On September 15th, the European League rekindled the fire, Liverpool challenged Portsmouth in this round of the Premier League, and three days later it was the Champions Cup group stage, Benitez brought a semi-main and semi-substitute lineup, and was ready to stay for the Champions Cup.

Portsmouth is a port city southwest of London, very close to Southampton, but in recent years Portsmouth has been deeply involved in the club acquisition turmoil, only at the end of last year to bring back the meritorious coach Redknapp, which is initially stable, and their task this year is only relegation.

As always, Mackin did not make the squad, he talked to the coach, and still came to Fratton Park in Portsmouth, England is too small, and it will be two hours at most, so there will be no delay in training.

Benitez was in the semi-main squad today, Alonso, Torres, Carragher, Enrique, Benayoun were either on the bench or didn't come, Mascherano, Aurelio, Crouch got the chance to play, and Colwill started for the first time this season.

Mackin saw this lineup, not worried about the defense, Portsmouth's attack is not good, but there is no confidence in the attack, the main midfielder is left with Gerrard and Arbeloa, I didn't expect the future Reds' main right-back Glen Johnson to be loaned to Portsmouth, he thinks it's a little interesting, I don't know if he will come to Liverpool in the future.

The game was very anxious, Portsmouth's midfield had Distin, Campbell Sr., and the future Milan beast Montari, that was called a black and hard, Redknapp's tactics were very pragmatic, although at home, still put on a solid counterattack posture.

Without Alonso's command, Gerrard can only take on more of the responsibility of the organization, but Colwill's form is still not good, and he often mixes garlic at his feet, after all, he has been injured for too long, and if it weren't for the busy schedule, Benitez would not have let him play the main team so quickly.

The two sides played back and forth for most of the half, and no one could organize too good an attack, and the Liverpool players were more capable and had slightly more shooting opportunities than Portsmouth, but they were not particularly good opportunities, so there was little threat to James' guarded door.

Makqin was a little sleepy to watch, because there were really no skills and tactics to watch, and the performance of both sides was very average. He was ready to leave early for a while, so as not to be too crowded after the end of the game, the game went on for sixty-five minutes, Benitez stood on the sidelines and pushed his glasses, basically accepted the situation, he looked at the big screen, ready to replace Colwill in advance, he didn't dare to let Colwill get injured again.

What does Murphy's Law say? If you're worried about something happening, it's more likely to happen!

Benitez turned around and was about to inform the assistant coach of the substitution, Liverpool organized an offensive, Gerrard's long pass was dispatched to Colwill's side, Glen Johnson's assist has not returned, there is no such a good opportunity in a game, Colwill is anxious, just received the ball and immediately rushed forward, Muntari hurriedly came over to fill the position.

Colwill may have been too long without performance, too eager to finish, and without slowing down, he was ready to step diagonally into the box, and Muntari was directly a tackle.

"Oh~", there was a loud noise from the stands.

Benitez heard the voice, turned around and saw Colville rolling around on the grass with his legs in his hands, "f**k", he cursed secretly, and quickly waved his hand to let the team doctor in, Mackin didn't expect to come out like this, he didn't see Colville much when he came to the first team, because he had been recuperating from his injury, which was just right, alas.

That beautiful boy......

Leeds United, the popular youth guard team that was all the rage that year, wing wing Colwill, should have ushered in his heyday in Liverpool, but he has only played more than 80 games intermittently in the past few years, I hope this time it is not a major injury!

Benitez saw the substitution gesture made by the team doctor, and kicked the mineral water bottle next to him angrily, he rarely lost his temper so much, he was really depressed, and it was a coincidence that the bottle flew to Redknapp's side and splashed him with water.

