Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 730 "Obsolete People" (Third update, ask for a monthly pass!)

"It's not good to drink too much alcohol before a game."

Chen Yingxiong turned his head to follow the sound and found that the head coach was standing beside him.

"I haven't started drinking yet, boss." Chen Yingxiong pointed to his wine glass, which was indeed full.

Dalglish sat down beside him and beckoned the bartender for a beer.

"Tomorrow's final, are you nervous, hero?" After taking a sip of wine, Dalglish asked Chen Yingxiong next to him.

"What's there to be nervous about?" Chen Yingxiong asked in surprise.

Dalglish saw his surprised expression, he didn't seem to be pretending, then he understood and smiled: "Yes, you are all players who have participated in the Champions League final, such a League Cup final is really true. I didn't pay attention to it."

"But... I'm a little nervous," he said.

Chen Yingxiong was a little surprised that the head coach came to say such things to himself.Dalglish is the king of Anfield, he always looks very strong in front of people.Nervous about a Carabao Cup... aren't you, boss?

Seeing the surprise in Chen Yingxiong's eyes, Dalglish knew that he didn't believe he would be nervous.

"After all, this is my first final in the 12 years since I left the post of head coach, and...the League Cup is of extraordinary significance to me—as a head coach, I only lack a League Cup." , Dalglish laughed.

"I've won the FA Cup, I've won the League, and I'm just short of the League Cup. This is my last season at Liverpool, and I don't know if I'll continue to coach... Those people are right, they're right. As a head coach who coaches a wealthy club, I haven’t worked on the front line for 12 years. I know too little about today’s world football, and I can’t keep up with the times. So I very much hope to fulfill this wish—to get the rewards of my coaching career. Grand Slam..."

Chen Yingxiong's heart skipped a beat, and that mission came to his mind—it really is!With such an urgent desire, no wonder the rewards for this mission are so generous...

"This is my wish. Maybe it's because I desperately want to win this championship, so I'm a little nervous..." Dalglish laughed at himself.

Chen Yingxiong looked at this old man who usually treats him well, and blurted out: "Don't worry, boss. We are sure about this championship!"

"So sure?"

"Of course." Chen Yingxiong nodded.

"Don't feel any pressure because of what I said, hero..."

"I'm not under pressure. Actually... Well, no matter what you say or not, I still want to win the League Cup, boss." Chen Yingxiong scratched his head and smiled. "Champion, who doesn't love?"

Dalglish chewed Chen Yingxiong's last words repeatedly.

"Who doesn't love champions... Well said, hero. We all love champions. Now that Liverpool haven't had a champion for six full years, the situation itself is a mistake that must be corrected."

Chen Yingxiong thought of another thing: "Boss, if we win the League Cup, the FA Cup, and finally qualify for the Champions League, don't you have to leave?"

He thought about it just now. Chen Xing and the others felt that the reason why Dalglish was not suitable to be the head coach of the team was nothing more than poor coaching performance.If the team's performance is good, there is no reason for Dalglish to leave, right?

Dalglish laughed after hearing Chen Yingxiong's words. He felt relieved for Chen Yingxiong's support for him-his comeback to coach Liverpool this time is not as failure as they said, at least there are people who support him mine!

He also laughed at Chen Yingxiong's naivety.My own departure was not simply due to a poor record...

"This matter, even if we win the Premier League championship, I will leave. And I am not fired, I will leave by myself."

"Hey, it's said that you were..."

Dalglish smiled: "The contract is there. If I don't agree, I can still stay. But I have thought about it. If everyone says that my departure is a good thing for Liverpool's revival, then I can leave. …I think about it these days, there are a lot of problems with Liverpool and I'm not the only one, but my departure can help solve them. So, even if we can win all the titles, I will leave. And , hero, do you think Liverpool's current problems can be solved with one or two championships?"

Chen Yingxiong thought for a while, then shook his head: "I don't know much, but I think if we have the championship, will we have more time to...do something? I always feel that the team is a little unconfident now. It's easy to get impatient when you get frustrated, it's not like a big team... When I was playing in Naples, we didn't have that kind of performance. Maybe the championship can bring confidence?"

Dalglish smiled: "The championship can only bring arrogance and frivolity to the current Liverpool, not confidence. This team...it is indeed time for a big change. All I can do is let this It’s just a little less painful.”

The future of a club, this kind of topic is too esoteric for Chen Yingxiong today. His knowledge and experience are not enough to support him to consider such deep-seated issues, such as why he won the championship. Arrogant and frivolous capital?
Seeing him frowning and thinking, Dalglish couldn't help laughing again.This person, sometimes he is a responsible man, and sometimes he is like a naive child.Some people say he is good, some people think he is ugly, the coaches are eager to have him, but they have a headache how to treat him... It is really a collection of contradictions.He felt that he had a good relationship with Chen Yingxiong, maybe he had a good impression of this straightforward person at first sight.

