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Chapter 244 They remembered the horrors of the past.

The moment Vitini released the ball, he realized he had overhit it...

So he yelled in frustration after passing the ball.

Daniel Poker, who was responsible for marking him, saw the ball flying high towards the goal and knew that Vitini had passed it too far.

This shows that his defense against Vitini was successful.

He breathed a sigh of relief—he had successfully weathered another of Tyne's attacks...

When Wang Lie saw Vitini suddenly accelerate down the wing, he immediately guessed that Vitini would cross the ball.

However, because of the presence of Josiah Maxwell, the center-back for Hughesro, Wang Lie did not run directly towards the landing point.

Instead, they first made a move to the middle lane, causing Maxwell to retreat accordingly.

But Wang Lie was just making a feint; he leaned forward but didn't move his feet.

After successfully creating distance between himself and Maxwell, he immediately made a diagonal run towards the back post.

Maxwell looked back and saw that Wang Lie was not beside him, but had gone to the back.

He didn't follow.

Because his center-back partner, Nassim Mukhtar, is at the far post.

Mukhtar, who is 1.88 meters tall, can easily win the ball as long as he can maintain his position.

Judging from Wang Lie's positioning, he indeed failed to land a shot, because he was heading towards Mukhtar's back.

To get the ball, you first need to get in front of it; otherwise, how can you compete for the header when there's someone behind you?

Unless you jump much higher than your opponent...

Just as Maxwell was thinking this, he saw Wang Lie run to his position, bend his knees, and leap up.

Just like a rocket launching into the sky, it's trying to escape Earth's gravity!
Mukhtar and Wang Lie jumped at the same time, but during the ascent, Wang Lie was faster than Mukhtar!

Maxwell watched as Wang Lie rose up from behind Mukhtar, and when they reached their highest point, Wang Lie was almost a head taller than Mukhtar!

Josiah Maxwell stared wide-eyed and mouth agape as Wang Lie peered forward from behind and headed the football over Mukhtar's head!

Who says you have to win the header to get the landing point?

If you jump high enough, any spot can be your landing point!

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"Look at this ball—Wang Lie! Aha! Goal!! Only five minutes have passed since he came on as a substitute! Incredible efficiency!" Luo Jin burst into laughter as soon as he saw the ball fly into the goal, completely releasing his emotions.

"What's even more terrifying is that this is Wang Lie's eleventh consecutive league game with a goal! He has once again equaled his own record for consecutive goals in the Premier League!"

Zhao Chuanfeng remarked with a sigh, "That's something for the 2030-2031 season..."

Luo Jin sighed, "Yes, Wang Lie, at thirty-eight, has caught up with me at thirty-two!"

Both of them seemed quite sentimental about the vicissitudes of life when they talked about this topic.

It was actually only six years.

In six years, Wang Lie went from being the undisputed world number one to falling to rock bottom.

They all thought that Wang Lie's era had passed, and that he could only fade from people's sight in a less-than-dignified way.

After all, the mountain peak is so high and the valley is so deep. How could you not be smashed to pieces if you fell from the mountain peak?
Just as everyone was bowing their heads in silent mourning for Wang Lie, they were surprised to discover a small, dark figure emerging from the thick fog in the valley.

Looking around, it turned out to be Wang Lie!

He was clinging to the rocks, covered in blood, as he climbed back up from the bottom of the valley!
Honestly, those who haven't experienced those six years... or rather, those who haven't witnessed Wang Lie's 21-year professional career, can hardly imagine how shocked they were when they saw that tenacious figure climbing upwards.

After the shock came the emotion:

This man, even time cannot defeat him, so what in this world can make him bow his head and admit defeat?
After saying "He caught up with himself at thirty-two at thirty-eight," neither Luo Jin nor Zhao Chuanfeng uttered a word for a moment.

They simply watched the figure on the broadcast running towards the center circle with the football in his arms.

Wang Lie has once again equaled his previous record, but he did not celebrate.

Because he knew the team was still down by one goal.

In his heart, victory always comes first.

