Chapter 13 is officially released! Attention from the Red Country!
On July 31, 2020, the 16-year-old Red Star player Chen Xiaoliang from Tottenham officially joined the Scottish Premier League Glasgow Rangers on loan.
Due to time constraints, the club has not had time to arrange his jersey number.
Also because he is under 21 years old, according to the rules of the Scottish Football Association, he can participate in any domestic competitions of the club without registration restrictions.
Since the next day, August 1, was the date for the first round of the Scottish Premier League, the media naturally asked at the pre-match press conference why the club decided to loan Chen Xiaoliang.
Gerrard seemed to be willing to keep it, and after the official response, he calmly said some "normal loan", "increasing the depth of the team lineup", "enriching the selection of personnel", etc., he brought the media's focus back to the league itself.
The media did not follow up on the loan and asked any questions. After all, no one thought that a 16-year-old Reds player could play a big role in the Scottish Premier League giants.
However, on the football forum of the Red Country, the popularity of the post "Red Country teenager scored a header in a training match, Tottenham may have got the next Cristiano Ronaldo" a few days ago has just faded a little, and now there is news that Chen Xiaoliang has joined the Scottish Premier League giants, and the fans are once again in an uproar:
[What's going on? This kid was just signed by Tottenham a few days ago, why is he going to the Scottish Premier League again? ]
[WTF! Rangers is a big club in the Scottish Premier League! ]
[I have been watching Liverpool for more than 20 years. Now Gerrard has gone to Rangers as the head coach. They are half of the home team. If this kid can play, I must watch every game! ]
[The above comment says that the Scottish Premier League is not easy to play in. For example, Zheng Zhi and Du Wei didn’t even get a chance when they were at Celtic.]
[Indeed, Zheng Zhi was a star player in the English Championship at that time, but he was still not very effective in the Scottish Premier League. He was very ferocious in the tackles and the physical requirements were too high.]
[I will watch the Scottish Premier League from now on! At least there is another Chinese playing football in Europe! ]
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That afternoon, all the first-team players gathered in the club's tactical room. After Gerrard announced the starting lineup, he faced the big screen in front of him and arranged the tactics for tomorrow's first round of the Scottish Premier League against Aberdeen.
The team's captain Tavernier, goalkeeper McGregor, midfielder Davis and other main players sat in the first two rows, while former Tottenham veteran Jermaine Defoe sat in the third row as a prestigious rotation player.
Chen Xiaoliang, who had just arrived and was the youngest, naturally sat in the last row. The only person in the same row with him was goalkeeper number three, Phils.
In big clubs, status and rank are so obvious. If you have no ability, no fame, and no qualifications, you can only stand aside and sit back.
Chen Xiaoliang listened carefully to the tactical arrangements.
Captain Tavernier is the core of the team. As a full-back, in addition to taking on the offensive and defensive tasks on the right side, he is also designated as the team's first penalty taker.
Left back Barisic is a Croatian international, and the two central defenders are Nigerian international Balogun, who transferred from the Bundesliga, and English player Goldson.
On the forward line, Kent, who Gerrard bought from Liverpool at a high price, formed the starting three with Roofe and Hagi.
In the midfield, two black players, Kamara, who made his debut at Arsenal, and Nigerian international Aribo, are in the front, with 35-year-old Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis behind.
Chen Xiaoliang recognized everyone present. Joao's profile clearly recorded the basic information of each player in the Rangers first team, including experience, photos, position, etc.
Although the star power here is dimmer than Tottenham, there are definitely no weaklings.
In addition to a number of national team players, those who are less famous include central defender Goldson, forwards Roofe and Haji.
But Goldson and Roofe have been with the team for some time and firmly occupy the main positions.
Although the 21-year-old Hagi does not have an impressive resume, he is the son of Romanian legend and Barcelona star Hagi Sr. With his extraordinary talent, he has been spotted by Serie A teams such as Roma and Fiorentina.
Even the number three goalkeeper Firth, who was sitting next to him and was not even on the substitute list, was a local player from the youth training camp of the Premier League giants Liverpool.
