Chen Yingxiong was lying when he said he had enough chemistry with the reserve team after playing together for two seasons.

To expect chemistry from just a few games together, with no contact usually, was pure fantasy. It was oversimplifying football.

Chen Yingxiong knew this as well. He didn't think he could challenge Tottenham Hotspur with the reserve team after just a few games.

He did need to train with the reserve team.

But not in reality, but in...the virtual world.

From now on, Chen Yingxiong stopped the Master League and began to focus on training with the reserve team.

This system could simulate not only first-team training, but also reserve-team training, as long as Chen Yingxiong had participated in reserve-team training. Chen Yingxiong had trained with the reserve team many times before for cup matches. Moreover, the reserve team's current training plan was identical to the first team's, with the same intensity, so perfectly replicating reserve-team training in the virtual system was easy.

Anyway, Christine wasn't around him during this time, so he could immerse himself in reserve-team training when he got home. Actually, it was just repeating the content he had trained with the first team during the day.

But because of this system, he could complete the task of training with the reserve team through the system.

Although these reserve team players were virtual, the real reserve team players did not train with Chen Yingxiong every day, but because the training content of the two teams was exactly the same, even if they did not train together, they still gained the same things. Chen Yingxiong would integrate into the team through this training, and the reserve team players would feel that they and Chen Yingxiong were very compatible in the subsequent intra-team training matches!

Perhaps Martin O'Neill specifically arranged for the two teams to use the exact same training content with this in mind. He felt that doing so should reduce the difficulty of the break-in period between the two sides.

It was like a standardized assembly line. Chen Yingxiong, this part, was made in China, and the reserve team part was made in England. Because the standards were the same, the assembly became a machine that could operate normally.

It must be said that Martin O'Neill's idea was very genius, and he put in a lot of effort to give the reserve team a chance to reach the final.

However, without Chen Yingxiong's copy, it would be hard to say what effect it would have in the end.

But now with this copy, at least it can make up for the regret that Chen Yingxiong can't train with the reserve team players. The most important thing is this, after all, Chen Yingxiong is famous, and the reserve team players know what style of player he is and what characteristics he has. Moreover, in the reserve team, the reserve team coach Clarke also played Chen Yingxiong's game highlights for the reserve team players to help them better understand and be familiar with Chen Yingxiong's game style, which helps them cooperate with Chen Yingxiong in the game.

Yes, this is Martin O'Neill's and the entire coaching staff's complete idea—not to let Chen Yingxiong break in with the reserve team, but to let the reserve team actively break in with Chen Yingxiong. Chen Yingxiong did not actively adapt to the conditions of the reserve team, but the reserve team had the conditions to actively adapt to Chen Yingxiong, so let the reserve team find a way to cooperate with Chen Yingxiong, and all their performance on the field must revolve around Chen Yingxiong.

This approach is very whimsical and a bit nonsensical. But who made their current situation special?

Chen Yingxiong closed his eyes and opened them again. He was already in the Melwood training base. What he saw in front of him was not the first-team players, nor the intelligent players of his own team, but a group of reserve team players.

He rubbed his hands: "Okay, guys! We don't have enough time, let's start training!"

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During these days, Chen Yingxiong trained with his first-team teammates in Melwood during the day, and at night, he entered the copy and trained with those reserve team players.

He used one person as two, working around the clock, paying a great deal of energy and physical strength, risking injury. It's just because of the promise he made to those people.

In fact, it is very simple to say a promise, just move the upper and lower lips.

But it is difficult to do what you say.

Many people did not do it in the end for various reasons.

Chen Yingxiong is not that kind of person, he must fulfill his promise.

Even if it costs a lot, it must be realized.

Because as a man, you can't just talk and not practice.

During this period, the second leg of the Champions League also passed. The score of 3:1 in the first leg made the second leg basically lose its suspense.

Changing coaches before the battle also made Bayern Munich destroy their own Great Wall.

So when Bayern Munich came to Anfield as guests in the second leg, everyone actually knew the result.

