Melwood Training Base.

Chelsea's players prepare for the evening's game as they play an intra-squad match under assistant coach Kravitz.

Coach Jurgen Klopp sat on the bench on the sidelines, watching the team practice and recording something in his notebook from time to time.

Lovren shoveled Lallana's pass off the touchline with a tackle, then he got up, looked out of the field, and then looked surprised.

"Guys! I am back! Jiang Chenxi smiled and waved his hand.

"Haha! Jiang, you're back! ”

"God, this isn't a dream."

The players were boiling, both shocked and delighted.

They knew that the Chinese team won the Asian Cup yesterday, and according to everyone's understanding, Jiang Chenxi should return to the motherland with the national team at this time, but they didn't expect him to appear at the training ground.

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"Didn't I give you a day off?" Klopp was very happy to see his lover return, and said.

He knew that Jiang Chenxi would return to Liverpool today, and Klopp was naturally very happy and relieved that Ai would choose to return to the team non-stop, however, considering that Jiang Chenxi had played six games in less than a month, including the long journey from the Australian continent to Switzerland to receive the FIFA Golden Ball Award, and his body must be in a state of extreme exhaustion, so Klopp gave Jiang Chenxi a holiday, so that he would not use it to train after returning to Liverpool, and have a good rest, but he didn't expect Jiang Chenxi to come directly to the training ground.

"I'm fine." Jiang Chenxi said with a smile, "I can't wait to return to the team now." ”

Klopp was moved in his heart, shook hands with Jiang Chenxi, and "responded to return to the team." ”

"Congratulations, Asian champion!" Salah shouted from the sidelines.

"Asian Champion!"

"Congratulations, Jiang!"

Everyone greeted Jiang Chenxi and congratulated him.

"Coach, can I join the training?" Jiang Chenxi greeted everyone and asked Klopp.

"You can go to training." Klopp nodded, "However, I won't put you in the squad for tonight's game, your task now is to rest." ”

Klopp could see that Jiang Chenxi was very tired, he really felt sorry for this beloved apprentice, and was worried that Jiang Chenxi would be injured in the game, and the players were indeed very easy to get injured when they were physically exhausted. finally waited until Jiang Chenxi returned to the team, and he didn't want Jiang Chenxi to be injured.

"Uh." Jiang Chenxi said with some regret, "Okay, coach." ”

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He can't wait to represent the team.

On the way back, Jiang Chenxi has learned about Liverpool's current situation, and it can be said that Liverpool's current situation is not very good.

In the FA Cup, Liverpool and Bolton played to a 0-0 draw and need to be replayed at a later date.

In the Carabao Cup, Liverpool were eliminated 2-3 by Chelsea over two legs in the semi-finals.

In the league, Liverpool's situation is even worse, Liverpool, who has drawn two in a row, is now only four points ahead of Chelsea in the standings, you know, when Jiang Chenxi left the team to play the Asian Cup in the national team, Liverpool was eight points ahead of Chelsea at that time, under a huge lead, so much so that the English media are saying that there is basically no suspense about the league championship, now what? The media began to re-hype the title race between Liverpool and Chelsea was once again in a heated phase.

And in the Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea, Balotelli played on Diego. Costa, clashed with the opponent, although he was not sent off at the time, but after the game, the English FA investigated the game, and finally imposed a three-game ban on Balotelli.

In addition, there is not much harmony within the team.

Liverpool and Raheem Sterling's contract extensions are in complete impasse: Raheem Sterling's contract renewal turmoil has been going on for most of the season, with England's golden boy wanting to go to Manchester City, but the Reds also want to make a final retention. Liverpool FC was scheduled to meet with Raheem Sterling and his agent two days ago, but Sterling's agent Ward then shouted in the media that "even if Liverpool gives him a weekly salary of 900,000, he will not renew his contract".

Raheem Sterling's agent has made a big splash in the media, which has made Liverpool feel that their sincerity has been insulted, and since the club will not renew Sterling's contract, there is no need to hold talks.

The Liverpool media and fans have loudly condemned the behavior of Sterling and his agent, and Riley, a well-known die-hard Liverpool fan and reporter of The Echo, blasted Sterling in his column, and he also publicly suggested that Liverpool directly kick Sterling into the reserve team next season, leaving him to fend for himself without a ball.

Reds fans were generally supportive of the club's move to cancel the talks, demanding that Liverpool must be tough and not let the 20-year-old lead the way.

In response, Liverpool legend Carragher angrily rebuked Ward and warned Sterling to "keep your mouth shut and play in peace." ”

Ward responded, saying, "Carragher is an idiot, everybody knows that, any criticism from current commentators or former Liverpool players has nothing to do with me, they're all irrelevant people. ”

Ward's remarks angered Liverpool fans, who felt that Ward lacked the least respect for Carragher, who had played more than 700 games for the Reds.

In addition, Ward's remarks also caused strong dissatisfaction among veterans in the Liverpool team, including captain Steven Gerrard and Skrtel, who had worked with Carragher.

And the media also added fuel to the fire and hyped up this matter wildly.

Now, although Sterling is still training and playing normally, the situation in the team can be said to be very awkward.

In short, after leaving the team for less than a month, Jiang Chenxi was surprised to find that the team is quite chaotic now, and even has a feeling of 'chicken feathers'.

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Soon, the news that Jiang Chenxi had returned to the team for training spread, and Liverpool fans cheered.

In a situation like this, the return of the team's number one star is given more meaning.

Whether it is his status in football, his position within the team, and his contribution to Liverpool, the return of the new World Footballer of the Year is regarded by the media and fans as being able to stabilize the morale of the military.

Liverpool fans excitedly said on the club forum: Even if Jiang Chenxi is tired, even if he is unlikely to play immediately, but Jiang is back, everything will be fine!

On the evening of 1 February 2015, Liverpool played at their home stadium at Anfield for the 23rd round of the league.

Jiang Chenxi did not make the squad for the team, but before the start of the game, the new World Footballer of the Year appeared on the pitch with his FIFA Ballon d'Or trophy, which caused huge cheers throughout the Anfield stadium, and all the fans stood up to applaud Jiang Chenxi.

This is the first time that an active Liverpool player has won the World Footballer of the Year award. (Owen won the European Footballer of the Year trophy at the time).

Subsequently, Jiang Chenxi returned to the stands to watch the game, even during the live broadcast of the game, the camera frequently gave close-ups of Jiang Chenxi in the stands, which caused cheers from fans every time.

In the end, Liverpool defeated West Ham United 2-1 at home with goals from Salah and Lallana, and tasted victory for the first time after two consecutive draws.

At the end of the game, the Anfield stadium cheered loudly, and the fans chanted Jiang Chenxi's name in unison, as if Jiang Chenxi had scored a goal on the field to bring victory to Liverpool.

"World Footballer of the Year is back, Liverpool wins!" - The front-page headline of The Guardian after the game.