Volume 1: When a Hero Appears, People Pay Attention. Chapter 20: Regaining Trust
For Gerrard, it was the most difficult period before he gained the support of Liverpool fans.
Because he has to constantly encourage the team.
Sometimes, he has no words, but he still has to speak.
Fortunately, such days did not last long, otherwise he would have gone crazy.
After Liverpool won six consecutive games, whether in the league, the Champions League, or the domestic cup, the enthusiasm of Liverpool fans has returned.
Those who think Liverpool must abandon Chen Yingxiong and find another way out can no longer be heard. Of course, I don’t know if they think Liverpool is already doing what they said, or if Liverpool’s performance improves, they have no time to take care of this matter.
When Liverpool once again ushered in a home game, the Liverpool players deeply felt the torrent of enthusiasm bursting out from the Liverpool fans, which was like lava, evaporating them in an instant.
They felt the blood in their bodies rushing with this passion, boiling in the process.
This is the love given to them by Liverpool fans and all their efforts are worth it.
Now they thought of the words of head coach Gerrard.
When they perform well, they will naturally gain unconditional support from the fans!
Sure enough!
The enthusiastic support of Liverpool fans is energy to the Liverpool players. They began to absorb a steady stream of energy from the moment they entered the venue.
Now they're fully charged and firing on all cylinders. How can the opponent stop it?
In this game, Liverpool, who still did not have Chen Yingxiong, went on a killing spree and defeated the visiting Sunderland with a score of 4:1.
When the game ended, Stanley Park once again erupted in the chorus of fans. They were singing the Liverpool anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone".
Although fans will sing songs after every home game, in the past few months, today's singing was particularly loud.
Almost all the fans stayed and no one left early.
Fans stood up from their seats, waving their arms and singing "You'll Never Walk Alone" in unison.
That scene made many Liverpool players have tears in their eyes.
They haven't enjoyed such treatment for a long time. In the past, when Chen Yingxiong was still in the team, after every home game, there would be a chorus that resounded throughout the stadium. And they are led by captain Chen Yingxiong. Thank you to the fans in this song.
This is the repertoire after every home game.
At that time, most people did not take this repertoire seriously. For them, it was just a formality, just to show the world that "we have a good relationship with the fans." That's all.
That's why things that are lost feel precious.
Only today, after seeing this scene and personally feeling the emotions surging in their bodies, did these people realize that this "repertoire" is for Liverpool players and fans. What exactly does it mean.
This is a spiritual inheritance. By participating in such activities, any Liverpool player can experience the love of the fans for them, thus creating a sense of pride in being a Liverpool player.
There was no problem with the singing at first. But when their performance began to have problems, the singing also changed. now think of it. Those days were really unpleasant.
They can feel the change in the fans' attitude from the singing.
Now hearing this loud singing again, everyone cherishes this moment from the bottom of their hearts.
They raised their heads. Raise your arms and applaud the fans in the stands. I made a mental vow to make this feeling happen after every home game.
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Chen Yingxiong also stood up and applauded the team's performance together with other fans in the VIP box.
The team's performance during this period also made him relieved.
Liverpool gradually climbed up the league standings and soon returned to the top seven.
There is hope of re-fighting for the championship.
Then the team's performance improved, and his son no longer had any worries at school.
If any Everton fan dares to say anything, he can speak back with confidence - your Everton ranking is now lower than ours, Liverpool!
Now there is only a month and a half left before he returns to the team. If there are still people who are ignorant, I won't mind slapping these people when the time comes.
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Liverpool's outstanding performance, after winning back the unconditional support of the fans, also attracted the attention of the media.
This time the media can be sure that Liverpool's recovery is not a return to glory, nor is it a sudden success.
Liverpool, this terrifying behemoth, has really revived!
Liverpool fans rejoiced, while some began to feel fear.
Liverpool's winning streak was ended as they lost a game.
In the next round of the league, they lost to Chelsea.
However, the failure of this game has little impact on Liverpool today.
A month ago, this defeat might have destroyed all the confidence that Liverpool players had finally built up, and would have caused Liverpool fans to continue to have doubts about their team.
