269th Gerard's farewell battle

Liverpool have three more league games left this season, including the refills.

According to Klopp's idea, after the team won the championship early, he will take rotation in the next three league games to give the players on the bench as many opportunities as possible.

On the one hand, it has already won the championship in advance, and there is no requirement for results.

In addition, it is also a thank you and reward for the players on the bench.

At the same time, injuries to key players can be avoided as Liverpool have one final to play: the week after the league ends, Liverpool will face this season's FA Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium against old rivals Arsenal.

However, Jiang Chenxi found Klopp.

"In the later leagues, is the coach considering letting me rest?" Jiang Chenxi asked Klopp.

"Yes, it's not that you won't play, I'll let you rotate." Jurgen Klopp nodded, he can't let the main team not play a game, after all, he still has to keep the game through the game to prepare for the FA Cup final against Arsenal.

'I don't think I'm fit and I hope the coach will consider letting me continue to start if possible.' Jiang Chenxi said what he meant.

"This ......" Klopp thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, "yes!" ”

He guessed that Jiang Chenxi should want to continue to pursue goal statistics, this is not a matter of principle, and Klopp is willing to cooperate with the proud disciple.

"However, if the team doctor thinks that you are tired and need to rest, I will arrange for you to rest." Klopp said in particular.

"No problem, coach, I'll listen to you." Jiang Chenxi said happily, he knew his physical state, there was nothing wrong, there was no need to rest, even if the team doctor came to test, the inspection data would definitely make the team doctor satisfied.

……

16 May 2015, matchday of the 37th round of the 2014/2015 English Premier League.

Liverpool will host Crystal Palace at Anfield.

The match was also played by Liverpool captain Steven. Steven Gerrard's final game at Anfield was the Liverpool captain's farewell game at Anfield.

The Liverpool bus arrived at Anfield Stadium to the cheers of the fans.

As soon as the players got out of the car, they were surrounded by a large number of reporters.

Countless microphones, recorders, and mobile phones reached out to the players, especially Gerrard, who was the focus of reporters' siege.

"It's the last game today, is there anything you'd like to say, Mr. Gerrard?"

"I'm calm, thank you." Gerald said.

"Will you feel nostalgic for the last game?"

Gerrard did not answer the question, he politely said 'thank you' to reporters, and then bowed his head and walked forward, beside him were Liverpool's vice-president Jordan Henderson and the team's third captain Jiang Chenxi.

……

The camera sweeps over the stands at Anfield Stadium.

The fans who came to watch the game today are wearing Liverpool jerseys, and they will wear Jiang Chenxi's No. 7 jersey, Coutinho's No. 10 jersey, Gerrard's No. 8 jersey and so on.

This is the shirt of captain Steven Gerrard!

Today's game, the two sides warmed up early, because Liverpool are the new Premier League champions, the visiting team Crystal Palace will line up to welcome the champions, in addition, the Liverpool club also held a farewell ceremony for Gerrard before the game.

Twenty minutes before the start of the game.

Players from away Crystal Palace have lined up at the crossing.

Then, to the applause of the Crystal Palace players, the Chelsea players ran out of the players' corridor in turn to enjoy the glory of the championship.

The Anfield stadium roared with cheers.

Finally, it was the vice-president Henderson and the third captain Jiang Chenxi who jointly lifted the Premier League championship trophy.

In the players' corridor, Steven Gerrard stood as he looked up at the famous 'This is Anfield' slogan directly above him.

Gerald raised his left hand and stroked the passage one last time.

"Daddy, why are you crying?" The little daughter in his right hand asked his father.

"Daddy is happy." The Liverpool captain wiped the corners of his eyes, "Daddy will have more time with you and your sisters and Mommy in the future, are you happy, baby?" ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true."

Beside Gerard is her wife and two other daughters, Mrs. Gerard secretly wiped the corners of her eyes, and then helped her husband fix his hairstyle, you must be the most handsome today.

It was the last time Gerrard walked through the famous 'This is Anfield' passage, accompanied by his three daughters and his wife.

