Chapter 91: Hot! Four battles against the Celtics!
Even if it is a parallel world...what was supposed to happen has happened.
But the reason is more complicated.
Due to the good relationship between Mourinho and Chen Xiaoliang, Riise also established a relationship with the agent giant Mendes.
He learned from Mendes that in addition to the recent poor performance as a coach and the conflicts with the locker room, what made Levy most dissatisfied was that Mourinho did not personally take charge of the contract renewal of Chen Xiaoliang, which ultimately resulted in the club only being able to recover 35 million pounds and letting go of a rising star with the support of the world's number one market.
Many people have compared Chen Xiaoliang to Yao Ming, the former basketball superstar of the Red Country.
You know, as the current top star in England, Harry Kane has been involved in scandals with major clubs for many years, but he has always been locked up in Tottenham by Levy and cannot go anywhere.
As long as the gold mine is there, why worry about not being able to dig out the gold?
After hearing the news, Chen Xiaoliang felt very guilty, but there was no point in saying it now.
He sent a text message to Mourinho.
Mourinho never responded.
Riise said he packed up his things from London and went back to his hometown in Portugal for vacation.
Looking at the depressed Chen Xiaoliang, Gerrard reminded him that the league has not ended yet, and everyone's fate in professional football depends on themselves. If he wants to help others, he must first become strong himself.
Even someone with a resume as brilliant as Mourinho's would be kicked out.
Whether it is the fans or the club's board of directors, everyone only cares about results.
Although the team doctor's test results were consistent with Helena's, both showing that Chen Xiaoliang's left ankle had recovered earlier than expected, Gerrard still let him be a spectator for safety reasons.
In this game, Rangers, who selected a large number of substitutes, finally relied on the veteran Defoe to save the game and drew 1-1 with the sixth-ranked St. Johnstone away from home.
Next, ten days later, they will face their old rival the Celtics at home. This will be their fourth and final match this season.
The Scottish Premier League's competition system is different from the top five leagues. There are only 12 teams. Except for the home and away games in the first two rounds, the home and away games for the third match between each team will be determined by drawing lots.
After completing three cycles, or 33 rounds of matches, the top six teams will be divided into the championship group and the bottom six teams will be divided into the relegation group, and then another cycle, or 5 rounds of matches, will be played.
This completes a total of 38 rounds of the season.
The advantage of this grouping is that the relative strength of the championship group and the relegation group are closer, which avoids the situation in the final critical stage of the league where some teams with similar points change the outcome of the league because the strength of the opponents they encounter in the last few rounds is too different.
The downside is that it is easy to get tired of the aesthetics, and the home and away arrangements have to be decided by drawing lots.
But no matter what, let alone winning the championship in advance, even in a friendly match, Rangers cannot lose to Celtic!
There is no friendship between the two teams on the court!
During these ten days, the energetic Chen Xiaoliang worked hard in training, exercising in the morning, practicing his ball skills in the afternoon, and doing nucleic acid tests in the evening.
Ever since he got the system BUFF, this intensity level no longer causes any pain in his waist or legs, as if he had his own Siwei Dihuang Pill in his body.
Previous injuries and continuous Europa League battles have kept his training time at 33 hours for a long time.
After more than ten days of practice, I finally accumulated 85 hours.
It took him 80 hours to increase his strength from 10 to 14.
Although there seems to be no change, the muscles on my body feel different to the touch.
The strong chest muscles are more contoured!
The six-pack abs are even firmer and more toned!
The slender thigh muscles are even more powerful!
The aerobic endurance of the muscles in explosive state is also significantly increased!
【Physical attributes】
Burst 10, Bounce 10, Agility 11, Stamina 15
Balance 10, Strength 14, Speed 15, Constitution 10
Looking at your physical attributes on the panel, 15 endurance means long, 15 speed means fast, and 14 strength means fierce.
This is simply the perfect combination of long, fast and intense, three things that seem to be contradictory to men!
Seeing their son growing stronger and stronger, Chen's father and mother are very pleased.
On the one hand, he thanked Gerard for his mentorship, and on the other hand, he secretly praised Helena for her careful care and was very satisfied with this potential future daughter-in-law.
It turns out that girls are six years older than their elders and can’t have enough fun.
Seeing that his parents were about to return home, Chen Xiaoliang booked another private room and invited Riise and David to accompany the old couple to Ibrox Stadium to experience the incomparable atmosphere.
The day before the game, he also called Shen Mengyu.
"Old Shen, come and cheer me up?"
"Well... I want to come, little brother Chen."
"Then come on! Please!"
"I can't come. You know what the fans here are like. If you score a goal, I'll celebrate for you, but if someone sees me, I'll be in trouble.
If we score a goal, I celebrate happily, but if the media takes pictures, they will make up a story that our relationship is not harmonious at all.”
"Old Shen, you are the one who is careful. But I have already prepared. I bought a box ticket! When you enter, let David take you through the VIP channel. You just need to hide in the box and watch. No one will notice you."
"Okay! Thank you then! Keep going!"
May 2, 2021! Ibrox Stadium! Almost full of 57,000 people!
For Rangers fans, beating Manchester United is just a side dish, but beating Celtic is the main course!
Rangers have maintained a record of 2 wins and 1 draw against Celtic this season!
What is even more humiliating for the Celtics is that they have to line up in advance at the home ground of their arch-rivals to welcome the league champions!
Originally, the Celtic players wanted to refuse to line up. After all, this is a required action in the Premier League and the Scottish Premier League does not necessarily have to follow it.
But the club owner Banker insisted on doing this. He wanted the players to remember this shameful moment! Then he would win back the Scottish Premier League title next season!
As the whole stadium cheered and applauded, the Celtic players frowned, clapped their hands reluctantly, and divided into two teams to welcome the Rangers players into the stadium.
Tavernier chose to undergo surgery before the offseason to completely eradicate his chronic injury, so Chen Xiaoliang put on the captain's armband again and walked first!
Celtic's newly appointed manager Angel Postecoglou looked very unhappy! He had just replaced Neil Lennon who resigned in March because the team fell 18 points behind Rangers.
The former head coach of the Australian national team vowed to defeat his old rival next season!
However, today's game is his first big test since taking office.
The reason why the Celtics chose him is that they had already signed several Japanese internationals in advance to form a new attacking system with the team's top scorer Kenji Furuhashi.
Postecoglou , who has coached Yokohama F. Marinos in the J-League for three years and is quite familiar with Japanese football, is part of the team's reconstruction plan!
On the court, Chen Xiaoliang led the team into the field, holding the caddy.
Seeing the Celtics kneeling down in surrender reluctantly, the entire Ibrox Stadium erupted in huge cheers!
Various shouts, encouragements, and insults came one after another!
When the two sides lined up to shake hands, Chen Xiaoliang first walked past the three referees and shook hands politely, then shook hands all the way to Celtic midfielder Callum. The angry Scotsman actually slapped Chen Xiaoliang's outstretched hand away!
Goldson and several other team members behind Chen Xiaoliang immediately surrounded him!
The Celtics players also rushed over to cheer for their teammates!
The three referees who were standing between the two teams just now squeezed into the crowd at the first moment, and the referee kept blowing the whistle to order the two sides to separate!
The powder keg of this game has been ignited before it even started!