But now, Liverpool fans have seen the team's performance, strengthened their beliefs, and will not hesitate any longer.
Liverpool's players have also gained more confidence from the support of the fans than from victory. A defeat cannot defeat them.
They won it back quickly.
Liverpool won the next Champions League game. They won very easily and without any suspense, as if Chen Yingxiong had returned to the court.
Liverpool are using this practical action to prove that they are really not affected by a defeat.
At the same time, everyone knows the trick behind this failure. However, not everyone is Chen Yingxiong, who can be so stupid that he goes against the Football Association.
So everyone just despises the FA's actions in their hearts, but they don't dare to say it out loud. The Football Association may not be able to do anything against Chen Yingxiong, but it can't do much against ordinary players like them.
They cannot directly confront the FA, but they can resist the FA in another way, and that is to win the game.
The failure in that game actually inspired the entire Liverpool team and made them even more motivated. Because he wants to make people unhappy who like them unhappy.
The Football Association of England would never have imagined that the stumbling blocks they set against Liverpool not only did not stumble Liverpool, but instead became the driving force for Liverpool to move forward, making Liverpool rush faster.
In the following league games, Liverpool made great progress until before Christmas. They won four games, drew two and lost only one.
Such outstanding results have allowed them to directly enter the top five in the league rankings, and they are already in sight of qualifying for the Champions League next season.
Liverpool's sudden advance has aroused the vigilance of other Premier League teams.
Originally, Chen Yingxiong was suspended for nine months and missed half a season, which made many teams ready to move, thinking that it was their turn to taste the league championship.
Just like Arsenal last season.
It has to be said that if Chen Yingxiong really retires, the Premier League may really fall into the Warring States Period.
Because in today's Premier League football, there really is no dominant team.
Last season's league champion Arsenal ranked third this season. Although they are in the first group, it does not mean that they will definitely win the championship, or have an advantage in the championship.
This situation has given many teams an illusion-does Prince General Xiang Ning have the guts?
Arsenal is sitting on the throne of the league championship. What can we not do?
As long as it's not Liverpool, anyone can.
Therefore, in the first half of the season, several teams with the potential to win the championship were inextricably linked.
The points gap has never widened.
But they didn't expect that Liverpool's recovery would come so quickly. Their previous killing of each other gave Liverpool a chance to catch up with them.
Now that half of the season is about to pass, Liverpool has emerged from the predicament. Their ranking has soared, and now they have effectively threatened the first group.
After Christmas and New Year's Eve, Chen Yingxiong's suspension period ended.
Compared with Liverpool, this time it is a monster that makes everyone fear and tremble, the terrifying devil.
Liverpool with him and Liverpool without him are definitely two different teams.
It can be said that in the past six months, it is not Liverpool that other Premier League teams have been afraid of, but Chen Yingxiong. Liverpool rushed to fifth place, and they were able to take it calmly. What really made them panic was that Chen Yingxiong was about to return.
When they think about this future, they particularly regret that they did not try their best to open up the lead with Liverpool in the first half of the season.
But now it's too late.
Fifteen points separate Liverpool from Chelsea, who are ranked first in the league.
It stands to reason that this point difference can make Chelsea feel safe.
There are very few instances in world football where a team has come back from being 15 points behind to win the league title.
Under normal circumstances, Chelsea can indeed not guard against Liverpool at all, but should guard against teams such as Arsenal, Manchester United, and Manchester City.
But with Chen Yingxiong, it is not an ordinary situation, it is a second-order situation.
In general, with Chen Yingxiong, everything is possible. So what if we're fifteen points behind?
Every one of the top five teams is like this. Whenever they think about Chen Yingxiong coming back as soon as the New Year is over, they get very anxious.
Chen Yingxiong hasn't even come back yet, but he's already causing trouble in the Premier League. If he really comes back, what will it be like?
Some people are beginning to look forward to that day, but others are afraid of it.
When the big devil is reborn, what kind of dire straits will this world fall into?
Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that everyone may suddenly discover that the Great Demon King has become an ordinary person after his rebirth, without any threat and harmless to humans and animals.
But does this possibility really exist? (To be continued...)
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