Super Coach

Robben recovered quickly and was back with the team and participating in training soon.

Yang Cheng's treatment method obviously achieved good results. At least judging from Robben's subsequent mental state, he did not seem to have any adverse effects from this operation. However, for safety reasons, Yang Cheng still let Chris Schmidt and the club's psychiatrist gave him more talks and counseling.

Sometimes, advice from professionals is more effective than any kind of persuasion.

In short, Yang Cheng has only one purpose, not to let Robben leave a shadow.

After two weeks of training at Melwood, Yang Cheng led the team to the first stop before the Asian tour, to Germany, the place where he rose to prominence, where he had a warm-up match with newly promoted Bundesliga team Cologne.

The preparation plan for the entire summer has been made before, and the club has made proper arrangements.

Yang Cheng arranged the following starting lineup in this game against Cologne.

The goalkeeper is Dudek, the defense from left to right is Riise, Hyypia, Carragher and Finnan, the three midfielders are Hamann, Davis and Gerrard, and the double forwards are Xiao Luo and Murphy, with Drogba as the forward.

Although Yang Cheng has some criticisms about Dudek's performance, he is a goalkeeper who has played for Liverpool for many years. Reina has just arrived, and Yang Cheng has no reason to praise the young player all at once, so he still gave Dudek a chance to perform. , it depends on whether he can grasp it.

If he performs well, it is also a good thing for the two to compete with each other, but if his performance continues to be unstable, then Reina can take the opportunity to replace him. Of course, the premise is that Reina also performs well enough.

Somewhat unexpectedly, when Liverpool came to Germany to play a game, the most popular thing was not the game itself, but Yang Cheng, as the head coach, who was cheered by the Cologne fans.

This surprised even him, but of course he welcomed it.

Liverpool's performance in this warm-up match was very average, really average. After all, they had just gone through two weeks of momentum training for the Universiade. In addition, the players did not cooperate well with each other, making Liverpool look chaotic, especially in the When attacking, they seem to be fighting independently, making it difficult to form effective cooperation.

But even so, Drogba broke through the defense line, received Riise's pass from the left in the penalty area, and scored with a header, giving Liverpool a 1:0 warm-up victory.

But it was clear that everyone was not satisfied with Liverpool's performance.

Cologne is a newly promoted team from the Bundesliga and is not very strong. Liverpool, the second most popular team to win the Premier League, only narrowly defeated 1:0. This is really dissatisfying.

We have just gone through a physical reserve period, and our team has just been reorganized. Anyone with a little bit of analytical ability should be very clear that now is not the time to produce results, so I am very satisfied with my team's performance. , I don’t feel bad at all.” Yang Cheng cursed at the end, obviously not very satisfied with the bombardment from the outside world.

Glenn Nack was sitting opposite him, and the two of them were sitting in the lobby of the hotel. The German raised his head and asked, Does this F...K also follow your words?

Yang Cheng stared at the German for a while, then burst out laughing, Glen, I can't tell, you have learned to be humorous recently.

That's because you didn't notice it before! Glen Nak said with a smile.

The two old friends finished their business and chatted about sī things.

Basically, they are all busy with their own affairs, and they usually don't have much chance to get together and chat.

Are you in love? Yang Cheng's mouth was so wide, as if he had heard the most incredible thing in the world.

Hey, hey, please, what's that expression on your face? Is it so scary for me to be in love? Glenn Nack immediately felt unhappy.

Yang Cheng shook his head, I really mourn for that unfortunate girl!

Glenn Nack laughed and scolded, I have to mourn for those girls who fall in love with you.

After a pause, the German looked around to make sure no one was around, then he came over and said, Hey, the whole world is buzzing about it recently. Charlize Theron gave birth to a boy. The one with black hair is yours, right?

Yang Cheng was stunned. He had heard about this news a long time ago, but Charlize Theron was not prepared to make it public. But if she wanted to go back to work, she would naturally have to take Charles with her. It was inevitable that something would be revealed, so the reporter would find out. I found some clues.

