Green Dragon

Chapter 687 Two Messages, Three Reasons

When Sakho was overwhelmed by the UEFA penalty list, he had the help of the team captain.

Long Shute found the most famous lawyer in European professional sports for him, and cooperated with a top sports medicine expert. After joint research, he filed a complaint with the UEFA Anti-Doping Association and reserved it to the world. The right to appeal continues with WADA, the anti-doping agency.

Of course, hiring lawyers and experts cost money, and Long Shute even paid part of the expenses for his teammates.

The reason why he was willing to do so was definitely not because he had a lot of money and heartburn, nor was it because he saw injustice, but out of consideration for the last few games of this season.

At the most critical moment of the championship, if the team's main central defender is absent, it will definitely affect the state of the team.

Long Shute was unwilling to make troubles at this juncture, so he supported Sakho's defense, thus obtaining a buffer time to postpone the suspension.

Of course, if he hadn't learned through the system that Sacco's suspension was later confirmed to be an unjust case, I'm afraid he wouldn't have tried so hard to help.
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After receiving the defense materials, UEFA announced that the suspension will be postponed for two weeks and will be reviewed again in accordance with relevant regulations.

But whether it is Sakho or the whole Liverpool team, they are still affected a lot.

On the third day after the incident, Liverpool welcomed the challenge of Newcastle, their opponent in the 35th round of the league at home. The defense line composed of Budd, Skrtel, Lovren and Klein was obviously a little uneasy.

The 6-3 scoreline seems to be out of proportion, but it doesn't reflect it...the difficulties Liverpool have encountered in this game, because all three goals conceded in the first half, and their midfield seems to be very poor. Like a plate of loose sand.

Although the head coach Rodgers stood on the sidelines anxiously and commanded, it only made the players more at a loss.

If it weren't for Long Shute's four consecutive goals and two assists to calm down the scene, the Magpies might not retreat in spite of difficulties.
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During this time, UEFA's new president was formally elected, with Slovakian lawyer Aleksander Ceferin taking over the mess left by Platini.

And Infantino, who had a big bald head before, also officially became the president of FIFA and became the most powerful person in football.

Their positions are very high, but their own qualifications are not outstanding, so if they want to secure their respective seats, they must negotiate and compromise with various forces, and sometimes they have to kill chickens to scare monkeys and shake their prestige.

It is a pity that the prestige of the new UEFA president did not shake, and was extinguished by the expert team invited by Long Shute. Even the World Anti-Doping Agency admitted that there were no banned drugs in the diet pills Sakho took. Element.

The previous UEFA penalty...was a false investigation.

Although Liverpool has not yet won the Premier League title, nor has it truly regained its former glory, the Red Army has long lost its soy-sauce temperament in recent years, even if they can only play in the Europa League this year. UEFA cannot really ignore their voices.

On the tenth day after the penalty notice was issued, UEFA revoked its own ban and officially announced that Sakho had not taken the banned drug!

This is of course good news, but... When Liverpool heard the news, the Red Army team was already in Spain, ready to challenge Villarreal!
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It was April 4th, and Liverpool had just walked out of the airport and got on the bus that the club drove over in advance.

"Hey, please be quiet."

Assistant coach Mike Marsh stood up from his seat and waved for everyone to take off their headphones and not rush to rest.

Just listen to him say out loud:
"Just now, at the hearing in Warrington, the jury ruled with 7 votes in favor and 2 votes against that the 96 fans in Hillsborough ... were killed illegally! The police are fully responsible!"

After a brief silence of three seconds, a burst of cheers suddenly broke out in the red bus!

"This is really the best news!"
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"Mamadou, this is a lesson I hope you will remember."

After checking into the hotel, Rogers specifically called Sacco over to warn him:

"If UEFA confirms this matter, you will at least face a half-year suspension..."

"I know, Coach."

