Tuesday and Thursday afternoons are the regular press conferences scheduled by the Liverpool club, where the manager and players will be in attendance to answer questions from journalists, answer recent hot topics about the team, or simply engage in a verbal conversation with the unpleasant media. On this day, all the media who came to Liverpool's press conference did not expect that they would witness a historic moment.

Captain Carragher came to represent the team, which did not surprise everyone. Because as the captain, it is his duty to often attend press conferences and communicate with the media on behalf of the team.

Carragher was no stranger to this scene.

He followed Martin. O'Neill took the stage and sat down, looking like everything was fine.

O'Neill spoke first.

"There's one thing to announce." He looked at Carragher beside him.

Carragher knew he was going to tell the reporters himself.

He leaned forward and leaned in front of the microphone.

Seeing that Carragher was going to speak, the reporters were surprised. It stands to reason that if there is anything to be announced, it should be announced by the manager. The players do not speak, and only speak when answering questions from reporters......

But now the person who announced the matter was replaced by Carragher, and the journalists were surprised.

Carragher coughed: "Hmm...... Yes, I decided to retire officially at the end of the season. ”

With that, he sat back down with no expression on his face.

The reporters in the audience have not yet reacted. Everyone was waiting for him to continue, and they didn't even take what he said to heart.

There was an eerie silence at the scene.

Then finally the media reacted ().

An old reporter slammed up from his chair and knocked it over in a panic.

It's like a fuse. At the press conference, there was a sudden commotion in the room.

"Huh? What's going on? ”

"Retirement? Did I hear me right? Jamie just said he was going to retire, right? ”

"Jamie, are you telling the truth? You're not kidding, are you?! ”

"Why, why did it ...... so suddenly"

Carragher has been with this team for too long. So much so that everyone ignores his age, he is the oldest player in the current Liverpool squad, he is 36 years old, so even if he announces his retirement, it should not be such a surprising thing, right?

But a lot of people just think it's incredible. They are used to the days when Liverpool had Carragher. What about thirty-six? Maldini can still play until he is forty years old!

In addition, Carragher's performance during this period was generally good, no injuries, and he was in good shape, serving as the team's starting central defender, which contributed to the team's winning streak. In such a situation, why would he retire?

Everyone can't figure it out.

Was it because of the goal we conceded against Chelsea in the last game? But that's just a lost goal, you can't retire for that lost goal, right?

"Everyone is quiet. Be quiet! Liverpool spokesman Klintz, who was responsible for maintaining order and supporting the press conference, was in charge of maintaining order. Settle down to remind everyone not to make noise. "If you have any questions, you can raise your hand and ask, but please be quiet for now!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone stopped talking. But he raised his arms in unison.

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After training, everyone takes a shower and changes in the locker room to get ready to go home, or go out to have fun with friends.

But today it's not about where to go at night, or what to eat. It was Carragher's fate.

They all knew that Carragher had followed O'Neill to the press conference.

What this means, everyone is very clear.

Ten times, the vice-captain will announce his retirement at a press conference.

When these words are spoken, it will be difficult to collect them......

It also basically means that Carragher's retirement is irreversible.

"It's really unpleasant." Chen Yingying pouted with his upper body and said. "That's it. It's all Chelsea's fault! Blame that Hulk! If it weren't for them, how could the deputy team have the idea of retiring? He didn't have that idea at all! ”

Everyone agreed. Speak up and criticize Chelsea together.

"Let me meet them next time. Lao Tzu must score a few more goals to avenge the vice-team! ”

Chen Yingying said.

But with a few more goals, can the vice-captain change his mind, take back his fate, and not retire again?

It was Steven Gerrard who stepped up and comforted his teammates: "Okay, don't worry about Chelsea, the next time you meet them will be next season, what's the point of winning more, hero?" Let's try to win the league championship this season, dedicated to Jamie. He has dedicated his football career to Liverpool and he deserves to lift his coveted league trophy when he leaves! ”

"The captain is right, league champion ()!" Everyone cheered.

