NovelsAlex Chapter 421 One More Cup
Chapter 421 One More Cup
Chapter 421 Have Another Cup
Thiago is only 10 years old this year, but he is already a die-hard fan of Maritimo.
His love for Maritimo comes from his family.
Counting from his grandfather who worked in the shipyard, his family is a staunch supporter of Maritimo. His father, who inherited his father’s job as a shipyard worker, his uncle as a sailor, and his brother, are all Maritimo fans just like the neighbors around them.
Only the uncle who made a fortune in the tourist business supported Maritimo's sworn enemy, the national team. For this reason, his father and uncle often scolded him as a "profiteer" behind his back.
Thiago still remembers the first time the family went to the Dos Barlores Stadium to watch the game.
Is that myself 6 years old?Still at 7 years old?He no longer remembers who the opponent was, but the shock at that time will always be in his young heart.
In that game, the entire stadium was packed, and the stands were full of fans in red and green cheering uniforms. They sang loudly and cheered wantonly. They would applaud the home team for a beautiful attack and curse for a mistake.In the frenzied atmosphere, everyone vented their emotions without concealment, showing a completely different side from the usual.
Thiago clearly remembers that after the home team scored the winning goal, his usually unsmiling father actually picked him up and kissed him hard on the face!
You know, apart from beating himself, the strict father rarely has close physical contact with himself!
From that moment on, he fell in love with this feeling, in love with this team called Maritimo!
The score of that game has long been lost, but the home team must have won.Because he came home sitting on his father's shoulders, his father's shoulders are really generous, and he is very comfortable to sit on!
He remembered that on the way home that day, there were fans singing and celebrating everywhere, just like his own family.
However, such happy times are really rare. Although the cheapest ticket is only more than ten euros, it is not affordable by his family.Although they would watch a lot of Maritimo games, they would all be in the tavern on the block, and the father would order a beer, and then the whole family would watch the game with other people in the tavern.
Although it was very crowded, the atmosphere was also very warm, like a separate stand for the fans in their neighborhood.
Only when my uncle came back from the boat would I take myself to the Dos Barores Stadium to watch the game.It's a pity that my uncle is a sailor and spends most of the year at sea.
Therefore, my uncle is also the person I most look forward to seeing.
Recently, he has another object of envy, and that is his elder brother.He could actually follow the foreman to do odd jobs in the club base!Although it is just some work of trimming flowers and plants and cleaning up sundries, you can watch the training of Maritimo stars up close!
According to my brother proudly showing off, the Maritimo players he saw on the sidelines were taller and stronger than those on TV. They ran faster, jumped higher, and shot more powerfully. He could even hear the whistling sound of the ball flying through the air on the sidelines!
And get the chance to get in touch with the players!Antonio, who was full of tattoos, yelled at him to get the ball back after kicking the ball off the court once!
That's Antonio!It's Maritimo's team spirit!
Thiago begged his brother to take him to the base, but his brother pushed him away with a look of disgust, saying that it was not a place for children to go!
Hmph, he is only 15 years old, compared to those adults, he is just a child!
My brother just went to the base to do odd jobs, but what I was looking forward to was to become a member of Maritimo one day, enter the base dignifiedly, and set foot on the Dos Barlores Stadium like a hero!
Just like Ronaldo who went out from Madeira Island!
But recently, Maritimo seems to have a big problem. He heard his father talk about the team with others in the tavern, and he always said something like "damn Chinese" and "slave of capital". Thiago couldn't understand these things, but the phrase "Maritimo is finished" and his father's lonely expression shaking his head and sighing when he said this made him feel terrified.
Why did Maritimo die?Although the team has been losing for the past two years, my father and other fans around him have been firmly supporting the team!Even at the most difficult and dangerous time on the road to relegation last season, they were full of fighting spirit and hope, telling themselves that "the great Maritimo will succeed in relegation", but this time, why did they seem desperate?
Thiago didn't understand these things, so he asked his brother, but he just told himself impatiently: "The Chinese are vampires, they have already drained Maritimo's blood, and they will definitely be relegated this season!"
