Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 18 Liverpool Is Your Liverpool (Second Update Guaranteed)
Although Chen Yingxiong successfully dealt with his son, he was unable to deal with the fans.
Because he can't play, there is no point in what he says now. As long as he doesn't do it, there will always be skeptics.
Most importantly, he must prevent this from happening within the team.
So before training the next day, he went to head coach Gerrard alone and told him his concerns.
After hearing this, Gerald frowned and nodded: "What you said is what I'm worried about, hero. I've also heard rumors from outside. Do you have any suggestions?"
"I think what those people outside are saying is right. If the team just waits for me to come back and save it, there will be no future."
Gerald nodded.
"So you have to boost the morale of those guys. No matter what method you use, you can't let them lose motivation for the game."
Gerald thought for a while and said to Chen Yingxiong: "It's okay, but... you can't be present."
Chen Yingxiong felt strange: "What do you want to say behind my back?"
"No, I just think it would be better if you weren't there."
Chen Yingxiong rolled his eyes.
Gerald smiled and patted his shoulder: "Okay, just cooperate with me once."
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For the benefit of the team, Chen Yingxiong had no choice but to cooperate with him.
Chen Yingxiong did not participate in the training the next morning.
This not only surprised the reporters and fans waiting outside the base, but also made the Liverpool players feel strange.
Unless there are special circumstances, Chen Yingxiong never misses team training and is rarely late for training.
There have been a lot of rumors about him recently, but he has been absent from team training at this time, which will inevitably lead to more speculations.
Reporters were wondering if the inertia of a twenty-three-year career had finally worn off. Chen Yingxiong also feels that it is boring to only participate in training without participating in competitions. So why don't you come?
The players felt the atmosphere was oppressive.
During today's training, head coach Gerrard had a dark face as soon as he came in, looking like he was unhappy with everyone.
The players didn't dare to express their anger. I can only keep my head down and train honestly.
Until the end of the training, Chen Yingxiong did not show up at the training ground, which strengthened the players' idea that the captain must be because of the unreasonable doubts of the fans. I felt sad, so I stopped coming.
Everyone feels grievances for their captain. His performance is impeccable. He has always been the backbone of the team. Those fans have benefited from him for more than ten years. Why can they slander them now if they want?
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After training, Gerrard did not dismiss the team directly, but asked them to form a circle, with himself standing in the center.
He was finally going to tell everyone what he had been thinking about all morning.
"I know you must be wondering. Why the hero who never misses training is not here today. I believe you also know the rumors that have been circulating outside the team recently. Our fans suddenly become distrustful of our heroes. Those You should have seen the power of voice. Our fan base is divided... Yesterday, this incident finally affected the hero. His son was pointed at the nose and scolded by others at school, and the scolding was his father. Hero. He was scolded for being incompetent and unable to bring victory to the team. He was scolded for being responsible for the team’s loss of last season’s league championship and our poor ranking this season!”
Although Chen Yingxiong told Gerald what happened to his son, the truth was completely different. But according to what Chen Yingxiong said, Gerrard felt that it was meaningless, had no deterrent effect at all, and naturally could not touch those players.
So Gerrard was good at making his own decisions and changed it into the current version.
This time is much more serious than the accusations Chen Yongxiang faced before.
But the effect is quite good. Look at the expressions of the players. Some are angry and some are ashamed.
The last time Manchester City fan Paul Gruhl made an issue with Chen Yingxiong's son, it aroused public criticism.
This time his innocent son was shot again as he lay.
"But in fact, these responsibilities have nothing to do with the hero and his lovely six-year-old son! The hero laid a good foundation for us before being suspended last season. We were once five points ahead of Arsenal. The championship is not in the hands of the hero. What was thrown away is in our hands! The poor results this season have nothing to do with the heroes. It is our responsibility! Since it is our responsibility, why should a six-year-old child suffer such groundless accusations? ?”
Gerrard's tone became more and more severe and his voice became louder, while the players around him lowered their heads, even those who were angry before.
