The Godfather of Football

The opening song "You'll Never Walk Alone" has become the label of Anfield Stadium.

Anyone who comes to Anfield Stadium will easily be infected and influenced by the tragic atmosphere brewed by this stadium over a long period of time, and will also be shocked by the group of singing fans in the stands, and even easily There was an illusion that it was not a group of fans, but a group of Iron-Blooded Legion soldiers.

Liverpool has indeed been a bit miserable in the past two years. Many people feel that if they had not encountered the tyrannical Tottenham Hotspur, perhaps Liverpool would have had the possibility and opportunity to win the championship. With Benitez's tactics and The coaching ability, coupled with the strong financial resources brought by India's Reliance Group, are enough to make Liverpool invincible.

But it is because of the existence of Tottenham Hotspur that Liverpool has missed the championship time and time again. But the cruel thing is that after thirty rounds of games so far this season, Tottenham Hotspur leads the standings and ranks third. Liverpool scored 21 points, but in the 31st round of the Premier League, the opponent Tottenham faced was Liverpool.

In the eyes of many people, this is a battle at Tianwang Mountain.

Although whether in terms of points or schedule, this season's Premier League championship is basically Tottenham Hotspur's, everyone still firmly believes that there will always be a little bit of a miracle, so they believe that, As long as Tottenham Hotspur is defeated in this game, Liverpool will still have a chance.

Benitez's team has been eliminated from the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup. Now there is only one Premier League left, and they are 21 points behind. The possibility of overtaking is almost zero, but Whether he is thinking about his future in Liverpool or preparing for next season, he must win Tottenham Hotspur at home.

For Liverpool, if they win against Tottenham Hotspur, they still have hope, because between one win and one loss, the points are reduced to 18 points. In the league with seven rounds left, although it is not big Possibly, but at least there is a glimmer of hope.

But if you lose, then everything is really over!

Therefore, for every Liverpool player in this game, they walked into Anfield Stadium with a very complicated, contradictory, and even frustrated mood. They seemed to be frustrated by the fans in the stands. Incited by this, he showed from the very beginning the courage and determination to fight for the fans and dignity until the last moment.

Perhaps, this has become their last motivation!

Tottenham Hotspur's start seemed a bit conservative. After all, it was an away game, and the midfielder included a strong combination of Stroman, Matic and Vidal. This made Tottenham Hotspur's entire midfield Looks very tough and resilient.

After the opening, Liverpool took the initiative to attack, but as soon as their offense entered Tottenham Hotspur's half and the 30-meter area, they immediately hit an iron plate. They are good at wing attacks, but Tottenham Naham Hotspur's midfielder's defense on the wings was very good, firmly restraining Liverpool's attack.

Liverpool began to have the advantage of possession, but they did not seem to become more calm because of this advantage. On the contrary, they seemed very impatient. They were eager to win as soon as possible and to defeat Tod. Naham Hotspur are eager to live up to the expectations of their fans.

In this case, they made mistakes that they should not make in normal times.

Thiago Silva made a long pass from the backcourt in the 26th minute. After Lewandowski blocked Mamadou Sakho with his body, he turned around and passed the ball diagonally behind him. Messi quickly came in from behind. , dribbling the ball all the way into Liverpool's penalty area. Facing Reina, the Argentine deceived Reina with a calm fake move and pushed the ball into the empty goal, 1:0!

This goal completely ignited the anger of Liverpool. They began to launch a desperate attack on Tottenham Hotspur, but Tottenham Hotspur's three strong men sat in the midfield, allowing Liverpool's offense to They failed again and again, which caused a huge blow and pressure on their hearts.

The fans in the stands are still singing and encouraging the players, hoping that they can cheer up, show the blood of the Red Army in this crucial game, kill Tottenham Hotspur, and save a glimmer of hope for the league championship. The team regained some dignity.

When the team is in good times, this kind of expectation can often make the team explode with stronger combat effectiveness, but when the team is in adversity, it often turns into a psychological pressure on the players.

In the 41st minute, Gerrard made a mistake in passing the ball. Neymar intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and passed it behind him. Lewandowski got the ball and scored alone, scoring Tottenham Hotspur's third goal. Two goals, 2:0!

This was almost a death sentence for Liverpool, and the team collapsed completely.

The second half restarted, and the two sides changed sides and then fought again. Liverpool slowed down the pace, and the press and pressure were no longer so fierce. However, Tottenham Hotspur still sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and did a solid job in their own half. The defense on the field, once the ball is at their feet, uses slow ball control to consume Liverpool and lure Liverpool to press forward.

Liverpool had been fooled once before, but when this mistake resulted in Lewandowski's second solo effort and almost another goal from the Polish center, Liverpool were too frightened to come forward again.

