Carlton Cole would later become Liverpool's finest winger in a decade. He was also voted by fans into the latest edition of the "One Hundred Liverpool Stars Who Shook the Kop" at number twenty-one.

This was enough to show his ability.

But at this time, he was still a bit green.

No one present knew what this kid would achieve in the future, not even himself. So far, his greatest wish was to officially become a member of Liverpool's first team.

Therefore, his first appearance on behalf of the first team in an official Premier League match did not attract much attention.

Carlton Cole's debut was not particularly amazing, only considered average.

He didn't score, nor did he assist.

But for Carlton Cole, this was already like a dream.

Being able to play in the Premier League made him the first of the youth team and reserve team players.

This was enough to make him proud for a long time. He never expected that he could be compared with those legendary stars in Liverpool's history.

After Carlton Cole came on the field, Liverpool scored two more goals until the end of the game, eventually defeating Wigan Athletic 6-0.

Ending this suspense-free game.

Although he didn't have any outstanding performance in the game and was just average, Carlton Cole was still congratulated by all the first-team players after returning to the locker room.

Led by Captain Gerrard, Vice-Captain Chen Hero, and Reina, everyone stepped forward to hug Cole who entered the door, while the others clapped, cheered, and whistled.

This grand welcome ceremony startled Carlton Cole.

After being hugged, he stood there, a little at a loss.

"You deserve it, young man." Captain Gerrard stepped out and stood at the front of the line, saying to Carlton Cole. "Congratulations!"

Chen Hero, standing behind him, winked at him, also looking happy for him. He didn't look like his senior at all, more like a close friend of his generation.

This is the first team's best star... He's so kind to me...

Although Carlton Cole had understood Chen Hero's personality and temperament when participating in the League Cup and FA Cup matches, he always thought that Chen Hero's attitude was towards the entire reserve team. In fact, it was.

After arriving in the first team, Carlton Cole was relatively low-key. Don't look at him as a star figure in the reserve team, second only to Chen Hero, but in the first team, he was nothing... Anyone here was more experienced and famous than him.

Especially his idol, Chen Hero.

With this in mind, he had always been low-key and had never shown any youthful arrogance in front of the Liverpool first-team players.

Therefore, he didn't know that he actually made those first-team stars look very pleasing to the eye.

Now that he saw Chen Hero winking at him, he suddenly felt a sense of pride—Hero is so kind to me alone! Only to me!

This kind of treatment immediately made him feel the urge to burst into tears.

He was really touched.

At this moment, he made a decision—as long as the Liverpool team doesn't drive him away, he will never leave! Even if he's a substitute here, no!

Because he liked the atmosphere within this team.

He really liked it.

Even a big star like Chen Hero is so kind to me, what's not to like about the atmosphere of this team?

Carlton Cole was a player cultivated by Liverpool's youth team all the way, and logically speaking, this kind of player should have a deep feeling for the team that cultivated him. So Carlton Cole didn't plan to leave Liverpool, which was normal emotion. Any player cultivated by his own team, if he is also a fan of the team at the same time, he will not want to leave the team.

This is the same for Barcelona, Real Madrid, AC Milan and other giants.

But there is a prerequisite, that is, the player can get enough playing time in his favorite team.

Or to put it more bluntly, he can become a main player, or even a flag core, in this team.

But a team only has one flag, how can there be so many places?

Therefore, many players cultivated by the youth training camps of each team end up benefiting other clubs.

Real Madrid is a typical example. Although Real Madrid's youth training level is one of the best in Spain, Real Madrid has not added new second-team players to its first team for many years. All the good seedlings they cultivated eventually nourished the large and small clubs in Spain.

Even famous teams like Barcelona are the same. Why did Pique and Fabregas leave La Masia in the first place? Didn't they feel that they had a chance to play in Manchester United and Arsenal? Bojan, who was once considered Barcelona's new Messi, also transferred away because he couldn't play in Barcelona.

