Chapter 315 Before Christmas 1

In the 17th round of the English Premier League, the final result of the two focus battles was: Arsenal drew 2-2 at home to Chelsea, Liverpool derby, Everton lost 3-0 away to Liverpool.

The two biggest focus battles of Christmas this season are finally over.

After the match between Everton and Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea also fought, and the perspective of the English media immediately came from Liverpool to London in the north.

All the media are very concerned about this game. This is not just a match between the strong London team. This season, Arsenal ranked third in the league, Chelsea ranked first in the league, and since 1996, Chelsea has never defeated Arsenal in the league, which is also an opportunity for them to wash away their shame. Will.

Chelsea is surprisingly strong this season, and the confrontation between the top two will always become the focus of people, which is also the last game of the top three confrontations.

For Arsenal, the position of goalkeeper is a difficult choice, because their main goalkeeper Lehmann suffered a minor injury, but the substitute goalkeeper Almunia has been criticized, so choosing which player as the goalkeeper is a difficult choice.

Despite the dilemma, Wenger trusted the critical Amunia as the starting goalkeeper, who made mistakes in every game in the last three games.

Vieira was banned from the game. Gilberto Silva, Edu and Sigan were all absent due to injury. Fabregas and Flamini partnered in the midfield. Jomberi was also replaced by Pires due to acute migraine. Lauren, who performed well in the Champions League, returned to the starting lineup.

In the Haibury Stadium game, Arsenal's starting lineup can be said to be a great loss, mainly because their injuries are not optimistic, and the players are in a very unstable state. Perhaps it is also because Arsenal's overall mental outlook has declined a lot after winning the championship last season, which is always coming from their team. Some bad news is related.

While Chelsea won away from Arsenal in the Champions League last season, Mourinho expects the team to consolidate their lead in the league with the strongest lineup and let Arsenal completely transfer from the first group. In this way, only Liverpool can compete with Chelsea for the league championship.

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Before the game, the English media were almost unanimously optimistic about Chelsea.

However, it only took Henry a minute to let the media start the balance of the two teams. After receiving Reyes' header, Henry stopped the ball with his right foot outside the penalty area, turned around like lightning and shot with his left foot, and sent the ball to the dead corner behind Cech with a wonderful volley volley.

The whole goal process is lightning fast!!!

Chelsea defender Carvalho and Ferreira only showed a little gap in the defensive position, and Henry used the zero seconds to shoot the goal. Former Newcastle coach Robson said before the game that he could not give him a little space for Henry, but Chelsea still suffered a loss at the beginning of the game, and a omission made Henry seize the opportunity.

This wonderful stop and shot reminds me of a masterpiece of Henry's game against Manchester United.

On October 1, 2000, Arsenal played against Manchester United at home. Henry held the ball behind his back in the same position outside the penalty area. He first picked up the ball, then turned around and volleyed with his right foot to open the upper left corner of the goal. It's just that it was the right foot, and this time it was the left foot. At that time, the "little general Henry" also became the current emperor of Arsenal.

After the game, Henry hinted that critics who criticized him for not scoring goals in key games should shut up. "Some people say that I can only score goals in some 'small games', maybe this is what they call 'small games'..." Wenger once listed a number, in the same In the Manchester United game, Henry scored eight goals and now breaks the embarrassment of five consecutive zero goals against Chelsea last season, which is enough to show that Henry knows how to deal with a tough battle.

For Henry, the performance of the national team is slightly worse, and he is perfect in the club.

So far, the media that doubted Henry have all been dumb.

In fact, now Henry is suspected to have something to do with Don Jack. Now Don Jack's goal in the Premier League is too strong, which has caused Henry to lose a lot of competitiveness. Many media who don't like Liverpool are dissatisfied with this situation. Of course, they also say no to Henry, who can't suppress Don Jack. Full.

In the past few seasons, Henry has been one of the strongest scorers in the Premier League, but the French still can't suppress Don Jack. This really makes those media very helpless.

Two to two, the score made Liverpool very happy.

The two competitors drew, and there is no better end than this. After this round, the gap between Liverpool and Chelsea is only two points, and Arsenal has opened a seven-point gap with Liverpool. This gap is at different levels before Christmas. Arsenal is in the league championship. I'm about to fall behind.

Similarly, Manchester United followed Arsenal, and Everton's results were equally good.

Among the top five teams in the league, Chelsea and Liverpool perform best. Now they are in the top two in the league. Their results are very dazzling. Arsenal, Manchester United and Everton follow closely, followed by the second group of teams. Teams like Manchester City can only compete for the qualification for next season's European competition. .

