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Chapter 130 Normal and Abnormal
"Fuck, you guys are even qualified to say 'the power of red'?!"

Zhao Zhou first posted a screenshot of the training photo tweet from the official Twitter account of Sofolian on the Internet in his fan group, and then cursed.

After he finished cursing, fans in the group jumped out one after another.

"What's wrong with Zhou Zhou? A little impatience can ruin a big plan!"

"Hold on! Now is not the time yet!"

"Zhou Zhou is still young, he can't stand this..."

"Calm down, UP! Don't be fooled! We should keep our composure even more at this time!"

"Someone come! The group leader has gone crazy! Quickly drag him into the small dark room!"

Some people tried to persuade Zhao Zhou not to be angry, while others joined in the fun.

This is certainly not because Wang Lie's fans have switched sides to support Helden, but because Zhao Zhou's fans are playing a joke on him - ever since Sven Helden successfully escaped the 0:8 loss to the Scouse, these die-hard fans of Wang Lie began to pray that Helden must hold on until the match with Tyne.

Now that there is less than a week left until this fateful showdown, and victory is in sight, no one dares to relax - what if the top management of the Sofia United club suddenly comes to their senses in these few days and fires Heldon?
In the eyes of Wang Lie’s fans, this is the most frustrating thing.

So they prayed for Heldon day and night, praying that he could stay in office until the match against Tyne.

Then after losing to Tyne, he was sacked by Sofia United.

This is the perfect ending.

On the other hand, Heldon was sacked before the match with Tyne. They felt as sad as if they had read a novel that was extremely exciting at the beginning but had a bad ending at the end.

In the 33rd round of the league, when Sofia United was tied by Waltham, they were still cheering for "Hesheng" in the group, hoping that he would hold on.

The day before yesterday, Feng Qiyuan's powerful shot helped Witton Hill draw with Sofia United. They laughed and prayed silently that Hesheng would hold on.

Unexpectedly, a tweet from the Sofa League club today broke the defense of their group leader, Zhao Zhou, the leader of Wang Lie's die-hard fans.

After Zhao Zhou vented his emotions, he explained to his fans: "Damn, it's mainly because of the stress of 'Red Power'..."

When Wang Lie and Sofo United were still in their honeymoon period, with Wang Lie's outstanding performance, Sofo United fans once praised Wang Lie's performance as "red power".

The main color of Sofia United is red, and the home jersey color of the Chinese national team is also red.

Therefore, as the dual core of the Chinese team and Sofia, Wang Lie is called the "Red Power" by Sofia fans, and this title is also recognized by many Chinese fans.

As a result, the official tweet of Sofia United Club used this word to cheer up the team at this time.

As a die-hard fan of Wang Lie, Zhao Zhou felt a surge of blood rushing to his head at that moment.

He felt that Sofia United were deliberately provocative and sarcastic by doing this.

Fans comforted him: "Zhou Da, calm down. There's no need to bother with those white people."

"That's right, let's let them run rampant for the last four days. When we win the game, we'll see if they still have the nerve to show up..."

"Zhou Da, hold your anger for now. When Brother Wang defeats this old Deng, it won't be too late for us to whip his corpse!"

"Group leader, you don't want to go to the scene and not see Brother Wang slap Helden in the face, right?"

"puff!"

Zhao Zhou had already booked a trip to England to watch a game this weekend.

The game tickets, air tickets and accommodation are all arranged, and all the fans in the group know about it.

Everyone is waiting for his "Lize Park Stadium Watching Game VLOG" after he comes back.

Zhao Zhou's mood was indeed much better after being teased by fans in the group.

Even though he was unhappy with the various actions of the Sofa League club, as long as he waited until the weekend's league, he could vent all the anger that had been suppressed for almost a season.

He now really has to be careful that Sofia United FC fires Heldon before the game against Tyne...

Don't say this is impossible.

The whole world knows that Wang Lie is dissatisfied with Helden.

He also said that he had no complaints against Sofo United, but mainly had complaints against head coach Helden.

So what if the top management of the Sofia United club really fires Helden to appease Wang Lie in order to get him to show mercy?

