Volume One: Heroes Haunt, People Pay Attention Chapter 343: Carlton Cole’s First Time (Guaranteed Second Update)

After the FA Cup semi-finals, there is the thirty-fifth round of the league.

Before this round of the league, Liverpool had already won the championship in advance.

So this game has lost its meaning - at least for Liverpool.

In this case, instead of letting the first team continue to fight hard, it is better to rotate appropriately.

Just like this, before the game, Carlton Cole was transferred to the first team again and trained with the first team.

Then the day before the game, he learned that he was on the roster.

Being included in the eighteen-man roster is no longer a rare thing for Carlton Cole today.

So when he learned the news, he wasn't too excited.

Now, after a season of training, he has matured day by day.

Just being able to make the roster made him unable to sleep at night.

But the more times you do it, you'll eventually get used to it and won't make a fuss anymore.

Now for Cole, making the roster is just "that."

He is still eager to participate in official Premier League games.

I don’t know if I will have a chance this time.

He felt there was little hope. Although he performed well in the FA Cup semi-finals three days ago and scored the team's opening goal, the goal was wonderful and completely demonstrated his speed and skills.

If Liverpool's goal is really just a league championship, then in the remaining rounds of the league, not only him, but the entire reserve team teammates will have the opportunity to enter the first team. Represent the first team in the Premier League.

Just like last season. After winning the championship early, Martin O'Neill mobilized many players from the reserve team to participate in the league. This is not to reward the players in Liverpool's reserve team, but to provide them with actual combat opportunities and allow them to accumulate experience. Used against the FA Cup final.

Last season Chen Yingxiong was determined to lead the reserve team to the FA Cup podium, so in terms of the team, Martin O'Neill used these methods to support Chen Yingxiong.

If this is true, then Liverpool's reserve team actually has a chance this season, but why is Carlton Cole still so unsure?

In fact, it's very simple. Liverpool didn't look like they were going to win the championship undefeated last season... They lost one game last season. Although they only lost one game in the entire season, they still couldn't achieve an undefeated season. A championship-winning achievement.

What now?

Carlton Cole has trained with the first team players many times. Now that everyone is familiar with him, they naturally talk about everything. So he also knows the real goal of Liverpool's first team, which is to complete the championship with an unbeaten record this season.

In this way, it will actually be the last four rounds of the league. Liverpool's first-team players will definitely still have to play, but it's just a matter of how many main players and how many substitutes, and it has nothing to do with whether they can play in the reserve team.

With the current strength of Liverpool's first team, they can win even with more substitute players and allow the main players to rest. So that they can prepare for the Champions League semi-finals with Barcelona.

But if you go to the reserve team, you don’t know whether you can win...

Therefore, in order to ensure that the team can win the championship with an undefeated record, in the next four rounds of the league, players from the Liverpool reserve team may not have much chance to play.

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Carlton Cole expected it well. In the list announced by Martin O'Neill. The name of Carlton Cole, the only player from Liverpool's reserve team, did not appear.

O'Neal has rotated in the lineup, and there are only four absolute main players in the first team. The rest are rotation players and bench players.

Liverpool faced Wigan Athletic at home, and the opponent in this game was not strong. So there is no suspense.

Perhaps the only thing worth looking forward to is an awards ceremony in the Premier League after the game.

In a simple award ceremony, the championship trophy, which symbolizes the Premier League's highest honor, will be awarded to them.

Carlton Cole sat on the bench and turned his head to look at both sides of the center line of the court with envious eyes.

There, Wigan Athletic's players were forming two teams.

Every football player knows what they are going to do - they are greeting the Liverpool players who are about to play with a walk-in welcome!

This is a scene that can happen in any country's league. The team that wins the championship will receive this kind of courtesy from its opponents in the next game - of course, if the two sides are mortal enemies, then it is not a courtesy, but a kind of humiliation.

At that time, Liverpool players will run out of the tunnel and then, with huge cheers, pass through the welcoming guard of honor composed of Wigan Athletic players. At the same time, Wigan Athletic players will also applaud to pay tribute to the champion.

This feeling... it's really hard to describe without going through it myself!

Carlton Cole is now envious of his first-team teammates.

If he can play, then he will have such an opportunity. Running past the opponent arrogantly is simply the coolest thing for a young player.

It's a pity that now he can only watch from the side.

Looking at the teammates who had already filed out of the players' tunnel and passed through the welcoming queue composed of Wigan Athletic players, I felt that their figures were so towering and so... cool!

