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Chapter 231 A Bloodbath Caused by a Spinning Top (Please Subscribe)
The problem with this Chelsea team is not its ceiling.

It's not surprising that Gullit and Vialli have both declined, and Hughes is also very experienced.

The biggest problem is that others can't maintain their bottom line.

Even though Lu Deyang was substituted by Giggs and Scholes came on as a defensive midfielder in the second half, they still easily won 5-1 against Chelsea.

Just like Arnold called it Route 66.

When facing strong teams, weaknesses can be fatal.

Arnold alone was enough to break Liverpool apart, and Chelsea probably has about five fatal problems.

The best outcome for a team like this, which is leaky all over yet has enough attacking power, is to become like Bielsa's Leeds United, playing a bold, attacking style. They will concede more goals, but they can also score more goals, at least making the game more entertaining.

However, most coaches are focused on conceding fewer goals.

This will be the final result.

At the post-match press conference, Ferguson didn't comment much on Chelsea.

They continued to relentlessly pursue Kevin Keegan, much to the delight of the reporters, who now had plenty of good news to write about.

Later that evening, Lu Deyang invited Vialli and Redondo to dinner.

If there's nothing else, you should travel with the team bus.

But for these established players, restrictions are no restrictions at all.

Moreover, Chelsea manager Hoddle himself is in a lot of trouble.

When Lu Deyang got home, he saw the princess doing yoga on TV.

At that time, this style became popular all over the world. It seemed like fitness and body shaping suddenly became popular. There was even a "Five Minutes of Bodybuilding" in China.

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Lu Deyang patted the door and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Hate."

The princess rolled her eyes at him and said, "Yoga, don't you know anything about yoga?"

“Of course I know, but I don’t know why you do yoga,” Lu Deyang said after sitting down beside him. “Your flexibility is good enough. Do you want to try more difficult poses?”

She has loved sports since she was a child and is physically stronger than most people.

"Go away, take your hands off me, let me finish first."

The princess said in an annoyed tone.

When Lu Deyang got up the next morning, the princess was still in a deep sleep.

He was clearly exhausted.

After quickly preparing some breakfast, Lu Deyang went to the door to get the newspaper.

I just happened to see Redondo leaving.

My good buddy probably spends most of his mornings exercising or going to the library.

His life is much more regular than that of Lu Qiuwang.

He didn't call out to Redondo either.

Honestly, going to the library is pretty boring.

Lu Deyang had just sat down when he saw a message.

The Times wrote: "Chelsea Football Club announced the dismissal of manager Glenn Hoddle, thanking him for his contributions to the team over the past four years and wishing him all the best for the future. As far as we know, Ruud Gullit, who has completed his coaching course, will become a player-coach. This is not a sudden event; Bates may have thought it would save him some money."

Lu Deyang: ...

Ken Bates was the former Chelsea owner before Abramovich.

He bought the club and its debts for £1, and then bought Chelsea from Abramovich for £1.4 million after Abramovich's failed attempt to take over Manchester United.

Bates is a difficult person to evaluate.

As chairman, he frequently made inappropriate remarks in newspapers, whether about his own team or other teams.

The coaches of those mid-table teams would occasionally attack him in press conferences because they were competitors, and Bates would deliberately pick fights.

Bates also banned Chelsea legends who had criticized him from entering Stamford Bridge.

Of course, the most famous thing he did was try to use livestock farming techniques to electrify Chelsea's isolation fences to maintain order at the stadium, but he was unsuccessful.

There's only one club president who would even consider installing an electric fence over the stadium.

Even during the Nazca Lines era, things weren't this bad; at most, some SS soldiers would be assigned to patrol the stadium.

Therefore, he doesn't have a good relationship with Chelsea fans.

The fact that he changed nine managers during his 21-year tenure also had a significant impact, although Abubibetz later preferred changing managers even more.

The Manchester Evening News: "Ferguson mocked Kevin Keegan as a coward, like a child waiting for exam results who always wants to cover his eyes and hope for God's favor. In terms of courage, he's not even as brave as that Frenchman fiddling with test tubes in the lab, at least he's a real man."

Hahaha.

That's so typical of Ferguson.

He immediately mocked the two of them.

Ferguson clearly didn't take the professor seriously.

After all, every year there are dark horses in the league who play well, but most coaches don't have very good subsequent development.

The professor may only truly take this opponent seriously after he wins the championship.

