Hero of the Penalty Area

Chapter 27 This is the voice of the defending champion! (Third, ask for monthly pass)

Gotze finally took the initiative to approach his new teammates and began to try to integrate into this new environment, instead of passively waiting for the new environment to accept him as before.

But he still had to live with Chen Yingxiong, because his English was not so good that he could live by himself. Just let him go out, Chen Yingxiong himself was a little worried.

Chen Yingxiong occasionally takes him to activities with people in the food, drink and fun group. Of course, not every time you go to that kind of nightclub, the activities of eating, drinking and playing groups are not as ** as people think—sometimes they also go to ordinary bars, and everyone just finds a place to sit down, drink and chat.

Because Thornton joined the eating, drinking and playing group, he quickly integrated into the team and the new environment.

He is now in the team like a fish in water.

McCarthy and Kelly have no problem because they are from the British Isles.

Pepe got Reina's help, and he integrated into the team very quickly. In addition, Pepe is not a dull person, and it is different from Gotze. When in Real Madrid, he and Marcelo were a pair of live treasures. In Liverpool, although Marcelo is missing, there are still a lot of live treasures.

Agger was injured last season, and he has not been well until now. Pepe naturally firmly occupied a major position. He played well and did not disappoint. From the warm-up match to the Community Shield Cup, All are stable.

Pepe’s characteristics are excellent physical fitness, fast speed, strong explosiveness, good one-on-one defense ability, air defense ability is also very good, and the ability to predict is particularly good, because he has many defenses that start in advance to grab the opponent's ball. If the predictive ability is not good, the opponent would have been easily shaken by it. Had it not been for his temper, he would have become the well-deserved number one central defender in the world.

After he joined the team, judging from his usual training and warm-up performance, the former Liverpool central defender turned slowly and the problem of the inability to defend the ball behind him has also been solved. Under the arrangement of Martin O's content, Pepe was responsible for the looting, giving full play to his pre-judgment and strong explosive characteristics. Even if the looting made a mistake, he could still catch up at his speed. And Scotter provided him with protection and support in the back.

Such a combination of central defenders, even if Agger recovers from injury, it is estimated that he will have no choice but to accept the fate of the rotation...

Only Gotze is left, but Gotze has gradually integrated into the team, so there is actually nothing to worry about.

And throughout the pre-season training, Liverpool did not have any major injuries, but there were minor injuries, but they were all injuries that were fine after three or five days of rest. This is a major benefit for Liverpool.

They can usher in the first round of the new season with a fairly complete lineup.

In the first league, they will challenge Tottenham Hotspur away.

This is not a good game.

The first game at the beginning of the season was not easy to play, because the players might not be able to adapt to the atmosphere and rhythm of the league right away. Coupled with the away game, it will affect their state even more.

In the end, their opponents are opponents like Tottenham Hotspur.

Although Gareth Bale and Modric left the team one after another, there are still three pounds of nails in the bad boat, and the lean camel is bigger than the horse. Tottenham Hotspur is also a traditional strong team, and may not be able to pose a threat to Liverpool at home.

We must know that they were in an away draw with Liverpool last season, and they almost pulled Liverpool from the top position in the league and let Manchester United take the top spot.

Even with Chen Yingxiong and other good players, Martin O'Neal now dare not be arrogant and underestimate the enemy. Every game is still serious and hard to play.

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The match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur was the last match in the first round, and the match time was also the latest. The opening game of the league was Chelsea vs. newly promoted Maher City, which kicked off the 2014-2015 season of the English Premier League at noon on August 15.

In the end, Chelsea defeated the newly promoted Maher City 2:1 at home and won the league start.

Then starting in the afternoon, the Premier League games started one after another.

As Liverpool's title rivals, Manchester City also won their first victory. They easily defeated Blackburn 2-0 in the away game.

Arsenal defeated Everton with a score of 5:1 in the away game, which caused an uproar in public opinion. Everyone knows that Arsenal is better than Everton, but they don’t think they can be so much better...

As the media said, it seems that Liverpool’s blow to Everton in the Community Shield has not been eliminated.

The next day, on August 16, Manchester United defeated Birmingham, who was also newly promoted, 1-0 at home.

So far, Liverpool's competitors have all won, without exception.

Everyone has set their sights on Liverpool. As the defending champions, they will be the last to play in this round of the league. They will play away and face the powerful enemy Tottenham Hotspur. What kind of answer can they hand over?

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In the crowded White Hart Lane stadium, in the visiting team's locker room, Liverpool coach Martin O'Neal is giving his men the final speech.

