Captain 463 Turmoil

The final minutes at Old Trafford were a nightmare for Manchester United.

It was only a few minutes, but the pressure Liverpool put on United was enough to make the Red Devils tremble, as they had six shots on goal in less than 10 minutes, with a total of four on target.

It's hard to imagine such data, it's almost crazy!

In the face of this insane, unreasonable attack, Manchester United can only stop it with a frantic defence.

In the end, they held on for a 1-1 draw.

But at Old Trafford, Liverpool once again earned respect and won a victorious draw.

It was after this game that Ferguson shook his head and sighed when asked by reporters, "This game should have been won by us, but unfortunately, Liverpool had better luck because they had Gerrard." ”

After a pause, he didn't seem to want to admit it, but he had to say, "But Manchester United have better luck because Liverpool only have one Gerrard!" ”

It was clear that he thought it was Steven Gerrard who would change the game in this game.

After Yang Cheng said this, he nodded with a smile, "Then I believe that Manchester United is going to start to be unlucky, because from now on, there will be countless Gerrard!" ”

The reporters immediately burst into laughter, and they all understood Yang Cheng's hints.

The temperament and domineering of a team are slowly shaped in this kind of constantly challenging strong opponents, constantly defeating strong opponents, constantly stepping on strong opponents under their feet, and those teams that bully the soft and fear the hard will never last.

To paraphrase what Yang Cheng said before, when you are in a good state, you will be killed when you are in an average state, and when you are in a bad state, you can still find ways to destroy you, this is called domineering!

Liverpool's form in this game was not good, two or three important main players were absent, but Manchester United failed to win such a Liverpool, and the blow to Manchester United's morale can be imagined.

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Liverpool took away a well-received 1-1 from Old Trafford, beating promoted Manovic 4-1 at Anfield a week later, with Larsson once again putting in an excellent performance, scoring twice, Gerrard and Robben each netting a goal, and Liverpool's attacking power was the best in the Premier League.

But the defence has been criticized, especially as Hyypia has been inconsistent this season.

After 7 rounds of league games, although Liverpool is behind Chelsea and Arsenal at the top of the standings, the Reds have scored twice as many goals as Chelsea, but Mourinho's team has always been very steady, attacking aggressively, but the defense is very solid, and they can always score points steadily.

With seven wins in a row, Chelsea's performance this season has been insane!

On September 29, Liverpool took on Olympiacos away.

Just seven minutes into the game, Liverpool conceded a goal, Hyypia returned Reina's mistake, and the opposing striker seized the opportunity to push the empty goal to take the lead.

After that, the home team defended stubbornly and Liverpool chased hard, but they were slow to score.

Seeing that time was running out of time, Yang Cheng had no choice but to put Gerrard on the bench on the field.

The Liverpool midfielder immediately led the team to an attacking game as soon as he came on, and in the 81st minute, with his long-range shot from the edge of the box, although the shot was saved by the opposition goalkeeper, Kuyt's follow-up shot equalized the score for Liverpool.

Eventually, with a 1-1 result, Liverpool returned to England.

At noon the next day, Hyypia found Yang Cheng.

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In the corridor on the first floor of the Liverpool training building, Yang Cheng answered the phone as he walked.

"Uncle, didn't you say you were going to give me a ticket?" On the phone, Avril's voice came.

Yang Cheng was a little sensitive to the title of uncle, and said with a wry smile: "On the way to get the ticket." ”

"Hehe, I knew that my uncle was a good person, and I love you to death!" The other party smiled very playfully.

"Don't come with me, I have no love for little girls!" Yang Cheng did not hesitate to refuse the other party's spoof.

This little girl is a very crazy and troublesome character in Yang Cheng's impression, looking at her usual appearance, it is difficult to imagine her insistence on music, but it is normal, people have two sides, and everyone will have something that they insist on.

"By the way, how many do you want?" Yang Cheng came to Norman? Outside Gard's office.

"One, two, three...... Three! Avril replied.

Yang Cheng nodded, hung up the phone, and walked directly into Norman? Gard's office, "Hey, Norman, give me ...... Five tickets! ”,

Norman? Gade looked at Yang Cheng and smiled, "There is a princess who wants to come to watch the ball game?" ”

"Look at your head, Norman, you've become Zidane!" Yang Cheng pointed at Norman's head and scolded with a smile.

"A genetic problem!" Gade smiled and took out five tickets from the drawer and handed them to Yang Cheng.

Every game, Liverpool itself will leave some tickets, either as gifts to the players' relatives and friends, or as gifts, while away tickets will be relatively few, so they are generally more restricted, and everyone can't take more.

Just when Yang Cheng was about to get out of Norman? When Gad was in the office, Hyypia also happened to come over.

"Hi Sammy!" Yang Cheng said hello.

"Hello, Chief!" Hyypia was not sudden, as if he had come here to find Yang Cheng.

Yang Cheng didn't pay attention, turned around and walked out.

"How many do you want, Sammy?" Norman? Gard asked.

