goals, it doesn’t matter how he scores!”
“Yes, this is a very typical ‘Hulay-style goal’. I think it is more appropriate to use it as his first Premier League goal.”
“It’s a pity that only one entered...”
“Haha, not greedy enough. As long as you can score goals, take your time. If you can score a goal in every game, I will be happy too!”
"Yes! The important thing is that there is a breakthrough. There are zero and countless goals. As long as there is one goal, there will be more goals in the future! At this point, I am very satisfied with Hu Lai.
Have 100% confidence!”
…
The Internet is full of comments like this. Before Hulay played, everyone was most concerned about when Hulay would play. When Hulay scored, everyone began to feel that the goal was too few and the goal was not good enough...
It’s not that we are really demanding Hu Lai, but that everyone has high hopes for Hu Lai.
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When Hu Lai entered the locker room, he heard the cheers and applause of his teammates.
“Congratulations, Hu! He scored on his debut!”
“Yes, yes, perfect debut!”
“Thank you, thank you, thank you all!”
Hu Lai thanked his teammates one by one for congratulating him, and then he walked to Pete Williams, who assisted him. The latter seemed to have guessed what he was going to do, so he raised his hand: "No need to thank me, I just saw it."
There was an opening there, so I passed the football, and you just happened to run there..."
Hu Lai didn't care about the arrogant look on his face. He hugged him, laughed and scratched his hair: "That just shows that we have a tacit understanding!"
is not that right?
【Lingxi Card】There are still two games left to be valid.
After Williams pushed Hu Lai away with force, he glared at the man and didn't like his familiar behavior. But the latter didn't care about his attitude at all and had already turned around to hug other teammates.
Captain Lorenzo came to him and said with a smile: "I observed carefully during the game, you and Hu really have a tacit understanding..."
Williams hummed: "Captain, he and I have just trained together for a month, where did the tacit understanding come from?"
Lorenzo frowned: "That's strange, I clearly saw it from both of you... Let's talk about that ball. You didn't even look back before passing the ball, you just passed it..."
Then he raised his brows and his eyes lit up: "Could it be said that the tacit understanding between you two is innate?"
Williams decided to ignore the captain, which is nonsense.
What is there to be "born with"? An Englishman and a Chinese have never seen or heard of each other in the first twenty years of their lives. How can they be born with each other?
We are not long-lost brothers...
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Hulai was called out after changing clothes in the locker room, this time for an interview.
Chinese and British reporters are waiting for him.
They have many questions to ask.
“How does it feel to score on your debut, Hulay?”
“Very good, great, wonderful!”
“Did you ever think you would score in this game?”
“I never thought about that…”
“Hu, as the first Chinese player to score in the Premier League, what do you want to say?”
“I feel very honored and happy. Being able to score goals in the Premier League is a very valuable experience. I hope to have more and more experiences like this in the future!”
“Your goal helped Leeds City, which was fighting against relegation, get a valuable three points. What do you think of the team’s relegation prospects?”
“I’m here just to help the team avoid relegation. I’m not bragging, I have a lot of experience in this area!”
“We noticed the way you celebrated with everyone after scoring a goal. You seem to have a good relationship with your new teammates?”
“Yes, my new teammates are very good to me, and everyone is actively helping me integrate into the team. I am very happy, and choosing to join Leeds City is the right decision...”
"Last question, Hu Lai. Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Your goal is very important to all the Chinese fans who follow you. So what else do you want to say to the Chinese fans in front of the TV?
?"
"I'm very happy to score a goal in the game. It can be regarded as my Spring Festival gift to everyone. Happy New Year to everyone!" Hu Lai handed over to the camera. "I will continue to work hard. Today's goal is just the beginning. I
I will not disappoint everyone’s expectations and high hopes for me, thank you!”
Then he turned and left as the reporters watched.
There he met the team's head coach Tony Clark, who hugged Hu Lai, almost pinched his neck under his armpits, and pulled him away.
The two of them seemed less like a head coach and a player, more like a pair of very familiar friends.
The Chinese reporters who saw this scene laughed and felt relieved in their hearts.
With the head coach being so appreciated, they shouldn’t have to worry about Hu Lai’s situation in this team, right?
When Hulay chose Leeds City instead of King Madrid or Catalonia, many of these Chinese reporters felt sorry for Hulay. After all, as long as Hulay agrees, he will become the first player in the history of Chinese football to join the world.
Players from top clubs.
Think about it, what a scenery it is!
But Hu Lai did not go, and instead came to this Premier League relegation team.
When this news was first announced, many people on the Internet could not understand it, and some people scolded Anton Shining Star Club, accusing them of ruining the future of a talented player for money.
Later, Hu Lai stood up and explained that it was his intention to go to Leeds City and was not forced by the club.
