Lvyin Fengmo

Chapter 52 The Wind of Restlessness
8 month 25 day.

Lu Feng, who had been recuperating at home for two weeks, was finally able to resume training, but Liverpool ushered in a disastrous defeat:
In the second round of the league, they lost 1-3 at the Etihad Stadium to Blue Moon Manchester City, which lost the championship last season!

"Montenegro Messi" Jovetic scored twice, and "Messi's first friend" Aguero was also not to be outdone, ending the suspense in 23 seconds after coming off the bench, and Manchester City had the upper hand at their home court.

What made Liverpool feel embarrassed was that the face-saving goal... still came from the opponent's own goal!

Lu Feng, who didn't even make the squad, could only watch the team return to Liverpool in disgrace, and then continue training alone.

Everyone can feel that the head coach has been in a very unstable mood recently. Although he declared that he doesn't care about winning or losing the Community Shield Cup, Rogers seems to have become a little sensitive since losing to Arsenal that day.

The best coach in the league last season even dared to criticize Gerrard in the team's training session unprecedentedly, because the captain's expression was too bitter, which affected the training atmosphere of the entire team!
If he hadn't maintained the most basic manners, Gerrard would have slapped Rogers on the nose.

In the third round of the league a few days later, the precarious Liverpool went to White Hart Lane to challenge Tottenham Hotspur.

Tottenham's lineup has undergone substantial changes this summer. The head coach is also the young Argentine coach who has just taken office: Mauricio Pochettino.

Liverpool turned away in the 8th minute. Sturridge made a breakthrough from the right and went straight forward. Henderson received the ball near the baseline and chose to cross. Sterling appeared alertly on the left side of the penalty area and shot with a kick. Opened the account of the goal, 1-0!

In the 4th minute of the second half, Rodgers' godson Joe Allen made a penalty in the penalty area. Gerrard personally took the knife to expand the score, 2-0.

In the 60th minute, full-back Moreno staged a steal in the frontcourt, broke into the penalty area, and scored a goal with a strong shot, fixing the score at 3-0.

Tottenham seemed powerless to fight back at their home court. They clearly had more than 60% possession of the ball, but they couldn't form decent shots at all. Instead, Liverpool surrendered 17 shots and 8 shots on target.

In football, a big win solves any problem, and there was once again calm in the Liverpool dressing room.

At this time, the draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2014-15 season has also been drawn.

Although Liverpool, who have returned to the Champions League stage after many years, are the Premier League champions, according to the rules of this time period, they can only be ranked third.

The result of the draw is exactly the same as in history. Liverpool and Real Madrid, Basel (not Barcelona), and Ludogretz are divided into Group B.

Needless to say, the seeded team Real Madrid, they just won the tenth Champions League in team history three months ago, and they are the most glorious team in the entire football world.

Although the second-tier team Basel is not Barcelona, ​​their performance in recent seasons has been called a "rich killer". In the season, Chelsea was cleanly double-killed by them. It is difficult for even the peak Barcelona to accomplish such a feat.

Ludogretz of the fourth-tier team is the "junior brother" who broke into the Champions League for the first time in history, but everyone knows the truth that "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers" and "beat the teacher to death with random punches". If Rogers really If you underestimate them, you will definitely be blinded by this eagle from Bulgaria!

The Liverpool club and even the entire football world believe that the qualifying places for this group have been determined internally by Real Madrid and Liverpool. Perhaps Real Madrid is stronger and more experienced, but with their strong mentality and fighting spirit, they can win the Premier League title. The prestigious Liverpool may not necessarily be inferior to the Galacticos!
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Liverpool, who had just radiated ambitions, was immediately poured cold water by reality.

On September 9th, in the fourth round of the Premier League, the Red Army at home was defeated by Aston Villa 13-0 with all their main players, leaving a mess everywhere.

Two wins and two losses in the first four rounds, and ranked eighth with 6 points. This result is not good for the defending champion at all.

Fortunately, after all, only four rounds have been played. No matter how inflated Liverpool's top management is, they will not immediately fire Rodgers, the meritorious coach, but everyone feels the pressure.

This pressure is particularly evident in the team's daily training.

Rogers was originally a coach who paid attention to training details, and such a coach would often undertake a heavy workload, but during this period of time his workload increased exponentially.

The amount of training has just been strengthened, and the only big man on the front line, Sturridge, and Rodgers' godson, Joe Allen, both lived in the ward.

But despite this, Liverpool's frontcourt is still overcrowded, and Lu Feng still hasn't entered the starting list for this round.

There are at least eight players ahead of him: Balotelli, Sterling, Coutinho, Lambert, Lallana, Suso, Markovic, and Borini!

Even old friend Jordan Ibey was slightly ahead of him!
After all, it is Liverpool's strongest left-wing talent in the past 20 years, Raheem Sterling, who occupies the position of left winger. As long as Kirkby's senior is healthy, Rogers will never replace anyone else! -
Lu Feng, who has passed his 18th birthday, still has not ushered in his first chance to play in the new season.

Liverpool has already started the first round of the Champions League group stage.

On the evening of September 9, the Bulgarian Eagles and Ludogretz, who came from afar, will test the background of the Premier League champions.

Sterling, who started the game, really did not live up to Rogers' trust. In the 5th minute, he used a sharp breakthrough to create a yellow card. Unfortunately, Gerrard's free kick flew directly into the stands and failed to bring the opponent a second. Double whammy.

The following time turned into Liverpool's half-time offensive and defensive drills. The two sides fought fiercely in the 30-meter area of ​​the visiting team.

In Liverpool's fierce attack, Ludogretz's defense could only shrink and become more and more exhausted. Including the two central defenders Lovren and Sack, as well as Lucas and Borini who came off the bench, they all got a shot...

Ludogretz's defense finally collapsed in the 82nd minute. The Red Army's new aid Moreno sent a precise long pass from the left and found Balotelli, who was double-teamed. The Italian Balotelli was stunned by the two defenders Finding a gap, a right foot ejection, the football flew into the net unexpectedly, 1-0!

Seeing that the 1-0 score had been brought into stoppage time, Rogers finally remembered Lu Feng's existence and signaled him to warm up.

But when Lu Feng hadn't finished a set of stretching moves, Ludogretz equalized the score in the 91st minute.

Rogers jumped up immediately and directly canceled the plan of substitutions-because every second at this time may change the game.

Fortunately, God favored, Liverpool did not create an offensive opportunity, but Ludogretz made a fatal mistake in the last few seconds:

The defender passed back to the goalkeeper, but the goalkeeper stopped the ball ten meters away, allowing the alert Borini to complete the interception. The goalkeeper had no choice but to throw him to the ground, and Liverpool won a penalty.

Gerrard didn't waste this rare opportunity and locked the score at 2-1 in the final stage of stoppage time.

Liverpool, who had been away from the Champions League for four seasons, struggled to gain a victory, but everyone felt that the Red Army had not found its peak state.

Compared with Liverpool's struggling, Real Madrid swept Basel 5-1, which showed the strength of the European hegemony and did not give the "rich killer" any chance.

Three days later, the mediocre Liverpool came to London and challenged the "Hammers" West Ham United.

Although Rodgers has adopted a rotation lineup, Lu Feng, who is the ninth substitute of the striker, can only sit on the bench and stand by.

Looking at the hammer worker with thick eyebrows and big eyes, he smelled a wave of uneasiness.

(End of this chapter)