Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 26 Yellow Task: Score the First League Goal (Second Update, Monthly Ticket!)

Chapter 26 Yellow Task: Score the first league goal (Second update, monthly ticket!)

Chen Yingxiong has always believed that he needs to be famous and famous now, and he needs to be strong and capable. After transferring to Liverpool, his start in Liverpool should be smooth.

Especially now that the team has another dedicated wide player, Adam Johnson.

Someone who had the same idea as him was Adam Johnson. He listened to Niang's call and believed that he would definitely play the main role in Liverpool when he came. Tang Ning didn't come, but he did. Liverpool also has a high center forward like Chen Yingxiong, will they not let him play?

Therefore, in training and daily contact, Adam Johnson intentionally got closer to Chen Yingxiong.

Chen Yingxiong follows his principles of doing things in Naples and is willing to make friends and get close to teammates who can provide him with various kinds of help on the court. Therefore, although the two people have known each other for the shortest time, they have a good relationship.

Both feel that with the help of the other, their future and performance on this team should be bright.

But this is not the case.

The English Premier League started in mid-August. In the last warm-up match before that, Adam Johnson got a chance to play for 40 minutes. However, when he came on the field, Chen Yingxiong had already been replaced. His kick The cross from the wing had no chance for Chen Yingxiong to see. He is like an ordinary full-back on the court, dribbling the ball to break through and pass, but there is no center in the middle who can grab the point. Kuyt works hard, but there is a huge gap in strength and talent.

Although Adam Johnson was a little depressed at first, he did not delve into this issue.

Naturally, Chen Yingxiong thought it was no big deal - it was normal to rotate in the warm-up match and have one lineup for the first half and another for the second half. Replacing eleven people in one breath was nothing at all. He and Adam Johnson didn't appear at the same time, and he didn't think too complicatedly.

Johnson's performance in this warm-up match was very average, because the purpose of his coming was to pass the ball to Chen Yingxiong, but Chen Yingxiong was not on the court, and his cooperation with other players did not have enough tacit understanding. Naturally, he did not have those Glitter highlights.

No one thinks there is anything wrong with this. After all, Adam Johnson has only been with the team for less than half a month, and Chen Yingxiong has been with the team for more than a month, so there is not much tacit understanding. It's just that his own strength is outstanding. Even if he lacks cooperation, he still has the opportunity to score goals.

But when it comes to the real league, the situation is different.

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On August 13, Liverpool faced Sunderland at home, marking the official start of the 2011-2012 English Premier League season.

Originally, Liverpool was not a strong contender for the championship. But after they spent huge sums of money to introduce Chen Yingxiong, they suddenly became a popular team. This summer, countless media gathered in Liverpool to pay attention to Liverpool's every move in preparation for the game.

Now that the first game of the new season is about to begin, the media is naturally paying more attention.

Can Chen Yingxiong show his scoring ability in the new season?

Does the arrival of the hero mean that the competition for the Premier League's top scorer loses suspense?

Will Chen Yingxiong become the top scorer in the Premier League in the next ten years?

Will Liverpool soar because of the joining of Chen Yingxiong?

These issues are the most discussed by the media, and most media are optimistic about Chen Yingxiong's performance.

If Chen Yingxiong directly transferred to Liverpool when he was at Zenit St. Petersburg, he might not get such a result despite his outstanding performance in the UEFA Cup. After all, the Russian Super League and the UEFA Cup are not in the eyes of reporters. So dazzling. It is inevitable for everyone to think about whether this person can adapt to the technical and tactical characteristics and style of the Premier League when he comes to the Premier League.

But nowadays, few people have mentioned this issue. If being the top scorer in Serie A for three consecutive times and the top scorer in the Champions League for two consecutive times cannot prove that Chen Yingxiong is an absolutely awesome person, then there must be something wrong with the world.

"...Chen Yingxiong no longer needs to prove anything. At the age of 23, he is already the world's top center. Just like no one will ask Messi to prove his ability. In terms of scoring ability, Chen Yingxiong is the best!"

This is a commentary article from the local Liverpool media "Echo".

To be honest, Chen Yingxiong agreed with this. He also feels that he does not need to prove to the outside world whether he is worthy of a net worth of 70 million - someone once said that this net worth is a bit high, which may put a lot of pressure on Chen Yingxiong.

But Chen Yingxiong himself didn't feel any pressure at all. He thought the price was too low. He said he wished he could create the world's most valuable person.

A high net worth can satisfy Chen Yingxiong's vanity.

As for how to prove that he is worthy of his worth on the court, he is not worried at all.

But he thought it all too beautiful.

In the first Premier League game of his career, he did not score.

He started the game and played the full ninety minutes without scoring.

