Volume 1: When a Hero Appears, People Pay Attention. Chapter 265: Returning to the Light (First Update, Please Vote for Me)

Chapter 265: Returning to the Light (First update, please vote for me)

Although Martin O'Neill is not Chinese, he must understand the principle of "a defeat is like a mountain."

He does not want the defeat against Aston Villa to be the harbinger of a series of defeats for Liverpool.

The game against Juventus is now not only related to whether the team can advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, but also a game to restore the team's morale.

It's a must win.

For this game, even though he knew that some Liverpool players were running low on physical fitness, Martin O'Neill had to grit his teeth and let all the main players play.

At this time, morale is more important. Without physical strength, as long as there is still morale, one can still persevere. But if there is no morale, even if you have plenty of physical energy, you are nothing more than a group of walking zombies.

In order to maintain the team's morale, he must make some sacrifices.

And during training, he told his players more than once that Liverpool has reached a very critical moment, and everyone must do their best and work together to help the team tide over the difficulties.

He hopes to attract the players' attention.

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In the game against Juventus, Liverpool played all their main players. This surprised Juventus coach Conte. He had seen the news that Liverpool lost to Aston Villa at home before, and he also knew that Liverpool was tired.

So he thought Liverpool would rotate in this game, remove some main players who were obviously unable to run, and replace them with substitute players. In this way, Juventus might still have a chance to take advantage. As long as Juventus can advance by a goal in the away game, it will have a psychological advantage. Maybe Liverpool will collapse at the drop of a hat?

This is Conte's wishful thinking.

It turned out that he was wrong, and all the main players of Liverpool started!

Liverpool, which started with all its main players, showed strong combat effectiveness on its own territory.

They ran aggressively on the court and showed no signs of fatigue.

They are completely different from the team that lost at home to Aston Villa at the weekend.

It even makes people wonder whether their loss to Aston Villa at the weekend was really because they couldn't run...

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"I don't see any problems with Liverpool's physical fitness..." Assistant coach Mike Whelan and Ferguson watched the game between Liverpool and Juventus in front of the TV together. He frowned and said to Ferguson beside him.

They want to find signs from the live broadcast that Liverpool is at the end of its strength, but judging from what they have observed so far, they are not optimistic.

Liverpool have a lot of physical energy. Suarez, who had cramps in the last game, was running with all his strength. How could he look like he couldn't run anymore?

Ferguson smiled: "No, they are almost out of energy. They are really at the end of their strength."

Whelan looked at him doubtfully.

Ferguson further explained: "Originally, this game should have allowed some of the main players to rest, because Liverpool has two away goals and it is at their home court. As long as they can ensure that the opponent does not score more than two goals at home, it will be fine. Promotion. In this way, some players can also get a rest. But now O'Neal has forced all the main players to start in order to prevent the team from collapsing. In this way, their physical energy can only be consumed faster... During this period, he must They instilled some spiritual will into the Liverpool players to brainwash them. The effect is good, but it is not lasting. Mike, the crazier the Liverpool players run now, the faster they will die in the end!"

Whelan suddenly realized.

"That is to say, their current behavior is just a return to the past?"

Ferguson nodded: "Yes."

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O'Neal didn't know what Ferguson commented on his arrangement. He was standing on the sidelines at this time, nervously observing the game on the court.

Juventus is not an easy opponent to deal with, and even at Liverpool's home court, he does not dare to take it lightly.

Fortunately, Chen Yingxiong once again gave him reassurance.

In the 33rd minute, Chen Yingxiong took a direct free kick and blasted the football into Leyali's goal.

Liverpool leads 3:2 on the total score. Now even if Juventus equalizes the score, they will still be eliminated. They must score at least two goals, and at the same time, Liverpool cannot continue to score goals.

This is much more difficult.

O'Neal breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Yingxiong score.

The Liverpool fans in the stands also gave a huge cheer.

Liverpool fans have also experienced some worries about the team in the past few days. The home defeat to Aston Villa also made them think that Liverpool was exhausted and was about to collapse. But now that Chen Yingxiong has scored, many people are relieved - as long as the hero continues to score goals, Liverpool will not have any problems! Lack of energy? It was just a game. Look at this game, look at Suarez and others running wildly. How does it look like they are exhausted?