This form makes the whole team of Liverpool very happy. They all think that the head coach Benitez's approach is good. They gave up the League Cup, but made the league smooth sailing. It is definitely worth it. If they don't give up the League Cup, they will fight Middlesbrough on the second day against Everton. Good, it is impossible to win Middlesbrough, who is working hard to play in the League Cup, without paying a certain price. What Liverpool players who have just fought against Everton need is rest, not another battle.

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On the second day after the game, the media reported a lot about yesterday's two games. There were three focus stars in these two games: Henry, Don Jack and Gerrard. The two players belong to Liverpool, and Liverpool has become a winning team.

The Liverpool Derby is also better than the fake 'London Derby'.

In the evaluation of Henry, the media agreed that Henry showed his own level and also involved Chelsea. Chelsea came to Haibury aggressively and could only go back. They could only get one point. A large part of this was Henry's credit. Everyone who watched this game knew that now Arsenal is not as strong as Chelsea.

But they still get one point, which is not easy.

At the same time, Don Jack also received a lot of praise.

Perhaps, at this time, Don Jack Don's praise is a little annoying, but the English media always praise that they seem to want to touch Jack Don to the sky. The Sun, who once disdained Liverpool, even said that Don Jack is the 'God on the football field'. Such a statement will certainly get Liverpool fans. The support.

More public opinion is concerned about the form of the Premier League before Christmas.

Many media think that there will be a big change in the ranking of the Premier League before Christmas. For example, Liverpool may return to the first place in the league, Manchester United is likely to surpass Arsenal, and even Everton, who has been performing well, has a chance.

Although Everton lost three goals to Liverpool in the last game, the media are still optimistic about them.

In Liverpool, Benitez in the office is also telling the players about the team's goals, to be precise, the team's goals before Christmas.

"We have to work hard to win the last two games, so that we can become half-time champions." That's what he said.

Many people in the team are looking forward to it.

Since the start of the Premier League in 1993, Liverpool has not been able to win a championship, so even the half-time championship is worthy of the team's happiness. Such achievements can also bring a wonderful Christmas to Liverpool fans. That's what the club's goal is, which will be very beneficial to Liverpool's reputation among the fans.

Every player is very excited and they are very motivated to train.

In this cold winter, the temperature in northern England is not very good, which is generally about five degrees. This is still in the daytime. When the players exercise at this temperature, they are easily injured, but everyone's training is still very interested. Benitez is even considering whether to take the time to go to Africa to practice and enjoy it by the way. The feeling of bathing in the sun - the bad weather in England is really uncomfortable.

The players are in a good mood, and the whole club will certainly not be too bad, but there are still a few players who are not used to it, such as Harvey. Alonso.

This guy performed too poorly in the Everton game. After the game, the media gave him four points, which was the lowest among the main players and 25 substitutes in the whole game.

Even if the game is over, he is still not in a good mood.

In the same way, he began to get used to the team's training. In England, the more it comes to the winter break, the more intensive the schedule is, which is completely different from other leagues, including the Spanish league. When other leagues are closed, the Premier League is still hot and continues.

Alonso is not used to it.

In private, Alonso and Don Jack said that he needed to rest. He felt very tired and couldn't find any feeling in the team's training. This situation was very worrying.

"Be careful. I don't think your mentality is right." Don Jack enlightened, "You are always like this. It's easy to get hurt in the game."

"But I feel very tired now." Alon Ropeway.

Jack Don thought for a moment, "Would you like to talk to the coach?"

Alonso shook his head. He felt that it would make him lose his main position. After all, he did not participate in daily training to rest. Doing so would definitely make the coach dissatisfied. In addition, his current performance is not good, so losing his position is not worth the loss.

Don Jack doesn't think so.

Maintaining training is important, but strength and performance are more important. Since you want to rest, your body definitely needs to rest. You can consult a physical fitness coach or psychologist and force training, which is likely to outweigh the loss.

As for the main position, you can fight for it with performance. As long as you have strength, others can't compete for the main position.

So, after the game, Don Jack found Benitez and told him about Alonso.

It feels like a small report.

But Jack Don still said that just because Alonso is his friend, he can't watch his friend go on like this. He needs to work hard to help his friend solve the problem.

In the office, Benitez was sorting out the documents. Hearing Don Jack's words, he lit the tip of his pen and asked, "You mean Harvey? Is that so?

"Yes, boss, he feels very tired, maybe he is very tired. In short, he doesn't want to participate in training recently, and he is afraid of losing his main position. I think he should find a psychologist."

Benitez nodded.

After saying that, Don Jack left directly. He believed that no matter how low the Spanish's emotional intelligence was, he would find a way to solve it. As a result, the next day, the club had a face. That was the heart doctor specially invited by Benitez. This mental doctor named 'Macro' was quite famous in Liverpool.

Benitez did not do anything to Alonso. He asked every player to receive treatment from a mental doctor, which can also reduce the psychological pressure on the players.

