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Chapter 352

Benítez doesn't know how he made it through the end-of-match press conference, he can only remember that it was a chaotic scene, and there were groups of Liverpool reporters pestering him with questions.

At home, a complete defeat is a fact that many Liverpool people cannot accept. Although they have already acquiesced in the strength of their opponents after halftime in the second half, this does not mean that they can accept the team's loss.

Especially in stoppage time in the second half, Lin Yi cut into the penalty area again under Hyypia's close marking.

That ghostly kid failed to take a shot this time because of Hypia's collision and pull on him. Originally, Hypia was going to put Lin Yi down directly outside the penalty area, but his movements were still slow. up.

By the time this guy pulled Lin Yi, the kid had already cut into the penalty area, and Hypia's pulling movement was very obvious. His hand grabbed Lin Yi's clothes, abruptly stopping him from continuing. go ahead.

Lin Yi wasn't the kind of guy who would fall if he was pulled by others, but with such strength, even if he wanted to hold on, it would be difficult for him not to fall.

It is impossible for the referee on duty to ignore such a foul, especially the line referee, who was waving the flag early.

There is nothing to say about the penalty kick. Even if a group of Liverpool players surrounded the referee and defended loudly, Hyypia shouted at the French referee excitedly, but this did not change the Frenchman's final penalty.

There was no discussion, it was a penalty kick, and the French referee even raised a red card at Hyypia. He couldn't easily spare such a foul, even if it was Anfield, even if Liverpool were falling behind.

Penalty kick + red card, a fact that makes all Liverpool people collapse, and Lampard will never waste such a scoring opportunity. His penalty made Dudek lose the desire to save, just watching the football Get into the net from the hand, and then listen to those Chelsea fans, once again burst into loud cheers.

Two to zero, one minute after Lampard rewrote the score again with a penalty kick, the late game ended.

However, when the French referee blew the final whistle, those Liverpool fans felt not any regrets, but a feeling of relief. Maybe they were rejoicing that they no longer had to suffer from Lin Yi.

But these supporters who have always been loyal to the team did not use their applause to encourage the losing team after the game. All they could do was tear off the tickets in their hands and sprinkle them in the air.

For these fans who have supported Liverpool for several years, ten years, or even decades, their current mood is lost, not because the team lost the game, but because they lost their courage.

A complete failure of the game, during the entire 10-minute confrontation, what these fans saw was that their players kept fouling and kept letting their opponents suppress them, but the counterattack they were looking forward to did not appear for a long time.

Seven shots, that's how many shots Liverpool have had in a game, seven, including a couple of long-range shots, most of which came in the opening stages, before the attack all but disappeared in the ensuing 80-odd minutes.

Perhaps only after Morientes came on the field, Liverpool had a header, and when the game was nearing the end, Gerrard finally found a long-range shot from more than 20 meters away from Chelsea's goal.

And that was also the shot that Liverpool had the best chance to score in the whole game, but in the end Gera's shot just bypassed Petr Cech's ten fingers, but was ruthlessly rejected by the post at the last minute.

That's because Gerrard's almost-scoring shot finally tempted Liverpool to try to press in the last 5 minutes, hoping to rely on their own crazy attack at the last moment to equalize the damn score.

However, Liverpool's gamble-like pressure gave Chelsea the most comfortable counterattack opportunity, and when they faced this kind of pressure, they would not easily make mistakes. Willing to let go of this kind of opportunity to come to the door, Lin Yi made Hyypia's foul by counterattacking.

Maybe those Liverpool fans are not lamenting the strength of Chelsea, they are just questioning Benitez's tactical arrangements, the Spaniard's conservative style of play completely stifled the Red Army's inherent ability to resist pressure.

Although fighting against an opponent may not necessarily allow Liverpool to win at home, but at least this way of playing can let those die-hard fans see the courage of the team, not the current situation. disgust.

They don't like to see a losing game, but they are more afraid to see a team with no ambition, maybe Benitez will say, this is done because they hope to take Chelsea in two legs adjustment.

But this result already explained everything. The so-called tactical adjustment completely failed. Not only did he lose the game, but he also lost the chance to wrestle with his opponent in the second round. The two goals completely killed the suspense.

