Volume 1: When Heroes Appear, People Pay Attention. Chapter 155: So What if You Rely on Heroes? Please Ask for Monthly Tickets)
Chapter 155: So what if you rely on heroes? (Second update, please vote for me)
When Chen Yingxiong walked off the field to receive treatment, there was only one voice in Anfield, and that was the sound of all Liverpool fans chanting Chen Yingxiong's name. And when Chen Yingxiong raised his right fist, the sound turned into cheers, as if they had rehearsed in advance.
The AC Milan players were amazed at this scene.
In the Premier League, this scene is familiar to everyone. But AC Milan in Serie A didn't understand what was going on.
Chen Yingxiong can make more than 30,000 fans make changes with just one gesture... Has this person's reputation in Liverpool reached such a terrifying level?
There are still people who don't believe it and can't figure out what kind of magic Chen Yingxiong used to be able to command so many fans.
But they could see that Liverpool fans didn't want Chen Yingxiong to leave the game like this.
In fact, they hope that Chen Yingxiong will withdraw...because if he goes down, the biggest threat will be gone. Even if they are behind by one goal, they dare to equalize the score in the next game, or even go ahead.
After Suarez was injured, Liverpool now has no decent forwards at all. If Chen Yingxiong gets injured again and goes off the field, Liverpool will really have to adopt a "no striker" tactic.
But their idea is destined to be just a beautiful fantasy.
For Chen Yingxiong, such a skin injury is no different than a mosquito bite. How could he be substituted because of this?
On the sidelines, he received Bruckner's hemostatic treatment and bandage, and a white bandage was wrapped around his head.
At the same time, assistant coach Sammy Lee had already run back to the locker room and retrieved Zanxin's jersey for him.
After Bruckner was bandaged, he habitually wanted to say something to Chen Yingxiong, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his mind again.
"I think you'd better use less... Hey, why am I telling you this? I know you won't listen if I tell you!"
Chen Yingxiong grinned: "Thank you for your kindness, doctor. But if you use less headers, is it still Chen Yingxiong?"
After saying that, he took off his dirty jersey, revealing a pair of strong muscles and a large tattoo on his back - he could finally show off his tattoos and muscles without worrying about a yellow card. But the time was short, and he quickly put on the jersey handed over by Sammy Lee. Let the female fans on the sidelines and in front of the TV scream regret.
After sorting out his jersey, he raised his hand towards the head coach on the field to indicate that he was ready to play.
However, the referee seemed too busy observing the fierce competition to pay attention to his side, or he didn't see it at all.
It doesn’t matter if you didn’t see it, Liverpool fans will remind him.
Everyone started chanting: "Hero! Hero! Hero!!"
The sound resounded throughout the entire stadium, and for a moment it was the only sound in the stadium.
Unless the referee is deaf, there is no way he can't hear. He also knew what it meant.
After hearing the shouts of the fans, he turned to look at the sidelines and found Chen Yingxiong standing there, reaching out to him.
So he directly hooked his hand and signaled Chen Yingxiong to come on.
The shouts in the stands briefly turned into cheers, and then the name of Chen Yingxiong was shouted again.
Amid huge shouts, Chen Yingxiong ran onto the court again, and then he waved his fist to the stands.
The shouting suddenly became louder.
Everyone welcomed Chen Yingxiong’s return with the most enthusiastic shouts.
As long as Chen Yingxiong remains on the court, they feel at ease and believe that they can eventually win this game.
Seeing this scene, Liverpool commentator Harry Levy sighed: "The media are right, Liverpool is indeed suffering from the disease of 'hero dependence syndrome'. But so what? In my opinion, Relying on a hero is the safest thing in the world. If we rely on him, we can rest easy. As long as he doesn't leave Liverpool, we can always rely on him... What's wrong with this?"
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Chen Yingxiong returned to the court. Although his head was wrapped with a white bandage and he didn't look particularly good, it boosted Liverpool's morale.
They were quite worried before. After all, Chen Yingxiong looked so scary after being injured, with his face covered in blood...
Who knows how serious an injury that was? What if you get slapped by the other party?
Unexpectedly, Chen Yingxiong only underwent simple hemostatic treatment and returned to the court. Many people were relieved - not only Liverpool fans have "hero dependence syndrome", but many Liverpool players also have "hero dependence syndrome". Dependence".
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When Chen Yingxiong returned to the court, there was not much time left in the first half of the game.
Liverpool did not score any more goals, and AC Milan remained defensive and did not attack. Even though they conceded a goal, they didn't seem to be in a hurry.
In fact, this is also within Allegri's plan.
So when he saw the ball lost, he wasn't too upset.
Among the various plans he made for the team, falling behind by one goal in the first half occurred many times.
He is very aware of Liverpool's offensive strength. This is Liverpool's home game. It is really difficult and almost impossible to prevent Liverpool from scoring a goal. So losing one ball is better than losing more balls, right?
