Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 1276 Has nothing to do with us

Although Chen Yingxiong had little rest because he was going to Zurich to attend the FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony, he still appeared in the away game against Stoke City on the [-]th.

You must know that the last semi-final of the League Cup took place on January [-]th, with only two days of rest in between, and Chen Yingxiong went to Zurich on the [-]th to participate in the National Football Federation Golden Globe Awards award ceremony.He arrived in Liverpool on the morning of the [-]th, went to Melwood for training in the afternoon, and went directly to the away game after the training.

There is absolutely no time to rest.

Such non-stop running around, the physical strength of ordinary people has long been unbearable, and the state will definitely be affected.

But Chen Yingxiong didn't.

Those who should score goals still score goals, and those who should win games still win games.

In the away game he scored a goal to help Liverpool beat Stoke City with a score of 4:2.

Three days later, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Liverpool challenged Burnley away.

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In the semi-finals of the League Cup, Martin O'Neill only used six second-team players.However, the fourth round of the FA Cup is far from the semi-finals of the League Cup, so he still insisted on letting all the second team players play, and only one Chen Yingxiong was in the first team.

For the players of the second team, the unhappiness of being abandoned in the League Cup semi-final quickly disappeared. Coach Clark was right, they are a whole, whether it is the first team, the reserve team, or the youth team. There is a common name before the name of the club - "Liverpool".

So whether it is Liverpool's first team or Liverpool's reserve team, it is Liverpool who breaks into the League Cup final.As a member of the Liverpool club, they are naturally proud.

Anyway, let them win the FA Cup.

In this way, they will have another chance to show their strength.

"Hi guys, long time no see!"

Chen Yingxiong saw the players of the reserve team in the second field and raised his hand to greet them.

In fact, it didn't take long.I only met once on January [-]nd, and today is January [-]th, which is only seventeen days away.

Some of them he also met in the League Cup semi-final.

But he just felt as if he hadn't seen these people for a long time.

Some of the players on the reserve team were older than him, and some were younger.But Chen Yingxiong is the leader of this team.

The captain's armband was worn on his left arm when he played alongside them in the League Cup and FA Cup.

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In fact, the training on the day before the game didn't have much content. The main thing was to let Chen Yingxiong and the players of the reserve team practice together to get used to each other and get familiar with each other.After all, the reserve team has always had systematic training. The training intensity Chen Yingxiong received in the first team is not low, so neither side will have insufficient training. Instead, they need to get used to each other and get familiar with each other to have a tacit understanding.

But now this kind of training is no longer important, because Chen Yingxiong has come to train with the second team in every League Cup and FA Cup match since last season. No matter how unfamiliar he is, he is getting familiar with it now After getting up, it is not a problem to cooperate with anything.

Moreover, as a center forward, Chen Yingxiong doesn't require much coordination, just pass and run.

There is no need to design any particularly complicated tactics, and both sides need to train and adapt at the same time.

It's just to get together to do positioning tactics exercises, and then have a small nine-on-nine match, and it's over.

After training, everyone went back to the locker room to take a shower, and then took the bus to the away game.

In the evening they will arrive at their hotel and spend the night there. The next morning, head coach Martin O'Neill will attend the pre-match press conference. In the afternoon, the FA Cup will be played.

The itinerary is like this.

When showering and changing clothes in the locker room, Chen Yingxiong was still the focus.

Everyone congratulated him for winning the Silver Ball Award from FIFA.

Although Chen Yingxiong didn't take this Silver Globe award seriously at all, for those reserve team players, as long as they could stand on the stage with the other two, it was already a great honor.Because that proves that Chen Yingxiong is one of the three best players in the world right now.

Chen Yingxiong thanked them for their congratulations and congratulations, and talked nonsense with them.For some reason, the topic brought up the League Cup semi-finals again.

Although Clark dealt with Evan severely, it didn't mean that everyone had no other thoughts.Let's just talk about Evan himself, he is actually very unconvinced.He always believed that being able to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup was due to the players of their reserve team. Even if the main credit was not his own, at least there was a secondary credit, right?Although Chen Yingxiong is powerful, but without them and relying on Chen Yingxiong, then Chen Yingxiong would not even be eligible to compete.

So he felt that this behavior of the first team was picking peaches, and he felt aggrieved for himself and other teammates in the reserve team.

He's one of those positive links in the reserves, the kind of player who wants to leave Liverpool early to pursue his football career elsewhere.No matter how great your affection for Liverpool is, it is not as important as your own future.