Now he didn't do it, and ran over and shouted at the bald man: "Soul light, what are you doing!" ”

Benitez was also on fire, and turned his head to fight him, "Shit, your player is an executioner!" ”

"Bullshit, he's defending normally, you're slandering"

"Look at what my players are hurting like? Are you embarrassed to say it's normal defense? Shit"

The fourth official hurriedly ran over to separate them, "Calm down, I'll write it in the game record, please go back to your own area"

Seeing this, the referee ran over to communicate with the fourth official and gave each of the two old men a yellow card warning.

The two muttered back, but the scene was recorded on the TV broadcast, and Sky Sports Peterson laughed: "There was an interesting scene on the sidelines, finally bringing some fun to this boring game"

The guest next to him said: "Benitez lost his temper, from the video it looks like Muntari touched the ball, although he moved a little big, Liverpool is very strong this season, but their bench thickness is still inferior to Manchester United Chelsea, especially on the left side, Colwill has just recovered, and it is reasonable for him to be anxious"

Covel was sent directly to the hospital, it seems that the injury is not light, Mackin is a little sorry for him, Cowill is a contract year this year, and now in this situation, the contract renewal is estimated to be pending.

Later, both teams did not achieve anything, and they drew 0-0, but the post-game press conference was not very pleasant, and I heard that Benitez and Redknapp had a fight again, and left the table angrily, because he got the news from the team doctor that Colwill is likely to be reimbursed for the season!

He has the heart to go up to the real PK, how is the attitude good? Sure enough, the next day the FA fined Benitez for this matter, and Benitez didn't have time to pay attention to this, he had already led the team to Porto.

Colwill's diagnosis has come out, the cruciate ligament is torn again, I don't know how many players have been ruined by this injury, as long as the cruciate ligament is injured in any sport, especially the tear, even if the athletic ability is good, it will be greatly reduced, which is not a small blow to Colwill.

Hyypia is already semi-retired, and as the team's third captain and former first captain, it is only natural that he summoned the remaining players to visit him in the hospital.

A few people bought bouquets and went to Liverpool Hospital, where Cowell would do the initial stabilization before flying to the United States for surgery.

When a few people opened the door and entered, Cowell was lying on the bed, his right leg bandaged all day, his face was a little pale, and his eyes were staring blankly at the TV.

Seeing his teammates come in, Colwill smiled reluctantly, Hyypia put the bouquet aside and smiled at Colwell and said: "Harry, let's come and see you, I wish you a speedy recovery, don't be discouraged, I have also been injured many times, as long as you keep your faith, you will definitely get better, we have confidence in you!" ”

"Captain, thank you, and you, thank you for coming and visit me," Colwill said to his teammates.

"The coach and the rest of his teammates went to Marseille and they asked us to convey their greetings so that you can go to the United States with peace of mind and no worries"

"Well, thanks"

"Hey, Harry, don't be discouraged", Hyypia looked at Cowell and tried to comfort him.

"Yes, Harry", Mackin also leaned over and said, "You see Ronaldo's serious injury, he hasn't played for two years, and he came back and won the World Cup and won the Golden Boot, you must be fine, isn't it, Lucas, you know, you know Ronaldo", and kicked Lucas with his foot.

"Oh, yes", Lucas said immediately, "Ronaldo is very optimistic, although he is seriously injured, he also maintains a positive attitude and tries to cooperate with the rehabilitation therapist", he didn't know, it was all heard.

Cowell regained some of his vigor and said with a smile: "Guys, don't worry, I will definitely actively cooperate with the doctors and rehabilitators after I go to the United States, and strive to come back and fight side by side with you as soon as possible!" ”

"That's right," Hyypia patted him on the shoulder.

Makqin took out the first-generation Apple phone that he had just let Peter brush back, "Let's take a picture, I'm going to go back and post it on the fan forum, I'm sure many fans will wish you a speedy recovery."

"Good"

"Come on, Harry have a laugh, okay"

In fact, Mackin is a little selfish, for some not very sensitive team news or photos, he will let Peter and Emin select and put them on his forum, which can help him gather popularity.

