Lvyin Fengmo

Chapter 287 The Hard-working China Cup
With Landing Front scored twice in the last 4 minutes, Liverpool won the first game of the new year with a score of 4-2 and continued to lead the standings.

He won the ball, but the title rival Chelsea unexpectedly lost 0-2 to Tottenham, and the difference with Liverpool widened to 8 points.

But Klopp was not happy at all.

Because the three absolute main players in the team - Lu Feng, Mane, and Matip, left the team collectively after this victory!
He hates the Africa Cup of Nations!
He hates the improvised China Cup even more!
For those corrupt officials of FIFA, this kind of cup can be rated as an international A-level event? !
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Some competitions, knowing that they have no real meaning, still have to participate.

Although the China Cup is recognized as an A-level event, and the relationship between victory and defeat will also affect the points of participating teams, Croatia, Iceland, and Chile still only sent their respective reserve teams.

Major players such as Modric, Mandzukic, Pjanic, Perisic, Lovren, Sigurdsson, Gudjohnson, Sanchez, Vidal, Bravo, etc. did not participate at all and were assigned to Guangxi Yes, almost all U23 members of their respective teams.

Under such circumstances, Lu Feng's participation in the competition showed even more special significance. He obviously did not just win glory for the country.

On January 1, Lu Feng arrived at the training center in Nanning, Guangxi.

That night, the relevant person in charge of Wanda Group, the organizer of the Cup of China, helped him clean up the dust.

Early the next morning, Lu Feng, who was in a drowsy sleep, was dragged to attend Wanda Group's project promotion meeting in Nanning...

At the promotion meeting, Chairman Wang talked about the hardships of holding this event:

"It took Wanda two years, hundreds of negotiations, and a lot of work to finally reach an agreement with the Chinese Football Association, Asian Football Confederation, and FIFA, which finally led to the holding of the China Cup."

Then he declared proudly:

"In addition to the China Cup and Tour of Guangxi Cycling Road Race, Wanda Group will bring more international events to Guangxi!"

At the same time, he also announced:
"In the next 10 years, at least 20 Wanda commercial plazas will be built in Guangxi province! Wanda Group will do its best to promote the rapid economic development of Guangxi!"
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Although Boss Wang's mouth is full of lotus flowers, he can't hide the fact that the first China Cup was not successful.

This failure is not only reflected in the fact that all three opponents only send youth reserves.

Even the various clubs in China are obviously not very welcome to his activities.

Headed by Guangzhou Evergrande, almost all clubs refused to let the main players end their vacation and go to Guangxi to play. In this team, only Wu Lei, Huang Bowen, Yan Junling and Cai Huikang can be called regular international players.

The relevant staff of the Football Association obviously did not do their best when coordinating the club. Many players were recruited temporarily. For example, Mao Jianqing, a former "problem player" who was relegated with the SJZ Yongchang team, unexpectedly also appeared in the call-up. on the list.

Originally thought that at least a semi-main national football team could be assembled, but in the end only a group of marginal + Olympic players were brought in. Boss Wang's face was obviously not very good.

But what does this matter?

Lu Feng only had four days of training camp with this "ragtag group", and he led them to a 4-1 victory over their first opponent - the Vikings and the Iceland team!

Although the Iceland team created the best record in the history of the European Cup quarter-finals in 2016, it was also ridiculed by various Chinese media as an "amateur team", a third-tier team of an amateur team, and lost to the Chinese team... that is not Is it normal?
What's more, this Chinese team has a superstar like Lu Feng!
The Chinese team beat Iceland 4-1, while Chile swept Croatia 5-2 on the other side, and the two teams met in the final.

Without Sanchez and Vidal, the Chilean team doesn't have any big-name superstars, but Lu Feng is still unrelenting.

This may be because the Chilean team has a famous nickname:

South American Red Devils!

As the core of the Red Army, how could he be merciful in the face of the Red Devils? !
On January 1th, under the strict defense of the Chilean team, Lu Feng still used a hat-trick to give the opponent a 14-3!

And the Chinese team won the first China Cup in this way!
At the celebration banquet that night, the red-faced Boss Wang insisted on toasting Lu Feng three times, but Lu Feng, who was strictly professional, only took a small sip before removing the glass in front of him.

"Our operating organization has made an assessment. If you hadn't started every game, the influence of this China Cup would never be so great!"

Boss Wang soon drank until his tongue became numb:
"In a stadium full of 6 people, if it weren't for you, it would be thankful to sell half of the tickets!"

Of course, Mr. Wang, who is worth hundreds of millions, doesn't care about the tickets. He cares more about the far-reaching benefits this event brings to the group.

He has successfully won several pieces of land, approved several projects, and built several commercial plazas in the whole province of Guangxi?
Compared to these, that ticket is just a drop in the bucket!
Lu Feng smiled:
"Wang Dong is being polite. The previous acquisition of Liverpool was thanks to Wang Dong's strong support."

Dong Wang waved his hand:

"Be kind to others, make money with kindness, and mutual benefit. What you said before will be done soon!"

Lu Feng nodded.

The reason why he is willing to travel thousands of miles to participate in this China Cup is definitely not to compromise.

Lu Feng made a very embarrassing request to this major shareholder - to buy a small part of Liverpool's shares!

Like James, he will become one of the shareholders of the Liverpool club!
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When Lu Feng lifted the championship trophy in Guangxi, his club was shivering in the cold winter.

First of all, in the third round of the FA Cup on January 1, Liverpool, who played as an all-substitute, was tied 8-0 by Plymouth, the fourth level-League Two, and could only accept the arrangement of a rematch on another day.

After carefully analyzing the gains and losses, the soldiers of the Red Army went into battle a week later and went to Old Trafford to challenge their century-old enemy-Manchester United.

Facing Mourinho's team, Klopp tried to play a mercury-laden attack, but was hit by the Portuguese steel wall!

And what is even more surprising is that Mourinho, who has always been considered to only defend and counterattack, actually played a wave of "control + offensive football" in this double red meeting!
Manchester United had 55% possession at home!

25% more passes than Liverpool!

There was only 1 yellow card, but Liverpool got 3!
Milner made a penalty kick in the 28th minute, but Ibrahimovic's dragon wagged his tail and fixed the score at 1-1!

The draw is not terrible, but what is even more confusing is... Liverpool played for more than 90 minutes, but Klopp only made one substitution adjustment!
He replaced Origi early in the 61st minute, and then...Liverpool, which lost the support of metaphysics, was equalized by Ibrahimovic in the 84th minute!
Liverpool suffered a draw in the away game, and their biggest title rival Chelsea beat the defending champion Leicester City 3-0 in the away game, reducing the difference between the two sides to 6 points-this is just the score of two games.

If it wasn't for Klopp's masculine dignity, Lu Feng, who had just boarded the plane, would have received a distress message from the head coach:
"Feng, the team is in danger, return quickly!"

Liverpool's next opponent is Sigurdsson's "Swan Sea" Swansea, known as the "Icelandic Sniper"!

The Icelandic sniper wants to avenge his national team teammates who were bullied just now!
(End of this chapter)