Green Dragon

Chapter 618 Difficult Rotation

There was a mistake in the last chapter. Coutinho had two yellows and one red before, and he was only suspended for one game, so he was not included in the rotation.Long Shute, who received a direct red card, was suspended for three games.
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"The goal is scored!"

Zhan Tianjun once again let out a passionate roar in the live broadcast room:

"6-1! Long Shute completely killed the suspense!
Before the game, I am afraid that no one expected that Liverpool's substitute lineup could win such a hearty victory in the away game, right? "

Guest Zhang Lu just smiled:
"Hey, Liverpool's eyes are red, and Bordeaux doesn't even have the strength to defend now..."
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It was the 81st minute of the game, and there were no more boos at the Chabang-Delma Stadium.

The stands, which can accommodate 35000 people, were half empty at this time, and even during the intermission, a large number of home fans got up and left.

Bordeaux's head coach, French legend, Bayern legend, Willy Sagnol has collapsed on his coaching bench.

He glared viciously at Rogers not far away with some resentful eyes.

Damn Brit!

Lied to me from the start!
You use a large number of substitute players as the starting lineup, just to arouse our anger and attack aggressively, right?

Damn liar! -
Rogers doesn't know what the opposing coach thinks at all.

He just felt very happy. He didn't expect that Long Shute actually led these players to a wonderful victory without his own efforts!

Bordeaux, the strongest player in the group, is so vulnerable. It seems... the Europa League is nothing more than that!

Or the Premier League is more difficult!

This levelless league... Leave it to the No. [-]!
As a tactical master, I should focus all my energy on the league!
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When Long Shute scored his fourth goal in a single game in the 86th minute, the entire stadium finally lost its sound.

The 7-1 score made the Bordeaux players want to kneel on the ground, cover their faces and cry, and there were only a few hundred Liverpool fans in the stands still waving red flags tirelessly.

Perhaps Sagnol's point of view is not wrong, they fell into Liverpool's trap from the beginning.

They thought that the reason why Liverpool sent such a starting lineup was because the Red Army soldiers did not pay much attention to the Europa League, so Bordeaux could not help but relax their vigilance.

The intensity of the Ligue [-] league is not in the same dimension as the Premier League. Some teams don't even know the overall tactics. Once they relax, they will be sieved by Liverpool every minute!

Long Shute performed a hat-trick in the first half, and made another pass in the second half. Lallana and Origi added icing on the cake respectively and ushered in a big victory together.

If Bordeaux hadn't been too relaxed, but played steadily, it would be absolutely impossible for Liverpool's rotation to get seven in and seven out of them.

But they didn't show the respect they deserved, so they... tragedy.
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With the prestige of a big victory, Liverpool returned to the British Isles.

Just two days later, they ushered in the sixth round of the Premier League at Anfield.

The main players who have been recharging their energy for a week, under the leadership of a talented head coach who has studied carefully for a week, drew 1-1 at their home court with the "Canary" Norwich who came from afar...

Coutinho hit the post with a free kick, Benteke failed to score, Klein's long-range shot was slightly wide, Milner's volley was rejected, and Sturridge, who returned from injury, performed positively and was even blocked by the opponent. Stumbled in the penalty area, but the referee insisted on refusing to blow the whistle...

The only goal scored was Danny Ince, who replaced the injured Benteke in the second half. Although Liverpool had a considerable advantage and shot three times as many times as their opponents, they just couldn't get three points .

Even at the last moment, the Red Army's city gate was almost breached for the second time. If Mignolet hadn't made a heroic save, Rogers and his disciples could only usher in a two-game losing streak in the league! -
The reason why the head coach of the Premier League is the second most difficult head coach in the world after the Chinese team is because the media here is too powerful.

A victory can make you unparalleled in the world, and a loss will immediately step you into hell.

Rogers has experienced such ups and downs a long time ago, so he was not too embarrassed when facing the media's difficulties.

