On Friday 15 August, Liverpool held their regular press conference at the Melwood training base for the pre-match press conference against Southampton. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Gerald and Zhang Yuan both followed Rogers to attend the press conference, of course, it is Rogers' power to bring who to attend the press conference, and the reporters in the audience have no control.

As soon as Liverpool's press officer announced the start of the press conference, Brendan Rodgers announced the vice-captain for the new season.

"After careful consideration, I decided to make Zhang Yuan the vice-captain of the team, of course, this is also a joint decision of the whole club! We think Zhang Yuan has excellent leadership qualities and captaincy experience, he is now the captain of the Chinese national team, and we have reason to believe that he can help Gerrard maintain the atmosphere in the dressing room!"

The following reporters were in an uproar, and the news was quite unexpected, as it seems that there is no player in Liverpool's history who has been appointed as vice-captain of the team as soon as he joins.

"May I ask Mr Rodgers, do you think it would be appropriate for a new player to be appointed as vice-captain of the team immediately?!" asked BBC journalist Martin Chandler.

"As I said earlier, it's a decision I've made after careful thinking and research from all over the club, and I think it's a very good fit, Zhang Yuan has the ability to do the job!" Rodgers laughed.

"Mr. Rogers, do you think such a decision will be embraced by the fans?!" asked Sky Sports reporter John Bull.

"I think the fans will be happy to see such an appointment, because Zhang Yuan has all the conditions to become vice-captain! It's not a problem with him joining the team! It's not an attempt, it's a decision based on the situation within the team!" Rodgers said with a smile.

Later, several reporters raised questions, and the core of the essence was whether Zhang Yuan's choice was correct when he first arrived.

After asking Rogers, the reporters asked Zhang Yuan's opinion.

"Brendan Rodgers asked me for my opinion before the appointment, and there is no doubt that I agreed! I will not back down because I have just arrived! This is the trust that Brendan Rodgers has in me and the trust that the whole club has in me!"

'I've been in the team for a while, I've gotten along well with my team-mates, the atmosphere in the dressing room is great and I'm enjoying training with them and playing together!

"As Mr. Rodgers said, I also don't think it's a big deal to be vice-captain when I first join, it's a good challenge for me and I hope to help Mr. Rodgers, help Steve, help my team-mates, I'm confident about that!"

Zhang Yuan crackled and said a lot, anyway, to the effect that he can do it, and there is no need for the outside world to worry.

Gerrard next to him also said: "As the captain of the team, I am very happy to see such an appointment, I believe that Zhang Yuan will do this job well, as a fan, I also recognize Zhang Yuan's ability, I believe that he can do this job well! If he needs it, I can provide all the help I can! Everyone should be as confident as I am!"

Then the reporters asked Brendan Rodgers about the team's recruitment work and the integration of new signings, of course, Zhang Yuan was the one who paid the most attention.

"I'm very happy to have Zhang Yuan joined, he's been in good form lately, he's worked hard in training, he's a good role model!

Rodgers has the final say on whether Zhang Yuan will play or not.

Then Liverpool Echo reporter Ellie Moore asked the question, hoping that Rodgers would look forward to the weekend's game.

Southampton had a very difficult summer, with new boss Ronald Koeman coming to the team to see a devastated squad, with Luke Shaw sold to Manchester United for a high price, Lambert, Lallana and Lovren all sold by Liverpool in the middle draw, and Chambers bought by Arsenal.

The big three have bought almost half of Southampton's main squad, which you say is not miserable, but it looks like a big problem for Southampton, but it is actually not a big problem because their youth training is very good.

They have England's most famous youth base, which can send a steady stream of new stars to the first team, which is where they are very proud and confident, so that they are not wronged in the recruitment work, and selling high is their basic principle, in fact, they have also added several players this summer, bringing in Pelle and Sean Lang in the front, Tadic in midfield, adding the former Newcastle veteran Foster in the goalkeeper position, and Chelsea player Bertrand on loan in the back line.

If it was true that their strength had dropped a lot, it was not possible, so Rogers was cautious in his answer.

'Southampton are not to be underestimated, they have a very good coach, I think it will be a tough game at the weekend and both sides will give it their all to win. I hope the results of the first game of the new season will be positive for us!"

On the other side, the team's new head coach Koeman is looking forward to the trip and believes that Liverpool must be a strong team, but Southampton will not be afraid of them!

Judging from the historical record of the two sides, Southampton really has no need to fear Liverpool, and last season Southampton was still under Pochettino's management, and Liverpool won one game each, equally.

At the press conference, Zhang Yuan also looked forward to this game, "Our goal is to get off to a good start! to make a good start to this season! I am very grateful to Mr. Brenders for believing in me, and I will do my best to help the team in the future games!"

At the end of the press conference, the news that Zhang Yuan was appointed as the vice captain of the team caused a strong reaction from the outside world, it is very simple, his appointment as vice captain seems to have a lot to do with the future, Gerrard has gradually aged, maybe this season may not appear on the field as the main force next season, Zhang Yuan, the vice captain, is likely to be the captain, and then Gerrard retires, Zhang Yuan will become the second foreign captain in Liverpool's history, or the captain from Asia and China.

The effect that Qian Huan hoped for was achieved, this move earned enough eyeballs for Liverpool, Liverpool fans in England don't know what to say about this appointment, some people disagree, but this can't be a reason for them to go to the headquarters to demonstrate, a world-class superstar, Mr. Footballer, Liverpool fans generally hope that Zhang Yuan can bring glory to the team, and you can't show Zhang Yuan ugly because of such an appointment of the team, right?!

In the Chinese market that cannot be ignored, the response of the fans is extraordinarily enthusiastic, and many Liverpool fans are very excited that Liverpool has a Chinese captain, and not Liverpool fans also look at Liverpool differently because of Zhang Yuan's appointment.

As for the media, of course, it has mixed reputations, half of them are wrong, and even many of them think that Liverpool's move is inappropriate, but it's nothing, what they say is just for a while!

Since he sat in the position of vice captain, Zhang Yuan did not pay too much attention to the opinions of the outside world, because he knew that opposition was inevitable and would not be diverted because of his will.

August 17th, soon arrived, the city of Liverpool is like waking up from sleep, the match day is the weekend, is the most important day of the week for many fans, compared to Italy, England fans prefer to go to the scene to watch the game, the current Liverpool ticket price in the entire Premier League is considered to be among the highest, the highest adult single ticket price is 59 pounds, the lowest is 37 pounds.

Of course, they are not the most expensive, and the most expensive honorary titles have been occupied by Arsenal for a long time.

The Premier League is such a popular league, and the ticket revenue is also higher than that of other leagues, of course, this refers to the average level, and other leagues also have the same expensive ticket prices as the giants.

After Qian Huan arrived, he did not modify the high ticket price, because he was not stupid, anyway, the black cauldron of the price increase made Henry carry it, why did he do this, of course, he may reduce the ticket price in the future because of the improvement of his results, after all, the high income on the match day is not as much as the commercial contract.