Chapter 138 Hard work is enough to make up for the gap in talent!

Anfield Stadium.

This UEFA four-star stadium is the home of the Premier League team Liverpool.

At this moment, the young man was sitting in the coach's office with a backpack on his back, looking worried.

Andrew Robertson.

This full-back from Scotland just transferred to Liverpool for eight million in the summer window of this year.

He has made two appearances for Liverpool so far. In addition to scoring a goal, he also performed well on the defensive end, helping Liverpool to win consecutive games in the Premier League this season and occupy the top spot in the standings.

Sitting opposite him was Liverpool's head coach, Jurgen Klopp.

Klopp, whose last name is K, is a German, so he is called Dicos.

Originally he had the chance to become brothers with Kroos and Klose, but unfortunately their parents didn't know each other.

When Klopp was young, he played for Mainz in the German 2nd Division and never played in a high-level league.

But after retiring, he became the head coach of Mainz. After two and a half years of coaching, he helped the team to be promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time.

Later, he coached Dortmund, and after another two and a half years, he broke Bayern's monopoly on the Bundesliga league title.

From then on, he became a world-famous coach.

And now, he is the head coach of Liverpool.

Klopp is always able to turn things around, and since he always coaches for two and a half years, he is also known as Klopp.

Perhaps because of his name, when Klokun is competing, he is like a Kun, always very excited and likes to run around, but sometimes, while running, he pulls himself up.

However, even though he was injured, he was happy.

Because another friend who likes to run and blow dry his hair no longer has the chance to run.

At this moment, Uncle Zha pursed his lips and was giving advice to his new disciple.

In fact, Klopp doesn't want Robertson to join the Scottish national team.

After all, participating in national team games will inevitably affect Robertson's games in the club.

Robertson has just joined Liverpool. Klopp is very optimistic about him and his training has just begun.

This player from Scotland is not a gifted player, but he is a representative of hard-working players.

Robertson, who is only 1.76 meters tall, was kicked out of the Scottish Premier League giants Celtic when he was young because he was too thin.

But Robertson did not give up his football dream.

He trained madly, and after several twists and turns, he proved his worth in Hull City. He was eventually spotted by Liverpool FC and joined the Red Army for eight million during the summer transfer window.

And he quickly became the starting left back.

Because of his physical condition, Robertson's defensive abilities are not outstanding.

But because of his hard-working style of play, his performance on the offensive end is extremely impressive and he is always able to create unexpected opportunities for the team.

Now, Robertson, who is about to go to the national team for training, took the initiative to find Uncle Zha, hoping that he can give him some advice.

Scotland's next game will be against England.

Although the two sides drew 2:2 away from home in the first half of the game, there was actually a certain amount of luck involved in that game.

And now, the England national team has a British star who cannot be ignored by the football world - Song Wen!
Robertson is asking Uncle Zha how to defend Song Wen.

In response to Robertson's question, Klopp remained silent for several minutes.

Robertson really hit the nail on the head.

In fact, Song Wen is the person who has given Klopp the most headaches during this period.

Although Liverpool is still at the top of the Premier League, there is still a long time before the match against Ipswich.

But Ipswich will always be the opponent they face.

Before the start of this season, the Reds made a large-scale signings with the goal of winning the Premier League title this season.

Klopp has imagined many enemies, such as Manchester United, Manchester City and so on.

But he never expected that his most troublesome enemy now would be Ipswich, the team that had just been promoted from the Championship!
How to target Song Wen has now become a headache for all coaches around the world.

Not to mention that Klopp has not yet thought of a way to target Song Wen, even if he has thought of it, he can't tell Robertson now and let him use it against England.

It’s not that Klopp has any problem with Scotland.

Instead, he must prioritize the interests of his club.

Now, for any club, if there is a way to target Song Wen, it would be a powerful weapon.

How can you just take it out and use it casually?

What if targeting Song Wen works this time, and Song Wen grows up again next time, who will you go to for justice?

But as Robertson is a disciple that Klopp is very optimistic about, since the other party has come to him, he must give him some constructive suggestions.

Feeling Robertson's burning gaze, the scumbag pondered for a moment and said:

"If you ask me how to defend against Song Wen, I probably won't be able to give you any advice."

Hearing what Uncle Zha said, Robertson's eyes dimmed instantly.

But soon, the uncle continued:

"But this does not mean that Song Wen's team is invincible."

Uncle Zha smiled and continued:

"In my opinion, the best way to deal with Song Wen at the moment is to attack! In fact, I have been watching the game between Manchester United and Ipswich these days, and Manchester United almost did it."

Seeing that Uncle Zha mentioned Manchester United, Robertson also fell into deep thought.

The match between Manchester United and Ipswich Town can be said to be the hottest topic in football during this period.

He also watched many games between the two sides in private.

It has to be admitted that Manchester United's game was the one in which they had the greatest chance of defeating Ipswich.

"If Pogba hadn't made mistakes in the second half, Manchester United wouldn't have lost to Ipswich."

Uncle Zha nodded and said:

"On the one hand, Pogba keeps making mistakes, and another reason is that Pogba is a midfielder." Hearing what Uncle Zha said, Robertson was stunned for a moment and obviously did not react.

The uncle continued:

"It's not just Manchester United. In fact, you can take a look at the games between Tottenham and Arsenal and Ipswich. They think Song Wen is a midfielder, so they have to add weight in the midfield to compete with Song Wen."

