Reborn on top of football

The climax of the event has passed, but the aftermath is far from calm.

However, Wang Ai's attention has been put back on the league.

Compared with before, the whole family cherishes their current life more. It seems that the "pity" from the public has in turn affected the mood of the whole family, inexplicably filled with a deep layer of sadness.

In the summer, salaries, endorsements, and Puskas-style goals are what everyone pursues, but now, suddenly, "enjoying football" has become the theme of the whole family's life: the football, which has been away from the bed for many years, is back in the bed; everyone participates in the discussion of the next opponent; Leonie looks for videos of outstanding young players to show Wang Ai; Huang Xin finds last season's Idiot Cup video for everyone to watch together; Conse reads a short poem from Galicia to Wang Ai; the little beauty pulls Wang Ai aside to discuss which bag to buy.

As for Wang Ai himself, he often took walks with the guards after morning and evening training, chatting casually and freely as he walked.

Everyone knows that these days won't last long.

"Have you ever regretted it?" Xu Qinglian, who was far away in BJ, suddenly asked this soul-searching question one day.

"How can life be perfect?" Wang Ai replied after pondering for a long time, and then drank and ate skewers.

Xu Qinglian, who saw all this through the video, chuckled: "You know, the way you look now reminds me of the uncles eating and drinking at street stalls in China."

Wang Ai suddenly felt that the meat was no longer fragrant. Even though Huang Xin and the others were laughing, Wang Ai couldn't say how bitter he felt and could only grin and smile foolishly.

Xu Qinglian was sensitive to Wang Ai's emotions and comforted her gently: "Be good, I'm almost done with my work, and I'll come to see you in a few days."

"Yeah." Wang Ai suppressed his turbulent emotions: "When you come, we'll go shopping together. When I retire, we'll go to various cities, and we'll experience together what you haven't experienced, talk about it, and try to make up for the regrets of the past."

"Do you have time?" asked the little beauty.

"The work is endless. I will devote myself to the Institute of Physical Science and participate in the work of every research group. But if I want to step out, I only need to be the general manager, and there are so many assistants. I think everyone will be able to accept me as a resource manager."

"What about tomorrow's opponent?" Xu Qinglian changed the subject.

"I've studied it thoroughly. Now watch me show off my skills!" Wang Ai's mood also brightened.

The opponent was Lorient, and Paris was away. They set out in the morning to adapt to the venue and then played in the afternoon. After the French Ligue 1 official announced "Wang Ai's XXth last game", an ordinary league attracted a lot of attention, and even Wang Ai's sponsors began to follow up in various ways, which was something Wang Ai did not expect.

The game was full of twists and turns. Mbappe was injured shortly after the start, and the opponent began to focus on Wang Ai. They didn't care about the retirement sentiment of a yellow superstar. Wang Ai naturally chose to pull to the side and scored three goals in a row from Mbappe's position on the left wing. Two of them were cut-in volleys, and one was a direct penetration and killed the goalkeeper with a single shot after passing three people.

This is only the first half.

"He is a man who is round on the outside but square on the inside." During the halftime break, Zhang Lu, a guest of the sports channel, shared his experience of watching the game with everyone: "He is flexible and gentle in tactics, but he is very tough and will not retreat a step in strategy. The more you bully him, the harder he will hit you. I think this may be the common point of those superstars who cannot be tied down on the sports field, that is, don't mess with me, let's go step by step, I will pursue victory normally, and if I lose, I won't think too much. But if you provoke me and make me angry, then I will concentrate and hit your team or even you hard, seriously undermining your confidence in the game."

Ma Fanshu was puzzled when he heard this: "What do you mean you can't tie it down in the sports field?"

"His ability exceeds the role of a player in the general sense. You can think of the court, whether it is a football field or a basketball court, as a chessboard. Most players are chess pieces. There are traces of movement, ball handling, and even personal growth, development, and frustration. This is the experience of most of our coaches. But there is always a kind of player who is unconventional and beyond your calculations. It is difficult for you to evaluate him as a normal player during the game. He has great potential in reserve. Usually, he can win the game with 80 points, or even 70 or 60 points, so it is difficult to see his complete state unless he is angry."

"Who else besides Wang Ai?"

"…Michael Jordan."

"Wang Ai is Jordan?"

"Yes. I wouldn't have said that before, but now that he's retiring it doesn't matter, we in the football world have long thought so. His status is the same as Jordan's, and it's a unique height. I know you want to talk about the other two superstars, but that's different, even Maradona and Pele can't compare to him. They are just simply strong, strong to a special height, and he is strong to the same height as them but without any effort, understand? The same weightlifting champions, one lifts with a red face and a thick neck, and the other lifts and then dances for a while, he is like that."

"Now that you put it that way, I'm even more reluctant to let him go."

"There's nothing we can do. He has to leave. Didn't he say it himself? He chose to go to the Institute of Physical Education because he can provide better service to everyone there."

"These days everyone has been guessing what his service is. Logically speaking, the sports research projects undertaken by the Institute of Physical Education may have made great contributions, but they cannot compare to the touching moments brought to everyone by his double-awarding superstar status. Do you think this is an excuse?"

"Didn't he say he believed in him?"

"What do you know?"

"I don't know. I can only say that he understands everyone's feelings very well, otherwise he wouldn't have come up with so many measures so sincerely. Since he understands everyone and wants everyone to believe in him, his new job must have a similar effect that excites everyone."

"I can't see it!"

"Then let us all look forward to it together."

After the second half of the game, Wang Ai returned to the center position. Facing the frightened opponent, Wang Ai was not polite. He first received a powerful header from his teammate's corner kick in front of the goal, then he dribbled left and right at the top of the penalty area and shot from a small angle. Then he took the lead in the counterattack, received a straight pass from the opponent, and quickly got rid of the opponent and scored a single-handed goal.

And all this took only ten minutes. If Coach Mao had not replaced him afterwards, it is possible that the 10-goal miracle could have been repeated.

Zhang Lu was excited again: "This is what I said about the effect after he gets irritated!"

"Is that his full strength?"

"How is that possible? I'm just a little excited."