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After scoring the goal, Chen Yingxiong was also very excited. Of course he knows that the rumors outside these days are like huge rocks, pressing on the hearts of all Liverpool players, making them breathless. Now he kicked a boulder away with one kick, and everyone could finally take a breath.

This is the answer to all those who doubted us!

Want to see Liverpool collapse? No way!

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Juventus got a goal back in the second half, but Gareth Bale soon regained the lead for the team.

But it was only a goal difference, and Juventus did not give up.

As long as they score one more goal, the total score between the two sides will become 4:4, and Juventus will also get two away goals. In this case, the two sides can only play overtime.

When he saw Juventus score, Ferguson clenched his fists in front of the TV, and Whelan jumped up even more excitedly.

They are not fans of Juventus, and they definitely do not want Liverpool to be eliminated. They even hope that Liverpool can make it all the way to the Champions League final. They are not fans of Liverpool. They hope so just because Liverpool who enters the Champions League final will inevitably be distracted by the Champions League. , fighting on two fronts, the already limited physical fitness is even more stretched, and fighting on two fronts, the energy will be divided into two parts. Martin O'Neill and his players may not pay so much attention to the league, which will give Manchester United an opportunity to take advantage of opportunity.

They are so happy because this goal by Juventus allows Juventus to retain hope, and this hope will allow them to continue to work hard in the next game and even work harder to put pressure on Liverpool. Liverpool failed to establish a winning streak early, which forced them to go all out in the next game to deal with Juventus.

This is a severe test for their physical fitness and will.

The physical strength that was not much in the first place was dragged away by Juventus and disappeared quickly.

Even if Liverpool wins in the end, it will be a miserable victory. The entire Liverpool team will be dragged down by the tenacious Juventus.

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As the end of the game approached, Liverpool's pressure increased. Juventus desperately counterattacked, and Liverpool had to give up the attack and retreat fully, hoping to maintain this one-goal lead.

Martin O'Neill made two substitutions in a row, replacing Suarez and Gareth Bale, and replaced them with defensive players. However, he still left one substitution place. He was worried that Juventus would score a goal at the last moment and drag the game into overtime. In that case, he must ensure that he still has a card in his hand.

It wasn't until injury time entered that Martin O'Neill played the third card. At that time, the score was still 2:1, with Liverpool leading at home. O'Neal's substitution was just a substitution that delayed the game and had no other tactical significance.

In the end, Liverpool narrowly defeated Juventus 2:1 at home, eliminated Juventus with a total score of 4:3, and advanced to the quarterfinals.

After the game, the fans in the stands let out deafening cheers. Many Liverpool players did not open their arms to enjoy their exclusive cheers, but simply slumped to the ground.

This ninety-minute game is so damn tiring!

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Ferguson and Whelan looked at each other and saw smiles in each other's eyes.

As soon as the final whistle blew, Liverpool players collapsed to the ground as if they had been eliminated. This scene fell in the eyes of two people.

Liverpool are indeed tired, and not just tired, but very tired.

In order to stay far away from Manchester United some time ago, Martin O'Neill has not rotated since before Christmas. He played with the same lineup for more than a month. Although he was ten points ahead of Manchester United, it also made the Liverpool players very tired. , they overdraw their energy in advance.

Next, the league officially enters the sprint stage. If they want to sprint, they will find that their physical strength is exhausted and they can no longer run. At that time, we can only watch Manchester United gradually catch up from behind. That process will have a huge impact on Liverpool and will make them more psychologically stressed. In the end, they will collapse directly and completely collapse.

This is what Manchester United most want to see.

This game proved it.

Whelan now particularly admires coach Ferguson. Other Manchester United players may not know about Ferguson's arrangements, but as Ferguson's assistant, assistant coach Whelan knows it very well.

From the outset, Whelan wasn't sure whether United still had a chance to complete the comeback that he had doubted. But Ferguson was confident throughout. Facts now prove that he was right and far-sighted.

To be able to reach this point so early is truly worthy of Sir Alex Ferguson!

When you encounter such a powerful opponent, Liverpool, even if you lose the championship in the end, you should still be convinced! There is no head coach in English football today who can only be compared with Sir Alex Ferguson. It is your honor to be in the hands of such an excellent opponent!

For a time, Ferguson's image in Whelan's mind became much taller, and he could only look up.

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