But more than that, in order to help Colwill attract attention, the young man who chased the wind back then, due to injuries in recent years, has been gradually forgotten by fans, and he must be a little lost in his heart.

When Colwell went to the United States, Mackin also printed out the fans' blessings to him in the forum and the media reports on him into a thick stack and mailed it to him, which moved Colwell for a while.

……

Coming out of the hospital, Mackin said goodbye to them, Liverpool Hospital is not far from the University of Liverpool, he is going to meet Isabella, saying that the two have been chatting for more than a week, but it seems to be very tacit, and they did not mention meeting again.

Although he knew which department she was in, he didn't go in to look for her, took out his phone, and sent a text message to Isabella.

"Do you have classes in the afternoon?"

"No, what's wrong?" , and the text message came back after a while.

"I'm in the café at the entrance of your school, and I want to invite a beautiful woman to have a cup of afternoon tea, are you willing to appreciate your face?"

"I'll think about it!"

"Cappuccino has been ordered, waiting for you~"

Isabella wrinkled her nose and said, "I'm sure I'm going to do the same!" After that, I got up and prepared to change my clothes.

After getting acquainted with it a little, Mackin sometimes behaves a little more domineering, which is the man's sense of conquest, but Isabella is not disgusted.

When Mack Qin drank the third glass of water, Isabella was late, today she was wearing white casual cropped pants, white sandals, and a pink off-the-shoulder T-shirt on her upper body.

It seemed that she had dressed up, and there was a burst of joy in Mackin's heart, and he chose a window seat and pulled out a chair for Isabella.

"Cher, you are so beautiful today, as fresh as a lily"

Isabella smiled and said: "You will say that it sounds good, where did you learn it", in fact, she was very happy in her heart, dressed up for such a long time, wouldn't it be a big scenery for a cow to chew peonies?

Mackin smiled at her and handed over the coffee, "Here, your cappuccino"

"I didn't expect you to be quite careful"

"How could I forget what you said"

Isabella stirred the coffee with a small spoon and suddenly felt a little happy.

If a girl is willing to be shy in front of you, then catch her.

She took a shallow sip of coffee, the temperature was just right, she was a little surprised, how could the temperature of the coffee be so coincidental with the time of her arrival?

She likes this little warmth, like the scenery of a quiet garden, pleasant, but not arrogant.

"Why did you come here today?"

Isabella didn't look up, she lowered her head and stirred the coffee, as if she was thinking about her daughter's family, a strand of hair hanging down on her face, with the warm sunshine after the morning, so that Mackin couldn't see enough...

"I came to see my injured teammates today, and I suddenly wanted to see you, and I couldn't help but want to see you"

"It's Cowell, I wish him a speedy recovery," Isabella said with a hint of sly in her eyes.

Mark smiled gently, "Thank you for your attention to me, I am flattered."

"Which one is following you?" , she feigned anger.

"How are you doing this week?" , he still smiled warmly.

She was a little itchy, "What else, go to school, what about you."

"I can't see you living like a year"

Isabella saw his gradually warming gaze, a little overwhelmed, this bad boy!

"Hmph, rhetoric~"

Makqin looked at his watch, "We have known each other for seven days, eighteen hours and thirty-five minutes, and it is a new world for me, with you and my world."

Crisp, Isabella's heart is a little numb, this kid is too good at talking to love, she is a little trance, completely lost the elegance and reason of the past, and her heart is like a deer.

Makqin slowly stretched out his hand, put his fingers on the back of her smooth hand, and stroked it gently like a frightened fawn.

Isabella's hand shook, almost unable to hold the spoon, but stubbornly did not pull it back.

"Cher, it's good to have you in this world..."

O Lord! Isabella wanted to run away immediately, she felt like she was about to fall, but they had only known each other twice a week!

Who is it? Knocking on my window~

Who is it? Tickling the strings~

That period, the forgotten time~