Midfielder.

Chapter 354

Losing ball, losing people, losing spirit, this is the evaluation given to the "Red Army" by the Liverpool media. After the first round of the Champions League semi-finals, the Liverpool team has basically been eliminated, even if they do not admit it, it is useless.

Even the local media, which has always supported the Liverpool team, turned their backs collectively this time. In their view, the away game may be just to prove to all the fans that the Liverpool people have not been completely defeated by their opponents.

They can still play against one, but this result is not good or bad. After all, everyone knows how strong Stamford Bridge is. It will definitely be broken by the opponent's attack one day, but that is definitely not the next game. .

Even if it will usher in a defeat for Chelsea one day in the future, unfortunately, it has nothing to do with Liverpool.

"Although the soul of the Red Army is still there, Shankly's children can no longer see the dawn of victory."

Now no one expects Liverpool to create any miracles, including their fans and some of their players, who are all holding this pessimistic mood. I am afraid that only Benitez himself is still stubborn in front of the media.

"If the opponent can take away a victory at our home court, then we will also win at Stamford Bridge! You should believe that the Liverpool team has this tradition. This team will not be easily defeated by any opponent!"

But his proclamation didn't resonate much, and now it seems more like embolden himself.

Although the American owner did not force Benitez to leave the team, various versions of the rumors circulated privately have permeated the club. The Spaniard seems destined to leave after the end of this season.

Anyway, there is still one round left in the league, and if the current situation of the Champions League continues, basically there is only one game left. The American owners of the two newly promoted clubs don't mind waiting for that guy to step down.

In fact, whether or not Benitez resigns has no effect on this season. In the league, the Liverpool team has little hope of being able to catch the last train of the European competition. Their best ending is to be ranked No.7.

Let alone the Champions League, although there are still away games to fight for, the game has nothing to do with Benitez, because this guy criticized the referee's law enforcement after the game, UEFA has already issued a ticket .

Because of his inappropriate words and deeds, Benitez must accept a two-match suspension and a fine of [-] pounds, which will be executed immediately.

This ticket was made public the day after the game. It can be seen that UEFA is trying to make an example. No matter who it is, as long as it criticizes the referee's accuracy in law enforcement in public, it will be punished.

Mourinho is like this, and so is Benitez, and the speed of this penalty decision is really quite fast.

This is all Mourinho's good idea, because this guy, after the end of the Champions League this season, it is conservatively estimated that there must be two people who will stay away from the referee position. In addition to the unlucky Flix, Collina also decided retired.

Although the Italian bald man's retirement plan has nothing to do with Mourinho, both of these guys were publicly scolded by Mourinho in front of media reporters after they were refereeing Chelsea games.

It can be said that Mourinho has almost turned into a referee killer now. All referees who have been criticized by this guy are in danger of retiring recently. His broken mouth is becoming more and more fierce now.

Benitez hit the gun this time. His nonsense after the game completely caused himself a lot of trouble. He was suspended for two games and prohibited from directing the team in any way. Rinho's punishment is the same.

Although Benitez strongly protested this penalty, the fact will not change, because the French referee's post-match report has clearly pointed out how bad Liverpool's foul actions are.

Moreover, those media who have always expressed their neutral attitude have also replayed the few fouls that Liverpool received yellow cards in their newspapers and TV reports many times. There is no yellow card that is wronged at all.

Many football commentators even commented on these fouls and said that based on the few fouls committed by Biscayne and Hamann alone, Liverpool should have nine players in the first half. soft.

If it weren't for his connivance, it is estimated that Liverpool's defense line would have been torn apart by Chelsea, but everyone criticized Benitez's employment and tactical arrangements, thinking that this guy is not only unwilling to make progress, but also causing injuries.

Although some Liverpool media said after the game that Lin Yi's celebratory action should also be severely punished. The factor of stability, the most important thing is that when he yelled at Benitez, the language was obviously aggressive.

However, the words of the Liverpool media did not resonate much. In fact, many people saw that Lin Yi was violated many times by the opponent on the field, and the referee's whistle did not sound in time. That was the last thing that should have happened. , As for how arrogant that kid's way of celebrating is?Sorry, the most you can say is that this kid has no education.

