Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 1217 Be a second-team player for a day

No one knew the meaning of Chen Yingxiong's celebratory gesture, even the Chinese narrator didn't understand it. Just such a movement of bending the little finger can't quite be associated with pulling the hook to swear.

After the game, some teammates asked him what the celebration meant.

Chen Yingxiong told them that this was an agreement between himself and the old Hutson, but he lied about the specific agreement. He said that it was an agreement to dedicate the goal to him, but he did not say that the agreement was actually the championship...

He didn't want to say that it was because some things were too troublesome to explain, and he didn't want to intimidate his teammates, and he didn't want them to be burdened by his words, which might harm the whole team instead.

In fact, Gerrard's "white lie" said that Chen Yingxiong thought it was very good, saving himself from wasting words to explain, and it's not bad if others are willing to understand it this way.

Liverpool finally took away a victory from the away game with a score of 3:2, and dedicated this victory to the old Hutson in the hospital bed as he wished.

Finally, there is no shame.

But Chen Yingxiong was not very satisfied in the end.

He felt that if the old Hutson saw the process of such a game, he wondered if he would have a heart attack again... Leading twice can make the opponent equalize twice, and finally won 3:2 narrowly. After his own goal , Liverpool will not be able to score another goal.Even if ordinary people watch such a process, they will be so nervous that their heart beats too fast, right?

Such a performance is definitely not good.

The victory dedicated to the old Hutson should never be like this.It should be a hearty victory!

But this game is over, whether he wants to or not, he has to accept the result.

He can only wait for the next round of the league now, Liverpool will face newly promoted Hull City at home.The opponent's strength is not strong, and Liverpool is playing at home. This game has a chance to present a hearty victory to the old Hutson.

But before that, there is a League Cup game.

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The League Cup game is not important, Martin O'Neill intends to give up-this is his traditional practice.It is not uncommon for Liverpool to have won eight championships like the Carling Cup.

If the performance in the league and Champions League group stage is affected because of participating in the League Cup, then the loss outweighs the gain.

But Chen Yingxiong has a different opinion.

Chen Yingxiong knew that Martin O'Neill would send a large group of reserve team and youth team players to participate in the League Cup. He couldn't control this, after all, he was not the head coach and could not decide the team's starting lineup, but he could decide himself.He ran to O'Neill and told him what he thought.

O'Neill was surprised when he heard that Chen Yingxiong was going to participate in the League Cup.

He asked to participate in the FA Cup last season, which is somewhat understandable. The FA Cup still holds a very important position in the hearts of many players. After all, it is the oldest official football competition in the world.

But what is the League Cup?The League Cup has a short history and is not as attractive as the FA Cup.

Why does Chen Yingxiong have to participate in the League Cup?
He suddenly seemed to be at the meeting before the season, when he talked about the goals for the new season, the words Chen Yingxiong came out of.

"Why can't we win the quadruple this season?"

At that time, everyone felt that Chen Yingxiong's idea was too shocking, how could he take such a big step?

No one adopted Chen Yingxiong's suggestion, but now it seems that he is only thinking about doing this... Otherwise, why would he come to the League Cup to join in the fun?Definitely want to lead the team to the final and finally win the League Cup.

O'Neill told Chen Yingxiong what he thought in his heart. Seeing that his plan had been seen through, Chen Yingxiong smiled: "I just want to try, anyway, it doesn't take much effort. Just add me to the second-tier team." , just like we played in the FA Cup last season... last season didn't affect me, so you don't have to worry about it this season."

O'Neill thought more: "I said, don't you think so in the FA Cup in the future?"

Chen Yingxiong nodded: "Yes!"

"Are you going to participate in all the games this season?"

"Yes."

"Your body...is it really alright?"

Chen Yingxiong shrugged: "Didn't Lampard never miss a game? And he was never replaced early, and he played all 10 minutes. Why can't I? In terms of physical fitness, I think I should be better than him, right?"

Chen Yingxiong said that Lampard once set a record of 62 appearances in a single season at Chelsea, which was the 2006-2007 season.Before that, he also set a record of 160 consecutive Premier League starts.That is the famous "Iron Man" in the Premier League.

Chen Yingxiong feels that what Lampard can do, he can also do.There is no problem with his own conditions, it depends on whether the head coach is willing to let him play.

O'Neill thought about it. This person's desire for goals and games is innate. It would be bad if he was forcibly stopped.Let him play according to his wishes... Anyway, as long as he is not injured or tired, then let him do whatever he wants!

Thinking of this, he nodded: "Okay, hero. As you wish. You will start the League Cup match in the middle of the week."

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Players in Liverpool's reserves and youth teams knew they would get a chance to play for Liverpool's first team in the Carabao Cup midweek.

This is a rare opportunity for them to play as a first-team player.

