There is a dream called football

Before the game started, all Chinese fans were expecting a miracle, such as if someone in the starting lineup suddenly got injured and Li Qiao could step in, but such a thing did not happen.

Before the game, the camera showed the Liverpool bench. Li Qiao was sitting between Alonso and Hamann. The three of them were talking and laughing.

Huang Jianxiang began to introduce the starting lineup.

Here in Liverpool:

Goalkeeper Dudek

Defense line Josemi, Hyypia, Carragher, Finnan

Midfielder Garcia, Gerrard, Riise, Ricardo Kewell

Forwards Cisse, Baros

"This lineup will be mentioned again and again this season. I hope Li Qiao can enter the starting lineup as soon as possible."

"But Benitez is a very cautious coach. The new midfielders bought this summer are all on the bench, and so is Alonso."

Benitez knows that the Premier League has a completely different rhythm from other leagues, so newcomers must adapt first.

After the opening, Tottenham took advantage of their advantage at White Hart Lane to launch a fierce attack on Liverpool, pressing all three lines.

Jacques Santini is also one of the first talents in the new official's appointment. This French coach is also coaching the Premier League for the first time and is under great pressure.

Benitez remained calm and Liverpool played very compactly on all three lines.

Tottenham's two forwards are one tall and one fast. The high point is Kanoute, who later played in Guoan, and the fast one is local forward Defoe.

After a quick attack failed, Davis blasted a shot from midfield and Dudek pushed the ball out.

"Liverpool is so stable."

"Are Benitez's tactics a bit conservative?"

But soon such doubts disappeared. When Liverpool counterattacked, they quickly passed the ball. Cisse in front squeezed past and then broke through Robinson's goal with one kick.

1 to 0.

Alonso and Li Qiao both stood up and applauded.

"This Premier League is so fast-paced."

"It's really fast!"

In fact, in the ball just now, Gerrard was in the midfield. If it were in other leagues, the defender would first hand the ball to the midfielder and make a transition. But in the Premier League, Hyypia directly kicked it to the front, and the rest

It's the striker's own business.

This is also easy to understand why Drogba can do so well in the Premier League. The ball just now was an opportunity that he relied on his body to squeeze out. No skills are needed, but the body must be very strong.

After conceding the goal, Tottenham languished for a while. After all, Jacques is not a big-name coach. Once he encounters difficulties, he will inevitably doubt himself.

A good start is too important. Liverpool has already reached the Champions League main draw, so they need to score more points in the league. There will be double matches a week in September.

"I hope Liverpool can win more games, and the newcomers will have less pressure and more opportunities."

No one wants to think that the team will be in crisis as soon as it comes, and it will be too difficult to start, and there will not even be a chance to start.

For players like Alonso and Li Qiao, they were introduced by Benitez. If Benitez leaves, their fate will be difficult to say.

Taking the lead in the first half, the atmosphere in the locker room was relatively relaxed. Li Qiao tried hard to participate in the chat with his teammates.

However, the accent here is a bit strange and difficult to understand. The British accent is a bit vague. Li Qiao always feels that British people speak English as if they have something in their mouth.

When the time came, Gerrard stood up and applauded, "Guys, cheer up for the second half, it's not easy every time in London."

"Yes, Captain."

When the players came out for the second half, the CCTV commentator eagerly hoped that Li Qiao would come on, but when he saw Li Qiao running out wearing a substitute vest, he knew it was not time yet.

During the halftime break, Benitez made no substitutions.

Most of Tottenham's midfielders are from England or Ireland, which is very traditional English football. They are tough enough, but their skills are far behind.

At the 70th minute, Jacques gave up the tactics he had practiced all summer. He is French and wanted to learn from Wenger, but now he wanted to score goals, so Tottenham reverted to the tactics of last season, long passes and lobs.

But the effect is pretty good. Liverpool have a lot of smaller players, and neither Kewell nor Garcia are the kind of players who are good at heading the ball.

In this case, Benitez gestured towards Li Qiao and Haman.

Ready to play!

Haman is easy to understand, he is German and tall, but Li Qiao...

At least Huang Jianxiang questioned Benitez's employment.

However, he still made substitutions. Li Qiao replaced Garcia and Hamann replaced Kewell. This substitution also foreshadowed Liverpool's subsequent situation.

In fact, Jacques doesn't care who his opponent is at all, because he needs points. It's like a crazy, poor gambler who doesn't know what risk is.

A big press was originally a good opportunity for Liverpool to counterattack, but the Liverpool players seemed to have forgotten to counterattack at this time and focused on defense.

In the 78th minute, Liverpool was punished. Tottenham took a corner kick and feinted from the high point in the middle. It was Defoe who really completed the header from the back point.

Defoe headed a rebound ball, which is the most difficult ball for a goalkeeper to save, and just like that, the ball went in.

Benitez couldn't accept it. After taking the lead, the players entered a very relaxed state, not like they were playing. In other words, the team underestimated the opponent, and now Liverpool paid the price.

After losing the ball, Liverpool started to attack, but at this time the Liverpool players were obviously not in the same rhythm.

Li Qiao can run and has momentum, but Cisse and Baros can no longer run, so Li Qiao is alone and unable to get the ball.

"Li Qiao basically disappeared after he came on the scene."

"Lack of support from teammates."

If Li Qiao was the big brother in the team, he would definitely yell at his teammates and start running.

But he is a newcomer and cannot do this, otherwise he will have no friends. At this time, Gerrard should call him.

However, Gerrard's own condition was average in this game. If he didn't perform well, he would be embarrassed to yell at others.

What's worse is that Li Qiao also received a yellow card at the end of the game.

This is because the White Hart Lane stadium stands are very close to the pitch, and you can even hear the fans shouting on the sideline. But when Li Qiao chased the ball out of bounds, the fans cursed at him. Li Qiao couldn't hold it back and kicked the ball.

Go to the stands.

Huang Jianxiang said: "The fans must have said something, otherwise Li Qiao wouldn't be like this."

Gerald immediately ran over and reminded Li Qiao, "Those London bastards just want you to lose your mind, don't be fooled."

Li Qiao nodded.

The final result of the game was 1-1. Liverpool did not get three points at White Hart Lane. After the game, the home fans were unrelenting and cursed one after another.

Some excited players were aggrieved, but they were all pushed into the tunnel one by one by Gerrard.

"You will adapt after playing in the Premier League for one season. Welcome to the Premier League."

This was Li Qiao's first experience with the Premier League, and the start was more difficult than imagined.