More than two days in London passed quickly, and on the 19th, Chen Xi left London with his simple luggage and started a new journey.

The team will officially assemble on the 20th to start preparations for the new season.

Thinking that he was about to integrate into an unfamiliar environment, Chen Xi was a little nervous, but more excited, because he knew very well that the team he was about to join was much stronger than his former club, Tottenham.

After a day of rest in his Liverpool mansion, Chen Xi drove the silver Bentley Continental GT he bought this holiday towards the Melwood training base between Liverpool and Derby early the next morning.

This holiday, Chen Xi easily gained an endorsement contract worth millions, Chen Xi naturally will not treat himself badly, in his opinion, money earned is used to spend. So, he bought two new cars in Liverpool this summer in one go.

A Range Rover and a Bentley Continental GT he drove today, the two combined costs less than £200,000, which is just the last number he has gained this summer. Both cars are British brands, and Chen Xi has recently been thinking about whether to buy a Porsche or a Ferrari sports car. After all, the huge garage in his house can accommodate a lot of cars.

Considering that this was the first day to report for duty, Chen Xi still drove a relatively low-key Bentley. The 110,000-pound new car is a bit more expensive than the Lansheng, but it looks much more understated than the domineering Land Rover.

Chen Xi obviously doesn't want to give his teammates a domineering feeling on the first day he arrives at the team, which is not conducive to his integration into the team.

Due to the excellent horsepower of the Bentley Continental GT, it only took Chen Xi a dozen minutes to reach the Melwood training base.

Parking the car in the parking lot outside the training base, Chen Xi said hello to the doorman uncle of the training base and entered the training base.

When he walked to the training ground, Chen Xi found that someone had arrived before him, and this person was Xavi Alonso, who joined this summer like Chen Xi.

Obviously, he has the same idea as Chen Xi, that is, as a newcomer to the team, he wants to leave a humble object for his teammates. You must know that Xavi Alonso is relatively more pressured than Chen Xi.

After all, he is the first value of Liverpool's recruitment this summer, although his personal treatment is far from Chen Xi, but in the eyes of fans, the transfer fee is the most intuitive, 12 million pounds is enough to buy a powerful star, and Liverpool spent this money to buy the little-known Spaniard Xavi Alonso in the UK. It also means that Liverpool fans will look at the Spaniard with a critical eye.

Therefore, Xavi Alonso also hopes that he can integrate into the team as soon as possible and thus show his quality as soon as possible.

After seeing Chen Xi, he showed a shy smile and greeted Chen Xi in slightly broken English: "Hello! ”

"Hehe, hello, Harvey, I didn't expect you to come before me." Chen Xi walked towards Alonso with a smile on his face and returned in Spanish. However, when calling Alonso's name, Chen Xi felt a little awkward, because the pronunciation sounded very similar to "stupid".

Alonso was obviously a little surprised after seeing Chen Xi's performance, he didn't expect this Premier League star to be so fluent in Spanish, which also made the relationship between the two closer. The smile on Alonso's face was also brighter, and he kicked the ball at his feet to Chen Xi and said: "Yes, I didn't dare to be late for the first day of reporting." ”

Chen Xi stepped on the ball under his feet, pointed to the civilian clothes on his body, signaled that he had to change his training clothes, and then kicked the ball back to Alonso.

After changing into the training clothes that had been placed in his wardrobe in the locker room, Chen Xi returned to the training ground, and at this time, there were several more figures on the field.

Finnan, Luis Garcia and Josemi were all on the training ground, all of whom were clearly looking to impress the manager on the first day of training.

In addition to a few newcomers, Liverpool goalkeeper Dudek should be considered the first to arrive.

As Liverpool's "old man", the Polish goalkeeper warmly welcomed several new players.

After seeing Dudek, Chen Xi walked over with a smile on his face: "Hey, Yerzi, we meet again!" ”

After Dudek saw Chen Xi, he showed a frightened expression in a funny way, and then squeezed out a smile and said: "Edison, tell you a secret, I asked the club to buy you no matter what." Because you're one of the most feared guys in the Premier League, it's a terrible thing to be against you! ”

Obviously, Chen Xi led the team to victory over Liverpool in Tottenham's two teams, and contributed four goals and two assists, which really made Dudek, the Reds goalkeeper, very depressed.

"Haha, actually, I came here for your sake. You know, but you helped me cure my 'phobia of the head'! Of course, Chen Xi knew that Dudek was joking, so he also replied with a smile.

Dudek obviously knew that Chen Xi was making fun of the mistake he made when he hit Chen Xi's head and caused the goal, so he walked over and hooked Chen Xi's shoulder and said, "I think, in order to show your gratitude, you should maybe treat me to a drink after the training is over!" ”

"No problem! Ha ha! Chen Xi replied with a smile.

The four people on the side couldn't help but feel very envious when they saw Chen Xi mingling with Liverpool's old players so quickly, especially the three Spaniards, their English is not very good, and it may not be possible to fully integrate into the team at one time.

Some people think that it should be much easier for Europeans to learn English than for Orientals, but this is not the case. Although English and Spanish belong to the same Indo-European language family, they belong to different branches, with English belonging to the Euphoric language family and Spanish belonging to the Latin language family.

It may be relatively easy for Germans to learn English, and it is easier for Spaniards to learn Portuguese or Italian, but it is not easy for Spaniards to learn English.

On top of that, Spaniards have always considered Spanish to be the best language in the world, so they are generally reluctant to learn English unless necessary.

