Four Hundred and Seventeen The Horn of Battle

Yang Cheng originally planned to take matters into his own hands in the competitive field. After all, this was just a conceptual difference between him and Steve Haiwei. But unexpectedly, the next day, Rick Parry took the initiative to come to his door. .

"Mr. Yang Cheng, I heard that you are going to take over Kirkby?" Rick Parry looked a little anxious.

Yang Cheng sat behind his desk and nodded, "Yes, I hope to unify the two youth trainings."

Rick Parry thought for a while, as if he was formulating his words, "I still hope you can think about it seriously."

"Why should you think about it again?" Yang Cheng asked puzzledly.

In the original contract, they had a clause about youth training.

Rick Parker obviously understood that Yang Cheng's current actions were to safeguard his power, but he still shook his head and said: "You know, Liverpool is a team with a glorious tradition. All Liverpool and players hold the same goal. We have firm confidence and hope to carry forward Liverpool’s glorious tradition.”

"We are very united and very loyal, whether it is the management, the staff, or the players, so we can get unique support, and we are all eager to see the club succeed!"

Yang Cheng nodded, he understood this very well.

"In our team, there are many things that represent this tradition, such as the [This is Anfield] sign in the players' tunnel, such as the Shankly Gate and Paisley Gate outside, and also, the birthplace of The Kirkby Academy has passed countless proud stars.”

Yang Cheng was silent. He began to understand why Ferguson said that these were a group of people living in the past.

"Does it mean that even if this youth training system is no longer operational, you will continue to adhere to your so-called tradition?"

Rick Parry shook his head, "No, on the contrary, Mr. Yang Cheng, I think Kirkby has done a great job. Our youth team's results have always been outstanding."

"Results? Can they represent everything? I just want to ask you, for Liverpool, is the Kirkby Youth Academy a place to cultivate young players? Or is it a place that provides results for the club, seeks comfort, and symbolizes tradition? "

"If you think results are more important, then I promise that from today on, I will never set foot in Kirkby again, but if you want to see kids from the youth academy at Anfield again, then you can Reform should be considered!”

After a pause,

Yang Cheng said again: "Maybe you don't understand the youth training environment abroad, then you can learn about Carrington, you can learn about the youth training of Arsenal and other teams, but Liverpool's youth training started in 1999 Just a complete pause, why?”

"I just want to say that in my opinion, it is not important whether there is a championship or achievements. What is important is that no matter who it is, or any club, it must adhere to a clear tactical style of play. , establish a persistent youth training system, a correct way of thinking, such a club is a club worthy of respect, even if for the time being, they have no results, even if they will lose, they are still persisting in their own If they have something, then sooner or later they can win back what they lost in the past and achieve glory!"

"But I don't see any of this from Liverpool now."

Having said this, Yang Cheng paused for a moment, looked at Rick Parry, and asked: "I don't know if you don't see the problem? Or do you see the problem but don't have the courage to solve it?"

Rick Parry was a little overwhelmed by what Yang Cheng said, "Steve Heiway is the pride and meritorious service of the club. In the Kirkby youth training camp, there are also more than ten or twenty former club meritorious service members." , they have been working hard to carry forward the tradition of the club, we cannot treat them like this!"

After a pause, Rick Parry sighed, "You have just arrived, Mr. Yang Cheng, and you don't understand many things. Liverpudlians, especially the older generation of Liverpudlians, have a deep understanding of the club, traditions, and everything." Everything has a persistence and emotion, because there is always an indelible shame engraved in the hearts of all of us!"

Taking a deep breath, "Give me some time, I promise you, I will solve all of this!"

This was the first time that Yang Cheng saw Rick Parry so excited. He didn't know what the shame in their hearts was about, but he could feel the feeling in Rick Parry's heart at this moment. contradiction.

"Okay!" He didn't hesitate.

After looking deeply at Yang Cheng, Rick Parry nodded, "Thank you!"

But he didn't say why he was thanking him, and Yang Cheng didn't ask.

Maybe Ferguson is right. Even now, he has not really understood what these old people in Liverpool are thinking.

once having seen the best, the rest is not worthwhile looking!

Is that really all there is to it?

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After two weeks of national team competition, the team regrouped, but after a hurried day of training, the team set off for London and visited Charlton's Valley Stadium.

Due to the back and forth of the players in the recent period, coupled with the two consecutive tough battles in the national team, Yang Cheng finally decided to leave some players who played the entire game in the national team on the bench. Let Kuyt, Ronaldinho, Murphy, Smicer and other players get the starting start.

As a result, Liverpool lost to Charlton 0:1 at the Valley Stadium. Charlton relied on Lisby's counterattack to penetrate Liverpool's goal. The center back combination of Henkoz and Carragher was uneasy, and the Portuguese small Ronaldinho's problems were magnified again.