He lost a chance to show himself in the League Cup semi-final, how can he not be angry?

Seeing Chen Yingxiong, he had to complain a few words.

"I don't think we have any part in the League Cup final, right?"

"Evan!" The teammate next to him couldn't understand the meaning of his words, and quickly stopped him.

He rolled his eyes, and although he didn't continue talking, the displeasure on his face was fully revealed.

Chen Yingxiong didn't have the same knowledge as Evan, thinking that this was what the reserve team players really thought.

Although the drink stopped, the originally lively bathroom suddenly fell into a burst of silence.

Obviously, Evan uncovered the scars in the hearts of most reserve team players-they still care about losing the chance to participate in the League Cup half and final.

And Evan is right, the League Cup semi-finals only used six reserve team players, so the League Cup final against an opponent of Manchester City's level may not even use a reserve team player.Then it will be the full Liverpool first team against Manchester City.

Thinking of this, everyone felt a little depressed.Because they thought about the future of the FA Cup.

They worked so hard to help the team reach the semi-finals, maybe they won't have any share in the last two key games, they can only watch in front of the TV and be a spectator.

The person who scolded Evan was Jay Spilling, the usual captain of the reserve team.The 26-year-old player is just in his prime. In 2007, he was transferred from the youth team to the reserve team. In 2009, he played for the first team. requirements, so they have been sent to the reserve team for a long time to participate in the competition.

He is considered to be the oldest player in this Liverpool reserve team, and the captain's armband of the reserve team is usually worn on his arm.

Not counting Chen Yingxiong, he is the most prestigious player in the locker room of the reserve team, because compared to others, he has the richest first-team experience.

"What nonsense are you talking about, Evan? If you weren't a hero, you might not even qualify for the semi-finals! You can play a few more cup games than usual, which is already very good!"

This is actually not bad. If it weren't for Chen Yingxiong, they might not even be able to reach the semifinals.

Compared with usual, they have had many more chances to play, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?

But human nature is like this, it's not his, it has nothing to do with him, he won't think about it.But if you give him a little bit, he'll want more.

There is a story that tells the truth: a man sponsored a poor man and gave him living expenses every month, but later his wife fell ill, and he needed a lot of money to treat his wife, so he stopped supporting the poor man.Who would have thought that the poor man would come to the door and scold the other party angrily: "How can you give your wife the money that belongs to me to treat her illness!"

Yes, when help becomes a habit, the recipients of help will take it for granted and should enjoy it.

Chen Yingxiong felt a little embarrassed seeing Spilling teaching his teammates in the reserve team.

This matter really formed a knot in his heart.

He took a quick shower and left the bathroom.

After seeing him go, Spearing didn't want to scold Evan any more, and just sighed.

He, the captain, also knows what the reserve team players are thinking.Because he also had a similar idea, but buried it deeper than most people.

Moreover, he also wants to leave the team after the contract expires. At that time, as a free agent, it should be easier to find a new club.

But these things are all my own inner plans, how can I say it in front of Chen Yingxiong?
In any case, as a player who has been growing up in the Liverpool youth team, Spilling still cares about the collective sense of honor.

One's own future is one's own future, and the glory of the team is the glory of the team. He divides it very much.

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After this incident in the bathroom, the atmosphere in the reserve team suddenly became passive and silent.

In the FA Cup match on the second day, Spilling and Evan both started the game. Their performances were quite satisfactory, and Chen Yingxiong was still the most dazzling person.

Just like what the media said after the semi-finals of the League Cup, Chen Yingxiong is the only guarantee that this team can move forward. The others are all green leaves, or they are not even green leaves. The value of the game is to allow Chen Yingxiong to gather enough eleven people to play the game, and then be a spectator in the game, watching Chen Yingxiong solve the opponent.

Burnley is not strong, it is just a British Championship team. Chen Yingxiong shined in the game, staged a hat-trick, helped the team beat the opponent 4:1, and successfully advanced to the fifth round.

But after the game, everyone didn't seem to be too happy.

Because they all know that even if the team wins the FA Cup in the end, it has nothing to do with them. It will not be them who will take over the FA Cup from Prince Charles on the podium. At most, they can only sit in the stands Come on, join the rest of the audience in a standing ovation.

But for them, who have participated in every FA Cup game before the semi-finals, they will always feel empty in their hearts.

This feeling keeps them from laughing now.

The happier they laugh now, the more they will feel that their efforts have been wasted in the future.

(End of this chapter)