Super Coach

After watching the first half, everyone knew that Liverpool would definitely win, but no one thought that Liverpool could win so much.

Looking at the history of the Merseyside Derby, the biggest game between the two sides should be traced back to the 1935/1936 season, when Liverpool defeated Everton 6:0 at Anfield.

But after tonight, this score will forever become history, because on this night, especially when Ashavin scored his fourth goal of the game, it was the largest Merseyside derby in history. The score was born when Liverpool beat Everton 7-0 at Anfield Stadium.

Even though the Toffees went through a half-time break and adjustments, in the second half, facing the wolf-like Liverpool, they were still unable to organize an effective resistance and could only watch as Wright missed the goal again and again. Scooping the ball from the line, Beatty stood in the center circle again and again to restart the ball.

This is the most painful lesson Everton has learned in more than half a century, and it is also the darkest game Everton has experienced since Moyes took charge. They could never imagine that they would play at the home court of their rival in the same city. Losing so miserably.

After the game, Moyes still accepted the defeat firmly and faced Yang Cheng, who was walking towards him. The two met halfway, and Yang Cheng didn't say anything, but just extended his hand.

After holding their hands together, the two separated without saying anything.

It is not appropriate to say anything at this time, at least Yang Cheng will not say anything more in this situation.

But at the post-match press conference, Moyes took the initiative to take all the responsibility, I am responsible for our team's poor performance. I feel guilty for the loss of this game. I am sorry for my pre-match arrangements. I regret the formation, I don’t know how to face our ball.

It can be seen that the Everton coach cannot accept such a disastrous defeat. The biggest defeat in the history of the derby between the two teams, Moyes finds it incredible.

But then his explanation made people think that he seemed to be right.

We just eliminated Roma, and the team's morale is very good. I asked the players at the pre-match preparation meeting if they were confident, and they answered me, yes. Then I wanted to say, can we play more aggressively at the start? Be proactive because we really, really need the three points to avoid relegation.

But unfortunately, we lost a very important game. This was a punishment for me because I was a little self-righteous. I should have seen the difference in quality between Everton and Liverpool. They are the leaders of the Premier League. Sheep, I’m sorry that we haven’t succeeded in relegation yet!”

As an opponent,

Yang Cheng rarely took the initiative to defend Moyes this time.

There is no doubt that the game was lost and David should be responsible for this game, there is no doubt about it, but I think he did a great job at Everton. Putting aside this game, I think he He is one of the managers with the best performance in leading teams in the Premier League in recent years, but he has been subject to too many restrictions.

This game is just an accident. I believe Everton will get out of the predicament soon. I believe they can successfully avoid relegation!

Faced with the kindness from Yang Cheng, Moyes took the initiative to stand up at the end of the press conference and hugged Yang Cheng. After the two young coaches comforted each other for a few words, Moyes led the team and left Anfield Stadium.

But this 7-0 victory over their rivals in the same city attracted great attention in the Premier League, Europe, and even the world.

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Liverpool beat their rivals in the same city with 7 goals, and the Red Army secured the league title in advance!

The Red Army is unstoppable, and the derby battle established the situation for winning the Premier League!

The Czar performed a big four, and Liverpool gained another talented star!

Caesar once again created a miracle, and the new Vieira performed amazingly!

The new Zidane can be called a magic wing on the wing, and the French genius is challenging the Red Army duo!

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With this big victory, the entire European football world was shocked by Liverpool's strength. Although on the second day of the Merseyside derby, Chelsea defeated Manchester City 2:0 at home, and the two teams still maintained 6 points. There is a gap, but all outside media unanimously believe that Liverpool is the dominant player in the Premier League in the new season.

This 7:0 score is not only the largest score in the history of the Merseyside Derby, but also the largest score in the Premier League this season. You must know that Liverpool has not given all its strength in this game and showed great performance. They are all substitute players like Ribery, Kuyt, Asavin and Araú Diarra.

It can be said that Liverpool used this game to show everyone the thickness of their bench, and at the same time, it also made people see why Yang Cheng dared to challenge and say that he wanted to take over the team when he did not introduce any players in the new season. The slogan of the next four-time champion.

Some people even regard this group of Liverpool stars as a replica of the Kaiserslautern period led by Yang Cheng. You know, Kaiserslautern produced countless top stars, including Veron, Germany Nelson, Deco, Ruud van Nistelrooy and other top superstars who were or are still active in European football.

Even if they are just one player on the bench, they have the ability to play the main role in any team in Europe!

This was how the German Kicker magazine later described the Kaiserslautern team of that year, and it was very appropriate.

Now, Yang Cheng has created Liverpool. This young but passionate team seems to be another Kaiserslautern team.

This has also attracted the attention of Liverpool's top management, because after Kaiserslautern won the Triple Crown, the team began to fall apart, and the core players left the team one after another. Although it brought generous transfer fees to the team, it also Kaiserslautern's strength has been greatly depleted, so that now it can only maintain its status as a Bundesliga powerhouse, but cannot join the wealthy.

Liverpool itself is a giant. Although it is restricted in all aspects and cannot expand like Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​they do not want to become a player supermarket like Kaiserslautern.