Now that they have joined a Premier League team and come to play in England, they have realised the importance of the English language. Of course, they also have the advantage that their head coach Rafael Benitez is also Spaniard, and when many players need to rely on translators to understand the manager's words, they will be relatively intuitive, which will allow them to better understand the manager's tactical intentions.

As training time approached, more and more Liverpool players appeared on the training ground.

Chen Xi found that there are still some small groups in the Liverpool team. For example, Diouf and Salif Dior, also from Senegal, Smitchell and Barosz, also from the Czech Republic, and three Spaniards who have just joined the team.

Among them, the Senegalese small group looked at Chen Xi's eyes with a little hostility, which is also related to their status in the team, both of them joined Liverpool at a high price after their outstanding performance in the 02 World Cup, and as a result, neither of them could play their best position under Houllier, so they have not been able to play their level.

Dior, who was originally a wide player, was transformed into a midfielder or even a central defender, and Diouf as a striker was used as a winger.

Chen Xi felt their hostility, but he didn't care very much, he never wanted everyone to welcome him and like him.

As the captain of the team, Finnish centre-back Hyypia warmly welcomed several of his new team-mates.

Relatively restrained three Spaniards and a somewhat restrained Finnan, Chen Xi seems to be very generous, through previous understanding, he found that Hyypia and Chen Xi's former teammate Redknapp have a very good personal relationship, and Redknapp is also one of the players with the best relationship with Chen Xi at Tottenham, so that Chen Xi and the captain have a common topic.

Chen Xi's rapid integration into Tottenham is not only because of his outstanding strength, but also because he has established a good relationship with captain Redknapp and team veteran Sheringham as early as the beginning of the trial, and Chen Xi is obviously integrating into Liverpool in the same way.

Of course, Chen Xi is also more enthusiastic about Liverpool duo Gerrard and Owen, who have expressed their welcome to Chen Xi in public more than once, and Smitchell, who selflessly gave up his No. 7 shirt.

Gerrard and Owen have apparently also met with coach Benitez before the team gathers, and they both know very well that the young Chinese will be very crucial for Liverpool to get rid of the situation that they have not been involved in the league and the Champions League since entering the Premier League, so the enthusiasm shown by the two for Chen Xi is also greater than usual.

When Benitez came to the training base and saw Chen Xi chatting happily with Gerrard and Owen, he had a knowing smile on his face. In his eyes, these three are the guarantee of Liverpool's results.

When Benitez and assistant coach Sami Lee appeared on the sidelines, Chen Xi and his teammates stopped greeting and stood there waiting for the new manager to speak.

Seeing that everyone was consciously quiet, Benitez nodded with satisfaction, he is a disciplined coach, so he wants his players to be able to keep to themselves in training and games.

"Hello everyone, my name is Rafael Benitez and I will be fighting for Liverpool's honour together in the next few seasons. Hopefully together we can win more trophies for this great team and more victories for the fans! Benitez first introduced himself.

When the interpreter repeated his words in English, everyone applauded enthusiastically.

Benitez pressed his hands in style, and everyone fell silent, and he continued: "In addition to me, we have five other newcomers, and they are welcome to come to the front and introduce themselves." ”

Amid the applause of the players, Chen Xi and four other newly transferred players came to the front of the queue and stood face to face with their teammates.

As the team's first new signing this summer, Chen Xi took the initiative to be the first to stand up and introduce himself: "Hello everyone, my name is Edison Chen, and I am transferred from Tottenham. My position is as a wing-back and a winger. It is an honour to join this great team of Liverpool and I hope that in the future, we can have fun with each other and strive for more honours for the team on the pitch! ”

As soon as Chen Xi finished speaking, under the leadership of captain Hyypia, the Liverpool players gave warm applause. Of course, there are also guys like Diouf and Dior who drum up nonchalantly.

'My name is Stephen Finnan, I'm moving from Fulham at right-back and I'm happy to be part of Liverpool......

"Hello everyone, my name is Xavi Alonso, I am a midfielder, I am transferred from Real Sociedad, I hope you will give me more advice......"

"Hello everyone, my name is Luis Garcia, I am transferred from Barcelona, Spain, in the midfielder position, it is an honor to join this great team......"

"Hello everyone, my name is Josemi......"

Next, the other four new signings also introduced themselves one by one, and the three Spaniards also introduced themselves in simple English, and it is clear that they have all been fully prepared for this introduction.

"Okay, from today onwards, whether it's old players or new players, we're all a collective, a team. We're all professionals, so I'm sure we can get along very well. Benitez summed up his surname.

"Next, let's talk about the preparations before the start of the season. We'll be training at the training base for a week or so and then we'll go to Wales for a warm-up game. After that, we will move on to the United States and play three warm-up games. This will be my best opportunity to observe your condition, and I hope you can all bring out your best form. This will determine the main squad for the new season.

Of course, there is no absolute main force in my team, there is no absolute substitute, everything is decided by the form. So hopefully you'll be in good shape at all times, otherwise, you're going to sit on the bench for me, and your teammates will be interested in your position!

The new season starts in less than a month and this season, we have only one goal, and that is to win the Premier League! I know we've never had this honour in our team, but I'm sure we'll be the best contenders for the league title from this season onwards. I don't know, do you have faith? Benitez spoke again, and saw that his ruddy face had a very serious expression.

"Yes!" Chen Xi and his teammates shouted in unison.

The old Liverpool players are full of desire for the Premier League title, and the five new players are all people who have never won the Premier League title, so everyone's enthusiasm has been fully mobilized.

Rafa Benitez is a master of psychology and his simple words resonated with Liverpool's players.

(To be continued)