There is a dream called football

Anelka's goal was scored in the countdown of the first half, and Anfield fell into silence.

The KOP stands also fell silent. As we all know in the UK, the two cities of Liverpool and Manchester are competing with each other. This goal also stung the hearts of Liverpool fans, so at the end of the first half, sporadic boos were issued from the scene.

Voice.

The boos were not loud, but Benitez has been in La Liga for 10 years, and he knew that if this continued, the boos would be loud.

The locker room was quiet.

There is nothing wrong with the team's tactics and the equipment is luxurious, but why can't they score goals?

This is the most uncomfortable situation, which means that no problem can be found. Just like Leicester City later, the configuration in the two seasons was similar, but the final results were completely different.

Benitez knows that in this case, a substitution is necessary. The principle of substitution is like changing a knife is the same in Europe.

"Lee, Harvey."

Li Qiao and Harvey were handed aside, and the assistant coach was arranging tactics for them. Generally, tactical indoctrination was the responsibility of the assistant coach.

During the intermission, as far away as China's capital, CCTV commentators were also offering advice.

"I think we should replace him with Li Qiao," Duan Xuan said.

"But if the tactics are unreasonable, replacing Li Qiao will be of no use. Liverpool's problem is that they are too hasty. The new coach and new players are all eager to prove themselves."

"Yes, Liverpool have to calm down and play football."

*****

"Dad, it's the second game and Li Qiao is still sitting on the bench. I knew Li Qiao shouldn't leave Porto."

"What do you know, you don't know what the Premier League is about."

Lorinda smiled and said: "I don't understand. You have earned a lot of commissions. Of course you hope Li Qiao leaves."

Maybe women all over the world don't want their men to leave because there are too many temptations out there.

"Don't worry, Li Qiao will definitely be able to gain a foothold in the Premier League."

Sosa patted Lorinda, "If you're really worried, just go to the UK. Aren't there remote classes now? Just come back during the exam."

Lorinda's heart moved, she really wanted to go to Liverpool.

Lorinda had an idea, "Dad, let's drive the restaurant over."

sweat.

"Daughter, do you know how much it costs to open a restaurant in the UK?"

Lorinda smiled and said, "How about you take out the money you earned from Li Qiao?"

"..."

*****

At the beginning of the second half, Liverpool made substitutions, Alonso replaced the aging Hamann, and Li Qiao replaced Garcia.

For the two newcomers, Liverpool fans only know that their worth is not low, both are worth more than 10 million pounds, but they don't know much about other things.

Guigang still used the same tactics, defensive counterattack, putting Anelka at the forefront, letting him threaten Liverpool's goal.

Facing the Iron Barrel formation, it is difficult for Liverpool to penetrate through the middle, so Gerrard frequently threatens the opponent's goal with long-range shots, but England's national goalkeeper James is not so easy to deal with, unless the shot is very violent and the angle of the shot is

He's very cunning, and generally there's nothing you can do about him.

In English football, we often see two people running forward quickly, just like in a racing match. However, this kind of English football is not afraid of Manchester City at all.

The game reached the 76th minute. Liverpool was helpless and took many long-range shots, but the fans could not see any hope of scoring.

Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Benitez called Gerrard over and said, "Pass the ball more to Alonso and let him organize the offense, while you run more into the penalty area."

In other words, the formation became similar to 433, with Gerrard pushed to the shadow forward position, and the effect of this change was not even anticipated by Benitez himself.

*****

The Spanish dynasty relied on Xavi, Iniesta, and Alonso in its heyday. These three men were top-notch in ball control and passing in the midfield.

Alonso is obviously different from his teammates after taking possession of the ball. He will not pass the ball for his teammates to grab. In Spanish football, the pass must be given to the feet.

"Alonso's skills are obviously much more refined."

"Yes, he was the core midfielder when he was at Real Sociedad."

At this moment, Alonso saw someone pushing forward with his peripheral vision, so he immediately sent the ball over. Li Qiao clearly felt something different the moment he caught the ball. The feeling of Deco passing the ball came back. The ball was very comfortable.

, there is no need to adjust anything at all, just bring it forward.

Li Qiao dribbled the ball forward, and Baros was asking for the ball, but Li Qiao didn't give it to him because there seemed to be a possibility of offside. So Li Qiao estimated the position of the goal, swiped back, and the ball flew towards the goal.

James threw the ball to the limit, but did not stop the ball from entering the net. The ball... went in!

Li Qiao rushed to the kop stands. Li Qiao, who rarely cheered wantonly, was a little excited this time and took off his jersey.

One goal may not make die-hard Kop fans accept Li Qiao immediately, but this is the best start.

While applauding, Benitez was glad that he had made the right bet. Sending new players under such high pressure was actually a gamble that might lead to a complete failure.

The 1 to 1 boosted Liverpool's morale. Alonso's pass was very accurate. In the 87th minute, he passed a long pass to Gerrard. At this time, the Jays basically used the center.

It is also the biggest headache for Manchester City. Even if he tried his best, he never thought that his opponent would use Gerrard as a center forward.

Gerrard received Alonso's pass and shot, and the ball penetrated James' goal again.

2 to 1.

Liverpool overtook it.

Gerrard rushed to the Kop stands, and the cheers he received were obviously completely different from those of Li Qiao just now.

This is the charm of the team spirit. Li Qiao looks a little envious, hoping that one day he can dominate the world before the kop.

In stoppage time, the already demoralized Manchester City defense made another mistake, and Cisse seized the opportunity to score another goal. In the end, Liverpool won the game 3-1 and also won their first home victory of the new season.

After the game, Benitez was still very calm. This is a characteristic of the Spaniard. In the past few years in the Premier League, he was not as outspoken as Mourinho, nor did he leave his mark on the team like Ferguson and Wenger.

, he is unknown, but the famous Spanish coach won the Champions League for Liverpool.

He patted Gerrard, patted Alonso, and then patted Li Qiao.

"Good job."

"Thank you for your trust, head."

Benitez smiled and said, "It's useless for me to trust you. What's important is the fans."

He pointed to Gerrard who was singing with the fans in front of the Kop stands in the distance, "The only way here is to win that stand."

Li Qiao smiled and nodded.

But the question is how many goals do you need to score to win the admiration of that die-hard crowd?

Li Qiao didn't know, but he wanted to give it a try.