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Chapter 155 Residual Heat
After a day's vacation, Wang Lie came to Northumberland Football City again. Because he arrived early enough, he met the head coach Sam McNeill in the parking lot.

McNeill was obviously waiting for him.

So Wang Lie got off the car directly at the entrance of the parking lot, put on his bag, and said hello to McNeill.

His Chinese-brand new energy vehicle automatically drove into the parking lot without anyone driving, found the parking space marked with Wang Lie's number, and backed into it.

During this process, Wang Lie had already started chatting with McNeill, or rather, it was McNeill who started chatting with him:

"I received a call from someone yesterday. You will never guess who it was, Wang."

"Let me guess..." Wang Lie pretended to think, and then said the correct answer: "Jonathan Hall, the general manager of the Sofia United Club. Right?"

McNeill's eyes widened: "How did you know?"

Wang Lie laughed: "Because he also called my agent!"

McNeill was so stunned that he couldn't utter a word.

He finally knew which club Will Foster was talking about yesterday that contacted Wang Lie's agent...

It was his and Wang Lie’s former employer, Sofia United!
After coming to his senses, McNeill couldn't help but complain: "I think it's understandable that he called me because they need a head coach. But why did he call you?"

"He asked my agent if I would consider returning to Sofia United."

McNeill raised his hands, and then covered his face with his hands after hesitating to speak.

Seeing him like this, Wang Lie laughed out loud beside him.

McNeill now completely couldn't understand Jonathan Hall's train of thought: "Does he really think that after you defeat Sofia, all your feuds with him are over?"

Wang Lie smiled, shrugged and spread his hands: "Who knows? If he could really use normal thinking to guess, Sofu United would not have fallen to the point where it is now. As I said, Sofu United's problems are not just Helden's problems. It can even be said that the root cause is not Helden's."

Then he advised McNeill: "I suggest you don't consider returning to Sofia in the next few years, Sam. It's like a poisonous water tank. Normal fish will get sick if they go in. No matter how well you do in Tyne, you will immediately become a 'parallel import' if you go to Sofia."

McNeill nodded: "Of course, I am very clear about this. Besides, I still have my own business to complete in Tyne. Vitini wants to make Tyne a giant, and I also think this is very interesting."

"I remember you and Tyne had a '+1' contract, right?" Wang Lie asked.

McNeill nodded: "Yes. There are additional conditions. As long as I can lead the team to avoid relegation, I can renew the contract for another year."

Wang Lie laughed: "Haha! Relegation...ha!"

McNeill said seriously: "Don't laugh. If you hadn't come, this goal would not have been so easy to achieve."

"Have you decided to fulfill the new contract with the club now?" Wang Lie asked with a smile.

McNeill shook his head: "The club intends to re-sign me to a new contract instead of using the original '+1' contract."

Wang Lie nodded in agreement with the club's approach: "This is a reasonable approach. You deserve a brand new contract."

McNeill asked him, "What about you, Wang?"

"Me? Didn't I ask my agent to negotiate a contract extension with the club?"

McNeill hesitated for a second, and finally lowered his voice and said to Wang Lie: "Foster plans to give you a new four-year contract..."

Wang Lie was stunned: "Four years?"

"Yes, four years."

Wang Lie fell into deep thought.

How old will you be in four years?
He is not calculating his actual age, but his physical age.

He is 33 now, and it would be good if he could turn 31 before next year's World Cup.

Then four years later, his physical age would be about thirty-four years old...

Seems like there's absolutely no problem!

But he still didn't quite understand Will Foster's idea.

After all, Foster didn't know that he was dead!

Why did he offer a new four-year contract?
Is he so confident in himself?

Seeing Wang Lie fall silent, McNeill thought that Wang Lie was unwilling to renew his contract with the club for four years. Just as he was about to speak, Wang Lie asked him back: "Sam, how many years do you plan to sign with the club?"

"Me? Two to three seasons. And then we'll see the results and decide what to do next. But our situations are different..." He thought Wang Lie wanted to use the length of his contract with the club as a reference, so he explained.

Wang Lie laughed and said, "If you also sign a four-year contract with the club, Sam, then it's not impossible for me to renew my contract with the club for another four years."

"Ah?" McNeill didn't expect Wang Lie to say that.

"I'm not sure if I can get along well with someone else. But I think I can work well with you." Wang Lie explained the reason, "So the condition for me to stay in Tyne for a long time is that you have to stay too."

To be honest, looking at the football world, there are not many people who can get Wang Lie's recognition.

It is indeed not easy to be given such a high evaluation by him.

So when McNeill heard what Wang Lie said, he was a little moved and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Wang Lie patted his shoulder and said, "Sam, if Tyne wants to become a wealthy club, you are very important. So stay in Tyne as long as possible. Let's make a four-year agreement first. After four years, let's see what happens next."

McNeill shook his head and murmured, "But in four years you will be 42 years old..."

“That’s why I said we’ll see when the time comes.”

"No, Wang...I mean..." McNeill didn't know what to say for a moment.

