"Number 17, this is Gerrard! Steven. Gerrard, he scored the goal against Deco. ”

"Beautiful, so beautiful. Gerrard, who was plugged in the back, jumped to the top near the big penalty area! Let's remember this young man, Steven. Gerrard. At just 18 years old, Steven Gerrard played his first game for Liverpool's first team. ”

"Liverpool are back up and it's 2-1. In the passive situation of the whole game, Liverpool actually overtook the score. Gerrard, there's no better start than this. ”

When McManaman crossed, Gerrard, who was still far from the Blackburn Rovers penalty area, actually rushed up quickly. No one ever took him seriously, only Deco saw Gerrard. As soon as Gerrard came on the pitch, George asked Deco to pay attention to Gerrard.

But it was too late by this time, and Gerrard was leaping high from near the big penalty area. Although Deco tried to interfere as much as possible, he was still defeated by Gerrard. Steven Gerrard flicked his head at goal, and Cudicini, who had been outstanding throughout the game, was also caught off guard.

“goooooooooooooooal！！！！！！！！！！！！！” The on-site commentator at Anfield Stadium, who had been depressed, shouted out with all his might. "We're up on top, Steven Gerrard! Cheers to our young lads, Steven Gerald! ”

Gerrard, who scored the goal, was very excited and ran straight to the Liverpool bench. Facing the French coach Hollier, he gave him a hard hug.

When Evans was in charge, Academy players like Carragher and Owen were given opportunities. And both have been given regular starting opportunities at Liverpool, with Owen becoming England's golden boy.

But Gerrard, Liverpool's most avid fan, who has been a Liverpool fan since childhood, has never been reused. It wasn't until Houllier took over at Liverpool that Houllier admired Gerrard very much. It also made Steven Gerrard a first-team player, and today was his first appearance for Liverpool.

Gerald is quite grateful to Houllier.

"Haha, isn't that the best spell of the month. Not long ago, George won Coach of the Month and Pire won Player of the Month. During the interview, George also coaxed that he was born to break spells. But look at this game, the spell works. ”

'Blackburn Rovers have had fourteen shots so far in this game, eight of which are inside the woodwork. But apart from James' low-level mistake and a goal, he never breached Liverpool's goal. There are even many opportunities that must be entered, but they have not been grasped. Spells, really spells. George must have thought so, too. ”

The narrator said with a smile as he watched George kick the lawn angrily.

The narrator was right, that's exactly what George had in mind. Blackburn had a lot of chances in this game, but they didn't take advantage of them. Is there really a bullshit curse in this world!

It's just that this thought is only fleeting, and George doesn't believe it. The bullshit curse is just a psychological effect.

The game was less than ten minutes long even with stoppage time, and George replaced Hendry with Gala. Then let Galla play at left-back, while Van Bronckhorst returned to the midfield.

So Blackburn's formation became 3-5-2, and George was out of the way. Losing one, losing two, is losing.

However, the bet was lost, and when attacking with all his might, Owen got a pass from Gerrard. It was a long run and scored the third goal in stoppage time. In the end, Blackburn Rovers lost 1-3 away.

After six wins in a row, Blackburn Rovers suffered a defeat at Anfield. George was a little angry, but not so frustrated. It can only be said that people are not as good as heaven, so many good opportunities have not scored, and I can only blame myself for not being able to grasp the opportunity.

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When George arrived at the press conference, it was still relatively late. Previously, George had comforted the players in the dressing room, telling them it was just an accident.

By the time the players were pacified and the press conference arrived, it was already halfway through.

Seeing George, the reporter was very excited. They thought that George was going to release their pigeons because he had lost the race. If there is no reason to miss the press conference, it will be punished by the FA. They were all thinking about what kind of punishment the FA would give to George, who made repeated mistakes, and George came to the press conference.

The reporters who had just asked Houllier a question all turned to George.

Compared to a good old man like Houllier, George has more news about him.

"Coach Levy, you replaced Claude Makelele in the first half, are you unhappy with his performance?" Sure enough, George had just sat down, and the first thing they asked was Makellele's question.

'Yes, he didn't play well today. Maybe I've been playing a lot lately and I'm a little tired. ”

Even if he agreed, George was making excuses for Makellele.

"Is Makelele's performance this half season a sign that Coach Levy's attempt to transform Makelele into a midfielder has failed?" Bad word for reporters.