"You never walk alone" is the eternal melody of Anfield, but for Liverpool-born Steven Gerrard, it means much.

Outside the players' tunnel, the song of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' sounds.

From the beginning of the legend to the moment of the end of the legend, this song accompanies the whole story. Looking back on the past, he has never walked alone on the road he has walked.

"It's our turn!" Gerald hugged his little daughter in his hand and whispered.

The wife kissed her husband on the cheek and led her two daughters to follow.

……

The crowd-filled stands at Anfield erupted in unprecedented applause, with everyone standing and applauding.

Led by the live broadcast, the fans cheered Gerrard's name over and over again.

Gerrard hugged and shook hands with his teammates, and shook hands with opposing players.

Finally, the Liverpool captain walked over to the microphone to say goodbye to the stadium and to the fans who loved him so much.

'It's not easy to say goodbye, Liverpool is the most important part of my life when I'm eight years old, and I was scared of that day because I was afraid I would be at a loss.

At this, Gerald choked up.

There was a round of applause.

"As I am leaving, I would like to say a big thank you to every fan. To be so respected and loved by everyone is a feeling of gratitude that will remain in my heart forever and it is definitely a privilege to be able to play for my most beloved club for so long until I retire. ”

'When I was a kid, I loved playing football on the Einside corner in Haydn, I fantasized about playing for Liverpool one day, fantasizing about wearing the Reds' colourful shirt even once. Looking back now, I'm very proud of the 710 games I've played in my 17 years at Liverpool. I'm willing to give every minute of my sweat on the pitch to the best fans in the world. ”

The audience applauded thunderously.

"It's been an incredible journey. During the journey, I experienced laughter and tears with my teammates and dear fans, and I will always remember every support you gave me. Every journey with my childhood dream club has been so warm, and I share with you those wonderful times that have special meaning. ”

……

"Thank you all for so many years, thank you for the support you have given me for more than 20 years, thank you for helping me realize my dream, and also leave me with very precious memories, thank you!" Gerald said.

"In my ideal world, I would wake up in the morning and I'd be 25 years old and I would captain Liverpool and England. We just beat Manchester United and I have the trophy next to me. Gerald concluded.

The applause and cheers of the audience resounded.

……

After the pre-match farewell ceremony, the tournament officially began.

In this game, Liverpool's opponent Crystal Palace can be said to have no desire, they have long been relegated in advance, and there is no hope for Europe.

So, the fighting spirit of Crystal Palace in this game is very average, and it is indeed a very suitable opponent for the home retirement farewell game of a great player.

For the Liverpool players and Liverpool fans, what they are most looking forward to in this game is that Steven Gerrard can score in the game and score a goal in the home farewell game, which will make the farewell even more perfect.

'For Steven Gerrard, his best way to score goals is from distance, including free-kick opportunities, and we can expect that the Liverpool players will try to help their captain get as many free-kick chances as possible in today's game. Zhan Jun said.

In today's game, Klopp made a lot of rotations to the team's lineup, and in the main lineup, only central defender Lovren, Gerrard in the midfield, and Jiang Chenxi in the forward line appeared in the starting lineup.

Fifteen minutes into the game, Liverpool instigated a dangerous attack.

Lovren intercepted Crystal Palace's pass and passed it to Joe Allen, who passed to Steven Gerrard and the Liverpool captain delivered a beautiful through ball.

Jiang Chenxi launched a counterattack with the ball.

After using his speed past Crystal Palace's midfielder Macarthur, Jiang Chenxi suddenly cut inside a few meters from the penalty area.

At this time, Crystal Palace's defender Dane made a flying tackle and shoveled Jiang Chenxi out with the ball!

Referee Joey blew the whistle and verbally warned Dane and awarded Liverpool a free-kick.

'The position and distance of this free-kick is quite good. Zhan Jun said, "Let's see who will take the penalty, is it Jiang Chenxi or Gerrard?" That's right, it's Gerald! Liverpool's players are the same as we thought, they want to create free-kick chances and help their captain create chances! ”

Gerrard stands in front of the football.

Referee Joey's whistle blows.