This may sound very abstract at first, but considering the abstract things that Sofia United has done this season, changing the coach at the last minute in exchange for Wang Lie's forgiveness doesn't seem to be something they can't do...

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhou sent an emoticon of "He Sheng You Neng" in the group, and then sent an emoticon of putting his hands together to say goodbye.

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"…Why are you players of Sofo? Because each of you has the ability to change the outcome of the game in desperate situations and adversities. You are the elite selected from thousands of people. Only true warriors are worthy of wearing the red jersey of Sofo! Now you have such a chance to prove it to the whole world!"

In the picture, Helden is standing in front of the assembled first-team players, clenching his fist and saying this.

After the video was played, Jonathan Hall said to the boss, Mr. John Buckle, who was sitting next to him: "According to the feedback from the photographers on the scene, after Heldon's speech, the players' performance in training was obviously much more normal, and morale has indeed recovered... In any case, Heldon has not lost control of the team. Although there have been some ups and downs and setbacks, the players still believe in the head coach..."

Buckel glanced at the manager he had hired and asked, "Are you worried that I'm going to fire him?"

Hall, who had heard the hidden meaning, smiled and said, "The noise from outside is indeed very loud..."

Bakker gave him a reassurance: "After he led the team to defeat Portel FC, I promised that I would not consider his position as coach until the end of the season. I keep my word. At least one thing Heldon said was right. As a head coach, this is his first season coaching Sofia United. We should give him a full season and then judge whether he is qualified based on the results of this full season."

Hall was relieved. He was the one who insisted on signing Helden. Later, when Helden and Wang Lie were in conflict, he firmly chose to support Helden. So he and Helden were tied together. If Helden was fired, would his position also be unstable?

So he had to speak up and come to the rescue for Helden many times.

Now seeing that the boss not only did not intend to fire Helden immediately, but also decided to keep his promise and let him lead the team until the end of the season, Hall felt relieved.

Then he flattered his boss: "Since the acquisition of Sofia, every decision you made has been based on the long-term interests of the club. I am more and more convinced that Sofia, this powerful team, will regain its glory under your leadership..."

Buckel was amused by Hall's words. He waved his hand and said, "Go tell Helden. I'm evaluating him based on the season, not a few games."

"I will. I believe this will definitely allow him to concentrate on preparing for the weekend's game..."

Buckle did not comment: "I hope so..."

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"The boss said he would give you a full season. Whether you will be fired or not will not be determined by the result of this game..."

Jonathan Hall told Sven Heldon about his conversation with club owner John Buckel.

During this process, Heldon remained silent, only nodding occasionally.

At the end, he said with a serious face: "The boss made the right decision."

Hall asked him: "This weekend's game... can we win it?"

Heldon glanced at him and asked, "Why do you ask this question?"

Hall wondered: Why couldn't I ask this question?

But before he could explain, Helden continued, "You are the general manager of the club. Shouldn't you have confidence in the team? It's okay to ask the question in front of me, but you must not tell the outside world, otherwise they will think that even you have lost confidence in the team. How can I convince my players that we can win?"

There was a hint of reproach in Helden's tone when he said this, but Hall was not angry. Instead, he suddenly realized that what Helden said made sense.

He thought again of Helden's speech to the players before training began.

When the team is in trouble, what they really need is unconditional support and trust.

So he quickly said, "Ah, sorry. I didn't mean that, I just..."

Helden generously forgave him: "It's okay, I understand you, Jonathan. But no matter what the final result is, you must believe in your players before the game starts, so that they will try their best in the game. Trust is more important than anything else."

Jonathan Hall felt that he had been taught a lesson by Hull, and he nodded in acceptance: "I believe the team will win the game at the weekend."

Helden smiled slightly and said nothing more.

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"How's the atmosphere in the team, Vitini?"

While eating dinner, the father asked his son curiously.

As the important game approached, he couldn't help but want to find out what was going on in the Tyne team.

There are all kinds of things being said these days.

Most people are optimistic that Tyne will beat Sofia United at home, but due to the rule that "the favorite must lose", some people are not optimistic about Tyne.

