697, there is only one hero
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"I think you must have done it on purpose, Dragon."
Rogers Pie slapped Ronshute on the shoulder with a smile:
"In order to return to China as soon as possible to play for the national team, you have made such a rigorous plan, which is really admirable!"
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Long Shute looked innocently at the manager who had recently swelled so badly:
"You touch your conscience, you are still human in the face of such a heart-wrenching slander against a decorated captain who has worked hard for Liverpool FC, scored eight goals in three games, provided five assists, and helped you bloodied Manchester United three times?"
Rogers spread his hands:
"Of course I'm not human, I'm the world's No. 1 tactician, and I'm destined to be the man who leads Liverpool to complete the great cause of revival and reign over the world again!"
"Cut!"
Several assistant coaches burst into laughter.
"Okay, okay," Rodgers waved his hand and smiled: "If you want to go, let's go, we are in great shape now, even if you miss two or three games, it will not affect anything at all." You are the heart of the team, but don't you really think that Liverpool will be relegated without you? That's right...... Good luck to your Chinese team! β
In preparation for the upcoming international break, Lonshit opted to return home early after beating Manchester United away on 17 March.
For this he had to miss the 31st round of the league on March 20.
By "meticulous planning", Rodgers was referring to the yellow card he received in the FA Cup, which happened to bring him to the cumulative number of suspensions......
In fact, it is no surprise that he has played 24 league games, three League Cup games and one FA Cup game this season, a total of 28 games, and received one direct red card (handball against Manchester United) and five yellow cards.
But even if he was not suspended, Long Shute had already informed Rogers that he would leave the team early, and Luo Tiancai was just joking.
Slaughtering Manchester City and Manchester United in a row, Liverpool's current situation is completely unstoppable, not only Lonshette is scoring goals, but even Firmino, Coutinho, Lallana and others have also killed all sides in all competitions, so Rodgers does have the confidence to make a joke with Lonshette.
Of course, if Long Shute said that he was going to take three months off, and he would laugh at the head coach for all the next games, Luo Tiancai would definitely fall to his feet and hug his thighs, and then weep bitterly and retract his previous words......
Every time he flies from Europe to China, Lonshette will sort out the current situation of the national team through the system.
Sadly, the attempts and efforts he made around 2013 don't seem to have had much effect, and most of the fringe players he looked at didn't get a chance to prove themselves further under Perran.
But it doesn't matter, for professional footballers, three years is already a long time, and players who were in good form three years ago may not be able to maintain their previous form after three years.
When Long Shute walked out of the cabin door, it was already March 19 in China.
Those teammates of the national team have been training in Xi'an for a day, and Long Shute was the last to report.
There are only five days left until the penultimate round on March 24.
"Everybody says it's a gamble, and even I know very well how slim our chances of getting to the last 12 are, otherwise...... How could the Football Association agree to let me take over? β
In the hotel's meeting room, Lonshette was listening to the interim head coach's self-analysis.
Gao Hongbo, who is over fifty years old, has also reached the age of "knowing the destiny of heaven":
'I know this season you want to lead Liverpool to win the Premier League and to get there, you need to be 100 per cent focused on the club game. So I don't want you to have you running back and forth for a promotion goal that doesn't have much hope......"
How much of this passage is from the heart and how much is hypocritical politeness, no one knows.
But Long Shute didn't care.
He waved his hand, then licked his lips slightly:
"So...... Do you want to turn the tide alone and become a hero worshiped by 1.3 billion people? β
Gao Hongbo was stunned.
Just listen to Long Shute continue:
"All you need is one hero!"
When Long Shute appeared outside the gate of the training base, the few reporters who followed the team suddenly had their eyes lit up as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.
They even risked their lives and directly surrounded the special car that the Football Association temporarily allocated to Longshute.
"Mr. Long, this ......"
The driver had obviously never seen the world, and when he saw someone rushing towards him, his first reaction was to slam the accelerator and prepare to run over the reporter......
Fortunately, Long Shute stopped him, and then rolled down the back window, revealing his face that he hadn't seen in China for a long time.
There was a sudden "crackling" outside the car window.
"What do you think of the upcoming match?"
"Why didn't you participate in the previous qualifiers?"
"Will you start this game? Or do you want to start with a substitute? β
"What do you think is the probability that the Chinese team will advance to the top 12?"
"Do you think Gao Hongbo's coaching level is really stronger than Camacho and Perrin?"
"Gao Hongbo's temporary takeover, did you get your support?"
