Volume 1: Heroes Appear, People Pay Attention Chapter 71 The Fourth Captain (Third Update, Please Vote for Me!)

Chapter 71 The Fourth Captain (Third update, please vote for me!)

Dalglish called Chen Yingxiong the hope of Liverpool's revival and an important figure. This has caused some controversy in the local media in Liverpool. Although Chen Yingxiong is very good at scoring goals, Liverpool's renaissance cannot be completed by just a forward who is very good at scoring goals. Besides, those opponents believe that to revitalize Liverpool, what is needed is not a center who can score goals, but a spirit. It belongs to the spirit of Liverpool, and this spirit can only be understood and passed down by the players we have trained at Liverpool.

Gerrard is the next important figure in Liverpool's rise.

He was born in Liverpool's youth training camp. From the youth team to the first team, he has been playing in Liverpool. He faced many temptations, but he finally chose to stay in Liverpool. He dedicated all the best years of his career to Liverpool. To Liverpool. He said that the blood flowing in his body is the red of Liverpool, and he knows what the name Liverpool means.

Only such a person can become the leader of Liverpool.

Although Chen Yingxiong is outstanding, he has no idea what Liverpool means and what it represents. He always seems to have a dismissive attitude towards history, which can be seen from his words and deeds during his time in Naples. Maradona is the god of Naples and he dares to despise him.

After joining Liverpool, many players will express praise and admiration for the glorious history of this team, saying something like: "I have been a fan of Liverpool since I was very young." "Liverpool is a great team. They have a very brilliant team." "Results" "Liverpool is the team in England that has won the most Champions Leagues, which is amazing"... words like this.

Where is Chen Yingxiong? He never said such words. At the grand welcome ceremony specially prepared for him by Liverpool Club, what he said was: "Hello, Liverpool fans, I am Chen Yingxiong! I am here to win the championship!"

How arrogant!

But whether it was then or now, no one doubts what Chen Yingxiong said, because just a month before he said this, he had just led Napoli, who was no one expected, to defeat Barcelona in the final and win the club's history. first Champions League trophy.

Chen Yingxiong can indeed lead the team to win the championship, but it is unreliable to rely on him to revive and rise the Red Army. Maybe at most he can win another Champions League trophy for the team, and then he will use it as a springboard to go to a wealthy club like Real Madrid for a sky-high transfer fee.

Just like what he did at Zenit St. Petersburg, like he did at Napoli. He was right, he was indeed here to win the championship.

But can Liverpool's renaissance be achieved with just one Champions League title?

In 2005, Benitez led Liverpool to reverse AC Milan and win the fifth Champions League trophy in history. At that time, Liverpool people cheered and said that the glory of the Red Army was coming again. The results of it? The cruel reality gave all Liverpool people a powerful slap in the face.

Facts have proved that for Liverpool, a once glorious dynasty that has dominated English football for two decades, it was just the last ray of sunset in Port Albert. What followed was a long, cold darkness. No one knows when the light of hope will envelope the city again.

Therefore, a Champions League championship cannot revive Liverpool. But it can make Chen Yingxiong's resume look better. He can use the honor he won in Liverpool to ask for higher treatment from those popular giants.

Many people believe that Chen Yingxiong would do this because it is human nature. Compared with teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​today's Liverpool is indeed unattractive.

To put it bluntly, the biggest difference between people like Chen Yingxiong and people like Gerrard is that he lacks identification with Liverpool. This sense of identity is inherited and accumulated through blood. Chen Yingxiong does not have the conditions and possibilities for this accumulation, so he is destined to be unable to take on the task of reviving Liverpool.

When Dalgliesh said this, he must have thought that he was about to leave, so he made random arrangements.

They also like Chen Yingxiong and will sincerely cheer for every goal he scores. If Chen Yingxiong helps the team win the League Cup, they will also praise him, which is not disgusting at all.

