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Although it was said before the game that the game might be difficult, when it really came to the game, Liverpool's lead came easily. **

In the opening 10 minutes, Liverpool played their opponents as a strong team, defending in the backcourt, and did not launch an offensive immediately.But when 10 minutes later, Liverpool saw that the opponent's passing and receiving level was very average, their courage began to grow.

Soon, Zhao Yaning tried to launch an attack.This time he started a breakthrough after receiving the ball from the wing.

Because he is not familiar enough with the opponent, he retreated deep enough, and at the same time did not make too many moves.After he received the pass, his position was still behind the center line, and after receiving the ball, he immediately began to break through.

Soon, the opponent's defensive players blocked it.Zhao Yaning didn't entangle him head-on, but kicked the ball to the sideline.When the ball was about to go out of the sideline, he caught up with the ball, stepped on the ball with his right foot, and at the same time turned his body, stood still with his left foot, and picked the ball with his right foot. [

And after passing an opponent, in front of him, the other two replacement players also rushed over.Zhao Yaning's speed slowed down slightly, and when the ball under his feet was slightly not moving forward, the first defender's tackle had already rushed over.

A shovel and a supplement are a good defensive strategy, but Zhao Yaning moved the ball forward with his right foot, and then quickly knocked the ball with the outside of his right foot, kicking the ball out of the gap between the two, and then, He also immediately chased after him, speeding up suddenly, rushing towards the restricted area.

The two players immediately closed in front of him. Zhao Yaning flicked the ball to the left. The opponent’s players were afraid of his change of direction and did not dare to move forward immediately. However, Zhao Yaning suddenly stood with his left foot and stretched his right foot behind his left foot. , a flower arrangement pass, and kicked the ball into the penalty area!

Milito rushed up, a header, and smashed the ball into the net.

"Diego Milito!!! Liverpool's first goal! Liverpool took the lead in the game and their goal looked so easy!"

This goal also let Zhao Yaning know the strength of the opponent: a very good team, probably at the level of the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League-but at most it is only at the level of the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League.

He waved his hand, signaling his teammates to press on and attack.

And soon, this kind of attack achieved results. After a while, Liverpool had suppressed Saprisha to the vicinity of the penalty area, and Saprisha fought back.

And soon, Liverpool also scored a second goal.This time, Zhao Yaning, who went straight into the middle from the wing, did not choose to cooperate with his teammates. Instead, he directly changed direction and rushed into the penalty area. Kick the goal with your left foot!

He kicked this shot with good strength and angle. The football went straight into the lower left corner of the goal. Zhao Yaning successfully expanded the score for Liverpool.

After leading by two goals, Liverpool played more freely.By the time half-time approached, they also scored a third goal.After stealing the ball from the midfielder, Sissoko took the ball directly from the backcourt. He was at the front of the penalty area, kicked the goal vigorously, and knocked on the goal again!

"Liverpool's strength is indeed much stronger than that of Saprissa. We can only express our amazement at their performance in this game..."

In fact, Saprisha may not be so weak.Zhao Yaning, who was holding the ball, was also thinking about it.It's just that they lack confidence.After all, the Club World Cup games used to be a one-man show between European teams and South American teams. Teams from other countries did not participate. This time, it was their first time participating in the Club World Cup, and they still felt Don't think of yourself as a team that can compete with Liverpool and Sao Paulo.Not only they think so, but also the organizers of the game, so Liverpool and Sao Paulo are allowed to play directly in the semi-finals. It is precisely because of this contempt that they themselves consider themselves inferior. Sometimes, it is inevitable to be timid and not open enough to play.

And this level of competition, how can there be hesitation and timidity?Once they retreat, Liverpool will naturally press on mercilessly.In their eyes, taking this kind of suppression as a matter of course, it is inevitable that they will be bloodbathed by Liverpool's big score.

What the team fears the most is timidity.

By the second half, Liverpool's offensive had slowed down a lot, but even so, towards the end of the game, they still found a chance.Zhao Yaning intercepted the ball with an on-the-spot counter-grab in the frontcourt. Such an opportunity allowed him to directly enter the penalty area.

"Zhao Zhaohao scored twice! It's a pity that this is not the final. If it is the final, the Toyota will be his... But at least, he has won himself a chance to go to the final to get the Toyota!"

Two goals and one assist, if it's the final, the reward will naturally be Zhao Yaning's.But this is not the final, but only the semi-final, so Zhao Yaning has no rewards.However, reaching the final so easily made the team rejoice. They didn't restrain their emotions until they saw Benitez in the hotel.