This is not the worst thing, what Chelsea took away from Anfield was two away goals, a win, and they also took away half of Liverpool's defensive lineup, which is the most terrible result.

Hyypia and Biscayne are already doomed to miss the second round, especially Hyypia's red card, maybe not only will he be suspended for the next game, because of his yelling at the referee after the foul and the foul words in his mouth , maybe he will accept additional penalties from UEFA, but this has nothing to do with this season's Champions League.

Because even those die-hard Liverpool fans can't believe that they can score two goals at Stamford Bridge.

Two red cards are enough, but Liverpool have even more troubles. Alonso is also suspended for accumulating yellow cards. The same is true for Finnan. Carragher, the only central defender who is still conscientious, also has a problem.

This unlucky guy collided with Drogba in the mid-air confrontation in a header before the end of the game. What kind of physique is Drogba, and this guy is also a header in the process of rushing forward .

You can imagine how miserable Carragher's situation is. A hit like this was enough to kill him. The worst thing was that when Carragher was knocked over on the turf, Drogba just happened to fall directly on him. body.

Carragher can be regarded as experiencing the feeling of being directly pressed by an African elephant, and he also felt it on his right leg.

Because of this injury, the Liverpool team had only eight players left on the field in the last minute of the game.

In the post-match inspection, it has been confirmed that Carragher has a muscle strain in his right leg and will be out for at least three weeks.

Losing more than half of his main defensive force in one game, it is estimated that Benitez would never have imagined such a result before the start of the game. The five players were just tossed away by the Chelsea team.

What about the next game?Could it be someone from the bench?It is estimated that even if Benitez has such thoughts, he really does not know how to find players who can play these positions. After all, these main players are his lifeblood.

This is a defensive lineup that has been running in for almost a season, especially the pair of central defenders Carragher and Hyypia, who are almost irreplaceable. Now they are absent together, which is absolutely fatal.

Moreover, the next round of the game is away, and the Liverpool team has to go all out to take the initiative to attack, which has higher requirements for the defense. Are they now counting on those substitute players to shoulder Liverpool's defensive responsibilities?
Even Benitez himself dare not make such an extravagant hope, let alone those desperate Liverpool fans.

When the game ended, there was no singing of "You Are Not Walking Alone" in the Anfield Stadium, and only the debris thrown by the fans and the angry roars of the fans were left to the Liverpool players.

This is the first time this season that the fans of the home team have such an angry expression at Anfield, and it is also the first time in recent seasons that Liverpool fans have thrown their tickets at the team they have always supported.

"Spanish! Get out of Anfield now! We don't need a soft head coach like you!"

"Liverpool's glory has been ruined by you! You bloody guy! You are taking revenge on us English!"

This kind of shouting filled every corner of the Anfield stadium, and even the Chelsea fans were a little bit astonished at such a scene, after all, they did not expect the opponent's fans to act so aggressively.

When Benitez left the coach's bench and was about to walk into the player tunnel, at least dozens of mineral water bottles fell from the sky at his feet, and the splashed water sprayed him all over, but this gaze already seemed a bit dull The guy didn't care, he didn't even notice what was happening, he was moving like a zombie.

Benitez was in this state until he entered the press conference. He didn't even know what he said at the press conference. Anyway, he was just talking mechanically and answering questions mechanically.

Then he watched those reporters raise the microphones in their hands, and all kinds of flashes dazzled his eyes.

He didn't even know how Benitez left the venue in the end. He only remembered hearing a Liverpool media reporter shouting loudly at him before he boarded his private car.

"If we lose the game at home, does it mean that we have lost the chance to enter the final!?"

This was the only question Benitez remembered, but he didn't give any answer. After a slight pause, he opened the car door, got in, and signaled the driver to leave this crazy place quickly.

Already lost?Maybe, or rather, we didn't lose, we were crushed by Chelsea. . .

That's why Benitez didn't answer the reporter. He didn't want to admit the facts, but the reality was extremely cruel in front of him. . .

(Frankfurt did not perform a miracle of relegation at the last moment. Although they advanced by one goal, they were not a stumbling block in Dortmund's championship celebration. In addition, congratulations to Manchester United for their successful coronation, nineteen championships, history has finally been rewritten... Sir Alex ,mighty!)
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