Volume 1 Chapter 7 Anfield

"You'll never walk alone!", the sign on Bill Shankly's gate.

Memorial to the Victims of Hillsborough, April 15, 1989, 96 dead

Direct access to the Paisley Gate of the Liverpool Museum.

And the famous "This is Anfield!" (This is Anfield)" - Bill Shankly.

In the sixties and seventies of the 20th century, Bill Shankly led Liverpool to rise from the second division, Paisley and his successors brought Liverpool to glory in the eighties, and you will see the current celebrities on the pitch, Keane, Dalglish, Ian Rush...

"Heysel tragedy" and "Hillsborough tragedy" made the former European Red Devils sink for a while, but after the establishment of the Premier League in 92, the former Liverpool started the road to revival, despite meeting their rival Sir Alex Ferguson, although Arsenal's gorgeousness was once popular in the Premier League, but Liverpool will always be the Liverpool, it represents passion, blood, loyalty, unity, never say die!

This is the spiritual imprint of two generations of Liverpudlians in 30 years!

This is a heroic elegy sung twice when it withered in glory! (Two tragic events in the 80s ended more than two decades of Liverpool's glory, and the Hicks and Gillette scam in '07 interrupted Liverpool's revival).

This is the legacy that successive Liverpudlians have written throughout their careers!

Barnes, Ian Rush, McManaman, Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen, Gerrard!

Barnes and Ian Rush are on the verge of retirement; McManaman and Robbie Fowler are far away; Owen will also fade next year; Gerrard will raise the flag of his almost a dozen years at Liverpool!

What is Football? What is life?

Searching for the footprints of his dreams, Mark walked along the brick walls of Anfield and stepped into the place where he wanted to travel through time.

His life used to be mechanical and dull, and he used to fantasize about being as passionate and passionate as Liverpool......

Every individual has something to fight for, calligraphy, painting, architecture, work, business, love, ......, if it entrusts all your passion for life, even though it may be worthless in the eyes of others, it will eventually bloom for you!

Coming to this land, Mackin finally realized why he loved Liverpool because of the zest he couldn't escape.

Fight like a warrior!

Not everyone can find a suitable place for him in society, Lu Xun used his pen, Sanmao used her love, and Jobs wrote his life with its pursuit of perfection, so what about you, Mark Qin? Heaven has given you another chance, what do you use to write your originally mediocre life?

Makqin lingered at the gate of Shankly for a long time, silent.

Peter was feeling nervous in his own sense as he sensed a child coming out of memories and stories here – but it was his first time.

"Little one, do you want to go inside, I know the staff here, your aunt went to school today, so we have a lot of time to see more, although I don't know why, but I can see that you like Liverpool very much, how about Everton?" Would you like to check it out? Peter said as he walked up behind Mack.

Mack Qin came back to his senses and said: "Of course, I want to see the KOP stands and the Centennial Stands, but unfortunately there is no game this week, and Everton is not interested~"

Peter shrugged his shoulders, "Your luck is not good, Liverpool are away this week, otherwise you can see Owen, the golden boy of all England, we are born and bred in Liverpool", Peter was proud.

Mark Qin thought to himself, if nothing else, the city would fall into complete madness the year after tomorrow (2005), but it didn't matter about the golden boy Owen, the flag at that time was called Gerald!

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The majesty of a stadium can only be felt when you are in it, although Anfield only has a capacity of more than 40,000 people, but the red and green everywhere when you enter the stadium are still shocking, and the KOP stands and the centennial stands are like two guards, arching Liverpool.

"Peter, you can't stay long, you don't allow any idlers during non-game hours," said a staff member with a full beard in overalls next to him.

"Harry, don't worry, it won't make it difficult for you, this is my nephew, a Liverpool diehard, how about it, great guy~", Peter said with a smile and punched Harry.

"Haha, welcome, kid, welcome to the great Liverpool family, we have a party every home week, your uncle has been married since he got married, oh~, don't mention him, how about it, want to join us?"

"Hi, Harry~", Peter was a little embarrassed to be exposed.

"Can I find a job here without going to school? Like a caddy? It's easy to do things with acquaintances~", Mark Qin started to think carefully, as for playing football, Mark Qin didn't dare to think about it due to the inertia of his thinking, after all, he used to play like that, and he did it again, his physical talent was on the table, and he wouldn't go to the sky.

So Mackin tentatively said: "Hello, Uncle Harry, I like this here very much, I also like football very much, I really want to join you, Gerrard is my favorite star, I especially want to see him play up close, do you still recruit caddies or something?" ”

"Ahem~~", Peter choked all of a sudden

"Oh~~, haha, funny kid, Gerrard is our young captain, but most kids your age will love Owen, it's a kid like that, Gerrard is also a good guy, he's a real Liverpool kid, I'm sure you'll be able to meet him soon, but most of the caddies are kids from Kobek, only a small part has one or two chances through community service, I don't think it's easy~~", Harry laughed and said.

"Do you need a turf maintainer?"