He paused for a while before saying, "I thought it was crazy enough for Foster to give you a four-year contract, but I didn't expect you to want to play longer..."

"Why not? I'm feeling pretty good right now, as you know, Sam."

McNeill was silent after what Wang Lie said.

Indeed, Wang Lie's physical condition was totally different from that of a 38-year-old.

The two of them were talking as they walked and were almost entering the main building.

Next, the two men were about to part ways, Wang Lie went to the first team locker room, and McNeil went to the head coach's office.

Here they both stopped and stood facing each other. Wang Lie looked at McNeill and said:
"I really just planned to maintain my form at Tyne and lay the foundation for next year's World Cup. But after coming to this team, my thoughts have changed. Vitini's ambition interests me and I want to try it. So I have changed my mind now and want to play as many seasons as possible at Tyne. But I don't want to put too much energy on running-in with the new head coach... I just want to focus all my energy on football and the game itself, and Sam, you understand me. So I also hope that you can stay with me at Tyne for a while longer."

McNeill also made up his mind and nodded to make a promise to Wang Lie: "I will call Foster in a moment and tell him that Wang must ask me to sign a four-year contract with the club before he is willing to renew the contract for another four years."

Wang Lie held out his hand to him: "It's a pleasure to work with you, Sam."

McNeill took his hand and shook it gently. "It's nice to work with you again, Wang."

Wang Lie smiled.

Indeed, this is his collaboration with McNeill again.

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Will Foster was overjoyed when he received a call from Sam McNeill and heard him tell him about Wang Lie's decision.

"To be honest, Sam, I was worried that you wouldn't be willing to accept a longer contract... Otherwise, let alone four years, I can even offer you an eight-year contract!"

McNeill said quickly: "No need, no need... Four years is actually enough."

"As a first contract, four years is indeed fine." Foster was very happy. "So Wang Ye is totally fine!"

Head coach McNeill and the team's top star Wang Lie are both willing to renew their contracts with the team for four years, so the team's performance in the next four years is guaranteed.

With the addition of Vitini, the skeleton of a future top team has been built.

McNeill reminded Foster: "Don't be too happy too soon. Wang only agreed to the length of the contract, and the specific terms have not been finalized yet."

"I know." Foster was not too upset. "Our team will finalize it with his agent team as soon as possible. But I think as long as we have the same goal and our ideas are the same, there will be no problem. It's just money. And money...ha!"

Foster laughed at this.

Not only him, McNeill also laughed.

Yes, money is absolutely not a problem for Tyne, who is ridiculed as having "nothing but money".

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All the players have already appeared on the training ground, and the training is about to begin. But before that, Wang Lie walked out and stood in front of his teammates.

"After a day of rest, I am fully charged. Although we won against Sofia United, it is a great achievement. But I hope everyone will forget about that game from now on. Focus on the next game. We can't always expect the opponent to make mistakes, so in the next three rounds of the league, our goal is to win all the games!"

When Wang Lie announced this goal, there was no noise of surprise.

Tyne players have unknowingly accepted this setting.

At the very least, the impact of him saying that he would win all the games is smaller than when he first said he would go to the Champions League, right?

"No matter whether the opponent wins or loses, don't focus on the standings and count the points. Now the initiative is in our hands. As long as we can win all the remaining three league games, we can qualify for the Champions League next season. So you see, things have become very simple - just win."

Wang Lie spread out his hands, just like when he first said he wanted to go to the Champions League.

Then someone in the team started laughing.

McNeill clapped his hands after Wang Lie finished speaking and entered the stadium: "Wang is right. Now is not the time to be happy. If we lose the Champions League qualification because of complacency here, we will become the laughing stock of the whole of Europe!

"I remind everyone that before the game against Sofia, we played at home against Southampton - I don't want to go through that again in the remaining three games.

"Leeds is currently ranked 19th, but they still have hope of staying in the league because they are only two points behind 17th-placed Portal FC. They are also only three points away from 16th-placed Sherwood United. The difference in points is not big, so it is entirely possible for them to stay in the league. You all know that the closer it gets to the end of the season, the harder it is to beat a relegation team. So we must not take it lightly, be arrogant and underestimate the enemy! Although we are playing away from home this weekend, we will completely destroy Leeds from the first minute!"

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Many Chinese and foreign media reporters gathered at Leeds' home stadium, White Lane. Liu Zhong and Guo Xuequan greeted and chatted with other familiar reporters in the press lounge.

Waiting for the game to start together.

But the two of them soon came out of the lounge.

Because there are so many people and it's noisy, and because there are no windows, the ventilation is poor and the air is polluted. If you stay there for a long time, you will feel chest tightness and your brain as if it is lacking oxygen.

So the two of them simply entered the stadium early.

"There are quite a few reporters at this game..."

"Everyone is concerned about whether Tyne can qualify for the Champions League."

Even though there was still an hour and a half left before the game started.

Many fans have already arrived in the stands.

And looking around, there are even more blue areas than white areas in the stands...

"My goodness, for a moment I can't tell whether this is Tyne's home ground or Leeds' home ground..." Liu Zhong sighed.

