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Chapter 258 The Sick Hero
"Ah Choo"... "Ah Choo"...

In the locker room, Li Rui sneezed several times.

This aroused the vigilance of the team captain Roy Keane. The Irish tough guy is actually a good person off the court, and he is kind to others. At least Li Rui thinks so.

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"Have a cold?" Keen, who was tying his shoelaces, looked up at Li Rui.

"No... Ah! No..." Li Rui sneezed again as he spoke.

Keane frowned, and glanced at Li Rui again. At this time, the figure of assistant coach Queiroz appeared outside the locker room, and he was walking in a hurry.

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"Mr. Queiroz." Keane stopped the assistant coach. In the dressing room of Manchester United, there had long been rumors that the relationship between captain Roy Keane and assistant coach Queiroz was very bad. You can see a little clue by calling the assistant coach Mr. Queiroz instead of the nickname Carlos.

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Queiroz stopped and looked at Keane. He knew that the captain would not take the initiative to say hello to him if he had nothing to do.

"I think Li has a cold." Keane pointed to Li Rui and Queiroz looked at Li Rui. Li Rui just sneezed again. The Manchester United assistant coach frowned, "How do you feel?" ,plum?"

Li Rui shook his head, saying that he was fine, but Keane insisted that Li Rui go to the team doctor to persist for a while. Queiroz also meant the same thing. Tomorrow is the home league match against Aston Villa. If Li Rui catches a cold at this time , is not good news.

Although Li Rui was a bit reluctant, he still had to obediently follow Queiroz to the team doctor for a checkup. Before leaving, Keane also told Li Rui to pay attention to rest. Li Rui was naturally grateful head.

In fact, the dressing room of the Manchester United team is not as cold as Li Rui thought before, and the rich team also has a warm side.

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The result of the temperature measurement left Li Rui speechless, it was 38.7 degrees Celsius.

"Cold, fever." The conclusion of the team doctor Jeffs is very clear, and the words are very concise, "Need to rest!"

At this time, Ferguson also rushed over. Tomorrow is the league game against Aston Villa. The main striker has a cold, which is not a trivial matter.

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Ferguson stared at Li Rui with a very serious expression: "What's going on, Li?"

Seeing Ferguson's stern look, Li Rui's heart skipped a beat. To be honest, when he was at Leeds United, the head coach Eddie Gray seemed to be a bit more vicious when he was at Leeds United. Eddie Gray made trouble with a smile, but Li Rui was a little apprehensive in the face of the well-known Lord Ferguson's hair dryer...

He answered honestly, "Maybe it was yesterday... After returning home from training, I turned on the air conditioner..."

In fact, it was Li Rui who felt too hot after taking a shower. This guy was naked and blowing the air conditioner with the bird upright. Although it was only ten minutes, it was enough to cause a cold.

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Ferguson glared at Li Rui without saying anything, then looked at the team doctor Jeffs, who shrugged and said that he could do nothing, "Alex, you know that some special medicines are not available for players to take. , Tomorrow's game, I'm afraid Li won't be able to play."

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Hearing what the team doctor said, Li Rui quickly said, "I think I can do it, boss." Of course he said this to Ferguson.

Ferguson ignored Li Rui's call for a fight, and after a few more conversations with the team doctor, the Scottish old man scratched his head, turned to Li Rui and said, "Have a good rest, tomorrow's game, um...you can stay in the stands..."

What can Li Rui say, he is like a child who has done something wrong, he can only be obedient, but he also has a bitter face,
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For tomorrow's match against Aston Villa, Li Rui is actually looking forward to it. After all, this is his debut at Old Trafford. Postponed.

Li Rui is now praying that in 4 days, the team's away game against Debrezen's second leg of the Champions League qualifier, he will never miss it again.

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Li Rui's cold and fever really made Ferguson a little unexpected. In Ferguson's view, Manchester United must win this match against Aston Villa.

