Chapter 81: Being handsome is a lifetime thing

"...Leeds City defeated Northumbria 2:1 at home, and the result is that Leeds City won. But any Leeds City fan who has watched this game may not be happy. Because the team is warming up. Many problems were exposed in the game... After a summer of training, the team seems to have not been crushed into a whole...

Most of the new players’ performances are quite satisfactory and not satisfactory. But I must point out that Ismail Camara’s performance is totally sorry for Tony Clark’s expectations of him-we all know that this guy used to play for France. The players of the third-level league team were introduced by coach Clark himself by name. Originally thought this was a very talented'rough stone' that has not yet been discovered. But now it seems that maybe he is just an ordinary stone at all. ...
"Camara showed his speed at the beginning of the game, but quickly faced Northumbria's targeted defense, he had no room for speed. And the technical advantage he declared in the interview was also I didn't see it at all... What I can see is that he was stuck on defense again and again under multi-player defense, unable to stick the ball, delaying the fighter, and finally causing the ball to be cut off by the opponent...

Of course it’s just a warm-up match, and it’s difficult to make a conclusion. But something can be seen from this match. Obviously, Camara’s performance in this match cannot convince the doubters to dispel their hearts. His doubts will not make his life in Leeds easier...I hope it’s my own judgment, but unfortunately, I can’t see that this 18-year-old who has never played in the top league has What can help him stand up...
"Although Tony Clark supported Kamala in the post-match press conference, I think it is nothing more than his unwillingness to criticize the hypocrisy of his players face to face... He has only one sentence right, that is, Kamala and Hu is really different. You must know that when Hu joined the team, the conditions were worse than those of Kamala. He didn't even have a chance to join the team, and the league had already played half. But Hu still handed over under such circumstances. Perfect answer-his performance last season, I don't think even the most picky person can have any dissatisfaction... and it is almost impossible for Kamala to reach Hu's height..."
Looking at the phone, Yong Jun said: "This article actually praised you at the end, Hu Lai."
The season is about to begin, and the Yong Jun returned to England after finishing his domestic affairs to take care of Hu Lai.
"Really, Uncle Yong, how do you praise it?" Hu Lai became interested.
"I used you as a reference for Kamala, and used you to contrast Kamala's poor performance and a gloomy future."
"Oh..." Upon hearing this, Hu Lai lost his interest.
"Ha, didn't you expect to praise you in articles scolding your teammates?"
Hu Lai curled his lips: "Stepping on a handful and a handful is not a must."
Yong Jun smiled: "But Kamala was scolded a little bit cruelly this time..."
He was right. In addition to this article, there are many voices criticizing Kamara on the Internet and in the media. Fans vent their emotions directly on the Internet, swear words, how unpleasant it can be.
Although media reporters are not so unqualified, they picked up the pen in their hands and typed on the keyboard. They made a long discussion and analyzed from various angles that Camara was not suitable for Leeds and could not adapt to the Premier League. It took a hundred to prove that Leeds What I bought for ten thousand pounds was a liar who used to make up the money...
Anyway, the public opinion environment is very unfavorable for Ismail Camara.
"It's normal to be scolded if the game is not played well." Hu Lai, as a Chinese player, has a low view of being scolded, because for the Chinese players in the early years, it was simply commonplace.
Although the situation has improved in recent years, the inherent impression of Chinese football in the society still exists.
Besides, what he said makes sense. Professional players, it's normal for you to perform badly and be scolded bloody. Conversely, if you behave well, these people who scold you might turn you into the air.
So he didn't bother with the comments made in this moment, and he didn't think it was a big deal for Kamara to be scolded.
"It makes sense, but your teammates may not think so."
"Ismael?" Hu Lai remembered what he saw when he went to practice today. "That kid... doesn't seem to be abnormal. Looks like a okay person."
Yong Jun was a little surprised: "Can't that? The media are criticizing him, almost one-sided... Oh, he didn't read the news? Or can't you understand English news?"
Hu Lai shook his head: "Then I don't know."
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Camara sat on the iron railing with his feet crossed and suspended in the air. Except for the part of his body that was in contact with the railing, he was only in contact with the air all over, but he was still sitting peacefully on the thin railing.
The hood of the pullover turned over his head, covering half of his face. In the dim light of dusk, even if someone comes close to look at it, it may not be possible to recognize this person as Ismail Kama, who performed badly in the last warm-up match and was replaced after halftime. Pull.
He was staring at the people playing in the stadium in a daze.
There is a football field near the place that Fataki found for him, which he didn't know until he returned to Leeds from the training camp.
People from nearby communities often come here to play football.