At least all the players in the team currently have a long-term contract, and several players with shorter contracts are also negotiating with the team to renew their contracts. Rick Parry wants to ensure the team's combat effectiveness in the future. .

Yang Cheng supported Liverpool's strategy, but he did not intervene, because after beating Everton, Liverpool went to Birmingham to challenge Birmingham away from home. Liverpool once again relied on a mixed lineup of main players and substitutes to beat Birmingham 5-0 away from home.

In two games, one home and one away, Liverpool scored 12 goals without conceding any goals. The team's condition seemed to be out of control, especially since the opponents they faced were all Premier League teams. It can better highlight the strength of Liverpool.

Chelsea, on the other hand, tied with Newcastle 1:1 at home. Owen's counterattack after the opening opened the scoring for the Magpies. Terry then used a corner kick in the second half to equalize the score. The two sides will play the second leg in Newcastle in April. the match of.

It is said that Mourinho was furious after the game and complained about the team's negative attitude.

It was also Newcastle. Three days later, Liverpool defeated the Magpies 3:1 at St. James' Park. Larsson's brace and Gerrard's goal ensured that Liverpool escaped from the away game.

This was also used by the British media to ridicule Chelsea, thinking that it was the same Newcastle team. Liverpool won away games, but Chelsea suffered a draw at home. It can be seen that Liverpool is more champion than Chelsea.

But in the Champions League in midweek, Liverpool, which had performed perfectly in the past two weeks, was beaten by Lyon in France. After 90 minutes of the game, the two sides tied 0:0.

In this game, Lyon's main midfielder Mohamed Diarra performed very well. In addition, Juninho and Malouda on his left and right sides are both offensive and defensive players. The midfield caused huge problems for Liverpool.

On the two wings, Wiltord and Govou actively pressed forward to contain Liverpool's two wings, especially the right wing where Glen Johnson, who has been performing very well recently, suppressed it even more obviously.

In the midfield, Juninho and Malouda are also positioned higher up, echoing the three forwards in front, cutting off the connection between Liverpool's midfield and backcourt, while Mohamed Diarra in the midfield His physical condition is very good and he runs very actively. On the contrary, Davis, who replaced Essien in the starting lineup, performed relatively average. The Dutch veteran's body is declining with the increase in injuries.

With a complete set of defensive tactics from front to back, Lyon restricted Liverpool's offense very well. Coupled with Abidal's outstanding performance on the back line, Lyon ensured that the goal was not missed.

But although they did not concede a goal, Lyon's offense was also disrupted, especially for the players in the midfield and frontcourt. The first priority was obviously defense, so they did not put much effort into the offense. As a result, Lyon's offense lacked coordination. Brazilian forward F. Reid's performance was not as good as the data given to him in Yang Cheng's previous FM Football Manager. At least his performance in this game was very average.

After a 0:0 away game, some media began to worry about Liverpool's prospects again, but Yang Cheng smiled and said in an interview with reporters, When we return to Anfield, we will teach Lyon a lesson!

Then in the 32nd round of the Premier League, Yang Cheng arranged a large number of substitute players to start in the away game against West Bromwich Albion. He still relied on his overall strength advantage to push the Lanterns into relegation. district, taking away a 2:0 victory from the away game.

Chelsea, which currently has only the league and FA Cup left to compete for, also won Birmingham away from home and continued to put pressure on Liverpool. However, as the league gradually comes to an end, the outside world is becoming less and less optimistic about Chelsea's prospects of winning the championship.

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April 5, Anfield Stadium, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

At the beginning of the game, both Liverpool and Lyon played very carefully. After all, the first round was 0:0, which had a big impact on both teams. Liverpool did not want to attack easily and Lyon would seize the loophole to counterattack. Lyon also Afraid of Liverpool's strong home pressure, they dare not attack easily.

The start became dull. Only in the 16th minute, Juninho took a weird free kick 28 meters away from the goal on the left side. It passed through the wall and went straight to the near corner. Fortunately, Reina reacted. Very fast, he jumped up in time, flew the ball over the crossbar, and resolved a crisis.

This free kick almost broke the deadlock on the field. Liverpool began to realize that they should organize an effective attack. Yang Cheng also asked the players to start attacking more.

In the 23rd minute, Liverpool's attack was intercepted. Essien launched a counterattack in the frontcourt. After intercepting the ball from Malouda's feet, the ball was passed to Drogba who retreated to support. The latter turned around and passed the ball behind him. After Ronaldinho threw away the defensive player and jumped in at high speed, the scout entered the penalty area and passed the ball diagonally to the right. Robben rushed over and pushed the shot into the empty goal, 1:0!

This is a typical Liverpool counter-attack attack routine. With this set of tactics, Liverpool can create several scoring opportunities in almost every game, especially when playing against weak teams.

The goal broke the deadlock, and Liverpool began to press forward. Especially Yang Cheng saw that Lyon's defensive capabilities on the left and right wings were very weak. Although Abidal performed well in the middle, the Frenchman was already struggling to defend Drogba. It’s so strenuous, it’s hard to take care of both the left and right.

