Revive Liverpool

Chapter 87 The Arrival of the Asian Tour
When the time comes to July, Liverpool will embark on an expedition to Asia and start their Asian tour this summer.

At this time, Liverpool's striker Suarez is participating in the Copa America at this time, and there is no way to participate in Liverpool's Asian tour this year.

Suarez, who came out of Liverpool's main lineup to participate in the America's Cup, participated in this Asian tour.

Martin Kelly, who was injured at the end of last season, is now back from injury to participate in this Asian tour.

Aquilani, who returned on loan, also came to Guangzhou, China with the team.

Malaga, Pochettino's favorite backup defender at the beginning, chose to leave Liverpool and go outside, so Liverpool's replacement defender became a problem.

Aquilani, who could not be sold, was almost in the hands of Liverpool, so Pochettino decided to keep Aquilani as the backup defender.

Although Aquilani stayed in Liverpool just as a backup defender, his annual salary is also a huge problem for the team.

The annual salary of a substitute central defender is higher than that of some main players, which is a big trouble for the team's salary balance.

But we can only wait and see to see if we can introduce some substitute players later.

Liverpool's main squad left the Melwood base, and those who would leave Liverpool in the summer transfer gradually left Liverpool.

News of Liverpool's players leaving the team began to appear in the news media.

First of all, the first player to leave the team appeared. At this time, the Liverpool players who were going to Asia had just set foot on the road of departure and had not yet arrived in Guangzhou.

Liverpool announced on its official website that the team's left-back Konchesky was sold to Leicester City in the British Championship. The specific transfer fee was not disclosed.

After half a season in Liverpool, the England left-back was swept out and became the first cleanup of the Red Army this summer.

A Liverpool statement read: "Liverpool have today completed the sale of Koncheski to Leicester City.

Konchesky, 30, has made 18 appearances for Liverpool and will now join Leicester in their pre-season preparations. "

The Red Army's official statement was succinct, but it was decided that Konchesky's dream of a wealthy family was broken.

The England left-back played for the Reds until the winter after joining Liverpool last summer.

However, with Hodgson's resignation, Konchesky, who was his confidant, was sent to the British Championship Nottingham Forest by coach Pochettino. Konchesky was purged after only half a season for Liverpool.

In the summer of 2007, Konchesky joined Fulham, and his career entered the peak period. In the 2009-10 season, Konchesky helped Fulham reach the final in the Europa League.

Due to his outstanding performance, after Fulham coach Hodgson went to Liverpool to coach, Konchesky also dug over as his confidant. The Red Army paid about 450 million pounds to let Fulham release him.

However, Konchesky did not show convincing strength after joining Liverpool. As Hodgson's starting left-back, Konchesky's left was not stable and was often pierced by opponents. This was also a major factor in Liverpool's decline in the first half of the season.

Due to poor coaching performance, Hodgson was fired by the club, and Konchesky, his confidant, was also exiled. After half a season on loan, Liverpool finally decided to clean him up.

Konchesky has also become No.1 for Liverpool to be purged this summer.

As for the transfer fee of the England full-back, the British "Sky Sports" disclosed that Konchesky and Leicester signed a three-year contract with a transfer fee of 150 million pounds.

Leicester coach Eriksen said: "Konchesky wants to come to Leicester, and he also wants to prove himself again. His arrival proves that we are building a strong lineup. I know that Konchesky is very strong. His arrival will greatly improve the strength of our lineup."

When the Liverpool players flew to Guangzhou, Konchesky had already moved to Leicester.

At 7 o'clock in the morning on July 11, Liverpool's plane arrived at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.

As soon as the Liverpool players set foot on this hot land in the East, they immediately felt the enthusiasm of the Liverpool fans. Hundreds of fans spontaneously came to the airport to pick them up.

After leaving the airport, Liverpool and his party went to Star River Hotel in Haiyi Peninsula non-stop, held a press conference in the hotel, and had a close contact with the fans afterwards.

Standard Chartered Bank and Adidas jointly organized an event where Liverpool players signed autographs and took photos for heartfelt fans, in the banquet hall of Star River Hotel.

All the Liverpool players who traveled thousands of miles to Guangzhou this time appeared on the field one after another, signed the Red Army's handwriting on the jerseys, posters, hats and other souvenirs that the fans put on the table, and even a few fans presented gifts to the players.

One of the young fans, who was only 5 years old, attracted everyone's attention. After getting to know him, he learned that his family members are loyal Liverpool fans, so he will continue to carry forward this tradition.

After nearly 30 minutes of close contact, the lucky fans selected by Standard Chartered Bank and Adidas pre-match activities even took the team bus to Tianhe Stadium with the team players to watch Liverpool's training session.

On the way to Tianhe Stadium, there was a sudden gust of wind in the Guangzhou area, and there was a drizzle of light rain. When all the fans were distressed, the shower stopped just before arriving at the stadium, and the fans said "God is beautiful"!
Since it was the first day of arrival, Pochettino did not conduct a lot of physical or tactical drills during training due to factors such as adapting to the stadium and the climate.

The players first practiced passing the ball in groups of three or five or robbed the ring game, especially the two of them played a "passing game" and passed the ball without landing.

After a simple warm-up, the team began to fight in groups, but there were more bursts of laughter on the field, and the Liverpool generals looked in a good mood.

When all the training was over, Pochettino also practiced set kicks and penalties by himself with great interest.

The superb footwork amazed the media reporters and fans watching from the sidelines, and the screams continued.

Liverpool will also hold fan meetings and other activities in the next two days, and will have a friendly match with the Chinese Premier League team Guangzhou Rizhiquan on the evening of July 7, BJ time.

However, it is worth mentioning that Li Nan, who has always supported the team's Asian tour, and as the chairman of the team, did not go to Guangzhou with the team, but stayed in Liverpool.

(End of this chapter)