In the fourth round of the Premier League, Coventry will face the Reds Liverpool away at Anfield Stadium.

Unlike Simeone's pre-match rhetoric, Reds boss Pep Guardiola answered cautiously in an interview with the media: "We will do our best to win!" Coventry are a team that is good at working miracles, and the old lieutenant is one of the most legendary players in Europe today. We won't know until the final whistle blows. Now it's hard for me to predict. ”

Here in Coventry, the young people breathed a sigh of relief. They will be keen to make it three wins in a row in the Premier League.

Four days before the game, there was good news for the youngsters in Coventry.

Several major companies have signed two-year sponsorship contracts with Coventry. The total amount of sponsorship reached £15 million per year. The team used the revenue to raise the players' wages.

Zhao Kaixuan, Li Fanghua, Billy, and other players who followed the team from League One to the Championship have their weekly salaries risen to about 10,000 pounds.

From the age of 21, Tamanla, who has been with the Sky Blues for five years, has seen his weekly salary rise to £30,000.

Garrincha, Bebeto, and Bai Rifeng, who have just been introduced in the transfer period, have also increased their weekly salaries from the 5,000 pounds stipulated in the contract to about 12,000 pounds.

As for the old lieutenant Liu Yun, he applied for the same weekly salary by himself.

The average weekly wage for a Premier League player is now £70,000. The salaries of young people in Coventry, a small club, are still well below average.

Edda and Liu Yun discussed: At the end of the season, the broadcast rights of the Premier League will be in place, and then a wave of salary increases will be given to young people.

In any case, the news of the wage increase has boosted the morale of young people to a certain extent.

No one thought of it. In the game against Liverpool, the youth army Coventry was beaten by the Reds!

A week later, Anfield.

The clock on the big screen of the stadium is already in the 92nd minute. The score is 4:1! Coventry City only scored a face-saving goal in stoppage time through veteran lieutenant Liu Yun.

With the referee's whistle, the game ended. Reds fans at Anfield Stadium began to party.

The boys of the Sky Blue Army walked back to the dressing room dejectedly.

Can draw 2:2 with Manchester United, beat Chelsea 1:0, beat Arsenal 3:1, why was he slaughtered by Liverpool 1:4 at Anfield?

That's how it is, if you don't have a good performance in the first three rounds and you lose 4-1 to Liverpool, the young people will say: Oh, that's normal.

But with the good performance of the first three rounds, such a defeat is too much for the young people to bear.

Bebeto even complained about his twin brother Garrincha: How did you lose that goal in the 28th minute of the first half! That conceded goal led directly to Liverpool's second goal! If I hadn't conceded that goal, the game would have been much better!

Garrincha sneered: "In the 52nd minute, what about your passing mistakes? Directly let Liverpool fight back! Lost the third goal! That's a game-killing goal! ”

Liu Yun couldn't stand it anymore. He clapped his hands, "Okay." The game is over. Complaining to each other won't change the score! Remember, children, that if you want to succeed, you must learn to face failure! For the first forty-five years of my life, there were failures, failures, and failures! How old are you? You are young and can afford to fail! Also, I would like to say that you did a good job today! Conceding 4 goals, we can only say that Liverpool are better than us! ”

Liu Yun cleared his throat: "I don't want to tell you about Lincoln, Churchill, Wellington, and other celebrities who calmly face failure!" Chicken Soup for the Soul is poor for three generations, and inspirational stories ruin a lifetime. I just want to tell you that the league is played one game at a time. As Simeone said after our win over Arsenal in the last round: "Losing a league game is not the end of the world. Okay, I'm going to go to the post-match press conference with Coach Edda. Think about what I just said. ”

Anfield Stadium Press Room.

Ross, a reporter for The Sun, held his head proudly high.

The article that said that the dark horse has no stamina and Coventry is just a good start for three rounds was written by Rose.

"Hello, old lieutenant. I'm a reporter for The Sun, what do you think of this defeat? ”

Liu Yun blurted out: "For the young people of Coventry, this defeat is a good thing. It can make them clearly aware of their own shortcomings. ”

"A good thing? Do you think failure is a good thing? Ross asked.

Liu Yun nodded: "If people are too lucky and have been successful, they will sink into laziness and don't know the meaning of challenging life." Failure can make a person sober and diligent. ”

In Ross's heart, Liu Yun's answer was just a loser's self-comfort.

"Hello, Coach Edda, what do you think is the reason for Coventry's big defeat in this game?"

Edda replied: "Our backline made too many mistakes in this game. Liverpool did a good job of taking advantage of the holes in our backline and taking every opportunity. ”

"Hello, Coach Pep Guardiola. I'm a reporter for the Daily Mail. In this game, Liverpool striker Halilovic scored a hat trick. How would you rate his performance? ”

Speaking of Halilovich, Guardiola looked proud. The 26-year-old Croatian was bought by Pep Guardiola from Barcelona during the transfer period.

Pep Guardiola said: "Halilovic was perfect today. There is no doubt that he will be the strongest contender for the Premier League Golden Boot this season! ”

In the scorers' charts, Halilovic topped the list with 5 goals. Qu Bai was absent in this round, and his goal tally was 4. Liu Yun's goal tally is also 4. The two sons-in-law have tied for second place.

End of press conference. The Sky Blues returned to Coventry by bus.

Route 15 is the only way to get from Liverpool to Coventry.

At a certain intersection of Route 15, there was a heartwarming scene.

A gray-haired old man, leading his four little grandsons, stands in front of an old-fashioned Chevrolet.

The old man held a sign in his hand: "Forward, Coventry." Win or lose, we're with you! ”

Liu Yun stopped the driver of the bus.

He got out of the car and shook the old man's hand: "Thank you for your support, old man!" ”

The old man smiled and said: "Losing 1:4 to Liverpool is nothing!" Forty years ago, I saw Coventry's defeat in the Old League One by a bigger score! Just play well at home against Tottenham in the next round! ”

Liu Yun signed the old man's four grandsons. Then get back on the bus.

"In the past 100 years, on weekends, workers, entrepreneurs, bankers, policemen, lawyers, cleaners, clerks, housewives... Thousands of people of all ages and professions will wear sky-blue jerseys to cheer on Coventry. Do you know why? Because Coventry has created for them the fantastic world of football they want! ”

Liu Yun pointed to the back of the car: "Did you see the old fan and his grandchildren just now?" Three generations of their ancestors have supported Coventry – win or lose! Even he was able to face the defeat in this game, so what reason do we have to bask in the pain of defeat? Cheer up, boys, the fourth round is over. A week later, in the fifth round, we play Tottenham at home! What are we going to do? ”

Goalkeeper Billy shouted: "Kick the North Londoners!" ”

"yes, kick the North Londoners in the ass!"