Chapter 181 Halftime Break 2

When Benitez came in, the players in the locker room became silent again.

Even if they find a little self-confidence, they still feel guilty about their performance in front of the head coach, especially Cowell. He knows that he can't play in the second half. In his bad state, he doesn't want to stay on the court. After such a long understanding, everyone knows that the Spanish coach's temper is not as good as his face. With such performance, the Spaniard is likely to lose his temper. Everyone is ready for this, but when the coach came in, they saw Benitez's face. Confidence and smile.

There is still a trace of... It doesn't matter. Does it matter?

Everyone was looking forward to what the coach would say. They all looked up at Benitez.

"In the first half of the game, we played a little badly. Whether it was offensive or defensive, our performance was not bright, and we were kicked in two goals by our opponents. I looked off the court and felt that you were playing with AC Milan and Real Madrid. When did Bolton become so strong?"

Sure enough, it was a reprimand at the beginning!

But the players wondered why the Spaniard had a confident smile on his face. Soon, Benitez turned around and said, "But it doesn't matter. I have expected all this." Is this everything under control? Benitez explained: "We don't have a bad performance, but a bad mentality. At the beginning of the season, I didn't say what the goal was for this season, but everyone knows, what else can Liverpool's goal be? Champion, there is no doubt about it!"

"No one doesn't want to win the championship, but there are a total of 38 games in the whole league, 38 games instead of one! Do you know what this means?

Hearing the question, everyone's atmosphere was mobilized. They thought about it carefully but didn't understand what it meant. It was just that Gerald replied, "Is it the state?"

"Very good, Steven!" Benitez continued: "Thirty-eight games spans nearly ten months. In these ten months, we can't stay stable all the time. Even the three teams of Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are impossible. Many factors such as the media, transfer, heart, injury, etc. will affect the team's state, only Only the best team in the whole season can win the championship until the end!"

"Now we have just encountered a small problem. After three victories, everyone's state is a little frivolous. Think about it, we are the team that is going to win the championship. What is three victories? Look at that North London team. They are now unbeaten for 43 consecutive games. That's a glorious record, isn't it? But they are still continuing to make records.

Benitez took a sip of water, moistened his throat calmly, and said, "The victory or defeat of this game is not important. We will catch up if we are behind. I just hope that everyone can show their true level to face the game. Even if they fail, it is enough for us to work hard."

This statement made the players breathe a long breath.

As an England giant team, there is still a lot of pressure for every other player to play, especially with this small club.

The football match is not inevitable. It's really normal to lose to the small ball, but it's really lost. Think about the impact after that, think about the media's evaluation, think about the coach's attitude, and then think about the gap between the team and other competitors' points, which makes everyone and play small. Competitions are often more stressful than competing with other competitors.

Now, Benitez said he didn't care about the result of the game, so let go of the kick. What else is there to say?

In the absence of score pressure, if everyone plays at will, there must be no pressure. Although some people have doubts about their status and strength because of the game, at least most people have returned to their state. They feel that the second half of the game is just casual. Anyway, the coach said they don't care. As a result, what kind of pressure do they have?

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In the Liverpool locker room, Benitez kept boosting his morale, and on the other hand, Bolton was not overwhelmed by the lead in the first half.

Last season, Bolton was still a promoted horse, but Bolton's ranking is very high. There must be a reason. First, Bolton people believe in their own strength and perform well in every game. Second, Bolton's head coach Allardess is always sober. He knows when and what to do.

Although Allardyce is not the world's top coach, he always has a way to make the players of small clubs find self-confidence.

Once, when Allardyce first became the coach of Bolton, he confidently said in front of the media that Bolton did not have the pressure of relegation, which made many media sarcastic. But now Bolton does not have pressure. Media reporters don't even have room to refute. The team with two wins and one loss in three games, this result You can already qualify for the Champions League.

Of course, it is only possible to keep the results. Obviously, Bolton does not have this background.

In the locker room, Allardyce first praised the performance of the players, and then let everyone cheer up, pay attention to Liverpool's counterattack in the second half, and repeatedly emphasize the team's defense: "Don't be confused by the performance in the first half. The opponent is much stronger than expected. We need to cheer up to deal with it. In the second half, the moment of cheering at the end of the game.

"In addition, after playing, you must pay more attention to the opponent's No. 10 boy, who is likely to become a key player in Liverpool's attack. The No. 10 player is in good shape. Liverpool played poorly in the first half, and his performance has been very stable. Everyone must keep an eye on him and not give him any chance, so as to ensure our victory.

