Middlesbrough's 23-year-old right wing-back Huntle, Barnsley's 20-year-old left midfielder Remington, Brent's 19-year-old right midfielder Hess. These three people are the new targets of Liu Yun and Edda.

The transfer of these three people went exceptionally well. None of the three are the main players in the team, and the price is cheap. The combined transfer fee of the trio is only £5 million. They have obvious shortcomings, and they also have things that make Liu Yun's eyes shine.

The transfer of this player has been completed, and Coventry's new season reinforcements are almost complete. The Sun is singing about Coventry again: Is Coventry a recycle bin for bench players? Or the Championship's bench player recycle bin!

Liu Yun was unimpressed by the comments of the outside world. It was the mule and the horse that came out for a walk. By the time the new season starts, it will be clear whether these players are worth the price.

The draw for the new Premier League season has now been postponed from mid-June to mid-July.

Liu Yun did not go to London with Eda to attend the draw ceremony. Liu Xiaoyan and Qu Bai returned to Coventry after their honeymoon. He wants to spend more time with his daughter and son-in-law at home. When Liu Xiaoyan returned to China in September, she didn't know how long she would be able to see each other again.

The lottery ceremony began, and Liu Yun's family sat in front of the TV.

Father-in-law Liu Yun was a little nervous, but son-in-law Qu Bai looked relaxed.

In Qu Bai's view, no matter what kind of schedule Manchester United is today, it can easily win the final championship! This kind of self-confidence is accumulated from game to game.

Liu Yun is different. As for Coventry's future in the new season, he has no bottom on his mind. He hopes that Coventry will draw a weaker team in the early rounds.

When the lottery results came out, Liu Yun was silent.

First round: Coventry City vs Manchester United!

Second round: Chelsea v Coventry!

Third round: Coventry vs Arsenal!

Fourth round: Liverpool vs Coventry!

Fifth round: Coventry vs Tottenham!

Sixth round: Manchester City vs Coventry!

Round 7: Coventry City vs Leicester City!

Round 8: Huddersfield United vs Coventry!

Round 9: Coventry vs Burnley!

Round 10: Watford vs Coventry!

Round 11: Coventry City vs West Ham United!

Round 12: Crystal Palace vs Coventry!

Round 13: Coventry vs Bournemouth.

Round 14: Newcastle United vs Coventry!

Round 15: Coventry vs Brighton!

Round 16: Southampton vs Coventry!

Round 17: Coventry City vs Stoke City!

Round 18: Queens Park Rangers vs Coventry!

Round 19: Coventry City vs Leeds United.

After the last nineteen rounds, home and away rotation.

Qu Bai put his arms around his new wife Liu Xiaoyan's shoulders on the sofa and said, "Hell! In the first eight rounds, Coventry has to play against the top eight of last season's Premier League! It's simply - the god of decay possessed! ”

Liu Xiaoyan said: "The opening game turned out to be playing Manchester United at Ricoh Stadium! Oh my God, there's something wrong with this schedule, right? ”

Liu Yun patted his head: "I have a headache." It's too bad for Coventry! The first eight rounds of promotion played in the top eight of last season's Premier League! The Premier League hasn't had such a strange schedule in the past ten years, right? ”

The draw is open and transparent. There is no fraud. It can only be said that Coventry was unlucky.

Liu Yun received a call from Ada: "Hey, Liu, it's unlucky!" Hehe. Our luck was terrible. ”

Liu Yun comforted Edda: "What should come is always coming." We can look at the schedule with optimism. As long as we get through the first eight rounds of each cycle, the rest of the games will be easy to play. ”

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A day later, major British media outlets made their own comments on the Premier League fixtures for the new season.

The Sun: Coventry is likely to have 0 points after the first eight rounds! A promoted team that challenged the top eight in the standings last season in a row. This is simply the most difficult task.

The Times: Last night William Hill opened a new gamble. Coventry has 0 points in the first eight rounds, 1 to 3!

The Guardian: Father-in-law and son-in-law will meet in the first round. The old lieutenant and Mr. Five O'Clock, who will have the last laugh. Well, here's a question with a very obvious answer: it was definitely Mr. Five O'Clock who would win the final victory. Because behind him, there is a strong Manchester United.

Daily Mail: I'm looking forward to the old lieutenant leading Coventry to a miracle in the new season – to be relegated at the end of the season!