When the time came to the 70th minute, Ye Qiu started to make substitutions, replacing some young players. The 17-year-old Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans started for Tottenham Hotspur for the first time, replacing Matic as the back-and-forth midfielder. Tottenham Hotspur also began to actively press forward, adopting a ball-control tactic and patiently looking for opportunities, but the overall tactic was still based on safety.

Facing Ye Qiu's almost rogue style of play, Benítez did not have many effective ways, because he could clearly feel the players' current mentality, which was a mentality that although there was still a glimmer of hope, the rationality told you soberly that you should despair, which was very torturous.

In fact, this game ended in a dull ending. Tottenham Hotspur defeated Liverpool 2:0 away and won the Premier League championship this season in advance. This is also the sixth consecutive season that Tottenham Hotspur has won the Premier League championship.

Six consecutive championships, this is an honor for Tottenham Hotspur, an unprecedented honor.

When the referee Weber blew the whistle to end the game, the fans in the stands fell silent. Perhaps they needed some time to adjust their emotions, but Benítez walked calmly to the coaching bench of the visiting team.

Indifferent, no waves can be seen, as if he has no emotions. This is the typical expression of the Spanish fat man Benítez. Even when he saw Ye Qiu, he stretched out his hand and said, "You have been hanging out with Mourinho for a long time recently, and your parking skills have improved a lot." This kind of words that should have been full of sarcasm and ridicule, when spoken by him, are bland.

Ye Qiu did not get angry because of this, and laughed, "It's not that my parking skills are good, but your driving skills are too bad!"

After a pause, Ye Qiu also threw out his chips to save Benítez from refuting, "At least your cooperation in the 30-meter area today is almost as good as that of the deputy squad leader Cardiff, not much better!"

As soon as these words came out, Benítez was speechless.

In fact, everyone knows that Tottenham did not play at their best in this game, but the difference is that Liverpool performed poorly because of their own problems, while Tottenham was happy to play more easily, so when they saw Liverpool's poor performance, they did not try their best.

One of the important reasons why Liverpool performed poorly in this game was that they were not calm enough.

With the advantage of ball possession, Liverpool always seemed impatient whenever they entered the 30-meter area of ​​Tottenham and encountered defensive pressure, which made Liverpool almost lose their past cooperation and routines in this area. It looked more like fighting alone, and it was difficult to create a threat to Tottenham.

"It turns out that no matter how hard your skull is, you can't hit my iron plate, right?" Ye Qiu said with a smile.

Benítez had a little expression at this time, that is, dissatisfaction, but not only dissatisfaction with Ye Qiu's sarcasm and ridicule, but also because of the players. He said more than once that they should be calm and rational, but in fact, Liverpool did a bad job in controlling emotions.

Sometimes, Benítez also began to feel that this might be his fate!

Looking back over the past few years, although he was given the title of Ye Qiu's nemesis, he actually lost to Ye Qiu quite a lot. Apart from the Champions League final, he mostly defeated Ye Qiu in some useless matches, or restrained the opponent when Ye Qiu was in trouble. But if they really fought against each other, he was actually powerless to do anything about Ye Qiu.

But no matter what, Benítez could not show his weak side in front of Ye Qiu, so the Spaniard squeezed out a smile like squeezing toothpaste, "Don't be too proud too early, winning the championship too early may not be a good thing, sometimes it may be a bad thing!"

"Thank you!" Ye Qiu still smiled, "But you don't need to worry about this!"

Benítez turned and left. After he left, Ye Qiu's expression became a little stiff. He actually knew what Benítez meant. Winning the championship too early may cause the players to relax too early, which may not be a good thing for the next Champions League and FA Cup battles.

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Tottenham Hotspur successfully won the Premier League championship in March ahead of schedule, which was greatly appreciated and praised by fans all over the world. Countless fans believe that this is the most dominant season in the history of the Premier League.

In the past six years, Tottenham Hotspur has demonstrated its strong dominance, completely ending the covetousness of other strong teams for the Premier League championship, and winning the Premier League championship trophy again and again.

But Ye Qiu and Benitez's concerns are not without reason. After Tottenham Hotspur won the league championship seven rounds in advance, a week after the team returned to London from Anfield, Tottenham Hotspur lost 2:3 to Southampton at home.

This battle shocked everyone, even Ye Qiu, and Tottenham Hotspur fans all over the world.

Tottenham Hotspur played very well in the first half. The team scored two goals against Southampton in more than 20 minutes, which made the Saints feel helpless and even frustrated.

But after half an hour, Tottenham Hotspur began to lose the energy they had in the opening game, and began to want to play it safe, trying to drag the game to the end like they did against Liverpool, but it turned out that Southampton was not the St. only.

