Chapter 170: A New Journey, Seven Crowns in a Year (End of the Book)

"Beep~Beep~Beep~~"

Accompanied by the three long whistles of the referee on duty, the close-up of the on-site director gave Tang Zheng, the biggest contributor to leading Real Madrid to win the Champions League five times in six years.

It's so calm that people don't understand!

In fact, it is not difficult for fans who follow the recent football developments to guess that this game is likely to be the last game of Real Madrid's career.

In a blink of an eye, six years have passed, Tang Zheng has won too many championships in Real Madrid, and he has become a well-deserved first person in today's football.

As Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi age, Tang Zheng looks even more cold.

There is no point in staying at Real Madrid any longer.

Tang Zheng, who is about to turn 30 years old, wants to have another adventure before the end of his career.

In the mixed area, Tang Zheng, who was interviewed by the reporter of "Marca", said calmly: "Yes, this game is the last game of my Real Madrid career, I will leave this summer, but I am not sure which team I will join, but I can be sure that this team can bring me a new adventure ......"

The next day, the world's sports media focused on not Real Madrid's triumph in the Champions League, but Tang Zheng's announcement that he would leave Real Madrid this summer.

Tang Zheng did not disclose which team he joined or which league, but the media reporter was very smart and quickly guessed Tang Zheng's next stop through the deletion method.

The center of gravity of world football is in Europe, and the five major European leagues are the most concerned in Europe.

Ligue 1 has Paris Saint-Germain and Ijia alone, and the Bundesliga also has Bayern, and Tang Zheng is from Dortmund to the top of the world, so Ligue 1 and Bundesliga can be removed, although the competitiveness of Serie A has rebounded, but there are still some gaps with the Premier League and La Liga.

Now that Ligue 1, Bundesliga and Serie A have all been denied, only the Premier League and La Liga remain.

And Tang Zheng became the number one star in world football in Real Madrid, which means that it is impossible for him to switch to Barcelona or Atletico Madrid, so Tang Zheng's next stop is the Premier League!

The league guessed, but the specific team was a little difficult.

There are many giants in the Premier League, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, no matter which team, the purchasing power is quite amazing.

Tang Zheng has one year left on his contract with Real Madrid, and the termination fee will not be too high, even if Tang Zheng is still in the stage of sky-high termination money, as long as Tang Zheng is willing, any team with strong funds will sign Tang Zheng.

Why?

Because signing Tang Zheng means the championship!

The Premier League is currently the league with the highest ability to absorb money in the world, and overseas development is invincible to any league, coupled with the huge Chinese market behind Tang Zheng, even if the contract is released at a sky-high price, a large amount of costs can be recovered in a short period of time.

Real Madrid, who signed Tang Zheng in the summer of 2013, isn't that it?

However, not many people know, and even Tang Zheng himself doesn't know where his next station will be......

With the Champions League over, Tang Zheng handed over everything to his agent Rodrigo, and he and his family began to take a real vacation.

Last summer there was a World Cup, and after the end of the holiday time was limited, there was a half-month winter break in the United Arab Emirates with the Asian Cup.

Fortunately, the Chinese team led by Cannavaro and Tang Zheng, who replaced Lippi as the head coach of the Chinese team, played normally, beating South Korea to win the first place in the group stage, defeating Syria, Iran and South Korea in the 1/8 finals, 1/4 finals and semifinals one after another.

In the final, relying on two goals from Tang Zheng and Lu Liang, he defeated Japan 2:0 to defend his status as the first brother of Asian football and defend the championship.

※※※

During Tang Zheng's vacation with his family, Tang Zheng completed the transaction in the villa in the wealthy area of Madrid, which also means that Tang Zheng is determined to leave Real Madrid.

At the same time, media outlets are spending heavily on valuable news.

The odds offered by major bookmakers have also entered the ultimate stage, with the well-funded Manchester duo having the lowest odds.

Of course, the lowest odds do not mean that Tang Zheng can only join the Manchester City Twins, but that he is most likely to join the Manchester City Twins.

July 1, 2019, may be just a party founding day for Chinese, but not for Chinese who follow football.

Tang Zheng's personal social platforms Twitter, Weibo, Real Madrid's official website and Liverpool's official website announced a news at the same time - Tang Zheng, Real Madrid and Liverpool reached an agreement.

The news announced on Tang Zheng's social platform is very simple, it is to thank Real Madrid fans for their support in the past and their prospects for the future.