This surprised the media gathered at the scene.

Chen Yingxiong did not work hard in the game. He ran actively, from the center to the side, and from the side back to the center, from front to back, and from back to front.

But there are few opportunities to shoot.

Because of this game, Adam Johnson did not play. He did not play for a minute and sat on the bench for a full ninety minutes.

Liverpool fully demonstrated their lack of wings in this game - basically attacks are launched from the center. Charlie Adam served as the starter. When Gerrard was injured and missed the game, he took on the task of organizing the offense.

But asking a newcomer who has just been with the team for more than a month to be the core organizer is a bit overwhelming. Charlie Adam doesn't know enough about Liverpool and his teammates at all.

With a newcomer who just joined the team this summer as the playmaker, and a player who is also a newcomer as the offensive core, it would be damned if Liverpool's performance could be good.

In the end, Liverpool was tied 1:1 by Sunderland at their home court. Suarez, who returned to the team after the Copa America, scored the only goal for the team.

Chen Yingxiong is not able to score in every game. In Naples last season, his form was so good that there were times when he failed to score in two consecutive league rounds. However, his hat trick in the Champions League final was so powerful that it left a very deep impression on people. Many people thought that he should just score goals like cutting melons and vegetables. His debut in the Premier League must be decorated with goals no matter what, to be considered a success.

Therefore, everyone felt a little surprised and disappointed when Chen Yingxiong did not score.

Adam Johnson didn't play? That's not the reason at all! With Chen Yingxiong's ability, even if he is alone, he should be able to score! His strong body, his excellent long-range shooting ability, and his ability to catch opportunities in front of the goal, can't these bring him even a goal?

No one would believe that Adam Johnson's absence would have such a big impact on Chen Yingxiong.

But this is the case. Chen Yingxiong deliberately got close to Adam Johnson during training. The relationship between the two quickly warmed up, and their cooperation on the court also became somewhat tacit. Therefore, Adam Johnson did not appear, which surprised Chen Yingxiong. Coupled with Liverpool's tactics, Chen Yingxiong felt awkward - long passes directly from the backcourt. Chen Yingxiong more often served as a wedding dress for his teammates, using his heading skills to serve as a transfer station and ferry for his teammates. assists. Suarez's goal came from Chen Yingxiong's successful header in the frontcourt and Lucas's assist.

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Chen Yingxiong didn't take it seriously if he didn't score a goal. It's not like he hasn't failed to score a goal in a game in his career. He has experienced it a lot, so naturally he doesn't think it's a big deal.

But Adam Johnson is a little depressed. Because he didn't even have a minute of playing time.

At the post-match press conference, a reporter asked about this: "Kenny, Adam Johnson cost the club 15 million pounds in transfer fees, but he sat on the bench for a full 90 minutes... "

Dalglish interrupted the questioner: "Yes, he was on the bench for ninety minutes. But that's because he had just joined the team for less than a month and he only played one warm-up match. As we enter the new season, I want to be cautious, I don’t want too much attention and pressure to overwhelm him.”

This reason is impeccable, because Adam Johnson has just joined the team and his cooperation with his teammates is not tacit enough.

The media had nothing to say.

So Adam Johnson continued to be depressed and worked hard in training, hoping to get a chance to play.

Chen Yingxiong is also training hard, hoping to score goals.

He discovered that the difficulty level of the tasks could change at any time.

Before the start of the new season, he was given the task of "scoring the first goal in the Premier League." This task was green at the beginning. The system and himself thought that it was too easy and too simple to score the first goal. Maybe he can not only score the first goal in the first game, but also the second goal. What about the third goal?

Unexpectedly, after a game, he looked at this task again and found that the color of the task had changed to yellow... Although it was not difficult, it meant that it was difficult!

Chen Yingxiong suddenly became depressed.

He felt that he was looked down upon by the system...

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In the second round of the league against Arsenal, he still did not score.

In this game, Liverpool defeated Arsenal 2:0 away from home and took the lead in the first strong dialogue this season. This is a good thing.

However, Chen Yingxiong still did not score, which diluted the joy of winning - at least for Chen Yingxiong himself, the Chinese media and Chinese fans.

Chen Yingxiong did not score in two consecutive rounds. It is not that Chen Yingxiong had not experienced such a thing last season, but there was a reason - Mazzarri made a rotation, Chen Yingxiong did not start, and there was too little time.

Now that he has started two consecutive games but failed to score, it is a bit surprising.

The performance in the warm-up match was obviously very good, scoring one goal after another. Why did it suddenly fail in the official league?

Is it a tactical issue or a staffing issue? Is it the head coach's problem or Chen Yingxiong's own problem?