During the half-time break, Rangers chairman Dave passed by the box booked by Chen Xiaoliang.
Reese was standing at the door, talking on the phone, and Dave saw him immediately.
They are all businessmen. Dave knew that Reese had found a golden phoenix, who would most likely make great achievements in the European agent circle in the future. He felt it necessary to establish a good relationship with Reese, so he stepped forward to shake hands and greet him .
Reese also politely introduced Chen Xiaoliang's parents to Dave.
The other wealthy businessman surrounded by several followers outside the door was the Celtics' owner Banker. He was returning to their box with Dave.
"Oh my! He is my son's boss?" Chen's mother suddenly became excited and shouted to Dave: "French class! Celtic!"
Hearing this, Banker and his followers outside the door turned around, looking confused.
At that moment, even David, who had been a die-hard fan of Wanderers for decades, almost turned green with fear...
Banker's face twitched, and he hurried away under Dave's persuasion.
Shen Mengyu, who happened to be out buying ice cream, perfectly missed this "wonderful scene".
The second half begins!
The Rangers continue their onslaught!
Barisic and Patterson flew up and down, while Davis and Aribo attacked left and right, without considering whether they would lose their position when returning to defense after pressing forward.
If you lose your position, run back!
In today's game, it's either you die or you die!
In addition to the two central defenders, there is also Chen Xiaoliang in the backcourt!
Without the physical advantage and heading ability, Furuhashi Kento was already firmly controlled! Elyounoussi needs to pay attention.
In the 57th minute, Elyounoussi's long shot missed the target and was easily caught by McGregor.
The old goalkeeper didn't hesitate at all and threw the ball directly to Barisic who was already moving forward!
Celtic right midfielder Forrest stepped forward to defend!
Barisic didn't even raise his head, let alone his body , even the hairs on his body knew what to do next. He passed the ball across the middle, and Chen Xiaoliang, who had the same idea as him, was already there!
As soon as the ball was passed, Barisic continued to sprint forward, and Chen Xiaoliang passed the ball back through the wall, making it a two-on-one!
When left winger Roof saw Barisic coming up, he immediately moved to the middle!
Seeing that he was the only defensive player left on the right side, Celtics right-back Kenny had to abandon Roofe and focus on Barisic!
As soon as he rushed to steal the ball, Barisic passed the ball to Roof in the middle again!
Ruff made as if he was going to break through with the ball!
Kenny cursed those lame teammates in front of him in his heart and had to chase Luffy again!
Roofe made another one-two pass and passed it back to Barisic who continued to make a run!
Barisic crosses the ball!
Kent's veteran Defoe was replaced and was responsible for containment, while Aribo jumped high!
The ball was headed out by Celtic center back Welsh!
The floating ball fell at Chen Xiaoliang's feet, and he passed it to Morelos on the right!
Celtics left-back Taylor is marking Colombian midfielder.
Morelos had a flash of inspiration, pretended to break through with his right foot, deceived Taylor's center of gravity, and suddenly made a cut, pushing the ball back to his left foot!
Aim for the near corner and shoot!
Celtic goalkeeper Bain subconsciously reached up to save the ball, but it was too late!
The ball rushed into the goal over Bane's head like a rocket!
Ruthless facial design!
3 to 1!
Li Xin : "Beautiful! Very beautiful! One dunk and one shot showed the solid skills of the Colombian international! Chen Xiaoliang got another assist!"
Dong Dazui: "One goal, two assists, a great performance."
Li Xin: "Looking at the replay, Barisic's wing advance was also very beautiful."
Dong Dazui: "It was smooth and flowing, there was no complicated routine. It was just taking advantage of the opponent's unstable position during the transition between offense and defense, and continuously passing the ball from the side to the front court."
Li Xin: "They cooperated very well and passed the ball decisively."