Before the end of the first half, Coutinho made a wonderful pass, and Lucas Moura broke through Kompany and scored, 1:2!

During the halftime break, Ye Qiu repeatedly emphasized that the team must wake up and not relax just because they won the championship in advance. However, in the second half, Tottenham Hotspur's performance still did not improve much. At the beginning of the second half, the ball The team gave Southampton a goal, or Lucas Moura, with an assist from Immobile.

This Italian center has performed very well after switching to Southampton this season. He has currently scored 20 goals in the league and has been selected for the Italian national team. He is fighting for a ticket to the World Cup in Brazil, so The fighting spirit was very strong in this game.

After the tragic equalizer, Ye Qiu replaced three players in one breath, but the team's performance still did not improve. Southampton had gone crazy. In this situation, as the head coach, even Ye Qiu had no choice. He controlled the team very well, and finally in the 93rd minute, at the last minute of stoppage time, Immobile scored to help Southampton reverse Tottenham Hotspur.

2:3, Tottenham Hotspur lost this useless game at home!

From the perspective of the league competition, this game is meaningless, because Tottenham Hotspur won the championship early, which can only be said to make Liverpool angry, but from another level, this game gave Tottenham A wake-up call has been sounded throughout Naum Hotspur. Once the players relax, how can they ensure their condition?

Everyone is the same. When you have been tense and moving towards a goal for the past half year, you can maintain your state well, but once you achieve this goal, you There will be a consciousness of wanting to relax and take a good rest, and even many times this consciousness is not under your control.

In this game, Tottenham Hotspur not only lost a league game, but also lost a home record, which shattered the undefeated winning record at Stratford Stadium and also made Tottenham Hotspur lose a home record. Hotspur's winning streak this season has stopped at 31 games, and Tottenham Hotspur's unbeaten record has stopped at 157 games.

The outside media and fans seemed very tolerant of Tottenham Hotspur's defeat. After all, Tottenham Hotspur were too strong this season, showing an unprecedented dominance and completely cutting off all other competitors. The desire for a championship.

But the defeat of this game has once again ignited hopes for all competitors, especially those in the Champions League and FA Cup. That is, after winning the league championship in advance with a record advantage, Tottenham How Tottenham maintain this state and how to regain the fighting spirit and morale of the team has become a difficult problem.

If it were just this one game, the outside world wouldn't have much to say, but what's terrible is that three days later, Tottenham Hotspur sat at Stratford Stadium and gained an overwhelming advantage in the first half, and With Matic assisting Ribery to score, the situation was reversed by Bayern Munich in the second half, with Bastian Schweinsteiger scoring the equalizer.

1:1, Bayern Munich retreated from the away game and scored a crucial away goal.

At the post-match press conference at the end of the game, Guardiola was full of praise for the team's performance. He believed that the players' tenacious fighting spirit in the second half laid the hope for the team's promotion. He believed that he could eliminate it at home. Tottenham Hotspur.

"Yes, there is no doubt that Tottenham Hotspur are a very strong team, but in this game, especially in the second half, they gave me the feeling that they lacked a sense of aggressiveness and they seemed to "I have become lax and lost the determination and will to play the whole game, which is a very scary thing."

Ye Qiu also acknowledged Guardiola's statement at the post-match press conference. He bluntly admitted that the team had problems.

"I felt like we were suffering from a serious illness. Everyone was exhausted. We couldn't maintain concentration for the ninety-minute game. This caused us to make a lot of mistakes during the game, some of which were fatal. , we lost the efficiency we had before.”

"My team and I are working hard to find the cause. We need to prescribe the right medicine. I hope that the team can recover and regain the passion for the game when we challenge the Allianz Arena away from home in a week's time!"

Ye Qiu's statement also confirmed outside speculation that winning the championship early would have advantages for Tottenham Hotspur, but the disadvantages were also obvious, especially for some players in the team. They breathed a sigh of relief. Coupled with the team's peak in the past few seasons, as well as defeating all opponents and sweeping the entire Europa this season, they looked at the problem with an overly optimistic attitude and faced everything in the game. difficulties arise.

Ye Qiu is right. This is a disease, an infectious disease that spreads very quickly. If this problem cannot be solved quickly and well, it will bring down the entire Tottenham team. Tottenham will even cause the team to face a collapse.

In Ye Qiu's opinion, since they had won the league championship in advance, it didn't matter if they lost, especially since they lost to Southampton. The team's unbeaten record was ended, which was not a bad thing for Tottenham Hotspur. But the problem was that if they had to pay the price of losing the Champions League to stimulate the team's fighting spirit, then the price was too high.

So, after being tied by Bayern Munich at home in the first round of the quarter-finals, Ye Qiu announced a surprising decision on the spot in the locker room!