Chapter 322 Christmas in progress

There is no team, especially no rich team, which likes such frequent games.

For the big team, their lineup has a large number of stars, which is very powerful compared with the small club. If they have enough time to prepare for the game, they are likely to erase all uncertain factors and make the cold game disappear completely.

But the frequent events at Christmas are out of their control.

At this stage of intensive schedule, the coaches of the big teams can only rely on rotation to reduce the team's injuries, increase their competitiveness in the league in the future, and strive for a stronger environment for the team.

The same is true of Liverpool.

One day after the game with West Bromwich Albion, Benitez hardly arranged any training tasks. He just let the players in the game have a good rest. In the afternoon, the Spanish took out a lot of names of yesterday's players in the list of tomorrow's game, not even Alonso.

Liverpool's rotation has finally begun.

There is no other way. Liverpool's bench depth can't be compared with that of Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, but the team's players also need to rest. They can't all participate in four games in eight days, which will cause trauma to the players' bodies. If they don't do well, they are likely to fall directly on the court. Go up.

Benitez never wants to see this kind of thing.

Therefore, in the Premier League home game against Southampton, there were only a few main players such as Carragher and Cowell, and even Don Jack and Gerrard were put on the bench.

This may also have something to do with the opponent. Southampton is not a team that can shake Liverpool's position.

It is worth mentioning that Moreentes started in the game. His partner was Baroche. Benitez felt that he used a high striker to attract firepower for Moreentes, thus giving the Spanish striker more shooting opportunities, which is very powerful for the team's attack.

Similarly, the partners of the same type of Pangler and Mailer and Morentes are not suitable, because they can only play the shadow striker, and the role of playing the body-shaped stand-in-pile center is too small.

From a strategic point of view, Baroche is indeed stronger than two people.

This game is very important to Morentus, and it is his first time to make a debut in the Premier League.

For Liverpool's starting lineup, Southampton is obviously not well prepared. Perhaps their coach paid too much attention to Jack Don and arranged a lot of tactics. As a result, the boy who paid attention to it sat on the bench. Instead, a famous but unfathomable Spanish striker came, which made Southampton's defensive players a little uncomfortable. Know what to do.

"What's going on?"

"How do we fight? Offensive or defensive?" The coach's arrangement is not very useful!"

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Playing the game with this mentality, and facing the pressure of teams like Liverpool, Southampton's performance can be imagined. Since the beginning of the game, they have been suppressed by Liverpool. Although Liverpool's midfielder did not have Gerard, Alonso's performance is as stable, which has created a gap between the two teams' technical confrontation. Alonso's dominated Liverpool midfield has been suppressing the opponent.

Unfortunately, Moentes does not seem to be adapted to the strong confrontation of the Premier League.

Throughout the game, Morentés performed mediocrely. His running position was very accurate, but when he competed with Southampton, or when someone was defending close to him, Morentes looked very weak. Such a performance made Benitez on the sidelines a little disappointed.

He is a little prepared for this.

Spanish players, especially Spanish shooters, will be more or less uncomfortable when they come to the Premier League, which is inevitable for the league style. It will take at least a month for these players to adapt to the style of the Premier League, and even some players will completely become marginal players because of this.

Benitez only hopes that Moentes can adapt as soon as possible, so Liverpool's offensive methods will be more diversified, and his players will have more choices.

The final score of the two teams is 1:0.

In the 73rd minute of the second half, Gerrard, who came on as a substitute, opened the door of Southampton with a long shot, breaking the dream of Southampton, who wanted to win by defense.

This can be regarded as a difficult victory.

It's hard to win, but compared with the symbolic opponent Chelsea, Liverpool's game is relatively smooth. In the 20 rounds of the Premier League at the same time, Chelsea challenged Portsmouth away. It would have been a game without any suspense, but Portsmouth was more 'turtle' than Southampton.

In this game, Chelsea coach Mourinho made three changes at Fraton Park Stadium: defender Glenn. Both Johnson and striker Drogba entered the starting lineup, and Russian midfielder Smedin, who was loaned to Portsmouth last season, was also able to start.

Previously, Manchester United had lost at Fraton Park, and Arsenal only won the disadvantage with Campbell's goal here. This time, Portsmouth coach Zadzec arranged for Yakub and the injured Kamala to join the front line, while O'Neill replaced Czech midfielder Borg to start.

It seems that Portsmouth wants to grab food and beat Chelsea at home.

But after the game began, Portsmouth began to defend. In the end, they were still defending. As a result, Mourinho almost fell while strengthening the defense. The whole game worked hard to know that Portsmouth did not intend to win at all. They just wanted to keep one point.

Fortunately, Chelsea scored two goals in the last ten minutes of the game to narrowly beat Portsmouth.

