Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 631 The Legend of a Number (Second Change, Ask for a Monthly Pass!)
The team's training for the new season has begun, and one thing should be confirmed, that is Chen Yingxiong's number.

In fact, when Chen Yingxiong signed the personal treatment contract with Niang, he said that he wanted to get No. [-].He likes this number, which symbolizes a powerful center forward. His liking didn't start with St. Peter Zenit. He has always liked this number since he started playing football.In the sports school, in the junior team, and in the youth team, he always had this number.In order to fight for the right to use this number when he was young, he also fought with other teammates. It can be said that he really defended this number with his own blood and... snot.

When he arrived at Zenit St. Petersburg, because he joined the team too late, the number nine had already been assigned, so he could only play with the number 99 on the field.Later, whenever he had the opportunity, he changed to number nine.

On Liverpool's side, Chen Yingxiong's special request is hardly a request, because it happened that Torres left, and the number was always empty, and no one used it at all.It's nothing to give Chen Yingxiong now, it's just a favor.

So the No. [-] jersey with Chen Yingxiong's name on it was officially put on sale in the Liverpool FC store.

According to the statistical report of the Liverpool Business Development Department, the No. 1000 jersey with Chen Yingxiong's name printed on it sold well. More than [-] of Chen Yingxiong's jerseys were sold on the first day.

That's because Chen Yingxiong has won many new fans with his wonderful performance in Naples last season, and the media has been hyping him, which has also boosted his reputation.Chasing stars, chasing stars, isn't chasing the most famous star?Whoever is the most popular nowadays is popular.

For Chen Yingxiong to join Liverpool, Liverpool fans really like it.They even forgot the Spanish traitor who defected to Chelsea in an instant—there is Chen Yingxiong, who cares about Torres!

Liverpool fans talk about the club's new owner Chen Xing and general manager Niang all day long, praising their courage and ability.But they all forgot that when Torres left the team, the same two people were scolded bloody by them...

The hot sale of Chen Yingxiong's No. [-] jersey not only reflects the fans' love for him, but also the media's high hopes for him.

Because this number has a very special meaning for Liverpool...

Although Torres made the number shine again, the time was too short.Some media who didn't understand Liverpool's history said before that "the hero took over Torres's number, which was both pressure and motivation for him", and the result was ridiculous, making people laugh out loud and scolded miserably.

But this also illustrates an embarrassing current situation of the Liverpool club-they have been too decadent in recent years. Once Torres came out, it has almost become synonymous with Liverpool's history.Many people don't know much about Liverpool. This is because Liverpool has not achieved good results. Nowadays, people's impression of them is indifferent. After all, there are fewer and fewer old people, and a large number of fresh blood is pouring in. However, Liverpool lacks Means let new blood understand them and like them.

Now many people still remember that Fowler wore the No. [-] jersey of Liverpool, which is already good. If it is farther away, only the real hardcore Liverpool fans will know.

In fact, Liverpool's No. [-] is not just as simple as the number that Torres and Fowler once wore. If it is just these two people, it is far from the point where this number has special meaning for Liverpool.

In the history of Liverpool, No. 340 is a true legend, because this number belongs to the super striker Ian Rush. Rush left [-] goals in Liverpool and is the number one scorer in the history of the Red Army.

Handing the No. [-] to Chen Yingxiong also shows Liverpool's confidence in Chen Yingxiong.

But when it comes to pressure...it's really nothing, because for so many years, except for one Torres, Liverpool's number nine is basically unlucky for whoever uses it.Even if you don't perform well and don't bring Nine back to glory, it's okay, it's normal.

After all, this number has sunk for too long.

A few years before Torres, Liverpool's No. [-] was a joke. Diouf could only dribble but not shoot. Cisse spent most of his time in a hospital bed. For a while, No. [-] became Anfield's curse.

Finally, a Torres came, and maybe he could make No. [-] shine again.He switched to Chelsea, which made many Liverpool fans unforgivable.

So No. [-] is still like an abandoned child that no one wants, and no one wants to get involved with it.

After the No. [-] was vacant for half a season, Chen Yingxiong came.

He asked for number nine by name. If the number also had self-awareness, would he be excited to activate the identification system?

Anyway, this number is now worn on Chen Yingxiong's body.

He didn't think about it that much, he just chose the number nine simply because he liked it.For him, No. [-] is the number of a traditional center forward, symbolizing a strong body, excellent sense of smell in front of goal and a deadly shot, and, of course, endless goals.

