We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 242: Dog Licking Green Tea Follower
You know, the major teams in the FA Cup will treat it more cautiously.

The lineup is definitely not as weak as that in the League Cup.

This battle with Liverpool will be a tough one!
A tough battle that truly tests Aston Villa’s strength!
He Tianqi's coaching team also drafted the starting lineup for this game early:

Husky, Abanglaho

De Bruyne
Fellaini, Motta, Kante

Milner, Cuellar, Bonucci, Trippier

Schmeichel
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The opponent in the last game, West Bromwich Albion, was very strong, so Villa played with their elite players. Dong Fangzhuo, Petrov, Walker, Bale, Maldini and other players failed to fully recover their physical strength and could only sit on the bench in this game.

But there is not much difference in strength between the two lineups.

Villa's team structure is now a shuttle shape, with few top players and few rookie players, and most of the players are of similar strength.

It is thick enough to cope with the Championship.

But if it is in the Premier League, it is not qualified enough, the overall strength is a bit lacking.

This matchup received widespread attention before the game.

For one, it’s the FA Cup.

The FA Cup is more popular than the Championship and League Cup.

Second, this is another meeting between Liverpool and He Tianqi.

When the two sides met for the first time, Liverpool was not coached by Benítez.

At that time, He Tianqi led the Italian Serie B Palermo to defeat Liverpool.

Since then, the two sides have met several times in the Champions League, but the gap has become increasingly larger, and each time ended with He Tianqi winning.

This time, Liverpool’s chance for revenge has finally come!

"He Tianqi will pay us back what he owes us this time!"

"Defeat Villa, score 7-0, I want to massacre!"

"God is watching what we do. Liverpool can use He Tianqi as a sacrifice this season and will surely achieve good results."

Strangely enough, there is actually no deep hatred between the two teams.

Even Liverpool's current vice-captain Carragher once studied under He Tianqi, and then returned to Liverpool at a friendly price.

Logically speaking, the two sides should not be so opposed.

But Liverpool fans didn’t know why, but they were extremely angry with He Tianqi, as if He Tianqi had snatched the Champions League title from them!
AC Milan: We are the ones who need to grab the game, right?

Villa fans were very embarrassed about this.

Well, friends from Liverpool, how about you guys beat up He Tianqi one by one?
Don't take it out on Vera!

"Les Echos": "Liverpool's starting lineup has been revealed, with Kuyt, Babel, Volonin, Downing, Mascherano, Pepe Reina and other main players and important rotation players all appearing!"

"BBC": "Aston Villa can't escape death, Benitez attaches great importance to this FA Cup game!"

Sky Sports: "Revealing the secrets, why Benitez gave Aston Villa super-standard treatment, everything starts with the best coach of the year!"

Benister has been a candidate for the "Manager of the Year" award in two of the past six years.

But everyone knows the result, He Tianqi won the championship for the sixth time in a row.

Since He Tianqi coaches Villa in the Championship, he will inevitably stay away from the award starting next year.

So who can become the first best head coach after He Tianqi?
The coach who can defeat He Tianqi in a direct dialogue will obviously have the upper hand! Bonus points!
This is Benister's best chance to ascend to the altar.

So even though this is just a small match in the third round of the FA Cup, it is a big threshold in Benítez’s coaching career!
The Times also interviewed Liverpool players.

Former Palermo player Mascherano was very cautious about the game: "We can't underestimate Villa, boss, um... that is, any team coached by Mr. He Tianqi cannot be ignored."

"They are now top of the Championship, which means we should treat them like a Premier League team!"

"Many of the players in this team should not be underestimated. There are many world-class players among them, which is impossible for other secondary league teams!"

However, Mascherano's comments only represent his own.

Other Liverpool players are relatively optimistic about the game.

Tang Ning: "Fate plays tricks on us like this. I wanted to save Villa, but I didn't expect them to hand me over to Liverpool. Now, it's time for me to show He Tianqi how wrong he was in judging me!"

Kuyt: "In this game I will play as a center forward, which is a huge challenge for me, but I have experience playing as a center forward. I hope I can use this game to tell the coach that I can take on more responsibilities!"

Babel: "Yes, He Tianqi is a great coach. Robben has been reborn under his leadership. He is the best coach in the world at using left winger."

"When I was at Ajax, I was waiting for He Tianqi's call. But unfortunately, He Tianqi didn't see me. So in this game, I will let him see where I shine."

