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Chapter 470 Victory over the Purple Demon

Chapter 470 Victory over the Purple Demon

From Melwood to Tokyo, Japan, the Red Army flew 6000 miles.For this championship trophy that is farthest from them, Liverpool is determined to win it.

In an interview with local media, captain Gerrard expressed the aspirations of the whole team. "Win the championship? Yes, we came to Japan for the championship. We were all a little tired when we got off the plane. But when we thought of this championship, everyone was excited. Now what we have to do is to overcome the jet lag as soon as possible and prepare for the first race." game."

"Tang Wu, Tang Wu, Tang Wu, Tang Wu!!!"

As the members of the Red Army appeared one by one, there was a burst of high-pitched female voices around them.

"Tokyo is so hot!"

Alonso looked at the female college students standing in two rows holding bouquets on both sides of the road, with a surprised expression on his face.

Although it is almost November, the weather in Tokyo has turned cooler.But smelling the long-lost East Asian air, Tang Wu still felt a sense of kindness.

I don't know whether it's the sponsor's credit or the students' willingness, but the female college students all wore school uniforms and short skirts, showing rows of bare legs.It's a pity that Japanese girls are generally not tall, and there are some insiders.But it should be more than enough to deal with Alonso's shortness.

The Club World Cup is an international football tournament sponsored by FIFA and attended by top teams from six continents.

In 2000, a nominal Club World Cup was held. Later, due to sponsor issues, the event was forced to be cancelled.

It was not until this year that the Club World Cup was restarted under the arrangement of FIFA, combining the Club World Cup and the Toyota Cup.So in a sense, this Club World Cup can be regarded as the first Club World Cup.

This kind of large-scale global cup competition can best highlight the strength of a team.For Liverpool, the only thing missing is a world champion.

The winner of the 2000 Club World Cup was Brazil's Corinthians, and it was the Red Devils Manchester United who represented Europe that time.

The enemy can come, why can't we?

This time, Liverpool came to Tokyo with great confidence to win the championship.Looking at other opponents, there is indeed a big gap with Liverpool in terms of strength.

Sao Paulo, the champion of the Copa Libertadores, Saprissa, the champion of the Central and North American Champions Cup, Ittihad, the champion of the AFC Champions League, Sydney FC, the champion of Oceania, and Al Ahli, the champion of the African Champions League. I have never heard of these The name of the team, in the eyes of ordinary fans, is the wedding dress for Liverpool to reach the top.

"One day when I look back at my career, I want to have as many medals as possible and a world championship medal is definitely special. It's a big game and we definitely don't take it as a vacation. "

Gerrard was in high spirits when facing the interview, and Bei Tuo was also full of energy: "In the past week, we deliberately advanced the training time, and adjusted the players' schedule and recipes. For example (last Saturday) after the match against Middlesbrough, I Ask the players to get as little sleep as possible because we have plenty of rest on the plane (from Sunday)."

According to Beitu's habit, every time he wins a championship, he will buy a watch for his wife.When Beitu got off the plane, he came to the local watch shop in Tokyo to choose a Christmas gift for his wife, which was a promise during the European Super Cup.For this reason, many media joked that with Liverpool's current capabilities, Beitu is bound to choose another New Year's Day gift for his wife.

As for Tang Wu, he has been mobbed by the media and fans since he was able to speak.

These Asian fans were extremely excited. Crazy fans broke through the microphone and handed props such as signature boards and jerseys to Tang Wu, hoping to get Tang Wu's autograph.

What else is there to interview?Let’s take photos with idols first!

Tang Wu picked a soft girl with good looks, hooked her shoulders and took a group photo in front of the media.The girl who claimed to be Peach Valley had tears in her eyes, and kept bowing and thanking her after the group photo.

Football has a high status in Japan, and there are football leagues among elementary school students here.Coupled with years of cooperation with Brazil, it is perfect for a football star to be regarded as an idol by ordinary people.

Like Maradona, Pele and others are the objects of worship of Japanese fans.

But now, the two champions may have to stand back.An Asian star with a similar face to them is the object of pursuit by these young Japanese fans.

The heroic complex of the Japanese has been written into their genes.

After signing several contracts one after another, Tang Wu waved his hands and shook his head, "Sorry, sorry, thank you for liking me so much. But I came to Tokyo this time not to hold a fan meeting, but to add a championship trophy to Liverpool. .”

"So I can only come here today, I'm really sorry!"

