Fox in the Penalty Area

v1 Chapter 196: powder keg

The Pirates Park stadium was packed and very lively.

In the final stage of the season, the competition for various championships has also reached a fierce stage.

The enthusiasm of the fans is high, and every home game is full of excitement.

Even if the game hasn't started yet, just warming up before the game can cheer up the Madrid Pirates fans in the stands.

Even in the locker room inside the stadium, the voices of the fans can be clearly heard.

It wasn't until the assistant coach Valentine closed the door that the noise outside became much quieter.

Head coach Parrotti looked at the players who were making final preparations for the game, and said, "Now announce the list."

Many people's hands lightly paused.

Valentine stared at Maxi Carey, a little nervous. He was afraid that when Parotti pronounced the name of the Dutchman, Carey would say, "You guys should hire someone else, I'm not ready yet"...

This is definitely not Valentine's unreasonable worry. He feels that it is entirely possible to do such a thing with Carey's character and temper.

"Heywell, Irazusta, Moreno, Amantegui, Brynjolfsson..."

Parrotti didn't have as many thoughts as the assistant coach, he calmly reported the list in his mind one by one...

"...Bella, Daya, Celovich, Silviglio, Hu, Carey."

After saying the last name, Parotti looked at Maxi Carey.

Not only him, assistant coach Valentin, and others in the locker room also set their sights on the Dutchman.

While everyone was staring at him, Carey's expression was normal, and he was not overjoyed because he finally appeared on the stage.

Judging from his expression, it seemed that this sudden event had already been expected by him.

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"Papa! Papa!"

In the box, two children shouted excitedly pointing to the photo of Carey that appeared on the big screen.

Behind them, the surprised expression on Sophia's face has not faded.

Before the start of the game, when the live DJ broadcast the list, she didn't expect her husband to appear there.

She felt that it was a very good result for her husband to come off the bench today.

As long as she doesn't let her and the children go for nothing.

"...somewhat unexpectedly, Parotti put Maxy Carey on the roster before this game...this is Carey's first appearance after recovering from injury!"

From the TV in the VIP box, the commentator Sanchez's surprised voice came.

"We don't know what he can bring to the game. After all, since his injury, he hasn't had any outstanding performances: no goals, no assists. He seems to be struggling with the unfamiliarity of being away from the pitch for a long time... "

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Real Catalejon head coach Jean Osvaldo was also surprised when he saw Carey play.

Because Carey has failed to play in two consecutive games, he did not expect to die in the game against himself.

He didn't know if this meant that he had better luck, that he could win today's game smoothly...

Why did Kyrie either come off the bench before, or simply didn't even have a chance to play for a minute in two consecutive games? Very simple, the game between Sarri and the Madrid Pirates has already told everyone the answer.

Because although Carey has recovered physically, he has serious psychological problems.

On the one hand, being far away from the court made him unable to find the rhythm of the game. On the other hand, he is now afraid of physical confrontation.

Saria finally took away a point on the road thanks to their containment of Carey.

Real Catjon is stronger than Sarria, so why can't we go one step further and take away three points directly?

You know, against Sarria, Carey is only coming off the bench.

And this game, Kyrie is.

As long as Carey's performance can be restrained, plus the Madrid Pirates are in the rotation and Real Carterjon is the main force, it is not impossible to win an away game.

It's easy to deal with Kyrie, just let the players hit harder.

Real Catalejon also really need the three points and their position in fifth place is not secure, because behind them, Sebastia is only one point behind them, and Sevilla Navigator is only two points behind.

Both teams are capable of overtaking them in the final moments of the league, taking their place and knocking Real Carterjon out of European qualification.

When the two sides clashed in the first half of the league, Real Caterjon shook hands with the Madrid Pirates 1:1 at home. At that time, the Madrid Pirates also adopted a rotation lineup in the game because of the influence of the Champions League.

How similar is it to today's situation?

Since we were able to draw with the Madrid Pirates at home, why can't we go further now?

Thinking of this, before the game started, Osvaldo issued the first instruction to the players on the field:

For that Dutchman!

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Maxi Carey was targeted, as soon as he got the ball, a Real Catjon player would quickly appear next to him.

