ball magic

Wednesday 12 December, Anfield.

This is the first match day of the second round of the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 200102 season. What will be played at this legendary stadium tonight is the focus of this match day.

Liverpool vs Inter Milan!

Stepping off the bus, facing the ups and downs of flashing lights, and listening to the singing that has already sounded in the stadium, Toshack finally felt like returning to his old place.

Anfield, he's back here again.

Only this time he has become the coach of the visiting team.

In addition to reporters, Liverpool fans also appeared in his field of vision.

Toshack's expected boos didn't sound, and the fans ignored him.

Toshack couldn't tell what he was feeling at the moment, but he wasn't that pretentious, he just sped up his pace after facing the camera directly.

When the boos of the fans suddenly sounded, Lao Tuo suddenly looked back, was it Irving who was booed?

But what appeared in his field of vision was his cool student who was 1.8 meters tall, but whose cold aura was enough to cover the entire Anfield.

Now Toshack couldn't look away.

He looked at Raphael with eyes that pierced through a silver waterfall of flashing lights, and precisely looked in the direction of the kop fans.

Then, just as Toshack automatically made up his mind, the hiss that had been raised when his figure appeared at the bus door was raised by more than ten decibels.

Afterwards, he saw the corner of the cool guy's lips curled up, walking down the steps as if satisfied, and walking towards him with his head held high.

It was this scene that let Toshack know that his disciple was ill again.

Yes, in fact, he is very aware of Raphael's rotten problems, or eccentricities?

But this Raphael is the stinky little angel he loves so much.

But he doesn't need to worry about this brat, what he worries about is the one behind.

So his eyes passed through Raphael, looked back, and saw that after Juan got off the car, Owen and Redondo got off immediately.

There were only a few sporadic fans left after booing.

When Owen walked to the last step, even those few were gone.

Although there were no boos, there was no welcome either...

Toshack doesn't know if that's what Irving expected, but he doesn't think it's a bad result.

Because such silence is, on the contrary, a statement

The time was so short, so short that before they accepted his transfer, he came back as a rival in another jersey.

Just when Lao Tuo was trying to pass through Juan's body and look at Owen's expression between him and Redondo, he was blocked by his 1.8-meter-eight disciple.

The disciple even hooked his shoulders and turned him around.

as if telling him in this way

Nothing to look at and nothing to worry about.

Well, Toshack thought, maybe I don't really have to worry about that kid from Argentina who just fucked your Argentine kid on a stage like the World Cup.

Toshack's mood relaxed, and the singing voices that he had automatically blocked rushed into his eardrums again.

But after a few seconds, he felt something was wrong, and looked at the disciples beside him on the spot.

Well, this is also Manchester United's young club.

But if Manchester United fans know what he is doing now, they will definitely rush to Anfield to scold him, or just scold him papa.

Because this kid is humming.

Still humming the same song as the home fans!

It's so fucking subtle, so subtle that Toshack feels compelled to write it down so he can write an autobiography someday.

But this kid hummed so nicely that Toshack's "Red Army" DNA was ready to move and wanted to hum too.Three (iii) YQχδ.℃òΜ

Familiarly leading the disciples to the player tunnel, watching the kid who was still humming directly occupy the No. 10 closet, and Owen also came to his side, Toshack looked at them for a few times, and received Liverpool's starting line-up.

Toshack's eyes just glanced at the back row, and he threw the thing aside.

With just such a little gap, when he looked up again, he saw Vieri had run to Raphael's side and pulled his arm vigorously.

Oh, and if it's a child doing something like this, we usually call it "acting like a baby".

No wonder this guy is like this, Toshack thought, after all, this guy has not been in a good state since he recovered from his injury, not only in the club, but also in the national team. He really needs to score goals to restore the fans' impression of him.

Lao Tuo smiled and watched them laughing for a while, then urged them to speed up, and then slow down when they went out to warm up, so as not to get hurt.

After everyone responded, his eyes fell on the starting list again.

Even though Liverpool fans have expelled his celebrity qualifications, Toshack still understands Liverpool's current situation very well.

After losing Irving, Liverpool first lost to Inter Milan in the European Super Cup, and their performance after the start of the Premier League was not very good. Apart from winning the first round, it was followed by a wave of miserable three-game losing streak.

At that time, Liverpool's league ranking had fallen to 17th, which was an unbearable ranking for Liverpool fans.

Fortunately, Houllier made some tactical adjustments at this time, and resolved the conflict with Liverpool Fowler in time, and renewed Fowler's contract, which stabilized the situation.

Since the fourth round of the league, with a solid defense, Liverpool has not lost.

The team is also steadily rising in the standings.

And after November, they ushered in a period of explosion. In the "Double Red Club", they beat Manchester United, which had burned hundreds of millions of dollars this season, 3-1. The throne at the top of the Premier League.