At the Liu family's dining table, the family was eating breakfast. Liu Xiaoyan threw the "Daily Mail" on the table: "Relegation is a miracle? This group of reporters also underestimated Coventry. ”

Little Cola lay on the dining table: "Brother-in-law and brother-in-law, Coke wants a big boat!" ”

Qu Bai nodded, tore the Daily Mail into a square, and said while folding the paper boat for Xiao Coke: "It's not surprising that the media commented like this. Coventry, after all, is the weakest of the 20 teams in the Premier League this season. ”

Liu Xiaoyan glared at her husband: "Yes, yes, yes!" Manchester United is the strongest! Coventry is the weakest! ”

Qu Bai shrugged: "Look at you." Don't forget, people on Twitter still call you the little princess of Manchester United! ”

Qu Bai said to Liu Yun again: "Dad, the batch of people you bought during the transfer period - okay?" I read the report, and the Italian-Chinese player bought by Coventry was only 1.69 meters. Skinny roots like hemp stalks. ”

In fact, deep down, Qu Bai, like the media, is not optimistic about the future of Coventry in the new season.

Liu Yun sighed: "Okay or not, it's too early to say." The results will only be available when the league starts. ”

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Ricoh Stadium.

Coventry is a small club, unlike Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City, which have their own independent training bases. The home stadium, Ricoh Stadium, is their training base.

Today is the first time that all the players have been training intensively after the recruitment work.

The young players stood in a row, waiting for the captain, the old lieutenant, and coach Eda to give a lecture.

Manla is now the team's vice-captain. At the age of 26, he turned out to be the second oldest player on the team. The oldest was naturally the fifty-year-old lieutenant.

Nineteen-year-old forward Bai Rifeng, nineteen-year-old midfielders Garrincha, Bebeto, eighteen-year-old left wing-back Papa, twenty-three-year-old right wing-back Huntel, twenty-year-old left midfielder Remington, nineteen-year-old right midfielder Hess, eighteen-year-old central defender Li Kaixuan, nineteen-year-old central defender Zhao Kaixuan, twenty-year-old goalkeeper Billy 。。。。。

Coventry's squad for the new season has an average age of only twenty-one! If you exclude 50-year-old Liu Yun, their average age can even reach 20 years old! This is a veritable youth army!

Edda spoke first: "I'm sure you've seen the media's predictions for our new season!" Without exception, it is a miracle that we can be relegated! That's right, we're the weakest financially charged Premier League team. The youngest Premier League team. But I want to tell you that the weakest financial resources and the youngest age do not mean that the strength is the weakest! Oh, we were League Two teams when we played in the FA Cup five years ago! From the third round onwards, we will be sentenced to death by the media before each round! We made it all the way to Wembley Stadium and lifted the FA Cup! I believe in the words of the old lieutenant: as long as you stand in the wind, pigs can fly into the sky! We can't ask God to give us this gale. We have to train hard, hard, hard before the season to create this gust of wind! ”

It was the turn of captain Liu Yunxun to speak.

Liu Yun said: "The words of the leader are exactly what I want to say. Football is round, anything is possible! Miracles don't just hit you on the head from the comfort of being in bed! This requires us to fight for it with hard training and tenacious fighting spirit on the field! Starting today, there are less than 20 days left until the season opener! In these 20 days, we have to put all our energy into training and preparation. Alright, let's start training! ”

A group of players began training at the Ricoh Stadium.

The DJ at Ricoh Stadium played a song and accompanied the sweaty boys on the field with their singing.

The song is melodious: "Hey, the kids in Coventry love to play football. We play in the wind, we play in the rain. Follow in the footsteps of the old lieutenant! Hey, as long as you stand in the wind, pigs can fly into the sky. Hey, the old lieutenant leads us to victory! Ricoh Stadium kids, victory lies ahead. Go ahead, Coventry! Follow in the footsteps of the old lieutenant and move forward, Coventry! ”

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Before the start of the new season, Coventry played three warm-up games against Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City and West Ham United.

Warm-up match record, one draw and two losses!

The youth army Coventry exposed a lot of deficiencies in the warm-up matches.

However, the three warm-up games were not without results. Eda and Liu Yun basically determined the main lineup for the new season through the warm-up game: goalkeeper Billy; Four defenders: Papa, Zhao Kaixuan, Li Fanghua, Huntel. Four midfielders: Garrincha, Bebeto, Hess, Daywind. On the front line, it is naturally Tieta Manla's partner with the old lieutenant Liu Yun.

Time passed day by day, and finally it was August.

Coventry is about to start the devil's schedule in the Premier League!

