Chapter 153 Second Round

Three days later, on the day of Liverpool's home game against Graz in the second round of the Champions League qualifiers, the official websites of Liverpool and Real Sociedad released a piece of news at the same time: Real Sociedad midfielder Harvey. Alonso transferred to Liverpool for £10.5 million.

At this moment, Alonso's transfer was finally settled.

But Benitez has little time to cheer, and Liverpool players are not in the mood to think about their new teammates, because they are in a tense game at the moment, and their opponent is Graz in the last qualifying round.

The rule of the Champions League qualifying match is that two teams will qualify for one, and one is directly eliminated. Liverpool's opponent is Graz. In the last round in Austria, Liverpool easily won 1-0. If Graz wants to qualify, he must score three goals at Anfield Stadium, and he can't give up profits. Pu scored more than two goals.

Under such circumstances, there is certainly no pressure on Liverpool.

Benitez also felt that the game was determined to win, and there was no suspense at all, so in order to cope with the next Premier League, he did not send the 'big killer' Don Jack to play, and the forward partner was still Cise and Baroche. This arrangement makes many fans feel that Liverpool's frontline Cise and Baroche are the real main force now, but the Liverpool team knows that Don Jack's performance in the last game is enough to win the main position. Now it's just the game considered by the Spanish coach. Such a must-win game is not at all. With too much energy, the Premier League is more important.

However, Don Jack still sat on the bench, and Benitez was afraid of any accident.

The result is that the accident still happened...

Compared with Liverpool's 'intention', Graz can be said to have fought to the death and defeated Liverpool with little score. It is impossible for them to qualify. Not being qualified means playing the UEFA Cup. Although the UEFA Cup is also part of the European battlefield, it is far less than the Champions League's attention. They are now What we strive for is all the strength and win the opportunity to appear.

The two teams take the game very seriously, which more or less makes up for the gap between the two teams.

In fact, it is not surprising that Benitez has this view. It is normal for Liverpool players not to pay attention to the game. In the last game, Liverpool played bis 0 away from home. Now I'm back to Anfield and face an Austrian professional league team. Do I need to be so serious?

This is a naked fact.

But sometimes, this fact may always be subverted. For example, now, in the game at Anfield, Graz does not perform much worse than Liverpool. Although the whole situation is suppressed, in fact, Graz also has a lot of shooting opportunities. It's really hard to say which team has the first goal.

Fortunately, in the intense competition, Graz did not score in the first half of the game, nor did Liverpool. With a score of zero to zero, both teams returned to the locker room and entered the halftime.

Benitez's requirements for the players are very simple, that is, to play at a normal level. Under normal circumstances, Graz cannot be Liverpool's opponent. Moreover, now, Liverpool has two away goal advantages. If Grasse wants to eliminate Liverpool, he must score three goals in the second half... This is almost impossible.

However, football is like this. There is nothing impossible. Even Manchester United will lose to an amateur team. It is not uncommon for Liverpool to score a goal against Austria's double champion.

It turned out that it was only five minutes in the second half, and Graz scored.

It was a corner kick opportunity. After the opponent's winger's corner flagpole opened the ball, Liverpool's main central defender Haipia headed the ball, but the football flew to the foot of Graz striker Tokic, who got the ball and directly dodged Cowell's grab, turned around in the middle and shot directly. The football directly hit the crossbar. It bounced into the goal.

At the moment of scoring the goal, the whole Anfield Stadium was even quiet for a moment...

After the goal was scored, Graz finally recovered a goal, and the score of the two games became two to one. Liverpool has only one goal advantage. If Graz is allowed to score another goal, the result is really unimaginable. Liverpool's hard-won Champions League qualification is really mysterious.

Benitez is still so calm. It is difficult to see the change of the Spaniard's face from the footage taken by the reporter. They can only say that the Liverpool coach is in danger and the command is determined... It's a very speechless statement, especially those who know the current situation, but Benitez admires this. His anxiety has never been on the surface. Everyone thinks that the new coach is very steady and majestic.

