422 Commitment to the Dead

Liverpool's encounter with Manchester United will always be the most eye-catching showdown in the Premier League.

The collision between these two teams can be said to be the greatest and outstanding teams in the history of the English League. They can always bring some unforgettable scenes to fans, some of which are joy, and some of which are pain.

When referee Willie blew the whistle to the end of the game, at that moment, the fans of the entire Anfield Stadium were silent.

It’s not that they have encountered failures, nor do they have the courage to accept failures, but when they watched Liverpool lose 0-1 to Manchester United at Anfield Stadium, they were more helpless.

Perhaps, the only thing they are proud of is that they bravely use proactive offensive tactics to deal with Manchester United, but this opponent they hate the most adopts a defensive counterattack tactic that is almost like an iron barrel formation.

The two teams seemed to be conducting offensive and defensive drills. Liverpool had the advantage in the whole game, but they could not defeat them for a long time. Especially in the second half, the Liverpool players' running ability dropped significantly. The impact of the one-week doubles made them run away. Manchester United took the opportunity to use a counterattack, Giggs assisted Fran and the ball entered!

One chance ruined Liverpool's 90 minutes of hard work.

Yang Chengzhuo stood on the side of the court, and his winning streak was his specialty. He often killed his opponent, but when his winning streak was used to kill him, he felt a fire in his heart. He wanted to explode, but he had to endure it.

He said that if you lose, you have to lose with your head and chest out!

"What a pity, are you still in the mood to drink?" Ferguson walked over with a smile.

"Of course!" Yang Cheng not only did not feel depressed, but laughed, "I will wait for you in the office after the press conference!"

He also has his own office at Anfield Stadium, but he doesn't come here often.

"Rare, rare!" Ferguson smiled.

When Yang Cheng saw his appearance, he knew in his heart that he was deliberately coming to ridicule him. He smiled coldly, "Shameless!" and then turned around and left. He didn't like to stay and accept Ferguson's ridicule and attack.

Ferguson laughed behind him. Although even he felt depressed and unhappy during the game, the result was satisfactory. At least Manchester United won, didn't he?

…………

…………

The locker room was quiet, and the players all lowered their heads, sweat dripped along their cheeks onto the floor of the locker room, but it didn't attract anyone's attention.

This is Liverpool's second loss this season and it is also Yang Cheng's first home defeat in recent years. This blow is not bad for Liverpool.

But just now, when Yang Cheng walked into the locker room, he just said, "We lost a proud game!"

Losing is also a distinction between pride and no pride?

Gerald clenched his fists tightly, his eyes widened and he looked at the floor, gritting his teeth. Obviously, his heart was full of resentment at this moment. It doesn’t matter if he loses to anyone, he just can’t lose to Manchester United!

"Fuck!" Gerald stood up quickly, turned around and punched the wardrobe behind him, making a bang, scaring his teammates in the locker room all looked up at him.

"Fuck!" Another bang.

"Fuck Manchester United!" Another bang.

Bang~bang~bang~bang~

"Don't do this, Steven!" Hepia and others immediately surrounded him and grabbed Gerald hard.

"I'm not willing to give up, I'm not willing to give up!" Gerald roared against Hepia's shoulder.

"We worked so hard, we all tried hard, why did we lose? Why did we lose?" Gerald felt annoyed and felt guilty because he felt sorry for the fans in the stands who cheered them for 90 minutes.

They came to Anfield Stadium just to see a scene where Liverpool massacre Manchester United, but the final outcome is like this now. How disappointed should they be?

"I'm fucking unwilling to give up!" Gerald sat back in his seat, but his mouth was still murmuring, his shoulders faintly, but his head was buried between his legs. No one could see his mood at this moment.

Everyone understands that after Irving left the team, Gerald became the banner of Liverpool. Although the captain was Hypia, Hypia was an outsider. Liverpool fans recognized Gerald and placed all their hopes on Gerald, hoping that he could lead the team to the championship.