This incident caused an uproar all over the world, and everyone was doubting who Charles's father was.

It's just that Charlize Theron didn't say it and didn't let Yang Cheng say it, so it became a mystery.

However, there is no doubt that Yang Cheng is the No. 1 favorite.

Perhaps seeing the look in Yang Cheng's eyes, Glenn Nack smiled, Okay, forget it if you don't answer. Anyway, I don't plan to report on this matter. It belongs to the entertainment section, and I'm good at football!

But after he finished speaking, the German still smiled and nodded, Congratulations, that kid is really beautiful!

Yang Cheng burst out laughing, feeling that the German had been too jumpy recently.

By the way, when is your flight tomorrow? No one from the departure update team provided any information. Glenn Nack packed his things and prepared to leave.

Fly straight to Bangkok in the morning! Yang Chengyan replied concisely.

Glen Nak nodded and looked at the time. It was already getting late, I should go!

But just as his butt left the seat, he came over again, I just saw Heidi in the stadium stands, I guess...

Then he turned his head, said nothing, smiled ambiguously at Yang Cheng, and left.

This bastard is really... getting more and more saucy! Yang Cheng shook his head and laughed.

But soon, he received a call from Heidi Klum.

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In recent years, the Premier League has always been very popular in Asia.

There was no major competition this summer. Beckham took his wife to Asia for a leisurely business trip. Although this was his own decision to develop his career, it was also a disguised promotion for the Premier League. After all, he was in the process of transferring at the time. critical period.

With Beckham warming up, Liverpool's arrival immediately caused a huge sensation in Thailand.

Especially for this [Chinese] head coach nicknamed Caesar, football fans in Asia generally feel close to him. Some Korean football fans even broke the news on the Internet, saying that Yang Cheng is actually their Korean. Everyone was dumbfounded.

After arriving in Bangkok, Thailand, the team organized a group tour in Bangkok that day, which caused a lot of noise in downtown Bangkok. Countless fans followed the Liverpool bus, asking for autographs or hoping to see their idol in person.

The match against the Thai national team was scheduled for the evening of the 24th at the National Stadium in Bangkok. The stadium was filled with 50,000 football fans that day and was extremely popular. However, it was not the stars of the Liverpool team who attracted the most attention. It was Caesar who stood on the sidelines directing the game.

This group of Thai players are not tall, but they are very flexible and have good foot skills. In addition, it rained on the day of the game. Liverpool was not very adaptable at first. After the start, Thailand took the initiative in the game. These guys always take advantage of it. His speed and flexibility impact Liverpool's defense.

For this reason, Liverpool's defense made a mistake. Henkoz, who replaced Carragher and Hyypia as the central defender team, made a mistake and accidentally slipped while defending. After the Thai forward got the ball, he passed Du Dirk succeeded in the empty goal with a push shot and unexpectedly took the lead in the 12th minute.

After all, it is a newly formed team. After accidentally conceding a goal, the team looked a little impatient. Although Yang Cheng quickly adjusted the situation on the court, stabilized the situation, and gradually regained the initiative back to himself. In the hands of the players, the impatience of the players was fully exposed during the game, and several good opportunities were missed in vain.

But what is even more interesting is that in what Yang Cheng conveyed to the referee, he clearly told the other party that no matter how he performed in the first half, he would make extensive substitutions in the 55th minute. However, the referee misunderstood. What he meant was that the first half of overtime was directly extended to 55 minutes.

The 10-minute stoppage time is really rare in football matches, but after all, it was an entertaining warm-up match, so no one cared about it. It just became a topic of ridicule in the media after the game.

Yang Cheng made purposeful substitutions at the beginning of the second half, replacing Murphy with Robben, replacing Finnan with Glen Johnson, and then replaced Hamann with Smicer.

Before coming on the field, Yang Cheng specifically told Smicer to control the ball more for the team after coming on the field, use his skills to help the team more, and pass more passes to the teammates in front.

