Chapter 1 Jordan Henderson Doesn't Want To Leave

Jordan Henderson didn't want to leave; it was just wishful thinking on his part. Due to the overwhelming trend, he had no choice. Liverpool Football Club was determined to clear out the "Dalglish leftovers," and his agent kept calling to tell him that such-and-such club was interested in him, and such-and-such club had inquired about the price... By the way, he also instilled in Henderson the idea of "better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix," telling him that "forced melons are not sweet." The result of staying at Liverpool would be not being able to play in matches, and then wasting his talent on the bench and in the reserve team.

While young, he should quickly jump out and go to other teams, to teams that could promise him a starting position. This was the right path.

If Henderson wanted to join a big club so much, he could join a big club after he proved himself in other teams. By then, there would be no need to consider a declining giant like Liverpool. It would definitely be the level of Manchester United and Arsenal, and maybe he would have the opportunity to play for a foreign giant.

Henderson's agent planned a beautiful prospect for Henderson, which was actually just a pie in the sky. As for whether it could be realized... who knew!

Anyway, first let him get out of Liverpool.

Henderson was young after all, lacking experience, and couldn't resist his agent's repeated persuasion. In addition, from the news he learned, there were many rumors in the media about him leaving the team, so it seemed that Liverpool was really unbearable to stay in.

Because facing so many rumors, Martin O'Neill, the new coach whom Henderson had high hopes for, didn't stand up to say a word for Henderson. He didn't refute these "transfer rumors," which meant he acquiesced to the transfer and hoped Henderson would leave the team.

In a team, if the club's general manager doesn't support him, and even the coach doesn't support him, what possibility is there to stay?

Henderson could only regret his original choice. If he hadn't chosen to come to Liverpool, perhaps this season wouldn't have been wasted.

What "Gerrard's successor," it was all bullshit!

Is Gerrard's successor going to play right winger and right forward!

Under the pressure of the situation, Henderson finally thought it through. Big clubs aren't everything. It's not like after entering a big club, his career will be smooth sailing and reach new heights.

Big clubs aren't as easy to get along with as he thought...

In the end, Henderson figured it out. If Liverpool didn't keep him, then he would leave. And he must prove to Liverpool in other teams that he has the strength, and their choice today is 100% wrong!

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Niang didn't care what Henderson was thinking, or what kind of twists and turns he was going through.

Anyway, as long as he was willing to leave, that would be best, because no one wanted to tear their face apart.

In fact, there were still many teams in English football interested in Henderson. After all, he was still a bit famous among the younger generation of English players, and since he was a local player, his "household registration book" was very valuable. For those teams that needed to gather enough local players to participate in European competitions, even if Henderson couldn't play a single game, as long as he was in the team, that was enough.

The next thing to watch was what price the teams that expressed interest in Henderson could offer.

Niang spent 8 million pounds plus an Ngog to buy Henderson, which basically amounted to more than 10 million pounds.

His bottom line was that the cash could not be less than 8 million pounds.

Niang was busy with signings and selling players. Those players who were put on the cleaning list were afraid that they would not have a peaceful holiday. They had to think carefully about their future.

Some people were unwilling to accept reality and planned to continue staying in the team, while others had already begun to actively look for a way out, hoping to find a good benefit for their next stop.

Maxi Rodríguez was such a person.

He knew that his days at Liverpool were numbered, because since joining Liverpool, his performance had been very unstable, sometimes good and sometimes bad. Last season, he couldn't even guarantee playing time. In the first half of the season, Dalglish, in order to arrange Henderson, whom he had strongly advocated for, put Henderson in the right forward position, and Maxi Rodríguez, who should have played this position, could only be a substitute. In the second half of the season, Henderson finally came down, and Dalglish himself figured it out again and gave Adam Johnson a chance again. In this way, Adam Johnson firmly occupied the main position, and Maxi Rodríguez still had no chance.

He could only get a chance to play when Adam Johnson or Bellamy rested, and his performance was mediocre.

Therefore, Maxi Rodríguez himself knew very well that his performance was not good, and Liverpool's new coach Martin O'Neill might not be able to see him, and he was old, already thirty-one years old, and couldn't compete with people like Adam Johnson.

What was even more terrible was that Liverpool also spread rumors that they were interested in Napoli's right winger Sanchez. If Sanchez could really come, he was afraid that he would have no chance to stand out.

Rather than staying at Liverpool, it was better to find another place to go. Anyway, there were not many years left in his career, so he should find a team that could get stable playing opportunities and good treatment to retire. He didn't expect to make any breakthroughs in his career at this age.

Maxi Rodríguez was the most open-minded, and his result was relatively good. His agent helped him find a large group of teams, just waiting for him to choose.

Among them were second- and third-rate teams in Europe, as well as teams in his hometown of Argentina. In addition, the Middle East was also a good place to retire, and even... there were Chinese teams!

In the past two years, with the entry of capital such as Evergrande and Albin into the Chinese football market, many names that Chinese football players had never dared to think of before have appeared in the Chinese Super League. For example, Evergrande spent a lot of money to win over Conca, the best player in the Brazilian league, with the third highest weekly salary in the world.

