Green Dragon

Chapter 712 Dare to be higher than Barcelona

"Liverpool's two captains have a close personal relationship, and the party lasted more than four hours!"

"According to sources close to Long Shute, Long and Gerrard had a very happy conversation!"

"The new and old captains work together, and the Red Army has no flaws!"

"Perhaps...only by looking forward to Barcelona can let Liverpool show their flaws!"

……

In England, as a football star, he undoubtedly has great exposure.

At the level of Long Shute, there is hardly much personal privacy - if it is a local player, there may be a factor of protecting the calf, but he has no hair relationship with the British Isles...

On the next day's Internet media, the secret conversation between Long Shute and Gerrard was exposed. Of course, this does not rule out the reason why a certain personal assistant took the initiative to provide clues to the media.

Liverpool fans are undoubtedly very happy to see such a thing: the new leader took the initiative to invite the team legend to visit his home, and the old captain did not rely on the old to put on airs. The team's tactical cooperation, looking forward to the upcoming red dynasty... What a gratifying thing this is!
But there are always media who will sing the opposite.

Those fans in London and Manchester really pinned their hopes on Barcelona. They looked at the Cosmos team with [-] million euros in their hands, hoping that they would quickly pick up a hoe and tackle Liverpool's No. [-] core by the roots!
Sure enough, Barcelona lived up to the ardent expectations of the 19 Premier League teams. On the day before the opening of the Premier League, they sent a formal offer to Liverpool Club for the third time!

"1.5 million, no additional terms? 8000 million pay now, and the remaining 7000 million will be settled within two years?"

Looking at the fax in his hand, Long Shute was genuinely surprised.

Liverpool general manager Johnson shrugged:

"Barcelona must be in a hurry. Although there are still 20 days to go in the transfer window, there are not too many players in the entire market who are qualified to be Neymar's replacement. If Barcelona can't find such a player, then they Competitiveness in Spain will obviously be significantly reduced."

Long Shute smiled, then turned to the head coach:

"Brendan, what do you mean?"

Rogers rubbed his slightly red nose:
"We can all see that since Neymar's transfer, Felipe has not been in good form for the past two weeks. Even if he scores a goal in a game like the UEFA Super Cup, I don't see it on his face. to smile."

Although only a trainee coach, but Gerrard also won the qualifications to participate in this meeting.

He originally wanted to suggest keeping Coutinho, after all, these are one of the few old teammates who have carried the gun with him.

But he remembered what Long Shute said to him two days ago, so he could only say one thing:
"Filipe is a very professional player, and he has also contributed a lot of wonderful games to the team. If possible, I hope...don't leave a bad impression on both sides because of the transfer..."

Long Shute nodded noncommittally, and then told Johnson:
"Tom, we can sell the Brazilian, but we have to tell Barcelona that they have to pay enough, you know, Coutinho just signed a new contract in July."

Johnson stroked the stubble on his chin, expressing that he understood:
"Barcelona has only two options. One is to increase the total amount of quotations, and the other is to increase the proportion of cash funds. I will handle this matter well."

Long Shute added:
"Since Coutinho is leaving, let's sign Salah. By the way, if... I mean, if, Coutinho offers to pay the difference from his own pocket, we don't want that difference. I I can't afford to lose this guy."
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Every season, the opening game of the Premier League rarely arranges the defending champion, but Liverpool has become a minority.

Their opponent in the first round... was none other than Arsenal.

After finishing the morning meeting on Coutinho's transfer, Liverpool drove to London, more than 300 kilometers away.

Nearly 4 hours of driving, lunch, a short break, adapting to the venue... Then came the first pre-match press conference of the new league season.

The media hall at the Emirates Stadium is still very impressive. Even though Anfield has been expanded and renovated in the past year, it is not as good as this brand new modern stadium.

At the press conference, the media only cared about one question:
"Coutinho did not enter the starting lineup this time, but stayed at Liverpool. Is it because he is about to move to Barcelona?"

Rogers did not deny:

"Felipe has indeed submitted a transfer application, but this is not the real reason. The main thing is that he twisted his ankle slightly due to excessive excitement during the celebration ceremony after the UEFA Super Cup, so he needs to temporarily rest."

He spoke more sincerely, but most of the reporters were disbelieving—they were reporters, how could they believe a coach so easily?
Only by digging deep into the story behind it can such a reporter be a qualified and professional reporter!

Looking at the distrustful eyes in the audience, Rogers had no choice but to kick the ball to Long Shute.

Just listen to Long Shute's answer:
"I had a talk with Felipe yesterday, and I told him that Liverpool and Barcelona are not at the same level at all. Leaving Liverpool and joining Barcelona is obviously going downhill."

The reporters in the audience suddenly burst into an uproar.

Oh my god!
During these five or six years, European football was known as the world of "Huang Saren" or "Sachima". Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Bayern Munich, the strength of these three teams has always been stable than other teams. The team is ahead and is recognized as a super-class team.

But now... the captain of Liverpool, so brazenly declared that his team is a step ahead of the Cosmos team? !

Won a league championship in 26 years, let you go to heaven?
Who gave you such a boldness, dare to compare with Barcelona?
"I'm not belittling Barcelona, ​​but because, in my eyes, the best club is my team, and all the other teams are a step below us."

Long Shute smiled, full of strong self-confidence that made people unwilling to believe, but had to believe:

"I respect a team like Barcelona, ​​so... if I have the chance to face them, I will give 1000% of my energy and destroy them!"

The reporters in the audience looked surprised, but excitedly "cracked" their notebooks:
"Long Shute publicly stated that Barcelona is not as good as Liverpool!"

"The captain of the Red Army challenged Barcelona, ​​and the Champions League group stage will be divided into one group?"

"Long Shute brings a new definition: the team with me is the first!"

"Long Shute is purely self-promotion, the first-seeded team Barcelona disdain to pay attention to the mere third-tier team!"

……

Looking at the inexplicably excited reporters, Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger was shaking his legs with anger:

"MMP, this is my Emirates Stadium, tomorrow is also my home game, why can I only be a background crowd for the visiting team?!"

　There was no update yesterday, I tried my best to make up for it over the weekend, and special thanks to "Fengyue £" for the 20000 reward yesterday...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)