Chen Yingxiong said after the game that Terry had provoked him during the game, which was why he was so excited.

Terry remained silent on the topic.

He refused to talk about the matter, nor did he talk about Chen Yingxiong.

This game was a bigger blow to him than the two games last season.

Because this game was one that he had prepared fully for, mustered all his strength, and tried his best to compete with Chen Yingxiong. He always believed that with his ability and experience, if he went all out, it should be no problem to defend against Chen Yingxiong.

But Chen Yingxiong used two goals to knock him to the ground.

Advocaat also saw Terry's mental state was not right after the game.

At the same time, he was also reflecting on his strategy—he originally thought that smooth sailing had made Chen Yingxiong lose his vigilance and become arrogant. That's why he came up with the strategy of praising Chen Yingxiong.

Who would have thought that Chen Yingxiong would not fall for it... He accepted all the praise and compliments, and then gave Chelsea two fatal bullets.

This was very much like Chelsea using sugar-coated bullets to attack Chen Yingxiong. Chen Yingxiong ate the sugar coating and returned the bullets.

It seems that he hasn't paid much attention to him in the past few years. Chen Yingxiong is no longer the Chen Yingxiong he was familiar with. He is more mature...

At the post-match press conference, Advocaat wholeheartedly stated that Chen Yingxiong was already a world-class star, completely comparable to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

"He is unsolvable."

From then on, Chen Yingxiong had another nickname—“Bug.”

After praising Chen Yingxiong, Advocaat had to run to appease Terry—this was the top priority. No matter how good Chen Yingxiong was, he was an enemy. It was impossible for Chen Yingxiong to be merciful next time they met just because he sincerely praised him a few times. On the other hand, John Terry was the team's captain, a main center-back, and his emotional fluctuations would have a great impact on the team. It was important to keep them within a small range.

He did not praise Terry in public because he did not want to push Terry to the forefront again.

Previously, it was because of strategic needs, but now, he had to consider Terry's psychological feelings.

On the way back to London from Liverpool, Advocaat had a good talk with Terry, this time opening his heart.

He first apologized to Terry for bringing up the old matter before the game, and then told Terry that as the head coach, he would continue to trust this captain, and Terry's position in the team was still very important.

Failing to successfully defend against Chen Yingxiong was not Terry's responsibility, because there were not many defenders in the world who could successfully defend against Chen Yingxiong. In a one-on-one situation, many world-class center-backs could only be completely blown out. And the thirty-two-year-old Terry withstood Chen Yingxiong's fierce attack for seventy-seven minutes by himself. You must know that at that time, Liverpool's entire offense was handed over to Chen Yingxiong, and Terry was equivalent to blocking the entire Liverpool's offense with his own strength.

Advocaat gave Terry a thumbs up.

"You are still one of the best center-backs in the world, Chelsea needs you, and I need you too."

This conversation finally made Terry feel much better.

He decided to put aside his grievances with Chen Yingxiong, because he also realized that always competing with Chen Yingxiong was self-abuse... It was too uneconomical.

The world is so beautiful, why should I always be at odds with him?

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Chen Yingxiong's state was indeed very good in the new season. After three league rounds, he had already scored five goals and one assist. He topped the league scorer list.

At the same time, Liverpool also got rid of the slump of last season. Three consecutive victories, seven goals scored, and only one goal conceded, allowed Liverpool's league ranking to rise to second place, only behind Manchester City, who also had three consecutive victories, scored nine goals, and only conceded one goal.

Manchester City lost the league title at the last moment last season, and all their efforts were in vain.

But they did not collapse because of it.

This summer, they continued to recruit troops and expand their strength, while retaining head coach Mancini, in an attempt to make a comeback.

Therefore, they showed an aggressive momentum from the beginning of the league.

It seems that the power of money is indeed very strong. As long as the Manchester City management does not make mistakes and continues to give Mancini enough trust, Manchester City will definitely rise to become a force to be reckoned with in the Premier League. At least this season, it seems that the grievances between Liverpool and Manchester City will definitely be staged again, perhaps even more intense than last season.

After Martin O'Neill took charge of Liverpool, the team's results have improved significantly, the whole team's mental outlook is different, the fans are also full of hope, and even began to fantasize about competing for the league title this season.

Despite the many praises from the outside world, Martin O'Neill still seemed very calm and low-key. In an interview, he said that Liverpool has not really completed this turnaround. If he wants Liverpool to regain its status as a top club, he still has many actions to take.

He also firmly denied the rumor that the team's goal was the league title: "League title? That is something for Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea to consider. What we have to do now is very simple—first return to Europe."