Run up!

One-step!

Two steps!

Three steps!

Gerrard's free-kick flew over the wall and into the bottom right corner of the net!

It was a direct free-kick of excellent quality.

The Liverpool fans in the stands couldn't help but get up and cheer, only to see Crystal Palace goalkeeper Hennessey make a brave side save to knock the ball out.

"You actually pounced out?!"

"Incredible save!"

The regret of the Liverpool fans at the scene had not yet fallen, and they saw a red figure flashing in front of the goal, with a slight forehead in front of the goal, and a little football was put on the ball.

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Hennessey, who had just shown great performance, was completely powerless to do anything about this shot.

The ball is in!

“Goooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaal!”

"Jiang Chenxi! Pretty! Jiang Chenxi grabbed a point in front of the goal and scored, Liverpool 1-0, this is his 43rd goal in the Premier League this season! ”

"Jiang Chenxi broke through and caused Dane to foul, Liverpool's free kick, Gerrard's free kick is of very good quality, but it's a pity that Crystal Palace's goalkeeper Hennessey made a brave save, and Jiang Chenxi's sensitive follow-up shot at the critical moment was successful, this goal reflects Jiang Chenxi's keen sense of smell in front of the goal!"

"This ball is indeed beautiful, this is Jiang Chenxi's characteristic." Zhang Lu also said in admiration, "We saw that Jiang Chenxi first hugged the captain Gerrard after scoring the goal, his expression seemed to be a little regretful, and it seemed that he was looking forward to the goal being scored directly by Gerrard." ”

This must be Jiang Chenxi's true thoughts, he has a good relationship with captain Gerrard, and the English media previously reported that after the team won the Premier League title, Gerrard and Jiang Chenxi's two families also had dinner together. There were no two of them, no one else. ”

'We believe that Gerrard's goal in this game will come soon as the whole Liverpool squad is helping their captain find a goal.

The commentator was right, in the following game, Liverpool's other players really wanted to help captain Gerrard score, after all, the team had won the championship in advance, and the biggest significance of this game for Liverpool was to help the captain have a successful result in the farewell game of the last game at Anfield.

However, no one expected that Gerrard's goal today seemed to be 'difficult', and Crystal Palace goalkeeper Hennessey was like '' today' bumped into the evil', the performance was extremely brave, more precisely, he was the most brave when he saved Gerrard's shot: when the game was seventy-one minutes old, the score on the field was already three to one, Jiang Chenxi scored twice, Sterling also had a goal, Sterling's goal, the quality of the shot was very average, Hennessey just didn't save, but Gerrard had several inevitable goal opportunities, all of which were saved by Hennessey!

Even the commentators are saying that this game may not be the day Gerrard scores.

Just when everyone was disappointed, Gerrard's goal was finally long overdue.

This is Jiang Chenxi after getting the ball in the front court, making a gesture to break through, suddenly his heel knocked, and Lallana, who came on as a substitute, pushed the football horizontally with understanding, and Gerrard, who followed up, shot directly against the football.

This time, Hennessey was finally unable to do anything, and he watched as a white light swept by, and the football hung in the top left corner of the goal.

The Anfield stadium was filled with a loud cheer at this moment, deafening and almost cardiac arrest.

There are perhaps two moments that Steven Gerrard will remember most from Reds fans. In November 1998, the 18-year-old made his Premier League debut as a substitute against Blackburn. In December 1999, against Sheffield Wednesday, Steven Gerrard scored his first goal of his Liverpool career with a beautiful escape, a good pass and a powerful shot. The youthful memory is the prelude to the legend, which was amazing at first sight and is still today.

There is a famous group photo in Liverpool's academy, and the people on it represent the elite of Liverpool's academy, including Fowler, Owen, McManaman, and of course Gerrard, who is a few years younger than them. The 2000/2001 season was a golden year for the "Golden Generation". Gerrard's memorable attempt to break through Butters' goal with a violent long-range shot in the famous Premier League "Double Red Club" was the signature goal of his career, and Gerrard has always left a legacy every time he meets Manchester United.