Because in this round, Chelsea will face Arsenal at home, and the first leg of the London derby is officially staged. Regardless of the result of the match between Chelsea and Arsenal, as long as Manchester United can win Aston Villa at home, Manchester United They will all be at the top of the standings. You must know that last season and throughout the season, Manchester United never led the standings.

Therefore, Ferguson still attached great importance to this match against Aston Villa, but Li Rui's sudden cold made Ferguson a little annoyed.

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If Li Rui can't play... On the bench, there are only two Frenchmen, Saha and Bellion. To be honest, Ferguson feels a little worried about who will play these two.

Saha has already made Ferguson very dissatisfied. The reason for dissatisfaction is not only the state of the French, but also because of the French's big mouth.

As for Bellion, his condition is not bad, and his fighting spirit is not bad, but his strength is indeed much weaker.

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The relationship between Saha and Rooney is a bit stiff because of the jersey number competition, which is not conducive to the cooperation of striker partners, and Bellion's strength is indeed limited.

'Damn cold! After Ferguson left the team doctor, he couldn't help complaining.

Queiroz coughed and reminded Ferguson, "Things are not as bad as we thought. Without Lee, we might play better."

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For some reason, although Queiroz's words were not a big problem, Ferguson still didn't like to hear them. He looked at his assistant coach, the head coach of Real Madrid last season.

Queiroz was a little uncomfortable being looked at by Ferguson's sophistication. Now, in terms of Manchester United's tactical arrangements for the new season, Queiroz is supporting his fellow Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, insisting that the Portuguese should be the core The style of play, in Queiroz's view, after two seasons of training, Cristiano Ronaldo is fully capable of becoming the banner of Manchester United, and Manchester United's 3-0 home victory over Debrezen is a proof.

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In the match between Manchester United and Aston Villa, Li Rui did not sit in the stands in the end. Before the game the next day, team doctor Jeffs took Li Rui's temperature, and his temperature had returned to normal.
But to be on the safe side, Ferguson insisted not to put Li Rui in the starting lineup. However, he did not put Li Rui in the stands as he said before, but brought Li Rui to the bench.

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Since this game may be Li Rui's debut at Old Trafford, local TV stations in China have unanimously requested ESPN to provide the broadcast signal of Manchester United VS Aston Villa at home. The reason is needless to say. ?The fans are all here for Li Rui.

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The game has not yet started, the players have not yet entered the field, and the broadcast signal has already been cut in.

At this time, the fans noticed that Li Rui was already sitting on the Manchester United bench in front of the TV, chatting with Bellion.

what happened?Li Rui didn't start the game?what happened? !

Because Ferguson was confusing Aston Villa, Manchester United officials have not disclosed the news that Li Rui has a cold. Not only the Chinese fans, but even the head coach of Aston Villa thought that this game, Manchester United Li Rui and Rooney will be his starting strike partners.

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Li Rui was sitting on the bench, and seemed to be in good spirits. In fact, Li Rui was very happy when he heard that he had entered the squad and would be on the bench. It's better to watch your teammates play from the stands.

Besides, because I accidentally turned on the air conditioner and caught a cold, this is also my responsibility. Li Rui can't complain about anyone. He is just a little depressed. Li Rui's physique is quite strong, and Jessica is definitely the most powerful witness , who almost never gets sick, catches a cold at this time.

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However, according to Jeffs, the Manchester United team doctor, Li Rui did not have standardized training and eating habits during the summer vacation, so his physical condition was not as good as he thought.

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Li Rui and Bellion chatted every sentence. Li Rui found that this Frenchman, who was 3 years older than himself, was relatively easy to get along with. People are disgusted.

At this time, the game is about to start, and today Manchester United's starting striker partners are Saha and Rooney.

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In the locker room today, the starter Saha’s nose was poking up to the sky. Li Rui really wanted to punch this guy. To be honest, there is nothing strange about the competition for positions in the team, but, because Competing for a position, putting aside even the minimum of politeness, and putting on a dead face all day long is a bit embarrassing.

