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Chapter 607 The Champions League Defeat

Seeing Campbell's goal, the Liverpool players were all stunned.

This of course also includes Zhao Yaning, who has been replaced.He also couldn't imagine that at this time, the team would concede a goal!

"Why do you want to replace me!" Zhao Yaning yelled at Benitez very dissatisfied.He knew he shouldn't do this, but at this moment, he couldn't help it.

Benitez didn't speak, he understood Zhao Yaning's meaning: it was Gerrard who was anxious, not Zhao Yaning. At this time, it was Gerrard who should be replaced, not Zhao Yaning.He doesn't find it strange that Zhao Yaning thinks this way.

But the problem is that on the field just now, if Gerrard was replaced, Zhao Yaning would have controlled the situation and would definitely continue to attack. With a 2-1 lead, there are still 10 minutes left, and there is no need to attack again.Moreover, without Gerrard in the frontcourt to fight back, if you attack rashly, you are likely to be counterattacked. Alonso's yellow card is already a lesson.And when Zhao Yaning was replaced, no matter how anxious Gerrard was, it was impossible for him to attack-limited by his ability, it was impossible for him to organize a decent offense, so he could only defend honestly and survive the last 10 minutes. In minutes, Liverpool won. [

But who could have imagined that Liverpool persisted for eight to 10 minutes without conceding a goal, and at this last moment, they would concede a goal.

It was already the end of the game, and this goal rewritten the score to 2-2, and more importantly, this goal was an away goal!

"That ball was the first to press the man, and he did it!"

Carragher yelled at the referee almost frantically, but in the end, he only got a yellow card from the referee.The referee's verdict is that the goal is valid. If the goal is counted, no matter how much Carragher yells, it will be useless.What's more, in modern football, it is difficult to judge the header and the carry, and it is impossible for the referee to change the judgment.

"Liverpool was reversed in No. 80 minutes. A team known for its reversals, how will it feel when it is reversed by others? Now they have replaced Zhao Yaning. At this time, let's see, Liverpool will How to launch a counterattack to turn the situation around..."

At this time, even without them saying it, Liverpool launched a counterattack.However, at this time, time is running out, and Liverpool's counterattack will not have the slightest effect.

Gerrard took another long-range shot, and Milito then also launched an attack.However, neither of them were able to break through the gate, and Arsenal held the gate until the end of the game.

The whistle sounded and the game was over.

Liverpool won 2-1, but lost this round.Arsenal broke into the finals in a record-setting manner, while Liverpool stopped in the semi-finals.

On the Anfield Stadium, there was a very strange scene-the winning side was dejected, while the losing side was extremely elated and jumping for joy.

Although Arsenal lost, he reached the Champions League final with this away goal.Although Liverpool won the ball, after this game, their triple crown is also empty talk——

"It was a really hot game."

In the locker room, Garcia's words made everyone echo.Zhao Yaning didn’t say anything, just thinking about his own thoughts.When he was on the court just now, he yelled at the coach, probably all of which were seen by the media, but at this time, he didn't want to think about it at all.

The game was lost, and it was still lost to Arsenal, who were much weaker than themselves.

"I am responsible for this game..." Benitez said after entering the locker room, "I am a bit too conservative, I should be more active..."

"Can't you keep me on the field? Why do you have to replace me! I was the best player on the field at that time, but you replaced me..."

"Joy, you are leading the offense. We don't need offense at that time. What we need is defense..."

"But we didn't defend, we lost!" Zhao Yaning immediately pushed back, "We lost to Arsenal!"

"Joy, can you listen to me?" Morientes said from the side, "With all due respect, even if you stay on the court, you may not be able to comeback and win. Our offense at that time was already messed up. , It’s hard to score goals, otherwise, we don’t need to make substitutions.”[

"But at least I can die happily!" Zhao Yaning immediately pushed back, "Coach, I don't care about other things, money, name, they are all secondary. But this is a game, you can't do this Treat me! What is the matter if you replace me at this time?"

Benitez was speechless.His thinking is indeed conservative, and the nature of his substitution gambling is too great.At the last moment of the semifinals, replacing the core players is undoubtedly a gamble.This kind of substitution, if you win the bet, it is naturally worthy of praise. It is a rare and wonderful substitution, but if you lose the bet... now you have lost the bet.However, Benitez did not expect that Zhao Yaning would be so angry.He was used to seeing Zhao Yaning's kind side, but he forgot that Zhao Yaning's kindness was also because he asked for something.But Benitez's approach is intolerable to Zhao Yaning.

"Joy, can you listen to me?" Hypia also said, "I don't blame the coach for this matter, but Stephen. He is too anxious. Everyone is unhappy if he didn't make it to the finals. Calm down, okay. Is it?"

Zhao Yaning didn't say anything, and he didn't know what to say.

He still couldn't accept such a result.It is an honor to lose against a strong team, but losing to Arsenal is completely accidental.

Although people can say that the semi-finals are already very good, how many players can reach the finals every year?I just won the championship last year, and it is really difficult to go further this year.However, Zhao Yaning is not relieved. Can he score a goal in 10 minutes?He doesn't know, maybe it will be difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, he is willing to stay on the court and try instead of watching the team lose.

