Tyrant of green giants, signed Guardiola at the beginning

After Liverpool's substitution, Shen Hao thought Liverpool would try some fresh offense.

As a result, Pennant looked more like a sapper when he came on the scene.

In addition to rushing away, he can directly return to defend and run hard in front of his own penalty area.

Shen Hao couldn't help but sigh. He still vaguely remembered Pennant's wonderful goal against Leeds United when he played for Birmingham.

Of course, at that time, he was also able to show his speed in a counterattack environment.

Liverpool is now attacking, and Pennant dares to speed up the dribbling. I'm afraid it's easier to speed up, but it's difficult to control the ball steadily.

Liverpool's offensive attack was not painful for Leeds United.

Crouch is tall.

But also very thin.

Not to mention Stam, Kompany, who has gained a lot of muscle in the past year, can also defeat him in a confrontation.

Kuyt is very diligent, but he is not like a typical Dutch player. He lacks the aura and talent that is eye-catching and worthy of appreciation and aftertaste.

Simple, hard-working, and capable of fighting are Kuyt's characteristics.

But against the tough guys like Leeds United.

Who in the Leeds United team can't fight and play?

Baiyi's counterattack has never been in a particularly good environment.

Unless Ribery and Ronaldo retreat in a wide range, they will be surrounded in the frontcourt.

Without sufficient support from his teammates in the backcourt, it would be difficult for them to make waves alone.

Unless Liverpool gives them more room to play.

The game time is ticking by.

Shen Hao was calm and relaxed.

Benitez took his time.

It seems that the Spanish tactician is very Buddhist.

Only Liverpool fans are worried.

When the full-time whistle sounded, Liverpool fans couldn't help but sigh.

Leeds United 2:0 Liverpool.

Leeds United got a good result in the first round.

Shen Hao and Benitez shook hands after the game.

Shen Hao was also surprised by the other party's calmness.

He could guess that Benitez would set the decisive battle at Anfield in the second round.

But this score is already standing on the edge of a cliff for Liverpool.

Leeds United will have a strategic high ground heading into the second leg.

At the post-match press conference, Shen Hao said calmly in the face of the result of today's game: "At Anfield, anything can happen. I will make the team forget tonight's victory. We must forget the first leg as much as possible." The advantage established is to go fight away from home.”

Fleet Street was surprised and shocked by Shen Hao's calmness and rationality at this moment!

You must know that Leeds United has lost to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final decades ago.

This is the second time Leeds United has come closest to a Champions League final.

But they didn't see any pride or excitement on Shen Hao's face.

Shen Hao will be excited in his heart.

But instead he felt a chill.

I am afraid that extreme happiness will lead to sadness.

...

Benitez praised Leeds United's performance after the game and also talked about Liverpool's problems in attack.

Finally, he said that there will be a second round contest to reveal the suspense.

Fleet Street is already pessimistic about Liverpool reaching the Champions League final.

The next day Manchester United defeated AC Milan 3:2 at home.

It does seem to be winning.

But this score is too unsafe.

It can even be said that no obvious advantage has been established.

If you want to advance to the Champions League final, winning at home is essential.

In other words, AC Milan can eliminate Manchester United at home as long as 1:0, or 2:1.

Kaka's performance in the game shined throughout the game, especially the scene of challenging Manchester United's defense became a classic.

When it comes to personal heroism, AC Milan's Kaká's performance in the Champions League this season is astonishing.

Although he is not as good as Ronaldo in terms of goal statistics, considering that he carries AC Milan forward as an attacking midfielder, his personal role in the team is maximized.

Ronaldo's role in the team is obviously not as strong as Kaka.

In other words, replacing any other attacking midfielder with AC Milan will not produce the same effect as Kaka.

But if Leeds United changes to a center, the goals will not be as good as Ronaldo, but the gap will not be too big.

Moreover, AC Milan's decline in the league highlights how dazzling Kaká is when a team is in decline.

...

Zhao Xin was cool in Leeds. Although he often appeared in front of Shen Hao, he did not disturb Shen Hao's work and rest.

Shen Hao needs to recharge his batteries.

Face every day's training and work with full energy.

Even when he is not busy, he will be deep in thought with the scouting report.

There are only 3 rounds left in the league.

At this time, it is more critical to figure out the opponent's fighting spirit and technical and tactical formation.

There are so many intricate factors involved in the game of football.