Chen Yingying pouted: "Captain." I've said this a long time ago, I will definitely give him a league championship, and I will never let his career leave the slightest regret and stain! We were meant to win the championship, but now we have a reason not to fail! ”

He said with his fists clenched.

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"Yes, I decided to retire. I'm thirty-six years old, is that surprising? Carragher spoke to the microphone, talking.

"It's not a big deal, I've thought it through, and I think it's a very fitting time to say goodbye to my career. I don't want this to take too much of the team's energy. ”

Carragher was telling the truth, otherwise with his years at Liverpool and his status in the hearts of Liverpool fans, it would have been perfectly okay to hold a press conference with great fanfare.

But he feels it's normal for him to retire, with a large number of players leaving their beloved teams every season to end their careers. I am also an ordinary member of it, so there is no need for special treatment. He also doesn't want his retirement to become a stumbling block that will interfere with the team's preparation and affect everyone. That's why he handled it so low-key.

"I'm going to train and play hard until the end of the season. In this last half of the season, I'm going to fight hard for the team to win and win the title, just like I've done before. I don't have much more to say, and there is nothing more to answer about my retirement, it's all in these words. That's it, I'm just here to inform you, you don't have to worry too much......"

After saying that, he said to Martin. O'Neill said hello and got up to leave.

A group of reporters in the audience looked at Carragher's back and looked at each other.

At this point, they still have a bit of a real sense of truth - the man who played for Liverpool from the junior team to the senior team is ending his Reds career? Too ordinary and bland, right?

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"This afternoon, at a regular press conference in Liverpool, Jamie . Carragher announced a shocking news ()! He told reporters present that he had made the decision to retire and that he would officially end his career at the end of the season! ”

On the TV, an earlier video footage was playing, and Carragher faced the camera and calmly stated his intentions.

"Well, that's right...... I decided to retire officially at the end of the season. ”

Many fans in front of the TV looked up and watched intently.

A choked voice said: "What a tough guy, it's obviously such a sad and helpless thing, why can he just say it so calmly and casually without shedding a single tear?" ”

"Isn't it? I remember the few clearances he made in Istanbul when he had leg cramps and could barely stand up, but he still managed to keep AC Milan at bay...... Without him, we might not have won a fifth Champions League! Such a strong person has also been defeated by time! Alas! ”

"So Jamie is thirty-six years old...... Before you know it, you're going to retire. ”

"Jamie is getting old and I feel like it was yesterday when I watched him lift the FA Youth Cup with Owen for Liverpool...... Now Irving has long since retired, and Jamie is soon. ”

"Jamie is old, we're old too......"

This is the Red Army Bar, and this is the place where Chen Yingying's fans organized the Red Giant Bears event, but at this moment, they are all Jamie. Fans of Carragher.

Phil. Gibbs, a couple of young people, is more than ten years younger than Carragher, and it can be said that they grew up watching Carragher play.

So they also have a lot of feelings about Carragher's retirement (). Carragher's retirement seems to have taken away their childhood memories......

"I think...... Liverpool owe Jamie a league title ...... "Phil. Gibbs muttered.

His words were immediately echoed by those around him.

"That's right! We should send Jamie off with a league title! After so many years of service in the team, he is just one league title away, shouldn't this wish be fulfilled for him? ”

"This season, we must win the league championship!"

"Champion! Champion! League Champions! "Tom. Jackson raised his arms and shouted.

He brought everyone in the bar with him, and everyone was very excited, chanting slogans along with him.

For a time, there was only one voice in the Red Army bar.

"Champion! Champion! League Champions! ”

"Champion! Champion! League Champions! ”

"Champion! Champion! League Champion!! ”

Everyone stomped their feet vigorously and waved their fists, as if in the stands, chanting in unison.

The whole bar was in a frenzy.

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At half past nine in the evening local time in Liverpool, and at half past four in the morning of the next day Beijing time, Chen Yingying updated his Twitter and domestic Weibo simultaneously.

The content is very simple.,There's no picture to sell cuteness or anything.。

He wrote: "I'm sorry guys, Premier League champions, I want it...