Chapter 179 Bolton

Three groups appeared in Serie A and La Liga teams!

Among the five major leagues, the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga are undoubtedly the strongest. The Bundesliga is only Bayern's dominant. As for Ligue 1, except for Lyon, other teams can be ignored.

In the European Champions League, the top event of this European club, three league teams are divided into the same group, which often means an absolute collision. Now, there is a stubborn fight between Serie A and La Liga in the three groups.

They are really unlucky.

Especially in Group F, AC Milan and Barcelona are in the same group...

Obviously, this will receive a lot of attention, and this group will definitely be named Death Group by the media. Speaking of these two teams, they are actually very rich in origin. The head coaches of the two teams, Ancelotti and Ricard, were former teammates of AC Milan, and in the Gamper Cup held early this morning, Barcelona defeated AC Milan 2-1 at home.

Inter Milan has encountered an old enemy, Valencia.

In the quarter-finals of the 2002-2003 season, Inter Milan led by Cooper relied on a solid defense and eliminated the old club Valencia with an away goal. Such a match was also very eye-catching.

Relatively speaking, the situation in England is full of joy.

All four teams in England are lucky, and the grouping situation is ideal. Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea do not have rivals in the four major leagues in their groups. The defending champion Porto met Chelsea, who was coached by former coach Mourinho. Group A, which belongs to A Coruña, Liverpool and Monaco, and Group C, where Bayern, Juventus and Ajax, are two groups with relatively close strength.

It's also good for Liverpool. A Coruña is the worst first-class team, so Liverpool is not under much pressure.

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After the Champions League group draw, Liverpool returned to its previous training life. This group draw is also a spice for this kind of irritable training life. However, for Don Jack, life is not too irritable, because after the league with Bolton on the 29th, it is the international match week, Liverpool Many players in the club are going to participate in the national team, so the club will have a week off.

For other players, this week is not a holiday. They all have to go to their respective national teams to participate in the World Cup qualifiers, and for Don Jack, this is a holiday, because he has no national team to play.

Thinking about it this way, it is beneficial not to have a national team on the other hand.

Don Jack is looking forward to the holiday. Speaking of which, since he came to England, his life has been tense. If there is a week's holiday, he can have a lot of time to go back to Germany and think of his lingering with his sister... He can't wait.

As for Don Jack's situation, head coach Benitez is obviously very clear.

Benitez will not be dissatisfied with Don Jack's failure to join the national team, but he is happy and not in a hurry! Every international match day, the players of various clubs, especially the rich team, are almost gone. The most important thing is that after the international game, many players will be in an unstable state, which will make the domestic league play a mess. Many small clubs do not have too many national team players, but You can get a lot of league points at this stage.

And Don Jack does not have to participate in international events.

Benitez hopes that this situation can continue... If there is a deadline, the Xiban people hope that it will be until the day when Don Jack and Liverpool break up... Of course, he won't say this directly to Jack Don. If he says so, I'm afraid he will be sprayed to death by the media.

In fact, this idea is also true. Considering the interests of the club, it is really not good for players to join the national team.

However, Jack Don has no worries about this for the time being, because he can only join the Moroccan team, and the Moroccan Football Association has not invited him to join for the time being. That is to say, he can still be 'free' for a long time. The important thing is that even if the latter invites, Jack Tang will directly refuse, as for what is unpatriotic... .?

How can a descendant of the Central Plains fall in love with the black and unslip barbaric country...?

In the process of looking forward to the holiday, the important thing is still the league. On August 29, Liverpool will go to Bolton City to challenge Bolton.

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Founded in 1874, Bolton Club became one of the initial members of the English Football League in 1888 and won the first FA Cup in Wembley in 1923.

As the founding member of the football league, Bolton may be the worst. For more than a hundred years, they have not been able to win a top league championship.

At the beginning of the league, Bolton performed well, especially in the FA Cup. This ancient event seemed to favor Bolton. One of the most famous is that in 1958, Bolton staged a famous Manchester United sniper in the FA Cup final, defeating Manchester United 2-0 and winning the FA Cup for the fourth time.

Unfortunately, Bolton failed to continue its glory in the following years. In 1987, they even struggled to relegated to the Diliga.

It was not until 1995 that Bolton returned to the top league and became a new member of the Premier League. In the following years, Bolton experienced a wave of relegation and promotion. It was not until the last round of last season that West Ham United successfully relegated.