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"How did it happen!" In the commentary booth, Sky TV's commentator Taibi said impatiently, and then teased inhumanely, "Manchester United players seem to be sleepwalking, haha, maybe a summer has passed, Manchester United players Seems to have forgotten Ferguson's hair dryer."

The game has been going on for more than 20 minutes. Manchester United did not show the strength it should have in the first home game of this season, but Aston Villa, who played away, almost scored a goal.

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At 11 minutes into the game, Park Ji-sung wanted to find Scholes with a through pass, but the two did not form a tacit understanding. After Park Ji-sung's through ball was cut off by Aston Villa right back Mellberg, Aston Villa immediately launched a quick counterattack.

Aston Villa's counter-attack was quick, a big foot drove the ball forward and then, after two or three passes, the ball reached the feet of Aston Villa midfielder McCann, who pretended to pass the ball, Gary Neville immediately fell for the trick and went out to intercept, but saw McCann speeding up and wiped past him. After taking two steps, he split the side directly. There, Ridgewell, who was on the top, immediately made a cross.

In the penalty area, Angel grabbed the football during the fight with Sylvester. He shook his head and attacked the goal. After being blocked by Van der Sar, he hit the post and was cleared by Ferdinand with a big foot. .

The Manchester United fans at Old Trafford were also in a cold sweat.

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In the first half, Manchester United's best chance came in the 36th minute.

After receiving the pass from Park Ji-sung, Cristiano Ronaldo first accelerated and broke through De La Cruz who came up to intercept him, then made a fancy half-turn on the spot and knocked the ball past Mellberg, and then broke through to the penalty area. Aston Villa defender Hughes, who came out to defend, stepped on his bicycle several times in a row, then suddenly pulled the football horizontally, opened up the shooting space, and directly shot a cold shot.

The football crossed an arc and spun towards the upper right corner of the goal, but finally hit the junction of the post and the crossbar...

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The camera gave a close-up of Cristiano Ronaldo. The goal was not scored. The Portuguese boy looked very frustrated. He stood still and glanced at Aston Villa's goal unwillingly, with his hands on his hips... let the sweat drip.

If he enters, in such an unfavorable situation, he, Cristiano Ronaldo, is definitely the hero of Manchester United, and Cristiano Ronaldo also thinks so. In this game, Li Rui did not start because of a cold. Ronaldo gave himself a chance to prove himself, the Portuguese boy wants to tell everyone who is the most indispensable in the Manchester United team! !

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However, when Cristiano Ronaldo took the ball just now, Saha kept yelling for the ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo ignored it, which caused great dissatisfaction among the French.In this game, it was rare for Li Rui to get a chance to start because of a cold, but he held his breath and wanted to perform well.

However, if Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't pass the ball to him, the French have nothing to do. After all, Saha is not the kind of shooter who can get a chance with his personal skills!

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At the end of the first half, the score was still 0:0. Ferguson was obviously dissatisfied with the team's performance in the first half. Into the player tunnel...

The live broadcast also gave a close-up of Ferguson's sturdy back, and the live commentator was also teasing, during the halftime break, in the home team's locker room, who would Ferguson's hair dryer fire at?
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After the half-time whistle sounded, the Aston Villa players seemed very happy to walk towards the player tunnel. Yes, you do have the right to be proud.

The Manchester United players walked into the player tunnel without saying a word. No one knew what was waiting for them in the dressing room? !

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Li Rui, who was on the bench, and other players also entered the player tunnel without saying a word. However, just after entering the locker room, Ferguson took a look at Li Rui who walked in, "Li, what are you doing here?"

"Me?" Li Rui was taken aback for a moment, and then felt aggrieved. He said that he was not the one who started the game, and if he didn't play well in the game, what did he have to do with him?Or is it because I don't pay attention to the cold, and the boss still thinks about it?
However, Ferguson's next words made Li Rui jump for joy.

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"Go out, go to the stadium to warm up! Play at the beginning of the second half." Ferguson saw that Li Rui was still in a daze, "What are you doing in a daze?!"

