Chapter 617: Goal comparison

McLaren was almost annoyed.

Although Terry, who was injured in the League Cup final, returned from injury, the fight after the game made the relationship between Chelsea and Leiden East further worsened. Although Daniel, Ashley Cole and Gerrard, three Leiden East internationals, did not directly participate in the fight, they didn't talk much with Chelsea internationals such as Terry and Lampard, and this time, the players from Chelsea occupied a lot of positions in the national team. In addition to Terry and Lampard, there were Joe Cole and Bridge. So in the away game against Israel, McLaren sent more Chelsea players, Daniel and Ashley Cole were all on the bench, and they were Manchester United captain Gary Neville and Liverpool captain Carragher. If Gerrard's position was not really important, McLaren might have won him all.

After seeing this starting lineup, Xiao Ming was sneering, McLaren, please continue to play. The happier you play, the more unstable your position will be...

If this game is won, McLaren's adjustment will be very decisive, but the final result disappointed him. Israel, which has a stable defense in England away, had no choice. In the second half, McLaren replaced Downing for a row, Defoe and Manchester City defender Richards, but could not knock on the opponent's goal. The two biggest opponents in the England group, Russia and Croatia, both won, Russia led England by as many as five points, and Croatia also led England by three points. With two consecutive wins at the beginning, England has not won in the last three qualifiers, with two wins, two draws and one loss in five games. This bad record is simply not like a strong team can play.

"Why don't you use Daniel? Why don't you use Cole? Why don't you use Beckham?" Fans and media accusations added, and even Beckenbauer from Germany came to join in the fun: "England national team? I only care about when Beckham will return to England national team."

His move to play the main player in the England national team, Nugent, the striker of Preston, and Birmingham, Andy Johnson, has also been criticized by many people - "When did the English international be so worthless?"

Under the oppression of reality, McLaren had to change his tactics in the next game. Lampard was injured in training, and Gerald appeared in the middle of the midfield, which was also his most familiar position. At the same time, Daniel and Cole also returned to the main lineup, Downing and Lennon appeared on the two wings, Hargreaves dragged behind to protect, and England's formation finally became normal.

Gerrard, who returned to the middle of the midfield, scored twice away, helping England win the first victory since four qualifiers. England beat the bottom Andorra three goals away, tied Russia, which had one less game, and two points behind Croatia, which also had one less game, ushered in a turning point opportunity.

It is worth mentioning that the English Championship striker Nugent scored a goal after he came on the bench, which also made McLaren less controversial.

Although winning this game did not help England's situation in the group, after all, winning a victory after a row of failures was enough to inspire. After the controversy subsided, McLaren knew that only by leading the team to continue to win like this can his position be stable.

Xiao Ming did not take the victory or defeat of the England national team. After two national team games, Xiao Ming was not happy because who won or who lost. The only thing that made him happy was that Leiden Oriental's international players were not injured in this national team game. Three days later, there would be 31st away games against Liverpool in the league, and they could not tolerate any mistakes.

On April 1st, the league will play against Liverpool away, on April 4th, the Champions League will play against Liverpool at home, then on April 7th, the league will play against West Ham United away, on April 9th, and on April 12th, the Champions League will play against Liverpool away, on April 15th, the FA Cup semi-finals against Chelsea, on April 18th, the league will play against Bolton at home, on April 21st, and on April 28th, the league will play against Fulham at home - If Leiden Oriental enters the semi-finals of the Champions League, there will be another game in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals on April 25th - the schedule is extremely dense.

Xiao Ming thought about applying for postponing the game, especially two consecutive league games on the seventh and nineth day, which were simply back-to-back. However, the teams participating in the Premier League Champions League played like this during this period, and he had no reason to apply for postponement.

"Anyway, the opponent is Liverpool. We are tired, they are just as tired." Xiao Ming could only comfort himself with such words.

In fact, Leiden Oriental and Liverpool are relatively lucky to fight against their opponents in the same league at this time, while Manchester United and Chelsea are in a bad mood. They will be affected even more when the league is so dense. After all, their opponents' schedule is far less intensive than the Premier League.

However, Leiden Oriental, which has to be both in the League Champions League, naturally cannot play the game selectively like Liverpool, which has basically given up the league. Leiden Oriental is only two points ahead of Manchester United, and Xiao Ming cannot stay in the league, so Benitez can send substitutes to consume the physical fitness of Leiden Oriental players and then give himself more advantages in the Championship Cup.