This road is not inspiring, and Houllier's wrist can also be seen, so Toshack knows very well that this is an extremely difficult home game.

While he was thinking, the assistant coach took the players out to warm up.

At this moment, the Liverpool fans have already entered the stadium ahead of time, and the famous kop fans are still immersed in their singing even after seeing the players of the visiting team enter the stadium.

Raphael's expected boos did not sound, but it was still a warm-up session, and he was not in a hurry.

After he concentrated on following the physical coach Pintus to complete the basic warm-up movements, he saw a red figure passing by in front of his eyes and rushed directly to Owen.

Raphael looked up at the number on the back, and felt that he was still not used to it.

Because that is the No. 17 teenager Gerrard, not the No. 8 Gerrard.

The No. 17 teenager Steven Gerrard and Inter Milan's No. 9 Owen hugged each other. This hug is worth a thousand words, but Anfield was extremely silent at this moment.

No boos, no applause, that's how the kop's treat Irving's return.

Because his queen sparring partner during the warm-up was Irving, Raphael waited patiently for a few seconds, and saw Owen running over with a smile.

He didn't seem to be affected in the slightest.

Raphael just kicked the ball over, and after a few passes and catches, they came to Toldo.

Tuo Baba is one against two, high and low, but as the saying goes, two fists are hard to defeat four hands, let alone this pair of "angels"?

Under his glare, the two impolite guys also withdrew.

After Raphael was kicked out by Toldo, he saw that the assistant hadn't told them to go back, so he randomly picked up a ball and bumped it, and Owen ripped off his jersey.

He turned his head and saw Owen covering his mouth and asking him, "Do you want to meet Laco?"

Raphael said: "Of course."

His answer was so straightforward.

But this lack of hesitation also made Owen subtly ask again: "If, I mean if, if you go to Manchester United, would you want to meet Inter Milan?"

Raphael said: "Of course."

Owen: "...you are such a weirdo."

If I heard Owen's comment like this, Raphael would definitely give him a sharp look in return.

But considering the stadium they are standing on now and the opponents they are facing today, Rafael explained one more sentence: "I care about them, so whether they love me or hate me, they can inspire a better me .”

Owen was speechless after hearing this.

Very good, there are so many pressures, but the literal translation of these words is "I like exciting"

It's also very Raphael.

Owen just wanted to complain about him when he heard Rafael say: "I like Anfield too, so you better work hard."

This is a blatant provocation!

Owen: "...Do you know the consequences of bragging about loans?"

Who takes a loan to brag!

Just as Raphael was about to stare at him, he realized that the little man's soles had already been oiled.

How fast can you run?

Let's put it this way, if the little guy sprinted so fast against Liverpool in this game, he will definitely be booed when he comes to Anfield next time.

The little dwarf not only ran away, but also shouted at him after running far: "Whether it's blowing or not, we'll know when the game is over!"

Very well, Raphael thought so too.

Because he has already played against Liverpool once this season, and he spent a few days preparing for the game before this game, Toshack simply emphasized the attack after they returned to the dressing room.

what?

Defense?

Although Liverpool were able to enter Manchester United three times, Toshack felt that it was purely because of Nesta's injury. There was a sinkhole in front of Van der Sar. He didn't think his team's defense could make such a big mess.

So of course the emphasis is on offense. What could be more enjoyable than scoring goals?

The ones Toshack talked about the most were Vieri and Jaminia.

You must know that Liverpool's midfielders are all muscular men, and the average altitude is too high.

In the last confrontation, Jaminya was made angry, and Lao Tuo didn't want him to go straight to the end.

While Toshack was chattering, Juan also prepared everything. When he looked at Raphael beside him, he found that he was wearing the captain's armband, and he seemed in a very good mood.

After Raphael noticed his gaze, he smiled back at him.

Yes, he felt that he was in great shape today, so good that he exploded.

After Lao Tuo finished talking, the players were about to enter the field. At this time, Rafael's eyes once again fell on the livery bird at the entrance.

This is the symbol of the city, below it, there is a famous football quote

"This is Anfield!"

Yes, this is Anfield, one of Europe's most prestigious stadiums for the Devils.

It exists to remind the visiting team

Where are you?

It's Anfield, and it's your hell!

Deterring opponents is also the reason why Liverpool's legendary coach set up it back then.

For Liverpool players, this logo is always reminding them

What jersey are you wearing?

Who are you fighting for?

It is also for this reason that many Liverpool players will touch it before entering the field. This is not only a dialogue with the team's history and responsibilities, but also a way to pray for good luck and hope for victory.

At this moment, the referee signaled the players to enter the field, and Rafael picked up his little caddy in the short body.

The child didn't seem to react, and the commentators from various countries didn't know why he did it suddenly, but in the next second, they got the answer.

Raphael reached out and touched the eye-catching slogan used to deter the visiting team.

This is Anfield.

Here too is his conquest.