In the fourth round of the league, Liverpool defeated Sunderland 2:0 away. Chen Yingxiong scored another goal, expanding his goal count on the league scorer list to six.

They achieved four consecutive victories. Since entering the new century, Liverpool had never achieved such a start.

The media was filled with voices of praise and praise.

The fact that Liverpool is rising strongly under the leadership of Martin O'Neill is not only known in the UK, but also in Europe.

Is Liverpool, the club that once swept across Europe, really coming back?

Their first step back to Europe begins with the group stage draw for the new season's Europa League.

On August 27th, in Monaco, UEFA held the second European Golden Globe Awards ceremony and the Champions League and Europa League group stage draw ceremony.

Chen Yingxiong did not go this time, because he was not on the final three-man shortlist. 2012 was also a major competition year, because there was the London Olympics, as well as the European Cup.

So this time, Chen Yingxiong was not included in the three-man shortlist. He neither participated in the Olympic football competition nor the European Cup. In the past season, he had no international competitions except for internal Premier League matches. It would be strange if he was included. Being able to enter the top ten was still due to his record-breaking performance in the Premier League as the top scorer.

But lacking the support of team achievements, he finally found it difficult to go further.

The final three-man shortlist was Messi, Xavi, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

These three people were already frequent guests on the three-man shortlist for various selections, even without suspense or novelty.

Liverpool did send representatives, and they went in a fair and open manner. Unlike a year ago when they were just there to be the foil for Chen Yingxiong, this time they were the main characters.

Liverpool relied on the League Cup title to qualify for the Europa League main competition, and this time their name was in the draw ceremony.

The Europa League draw ceremony was held first, and Liverpool were placed in a group with Anderlecht from Belgium, Sporting Lisbon from Portugal, and Gorica from Slovenia.

Perhaps only Sporting Lisbon can pose some threat to Liverpool. Liverpool has a great chance to advance to the knockout stage of the competition.

Liverpool's general manager, Niang, had an obvious smile on his face after drawing a good draw. Being able to enter the Europa League knockout stage is the first step in Liverpool's revival.

As a top club with Champions League blood, how can Europe lack the voice of Liverpool?

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After the Europa League group stage draw ceremony was the live selection and awards ceremony for the UEFA Golden Globe Award.

In the end, Xavi was slightly inferior and lost to his teammate Messi once again.

Although Xavi led Spain to the final of the European Cup, they ultimately lost to Germany, which reduced Xavi's score somewhat.

And Germany's leading figure, Ozil, ultimately ranked fourth in this selection, just a little short of surpassing his Real Madrid teammate Ronaldo and ranking in the final three.

Messi deserved to win the Golden Globe Award, and it was convincing, even though he did not have the added points of national team performance. But his performance in the Champions League last season was truly shocking. Scoring eighteen goals in a season, such a record was previously unimaginable. Many people at the time believed that eighteen goals in a single season not only greatly improved Altafini's record, but might not be broken by anyone in the future.

Eighteen goals in a single season, this record really should not belong to Earth or the present.

Just for this performance, Messi was enough to win the Golden Globe Award.

At the awards ceremony, the guests and hosts praised Messi well. Messi held the trophy that Chen Yingxiong once called "really ugly" and smiled brightly.

Professional foil Xavi kept applauding beside him, with a smile on his face. After that, he took a group photo with Messi, and they were very happy.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo stayed far away, with a look of dissatisfaction and disdain. He regarded Messi as his biggest competitor, and of course he couldn't stand Messi being better than him. In fact, his performance was already very good. He was the top scorer in La Liga last season, scoring fifty-one goals, creating the record for the most goals scored in a single season in La Liga history, surpassing Messi to win the top scorer award, and leading Real Madrid to defeat Barcelona in the league and win the league title.

Such a performance was very outstanding, but unfortunately his opponent was Messi. Ronaldo's experience seemed to prove once again that in today's football world, being in the same era as Messi is the tragedy of those outstanding players.

Who can break Messi's monopoly?

No one. Because in addition to being the world's number one in individual strength, Messi also has a team with the world's number one team strength. The combination of the two allows his ability to be maximized.

His opponents have super individual abilities, perhaps comparable to Messi, but they lack a strong team like Barcelona. Currently, the closest to Messi is still Ronaldo. Real Madrid, under the leadership of Mourinho, is gradually approaching Barcelona. Perhaps in the near future, Ronaldo may defeat Messi, and Real Madrid will also defeat Barcelona.

No one mentioned Chen Yingxiong. This kid's individual ability is not bad, but his vision for choosing a team is really too poor. He actually went to Liverpool. Now it's good, he can't even participate in the Champions League, so how can he talk about defeating Messi or surpassing Messi?