"So today, the hero did not come to training. He asked me for leave because he had to stay at home with his son. His son was accused of not wanting to go to school anymore and was unwilling to face such unwarranted accusations from his classmates. We can scold those accusations. The people who are the sons of heroes? No! Because they are just like the sons of heroes, they are children, they should not be responsible for anything, we are the ones who should be responsible!"
Gerrard was not lying here. Chen Yingxiong did not come to training today because he was at home with his son. It is true that his son did not want to go to school for the time being because of this incident.
"If you want the hero's son to stand up tall in front of his classmates, and if you don't want to inflict any more scars on the young mind of a six-year-old child, then raise your head!"
Gerrard roared, and many players raised their heads reflexively. They saw Gerrard's angry expression.
"You are all adults! You earn a high salary that ordinary people cannot earn in a lifetime. You enjoy the pursuit of the media and fans. You live in luxury homes, drive luxury cars, and there are always women around you... You enjoy There have been so many benefits. Now it’s time to pay the price! Show your adult responsibilities and solve the problems of an ordinary six-year-old child! Do you still expect to wait for the hero to come back and win the championship for you? They are Liverpool players! You are not parasites on the hero! Liverpool is not a team for the hero alone, it belongs to each of us. What should we do when Liverpool encounters difficulties?"
Every word he said was like a knife piercing the hearts of the players.
Carlton Cole was the first to jump out. As the vice-captain of the team, he was also the only person on the team who had come through that period besides Chen Yingxiong.
He has long been unable to stand the current situation. The team's performance declined, and the fans also started internal divisions. The media ridiculed Liverpool all day long, saying stupid things like "The Liverpool dynasty is over", which made him uncomfortable to hear.
"We should let everyone know. Even without heroes, we can defeat our opponents and win!" he replied loudly. "Because we are Liverpool! We are the greatest team in England! The heroes have defended this honor for us for seventeen seasons. Now it is our turn, guys! We are not cowards! We are not parasites who can only take advantage of the heroes. Bugs! We are not teammates A! We are glorious Liverpool players!" He stood up and shouted loudly.
Gerald smiled in his heart.
Carlton Cole is really good! He is worthy of being a leader trained by the Liverpool youth academy. His feelings for Liverpool may be deeper than anyone else present.
Cole has already stoked the fire, so he naturally wants to strike while the iron is hot.
Gerrard followed up and said: "Carlton is right! Now is the best opportunity to prove that you are a great member of this great team! I tell you, I don't expect you to go all the way to first place in the league right now. Go! But the least we can do is throw a mess at the hero before he comes back! Not everyone can be a hero, and can have the ability to determine the championship by one person, but little people also have the glory and dignity of little people! Do your best to the best of your ability ! We are the foundation of a team! Without us, there would be no team! You must fully realize this. Liverpool is not the Liverpool of one hero, but the Liverpool of all our players!"
Gerrard was the captain of Liverpool and England when he was young. He didn't say such inspiring words bluntly.
Moreover, this sense of club identity is more convincing if it is spoken by a legend of the club than if it is spoken by a head coach randomly found from somewhere else.
Because Gerrard grew up from Liverpool's youth training camp, played for Liverpool until his retirement, then joined Liverpool's coaching staff, and finally became Liverpool's head coach. It can be said that he dedicated his whole life to this team. team. No one understands the meaning of the name "Liverpool" better than him, and no one is more suitable than him to teach the players in front of him from this perspective.
His words made many players tremble with excitement, eager to start the game right away, and then they would prove to the head coach and the fans that they are not cowards, nor are they parasites of heroes.
Carlton Cole even yelled: "Guys! All we can do is just like on the court, defend, pass, and control the ball. Before the hero reaches his position, we pave the way for him. .Finally, pass the football to him! Let him finish the finishing touch! In the first half of the season, we kept the ball for him, and in the second half of the season, we watched the hero score!"
Looking at the performance of these players, although Gerrard still had a straight face, he was smiling happily in his heart.
Hero, old man, I did not disappoint you!
When the time comes, don’t let me down!
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