Chapter 520 Take Advantage of His Illness to Kill Him

Confidence is a really elusive thing.

It's hard to build, but once you have it, it's really different.

After the team eliminated Barcelona 5-1 on aggregate, Liverpool were drawn 0-0 away by Aston Villa in the 30th round of the Premier League.

Benitez took advantage of the rotation system and continued to rotate the squad.

Yang Yang, Crouch and Harvey Alonso were all put on the bench, which severely restricted the team's offense.

The midfielder has a combination of Mascherano and Sissoko. Benitez seems to have both the meaning of examining the players and the idea of ​​training the team. After all, with the deepening of the Champions League, the opponents will become stronger and stronger. .

As a result, the team's offense was a mess in the first half.

After changing sides in the second half, Xavi Alonso came on in the 60th minute, Crouch came on in the 72nd minute, and Gerrard didn't come on until the 83rd minute. Come on as a substitute.

In the end, Liverpool failed to break Aston Villa's goal.

Martin O'Neal's team defended their home ground very firmly, especially in the second half, which was almost airtight.

For this result, both Benitez and Liverpool fans are satisfied and feel acceptable.

Although, after this round, Liverpool fell behind Manchester United by two points.

Everyone knows that there are still eight rounds in the league, but the next knockout stage is crucial, and every step cannot go wrong.

It is really difficult to play on two fronts, especially for Premier League teams, because there is no winter break here.

Liverpool don't have enough bench thickness, so they have to make some trade-offs.

Manchester United beat Bolton 4-1 at home thanks to braces from Park Ji-sung and Wayne Rooney.

Chelsea also won Sheffield United at home, but Arsenal were beaten by Everton 0-1 away.

The current situation of the Gunners is indeed full of embarrassment, and there is no way to see the performance of the Champions League runner-up last season.

In the Premier League, he withdrew from the championship team early, and the Champions League round of 16 lost to PSV Eindhoven with a total score of 2-1 in two rounds, and stopped in the round of 16.

It can be said that the state of the Gunners is indeed ups and downs, but this is not a bad thing for Liverpool.

Because of the 31st round of the Premier League, Liverpool will host Arsenal at home.

This is the only Premier League power Liverpool have not beaten so far this season.

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Despite the tragic draw away from Aston Villa, the atmosphere in Melwood is still quite good.

Winston Bogarde returned to Beijing after just a week at Liverpool, and he couldn't rest assured of his gym in Beijing.

Since training with Winston Bogarde, Aurelio and Mascherano have come to Melwood early every morning. They will follow Yang Yang to train in the gym, but the items are different.

After an hour of training in the gym, the rest of Liverpool's players have almost arrived, and they will start a lap drill, which is more of a warm-up exercise, mainly muscle activity.

Captains Gerrard and Carragher were always the first to arrive at the training ground each morning, and they called it leading the way.

The players who come early will form a circle with Yang Yang and other players who are training in the gym, and conduct circle-robbing training.

Now, Yang Yang no longer actively invites Ying to enter the circle to grab the ball. He trains like everyone else, and it is not easy for others to let him enter the circle.

This kind of training is not very intensive, the players are more relaxed, and they do not forget to chat a few while training.

For example, in yesterday's game against Aston Villa, Mascherano played very well, performed quite well, and he almost scored with a long shot, but unfortunately it was still a little short.

If he scores, it will be the first goal of his career!

Since the Argentine midfielder joined Liverpool, his overall performance has indeed been on the rise, especially in the past two weeks, after training with Winston Bogarde, he seems to have become more and more confident on the pitch.

Yang Yang could also feel the urgency in his heart, after all, it was the end of March.

With just over two months left until the end of the league, how could Liverpool spend 120 million pounds to sign him without a decent performance?

Yang Yang also took a chance and asked about Paco Yesterdam. Gerrard and Carragher both said that Yesterdam himself was still thinking about it. Benitez wanted to keep him, but how exactly? Not so clear.

There is no good way for everyone to do this.

Water flows to lower place, man goes to higher position.

Yesterdam was playing for Benitez in Liverpool. He must have the idea of ​​developing himself. For example, Queiroz, who was an assistant to Ferguson back then, went to Real Madrid to coach for a year. Come back to Ferguson to continue as an assistant.

But Yang Yang's concern is mainly Benitez. Without the lubricant of Yesterdam, can Benitez really control the dressing room? Can he really continue to get along so well with everyone?

Sometimes people change.

