Super Coach

The sky was gray and there was a long queue of cars outside the riverside stadium under thick rolling clouds.

The driver honked his horn anxiously, one after another, causing the old second-hand car guards in the second-hand car warehouse next to the road to start a fuss, and the entire Dukesay Road became very lively.

To the north is the Middlesbrough dock. Large cargo ships are docked at the dock, handling containers. The rumbling sound of machinery can be heard very clearly even on the congested road.

The Riverside Stadium is right in front, separated by a wall, but the team bus is blocked at the gate.

You should arrange for manpower to come over immediately to clear the air. We have arrived at the stadium and we must enter the locker room as soon as possible. Otherwise, if any accident occurs, you will be responsible! Dalglish called the reception staff at Middlesbrough. When I called the phone, the voice was not very friendly.

Stadium congestion is a very common thing, especially in England. Many players drive to the venue by themselves. It would be strange if there is no traffic jam. Even in the Community Shield a week ago, outside the Millennium Stadium, after the game, Liverpool Being blocked for several hours, you can imagine how serious it is.

Don't be anxious, it's still early! Yang Cheng said with a smile.

It's only a little bit old now, and there's still more than an hour before the game starts.

This is also an old city. It was developed from villages and towns. The roads are very crowded and without planning. They are congested at critical moments. Islash looked out the window and said with a smile.

Middlesbrough can be considered a veteran team, but in the history of this team for more than 100 years, they have never won the league championship. Their best result in history is third place in the league, and they have lost many times. Enter the lower leagues.

Even for such a team, in a city with only 10,000 people, the attendance at the Riverside Stadium is still very good.

Seeing the group of football fans flocking to the Riverside Stadium below, everyone will be convinced that there is really such a kind of football team in this world. They support the team not because of the championship or honor, but because of belief.

Middlesbrough has made a lot of signings this season, including Rosenbach from Barcelona, ​​Jakub from Portsmouth, and Bo Gates from Leverkusen. Among them, Jakub went to McLaren. With a high price of 10,000 euros, I believe he will use Jakub and Hasselbaink to form a double forward this season.

The current Middlesbrough team is very strong, with forwards like Hasselbaink and Viduka, midfielders like Downing, Parlor, Boateng and Mendieta, and a defense line It is defense stars such as captain Southgate, Esiogu and Reiziger.

The goalkeeper is Australian national goalkeeper Mark Waze.

It should be said that from the overall strength point of view, Middlesbrough is definitely not bad. One of the important reasons why they were able to enter the European competition qualifying area last season is that this group of players is very experienced and strong. Very strong. The only shortcoming is that in the second half of the season, physical problems became apparent and his performance dropped a lot.

But as their opponent in the first round of the league, Liverpool dare not underestimate this team.

Reina, Riise, Hyypia, Carragher, Glenn, Johnson, Gerrard, Carrick, Essien, Ronaldinho, Larsson, Luo Lai?

In the home team dressing room at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium, when McClaren got the Liverpool starting lineup, his first reaction was surprise, because he guessed Liverpool's starting lineup correctly, and There was not a single mistake, as the most difficult position of forward was also the most obvious because Drogba sprained his foot.

It seems that he really wants to attack aggressively at the Riverside Stadium! McLaren said with a smile.

The assistant on the side also laughed, I'm afraid he will regret it, because this is a riverside stadium!

McLaren laughed, Liverpool is indeed very strong, but the two wings are too focused on offense and not on defense. As I said before, as long as we can restrict Liverpool in the midfield and cut them off from the front and back. The connection between them can freeze their attack, just like Chelsea did.

Mourinho's team has given other teams a lot to learn from in terms of limiting Liverpool's offense. At least he has given all teams hope of limiting Liverpool's offense.

We are not as good as Chelsea in terms of strength, so we use the number of people to make up for it. We have been preparing for this game for a long time! McLaren felt a little excited. At least he was looking forward to the battle with Yang Cheng.

Defeating Yang Cheng is undoubtedly the best shortcut for people to reach the sky in one step. No matter who can defeat him, they will be able to get their name on the front pages of major newspapers tomorrow and let football fans all over the world recognize themselves. Then Is it a dream for many people?

The assistant couldn't help but nod, We deliberately followed the training tactics from last season in the warm-up match, which made many people think that our overall tactics have not changed. If we suddenly change our formation, we will definitely be able to catch Liverpool off guard!

McLaren got Liverpool's starting lineup, and Yang Cheng also got McLaren's starting lineup.

Something is not quite right. McLaren suddenly added a midfielder to the starting lineup. When Paul and Bayer made the list, his eyelids jumped, which was very different from Liverpool's guess.

Let me take a look! Yang Cheng took it and took a look, and the surrounding Benitez also came over.

Schwarzer, Reiziger, Southgate, Esiogu, Downing, Boateng, Rosenbach, Parlor, Mendieta, Hasselbaink, Jakub.

What on earth is this guy playing? Is there a sudden change of formation? Benitez was also a little surprised.

But this surprise is not obvious, because to be honest, in terms of overall strength, Liverpool has an absolute advantage.

