Chapter 283 The Power of Love? 1

It's useless to run fast!

The main reason is that there is not much time left in the game. Although Don Jack works very hard, the opportunities in the game can't be won by hard work. At least, the first half is destined to belong to Middlesbrough.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, Liverpool was still two goals behind.

In the last time, the Liverpool team didn't even find a chance to shoot, and Middlesbrough had a good chance, but God can't always stand on their side. Viduka is not in a good state today. He scored in the penalty area, but the shot kicked, and the football flew directly out of the bottom line. It was also the last shot in the first half.

Then, the two sides entered the half-time.

The situation seems to have changed this time. Middlesbrough is laughing, while Liverpool players are shriveled. It is the first time that Liverpool has played so helplessly. This is no longer the category of luck.

In the past, there have been cases of falling behind in the first half, but that's more is the opponent's luck. The current situation is obviously different. Middlesbrough played really well in the first half. They played against Liverpool. Whether it is the possession rate, the number of shots or some other data, they are no worse than Liverpool.

At this point, the experience of the players on the field is more obvious.

Speaking of the general situation, Liverpool and Middlesbrough played evenly in the first half, while Middlesbrough had more shots, and the score of 2-0 also explained the result. That is to say, Liverpool's loss in the first half is really nothing to say, so everyone will feel very depressed.

If the opponent takes the lead because of luck, it's really nothing. Luck can't stand in a team forever, but in the current situation, what should we do next?

Many people looked at Don Jack. They knew that if there was a goal in the second half, the black-haired boy's hope was the greatest.

And everyone in the team was silently waiting for head coach Benitez in the locker room. They thought about the first half of the game, constantly measuring the strength of the two teams, and silently comparing it, hoping to find something good for Liverpool.

Soon, Benitez came in from the outside.

When the Spaniard came in, almost all his eyes were focused on him. Now the team's morale has been hit hard. The players all hope that the coach can give everyone a signal that Liverpool is better than the opponent, so that they can be more motivated to play hard. After all, everyone has the hope of winning. The ball, not the sure lose.

"We played not bad in the first half, but... The opponent plays better.

At this point, Benitez had to admit in front of the players that Middlesbrough played so well in the first half that they would play 120 percent of their strength, but his words turned around and said, "But don't be disappointed. Even if Middlesbrough is strong, we still have a chance to win. Profitable!"

This sentence puzzled everyone. The Spanish laughed and continued, "We have Steven, we have Jack, we have Harvey, we have Milan, and so on, and all of you, we are Liverpool, and they are Middlesbrough, we have a hope to win!"

If ordinary people sound crazy and have no logical concept at all.

But those depressed Liverpool players were shocked when they heard this: 'Yes, we are Liverpool, we have Jack, Steven, and everyone. Of course, we have hope to win, just because we are... Liverpool!!!'

Glorious Liverpool!

As a century-old England team, how can you easily admit defeat because your opponent's good performance? It's not Liverpool who did that.

After the communication, many players cheered up again.

Benitez also took a long breath. Speaking of which, the Spaniard is really not good at communicating with the players. In these few words, he still thought for a long time before deciding to say so, because he is not sure what to say can improve everyone's morale. He can't say, "As long as you play hard, we will definitely win" and so on. That's not to boost morale, but to deceive.

Because he is not very sure about himself.

In the face of the momentum and play the strength of 120 percent in Middlesbrough, no team in Europe or the world dares to say 100% victory, right? The other side is some of Europe's top players like Hasselbaink. Even if it is a balloon star, but the two words "star" are there, so that the opponent can play at will, which is almost equivalent to scoring a goal, so no team dares to say that they will win the game against Middlesbrough.

This is especially true for Liverpool, which is now two goals behind.

At this time, Benitez can only rely on Don Jack and Gerrard. He knows that if Liverpool can equalize the score, the two players will be crucial.

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Compared with the locker room, Liverpool, which needs a head coach to boost morale, Middlesbrough's locker room is full of laughter. Many players dare to make fun of head coach McLaren, which can be experienced by anyone.

As the most famous coach in England, the young McLaren is only 40 years old, but three years ago, he almost became the head coach of the England team, but later he was robbed of his job by the Swedeswede Eriksson because of his seniority.

After that, he came to Middlesbrough.

In his years in Middlesbrough, McLaren was unsuccessful. Last season, he led the team to the first championship in history. This honor made Middlesbrough all grateful to McLaren. For a rich team, a League Cup champion is just a chicken rib, but for Middlesbrough, who has never won an honor in a hundred years, the League Cup champion is a very honor worth boasting.