But don't say that Lin Yi provoked you Liverpool people on the field, please remember, it was your black feet that stretched out first.

If you encounter Lin Yi's revenge in this way, it's better to find faults in yourself, and don't rush to bite people.

Anyway, Benitez's appeal and convenience are useless. This guy is destined to receive a two-game suspension.

For this, Mourinho is still a little dissatisfied. According to him, Benitez should at least pay a little more fine.

"Why can UEFA fine me tens of thousands of pounds, but that guy only needs to pay five thousand."

Mourinho's protest made Brito and Mendes have black lines on their foreheads. This guy is not an ordinary sting.

"Nonsense, you earn an annual salary of 500 million, and that Spanish bald guy doesn't exceed 300 million even before tax!"

Although Benitez can also learn from Mourinho's experience in dealing with Bayern Munich, try to prepare for all responses before the start of the game, and then hand over the command of the field to the assistant coach.

The only difference is that Mourinho is not in the team. He still lets Chelsea use that complete tactical system to deal with any opponent. Unfortunately, Benitez is not Mourinho, and Liverpool is not Chelsea.

Compared with the strong Chelsea, the Liverpool team is currently short of personnel. When Benitez discussed the list of players for the next game with his coaching staff, he even found that he could not get the defenders he needed.

The two central defenders are useless now, and only Riise and Traore can hold on. The central defenders even need to be selected from the reserve team, and the defensive midfielder in the midfield can only use Gerrard with a novice. to cope.

But now Benitez has an advantage. He finally doesn't have to think about defense in the away game, because with this defense now, it is estimated that just looking for a mid-level Premier League team can beat Liverpool.

Compared with the defensive players, Liverpool's offense has not suffered any losses. From Cisse, Morientes, Baros to Kewell, all offensive players who can play now do not have any injuries and can all play. .

But whether they have the ability to tear apart Chelsea's defense away from home is another matter.

Anyway, even they themselves probably don’t know what to do. Cisse, who has never been very gregarious, revealed in a private conversation with the French media, “Let us go to Stamford Bridge to win. This is really a great dream.”

It can be seen that not only Cisse has no confidence, but the rest of the team is also a little bit scared. Maybe only Gerrard in the Liverpool team has a brave spirit, although he is very dissatisfied with Benitez's tactics.

But the soul of the Liverpool team did not show any pessimism about the away game. "The game will continue. We still have nine and 10 minutes to play. Even if we lose, I hope to lose with dignity."

Although Gerrard's remarks can give some Liverpool fans some hope, everyone knows how terrible the away trip to Stamford Bridge is. Even Gerrard can't guarantee that the team will not lose.

Perhaps now Liverpool should not consider how to reverse their opponents, but how to ensure that they will not be slaughtered.

According to the usual practice of Chelsea's beasts, even if they are ahead, they will not give up torturing their opponents, especially the fierce foul in Liverpool's last game, which has completely angered them.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for those Chelsea players to wave their fists at the diehard Liverpool fans after the game, as if they were provocative, and they certainly would not plan to just let their opponents go at home like this.

According to Lampard's words, since they have been crushed to death in the away game, can we still lose in the home game?

And when Chelsea CEO Kenyon chatted with familiar reporters, he spoke more casually. This guy told those old acquaintances very clearly, you can now book a plane ticket to Turkey.

Although this guy didn't say it clearly, the meaning behind the words is already obvious. Chelsea has now prepared their private charter plane, and they are waiting for the end of the second round to go directly to the venue of the final.

Istanbul, they are going to decide, regardless of whether Liverpool can really risk their lives to fight Chelsea in the away game, the tough Chelsea team will never leave the opponent with the possibility of reversal.

And Kenyon continued to seduce Gerrard to surrender with naked reality, "A great player should play in a club with great ambitions. Chelsea's door will always be open to Gerrard."

I really don't know if the next round will be Gerrard's swan song in Liverpool when it is staged at Stamford Bridge. . .

(The Bulls are mighty. Sure enough, the inside line is really powerful. 19 offensive rebounds are too strong.)
(End of this chapter)