Thiago didn't understand, were those yellow people from the East all vampires?But why can they come and go during the day?If it's a vampire, don't the priests of the cathedral care?
For this reason, he also went to the cathedral to pray to God, asking the merciful God to drive away the evil spirits from outside.
However, Thiago is still looking forward to the new season coming soon.Because my uncle told me that when the new season starts, he will
His boat will be able to dock, and then he will take himself to the Dos Barores Stadium to watch the game again!
But on the day when the Portuguese Super League kicked off, my father broke a cup angrily. His angry appearance was really scary.
I only heard my father cursing: "Damn Chinese! What have you done! Why did you force the loyal Albert Ferrez to resign! Now this team has no tradition, no soul! Chinese, don't stop until Maritimo is relegated!"
Who is Albert Ferris?Thiago doesn't know.In his impression, there doesn't seem to be such a player in the team lineup?Probably a substitute!Have the Chinese sold Maritimo players again?But why did the departure of a substitute player make his father so angry?
The child Thiago's head is full of many question marks.
That night, several workers from my father's shipyard came to the house and asked my father to go to Dos Barores Stadium to watch the game together tomorrow.
Thiago is very happy. If his father goes, he will beg his father to take him with him!
"What else are you looking at? See how Maritimo was massacred by Braga! How is he getting relegated step by step?" His father's voice was full of anger.
"No, we have already made an appointment to watch the slogans on the stage and shout slogans, let the Chinese know how good we are, and tell them to go away!"
A fat man with a round face said.
"It's not just us, there are many fan organizations that will act collectively. We want to protest in the stands at home! Let the blood-sucking Chinese capital get out! Let the Chinese boy sitting on the head coach's seat bring his lackeys to get out!"
Another guy who was as thin as a rib also said excitedly.
"You go, I don't want to go! My heart is dead, I don't care about this damn team anymore! I don't want to waste 15 euros for such a team! Also, I advise you, it's useless, your voice is louder, can you fight against capital? Too naive! Maritimo is no longer our team!"
The next day, my uncle really came home.
He still brought himself strange shells and strange stories at sea.
However, what Thiago is looking forward to the most is that he can take himself to the game!
But when his uncle was about to take him to watch the game, he was roughly stopped by his father.
"Don't go! Don't go to increase the popularity and income of these damn Chinese!"
Uncle sneered: "Is there a difference of 15 euros in Chinese capital?"
"No, you can't give them a penny! This is an attitude!" The father said firmly.
In the end, Uncle failed to take Thiago to the Dos Barores Stadium.
Tiago, who was extremely disappointed, cried, but there was no way, his father's decision could not be defied.
Before the game started, Thiago and his brother were taken to the tavern by their uncle because his father said that he didn't want to watch this team's game anymore.
However, when the players came out on TV, my father appeared in the tavern and, as usual, ordered a glass of cheap beer brewed by the tavern.
"I just want to have a drink, that's all," the father said with a straight face.
But Thiago saw his uncle secretly making faces with other people around him.
Before the start of the game, many people said that the team would definitely be beaten badly by Braga, but the facts soon gave everyone a loud slap in the face.
Only 15 minutes into the game, the so-called "soft guy" Vukovic hit a powerful shot and broke Braga's goal!
"Oh my god, the softie is getting hard!" Many people in the tavern joked while drinking.
Everyone thought it was just an accident at first, and some even said it was a "return to the light" before they died, but gradually these people shut their mouths, because Maritimo showed amazing fighting power and dominance on the field.
"This, is this the Maritimo team that was almost relegated?" Many people couldn't believe their eyes.
At the end of the half, Maritimo had already led by 3 goals!
When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, many people rushed out of the tavern.
And the uncle also picked himself up and walked out.
"Why are you going?" asked the father.
"I'm going to watch the game live! It's useless for you to stop me! It's been a long time since I saw Maritimo play such a game!" Uncle replied anxiously.
But the father didn't stop him: "Go!"
The moment Thiago rushed out of his uncle's arms, he heard his father laughing and saying loudly to the bartender:
"Continued Cup!"
(End of this chapter)