Chapter 238: The Dream of the Future

Valencia Club indeed filed a complaint against these three yellow cards, and the consequences were indeed rejected. Valencia actually knew the result.

Their opponent in the next round of the league is Vallecano. Since the beginning of this season, Vallecano has been the biggest dark horse in La Liga. After the start of the game, he ranked first in four consecutive victories and once ranked first, and his performance was not bad afterwards. However, after November, their performance began to worsen. They had lost four consecutive games in the league, and in the last game, they stopped their unbeatable pace at home. Although they performed well before, their strength was still limited after all.

The three main players were suspended and unable to play, but Valencia was not without good news. The main goalkeeper Canisales finally returned from injury and showed good form in training. His return was of great help to Valencia's performance in the second half of the season.

Cooper kept the lineup stable to the maximum extent. Although Canisales returned from injury, he did not return to the main lineup immediately. The three suspended players were Fargiani, Alberda and Juan Sanchez. In this game, Valencia also maintained her previous good form. Three goals from Kili, Farinos and Mendeta helped Valencia defeat his opponent three-to-one, achieved five consecutive league wins, and also rose to sixth place.

Tiger stopped his continuous goals in this game, but all Valencians didn't care about this - no player can keep his form at the peak. The next period is basically one game a week, and it is also a league game. It is very helpful to slightly suppress his performance during this period. After the start of the second half of the season, it is very helpful to his condition be better after the start of the second half of the season. Any player's condition has a peak and a trough, it depends on how you use it.

On December 22, in the last round of La Liga before Christmas and winter break, Valencia stopped their winning streak and was tied by Real Sociedad away from home, ending the first half of the season with a sixth place. For this ranking, it is obvious that Valencia still has a lot of room for improvement.

After this game, La Liga entered a two-week winter break. The next game will be January 4 after the New Year. Cooper announced that the team will be concentrated on January 2, during which the players can have a good rest. Of course, Cooper also ordered that weight gain will not be allowed during the winter break. Players who exceed the weight after the team concentrate will be punished.

Tiger is naturally not worried about this. His figure has always been very standard and he used to look thin, but he has become much stronger in the past few years. The six neat abdominal muscles make his body full of strength and explosiveness, which is also a factor that supports him to perform better on the court.

There are many Argentine players in Valencia. They naturally hope to return to the warm Argentina for vacation during this winter break, while Tiger is preparing to fly back to Preston to celebrate Christmas with his parents. He has been away from the UK for half a year. Although he has returned to China to participate in the national team competition, he has not returned home once because of not much time.

On the 23rd, Tiger returned to Preston and walked along the familiar path to his home.

Every Preston man who meets Tiger on the street greets him enthusiastically, and praises his performance abroad and brings glory to the Preston man - this makes Tiger feel a little flattered.

"Hey, Paul!"

Seeing Barrett walk out of a store from a distance, Tiger greeted him from a distance and walked over quickly.

Barrett stopped and looked at Tiger without saying anything - he was also a little embarrassed. He was very angry about Tiger leaving Preston before, but later his thoughts changed a lot like most Preston fans - Tiger's performance over the past year is radiant. If he stayed at Preston, could he still perform like this? In this case, why should he be demanding on him pursuing his dream?

But Barrett is also a person with good face. Although he thinks this way in his heart, it is not so easy to say it out loud...

Tiger was not aware of it. He had a good temper in this regard. After walking to Barrett, he patted Barrett on the shoulder: "Paul, why don't you talk? I just went home and happened to go to my house for a meal. I will visit your house at that time... My father said that you have helped him a lot over the past year, and I haven't thanked you yet."

"That's what? I grew up next to Uncle Li." Barrett shook his head and said he didn't mind, but listening to Tiger's completely unconventional voice, Barrett stopped minding - after all, the two of them have been friends for twenty years...

Stepping on the snow under his feet, the two of them walked back rustly. This season in the League One, Preston played pretty well and is now ranked sixth in the standings. Although there were many people leaving, Moyes added many young players to come in, and he was dedicated to laying the foundation for Preston.

"It's no problem to gain a foothold in the League One, but we still need some luck to enter the Premier League." Barrett told Tiger, who knew what Tiger wanted to know.

Tiger nodded silently without answering.

As they spoke, the two of them had already arrived at Tiger's new home. Old Li and Louisa had been waiting there for a long time and immediately took them in.