"I also believe that even without He Tianqi's guidance, I will become one of the world's top left winger. At least in Villa's lineup, there can't be a stronger left winger than me, either now or in the future!"

Bell: ???
Reina: "It's a pity that I never had the chance to join He Tianqi's team, but his judgment of me was correct. I am much better than Valdes. If it was me who stayed at Barcelona, ​​Barcelona might be different in the past three years!"

……

"Thibaut, Thibaut?" De Bruyne knocked on the dormitory door.

The two of them live in the same dormitory, but De Bruyne's conditions are better. He rented a small villa outside some time ago to make life more convenient for him and his girlfriend. He is busy moving these days.

"Kevin, what's the matter?" Courtois opened the door and smiled warmly.

But a second before opening the door, his expression was still deep and gloomy.

"I have to ask you for something." De Bruyne tapped Courtois' chest. "Tomorrow is our game against Liverpool, but I have scheduled the installation of the water heater, bathtub, refrigerator and so on at home tomorrow afternoon."

"I'm afraid Caroline can't do it alone. After all, this thing is heavy, and it needs to be connected to electrical circuits, water pipes, etc."

"Can you help me keep an eye on it?"

"I'll treat you to a nice meal afterwards!"

De Bruyne spoke out about his difficulties.

There is nothing wrong with the expression.

The tone is even more sincere.

But to Courtois it sounded like “You didn’t even make the big list”, “Then go do some servant work for me”, “I’ll reward you, loser”!
To be honest, De Bruyne's expression habits have never changed.

Courtois wouldn't have thought so before.

But now, no matter what De Bruyne says, Courtois will have similar associations.

The former Belgian Genk twin stars have been completely different since the moment they joined Aston Villa.

De Bruyne has become the core of Villa's midfield and was recently named a candidate for the English Football Player of the Year 2009.

Transfermarkt's transfer value exceeded 5 million euros.

And it is said that if you really want to buy it, the premium may be up to 10 million Euros.

But Courtois didn't just stay where he was.

He even made a fool of himself in the game a few days ago and performed very badly.

He has been excluded from the roster for several games in a row.

Maybe at the end of this season he will be sold back to Belgium?

I'm not only afraid that my brother will have a hard time, but I'm also afraid that my brother will drive a Land Rover.

De Bruyne is not driving a Land Rover at all, he is almost looking up!

"Okay, no problem." Courtois smiled very sincerely.

De Bruyne gave his good brother a big hug, then motioned Courtois to go out for dinner with him.

Anyway, I'm here. When Courtois went back to the dormitory to pack up, De Bruyne called his girlfriend Caroline Lienen and told her about it.

Caroline went berserk on the phone:
"What do you take me for, Kevin? What about us doing these things together?"

"Play football, play football, play football. You only know how to play football! Have you ever considered my feelings?"

"You said you moved here for me, but what did you do?"

De Bruyne was a little helpless.

He paid all the fees for renting the villa and replaced some of the home appliances and furniture with what Caroline liked. He also often gave Caroline luxury bags, clothes, jewelry, high heels, etc.

The money his family gave him had long been spent.

As a result, most of his salary was spent.

In addition, De Bruyne is also generous to his teammates, so his financial pressure is actually much greater than outsiders imagine.

He now attaches great importance to goals, assists, winning bonuses and so on.

A big part of his hard work on the football field is to provide Caroline with a better quality of life.

But Caroline seemed to take it for granted.

De Bruyne did not argue with his girlfriend, but explained: "Don't worry, Thibaut is definitely a good person. You have seen him in Belgium."

The person on the other end of the phone: "Is that your henchman? The one who is abnormally tall, has a small, deformed head, has scary-sized eyes, doesn't talk much, and looks like a freak, right?"

"You're the only one who considers him a friend. I'm really fed up with your low-quality social circle!"

De Bruyne's face flushed instantly, his face serious, he said word by word: "Hey! Caroline, you can't say that! He is my friend!"

After hearing that De Bruyne was really angry, the voice on the other end of the phone became much quieter: "Forget it, forget it, I won't tell you this anymore, let him come tomorrow, the key is under the carpet."

"I will go out to attend the sisters' party then."

"By the way, remember to clean the house before he leaves. I have a mysophobia."

Beep!
Listening to the busy tone on the other end of the phone, De Bruyne took deep breaths and calmed his anger.

This feeling is very strange.