Even so, some people think that Hu Lai was under pressure from the club and came out to explain and protect the club's face.
Now looking at Hulay's experience after joining Leeds City, everyone has to admit that Hulay's choice was very correct.
Going to a wealthy team is not only as simple as not being able to play games in a short period of time, but you may not even be able to stay in a wealthy team. Being loaned out is fine, but if you are thrown to the second team for training...
What's that?
Does our top scorer in the Chinese Super League only deserve to go to the second team of a wealthy club?
In Leeds City, everyone at the club takes him very seriously. His teammates are much easier to get along with than the superstars from the wealthy teams. The head coach trusts and appreciates Hulay... This is the most suitable first stop for Hulay when he first lands in Europe.
Just feel free to take root in Leeds City and then bloom.
Every Chinese reporter looking at Hu Lai’s back wished him this way in his heart.
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When Hu Lai picked up his phone again, the new messages on WeChat were about to explode.
In addition to the congratulations sent by friends in the Friends group while eating lemons, there were many other people. The scene was just like everyone seeing him off when he set off from Dongsheng International Airport in Jincheng.
His mother also sent him several photos, which were family photos of a large number of people. Hu Lai easily recognized his grandparents, uncle, uncle, etc. from them...
There are some people who should be relatives, but Hu Lai can't quite recognize them and can't match them with his childhood memories. After all, he hasn't seen them for a long time.
But looking at the smiles on everyone’s faces, I think my mother should get back together with her natal relatives, right?
Hu Lai felt a little more relaxed.
He doesn’t really like to get involved in the affairs of the older generation. He actually knows about the conflicts between his mother, his grandfather, and his uncle, but he doesn’t care about them because it’s useless to care about them.
As long as there is no problem with his mother's side, there is no problem with him.
Hu Lai, who was far away in the UK, was naturally relieved to see his mother and father having such a lively Spring Festival. They didn’t have to worry about it, just the two of them "keeping an empty room alone" in such a big house.
The mother obviously thought so too, and knew what her son would be worried about, so she also said below the photo: "Son, we spent the Spring Festival at your grandpa's place in Jincheng this year. Let's get together and watch it at your uncle's house.
I'm here to cheer you on when you compete. Don't worry about our affairs. Just train and compete over there and continue to bring glory to the country. Do you hear me?"
Hu Lai smiled when he saw this long message from his mother, and then replied: "I know, Mom. I wish you a happy Spring Festival!"
After sending the message, my mother did not reply to him immediately. She was probably busy continuing to celebrate with her relatives.
Hu Lai exited and looked among the other people congratulating him one by one, but did not see Li Qingqing's profile picture.
Didn’t you watch my game?
Just when Hu Lai frowned and thought about various possibilities, his phone rang.
“...No one asked you to give up, let alone live a careless life. The weaker you are, the more you have to resist, until in the end no one can stop you..."
Caller: Li Qingqing.
Hu Lai answered the phone: "Hey, why did you call?"
"I think your WeChat must be exploding now. I was afraid that you wouldn't see the message I sent you, so I just called you directly." Li Qingqing's voice on the other end of the phone was like a silver bell, "Congratulations, Hu Lai!
First goal, perfect!"
“Ha, thank you, thank you! Did you watch my game?”
"Nonsense, I can finally watch you play. You don't know how difficult it was for me to watch your game in France when you were playing in China... I couldn't watch it at all!"
When Li Qingqing said this, Hu Lai could completely imagine the girl on the other side of the phone rolling her eyes as she spoke.
So he laughed and laughed out loud.
"why are you laughing?"
"Ah, it's nothing..." Hu Lai thought of the photo his mother sent just now and changed the subject, "How did you spend the Spring Festival?"
“I saw you compete.”
“Aren’t you going to train today?”
“The club held a Spring Festival event this morning. There was no training in the afternoon, so I just watched you play at home...”
"Oh. Li Qingqing." After Hu Lai read the name, he paused and did not continue.
“Huh?” The other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, and Li Qingqing’s soft murmur came from the phone.
“Happy Chinese New Year.”
There was another brief silence, and laughter came from the receiver: "Happy Spring Festival, Hu Lai."
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Putting down the phone, Li Qingqing stared blankly down at the blackened screen of the phone.
In fact, when Hu Lai suddenly called her name just now, she didn't know why and felt nervous for no reason.
I don’t know why I’m nervous, and I don’t know what’s there to be nervous about, but I’m nervous.
So when she answered, her voice was small and weak.
I don’t know if that would make me look particularly embarrassed...
She caught the stuffed doll that she had thrown aside and hugged it to her chest again. She sat cross-legged on the sofa and shook her body gently, shaking her ponytail.
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PS, I wish you all a happy New Year in advance!
On the last day of January, let’s go over it again and vote if you have a monthly vote!