[Football] Bad Boy Batty

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Damn, guys, the turtle went to Manchester United!
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I saw it, I can only say it's not surprising, Chaihuo, the heir of a wealthy family, is really capable
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I was like wow, Real Madrid and Barcelona back then, now Manchester United and Manchester City, things have changed, from La Liga to the Premier League, right?

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The Premier League will also have a two-person show in the future (music)

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Wouldn't it be better to leave Ligue 1 earlier? Look at your predecessor Neymar, who went to Manchester City a year earlier than you and now has too many trophies to win.
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Does this mean that the Melo era has officially been replaced by the MB era?

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I agree with the above point of view, but why is the turtle ranked ahead of BBB? My Manchester City King has won two consecutive Champions Leagues and three consecutive Premier League titles, and just won the America's Cup. How can I not be better than your divine turtle who just came out of the Farmers' League?

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If Mbappe had teammates like Batistuta, he would have won the Grand Slam long ago.

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Indeed, before Turtle went, Manchester United was at the level of contending for the championship. Mourinho's style of play is very suitable for him and can allow him to perform well. The two sides hit it off immediately. Looking forward to the next Manchester derby, my magic tulle cousin
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BBB relies on teammates?
Laugh
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Here it comes again, I remember saying this about Messi back then
"System player"
"Without teammates, we are nothing"

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The turtle is really strong, he is carrying the team in Paris, don't brag, last season when Ding Ding and Neymar were injured, Manchester City played so badly

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Mbappe is carrying the team? Wei Ladi, D Silva has something to say

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Stop arguing, fans can quarrel wherever they go. In the past, it was Messi and Ronaldo, and now it’s Battie and Mbappe. It’s so annoying. Can’t they have a day of peace?
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The thinking in a certain circle is like this, the fans of the idiot brag about how good-looking his brother is every day
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You fucking——

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Guys, have you seen the news? It seems like Griezmann is also going to Manchester United.

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???
What is Chai Huo going to do? Is he really going to form a second French team?
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(Beef)(Beer)
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Awesome, Manchester United and France, Manchester City and Brazil. Every derby will be a replica of the World Cup final. I never thought that England would become a mini World Cup one day.

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Well said, the Premier League is now also a small World Cup (fireworks)

……

Mbappe's joining Manchester United shook the entire football world and caused a lot of uproar until the first round of the Premier League started. Manchester United beat Chelsea 5-0 at home, and Mbappe scored twice, and the atmosphere reached a climax.

Manchester United fans wrote a personal song for Mbappe as quickly as possible, and at the same time hung a banner of provocation at the intersection near Manchester City in Manchester. The banner was printed with a large portrait of Batistuta and a sniper rifle aiming standard, and next to it was written: See you at Etihad!

In the blink of an eye, it is the end of August and three rounds of the Premier League are over.

Liverpool is currently at the top of the list with all wins, followed closely by Manchester United, which is in second place due to the disadvantage of goal difference. Manchester City also started with all wins, but was obviously struggling compared to Liverpool and Manchester United. They managed to get 9 points without any major problems and are currently in third place.

The aftereffects of Kompany's departure have begun to appear. Although the Belgian central defender had faded out of the team's regular starting lineup as early as the season before last, Kompany is still Guardiola's only choice in Manchester City's most crucial games and strong dialogues. At the same time, he is also the players' most trusted defensive teammate.

After he left, Batistuta took over as captain and spiritual leader, but as he said, it was impossible for him to leave the frontcourt to command the defense during the game, and Stones, who was entrusted with the important task, currently does not have the ability to replace Kompany to lead the defense.

New signing Rodri is also a good candidate. He is calm, has a sense of the overall situation, and it only took him a few games to make the Blue Moon fans fall in love with him. But no matter what, he is still a newcomer, and Batistuta is taking a wait-and-see attitude.

Apart from that, it’s still the topic of the beginning of the month.

Batistuta and Mbappe.

