Team Spirit

Chapter 39 The marks on the bed sheet cannot be washed off, Ashley Young asks for monthly tickets

"Rooney, Wright, Dunne, Hibbert... especially the first two, you know how brilliant they are. Not to mention Owen, Gerrard and Carragher from Liverpool."

Lu Kai turned to look at Eastwood: "There are also Lampard, Ferdinand, Terry, Carrick, Joe Cole, Defoe, Glen Johnson from West Ham United... These real talents played in the Premier League early on."

"Their talent is visible to everyone, including you and me."

"So if we want to get into a big club, the most unlikely way is to rely on our own strong individual abilities, which is something we don't have."

"And if Wenger wants to find stars with outstanding individual qualities in the ninth level of the game, he does not deserve to be the head coach of Arsenal."

"Teamwork, dedication, game attitude, mental attributes... these are the things that might catch Wenger's attention!"

"Only when we realise that can we really play a good performance in that game."

"I've finished speaking. Who agrees and who disagrees?"

Wow!
Applause broke out in the bus.

Duff: "Lu, don't worry, putting the team first is my professionalism!"

Patton: "Kai, team first!"

Ashley Young: "Always rely on your teammates in the game!"

Eastwood: "Following tactics is a basic quality for players!"

Alfred finally breathed a sigh of relief. "By the way, don't eat anything in the next few days, or it will affect your condition on the day of the competition."

"Well, some players with hot tempers should especially remember to abstain from sex."

"Don't let Wenger see a bunch of weaklings and lose face for Chairman Kai!"

Everyone laughed.

Oliver jokingly said, "This is the best news I've heard this year. I can finally have a legitimate reason to take a few days off! Otherwise, I'd be drained dry!"

Thomas Madeira: "Cover Ashley Young's ears! He's too young to hear this."

Barton interrupted, "The one you don't have to worry about the most is Ashley Young. He's so young and doesn't have a girlfriend, so there's no way he'd have any extra expenses."

Ashley Yang felt a little guilty and didn't dare to speak.

Instead, Lu Kai patted his shoulder and whispered, "Ashley, I heard that Ludo's children don't grow tall. You're not secretly..."

Ashley Young responded three times: "I'm not! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"

Everyone looked over.

Ashley Young's face flushed. "I mean, my short stature is inherited from my family, but I will definitely grow taller!"

After everyone turned their heads, Ashley Yang quietly asked Lu Kai, "Well, I have a friend who's not tall either. But if he stops being rude from now on, can he still grow taller?"

Lu Kai nodded: "Sure. Also, remember to tell your friend that the mark Lu left on the bedsheets and quilt cannot be washed off."

Ashley Young was petrified: "Huh??? Can't... can't be washed off?"

……

three days later.

London.

Highbury Stadium.

When Dartford's team bus arrived outside the stadium, dozens of media outlets were already waiting.

Previous Kent Senior Cups have definitely not had this kind of attention.

But Dartford is worth it.

After all, Arsenal is now just called Dartread.

Lu Kai and Alfred, as team representatives, stayed outside to accept media interviews.

Reporter: "Lu Kai, Ashuford City has just expressed its belief in winning. Facing a team that is one level higher than you, what preparations have you made?" Ashuford City is a legitimate eighth-level team.

Lu Kai: "We have conducted research on them, and I believe that the specific details will be systematically implemented during the competition."

Reporter: "Will the arrival of Wenger and the Arsenal players affect your performance?"

Lu Kai: "Although we are an amateur team, our players are very professional and will not be affected by the spectators and fans."

Reporter: "Given the feud between you and Arsenal, do you have anything to say to Wenger?"

Lu Kai shook his head. "Nothing to say. It wasn't Wenger's decision to build the stadium. Besides, he'll soon become a victim of that stadium."

As they were talking, Wenger and Arsenal players came over.

The reporters rushed over, and Lu Kai and Alfred left immediately.

Alfred was afraid that Lu Kai would feel disappointed, so he asked worriedly, "Do you feel like your limelight has been stolen? Actually, this is normal. This..."

Lu Kai laughed and said, "Steal the limelight? On the football field, the winner is the one who gets the limelight. No matter how big the star is, the people on the sidelines can't be as popular as the people on the field!"

"Today's limelight is destined to belong to Dartford!"

In one hour, the game will begin.

A total of 23,000 fans attended the stadium today, exceeding 65% of the stadium's capacity, and this is the attendance rate for Arsenal's remaining games this season.

This far exceeded the organizers' expectations.

The prize money for winning the championship was temporarily increased from the original 6,000 pounds to 15,000 pounds.

The match was broadcast across England.

Before the game starts, there is a passionate performance by the cheerleaders.

Then it was Wenger's turn to speak. He praised the Kent Senior Cup and said that he would not rule out the possibility of allowing Arsenal's youth team to participate in the event in the future.

The camera then turned to Lu Kai.

But Wenger did not mention Lu Kai in the end.

"Kai, he doesn't even want to mention you!" Ashley Yang defended Lu Kai, "Doesn't he even know you?"

Lu Kai kicked Ashley Young: "Are you talking about the treatment you received from the Watford head coach?"

"Wenger didn't want to put too much pressure on me before the game and affect our performance."

To be honest, although the Celtics have some conflicts with Arsenal, the Reds are still good.

Finally, with a whistle, the 1999-2000 Kent Senior Cup final officially kicked off!
As an eighth-level team, Ashford City is obviously much stronger.

For lower-level teams, the strengths and weaknesses of each tier are very obvious.

Otherwise, why do some teams stay in low levels for decades? Don’t they want to be promoted?
Of course they don't have that ability.

In the fifth minute, Ashford City's right winger made a cross from the bottom, Duff cleared the ball and it bounced to the top of the arc and was controlled by the opponent's number 10, who made a diagonal pass.

The opponent's number seven received the ball on the left side of the penalty area and shot.

Slightly above the crossbar.

In the ninth minute, Ashford City took a corner kick, but the ball was cleared away by Eastwood's header.

The opponent's full-back took a long shot.

Patton rushed forward and blocked the muzzle of the gun with his body, defusing the crisis, but then lay on the ground for a while.

Bergkamp nodded: "This player is not bad."

Vieira on the side said: "He should be the highest level player in this team."

Under the arrangement of the organizer, they sat in the third coaching seat temporarily built, which was inside the stadium, and had the most front-line sense of participation.

(End of this chapter)