Can we say that Chen Yingxiong can become the future leader of Liverpool and lead Liverpool to renaissance? They all had to shake their heads...

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But Dalglish had his own considerations, and he responded to the questions from the media and fans...

On the first day of training after the game, Dalglish called the team's three current captains to his office and announced news that surprised them. For this reason, he even called Gerrard, who was recovering at home, and asked him to come to Melwood.

"I plan to promote Hero to the fourth captain of the team," he said.

The team currently has three captains, the first captain is Gerrard, the second captain is Carragher, and the third captain is Reina.

Dalglish wants to promote a player who has only joined the team for half a season to captain, even if he is the fourth captain and a substitute among the substitutes, it is surprising enough.

Carragher almost blurted out: "Why, boss?"

Reina was also surprised, but he did not express his opinion. He was a foreigner, and he was also the most low-key and silent of the three captains.

Gerrard has a good temper and is popular, while Carragher has a slightly more grumpy temper. Most of the time he is the one who gives orders, while Gerrard is the spiritual leader and totem. He does not need to speak, as long as he is there. But if he once speaks, no one in the Liverpool dressing room will dare to ignore his voice, because Carragher also wants to listen to Gerrard.

Gerald said nothing. After the initial surprise, he had a thoughtful look on his face.

"No reason, Jamie." Facing someone like Carragher who regarded him as an idol, Dalglish did not give a pleasant explanation, but directly showed his authority and prestige.

When Carragher heard what he said, he fell silent.

"This is my idea and decision. I think the hero has enough potential to become an excellent captain. So in this regard, I hope you three captains can help him more." If he hadn't known in advance that he was leaving, Dag Lish may not understand many problems, such as Chen Yingxiong. At first, Dalglish was the same as those who opposed him. He was happy for Chen Yingxiong to join the team, just because his arrival could help the team improve its strength and maybe win the championship.

But I never thought that one day, Chen Yingxiong would become an iconic figure in the history of Liverpool, leading Liverpool to revival and rebuilding its glory.

After talking to Chen Yingxiong on the phone that day, he followed the thoughts triggered by Adam Johnson and reflected on it for a long time. What does he think is true love for Liverpool? Is engaging in internal strife for the sake of one's own authority considered love?

He didn't know if those two Chinese people had love for Liverpool, but he couldn't do it.

Then I thought of Chen Yingxiong.

Then he was surprised to find that there was something shining about Chen Yingxiong, which was very similar to Liverpool's spiritual temperament.

For example... Chen Yingxiong never admits defeat in advance, and neither will Liverpool. In the Champions League last season, he was suspended for eight games and missed all six group matches. At most, he was six goals behind Messi. In the end, he only played seven games but scored 13 goals, scoring a hat trick in the final. The performance reversed and Messi got the top scorer.

Liverpool also fell behind by three goals at half-time in the Champions League final, but caught up in the second half, equalized, and finally won the championship in a penalty shootout.

For example, Chen Yingxiong is always full of confidence in himself, even if this confidence seems arrogant to others, the same is true for Liverpool. Shankly, the godfather of Liverpool, once said this: "We have the two best teams in Merseyside - Liverpool and Liverpool Reserves."

But whether it is Chen Yingxiong or Liverpool, confidence is not arrogance, but because they have strong strength to back them up, so their arrogance is natural. Liverpool are confident because they were the best team in England from the 1970s to the early 1990s, and they were also the dominant team in Europe that won the Champions League four times. With such strength, it is normal for them to be arrogant and confident.

Chen Yingxiong’s arrogant confidence comes from his two top scorers in the Russian Super League, the top scorer with the most goals in a single season in the history of the UEFA Cup, three top scorers in Serie A, two top scorers in the Champions League, and one top scorer in the Russian Super League. Championships, a Serie A title, a UEFA Cup title and a Champions League title. He is only twenty-three years old and has already received so many honors. Can't he be arrogant and confident?