Do you think the change of formation is effective? Yang Cheng asked back.

After hearing this, all the assistants laughed.

Middlesbrough's player strength is not at the same level as Chelsea's. This is a flaw that cannot be filled. If you want to use numbers to make up for it, this is tantamount to taking a risk. It may work, but it may also cause the players to be on the pitch. At a loss what to do, the team as a whole became more chaotic.

Perhaps, we should give McLaren a wake-up call to wake him up and stop dreaming!

McLaren was indeed dreaming, so from the very beginning, he stood on the sidelines of the court, waving to the players in a famous and handsome manner, and made a series of adjustments. He looked more like a world famous person than Yang Cheng. handsome.

On the contrary, Yang Cheng, who was in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, watched his performance with interest.

In the first minute, Ronaldinho cut in from the left and shot a low shot that was confiscated by the goalkeeper.

In the 10th minute, Ronaldinho broke through from the left and made a pass. Larson's shot was blocked.

In the first minute, Liverpool's frontcourt free kick was headed by Hyypia. Although Liverpool took the initiative, Middlesbrough was still strengthening its defense.

It seems that Liverpool has no good way to take down Middlesbrough! Andy Jile was a little puzzled. Although Liverpool played well on both wings, Middlesbrough's defense was pretty good.

Especially after seeing McLaren's shouts and actions on the sidelines, Andy Gray couldn't help but believe that this guy had something to play for, McLaren seems determined to win this game!.

But as soon as these words came out, it was seen that after adapting to Middlesbrough's defense, Liverpool began to exert strength.

In the second minute, Ronaldinho reached the baseline after a quick personal breakthrough on the left. He made an emergency stop and passed the ball to the right side of the front edge of the Middlesbrough penalty area. He saw Robben cutting in from the back row and facing him. When the ball came, he didn't make the slightest adjustment. He directly raised his left foot and fired a volley.

The ball drew an arc, passed Schwarzer's hands, and entered the Middlesbrough goal!

After scoring the goal, Robben rushed forward excitedly and knocked down Xiao and Luo. This was also Liverpool's first goal this season.

But just a minute later, Ronaldinho made a breakthrough on the left and passed the ball forward. Larsson headed the ball back, and Gerrard, who came in from the back row, hit the ground with a header from close range, breaking through Middles again. Fort's goal.

Oh my God, we conceded two goals in a row. It's dangerous. McLaren must make adjustments as soon as possible! Andy couldn't help but exclaimed. No one thought that Liverpool's goal momentum would come so fiercely.

McClaren's so-called midfield restrictions turned out to be a joke.

He tragically discovered that Liverpool placed Ronaldinho and Robben on the left and right flanks, and then used Carrick and Gerrard to transfer the ball to their feet, and they launched the attack. .

Defenders are always at a disadvantage in wing defense, and Middlesbrough has a large number of midfielders, but it does not form an advantage. Instead, it gives people a sense of chaotic division of labor. Therefore, even if McLaren made adjustments, Liverpool The offensive still did not stop.

In the first minute, Robben dribbled the ball from the right and then cut inside. He went straight behind Southgate at the front of the penalty area. Larsson successfully countered the offside and pushed the ball from close range. Schwarzer could only watch the ball roll in again. After scoring the goal and leading to a frantic attack, Liverpool completely dominated the situation on the court. McLaren sadly discovered that his team could not even organize an effective defense because Liverpool's offensive methods were very diverse, and without Germany Luo Si, they all use ground coordination routines, passing and receiving the ball very fast and dazzlingly, Middlesbrough simply can't keep up.

Age is a characteristic of Middlesbrough's defense. The youngest Reiziger is almost 10 years old, Aisio Gushao is 18 years old, and captain Southgate is 2 years old. The players stacked up in the midfield are Neither is the kind of midfield defender who can hold up the backbone of a team.

Coupled with the large number of people and the mixture, the team had too many gaps and was immediately defeated by Liverpool's sharp attack. On the contrary, Liverpool became smoother and more threatening the more they played, and the players became more and more skilled in cooperating with each other.

After taking a breath, Liverpool once again broke through Middlesbrough's goal in the first minute, rewriting the score. This time it was Gerrard who scored the goal. Robben's cross pass after a breakthrough on the right, Larsson deliberately As soon as it missed, Gerrard succeeded in pushing the ball into the empty goal.

But in the stoppage time of the first half, Ronaldinho broke into the left side of the penalty area, received Larsson's knock back, and volleyed hard to change the score!

Middlesbrough had completely defeated our army, but during the halftime break, McLaren did not make any substitutions, but only made adjustments to the team, because he could not figure out how to make adjustments to stabilize the situation. Live the situation.

But at the beginning of the second half, Gerrard's hat-trick stunned Middlesbrough.

Liverpool's captain shot a long shot from the front of the penalty area, directly through Schwarzer's goal, scoring his first hat trick of the season.

After scoring the goal, Gerrard seemed extremely excited. He even ran around the court in one breath. Yang Cheng, who originally wanted to let him play for a while, replaced him with Ashavin in the first minute. Down.