Therefore, after losing the ball, the team cannot mess up its position and cannot rush to attack. Because that will only give Liverpool more offensive opportunities and allow them to score more goals.
He asked the team to continue to hold on after losing the ball, whether it is the first half or the second half, they must hold on. Conceding only one goal in the away game, a 0:1 loss is nothing, and such a one-goal difference at home is nothing.
The team carried out his orders very well and continued to defend after losing the ball.
Only Ibrahimovic looked very unhappy and waved his hands several times on the court for everyone to press on. It turned out that no one listened, so he started complaining by stomping his feet and shaking his fists.
Even the commentator noticed it and said: "Ibrahimovic seems to be particularly dissatisfied with his teammates' shrinking defense..."
Ibrahimovic hopes that the team can quickly equalize the score, and then take advantage of the situation to cover up, and maybe even go ahead?
He felt that coach Allegri was too conservative.
He hates conservative football, he likes attacking football. Because there is no use for him in reporting football, he will be reduced from the protagonist to a supporting role. This was unacceptable to him.
At the end of the first half, 1:0, Liverpool, playing at home, led by a small score.
Allegri was very satisfied with the team's performance in the first half. Only Ibrahimovic wrote all his dissatisfaction on his face for fear that others would not be able to see it.
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During the fifteen-minute intermission, Bruckner re-bandaged the injury on Chen Yingxiong's forehead. This time he performed a more detailed treatment. Before, it was just a simple treatment, and the bandage had to be wrapped a few more times than before. Looks like Indian Asan.
Chen Yingxiong curled his lips: "If you do this, I won't even be able to header the ball!"
"I just want you to use less headers!" Bruckner did not give in.
Chen Yingxiong rolled his eyes.
Martin O'Neill praised the team's performance and then made arrangements for what Liverpool might encounter in the second half.
He was not very sure about what AC Milan would do in the second half, so he could only name several possibilities and then tell everyone what to do about these possibilities.
If AC Milan is eager to equalize the score and press hard, that would be the best, and Liverpool can hold on to counterattack and hit accurately every time.
If AC Milan continues to defend, and then waits until the last ten minutes, taking advantage of Liverpool's relaxation, and then suddenly exerts force, then Liverpool will have to increase their concentration at the last moment of the game and not let the opponent succeed. At the same time, we must continue to strengthen our offense in the second half, because only leading by one goal is useless.
If AC Milan defends from beginning to end in the second half, has no intention of attacking at all, and feels satisfied with losing only one goal, then Liverpool must score as soon as possible to break the deadlock and expand the one-goal lead to two goals. Leading, forcing AC Milan to press out and attack them, so that the defense will have more space.
Specifically in terms of how to attack, Martin O'Neill asked the players to continue passing the ball at a 45-degree angle and use Chen Yingxiong's header...
At this point, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at Chen Yingxiong, who had a bandage on his head that looked like Indian Asan.
Of course Chen Yingxiong knew what he meant, so he rolled his eyes at team doctor Bruckner again, and then said to Martin O'Neal and all his teammates: "I have no problem, you just hang the football over my head. If you can't get in, you won't be able to score." Count it on me!”
Although O'Neal was wondering how Chen Yingxiong could ensure his hit rate like this, he still nodded: "Just ask Yingxiong to tell you what to do."
He could only choose to trust Chen Yingxiong, because besides Chen Yingxiong, he had no one else to trust.
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At the same time, in the AC Milan dressing room, Ibrahimovic expressed his dissatisfaction with Allegri: "I think we should attack in the second half and cannot always be beaten by the opponent..."
Allegri rejected his suggestion: "It is very dangerous to attack, Geratan. This is their home court, and you don't know how powerful Liverpool's offensive power is. In this game, we are In an away game, losing only one goal is the best result for us. Any slightest indulgence may lead to disaster. This is the Champions League semi-finals, so I have to be careful."
He said this, but what he was thinking in his heart was: Who doesn't know what you want to do? Don’t you just want to score goals against Chen Yingxiong? If you were left to your own devices, what tactics would this team have?
After being rejected, Ibrahimovic did not continue to struggle with Allegri. He sat back again, but the expression on his face was very ugly.
Allegri also pretended not to see it and continued to talk to his players about the tactics for the second half.
"Facing their indiscriminate bombardment in the first half, we only conceded one goal. This is an amazing result! In the second half, we have to continue to defend..."
Hearing his words, Ibrahimovic snorted in his heart: Being timid is timid, don't give yourself so many high-sounding reasons! As the head coach of a giant Serie A team, he is so timid. Under his leadership, it would be strange if this team is capable of revival!
Ibrahimovic feels that he should have a good talk with Berlusconi or Galliani. He particularly dislikes Allegri now. If he wants to stay in the team, Allegri must get out, otherwise... he doesn't mind reconsidering his choice...
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