Therefore, he believes that Chen Yingxiong has the qualities to bring Liverpool back to glory, and it is feasible to put Liverpool's future on him.

For this reason, he wanted to give it a try, even if it was the last piece of property he left to Liverpool before he left.

Paisley brought him from Scotland to Liverpool, which eventually led to Liverpool's hegemony. Later, he promoted McMalaman, Owen and others in Liverpool, and also continued the incense of Liverpool. Now he wants to continue doing this. No matter what, he hopes that Chen Yingxiong can stay in Liverpool for a while. For this reason, he feels that the captain's armband may be a good way.

The captain's armband symbolizes the captain's honor and responsibility.

He hopes that after Chen Yingxiong becomes the fourth captain, he will know how to take responsibility.

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Hearing what Dalglish said, Gerrard was the first of the three captains to express his opinion: "I think I'm fine, boss. I actually have a pretty good relationship with the hero."

Gerrard is the first captain of the team. He doesn't speak much in the dressing room, but he is quite prestigious. He is the most authoritative person in the team besides Dalglish.

He has said so, what objections can the other two captains have? To disagree is to be against Gerrard.

Carragher immediately agreed.

Reina is the most popular among the three captains. The captaincy is more symbolic than practical to him. It is actually a reward for his contribution to the team. The previous two captains had no objections, and he naturally had no objections either.

Seeing that he had taken care of the three captains, Dalglish nodded and continued: "I will let him wear the captain's armband in the next game."

When the captain agrees, wearing the captain's armband is really not a big deal. The three captains had no objections. Moreover, this is not the first time that Chen Yingxiong wears the captain's armband. During Liverpool's trip to China, Chen Yingxiong wore the captain's armband in both games against Evergrande and the Chinese national team.

But things are completely different. Initially, Niang wanted Chen Yingxiong to stay as captain. The main purpose was to please Chinese fans and facilitate Liverpool to make money from the Chinese market. At that time, Dalglish was still firmly opposed to it, but he later changed his mind.

Now it was Dalglish himself who took the initiative to make this request.

These changes also reflect changes in Dalglish's status and ideas.

Now that he is definitely leaving the club, Dalglish is now a little detached and no longer obsesses over which powers belong to him and which powers others should not have access to...

He only cares about ideas that are good for the team.

Unfortunately, Dalglish is a person who loves Liverpool deeply and is the legendary king of Liverpool. If it were replaced by ordinary managers who have no feelings for Liverpool, they might just break the pot and play rogue. In the end, his wife must be facing a mess that is difficult to clean up.

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Dalglish later announced the news during team training.

Some of the players were surprised, some were surprised, but overall, they were not unhappy or offended by Dalglish's appointment.

Anyway, he is the fourth captain, and there are three people in front of him. When will it be his turn to take over? At least we have to wait until Gerrard and Carragher retire, and Reina is no longer in the team...

Moreover, Chen Yingxiong has a good relationship with the players, so everyone thinks that it is not a big deal for Yingxiong to be the fourth captain.

Chen Yingxiong himself was a little surprised.

Although he wore the captain's armband for two games when Liverpool visited China, he never considered himself the captain of Liverpool, even if it was ranked fourth...

Now Dalglish has announced that he is the captain. Although he is ranked fourth, he exercises the power of captain together with Gerrard, Carragher and Reina. For example, if the club's senior management wants to negotiate something with the team, he is qualified to attend.

He wanted to object to the captaincy appointment because he felt he was not qualified enough. So after the game, he ran to find Dalglish, but Dalglish blocked his mouth first: "It's fourth anyway, in name, so don't refuse. I helped you." As a favor, hero, think of Adam Johnson. This is what I want you to do me a favor with - be the fourth captain of this team."

Chen Yingxiong had nothing to say. He indeed asked Dalglish for help in letting Adam Johnson participate in the game. Since Dalglish helped him, he should repay him. He didn't expect that even if he didn't plead, Dalglish would consider letting Adam Johnson play...