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Chapter 402 Learn to Try

Chapter 402 Learn to Try

When the final whistle sounded, St. James' Park was silent. All Newcastle fans couldn't believe this fact, but this fact was truly in front of them. Their great record, unbeaten at home was fixed at 196 games, and ended in a meaningless sixth game of the Champions League group stage for them.

"Jose, it's a pity." Pei Wei on the coach bench sighed and patted Mourinho on the shoulder. Of course he also felt the same regret, but he didn't want to put more pressure on Mourinho. He knew that after losing this game, Mourinho would definitely encounter a lot of trouble.

But his manager was much tougher than he had imagined. When the final whistle sounded, Mourinho just closed his eyes and regained his composure.

"It doesn't matter, records are always going to end, and it's much better to end in an insignificant game than to be ended in a crucial game." He said.

At the press conference after the game, Mourinho seemed very calm. He first praised Hoffenheim for their fighting spirit in the game, and then said that there is no record in the world that cannot be broken. At least it is better to be broken in this kind of game than to be broken in the Champions League knockout round.Rangnick, on the other hand, was equally humble. Although he had uncontrollable joy on his face, he still said that his team's victory was only because the importance of this game was higher for them than Newcastle. After scoring two goals in a row, Lyon also qualified for the Europa League because of the victory in this game.

The harmony at the press conference disappointed all the reporters who were going to watch the two head coaches fight each other at the press conference. In their view, Rangnick would inevitably be a little bit elated after breaking this record.Who knows that Rangnick really thought that his victory was a bit of a fluke, the water in the Champions Cup was much deeper than he imagined, and Mourinho wanted to minimize the impact of the end of the undefeated record, so there was a group of peace at the press conference.

However, they still found a bright spot other than the news that "Newcastle's home unbeaten end". Both Mourinho and Rangnick spoke highly of the performance of Long Bisheng, who scored twice and assisted a goal in the game. Rangnick believed that this was the most cost-effective deal Hoffenheim had made in the past two seasons. Being able to attract this outstanding center forward at a price of 500 million is really his pride. Strength and unyielding fighting spirit allowed Hoffenheim to achieve this miracle, not to mention that he is only 21 years old and has unlimited possibilities.

The well-informed Mourinho seems to have made a mistake. Perhaps he intended to reduce the media’s attention to the end of Newcastle’s home unbeaten record by boasting about Long Bisheng, and to relieve the pressure on his players—he has always done this in the past, putting firepower and pressure on himself so that the players would not feel the pressure—but after that day, Long Bisheng’s name immediately spread throughout Europe.

The hat-trick against Middlesbrough made Long Bisheng famous in England, and the barb goal against Spain made Long Bisheng famous in Spain. However, in the Champions League, the highest stage of European clubs, he did what countless giants failed to do. Long Bisheng, who scored two goals and one assist at St. James' Park to overthrow Newcastle, instantly became the darling of the European media.

Especially after Mourinho praised Long Bisheng well, news like "Magic Bird takes a fancy to Chinese Dragon, St. James is about to usher in a Chinese twin star partner", "Newcastle copied the Chinese national team's striker line, Warcraft laughed and said that Long Bisheng is not a threat" began to fly all over the sky, and even one media concocted an article "Exclusive interview with Long Bisheng, my header is like Kohler"...

Long Bisheng, who returned to Hoffenheim, was stunned by the overwhelming news. It is not uncommon to see so many news about him on Chinese sports websites. After all, he is now considered to be the best among Chinese players studying abroad, not to mention that he personally ended the unbeaten record of Newcastle, which has a long history with China.However, on many famous sports websites in Europe, he also surprisingly found that his name has probably been known to everyone.

"Why did this happen all of a sudden?" Long Bisheng asked Ning Xi in surprise, "I never thought about going to Newcastle. Besides, would they take a fancy to me? When I was in the Newcastle reserve team, almost every reserve team player was better than me."