"I'm sorry, Norman, I'm looking for the leader!" With that, Hyypia turned and went out.

Got Norman? Gad was confused, what was this guy doing?

"Boss!" Hyypia caught up with Yang Cheng in the hallway.

Yang Cheng stopped, looked at Hyypia, and felt that the Finns were a little strange today.

"Can you talk?" Hyypia asked.

Yang Cheng shrugged, "Go to my office." ”

Hyypia shook her head, "Go outside." ”

"No problem!" Yang Cheng put the tickets away.

The two walked out of the training building and walked slowly through Melwood's training grounds.

The greening here is very good, after Yang Cheng came, the original wall was wound with a green belt, and you can't see the hard cement walls, you can only see the vibrant vines and plants, which is much more comfortable.

The two walked side by side, Hypia didn't say, Yang Cheng didn't ask, he was waiting for the other party to speak first.

"Boss!"

"Huh?"

The two of them walked for about three or four hundred meters before they had such a sound.

"Do you think I'm an unqualified captain?" Hyypia asked.

Yang Cheng smiled slightly, "How come?" From the moment I saw you coming out for Davis last season and you were up against Keane, I thought you'd be a good captain. ”

Yes, qualified!

"That'...... And what about Steven? Hyypia paused and asked with a serious face.

The Finn is rarely so serious, and off the pitch, he always seems to be a relatively easy person to laugh at.

"What do you want to say?" Yang Cheng is not good at scolding him for not being as good as another player in front of a player, which is a damage to the player's self-esteem.

Hyypia bowed her head, sighed, and did not answer, but looked at the watering turf in the distance, where the staff were braving the scorching sun in preparation for the afternoon training.

"I've never been the kind of person who gets ahead of others, and I'm not very good at talking......" At this point, Hyypia spread his hands and smiled bitterly, "Sometimes I wonder why Holier chose me to be the captain in the first place. ”

The sunlight was a little dazzling, Yang Cheng squinted his eyes and looked at Hypia in front of him, "You don't seem to see your own strengths." ”

When Hyypia paid attention, Yang Cheng said with a smile: "Yes, maybe you are quiet and don't talk much, but you have a work ethic, you are always diligent on the court, you have a high tactical execution, steady and trustworthy, you are the type of player that all managers will appreciate, I believe Houllier chose you as the captain, and it is also because of this." ”

Hyypia was a little excited when he heard this, after all, it was all from his head coach.

'But I really feel more and more that the captain's armband is a burden for me.

Yang Cheng was stunned, a little unsure of how to deal with it.

"When the team is in a bad situation, I don't know how to lift the morale; When my teammates have trouble with each other, I don't know how to resolve it; Even when new teammates arrived in the team, Steven immediately sent them a welcome message, so that they could feel that the club valued them and the dressing room welcomed them. ”

"And I'...... It's always an afterthought...... Always guilty, always blame yourself......"

For some people, the captain's armband may represent an honor, but for others, it represents a responsibility, a sustenance, an expectation, and even a pressure.

Hyypia is an honest man, a good person, his popularity in the team is very good, and he gets along with everyone, but this does not mean that he is a good captain, Yang Cheng also knows it in his heart, but he didn't say it, because he respects Hyypia. ,

However, if being captain, the only non-British captain in Liverpool's history, becomes a burden to Hyypia, then Yang Cheng will respect his opinion.

"I've been in the job for almost two years, and I didn't really think about it before, but now ......" Hyypia looked really overwhelmed.

With Liverpool's title, with the media attention, more and more people are eyeing Liverpool, and as the captain of the team, Hyypia has also been questioned a lot recently, especially against Manchester United and Olympiacos, he made stupid mistakes, while Gerrard performed well and played a key role.

In the past, the problem did not appear, everyone thought that they did not see it, Hyypia continued to be his captain, and Gerard continued to be his vice-captain, but now that the problem has appeared, then it can only be solved.

"What do you want me to do?" Yang Cheng asked.

Hyypia bowed his head, "Let me be a normal player again." ”

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Watching Hyypia return to the training building, Yang Cheng squinted, feeling that under the dazzling sunlight, the figure of the Finn was very tall.

Perhaps, professional football is full of cruelty, but in professional football, it is always full of true temperament, full of countless unknown people, who are low-key to pour out their love for football and the team.

Hyypia's personality is really not the type that can be inspiring, he can only be diligent, and use his actions on the court to interpret his responsibilities.

He's right, the captain's armband represents a burden for him, which will affect his performance on the pitch.

Thinking of this, Yang Cheng also figured it out and immediately gave it to Paul? Bair made a phone call.

"Paul, let them have a meeting before training in the afternoon!" Yang Cheng explained.

"Meeting?" Paul? Bair was surprised by the sudden order.

"Hyypia wants to step down as captain!" Yang Cheng said.

"What?" Paul? Beyer was surprised, this is not a small matter for any team.

The captain, the man who leads the locker room, how can he be casual?

"Anyway, you notify them of the meeting, I'll think about it again!" After speaking, Yang Cheng hung up the phone.