And such calming can also provide players with fighting spirit. The head coach always seems to be winning. What do they have to worry about?

But in fact, Benitez is a little anxious. He is really afraid of any accident, in case... In case... It's not hard to imagine how the fans will see Benitez when they really let Glaz grab the club's place in the group stage of the Champions League.

As soon as he came to Liverpool to coach, the team lost the hard-won Champions League place. What a big blow to the club and the fans?

So, Benitez can only let Don Jack play.

"Jack, you go up to find a chance to shoot later. You must always put pressure on them and not let their attack fight..." Benitez said so.

Jack Don nodded and knew what to do.

From a tactical point of view, he didn't really score goals on the court, but put pressure on Glaz's defense. Thinking that Don Jack has been staying in Glaz's half since he came on the field, and finding an opportunity is to hit the goal hard. Not to mention whether he can score a goal, just looking at the momentum alone can make Graz have to pay attention to defending him. They will definitely have some scruples about their attack.

That's enough.

Originally, Graz's strength was not as good as that of Liverpool. It depends on luck for them to let go of the attack and want to score a goal. Not to mention the backcourt defensive pressure, they dare not defend the attack, and the tied kick is even more hopeless.

In the 60th minute of the game, Don Jack came on the field, and he replaced Baroche, who had never performed well.

This is the first time that Don Jack has played at Anfield Stadium. This stadium, also known as Yan Feilu Stadium, is located in the Anfield District of Liverpool. It is a four-star stadium of the European Football Federation. A four-star stadium is definitely not as good as the world's top stadiums such as Old Trafford Stadium and Wembley Stadium, but I don't know how advanced it is compared with the Fairings Stadium in Schalke 04.

Just standing on the court, Don Jack turned his head and looked around and really experienced the characteristics of Liverpool - bright red. The stands around the whole stadium were all covered in red. Almost every fan was dressed in red Liverpool home team fans, and the red seat on the stadium stands. The chair has become the embellishment of the background, and the beautiful team emblems and flags are more dazzling like flowers, setting off a fiery scene.

This is the real century-old rich family!

In England, there is no need to say much about the reputation of the Reds. Despite Liverpool's poor performance in recent years, when it comes to England's strong teams, Liverpool will always be in it. Even Manchester United, who has won the championship in a row, and Arsenal, the amazing shooter, have to be cautious when they arrive at Anfield, because they are not sure. Winning here.

If the lineup is not good, you can make up for it, and if you don't have good results, you can work hard, but this kind of thing is not accumulated in a short time. Just by looking at the cheering of the fans around the stands, you can know the gap between Liverpool and the small club.

Don Jack sighed. I don't know that many Liverpool fans are also struggling.

For Liverpool fans, the brunette boy who just came on the field is really strange. Most Liverpool fans still don't have much affection for Don Jack. Although Don Jack scored two goals in the first round of the Premier League, it was in London and White Hart Lane, but not Anfield. Many fans saw it in person.

What's more, the brunette boy once exaggerated that he would surpass Owen, which is intolerable in the eyes of Liverpool fans.

So, when Don Jack came on the stage, although there were cheers around the stands, it was rare, and the sound only lasted for a while and then disappeared. In fact, some fans don't care, especially those who follow the team to watch the game against Tottenham Hotspur. They all see Don Jack's performance. Now they are full of confidence in Don Jack and believe that he has the strength to score goals. That's enough, isn't it?

What the fans want is the team's good results, not a 'pretentative' star. Owen is gone. This boy can replace Owen to continue to attack, which is completely okay. As long as the team's results can be guaranteed, what else do they care about?

With this idea, many fans are also cheering for Don Jack.

This makes Jack Don feel good. At least he knows that some Liverpool fans have fully accepted him, so what he needs to do is to use his performance again and again to increase the number of fans who support him little by little. Before long, most Liverpool fans will support him.