At the same time, the assistant coach of the youth team and the team's physical fitness assistant coach, Philco, was also pulled to the first team to help the players of the first team recover their physical fitness.

These are all to maintain the status of the players in the first team around Christmas.

Don Jack praised Benitez in his heart. Although the Spaniard usually has no emotional intelligence, he is really not very good at the team's deterrence. He even some players will not listen, but he is still very good in other aspects. He knows how to improve the team's situation and how to solve them one by one. The problem.

Alonso was treated by a psychiatrist, and Jack Don certainly couldn't escape.

Although he had no mental problems, he still received treatment. Other Don Jack was still very interested. He was really treated by a psychiatrist for the first time.

It was a small room. After Don Jack walked in, he met Dr. Markrow face to face and accepted the doctor's questions. Occasionally, Marklow would make some comments on his answer, which was the simplest form.

Five minutes later, Jack Don was inexplicably pushed out of the door.

"Young man, you don't have any problems. Go back to training!" Marcello said.

Jack Don smiled shyly. When Marklow asked a question just now, he was even in the mood to make fun of him and ask about Marklow's family situation, and even cared about whether he had a beautiful daughter... Of course, it was just a normal conversation. Marklow asked him if he had a girlfriend, and Jack Don naturally replied.

As a result, the doctor seemed to be a little embarrassed.

"Okay, go to training..."

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In fact, Jack Don is not without trouble.

But what bothers him is that it makes other players happy, that is, the salary increase. In the past month, the club has notified him more than twice to see his agent Maximilian and sign a new contract.

This is the club's affirmation of his performance.

For Don Jack, who loves money, this is certainly a good thing, but Maximilian asked him to consider re-signing the contract a few days before Christmas. Although he didn't know why, Don Jack still delayed the time again and again according to Maximilian's intention.

This really annoys Liverpool Club.

The main reason is that there are too many giant clubs staring at this No. 10 boy now. Now that the winter transfer window has been opened, Real Madrid has even offered a price of 47 million euros. If you want to take Don Jack from Anfield to Bernabeu, I think that if you can pay this transfer fee, Real Madrid's treatment must be very * *.

The high-paying ** is very attractive. Liverpool Club is very afraid that Don Jack can't help leaving Anfield. Now in the team, this No. 10 boy must not leave. It's strange that they don't worry.

Maximilian means the same. Before the end of Christmas, half of the winter transfer was also carried out. During that time, transactions were the most frequent. Signing the contract at that time must be the most beneficial to Jack Don, which is likely to win a super high salary for Jack Don.

High salary!

Thinking of this, Jack Don was in a particularly good mood. After solving Alonso's matter, he also devoted himself to the team's training to prepare for the team's goal before Christmas.

Before Christmas, Liverpool only have two games to play.

The first game is against Portsmouth at home at Anfield, and the second game is against Newcastle United away. Neither of these two games is a big game. Liverpool is not very anxious, but it is the second game to pay attention to. Newcastle United is the fifth largest club in England, although their results It hasn't been very good recently, but Newcastle United can still rank in the top five in the Premier League, because they have a rich history and also have rich transfer funding support.

When it comes to the territory of Newcastle United, it is not easy to get three points smoothly.

This is what head coach Benitez needs to care about. For players, it's enough to do their job well, so Don Jack has always been relaxed.

On December 15, Anfield welcomed its first opponent, Portsmouth.

In May 1999, Serbian-American businessman Milan. Mandalik acquired Portsmouth and added capital to improve the environment of Portsmouth, but the team's performance still did not improve. After that, former West Ham United head coach Harry. Redknapp took charge of Portsmouth in 2002, Jim. Smith was his deputy. When he took office, he set the goal of qualifying for promotion. Finally, he was promoted to the Premier League as the champion of Group A.

The team promoted two years ago can only be regarded as the bottom team in the Premier League.

Portsmouth' goal this season is also relegation, and they have also been on the edge of relegation. It is really difficult for such a team to get the attention of Liverpool. Moreover, it is still a game at Anfield.

Obviously, Portsmouth also came with this mentality.

They even gave up the game in order to play with Charlton. In the starting lineup of head coach Redknapp, several of them were still the players of the Portsmouth youth team... Liverpool attached great importance to it. Gerrard and Don Jack both played, and there was no suspense between the two teams. In the end, Liverpool beat Portsmouth 4-0 at home.

Unfortunately, Chelsea also beat Norwich -4 to 0, and Liverpool failed to have any advantage in the league table. It is worth mentioning that Everton narrowly defeated Blackburn by one goal away, while Manchester United suffered a draw. As a result, Everton came up from the fifth in the league to the fourth in the league, driving a fierce Manchester United.

On this day, the whole of Liverpool was full of laughter.