"But coach, does that guy deserve such attention?" A player asked doubtfully that Allardyce had given a player such treatment, that is, Arsenal's Emperor Henry, but the No. 10... Compared with Henry, his reputation is much worse.

Allardyce thought about it and said, "I have analyzed Liverpool's first three games. This No. 10 has become a key goal in the first two games, and his shot is very accurate, which is Liverpool's biggest threat... You need to pay more attention than Gerrard.

"He is a very dangerous person. I hope you don't underestimate his opponents, so that we can stick to the end..."

Here Allardyce is studying how to deal with Liverpool, and in the visiting team's locker room, Liverpool coach Benitez is also setting up the tactics of the second half for the players.

Don Jack hopes that head coach Benitez can arrange a good tactic and give him all the goal tasks. With his current state, he is definitely the best in Liverpool, and his foot feels good, so it is still very promising to recover the score.

There is a gap between reality and ideal.

Such an idea is unlikely to be realized. First of all, football is not a person's luck. In addition, Benitez does not know what he thinks. The Spaniard's priority is not the victory or defeat, but the mental state of the players. In his opinion, if the players can find self-confidence in the game, they will It's very helpful. When they come back from the national team, it may be a new Liverpool.

Therefore, Benitez just arranged as usual and encouraged everyone to do more work.

But at this time, the Spaniard found a problem. Cowell did not have a good replacement on the left side. He wanted to use Harman to play on the right side, but in this game, the substitute did not play the left side. If Alonso was allowed to go to the left side, he really missed each other.

What should I do?

After thinking about it, Benitez was still hesitant. He looked at Cowell but wondered who to replace it. Cowell also knew that he was going to end the game. There was nothing he could do. He felt that he was not in a good state today. The main reason was that when he started the game, he was cut off the ball twice in a row, which was a great blow to his self-confidence. He didn't know that he What will happen if you continue to play? At least I'm sure I won't dare to pass others at will.

This is a psychological blow that will make players feel unconfident.

Many Liverpool teammates also know Cowell's problem. In the first half, the ball was continuously cut off on the sidelines, and it would not feel good to put it on anyone.

"Boss, why don't you let me try it?" At this time, seeing that everyone was hesitant, Don Jack suggested.

Don Jack also wants to change his position. At the front of the team, Bolton's defense is too strict with him. Even if his teammates always pass the ball, the probability of failure is much higher than success. This is obviously a waste. The consequence of being cut off is that the ball changes ownership, then Liverpool will defend.

This kind of kicking is not worth the loss. The main reason is that Jack Don feels that even if he receives the ball, there are not many ways in the face of Bolton's strict defense. He also feels that he should change his position.

However, he was puzzled about Benitez: "Will you come?"

Baroche was overjoyed, because Don Jack went to the side, so he had a chance to play. This was a good adjustment. Cowell came down, Don Jack went to the side, and he went to play center. Although Baroche is not very interested in this position, it is better to play than to sit on the bench.

Don Jack's answer did not disappoint Barosh: "I can try it. In Schalke 04, I often played sideways." This statement is a little exaggerated. In fact, he is confident, but Schalke 04 still plays more centers.

However, Don Jack has played the winger and performed well.

"Okay." Seeing the confident look of the black-haired boy in front of him, Benitez finally nodded and agreed. He was originally very confused, but he thought that this boy never boasted, and last time he said that he performed well in the center position, and now he comes to play the winger... Maybe it's not bad, right?

Who knows!

However, Liverpool's players all looked at Don Jack with the eyes of 'watching monsters'. Originally, this boy was in the position of shadow striker, and his strong long-range shooting ability was enough to occupy a main position. The last time he went to play center, that performance made the real center Cise feel ashamed, and now he is going to play the winger?

Is there any position that this boy is not good at? He is really a front-court all-rounder.

This makes many people feel a lot of pressure, even Alonso. He wondered if the boy would tell the coach in the future. In fact, he was also very good at playing the front waist, and then scored ten or eight goals on the court to make his main position unpreserving, so did he have to change to a striker?

Competition with Barroche and Cicero, I don't seem to have any advantage...

However, more players are looking forward to Don Jack's performance. After all, the left winger is what he is really good at in Liverpool. Garcia is also good at it, but he can play on both sides. Cowell is not in a good state for a while. If Don Jack can replace him as a left winger, then Liverpool's strength is willing. It's set to take it to a higher level.

As for Cowell, who has been squeezed out, it has nothing to do with everyone.

After all, everyone is a professional player, and they all know that strength is everything. If you don't perform well, it's normal to sit on the bench and watch the game. Every player who receives this kind of treatment will have his own ideas, but at least on the surface they understand.