From Chen Yingxiong, he vaguely saw the demeanor of the players in the 90s and [-]s.

Today's world football is really getting more and more monotonous...

People like heroes are almost becoming giant pandas.

So he supported Chen Yingxiong, no matter how many ridiculous things he did, he would stand firmly by Chen Yingxiong's side.Even if there is a disagreement, it will never be expressed publicly.

"Don't think about it, hero. Of course everyone loves a champion. So try to win a championship tomorrow!" He patted Chen Yingxiong on the shoulder, and then drank the beer in his glass.

Putting down his glass, he got up and left.

Chen Yingxiong turned his head to look at the back of the boss, and suddenly felt that he, who had always been upright, was a little hunched.

In fact, the boss is not tall, only 1.7 meters tall. Now that he is older, he has the tendency to shrink down.But in the minds of many Liverpool players, perhaps the title of "King Kenny" is too loud, and many people look up to him.

On the training ground and in the dressing room, he was always full of aura, even in the face of arch-enemy Ferguson, he was no less.He worked hard to instill in these people the ideas of "what is the spirit of Liverpool" and "what does the name Liverpool mean", and seems to want to pass on his mantle to future generations.

So far, however, little has been achieved.

The name "Liverpool" is far less important than money and fame.Trying to rely on loyalty and identification with Liverpool to keep players is outdated... yes, the boss is right, he is indeed outdated.

Even if you can win the championship, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep anyone from coming, right?These days, there is no money to talk about feelings...

Chen Yingxiong shook his head. He seemed to be beginning to understand why Dalglish had to leave even if there was a champion in the end.

It is really a tragedy for outdated people to lead a wealthy team that wants to revive in this era!

After finishing the wine in the glass, he also got up and left.

All he can do is to win the only championship missing in his coaching career for the boss in tomorrow's game.At least let him leave with regret.

If there is no mission, no background of Dalglish's departure, a League Cup Chen Yingxiong really doesn't take it seriously.He has played for Zenit St. Petersburg and Naples successively, and he doesn't pay much attention to domestic cup competitions.When in Naples, in order to specialize in the domestic league and the Champions League, Mazari did not even let Chen Yingxiong play in the Italian Cup.

Therefore, Chen Yingxiong himself lacks knowledge of domestic cup competitions, and feels that they are tasteless. Any team that can compete for the domestic league championship will look down on them.

What's more, the League Cup is weaker than the FA Cup, and he doesn't like it at all.

But now, he has to take it seriously and give full play to it.

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On February 26, before the final against Cardiff, most of Liverpool's players were watching other ongoing Premier League games.

The focus of this round is the north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

This is the most famous derby in London, and even Liverpool players will pay attention to it.Just like the battle of the century between Real Madrid and Barcelona is not something that only fans of the two teams will watch.

Although everyone is a Liverpool player, they still have a second home team in their hearts... Some people support Tottenham, while others like Arsenal.

Neither the two teams nor Liverpool have any deep hatred, and there is no psychological burden to support them.

Tottenham's start was perfect, Saha broke the deadlock for the team in the 4th minute, and the visiting team took the lead.

Then Adebayor used a penalty kick to expand the score for Tottenham in the No. 304 minute.

It looks like Arsenal are going to lose this north London derby at home.

This season, Arsenal's life is not easy. They were beaten 8:2 by Manchester United in the away game, which scared many people at that time.After Wenger let Fabregas go, the team went from bad to worse, and rumors about his dismissal were rampant.

It's quite a bit of a brotherhood with Liverpool today.

But now Arsenal ranks fourth, and this result can still participate in the Champions League qualifiers next season.

In any case, life is better than that of Liverpool.

Liverpool players can only see here, because they are going to Wembley Stadium to prepare for the Carabao Cup final later.

On the way to Wembley Stadium, everyone was still talking about the north London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal.Whether they support Arsenal or Tottenham, everyone thinks that Tottenham's No. [-] player, Gareth Bale, is simply a genius!He is the key figure for Tottenham to lead Arsenal by two goals. Saha's goal was assisted by him, and Adebayor's handball was also made by him...

"It would be great if such a person could come to Liverpool!" Someone said this, and then he was laughed at.

"Don't think about it, it's impossible! People are ranked higher than us now!"

"Yes, Tottenham have a chance to participate in the Champions League..."

This topic was quickly dismissed by everyone, and no one brought it up again.They began to discuss who would win Arsenal or Tottenham.

(End of this chapter)