Yang Yang believes that the Barcelona players must be cheering when they send away the Jagged coach Teng Carter. Everyone is thinking in their hearts that they must be able to continue to maintain self-discipline, and there is no need for a guy like Teng Carter to urge him.

But the result?

Rijkaard did not retain it, which must have been enthusiastically supported by the players, but now, do the players still support Rijkaard so much? When Eto'o attacked Rijkaard on the spot, how many people came forward and accused the Cameroon striker?

Managing a team is not much different from managing a company.

No one is perfect, Ferguson is the same, Rijkaard is the same, Benitez is the same.

But now, everything in Liverpool is really very good, if the bench is not thick enough, the team can really insist on two-line battle.

Yang Yang's concerns are not mediocre. Gerrard, Carragher and others also have such concerns. Therefore, after Yang Yang raised it privately, they immediately communicated with the coaching staff and management.

But if Yesterdam really wants to leave, no one can stop him.

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"By the way, against Arsenal at the weekend, Javier and Fabio will play, and Alvaro will also start."

Speaking of which, Gerrard looked at Mascherano and Aurelio, "You guys performed well, you have a rare opportunity, you played well, and maybe the Champions League in the middle of next week will also go together."

As soon as the captain's words fell, Mascherano and Aurelio were overjoyed.

Abeloa is not there, otherwise, it is estimated that it will be equally full of expectations.

All three players joined the team last summer or this winter, but have yet to fully prove themselves.

Needless to say, Mascherano has played only a handful of games; Abeloa started both of the Champions League games against Barcelona and performed well, but his starting position was one that he did not. A good left back.

It can be said that this is a countermeasure made to limit Messi, and it will not last long.

In the long run, Abeloa's rival should be Finnan.

As for Aurelio, he is constantly competing with Riise, but in the two rounds against Barcelona, ​​Benitez chose Abeloa, which makes Aurelio a left-back Ao felt the pressure.

This is not a bad thing.

The right amount of pressure can keep players on their toes and make it easier to stay in shape.

In the quarter-final draw, Liverpool’s opponent was Roma from Serie A. The home game next Wednesday is very important. The team must do their best to win in order to be able to play in a more relaxed environment. to play away.

Benitez will definitely consider starting a player in better form.

As for Yang Yang, Benitez told him as early as in training that when he played against Arsenal on the weekend, he would arrange for Yang Yang to play for an hour, and then he would be replaced to prepare for the Champions League in midweek.

Yang Yang is very clear about his mission. The most important thing for him now is to maintain his state and try his best to help the team go further, whether it is the Champions League or the league.

The only difference is that the Champions League is more imminent.

If possible, Yang Yang certainly wants both the Champions League and the league, but if he has to choose one, he will choose the Champions League.

He has been eager to have a Champions League of his own for four years!

Liverpool this season is undoubtedly the most confident year for him, and he really doesn't want to miss it.

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Relatively speaking, Arsenal's situation is not very good.

This season, we have insisted on multi-line operations. The final result is that Arsenal have been out on all fronts one after another. In March, they were doomed to be empty-handed. What is even more tragic is that there are still many injuries in the team.

Henry was injured, Van Persie was injured, and now even Gilberto Silva is injured.

Recently, Wenger has no good news. The only thing that can be regarded as gratifying is the return of Togo center Adebayor from the ban.

Now, Arsenal's situation is very similar to what happened to Liverpool when the two sides met for the first time, and they were all at a low point because of injuries.

But thirty years of Hedong, thirty years of Hexi, and now it's Liverpool's turn to be lucky, of course, it's taking advantage of his illness to kill him, so why be polite?

The last time they lost to Arsenal on the road, this time at Anfield, Liverpool obviously did not intend to let their opponents go back safe and sound, even if the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is about to be ushered in midweek.

Yang Yang still clearly remembers that Ronald Koeman and the coaching staff told him when he was at Ajax that Arsenal's biggest problem is their fitness, because they have to maintain their own passing system. .

It is difficult to pass and control the ball, and it is not difficult to say it is not difficult.

But this set of play requires a lot of players' running, and running requires physical fitness.

Especially in the tactical environment of the Premier League, to face the impact of the opponent, the players need to run more and consume more physical energy, so Arsenal will collapse every season before and after the winter break, which is absolutely Not by chance.

Yang Yang believes that Arsene Wenger must be aware of this problem, but he still insists on multi-line battles this season. He wants to play in the league, the Champions League, the UEFA Cup and the FA Cup. What is this for? ?