McLaren's reputation is unparalleled.

It is said that McLaren's coaching method is very tough. He is almost all hands-handed and independent in the club. However, in the locker room, McLaren is a very kind person. At least he is much more approachable than Benitez, and sometimes jokes with the players.

Before the game started, McLaren was still a little nervous.

In the current Premier League form, any team will be numb when it comes to the strong Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool. Middlesbrough meets Liverpool. McLaren is very concerned about the game. He has carefully studied Liverpool and found that this is just a team, so he doesn't care much.

Sure enough, Liverpool is really a one-man team.

This statement is a little too much, but in fact, most of the goals were scored by the brunette boy himself. The only threats to others are midfielders Gerard and Alonso. Liverpool's main team was injured, which greatly increased McLaren's confidence, so he decided to play against Liverpool. Attack.

The result proved that he was right.

The team's strength and some luck problems gave Middlesbrough a two-goal lead in the first half. McLaren felt that he was sure to control the game. He thought that the victory would definitely belong to Middlesbrough, so at halftime, he did not ask too much of the players, and the atmosphere in the locker room was great. OK.

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Outside the locker room, Middlesbrough fans at the Riverside Stadium are also very excited.

In recent seasons, under the leadership of McLaren, the team's results have risen steadily, and this season has been squeezed into the Second Legion. Such results have made Middlesbrough fans, who are used to the bottom of the league, very satisfied. Now the team is 1-0 ahead of Liverpool at home, which makes the fans even more excited. .

For the players, 15 minutes of half-time is almost fleeting, but for the fans, these 15 minutes are very difficult.

But time passed little by little, and Shanshan arrived in the second half.

When the players of the two teams returned to the field, the Riverside Stadium returned to the warm atmosphere. The name 'Hasselbaink' was constantly shouted by Middlessburg fans, while relatively few Liverpool fans sang the popular song "You will never walk alone" to cheer for Liverpool. I hope the team can perform well in the second half and try to move back to the situation.

As a fan, I always hope to see the team win.

Finally, with the whistle of the referee, the game started again.

In the second half, Liverpool kicked off, and Don Jack kicked the ball to Harvey behind him in the middle circle. Alonso ran to the front field alone and played the prelude to the beginning of the game.

After a few leg passes in the Liverpool backcourt, the football was handed over to Gerrard's feet.

As Liverpool's midfield commander and the captain of the team, Gerrard seems to have performed very little in recent games, but the whole Liverpool team knows that Gerard is actually the most important member of Liverpool's offensive team. Without Gerrard's presence, Liverpool's offensive means will be very poor, and Gerrard The long pass is also a sharp weapon for the team's attack.

At this time, the whole player saw Gerrard's amazing footwork. On the left side of the middle circle, Gerrard picked up the ball and looked up at the field in front of him. Under the surprised eyes of the players who came to grab Middlesbrough, he directly picked up and passed the ball to the front court - a long pass at least 40 meters away!

"Attention..." The live commentator seemed to be aware of the danger. He said and looked at the front court with the camera.

There is a brunette boy dressed as a Liverpool No. 10 fan!

"Jack - enter one!!!" Liverpool fans followed.

Don Jack stood on the outside of the penalty area. His position was exactly the opposite of Gerald's direction. Gerard's corner kick was his own point. After seeing the pass, Don Jack subconsciously ran forward. At this time, the football just fell, and the Middlesbrough players around him hurried forward, but Tang Jie Ke squeezed the opponent behind his back, and then immediately jumped up in place, nodded on the falling ball with his head, and then took two steps forward to follow and unload the ball with his feet.

"Good ball!" Even Benitez couldn't help saying something.

This catch is too stable, which really shows Don Jack's progress in Liverpool. When he first joined Liverpool, in the face of this kind of long pass, Don Jack could never catch it so steadily.

Don Jack on the court didn't have time to lament his progress. After listening to the ball, he subconsciously looked in the direction of the Middlesbrough penalty area, and then got up directly under everyone's surprised eyes - volley! With a 'swh', the football crossed the ear of a Middlesbrough player and rushed straight to the left corner of the Middlesbrough fan.

Unfortunately, Middlesbrough goalkeeper Schwarzer performed well. He saved the ball steadily and saved the ball out of the bottom line.

"Shit!!"

Don Jack complained, waved to Gerald to take a corner kick, and he walked into the Middlesbrough penalty area.