The requirements of modern football tactics for the position and corresponding role of team players are becoming more and more vague and diverse, and many players have become panacea.Even with the name of a center forward, what he does most on the court is not to score goals, but to defend, draw wide, cross, and cover...

This number is gradually no longer available only to center forwards, and gradually loses its original color and symbolic meaning.

Although Chen Yingxiong is a quasi-[-]s, but on this point, his concept is quite traditional - the number nine should be the number of a strong center forward, and a center forward who can't score goals should not wear number nine!
As for the real significance of this number in the Liverpool team, he only discovered it when he returned to the hotel and habitually browsed the task list.

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Just when Chen Yingxiong took over the No. [-] jersey, the mission system also started another mission.

"Let the legendary numbers shine again".

"Legendary number?" Chen Yingxiong was surprised.Although he knew a little bit about Liverpool's history, it was limited to introducing the history of the team. He knew Bill Shankly because he was so famous.Of course it is impossible for him to know what size Ian Rush used to wear...

Fortunately, this mission introduction is very considerate, explaining the cause and effect of the mission very clearly.

Chen Yingxiong didn't know the relationship with Ian Rush until after reading it, so number nine is considered a legendary number in Liverpool.

"340 six balls..." Chen Yingxiong rubbed his chin, repeating the number.

Do you have a chance to surpass him?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a sound effect from the computer that he was particularly familiar with—the sound effect of successfully accepting a mission in World of Warcraft!

Chen Yingxiong looked down at the webpage on the computer screen, and there was an extra red task in the task list!
"Damn! This Dracula is too lazy! Even the sound effects are directly copied from World of Warcraft!"

After scolding, he went to see what kind of mission it was.

As a result, you can tell the content by looking at the name.

'Beyond a legend': More goals scored at Liverpool than Ian Rush!

Chen Yingxiong was stunned for a moment, and suddenly found the problem - this task is red!In other words, the system judged that it was very, very difficult for Chen Yingxiong to complete this task!
The reason for the difficulty may be that Chen Yingxiong is not capable enough, or it may be that he feels that it is impossible for him to stay in Liverpool for fifteen seasons and score at least 340 six goals...

In short, Chen Yingxiong, who reacted, was angry—he felt that he was underestimated and offended by the system!

340 six goals, an average of 35 goals in a season, ten seasons is not enough?I am only 23 years old this year, and I will only be 33 in ten years. What are you afraid of?
I still have to try it!

Originally, Chen Yingxiong didn't intend to do this task, but now he has the ambition to compete with those legends in history.

Just like in Naples, the city is full of followers of Maradona, and they would rather live in the good memories of the past.However, Chen Yingxiong wanted to break arms with the myth of Maradona and pull the whole city of Naples out of the dream of beautiful memories of the past.

As a result... he felt that he had done it.

Who said that only beautiful dreams are wonderful?Open your eyes and see the sunlight beating all over the room, and you will feel just as good.People can't live forever in false memories and dreams, it's better to live down-to-earth in reality.

Ian Rush is a legend, so I will write my new legend!
Let's start...beyond Ian Rush!

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No one knows that Chen Yingxiong has made such a decision in his heart, and Chen Yingxiong will not go around foolishly saying "I want to surpass Ian Rush" to others.

Overtaking Rush is a long time coming, but that doesn't mean it's too soon.In fact, the completion of any one thing requires meticulous and lengthy preparation and hard work.

Even now, he can still make some efforts for this.For example, train hard and build a good relationship with your teammates-if you want to surpass Rush, you need a lot of goals, and of course you have to rely on your teammates to pass him the ball.If the relationship between him and his teammates is so tense that no one passes him the ball when he gets to the court, no amount of ambition will be a joke in the end.

The sales of Chen Yingxiong's No. [-] jersey are still promising. Among the fans in Melwood, more and more people are wearing the No. [-] jersey with "HERO" printed on the back.

This used to belong to Ian Rush, belong to Fowler, belong to Torres.

Now it belongs to Chen Yingxiong.

Back then, Ian Rush wore this number and became the greatest scorer in English football in the 80s, and he was at the top of world football.

Now he wants to bring back the glory of this long-lost number, not only to retrieve this number, but also to retrieve the long-lost glory of Liverpool...to catch up with the back of the empire that has been drifting away.

(End of this chapter)