Chapter 141 Gerrard Is Right

Gerrard was right. Before Chen Hero came to the team, Chen Hero was an evergreen topic when the players communicated in private.

In the beginning, when the media broke the news that Chen Hero was going to join Liverpool, they all thought it was fake news. Some reporters even ran to ask them if it was true, and they all denied it—this was not to help the club cover up; they really thought it was too absurd. Chen Hero is the hottest center forward in world football today. How could he come to Liverpool? There are better giants than today's Liverpool in the world, and they all have more advantages than Liverpool. Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Chelsea... Even Manchester City is closer to Chen Hero than Liverpool.

Who would have thought that Chen Hero himself admitted the rumors that he was going to Liverpool in front of Napoli fans.

This immediately ignited the enthusiasm for discussing Chen Hero in the Liverpool locker room.

What kind of person is Chen Hero? What does he usually like to do? What is his personality and temper? Is he really popular with women? Is he a playboy? Are the many rumors about him true?

These questions were what Liverpool players were most interested in.

Skrtel, who had worked with Chen Hero for two seasons at Zenit St. Petersburg and had a good relationship with him, naturally became the person everyone consulted.

Skrtel naturally told his teammates everything he knew about Chen Hero.

For example, in the media, there is a trend of smearing Chen Hero and distorting his image. Especially after the Champions League match between Napoli and Barcelona in the 2009-2010 season, many media outlets promoted Chen Hero as a savage with a violent and eccentric temper, and a tendency to violence. Other media outlets said that Chen Hero was an arrogant person who looked down on everything and was very difficult to approach.

Skrtel refuted all these media rumors.

"As far as I know him, he gets along well with people wherever he goes. Whether it is at Zenit St. Petersburg or Napoli, he is everyone's favorite player and has a very good relationship in the locker room. Otherwise, why would so many people come out to help him when something happens?"

So, after Skrtel's publicity, everyone knew what kind of person Chen Hero was. The Chen Hero promoted by the media was completely different. He was neither rude nor savage. He was straightforward, cheerful, optimistic, liked to joke, was generous, and would do anything for his friends. Like any young man, he liked to play and liked excitement...

These are not shortcomings.

But always listening to Skrtel, who knows if this kid has any intention of bragging about his friends? What if he brags about his friends being unparalleled in the world, but in reality they are far from it?

Therefore, as soon as Skrtel said he wanted to invite Chen Hero to dinner, many teammates came, almost bringing half of Liverpool with them...

Even Captain Gerrard, who plays a pivotal role in the locker room, came in person, which shows how much the Liverpool team values ​​this newcomer Chen Hero.

Now that Gerrard, as the team's captain, has also expressed his welcome to Chen Hero, the difficulty of Chen Hero integrating into the team has been further reduced...

In addition, Chen Hero performed very well in this dinner party. Everyone observed—it's the same as what Skrtel said! It really is such a person! Since he is such a person, then we have nothing to say!

Being able to score goals on the court and have fun with everyone off the court, isn't this the quality of a good teammate?

To say whether there are people who are worried that Chen Hero's arrival will steal their position and limelight? Maybe there are, but Chen Hero's achievements and fame are there, who dares not to accept it? If you don't accept it, try scoring thirteen goals in seven Champions League knockout matches, a hat-trick in the Champions League final, reversing Messi to win the Champions League top scorer, and scoring thirty-eight goals in the league? If you can't do it, don't complain and refuse to accept it.

This world, to put it bluntly, still relies on strength to speak.

Cristiano Ronaldo's reputation before transferring to Real Madrid was not very good either. The media described him as a selfish, conceited, and arrogant jerk, but in reality? He is very happy at Real Madrid, and many Real Madrid players are friends with him.

In this regard, Ronaldo's sky-high price gave him an advantage. Many people feel that they don't have Ronaldo's outstanding ability and worth, so it is normal for him to be more popular than himself, earn more, and be more popular...

Not to mention that the current Liverpool does not have a true center forward.

Torres is gone, to Chelsea. Ryan Babel also left the team. He transferred to the Bundesliga team Hoffenheim with Torres at the beginning of the year.