When the dust settles on Tang Zheng's family, fans are most concerned about Tang Zheng's transfer fee and personal treatment.

As the first person in world football today, even if there is still the last year left in the contract, Tang Zheng's transfer fee is quite high!

Sure enough!

Liverpool, who signed Tang Zheng, did not have any stinginess, Lu Liangjia signed Tang Zheng for 60 million euros, and the two sides signed a five-year contract, and Tang Zheng's personal weekly salary reached a staggering 900,000 pounds before tax, becoming the new emperor of the Premier League.

To put it bluntly, he is a veritable emperor of part-time work in today's world football.

In the just-concluded 2018-2019 season, Liverpool won the league runner-up and entered the semi-finals of the Champions League.

The next day, Tang Zheng made his debut at Anfield Stadium after adding seating again.

The Anfield stadium, which can accommodate 60,000 fans, was packed to the brim, and every Liverpool fan was there to see Tang Zheng wearing a Liverpool shirt.

In order to show his admiration for Tang Zheng, Mane, who originally wore the No. 10 shirt, changed to No. 19, so Tang Zheng was able to wear the No. 10 shirt at Anfield Stadium.

“Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang——”

Tang Zheng had just come out of the players' tunnel, and 60,000 Liverpool fans instantly erupted into a huge shout like a tsunami.

Tang Zheng, who became a Liverpool player for the first time, seemed to have returned to when he first joined Real Madrid, and the fans in the stadium chanted for him alone.

This feeling is intoxicating.

The reason why Liverpool is chosen among many Premier League giants is not that Liverpool offers the best treatment, but that Liverpool's football style and the frenetic atmosphere of Anfield Stadium.

The atmosphere at Anfield is the same as that of Jurgen Klopp, full of hysterical passion.

Every second, it's a boiling of blood.

Tang Zheng's foot skills are unparalleled in the world, so the freestyle football performance in front of 60,000 Liverpool fans is like wearing flowers and dancing butterflies, which is dazzling.

Loud chants surrounded the Anfield stadium.

But it wasn't the most frenetic moment at Anfield!

Tang Zheng, who took over the host's microphone, did not speak at the first time, but looked around, and the Anfield Stadium, which was still extremely fanatical, instantly became silent, and Tang Zheng, the focus of everyone's attention, nodded his head with satisfaction, and then said sonorously: "Coming to Liverpool, my goal is very simple!"

Tang Zheng's voice suddenly rose an octave: "Champion! Champion! Champion! All champions !!"

"Champions!Champions!All Champions!!"

The Liverpool fans at Anfield Stadium are notoriously fanatical, chanting and chanting in tacit accord.

It is undeniable that since Klopp took charge of Liverpool, he has regained the temperament of competing for the championship, but with Tang Zheng joining Liverpool, Liverpool has the temperament of competing for the championship in the real sense!

Tang Zheng's remarks at Anfield were brief but domineering, and given Tang's past successes, not many media outlets questioned him.

Liverpool have been in excellent form over the past three seasons and have failed to win the title due to their ups and downs in form and lack of true leaders.

And Tang Zheng, who joined Liverpool, is a real leader!

Coupled with a super squad, no one will doubt that Liverpool will win the title in the new season.

The goalkeeper is Brazil international Alisson, the back line has Van Dijk, the midfield has Wijnaldum, Keita, Fabinho, Henderson, and the forward line Mane, Firmino, Salah......

In addition, the bench is also strong.

So...... Liverpool are strong contenders for the title in all competitions in the 2019-2020 season.

In the 32nd round of the 2019-2020 English Premier League, at Anfield Stadium, as the referee Oliver blew the end of the game, the Liverpool fans in the stands cried with joy.

Because Liverpool won the first Premier League title since the establishment of the Premier League!

The last time Liverpool won the English top flight was back in the 1989-1990 season.

At that time, most of the players in the team had not yet been born......

iQIYI sports commentator Kim Sang-kai's calm voice trembled a little, looking at the Liverpool fans who hid their faces and cried as they looked at the broadcast screen, even if he was not a Liverpool fan: "The English top league champion after 30 years!" It is easy to see the indescribable excitement of Liverpool fans through the broadcast screen, Liverpool this season can be described as strong, all competitions are like mercury, plus the previous defeat of Manchester United to win the League Cup, Liverpool has won the double, if you can beat Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals, the Champions League to the end, Liverpool led by Tang Zheng can try to impact the unprecedented seven crowns in international football......"