Only 30 seconds after the start of the second half, Liverpool got the score back. It was Smicer's pass. Drogba came out of the penalty area and knocked back. Davis quickly inserted in the back row and suddenly started at the front of the penalty area. foot, penetrated Thailand's goal, and evened the score.

After that, Liverpool pursued the victory, especially Glen Johnson on the right. This youngster was already good at attacking and even played as a full-back when he was at West Ham United. However, in Liverpool, Yang Cheng firmly fixed him as a full-back. position.

The reason is very simple. Liverpool does not have a full-back. Although Glen Johnson has good speed and impact, he does not have the back-up ball and ball-control skills required by a winger. He can play as a full-back. Taking advantage of his speed and impact, because the defender is much less forced.

In the 58th minute, Glen Johnson quickly stepped in from the right. After getting the ball, he quickly dribbled the ball along the right and passed the ball. Drogba headed the ball towards the goal, but the opponent's defender blocked it with his foot on the goal line. , Gerrard stepped in from the back row and scored with a push, giving Liverpool the lead.

After the goal, Yang Cheng made extensive substitution adjustments to the team. Players such as Essien, Arrau Diarra, Agger, Carragher, Leighton Barnes, Baros, and Kuyt all After getting a chance to play, the goalkeeper was changed from Dudek to Reina, and the third goalkeeper Kirkland could only continue to sit on the bench.

After the substitutions, Liverpool continued to pursue Thailand's defense. Robben was very active on the left. His personal skills came into full play after returning to the left that he was familiar with. He was in the first In the 76th minute, after dribbling the ball quickly, he passed the ball into the penalty area. Baros shot low in the penalty area, breaking through Thailand's goal again and locking the score at 3:1.

Although it was a warm-up match after a long journey, Liverpool did expose a lot of problems during the game.

Some are players who are unfamiliar with each other and lack a tacit understanding, which will disappear with time and running-in, but some are players who are not adaptable to tactics. For example, Robben's performance on the right and on the left are completely different. This is because of his The left foot is very good, but the right foot is not good at all.

According to the instructions given to him by Yang Cheng, he had to cut inside on the right and insert into the gap created by the forward's retreat. However, it was obvious that Robben had not done enough in this regard. He still wanted more. Continuing his playing style at PSV, that is, being a pure winger.

But that's not to say there was no gain at all. At least players such as Davis, Hyypia, Riise, Gerrard, Drogba, Hamann and others performed very well, which made Yang Cheng feel somewhat gratified.

After playing the match against the Thai national team, Liverpool set off for Japan the next day.

This is the second time that Yang Cheng has led a team to Japan as a head coach. The last time he was the head coach of Inter Milan, and this time it is Liverpool. Although the latter is now at a low ebb, the courtesy he has received is Much higher than last time.

Many reporters have witnessed Yang Cheng's appeal in Thailand, Japan and other regions. Although the plane was delayed, a large number of fans still gathered at the airport to wait for a glimpse of their idol.

Caesar's influence alone killed the entire Liverpool team in an instant! a team reporter from The Times reported.

After leaving Owen, Liverpool currently lacks influential superstars. Gerrard still lacks enthusiasm. Ronaldinho and Robben are both rookies now. Davis is a big name, but his appearance is difficult to reconcile with fans. Communication, let alone others, makes this group of golfers almost all come after Caesar's reputation.

Despite the enthusiasm of the players, Liverpool still failed to defeat the Japanese national team. The two sides drew 1:1 within 90 minutes. The defense made another mistake, and Hyypia and Carragher made a mistake in cooperation. The goal was conceded, and the offense was still chaotic. Although Gerrard scored again, more often than not, Liverpool's offense looked a bit disordered.

Another thing I have to admit is that the Japanese national team is really much stronger than Thailand!

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When the Liverpool players slowly walked out of the gate at the Hong Kong International Airport, no one from the sailing update team was available. The fans, who had already blocked the airport gate, suddenly burst into thunderous cheers.