Seeing this, Luo Jin thought to himself, "If Wang Lie weren't involved in sports, he would definitely be a universally disliked guy, and his life and work would probably be a complete mess."

After all, nobody likes having such a stubborn, competitive, devilish person by their side.

But thankfully... thankfully, thankfully he was a football player.

God gave such an exceptional person to Chinese football; it is truly a double stroke of luck for both Chinese football and him!
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After Wang Lie scored, McNeil wasn't particularly excited. He simply raised his hand and gave assistant coach Varro a high five, which was enough to celebrate.

After all, the team is still down by one goal, so it's not the time to celebrate wildly.

For example, Wang Lie didn't celebrate after scoring a goal.

They all know what's most important in this game.

After a brief celebration, McNeil covered his mouth and said to Varo, "Actually, when I went to discuss putting Wang on the bench, there was another reason why I was worried he wouldn't accept it..."

"A consecutive goal-scoring record?" Varo had already guessed.

McNeil nodded: "Yeah. He had scored in ten consecutive league games. Putting him on the bench for this game was like telling him: 'You're going to lose your chance to equal the record.' After I found him, I didn't bring it up, hoping he would forget about it..."

“Even if you don’t mention it, the media is always bringing it up. Since the last round of the competition, the media and the internet have been revisiting the record that Wang set back then…” Varo felt that McNeil hadn’t handled this matter well. “You might as well be honest with him about it… If you deliberately don’t mention it, what if he thinks you don’t care about him at all and don’t value his record?”

It's not fair to say that Varo was making malicious speculations; in fact, given Wang Lie's past temperament, it's entirely possible.

At the crucial moment of setting a record, you want to deprive him of the opportunity to set a record. What do you think Wang Lie will think?
McNeil actually had the same concern, which is why he was surprised by Wang Lie's performance at the time: "But he didn't mention it at all. He just expressed his desire to continue starting and then agreed to my arrangement."

Varo glanced at him: "Perhaps Wang thinks he can score today even if he comes on as a substitute?"

Hearing this, McNeil laughed: "We can't rule out that possibility... after all, that's the kind of person Wang is. But whatever he's thinking, I'm glad he scored today. If we can remain undefeated at home, then this game will be a perfect ending."

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As Wang Lie ran towards the center circle with the football and his celebrating teammates, Hughesro's head coach, Soboć Tobiasson, was standing on the sidelines, gesturing to his players:

Stay calm! Don't panic!
However, his actions were somewhat unconvincing.

If he continues to sit on the bench with his legs crossed after conceding a goal, it might actually give his players on the field some confidence...

But the way he jumped up from his seat the moment he lost possession, and then started gesticulating wildly and yelling on the sidelines, it was hard to associate this image with "stay calm and don't panic".

So it's clear that Hughesro's players on the field didn't stay calm.

After the game restarted, they made a mistake while passing the ball back, sending it directly out of bounds and surrendering possession.

The Tyne fans in the stands burst into laughter and cheers.

You can't blame the players of Hughesro for panicking; it's just that Wang Lie's goal was scored in a rather "inhuman" way.

Vitini's cross went high, and center-back Mukhtar at the far post had already blocked his position.

In other matches, this would have been an ineffective attack that posed no threat to their goal.

But because Wang Lie was on the field at that moment, this "ineffective attack" was turned into a goal!

Given this, the players at Hughesro must be thinking to themselves:
Can we really stop a king like this?
Some things are simply unthinkable.

Because once you start thinking about it, it means you've lost your confidence in winning.

All sorts of bad thoughts will come to mind, making it impossible for you to concentrate on the game.

For example, Hughesro's players might think about their 1-4 home loss to Tyne last season.

Before that match, they didn't think they would lose to Tyne at home and were prepared to give Tyne a good beating after he had just announced his goal of qualifying for the Champions League.

As a result, they were dealt a heavy blow.