"Paul, I haven't tried your Aunt Louisa's skills for a long time, right? I haven't had a meal with Tiger for a long time, right? You two brothers will have a good chat later." Old Li said to Barrett with a smile.

"Then I'll bother you and Aunt Louisa." Barrett replied politely.

Although I have been in the UK for a long time, the old Li family does not value Christmas so much, but rather pays more attention to the traditional Chinese Spring Festival. However, today my son went home and prepared a sumptuous dish. Lao Li took out a bottle of white wine for Tiger and the others to drink. As British players, Tiger and Barrett can also drink a few sips...

When only Tiger and Barrett were left by the table, it was natural that the two of them talked about Preston.

"Actually, I have an idea recently. After a few years, after I make enough money, I want to buy the Preston Club." Tiger said casually after taking a sip of wine.

His careless words almost made Barrett's eyes pop out: "What...what? Are you going to buy Preston? Oh my God, how much does that cost?"

"I don't know, maybe it's tens of millions of pounds, I don't have it now, but I will try my best."

Tiger replied that this is actually what he had recently had. His annual salary is about 2 million pounds, and his income from various endorsements is only more than 3 million pounds. After all, he has only played in the top league for less than two seasons, and he cannot have those big commercial endorsements for the time being. However, before this season, in the new contract signed with Lin Danda, he can get investment opportunities as long as he completes the tasks every season. He has no doubt that Lin Danda can do this and make him earn enough money.

What's the use of making so much money? Tiger doesn't know, but it would be very interesting if he could buy Preston and transform himself into the club's chairman...

Of course, this kind of thing will not be told to anyone except Barrett. After all, although the players' income has increased a lot, it is really a fantasy to buy a club. After all, personal strength is insignificant.

"You really surprised me, Tiger." After coming out of the shock, Barrett sighed: "But maybe, after all, the Premier League clubs now have a lot of income. Even if they lose money, they can't lose much in a year, and they can also be made into a joint-stock system... But I think it won't be a matter of just a few years."

"It's true." Tiger shook his head: "So I'll find a way to make more money... Paul, don't tell me about this. After all, I don't know if I can succeed. If I can't do it and get discovered by others, I will be laughed to death... This can only be said to be my temporary dream."

"It's always a good thing to have dreams." Barrett shook his head and smiled: "But I definitely can't help you, after all, my salary is still given by the Preston Club."

"I didn't ask for your help, either." Tiger laughed: "Maybe it's just my delusion..."

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Never had such a long winter break. Tiger stayed at home for two days and felt a little bored. He ran to watch Preston's League One game after Christmas. What unexpectedly surprised him was that when he appeared at the scene and was recognized by Preston's fans, it actually caused a burst of cheers that drove the audience, and the broadcast camera also pointed at him...

"Oh, that's Tiger Lee! It really surprised me. It seems that it was the first time he returned to the Preston Stadium to watch Preston's game after leaving Preston... But this is also related to his playing for Manchester United last season. Manchester United's schedule and Preston's schedule are also in conflict. Spain is now in the winter break. No wonder he would return to his hometown to watch the team's game. Obviously, Tiger has become Preston's pride now!"

Moyes, who was sitting in the coach's seat, also noticed the commotion in the stands. He asked Darby next to him, "What's wrong?"

Darby turned around and looked for a long time, then found a familiar face in the stands, then he sat down and smiled bitterly and said to Moyes: "There is a guy coming to our game... Who do you guess he is?"

Moyes thought about it and quickly gave the answer: "Tiger?"

"It's that guy...it seems that he still hasn't forgotten Preston..." Darby replied.

Moyes smiled slightly, without an answer.

Preston's players knew about this earlier than the fans and their head coach. Barrett told his teammates during the player channel. Obviously, Tiger's arrival also stimulated these players a lot. In the next game, they performed well and defeated the strong enemy Crystal Palace 2-1 at home, winning the game!

When he saw that the team's victory was decided, Tiger quietly left the scene. His decision was very wise, otherwise he would probably be surrounded by excited fans after the game.

"How is it, how does it feel to be the focus?" After returning to the locker room, Barrett called Tiger and said with a smile.

"It's a bit scary." Tiger said with lingering fear. He really didn't expect Preston's fans to become so crazy.

After this game, Tiger stayed at home for another day. He was so bored that he bid farewell to his parents and ran to London - not to find Kelly's, but to find his friends Jones and Ritchie in London.

"Ha, look, our big star is here!"

When Tiger came to the studio for "Stolen, robbery, kidnapping," Jones was the first to meet him and gave him a big hug.