A quiet summer night in the week leading up to the opener.

Liu Yun and Edda stood in front of a villa on Hilla Street in Coventry.

Heavy metal rock music can be heard from the villa.

Liu Yun entered the villa. IN THE VILLA, A GROUP OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ARE HAVING A PARTY.

In the crowd, there were three yellow-skinned young men, Zhao Kaixuan, Li Fanghua, and Bai Rifeng.

Zhao Kaixuan and Li Fanghua are natives of Zhujiang. Five years ago, Pearl River Sea Soul sent a group of young players to the Coventry Academy. The two played all the way from the junior team and the youth team to the first team in Coventry. Last season, the Championship played a major role.

Bai Rifeng is of Chinese descent and has a natural sense of closeness to Zhao Kaixuan and Li Fanghua. After more than a month of getting along, these three children have become good friends.

Liu Yun slipped Zhao Kaixuan, Li Fanghua, and Bai Rifeng outside the villa one by one like a chicken.

Liu Yun glared at the three people angrily: "Let me ask you, what time is it?" ”

In front of the old lieutenant, the three of them did not dare to make a sound.

Li Fanghua said hesitantly: "Ten, twelve o'clock!" ”

Liu Yun angrily reprimanded the three: "You still know twelve o'clock? Seven days left until the opener! Do you want to throw all your ideals and ambitions at the party? ”

Zhao Kaixuan muttered: "Combine work and rest." ”

Liu Yun hated that iron could not become steel. He pointed to a billboard on the side of the road. It was an advertisement for all the Manchester United players to beat Adi.

At five o'clock, Mr. Qu Bai stood in the middle of the crowd of Manchester United players.

Liu Yun said to the three of them: "Do you want to become a superstar like Qu Bai?" ”

The three of them said in unison, "Yes." ”

Liu Yun said: "Do you know why he was successful? Because in the past three years, whether he is a substitute for Manchester United, the main player, or a superstar today, he has maintained the habit of sleeping at 8 o'clock and getting up at 5 o'clock to train every day! Success and sweat are inseparable! Do you want to learn from the players of Chinese clubs? Wasting your time on alcohol, women? ”

Speaking of which, Liu Yun actually kicked each of these three people!

The three of them didn't dare to come out. It was the first time they had seen the old lieutenant get so angry.

Edda hurriedly played the round: "Alright, alright. Let's go back to the team dormitory. Don't make such mistakes again in the future. Let's go back. ”

Escorting the three back to the team dormitory, Eda said to Liu Yun, "Liu, you just lived like an angry lion!" ”

Liu Yun said to Ida: "Boss, do you know why the Chinese national team always misses the World Cup? ”

Edda asked, "Why?" ”

Liu Yun said: "In fact, the level of the Huaguo national youth team and the national youth team on the world stage is not low. I still remember the scene when our national youth team scored 9 goals in three games in the group stage and advanced to the knockout round with their heads held high in the 05 World Youth Championships. Facing Germany in the knockout round, they had no fear, just because of luck, they lost by one goal... But what about the senior team? They drink heavily, go clubbing, play with women! The super platinum generation of that year has become a super garbage generation! Zhao Kaixuan, Li Fanghua, and Bai Rifeng are promising young people. I'm afraid they'll follow in their footsteps! ”

"I can understand," Edda said. But I'm afraid that young people won't be able to live an ascetic life. ”

Liu Yun said: "We have a saying in China, which says that only when you eat bitterly can you become a superior person." It's the same with football pitches. Playing at the PARTY until midnight at night, and not becoming a soft-footed shrimp on the training ground the next day? These three people are like my children, and I am responsible for their future! Alas, I wish they could learn from Qu Bai. ”

Edda laughed, "When it comes to your son-in-law, you always have a hint of pride in your tone. ”

Liu Yun nodded: "He is worthy of my pride!" He's a perfect professional in every way. ”

Grabbed the three young men back to the dormitory, and chatted with Eda for more than ten minutes, and Liu Yun went home.

Isabella asked Liu Yun, "Caught back?" ”

Liu Yun nodded: "Caught back!" These three guys really don't let me worry! ”

Isabella said, "I hope they can understand your painstaking efforts." By the way, Liu, you should also care about our little daughter. I'm going to send her to preschool in early September. ”

Liu Yun shook his head: "She's only three years old." Go to school, too early, right? ”

Isabella laughed: "You treat those kids in Coventry like a devil. treats his little daughter like a benevolent angel. ”