Usually they can only play in the Youth League, FA Youth Cup, Reserve League...these games.Few people came to see the scene, and the degree of attention was still very low.

The League Cup is tasteless to the stars of the first team, but it is a big stage for them, just like the status of the Champions League in the hearts of the first team players.

They have been looking forward to the League Cup since the beginning of the season.

In the previous League Cup matches, it was not the turn of the Premier League team to play. It was only in the third round that the Premier League team made their collective appearance.

While they are looking forward to the League Cup, they are also curious about another thing-whether the hero will fight with them this time?
The day before the League Cup, they were called to the training ground of the first team, and they will play a match against the first team. This will be their last training session before the League Cup.

When assigning players, the reserve team and youth team players found that Chen Yingxiong was wearing the same yellow vest as them!
Chen Yingxiong also saw some old faces from last year in this team, and at the same time saw many new faces, and some other old faces disappeared from the team.Some of them were loaned out, and some were simply sold off.They struggled in the reserve team and didn't get a chance to be promoted to the first team. They could only leave sadly, and there was no other team to continue their dream of professional football.

Wearing a yellow vest, he greeted his new teammates: "Hey, guys, we will fight together again in tomorrow's game!"

Everyone let out a burst of laughter mixed with cheers.

Seeing this situation, Suarez and others who were standing opposite curled their lips and rolled their eyes - this kid, the speed of rebellion is so fast!
After Chen Yingxiong joined the reserve lineup, the assistant central defenders of the first team suffered a lot.

Especially Pepe, it almost made him relive the quarter-finals of last season's Champions League.

In the end, with Chen Yingxiong's two goals, the reserve team defeated the first team with a score of 3:2.Chen Yingxiong showed a good competitive state, and all the players in the reserve team also showed high morale.

Martin O'Neill was very satisfied watching from the sidelines. It should be no problem for such a reserve team to play in the League Cup.

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Of course there is no problem.For the reserve team, Chen Yingxiong is not just a powerful center, he is simply the spiritual leader of these second-tier players.As long as he is there, everyone has a backbone in their hearts.

The third round of the League Cup will be held on the evening of September 22.

Liverpool made their debut against Leeds United.

The former Young Guards are now only up and down in the English Championship and League One, but they just can't get up.

Unlike Liverpool, Leeds United played their main players and attached great importance to this game.For them, if they can win the League Cup final, the team can reappear in the European arena. It is good news for the team's finances. They will get more bonuses. With this money, It can be used to repay the club's debts, and to buy some excellent players to strengthen the team's strength and prepare for the team's impact on the Premier League.

But it's a pity that Leeds United with so many plans ran into Liverpool with Chen Yingxiong...

When the head coach of Leeds United saw the name of Chen Yingxiong appearing in the Liverpool starting list, he knew that all his plans were in vain...

As a matter of fact, in the game, because of Chen Yingxiong's joining, Liverpool's second team played impressively.

There is no suspense in the final result. Chen Yingxiong scored two goals and one assist, helping Liverpool's second team beat Leeds United 4:1.

Advance to the fourth round of the League Cup.

The death of Leeds United in this game was really miserable.It made many onlookers feel unbearable, thinking that Liverpool sent Chen Yingxiong to play such a game, it is too bullying...

However, after the lessons learned by Preston coach Phil Brown last season, no one publicly accused Liverpool of this practice.

They are going all out to win the game, you really can't say anything about them...

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After playing the League Cup, the happy days of Liverpool's second team are over.Chen Yingxiong will return to the first team to prepare for the league and the Champions League.

But they can start to look forward to the arrival of the next League Cup.

Chen Yingxiong, who returned to the first team, was ridiculed by his teammates: "How do you feel about the one-day tour of the reserve team, hero?"

"You're such a bully, hero! I can't say enough about you!"

"See how you bullied Leeds United?"

Chen Yingxiong rolled his eyes: "Don't talk about this, let's talk about the next league."

"Hey, don't change the subject, hero! What can we say about the next league match? The newly promoted team is playing at home again!"

"That's exactly what I'm going to say. Guys, we had a terrible last league game! Nearly drew at West Ham away. We said we'd give old Hutson a win, But is it just such a victory? It’s a good thing he didn’t watch this game, otherwise can you guarantee that he won’t be stimulated to have a heart attack again?”

After hearing Chen Yingxiong's words, a group of people fell silent.

Their performance in the last game was terrible. In the locker room after that game, Martin O'Neill criticized them.

They actually do.

Giving this kind of victory to old Hutson is indeed a bit... perfunctory.

"So in the next league match against Hull City, we will give old Hutson a new victory. Not only must we win, but we must also win beautifully. There is no suspense in winning. We need a big victory. ! Less than four goals, not a big win!"

(End of this chapter)