There is a character in the Japanese manga "Soccer Boy", Wakabayashi Genzo's teammate In Hamburg, Karuch, he has a habit of biting a toothpick when playing football, but when he wants to get serious, he will spit out a toothpick, and the opponent will start to step up when he sees his action.
In real football, there was also a Manchester United player who liked to bite the toothpick during the game. He is billy Meredith, the star known as the "Welsh Magician". It is said that Billy Meredith is playing football with a toothpick in the hope of making herself more focused on the game. Some of the images that have circulated later have images of Billy Meredith wearing a jersey and biting a toothpick.
Billy Meredith was a Welsh player who played on the right wing and played for Welsh at the beginning of his football career, but his talent was noticed by Manchester City at the time in the Second Division, and he was invited to join, which resulted in him leaving his hometown and moving to Manchester. Soon Billy Meredith became the team's main force, and in addition to becoming the team's top scorer, he was also appointed captain. His contributions included assisting the team in its promotion to the First Division in 1899. Originally, his development at Manchester City was very good, but one thing happened that changed the fate of Billy Meredith.
In 1905, Billy Meredith tried to bribe Aston Villa captain Alex Leake to play a match-fixing, and although Alex Lick did not accept the bribe, it still happened in the east window, resulting in Billy Meredith being banned from the FA for a year. City refused to pay Billy Meredith for fear of being punished by the FA, so he asked to leave the squad.
So Billy Meredith moved to Manchester United in 1906 and then immediately took up the league for Manchester United against Derby County on 1 January 1907, and since then, Billy Meredith's impact on Manchester United has been immediate.
In his first full season with Manchester United, Billy Meredith helped the team win his first league title. United scored 58 points in 38 (the league was on a two-point system at the time), pulling away second place Aston Villa with 9 points, and winning the league was well deserved. United also competed with FA Cup champions Queens Park Rangers for the first edition of the Charity Shield (the predecessor of the English Community Shield) with the FA Cup winners. The two sides drew 1-1 in the first leg, with Manchester United beating their opponents 4-0 in the replay, becoming the first team to win the Charity Shield.
The following season, Billy Meredith made history for Manchester United, leading Them to the FA Cup final and beating Bristol City 1-0 to win their first FA Cup.
Billy Meredith then won one more league title and charity shield for Manchester United, creating the first glorious history of the team for Manchester United. Unfortunately, Manchester United's record slipped later, and the outbreak of a major war made Billy Meredith's development at Manchester United stagnate.
Billy Meredith's achievements for Manchester United, coupled with his beautiful style of play, can be said to be the first generation of Star of Manchester United. In addition to winning different accolades for Manchester United, Billy Meredith still holds a record at Manchester United, whereby the oldest player plays for Manchester United. Billy Meredith played at the age of 46 in the league against Derby County on 7 May 1921, a record that has been maintained for 100 years.