Volume 1: When a Hero Appears, People Pay Attention. Chapter 118: O’Neal Also Miscalculated

Platini fantasizes about allowing the Europa League to continue to flourish next season, but this is somewhat wishful thinking.

He places his hope on the final between Liverpool and Inter Milan. It depends on whether Inter Milan and Liverpool can reach the final. After all, no one can say that a strong team will definitely be able to enter the final. The most important football game The beauty of it is that you never know what the outcome will be.

Liverpool has entered the quarterfinals and their opponents are not too strong. Now they can temporarily focus on the league.

You must know that Liverpool is currently ranked second in the league, only one point behind Manchester City, which is first in the league, and Manchester United, which is third in the league, is chasing closely.

Although Manchester City has risen strongly in the past two seasons, Manchester United's head coach Ferguson still believes that Liverpool is Manchester United's biggest enemy.

Now look at how correct his original statement was.

Liverpool is now ranked second, just ahead of Manchester United. Ferguson is holding back his energy to pull Liverpool off his head.

Every next game is very crucial for Liverpool.

In the 30th round of the league, Liverpool will challenge West Ham United away and then play Manchester United away.

The game against West Ham United was originally very ordinary, no different from any other ordinary league game.

But in the first round of the season, the war of words between Chen Yingxiong and Allardyce drew all the West Ham United fans into it.

So this game suddenly became no longer ordinary.

Two days before the game, the fans of West Ham United threatened to show Chen Yingxiong's appearance.

Because he once insulted West Ham United.

Chen Yingxiong also worked hard and wanted to perform well in the game against West Ham United and score a few more goals. He still remembered that he was dismissed by bb because of the West Ham United football incident. A phone call from Match of the Day spoiled things.

I haven't swallowed this breath yet.

But Martin O'Neill was very determined to put him on the bench. The reason is very simple and beyond doubt.

"After the game against West Ham United, it is the game against Manchester United. We have exhausted too much energy in the game against Besiktas. The game against Manchester United is obviously better than the game against West Ham United. The game is important and there is no need for me to take risks in the game against West Ham United. Not only you, the hero, but Suarez, Sanchez, Gerrard and other players will rest."

After hearing Martin O'Neill's explanation, Chen Yingxiong became anxious: "But if we have any shortcomings in the game against West Ham United, the league championship will also be in danger!"

O'Neill nodded: "You are right, hero. But the game against Manchester United is not only about the league championship, but also about Liverpool's honor."

Chen Yingxiong was speechless when he heard this. He knows that the derby between Liverpool and Manchester United is called "England's national derby" and this kind of game is indeed not comparable to ordinary games.

He was just a little unwilling. He had vowed before to make the West Ham football team look good.

Now he was put on the bench...

In fact, in addition to the game against Manchester United, Martin O'Neill has other considerations. Why is the match between Liverpool and West Ham so tense? Don’t you just think Chen Yingxiong is? If it weren't for his presence, no one would pay attention to the clash between West Ham and Liverpool except for the two teams' own players.

But it was because of the war of words between Chen Yingxiong and Allardyce that the media found a gimmick to hype up.

Look, the media is doing this right now.

He can't control the media, but he can control his players.

If Chen Yingxiong plays, the West Ham fans will be very excited at first, which will bring some unnecessary trouble to Liverpool. After all, no one wants to face a group of vicious fans in the away game. Secondly, West Ham United players may work extra hard and desperately because their opponent has Chen Yingxiong.

There are too many uncertain factors in this game, and these factors may have serious consequences.

In order to cool down the game, O'Neal will of course put Chen Yingxiong on the bench.

In fact, he had no intention of giving Chen Yingxiong a chance to play. If it weren't for Chen Yingxiong's mood and acceptance, he would have hoped to keep Chen Yingxiong directly in Liverpool. This would be the best.

But he was worried that if he did this, Chen Yingxiong would be dissatisfied, which would not be worthwhile.

When playing Manchester United, you have to rely on Chen Yingxiong.

Chen Yingxiong couldn't convince O'Neal. Even if he is a big name, he is just a player. In English football clubs, the authority of the head coach is always greater than that of the players, especially in a giant like Liverpool, where tradition is even more important.

In the end, he had no choice but to accept the fate of sitting on the bench.

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Before the game, the media was hyping up the feud between Chen Yingxiong and Allardyce, hyping up his bad relationship with West Ham United football player Mi, and some even reported him yelling at the BB "Match Today" program team because of this. They were all dug out.

In short, I want to tell Naiqiu Mi and readers that this game is particularly worth watching and important because of Chen Yingxiong.

But when they got Liverpool's starting list, they were dumbfounded. They looked over it many times, but they couldn't find Chen Yingxiong's name.

They had expected Martin O'Neill to rotate because they were going to Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United. It is natural to preserve strength for this reason. After all, West Ham United is not a strong team.

But they all felt that in order to ensure that they could win the game, O'Neal should put Chen Yingxiong in the starting lineup.

