Green Dragon

Chapter 623 Standing as the King of FLAG
"If Long Shute can participate in this game, the Chinese team will never be so embarrassed!"

"Is Long Shute really injured? He is healthier than anyone else in the Premier League! Why does his butt cramp on the national team match day?"

"What if he doesn't want to continue playing for his country because of the World Cup injury?"

"How is that possible? Those Chinese sponsors on him will definitely kill him!"

"Wake up! Do the Chinese sponsors want to see him go all out in Europe thousands of miles away, or to see him being dragged down by a group of pig teammates in the national team?"

"If Long Shute really dares to betray the motherland, I will burn the authentic jersey that I bought from Yiwu Trade City for 59 yuan!"

"I just burned the underwear I bought for 8 yuan yesterday!"

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While the domestic fans were still thinking wildly, Long Shute, who had "returned from injury", had already started preparing for the next round of the league.

Brazilian players such as Coutinho, Lucas, and Firmino have not yet returned to England from distant South America, while other international players who are closer to each other have to enjoy additional rest and vacation.

It wouldn't hurt if it was just rest and recovery, but Rodgers had to look at the team doctor's report and shake his head.

Lovren, Firmino, Ince, Sturridge, Gomez...

Just played a national team game, and five generals have been added to Liverpool's injury list!

In addition to the full-back "rich second generation" Flanagan who has been injured for a year and a half, the new captain Henderson who has not played two games in the new season, and Benteke who was inexplicably injured in the previous league, Liverpool's ward has already Overcrowded!

Long Shute looked at more than half of the starting candidates, and couldn't help but want to smile wryly.

This weekend's league...the opponent is Tottenham Hotspur, who likes to run wild more than Liverpool!
Such a lineup... What are you going to use to fight the opponent? ! -
On this day, Long Shute drove to Manchester, dozens of kilometers away.

He deliberately parked his new car this season in the most remote part of the parking lot to prevent the Mercedes-Benz with Liverpool license plates from being scratched by extreme Manchester United fans, the tires were removed, and the exhaust pipe was blocked... …

"I hear your new panties are selling pretty well, congratulations hahaha."

This is the studio of the BBC's ace sports program "Today's Game", and the famous host Gary Lineker welcomed him with a joke.

Long Shute also smiled and shook hands with him and hugged him:

"If you like, I can give you a drop-off version, um, with my autograph."

The so-called off-field jersey is the one worn by the players during the game. Of course it is very precious to collectors, but if it is underwear...forget it!
"Welcome to Manchester, we're in this one."

Also in the studio was another host, Mark Lawrenson.

The famous Red Army star who played for Liverpool for 7 years and finally retired at Anfield has a natural sense of closeness to Long Shute.

After the simple greetings, the program team told Long Shute some rules, and then officially started the recording of the program.

"After a week of national team matches without club matches, the Premier League is about to return, and the most exciting highlight of the ninth round is undoubtedly the early match between Tottenham and Liverpool at home..."

Lineker's statement is not wrong, because apart from Liverpool and Tottenham's game, the strength of the other 9 games is too clear:

"How are your preparations going? How about your injuries?"

Long Shute opened his shoulders slightly, and answered the question with a smile:
"Tottenham have been working hard in recent years. They have many young talents in the team, such as Harry Kane, Sun Xingmin, Dele Alli, Danny Rose, Lamela... Of course, there are also me. The three teammates at Ajax, their overall strength cannot be underestimated."

The three players who won the Champions League together with Long Shute in 2011 - Vertonghen, Alderweireld and Eriksson finally gathered in Tottenham, and all became the team's first-line main force. Before, they even half-jokingly and half-seriously begged Long Shute for mercy on the phone, hoping that the Red Army No. 8 would be merciful and not let Tottenham lose too badly...

Of course, how could the ruthless Long Ritian agree? !
"In the last five or six seasons, Tottenham's final ranking in the league has been stable in the top six. This result is much better than that of Liverpool in the same period. The continuous excellent results allow them to attract more outstanding players, which in turn allows them to The team's results continue to remain high, creating a virtuous circle...”

Long Shute praised his opponent, and then returned to the topic:

"Their start to this season was not smooth. They played in the ninth round of the league. They only ranked ninth, but they were only one game away from the top four. Throughout September, Pochettino led the team to win With three wins and one tie, they became the best coach of the month. They are already on the right track, and our recent injuries are a bit serious. Brendan is trying to make up the starting lineup. A difficult game.

As for my injuries?There is no problem.It's just that I hope this time, my opponent won't tear my shorts apart, hahaha. "

Both hosts laughed, and Mark Lawrenson asked:
"As an ex-Liverpool player, I'm happy to see the team top of the table today, but I've also noticed that in the Carabao Cup and Europa League, the team seems to be using Substitute lineup, is this a deliberate arrangement?"