You respect me one foot, I respect you one foot, Tang Wu never thought that he would be so sought after in Japan.In the last sentence, Tang Wu used Japanese with a correct accent, and it was an authentic Tokyo accent.

"Ah, Tang Wu!!!" After hearing the last sentence in Japanese, girls screamed again.

Although the media didn't get any interviews from Tang Wu's mouth, this sentence alone was enough for them to chatter for a long time.

Some 28000 fans descended on Tokyo's Toyota Stadium on Monday night.

For most of them, the purpose of the trip was just to meet Miura, and they knew almost nothing about Sydney FC's opponents, Costa Rica's Sabrisa team.The result of the game disappointed the fans. Sabrisa defeated Sydney FC 1-0. This strange team stopped Zhiliang Miura in the quarter-finals. Sabrisa became Liverpool's opponent in the semi-finals. opponent.

Although the result disappointed the fans, if you refer to the history of the two teams, you will also find that this result is actually very "objective".

The Sydney FC team that Miura played for was just established last year, and the Sabrisa team has a history of 70 years. In terms of age, it is not even the "grandfather" of Sydney FC.

The Sabrisa Sports Club was officially established on July 1935, 7 in the Angel neighborhood of San Jose, and its name comes from the main patron Ricardo Sabrisa.

San Jose is only the fourth largest city in the small country of Costa Rica, but Sabrisa is the country's greatest club in the 20th century. It has many supporters in the country and in Central America. team.

Sabrisa's players have always monopolized the position of captain of the national team. From Flores in the 1990 World Cup to Parkes who withdrew due to injury before the 2002 World Cup, to the captain of Costa Rica when he participated in the Olympic Games three times, all of them were from Purple. demon.

After entering the 21st century, Sabrisa encountered the most serious economic crisis, and was surpassed by his old rival Alanhuis (23 times) in the number of league championships (24 times).

While the club is facing internal and external troubles, the wealthy businessman from Mexico, Vergara, joins the home team. Vergara is also the owner of the Chivas Regal team in the American Major League, and enjoys a high reputation in the sports circles of Central and North America.

After Vergara took over Sabrissa, the team insisted on using Costa Rican players, even foreign players were required to become Costa Rican nationalities first, which also led to Sabrissa becoming the purest professional club. All 16 have been selected for the Colombian national team.

In the 2003/04 season, Sabrisa won the Costa Rica League Championship for the 23rd time, and got the opportunity to participate in the Central American Club Cup in the 2004/05 season. They made it all the way to the final, and their opponent was the Panthers from Mexico.

In the final, Sabrisa defeated his opponent with a total score of 3 to 2 in two rounds and won the qualification to participate in the Club World Cup.Interestingly, due to the unavailability of the main stadium, Sabrisa's home game was played in a field without stands outside the main stadium, and the audience watched the game standing on the sidelines.

In a league game in 1987, Sabrisa beat his old rival Alanhuis. Costa Rica's "Daily Extraordinary" shouted the slogan "The Monster is Coming" on the second day. As a result, the "monster" became Sabrisa nickname.Because the team's home uniform is purple, it is also commonly called "Purple Demon".

"TOM, what are you talking about?" Alonso lay in front of the window, staring at the eagerly awaited red fans downstairs in the hotel.Although those girls were wearing Liverpool uniforms, Alonso knew that their actual purpose was to meet Tang Wu.

"Tokyo is not a blessed place for Liverpool. In the 80s, we lost twice in the Toyota Cup. In 1981, we lost 0 to 3 to Flamengo in Brazil; three years later, the Argentine Independiente won another small goal. us. So we can't underestimate the enemy."

"TOM, are you afraid?" Alonso laughed, "Are you afraid that your poor performance will disappoint those young girls? Don't worry, I'm here, and I promise to help you guard the goal!"

"Just take care of yourself!" Tang Wushu gave the Spaniard two middle fingers.

On December 12th, the second semi-final of the World Club Champions Cup, Liverpool played against Costa Rica Saprissa in Tokyo.

The Reds were majestic in front of 4 spectators and had already overwhelmed their opponents before the game started.

For this Club World Cup campaign, the Red Army is aiming to win the championship, and Beitu has discharged most of the main players.Compared with last week's league, the Red Army's individual positions have been adjusted. Josemi replaced Finnan as the right back, Traores was the left back, Riser mentioned the left wing of the midfield, Morientes took turns on the striker, Cisse He replaced him and partnered with Crouch.