There are many such players in world football.

But no one accuses them of being disloyal to their team. Because the fault is not with them, but with the team clubs that don't give them opportunities.

But there is another situation in world football.

Coming from his own team's youth training camp, he has been a loyal supporter of this team since he was a child, and finally entered the first team. However, he did not receive a promise to be an absolute main player, did not become a core, and was not even a flag. Faced with such an encounter, I am afraid that many loyal and brave people will have to leave the team and seek another way out.

But this person didn't. He declared that he was willing to be a substitute in the team, just because he was a fan of the team.

This person is Real Madrid's "Golden Wolf" Guti. Although he finally left Real Madrid, he was already in the twilight of his career at that time. He dedicated his best years and most golden years to Real Madrid, and to the Bernabeu bench...

This is true loyalty, although some people will say that it is blind loyalty.

Carlton Cole finally made the same decision as Guti, that is, he would never leave the team even if he was a substitute.

This is remarkable.

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The welcome Carlton Cole received in the first team was just an interlude, although it was a very important thing for him and made him smile foolishly for several days. However, the big stars of the first team didn't pay much attention to this kind of thing, so they didn't know that Cole had made such a vow because of their actions.

Their minds are now on the semi-final against Barcelona.

Liverpool's preparations for Barcelona began after they won the championship four rounds in advance.

Although Liverpool did not have an advantage in terms of the semi-final schedule, because it was first home and then away, Liverpool was very confident.

When asked by reporters about the schedule, Chen Hero asked the other party: "First home and then away? What's wrong?"

The reporter thought that Chen Hero didn't know the secrets of this schedule, so he began to popularize science for Chen Hero.

"First home and then away is not good for you, it is good for Barcelona, because even if they lose the first game, they still have room to maneuver when they return to their home court in the second leg..."

Chen Hero didn't let the reporter continue, he interrupted the other party.

"That's simple, we just need to completely end the suspense in the first leg, right?"

He looked at the reporter as if he were an idiot.

The reporter's face gradually turned bad when he looked at him.

He cursed in his heart: "You are the idiot! Your whole family are idiots! Do you think it is easy to completely destroy Barcelona in the first leg?! Do you think Barcelona is the same as Dortmund?!"

The reporter was extremely angry and hysterical in his heart, but he remained silent on the surface.

He also knew what kind of bad temper Chen Hero had.

Whoever provokes him is unlucky.

In ancient times, something had to be killed to sacrifice the flag before the army went out to war. If he couldn't help himself at this time and ran into someone's blade, he couldn't blame others...

So he was very cowardly and pretended not to understand what Chen Hero's look meant.

On the surface, he remained calm, but he already had a plan on how to deal with Chen Hero.

The easiest way to deal with this kind of arrogant person is to fan the flames. Report what Chen Hero just said with embellishment, and I believe that with Barcelona's hatred for Chen Hero, it will be easy to stir up this fire.

He was not worried at all about being attacked for distorting the facts, because the main meaning of what he said was correct, at most it was a bit exaggerated...

For reporters, isn't exaggeration their job? If you write a report without exaggeration, how can you have the face to call yourself a "reporter"?

So the reporter didn't have any psychological burden to do so...

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Of course, Chen Hero knew that saying such arrogant words would put him in trouble. But this kind of trouble was just like commonplace for him, especially when the opponent was Barcelona. Even if he didn't create trouble, trouble would definitely come to his door.

Since they are already in this kind of relationship, why show gentlemanly demeanor? It must be to provoke and anger the opponent as much as possible.

Then, when the opponent loses his composure, give the opponent a fatal blow!

As the saying goes, I want to kill you, and I want to humiliate you!

This is Chen Hero's battle philosophy.

So he once again provoked a war of words between Barcelona.

He knew that the reporter would publicize his words, because he said these words in order to let him help him publicize them.

What a useful media...

Throw a bone, and they obediently run out to chase it, and when they catch it, they bring it back to ask for credit.