Lvyin Fengmo

Chapter 29 Let me play
February 2014, 2, the third day of the Lunar New Year.

This was originally a holiday for family reunion, but... As the most commercially valuable league in the world, the Premier League can even give up the most traditional Christmas, so how can it give you a holiday on Chinese festivals?
Although the Spring Festival has passed, the British Empire is still in the coldest season.

South American players such as Suarez and Coutinho, even wearing long sleeves, are still shivering in the cold wind.

The same is true for Lu Feng from Guangdong, but as a substitute player, he can huddle in a blanket with other teammates to barely keep warm...

This is the 24th round of the league, Liverpool went to the Hawthorns to challenge the "bloomers" West Bromwich Albion.

Liverpool under Rodgers is known as the "bird abuser". As long as they have nicknames and teams with birds in their logos, they are often the targets of their bullying, such as "Canary" Norwich, "Eagle" Crystal Palace, Heat Thorns (the emblem is a chicken).

But at this moment, facing West Brom, who has a thrush in their team badge, they are in a hard fight.

In the 23rd minute, Liverpool's two forwards sparked, Sturridge opened the scoring after receiving an assist from Suarez, and made a good start.

But defender Kolo Touré made a serious mistake in defense in the 66th minute. The home team's player Anichebe, who had just come off the bench, did not waste a chance and easily equalized the score.

When the game entered the last 20 minutes, night had fallen and the temperature dropped again. Players from warmer regions such as Suarez, Coutinho, and Sissoko seemed to have their hands and feet frozen and could no longer play the first half. Suarez also received a yellow card because of his deformed movements.

The 17th-ranked West Brom can completely accept a draw and a point, after all, their opponent is the fourth-ranked Liverpool.

But for Liverpool, who want to compete for the championship, any loss of points means that they are one step further away from their goal.

So it is completely understandable that they kick more and more urgently.

After 70 minutes, seeing the feet of several forwards getting colder and colder, the midfielders headed by captain Gerrard turned into gunners one after another, scrambling to shoot arrows outside the penalty area, trying to rely on long-range shots Open the home team's city.

Even Toure, who had made a key mistake before, and Skrtel, who had never developed a long-range shooting talent, contributed two shots, but their second goal was still delayed.

Rogers couldn't sit still for a long time. While giving instructions to the disciples on the field, he discussed the substitution countermeasures with the assistant coach:
"How about Aspas?"

The assistant coach shook his head again and again:

"The Spaniards are more afraid of the cold than us!"

Rogers' eyes lingered on Lu Feng's body for a while, and finally passed by.

He had already seen the blanket on Lu Feng's body. Obviously, this Chinese player seemed to be more afraid of the cold than the Spaniards and South Americans. Even though he was wrapped in a blanket, he was still shaking under the blanket...

"Go to Joe then."

In the end, he chose a Welshman, Joe Allen, who was also criticized as "Rodgers' godson", and replaced the stiff and useless midfielder with this midfielder nicknamed "Welsh Harvey + Pirlo". Coutinho.

Despite his thin body and thin arms and legs, Joe Allen is at least more adaptable to the climate in high latitudes than those players from tropical regions, and he can relatively show his strength.

However, his appearance not only did not bring vitality to Liverpool, but dragged down the entire midfield due to insufficient defensive hardness. After only 5 minutes, captain Gerrard had to use the price of a yellow card to complete the defense because of his misplacement.

"FXXK!"

Rodgers uttered a swear word, and quickly replaced Flanagan with England defender Martin Kelly, slightly stabilizing the crumbling defense.

He still has one substitution, but... at this moment, he has nothing to do.

In addition to the goalkeeper, Aspas, Moses, Ibi, and Lu Feng were also sitting on the bench, but none of these people seemed reliable, and each one was shaking more than the other!
Rogers frowned, and glanced over these substitute players again, but still didn't get an answer.

At this moment, he saw a person throw away the heavy blanket and stand up from the seat.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, that person stood directly in front of him:
"Coach, can... let me play?"

Perhaps it was because the weather was too cold, Lu Feng only spoke a few words, but the rhythm was interrupted by a gust of cold wind, so that he spoke intermittently.

Rogers couldn't help raising his eyebrows:

"I think it's hard for you to even speak, Lu."

Rodgers, who just passed his 40th birthday a week ago, can only be regarded as a young coach, but he also knows what the authority of the head coach means.

A 17-year-old player who just got a professional contract...why should he ask the head coach?
Of course Lu Feng could sense the head coach's emotions, but since he had already stood up, he couldn't allow himself to back down.

So while breathing heavily, he raised his head and explained:
"Sorry, I know this is not appropriate, but... I really think that I can change the current situation!"

Rogers looked at him, his eyes shaking slightly.

For some reason, he seemed to see himself in the past.

He also played as a left midfielder, and also left his hometown to travel abroad... Unfortunately, Rogers seems to have no talent, but because of a genetic knee problem, he had to retire early at the age of 20.

Having served as the director of youth training at the Reading Club for 8 years, Rogers is clear about the mentality of young people. However, he can see the persistence and desire in the eyes of this young player, so he gave the answer:
"You will be punished for this, Lu."

Lu Feng was slightly taken aback, but heard the head coach spit out a mouthful of white mist again:
"But now... you can go warm up!"
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"I don't know why, but we saw Lu Feng approaching Rogers. Could it be that he... really recommended himself and volunteered?"

After explaining football for more than ten years, Zhan Jun encountered such a scene for the first time.

Zhang Lu's expression also turned serious, hesitating and not speaking.

As a former professional goalkeeper, especially in China, he is more aware that such a thing is hard to imagine in both Eastern and Western cultures.

The game is still going on, but the broadcast camera is following Liverpool's bench unwaveringly. The director, who is not a big deal to watch the excitement, can't wait to call up the 128 times high-definition camera. It is best to be able to hear the two guys. what are you talking about...

There is no shortage of thorns in Premier League football. Just two seasons ago, Manchester City's Argentine striker Carlos Tevez openly defied the order of the head coach and refused to come off the bench during the game, embarrassing the always elegant Manuel Pellegrini. Sweeping the floor almost caused a chaos in the locker room.

But... What kind of card is Tevez, and what kind of card is the Chinese teenager?
While everyone was guessing Rogers' reaction, Lu Feng turned around and ran to the sidelines, starting serious warm-up activities.

Just 3 minutes later, Liverpool really sent him on!

(End of this chapter)