The fans kept comparing the data of their three league games, and when they couldn't find a conclusion, they started arguing, from Dirty Tackle to The Spoiler, and from The Spoiler to Soccerlens, and even at one point they were arguing under the promotional tweets posted by the two on IG. (All of them are very popular football forums/communities overseas)

Of course, Augustus played a role in this.

This has caused Batistuta to get a headache whenever he hears the name Mbappe, and he has begun to return to his irritable behavior in daily training as in the 16-17 season. Everyone, including Guardiola, knows that it is a problem between Mbappe and Augustus, but if you ask him clearly, he will never admit it.

……

"It's terrible. What does Mbappe's move to Manchester United have to do with me? Why do they always drag me into it? It's as if we are tied together. When talking about Mbappe, we have to mention Batistuta, and when talking about Batistuta, we have to mention Mbappe. It's just - oh, that's great. Now I can see posters of that guy everywhere. What's the matter? Are you afraid that I will forget what he looks like?"

It's the weekend now, and Buddy is driving to pick up Qiaolin. She has recovered well since coming to the UK a month ago, and has even signed up for a dance class at the suggestion of Loach. Buddy is very happy that she has cheered up, so he suggests that he drive to pick her up after the class.

As the saying goes, what you worry about is what will come to you.

Unfortunately, on the way to Jolene's dance class, she has to pass through a Manchester United community that is covered with fan posters and advertisements of Mbappe and Augustus.

There was a group of kids wearing Manchester United jerseys playing football on the roadside. They were very happy and carefree. Just before Batistuta passed by, one of them who looked older kicked the ball across the road.

Batty slowed down, and the children chattered and slowly crossed the road to pick up the ball, ignoring his kindness.

"Oh my God!" Batty slammed the car horn hard. "You don't know what's good for you. Hurry up and take the ball back. What are you waiting for?"

The children were startled by the horn and started making faces at him. Batistuta got even angrier when he saw the two French jerseys on them and the spy photo of Mbappe wearing a Manchester United jersey on a billboard on a commercial building not far away.

The billboard originally belonged to Manchester City, and he and De Bruyne were the first to appear on it. But now it has been replaced by Mbappe, Augustus, and Sterling.

Is there anything more weird than this?
After the children left completely, Batistuta restarted the car and called De Bruyne at the same time.

He needed to vent.

Almost half a minute passed before the Belgian midfielder answered the phone.

"Buddy?"

"Thank God I finally heard your voice!" Batty raised his voice, "Where have you been? Why didn't you answer the phone?"

Wow-oh.
Going up there is like checking up on your crazy girlfriend.

De Bruyne paused for a few seconds and laughed to himself.

"I'm sorry, Jam (the cat) is sick. This morning I saw him vomit out the canned food he ate, so I took him to the veterinary hospital." He said in a normal tone, "You seem very anxious, what's the matter?"

"Yes, I have something to do!" Batistuta looked at the pedestrians crossing the road casually in front of him and honked the horn again. "I don't understand, Kevin, why I can see Mbappe everywhere. I'm going crazy, really!"

"This is Manchester, he's at Manchester United, so of course you'll see him a lot."

"Yeah, I know, but - I don't know how to tell you this. A lot of people compared us before, but I don't care and I won't pay attention to it because he's hundreds of kilometers away in France! Now he's in the Premier League too, and those people are going to annoy me to death!"

"Calm down, Barty, I hear you driving."

“Yes, but—” “When driving, pay full attention to the road in front of you and don’t think about anything else.”

"No Kevin, you don't understand. I'm looking at the road, but there are Mbappés everywhere on both sides!" Batistuta gripped the steering wheel tightly. Right next to the bus sign he just passed was an advertisement for a beverage endorsed by Mbappé. "Look! Another Mbappé. Did all those damn manufacturers run to him for advertising overnight? My God! How much signing fee did that madman Augustus give you to make you laugh like this!"

"Bati." De Bruyne's voice carried an irresistible command, "Listen to me, listen to my voice, drive well, and get rid of all the unstable factors in your mind."

“——FINE!”

"Don't knock on the steering wheel, the car is innocent."

"Okay, Kevin's mom." Batty took a deep breath. He felt much better after leaving that road. "It's annoying. I didn't care at first, but they forced me to care!"