Hearing this sentence, Saha's face became ugly. The French looked down at the floor with a black face. In fact, Manchester United's poor offense in the first half had little to do with Saha, because France People don't get a chance at all.

However, even if Ferguson wanted to replace Saha, the French had nothing to do. At Manchester United, no one dared to question Ferguson's tactical arrangements.

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Li Rui uttered a cheerful cry, walked towards the player tunnel without saying a word, and heard Ferguson's shout behind him, "Are you still dizzy?" Feelings, Ferguson found out after getting angry, and he got angry The target was the somewhat innocent Li Rui. Remembering that Li Rui was still suffering from a cold, he asked a question with concern.

"It's ready!" Li Rui yelled as he ran, he was afraid that Ferguson would change his mind and not let him play. Besides, as long as he could play, Li Rui felt that his cold was just a drizzle. ...

Then he heard someone coming from behind him. When he saw that it was Fletcher, it seemed that the boss was really angry and wanted to replace two people in a row at the beginning of the second half.

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As soon as the second half of the game started, Manchester United fans discovered that the team had completed substitutions during the intermission.

When Li Rui appeared on the field wearing the No. 10 jersey, Manchester United fans at Old Trafford gave him applause. Although Li Rui had just come off the bench and hadn't done much yet, this is Manchester United The fans gave him encouraging applause.

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"During the intermission, Ferguson changed two people at once. Fletcher came off the bench and he replaced Park Ji-sung. To be honest, this substitution is a bit surprising." Taibi said.

Indeed, in the first half of the game, the performance of the Koreans was still good, at least, it was worthy of the comment of "aggressively fighting".

"WOWO, Lee replaced Saha, this is a decisive substitution." Lineker said, "I don't know why, Lee didn't appear in the starting lineup, this is the boy at Old Trafford The first show at the German Stadium, I hope it can bring surprises."

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After Li Rui came on in the second half, he touched the ball for the first time.

Fletcher passed the ball to him, a half-high ball, Li Rui raised his right foot and unloaded the football. At this time, Aston Villa captain Barry also pushed forward. After Li Rui stopped the ball, he wanted to turn around. It's already very difficult. If Li Rui, who is in good condition, turns around quickly, it is still possible to break through. However, the cold has not completely healed, and Li Rui himself feels that his calf is a little sore, and his explosive power cannot keep up, so he has to do it again Pass the ball back to Fletcher.

On the sidelines, after Li Rui entered the field, Ferguson, who had been paying attention to Li Rui's performance, frowned. He noticed that after Li Rui stopped the ball, he seemed to hesitate for a while, and wanted to forcefully turn around and break through, but he seemed to give up again. up.

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'It seems that the cold is still not good. ' Sir Ferguson's face became more and more gloomy.

Because, on another venue, there has been news that Chelsea are leading Arsenal 1-0, and Didier Drogba scored his first league goal of the season.

This is not good news for Manchester United.

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Three minutes later, Li Rui received another pass from Fletcher. After taking two steps, when Mellberg came up to intercept, he suddenly chose to pass the ball and passed the football to Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Oh...Lee passed the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo...this is..." When Taibi was still thinking of words to describe, the game had already reached its climax.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who received Li Rui's pass, made a beautiful turn and knocked the ball with his right foot. The football reached in front of him, and then accelerated, breaking through Ridgewell who was rushing over.

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"Hey, here!" At this time, Cristiano Ronaldo heard Li Rui reaching out for the ball, but he didn't intend to pass the ball. After taking two more steps, facing Mellberg who rushed forward, he threw the football Controlled under his feet, after several consecutive shakes on the side, he failed to make a breakthrough, so he had to pass the football to Fletcher behind him. Fletcher did not hesitate, and with a ground ball, the football reached Li Rui's feet.

