Chapter 91 Brother Chen loves beauty, but he loves the country more

“Entering the final again, will Newcastle win the double championship? “

The New Generation Cup King

“An important step in making history”

“Four titles in two years? The new madman’s road to conquest”

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The FA Cup championship battle between Newcastle and Manchester City attracted the attention of fans all over the world.

Li Chen, who has won three cup championships in just two years of coaching, has been dubbed the “new cup king” by major sports media.

The king of the old cup competition is of course his mentor Mourinho.

After leaving the Premier League to coach Roma, Mourinho still has superb ability to lead the team in cup competitions.

He led the team to win the UEFA Europa League in his first season in office, and has also led the team to the semi-finals of the Europa League this season. It is very likely that he will lead Roma to achieve the feat of winning two European titles in two years.

And if Mourinho really leads Roma to win the Europa League this season, he will lead Roma back to the Champions League next season.

There is no doubt that UEFA’s top management will arrange a head-on confrontation between Mourinho and Guardiola or Li Chen at that time.

Just thinking about such a scene makes countless fans excited.

But now both Li Chen and Mourinho are very low-key.

The master and apprentice duo also tacitly refused to accept interviews from reporters on related issues before the final.

After the FA Cup semi-final, Li Chen and his assistants urgently made rotation arrangements for the next two rounds of make-up matches.

After the 36th round of the Premier League, Newcastle will face the make-up matches of the 25th and 32nd rounds of the league.

The opponents they faced were strong rivals such as Brighton and Tottenham.

Even though there is ample room for error now, Li Chen does not want to suffer setbacks one after another due to momentary negligence in preparation, thus affecting the morale of the entire team.

So Li Chen still didn’t leave himself much rest time. He just packed up his personal belongings and moved directly into the training base, seizing the time to successfully complete the preparations.

But at this critical moment, Mendes sent him a commercial cooperation endorsement notice.

Li Chen originally wanted to refuse directly. He simply didn’t have the time to accept any advertising endorsements at this critical period.

But after listening to Mendes’ detailed introduction, Li Chen realized that he had misunderstood.

The other party just needs to cooperate with the advertising director to take some makeup photos for warm-up and traffic diversion. The actual advertising shooting work will still be carried out in the off-season.

All he had to do was sign the contract and take a few photos. This wasn’t a big deal for Li Chen.

Moreover, this time the invitation from the company is more acceptable to Li Chen.

After some thought, Li Chen decided to take on this business collaboration.

Two days before the 33rd round of the Premier League, Li Chen and his assistant team went to the advertising shooting location set up in Newcastle by Armani.

This can be regarded as a great sincerity shown by Armani. In order to prevent Li Chen from traveling back and forth and affecting his work, they directly sent the advertising shooting team from London to Newcastle.

After listening to the assistant’s detailed explanation in the car, Li Chen realized that this time it was Roberta, the head of Armani’s global brand promotion, and Mr. Armani’s niece, who had chosen him to be another spokesperson for Armani in the sports circle.

This lady is a master at attracting traffic. Her promotional appearances with Tom Cruise and her strategy of promoting Lady Gaga against all odds made Armani a big hit in the entertainment industry.

With her help, Armani’s business empire expanded rapidly, and Mr. Armani’s net worth also skyrocketed.

In other words, her judgment of people is deeply trusted by the top management of the Armani Group.

Being singled out by her also means that Li Chen is likely to become Armani’s leader in the sports world or even the first spokesperson in the future.

When Li Chen heard his assistant’s analysis, he was still a little skeptical.

But when he arrived at the shooting site and saw the heroine invited by Armani for the advertisement, he had to believe what his assistant said.

“Hello, Miss Lipa.”

“Hi, how are you, Sir Lee?”

Dua Lipa, who was putting on makeup on the spot, turned her face slightly and gave Li Chen a pair of professional smiles.

She was wearing a pure black women’s suit, but she was probably only wearing a pair of shorts on the lower body, revealing two pairs of exquisite, plump and slender legs.