"No one is forcing you, Barty. It's easy for you to fall into a vicious circle like this."

"Vicious circle? I've been in it for a long time." Batistuta said angrily, "I was forced to fall into it since that lunatic bought Mbappe to Manchester United. I really don't understand. Didn't the former French president say that he wanted to keep him? There are political factors. How come this transfer suddenly became possible?"

"I'm afraid you'll have to ask Augustus about that."

"Ask him? I might as well bang my head against the goalpost and die!" Batistuta kept complaining, "It's not just about Mbappe, it's also about us, Kevin. If we have no problems at all and every game has a big score, why should I be unhappy?"

"About this——"

"You saw it in the last game against Bournemouth. Otamendi really played without thinking. What's the use of being aggressive and brave? Can he ignore the foul in that position? He basically gave them a penalty! And that penalty almost made us a joke!"

“But we won.”

"Yes, if I hadn't poked the ball in the last two minutes, we would have been left behind in the standings. It wouldn't be Manchester United, it would be Arsenal! Arsenal!"

"You put too much pressure on yourself, Batistuta," De Bruyne said, his voice so calm as if it wasn't him who was so anxious as to yell at B Silva in the last game.

"We are players, and thank you is not something we can control. What we can do is to play every game according to the instructions of the head coach," he added.

"You're a player, I'm not," Batty said. "I'm the captain, and that's what I should think about."

"You are the captain, not the head coach, not the administrator, and certainly not the psychologist." De Bruyne said calmly, "I think you have confused your responsibilities and given yourself too many tasks."

"No, no, no, it's not what you think—"

As he was speaking, Batti suddenly stopped, and his car stopped with him.

Just 5 seconds ago, he passed by a car parked on the side of the road. The hood of the car was lifted up, smoke was coming out of it, and the window was rolled down. In the fleeting impression of passing by, he noticed that the face sitting in the driver's seat seemed to be a familiar one.

And the guy seemed to be crying.

"What's wrong?" De Bruyne couldn't see what was happening, so he could only ask.

"I'm not sure..." Batty backed up the car, and when his car was side by side with that car, he was sure that he was not mistaken.

"Buddy?"

"——I'll call you back later." Batty hung up the phone, rolled down the window, found a piece of paper from the passenger seat and threw it into the car through the window.

"Hey!" He raised his voice to remind, "Is the car broken down?"

The guy in the car who was crying on the steering wheel suddenly jumped up. He was startled and turned his head to look over in panic.

"Uh, what's your--B-Bati?"

"Jesse Lingard, it's really you." Batty raised an eyebrow at him. "It's just a breakdown, why are you crying? Did you hear bad things about yourself on the radio?"

There is some basis for this statement.

Lingard, once a great British star, was favored by fans and enjoyed great success, but it all seemed to have come to an abrupt end after the World Cup.

Entering 2019, his form has deteriorated seriously. So far, he has been without a goal for half a season, but even so Mourinho did not take him away from the starting lineup. Many people joked that he was Mourinho's "own son."

"That's nothing." Lingard turned around and wiped his face, saying stubbornly, "It's just a small problem. I've already notified someone to come and fix the car. It's none of your business here, Batistuta. Nice to meet you. See you next time."

His resistance piqued Batty's interest.

"Don't pretend, I saw everything." Batty opened the automatic door and tilted his head to signal, "Get in, where are you going? I'm going to pick up a friend, and I can give you a ride later."

"I don't think you need to—"

"Don't make me repeat myself a second time, get in the car." Batty patted the passenger seat, "Or are you planning to wait for reporters to find you and put you on the headlines or something?"

Lingard was silent.

About ten seconds later, he got out of the car and sat in the passenger seat of Batty's car.

"Go to Christie Hospital." Lingard lowered his head and said, "I'm not in a hurry, just get there before 4 o'clock, thank you."

Hospital?

Or the famous Christie Hospital which has extensive research on cancer?

Batty's hand on the steering wheel paused.

What happened, Lingard?
(End of this chapter)