“No need to worry about this.”

Xiao Ming said to the coaches: "Give up the league? Can Benitez have the courage? They are only two points behind Arsenal now. The chance of the Champions League is relatively large after all. Even if they win the Champions League championship, the economic losses of not being able to enter the Champions League next season are still something that Liverpool cannot bear! One point in the league is one point, and entering the Champions League next season is very important for Liverpool. Their economy is not very good now... So, there is no need to worry about this game. We will win the opponent with all our might and accumulate enough confidence for the Champions League!"

Xiao Ming's words are correct. In this round of the league, Benitez sent most of the main players, goalkeeper Reina, defenders Aberoa, Carragher, Ager, Aurerio, midfielders Sissoko, Alonso, Mark Gonzalez, Riser, and Pennant. The forward who broke out was Crouch. Except for Dutch striker Kuyt sitting on the bench, Liverpool's main players have basically been on the stage this season.

Xiao Ming also sent most of the substitutes. After Ronaldo finished the suspension, he returned to the main lineup. Except for Messi and Van Ng and Pirlo, who were replaced by Ronaldo Krazze and Modric, all the main players of Leiden East were on the court.

However, although it seems that both sides have tried their best in this game from the lineup, the process of the game was not particularly intense. The Champions League game three days later involved some of their energy, so although they ran very fiercely and pressed fiercely, in fact, they still retained some of their strength.

Leiden East took the lead in the first four minutes of the game. Daniel and Ronaldo made a continuous wall-to-wave cooperation on the right and made a cross. Ronaldo in the penalty area grabbed the ball in front of Carragher, and then pushed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal with one kick. Liverpool equalized the score in the 35th minute. Aurelio inserted an assist from the left and made a cross. Crouch in the penalty area jumped high and headed to attack. Crouch was in a very outstanding state this season. Whether in the league or in the national team, this season was also the most glorious season for this bamboo center. Even the header seemed to have become outstanding.

Then he entered a deadlock. After the second half, the head coaches of both sides frequently dispatched troops. Benitez replaced Aberoa and Pennant with Kuyt and Finnan. Xiao Ming also sent Olic and Messi one after another. In the 61st minute, Leiden East was the first to break the deadlock again. Daniel took the free kick from the right, and Hypia, who had assisted, scored a close-range header. In the 71st minute, Leiden East scored another goal by Gerald, completely locked the victory of the game.

However, Xiao Ming, who won this game, did not seem particularly happy, because in another game, Manchester United swept Blackburn four-one at home, and still chased Leiden East tightly. Benitez did not seem particularly disappointed. For the head coach, it has become a habitual move to accumulate talent in the league, not to mention that Arsenal lost to Tottenham away in this round of the league. The gap between them and Arsenal is still only two points, and they still have the chance to enter the top four and get tickets to the Champions League next season.

Both sides know that the next Champions League match is the most important.

The second meeting between the two sides within three days is enough to prove that both sides have hidden something in the league.

Liverpool's starting lineup has become 442, goalkeeper Renner, defenders Finnan, Carragher, Agre, Aurerio, midfielder Kuyt, Sissoko, Alonso and Riser, and the forward line partners are Bellamy and Crouch - this is actually a mixture of 442 and 433. Although Kuyt plays the right forward, he can also play the center. Crouch, who is in excellent form and Bellamy, who is extremely fast, will pose a huge threat to Leiden East's defense line.

Xiao Ming also gave Benitez a surprise. Ronaldo and Van Nicht appeared at the same time, and they were paired with Ronaldo. This frontcourt combination of double centers, Leiden Oriental rarely used this season. Xiao Ming played as many goals at home. He didn't want to spend too long with Benitez. This guy has excellent command ability on the spot, and he is also quite strong in the Champions League. If he plays too cautiously at home, he might have a chance to capsize in the gutter away. Mourinho suffered such a secret loss several times in history, so Xiao Ming naturally did not want to suffer such a loss.

This game is definitely beyond the expectations of most people. According to common sense, Liverpool should play away first with a steady defense first, and then return to home to decide the final outcome. Leiden East should play more cautiously while strengthening the offense to avoid being scored by the opponent. However, Xiao Ming and Benitez's performance was completely opposite.

Benitez is actually the same as sending three forwards on the court to attack away, while Leiden East launched a fierce attack at the beginning of the game, as if it didn't care about its own defense.