'Why do you think Makelele can't be a midfielder?'

"Coach Levy, this is obvious. Makelele is limited, not physically strong, and has average speed, so I don't know how such a player can be a midfielder. "At this time, the first thing in the back is to have good physical fitness.

"That's why you're sitting there interviewing me, and I'm sitting here for you to interview." George smiled slightly, but his tone was much colder. "There are two kinds of people who play football in this world, one is to play football with their bodies. The other kind of people play football here. George pointed to his head.

'Claude Makelele is the latter, he's the kind of player who plays with his brain. He doesn't need a strong body, and he doesn't need speed. He only needs to judge the ball and stand in a defensive position to complete the defensive task. ”

George sneered, scoffing at the reporter's words.

"But so far we haven't seen how Makelele uses his brains to play the ball. I don't think he has the slightest bit of potential at the back. The reporter continued to ask.

George leaned forward slightly and looked at the reporter.

"You know what?"

"Huh?" The reporter was stunned.

"You know what?" George repeated the phrase with a smile. "If you understand, wouldn't it be better for you to come over and do my position? You know what you know about a journalist who does nothing all day long and makes up news? Who are you to question my players, what are you to question my decisions. ”

"I'm a coach who has trained players from Germany and England like Ballack and Daniel. I think Claude Makelele is the best midfielder, what right do you have to question it, what do you know? ”

George "snorted" for a moment, and didn't look at the reporter with a blue face. "Next."

All the reporters looked at the embarrassed reporters standing there and laughed in their hearts. Who do you think this person in front of you is, he's not the good old guy Kevin. Keegan is not the Hollier he just interviewed. The man in front of him is George, who has a very poor surname. Levy.

"Coach Levy, what do you think of today's two newcomers, Hargreaves and Gerrard?" This is a reporter for The Liverpool Echo.

The performances of the two newcomers in this game are obvious to all, so the reporters are very curious.

"I'll start with my players. Owen, he's outstanding. At this age, his strength should be outstanding. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought him to England. He's a defensive, physical midfielder who also has a footwork for free-kicks and long-range shots. I hope the England managers at all levels can see how he performs and not let him be snatched away by Wales and Canada. ”

Hargreaves is indeed a player that George admires. Such a tough player is a very big addition to George's current technical midfield.

"As for Steven. Gerald, how do you say it? George paused, and the reporters below pricked up their ears. They all wondered if George was going to belittle the young man who had failed for George. "We are really unfortunate because Liverpool have Steven. Steven Gerrard is such a great young player. His future is limitless. In fact, I have known for a long time that Gerrard is in the Liverpool youth team. If Liverpool are willing to sell, I'm willing to buy him for five million pounds. ”

George was telling a joke, of course, and even if Gerrard was blown up to the sky, it wasn't worth five million pounds. But if it could be exchanged for £5 million for Gerrard, then George would definitely agree.

The reporter from The Echo, who had just asked George a question, was smiling. Whoever praises his players like this is happy, not to mention that the person who praises Gerrard in front of him is George, who has a very strange surname in English football.

"But it's a pity that ......, Liverpool is really unlucky." The reporter who was puzzled by George's change of surname immediately came to his senses when he heard the words behind him. George likes this kind of first promotion and then subduation, and then laughing at someone. I thought to myself, too, how could George really praise a hostile young player after losing the game. They were all waiting to hear what amazing things George would say.

Seeing that all the reporters' attention came to him, George smiled and said. "Liverpool is really unfortunate. Of course we were very lucky because Liverpool only had one Steven Gerrard in their youth squad. If they have two or three Gerrard, then what are the games in the Premier League? The title was won directly to Liverpool. ”

The first time they heard such friendly words from George, the local reporters in Liverpool were all smiles. Even Hollier, who was next to him, shook his head and laughed when he heard George's words.

George is in his fourth year as head coach, but when has George ever had such a pleasant moment? Especially when the game was lost, George didn't give the media and the other party any good looks.

It's not that George has changed his surname all of a sudden, but Gerrard is indeed George's favourite England player. At a time when England is coming out with talent at every turn, Beckham and Steven Gerrard are two of George's most recognised English players.

If George really wants to have a good player like Steven Gerrard, of course, this is just thinking about it.

Today's press conference ended in such a friendly atmosphere.

(To be continued)