"Why did you get here?" Fataki leaned up and said in a low voice with his hands resting on the railing. "Are you not afraid of being recognized?"
"I'm just an unknown person, what's to worry about?" Camara's voice came from behind the mask muffled.
"Take off the mask before you say that, buddy."
"I am a black man. It is reasonable to wear a black mask. Is there any problem?"
"Then you smile?"
"Don't laugh, I'm in a bad mood." Camara pouted behind the mask.
"Don’t pay too much attention to the words in the media. It’s just a warm-up match. You can perform well in the previous two warm-up matches. According to their criteria, if a warm-up match can sentence you to death, you still have Two chances of resurrection..." Fataki naturally knew that Camara was not joking with him, but was really in a bad mood, so he comforted his little brother.
Camara did not respond, but still looked at the stadium.
At this moment, a goal appeared on the court.
When he saw the goalkeeper running towards the corner flag area, Camara had already guessed what would happen next...
Sure enough, the goalkeeper jumped up and made a Hulai celebration.
"HUUUUUU!!!"
"Archie, how do you think Hu achieved this result today?" Camara asked in a low voice.
"He is a shooter, he just needs to keep scoring goals." Fataki said.
"No, I'm asking how he got through this stage when he knew that the fans didn't like him? Did he not care about the views of the fans, or did he hold back his energy to make them regret it?"
Fataki spread his hands: "This kind of delicate inner drama, I suggest you ask Hu himself."
"But I don't want to ask him." Camara shook his head slightly. "When I went to training today, I looked indifferent in front of everyone. I don't want him to know that I pretended it. Otherwise, when I succeed in the future, I can't run to him to show off. "
"Now you still care about this?"
"Why don't you care? Archie, let me tell you, whether your state is good or bad, whether your performance is good or not is a temporary matter, but being handsome... is a lifetime thing!"
Having said this, Camara jumped off the railing, patted his numb butt, and stretched out again: "Let's go, Archie, let's go home."
"Don't you watch it?"
"Nothing to watch, they played so stinky." Camara pouted, "It's far worse than me."
Then he put his hands in the pockets of his jeans, shook his head and walked away.
Fataki looked back at the noisy stadium, quickly caught up with Kamala, and walked towards their apartment.
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A few days after the last warm-up match, on the evening of Friday, August 8th, the 2025-2026 Premier League officially kicked off.
The opening match was last season's league champion Stan Park Rangers against last season's British champion Peterborough United.
In the end, the defending champion beat his opponent 4:1 at home.
After three seasons, Peterborough United, who returned to the Premier League, lost the game, but scored a goal against the defending champion on the away scene. It also made St. Petersburg United fans and the local media in Norwich, where the team is located, some expectations for the prospect of the team's relegation.
After the three newly promoted horses played in the league last season, two eventually fell back to the British championship, and only Sidham succeeded in relegation.
Perhaps this season, Petersburg United will be the lucky one?
Of course, Northumbria and Holt might think so too.
The match between the Premier League champions and the Premier League champions kicked off this season's Premier League. One day later, on Saturday, August 9th, five Premier League matches will begin one after another.
Leeds City's away game against Burleigh was among them.
This is the first league game of Leeds City in the new season. It is also a "first" for Hulai, who has already played in the Premier League-this is his first time to participate in the Premier League from the first round.
Last season, he was a half-dominated monk, and he played 24 rounds in the Premier League before playing in the league. In the end, he participated in 17 rounds and scored 11 goals.
But he has not participated in a full season of the Premier League, nor has he participated in the pre-season training of a Premier League team, so he can finally show what performance in a complete Premier League season, in fact, no one knows.
Optimistic people want to join Hu Lai hastily in the middle of the season. Uukanshu.com can show such a performance. If that is to let him participate in the team's pre-season training, follow the team to prepare for the new season. Let him play all 38 Premier League games, then what an amazing list of results he can finally give out!
The pessimists think that the reason why Hu Lai was able to have such an amazing performance last season has a lot to do with many Premier League teams not knowing him enough and not familiar with him. Because I didn't know him, I didn't know how to limit him in the game and gave him so many chances to score. And this season, it's impossible for opponents not to understand him, or even not to be wary of him. So in this situation, even if he was given a complete pre-season training opportunity, Hu Lai’s performance in the new season might be worse than last season.
What everyone said seemed to make sense, and it was difficult to convince each other.
But in the end, these disputes will not turn into "unsolved mysteries." When the season is over, Hu Lai's report card is released, and everyone will naturally know whether their judgments on Hu Lai are right or not.
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