One of the reasons is that Wang Lie is eager for revenge, which may affect his performance in the game.

Their example is the last round of the league, Tyne only needed to beat Southampton Anker to get close to Sofia United. However, when Sofia United was tied by Witton Hill first, the Tyne team performed poorly.

In the end, if it wasn't for Wang Lie's lore goal, they might have been tied by the last-placed team in the league... The performance of the entire Tyne team was abnormal in this game, completely different from before.

Isn't it because they knew that Sofia United had been tied, so they were eager to win, and coupled with underestimating the opponent, which caused their mentality to fluctuate drastically and ultimately affected their performance in the game?
Their match with Southampton could not fail to be noticed by Sofia United head coach Heldon.

Will he use this to deal with Wang Lie?
Or will Wang Lie lose his composure during the game because of excessive anger, further affecting the entire Tyne team?

After all, Wang Lie is now the absolute core and backbone of Tyne. If there is any problem with him, it will definitely bring a tsunami-like catastrophic impact to the entire team.

Especially during such times, the core cannot afford to have any problems.

That's why Dad is so concerned about what happens in the locker room.

"To be honest, it's still different from usual." Vitini answered honestly.

Hearing his son's answer, the father actually felt relieved.

If his son told him that everything was fine, he would think that his son was either lying to him so as not to worry him, or that the players of Tyne were hiding their true thoughts, which would cause big problems.

Because emotions are suppressed, they are like magma deep underground. Under the stimulation of high pressure and high temperature, they will flow in the earth's crust looking for a weak point.

Once found, it will erupt violently and cause a disaster.

Before the game, everyone pretends to be normal and not nervous, but they are most likely to suddenly explode during the game and eventually cause the team to collapse.

"Why is it abnormal?" he asked.

"I'm nervous... Especially in the last round of the league, if it wasn't for Wang's last-minute goal, we might have been eliminated early, and this weekend's game would have lost its meaning... I still get scared when I think about that game now."

Dad nodded. "It's human nature. I spent almost the entire first half of that game cursing."

"Hey..." Vitini scratched his head.

"Because you almost lost in the last game, you are feeling a bit overwhelmed when you think about not losing in the next game?"

Vitini nodded and agreed with his father: "Yes."

"But in order to qualify for the Champions League, you have to win every game."

"Maybe on the one hand it's because of the accumulated pressure, and on the other hand it's because the weekend games are different from other games. The weekend games are of great significance to Wang..." Vitini explained.

"What about the king? Is he nervous?"

Vitini frowned and recalled the time when he and Wang Lie were practicing together.

He had the same concerns as his father before, worried that this game would make Wang lose his composure.

Through his observation, he found that Wang Lie had indeed lost his composure and his behavior was very different from before.

He couldn't help but ask curiously: "Wang, are you also nervous about the game this weekend?"

Wang Lie was very surprised after hearing what he said: "Nervous?"

"Yeah, I feel like you're a little different than usual..." Vitini pointed at his feet and said, "You obviously used more force than usual when you passed the ball just now. It was a bit difficult for me to receive it..."

"Ah? Really?" Wang Lie was surprised. "You park very well, don't you?"

Vitini laughed: "Can I understand that you are praising my stop, Wang?"

Wang Lie gave him a thumbs up: "I give you a thumbs up."

Vitini grinned happily, and then he said seriously: "But you are indeed different from usual. I am a little worried..."

"Are you worried that I will collapse under pressure?" Wang Lie asked with a smile, then shook his head and consoled him, "Don't worry, if I am really different from usual, it's not because I'm nervous, but because I'm excited."

"excited?"

Wang Lie nodded: "Yeah, excited. I can't wait any longer..."

Coming out of his memories, Vitini answered his father's questions:

"Wang is not nervous, on the contrary he is very excited."

Dad was a little worried when he heard this - would Wang be too excited?

But he remained calm on the surface and did not voice his worries. Instead, he reminded his son: "Don't hold Wang back in Saturday's game."

"Don't worry, Dad!" Vitini patted his chest, "I am the king's loyal wingman!"

