Chapter 122
"Thank you, sister-in-law." In the villa's dining room, Wilson rubbed his hands and looked at the steak in front of him, his mouth almost watering.
This was the first day after the match. Wilson was Chen Huan's best friend in the first team. After training today, this English striker who had recently had many opportunities to play said he wanted to discuss something with Chen Huan, so Chen Huan took him home.
"Come on, don't be polite." Chen Huan picked up the knife and fork. A day of training had exhausted him. Now facing the delicious steak, he naturally planned to eat it with relish.
"By the way, what is the reason you came to me so mysteriously today?" Chen Huan suddenly remembered this while eating, raised his head and asked
"Well——"Wilson swallowed a piece of beef with great effort, and then drank half a glass of freshly squeezed juice and said:"Manchester United gave me a new contract extension with a weekly salary of 100,000 pounds."
"fine"
"But my agent told me two pieces of news. Manchester United is interested in buying several new strikers in the winter transfer window, which will undoubtedly make it more difficult for me to compete for a position. The other piece of news is that Atalanta in Serie A is interested in having me play in Italy. The salary is naturally not as high as Manchester United, but they promised me more playing time, so I want to ask your opinion."Wilson said what has been bothering him recently.
"It depends on your personal choice, but I agree with your point of view that it is difficult for you to gain a foothold in Manchester United."Chen Huan said sincerely enough to pierce Wilson's heart.
In Chen Huan's"advanced" memory, he didn't even remember that there was a center named Wilson in Manchester United. This also means that his career in Manchester United was not smooth, and it could even be said to be a failure.
"I see……"The light of expectation in Wilson's eyes dimmed a little, and the Englishman lowered his head and concentrated on eating his steak.
Chen Huan wanted to comfort him, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to say them, and finally said:"After eating, let's go to the backyard lawn to practice passing the ball?"
"no problem"
……
When Rooney's wife Colleen pushed open the front door of the luxurious and huge villa where she and her family lived, she first smelled a pungent smell of alcohol.
This was very unusual for a professional athlete's home.
Colleen threw off her high heels and rushed into the restaurant. She first saw a dazzling array of wine bottles lying in the restaurant and a slightly bald man sitting against the wall of the restaurant. This was her husband, the famous English player and the owner of the Manchester United captain's armband - Wayne Rooney
"Thank God, what did you do?"At this moment, Colleen was not anxious at all. She leaned against the wall and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I have no chance at Manchester United……"Rooney lowered his head, his lips trembling slightly. He seemed to want to reach out for something, but accidentally bumped into an empty wine bottle, which rolled across the restaurant.
Colleen lifted her skirt and sat directly in front of Rooney."Is it because of Chen?"
Rooney raised his head, a little confused. He had never told anyone about these things.
"Judging from your reaction, that's it. Can you tell me why?" Colleen asked
"The coach has become the core of the team. I can't play in the most comfortable position, but I have to serve him."Rooney whispered
"How old are you this year?"
"29"
"For a football player, this is already the end of his career. Chen is very young, he is not even 20 years old, right?"
"yes"
"What's wrong with Van Gaal using a younger player as the core of the team? You are not young anymore, are you?"Colleen seemed to be asking, but her gentle voice was more like comforting.
"Okay, but I can't accept that I serve him. You know he is so……"Rooney gritted his teeth and said,"He really looks like Ronaldo."
"Running, shooting, raising his hands and even his damn celebration."Rooney's voice seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
Colleen sighed softly. She finally understood why her husband's reaction was so intense.
Many years ago, Ronaldo and Rooney were known as the twin stars of Manchester United. The two cooperated well and defeated countless enemies in the league and European wars.
But it seemed that all the good things ended that day in the national team match between Portugal and England. Ronaldo put pressure on the referee and asked the opponent to show Rooney a red card.
At that time, everyone thought that the two were about to break up, but when they returned to the club, they cooperated tacitly on the court as if nothing had happened.
But the lack of conflict does not mean that Rooney has no grudges in his heart. He could cooperate with Ronaldo in the club because he thought he only needed one chance. As long as he became the top player of Manchester United, he could also lead the club to win the Champions League and the sacred Golden Ball.
But later Ronaldo really left, but he didn't Leading Manchester United to win the Champions League trophy again, as for winning the Golden Ball, it was like a sweet dream.
At that time, he could tolerate Ronaldo because he really thought he just lacked an opportunity, but everything that happened later seemed to prove that he was indeed not as good as the boy from the Iberian Peninsula.
It was in this state of mind, when he saw Chen Huan running on the court, when he saw Chen Huan's high-jumping celebration after scoring a goal, when he realized that Chen Huan had occupied the core position of the team that belonged to him last season, the nightmare named"Ronaldo" lingered over his head again.
This time, he finally couldn't control this nightmare, which made his condition on the court surprisingly poor.
Because the team's offense has become a style of play centered on Chen Huan, and in this case, when he wanted to use more ball possession to prove to the team that he was no worse than Chen Huan, his rhythm was no longer in Manchester United's offensive rhythm. He was like an outsider.
"Chen is not Ronaldo……"Colleen whispered:"Even if it was Ronaldo, it was a national team game at the time, you were all fighting for your country, so what does it matter?"
"I know I know……"Rooney lowered his head, but his voice became more and more dry.
"Why don't you go talk to Chen?" Colleen suddenly said
"What? No, no, no!"Rooney waved his hands repeatedly, rejecting the offer quite straightforwardly.
"I read the gossip news. Chen's girlfriend is Timothy, right? I can ask the club for her phone number."