However, Ferguson wasn't wrong; Keegan's performance in the war of words was quite poor. The Scottish manager is quite accurate in judging people in this regard.

The Sun: "Dejan and Redondo had a dinner party for Vialli, spending a total of £710 for the three of them. Dejan is a generous friend, but it remains to be seen whether the Spanish food can soothe Vialli's heart after the loss."

Oh shit.

They know exactly how much money was spent.

After breakfast, Lu Deyang started playing video games.

He gets tired of most PS1 games after playing them for a while; he's played them all before.

On the contrary, some games on the Saturn were quite fun, and Sega was truly not inferior to Sony at this time. It's just that game development for the console was difficult, resulting in fewer and fewer third-party games.

He doesn't have any particular preference for video game consoles.

These things are all disgusting once they're monopolized. PS memberships get more expensive every year, and there are no discounts for long-time users. It's just awful.

Home consoles are not as powerful as computers. Who would use a home console unless they wanted to play games lying in the living room? Exclusivity is gone.

Even optimization is garbage.

Most importantly, the gameplay is poor.

Some games are visually terrible or even disgustingly LGBT-themed; you might as well play a game of Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI.

The princess didn't get up until the afternoon.

"I was planning to go shopping at the mall," she complained as soon as she got up.

"Going tomorrow is the same."

Lu Deyang said with a smile.

"I bought it for you; you have training tomorrow," the princess said irritably.

"Then let's go together next time we have a day off."

Lu Deyang said with a smile.

He would never say anything like "I don't need it".

I'm going anyway.

The princess laughed and leaned over his back to watch him play games.

“Henry has become more and more sensible lately, and he is also very much loved by his grandmother,” the princess said softly.

"That's good. I've accomplished what Dorgon couldn't."

Lu Deyang joked.

"Who is that?"

"Nobody, just someone on horseback."

Lu Deyang pursed his lips, raised the controller and asked, "Want to play? We can play together."

"let me try."

"Come on, this one is perfect and not difficult."

Lu Deyang said with a smile.

Sega Rally's graphics are so-so, but the controls are pretty simple.

Before long, the princess started yelling and moving her body along with the car.

The two of them played until midnight.

The next day when Lu Deyang went to the team, he yawned and asked for a cup of coffee in the cafeteria before going to the locker room.

"Good morning, Dejan. Good morning, Fernando."

Keane greeted Lu Deyang and Redondo as they entered.

Good morning, Roy.

Lu Deyang nodded and said.

Why didn't you greet me when I came in?

Gary Neville, who was changing his gear on the side, asked.

"You need strength to earn respect," Keane said dismissively.

If Lu Deyang hadn't been there, he wouldn't have bothered to explain.

"I'm also very capable, okay? I was the starting right-back in the Champions League final."

Gary Neville said.

Keane glanced at him without saying a word, his disdain evident in his expression.

Gary Neville got up to wash his hands, somewhat annoyed.

After returning, he took out a plastic bag of snacks from the locker room and asked, "Do you want some?"

"Forget it, why don't you go to the cafeteria?"

"Redondo asked."

Even if you don't eat at home, you can eat at the team's.

"I just want to eat it."

Gary Neville opened a bag of Cheetos and immediately exclaimed, "Look, there are toys inside! I'm an expert at playing with these!"

Lu Deyang glanced at it.

A simple spinning top.

In the early days, Cheetos especially liked to give away toys.

They're mostly small, broken plastic toys.

The spinning top Neville was holding was an assembly top with a small stick inserted in the middle, which was already considered one of the more complex toys they gave him.

He quickly assembled it and sat on the locker room floor to start playing.

Lu Deyang and Redondo also watched.

Don't tell me, it's quite interesting.

“Give me one of those,” Keane said.

Seeing that no one paid any attention to him, Keane said again, "Give me a bag of that stuff."

Gary Neville then threw the plastic bag over.

Keane, who had also opened a bag of Cheetos, said, "If you can't play football, you can't even play with toys well."

He also assembled the top, but it was clearly not securely attached, and it fell apart as soon as he rubbed it with his fingers.

"Haha, he's bad at playing football, and he can't even play with toys properly."

Gary Neville slapped his thigh and laughed.

“This was a mistake,” Keane said, somewhat annoyed, as he squatted down to look for the parts that had flown off.

Just then, Schmeichel entered the locker room, glanced at it, and said, "I played with similar toys with people in nursing homes to prevent them from getting dementia. It's a bit early for you guys."

However, once both of them were dressed up, Schmeichel became a spectator.