I wonder when I will have such an opportunity?

Young Carlton Cole was thinking enviously while applauding with the people around him.

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There is not much suspense about the game against Wigan Athletic.

Liverpool's God of War Chen Yingxiong's goal in the tenth minute of the game was like an appetizer at this championship celebration banquet.

Next, goals came one after another.

The high spirits of those substitute players made this Liverpool team even more effective.

Wigan Athletic have no fighting spirit to begin with, which is not to say that they have no worries about relegation. There is no hope of qualifying for the European competition. There are still four rounds left before the end of the league, so it is too early to say this.

The reason why they have no fighting spirit is simple, because they are playing away from home and their opponent is Liverpool.

Want to beat Liverpool at Anfield. No team has been able to do that since Aston Villa in the 2013-14 season.

It doesn't matter if it's an English team or one of the giants on the European continent, it's the same.

So before they knew they were going to play Liverpool away, Wigan Athletic lost their fighting spirit.

Faced with Wigan Athletic who had lost their fighting spirit, Liverpool had no intention of "taking pity on the beauty".

It's a beating around Wigan Athletic.

Who caused the only game they lost last season to this team on the road?

It’s really hard to let go of the hatred in my heart if I don’t get this debt back!

In the first half of the season, they swept Wigan Athletic 4:0 away from home. None of this satisfied the Liverpool people, who continued to ravage their opponents after returning home.

Chen Yingxiong completed his hat trick in the 50th minute.

Suarez also scored a goal.

In addition, Inle also scored a rare point with a long shot.

Seeing everyone's weak feet in scoring goals, Carlton Cole was still envious off the court. He didn't know when he would have such an opportunity to beat a lost dog...

Just at this time. He heard assistant coach Sammy Lee calling his name.

"Carlton! Carlton! Go warm up!" He waved his hand and pointed to the warm-up area.

Carlton Cole was stunned for a moment, then quickly ran out.

There was a nervousness of anticipation in his patience—could it be my turn this time?

But he was disappointed the next second, because behind him, assistant coach Sammy Lee called the names of several players and asked them to warm up.

For a while. Liverpool's bench was empty - all the substitutes ran to the warm-up area.

Carlton Cole rolled his eyes, knowing that he was being sentimental again.

With so many people warming up together, who knows if it will be their turn.

Obviously, this is just to prevent substitute players from sitting on the bench for too long. Just wake them up and find them something to do.

The person who can actually play at that time...who knows which one?

Forget it, what are you doing with so many thoughts?

Warm up honestly!

Carlton Cole lowered his head. Instead of watching a fascinating game on the field, warm up seriously.

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Five minutes later. Assistant coach Sammy Lee came to the warm-up area.

At this time, no matter how stupid you are, you will know that you are telling people to go back, and then prepare to appear!

Sure enough, Sammy Lee started calling names.

He named only two people.

"Thornton and Cole."

He said it simply, and Thornton had no special reaction to it. As a substitute player for Liverpool, this status was something he quickly accepted and adapted to after coming to Liverpool. Since he is a substitute player, naturally he has to come off the bench.

But Cole was shocked when he was called.

He didn't expect that happiness would come so quickly, and it would fall from the sky and hit him on the head...

Seeing what he looked like, Sammy Li laughed.

He stepped forward and patted Cole's shoulder hard: "This is a reward for your outstanding performance in the FA Cup semi-finals, Carlton. You deserve it."

Only then did Cole react and said to Sammy Lee excitedly, "Yes!"

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Two minutes later, Carlton Cole and Thornton were standing on the sidelines, next to the fourth official, who was inputting numbers on an electronic prompt board.

In the first team, Cole's number is forty-five, which is a very big number. This also shows that he is still just a newbie in the first team.

He stood on the sidelines, still thinking about what Martin O'Neal had just told him.

"Don't think about anything, Carlton. Go up and enjoy your football!"

Football is out of bounds and substitutions are finally possible.

The fourth official raised the electronic prompt board in his hand.

No. 45 goes up, No. 16 goes down.

Carlton replaced Gareth Bale.

He and his senior high-fived and hugged on the sideline to complete the handover ceremony.

Bell shook Cold's head and whispered in his ear: "Go and enjoy the victory, young man!"

Cole nodded vigorously, then ran onto the court with his head held high.

Carlton Cole, Liverpool's most outstanding winger in the future, stepped onto a glorious stage. ! .