This “missing bottom” outfit makes her sexier vibe even more intense.

Even if Li Chen doesn’t pay much attention to the European and American entertainment circles, he knows that the hot singer in front of him is already one of the top stars in Europe and the United States.

He also likes Dua Lipa’s unique voice and often listens to her songs when he listens to music.

This time, Armani was willing to spend a huge amount of money to invite her to partner with him in shooting an advertisement, and it is obvious that he values ​​her very much.

“I have been watching your games recently. Ronaldo’s performance is really great. And your on-the-spot command, Sir Lee, you are definitely the best coach I have ever seen in on-the-spot command.”

Without waiting for Li Chen to find a topic, Dua Lipa spoke to Li Chen again enthusiastically.

Li Chen, who had already come into contact with some celebrities in the entertainment industry, certainly would not take Dua Lipa’s words seriously.

The other party may just say a few professional compliments, but he or she can accurately point out your strengths, which also shows that he or she has done his or her homework before meeting you.

This is a basic manifestation of respect for work, and Li Chen likes to deal with people who have this habit.

“Really? I’ve been listening to your songs in recent years, Ms. Lipa. I have to say that Armani gave me a huge surprise. Please give me an autograph after work is over.”

“Just call me Dua… Have you really listened to my songs? Which one do you like best?”

Dua Lipa subconsciously raised her eyebrows, looked at Li Chen who was working with the makeup artist in the mirror with interest, and asked back.

She originally thought that Li Chen would evade the topic or directly use her famous song as an excuse.

As a result, when Li Chen sang the chorus of her debut song directly, she was really surprised.

From “New Love” to “New Rules”, and then to her 2020 hit “Levitating”, Li Chen sang a small part of each.

Dua Lipa smiled happily, and some of the staff around her applauded.

Li Chen spread his hands and smiled, then looked at Dua Lipa, “I am indeed your fan. To show my sincerity, I will give you an autograph of Chris in exchange for yours. How about that?”

Dua Lipa raised her hand to signal, and Li Chen understood and high-fived her. After this initial contact, the two of them consciously started chatting to get closer.

Li Chen’s makeup was very simple, so he and Dua Lipa, who arrived at the commercial shooting location at least 40 minutes in advance, finished their makeup and hair preparations at almost the same time.

After getting to know each other a little, the two of them seemed to have better coordination than many advertising partners who were meeting for the first time.

It was indeed a pleasure for Li Chen to be able to work with a hot female star like Dua Lipa to shoot promotional photos.

It was a request from the director during the filming process that made Li Chen feel a little embarrassed.

Logically speaking, he is not short, but Dua Lipa is almost 1.75 meters tall, and she is almost as tall as him when she puts on high heels.

So the advertising director asked the two to have Li Chen stand on a small stool prepared on the scene when shooting a set of promotional photos of them looking at each other, in order to increase the visual difference.

As a result, after Li Chen stood on a stool at the scene, he looked at Dua Lipa with a helpless smile and the latter’s sly smile was captured by the director.

The advertising director, who had previously been somewhat dissatisfied with the photo results of the two, finally became excited.

With this photo as a backup, the advertising director, who had been shooting for another half an hour, announced that he had finished the work successfully.

This made Li Chen and Dua Lipa, who were both pressed for time, very satisfied.

However, at the time of parting, Dua Lipa, who exchanged contact information with Li Chen, politely said, “We can have afternoon tea together when we are free in the future.”

But Li Chen shook his head and replied without hesitation.

“I’m too busy later on. I don’t think I’ll be able to find time before the season officially ends.”

This sentence immediately silenced Dua Lipa.

What does this mean?
Although her invitation was just a courtesy, Li Chen directly rejected her?

“But I have plenty of time on the field, so it’s a bit difficult to have afternoon tea. Why don’t I invite you to watch the game? I will let Chris start the next game. If you are free, I will mail you a ticket to St. James’ Park…”

Li Chen, who promised to give her the free tickets, left in a cool manner, leaving Dua Lipa standing there with her lips pursed slightly, not understanding whether Li Chen was formally inviting her or just being polite.