On the goal line, of course, is Tang Wu with Liverpool No. 1 on his back.

Only 3 minutes into the game, the Red Army's first attack broke through the opponent's gate.

Crouch steals the ball from the opponent's international defender Drummond, knocks Riise on the wing and quickly advances, and then the Norwegian crosses into the penalty area.Cisse made the accurate ferry. At this time, Crouch, who rushed into the penalty area, got the ball in the gap and sent the ball into the bottom corner of the goal with a volley shot.

1 to 0, Liverpool took the lead early.

The rest of the game was completely controlled by the Red Army.

Tang Wu's high pressure made the team from Costa Rica breathless.

Originally, the Red Army was suppressing across the board, and Saprisa could only find opportunities through sporadic long-pass counterattacks.But Tang Wu's position was too high, and correspondingly, his defensive range expanded to a semicircle that the opponent's forward and coach could not have expected.

In many cases, the striker in Saprissa was still entangled with the Liverpool defender, and Tang Wu had already rushed to the ball to control the ball and handed it to his teammates on the other side.

Saprissa's first threatening attack came in the 28th minute.A direct pass from the midfielder passed through Liverpool's defense. The No. 12 striker made a single-handed breakthrough. Under the follow-up pincers of Hyypia and Carragher, his low shot with his left foot popped into the air.

Tang Wu, who had already attacked and stepped forward, quickly adjusted his pace, straightened his waist, took a step back, and exerted force on his waist and abdomen. He stabbed the ball higher into the air with the two middle fingers of his left hand, and only then resolved the "lobbing crisis".

After getting up from the ground, Tang Wu shook his fist vigorously at the opponent's striker, like an angry lion, as if warning his opponent that this is his restricted area.

The red fans in the stands can't wait to let out their voices. Most of them are fans from China. It is cheaper and much closer to Japan than to the UK.

In the 32nd minute, Liverpool extended their lead.

This time Tang Wu's quick long pass did not look for teammates who inserted in from the side, but aimed at Gerrard in the middle.

Kicking from the big foot on the penalty area line to the top of the opponent's penalty area, Gerrard stopped the ball in the chest, turned to the side of his body, and swung his right foot directly to face the bouncing ball.The hit ball rushed forward quickly, hit the lower left of the goal post and bounced into the net!

A wonderful world wave!

The fans in the stands and in front of the TV were completely excited.

This goal only landed twice from Tang Wu kicking out to the goal.

Gerrard stopped the ball for the first time, and when it landed for the second time, it had already entered the opponent's goal.

Simple, fast, efficient and deadly!

Liverpool once again showed the world what is called blitzkrieg.

Saprissa's players looked at each other in blank dismay. Some of them had played football for more than ten years and had never seen such simple assists and shots.

Is it that easy to score a goal?

A big foot + a volley = a goal?

What kind of algorithm is this?

But at this moment, the fans watching the live broadcast at Anfield shouted in unison: "This is how Liverpool score!"

After leading by 2 goals, Liverpool seemed more relaxed. In the 39th minute, the Red Army launched a counterattack from the right. Gerrard deftly picked a pass to Crouch in the penalty area.Although the linesman raised the flag to signal offside, it can be seen from Gerrard's pick pass action that Liverpool's mentality is already very relaxed.

By the end of the first half, Liverpool led 2-0 and had an overwhelming advantage on the scene.

Only 2 minutes into the second half, Cisse broke through from the right and won a free kick. Gerrard took the penalty and drove forward. Cisse grabbed the spot and shook his head to attack the goal. over the shoulder.

Four minutes later, Liverpool ushered in a good chance to score. Gerrard passed through the entire defense line from the right. Cisse broke through the right rib and entered the penalty area. With two points in front of the goal, Cisse crossed the ball slightly close Later, Liverpool also missed this opportunity.

In the 58th minute, Liverpool ushered in the third goal. Gerrard made a direct pass from the center circle to the frontcourt. The ball immediately entered the penalty area and calmly scored with a single-handed shot.

3 to 0, the suspense of the game is completely over.Shortly thereafter, Benitez replaced Gerrard with Pangele, but for the sake of Tang Wu's game time, Reina was not replaced.In this way, the game entered "garbage time".

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Liverpool players rushed to the sidelines to thank the fans.

The German general Hamann stood in the middle of the stadium with his waist pinched, looking at the fans all over the sky, feeling deeply moved.

"Are you going to Yokohama again? I hope you won't regret this trip!"

(End of this chapter)