Grass roots glory

Chapter 1196 The Newborn Calf
Klopp really didn't have many choices. He was pacing on the sidelines alone. It didn't take long before he called McLaughlin over: "Ryan, I have a challenging task for you. Do you dare to take it?"

McLaughlin is also very smart. Looking at the situation on the field, he knew what Klopp wanted to do with a quick brain move: "Boss, do you want me to defend Zhou?"

Klopp nodded slightly, satisfied that McLaughlin was so smart: "Ryan, I want you to stalk Zhou like Jordan... In short, you can't let him get rid of you. I don't need to say that you know the difficulty, but I think you can give it a try, for the team, huh?"

"No problem, boss, I'll do my best."

With little hesitation, McLaughlin agreed.In his view, this is his chance.Zhou Tiancheng is very powerful, even if he has never played, he still believes in this point.And what does it mean that Klopp can entrust this task to himself?
The boss trusts himself!
McLaughlin didn't think he could do better than Henderson, he was the main force of the first team, and he still couldn't hold Zhou Tiancheng.But he thinks this is his chance—as long as he does his best, it is still possible to make some bright spots.Maybe he can become famous in Liverpool!Maybe next season he won't be loaned out like Benteke.

In Liverpool, for players like McLaughlin, their goals are clearer. They dare not think about becoming famous with one goal. The most realistic goal is to seize every opportunity to stay.The drive to survive is always greater than the drive for glory.In Liverpool, it means getting closer to the chance of becoming a real star.

He is full of energy. Compared with Henderson, he has no advantage. The only characteristic is that he can fight and run.

As a midfielder, his overall view is actually not very qualified. He finally got the opportunity to steal the ball. A direct pass went directly to the front. He didn't see Origi who was inserted from the wing at all, wasting an offensive opportunity.

Henderson came up and chatted with him: "Ryan, can you take some responsibility? Just do what you should do, and you also want to pass through? This is my job, OK?"

The little guy is a lot more honest, and he can only do this kind of work in Liverpool.

In a stadium like Wembley, it is inevitable that McLaughlin was a little nervous, but after three to five minutes of the game, as he started to stare at Zhou Tiancheng, he couldn't help but lose his focus.

McLaughlin is close to 1.8 meters tall, so he is not at a disadvantage in the midfielder, but when he stood very close to Zhou Tiancheng, he smacked his lips and looked at his defensive target today. He could only look up.

If he hadn't watched the video of Zhou Tiancheng's game, he wouldn't have believed that the big man could be so flexible. This kind of skill is his goal!
It's okay to be so flirtatious in my heart, but back to reality, the cheers of Wembley Stadium suddenly rose, and McLaughlin came back to his senses-Manchester United started to counterattack. He doesn't have this skill, but he needs to defend people with this technology.

He watched Zhou Tiancheng lightly stop the ball and take it to the side and back after taking the ball. The smoothness of the movement connection really made his heart skip a beat.

No wonder even a first-team leader like Henderson is deflated.

But what should I do?
"Lane!"

Just as McLaughlin was about to hesitate, a loud shout sounded in his ear, which helped him make up his mind, and he took a step directly, with his whole body between Zhou Tiancheng and the ball.

That's right, the speed at which he stepped up was almost the same as the speed at which Zhou Tiancheng turned and connected. It was definitely not experience, but instinct. The ball rolled past him, and his only thought was to steal the ball.

By mistake, McLaughlin chose the most correct way.

"Damn it, it's interesting!"

Zhou Tiancheng didn't expect that someone could defend him like this. He was sure that he had never seen this young man with an immature face in front of him. Did someone so awesome come out of Liverpool's youth academy?
However, even so, it still can't shake his determination. There is already a counterattack opportunity ahead, and another one can almost seal the victory.

squeeze!Blast it away with force!

This kind of scene is not uncommon today. The two turned their backs in the middle of the field, and McLaughlin lowered his center of gravity. The whole person almost lowered his body to withstand Zhou Tiancheng's squeeze. He flipped over and fell on his back onto the turf.

In this confrontation, McLaughlin unexpectedly gained the upper hand.

The momentum of half of the Wembley stadium has changed. Liverpool fans began to suppress Manchester United fans, and their cheers began to fill the stadium.

No goals, but Liverpool fans are happier than goals.

"It's great, actually defended Zhou!"

"Jurgen's mind should be alive. I must say that he is much better than Jordan Henderson. Compared with him, the main midfielder of the Three Lions is a complete pile of shit!"

"Get him on early and maybe we can still fight for the league title now."

"Lian McLaughlin! I'm starting to like the lad."

……

Zhou Tiancheng clutched his chest, this time he was hit hard, lying on the ground with his mouth open, breathing heavily, his eyes slightly narrowed, his brows furrowed, his expression quite painful.

"Zhou, what's the matter with you? Talk! Are you okay?"

"Team doctor! Team doctor!"

A group of teammates gathered around and raised their hands to call the team doctor into the field.

Zhou Tiancheng reached out and grabbed Fellaini directly.

"Zhou, what do you want to say? I'm listening, don't worry, I will help you."

"Marouan, uh..."

Fellaini quickly moved his ears closer.

Zhou Tiancheng patted him on the head directly: "Damn it, I'm not dead yet."

Team doctor Steve McNally was in the middle of the run, Zhou Tiancheng sat up slowly by himself, and waved to him, there was no major problem.

"It's just a little bifurcated, let's go, let's go."

Zhou Tiancheng stood up, and McLaughlin came over to greet him, "Zhou, is it important?"

Zhou Tiancheng waved his hand at him and gave him a thumbs up at the same time.

There are not many players who can make him do this, so this scene was caught directly by England's keen live director.

"McLaughlin! Ha, this little guy made a lot of money today. He must be a news person after the game."

But Zhou Tiancheng is definitely not just for show, this opponent deserves to be treated with caution, he already thinks so in his heart.

He didn't understand McLaughlin's talent, but this hard work made him see a shadow of himself.

As a newborn calf, he glanced at Klopp standing in front of Liverpool's coaching bench. He really picked a good opponent for himself.Someone like McLaughlin is far more difficult to deal with than Henderson.

(End of this chapter)