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To put it bluntly, isn't competing with Manchester United just for a league championship? If they lose to West Ham United, as long as Manchester City wins and Manchester United wins again, Liverpool will not only be further and further away from the league's number one Manchester City. They will be overtaken by Manchester United.

O'Neal would not be able to see this situation clearly.

But O'Neal had the courage to put Chen Yingxiong on the bench.

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As a mortal enemy, Ferguson was very concerned about Liverpool's movements. Therefore, he knew immediately that Liverpool did not let Chen Yingxiong start the game.

He smiled.

Because he knows that there will be a tough battle at Old Trafford. Even if he beat Liverpool in this round of the league, he is still very proud and happy. The next game at home is the decisive battle!

O'Neill rotates all the main players, which is obviously full of energy to compete with Manchester United at Old Trafford.

He knows very well that even if he defeats West Ham United with all his strength, as long as Manchester United wins, he will still only lead by one point. If he loses to Manchester United in the away game, he will still be third, and nothing will change this.

So instead of doing this, it is better to arrange the decisive battle at Old Trafford. As long as they can defeat Manchester United in this game, they can suppress Manchester United and not give them a chance to overtake. As long as the team keeps winning What we need to consider is not Manchester United, but the number one Manchester United.

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Even while sitting on the bench, Chen Yingxiong became the player who was taken care of the most by TV cameras.

During a game, the camera gave him multiple close-ups.

When West Ham took the lead to break the deadlock, the cameras gave him a shot. He covered his face with his hands, looking very regretful.

Then his teammate Klasnic equalized the score for the team. He jumped out of the bench, waved the towel in his hand, and cheered for his teammates. He was so excited.

It's a pity that shots of him being so happy didn't appear many times in this game.

Most of the time he is frowning, even a little impatient.

Because Liverpool is always at a disadvantage.

Martin O'Neill thought he could extinguish the anger of the West Ham United players by replacing Chen Yingxiong.

He was absolutely wrong!

As soon as the West Ham United players came on the field and found that there was no Chen Yingxiong on the opposite side, they immediately felt that they were being despised by Liverpool. Wasn't it just to preserve their strength for the next game against Manchester United? We all know this trick. But you found the wrong opponent!

We are definitely not something you can defeat just by saving your strength!

As a result, the West Ham United players were even more enthusiastic...

What made Chen Yingxiong very depressed was not only the team's disadvantage on the field, but also the boos and taunts from the West Ham United fans in the stands.

"Coward! Coward! The coward cowering on the bench!"

Although they didn't name anyone, any fool knew who they were calling.

Sitting next to Chen Yingxiong is his good friend Suarez.

He could clearly see Chen Yingxiong clenching his fist, unclenching it, clenching his fist again, and unclenching his fist again.

Being very familiar with Chen Yingxiong, he already knew that it was Chen Yingxiong's signature move that he was unwilling to do...

It's a pity that no matter how unwilling he was, Martin O'Neill just didn't give him a minute of playing time.

Even if the team was eventually tied 1:1 by West Ham United in the away game.

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Many people thought that when the final whistle sounded, Chen Yingxiong would be the first to get up and leave in a hurry because he would definitely not be able to bear the boos and humiliation of the West Ham fans.

But they were wrong.

After the whistle sounded, Chen Yingxiong was the first to stand up from the bench. Instead of leaving the field in a hurry, he walked into the court to comfort his teammates who were frustrated by being tied by their opponents.

Even though the boos and jeers at him were constantly gathering above his head, he remained unmoved.

He even looked up into the stands, prompting louder boos and louder curses.

"hero……"

Teammate Agger, who was comforted by him, actually sympathized with him and wanted to comfort him.

Chen Yingxiong smiled disdainfully: "It's okay." He made a don't worry about me gesture.

He wanted to keep all these boos and humiliations in his heart, every mocking face, every middle finger, every boo, every taunt.

Because one day, he will pay back double what he has endured today!

If he doesn't dare to look at the negative aspects of football, he feels that he will not be able to continue to improve.

Having such awareness does not mean that Chen Yingxiong can accept failure calmly.

He still found an opportunity to have a private conversation with Martin O'Neill after the game.

"Boss, look, you replaced me, but the result is still the same. They are still very enthusiastic. They even think that we are despising them. They think that we are easy to bully."

Martin O'Neill was also speechless. He didn't expect such a result when he made the decision. It really backfired.

He sighed and admitted his mistake graciously. "Yes, it's my fault, hero." Just like in the post-match press conference, he took the responsibility entirely on himself.

Chen Yingxiong was a little surprised. He didn't expect his boss to be so upright. Now he really likes this head coach whose personality is far less outstanding than Dalglish. "Actually, you can let me start. I guarantee that I will neither fall into their trap nor let them go... with Manchester United." How could I miss an important game?"

O'Neill nodded, feeling helpless: "Next time..."

Liverpool is changing and improving, Chen Yingxiong is changing and improving, and as the head coach, why hasn't Martin O'Neill gradually changed and improved after coaching a giant like Liverpool? (To be continued!)