Demon Golden Boots

Chapter 620 Learning to Face Failure
In the fourth round of the Premier League, Coventry will challenge the Red Army Liverpool away at Anfield Stadium.

Different from Simeone's provocative words before the game, Red Army coach Guardiola's answer to the media interview was unusually cautious: "We will do our best to win! Coventry is a team that is good at creating miracles. The old lieutenant He is the most legendary player in Europe today. We will only know the outcome of the game when the final whistle blows. It is difficult for me to predict now."

Here in Coventry, the young people took a deep breath.They are eager to achieve a wave of three consecutive victories in the Premier League.

Four days before the game, Coventry's youngsters got good news.

Several big companies have signed two-year sponsorship contracts with Coventry.The total sponsorship has reached 1500 million pounds per year.The team used this income to increase player salaries.

Zhao Kaixuan, Li Fanghua, Billy and other players who followed the team from League One to the Championship, their weekly salary rose to about 1 pounds.

Since the age of 21, Tietamanla, who has played for the Sky Blue Army for five years, has raised his weekly salary to 3 pounds.

Players such as Garrincha, Bebeto, and Bai Rifeng who have just been introduced during the transfer period have also increased their weekly salary from the 1.2 pounds stipulated in the contract to around [-] pounds.

As for the old lieutenant Liu Yun, he applied for the same weekly salary.

Premier League players now earn an average of £7 a week.The salary of the young people of the small ball club Coventry is still far below the average.

Ada and Liu Yun discussed: Wait until the end of the season, when the dividends of the Premier League broadcast rights are in place, and then give the young people a wave of salary increases.

In any case, the news of the wage increase has boosted the morale of the young people to a certain extent.

No one thought of it.In the game against Liverpool, the youth army Coventry was beaten by the Red Army!
A week later, Anfield.

The time on the big screen in the stadium is already the 92nd minute.The score on the field is 4:1!Coventry only scored a face-saving goal in stoppage time by the old lieutenant Liu Yun.

With the whistle of the referee, the game is over.The Red Army fans at Anfield began to revel.

The boys of the Sky Blue Legion walked back to the locker room dejectedly.

能2：2战平曼联，1：0小胜切尔西，3：1大胜阿森纳，怎么就在安菲尔德球场1：4被利物浦痛宰了？
That's the way people are, if you don't have the good performances in the first three rounds, losing 1-4 to Liverpool, the young people will say: oh, that's normal.

But with the good performance in the first three rounds, such a failure is unbearable for young people.

Bebeto even complained about his twin brother Garrincha: How did you lose the ball in the 28th minute of the first half!That goal led directly to Liverpool's second goal!If that ball hadn't been missed, the game would have been much easier!

Garrincha retorted: "In the 52nd minute, what about your pass error? It directly caused Liverpool to fight back! Lost the third goal! That was the goal that killed the game!"

Liu Yun couldn't stand it anymore.He clapped his hands: "Okay. The game is over. Complaining to each other can't change the score! Children, remember, if a person wants to succeed, he must learn to face failure! During the first 45 years of my life, It's been failure, failure, and failure! How old are you? You are young and can afford the consequences of failure! Also, I want to say that you performed really well today! Conceding 4 goals, I can only say that Liverpool performed better than us good!"

Liu Yun cleared his throat: "I don't want to tell you about Lincoln, Churchill, Wellington and other celebrities who face failure calmly! The chicken soup for the soul has been poor for three generations, and the inspirational story ruins a life. I just want to tell you that the league is a Just like what Simeone said after we won against Arsenal in the last round: Losing a league game is not the end of the world. Well, I am going to the post-match press conference with Coach Edda. Think about what I just said."

Anfield Stadium Press Room.

Ross, a reporter from The Sun, held his head proudly.

The article saying that the dark horse has no stamina and that Coventry only had a good start in the first three rounds was written by Rose.

"Hello, old lieutenant. I'm a reporter from The Sun. What do you think of this defeat?"

Liu Yun blurted out: "For the young people in Coventry, this defeat is a good thing. It can make them clearly realize their own shortcomings."

"A good thing? You think failure is a good thing?" Rose asked.

Liu Yun nodded: "If a person is too lucky and succeeds all the time, he will sink into laziness and not know the meaning of challenging life. Failure can make a person sober and diligent."

In Rose's heart, Liu Yun's answer was just a loser's self-consolation.

"Hello, Coach Edda, what do you think is the reason for Coventry's big loss in this game?"

Edda replied: "Our defense made too many mistakes in this game. Liverpool seized the loopholes in our defense very well and seized every opportunity."

"Hello, Coach Guardiola. I am a reporter from the Daily Mail. In this game, Liverpool striker Halilovic scored a hat-trick. How do you evaluate his performance?"

Speaking of Halilovic, Guardiola looked proud.The 26-year-old Croatian was purchased by Guardiola from Barcelona during the transfer period.

Guardiola said: "Halilovic's performance today is perfect. There is no doubt that he will be the most powerful contender for the Premier League Golden Boot this season!"

In the scorer list, Halilovic topped the list with 5 goals.Qu Bai was absent this round, and he scored 4 goals.Liu Yun also scored 4 goals.The son-in-law and the son-in-law have already retreated to the second position.

The press conference is over.A group of Sky Blue players returned to Coventry by bus.

Route 15 is the only way to travel from Liverpool to Coventry.

There was a heartwarming scene at an intersection on Highway 15.

A gray-haired old man, leading his four little grandchildren, stood in front of an old-fashioned Chevrolet.

The old man held up a sign: "Forward, Coventry. Win or lose, we are with you!"

Liu Yun asked the driver of the bus to stop the car.

He got out of the car and held the old man's hand: "Thank you for your support, old man!"

The old man smiled and said: "1:4 loss to Liverpool is nothing! 40 years ago, I saw Coventry's defeat by a bigger score in the old League One! The next round of home games against Tottenham is just a good game. !"

Liu Yun signed the old man's four grandsons.Then go back to the bus.

Liu Yun said to the young people: "In the past 100 years, every weekend, workers, entrepreneurs, bankers, policemen, lawyers, cleaners, clerks, housewives... thousands of people of different ages, People from different professions will wear sky blue jerseys and cheer for Coventry. Do you know why? Because Coventry has created a fantastic football world for them that they want!"

Liu Yun pointed to the back of the car: "Did you see that old fan and his grandchildren just now? They have supported Coventry for three generations-whether they win or lose! Even he can face the challenges of this game calmly." Failure, what reason do we have to be immersed in the pain of defeat? Come on boys, the fourth round is over. A week later, the fifth round, we will play Tottenham at home! What should we do?"

Goalkeeper Billy yelled, "Kick the North Londoner's ass off!"

"Yes, kick the North Cockney's ass off!"

(End of this chapter)