Vol 2 Chapter 36: Leadership

　　The Anfield Stadium is ready for the start of the game. When Zhou Tiancheng and his teammates walked into the stadium through the player channel, the three large letters "KOP" on the left side of the main stand were extremely eye-catching.
KOP represents the essence of Liverpool fan culture. Since the establishment of Liverpool in 1892, the club has named the dedicated stands of die-hard fans. After the stands are completed, it coincides with the British soldiers and South Africans from Liverpool in order to occupy a hill called KOP After a battle, the grandstand was named KOP.
　　 There was no seat at first in this stand. Standing and watching the ball can make die loyal fans sing and dance with passion. However, after the Hillsborough massacre in 1989, the English Football Association ordered the removal of all unseatable stands. KOP was forced to rebuild, and now it can only accommodate more than 10,000 spectators. Passion is still there, but the spectacular scenes of that year disappeared forever.
　　 But in the hearts of Liverpool fans, the status of KOP is still difficult to shake. These three letters are the abbreviation of "Kingof", representing Liverpool's glory as the monopoly champion in the era of England's top players.
　　When the logo of the KOP stands rose, the British Sky Sports commentary Bob Clem said in a murderous way: "Liverpool fans are ready, Schalke 04 is destined to come and go today!"
Gives the illusion that Liverpool is about to face a life-and-death battle that they can’t afford to lose. In fact, they are like Schalke 04. They have won two consecutive victories in the first two rounds. At present, they are second only because of a goal difference. The name is also important, but Liverpool's determination to win the game at home is almost catching up with the Champions League final.
Marcel Leif is not optimistic about Schalke 04 seeking the initiative on the scene: "Anfield stadium is the most difficult devil at home in Europe, the difficulty is no less than to go to Schalke, this season Liverpool Premier League have not lost Over the ball, even if Manchester United have lost here, Slomka should probably be more pragmatic, the scene is ugly and indifferent, as long as the final result is not bad. If Schalke sinks his heart and defends firmly, Liverpool will definitely not want to break the goal. It will be easy."
According to the idea of ​​scoring one point away, this strategy will work, and won a draw at the Anfield Stadium, there will be no noise, draw the European giants, in Sloemka’s coaching resume, this is definitely A highlight.
　　 But... Sloemka was never satisfied with one point, he went for the three points!
　　 So the Belgian referee Debriecky blew the opening whistle of the game, Zhou Tiancheng and Rakitic made a look, and the two together put pressure on Liverpool captain Gerrard.
After Benitez took over the team, this Liverpool main formation is 4-2-3-1, especially the talents on the central axis, Xavi Alonso and Mascherano are double back partners, Jay Rad's position is in the middle of the waist, Schalke 04's attitude of the first time to grab is actually very clear. They will not be conservative, and will focus on "care" Liverpool's core and leaders.
As soon as the defense came up, Zhou Tiancheng gave no chance at all. The two big strides stepped forward, which was directly a shovel on the head, and the first one came off the Mawei. At the same time, Zhou Tiancheng also paid attention to tricks. He waited until Gerrard went to the ball. Make moves one step at a time, hit the ball first, and throw the person down by the way, so that there is no tendency to maliciously shovel. The foul is definitely to be sentenced, but the back will not be a yellow card.
　　 "Hey! It's tougher, we need to run more." Zhou Tiancheng got up and shouted in the midfield. Slomka was watching off the field, and there was a flash of surprise in his eyes. Zhou Tiancheng was the first to set an example. He usually communicates only with individual players. There are very few such actions that act as captains. .
　　Westman came over intentionally with a sullen face to express his dissatisfaction: "Chou, are you overpowering, I am the captain!" He pointed to the captain's armband, the meaning is obvious, don't treat me as nonexistent.
Zhou Tiancheng didn't think there was anything wrong, but in turn asked: "Haike, I think you are not conducive to greeting everyone in the back line, so I will do it for you. Is there anything wrong with what I said? Dealing with the Premier League team , We don’t act tougher than them, what can we do? Or if you think of a way, I’ll do what you say."
　　 stared at each other for two seconds, and then smiled, Westman patted Zhou Tiancheng's shoulder: "It seems that my captain's armband will not worry about the successor in the future."
　　 "Come on, do your own thing, don't want to shake your hand, I won't take the pot."
　　Although he said so, Zhou Tiancheng has actually played a leading role in action. After fouling Gerrard in the opening, Zhou Tiancheng moved to the frontcourt and directly broke Mascherano's foot ball, creating a counterattack opportunity that started in the frontcourt.
　　 If Rakitic shouted that sentence just now, it is estimated that not many people can listen to it, but Zhou Tiancheng is different. This season his contribution on the field is obvious to all. The status of professional teams does not depend on seniority, but on contribution. So despite Zhou Tiancheng's young age, the veterans who took over his assists thought his words were reliable.
　　 So in this counterattack, Zhou Tiancheng just steals and four Schalke players flew to the front for the first time.
　　 Although Liverpool's defensive line is very experienced, Carragher appeared in a key position in time to clear Zhou Tiancheng's straight stop from the sideline, but Zhou Tiancheng's active on the court and the role of driving the team is to be seen by all professionals.
　　 Slomka's eyes flashed with a surprise, he did not expect to face the top teams, Zhou Tiancheng instead showed another hidden temperament-he can not only do himself well, if necessary, can also lead the team.
　　 And it looks like he can persuade Westman as captain!
　　 or...
　　Sloemka flashed a crazy idea in his mind~EbookFREE.me~ But then he shook his head and denied it.
　　 After all, young! However, with this kind of temperament, Slomka believes that Zhou Tiancheng will do great things in the future.
Compared to Schalke’s supporters in China and Germany, Sky Sports commentary Bob Clem seemed a little worried: "The opening week of Schalke 04 on the 12th was too active, did Benitez not seriously study This season’s Bundesliga list. Ranked first in steals and running, and second in assists in the all-round midfielder. No targeted measures! Take a look at their treatment of Steven Gerrard today. It is not too late for Benitez to change in time."
Is it really late?
　　 Schalke unexpectedly chose the vigorous sideline tactics. Hevedus threw out a super grenade, and there were mainly two high points in the penalty area. Kuranyi at 1.88 and Zhou Tiancheng at 1.93. Westman stayed in the backcourt and did not come up. If Liverpool seized the opportunity to fight back, it was not a joke.
The opponent's marking defense in the penalty area was very targeted. Carragher at 1.85 meters went to Kuranyi, and Finland's central defender Hypia at 1.95 marked Zhou Tiancheng, both of Schalke's heights were high. Without predominance, Hevedus's strong ball still chooses to find the first height on the field, Zhou Tiancheng, and does not pay attention to any skills, just throws directly into the sky. Although Hypia is a few centimeters tall, this year he is already At the age of thirty-five, "old age", Zhou Tiancheng was sixteen or seventy years younger than him. It was completely the PK of two generations. When the two jumped at the same time, when Hypeia jumped halfway down, Zhou Tiancheng was still on top of his head. The height is still rising, and in the crowd, it suddenly rises into the air, so that the height that everyone can only look up is really difficult.
　　The CCTV commentary Duan Xuan exclaimed: "Wow! God, Zhou Tiancheng he... flew up!"