On Melwood's training ground, a blonde young man of more than 1.8 meters is working hard in the penalty area.

I saw him pressing his chest against Kuyt, his thighs split on both sides, and his movements were clean, preventing Kuyt from turning left and right to shoot.

Kuyt is also not a vegetarian, leaned back hard, knocked the arch of his right foot, and directly turned around and strafed.

The blonde boy stretched out his leg to try to block it, and the ball slipped under his feet, but the ball slowed down on the bottom of his foot and was easily confiscated by Cavalieri.

"Well done, Elmer," Markin shouted loudly from the sidelines.

It was of course an intra-squad training match to test Elmer's level and he did well.

"Boy, it's well guarded, it's calm," Kuyt said to him, turning and smiling.

"Hey", he scratched the back of his head, "I was deceived by Mark a lot when I was in U18, and I slowly calmed down"

"Haha, this kid is interesting", Kuyt pointed at Elmer and laughed to the sidelines.

Hugh McAuray nodded secretly, Mackin can come to the first team with a little chance of trying this wave of U18s, and there are only a few people, Hobbs, Elmer, Danny, Valle.

These people can sit firmly on the bench, which is considered a success, and they can play the last secondary rotation, which is an extraordinary performance.

Like Hobbs, he was the first to enter the first team, and he is also the oldest, and he will be 21 next year, but Hugh estimates that he will not be able to stay, because he has no characteristics, and his defensive ability is not good in the Premier League.

None of this kind of surprise soldiers can be used, but Valle and Elmer have practiced a roll call.

Valle relied on his speed on counter-attacks and inside cuts to impress Hugh last year, and Elmer worked harder to develop the attributes of a playful right wing-back.

This is useful, coaches like to be able to play multiple positions, this attribute is similar to Carragher playing right-back, defensive, but can go to the midfield to support the attack, but there is no ability to break through the bottom.

"Elmer, good job, I guess you'll be able to impress you," he said, pulling him as he got off the field.

"Hopefully", he was worried, Valle actually arrived in the first team before him, he was angry, and he had to seize this opportunity to say anything.

"By the way, how is Danny?" , Makqin asked the nine-and-a-half who had been transferred from La Masia.

Elmer shook his head, "It's okay in the U18s, but in the U21 he has a big physical disadvantage, and you know that he moves slowly, although he has good skills, but he can't play in England"

Mark Qin nodded helplessly, he couldn't help, "Now there is a lack of right back in the team, you follow the team deputy to study hard, do the most basic well, don't think too much, make sure you stand firm first"

"Hmm", Elmer is no longer the stinky teenager who farted in front of Makqin five years ago, he nodded convincingly and said: "Don't worry, we have been practicing according to you for the past year and a half"

Mackin could see that the foot skills shown by Seelmer in the training just now were much better than before.

Of course, it's only relative to himself, but the biggest advantage is that he has developed a sense of the ball through the ball at his feet, and he has been much more relaxed in clearing and dealing with dangerous balls.

"We're together again, haha, brother football, invincible," Valle said as he came over and put his arm around their shoulders.

If it weren't for Finnan's hamstring strain, Elmer probably wouldn't have had a chance to come to the first team, so hopefully he can stay.

……

The first game of his career was a Premier League start, and Elmer's start was even better than that of Mark.

Carragher is 31 years old, just injured and played the whole game against Chelsea, Skrtel still has to take care of half a month, and the coaching staff will not dare to bet the whole season.

So a lot of things are better than rushing sooner, "shit luck", Valle complained while sitting on the bench.

Liverpool played Portsmouth for the second time, losing the Community Shield to them, and Liverpool vowed to win four in a row at home.

"Liverpool game", Peterson paused, "Mark is the captain of the field, why don't I feel happy", he turned to McManaman and asked.

'Steven Gerrard and Alonso both played three games in a row since they came back from the national team, almost all of them,' McManaman replied.

"In the next week, they have to play against London upstart Tottenham and compete for the Champions League, Liverpool can't do it, you see their right-back Elmer, just moved up from the Under-21s"

"Guys, are you ready?" For the first time, Mackin was at the front of the first team, turning his head to look at the face behind him.

Reina, Aurelio, Ag, Cahill, Elmer, Bruno, Liela, Lucas, Kuyt, Voronin.

The teammates all nodded solemnly, without the slightest contempt for his age.

Crouch, who was next to him, looked at the "This is Anfield" above his head, and was in a trance, if he didn't leave last year, maybe he would have won the Premier League title.

However, he went to Portsmouth to win the FA Cup as a main player, which was better than winning the league title as a third striker... bar.

He turned his head to look at Ma Qin, they had a good relationship, and they chatted a few words just now, so soon they became the captain?

"......Boom, Mark, Mark, Mark", you can't imagine the cheers of a passage.

The sonic boom in the sky, the wind and clouds change color!

It was the coronation of the youngest captain in their history, and it was accompanied by a tragedy: we couldn't all make it up......

Anfield is always full of stories and wonders, and the seventeen-year-old captain is a miracle in any of the top five leagues.

"Mark, you're still young, but today, you have to take responsibility, you bring him, no one will think about your age anymore, your pressure is not great", Carragher himself put on his armband in the dressing room.