曾经3:1击败斯高斯人，4:0击败索福联，2:1赢了克莱顿竞技的这支黑马，却反而被更黑的泰恩打的溃不成军。    修斯罗的球员们似乎已经忘记了其实现在他们才是领先的一方……

The mistake of passing the ball directly out of bounds just now is strong evidence of their psychological fluctuations.

Upon seeing the Hughes Roma players pass the ball out of bounds, Wang Lie immediately realized the change in the Hughes Roma players' mentality and emotions.

He began waving his arms toward the stands, encouraging the home fans of Tyne to create a bigger commotion and put pressure on the Hughesro players.

"Ha! Let's show them what's what! Guys, let's sing!"

Robbie Dixie in the stands cheered excitedly and then led the singing of "Extraordinary Heart".

Those around him, including Tang Lin, also sang along.

Not only here, but also in other stands at Lize Park Stadium, the song was played in perfect unison:

"Quickly heat the furnace until it glows red! The song of steel and fire has resounded far and wide! Pour molten iron into your chest! Listen to the pounding of your heart!"

Listening to the commotion at the scene, commentator Connor Cowley shouted:
"Lize Park Stadium is alive again! Wang's goal has brought them divine light! It's as if they, not Hughesro, are in the lead now!"

The players' unforced mistakes greatly displeased head coach Tobiasson, who yelled and shouted from the sidelines, using a lot of body language.

He can no longer sit in the coach's chair.

They will no longer pretend to be confident.

He knew his team was still in the lead, but what difference did it make whether he was leading by one goal or not?

If a team loses its composure, going from a one-goal lead to being tied can happen in no time...

He used hand gestures to tell the players on the field to stop parking the bus and to fight back!
If they just stick to defense, given Tyne's current momentum, Hughesro will absolutely not be able to hold onto this lead.

Only by threatening Tyne's goal with counter-attacks can we make the opponent restrain themselves and reduce the pressure on our defense.

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Seeing Barnabas receive the ball on the right wing, Pisano moved towards him to support him.

Wang Lie, who was originally inside the penalty area, suddenly turned around and ran out of the penalty area.

Hughesro's center-back, Josiah Maxwell, immediately followed him out.

Meanwhile, Ronal Leschi, who was originally outside the penalty area, quickly moved closer to Wang Lie – it was necessary to ensure that no matter where Wang Lie received the ball, there were at least two Hughesro players around him.

They all believed that Wang Lie was brought out to provide backup.

But just as Wang Lie pulled out of the penalty area, Tyne's defensive midfielder Lenny Isara brushed past him and rushed into the penalty area.

It was at this moment that Barnabas, on the right wing, took advantage of the opportunity when the defender, Hughesro, who was marking him, was distracted by Pisano and crossed the ball directly.

They were looking for Isara, who had made a forward run!

Isara took a running start and leaped to the top like a black iron tower!
He didn't get a head on the ball because it was headed away first by Hughesro's center-back, Mukhtar...

But the alarms at the gate of Hughesro did not stop.

Wang Lie, who had just run out of the penalty area, was now running towards the ball's landing point...

Then, facing the incoming football, he got into position and shot before the ball even hit the ground!
Hughesro's center-back Maxwell, who came out with Wang Lie, was too close to turn around and receive the blow with his back before being hit squarely in the chest by the ball.

Bang!
The football bounced high and flew towards the center circle.

Maxwell fell backward to the ground.

Wang Lie, whose shot was blocked, didn't even glance at Maxwell, whom he had knocked down, and turned to run away—the ball hadn't gone out of bounds, the referee hadn't blown the whistle to stop the game, and the match was still going on. He wanted to seize the time to launch a second attack and was determined not to give Hughesro any chance to catch his breath!

Wang Lie turned back, and center-back Luca Helic had already crossed the halfway line to receive the ball. Seeing Wang Lie running towards him, he immediately passed the ball to him.

Before receiving the ball, Wang Lie turned around to observe. No Hughesro players immediately closed in behind him, but Hughesro striker Christopher Anarson rushed towards him from the front.