Two days later, Dua Lipa, dressed in formal attire, appeared in a box at St. James’ Park accompanied by her security team and assistants.

She was supposed to leave early today and fly to the United States.

But 10 tickets delivered by Newcastle United made her change her mind last night.

Thanks to the exceptionally good performance this season, Newcastle is now in a hot market.

When Dua Lipa entered the stadium box, St. James’ Park was already full.

The terrifying cheers from more than 5 home fans as the players came on the field made Dua Lipa feel the same excitement as the fans.

Unlike any large-scale concert, the enthusiasm and passion of the fans in the stadium are always difficult for fans to replicate.

In such an occasion, even if you are not an avid fan, it is easy to immerse yourself in the hot and wild home atmosphere.

Dua Lipa, who is dressed up today, doesn’t have to worry about being photographed or reported by reporters.

When she saw Ronaldo come on the field, she cheered like other fans in the stands!
Li Chen did not break his promise and indeed let Ronaldo start the game today.

Newcastle, with all its main players on the field, also launched an active offensive suppression against Southampton at home.

Southampton, currently ranked last in the league, has not completely lost the possibility of successfully avoiding relegation.

Therefore, although they are the weakest team, they have become the tough nemesis that all Premier League teams do not want to face at this time.

It’s like a dying person trying desperately to grab a straw floating on the water.

Southampton has no way out. Even though they know that they are no match for Newcastle in terms of strength, they do not lack the courage to fight Newcastle.

Despite the crazy pressing and strangulation, Southampton unexpectedly withstood Newcastle’s fierce offensive at the beginning.

This gave hope to many fans who were expecting Newcastle to lose.

If you fail to capture a city after a long siege, it is bound to be lost.

Although the hope is slim, who can be sure that Southampton, with their united will, will not be able to seize one or two counterattack opportunities?

However, at this critical moment, when Newcastle’s fierce attack was fruitless and the starting players on the field gradually became a little impatient.

Li Chen used a key position adjustment to help them clear their heads in time.

Madison was withdrawn to midfield to further control the team’s organizational rhythm.

Ronaldo was pushed further to the front line, forming a double striker with Havertz.

In this way, Newcastle, who changed to 442, would not need so many changes in attack through the flanks.

The details of the attack were reduced, and the tactical work of each Newcastle starter on the field became simpler.

In addition, after Madison retreated, the pace of the game was quickly slowed down at Li Chen’s signal.

The Newcastle starting players regained their composure, stabilized the midfield and began to strengthen the flank attack step by step.

With the help of Grimaldo, Joelinton quickly “carved out” a large offensive space in Southampton’s right defense area.

Seeing this, Ronaldo also increased the frequency of moving out of the penalty area and receiving passes from his teammates with his back.

As soon as he made a move, Southampton’s defense line subconsciously shrank further towards the right side of the penalty area.

At the critical moment, Grimaldo received the ball and made a long pass, giving Madison a rare breakthrough opportunity on the weak side of Southampton’s defense!

At this time, Southampton was still hoarding heavy defensive troops inside and outside the right penalty area.

So their left back Walker Peters could only go out early to intercept.

After all, if he doesn’t play Madison, he will have to take a long shot, and he can’t afford the consequences if the team loses the ball as a result.

But Madison, who successfully hooked out Walker-Peters, chose to pass the ball to the right the next moment!
Trippier received the ball, adjusted his steps and then made a decisive shot!
Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy quickly turned around and fell to the ground to save the ball.

But the football went into the net in the near corner of the goal before his palm!
At this time, less than 5 minutes had passed since Li Chen made the tactical adjustment!
The Sky Sports commentator was once again impressed by Li Chen’s on-the-spot adjustment skills.

Under the gaze of the live camera, Li Chen smiled and opened his arms, generously welcoming the excited cheers from the home fans!
At this moment, Dua Lipa seemed to understand part of Li Chen’s nature.

This man also loves beautiful women, but he loves the football empire he has built even more!
(End of this chapter)