Li Tie was a little stunned.
He didn't expect this kid to be so unyielding.
What made him even more uneasy was...
This guy wouldn't really kick Yang Wei to death, would he?
As soon as he thought something big might happen, Li Tie hurriedly blew his whistle and rushed in.
Seeing that although Yang Wei was lying on the ground clutching his chest with a confused look in his eyes, at least... he was conscious.
Li Tie breathed a huge sigh of relief.
He turned his head to look at Ye Cheng: "What are you doing? This is a football field! Do you think it's an octagon cage?"
"So Coach Li knows... Then why didn't you say anything when he slide tackled me?"
Ye Cheng said.
He had long since decided not to stay and muddle along here, and he wasn't afraid of offending Li Tie and the people behind him.
"Come with me to the office!"
Li Tie's face turned dark as he turned and walked towards the office building behind the training ground.
The surrounding teammates looked at Ye Cheng with various expressions.
Ye Cheng didn't care, anyway, after this, he and these people would not have any more interactions.
Li Tie and the people behind him wanted to injure him to make him miss the second match against the Australian team—and with this kick, even if he wasn't injured, Li Tie's goal was achieved.
As long as the Great Xia Football Association was still those same people,
Then Ye Cheng's career in Great Xia football was completely over.
But...
Ye Cheng didn't care; he already had a system, so why would he still muddle along in the Great Xia football circle?
That would be too demeaning.
He was going to Europe, to the place with the highest football level in the world.
To participate in the five major Leagues, to participate in the Champions League!
And before leaving...
He had to collect some interest first.
He came to the sidelines and picked up his jacket from the long bench.
He put it on.
In one part of the jacket, a pinhole camera was hidden.
If one didn't inspect it carefully, it would be impossible to discover—since Ye Cheng knew the other party wanted to cripple him, he must have been prepared!
Li Tie... probably never dreamed of it.
Ye Cheng was actually prepared long ago....
.....
"You can pack your things and leave now."
Li Tie sat down and stared at Ye Cheng, saying.
"At tomorrow's press conference, I will announce everything to the media. I can save you some face, but you have to promise... not to talk nonsense after you leave, understand?"
"Talk nonsense? Coach Li, why can't I understand what you're saying?" Ye Cheng's face showed a mocking expression.
"It doesn't matter whether you understand or not. Anyway..." Li Tie glanced at Ye Cheng, "You won't be able to muddle along in the football circle anymore."
"Tsk, who do you think you are?"
"Who do you think... you are?" Li Tie sneered, "I've seen many young people like you; don't think you can do anything just because you have a little ability. In the Great Xia football circle, capable people don't necessarily get ahead!"
"To muddle along here, you have to follow the rules!"
"Rules? What rules? Forming cliques? Siding with one faction against another? Or..." Ye Chen stared at Li Tie; "Match-fixing?!"
"What did you say?" Li Tie frowned slightly.
"Coach Li, you don't need to pretend to be confused. The reason you targeted me is, firstly, because my goal against the Japanese National Youth Team ruined your big plan to make money from betting, and secondly, because I am currently receiving public attention, and you don't want me to play in the match against Australia, so you simply instructed Yang Wei to injure me, right...?"
Li Tie suddenly stood up, staring intently at Ye Cheng: "Who told you... these things?"
"Just tell me if it is or not!" Ye Cheng said.
Li Tie slowly sat down.
His tense expression gradually relaxed.
He let out a scoffing laugh.
"Even if it is, what can you do? I did bet on the match, so what? I am Li Tie; when this name is put out there, who in the entire Great Xia football circle doesn't know it? Who wouldn't give Li Tie some face?"
"Who are you? Ye Cheng? You have a little fame now, and you think you can control me, do you? I'm telling you... you are nothing!"
Li Tie's expression became distorted.
"Don't think that having a little ability means anything; there are many capable people, but how many get ahead? Opportunity, opportunity, do you understand opportunity? You have no opportunity! From now on, you have no opportunity, no domestic club will want you, and you won't be selected for any level of the National Team! Your football career... is over, understand? Over! You—are—finished!"
"Whether I'm finished or not doesn't matter; I just want you dead!" Ye Cheng said coldly.
"Dead? How do you want me to die? Which big shot in the Football Association doesn't eat from the same pot as me?" Li Tie scoffed, "Up and down, everyone is my own person, how can I die? Ye Cheng, how do you want me to die? Speak! How do you want me... to die?"
"You'll find out."
Ye Chen turned and walked out of the office.
"I'll be waiting!"
Li Tie's voice came from inside.
A mere eighteen-year-old young player.
What could he do to him?
Ye Cheng touched the miniature camera hidden in his jacket.
The corner of his mouth curved slightly upwards.
Whether I'm finished or not is debatable.
But Li Tie, you are truly finished!
......
Li Tie was actually right.
If Ye Cheng was truly just a young player with no power, no influence, and not much talent,
Then his professional career would truly be over.
Soon.
The Football Association issued an announcement.
It announced the punishment for the recent 【training ground assault on a teammate incident】: expulsion, suspension!
Football Association Announcement: China Youth Team player Ye Cheng, in a training ground incident, kicked teammate Yang Wei, which is the most shocking incident in the history of the National Team. After deliberation, the following penalties are imposed on the party involved, Ye Cheng: 1. Permanent expulsion from all levels of the National Team; 2. Domestic suspension for 5 years!
As soon as the announcement was made,
Public opinion boiled over.
Fans were stunned.
Just one day before,
Everyone was eagerly discussing the rising star of the China Youth Team, the genius striker who scored a hat-trick against the Japanese National Youth Team, the hope of Great Xia football...
One day later,
The star of hope became a villain.
He kicked his teammate unconscious.
He was expelled from the team.
And suspended for five years!
Five years...
After five years,
Ye Cheng would be twenty-three years old.
Moreover, the period between 18 and 23 is a critical period for a player's growth.
These are crucial years for young players to transition into professional players.
Those who successfully transition become professional players.
Those who don't, fade into obscurity.
If Ye Cheng was truly suspended for these five years and unable to play football,
Then no matter how talented he was, he would be crippled.
"This... is this true?"
"I can hardly believe it; he didn't offend someone, did he?"
"Offend whom? Didn't you see the surveillance footage that was released? That kick... it was too vicious."
"This was aimed at killing someone!"
"What if such a villain has talent?"
"Although I don't like the Football Association, this time, I support the Football Association!"
Online,
On various sports forums and websites, fans discussed heatedly, some lamenting his downfall, others applauding the Football Association's punishment.
Under Ye Cheng's Weibo,
A large number of fans quickly poured in.
To curse and attack him.
For a time,
Ye Cheng became "the negative example of Great Xia football."
He became the "villain" reviled and attacked by millions.
Similarly,
He also became the perfect punching bag for fans dissatisfied with the current state of Great Xia football.
Under such surging public opinion,
Some people who vaguely understood the truth couldn't help but sigh.
Ye Cheng.
A striker who should have had a boundless future.
Was completely... finished.