Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 290: A Different City Derby (First Update)

Chapter 290: A different city derby (first update)

"The Liverpool reserve team defeated Tottenham Hotspur in this afternoon's game. They advanced to the final with a total score of 4:2... When Chen Yingxiong led the reserve team to the FA Cup final last season, there were still many People think they are lucky... But today, many people have lost their voices. (-< >-Net.) Entering the finals two times in a row cannot be simply explained by luck."

"This afternoon is a magical afternoon. The Liverpool reserve team eliminated the Premier League powerhouse Tottenham Hotspur and they entered the League Cup final! When this team first participated in the League Cup, many people were not optimistic about them and thought that They have no ability and experience, and even with the help of Chen Yingxiong, they are destined not to go far... But now, they have given all the doubters a resounding slap in the face by reaching the finals!"

"Liverpool's reserves are the most glorious team in January. If the League Cup and FA Cup also have the best teams of the month, Liverpool's reserves definitely deserve it!"

"They defeated Arsenal twice, and won and drew once against Tottenham, without falling behind. Such an outstanding performance made many people look at them with admiration. Carlton Cole, as the leader of the reserve team, has already It attracted the attention of many teams. But it is said that Martin Onida intends to recruit him into the first team..."

"Chen Yingxiong once again created a miracle for the reserve team. He led the reserve team to the League Cup final... According to the rules of last season, this final is also likely to be played by the reserve team. They will be at Wembley Stadium Against another team that reached the League Cup final, Newcastle United!”

"Yes, I know they made it to the final... We will never be too proud to underestimate our opponent. They are a very strong team, and we must have a 120,000-point spirit..." Newcastle United head coach Alan Pardu said to the camera with a very serious and solemn expression, not joking at all.

To have the coach of a powerful Premier League team treat and talk about them with such an attitude, the players of Liverpool's reserve team can already be considered a success.

Before they participated in the League Cup, had they ever received such evaluation and treatment?

And all this is due to Chen Yingxiong!

While the entire English media and fans were talking about this magical reserve team, Chen Yingxiong was having a barbecue party in his yard with his reserve teammates.

Everyone ate delicious barbecue, drank beer, hugged their female companions, and had a great time.

Opportunities for such indulgence do not come often. It stands to reason that they are all professional players and should restrain themselves. -< >-Net. But tonight is a special moment, so it doesn’t matter if it’s a little crazy.

Even reserve team coach Clark and first team coach Martin O'Neill acquiesced to their actions.

The joy of advancing to the final kept them laughing throughout the night. Everyone was looking forward to the feeling of playing at Wembley Stadium and looking back on everything they had experienced in the past half season.

All this made them sigh.

In the end, Chen Yingxiong jumped onto a table with his wine glass in hand, stood at the highest place in the audience, and shouted to everyone: "Everyone, be quiet!"

In this reserve team, Chen Yingxiong already has supreme authority, and what he says is even more effective than the reserve team coach Clark.

Hearing him speak, everyone quickly quieted down and everyone looked up at him.

"After tonight's craziness, everyone still has to risk their lives to train and compete! Because this is definitely not the only chance to enter Wembley!" Chen Yingxiong shouted. "In addition to the League Cup, we also have the FA Cup! Our goal in this competition is not to go to Wembley! Our goal is to enter the final and then win the championship trophy!"

"Oh oh oh!!" the players below cheered.

Winning the championship is their ultimate goal.

If not for the championship, why are you working so hard?

They are not qualified to compete for the Premier League title and cannot compete in the Champions League.

Then the League Cup and FA Cup are naturally their Premier League and Champions League.

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After a crazy night, the Liverpool reserve team returned to training the next afternoon.

This wasn't even ordered by Clark, but strongly requested by the players themselves.

They knew they were pressed for time, so they naturally had to seize every moment to train.

At the party last night, Chen Yingxiong made a very beautiful promise for them. But waiting at home will not wait for the promise to come true. Everyone has to work hard for it.

Clark is now used to the reserve team being so motivated. -< >-Net.

For him, that's a good thing.

If the reserve team performs well, it means that he has done a good job as the head coach of the reserve team.

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After finishing the reserve team game, Chen Yingxiong returned to the first team.

The training of the first team has also been adjusted back to the normal training mode, and they no longer practice how to attack when Chen Yingxiong is not around.

He has been quite busy during this period. He has just finished a few games with the reserve team and is about to usher in the league again.

The league is almost done, and the knockout rounds of the Champions League have begun again.

