Chapter 72: Carragher's Doubts (Fourth Update, Asking for a Monthly Pass!! )
Although he agreed to let Chen Yingying be the fourth captain in front of Dalglish, Carragher still had a different opinion, but the pressure of the "king" was too great, and he did not dare to say these words to Dalglish in person.
He could only find Gerald in private. Because there is another thing that makes him feel strange, that is, why Gerrard agreed so easily, and specifically pointed out that he and Chen Yingying have a good relationship.
"Steve, Kenny's request, what exactly do you think? Are you really going to support the hero to do what Captain 4 does? Although this captain may not be of any use at all......"
Gerald smiled, "I'm really going to support him, Jamie." ”
Carragher was even more surprised: "Why? ”
"Jamie, how much longer do you think you can play at Liverpool?" Gerald asked rhetorically.
Carragher thought for a moment and understood what Gerrard meant: "But I don't think the hero can stay at Liverpool for that long, maybe he left before I retired, like ...... Torres was the same. ”
When Torres arrived at Liverpool, he scored frequently and set a series of brilliant records. His influence off the pitch has also grown, and there are even signs that he has surpassed Reds captain Steven Gerrard – the number nine shirt with Torres' name on it was the most sold in Liverpool's shirt sales in December 2007.
In his first season at Liverpool, he scored twenty-four goals, just behind Cristiano. Ronaldo, who became the Premier League's silver boot goalscorer. He was also the first Liverpool player since Fowler to score 20 league goals in a single season since Fowler in 1995-1996. That season he scored a hat-trick against Middlesbrough and West Ham United in the league, making him the first Reds player in 60 years to score a back-to-back hat-trick at home, the last of which was in Balmer (jackie_balmer) in 1946.
At that time, Torres's performance was so impressive that his teammates in the team fell in love with him. And the person who admires him the most is the current vice-captain Carragher.
The Torres he thinks of is the "Red Army's" version of Wayne Rooney or Cristiano. Ronaldo can take the Red Army to the next level.
'I'm hopeful Fernando can give us a different season, just like Wayne Rooney and Ronaldo did at Manchester United. He's definitely got it, he's not just a great goalscorer for Liverpool, he's one of the best goalscorers in the league and the world. The void left by Irving's departure, he was fully able to fill. I really hope he doesn't stop, I know some teams will say before the game: 'I don't want to fight Torres'! ”
He also believed in Reis's ability to surpass the legends of the Red Army.
'It's a great deal for the club, playing for us at such a young age and signing a six-year contract. We've had a long list of great goalscorers over the years, and if he could keep that pace, he would definitely outperform them. ”
These are the words that Carragher himself said.
This shows how much hope he had for Torres in the first place.
But as the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
Torres resolutely chose to leave because he never won the championship in Liverpool and could not even participate in European competitions, and after half a season, he finally successfully sold himself to Chelsea during the winter break.
This kept Carragher haunted him all the time - he was so optimistic about him, and he just ran away......
So when Chen Yingying transferred to Liverpool, if there was anyone in the team who was the calmest, it must be Jamie. Carragher too.
Of course, he was also happy for Chen Yingxing's joining, but he was definitely not so happy that he got carried away, thinking that Chen Yingying would become Liverpool's savior. After first hearing that Chen Yingying was going to join Liverpool, he had the happiness of being hit in the head by a pie falling from the sky. But then, the feeling faded and the initial excitement faded as he thought of Torres.
With a lesson like Torres, he always observes and treats Chen Yingying with a cautious gaze.
He always wondered if Chen Yingxing, like Fernando Torres, would have excelled in his first season here, quickly becoming an idol to the fans, and surpassing Gerrard's influence, only to abandon the team and join him a few seasons later because the club could not meet his ambitions?
At the moment, Chen's initial trajectory is really similar to Torres – he quickly gained hope within the team, and he performed well, even better than Torres. Torres has only scored eight goals in half a season with the team, and Chen Yingji has already scored ten. Relying on these outstanding performances, his status among the fans has also become higher and higher, and in the last two months of jersey sales, according to the media, the jerseys printed with Chen Yingxing's number and name have surpassed Gerrard and Suarez to rank first ().
It's too much of a resemblance, it's just too much of a resemblance......