"Ahem~", Peter coughed even more, "I think we should go, I'm looking for you next time, Harry", without waiting for Harry to answer, he pulled Mark Qin and hurried away.

Harry shook his head and smiled, "What a funny kid~"

Walking out of the court, Peter looked at Mackin seriously and said, "Hi Michael, I think we need to talk"

Mackin was called too much, so he recognized this English name, and gave himself an English surname - Hard, which is Michael Hard, which translates to Chinese is Mark Hard, well, forgive the author's laziness O__O "...

Knowing that Peter had seen through the little trick, Mack shrugged and said, "Okay, Uncle Peter"

"Well, it's not far from my office, where can we go, get in the car, lad", Peter turned and pulled the car door.

Mackin turned to look at Anfield Stadium and thought to himself, let's start now.

Peter's office is located in a sporting goods store not far from Anfield, and in addition to selling Liverpool and Everton merchandise, there are other sports such as golf and baseball, and he is the director of this store.

Entered the store, walked to the office, asked Mark Qin to sit down, poured him a glass of water, Peter pulled out the chair behind the desk, sat opposite him, and said seriously: "Michael, I think we need to have a good talk, I, as your uncle, want to talk to you about your academic problems, do you accept it?" ”

"Uh-huh, Uncle Peter, please say"

"You see, your aunt and I both want you to go to school, not to work, here, you must not go out to work, it is also good for you, you are now about to be 13 years old, in a few years you will be in middle school, college, face the search for a job, we need to be responsible for your life, right", Peter said solemnly.

"I know, Uncle Peter, I know you're good for me, but, to be honest, it's hard for me to sit in class and play with a bunch of little kids~"

β€œwhat? Michael, you're only 13 years old, not 23, and they're the same age as you."

"Yes, but I feel like I'm 23 and they're only 3"

Peter clapped his hands and covered his face, "what the fuck ......," and muttered to himself.

Getting up and taking two steps, Peter looked helpless, "Michael, are you sure you're talking to me seriously?" ”

"Sure, sure, very sure", Mackin also looked at Peter seriously and said, to this world, Mackin is very grateful to this family, they prevented him from spending this unwarranted childhood like a wanderer, and gave him partners and family, although as a time-traveler he will not have a headache about livelihood, but the feeling of loneliness is always bad.

Peter looked at Ma Qin helplessly for a long time, thinking that my child must not be like this, he had a headache to death, and finally he sighed helplessly and said: "Michael, I respect your ideas, although it is a little unrealistic, but now at your age, except for those who are engaged in singing, modeling, and sports, they are basically in school, and even if they are engaged in these industries, they have to come back regularly to make up for classes, which is the law of this country."

Mackin continued to shrug: "Then I'll go learn to sing, modeling, or some kind of sports, as long as I don't have to go to school."

"Uh~~", Peter almost didn't come up in one breath, "Michael......, those are those that need talent, the elimination rate is very high, you ......", Peter was embarrassed to say that he didn't see that Mark Qin had talent in this area.

"How do you know if you don't try, everyone needs to be responsible for their own life, right? How do you know you can't do without trying? Ma Qin didn't want to continue to go around in circles in the dead end of not going to school, so many projects, one by one, it is estimated that it will be delayed until he is 16 years old, and he can make his own decisions at that time, Ma Qin has to praise his wit!

β€œβ€¦β€¦ OK, Michael, you've made me helpless......", Peter sighed helplessly.

"Don't worry, Uncle Peter, I know that you and my aunt are doing it for my good, I know what I'm doing, and I won't let you down", Makqin assured with a resolute face.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Well, I guess your aunt knows that I agree with you and will not give me food for a week", Peter rolled his eyes.

"Haha, don't worry, Uncle Peter, you will be proud of your wise decision in the future!"

Peter's face was speechless, and he changed the topic and said, "OK, do you want to see where else in the afternoon, while there is still time"

"Of course, Cocoby, since we have chosen, then let's start in the afternoon!"

"Oh~~NO~~, your aunt will kill my ......"

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Peter and Mackin eventually came to Cocoby, Cocoby's academy is located in the northeast of Anfield, and the famous Melwood training base is in the east of Anfield, the distance between the three is not close, which was later complained by Liverpool coach Klopp, so Liverpool started construction in 2017 to rebuild Cocoby, putting the training ground and the academy together, but this is a later story.

Peter parked the car in front of Cocoby and said to Mark Qin in the co-pilot: "Hell, I really sent you here, but you have to promise me, if not, you have to go back to school honestly, this time I will try to find an acquaintance to give you a chance to tryout, this is an agreement, OK?" ”

"OK", Makqin and Peter high-fived. I thought, football is not good, but also basketball, tennis, golf, haha, let him know what a bear child is when the time comes!

But Ma Qin is still somewhat sure of mixing a young echelon, he has played football for so many years, and he has basic movements and awareness, although he is not professional, he should still be able to gain a foothold at this age, as for whether he will play in the future, he will talk about it later.