"It's normal. Even if it's an unknown player who scores two goals in Newcastle's away game and ends their 190 unbeaten record in six games, then this person will become famous overnight." Ning Xi shrugged: "Don't forget, Newcastle is the team with the best record in the Champions League in the past eight years. The Champions League quarter-finals, many people hope that their home defeat will come, but no one would have thought that it was Hoffenheim who did this, and you were the biggest contributor to the victory in that game. Mourinho praised you after the game. It is no secret that Newcastle wants a center forward to replace Drogba. Besides, you are not the same as you were when you were training in Newcastle now, so rumors like this are not groundless."

"I don't think it's a problem for Brother Long to go to Newcastle." Lu Xiaoshan said next to him.

"Yes, he did have a certain reputation in Germany before, but in Europe, there are a lot of players like him, and with his position and style, not many people will notice him, so despite my hard work, I only helped him get a few commercial endorsements." Ning Xi rubbed her chin and smiled like a little fox: "This time Mourinho has done me a big favor. , I have to run around, let Aaron earn more money, and I can earn more commissions—I can’t let the efforts of the reporters be in vain.”

"The current advertisement endorsements are not bad." Long Bisheng shook his head and said, but Ning Xi interrupted him as soon as he said it: "What, they are all domestic advertisers, and the money they give is nothing compared to Europe. Now that you are famous, I have to use your fame to make more money, otherwise my agent will be negligent, understand?"

"That's up to you, anyway, it's all up to you." Long Bisheng said extremely irresponsibly. He was absolutely dedicated to his work in training and competitions, but he was very lazy in these aspects. Now his income is quite good, but he never brings too much money with him every time he goes out on the street, even if he goes shopping with Ning Xi and Lu Xiaoshan. They prefer to pick out the things they think are useful.

"Xiaoshan, what brand do you think Aaron is suitable for as an endorsement?" Ning Xi asked Lu Xiaoshan while holding her chin.

"Like Beckham, to be the endorsement of razors!" Lu Xiaoshan's eyes were filled with stars: "Brother Long's face is very angular, especially the chin, which is boxy... By the way, there are also sunglasses. I don't think I have seen Brother Long wear sunglasses before."

"Well, these two choices are good, razors, sunglasses, manly things... Aaron, do you shave every few days now?" Ning Xi asked Long Bisheng.

"Once every two days, my beard doesn't grow fast." Long Bisheng said inexplicably.

"Shave once a day from now on, so it will be effective when shooting commercials." Ning Xi decided, "Also, you usually wear sportswear when you go out. It's too simple, and it doesn't improve your image...Tomorrow I will go shopping with us and buy you a suit. Your shoulders are very broad, so you must be energetic when you wear a suit."

"Why do you want to wear a suit? I don't go to the banquet." Long Bisheng said reluctantly. He had worn a suit once in his life. It was when he attended the celebration banquet arranged by the Football Association after winning the Asian Cup.

"You're a celebrity now! Celebrity!" Ning Xi emphasized: "Of course a celebrity has to have an outstanding personal image. If you always wear sportswear and go out on the street and don't pay attention to your image, then no matter how many goals you score, there won't be too many merchants who will see you as an endorsement...You know, world-class players are very concerned about their image, because their image can help them earn income other than salary, and this income far exceeds the salary that the club gives them! Don't worry, I won't let you attend Too many commercial activities will involve too much of your energy and affect your performance on the court, but you also have to learn to show yourself in front of the public. Aaron, some people thought you were stupid before, and thought you were just a big fool, but I know you are not. There is no fool who has such an outstanding talent in learning foreign languages, and there is no fool who can become an outstanding professional player when he is ten years old and formally accepts formal professional training. I didn’t divide your heart in this regard before because you can’t slack off, but now you have enough The ability to gain a foothold in the European arena, so you have to start learning these things step by step."

Long Bisheng pondered, and finally nodded slowly: "You're right, a player can't just play football, but also learn to be a human being... No matter what you do, the first thing you need to learn is to be a human being. My father taught me this way since I was a child... This is probably also a kind of being a human being. I will learn to try new things."

(End of this chapter)