The result of increased investment was obvious. The promoted team Guangzhou Evergrande won the Chinese Super League title with absolute advantage in the first year of promotion because it had a rich and willing boss.

Evergrande's success stimulated other Chinese Super League teams, and Shanghai Shenhua spent a lot of money to sign the world-famous star Anelka, who also became the biggest star in the Chinese Super League.

In addition, Dalian Albin also signed Figo as the team's image ambassador. It is said that the Chinese Super League teams are still chasing world-class stars such as Drogba, Puyol, Raul, Kaka, and Ronaldinho.

After these big-name stars' names were linked to the Chinese Super League one by one, it also aroused strong interest and widespread attention from Chinese fans.

Against this background, it was normal for Maxi Rodríguez to be associated with Chinese Super League teams.

This is the power of capital.

When the Japanese football league started, it also received sponsorship from many powerful domestic Japanese companies. The teams spent a lot of money to introduce those outdated world-class stars, such as Zico and Dunga... These people brought new tactical thinking to Japanese football, broadened the horizons of Japanese football players, and also attracted a large number of Japanese teenagers to become fans, greatly improving the status of football in Japan.

The increase in the mass base, coupled with various scientific and sustainable plans, made the rise of Japanese football a matter of course.

Japan's success proves one point: if there is no capital intervention, football will never become the world's number one sport, nor will it have vigorous vitality.

Getting off topic, in short, Maxi Rodríguez received an invitation from a Chinese team, and the other party said that our treatment was not low.

This also made Rodríguez a little tempted. After all, Chen Hero was also his teammate, and they often interacted. This gave him a certain understanding of China, at least not the era when people still thought that people in China still had queues.

So he was also a little interested in playing football in China.

To this end, he even called Chen Hero, told him about the matter, and then asked him to make suggestions, wanting to hear Chen Hero's views on this matter. This made Chen Hero dumbfounded. Although he was a Chinese, a Chinese player, it didn't mean that he would know a lot about the Chinese Super League and Chinese teams.

His understanding of these teams was limited to knowing their names. As for the specific situation, he knew nothing.

He only knew that the Chinese Super League seemed to be popular for burning money. Anelka's move to Shenhua made the name of the Shenhua club even appear in the English media.

During that time, he was asked many questions about the Chinese Super League and Shanghai Shenhua by many curious teammates and reporters.

However, he felt that burning money was not a bad thing, as long as there was money to burn.

If Maxi Rodríguez went to the Chinese Super League, it should be a good thing for Chinese football, right? The effect of high-level foreign aid on improving the level of the domestic league and football is obvious and has been verified many times.

In any case, he was a Chinese, a Chinese player, and he still hoped that his country's football could get better and better. Therefore, Chen Hero, who was selfish, said a lot of good things about the Chinese Super League, and also said that Chinese fans were very enthusiastic and kind, and he would definitely not let him down when he went...

After saying a lot, if Maxi Rodríguez really went to a Chinese Super League team, it must be Chen Hero's credit...

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Niang used his vacation time to transform the team. When Chen Hero finished his vacation and flew back to Liverpool, he found that many changes had taken place within the team.

Henderson's departure was a foregone conclusion, because Liverpool had already agreed to the offers from three clubs, and now it was up to Henderson himself to choose which club to sign with.

Maxi Rodríguez also decided to transfer to a Chinese Super League team. As Chen Hero's teammate in Liverpool, his identity was full of gimmicks, and he had an outstanding performance in the German World Cup, so he was very popular among fans. As soon as he went to China, he immediately felt the "enthusiasm of Chinese fans" that Chen Hero said. The attention he received in China was much more than in Liverpool. This made him feel that maybe he was really right to come to China to play football...

He was joined by Chelsea's "Magic Beast" Drogba, who was more famous than him. The 2012 season of the Chinese Super League, which had Conca, Anelka, Maxi Rodríguez, and Drogba, burst out with unprecedented passion and enthusiasm, which made fans full of expectations and also made Chinese sports media excited.

In addition to the people who left, Liverpool also welcomed new teammates.

Chen Hero met his teammate Krashnich on the front line.

When Chen Hero met him for the first time, he gave him a nickname - "Kidney Fighter." He was not mocking Krashnich, but admiring his spirit. It was not easy to be able to play football and have stable performance after a kidney transplant.

Krashnich also gladly accepted Chen Hero's nickname - he was an outsider, and Chen Hero was the team's number one star. In the absence of Gerrard, he was the most famous in the team. Besides, there was no malice in this nickname, so he didn't express any dissatisfaction.

But through this nickname, he recognized Chen Hero's lively, cheerful, and somewhat funny personality.

Krashnich put his position in the right place - he was not here to steal Chen Hero's position, nor was he here to steal Chen Hero's limelight. He was here to be a substitute for Chen Hero and Suarez.

With the position in the right place, the mentality is peaceful. Krashnich's days in this locker room will be much better...