This kind of game is really too hot.Zhao Yaning looked at Benitez, he didn’t know what to say, he didn’t want to be a person who disrespected the coach, but he was really worried that he would curse.

Although he is also very clear that the main reason is indeed not with Benitez, but he still can't help but wonder what will happen if he stays on the court.

In these two rounds, Arsenal have been very good in terms of strength and luck.In contrast, Liverpool is a little too complacent in the face of heavy pressure and good results.In the previous match against Everton, Gerrard received a red card, and his mentality was already out of balance, but at that time the team was stronger than the opponent, and it was still 3-0 with one less player, and Liverpool players did not realize it The importance of mental imbalance.In the away game against Arsenal, they lost 0-1 and wasted countless opportunities to lose in the end. It can be regarded as alarm bells ringing. However, Liverpool lacked Zhao Yaning in that game, which made the players look forward to it. I felt that a comeback was inevitable, and I didn't make timely adjustments.

But in the end, Liverpool still lost.Rather than losing to the strength of Arsenal, it is better to say that it is losing to the joy and pressure of getting closer and closer to victory.

A dynasty is really a rare thing. Apart from strength, what is even more rare is a king's heart that is not surprised by favor or humiliation.

And what Benitez did was to make this defeat even more irreversible.

"Since we have already lost, don't say so much. In all fairness, Arsenal's game is still very good. If you want to talk about the competition for the top, the penalties have become more and more loose in the past two years. Can't say anything. It's more important to find our own problems than to discuss these after the game."

After a long time, Zhao Yaning spoke.He didn't know how long it had been, but in his opinion, it was almost a lifetime.

"There are always wins and losses in the game. To be honest, it is extremely difficult for us to play this season. The schedule, injuries, and other influences, it is not easy for us to persevere. Losing a game , is not unacceptable to us.”

"To be honest, our own mentality is messed up. We still don't have enough confidence, and lack the posture to afford and let go. To put it bluntly, we still have too few champions in our hands, and our mentality is not correct enough."

"Instead of talking about that, it's better to know ourselves. Knowing ourselves, we can go to the next level. I think, if we win a few more championships, our current mentality of impatience and pressure will be much lighter. Right. And, guys, we have four more games to go, and we won all of them before we can win two championships. You don’t think that once this game is over, we will collapse completely. It's really hard for us to lose one championship, but we can't lose all the remaining two championships, right?"

There are still four games, two championships, three league games and one FA Cup.

"Guys, win these four games," Zhao Yaning continued, "We are out of the Champions League. It is indeed miserable, but if we can learn something from it, then it is not all good. Stability, calmness, stability, That’s all we need to learn. It’s up to us to let this game ruin our season, or to win the game so that there are no more regrets this season!”

Liverpool was eliminated from the Champions League by Arsenal, which still caused an uproar.This year, Liverpool and Arsenal have three wins and one loss in four games, but only this loss has lost the chance of the Champions League final, which is really embarrassing.

The Arsenal youth team made history, and Liverpool did not win, so naturally they were criticized a lot.

After the game, Zhao Yaning's yelling at Benitez also became the focus of people's attention.Zhao Yaning's temper has always been very good. Does he yell at the coach like this, does it mean that Liverpool will have some major changes? [

"I don't want to talk about those things. We are only thinking about the game now." For interviews with the media, Zhao Yaning rejected them all.There are many rumors about transfers and Liverpool changing coaches, but at this time, Zhao Yaning has no intention of paying attention to them.Those things can be discussed at the end of the season.

Now Chelsea have played one more round, leading Liverpool by 2 points, and Liverpool still have three games, and any of the remaining three games is extremely important.

When Liverpool returned to the league, people naturally had one question: Will Liverpool be affected by the Champions League, resulting in poor morale and failure?

"If Liverpool really can't win the league title this season, they will be a complete loser!"

However, in the home game against Aston Villa, Liverpool played well enough.Just 4 minutes into the game, Zhao Yaning blasted the ball into the goal after receiving a pass from Alonso!

"Liverpool is still in good shape. Zhao Yaning scored again! This is his third consecutive league game! During the period of winning the championship, Zhao Yaning’s performance was obviously much better than before. Let’s see, his Goal, will it seal the title for Liverpool!"

ps: Say a few more words.Regarding the issue of losing, some people have always said abuse.I have also thought about this question myself, how can I write about losing games so that I can write without abuse?Of course, the premise here is that football will definitely lose.

Some authors choose to let the protagonist fight from time to time, play with character, get suspended for seven or eight games, and then there will be no champion.Or it's a problem with the referee's whistle, portrayed, and the championship is gone.But I always hope that it is a better way to make people feel that losing is not unacceptable by writing about the excitement of the game.Football novels, after all, still focus on football.

Of course, the pen is not strong enough, and sometimes it is really bad to write.Subscription suddenly dropped, I also know it is my problem.I have been confused and my thoughts have been chaotic, but I have always hoped to write well and my heart has not changed.I am also trying to write well now. This time when I write about losing, it can be regarded as an attempt.Here, once again thank you for your support all the time, and I hope you will continue to pay attention and give me advice, thank you.

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