So he pretended to go for the ball, tricking Anarson into also trying to steal it. Then he suddenly turned around, using his body to shield Anarson behind him, while simultaneously letting the ball pass.

Arnarson bumped into him from behind, but it didn't make him lose his balance or even trip him up. Instead, it disrupted Arnarson's own rhythm.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wang Lie moved the ball forward. At this moment, Ronald Leschi, the midfielder who had been following him, came up and prepared to double-team Wang Lie with Anarson.

Wang Lie stopped dribbling and passed the ball to Pisano.

After passing the ball, he accelerated and sprinted into the penalty area.

This drew the defender away from Pisano, giving him a lot of space.

This time, Pisano didn't pass the ball to Wang Lie, who was making a forward run, or any other Tain player; instead, he opted to take a long-range shot.

The ball was blocked out of bounds by Hughesro goalkeeper Jack Morrison with a diving save.

Tyne's series of attacks came to an end, and Hughesro's center-back Maxwell clutched his chest as he got up from the ground.

Looked extremely embarrassed.

The other Hughesro players took a deep breath while Tyne prepared for an attacking corner kick.

Wang Lie stood inside the penalty area and shouted in Spanish to Pisano, who was running to take the corner kick: "Lenzo! Over here!"

He raised his arm, signaling to Pisano to pass the ball to him.

They were incredibly arrogant, completely unconcerned that this would give the Hughesro players advance knowledge of Tyne's corner kick tactics, and even less concerned about becoming the target of public criticism.

He then directed his teammates to stand on the goal line next to Hughesro goalkeeper Morrison, right in front of him, but without physical contact, to distract him.

Morrison could guess what Wang Lie was going to do – have these Tyne players distract him, separate the two of them, so that when the ball was passed to Wang Lie, he wouldn't be able to come out in time to intercept it…

So he yelled at his teammates to come and help him, to separate those annoying Tyne players.

The players from both sides pushed and shoved each other, becoming entangled in a chaotic melee.

Morrison was keeping an eye on Wang Lie's position, making sure he could find him as soon as the ball was kicked out.

In addition to separating him from Tyne's teammates, he also made Mukhtar stick to Wang Lie's side at all times.

After a tense period of preparation, things gradually calmed down in the restricted area.

The referee blew his whistle, Pisano raised his right hand, took a run-up, and passed the ball towards the goal!

While keeping an eye on the incoming football, Morrison also kept glancing at Wang Lie out of the corner of his eye.

The ball was flying towards the edge of the penalty area, and at the same time, Wang Lie circled around from behind to the middle, entangled with Mukhtar trying to contest the header.

Morrison quickly dodged around the players from both sides in front of him and then jumped up.

He stretched out his arms, ready to intercept the football before Wang Lie could.

Meanwhile, Mukhtar tried to push Wang Lie away, preventing him from getting close to goalkeeper Morrison and the ball's trajectory.

Having learned his lesson from conceding a goal six minutes earlier, Mukhtar dared not let Wang Lie jump up easily...

His struggle with Wang Lie was intense; he failed to push Wang Lie away, instead allowing Wang Lie to get closer to the landing point.

Morrison, who was in mid-air, was too preoccupied to look at Wang Lie's situation; his eyes were only on the football.

All he needs to do is catch the incoming ball...

Morrison was always worried that a dark shadow would dart out from his blind spot and head the ball at an impossible angle.

He wanted to get the ball before Wang Lie, so he slightly changed his hand position.

But just as he changed his hand position, the soccer ball arrived, hitting his hands which were not yet fully open, and bounced away!
Sell ​​it!

The football bounced into the space behind him.

There was no Wang Lie there, but there was Tyne's center-back Hugo Gunduz!

He saw the football coming down and, without hesitation, raised his leg and swept it towards the ball!
Bang!
He volleyed the ball towards the goal, which was just inches away, then it flew over the players from both sides in front of the goal line and into the net!

"Gonduz!! Tyne! They've equalized!! Tyne scored two goals in a short period of time! All of this happened within ten minutes of Wang coming on!"

(End of this chapter)