In the final stage of the season, the impact of emotion and fighting spirit on the team's combat effectiveness will be more obvious.

Some teams have been languishing for most of the season. In the final sprint stage, a strong victory escape to avoid relegation is the most typical phenomenon.

You can hardly say that the hard power of these teams has changed in the short term.

But they can meet gods and kill gods.

4 month 28 day.

Leeds United visit Anfield.

The headlines in Fleet Street are strong today.

"Liverpool must attack Leeds United at home in order to keep the top four!"

This season's Premier League is more suspenseful than last season.

The competitive landscape is also more exciting.

There are still 3 rounds left in the league.

Three teams compete for the championship.

Four teams compete for the top four.

Six teams fight to avoid relegation.

Except for Watford, who has basically locked in the relegation spot, there are only six teams in the Premier League who have no desire to start.

If you include the competition for qualifying seats for the Europa League, then there are only four teams in the Premier League that really have no goals, can't get up, and can't get down.

You can imagine how confusing this kind of competition in various areas is.

Anfield.

When the starting players of Leeds United and Liverpool came on the stage.

Leeds United fans are shocked!

"Oh my God...Brother Hao actually did a rotation today!"

"This, this, this...are you playing with fire?"

"Maybe Brother Hao hopes to keep the Champions League and enter the final."

The whole world knows that Leeds United are only 2 points ahead of Manchester United and Chelsea.

If we can't win against Liverpool in the away game today.

Then it is very likely that Manchester United and Chelsea will tie the points at the same time.

Shen Hao's rotation looks very risky.

Goalkeeper: Toldo.

Defenders: Kelly, Kompany, Stam, Baines.

Midfielder: Ribery, Simeone, Modric, Seth Johnson, Ze Roberto.

Forward: Claudio Lopez.

Benitez was also shocked when he saw Leeds United's starting lineup.

What the hell?

Does Leeds United not want the Premier League title?

Liverpool's starting lineup has not changed much from the starting lineup in the Champions League.

Crouch became the starter, teaming up with Bellamy and Kuyt to attack.

Shen Hao stood in the visiting team coach's command area at Anfield Stadium, with a calm look on his face.

This rotation is a big gamble.

On the one hand, we really hope that Leeds United can show stronger form and physical fitness when they visit this stadium again in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

On the other hand, he believes that this is the most appropriate way for Leeds United to play.

Leeds United want to fight for the title.

Liverpool want to secure four.

No one can afford to lose.

Neither team can afford a tie.

They must win in order to maintain their leading position in hitting the target.

Leeds United cannot win, and there is a high probability that the points will be tied. As for whether it will be Manchester United or Chelsea, or Manchester United and Chelsea will tie together.

Don’t think too deeply about it.

There will only be one champion anyway.

And if Liverpool cannot win, Arsenal can overtake Liverpool and become fourth in the league as long as they win this round!

Comparing the negative results, even if Leeds United is tied on points, they have a slight advantage over Manchester United in terms of goal difference, as long as Manchester United does not win by a big score this round.

And they have a huge advantage over Chelsea in goal difference.

In other words, if the three teams of Manchester United, Chelsea, and Leeds United have the same points at the end of the league, the champion will definitely not be Chelsea.

They are now behind Leeds United and Manchester United, both with a goal difference of more than 15!

Chasing 3 goal difference in 15 rounds?

It is absolutely impossible.

Especially since Chelsea and Manchester United will have direct conversations in the next round.

And if Liverpool is overtaken by Arsenal, securing the fourth place will become a fight for the fourth place, and the initiative is not in their hands.

Losing qualification for next season's Champions League will have a serious economic impact.

When the game started, the scene was calm for a while.

Liverpool are cautious, Leeds United are conservative.

Fans of both teams are confused!

What are you doing?

What do you mean?

Don’t even want to win?

Have you both bought the ball?

When everyone wants the team they support to win.

Did you both buy that you can’t win?

Leeds United retreated and compressed the space.

Mainly focused on wing fast breaks and counterattacks.

Ribery was heavily marked, but he was more of a cover today, and Leeds United still played on the left.

However, Ribery played as a right midfielder today.

Ze Roberto and Baines worked harder and clearly passed the frontcourt and sent crosses to the deep area when they had the opportunity.

The little bug Lopez repeatedly attacked the deep areas behind the Liverpool defense.

Most of the time the response is unsuccessful.