Looking at this circle, some of them are either capable, have a good background, or have a good father.
After more than half an hour of tactical explanation, Gerrard once again emphasized the goal of this season, which is to regain the Scottish Premier League championship that has not been won for ten years.
Before the game ended, Captain Tavernier stood up and rallied the whole team to cheer them up.
Chen Xiaoliang originally thought it would be a slogan like "One, two, three, come on!" or "Rover, go, go!", but he didn't expect to hear:
Tavernier: Celtics!
Whole team: Go to hell!
Gerrard seemed dissatisfied and asked Tavernier to lead the team to do it again, then his eyes turned to Chen Xiaoliang.
Chen Xiaoliang's face turned red, and he quickly raised his voice and shouted along with everyone else.
Team: Celtics! Damn it!
After the meeting, the team took a train to Aberdeen overnight to prepare for the game the next day, while Chen Xiaoliang was left in Glasgow to go through the procedures for joining the team.
That night, club staff took him back to Gerrard's residence.
This house was also rented for Gerrard by the club after he came to Glasgow. His wife and children still live in Liverpool, so Chen Xiaoliang is the only one here tonight.
For two consecutive days, because there were people around, he had neither been able to train properly nor had the chance to open the system to check. Now that he was finally alone, he naturally called out the system first.
【Dong Dong Dong】
[Regular tasks have been opened]
[Season Mission Opened]
Unlike the empty taskbar before, where tasks would only pop up when the game started, this time, as soon as Chen Xiaoliang opened the panel, two lines of drop-down menus appeared in the taskbar.
He first clicked on the regular tasks, and a long list of tasks popped up.
[Enter the roster for the next game] [Reward: 1 hour of training value]
[Next game starts] [Reward: 2 hours of training value]
[Appear in the next game and win ] [Reward: 1 Stamina Recovery Card]
[Keep a clean sheet in the next game] [Reward: 1 Stamina Recovery Card]
[Win the best player in the next game] [Reward: 5 hours of training value]
[Score/Assist in the Next Game] [Reward: 2 hours of training value]
[Perform a hat trick in the next game] [Reward: Any technical attribute +1]
"I see. This is equivalent to the daily quests in World of Warcraft! It can be completed over and over again."
He read the task several times again, thinking:
“The rewards for the mission are very good, but the most important thing to get the rewards is to play. As long as I can play in the game, I can get more training points and my attributes can increase faster.
After going on the court, if the team performs well, they can also get a physical recovery card, and the normal training time can be greatly increased.
As for scoring goals, there is no rush now.
All in all, this is a positive cycle mechanism! ”
Thinking of this, he clicked on the season task again.
[Win the League's Player of the Month] [Reward: 1 Injury Recovery Card]
【Won the Scottish Premier League Championship this season】
【Won the Europa League this season】
【Selected in the Scottish Premier League Team of the Season】
【Selected in this season's Europa League best team】
Chen Xiaoliang clicked left and right, searching for a long time, but couldn't find the rewards for the next four tasks.
"What about the reward?"
[Rewards are determined by the number of games, playing time and data]
"Damn it, you're keeping me in suspense again."
After closing the task interface, he looked at the attribute panel that he cared about most. The more he looked at his attributes, the more anxious he felt.
After all, this is the most important factor in whether he can get a chance to play!
11pm, Aberdeen, a hotel.
Gerrard was watching the Aberdeen game video over and over again when his phone suddenly received an alarm. Because he is a celebrity and lives alone, the club installed a surveillance system in his home for his safety.
"what's the situation?!"
He quickly opened the monitoring app and checked the probe.
Chen Xiaoliang was seen running back and forth with the ball in the yard of his home.
"This guy... is he still training so late?"
Gerard took another look at the time on the surveillance camera and confirmed that it was undoubtedly 11 o'clock in the evening.
He opened the text message and started typing: It’s late, please get enough rest.
But just as he was about to press the send button, he paused and deleted the text message.
He turned off the surveillance, put his phone back, and continued watching the video playing on the PAD.
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