There is still Kuyt in the team, but this person has a title "defensive forward." From this title, you can see what kind of player he is. He works very hard in every game, always runs tirelessly, and makes great contributions to the team, but his ability in scoring goals is much worse... Many times his use on the field is not to score goals at all, but to use his powerful physical fitness to constantly press in the frontcourt and grab some opportunities for the team, while using his running to create space for his teammates...

Suarez's performance after transferring to Liverpool from Ajax at the beginning of this year was very good, but he and Chen Hero are completely different types of forwards, and it can even be said that he is not even a "center forward." Relying on Suarez alone will not work. Chen Hero's arrival is a good supplement to Suarez. The two have different styles and characteristics, so there is no question of who threatens whose position. It is entirely possible for the two to start at the same time.

So no one in Liverpool can threaten Chen Hero's position, and Chen Hero can't threaten many people either, so naturally no one will be dissatisfied with Chen Hero's joining...

Everyone ate, drank, and talked about everything together, having a great time.

For Chen Hero, he is definitely no stranger to the city of Liverpool. He has come to this city twice to compete, and he has been to the stadiums of Everton and Liverpool. English is also the first foreign language he learned, so there is no problem in communicating.

So the speed of integrating into the team should be very fast.

But after returning to the hotel, he checked the progress of his task completion.

As a result, he found that there was no change—there are two goals for the task, and currently, neither of them has been completed.

It seems that just eating a meal together is not enough... People just have a preliminary understanding of you and have a little bit of goodwill. Such goodwill is too fragile, and he has to rely on his efforts to continue to deepen it in daily training and life...

But at least it was a good start. For example, when the team officially started the first training session of the new season the next day, Chen Hero was not alone and restrained in the locker room at all. He greeted many people enthusiastically. He had just met at least half of the people on the team last night, people who had drunk and chatted together.

Dalglish was very happy to see him greeting everyone enthusiastically in the locker room, using English with a Chinese accent to communicate with others.

If Chen Hero can quickly integrate into the team, it means that the team's preparations can proceed more smoothly. In this way, the team will perform better in the new season... In short, this is a virtuous circle.

Those Chinese reporters who were interviewing Liverpool's training on the sidelines also saw that Chen Hero was walking out of the locker room and onto the training field, talking and laughing with his new teammates. This is a good sign!

"We can start looking forward to Hero's Premier League journey!"

A reporter excitedly announced in a manuscript sent back to China.

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Chen Hero's first training class in Liverpool attracted more than 50 media outlets to the Melwood training base, half of which were Chinese media.

It can be described as a grand occasion.

Chen Xing and Niang naturally seized every opportunity to promote their Liverpool. They not only allowed these media outlets to enter the venue to take pictures, but also adjusted the public shooting time from the traditional 15 minutes to 25 minutes, adding 10 minutes to meet the requirements of the media outlets.

In addition, many fans also ran to cheer for Chen Hero and welcome his joining.

His outstanding performance in the Champions League and Serie A last season has made Chen Hero a world-class shooter. The transfer fee of 70 million pounds has also made this gimmick very popular—70 million! It's worth 70 million, so how can he not be a world-class star?

So completely different from Napoli, Chen Hero was warmly welcomed by the fans as soon as he came to Liverpool, and he quickly had his own fans.

These people kept shouting Chen Hero's name by the training ground. If Chen Hero waved to them, there would be a burst of excited screams immediately.

Some people also held up posters of Chen Hero wearing a Napoli jersey. Obviously, this is because Chen Hero has just transferred to Liverpool, and the stores and vendors selling posters have not had time to bring out posters of Chen Hero wearing a Liverpool jersey—so far, Chen Hero has not officially put on a Liverpool jersey. At the welcome ceremony, he was wearing casual clothes of his own brand and holding a red scarf printed with "You'll Never Walk Alone," but he was not wearing a jersey.

Today, during training, he was also wearing Liverpool's training uniform, not a jersey.

The fans worked hard, and the reporters were not weak either. The flashes kept flashing, and the cameras were always aimed at the training ground. It is estimated that the focus was on Chen Hero. The sound of pressing the shutter and the cheers of the fans were mixed together, making Melwood's new season particularly lively and energetic.

A Chinese reporter who saw this scene on the sidelines couldn't help but sigh: "Compared with the beginning in Napoli, Hero's start in Liverpool is so smooth that people think they are dreaming..."

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