However, last season, Bolton became a team that could not be underestimated. They changed from a weak team to a headache for strong teams. In addition to winning the eighth place in the league, they also reached the finals in the League Cup, and the ability of coach Allardess was also widely recognized.

This summer, Bolton introduced several strong veterans. Former Real Madrid defender Yero can certainly bring a lot of experience to their defense, and the immortal Les. Ferdinand became Bolton to strengthen the team's offensive firepower.

In the eyes of ordinary fans, such a team can only rank in the middle of the Premier League, but in fact, in three rounds of the league, Bolton defeated Charlton and Southampton respectively, losing to Fulham, ranking sixth in the league with six points with two wins and one loss.

The offensive firepower of the two big wins is self-evident, and Bolton's offensive ability has been recognized by many fans.

In the face of such an opponent, even Benitez feels very hot. Before the game, he repeatedly stressed that the team should pay attention to defense, pay attention to defense, or... Pay attention to defense. I don't know how many times this sentence has been said by the Spaniards.

Unfortunately, Liverpool players seem to be confused by the situation of three consecutive wins. At the beginning of the game, they were scored two goals in a row by Bolton. After that, although the team strengthened its defense, it was very difficult to recover from the defeat in the unfavorable situation of the away game. It's not easy.

Gerard immediately organized the team formation and asked everyone to do their own tasks.

"Steven, do you want to delay to the halftime break?" On the field, Jack Don ran back to his half-time and asked.

At this time, 40 minutes have passed since the game, and the score is 2-0. Liverpool's whole team is in a mess. Don Jack can't get effective support in the front court. Even so, Don Jack is the best performer in Liverpool. He constantly threatens Bolton's goal in the front court to make a profit. Pu has time to breathe.

And Bolton's head coach Allardess will obviously not neglect the defense of Don Jack. Their defenders are almost completely targeted at Don Jack, which makes Don Jack feel helpless. He feels that not only the team's performance is not good today, but also the team's luck is not good. He has already shot two-footed goalposts under the opponent's defense.

Although the victory or defeat of the game is very common, Jack Don is a little unacceptable to lose the game like this. You know, he hasn't experienced a failure in Schalke 04 last season...

"It's good to experience a failure..." Benitez also knows the situation of Don Jack, but according to what it looks like today, Bolton's ball is too hot. The away game is completely unfavorable to Liverpool, and it is acceptable to lose the game. For Don Jack, Benitez feels that making this black-haired boy fail, which is also helpful for his growth.

Unfortunately, Jack Don doesn't want to do this at all.

The purpose of his running back was to ask Gerald if he wanted to drag the game to half-time. In that case, he would return to the backcourt to participate in the defense. Now he is very worried about the team's defense. The score of 2-0 is acceptable. If Bolton is allowed to score another goal, he will not have the confidence to win. .

"Okay..."

Gerard said and looked at the coach's seat. Benitez did not have any instructions, so he had to make a decision. Gerard also felt that the best choice was to delay the game until the end of the half-time.

Next, Liverpool contracted across the board and played the 'turtle shell' tactic on the court...

But this time it is different from last time. This time, there is no way to use this defensive tactic to delay the time, and it is not decided by Benitez, but the temporarily changed tactics of Gerard and Don Jack.

Seeing this scene, Benitez has a feeling that he can be taught. He said that Liverpool is really right. Gerrard can completely inherit his tactical style... If Benitez knew that there was a closed disciple in the far east, I don't know if he would rush to accept Gerard as a closed disciple and teach him everything he has learned...

Irregarding Benitez's sigh, returning to the court, Liverpool set up an iron barrel array. Bolton is the broken team, but in fact, there is still a gap between the front line of the two teams, but Liverpool is not in a good state. In the face of such a big array, Bolton has no good way. The game was quickly dragged into the middle. Break time.

Halftime break...

In previous games, after this whistle sounded, Liverpool players would happily walk back to the locker room, but today no one has this interest. Everyone's faces are a little lost, helpless and hesitant. Some players even carry shame, including Cowell, Bolton's two goals and his poor performance. It's more or less related.

So, how to play in the second half?

Liverpool players are thinking about this, and Don Jack hopes that Benitez can arrange a good offensive tactic to make himself the team's arrow. Now the team's overall performance is not good, and he feels that he is in good condition. If he wants to catch up with two goals, it is still very possible for him to have more opportunities.

Everything depends on the coach's arrangement.