Green Dragon

Chapter 674 Only One Hero

"I think you must have done it on purpose, Dragon."

Rogers patted Long Shute's shoulder with a smile:

"In order to return to China to play for the national team as soon as possible, you have made such a rigorous plan, which is really admirable!"

"..."

Long Shute looked innocently at the recently inflated head coach:
"You touch your own conscience, you are slandering such a frantic slander against a meritorious captain who has worked hard for Liverpool Club, scored 8 goals in three games, delivered 5 assists, and helped you wash Manchester United three times. person?"

Rogers spread his hands:
"Of course I am not a human being. I am the number one tactician in the world, and I am destined to become the man who leads Liverpool to complete the great cause of revival and reign over the world again!"

"cut!"

Several assistant coaches burst into laughter at the same time.

"Okay, okay," Rogers waved his hand and smiled: "If you want to leave, go quickly. We are in a great state now. Even if you miss two or three games, it will not affect anything at all. Although you are the core of the team, But don't you really think that Liverpool will be relegated without you? By the way...good luck to your Chinese team!"
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In order to prepare for the next national team match week, Long Shute chose to return home in advance after defeating Manchester United in an away game on March 3.

For this he had to miss the 3st round of the league on March 20.

By "rigorous planning" Rodgers was referring to the yellow card he received in the FA Cup, which happened to bring him to the cumulative number of suspensions...

In fact, there is no surprise. This season he played 24 league games, 3 League Cup games, 1 FA Cup game, a total of 28 games, and got 1 direct red card (handball against Manchester United) and 5 yellow cards. For a defensive midfielder, only 6 cards are not too many.

But even if he was not suspended, Long Shute had already informed Rogers that he would leave the team early. Luo Tiancai was just joking.

Having slaughtered Manchester City and Manchester United in a row, Liverpool's current situation is completely unstoppable. Not only is Long Shute scoring like a ball, but Firmino, Coutinho, Lallana and others are also in their respective positions. In this event, Rodgers did have the confidence to make a joke with Long Shute.

Of course, if Long Shute said that he would take a three-month leave, and he would laugh and watch the head coach take command in all the next games, Luo Tiantian would definitely kneel at his feet, hug his thighs tightly, and cry bitterly I take back what I said before...
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Every time he flies from Europe to China, Long Shute will sort out the current situation of the national team through the system.

It is a pity that the attempts and efforts he made around 2013 did not seem to have much effect. Most of the fringe players he inspected did not get a chance to further prove themselves under Perrin.

But it doesn't matter. For professional players, three years is already a long time. Players who were in excellent form three years ago may not be able to maintain their previous form three years later.

When Long Shute walked out of the hatch, it was already March 3 in China.

The teammates of the national team had already been training in Xi'an for a day, and Long Shute was the last to report.

There are only five days left before the penultimate round on March 3.
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"Everyone says it's a gamble. Even myself, I know very well how slim our chances of qualifying for the top [-] are. Otherwise...how could the Football Association agree to let me take over?"

In the hotel's living room, Long Shute was listening to the interim head coach's self-analysis.

Gao Hongbo, who is over fifty, has also reached the age of "knowing the destiny":

"I know this season, if you want to win the Premier League with Liverpool, you need to be 100 per cent focused on the club's game. So I don't want you to go back and forth for a promotion goal that doesn't have much hope. Running around..."

How much of this passage is sincere and how much of it is hypocritical politeness, no one will know.

But Long Shute didn't care.

He waved his hands, then licked his lips slightly:
"So... you want to turn the tide by yourself and become a hero worshiped by 13 billion people?"

Gao Hongbo froze in place.

Just listen to Long Shute continue to say:

"Only one hero is enough!"
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When Long Shute appeared outside the gate of the training base, the eyes of the few journalists following the team suddenly lit up as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

They even surrounded the special car that the Football Association temporarily allocated to Long Shute, regardless of the danger to their lives.

"Mr. Long, this..."

The driver obviously has never seen the world before. When he saw someone rushing towards him, his first reaction was to slam the accelerator, ready to run over the reporter...

Fortunately, Long Shute stopped him, and then rolled down the rear window, revealing his face that he hadn't seen in China for a long time.

There was a sudden "crackling" sound outside the car window.

"Long Shute, what do you think about the upcoming game?"

"Why didn't you participate in the previous qualifiers?"

"Will you start this game? Or start off the bench?"

"What do you think is the probability that the Chinese team will advance to the top [-]?"

"Do you think Gao Hongbo's coaching level is really better than Camacho and Perrin's?"

