Chapter 27 Today I'll Be Substitute
The Sandhurst team's main stadium is called bottom_meadow, and there is not even a stand, which is no different from the community football field - two football fields are side by side, surrounded by railings, even if they separate the game area and the viewing area.
This is actually a sports park with six football fields scattered in sporadic places, divided by rows of woods, as well as tennis courts, basketball courts and many flat grasslands. I don’t know what to do.
Every time Chu Zhongtian saw such a large green field located in the middle of a residential area, he felt envious. If there were such venue conditions in China, China's football foundation would be better than it is now. Not to mention what impact it can have on professional football, at least many children who like to play football no longer have to worry about finding venues everywhere.
The red bus was parked in the parking lot. As soon as Chu Zhongtian jumped out of the car, he saw several familiar figures.
"Chu!" Emily waved to him. Boss John, Mr. Bent, Jackson and others beside her also waved to him.
He was not the only one recognized by the fans, and the other players were also stopped by their friends. Russell even walked over - because it was his family who waved to him.
Eames did not stop the players from contacting those fans. This is the game of this level. In fact, it is more like a social event. Everyone walked outdoors on a sunny afternoon in the name of football to relax and work hard for a week.
Seeing Russell leave the queue, Chu Zhongtian also came to Emily and the others.
"What a coincidence, we saw this bus as soon as we arrived." Emily pointed to the car behind Chu Zhongtian. "It's so conspicuous."
Chu Zhongtian said: "Many people on the road thought this was a public bus."
Boss John stretched out his hand to Chu Zhongtian: "Are you showing up, Chu?"
When talking about this issue, all the bright sunshine on Chu Zhongtian's face disappeared, and his voice became much smaller: "I'm on the bench..." Everyone in the bar was looking forward to him being on the court so that he could cheer him up. But because of his poor performance in a series of warm-up matches before, he could only sit on the bench now. He felt a little sorry for everyone's expectations.
John burst into laughter: "It's okay! If you are on the bench, you will have a chance to play!"
Emily, who was standing next to her, saw that Chu Zhongtian was not in high spirits, so she pointed at the jersey in his hand: "Is this AFC Wimbledon's jersey?"
With his fingers, everyone's attention diverted from the question of whether Chu Zhongtian would appear.
Chu Zhongtian spread the jersey in his hand, revealing the number "8" above.
"Wow! Main number!" someone exclaimed.
The fact that he criticized the main number but could not be on the field made Chu Zhongtian a little embarrassed.
Emily took out her digital camera and pointed to the jersey in Chu Zhongtian's hand: "Put it on, Chu. Let me take a photo of you!"
"This is a good idea. I have to take a photo with our Wimbledon star!" Boss John moved over and stood beside Chu Zhongtian, "I have to hang it on the bar wall after washing it out. This is a historical photo, ha!"
As he took the lead, everyone rushed up and surrounded Chu Zhongtian and wanted to take a photo with him. Then Boss John waved to Emily: "Come on, Emily."
"But..." Emily pointed to the camera in her hand, she had to take the photo.
At this time, Xilin, who was next to him, came up and said, "I'll help you."
Seeing that he was also a Wimbledon player, Emily handed him the digital camera and ran back to everyone. She wanted to stand outside, but asked Boss John to point his hand: "Stand here."
He refers to Chu Zhongtian's side.
Emily looked at Chu Zhongtian and found that Chu Zhongtian was also looking at her. She obediently walked over, stood next to Chu Zhongtian, and turned slightly, and her hands naturally grabbed Chu Zhongtian's arm. Chu Zhongtian felt that his arm touched a soft thing. He knew what it was, and his body suddenly became stiff.
"I'll take a photo!" Xilin shouted and pressed the shutter. In the sun, the smile on everyone's face was very bright, except for Chu Zhongtian.
Xilin returned the camera to Boss John, and then said to Chu Zhongtian: "It's time for us to leave, Chu."
Chu Zhongtian nodded, and before he could say goodbye to everyone, Mr. Bente had already slapped him in the back: "Go, Chu. Sitting on the bench is also an experience."
Emily also smiled at him and said, "If you come on the court, I will cheer you up and watch the sidelines, but don't keep watching, so you won't be able to concentrate on the game."
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After watching Chu Zhongtian leave, John said to everyone: "I said guys, where are we standing?"
He pointed to the stadium where there was no stand at all. Many fans were already surrounded by the stadium, and they stood on the sidelines, holding the railings.
"Of course it's behind the goal!" Everyone said at the same time.
The position behind the goal has always been for hardcore fans. The most famous fan stands in all clubs must be located behind the goal, such as the KOP stand in Anfield and the South stand in Pulau Lane.
A group of people rushed to the back of the goal, and the men protected Emily in the middle. They finally squeezed in and occupied a place with the number of people, so they had the leisure to start talking about the game to start next.
"Actually, Chu did not start, I guessed..." Old Bente's words aroused the dissatisfaction of Boss John.
"Did you know again? Look at what you said yesterday: Come on tomorrow's game!" John said in Old Bente's tone.
"Chu's performance was not very good for several warm-up matches in a row." Old Bente ignored John's sarcasm and explained. "I personally think Chu is capable, but he has never been able to play. He is used to working alone on the court and lacks cooperation. Maybe Eames took this into consideration and let Chu take the bench?"
Emily agreed with this view because she had watched every warm-up match on the spot. Since Chu and Russell had a conflict, he has become a little independent on the court and rarely seeks cooperation with his teammates. But after all, he is a human and not a god. His personal abilities are excellent and he cannot cover the entire second half. His hard running is just being adjusted by his opponent's pass, but he is stubborn and does not ask for help.
What attracted her attention at the beginning was Chu Zhongtian's stubbornness, but it might not be a good thing to be so stubborn, for example, I didn't start today's game.
Although she didn't show it, she was indeed a little regretful when she heard that Chu Zhongtian was substituting. She couldn't say why such regrets arise.
Looking at the court surrounded by more and more people, the dazzling sunlight made Emily narrow her eyes.
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