After this round of the league, the gap between Liverpool and Arsenal widened to 3 points. Manchester United won Charlton 2:0 away and ranked second in the league, while Chelsea ranked second with 4 :2 defeated Tottenham Hotspur and took third place. Liverpool fell to fourth in the standings.

"No team can remain undefeated forever. No matter how strong a team is, it will lose one day, so I don't think that losing a game is the end of the world. Besides, everyone can see that we players are suffering from the impact of playing for the national team."

At the post-match press conference, Yang Cheng didn't express anything about the loss. He even defended his players, implying that they worked too hard.

"Mr. Yang Cheng, what do you think of Cristiano Ronaldo's performance?" a reporter asked with a smile.

"I don't think this is anything. A player's status will always have ups and downs, which is normal. I believe his performance will get better and better. I have confidence in him!" Yang Cheng answered perfunctorily.

But it is obvious that the Portuguese's performance put Yang Cheng into a contradiction.

If he had performed better in this game, Liverpool would not have lost, but...

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After returning from London, the team still had a day off and continued training on Monday.

During this period, Liverpool's training was centered around preparations for the upcoming double-match week and the long-term plan for the entire season, so it was relatively relaxed. When the next intensive schedule arrived, there would be almost no holidays.

The team has a holiday, but Yang Cheng, as the head coach, does not. He must take advantage of this period to sort out the team's tactics to cope with the upcoming intensive schedule.

After he was so busy that the sky turned completely dark, he finally realized that he should go home.

But just when he stood up and was about to turn off the lights and leave, he found that the lights were still on on the training field below.

Some people took advantage of the holidays to return to the club to continue their training.

who?

Cristiano Ronaldo!

He was doing the same set of training that Yang Cheng had taught him before on the training ground. Apparently he still remembered the original bet in his heart.

Yang Cheng stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window of the office, silently watching him train over and over again.

If we talk about hard work, this kid is definitely the hardest working one on the team.

He is talented, diligent and willing to work hard, but the problem is that his direction is wrong and he is on an incorrect path.

After completing the training again, when the ball finally shot out from under his feet, Ronaldinho sat on the grass frustrated. He was still very slow and still couldn't catch up with Ronaldo's 16 seconds.

This made him feel frustrated. He was eager to defeat Yang Cheng and prove himself!

"Can we talk?" Yang Cheng appeared on the sidelines of the training ground.

Xiao Luo turned his head and saw Yang Cheng. He was a little surprised, but he nodded and was about to stand up.

Yang Cheng shook his head, "No, just sit here and talk!" After saying that, he sat down on the grass.

Xiao Luo lowered his head silently, but seemed to remember that Yang Cheng didn't like people who were downcast, so he raised his head again.

Seeing him like this, Yang Cheng smiled slightly, "Have you ever thought about what goals you want to achieve in this life?"

Xiao Luo was stunned. This question was too big and too general for him, so that he had no idea how to answer Yang Cheng's question.

"At the age of 18, he has attracted the attention of most of the top teams in Europe. He is destined to become famous, but have you ever thought about what career height you hope to reach? Figo? Ronaldo? Or Eusebi profound?"

After a pause, Yang Cheng laughed and said: "Don't tell me that you haven't thought about this problem. Just talk about it and treat it like a chat!"

He absolutely does not believe that a person can have no goals or idols, so what Ronaldo said in his previous life that he has no idols is more like a rhetoric to the media. Who is his favorite player? Only he knows.

Xiao Luo did not speak, he chose silence.

"You are a very talented player. You can easily do things that many people cannot do. You have your own character, your own ideas, your own life, and your own experiences. You are not willing to follow Whatever anyone says about you, you choose to keep yourself in your own world.”

Yang Cheng said slowly, his tone was very relaxed, not preaching at all, more like he was analyzing Xiao Luo's situation.

"Maybe you are not convinced by my words. I said you will not cooperate with your teammates. You will answer me, why do you need two people or even more people to do something that you can do alone? You will tell me something. A lot of things about you, including your confidence that you can beat defenders, your confidence that you can get the ball into the penalty area and so on."

"But you have never really felt that kind of thing where you and your teammates are on the same page, you completely trust them, they completely trust you, and a group of people can pass through all the defenders through cooperation and finally score the ball. Taste, I believe you have never had it, not even in Portugal, when you were little.”

"You are always alone, so you have never experienced that feeling!"

Xiao Luo lowered his head unconsciously and did not retort.

"You are a genius. There is no doubt that the whole world knows it, and I will not deny it. But even if you appear to be smart and confident in front of everyone, in fact, in my heart, In my eyes, you are a child with extreme fear, insecurity, and low self-esteem who needs me to protect you."