This style of play that surprised everyone produced the most exciting game in this round.

Amid the shouts of more than 50,000 fans of Leiden Oriental, Leiden Oriental launched a tide of attack from the beginning of the game.

Ronaldo tested Renner with a long shot outside the penalty area one minute at the beginning, and then Liverpool launched a counterattack. Riser received the ball and cut it across and then took a strong long shot with his left foot, which was saved by Jasqueline.

"Boss, will it be bad for us if we score a goal with them at our home court?" McDonald finally asked his doubts.

In fact, after Xiao Ming made such a decision before the game, Leiden East coaches had such doubts.

"Okay, Alvin, tell me, what is the best thing about Liverpool?" Xiao Ming smiled slightly and asked MacDonald.

"History? Strength? Results? It should be willpower. There are many tough guys in their team." McDonald replied after thinking about it.

"That's right." Xiao Ming nodded: "When we were still in the low league, Liverpool's style was not tough. Their main players were players with excellent skills and good appearance, McManaman, Redknapp, Fowler, Irving... They were all golden boys. At that time, Liverpool had more young and bright whirlwinds in the Premier League. But now, after so long transformations of Hollier and Benitez, there are more and more tough guys in their team. After Harman injecting tough elements into Liverpool's midfield, Carragher, Riser, Sissoko, Kuyt... Which one is not running

Players with excellent motility and confrontational ability? Although Benítez is a Spaniard, the team he leads in Spain is a steel team like Valencia! Liverpool is becoming more and more like Valencia. It is unrealistic for such a team to kill them with one stick. If you keep tangled with them, they may decide the fate of the game at the last moment like the Germans... I don't want to take such a risk. Our advantage lies in our skills and offensive ability. Why not fight with them? Even if we perform well at home, we have no mistakes and beat them one-to-zero, but if he is away

What if we do the same? If we care too much about not allowing them to score goals, maybe we can't get a higher victory than 1-0 at home! Instead of winning only one-to-zero, it's better to win a three-to-one, so that they have to force them to attack at their home court! And there is something interesting on the football field. If a team has not conceded the ball or has few conceded the ball, their defense will look extremely strong, and the players also have high confidence. After a large number of conceded the ball, they will become full of loopholes - the same team, the same players, have completely different performances! You should know that Liverpool has been in the group stage after

In four games, I did not concede goals. In the knockout match, I only conceded one goal in each of the two rounds. You know Barcelona's offensive ability, and it will not be much worse than us! In fact, the biggest trouble for us is their defensive ability, so no matter what, I have to break their psychological advantages and force them to score goals with us! We, Leiden East, have not been afraid of whoever scored more goals! Arsenal scored three of us, and we returned six of them. Maybe this season people think we will gradually transition to a defensive team, but today I want them to know that in terms of offense, we are still unparalleled in the world!”

"Boss, I think I understand what you mean." MacDonald said excitedly: "It is no big deal to use a large number of goals at home to break their psychological advantages. Even if they win 1-0 at home, they can still think that they can just seize one opportunity at home. It's nothing to focus on defense. But if we win three-to-one, they have to put up and attack. This is not what we are better at defending than them, but who is better at scoring than us!"

"That's right, that's what it means!" Xiao Ming smiled: "The charm of the two-round match is here. It is important not to allow the opponent to score away goals, but it is also important to get enough goals at home, especially when the opponent's defensive ability is better and has a psychological advantage. This is even more so. One to zero, Benitez can calm down and deal with us, but what if it is three to one, four to two, or even more? Can Benitez still think about trying to kill our patience at home? At that time, the first thing that can't calm down is that Benitez."

Speaking of this, Xiao Ming turned his head and looked at Benitez, who was focusing on the situation on the field, and sneered in his heart.

In the last round of knockout match, Benitez cleverly used Rijcard's psychological blind spots - he believed that no one dared to play against Barcelona at Camp Nou, but as a result, he fell at home in the face of the fierce attack of Liverpool, and Liverpool won not much, just a two-to-one. Then Benitez launched a defensive defense at home. Barcelona attacked for 90 minutes, and despite scoring a goal, he was still eliminated by Liverpool by the advantage of away goals - no more or less, and he won one away goal. This is Benitez's realm.

In this game, Benitez sent three essential strikers away, and I'm afraid he played this idea, but Xiao Ming would not take this trick. If you want to score a goal away, then you have to bear the danger of being attacked continuously by them with goals!
Chapter completed!