Chapter 82 Roses Bloom in Glasgow
Once the photo of "442" was published on the official website, the whole of Glasgow was surprised. Fans of both sides did not expect that the players of Rangers and Celtic would work together one day.
It's just that one is men's football and the other is women's football.
The influence that Chen Xiaoliang created in the Scottish Premier League has obviously changed the outside world's view of the Red Country players to a certain extent. "442" also took this opportunity to make such a "big news".
The title of the interview is also simple: "Another Red Country Genius? 19-year-old Shen Mengyu wears the Celtics' No. 9 jersey!"
As the half-landlord who arrived first, although he was still wearing protective gear on his left foot, Chen Xiaoliang still insisted on treating everyone to a meal to show his appreciation.
Reese had to find a secluded and unique restaurant.
After all, Chen Xiaoliang is now a celebrity. He is not afraid of meeting fans, but he is afraid of meeting radical Celtics fans...
The king of Ibrox is an unforgivable devil in the eyes of Celtic fans.
What made Chen Xiaoliang overjoyed was not only that a compatriot had come, but also that he was a native of Donghai like himself.
He introduced a lot of information about Glasgow and repeatedly stated that Shen Mengyu could contact him at any time if she needed any help.
It’s not that he did it on purpose, but he knew that being a female football player is not easy.
It’s really not easy.
Although women's football in Europe is developing very rapidly, especially the top teams in various countries have increased their investment in women's football teams, the gap between national leagues and clubs is still very large.
First of all, the league level.
The Celtic men's football team is the absolute dominant force in the Scottish Premier League, and occasionally has a chance to compete in the Champions League group stage, maintaining the opportunity to regularly compete with European giants.
Although the Celtic women's football team ranks among the top in the Scottish Women's Premier League and can qualify for the Champions League qualifiers, it is basically certain that they will be eliminated in the first round.
If this team is placed in the relatively more heavily invested Women's Premier League, it would be ranked almost in the lower relegation zone, while the points that a mid-level team in the Women's Premier League can earn in a season may not even be half of that of the third place.
In the 20-year history of the Women's Champions League, Premier League teams have only won the championship once and finished second once...
This disparity in strength is far greater than that in men's football.
Looking at individuals, Chen Xiaoliang's current weekly salary on loan plus one piece of 1,450 pounds, not counting endorsements, is already much higher than the average income in Glasgow.
This is still the lowest salary among Rangers' first-team players.
In order to reduce the cost of living, Shen Mengyu lives in the women's football dormitory arranged by the Celtics Club. There are six people in a room, each with a separate bedroom and bathroom, and the living room and kitchen are shared.
As for salary... Chen Xiaoliang didn't feel comfortable asking.
Talking about this, he couldn't help but feel distressed...
But what made him stand in awe was the excitement and excitement on Shen Mengyu's face when talking about these topics.
Obviously, she has great aspirations and hopes to play football in Europe, and she is also working hard to learn English.
But when the two talked about why Shen Mengyu decided to come to Europe to play football, their good mood was immediately swept away, and turned into depression, speechlessness and anger.
In 2019, she was directly expelled from the National Youth Team for wearing lipstick during a game and being late for training once. She was also banned from the club for half a year and was not allowed to join any national team within a year.
Just like that, the captain of the national youth team, who scored half of the team's goals in the World Youth Championship , became a negative example for a while.
The so-called lateness meant just chatting in teammates' dormitory and returning to his room after the lights were turned off.
There is nothing wrong with admitting punishment after making a mistake, but not even giving the person a chance to correct it directly becomes a typical example of some people establishing their prestige, which makes Chen Xiaoliang very unconvinced.
How come none of those guys on the men's soccer team got suspended for using hairspray and getting tattoos?
In addition, in this summer's Olympics, Shen Mengyu, who originally wanted to play for the country, completely lost hope of being selected because she met a head coach who said, "My team doesn't need stars." She no longer has a future playing football in China.
A player's career is very short, so while he is still young, he has to make up his mind to look for opportunities abroad.
The two encouraged each other before reluctantly saying goodbye.
On the way home that day, Chen Xiaoliang didn't say a word.
David also asked him if he had trouble chatting with this new fellow from the same hometown.
Chen Xiaoliang shook his head. His anger was precisely because their conversation went so smoothly and he learned about things and systems that were even more speechless than he had imagined.
Involuntarily, the greasy face and hypocritical words of Director Zhu of the Football Association appeared in Chen Xiaoliang's mind again.
In contrast, there are generations of Red Country players such as Sun Jihai, General Fan, Sun Xiang, Shao Jiayi, Xie Hui, Yang Chen, and now Wu Lei and Shen Mengyu who are pursuing their dreams of playing European football.
Chen Xiaoliang respects from the bottom of his heart those Chinese football players who dare to leave their comfort zone, face challenges, and give up high salaries to venture into the exotic European land!
He began to wonder how he could use his abilities to bring some changes to Red Country football.
However, what is more troubling for him at the moment is that there are only two days left before the match against Manchester United.
During this period, let alone any competitions, he has not even participated in any systematic training. He is either resting or recovering from injuries.
He lay on the bed, called out the system, and studied it again.
Well, the reward for the last exclusive mission for wealthy families has not yet been claimed.
[Exclusive mission : Win against the giants]
[Task Reward: Randomly obtain a legendary football star card of this wealthy club (five minutes)]
A flash.
[Obtain a Peak Beckham Free Kick Attribute Card (Five Minutes)]
Five minutes of free kicks... what's the point?
This is a bad luck, such a useless card was opened...
Chen Xiaoliang sighed. Not to mention that the free kick attribute with a full value of 20 lasts for five minutes, even if Beckham at his peak was called in to play the whole game, he would not be able to score a free kick in every game.
In Tottenham's final match, because the opponents were all young players from the youth training system, Ronaldo's attributes were simply overwhelming for them.
In the last game against Manchester United, I unexpectedly used Modric's passing and control attributes to make an assist, which caught the opponent off guard. After all, I am well-known for my strong defense and weak offense, and no one expected that I could dribble past the opponent and pass the ball with the outside of my foot at the critical moment.
The more you use this ability, the more your opponents will target you.
Staring at the attribute card in a daze, Chen Xiaoliang accidentally discovered a conversion button.
He pressed it.
[Star card conversion function is enabled, which can be exchanged for 5 hours of training value or 5 skill points, or 5 accumulated cards can be exchanged for an injury recovery card]
5 photos?!
Win five games against top teams, get five star cards, and exchange for an injury recovery card...
This is more difficult for me now than winning the Scottish Premier League Player of the Month award...
It seems that I can't rely on the system this time and can only rely on myself.
Manchester United scored a goal in the first round. Although Rangers were leading by one goal, as long as Manchester United scored another goal when they returned to Old Trafford, with the total score at 2-2, Manchester United could still advance with the advantage of away goals.
The focus of the next game will be on defense anyway. It is conceivable how difficult it is to stop Manchester United's attack in front of 76,000 people at Old Trafford.
Gerrard has been quite troubled these days. The importance of Chen Xiaoliang to the team's defense no longer needs to be described in words.
Without him in the defensive midfielder position, neither Jack nor Ivoit in the substitute lineup can replace even half of his role.
At this time, Chen Xiaoliang and Gerald were lying on their beds in their own rooms, frowning and tossing and turning.
The two of them had an idea.
