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615、This is Anfield

June 20, 2015.

After Long Shute bid farewell to the football world due to injury... a whole year later, he re-entered the public's sight.

"I actually felt a little unfamiliar with this Dongfang Kong. The last time I saw him, it seemed like it was a long time ago."

BBC Sports host Gary Ringer shook his head and sighed in the show he hosted:

"I used to think that another genius who was unparalleled became a meteor due to injury, but unexpectedly, he returned to the green field, and... he also came to England. This is really an exciting season."

But the special guest, former Manchester United captain Gary Neville, poured a little cold water on his face:

"Actually everyone is happy about his return. No one wants to see a genius say goodbye to the stadium too early, but we still have to keep a little doubt about whether he can return to the top. After all, he has suffered such serious injuries, and the Premier League... seems to be the league that focuses on physical confrontation in Europe. I don't know if he can adapt to the style and rhythm here as soon as possible."

His words make sense, but another guest, former Liverpool deputy Jamie Carragher, laughed:

"Are you scared, Gary?"

Neville raised his eyebrows, and he knew that the old opponent was going to argue with him again:

"Why am I afraid?"

Carragher looked at him without any weakness:

"Because he joined... is Liverpool. As a Manchester United legend, aren't you afraid?"

Neville shrugged:

"This is the Premier League, and he will soon see the cruelty of reality!"

-

This is the Premier League, and this is Anfield.

Long Shute once again stepped into this slightly outdated stadium.

Maybe it's really a cycle of reincarnation.

Ten years ago, he came here for the first time, and his clothes were still blue at that time.

Ten years later, he walked here again under the gaze of more than 40,000 red fans, but he has become a member of them.

Three days ago, the Chinese consortium led by him spent nearly 1 billion euros to buy the entire Liverpool club from American boss Henry, which detonated the entire England.

Long Shute drew on Milan's experience and did not show up on his own. Instead, he selected a representative from his partners as the superficial manager. As a big boss, he was behind the scenes and remotely controlled the command, and waited for the right time to announce it.

Three days later, when people were still discussing what background this mysterious consortium had, he signed a contract with the club in a high profile, ending a year of no-ball to play.

“Welcome to Anfield!”

Head coach Brendan Rodgers smiled and hugged him, then handed him a red jersey.

Of course he still remembers this young player he once coached, and that was also the top star he has trained in his coaching career!

"Thank you, boss."

Long Shute spread his jersey in the wind, which is the number 8 he wears the most!

The former No. 8 player has left, leaving only a dazzling but sigh-filled figure.

Seeing Long Shute put the jersey on his body, Anfield's stands were a little silent.

Those diehard fans couldn't forget their captain so quickly. Their eyes looked at Long Shute with anticipation, but they were extremely complicated.

"A month ago, I celebrated my 25th birthday. From that day on, at least I am no longer a young player."

Long Shute received the microphone handed over by the staff and said to more than 40,000 fans who came to welcome him:

"Since my youth training period, I have been wandering around. I changed to two youth training schools in China alone, and then I was lucky to come to Liverpool. Unfortunately, at the age of 15, I participated in Everton's trial."

"I spent three months in Everton, and Mr. David Moyes refused to keep me, even if I scored the final showdown, he didn't look at me.

Mr. Rodgers gave me a chance to train at Chelsea, so I am particularly grateful to him, but the good times didn't last long, and the great Mr. Mourinho fired me again, so I can only go to the Netherlands to find the future.

Ajax, Bayern Munich, and AC Milan... I have won countless honors, I have created countless miracles and records, and I even led the already declining AC Milan to complete the triple crown.

I thought I had conquered all the difficulties, but this injury made me completely awake.

There are more tasks worth completing, and there are higher dangerous peaks worth conquering!

So, here I come, I come to Anfield!”

He raised his right hand slightly:

"I saw doubt and expectation in your face. I understand your feelings. After all, I haven't played a game for a long time.

Now, you can put away the applause and cheers a little, and wait for May to end the season and I will hear these sounds!”

-

"What a pity, I can't introduce your teammates to you as soon as possible."

After the fans' meeting, Rodgers said to Long Shute with a smile.

Long Shute shrugged:

"You'd better consider the summer transfer market."

Rogers' face showed a hint of embarrassment:

"The transfer matter...the committee was doing it before, but I actually didn't understand it..."

Long Shute glanced at him:

"Now you are the manager, you have the final say."

-

Since the acquisition has just been completed, many of the club's management teams were taken away by Henry, and the agents selected by Longshute are not professional in the transfer market, so they simply put Rogers in full responsibility for the transfer matters, but they have to review them when the final decision is made.

However, after taking over the power, Rogers did not show his decisive efficiency, but instead looked forward to the foresight.

Maybe he can't blame him, after all, he doesn't understand the style of the new boss, nor does he know how much budget he can get.

On June 21, Long Shute finalized at the internal board of directors that the maximum transfer fund limit this summer is 60 million pounds, and he also asked to clean up some of the elderly, weak, sick and disabled.

Rogers came to the transfer market excitedly, but he was stunned.

When all clubs heard that Liverpool wanted to buy people, the price immediately increased by 50%!

The problems they face are exactly the same as those when Chelsea and Manchester City were back then!

£60 million, plus the 49 million earned by selling Sterling, you can only buy two or three first-team players...

30 million bought their core Firmino from Hoffenheim, Belgian striker Benteke from Aston Villa in the Premier League, 13 million dug full-back Klein from Southampton, 5 million introduced Burnley forward teenager Ince, freely signed former Manchester City midfielder Milner, which has already spent nearly 80 million.

Later, Long Shute suggested that Rogers deal with the unacceptable Borini and Markovic, the old Krotoure and Lambert, and the aggressive full-back Glen Johnson in exchange for 28 million yuan.

After calculating the income and expenditure, they were surprised to find that... the club actually made hundreds of thousands of profits!

This is not possible. Long Shute, who was on his honeymoon with Emma in North America, immediately called and provided Rogers with a list of defenders: Bayern's Dante, Bad Stuber, Atletico Madrid's Aldeville, AC Milan's Zapata, Constant, and Abat, are all his former teammates...

But Rogers started too slowly, and when Liverpool was approaching the gathering, he only got one.

Because his skills are not in the eyes of Guardiola Farge, and Bad Stuber, who has lost his position at Bayern, came to the Premier League for 15 million euros. For Bad, who is healthy, this price is already very conscientious.

Rogers looked at the balance in his hands and made a request to buy AC Milan's thigh Balotelli for £50 million, but Long Shute refused without saying a word...

What a joke?

It's really not a pity at all!

-

Long Shute looked at the Liverpool lineup in his hand and felt that it was just that.

Goalkeeper: 22 Minoule, 34 Bogdan.

Defenders: 2 Klein, 3, Flanagan, 4 Bad, 6 Lovren, 7 Milner, 12 Gomez, 17 Sarco, 18 Moreno, 37 Scotter;

Midfielders: 8 Longshute, 10 Coutinho, 11 Firmino, 14 Henderson (captain), 20 Larana, 21 Lucas, 23 Jen, 24 Joe Allen;

Forwards: 9 Bentek, 15 Sturridge, 27 Origi, 28 Ince, 33 Ibi.
Chapter completed!
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