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"Stanley is in great shape. We should focus on using him to attack during the game..."

After the training, the coaches of Sofia got together to discuss the situation of today's training.

When the first assistant coach Norbert Demos said this, he immediately received the approval of everyone present.

Someone even said with emotion: "I originally thought that his personal relationship with Wang would affect his performance, but I didn't expect that he would be the one with the best training performance in the team..."

"Sven chose to let him attend this regular press conference. Is this also a kind of encouragement to him? After all, facing his idol in the game at the weekend is not an easy thing..."

"I think this is a good thing for him. Once he gets over this hurdle, he will enter a period of rapid growth..."

Lindsay did not participate, but watched quietly from the side.

After several days of training, thanks to the firm attitude of head coach Sven Helden, the team has gradually returned to normal.

Now this scene is proof of that:
Everyone had time to chat after the training.

This gives Lindsay a glimmer of hope for the weekend's game.

If a team wants to become stronger, it’s not about how they win, but how they face failure and setbacks.

The same is true for head coaches. Whether a head coach is good or not, being able to win games continuously is good, but how to face failure is the "big test". After all, no head coach can guarantee that his team will always win and never lose. If he collapses after losing once, then such a person is not qualified to be a good head coach, let alone a head coach.

In his opinion, Helden did a very good job this time. He regained his composure in the shortest possible time and focused all his attention on training.

If he can lead the team to beat Tyne in the away game, then maybe he is really the "chosen one" of Sofia United and can really lead Sofia United to a bright future again...

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Stanley Harris sat on the stage, looking at the reporters below.

He actually didn't expect the head coach to choose him to attend the press conference.

But he didn't think it was a problem for him.

Because in fact, he also wanted to express his thoughts in front of so many media reporters.

So he seemed excited when the head coach called his name to attend the press conference.

I even feel a little eager to try it.

Even now, looking at those huge crowds of reporters, he did not back down, but became even more excited.

If Tyne had not held its regular midweek press conference on the same day, there would probably be even more media on site. Now half of them have gone to Newcastle and the other half are in Manchester.

The press hall of the Sofia United training base was packed with people.

Everyone actually wanted to ask Heldon what he thought about the upcoming game - this was the first time that head coach Heldon appeared in front of the media reporters after Sofia United was tied by Witton Hill in the last round of the league, and everyone would not let him go easily.

Unexpectedly, Stanley Harris also came. He is also a player who has his own traffic and is very popular.

Because he is a recognized fan of Wang Lie and is highly regarded by Sven Helden. At the same time, the conflict between Wang Lie and Helden is well known to everyone.

So how will Stanley Harris, who is caught in the middle, face this game?
Previously, reporters planned to wait until the game to interview Harris, but now, they can directly ask Harris questions at the regular press conference in the middle of the week.

So the reporters turned their guns on him.

Facing countless gazes, Stanley Harris was not stage-frightened, because he knew that these reporters were just mouthpieces and they would convey their words to Wang Lie.

He started by saying: "Saturday's game is a very crucial game for our team... Although it is a pity that we didn't win the last round of the league, we have come out of the regretful mood. Now the whole team is training hard for the weekend game. We are confident that we can win away and get three points."

After he finished these routine remarks, a surge of arms rose up in the air.

Stanley Harris randomly pointed to a reporter from England, who stood up and asked the same question that most people wanted to ask:

"Excuse me Stanley, everyone knows that you and Wang have a very good relationship, but if Sofia wins this game, your idol will lose the qualification for the Champions League. Does this bother you?"

The reporter's question was rather tactful, as there was no mention of the conflict between Helden and his idol.

In full view of the crowd, Stanley Harris met the reporter's gaze firmly, without any evasion, and showed great confidence. He said:

"Yes, Wang is my idol. When he was still in Sofia, he really helped me a lot. I still remember Wang once told me that I should be single-minded and focused when pursuing victory, and once I was on the court, I should only think about winning. Wang said that he would go all out to pursue victory in the game on Saturday. What I want to tell him is that I will also go all out to defeat him!"

(End of this chapter)