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Seeing that Li Rui was about to catch the ball, Barry, who was closest to Li Rui, rushed over. At this time, Li Rui had already accelerated towards the football in front of him. Shocked, Barry reached out to pull Li Rui's jersey. He intends to interfere with Li Rui's catch of the ball. Moreover, such a foul will at most be given a verbal warning, and he will not be given a card.

However, Barry underestimated Li Rui's starting speed. Li Rui swung his hand and knocked off Barry's outstretched hand. When Barry tried to chase after him again, Li Rui had already caught up with the football and dribbled the ball towards the penalty area. Li suddenly passed.

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Fletcher's pass was very comfortable. He didn't pass the ball directly to Li Rui's feet, but a through ball, which just happened to bring out Li Rui's speed advantage.

"Breakthrough! Lee! He broke through! Barry didn't stop Lee... Now, it's Hughes standing in front of him!" Lineker shouted.

After Li Rui gritted his teeth and sped up just now, he felt his calf tremble a little. This is a normal reaction of muscle soreness. Facing Hughes who jumped out, Li Rui did not slow down. He knew that he had to break through the guy in front of him in one go, because Once he slowed down, Li Rui knew that in his current state, it was impossible to make some moves.

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Hughes, who had just pounced on him, hadn't made any interception yet. Li Rui poked the football with his toe, and then a running ball accelerated again, and it had already passed him. Hughes subconsciously thought Tried to pull Li Rui's jersey, but didn't grab anything!

Now, the only one standing in front of Li Rui is Aston Villa goalkeeper Sorensen.

"Breakthrough...breakthrough...I gotta say, stunning, don't know why Ferguson put Lee on the bench, WWO...now it's one on one, Lee vs Sorensen..."

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The whole Old Trafford stadium became lively, and Manchester United fans stood up. The duel between the striker and the goalkeeper is always the most exciting scene on the football field!
What's more, this is the team's exorbitant price of 3300 million pounds in the summer, and the players introduced from the rival Leeds United... Manchester United fans can't wait to start carnival at Old Trafford!

This is Manchester United's first home game of the new season.

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When Li Rui broke through Hughes, he poked the ball with his toe. The football was a bit big. Aston Villa goalkeeper Sorensen had already abandoned the goal. He noticed that the football was a little far away from Li Rui, so he immediately made a tackle Actions.

However, the Aston Villa goalkeeper only felt a blur in front of his eyes. The football had disappeared from his eyes. Li Rui also made a shoveling action. He knew that if he accelerated again, he might not be able to catch up with the football in front of the goalkeeper. Yes, but Li Rui's shovel shot is very smart. He shovels obliquely against the turf, which also prevents the referee from calling him for hitting the goalkeeper.

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The football was shoveled horizontally by Li Rui's right foot, jumped up, and rolled towards the goal. Although another defender of Aston Villa, Samuel, who was chasing all the way, abandoned Rooney and rushed towards this side, but, I can only watch the football bouncing and rolling into the net...

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"GOAL! GOAL! GOAL!! GOOOAL!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

The narrator of Sky TV, Taibi, yelled out hysterically. After he finished yelling, he almost stood under the table to cheer himself up.

So much fun! !
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And the guest commentator Lineker next to him was also very excited, "Beautiful goal! A vital goal! When Manchester United needed him most, he stood up! This is the role of a star! There is no doubt that this lad has done a good job!"

Vital goal?

Just look at the excited Ferguson on the sidelines after Li Rui's goal, and you will know how important this goal is to Manchester United's good start this season!
Sir Ferguson blushed and cheered his disciples' wonderful performance on the sidelines with a happy smile.

The role of stars?

That's right!

Just look at the crazy performance of Manchester United fans in the stands of Old Trafford. They are absolutely satisfied with the team's 'rookie' debut!
Now, there will never be such a boring question as to whether Li Rui is worth 3300 million pounds!
On the football field, strength speaks for itself!

And Li Rui also used his own strength to tell everyone who he is!

He is Li Rui!

Now, Manchester United's number 10.

Maybe also this team, the greatest No. 10 in history!
Is it impossible?

We will wait and see!

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