As a Liverpool fan, he looked at Tang Zheng on the broadcast screen and said hoarsely: "Thirty years of waiting! The championship has finally come to Anfield! The great Liverpool! Tang Zheng is made! The thirty-one-year-old Tang Zheng seems to have been forgotten by the years, his performance is as good as ever, and his weekly salary of 900,000 pounds is worth it!!"

"Liverpool, who won the Premier League six rounds ahead of schedule, also made new history, they equalled the record for the fastest Premier League title held by Manchester United in 2000-2001 and Manchester City in 2017-2018!

British Sky commentator Andy Gray shrugged his shoulders helplessly: "The era of Real Madrid is over, and the era of Liverpool is coming...... All Europe, tremble!"

There is no doubt that Liverpool fans are happy in this moment.

※※※

Istanbul, Ataturk Olympic Stadium, the largest stadium in Turkey, has a capacity of 80,000 fans.

The Liverpool fans in the stands were distinct from the Manchester City fans, but the Liverpool fans in the red jerseys made significantly more noise in the second ever Premier League derby in the Champions League final than Manchester City.

Fifteen years ago, Liverpool won the Champions League for the fifth time in their history at this stadium.

Countless Liverpool always puff out their chests when they think of that final.

After falling behind 3-0 in the first half, AC Milan celebrated early during the break, but no one expected Liverpool to score three goals in just nine minutes in the second half to set the tone for a penalty shoot-out victory.

Fifteen years later, Liverpool, who returned to Istanbul, must be the champion!

That's what all Liverpool fans are saying!

Coupled with Liverpool's devastating victory in the League Cup, Premier League and FA Cup this season, both the media and fans are optimistic about Liverpool's championship prospects.

With Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Salah in front, Tang Zheng in the middle, Van Dijk at the back, and Alisson in front of goal, the central axis is terrifying.

Manchester City has a strong lineup, and the lines are basically equal to Liverpool, but ...... In a key way, Manchester City are inferior to Liverpool.

That's right!

The key point lies in Tang Zheng!

With Tang Zheng joining, Liverpool has not only strengthened its overall strength, but also improved its temperament.

Champion temperament!

Amid the cheers of tens of thousands of Liverpool fans, Tang Zheng opened the scoring with his trademark header in the 19th minute, continuing to add to his goal record in the Champions League final......

City quickly stepped up their attack after conceding the goal, trying to equalise in the shortest possible time.

However, Jurgen Klopp's tailor-made tactics for Tang Zheng were invincible in the 2019-2020 season, and the efficient overall pressing made it impossible for the City players to play with Pep Guardiola's football philosophy.

Every time, there was a mistake without a few passes, and the football changed hands.

That situation continued until the end of the first half, with Liverpool heading into the dressing room with a 1-0 lead.

At the beginning of the second half, Tang Zheng passed Salah in seconds, Salah who entered the penalty area faked a real shot, Stones was too late to close his feet, he kicked Salah's supporting foot, and then, the referee's whistle sounded.

Penalty kick!

The Manchester City fans in the stands held their heads in their hands, even if they had been mentally prepared for a long time, they were inevitably a little unacceptable.

Tang Zheng, who took the penalty, successfully deceived goalkeeper Ederson and kicked the ball in the other direction, and the score displayed on the scoreboard came to 2:0.

Throughout the 2019-2020 season, no team has equalised with Liverpool trailing by two goals, so ...... Whether it's the Liverpool fans in the field or the fans in front of the TV, they all know that the fourth title of the season is a certainty!

Liverpool, who had a two-goal lead, consciously contracted their defence, and Pep Guardiola's football philosophy was put into play, but there was nothing they could do about Liverpool's shrinking defence, and Liverpool extended their lead to three goals in the 72nd minute.

Van Dijk found Tang Zheng as soon as he cut off De Bruyne's pass to Gabriel Jesus, who didn't make any adjustments and made a long left-footed pass to find Mane who was inserted at high speed.

Mane, who was at full speed, was like a wild horse on the loose, unable to pull it in, and in the face of the attacking Ederson, he changed direction very easily and suddenly, and then kicked the ball into the already unguarded goal......

Aguero, who came off the bench, pulled a goal back for City in the 89th minute, but it was too late.

In the end, Liverpool defeated Manchester City 3-1 at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium to win the championship!

The broadcast picture of the live director was given to Tang Zheng for the first time, because ...... This title is the seventh Champions League title of Tang Zheng's career.

And Tang Zheng also relied on this Champions League title to surpass the former Real Madrid celebrity Hento and become the player who has won the Champions League the most times in the history of the Champions League!