With Yang Cheng's adjustments, Liverpool played very actively on both wings.

In the 38th minute, Riise dribbled the ball from the left and passed it diagonally to the edge of Lyon's penalty area. Drogba beat Abidal to head the ball to the left. After Ronaldinho intervened at high speed, he kicked the ball without stopping. After a volley, the ball rolled close to the ground and into the goal guarded by Kupe, rewriting the score to 2:0!

After 4 minutes, Drogba fought for the top in the middle and crossed to the right. After Robben dribbled the ball to the baseline, he couldn't find a chance to kick. He passed back to the middle. Gerrard inserted in the back row and penetrated. A push shot from the penalty area broke through Lyon's goal again.

In the first half, Liverpool was like a storm, beating Lyon 3:0!

But in the second half, Liverpool's performance also began to decline, especially after 75 minutes. With the appearance of several substitute players and youth team players, the team was slightly chaotic. Lyon relied on Juninho's performance He took a free kick and assisted Mohamed Diarra to score a header in the penalty area and get a goal back.

In the end, Liverpool directly sent Lyon out of the Champions League with 3:1 at home and successfully advanced to the top four.

In the other three games of the quarter-finals, Arsenal relied on Henry's goal to eliminate Inter Milan, which was in poor condition, 1:0. Although the latter was making great progress in Serie A, injuries to many players prevented them from qualifying for the Champions League four. Strong, but Inter Milan has already won the Serie A championship in advance. Capello's Juventus can only watch the Nerazzurri win the championship again.

When commenting on Inter Milan, many Italian media inevitably mentioned Yang Cheng, believing that it was the team that Yang Cheng left for Inter Milan that laid the foundation for Inter Milan's glory in the past two or three seasons. But as many players age, metabolism has become inevitable.

Milan defeated Villarreal and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. Their opponent in the semi-finals will be Liverpool. Ancelotti once again encountered his enemy Yang Cheng, which was also hailed as a major gimmick in the semi-finals.

Barcelona impeccably eliminated Dutch powerhouse PSV Eindhoven with a score of 6:0. The Spanish giants are also the second favorites to win the Champions League this season after Liverpool, especially considering that their opponents in the semi-finals are among the top four. Arsenal is relatively weak, which makes many people feel that Barcelona will surely enter the final.

On the other hand, in another matchup, when Liverpool faced Milan, there was more suspense.

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Returning to the Premier League, Liverpool first defeated Bolton 1:0 at home on April 8 and continued to occupy the leader position in the Premier League, while Manchester United relied on the goals of Rooney and Park Ji-sung at Old Trafford. , defeated Arsenal 2:0.

Chelsea's game was a little later than Liverpool's. Mourinho's team defeated West Ham United 4:1 at home without any surprise. Although the Hammers performed very tenaciously, they were still unable to withstand the iron-blooded attack of the Blues.

But three days later, the Blues were held to a 0-0 away draw by Newcastle in the FA Cup quarter-final knockout round, and ultimately missed the FA Cup quarter-finals.

It was after this game that the outside world launched a round of bombardment against Mourinho's team, believing that he paid too much attention to the league and ignored the FA Cup, so he devoted all his efforts in the league, which led to the team's failure. Poor performance in the FA Cup and was eliminated by Newcastle.

The wisest choice for Chelsea at the moment is undoubtedly to secure the FA Cup first. After all, they are already 6 points behind Liverpool in the league. With only 5 rounds left in the league, being 6 points behind can almost be said to have little hope. Especially as Liverpool's performance becomes more and more stable.

Mourinho did not respond directly to the question. He just repeatedly said, I firmly believe that Liverpool will make mistakes, they will!

After getting a week's rest, Liverpool challenged Blackburn away. Since Chelsea played a day earlier, the Blues defeated Bolton 2:0 away, which put a lot of pressure on Liverpool.

Blackburn is a well-known violent team in the Premier League. They used strong defensive counterattack tactics at home. Yang Cheng's team was distracted by the midweek game against Milan, which led to Liverpool's final away game against Blackburn 1:1. The game ended in a tie and 2 points were lost again.

What makes people even more dissatisfied is that Robben and Carragher were injured and were discharged successively in this game. Although the injuries of the two players were detected after the game and were not serious, they will definitely miss the first leg of the semi-finals at San Siro Stadium. .

After watching Liverpool's tragic draw with Blackburn Rovers, Mourinho said with a smile, There are still 4 rounds left, only 4 points away. We will not give up. We have reason to believe that there is still hope for the league championship!

The outside world also generally believes that Liverpool's loss of points in this crucial game has restored suspense to the already lost suspense of the league title race. Many professional football commentators have also begun to say that Liverpool, which fights on multiple fronts, is likely to suffer miserably. Chelsea reversed course and finally lost the Premier League title.

This is a problem that all multi-line combat teams will face. The key depends on how Yang Cheng adjusts the team's mentality and state!

But to make matters worse, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals at the San Siro Stadium, less than 8 minutes into the game, Inzaghi fell in the penalty area during an attack against Vidic. A red card was shown and a penalty was awarded.

In the end, Liverpool suffered a 0:2 defeat at the San Siro Stadium! ! .