He sighed and walked forward slowly, thoughts flying in his head.

Some people like to be captains very much, because they feel that being a captain can command teammates and coax, and being the captain of a big team represents an honor, a status symbol, and the words spoken are also very weighty.

But some people don't like to be a captain because they feel that the captain wears an armband but it is a heavy responsibility, because from then on, you are no longer yourself, you represent a team, you represent your teammates behind you.

But on the other hand, he also has to admit that with Hyypia's character, he may be able to eat well in other leagues, and being a captain is more than enough, but in the Premier League, his captain will be eclipsed in front of Keane, Vieira and other captains.

In this world of Premier League football, which emphasizes blood, a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye, villains like Keane and Vieira are more suitable to be the captain of a team.

I didn't see it, when Vieira was there, Arsenal was the team that bullied the most, known as the red card team, but after Vieira, Arsenal completely became a soft persimmon, let others knead it, break legs and other things, if Vieira is there, can you imagine? Do they dare?

From this point of view, Hyypia really can't be considered a good captain, at least he doesn't look fierce enough.

On the contrary, Gerrard, who is very brave and characterful in this regard, is the kind of typical English tough guy, and if he is the captain, at least he can ensure that Liverpool will not suffer when they meet Keane, Vieira and other teams.

But what will the other players think? Will they be okay with it?

After all, Gerrard is only 24 years old, and as the captain of a championship team, he is indeed a bit young.

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At 4:30 p.m., there was still an hour left before the evening training session.

The players who received the news gathered in the conference room of the training building one by one, and they all discussed one after another, what happened suddenly, why did Yang Cheng suddenly have a meeting?

'Could it be because of the Chelsea game?' Gerald wondered, "You know what, Sammy?" ”

Hyypia had a vague guess in her heart, but she didn't say it.

As soon as the time came, Yang Cheng walked into the conference room with the coaching staff and specially locked the door.

Everyone suddenly fell silent, and they all looked at Yang Cheng who was standing at the front, waiting for him to speak. ,

'Today, Sammy came to me and he told me that he wanted to step down as captain of the team! Yang Cheng said lightly.

For a while, everyone in the entire conference room was in an uproar, and they all looked at Hyypia.

The Finn felt the inquiring glances of his teammates and nodded.

"Why, Sammy?" Gerard was the first to stand up, "Well done, why not do it?" ”

"It's just, why didn't you do it all of a sudden?" Teammates are asking.

It can be seen that he is very popular in the team.

Hyypia stood up and smiled bitterly, "I'm proud to be the captain of Liverpool, but I don't think my character is suitable for such a role, and I want to be able to devote myself more fully to the game and not be distracted." ”

"If you had to choose between your performance on the pitch and the captain's armband, I chose the former!"

Many of the players present were a little moved, after all, being the captain of a team, especially the captain of a giant team like Liverpool, is an incomparable honor, and I haven't seen so many top teams fighting to the death for a captain's armband.

But Hyypia let it out on his own, and this open-mindedness is really admirable.

In contrast, many players will ask themselves in their hearts, if it were me, would I be able to put myself in my shoes?

"I accept Sammy's request, but you can't play a game without a captain, so I hope that we can be here today, elect a captain, in the most democratic way, by secret ballot."

Yang Cheng's words made the Liverpool first-team players present a little moved, which is tantamount to putting the captain's choice in their hands, and they choose their own leaders.

As Yang Cheng spoke, not far away Paul? Bayer immediately sent a slip of paper to each player and asked them to write on the slip of paper the name they felt was most suitable for the captain of the team, and everyone wrote it.

The players all write their own words, and no one will peek at who the other is writing because it is not necessary.

Everyone was thinking about it, they were weighing it, and when they were done, they folded it up and handed it to Paul? Bayer's hands gathered into a pile in front of Yang Cheng.

Every player paid attention to the stack of ballots in front of Yang Cheng, and there was a name in it. Bayer deliberately disrupted it, so who exactly chose whom, no one knows.

Yang Cheng saw that everyone was tense, and smiled, "Don't be nervous, guys, it's impossible for all of you to be the captain of this team, we only have one captain!" ”

The players burst into laughter, and the somewhat tense campaign atmosphere was weakened a lot.

In fact, the players get along day and night, they are very familiar with each other, who is more likely to be the captain, who has no hope at all, this is a clear thing, in fact, there are only one or two players who have the ability to serve as the captain, what else can be suspense?

"We are now starting to check the votes, in short, no matter what the result is, I will respect the choice of all of you, and the one with the most votes is our new captain!" Yang Cheng said.

Although he likes Gerrard, if the players don't accept him, then in order to avoid messing up in the dressing room, Yang Cheng will choose to respect the players, of course, it is better for Gerrard to be elected, so that it will be complete, isn't it?

Yang Cheng casually pulled out one of the stacks of ballot papers, then shook it towards the players, and after opening it, he saw the names inside, in order to show justice, he could flip it over and show it to the players, and then read out the names......