Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 897 Rogers' Persistence
Every coach will say that I have a way to limit Zhang Yuan, Messi, and Ronaldo, but in fact, there is often no way, because they are not alone in their team, like Liverpool Sterling is a fast horse , Coutinho is also a dexterous player. Even if the state is not good, Basel needs to be distracted to deal with them to prevent the front three from connecting.

But even though Zhang Yuan and the others can still pose a threat to Basel, it was Basel at home who scored the first goal. In the 18th minute, Lovren was passed by Erneny, who was on the left side of the penalty area. Hitting the far corner, Mignolet couldn't make a save, and the ball was refracted through his hands and got into Liverpool's goal.

Basel led Liverpool 1-0 at home, and Rodgers' bad face was even worse. This is a real personal mistake. Lovren was proposed by Rodgers. Such a fatal mistake made Rogers feel very uncomfortable.

After conceding the goal, Liverpool's morale was even lower, and even the frontcourt offense became more and more lifeless. Zhang Yuan felt isolated and helpless in front alone. Coutinho and Sterling now chose to go it alone. Far from doubting their attitudes, but very suspicious of their methods, but he is really not good at accusing them, for fear that if he speaks too much, it will affect their enthusiasm. Some things should be said by Rogers, but Rogers seems a little I was dumbfounded and didn't say anything.

At the end of the half, Liverpool suffered another blow. In the 44th minute, Basel got a corner kick on the right. After they took the corner kick, Skrtel made another serious mistake. The top of the ball headed towards the goal. Mignolet hurriedly turned sideways and barely saved the ball with his hands. However, several Basel players in the penalty area rushed to the goal at the same time. Basel captain Streller fell to the ground and shot again. Once sent the ball into Liverpool's net.

Liverpool has fallen behind 0:2 in the away game, and many fans in front of the TV are desperate. In the Liverpool bar, the fans burst into foul language, cursed Rodgers, and cursed two "parallel" level central defenders.

Zhang Yuan couldn't believe his eyes. He stood in the restricted area and looked up at the sky of Basel. What the hell is going on? !

In defense, there were frequent low-level mistakes and passing mistakes, and they were actually behind Basel in terms of ball control. Zhang Yuan couldn't believe that this was the true strength of his team.

However, the data speaks for itself, Basel has the advantage, while Liverpool has the disadvantage.

During the intermission, the good-tempered Rodgers couldn't help it, and loudly denounced the team's performance. Everyone lowered their heads. Lovren and Skrtel felt wronged, and they also regretted their poor performance. .

In fact, there is a reason for such a poor performance. It is not only Rodgers who is under tremendous pressure, but also the Liverpool players. Basel itself is a strange opponent for Liverpool. For Basel who dared to charge, the Liverpool players inevitably became nervous under heavy pressure. It is not impossible to make mistakes, but Basel used them very well.

Zhang Yuan also sat in the locker room with a gloomy face, thinking in his mind, what can I do? !
How can we save this defeat for the team? !
At the beginning of the second half, Paulo Sousa did not intend to let go, and continued to ask Basel to fight hard. Liverpool’s reprimand from Rodgers did not have any effect. The players, as always, wanted to help the team in their own way. Some people could not do it , some people can do it.

Coutinho and Sterling are still working tirelessly, but the effect is not good. Zhang Yuan is also working hard. When Coutinho lost the ball again, Zhang Yuan finally couldn't help it. Tinho said to him: "Felipe, we can't play like this! It's too loose! The three of us must form a series, otherwise there is no way for one person to pose a threat to them!"

Coutinho looked at Zhang Yuan and nodded. When he was in good form, he was impeccable when he was in good form and shot from outside the penalty area. It was decent at the beginning, but as the mentality became impatient, Basel's players became more and more aware of how to defend against him, and Coutinho's threat ability dropped a lot.

When Zhang Yuan spoke, Coutinho was not willing to listen, but he had no choice but to listen!

When Zhang Yuan was no longer alone and an effective connection between the three was established, Basel's life became sad again.

In the 59th minute, Zhang Yuan got the ball in the midfield. Under the cover of the two wings, he led all the way. Facing the interception of the two central defenders, Zhang Yuan split the ball.

Sterling showed his unique side again. He was obviously defended, but he forcibly stepped in and shot under the nose of others.

He was lucky, pierced Gonzalez's crotch, and went straight to the opposite corner of Basel goalkeeper Vaklick. An empty goal was picked up in the penalty area, and Liverpool pulled back a point.

After the goal, Liverpool's morale improved slightly. Paulo Sousa finally changed the team's tactics. They all retreated and began to place the bus in their own half.

Liverpool took advantage of this momentum and started to attack wildly. Paulo Sousa is not a vegetarian. For a while, Liverpool really couldn't do anything about the opponent. Everyone made a lot of attempts, long-range shots, breakthroughs and shots in a small space, and were blocked. Blocked too many times.

Rodgers also played Balotelli in more than 70 minutes, replacing Sterling, Coutinho became a midfielder, Zhang Yuan and Balotelli played a double center tactic.

Liverpool's full-backs began to frequently put in assists, and the number of crosses began to increase, but Balotelli and Zhang Yuan did not take advantage of this aspect. There were headers, but in Basel the two Under the close defense of defenders Shar and Suzie, they didn't play particularly well.

Until the whistle of the end of the game was blown, Liverpool finally failed to equalize the score. At the St. Jakob Park Stadium, they narrowly lost to the Swiss Super League champion Basel. It is not a good result, and it is not a good result for Rogers.

"We played very hard today, but the team's condition was not very good. The continuous game made the players look tired! They were obviously more prepared than us! I am very disappointed with the result, we got a lot in the second half Opportunities, but failed to seize!" Rodgers concluded at the post-match press conference.

"Mr. Rogers, there are rumors that if you lose this game, you will be dismissed. Is this true?!" A reporter asked.

"No! I have never heard anything from the top management. My relationship with the team is very good!" Rogers said forcefully.

"Will you resign?! ​​Recently, Liverpool's situation is not ideal. In the league, you are already 9 points behind Chelsea, and the results in the Champions League are not ideal!" The reporter continued to dwell on this topic.

"I will not resign, I will continue to persevere! I have confidence in the team and myself. I believe that we will not be as good as regular soon!" Rogers replied.

Far away in Shanghai, China, Qian Huan had just finished watching the game. The entire Liverpool team looked like they were trying their best to win a victory, but the team failed to do so. Qian Huan felt that it really needed changed.

"Ian, you are in charge of the sporting aspect of the team! Now the team needs a person to take responsibility! You know what I mean! I am really disappointed by Mr. Rodgers' performance. We spent a lot of money on it. It is used to build a team of champions, not to fight for the fourth in the league every year, and to accompany the prince to study in the Champions League! I think he is very unsuitable to continue to be the head coach of the team! What do you think?!" Qian Huan's tone was not We are discussing.

Ian Ayer on the other end of the phone, what else can I say, I can't fucking let me dismiss the get out of class by myself, I really want to find a scapegoat for my grades, and the head coach is undoubtedly the best one.

He quickly agreed and told Qian Huan that he would have a good talk with Rogers, and they broke up amicably and peacefully.

(End of this chapter)