"If the Chinese team stops there, you will also miss the 2018 World Cup, considering that you will be 32 years old in 2022, does that mean you will say goodbye to the World Cup?"
"The reason why you have fallen to the top is because of the competition of the national team, and the Chinese team that is too weak obviously puts you under too much pressure. Now that you're back again, will you leave a shadow in your heart? β
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Long Shute couldn't help but laugh.
The level of questions asked by these reporters doesn't seem to have improved at all, right?
"Please journalists do not block our vehicles."
Krom-Liu, the personal assistant sitting in the passenger seat, stopped the reporters who swarmed him:
"In two hours, we will have a small press conference where Mr. Long will personally answer your questions, so if you would like to attend, please contact me in advance."
Although Long Shute's momentum is not as strong as two years ago, after all, he has missed the top three of the Golden Globe Awards for two consecutive years, but he is still a top superstar, and those reporters also know how to accept it when they see it, so they took out their mobile phones and sent text messages to this personal assistant.
Krom closed the window and pulled out his phone:
"Boss, how much do you think is the right ticket for this press conference? After all, you're not at the top now, aren't you thinking about price reductions? β
Hearing such words that he didn't take himself seriously, Long Shute didn't slap him on the head, but shrugged his shoulders with a smile, looking indifferent:
"That's your pocket money anyway."
ββ¦β¦ Dragon...... Captain! β
When they saw Lonshette present on the training ground, most of the players were slightly stunned.
Although they had known about it from the training camp announcement, it was still shocking to see it in person.
So much so that they almost forgot what to call this "new teammate" after a long absence from the national team.
The first to call him captain was Wu Lei, after all, when the 91-year-old striker just entered the national team, Long Shute had already secured the captain's position, and of course there was no pressure to shout.
Someone took the lead, Zhang Lin, Zhang Xizhe, Wang Dalei, Cai Huikang, Zhang Chengdong, Wu Xi, Ren Hang, etc. who were similar to him also came over, and then there were old acquaintances such as Zheng Zhi, Huang Bowen, Zeng Cheng, Hao Junmin, Yu Dabao, Yang Xu, Zhao Xuri, Feng Xiaoting, etc.
Shao Jiayi, Li Weifeng, Zhao Junzhe, Qu Bo and other veterans who have played in the Asian Cup and the World Cup with Long Shute are getting older and their state is declining, and they are no longer selected for the national team after the World Cup, and even the slightly younger Yang Hao, Zhao Peng and other players in the 83rd session have gradually faded out of the national team, but only Zheng Zhi, who is only 80 years old, has been called.
This is the only player to have been handpicked by Lonshit, as he can't think of any reason to give up on the veteran.
There is obviously a lot of contradiction between Gao Hongbo and Zheng Zhi, but as the head coach, he has no right to veto the proposal of "new players".
As a party, perhaps Zheng Zhi also knows what is behind the list during this time.
So Long Shute saw the big brother, who was ten years older than him, coming over, and patted him on the back.
"Dragons, welcome back!"
After assigning the training tasks, Gao Hongbo asked the players to start training the regular items, and he took assistant coach Fu Bo to inspect the state of the players one by one.
Although it is said that it is one by one, their eyes are clearly more focused on the new arrivals.
After observing for about three or four minutes, Gao Hongbo finally said:
"Lao Fu, I suddenly feel that even if the opponent is the German team in three days, we can win!"
Fu Bo was shocked and grabbed him:
"Lao Gao, don't curse yourself!"
Although Gao Hongbo has received close training at Bayern Munich and Ajax, and the training level has improved compared to before, due to the limited ability of the players, the training tasks he has formulated are still not difficult for Longshute.
Two and a half hours later, when dozens of reporters at the press conference were almost shouting "Krom returns the money" and "Longshu is a big liar", the person finally arrived.
He...... Of course, he deliberately came half an hour late, how could the big-name stars arrive on time?
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, after all, I haven't been called up by the national team for a long time, so after training, I communicated with my coach and teammates again, and I hope you understand."
Long Shute apologized hypocritically, and then sat down.
Dozens of cameras were running at the same time, and the voice recorders, mobile phones, and cameras were all turned on, and the amount of electromagnetic radiation in this venue must have been amazingly high......
"I know what your biggest concerns are, so I won't ask them one by one, just listen to me quietly."
Long Shute motioned for everyone to sit down obediently:
"I'll say three things:
First, I'm back, and I'm still the captain of the Chinese team.
Second, I'm not here to be a tragic hero.
Thirdly, I want to play with the Chinese team in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
This concludes the press conference! Good bye! β
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