"Head, I know we might not play well enough." Seeing Benitez's expression, Reina opened his mouth cautiously, "But it's not enough to make you cry, right?" [

After the game, Benitez left the team in a hurry without even giving a post-match speech, and everyone didn't know what he was doing.But at this moment, looking at his red eye circles, everyone was a little strange.

After all, he is the coach of a football team... In Istanbul, the person who was able to face three goals behind without changing his face, was praised by the media as a master, the only person, how did he become like this?

"Some things happened in Rafa's family, and he feels very sad now..." Yeserdan couldn't continue speaking in the middle of the sentence.

"What's wrong? The child is sick? Or is the wife going to get a divorce? It's not going to happen..." Reiner wanted to make a few jokes, but Yeserdan gave him a very stern look, "Rafa's Father, today, passed away."

The smiles of the whole team were restrained, and no one thought that this accident was such a big deal.

Zhao Yaning also froze on the spot.He remembered that just two days ago, when Benitez asked him to rest, he saw that Benitez was preoccupied, but at that time, he let it go.Thinking about it now, I should at least ask.

Indeed, the relationship between Benitez and him can't be called a friend, but even colleagues shouldn't be so indifferent! Things must be big things.

"Rafa, if you need to go back to Spain, we can all understand." Gerrard looked around his teammates and spoke.

Everyone knows that the dead are the greatest.No matter how good a champion is, in the face of life and death, it is nothing but a joke.What happened to Benitez's family, even if he left the team for this reason, making it impossible for the team to win the Club World Cup, everyone has nothing to say.

But Benitez raised his head at this time.His eyes were a little red and swollen. Obviously, such a thing, even such a person who requires himself to hide his emotions every day, cannot bear it.

"We still have games, we finish the game, I will go back to Spain." Benitez opened his mouth, his voice was a little hoarse, but his words were very complete and firm, "I will go back after the final. Before that , my sisters and my mother will arrange the burial and I will not be going back."

This made everyone stunned.

"Your father passed away, and you are still here at this time?" At this moment, Zhao Yaning suddenly felt that the person in front of him was a little unreasonable. Characters can be made, but now, he saw real people.How big a heart does a person have to be able to endure such great sorrow and continue to work?

"That's right, Rafa, how could you do this? That's your father..." assistant coach Paco Estedan also blamed him, "You don't need to stay, you can go back first, Just leave it to us here. You can't trust us, can you?"

"This is my job, I can't ask you to do it for me. The best way to deal with grief is to rely on the power of work. Put in the work and do the best work, that's what we have to do now."

These words made the scene cold.

Zhao Yaning once complained to Benitez because Benitez wanted to sell him.But now, he didn't know what to say.Not only him, but also his teammates have the same idea.

He is really too... cold-blooded?Maybe he thinks he is professional, but Zhao Yaning doesn't know how to evaluate him.

He can bear the pain of losing his father, fighting hard for the club's game here, too late to see his father for the last time, too late to say goodbye to his father, such a thing, in Zhao Yaning's view, is simply unimaginable.Let alone the Club World Cup, so what if it is the World Cup?Not to mention that there will still be opportunities in the future, even if there is no chance, it is just a broken glass. How many fathers can a person have?

At this time, everyone was relieved of Benitez's inhumanity in the past. This person has no humanity at all. It is definitely not that he doesn't like himself. What is the core of winning the championship?He can bear the death of his father. He is not for the results, for his own reputation, for the victory and doesn't care about the players. For him, football is more important than everything else.In front of someone who takes the team so seriously, any emotion can be tolerated.

"Coach, you shouldn't do this." Zhao Yaning said in a low voice. Benitez's eye circles were red and swollen, and he had obviously cried.

"I have to. I'm the coach of the team and I have to think in the best interest of the team."[

So, can you ignore us, or even your own biological father?

"Let's win the championship." Gerrard said softly, "At least, let's give him a consolation in our way."

The teammates patted each other and shook hands.In the past, all those grievances and contradictions disappeared at this moment.Although no one said it out loud, in everyone's heart, the last barriers were all thrown away.For such a coach, they may not like it, but they cannot disrespect it.

Well then, if you value this game so much, we will definitely win it.It's a gift from the deceased, but, more than that, a way to pay our respects.

Let St. Paul be the most unique sacrifice we offer!

ps: Benitez's father died in 05, he did not go back to the funeral but stayed and continued to direct the game.This thing is what really happened. ff was alarmed at the time, and even allowed players from both sides to wear black veils to pay tribute during the game.