Today, the MKQ18 fan club was almost fully present, and Liverpool announced their starting line-up early in the morning, so you can guess even if you don't announce it.

The red dance in the audience burned for nine days, and the neat singing echoed, and the sound shook all over the world.

Mackin exercised the captain's right, guessed the coin and got the right to pick the side, and he picked the side of his fans.

Referee Taylor looked at the youngest captain in the Premier League at present, very novel, "Let your players keep restraint, if you have any questions, you will communicate with me, I hope we have a happy cooperation", Taylor said routinely.

"Happy cooperation", after shaking hands with the opposing captain and the three referees, he walked back to his own half.

Portsmouth played a five-three-two formation today, with three strong players in the midfield, Diarra, who fell out with Real Madrid because of salary issues, Simon Davies, an old fritter in the Premier League, and a big piece Diop.

The main point of Crouch on the front line is that the midfield is not organized, the backfield is rushing, the full-back inserts a cross, and Mack Qin has a glance and generally knows how they play.

This is also the main style of play of the middle and lower teams of the Premier League, the organization of the midfield, is a rare creature in various leagues, and a large number of middle and lower teams do not have this position.

Because no one applied, the high price could not be afforded.

"You must pay attention to the protection of the second landing point", Mack Qin turned his head and said to Lucas and Bruno, it is not easy to deal with the simple play, this style of play is very practical.

Especially for mid-to-lower teams with generally strong physical fitness, it may be easy to hit and break through your goal.

There is no Skrtel as an air bully in the back line, and there is also a freshman Elmer, and Marker is thinking in his heart that he must not let them play with impact speed.

"Boom............", "Boom", Voronin and Kuyt chased the ball at great speed.

To say that there are really two old Reds in the Portsmouth team, in addition to Crouch, there is also Traore in the back line, he won the Champions League with the team in 05, and then he was sold by Bei Bald.

In Liverpool, he could only be considered decent, and he didn't make a big name, Portsmouth continued to pass back, and the ball soon reached his feet, and he made a big foot straight for Crouch.

Mackin looked up at the ball flying directly into the midfield, and quickly retreated, Lucas just pressed up, and he and Bruno stayed in their own backfield.

Crouch leaned on a low head, Cahill struggled for position, and another striker, Utaka, cruising nearby to fight for the second spot.

"Block him, block him", several people in the Liverpool backfield immediately shouted to each other to cooperate with the card position.

Today is destined to be a battle in the air and on the ground, and for Mackin it will depend on whether he can keep the ball at his feet.

Crouch's level and habits of playing the ball are familiar to most people in Liverpool, and after the two sides competed, Ague took control of the ball and handed it to Mackin not far away.

Portsmouth immediately retreated, leaving only one Crouch in front of him to harass Macklin's possession.

"Liverpool's attack is still like the first two games, playing relatively slowly", Peterson looked at Liverpool who attacked with the ball, explaining the game.

"Mark's possession is getting more and more stable now," he added, seeing Mark's pick-up and right.

"Elmer, don't worry", Mackin shouted towards the wing, and now left-back Aurelio stepped up.

The rest were lined up in a back three, and together with Mack and Bruno, they controlled the ball at the back.

"Toot", referee Taylor blows to stop the game, and Lucas is taken to the ground by Diarra with a stride.

Just now, Mackin tried to push forward, and he also wanted to test the defensive intensity of Portsmouth.

They stick very tightly, and when they reach the 40-meter area, the three Titans in the middle will hardly give them much space.

"They are a bit big, Mr. referee, you should be careful", he immediately ran up to the referee and said.

"Shh......h

Taylor looked at Mackin with a smile, "This is the first foul, you just became the captain, don't be so nervous, I will master the scale"

"Okay, I'll just talk to you", he smiled and nodded, and ran off for a free kick.

The armband on his arm was a reminder that he needed to do more and say more on the field.

To be honest, he is completely following the cat, and he doesn't know how to put pressure on the referee, it's all the things he learned as a fan in his previous life, no matter whether it's good or not, use it first.

"Haha", Gerrard and his wife laughed in the stands, "he's already learning how to be a captain"

Sammy Lee stood on the sidelines and shook his head with a smile, a little overreacting, but he really looked like a captain.

The game continued, Mackin hit the ball to Aurelio's side with one kick, and the system of three midfielders was difficult to penetrate directly in the middle, and it was still when the opponent contracted.

"Come back, come back, be careful not to lose the ball", the red players on the field shouted one after another.

Mack Qin shouted a lot, today they are equivalent to a semi-substitute lineup, even if the attack is cautious, the ability to grasp the opportunity, can not concede the ball at will.

The ball came back from the feet of Leela on the wing, and Makqin made a big foot to Elmer in the right midfield, and then ran like a run on the right.

"Mark was very patient, he didn't get into the attack easily, it looked like he was testing Portsmouth's defence", Peterson watched Mark Qin play steadily left and right in midfield, like a veteran who has played hundreds of games.

'That's the heart of the midfield,' said McManaman, 'and he was able to hold down the tempo, decide where to attack, and now 1-0 is more economical than anything else for Liverpool'

Although there are no wonderful scenes in the scene, looking at Mark, who debuted as the captain for the first time, skillful scheduling, and calm temperament, the game should not be dull after all......