Ritchie also came up. After all, Tiger is one of the big investors in this movie. It is also a time to rest. On Christmas, most of the actors go home to rest or go on vacation. Only Ritchie is still doing some trivial things with some staff and the same boring Jones.

"I'm here to see...how was the shooting?" Tiger asked a very layman's question.

However, Jones and Ritchie also knew him, and Ritchie shrugged: "It went smoothly... It's only a month away from filming, but there is still a long time to post-production, and it's probably going to be released until the second half of the year."

"It's a pity that you came at the wrong time. Brad Pitt went back to the United States for vacation. He is now having a hot fight with Jennifer Aniston and is about to get married. That's a great beauty!" Jones said with a smile.

"Oh, it's her. I like her role as Rachel very much." Tiger replied that he did not watch any profound and connotative movies. On the contrary, he was very interested in such soap operas.

Tiger didn't feel very sorry for Pete not being here. After all, he was a star himself and had no interest in star chasing. Moreover, Pete was not there and Jason Statham was not there, which saved Tiger some embarrassment. After all, he thought Kelly had already started dating Statham.

At this time, Tiger couldn't help but wonder, is Kelly with Statham now... But he didn't think about it soon. Since he had broken up, why bother himself?

"The two goals you scored against Manchester United last time were so exciting." Ritchie said with a smile. He is a Londoner and a Wimbledon fan, so he naturally has no good feelings for Manchester United.

At this time, Jones brought a box of beer, handed it to Tiger and Ritchie a can, and then opened it himself and poured half of it in one breath - a large part of his friendship with Ritchie came from wine...

"It's a pity that I didn't win that game... I actually had a chance to win." Tiger replied with a sip of beer.

"Spain has a half-month winter break, right? It's so happy to play there." Jones said that as a former Premier League player, he hates England's intensive schedule.

"There is indeed a little less competition." Tiger nodded.

The three of them chatted endlessly for a long time. In the next few days, Tiger watched Rich and the others busy in the studio and invested in two movies in a row. Tiger began to become a little interested in this industry.

"By the way, Tiger, after the filming of this movie, I plan to make a movie myself to play with it."

When Jones said this to Tiger one day, Tiger, who was drinking, squirted out a sip of beer.

"No, you are a director? Have you learned this?" Tiger asked in surprise. Even if he didn't know much about movies, he knew that directors were not something that anyone could do...

"What's the matter? I'm also a screenwriter... And I tell you this movie is related to football, so I'll be the protagonist." Jones said proudly.

Tiger was speechless. Sometimes it was really a headache to meet an overconfident guy.

Jones continued: "I have thought about the plot... A member of the English national team, that is, I, was sentenced to jail for beating someone..."

"Oh, you have a personal experience of this." Tiger teased. Just a few months before Jones retired, he was indeed imprisoned for a while for beating people, but this guy didn't think it was a shame. Instead, he often boasted in front of Tiger and Rich how good he was in prison...

"That's it." Jones said without mind: "In prison, a game was organized, with the prisoner against the police. The warden bet on the ball outside, suppressed the police team to win, and forced me to play counterfeit balls. However, I refused, led the prisoner to win the police, and then let the warden be arrested! How about this story you tell me?"

"Prisoner against the police? The warden was sentenced?" Tiger thought for a while, touched his chin and said, "How come I think it is a complex of "The Great Escape" and "The Shawshank Redemption"..."

Jones's face turned red with a rare slight hint: "You can see it? It's a creative reference..."

"I think Winnie's idea is quite gimmick. Jason and the others have been moved by Winnie and plan to play a guest appearance in a friendly manner." Ritchie smiled and said, "I will also help put some effort into the script."

Tiger understood that this kind of movie would not be too expensive, and Jason Statham and others are now in their popularity. Friendly appearances can make more people watch the movie, but they can make a small profit. Most of the time, these friends are watching Jones live a normal life now and want to help him.

After figuring this out, Tiger began to praise him, making Jones very happy. Finally, Jones said: "When the filming starts, you will also be a supporting role!"

"Let me act?" Tiger pointed to his nose, and was really struck by lightning...

"As a supporting role, you won't let you play anything. It's mainly just playing football on the court, and I can't let me play alone. I need a good helper in the game." Jones said naturally.

Ritchie laughed aside. He had seen Jones pulling people. Fleming, Statham and Ritchie were all pulled by Jones like this. Now it seems that Tiger can't escape...
Chapter completed!