"From today, guys. We will start the journey of the new season as the defending champion. How is the identity of the defending champion different from our previous identity? I won't say such things as'actually no different', because there is indeed It’s a big difference. Because our every move will be taken under the microscope, making everyone stare at it. Some have high hopes for us, and some want to pick out the slightest fault. What is the difference, The difference is that we are under greater pressure. We can’t make mistakes, and we can’t make any mistakes! Because we are the defending champions! I hope you can always keep this in mind. We are the defending champions. This is both a great honor and a great honor. A heavy burden, don't disappoint those who support you, and also don't be overwhelmed by pressure!"

Chen Yingxiong raised his hand to indicate that he had something to say.

Martin O'Neal called his name, and he stood up: "Boss, I don't think it is that serious."

Martin O'Neill rolled his eyes in his heart when he got up and sang the opposite of himself.

"We were ranked number one most of the last season. Wasn't it more stressful for us at that time? We haven't been in the number one position for so long before. It stands to reason that every game we play, The pressure should be greater. But we finally persevered and did not lose the chain. So boss, don’t worry, the league championship this season will definitely be our Liverpool’s! Do you think it’s right?"

He turned to ask the other players.

Having just won the Community Shield Cup, the summer transfer has added a number of good players to support, the morale of the Liverpool team is in an unprecedented stage.

What Chen Yingxiong said is actually their voice: We are the defending champions, what are we afraid of? Others should be afraid of us!

So when Chen Yingxiong asked, everyone suddenly responded: "Yes! We are the champions!!"

Martin O'Neal looked at these excited players, there was really no way, opened his hands, smiled and shook his head.

It is a good thing for the players to have such confidence and fighting spirit. Didn't he say so much to encourage the team? Now that the goal has been achieved, what else to say?

No, I have to add one more sentence.

He waited for the players to finish roaring before saying: "This is the first league game. We are the last to play. Now everyone is focusing on us. Some people are full of expectations for us, and some want to see us jokes. This time. The game is a good opportunity, go and give those people a standard answer!"

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The people watching Liverpool do have a lot of questions.

As the defending champions, will their performance be affected by this title and play abnormally?

In the first game of the league, did Liverpool win, lose or draw?

After Liverpool’s players have changed their identities, can they adapt to this new identity?

There are too many questions.

And the answer is in this game.

Therefore, when the match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur started, whether it was ordinary fans, news media people, or their opponents, everyone's eyes widened and wanted to see what Liverpool could do. What kind of answer.

Their answer is...

Goal!

"Stephen Gerard--de!!"

Accompanied by the roar of the narrator's sudden increase in volume, Gerrard opened a bow and arrow outside the penalty area and took a long shot!

The football flies to the goal like a cannonball!

Gerrard shot suddenly, and the football flew directly to the upper left corner of the goal.

This is a blind spot. If he is allowed to hit the goal frame, all the best will be a goal.

Gomez flew into the football.

But he has not been able to touch the football, Gerrard's long shot is really too fast...

But the football didn't just fly into the goal, but slammed it on the crossbar!

A crisp sound made Gomez's heart light.

If the ball is not scored, that's good...

As soon as he had this idea in his mind, he felt something was wrong-why are his teammates still fighting, and what are they fighting for?

Joel Luca, who is 1.93 meters tall, is competing with Chen Yingxiong for the second place.

After the football hit the crossbar, it didn't directly bounce off the bottom line, but bounced back, and it was not far away, it was in the penalty area!

Gomez has lost his focus and position, so now the Tottenham defender is more nervous.

Chen Yingxiong and Joel Luca competed in the penalty area for their second place. If Joel Luca can get stuck and get the football out of the siege, it would be a very successful defense.

But can he?

When it comes to heading, Chen Yingxiong is not afraid of anyone.

At the beginning, he competed with Joel Luca for the second spot, but it was just a fake move. The cheating Joel Luca focused all of his attention on fighting for the spot with himself, and then he retreated abruptly. Take off!

Joel Luca was squeezing to where he was. Unexpectedly, Chen Yingxiong suddenly withdrew his strength. He was squeezed by himself. His body staggered and his center of gravity was all used to maintain his balance. At this time, where could he jump? Get up?

Can only watch Chen Yingxiong rise from the ground!

Then he pushed the football into the goal in the air without interference...

"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!"

Old Hartson screamed. He has been holding his breath for more than 20 minutes. From the beginning of the game to the present, he can finally release it!

This is the voice of the defending champion!

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