King of Competition

Chapter 174 utilitarian football 2

Portsmouth is the lowest team in the Premier League, which is not an overdone.

In the late 1980s, Portsmouth was relegated to the second division and spent more than ten years in the second division. It was not until last season that they returned to the top league under the leadership of the old coach Red Knapp.

Last season, Portsmouth struggled to keep a place in the Premier League in the last round of the league. This summer, due to financial reasons, Portsmouth's lineup has not changed much. Before the start of the league, Redknap had already said the team's goal: relegation, and their goal is now on relegation, but In my imagination, it must be a very hard struggle to wait for Puzmaosu.

Such an opponent is really not a big threat to Liverpool.

However, Benitez still studied a lot of information the day before. He didn't want the team to fall in front of such an opponent, which will make it even worse for Liverpool, which has always been the focus of many English media criticism.

Before the game, Benitez did not accept any face-to-face interviews, and the pre-match press conference was just a timely attendance. After saying a few official words, the reporters who had been trying to find some topics did not see Liverpool's lineup until the beginning of the game.

The Liverpool lineup is not surprising.

Although two new players have been added, which enriches the tactics available to Liverpool, the main players have not changed much. The biggest change is Harvey, who just joined the team. Alonso started. He went hand in hand with Gerrard as a central striker. The two forwards in the front court were Cise and Don Jack. Baroche sat on the bench and did not appear.

There is no change in other positions, and the two wingers are still Reese and Cowell, which disappoints the reporters who have been looking forward to the change of Liverpool's lineup.

'Why didn't Garcia start?' Many reporters are puzzled.

But in fact, there is nothing strange about it. Garcia and Alonso have just joined the team. In the middle position, Alonso's personal ability is stronger. Whether it is consciousness, passing, etc., he can keep up with the rhythm of the team, so he starts, and Garcia is not. His ability is more reflected in himself. He wants to integrate into the team. It will take some time, so he sat on the bench.

What Benitez considered is that if the game goes well, Garcia can also try it in the second half to complete his Premier League debut.

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This is the first time that Don Jack has appeared in the No. 10 jersey.

When playing, his jersey number caused a lot of sensation. In the eyes of Liverpool fans, it is equivalent to Don Jack inheriting Owen's number and becoming the pillar player of the team's front line. Therefore, they are looking forward to the performance of the Oriental boy with high scoring efficiency.

However, it's nothing for players.

No player will think about what other people pass by the number, because in a team, the number is just a number, which has no special significance. It is the player himself who exerts the power of the number, and it is impossible to wear a good number jersey to perform well. That's completely superstition.

Some players want to change the number, but someone is already wearing a good number. If the two discuss it, they can completely change each other's numbers, so this is meaningless.

Of course, no one will be bored to ask Don Jack to change the number.

Among the main players in Liverpool, Gerard, Alonso, Cise and others have good numbers. These numbers such as 16 and 7 are the best numbers for the team, and the jersey number is equivalent to being linked to me. When this number becomes famous with the player's performance, other players wear this number. On the contrary, it will make the fans very dissatisfied.

In a fan-led surprise, the two teams have all entered the field and are ready to start the game. After the division, Portsmouth took the lead in kicking off, and the game between the two teams officially started.

In this game, Alonso started, so the four Liverpool midfielders are Gerard, Alonso, Cowell and Riese. Gerard and Alonso are not very familiar with the middle road. The cooperation between the two must be a little problem, but Alonso is good and young. Even if the cooperation is not tacit, he is always comparable. Harman is much stronger on the field, and Gerrard is the prince who is running all over the field, the backbone of Anfield. When two people play, they can completely ensure that there will be no problems in the middle of Liverpool.

Although the two sides are a little weaker, the strength of Reese and Cowell is still much stronger than Portsmouth's players. No matter where their value is, Portsmouth's main players are equivalent to Liverpool's worst substitute. This ** naked gap is here, Cowell and Li It's completely enough.

In the front court, Don Jack became Portsmouth's focus on defending the opponent, so Cise was much easier. Even without Don Jack, Cise alone could play a great role in the front court.

From the lineup of the two teams, Portsmouth is in a weak position on every front, which is well known by Portsmouth coach Redk Knapp, so when he formulates tactics, he directly shrinks the defense and counterattacks in time.

There must be a counterattack, but the key is to defend well first. If Liverpool is allowed to score first, then Portsmouth's probability of losing is too high. Rednakop is very clear that if you want to grab points in the mouth of a strong Liverpool, don't ask for any face.

As a result, under the command of Redknap, all eleven people in Portsmouth defended, and this was the way of play at the beginning, which made Liverpool fans very dissatisfied. They loudly 'booed' the Portsmouth team in the audience, but there was no way to shake the heart of the coach Redkkup.

In football, no defensive tactics are more practical than human sea tactics.

In the face of Portsmouth's "shameless" tactics, even Don Jack had no good idea. He tried for a long time to get the ball near the penalty area and tried to get rid of the defender. As a result, when he saw the dense opponent's player in the penalty area, he had no way to shoot. His first reaction was to pass the ball to his teammates.

Of course, teammates can't do anything...

So, the two teams became deadlocked at the beginning.

Of course, Benitez will guard against Portsmouth's sneak attack. He loudly reminded the team to pay attention to defense, which made Portsmouth coach Redknap a little depressed and gave a thumbs up to the Spanish coach.

The average young coach has a momentum. At Anfield, Liverpool's century-old stadium, the first thing that comes to mind is of attack and goal. If Liverpool does so, then Portsmouth's counterattack will have a chance. If you are lucky, it is very likely to score.

Benitez didn't. The first thing he thought of was defense. His principle is: we don't have a good opportunity, and we can't give you any chance.

Stand invincible first, and then pursue victory!!