No, he didn't even have the ball, the Real Catjon players around him posted it.

They were hitting him so hard that he couldn't get the ball properly.

They don't care if they get fouled for doing so. Anyway, as long as Kyrie can't handle the ball well, Royal Cathorn's defensive goal will be achieved.

If you want to successfully defend Carey, you always have to pay some price.

Of course, Catjon's players will indeed pay more attention to their actions and try not to eat cards.

In fact, this is already good. When Kyrie was at his peak, as his opponent, even if you wanted to use a foul to stop him, you couldn't do it, because the "Flying Dutchman" didn't give you a chance to foul at all...

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Kyrie got the ball with his back to the offense, and then he tried to turn, and he almost succeeded, but Catjon's players grabbed the jersey tightly from the side and wouldn't let go.

In the end, his turn failed to complete.

Football is also lost.

The referee's whistle sounded, calling Catjon for a foul.

But despite this, Catjon's Tobeira Casaces, who was defending Kyrie, was still holding on to Kyrie's jersey, as if the game was still going on.

It wasn't until Carey waved his arms angrily and slapped Casases's hand away that he raised his arms and stepped back, signaling that he hadn't done anything in this physical confrontation.

Real Catjon coach Osvaldo on the sidelines laughed when he saw this:

Well done Tobera! That's it, keep provoking him, provoking him, and then successfully detonating this powder keg!

As long as Kaili can lose his cool, it is tantamount to crippling them alone.

The game had only started ten minutes ago, and Osvaldo didn't believe that Parotti would replace Carey when the game was only ten minutes into the game.

If he does that... just wait for Kyrie to go back to the locker room and go crazy, it's enough to make the Pirates' internal chaos, and they can't even think about playing in the second half!

Maxi Carey is not a mild-tempered person. It is no secret that two consecutive serious injuries in two years have also made him sensitive and irritable. Everyone knows it.

Those actions against Kyrie on the court are not only to break his ball, but also to stir up the fire in his heart.

Once it burns, no one can control it.

Whether it is Carey or the Madrid pirates, they will be burned to ashes by this angry flame!

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"Carterhorn wanted to **** Kyrie off and make him lose his cool."

Valentine on the sidelines reminded Parotti.

Parotti nodded: "Of course, any head coach who is not stupid will do this."

"Then what should we do? In case Kaili can't control his temper..."

"We have nothing to do. It is impossible to replace him now. Before the other party succeeds in provoking, Carey will explode directly." Parotti shook his head and said.

For Carey, who is proud of his personality, it is a great insult to come off the field before even finishing the first half. So unless he is sent off with a red card, it is absolutely impossible for Parrotti to replace him at the risk of igniting the explosive barrel.

Valentine sighed.

In the past, Kyrie was actually a headache guy, but he could always use his outstanding performance on the court to make everyone temporarily ignore, or tolerate the troublesome side of his personality.

Now that he has lost his ability to be brilliant on the court, the flaws in his character have been magnified infinitely, which is a bit annoying.

It's like a player who has constant news off the court and is always surrounded by gossip, tabloids and paparazzi. As long as he can keep scoring goals, he can lead the team to victory and win the championship. All of the above are just part of the "legend".

But if the player does not perform as expected, then all "legends" will immediately become the culprit for his poor performance.

When doing well:

I smoke, drink, get tattooed, permed, and hot girls~lightnovelpub.net~ But I know I'm a successful professional player.

When performing poorly:

What? you drink? No wonder you're in a bad shape!

What? you smoke No wonder you're in poor shape!

What? Are you burning your head? Divide your attention on hair care a little bit to football, and you won't be so incompetent!

What? Do you still have **** before the game? Such indulgence, not professional at all!

Valentin is now very fortunate that last summer, the club spent more than 100 million euros to bring Hu Lai, otherwise the team's performance would be worse than last season, and they might not even qualify for the Champions League.

Valentine thought in his heart that fortunately, the contract between the club and Carey only has one year left, and when the contract expires next year, he can get rid of this burden...

But in order to plan ahead, he would suggest that Parotti should start looking for an excellent organizational midfielder from now on to replace Carey and complete the team's real key puzzle.