Dong Dazui: "Let's not talk about anything else. Gerrard alone is better than Solskjaer. Look at what Manchester United played against Rangers. The offense depends entirely on the personal abilities of the front few stars. As long as those stars can't play well, the offense will be completely silenced."
Li Xin: "It feels like there is no mature offensive routine."
Dong Dazui: "You have done so much training, where is your tactics? You just kicked randomly during the game, so what are you training in tactics? Look at these two teams today, their level is at most second-rate in Europe."
Li Xin: " Second-rate is probably not bad enough."
Dong Dazui: "Second-rate, slightly better than third-rate, but the combination of wing and center is very clear. Although everyone is attacking with all their might and the defense is very scattered, at least the offense is very impressive and beautiful."
Celtics coach Postecoglou looked annoyed and made substitutions. In addition to two positional substitutions, he also replaced Keninho with Ivorian midfielder Soro.
The broadcast also focused on Dave's box.
Dave looked very happy, but he deliberately suppressed his smile and pretended to be calm.
Banker, who was not far away, also pretended to be indifferent to the score by chatting with his entourage.
Life is like a play, it all depends on your acting skills!
In the following game, Rangers continued to attack and Celtic did not give up fighting back. Several quick counterattacks were quite threatening, especially Turnbull's header from the back post after receiving the cross, which completely fooled goalkeeper McGregor. It was a pity that he missed the target and went slightly wide.
As time passed, physical strength declined and the pace of both sides inevitably slowed down.
In the 91st minute before the end of the game, veteran Defoe received a pass from Barisic, dribbled past Celtic center back Welsh twice in the penalty area, and faced the goalkeeper who came out, calmly pushed the ball into the far corner, setting the score at 4-1!
This is also the 304th goal scored by the 40-year-old English veteran in 735 club appearances!
Complete victory!
The stadium turned into a temple of carnival!
Everyone in the box also celebrated happily!
After the game, Chen Xiaoliang, who was named the best player of the game, was once again called by Gerrard to attend a press conference.
After asking Gerrard a few questions, the media focused on Chen Xiaoliang.
"Hello, several clubs have announced that they have activated your release clause at Tottenham. Is there any club in the lead?"
Chen Xiaoliang looked at the reporter and felt that he looked more and more familiar. "Excuse me, which media are you from?"
“I’m from BCC.”
"You asked this question last time. Please don't ask anything that is not related to the game again."
The BCC reporter was relentless and asked Chen Xiaoliang a few more personal questions. Chen Xiaoliang answered each time with just one word, such as "no" or "none".
Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly awkward, the press officer immediately stopped the reporter from asking questions.
"Hello, I'm a reporter from Japan's Kyodo News Agency. Are there any Celtics players that you're particularly interested in?"
Life is really interesting. Don’t you just want me to talk about Guqiao Hengwu?
"Yes, there is a player from Asia."
The Japanese reporter's eyes lit up: "Excuse me, who is this?"
"Shen Mengyu, I hope she can have a good performance in the Celtics women's football team."
Not only Gerrard, but other reporters at the scene also laughed.
"What do you think of Furuhashi Kengo's performance today? Do you think he has the ability to enter the top teams in the top five leagues?"
Xiao Rizi is good at digging holes, very cunningly, unlike that guy from BCC, who always runs faster than other reporters to grab the microphone, but keeps asking irrelevant questions.
"The head coach just mentioned that the whole Celtic team played very well today, but we made full use of our advantages and seized the opportunities. As for Kento Furuhashi, I think he is a very strong player. But I am still young, I don't play in an offensive position, and I don't know much about the top five leagues. I hope he has a bright future."
The Japanese reporters had more questions to ask, but Gerrard stood up early and ended the press conference.
After returning home, he gave Chen Xiaoliang a day off to accompany his parents and go to the airport to see them off.
After all, it will be a long time before we meet again.
Unexpectedly, on May 4, Chen Xiaoliang, who had just sent his parents away and returned to the club for training, received a photo on his mobile phone that surprised him greatly.