Chapter 629: The Asian Cup begins

The final result of the game was 3-1, with Arsenal winning Liverpool on the road. Steven Gerrard scored a face-saving goal for Liverpool at home from a free-kick.

Liverpool were 2-0 down at the start of the second half, and in the end Brendan Rodgers used centre-forward Ricky Lambert to replace Malkovic, but in the end nothing could be done.

On the contrary, in the 60th minute of the game, Wenger made two substitutions in a row, Sanchez and Li Zihan both got time to rest, and Theo Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain played.

In the post-match press conference, Wenger did not talk about Rodgers' problems, but pointed out the problems that his team will face next, and the biggest problem is naturally the temporary departure of Li Zihan

Li Zihan also said that he was very happy to be selected for the national team and his teammates to impact the Asian Cup, and also thanked the club and fans for their support.

As for the struggling Brendan Rodgers, he said that if he is to retain qualification for the Champions League next season, then the team will need to act in the winter transfer window

After this game, Arsenal scored 45 points in a frenzy and continued to lead the table. Behind them are city rivals Chelsea with 38 points, while Manchester City in third place have 35 points. Fourth, somewhat unexpectedly, Southampton with 32 points, Manchester United in fifth and Liverpool in sixth.

Koeman's Southampton is really incomprehensible, last season sold Lallana, Lambert, Lovren and many other main cores, but this season's results are actually better than last season's strong squad

It's really a good way to make money and get results.

After the game, Li Zihan did not act with the team, he went to London ahead of schedule. After packing his luggage, Li Zihan was ready to go to Australia the next day.

The host of this Asian Cup is Australia, and in order to prepare for this Asian Cup, Perrin has his team arrive in Australia early to familiarize themselves with the water, land, weather and food, so as not to rush in time.

As soon as Li Zihan arrived at Sydney Airport, he was surrounded by reporters who came to pick him up. Such a scene frightened Li Zihan, because he and the club and the national team did not disclose their itinerary, and they don't know where these reporters learned about him.

Who is the most famous player in this Asian Cup? It's not Son Heung-min, it's not Ji Sung-yong, it's not Cahill, it's not Shinji Kagawa, it's not Shinji Okazaki, it's not Keisuke Honda.

It was the young Arsenal captain Lee Zihan, who led the team to an unprecedented UEFA Champions League title last season, as well as the English FA Cup. He also broke a number of Premier League scoring records and was even the most goalscoring player in Premier League and Champions League history.

And this season Arsenal has also been soaring under his leadership, and in terms of value, according to the evaluation of the most authoritative and famous German media website in Europe "Transfer Market" last week, Li Zihan is now worth 80 million euros.

You must know that this number is not made by Li Zihan through Guò's transfer, but through Guò's own performance and potential recognition. Suarez is as powerful as Bale, but theirs is as powerful as Li Zihan? Obviously, the latter is stronger, but why are Bale and Suarez worth more than Li Zihan?

This is the operation of the club's transfer, Real Madrid and Barcelona have a lot of money, but when it comes to the real value of these two, it may be about 50 to 60 million euros.

Therefore, Li Zihan has become the biggest star of this World Cup, and the Chinese team was divided into Group B in this Asian Cup, and the opponent in Group B has an old rival. Fresh team. Toward. The total value of the fresh team is only 9.7 million euros, and Li Zihan's worth alone is about equal to nine dynasties. The whole team of fresh teams is worth so much

As soon as Li Zihan walked out of the passage, he was surrounded by reporters.

"May I ask Li, what is the goal of the Chinese team in this World Cup? Qualifying from the group? ”

"Do you regret that you will miss a month-long club competition in order to participate in the Asian Cup?"

"Are you worried about the club's results during the month?"

In an uproar, a big push of the microphone came towards Li Zihan's mouth. If it weren't for the help of the security guards, the microphone might have been forced into the mouths of these excited reporters

Li Zihan just said loudly that the team would have a special press conference, and then left the pick-up hall under the protection of the security personnel.

When Li Zihan got out of the airport, there was a special car to pick him up, which was the car of the national team here. His current goal is to train in Campbell, Australia.