However, this game failed and Liverpool fell to fourth place in the league. Manchester United stepped on Liverpool's shoulders and took the lead in the league. This was an unbearable ending for Liverpool.

"Fuck!" Carrag also cursed one after another, sat back in his position, feeling sulky.

I can't blame anyone for losing this game. Yang Cheng did not make any mistakes, and the players worked very hard. The only thing that could be blamed was that Manchester United's tactics were so depressing that they actually played with the dignity of a strong team.

No one can understand what these people think, because only Liverpool's native players can understand the feeling of Liverpool losing to Manchester United, the guilt that is enough to make people crazy.

…………

…………

"Yes, although I am very reluctant, I must congratulate Manchester United on their position as the leader of the Premier League, but I have to remind Ferguson, remind Manchester United, you'd better stay in that position for a longer time, and I, and my Liverpool, will definitely kick you off the throne!"

At the post-match press conference, Yang Cheng said the above words angrily when he asked about Manchester United's victory over Liverpool.

"For me, that is a great challenge. When I came to the Premier League, I wanted to end the monopoly of Manchester United and Arsenal over the Premier League championship. I hope to lead Liverpool to the championship. I also firmly believe that we will definitely win the championship!" Yang Cheng said firmly.

"But, Mr. Yang Cheng, will the players be affected after Liverpool loses to Manchester United?" A remember asked, standing up and asking, the relationship between the two teams makes the England derby particularly important.

"I firmly believe that my players will never let me down in the face of any crisis. Their tenacious qualities and the spirit of Liverpool in them will prove my words!"

When the reporter took out what Yang Cheng said just now and asked Ferguson, the old guy nodded with a smile.

"If another team can win the league championship, I think that's a good thing. I really hope to see a third team qualified for the championship appear, which is really great for us, but I always believe that it is impossible for a team that has just been formed, and a head coach who came to the Premier League won the Premier League championship."

"As we all know, the most severe test in the Premier League is not the winter break, but the three months of 2, 3, 4, that is, the period after the winter break, which is the biggest test for a team. Personally, I don't think Liverpool can hold on until that time."

After a pause, the highly respected coach of the Premier League did not smile and said, "Maybe, they will fall completely before the winter break, and may even fall out of the top 4. I am looking forward to this situation!"

The reporters at the scene knew what Ferguson meant.

Liverpool is now very focused on running, but lacks control over the rhythm, which makes them consume very serious physical fitness in every game and the number of injuries will increase, especially with the arrival of winter and without a winter break, the intensive schedule is enough to make Liverpool collapse.

Therefore, Ferguson's assertion is not unreasonable.

Regarding this, Yang Cheng smiled confidently, "Then let's go and see!"

A reporter took advantage of this time to ask about some transfer rumors about Ferguson.

It is reported that Manchester United fell in love with Ajax's leading shooter Ibrahimovic, and Ferguson refused to comment. He said that the Swedish shooter was excellent, but it was not easy to get him.

"Sir, where is Harvey Alonso of Real Sociedad?"

Ferguson winked at the reporter for a while and laughed: "Harvey Alonso is a very outstanding midfielder. He has very comprehensive midfield skills and extraordinary talent. He is the most scarce midfielder type in football today. He is also very young. I admire him very much!"

As we all know, Ferguson has always hoped that Manchester United can become more controllable.

"Since that's the case, why do you let Bellon go?" Yang Cheng said sarcastically.

Ferguson smiled slightly and gave no answer.

Yang Cheng knew in his heart that he was reminding himself that Harvey Alonso is a scarce product and everyone wants to get it.

Of course, Ferguson's move was a demonstration and pressure on Yang Cheng. The Chinese knew it in their hearts, and the negotiations with Real Sociedad have never made breakthrough progress. The other party has always bite the price and refused to give in.

Yang Cheng had no choice but to do anything about this, but the current situation of the team forced him to pay attention to the position of the midfield organization. For this reason, he has identified two players, hoping to bring one of them to Anfield Stadium during the winter break so that he will have more confidence in the league championship.