Leeds United fans are distraught.

Shen Hao was at ease.

The success rate is indeed not high.

But once this kind of offensive is completed, it will be infinitely close to a fatal threat.

Seeing that the scene was slightly stalemate, it lasted for 30 minutes.

Liverpool finally couldn't hold it back and took the lead in speeding up the attack.

Benitez also felt helpless about this.

to be honest.

A world-class midfielder like Gerrard cannot watch his team fail to win at home, and it is also difficult for him to accept the team's absence from the Champions League.

When he can work hard to win, he will not let the opportunity pass him by.

Benitez glanced at Shen Hao belatedly.

His eyes were full of confusion.

He didn't know whether the Leeds Tyrant had figured out Liverpool's team mentality beforehand.

That's why we have such a formation today.

He hoped that Shen Hao would simply reserve his strength for the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

Rather than wanting to believe that Shen Hao had foreseen Liverpool's reaction on a psychological level.

Liverpool accelerated their attack, but Leeds United's counterattack environment did not change much.

But the pace picked up.

Compared with Leeds United, the defense is tight and has a high fault tolerance rate.

Liverpool's defense is still more dangerous.

After struggling for a long time, the Liverpool Trident failed to get a decent shot.

Their fans want to die.

"We need really strong forwards!"

"We need the kind of forward who can decide the game in strong dialogues!"

"This kind of striker...the price will not be low."

Just when the Liverpool fans were still beating their chests and sighing, Gerrard's long-range shot from the frontcourt slid past the goal, causing them to almost collapse.

More images of collapse soon appeared.

In the 43rd minute of the game, Modric sent a precise diagonal pass from the backcourt.

Ze Roberto quickly stepped in from the left, stopped the ball and dribbled forward. Facing Arbeloa, he chose to directly kick and pass.

It is still a diagonal plug towards the deep area.

When Carragher turned around, he was diverted diagonally and Lopez, who took the initiative to run towards the ball's rolling line, got the ball out of the way first.

Lopez dribbled into the penalty area in two steps. During Reina's attack, Lopez adjusted his step point and shot with his right foot.

The football was less than 30 centimeters above the ground. It traced a clear arc at low altitude, bypassed Reina's saving range and then flew to the far corner of the goal.

Reina's save was just a hair's breadth away. He turned around and saw that the Liverpool fans were already breaking the defense!

"Lopez! The little insect Lopez scored a goal with one sword. This low-flying half-moon slash is really cool!"

"I'm convinced! I'm really convinced! Brother Hao is so awesome. He even scores the first goal at Anfield when he rotates the lineup!"

"Anyone who dares to question Brother Hao should be spanked! I have always firmly believed in Brother Hao's strategic planning. The formation of every game is definitely a decision made by Brother Hao after careful consideration."

Leeds United fans have actually always been uneasy.

I’m afraid the team won’t win.

But when Lopez scored, they instantly became excited. After cheering wildly, their worries were swept away.

"Liverpool don't really look like they have much to offer."

"Their striker is too unreliable, and Gerrard is really frustrated. He and Alonso are as strong as midfielders, but the front line is nothing."

"Haha, Liverpool's mentality may not be stable anymore!"

In fact, Liverpool's offensive ability is the worst among the big5.

The goal data is the best proof.

It's useless to talk about anything else.

Henry spent most of this season recuperating from an injury at Arsenal. As a result, Arsenal still scored more goals than Liverpool.

Benitez was suddenly overwhelmed.

In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Leeds United took full advantage of their home court advantage, but they only managed half a good game.

But today when Leeds United visited Anfield Stadium, Shen Hao caught him off guard with his formation and technical and tactical design.

too difficult!

Liverpool's appearance in 05 was actually similar to today's.

The forwards are also unreliable.

But how does the competitive landscape of the Champions League at that time compare with today?

AC Milan played PSV Eindhoven.

Liverpool and Chelsea are fighting a civil war.

What is the level of this year’s semi-finals?

Two of the three Premier League teams are competing for the title, plus AC Milan and Liverpool.

Obviously more intense and cruel.

Make bricks without straw.

Liverpool can do magic once in 05.

Want to do it again in 07?

Leeds United refuses to agree!

Not only that, in the league, Leeds United did not suppress Liverpool with hard power.

But on a psychological level, he showed more tolerance than Liverpool!

Only if you can endure loneliness can you maintain prosperity!