And the more he resembles him, the more he will hurt the fans if he leaves Liverpool in the end, and it is the same as Torres, when Torres left Liverpool with what could even be considered an "escape", angry Liverpool fans burned their Torres shirts to express their displeasure.
And Carragher suddenly felt how ridiculous it was to say that Torres had previously touted that "he will become Liverpool's Rooney and Ronaldo" and "he will surpass Liverpool's legend".
Gerard laughed at Carragher's mention of Torres' name.
"Do you think heroes are the same as Torres?" He asked.
"Isn't it different?" Carragher spread his hands.
"Of course not." Gerald laughs.
'They're all goalscoring, they're all famous, they've had a lot of influence in less than a season, Stephen. Carragher cited the similarities between the two men.
Gerald nodded every time he listed a similarity.
When Carragher finished speaking, he asked, "Gone?" ”
Carragher nodded: "Aren't that enough?" Do you have to wait for a hero to leave after three and a half seasons like Torres before saying, 'Oh, they look the same ......'? ”
Gerrard shook his head: "What you said is right, they are all very good shooters, they are all very influential, they have surpassed me." But that's just the surface, Jamie. ”
"Is there anything inside?"
"Of course (). What kind of person do you think Torres is? I mean his character. ”
"Kindness? Friendly? Carragher didn't understand what Gerard meant.
Gerald glanced at Carragher: "Don't you think his character is a little ...... Is it on the soft side? ”
When Gerard said this, Carragher was even more confused: "I think Carragher's personality is very soft, and sometimes I feel like a little girl." But what does this have to do with our topic? You can't really treat people as girls just because they have a soft personality and are like a little girl, right? ”
Gerrard shook his head: "Didn't you ask what is the difference between a hero and Torres?" The biggest difference between them is in their personalities. Torres is soft in personality and can easily get bogged down in a quagmire if he encounters difficulties – his current problems at Chelsea stem from his cowardice in character, and he loses confidence when he encounters problems. And the hero is different, the more frustrated he becomes, the more courageous he becomes. Although he was overconfident, he was a little arrogant. A lot of people hate his arrogance, but I think his over-the-top self-confidence is what we at Liverpool lack the most. Without a title in five years, Liverpool really don't have the confidence anymore, Jamie. You look at the last few games, when we go down, when we lose, when it's just a draw, what is the look on your face? ”
Carragher was stunned, and as the team's vice-captain, he certainly paid attention to the players' performances. He had also noticed what Gerald had said, and everyone had a look of panic on their faces. I think they've already lost......
"Take the last game, after Daniel scored an own goal, what was everyone's expression, you must remember, I know it anyway. The game was televised to a lot of people in close-ups. Everyone is afraid, worried, and even hopeless. But there is one person who is an exception, and he is a hero. He was shouting something to everyone, and I wasn't on the pitch anymore, so I couldn't hear it. Do you know what he shouted, Jamie? ”
Carragher struggled to recall: "He seemed to be shouting......' It's not a big deal? Isn't it just a goal conceded? Just pull it back with one and you're ......"
As he spoke, he looked up and saw that Gerald was looking at him with a smile on his face.
"He's not the captain, but isn't this kind of thing supposed to be done by the captain?"
Carragher's face turned red, this was his dereliction of duty, because when he saw Agger put the football into his own goal, he instantly thought of the last game, his own goal at the last minute, which turned the team's draw into a failure. This brought a certain amount of shadow to him, so as soon as he saw that Agger had also scored an own goal, the panic in his heart quickly flooded.
I didn't care about appeasing the already shaky military spirit at all.
Unexpectedly, at this time, it was Chen Yingying who stood up and everyone continued to think badly......
"Do you still have doubts about him being the fourth captain?" Gerald asked.
Carragher frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head: "But I still don't think it's possible for him to lead Liverpool to revival...... His future is particularly certain that he is not the man we have cultivated and that he will not swear allegiance to this team......"
"The 'king' wasn't cultivated by us." Gerald shrugged, looking nonchalant. "Whether the hero can succeed or not, that's not something we have to say, he has to have the final say. But I want to push him...... It's as simple as that. Would you like to help me, Jamie? ”
Carragher was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly: "Can I still say no, Stephen?" ”
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ps, today is another four-more outbreak!
Couldn't you get a few monthly passes after such a hard update?
Our monthly pass has fallen to seventh, and the opponent has caught up overnight!
I can't bear this breath! (To be continued)