When Li Zihan arrived at the training base in the town, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon Sydney time, and after taking a nap to recuperate, at five o'clock in the afternoon, Li Zihan attended the press conference before the national team's training camp.

In addition to head coach Pei Lan and "translation brother" Zhao Xudong, there were also captains Zheng Zhi and Li Zihan who attended the press conference.

And before translating what Pei Lan said, the translator brother Zhao Xudong stole the spotlight again. He jokingly said: "After having Han Niang, I am now worried that I will lose my job, I hope the team can see that I have worked for so long, so that I can watch this Asian Cup on the spot"

Zhao Xudong's words detonated the laughter of the audience, and Li Zihan couldn't help but smile.

As we all know, Li Zihan is proficient in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish and a small amount of Portuguese, which can be described as an all-round language genius.

As for the nickname Han Niang, he was called by the fans for a long time, and Li Zihan could only be forced to accept it, and finally got used to it, so he didn't mind the translation brother calling him his nickname on such occasions.

In the opening of Zhao Xudong's joke, this press conference began. Most of the press conference was attended by Chinese journalists, but there were also journalists from China's rival countries, such as Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan in the group stage

When Li Zihan was asked about the team's results after he left Arsenal: "I'm not worried about this, my teammates are one of the best footballers on the planet, and the team's results are not determined by one person, so after I leave, my teammates will continue to lead the team forward!" ”

That's the official answer.

"Hello, Lee. What is the goal of the Chinese team in this Asian Cup? A Japanese media reporter asked.

Li Zihan smiled: "Anyway, I'm not here to travel!" ”

This answer is profound. It depends on the definition of tourism, and everyone has a different definition.

"Is it a group qualifier?" Some Australian media asked.

The Chinese team's results in the Asian Cup are actually so-so, and they have won a lot in the top four, but they have not won the championship. In the last Asian Cup, the Chinese team did not qualify for the group stage, which was also the first time in 27 years that the Chinese team failed to qualify for the group stage of the Asian Cup.

So the Australian journalist's question is quite reasonable.

But Li Zihan pouted: "Although the weather in Australia is very warm, and the scenery and air are very clear and beautiful, I don't want to travel when this kind of league is in full swing." ”

The implication is that the significance of qualifying for the group is similar to that of tourism, and the Chinese team is not so visionary.

A reporter asked: "So it's the quarterfinals?" Or the semi-finals? ”

Li Zihan said: "We want to break through ourselves! ”

Break through? The reporters didn't understand the meaning for a while, the Chinese team has won the quarterfinals, semifinals and runners-up in Asia, and even failed to qualify for the group!

So is this self-breakthrough something that China has not been able to do?

Like a champion?!

But Li Zihan and the Chinese team did not give these reporters time, and soon the press officer announced that the press conference was over, and then Li Zihan and Pei Lan and others walked into the passage.

Leaving behind a group of reporters who looked at each other.

Before Li Zihan, Pei Lan and Zheng Zhi had spoken separately and answered questions from reporters, so Li Zihan was the last link.

A reporter reacted and immediately followed him to ask, but was blocked by the security personnel.

"Li Zihan: We're not here to travel!!"

"China's biggest star: we're not here to play soy sauce!"

"The arrogant Chinese striker: our understanding is the champion!!"

The next day, a headline like this made the front page of major Asian news outlets, and it was clear that the last headline was certainly not the work of the Chinese media.

Although the IQ of the Chinese football media is not high, it is also as low as this.

On the third day, the Chinese team conducted an in-team training session that was open to the media. In fact, this training session has no gold content, that is, everyone wears training vests and does a few ball training sessions on the field.

And the media were watching from the training ground, so they couldn't interview the players.

Since it is not easy to make a fuss about the things at the press conference two days ago, the reporter's nose, which is more sensitive than a police dog, immediately smelled another thing that could be hyped up.

That is, the sponsorship contract between the Chinese team and Adidas will expire in January, and the contract negotiations between the Chinese team and the new jersey sponsor Nike have been going on for a month, and the specific contract has not yet been decided. If it hasn't been negotiated by then, then what jersey will the Chinese team wear to compete in the Asian Cup?

And even if the contract is negotiated by then, there are only a few days of kung fu, and Nike won't have time to design and then make zuò jerseys for tangerine peel.