Chapter 230: Captain Xinza
"Will this put pressure on Jiang?" Kravitz was a little worried.
"Don't worry." Klopp said that he knows Jiang Chenxi, in such an important game, in the case of the captain being sent off, maybe the other players who are given the responsibility of captain for the first time will be crushed by this huge pressure, but Jiang Chenxi will definitely not, this is a big player.
In fact, Klopp believes that the captain's armband will stimulate Jiang Chenxi's fighting spirit, which is different from the character of many Westerners who have a 'humble' and 'restrained' Chinese character, although Jiang Chenxi is also a very modest and gentle person in life, but on the field, he is sharp, a player who 'burns both blood'!
This is also the reason why Gerrard proposed Jiang Chenxi to be included in the captaincy candidate, Klopp did not object, the forward player as the captain of the team is more able to stimulate the team's fighting spirit than the players in the backline, especially Jiang Chenxi, a superstar who scores like a goal, every goal he scores is a battle horn for the captain's armband on his arm!
Gerrard personally put the captain's armband on Jiang Chenxi's arm before leaving the field, which also attracted the attention of commentators, media and fans.
The commentators who were still talking about Gerrard's dismissal just now will focus on the Liverpool captain.
"Gerrard handed the captain's armband to Jiang!"
"Jiang became Liverpool's captain on the field!"
"It seems that Jiang was also surprised, obviously, this was a temporary decision, at least Gerald did not greet Jiang in advance."
The narrators were surprised.
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Some people questioned Gerald's choice, after all, Jiang Chenxi is too young, and in terms of seniority, he really can't be ranked.
Of course, some people agreed, although Jiang Chenxi has not been in Liverpool for a long time, his status and importance in the Liverpool team are undoubted, and, looking at these players on the field of Liverpool now, in the difficult situation of Gerrard being sent off, if there is any player who can play a role in stabilizing the morale of the army on the field, there is no doubt that Jiang Chenxi!
"This is a desperate order!" Zhan Jun pointed out sharply, "Becoming the captain of the team at this time is a great responsibility!" ”
The Chinese fans on the TV were cheering, they didn't think about it so much, Jiang Chenxi became Liverpool's captain, which made them proud and proud.
There have been precedents for Chinese players who stayed abroad to become team captains, Fan Zhiyi was the captain when he was at Crystal Palace, and Sun Jihai also had the experience of temporary captain when he was in Manchester City, but this is different, Crystal Palace is only a middle and lower team in the Premier League, at that time it was in League One, Manchester City was not the same as now, and Liverpool is different, this is Liverpool's old giant, is one of the most successful clubs in England!
The more timeless the giant, the more extraordinary the captain's armband has.
Twenty-three-year-old captain of a Premier League giant, it's not easy!
Especially a foreign player, a Chinese player to become the captain of Liverpool, this is very rare!
In fact, Liverpool suffered a personnel crisis in this game, and it can even be said that the team was in the middle of the game, with Henderson suspended, Coutinho injured, and left-back Alberto. Moreno made a cameo appearance in midfield, Jose, who has rarely been featured this season. Enrique was a rare starter at left-back.
In such a situation, as a captain, he was ordered in danger and was under great pressure.
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Steven Gerrard's red card just after coming on as a substitute in the second half gave Manchester United a morale boost and they saw hope of an away win over their century-old rivals.
Louis van Gaal's face flushed with excitement from the sidelines, and he immediately made a substitution, with Di Maria coming off the bench to replace Ashley Young.
Although Liverpool still has a substitution place, Klopp is almost unavailable now, Henderson is suspended, Coutinho is injured, Lucas is injured, this is not in the squad at all, Joe Allen has just been replaced, and it is naturally impossible to play again.
Jurgen Klopp's eyes swept over the bench and were only able to warm up young England midfielder Rosit.
"Poor Klopp." The commentator looked at Klopp's helpless gaze at the bench just now, shook his head and said, "Liverpool has no one available now, so we can only let the eighteen-year-old academy player Rosit warm up, which will be the second Premier League experience in Rosit's career." ”
Two minutes later, Liverpool made a substitution, with Rosit coming on as a substitute and Sturridge coming on.
With one man less to play in the team, Jurgen Klopp's current squad was adjusted, and Lallana's position was forced to drop back and appear in the midfield position, and he and Rosit, who had just come on as a substitute, were paired in a back two, Salah and Alberto. Moreno was on the wings of the midfield, and only Jiang Chenxi was left in front of him as an offensive point.
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The morale of the Manchester United, who were playing with one more man, was boosted and they launched a fierce attack on Liverpool's goal.
In the following ten minutes, they even kept Liverpool at half-time.
Manchester United's offensive wave after wave.
Wayne Rooney has been more dynamic than ever, and his attacking trident with Juan Mata and Angel Di Maria has threatened Liverpool's goal and looks as if it could break down at any moment.
Manchester United fans saw that the team's offensive was fierce, and Liverpool couldn't get out of the half, and they were also energetic.
Over and over again, they chanted from the stands, or sang back and forth: Steven Gerrard, you're never going to win the Premier League!
With just such a sentence, Manchester United fans sang back and forth excitedly.
It's a stab in the heart of the old Liverpool captain.
If Liverpool really lost today's game because of Gerrard's red card, and then narrowed the gap by Chelsea, or even was eventually overtaken by Chelsea in the league and finally lost the league title, the damage to Gerrard, the old captain of Liverpool, can be imagined.
Even the neutral commentators from all over the country who commented on the game felt that the United fans were too direct and cruel to Gerrard.
However, no one said that Manchester United was doing something wrong, Manchester United and Liverpool are mortal enemies, and both sides are eager to stomp each other to death and knock each other off a cliff, and if possible, it is better not to turn over for 10,000 years.
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Manchester's commentator was the most excited during this time, "This is Manchester United!" This is the Manchester United we are familiar with, the great Manchester United! We were able to knock Liverpool to the dust, we were able to suppress them for so many years, and now we can still give them the hardest blow at the most critical moment! Come on, Manchester United lads, attack, score, take out Liverpool! ”
In the media gallery, there are reporters from Manchester and Liverpool, there are also reporters from London, Liverpool is Chelsea's opponent to win the title, London is also very concerned about this game, at this moment, Manchester reporters and London reporters are rare to talk and laugh, are looking forward to Manchester United scoring to kill Liverpool.
The commentators on Liverpool's side were worried.
"It's so passive! Too passive! We're completely suppressed, we're always defending, they can score at any time, we can't be so passive anymore, we have to respond, we have to fight back! Someone in the team has to step up and the United have to respond! ”
The camera also found Liverpool's captain on the field at this time, he had just received a pass from Salah near the center circle, and was about to pull the ball and turn around, but was tackled to the ground by Phil Jones' fierce tackle.
"Yellow card!" Liverpool fans shouted.
Phil. Jones had already received a yellow card for a foul on Jiang Chenxi in the first half, and Liverpool's players naturally wanted to see Phil Jones eat another topaz card and be sent off, so that the number of people on the field on both sides would be equal.
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