…………

…………

Drinking with Ferguson is a very interesting thing, because one of the two people will definitely be depressed and drinking, while the other is talking nonsense.

Often, the winner is not satisfied with drinking, while the loser always tries to tease the winner in every possible way. He has to watch him not satisfied with drinking, and he feels satisfied and happy, as if he has avenged a revenge on the court.

After drinking, Yang Cheng went to the administrative district office again and talked with Rick Parry about signings during the winter break. The club's transfer budget was not high, so it was impossible to provide Yang Cheng with too much transfer fee, which became a major obstacle for Yang Cheng to introduce players.

"We are ready to re-sign some sponsorship contracts, and the funds will be transferred in the summer, so you will have a relatively loose transfer fee this summer, but the winter break..." Rick Parry smiled bitterly.

Rick Paris and David Morse know the current situation of Liverpool. Yang Chengxia wants one midfielder in the summer, but they are unable to win one, which has caused the current dilemma of Liverpool.

"How much can I give during the winter break?" Yang Cheng asked directly.

"No more than 5 million euros!" Rick Parry himself was a little difficult to speak of, it was too cold.

Yang Cheng nodded, "It should be changed. A club without money cannot last at all!"

This should be considered a persuasion, Rick Parry himself knew it, so he just nodded.

Afterwards, the two sides talked about youth training. Rick Parry said that he needed some time and he was currently talking to Steve Haewei, but he also hoped that Yang Cheng would focus more on the league rather than being distracted from youth training camp.

It can be seen that he may not complain about Yang Cheng when he lost to Manchester United at home, but he is more or less depressed about the game. I believe that if he wins Manchester United in this game, he may be more attentive in this matter.

Walking out of the administrative district, Yang Cheng raised his head and looked at the huge team badge of Liverpool. He knew that the club's hunger for honor had reached a point of almost persistence. If he could not bring Liverpool's honor, they would sooner or later exhaust their last trace of patience.

Of course, this process may take three or four years, because the Premier League has always been very tolerant in this regard, which is what Yang Cheng admires the Premier League the most, and he can give the head coach plenty of time to build the tactics he wants.

After picking up the car at the parking lot, Yang Cheng slowly drove out and prepared to go home.

But just as his car drove out of Shankley's gate, he found Gerald squatting in front of the Hillsburg monument on the side of Shankley's gate, and his BMW x5 was parked next to him.

On the base of the monument, there is a bouquet of flowers and wreaths around it. As Gader said, there are people coming here to commemorate every day. Liverpool people have never forgotten the fans who have not returned from Hillsborough. The names of each of their own are engraved on this monument.

Hearing the sound of stopping and getting out of the car, Gerald turned around and saw Yang Cheng walking out of the blue and black Ferrari, turning back, looking at the monument silently, reaching out to wipe the dust on every name on the monument, very serious and meticulous.

"I'm sad to lose the ball?" Yang Cheng also squatted down and asked with concern.

He could also see that everyone had too many expectations and responsibilities for Gerald, which put him in great pressure, but after all, he was only 23 years old.

Gerald did not answer, he gently rubbed every stroke on the stone stone, and when he wiped one of the names, Joe Paul Gilhley, his hands stopped there, as if he was stroking the name.

"Joe Paul Gilhley, 10 years old, the youngest fan in the Hillsborough tragedy..." Gerald seemed to be muttering to himself, but his eyes were filled with longing and sadness, but it was very light, as if time had diluted all this.

It is only when he is unintentionally or when he is weak and needs comfort from others that he will express this emotion.

Yang Cheng followed his hand and saw the name on the stone tablet. He could imagine how cruel and sad the whole process was as cruel as a living, cute and funny ten-year-old child turned into the cold name on the stone tablet.

But what makes people even more sad is that Gerald's next sentence, "He is my cousin, my closest and most respected brother!"
To be continued...