Sacco's expression was obviously much more relaxed, and he patted Long Shute's shoulder:

"I really don't know how to thank you, captain, if you have time to travel to France, please ask me to be your guide!"

Long Shute nodded slightly:
"If you really thank me, settle your own legal fees."
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It was late at night on April 4th.

"Welcome to the 2015-16 Europa League semi-final first leg, Villarreal vs. Liverpool at home. I am the commentator Zhan Tianjun."

A familiar voice sounded as expected, and was transmitted to thousands of households along with the rebroadcast signal:
"At home, Villarreal has performed well this season. They have not lost in 11 consecutive Europa League games, with a record of 8 wins and 3 draws. They scored 21 goals and conceded only 8 goals. They eliminated Naples and Leverkusen successively and advanced to the next stage. The gold content is not low.

In La Liga, they are currently ranked fourth in the standings, second only to Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. They have excellent offense and defense. In the past 10 games in all competitions, they have 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss at home. They scored 14 goals and lost 4. The average number of goals conceded in La Liga is only a little more than Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, and even better than Real Madrid. "

"Although the visiting team Liverpool has been leading the Premier League, it has recently gotten into a lot of trouble. The main central defender Sakho was found to be taking banned drugs by UEFA and was once facing a suspension. Fortunately, the player appealed in time and was punished after the truth came out. It was also revoked, but one after another, whether it is the individual players or the state of the entire team, it will inevitably be affected. In the last round of the Premier League, they conceded three goals in a row at home, and the players are obviously not in the best condition... ..."
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Zhan Tianjun was right, the Liverpool players were out of form for the previous week.

A coach in the NBA once said that it is impossible for any player to maintain a high concentration of 100% all the time (because the author is not a basketball fan, so this is the general idea), and the same is true in the field of football.

Every player's state will have ups and downs, even players like Long Shute, Ronaldo, and Messi are no exception.

Ronaldo will have a big four, there will be a scoring shortage, and Messi will also encounter the embarrassment of consecutive penalty kicks. As for Long Shute, he will occasionally fail to complete a scoring hat-trick...

The same is true of every team, such as Arsenal, which often start the season like a tiger, but in the middle of the season, it starts to slide due to the intensive schedule and frequent injuries, and in the final stage, it is about to fall out. When they are in the top four of the league, they will often enter the European competition area in one go.

As Arsenal's stumbling block, Liverpool often lost consecutive points in the last few rounds, and then was squeezed out of the top four by the Gunners...

What a tragedy.
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Liverpool are in poor form, but Villarreal are not much better either.

Compared with their opponents, the Yellow Submarine's recent schedule is also intensive, and their lineup obviously does not allow a large rotation like Liverpool or Real Madrid. In addition, their rest time is 2 days less than Liverpool's. The physical condition of the players Obviously, it is even worse than the Red Army who came from afar.

In addition to being inferior to the opponent in terms of physical fitness, the home team's injury situation is also not optimistic. Many main players were unable to start the game due to injuries, including central defender Musacchio, left back Jaume Costa, and forward Leo Suarez S and other main players.

In contrast to Liverpool, except for Sakho who continues to accept the team suspension, almost all first-team players can play!
In the last moments of this season, Liverpool unexpectedly did not have a single injury! -
If Liverpool's state was a bit sluggish a week ago, today's Red Army soldiers have returned directly to their peak. Even in away games, they have no reason to lose to their opponents.

They have at least three reasons:
First, the truth about the Hillsborough tragedy came to light, and 27 years of grievances were resolved at this moment;
Second, teammate Sacco's doping incident was also handled in the best possible way;

Third, their captain is called Long Shute!
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"Drip, drip, drip..."

When 90 minutes passed, there were no more love songs in the Prince Stadium.

Only thousands of Liverpool fans still chant:

"you'll never Walk Alone!"

Their team sank the Yellow Submarine, which has defended well this season, 5-1 in this stadium!

(End of this chapter)