※※※

While Liverpool players and fans were frantically celebrating Liverpool's sixth Champions League victory, Tang Zheng returned to Shanghai by private jet.

Because...... Tang Zheng's wife, Zhao Lina, gave birth to her second child when Liverpool won the cup.

Son!

On the night of winning the Champions League, Tang Zheng simply named the child Tang Guan, the meaning is very clear, that is, he hopes that his son can continue the fine tradition of his father Tang Zheng in the future.

Champions, the more the merrier.

※※※

The 2019-2020 season came to an end with the end of the Champions League final, and Liverpool, who won four titles, became the focus of attention of all football lovers.

Premier League teams play one more domestic cup competition than teams in other leagues, in addition to the traditional FA Cup, there is also a League Cup that only professional league teams can participate in, which causes the managers of Premier League teams to constantly complain about the dense schedule, especially for the big teams.

However, the 2019-2020 season has just ended for Liverpool, who have won four titles, plus the Community Shield and European Super Cup before the start of the 2020-2021 season and the Club World Cup in China at the end of 2020, Liverpool have a good chance of winning an unprecedented or even unseen seven titles.

Of course, the summer of 2020 will be in the spotlight with the reformed European Championships.

It was the first European Championship ever held without privileges for the hosts, and it was hosted by 13 cities across Europe.

It is worth mentioning that England's new Wembley Stadium will host the two semi-finals and the final of Euro 2020.

But the European Cup has nothing to do with Tang Zheng, and he doesn't even have time to watch live TV, because when he becomes a father, he has to temporarily change his job to be a daddy.

A month into the European Championship flashed by in the blink of an eye, and England, who qualified for the World Cup final two years ago, had the advantage of being at home in the face of a large number of England fans, beating France 1-0 to win the first European Championship in their history.

※※※

On the eve of the start of the 2020-2021 season, there are two matches on the radar of football lovers around the world.

They are the Community Shield and the European Super Cup.

If Liverpool, who won four titles in 2019-2020, can beat Manchester United and Valencia respectively, they will equal the record held by Barcelona and Real Madrid for six titles in a calendar year.

At the same time, Liverpool will also have more than 95% chance of becoming an unprecedented seven-time champion!

The Club World Cup began in 2013 and continued until 2019, with European teams winning the tournament 12 times and South American teams only four times in the past 16 editions.

The 3/4 chance of winning the championship, coupled with Liverpool's strong strength, basically means that as long as Liverpool beats Manchester City and Valencia, the seven crowns will not be able to escape!

There were few surprises in the Community Shield at the new Wembley Stadium, as City were unable to beat Tang Zheng's Liverpool at their peak, beating City 2-0 thanks to goals from Virgil van Dijk and Roberto Firmino.

In the European Super Cup at the Stade d'Angela de Portugal, Liverpool continued their strong performance in the 2019-2020 season, beating Valencia 3-0.

Commentator Zhan Jun's voice rose an octave at the end of the game, shouting: "The sixth championship of the season!!"

Liverpool, who have won six titles in 2020, have equalled the six titles held by Barcelona and Real Madrid, and countless Liverpool fans are starting to look forward to the Club World Cup before it arrives......

In the 2020-2021 Premier League season, Liverpool continued last season's super performance, with Arsenal holding a record of 49 league games unbeaten.

If it weren't for the absence of a winter break in the Premier League, Liverpool, who have a Club World Cup mission, would likely have set a longer unbeaten run in the league.

……

In the semi-finals of the 2020 Club World Cup, Liverpool, which was still adjusting for the time difference, defeated the host Shanghai Shanggang 3:0.

For Liverpool, they are just one step away from an unprecedented seven-time title.

The Club World Cup final at the Bird's Nest was packed.

Because of Tang Zheng's existence, Liverpool's Club World Cup final is completely equivalent to a home game.

The Liverpool stars, who had adjusted for the jet lag, played well to the shouts of the fans at almost the whole stadium, and with goals from Salah and Tang Zheng, they led Corinthians by two goals in the first half.

In the second half, Corinthians, who lacked top stars, tried to threaten Liverpool's defence, but they were helpless due to the huge gap in overall strength and never scored.

If it weren't for Liverpool's conscious allocation of energy when the score was ahead, Liverpool would have been able to play a bigger scoreline.

In the end, Liverpool defeated Corinthians 2-0 at the Bird's Nest to win their last title of 2020.

Seventh crown!

……