Long Shute shrugged slightly:

"This is a strategy. Compared with Manchester United, Manchester City, and Chelsea, our lineup is actually too thin, and injuries have not improved very well. In this case, if we let the main players participate in various cup competitions, we I'm afraid it will collapse if it doesn't even last until Christmas."

Lineker interjected:
"But you played almost all the cup games..."

Longshu nodded:
"This is the result of my discussion with Brendan. Due to the previous injury, I need to play more games to find my status, and the team also needs me to lead younger teammates to sharpen and exercise in the game. This arrangement may be a good choice. "

Lineker went on to ask:

"But... won't your physical fitness be affected?"

Long Shu shrugged:

"As you all know, Emma has been working in Hollywood recently. Apart from playing football, I have no other activities to do..."

Hahaha……

All three men had wretched smiles on their faces.

"Although this is a clichéd question, it is also a common practice," Lineker changed the subject. "Can you make a simple prediction about the championship situation this season?"

"It's really cliche, but I understand your desire to create a topic."

Long Shute smiled:

"If I had to make a ranking, I would choose...Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester City."

Although he has a system and knows things in history, he still hasn't mentioned Leicester City, which has performed miracles this season.

Laurence shook his eyebrows:

"Do you think... in your first season in England, you can lead Liverpool back to the league title?"

"Why not?" Long Shu looked at the old Red Army with a special smile, "Don't you want us to win a runner-up first, and then work hard?"

Lineker shook his head:

"With all due respect, the Premier League is much more complicated and difficult than you imagined. As you analyzed just now, Liverpool's overall strength is not dominant, the lineup is very thin, there are quite a lot of injuries, and at the same time they have to participate in the Europa League. This competition has two more games than the Champions League...It is really difficult to win the league title under such unfavorable conditions."

But Long Shute looked indifferent:

"If the Premier League title is as easy as the Bundesliga, then why did I leave Bayern Munich?"

He joined AC Milan and Liverpool because he was looking for a higher challenge. Otherwise, he could have stayed at Bayern and won the Bundesliga, German Cup and German Super Cup with his eyes closed every season. This is just a guarantee ...

Lineker still shook his head:

"You may not be aware that Liverpool has never won a league championship in the history of the Premier League. The last time they won the top league championship, you were not born yet!"

The last time Liverpool won the league championship was in the 1989-90 season. At that time, the Premier League had not yet been established. The top league they won was also called the League One Championship...

In the long Premier League era, Liverpool finished second for four seasons, but they still failed to touch that trophy after all.

"The King" Dalglish failed to save his team, and the legendary captain Steven Gerrard failed to win the most coveted trophy in his career. This has become the most difficult pain for Liverpool.

It has been 25 years, and they have not been able to aspire to the league championship. For a club that advertises itself as a giant, this reality is almost desperate.

When Ferguson made his rhetoric, Liverpool fans hung banners of "18 league championship trophies" all over Anfield to mock the Scottish coach, but when Manchester United tied this record in 2009, Liverpool fans Become the most lost crowd in England.

They can only comfort themselves with five Champions League trophies, at least Liverpool is still England's best team in the European war.

Then their opponents taunted them with even more unbridled laughter:

"Sorry, the team with the most Champions League trophies... How many years do you play in the Champions League?"
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"I know you're a bet guy, Gary, so let's make a bet?"

Long Shute said with a smile.

Lineker scratched his head. He made a bet on the previous episode that "Leicester City will not win the league championship". If he loses, then he will accept the host in his underwear. Program punishment.

"If the season ends and Liverpool don't win the league, you'll be wearing my personal brand of underwear and hosting a show for no less than five minutes."

Long Shute didn't force people to death either, after all everyone wanted to survive in this circle.

Lineker did not refuse, but asked:

"So... what about your punishment?"

Long Shute thought for a moment, and then answered him:

"In ancient China, our ancestors were in awe of hair and beards, thinking that they were gifts from their parents and could not be easily damaged. Therefore, when they wanted to make a major commitment and express their ambitions, they would often cut off their hair or shave their beards. Lose beards. In the 30s and 40s, there were also a large number of patriotic generals in China who insisted on the idea that the Japanese invaders would not be destroyed and their beards and hair would not be cut. Although I am not a guy with traditional thinking, nor a patriotic general, but now, I want to learn See what they do."

He pointed to his short hair, whose average height was no more than ten centimeters:
"Starting today, everyone can supervise me. Liverpool won't win the Premier League for a day, and I, Long Shute, won't cut my hair short for a day!"

(End of this chapter)