"But the actual result is that these players not only failed to restrict Song Wen in the midfield, but they, as the team's offensive organizers, were restricted by Song Wen's defense!"

Robertson thought about it and seemed to understand what Klopp meant.

"Coach...you mean, we should attack him, but shouldn't the initiator of this attack be the midfielder?"

Hearing Robertson's words, Klopp nodded with relief.

There is a reason why Robertson has been able to get to where he is today despite his lack of physical talent.

"That's right. I think the best way for you to play against England is for the midfield to be fully responsible for defending Song Wen and not to participate in the offense. And you have to take on the responsibility of attacking."

Robertson's eyes sparkled.

The two chatted for a while, and after watching Robertson leave the office, Klopp fell silent.

Does Scotland have a chance of winning against England?

Uncle Zha thinks not.

After all, the problem between these two teams is not just about Song Wen.

The players in the England team are still much stronger than those in Scotland.

In Manchester United's game that day, if Pogba hadn't been sticking to the ball all the time, Manchester United would not have lost if the ball had been given to Lingard or even the full-back to handle the attack.

Manchester United is like England. Even if Scotland defends Song Wen to death, England still has multiple attackers.

But Liverpool is not Scotland.

This game was actually Klopp rehearsing for future games.

In fact, Mourinho's handling of the situation has provided some inspiration to Uncle Zha.

Although Manchester United lost, it also inspired many coaches, especially coaches of top clubs.

That is to defend the middle with all your strength, rely on the two wings to attack against Ipswich.

And this game in Scotland is undoubtedly the best practice.
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Time quickly came to September 15th.

Celtic Park, Scotland.

This is the home ground of Scottish Premier League team Glasgow Celtic and is also the largest stadium in Scotland.

And today, the Scottish men's team will face the English men's team here.

In the Douyin live broadcast room, Zhan Jun was nervously giving a pre-match introduction.

"Dear viewers, you are watching the Group F match of the 2018 World Cup European Qualifiers in Russia. The two teams are the Scottish men's football team and the English men's football team."

"Today's game is very important for both sides. For Scotland, their biggest rival in the group, Slovakia, did not perform well in yesterday's game and only got a draw. This is Scotland's best chance to surpass Slovakia and take the second place in the group."

"For England, as long as they win this game, they can advance directly from Group F two rounds in advance and get a ticket to the 18 World Cup finals in Russia. In the first half of the game, England only got one point from Scotland at home, which at the time also caused a lot of criticism for the players and coaches. So for England, today's game, I think they are full of fighting spirit and must win!"

Fan Zhiyi nodded and said:

"Well, we can see that Southgate's lineup for England today is full of elite players. Southgate still chose a 4-3-3 offensive lineup. On the front line, it is Harry Kane, the center forward from Tottenham, and two wingers - Rashford from Manchester United and Sterling from Manchester City!"

"In the midfield, it is led by Ipswich player Song Wen, with Manchester United's Jesse Lingard on the left and Manchester City's Delph on the right."

"In the back line, Stones from Manchester City and Maguire from Leicester City are the defenders, Kyle Walker from Manchester City is the right back, and Arnold from Liverpool is the left back."

Zhan Jun looked at the list and analyzed:

"It can be seen that Southgate really attaches great importance to today's game. Unlike the last game, he may be more concerned about the running-in of the lineup. This lineup is basically composed of players from the Manchester City system, and we know that these players have performed very well in the club recently."

Afterwards, Zhan Jun also introduced the players of the Scottish team.

Although Scottish players have considerable strength, the Scottish Premier League does not attract much attention after all, and fans have no impression of most of the players' names.

"It is worth mentioning Robertson from Liverpool. He just joined Liverpool in this summer window for 8 million. As a full-back, this player has a good performance on the offensive end. I think the England team can pay more attention to this game."

Fan Zhiyi nodded and said:

"And Robertson also expressed his opinion on Song Wen in an interview before the game. He thinks Song Wen is a very talented player, but his own efforts are enough to make up for the gap in talent. In this game, he will go all out to let fans around the world see the charm of Scottish football."

At this time, Song Wen had already followed the team and walked out of the player tunnel.

What he didn't expect was that as soon as he walked out of the player tunnel, the entire Celtic Park stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.

There were actually many Scottish fans cheering for him.

This made Song Wen a little confused.

In fact, Song Wen has quite a few supporters in Scotland.

As mentioned before, due to historical reasons, people in Scotland don’t actually have a strong sense of belonging to their country.

However, the issue of Song Wen's stance, which was most criticized by English fans, does not exist at all in the eyes of Scottish fans.

So some of the Scottish fans who came to watch the game today did not come to support their national team, but to support Song Wen.

After all, the idol is right at my doorstep, so there’s no reason not to come and chase him.

But as a result, the atmosphere in the entire Celtic Park became a little abnormal.

After all, even though it was an away game, there were still a lot of English fans coming to Celtic Park.

Now with the addition of Song Wen’s fans, even though it’s an away game, it looks like England’s home game.

Scotland's players have already taken to the pitch.

Robertson looked at Song Wen with some envy, as he was the protagonist wherever he went, and secretly clenched his fists.

He still vividly remembers the experience of being kicked out by the Celtics when he was young.

And now, he is standing on the Celtics court again.

This game has special significance for Robertson.

He wanted to prove it to the world.

Hard work is enough to make up for the gap in talent!

(End of this chapter)

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