"3, 2, 1..."

As Redondo counted down, the two of them spun the tops together and then let go, allowing the tops to collide in a small area.

"Smash it! Smash it, Pink Flamingo!!!"

Gary Neville shouted.

"Damn it, don't shout."

"Keane said unhappily."

His spinning top was clearly not very good.

As more and more teammates joined, Steve Bruce started organizing the betting.

Lu Deyang bought 10 pounds of Neville.

The locker room was much livelier than before.

Everyone gathered around to watch.

Because the venue is too large, the two spinning tops often don't even touch, so a rematch is necessary.

"what happened?"

A hand was placed on David May as he asked.

"Hey, we're spinning tops, wanna join us?"

David May said instinctively, then turned around and almost handed it over.

Ferguson!
Ferguson smiled, held up a finger to signal him to be quiet, and pulled a few coins from his pocket, saying, "Put in Gary for me."

Lu Deyang watched everything unfold from the sidelines, shaking his head with a smile.

As a seasoned horse racing bettor, it's perfectly normal for Ferguson to have a liking for these things.

Unfortunately, Keane won this time.

"What are you doing?"

Ferguson asked irritably.

"Boss!"

Some people then noticed that the head coach was in the locker room.

"Who gave you permission to do this in the locker room?" Ferguson glanced at them and said, "Gambling equipment confiscated. Get back to the training ground."

Lu Deyang followed his teammates out.

Redondo said in a low voice, "He's clearly upset because he lost."

Lu Deyang smiled and nodded.

He flipped the table as soon as he lost.

Haha, this old man's gambling etiquette is terrible.

"This spinning top isn't very good. How about we come back tomorrow?"

Keane said defiantly.

He lost more than he won today.

“Come on then, are you afraid of me?” Gary Neville asked.

"Why don't we all find a spinning top to play with?" Schmeichel said. "I happened to have bought one for Casper before, and it still works."

"childish."

Cantona said, tilting his head back with his nostrils pointing to the sky.

However, apart from him, everyone else was quite interested.

"Then let's go to the toy store together after training to see what the mainstream toys are like, decide on the approximate weight and size, and get a big basin for them to play in."

Lu Deyang said.

"Not bad, it sounds very professional."

Steve Bros said. "We all played with similar things when we were kids."

During a training session, everyone was discussing this.

Even the coaching staff has heard about it.

Lu Deyang found it very interesting.

When he was little, he and his cousin played with marbles and such, but their parents were more competitive than they were.

The older you get, the less you can resist toys that offer a sense of competition.

Those various circles rely on this method to reap profits; some people spend tens of thousands of yuan to install a four-wheel drive vehicle.

If there were no social circles to compare and compete, there would be no need for such high-end accessories; just buying a Tamiya car would cost as much as buying a house.

Fishing and cycling are similar.

If you upgrade your equipment, I'll have to upgrade mine too.

These hobbies cost money like water.

Later, we all went to play with those assembleable spinning tops. They were made of plastic and had lights. The main thing was that you could DIY them, and it was more fun because they weren't very sturdy.

Otherwise, we could make a few wooden toys and play with them forever.

What Lu Deyang regrets is that there isn't one that can be wound up and started spinning by simply pulling the spring.

The next day, Carrington started playing enthusiastically.

The three-three-one team format was decided upon at noon.

Each spinning top plays one game, best of three games.

Within a fixed area, the first to stop spinning or be pushed out loses.

During lunch break, Brian Kidd and several coaches squatted down and watched.

From a distance, it looked like Carrington was having a group poop.

Even after training ended in the evening, some people didn't want to leave.

"Go home right now, I'm confiscating your things." Ferguson had no choice but to come over and shoo them away.

The players walked towards the parking lot in twos and threes, looking back every step of the way, like middle school students whose comic books had been confiscated.

Before long, the sound of a spinning top could be heard in Ferguson's office.

March 23, city derby.

While the team was changing clothes, a spinning top fell out of Cantona's locker.

Everyone looked at him. Cantona had refused everyone's invitations several times these days. Although he would watch, he never played.

Cantona's face flushed red, and he quickly explained, "This isn't mine, no, it was a gift from a restaurant I ate at earlier."

Lu Deyang glanced at it; the spinning top was exquisite.

Laughter immediately filled the locker room.

"Damn Gary, I'm going to kill you..."

The team won the match 2-0 by a narrow margin, with no suspense whatsoever.

