Chapter 152: Winter Transfer
Jiang Chenxi received the World Footballer of the Year trophy in Switzerland, and China also ushered in the second round of Group B of the Asian Cup group stage nine hours after he reached the top of the world, with China taking on Uzbekistan.
In the first round of the group stage, China defeated Saudi Arabia 3-0, while Uzbekistan defeated North Korea 1-0.
Therefore, in the match with Uzbekistan, for the Chinese team and Uzbekistan, whoever can win this game will basically be able to lock in a group qualifier.
In the 22nd minute of the game, Uzbekistan scored first, and Akhmedov's long-range shot hit Wu Xi's body and refracted the goal.
This also made CCTV's commentators He Wei and Duan Xuan worried, the Chinese team has always given the impression that it 'will not fight tough battles', especially in such continental competitions and key matches such as World Cup qualifiers, once the score is behind, it is very difficult to turn the tables.
Of course, if Jiang Chenxi was on the field, they wouldn't be too worried, the problem was that Jiang Chenxi was still in Zurich.
As worried and worried as the commentators, there are also Chinese fans in front of the TV.
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In the 55th minute of the game, Gao Lin assisted Wu Xi to score the equalizer with a sweeping shot in front of the goal.
In the 68th minute, Sun Ke broke through with a long shot and overtook the dead corner.
In the 90-minute fierce battle, the national football team reversed Uzbekistan 2-1 and won two consecutive victories in the group stage.
The result and process of this game stunned many people, they did not expect that in the absence of Jiang Chenxi, the Chinese team would face Uzbekistan and achieve a reversal. (PS: In reality, the Chinese team reversed Uzbekistan 2:1 like this, not blowing or black, respecting the facts.) )
After the game, when the Chinese team played against Zheng Zhen in an interview with CCTV reporters, he excitedly said that the whole team would give such a victory to Jiang Chenxi and congratulate him on being elected as the FIFA Mr. Golden Ball.
The Chinese team also received a good news, in another game in the same group, the North Korean team lost 1-4 at the feet of the Saudi Arabian team, in this way, the Chinese team won all two games and accumulated six points, ranking first in Group B, and at the same time, because the Chinese team won the Saudi Arabian team and Uzbekistan, which also made the Chinese team have an advantage in the mutual results with Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, so the Chinese team that won both games locked the first place in the group one round in advance.
After playing against Uzbekistan, the Chinese team moved to Canberra, Australia, to prepare for the final group stage opponent, North Korea, in Canberra.
On the same day that the Chinese team arrived in Canberra, Jiang Chenxi's flight arrived in Canberra.
The new World Footballer of the Year was warmly welcomed.
Several bigwigs of the Chinese Football Association personally greeted them at the airport, and representatives of local Chinese and overseas Chinese also greeted them at the airport.
Subsequently, Jiang Chenxi did not immediately go to the hotel where the Chinese team stayed, he went to the Chinese Embassy in Australia accompanied by the bigwigs of the Football Association, and met with the Chinese teammates who had arrived at the embassy in advance, and the embassy hosted a banquet to entertain Jiang Chenxi, congratulate him on being elected as the 2014 World Footballer, and wish the Chinese team persistent efforts and good results in the Asian Cup in Australia.
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The Asian Cup is in full swing, and in the winter transfer market, Liverpool has finally made another move.
On January 15, the Premier League giants Liverpool officially announced on their official club website that the team has signed England's popular international Adam from Premier League powerhouse Southampton. Lallana, who will be in the Reds' No.20 shirt for the second half of the season.
According to the British Daily Mirror, Lallana's transfer is worth £20 million.
In an official statement released by the club, Liverpool wrote: "We are delighted to announce that the team has officially signed Lallana from Southampton, and after successfully passing the routine medical examination that the club has specially organised for him, Lallana has signed a long-term contract with Liverpool, and we believe that this excellent player can help Liverpool and sincerely wish him continued progress with the team." ”
In the summer of 2014, Lallana was almost close to joining Liverpool, he was a player handpicked by Liverpool's former head coach Rodgers, however, with Rodgers suddenly leaving class, Klopp took over Liverpool, the transfer was variable, Klopp called off the transfer, and finally Lallana and Liverpool had no chance, of course, the most direct reason is that Liverpool used all the additional transfer income obtained from the sale of Suarez to Jiang Chenxi's reinforcements, and there was no money to introduce Lallana.
In the first half of the season, Gerrard was injured, Henderson's form was up and down, and Lucas couldn't really reassure Klopp, in this situation, Klopp was very worried, last season at Dortmund, Dortmund was still the halfway champion before the winter break, after the winter break, the team suffered a large number of injuries, Dortmund fell off in a surprising way, this past made Klopp 'unforgettable', he definitely does not want to repeat the mistakes in Liverpool.
So, this brings La Lana to the mix, and the £20 million transfer fee is also a big deal in the winter transfer market.
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Speaking to the Reds' official website, Lallana was thrilled to be on Liverpool: "I am thrilled to be starting a new chapter in my career at Liverpool, the Reds are a very special club, especially with a player like Jiang here, and it feels like a dream come true for a player like me to be here and play with Jiang as a team-mate." Now I can't wait for the new season to start as soon as possible. I hope I can adapt to everything about Liverpool as soon as possible and it must be nice to be able to play next to Jiang. ”
At the press conference, the reporters looked at each other and almost laughed out loud at the end.
When Lovren joined Liverpool from Southampton last summer, he seemed to say the same - [I chose to join Liverpool, a great club, and another important reason is that Jiang is here, and he can play next to the best players on the planet, which is a temptation that no player can refuse]......
It's Jiang Chenxi's 'temptation' again, and it's from Southampton again......
Subsequently, the "Guardian" joked that Southampton fans must be extremely unwelcome to Jiang Chenxi now, and the new World Footballer of the Year did nothing, and hooked up Southampton's two leading stars......
The Daily Mirror quipped that Southampton could change their name to Liverpool Second.
The Sun also quipped that Liverpool's scouts might now be based in Southampton...... found the target, and then Jiang Chenxi waved his hand, and everything was done.
Southampton:......
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