After the Russian came on the field, Liverpool's offense did not slow down at all, but became even sharper. The Russian's passing was very penetrating, and his position was further forward, forming a tandem with Carrick. echo. It was precisely Ashavin who made a sharp through ball in the 73rd minute to help Robben successfully fight offside. He passed the goalkeeper and pushed into the empty net. The Dutchman also scored his second goal of the game.

In the end, Liverpool beat Middlesbrough with 70 away games.

After the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Yang Cheng smiled and walked to the home team's coaching bench.

McClaren was still sitting on the coach's bench dumbfounded. This was definitely the most painful defeat in his coaching career. He didn't even understand where he had failed.

Thank you, Steve, this game was great! Yang Cheng politely stretched out his hand.

McLaren was like a walking zombie, smiling bitterly, not knowing how to answer. Could he say, yes, it's wonderful? Or, oh, no, it’s not exciting at all!

No answer was appropriate, so he simply didn't speak.

Come on! Seeing him like this, Yang Cheng didn't want to continue bullying the honest man. He patted his shoulder to encourage him, and then left. Except for a few opponents, he rarely did things that added insult to injury. .

Liverpool's 70 away victory over Middlesbrough immediately became the most eye-catching game in the first round of the Premier League.

The Red Army led by Yang Cheng has always given people a sharp offensive feeling, but they scored such a strong score in the first game of the new season, which also made everyone feel intimidated by Liverpool's offense.

As Yang Cheng said to his assistant team in the boot room, Liverpool's fast-playing whirlwind tactics are definitely a weapon for grabbing points when facing mid-to-lower teams, because it is difficult for the opponent's defensive system to be as good as Chelsea, Juventus is so rigorous and will give Liverpool enough space to move. Coupled with the gap in player strength, Liverpool will get many scoring opportunities.

In this game against Middlesbrough, Liverpool created 33 shooting opportunities. If the players' ability to seize opportunities was not slightly worse, it is estimated that this score would have doubled again.

With this big win, Liverpool took the lead in the Premier League in the first round of the new season.

But other competitors were not to be outdone. Manchester United defeated Everton 20 away in the opening game, while Arsenal did not win at home. Defeating Newcastle, Chelsea defeated newly promoted Wigan in 10 away games.

The top four teams in the Premier League, except for Chelsea's victory which was not convincing enough, in the other three games, the top four teams all showed a higher level of strength than their opponents and overall overwhelmed their league opponents.

This also led to many football commentators commenting in columns after this round of games, believing that the top four in the new season have been determined, and they must be Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea. The key is the issue of ranking.

It will be difficult for other teams to shake these four teams' hold on qualifying for the Champions League!

As if to confirm this reality, in the second round of the Premier League, Manchester United started with:. A home win over Aston Villa kicked off the campaign, followed by Liverpool at home. The victory over newly promoted Sunderland reached its climax. In a strong dialogue with Arsenal, Chelsea defeated the Gunners 1:0 and continued to chase Liverpool.

A few days later, Liverpool defeated Charlton again in an away game and won their first three consecutive victories, although Manchester United defeated Wigan and Chelsea 4-0. A big win over West Bromwich Albion, Arsenal Hill, and a big win over Fulham, but none of these three major competitors can shake Liverpool's dominance of the Premier League leader.

In the Xianlun League, old goals were scored and old goals were conceded. Such an outstanding record not only allowed Liverpool to occupy the leading position in the Premier League, but also made the entire European football world marvel at the powerful offensive power of this Liverpool team.

Of course, many people believe that the three teams Liverpool encountered are not strong and have not experienced a real test. Therefore, the big score can only be said that they scored points very steadily against weak teams, but cannot It means that they will continue to maintain this advantage. After all, Manchester United and Chelsea are also following closely with consecutive victories.

It is worth mentioning that Chelsea’s newly introduced striker Torres this season broke out completely against West Bromwich Albion after adjustments. He scored twice, assisted once, and indirectly assisted.” Tong directed Chelsea's big victory and proved with his strength that he is worthy of any team's sky-high price for him.

This game is also understood by the outside world as a major signal for the overall improvement of Chelsea's offense.

Just a day later, Chelsea challenged Tottenham away from home, and goals from Torres and Del Horno, two new stars in the league, helped Chelsea win. Escape from White Hart Lane intact.

Manchester United defeated Newcastle on the 20th away game and also won four consecutive victories.

Due to Liverpool's participation in the European Super Cup, Liverpool's home game against Arsenal was postponed to January 2020 for a make-up match. Due to one less game, Liverpool gave up its position as the league leader.

But what really makes people feel threatened is not that Chelsea and Manchester United both have winning streaks, but that these two teams have kept clean sheets so far. Although the number of goals scored is not as good as that of Liverpool, it is still amazing enough.

Everyone with a little bit of analytical ability knows that the new season's Premier League championship has begun. Whether it is Manchester United, Chelsea or Liverpool, who have one game less, they have already sounded the clarion call for the league championship in advance.

The competition for the Premier League championship in the new season! .