The Premier League has always had a very outstanding appeal in Hong Kong, especially for giant clubs such as Liverpool and Manchester United. There are countless fans in Hong Kong, especially senior government officials. The chief executive is a loyal Liverpool player.

The team kept waving to the players along the way, and Yang Cheng took time out of his busy schedule to sign autographs for the players on site.

As a Chinese, he has always been the pride of domestic football.

Because he is the first Chinese to stand on the top of Europe, not to mention he is still the most famous top coach in today's football, and he coaches a wealthy team like Liverpool, which makes his popularity in the country extremely high.

The summer hype was free publicity, giving him a huge boost to his reputation around the world.

If today's football fans don't know Yang Cheng, then they really wouldn't dare to say that they are football fans.

The Hong Kong Football Association personally came to the airport to receive them. They presented huā rings to everyone in Liverpool to express their welcome.

This time in Hong Kong, in addition to playing a warm-up match, Liverpool will also cooperate with the Hong Kong Football Association to hold a Red Army Night charity party. They will conduct some activities at the party to appeal to more football fans and all walks of life. Kind-hearted people actively donated money to support Hong Kong and the mainland in resisting terrorism.

This was what Yang Cheng put forward when he heard that he was going to Asia. After all, he was somewhat regretful that he could not go to Shanghai. Therefore, he hoped to do more things in this area and help his motherland as much as possible.

The party will be held at the hotel in Liverpool the day before the game.

The chief executive will also come to participate! Paul Bayer said with a smile after returning to the hotel.

Real Madrid and Liverpool came to Asia at the same time, as well as Chelsea, Birmingham and other Premier League teams. Now Real Madrid has set up their training camp in Kunming, but they will come to Hong Kong on August 9 to play a game with Hong Kong United. .

Many media have said that Liverpool is warming up for Real Madrid, but there is no doubt that this statement is not true at all. At least the Chief Executive will attend Liverpool's Red Army Night, and he will not attend Real Madrid's activities.

I heard that of the 40,000 tickets, 12,000 were sold to the public, and they were sold out in one day. Later, an additional 5,000 tickets were added, but it was still not enough. Many players queued up 48 hours in advance.

Oh my god, two days and two nights, the temperature in Hong Kong is now 33 degrees, how can they stand it? Tim Hank said in surprise.

Paul Bayer laughed and nuzzled at Yang Cheng, Thanks to our Caesar!

What does it have to do with me? Yang Cheng glared at these two guys.

I heard that a Hong Kong newspaper conducted a survey and found that among the first 500 players queuing up to buy tickets, 392 were Caesar players, and the first 30 players were all your fans! Paul Bayer said.

I'm so envious! Chris shook his head. It's good to be a head coach, but we people are not so lucky.

I'm even more lucky, Chris. Among the 392 players, I heard that more than half are female players. You have to think about how popular our Caesar is. There are beauties who like him wherever he goes. Yes. Bar?

All the coaches immediately nodded in unison.

Who allowed me to be the protagonist? You guys are just walking around! Yang Cheng shook his head and laughed.

These guys are also very stupid when it comes to pranks.

So, Caesar, in order to avoid disappointing these beautiful female fans in your homeland, you must win this game! Paul Bayer has the potential to incite others to commit crimes.

Yes, not only must we win, but we must win beautifully and wonderfully. It is best to win Hong Kong United by a big score! Tim Hank followed suit.

It would be best for Caesar to take off his clothes and run around to celebrate, run around the stadium, and accept the cheers and applause of the fans! After Chris Schmidt finished speaking, he immediately burst into laughter. He seemed to have something going on in his head. It's that kind of scene.

Everyone also laughed.

Come on, Rafa, you are the most loyal person here. Let's go have a cup of coffee and I'll treat you! Yang Cheng simply ignored these bastards.

Unexpectedly, Benitez nodded, but did not raise his feet. Instead, he said, I think his proposal is good, and we should celebrate it! @.