Lvyin Fengmo

Chapter 68 Farewell
"Rooney van Persie Mata made a contribution, Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool!"

"He blasted 19 times without scoring a goal, and the whole Liverpool team felt cold!"

"Played the whole game, Gerrard did nothing! Rodgers' trust was in vain!"

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The disastrous defeat to Manchester United suddenly plunged Liverpool into a situation of internal and external troubles and besieged on all sides.

After all, they just won the league championship last season, and both the team and the fans are at the peak of confidence.

After all, today's Manchester United is no longer the overlord of the Premier League in the Ferguson era, they are still going through the pain of reconstruction.

After all, Manchester United's lineup can only be regarded as a broken lineup, and Carrick was pulled to play as a defender...

Losing to a mortal enemy in such a state is absolutely unforgivable!
A week later, Liverpool ushered in a strong dialogue again, this time against sixth-ranked Arsenal.

Perhaps because he wanted to use the tactics of "breaking the boat", "fighting with one's back", and "put to death and survived", Rogers only made one adjustment to the starting lineup and encouraged them to prove themselves.

But military textbooks are just military textbooks after all. Not every general is Han Xin and Xiang Yu, and not every player or team can replicate the miracle of Istanbul.

Not even Liverpool themselves!
At the last moment of the first half, Coutinho broke the deadlock with his iconic cloud-piercing arrow, but Arsenal scored a header in stoppage time with Derby Xie overpowering Skrtel.

It is worth noting that the Slovak iron guard has a height of 191, while the Arsenal full-back is only 178...

Arsenal made persistent efforts, and in the 63rd minute of the second half, Giroud overtook the score. Rodgers, who was eager to score, watched for a long time on the bench, and finally sent...Borrini and Lambert.

Borini did contribute two shots, but he also paid the price for his youth: in the 90th to 92nd minutes, he received two consecutive yellow cards for smashing the ball and stomping on Cazorla, and was expelled by the referee .

However, to everyone's surprise, Liverpool, who fell behind and had one less player to fight, evened the score in the last 10 seconds of stoppage time!
When Lallana took the last corner kick and Skrtel completed the dive bombing, even Lu Feng, who no longer cared much about the team's performance, jumped up in shock.

He suddenly saw the shadow of the Liverpool team that attracted him.

That Liverpool team is not a super-star-studded super team, but they will always burst out with shocking tenacious fighting spirit at critical moments! -
There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand readers.

Lu Feng saw fighting spirit and perseverance from this game, but the media who wanted to be hot found a topic that attracted more attention:

"Sad! The soul of the Liverpool team has become the background emperor of the celebration again! Zhan Jun: slipped and fell again!"

"British media take stock of 2014 quotes, Gerrard: Everyone on this planet slips."

"Prepare for a rainy day! Liverpool may sign Delph to succeed Gerrard during the winter break!"

"Owen's move for Liverpool's revival! Name Pogba to succeed Gerrard!"

"It's time to say goodbye, Liverpool don't need Steven Gerrard anymore!"

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When Lu Feng and most of the substitute lineup swept Bournemouth 6-1 in the League Cup, Gerrard, who only played 15 minutes off the bench, appeared at the post-match press conference as a player representative.

Liverpool's press officer signaled everyone to be quiet before announcing:
"I have to tell everyone that, after careful consideration, Liverpool's legendary captain, Steven Gerrard, will be leaving the team at the end of the season..."

He also reviewed Gerrard's achievements and honors in Liverpool later, but the reporters in the audience stood up almost at the same time, and the seats slammed together.

Gerald raised his hand slightly, his tone was very low:

"This was the most difficult decision of my life and I struggled with my family for a long time. I'm releasing this statement so the manager and the team don't have to worry about my future.

I cannot thank Brendan Rodgers, the owners and everyone at the club for helping me get the league title I craved and for allowing me to leave the club with such a grandeur...”

Finally, Gerrard thanked the fans affectionately: "My last words are for the people who made Liverpool the greatest club in the world - the fans, as a player and captain, I cherish every minute and every second, and I hope to do my best Good result to finish the season, and my Liverpool career."

Head coach Rodgers also sent his best wishes to Gerrard:
"Finding sentences that sum up how important Steven Gerrard was to Liverpool is absolutely impossible.

This is an age where the word legend is overused, but no one deserves it more than he.

From a personal point of view, I have always appreciated everything about Gerrard.

Steven Gerrard was the first to see me after I took charge of Liverpool, promised me 100 per cent support and did everything he could to help me.In my heart, he is not only a legend, but also far beyond the category of legend..."

At this moment, he has no words of praise for Gerrard:
"His impact as a player has been huge and should never be underestimated. He's been put on the club's back a lot, he's shown what he's capable of and in my opinion he's been one of the best in the world over the last decade.

As a leader and a man, he is unmatched by anyone I have worked with.His work ethic has reached new heights, he gives his all for the job, he's a role model for everyone in the game..."

Lu Feng, who had already returned home, saw this live broadcast on TV. He curled his lips and directly pressed the power button of the TV.

The club's purge of old players has reached an undisguised level.

Although Gerrard's game data this season is not as impressive as last season, considering that Liverpool in the 13-14 season has the omnipotent Suarez and Sturridge who not only keeps healthy, but often explodes, Gerrard Ladd's performance this season has not been that bad.

At least... With his current physical condition, he can at least be qualified for the main rotation of the first team. As long as the number of games is allocated a little, there is absolutely no problem in playing 20 league games + 5 cup games in a season.

It's just that neither Gerrard, Rodgers, nor Liverpool's top management seem to be able to accept such a result.

Coupled with the recent poor record, Gerrard can only become the first scapegoat.

Fortunately... In this time and space, he has at least won the Premier League championship that he has been chasing for his whole life.
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In addition to Gerrard announcing his departure at the end of the season, before this Christmas, there is another thing worthy of attention in Liverpool.

The 19-year-old winger fast horse and the hopeful star of England, Raheem Sterling won the 2014 European Golden Boy Award with an overwhelming advantage.

Sterling's election made him the first player to receive the award while playing for Liverpool.At the same time, he is also the second English player to be elected to this honor after Wayne Rooney in 2004.

The England striker's opponents include Manchester United's Januzaj, Luke Shaw, Arsenal's Chambers, Chelsea's Zouma, Tottenham's Dyer, Juventus' Coman, Inter Milan's Kovacic Qi, Laporte of Bilbao, Milik of Ajax, Origi of Lille, Munir of Barcelona, ​​and teammate Markovic.

Sterling, who won the "Youth Player Golden Globe Award", has undoubtedly reached the peak of prestige again. He seems to have become the number one thigh in the Liverpool team after Suarez. Neither the entangled Sturridge nor the yet-to-be-developed Coutinho can shake his position.

Lu Feng read the report about "competitors", but his mood didn't change much.

Coming from 2019, he certainly knows the development path after Sterling, and Sterling has indeed lived up to the expectations of England fans, but... these things have nothing to do with Liverpool.

It has nothing to do with myself.

He dropped the newspaper and opened the suitcase that he had kept for several years.

After spending this Christmas, he will start a new journey of his own.

(End of this chapter)