But he still couldn't answer the reporter's question:

"In the two days of the Europa League, you used a rotation lineup to win a big victory. Among the 11 players who started today, none of them participated in that game. There should be no problem with the physical fitness of the players. Why were they defeated by Novi at home? Qi such an underdog draw?"

Rogers could only use dialectics to perfuse reporters:
"The outcome of a game is determined by many factors. Whoever has good physical strength is not guaranteed to win. A draw is not necessarily a bad thing. We can sum up our experience and prepare for future games. After all, this season It's just the beginning, and it's normal to have a little ups and downs..."

The reporter was clearly not satisfied:
"Do you think Long Shute's absence affected the result of this game?"

Rogers was a little embarrassed.

This kind of problem is often a small trap:

If you answer "no", it is obviously disrespecting the core of the team, and you will be ridiculed for talking nonsense with your eyes open.

If the answer is "yes", then it is likely to be distorted into "the head coach believes that Long Shute is the culprit of the loss", "one person's impulse ruined the team's performance"...

Anyway, some questions, no matter how you answer them, will not satisfy everyone.
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Three days later, Liverpool, who once again put on a rotation lineup, ushered in a strange opponent at home.

Carlisle United.

They come from the third tier of the English League Two. The value of the starting lineup is less than one-tenth of that of Badstuber. The highest weekly salary in the team is only 2000 pounds...

Since the FA's suspension ban is for the Premier League, the League Cup and the FA Cup, Long Shute can only continue to act as a spectator in the stands for this game.

The last thing he likes to do is watch his own team from the stands because no matter what the outcome, there is nothing he can do about it.

The League Cup and the FA Cup have always been hotbeds of unpopularity. Top teams like Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal are often counterattacked by third or even fourth-tier teams.

After all, for a Premier League team, even if they win the final championship in this kind of cup, it is only a bonus of 200 million yuan, and each person can get less than 1 yuan. But for a low-level team, 100 million pounds... …enough to run the club for a season!

Fortunately, the fighting spirit of this group of rotation players is still strong, and they are relatively well-prepared. When the 90 minutes are over, they beat their opponents with a thrilling 2-1 and successfully advanced to the next round.

This game made Rodgers and Long Shute a little scared, and the tenacious Carlisle United almost dragged the game into overtime in stoppage time.

Rodgers wanted to replace both Coutinho and Sturridge, but he had already used up three substitutions, so he could only pretend to be calm with his hands in his pockets, pretending to be unpredictable... …
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Rotation is a good thing most of the time, especially when there are double matches a week, the main players can get a good rest, the possibility of injury will be reduced to a certain extent, and the substitute players can get valuable opportunities to play. As for the sluggish state because of no ball to play for a long time.

But the disadvantages are also obvious: after all, the strength of the substitute players is not as good as the main force, and the overall cooperation is often not tacit enough. Once an accident occurs, it is difficult for the head coach to take advantage of the influence of the three substitutions.And once a major defeat occurs with a substitute, Rogers, as the head coach, will definitely be criticized mercilessly.

Fortunately, Liverpool won the League Cup, so Rodgers naturally doesn't have to worry about being criticized by the public. He immediately put all his energy into the weekend league. His team has won two rounds. This game... he is bound to win !
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Three days later on September 9th.

Still at Anfield.

This is Longshut's last suspension, and Liverpool also ushered in the strongest opponent in the three rounds:

Villains, Aston Villa.

Whether it is overall strength, team background, past record, or coaching level, Villa absolutely beat Norwich in the last round, but Norwich was able to draw with Liverpool away, but Villa, who is a villain, failed Take away a point.

Milner scored a lightning goal in 64 seconds, Sturridge scored twice, Coutinho provided two assists, Liverpool defended a victory 3-2 thrillingly, and also ended the team's two-round winless embarrassment.

But Villa did not let Liverpool win easily. Not only did they score two goals, which made Rodgers feel like he was sitting on pins and needles for a while, and the corners of his mouth grew blisters, they also got rid of Liverpool's main center... Benteke.

The poor Belgian striker, who joined the Red Army for more than two months, not only failed to score a goal, but also... Heroic was injured!

(End of this chapter)