He knew that he and Caroline might not be suitable, and De Bruyne could not agree with many of Caroline's ideas.

For this reason, De Bruyne never came into contact with Caroline's questionable sisters.

He didn't know why Caroline became like this. He didn't know what went wrong. She was obviously not like that before!
But De Bruyne didn't have the heart to discuss these things directly with Caroline, perhaps because he was afraid that Caroline would not be able to accept it, or perhaps because he was afraid that he himself would not be able to accept it.

Love-brain and dog-licking are a disease, and a serious one at that.

Strong medicine is needed.

This is a threshold that many young people will go through.

There are many ways for people to cross over.

De Bruyne is the kind of person who can cross over with his own ability, but he voluntarily stopped at the door.

The sunny and cheerful third-generation rich man who has been well protected since childhood is not yet ready to face the cruel reality.

After calming down, De Bruyne adjusted his mood and walked into the dormitory: "Are you not done with your hair yet? Your hairstyle is handsome enough, Thibaud, you don't need to adjust it anymore."

"Really? Let's go." Courtois put down the comb in his hand and left the dormitory with De Bruyne.

When he turned around to close the door, his eyelids drooped, his eyeballs slightly turned upwards, his pupils contracted, and his expression was extremely cold.

The sound reception of mobile phones of this era is not very good.

He had already finished cleaning up and was only separated from De Bruyne by a door.

He heard it all!

Damn bitch!
Do you even dare to humiliate and look down on me?
You wait!

I will make you and De Bruyne pay the price!
After they leave.

The door to the next dormitory was opened.

"Don't tell anyone about what happened today. You didn't hear anything, okay?" He Tianqi said to Dong Fangzhuo and Vardy beside him.

The two nodded.

I accidentally heard my teammate's girlfriend belittling another teammate, and my teammate got mad at his girlfriend because of it...it didn't seem like a big deal.

However, Dong Fangzhuo was Chinese after all, and he was well aware of the consequences of being close to someone and having an unvirtuous wife or a disrespectful brother. He reminded He Tianqi, "Boss, I think I saw Thibaut just now..."

He Tianqi coughed and interrupted Dong Fangzhuo.

He saw it too.

De Bruyne, who was walking in front, would probably never be able to imagine the look his good friend Courtois was giving him from behind.

"Nothing! I saw nothing!" He Tianqi emphasized again.

He will take care of this.

But it has to be done in a reasonable way.

Otherwise, if you rashly interfere in other people's love lives, even if you are the head coach, the players will be very angry.

There are also some football generals and coaches who have fallen apart because of this.

According to football legend, the reason why Guardiola's favorite Gundogan insisted on leaving Manchester City and joining Barcelona was because Guardiola teased Gundogan's wife after a game.

Gundogan insisted on returning to Manchester City after a failed season at Barcelona because some people said that Guardiola had problems with his sexuality and that he was a sister of the girl, and there was no malicious ridicule.

Guardiola: ???
……

On January 2010, 1, the third round of the English FA Cup kicked off.

Aston Villa welcomed the challenge of Liverpool at their home stadium, Villa Park.

Forty thousand fans were in attendance.

This season, Villa Park has the highest attendance in the Championship and exceeds most Premier League teams.

This is due to He Tianqi's strong appeal, the team's excellent record and the efforts of the management and business development teams brought by the Chinese owner.

When the game started, Courtois had just seen off the various technicians who were installing home appliances.

With tears almost in his eyes, he wiped the table top, armrests, etc. with a handkerchief.

But when he saw the fruit knife on the coffee table, a bold idea came to his mind. He wanted to...

Click!

Courtois cut the apple into pieces, sat comfortably on the sofa, and watched De Bruyne running on TV.

He wants to watch the whole game.

Anyway, Caroline went out to have a party, and she would probably be back around midnight.

"Kevin, let me, Courtois, also enjoy the happy life of a child of destiny like you!" Courtois put his feet on the coffee table, "Liverpool, don't let me down!"

A complex emotion lingered in Courtois' heart.

This was the first time he wanted his team to lose so much.

This is very unprofessional.

But...it's cool!

Unfortunately, the shoe covers on his shoes showed that Courtois was not as relaxed as he thought, and he did not take the initiative.

[PS: I have a cold, dizziness and sore throat. I guess it’s because I was mad at 7:0! That’s all I have for today. Please forgive me.]

(End of this chapter)