"I know you have a not-so-good past, and you don't want to mention him anymore. In fact, you try your best to act as if you never had him, because in your heart, you want to let yourself see It looks like the virtual image in your heart, perfect."

"But what I want to tell you is that there is no perfection in this world. Everything, including people, is imperfect. All perfection is just a virtual creation in our hearts. They are all illusions. No one It’s perfect.”

"In my opinion, imperfection is not a flaw or a disability, but a hub that allows us all to communicate with each other and help each other, so that we can enter each other's world, adapt to each other, and establish relationships. I dare say, If all the people in the world become perfect, then the world is not far from collapse, because even the most basic relationships between people will be severed!"

"So, no one is perfect, it just depends on whether you can adapt!"

"If you can adapt in this world full of imperfections, then congratulations, you can continue to survive, but if you can't adapt, then I'm sorry, you will be eliminated!"

"The same is true on the football field. All imperfect players must adapt to each other's strengths and weaknesses and adapt to each other's playing habits. If you can't adapt, you will be eliminated from the team."

"However, if you want to adapt, you must first face your own flaws and imperfections, face yourself directly, and tell everyone who you are and what you want to do. Otherwise, no one can help you. , go to any team, you will meet the same end, failure, leave!"

Yang Cheng took a breath and said, "You need someone who can talk to you freely, make you open your heart, and touch your heart. Maybe it's your family, maybe it's your friend. If it doesn't work, you can find me. , the door to my office is always open."

Having said this, Yang Cheng stood up and looked at the Portuguese man with his head lowered and a green look on his face, "The reason why I tell you so much is because I really don't want to see you continue to squander your money like this." Talent, and for the sake of the team’s performance, I will put you on the bench from the next round onwards.”

"This is not because I give up on you, but I hope you can understand that the world cannot revolve around you alone, because I have other choices and I have other people to take care of!"

After saying that, Yang Cheng turned around and left.

He hopes to tell Ronaldinho a cruel fact, that is, compared with the entire Liverpool team, he is secondary!

In Liverpool, either he integrates into the team or leaves. There is no other choice or second way.

As a head coach, he is willing to continue to be patient with him, give him time and opportunities, but he cannot make Liverpool restless for his sake.

When Yang Cheng walked away, Xiao Luo raised his head and looked at his back. There was a look in his eyes that others couldn't understand at all. Was it emotion? Disappointment? Is it helpless? Or is he still stubbornly stubborn?

neither knows.

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The day after Yang Cheng talked with Ronaldinho, during group training, Yang Cheng handed over the yellow vest representing the main team to Murphy for the first time and asked Ronaldinho to play on the substitute team. It is a very clear signal that the Portuguese are going to be relegated.

As if to confirm such an omen, when Yang Cheng arranged the starting lineup against Leicester City on Saturday, he arranged for Murphy to start instead of Ronaldinho. The Portuguese could only Sitting on the bench.

After experiencing an away defeat in the last round, everyone in Liverpool was feeling suffocated when they returned to Anfield.

The tactics arranged by Yang Cheng were not reserved at all. He directly told his players that as soon as they came on the field, they would attack to the end and completely destroy Leicester City's defense.

As a result, the Liverpool players at home did not disappoint Yang Cheng. They launched a devastating offensive in the first half. In the 17th minute, Robben scored a goal for Liverpool after cutting in from the left. Opening the scoring for Liverpool.

In the 26th minute, Robben made another pass from the left. Gerrard stepped in from the back and nodded the ball in front of the penalty area, expanding the score again. Only 7 minutes later, Gerrard received the ball from the front of the penalty area. After Davis' cross pass, he volleyed vigorously, rewriting the score to 3:0 for Liverpool!

In the 43rd minute, Drogba headed a header from the left side of the penalty area. Murphy inserted into the penalty area from the back row and pushed the ball, changing the score to 4:0!

After a frantic attack in the first half, Liverpool showed an almost crazy state. After the halftime break, the team continued their indiscriminate attack in the first half, but it was always difficult to succeed again.

As the players' physical energy was exhausted, Liverpool began to be unable to follow up in the second half. Without the almost crazy offensive state in the first half, Leicester City began to gradually regain the initiative and created several threats, especially Ferdinand's uncle, Les Ferdinand, also caused a lot of trouble for Liverpool on the front line.

But the combination of Hyypia and Carragher got better and better, and the goal was not scored in the end. Liverpool also relied on 4 goals in the first half to beat Leicester City 4-0 at home.

Also in the same round, Manchester United drew with Arsenal 0:0 at home, and Chelsea defeated Wolves 5:0 away from home. Liverpool and Chelsea also relied on this victory to catch up with Arsenal and Manchester United again.

The competition for the league championship has completely sounded the clarion call for battle! x-on:.