In that game, Chen Yingxiong scored a goal to help Liverpool beat the defending champion, who had no fighting spirit, 2:0 at home. Thus, Bayern Munich was eliminated by a total score of 5:1.

Bayern Munich's elimination did not cause much repercussions, because everyone had been mentally prepared for this. Even Bayern Munich's own players were not surprised. After losing the game, they could no longer see any disappointed and painful tears on their faces, because if they wanted to cry, they would have already cried.

After eliminating Bayern Munich, Liverpool entered the top eight. This result is not surprising, because Liverpool has shown their strong combat effectiveness this season. If they can't even enter the top eight, it would be strange.

However, it is not yet known who Liverpool's opponent will be in the quarter-finals. Because all of the round of 16 has not ended, there are still four games. These four games will be played in the second half of March, and after the results of these four games come out, the quarter-final matches and the semi-final draw will be held.

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The narrow victory over Aston Villa at home in the FA Cup, the process and results of this game were not convincing. So the only way to really convince everyone that the previous unexpected loss to Wigan Athletic really had no impact on Liverpool.

The next league game is the only chance.

Liverpool will play Portsmouth at home.

The first time the two sides played against each other this season was in the 18th round of the league. Liverpool challenged Portsmouth away and were tied by Portsmouth.

However, when they came to the away game, Portsmouth would not have such a good opportunity.

When they came out of the away team's locker room and walked through the tunnel to the stadium, the words "This is Anfield" engraved above the tunnel reminded them where they were playing and who they were fighting against.

This is of course Anfield, and their opponent is Liverpool!

There was no suspense in this game. Portsmouth, who had successfully blocked Liverpool in the first half of the season, was scored four goals by Liverpool at Anfield, and they did not score a single goal.

Chen Yingxiong scored the first goal for the team in the game, and then the game completely fell into Liverpool's most familiar rhythm.

With an almost perfect victory, it proved that losing to Wigan Athletic was really just an accident. Liverpool still leads the standings, and the gap between them and second-placed Manchester United has widened to ten points.

This is still the result of Liverpool losing a game.

From this, it can be seen why Liverpool, from the players to the coach, were so calm after losing to Wigan Athletic.

If they hadn't lost that game, the point difference between Liverpool and second-placed Manchester United would have been thirteen points. With such a huge gap, how could they not be calm?

There is nothing to worry about at all!

Although Liverpool once narrowed the gap to three points last season when they were leading Manchester United by ten minutes. But that was last season. Liverpool is full of confidence this season. They have tasted the taste of the Premier League championship, and they have also experienced such scenes. They are sure that they will not be tripped over by the same stone.

Such a huge bifurcation made the next meeting between the two teams suddenly become uninteresting and meaningless.

In the 31st round of the league, Liverpool will go to Manchester United as a guest.

Although this is a game related to six points, even if Manchester United wins Liverpool, Liverpool will still lead them by seven points. Such a huge gap will make the entire Liverpool team very relaxed.

They can now be said to be completely free of baggage.

On the other hand, Manchester United is under great pressure, because this is an excellent opportunity to narrow the gap between the two sides. Even if they can only narrow the gap by three points, it is always better than a gap of ten points, right? Such a direct dialogue is the best opportunity. If they can win the game, they can take advantage of the situation to catch up, hit Liverpool's morale, and force their upward momentum to decline.

This game is a must-win for them.

Especially at their home stadium, it will remind them of that shameful game last season.

They want revenge, they want revenge at their home stadium.

They failed to take revenge in the away game in the first half of the season. Everyone can say that it was an away game. Away games were already very difficult, and Liverpool was not weak, so it was normal to lose to Liverpool.

But what if they still lose to Liverpool at home? Then there will really be no excuses at all, and they can only helplessly accept the fact that Liverpool is now better than them.

This is a scene that no one wants to see.

Manchester United can be said to have been forced into a dead end in this game, just like a line in a movie.

"We have no way to retreat, because behind us is... Old Trafford!"

With a relaxed mood, Liverpool came to Manchester United, their opponents were under great pressure and full of motivation.

This will be a battle between dragons and tigers.