However, the fact that spinning tops became a popular activity in the Manchester United dressing room after the match made it into The Sun.

Lu Deyang had just gotten out of bed after a long break when he received a call from a familiar reporter.

"Deyang, I heard you guys were gambling with spinning tops in the locker room?" the person on the other end of the phone asked.

"No, it's just for fun."

Lu Deyang said.

"Then why do you play with spinning tops?" the reporter continued.

"Because we've discovered that not everyone can participate in sports, you know? Some people are born unable to stand up, but a small spinning top can allow them to experience the joy of this competitive sport, with its wins and losses, its laughter. Even if you are born with a disability, you can still stand on the same starting line as others in this sport. You can use your imagination to modify your spinning top as you like. God only forgot a part of your body, but did not give you a flawed soul. This is the spirit we want to convey through this sport."

Lu Deyang said casually.

The person on the other end of the phone swallowed hard, and after more than 10 seconds said, "That's great, thank you for accepting the interview."

Lu Deyang laughed and hung up the phone, tossing it aside.

The princess leaned against the doorframe and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it's fake."

Lu Deyang shrugged and said, "It's just everyone playing together, but since the reporters have asked, of course I have to put on a good show. The team will call on everyone to go to the orphanage to deliver spinning tops later. What I think isn't important, what's important is what I do, right?"

"Of course! You are the greatest player!"

The princess spoke in a drawn-out tone, her eyes overflowing with tenderness.

He liked the kind-hearted Lu Deyang, and he also liked Lu Deyang who always talked nonsense.

I like it no matter what.

3 month 25 day.

Lu Deyang's words made it into the newspaper.

He had barely arrived at the base when his teammates started teasing him about it.

locker room.

"I had no idea that playing with spinning tops had such a great significance."

Gary Neville said with some admiration.

“Dejan, you’re really good at talking nonsense,” Steve Bruce chimed in.

“Of course it’s not nonsense. I’ve talked to the coach about it, and we’ll go to the orphanage later to bring the spinning tops to the children,” Lu Deyang said.

"With our support, spinning tops should sell very well, right?"

Gary Neville suddenly asked.

Lu Deyang gave a thumbs up.

That's quite a business sense.

Redondo said from the side, "Adidas called Dejan and is preparing to promote the sport. They will specially customize spinning tops for sale, as well as competition rules."

Gary Neville's eyes widened.

"They are also considering collaborating with some well-known film and television works, such as printing Pikachu on spinning tops," Lu Deyang added with a smile.

Gary Neville swallowed hard and cursed, "You really know how to make money no matter what. Damn it, haven't we become your money-making tools?"

"Then you don't have to go to the orphanage. By the way, Adidas is still considering having us as their spokesperson."

Redondo said.

"Go, why not go?"

Gary Neville patted his chest and said, "I would go even if I wasn't paid. I never lag behind when it comes to charity."

Lu Deyang put on his shirt and shook his head.

This guy is really good at talking.

He may not enjoy doing charity.

But Lu Deyang was certain that this guy knew there were benefits to doing charity.

He clearly understands the relationship between fame and money better than his teammates.

It can only be said that such people are naturally more perceptive.

Many players in this era haven't considered this point.

Some people have considered this, but they can't put it into practice.

It's like that tacky brand that Paul Ma and Vieri used to run.

It's not easy for two top-tier stars to build a brand like that. Many players have their own brands, and even those who aren't very famous don't lose money like they do.

Doing business is all about talent.

In the afternoon, the whole team ended training early and went to the orphanage to visit the children.

There are quite a few troubled children in the orphanage.

That's why my parents abandoned me.

Originally, they approached the event with the mindset of simply participating, but after interacting with the children, the first team members were all deeply moved.

After all, unless someone is born with a bad constitution, no one wants to see their child suffer from illness.

Even physically healthy children can develop psychological problems in orphanages.

It's inevitable that children will lack the companionship of their parents and family.

The entire team donated £53 to conclude their visit to the orphanage.

This incident has caused quite a stir.

The newspapers gave Manchester United's actions high praise.

Every day, I see news articles about caring for children and things like spinning top competitions in the newspapers.

On the last day of the month, Manchester United defeated Tottenham, finally ending March's matches. Manchester United now leads Newcastle by 15 points, a period of considerable turmoil for Keegan's team.

With six rounds remaining in the league, it's only a matter of time before they clinch the title.

The team then boarded a plane bound for the Ruhr region.