In the twenty-fifth round of the league, Liverpool challenged West Ham United away from home.

Chen Yingxiong scored a goal to help the team defeat West Ham United 2:1 away from home.

The goal was his 86th in all competitions this season.

Among them, there are 42 leagues, nine Champions Leagues, four FA Cups, 13 League Cups, one Community Shield, three European Super Cups, and 14 national team competitions.

Only two-thirds of the way through the league, he already has this number of goals.

The media have said that this season Chen Yingxiong will complete the great feat of breaking 100 goals in a single season.

To him, this no longer seemed surprising.

Just need to score fourteen more goals and that's it.

The Champions League knockout rounds have not yet begun. After the Champions League knockout rounds begin, Chen Yingxiong's number of goals will definitely increase dramatically. In addition, he has only played two games in the FA Cup... even if he only scores one in each game. The ball is enough.

No one is discussing boring things like whether Chen Yingxiong will stumble at the last moment. Everyone can only wait and wait quietly for that historic moment to appear again...

If you like Chen Yingxiong, then this kind of waiting is exciting and exciting, and it is a kind of enjoyment. If you hate Chen Yingxiong, this period of time is simply torturous, and you want to block all news about him, but now that consultation is so advanced, you can't escape. Chen Yingxiong will always appear in front of you tenaciously, laughing at your dislike of him.

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In the twenty-sixth round of the league, the second Merseyside derby this season is coming.

This may be the least suspenseful and boring city derby in the world today.

But contrary to everyone's expectations, Liverpool failed to win this game.

They tied with Everton!

This is a beautiful comeback for Everton, who have lost nine consecutive games to Liverpool.

So even if it was a draw, Everton fans were very emotional and excited after the game, and they discussed the game with great interest on the way home.

For Liverpool, this is a very bad result.

Because they missed the great achievement of ten consecutive kills against Everton!

In the same city derby, winning ten times in a row is an amazing achievement!

But this one may have been strangled.

In fact, this game is full of controversy.

First of all, Liverpool had a chance to take the lead in the 19th minute. At that time, Chen Yingxiong scored a beautiful header.

But just as Liverpool players and fans celebrated loudly, the piercing whistle sounded.

The linesman held his flag high and stood erect.

This means that Chen Yingxiong's ball is...offside!

Offside, goal invalid!

The Liverpool players were stunned, and then ran to the referee and linesman to argue. But this theory got them a yellow card and changed nothing.

Later, looking at the slow-motion footage on the TV station, it was really difficult to tell whether the ball was offside because the camera angle was not good at the time. At the same time, the position between Chen Yingxiong and the Everton defender was too subtle. It only took one second. When the clock is running out, it is really difficult for the linesman to tell whether he is offside or counter-offside.

So everyone stopped getting entangled.

After all, humans are not machines and cannot be too demanding.

But another penalty in the second half was even more controversial, or conversely, it was "uncontroversial"!

Although one goal was ruled offside in the first half, Liverpool still relied on their strong strength to score a goal in the first half and ended the first half with a lead.

After the second half, Everton has never had any good scoring methods. Most of the time, it can only hide in the backcourt and thank God if it doesn't concede a goal.

At this moment, in the 77th minute, Liverpool was about to win another game.

Suddenly the situation on the field took a turn for the worse.

Everton organized a counterattack and went all the way to the edge of Liverpool's penalty area. Then their ball player Denis Stellaquarulsi suddenly fell down.

He fell down in the penalty area.

The referee's whistle also sounded!

His finger points to the penalty spot!

Penalty kick!

The whole audience was shocked.

Liverpool fans couldn't believe their eyes.

The players couldn't believe it even more. They surrounded the referee one after another and signaled that the opponent was diving.

But the referee was unmoved. He waved away the Liverpool players, but the Liverpool players did not listen to him. In the end, he had to resort to a trick - showing a yellow card to two Liverpool players who verbally contradicted him.

Only then did the Liverpool players retreat.

The subsequent slow play allowed everyone to see clearly that Stella Quarulsi did not fall, but the place where he fell was outside the penalty area, only a stone's throw away from the penalty area line, but this was only in the penalty area. Outside the penalty area, it should be a free kick, but it definitely cannot be regarded as a penalty kick.

But the referee insisted on awarding a penalty kick, and the Liverpool players had no choice but to accept it.

In the end, Everton relied on this penalty to draw with Liverpool. This ended their nine-game losing streak in local derbies.

But the aftermath of this game is not over yet.

Two controversial penalties will definitely cause an uproar after the game!