"Gao Hongbo's temporary succession, did you get your support?"

"If the Chinese team stops here, you will also miss the 2018 World Cup. Considering that you will be 2022 years old in 32, does this mean you will bid farewell to the World Cup?"

"The reason why you fell to the top is because you participated in the national team competition. The weak Chinese team obviously put you under too much pressure. Now that you are back again, will there be a shadow in your heart?"

……

Long Shute couldn't help laughing.

It seems that the level of questions raised by these reporters has not improved a bit?

"Reporters please do not block our vehicles."

Crome Liu, the personal assistant sitting in the co-pilot, stopped the swarming reporters:

"Two hours later, we will hold a small press conference. At the meeting, Mr. Long will personally answer relevant questions. If you want to participate, please contact me in advance."

Although Long Shute's current momentum is not as strong as it was two years ago - after all, he has missed the top three Golden Globe Awards for two consecutive years - but he is still at the level of a top superstar, and those reporters also know the principle of accepting as soon as they are good. They took out their mobile phones and sent text messages to the personal assistant.

Crom closed the car window, then took out his mobile phone:

"Boss, do you think how much a ticket for this press conference is more appropriate? After all, you are not at the top right now, should you consider a price reduction?"

Hearing such disrespectful words, Long Shute didn't slap him on the head, but shrugged with a smile, looking indifferent:

"It's your pocket money anyway."
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"...Dragon...captain!"

When seeing Long Shute present on the training ground, most of the players were a little bit taken aback.

Even though they had known about it from the training announcement, seeing it with their own eyes still gave people a shocking feeling.

So much so that they almost forgot how to call this long-lost national team "new teammate".

The first one to call him captain was Wu Lei. After all, when the striker in 91 just entered the national team, Long Shute had already secured the captain's position, so there was no pressure to call him.

Some people took the lead, Zhang Linpeng, Zhang Xizhe, Wang Dalei, Cai Huikang, Zhang Chengdong, Wu Xi, Ren Hang and others of his age also came together, and then Zheng Zhi, Huang Bowen, Zeng Cheng, Hao Junmin, Yu Dabao, Yang Xu, Zhao Xuri, Feng Xiaoting and other old acquaintances.

Shao Jiayi, Li Weifeng, Zhao Junzhe, Qu Bo and other veterans who played with Long Shute in the Asian Cup and World Cup have not been selected for the national team after the World Cup. , Zhao Peng and other 83rd players have gradually faded out of the national team, but Zheng Zhi, who has only 80 years, has been recruited.

This is Long Shute's only hand-picked player, because he can't think of any reason to give up the veteran.

Obviously there is a lot of conflict between Gao Hongbo and Zheng Zhi, but as the head coach, he has no right to veto the proposal of "new players".

As the person involved, maybe Zheng Zhi also knew the things behind the big list during this period.

So Long Shute saw this big brother who was ten years older than him approaching, and then patted him on the back.

"Dragon team, welcome back!"
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After arranging the training tasks, Gao Hongbo asked the players to start training in regular events, and he took assistant coach Fu Bo to inspect the players' status one by one.

Although it is said one by one, their eyes are obviously more focused on the new players.

After observing for about three or four minutes, Gao Hongbo finally said:
"Old Fu, I suddenly felt that even if the opponent is the German team three days later, we can still win!"

Fu Bo turned pale with shock, and grabbed him:
"Old Gao, don't curse yourself to death!"
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Although Gao Hongbo has received close-range training in Bayern and Ajax successively, and the training level has improved compared to before, but limited by the ability of the players, the training tasks he made are still useless to Long Shute. difficulty.

Two and a half hours later, when dozens of reporters at the press conference were about to shout "Krom refund" and "Longshu Te big liar", the person concerned finally arrived late.

He...Of course he came half an hour late on purpose, how could a big-name star arrive on time?
"I'm sorry to keep everyone waiting. After all, I haven't been called up by the national team for a long time. Therefore, after training, I communicated with the coach and teammates again. I hope you understand."

Long Shute apologized hypocritically, then sat down.

Dozens of cameras are running at the same time, recording pens, mobile phones, and cameras are all turned on. The amount of electromagnetic radiation in this venue must be astonishingly high...

"I know what you are most concerned about, so I don't ask questions one by one, just listen to me quietly."

Long Shute signaled everyone to sit down obediently:
"I say three things:
First, I am back, and I am still the captain of the Chinese team.

Second, I'm not here to be a tragic hero.

Third, I want to play with the Chinese team in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The press conference is over!goodbye! "

(End of this chapter)