"After all, this is a very important game for Tyne," said Guo Xuequan.

Liu Zhong laughed: "Which game is not important to Tyne?"

Guo Xuequan also smiled.

Although they defeated Sofia United in the 35th round and successfully entered the top four of the league.

But everyone knows that the long march is not over yet, and relying solely on the goal difference advantage is too fragile.

So every next game is important for Tyne.

In the match between Soho United and Wolverhampton at home that ended this afternoon, Soho United, led by interim head coach Danilo Lindsay, defeated Wolverhampton 2-0 and returned to fourth place with one more game.

If Tyne fail to beat Leeds away from home, the cooked duck may fly away.

"Lindsay is amazing. After the team suffered such a big blow, he was still able to lead the team to win the game..."

Liu Zhong and Guo Xuequan simply stood by the court and started chatting.

"As for his tactical changes, no. But he is obviously more popular in the locker room, and he has eased the tense atmosphere in the team..."

"Yeah. Although we lost the first leg of the Europa League semi-final in the middle of the week, it's not his fault. No matter who is in charge, it would be difficult to win the Europa League semi-final just three days after losing 0:9... In fact, I think why doesn't Sofia just make Lindsay the head coach? Wouldn't it be great to let him be the team's head coach? He has both ability and experience, and he has Sofia's red gene. He is a perfect candidate..."

"It's hard to say. He lacks experience, and winning one game doesn't mean anything. Hall can't possibly bet on a novice."

"I think what Sofia needs most right now is stability. If they continue to struggle like this, Sofia will probably slide further and further, and might even fall into the relegation zone next season..."

Hearing Liu Zhong's words, Guo Xuequan couldn't help laughing and waved his hands repeatedly: "Not really. After all, they are one of England's top clubs. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. With such a rich family background, it's a shame not to be able to enter the Champions League... How could they be reduced to a relegation team?"

Liu Zhong also felt that what he said was too exaggerated and started laughing.

The two no longer talked about Sofolian.

Since Sofia United has already won the game in this round of the league, there is no point in discussing Sofia United.

Next, it depends on how Tyne performs.

"Old Guo, do you think the Tyne team will fail at the crucial moment? Just like in the last round of the league. If it wasn't for Wang Lie's winning free kick in the end, they would have been doomed."

Liu Zhong expressed his concerns.

Guo Xuequan was very confident: "No, not this time. After winning against Sofia, I think it was a very important positive stimulus for the entire Tyne team. They gained confidence, and when facing some critical moments, they will be able to keep their composure. And... doesn't Wang Lie have a backup?"

"Aren't you worried that Wang Lie was in such good form in the last game that he will lose his energy next time?"

Liu Zhong's problem was actually what many people were worried about before the game.

There are some very strange rules in the world of football.

For example, a player who performed well in the last game will not necessarily perform well in this game.

It is entirely possible that the players who scored many goals in the last game have exhausted their form and entered the "sage moment", and suddenly cannot find their form.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the player was faced with targeted and tight defense from the opposing players during the game.

But no matter what the reason was, Wang Lie did score six goals in the last game but failed to score a single goal in this game.

Wang Lie has indeed not been scoring goals all the time this season. He usually scores in three or four games in a row, and then fails to score in one game.

This is actually the normal fluctuation adjustment of the state.

Therefore, it is very difficult to score goals consecutively.

So far, the record for consecutive goals in the Premier League is eleven games, which was created by Wang Lie himself in the 2030-2031 season.

Eleven games, this number may not seem like a lot, but it is really difficult to reach this record.

So far no player has been able to catch up with Wang Lie.

Before Wang Lie, the record was ten games, set by Arthur Ilon in Scouse.

Guo Xuequan expressed his confidence to Wang Lie: "I'm not worried. With six goals in a single game, even if the flames are turned off, the residual heat is still very high. If we can't score six goals, one goal should be ok, right?"

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"…Tyne attacked from the right side, and Barnabas passed the ball to Dean who was on the side! Dean faked a dunk! He went in!"

When the Leeds fans at White Lane saw this, they screamed and booed loudly.

Amid the boos, Dean caught up with the football at the end line and swept the ball towards the goal!

When the Leeds center back saw the ball coming, his eyes suddenly went dark and a figure squeezed in front of him from the side and back!
He reached out to push, but nothing happened!

The other party also pushed him back.

She also didn't push him away, but used the reaction force to stabilize her body's center of gravity...

Then he stretched out his left foot towards the rolling football and used the outside of his left foot to shovel the football towards the goal!

"King——!! Good shot!!"

The football flew into the goal!

At White Lane, the boos of Leeds fans and the cheers of Tyne fans were mixed together and it was impossible to distinguish one from the other.

"Wang Lie! Beautiful! In the eleventh minute of the first half, Wang Lie broke the deadlock for Tyne! Tyne leads Leeds 1:0 away from home!"

After scoring the goal, Wang Lie ran towards Dean who was waiting for him, and the two hugged each other.

Strike while the iron is hot!
You can also use residual heat!
(End of this chapter)