Their opponent in the Champions League semi-final is Borussia Dortmund.

The final opponent will be either Juventus or Real Madrid.

It doesn't matter which team it is, Lu Deyang prefers to play against Real Madrid, after all, it's more interesting to win the title by defeating the "King of the Champions League". However, judging from the current situation, Real Madrid may not be able to beat Juventus.

"After doing a good deed, I feel much more noble."

Redondo said on the plane.

“Even if you don’t do good deeds, you’re still a good person, Fernando.”

Lu Deyang said with a smile, "You haven't done anything bad, that's fine."

“I know, but if you have the ability, you should still help those in need,” Redondo said.

"If everyone thought like that, the world wouldn't be so bad."

Lu Deyang complained.

Those capitalists are eager to make every penny; if they're asked to do charity, it's just to offset their taxes.

“Forget about that, Dejan. Did you see the news? The Americans have started sanctioning Cuba again,” Redondo asked.

"Ah."

Lu Deyang nodded and said, "Sanctions are a tactic used by the Americans to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, and this tactic will continue in the future."

"Without them, Argentina wouldn't be in such chaos."

Redondo complained.

“The whole world will be better,” Lu Deyang said.

Especially the Americas, that's the Americans' backyard.

They've been up to too many dirty tricks in the Americas.

They've done plenty of assassinations, but their main aggression has been through economic and other forms of invasion.

They also engaged in numerous underhanded tactics during the Falklands War.

This troublemaker's personality is just like Britain's.

“Sometimes I really don’t understand why Americans like to do bad things so much,” Redondo remarked.

"Because they made their fortune by doing bad things, they are afraid that others will have the ability to retaliate. Stirring up trouble around the world can weaken their opponents and maintain their hegemony and export their ideology."

Lu Deyang said.

You can get a general idea of ​​this just by watching the news on CCTV.

When men get together, they always end up talking about the international situation.

The two chatted all the way, and it didn't end when they got off the plane.

"Are you two running for prime minister? You've been talking about world affairs the whole time," David May joked, carrying his bag.

"Not interested."

Redondo said.

Lu Deyang said, "It's impossible for us, but other players might be able to."

"You mentioned this to Gary last time, didn't you?"

David May thought for a moment and then said.

"You have a good memory, David."

Lu Deyang boarded the bus and said, "Players have a lot of influence. In small countries, they might have a chance to run for president. After all, actors can become president."

"Reagan?"

"Redondo asked."

Lu Deyang nodded.

He was referring to Zelensky.

However, at this time, Ozawa should still be a child.

I can't understand what they were thinking when they chose Ozawa to take the position. Maybe Maria Ozawa would have been a better choice.

They started talking about Reagan's secrets again in the car.

US presidents are never without their share of sex scandals.

This is clearly a topic that everyone enjoys.

The topic didn't end during dinner at the hotel that evening.

"Was Marilyn Monroe really killed by them?"

Bruce asked.

"Marilyn Monroe was not Reagan's mistress."

Lu Deyang reminded him.

“I was just asking,” Steve Bruce said.

“Who knows? Maybe it really was the FBI,” Redondo said. “A famous actress has a huge influence on the president’s image. She even made a phone call threatening the First Lady. Maybe she wanted to expose something that led to her being killed.”

"It's possible that she had an argument with Kennedy on the day she died."

Steve Bruce nodded vigorously as he spoke.

Lu Deyang glanced at the old man.

So you like this kind of thing.

He never understood Marilyn Monroe's beauty.

"I was just saying."

Feeling embarrassed by Lu Deyang's gaze, Bruce quickly explained, "I'm not interested in celebrities."

"Even celebrities wouldn't like you, you old man."

Schmeichel turned to the side and said, "Look at your belly, it's big for a player. When I first saw you, I thought you were pregnant."

"Damn Peter!"

Steve Bruce immediately raised his middle finger.

He simply couldn't argue with him.

The restaurant erupted in laughter again.

However, after the meal, everyone was sent back to their rooms by the coaching staff.

They were afraid the players would get together again to play with spinning tops.

On April 3, the team finally arrived at Westfalenstadion.

While changing clothes, Lu Deyang chose to participate in a lottery.

[Your good brother Steve Bruce wasn't a child prodigy, but he became the captain of a top club through his own hard work. So, we've drawn a child prodigy! Ding! You've obtained a single-match trial card for the 2022-2023 Champions League Final, Manchester City vs. Inter Milan.]

(End of this chapter)