Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 870 Season debut ([-])

On Friday, August 8th, Liverpool held a regular press conference at the Melwood training base, which was a pre-match press conference against Southampton.

Both Gerrard and Zhang Yuan followed Rogers to attend the press conference. Of course, it was Rogers' right to bring whoever attended the press conference, and the reporters in the audience could not control it.

Just after Liverpool's press officer announced the start of the press conference, Rodgers announced the candidate for the vice-captain for the new season.

"After serious consideration, I decided to appoint Zhang Yuan as the team's vice-captain. Of course, this is also a joint decision of the club! We believe that Zhang Yuan has excellent leadership and captain experience. He is currently serving as the captain of the Chinese national team. , we have reason to believe that he can help Gerrard maintain the atmosphere in the dressing room!"

The reporters below were in an uproar. This news was quite unexpected. In the history of Liverpool, there seemed to be no player who was appointed as the team's vice-captain as soon as he joined.

"May I ask Mr. Rogers, do you think it is appropriate for a newly joined player to be appointed as the team's vice-captain immediately?!" BBC reporter Martin Chandler asked.

"As I said just now, this is a decision I made after serious consideration and research by the club. I think it is very appropriate. Zhang Yuan is capable of doing the job well!" Rogers laughed.

"Mr. Rogers, do you think such a decision will be supported by the fans?!" Sky Sports reporter John Bull asked.

"I think the fans will definitely be happy to see such an appointment, because Zhang Yuan has all the conditions to be the vice-captain! It's not a problem about his new addition! It's not an attempt, but based on the situation within the team It's a decision!" Rogers said with a smile.

Afterwards, several reporters raised questions, and the essence of the core was whether Zhang Yuan's choice was correct when he arrived at the beginning.

After questioning Rogers, the reporters asked Zhang Yuan for his opinion.

"Mr. Rogers asked me for my opinion before the appointment. There is no doubt that I agreed! I will not back down just because I have just arrived at the team! This is Mr. Rogers' trust in me and the trust of the club. !"

"I have been in the team for a while, I get along well with my teammates, the atmosphere in the dressing room is very good, I enjoy training with them, participating in games together! We are a dynamic team Team! I am proud to have everyone's trust!"

"As Mr. Rogers said, I also don't think it is a big problem to become the vice-captain when I first joined. This is a good challenge for me. I hope to help Mr. Rogers, help Steve, and help My teammates, I have full confidence in it!"

Zhang Yuan said a lot, anyway, the general idea is that he is competent, and there is no need for the outside world to worry.

Gerrard next to him also said, "As the captain of the team, I am very happy to see such an appointment. I believe that Zhang Yuan will do a good job. As a fan, I also recognize Zhang Yuan's ability and believe that he can do this job well! If he needs it, I can provide all the help I can! Everyone should be as confident as I am in this!"

Then the reporters asked Rogers, the team's signings and the integration of new players. Of course, Zhang Yuan was the one who paid the most attention.

"I am very happy to join Zhang Yuan. He has been in good form recently and worked hard in training. He is a good example! I think he is fully capable of playing at the weekend, so he will enter the starting lineup!"

Rogers made a final decision on whether Zhang Yuan will play.

Then "Liverpool Echo" reporter Ellie Moore asked the question, hoping that Rodgers would look forward to the weekend's game.

Southampton's summer is extremely sad. When coach Koeman came to the team, he saw a devastated lineup. Luke Shaw was sold to Manchester United at a high price. Lambert, Lallana, Lovren were drawn All were sold by Liverpool and Chambers by Arsenal.

The three giants almost bought half of Southampton's main lineup. You say it's not miserable, but this seems to be a big problem for Southampton, but it's actually not a big problem because their youth training is very good. Excellent.

They have the most famous youth training base in England, which can provide a steady stream of new stars for the first team. This is where they are very proud and confident. It makes people not take advantage of them in signings. High sales and progress are their basics. In principle, they actually added a few players this summer. They introduced Pellet and Sean Lang on the front line, Tadic was taken on the midfielder, and the former Newcastle player Foster was added to the goalkeeper position. Chelsea player Bertrand was also on loan.

If it is true that their strength has dropped a lot, that is not necessarily true, so Rogers was very cautious when answering.

"Southampton's strength cannot be underestimated, and they also have a very good coach! I think the game at the weekend will be a tough game, both sides will do their best to win. I hope that in the first start of the new season The result of this game is positive for us!"

The new head coach of the other team, Koeman, is full of expectations for this away trip. He believes that Liverpool must be a very strong team, but Southampton will not be afraid of them!

Judging from the historical records of the two sides fighting, Southampton really does not need to be afraid of Liverpool. Last season, Southampton was still under Pochettino's coaching, and Liverpool won one game each, which was evenly divided.

At the press conference, Zhang Yuan also looked forward to the game, "Our goal is to get off to a good start! Make a good start for this season! I am very grateful to Mr. Rogers for trusting me, and I will do my best to help in future games team!"

At the end of the press conference, the news that Zhang Yuan was appointed as the team's vice-captain caused strong reactions from the outside world. It is very simple. His appointment as the vice-captain seems to have a lot to do with the future. Gerrard has gradually aged , Maybe this season or next season will not appear on the court as a main player again. Zhang Yuan, the vice-captain, is likely to be the captain. After Gerrard retires, Zhang Yuan will become the second player in Liverpool's history. He is either a foreign captain or a captain from China from Asia.

The effect Qian Huan expected has been achieved. This move has earned enough attention for Liverpool. Liverpool fans in England don't know what to say about this appointment. Some people disagree, but this cannot be a reason for them to go to the headquarters to demonstrate. The superstar, Mr. Football, and Liverpool fans generally hope that Zhang Yuan can bring glory to the team. They can't make Zhang Yuan look bad by demonstrating because of the appointment of the team, right? !

In the Chinese market, which cannot be ignored, the response from the fans was extremely enthusiastic. Many Liverpool fans were very excited that Liverpool had a Chinese captain. Non-Liverpool fans also looked at Liverpool differently because of Zhang Yuan's appointment.

As for the media, of course there are mixed opinions, half of which are wrong, and many even think that Liverpool's move is inappropriate, but it's nothing, they just say what they say for a while!

Now that he took the position of vice-captain, Zhang Yuan did not pay too much attention to the opinions of the outside world, because he knew that opposition was inevitable and would not be diverted because of his will.

August 8th is coming soon. The city of Liverpool is like waking up from sleep. The match day is the weekend, which is the most important day of the week for many fans. Compared with Italy, fans in England prefer to Going to the scene to watch the game, the ticket price of Liverpool is currently ranked in the top of the entire Premier League. The highest ticket price for an adult single game is 17 pounds, and the lowest is 59 pounds.

Of course they are not the most expensive, the most expensive honorary title has been occupied by Arsenal for a long time.

The Premier League is such a popular league, the ticket revenue is also higher than other leagues, of course, this refers to the average level, and other leagues also have giant teams with equally expensive ticket prices.

After Qian Huan arrived, he did not revise the high ticket price, because he was not stupid. Anyway, Henry was blamed for the price increase. Why did he do this? Of course, he may lower the ticket price in the future because of the improvement of his performance. After all The high income on match day is much more than no commercial contract.

(End of this chapter)