Liverpool and Chelsea all won narrowly.

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For the current intensive stage of the league, it is normal for the rich team to lose points on the weak team. Liverpool and Chelsea are lucky, and the two teams have not fallen for the time being.

Difference from the top two in the league, Arsenal and Manchester United have won an easy victory. In the intensive stage of the schedule, Arsenal's disadvantage in the first few rounds seems to have passed. They are beginning to show the benefits of the team's strong bench, and Manchester United's rich background makes them not afraid of the intensive schedule at all. As the league progresses, their performance has become more stable.

The most pitiful is Liverpool's rival Everton. As the fifth in the league, they were supposed to catch up with the previous team, but in this round, Everton fell down. The continuous injuries and cold winter made them completely uncomfortable in the away game. They fell in front of Charlton. The score was 2:0 and they sat at home. Charlton easily defeated Everton, the fifth highest in the league.

After a round of battle, there are joys and sorrows.

However, for the Premier League teams, they don't have time to analyze the situation. As soon as the game was over, they began to prepare for the next round.

Two games have passed in these four games in these eight days. Liverpool's next two opponents are Manchester City and Norwich, both of which are away games. This is a very difficult challenge for Liverpool.

Benitez is also worried about this. He is worried about the status of the players after the continuous game.

Fortunately, Jack Don is in good condition. He is in good health, and his internal strength can recuperate his body. Even if he has been playing all the time, it will not affect his state. In the last game, he took a break on the bench, so Jack Don has no problem at all.

This is something to be happy about.

As long as Don Jack is on the field, Benitez will have a lot of confidence in his heart. This is the current Spanish's point of view. Don Jack was also a little moved by his trust. Because Gerrard was a substitute last time, Gerrard was also in good shape.

Alonso, Cowell and other players who played in the last game were put on the bench, and the average performance in the last game was not included in the starting list.

This is a pity for the Spanish striker.

At Liverpool, the most mysterious and inquisitive player is Don Jack, who also thinks so. The partner he wants most when he comes to Liverpool is No. 10 Don Jack, but his idea has not been realized in three games.

I missed the first game, missed the second game, and I didn't have a chance in the third game.

But Molentes is not too worried. He feels that he will carefully observe the performance of this brunette boy off the court, which may be very helpful for the possible cooperation between the two in the future. After all, it is also very important to understand the ability of his teammates.

So, when the game with Manchester City began, Morentes watched the game seriously. He mainly watched Jack Don's performance.

Moreentes was not disappointed. In the first half alone, he saw two wonderful performances.

The first time happened in the 19th minute. Don Jack received Gerald's pass in the midfield. A big foot kicked the ball into Manchester City's penalty area, and then Pangler headed the ball out. Don Jack received the ball again at a very fast speed, and then hit the goal with a big foot, which made the Manchester City goalkeeper at a loss.

Football's flying goal net without any suspense.

The goal process was simple and direct, and Morentes was surprised.

The second time happened in the thirty-seventh minute of the game. Don Jack's volley failed to get into the net. Then he passed the ball with his heel in front of the goalkeeper to the follower. The latter pushed the empty goal and Don Jack contributed an assist.

Two amazing performances, one pass and one shot of the data, made Molentes feel very surprised.

The Spanish striker on the sidelines feels that the new teammate's football is clean and neat, and his personal ability is also very strong, which makes every goal full of a fast, simple and direct feeling. This feeling makes Molentes suddenly feel a little 'insufficient', and he feels that it is difficult to do that.

His football is gorgeous, but now the football in Liverpool is about efficiency.

There is a conflict between the two.

Originally, before Morentes came to Liverpool, he thought that Liverpool's No. 10 would become his good partner, but now he feels that he should be the partner of this brunette boy, and he still needs to work hard to become a good partner.

As a striker, this idea itself is a little depressing, but Molentes, whose career has not been smooth in recent years, has a sense of relaxation. He doesn't have to fight for goals on the court. As long as he completes his task, someone will naturally send the ball into the goal. This feeling is very relaxing, because he doesn't need to What should I worry about?

"Jack is awesome!"

At halftime, Morentes commented to Alonso, "That guy is really an alien. No wonder he can score so many goals in the Premier League..."

"Yes." Alonso was even more empathetic, thought about it, and then persuaded: "If you want to stand firm in Liverpool, I think you should try to be Jack's partner, instead of grabbing the right to fire with him..."

Morentes heard that Alonso's words were very meaningful.

Alonso means that he should try to be the second striker, and it is better to be a striker who is good at passing the ball, rather than scrambling to score goals and shoot. If someone had said this to Morentes before, he would have disdained it, but now Alonso's words made Morentes a little grateful.

Seeing the first half of the game, he knew that even at his peak, it was difficult to compare with the current black-haired boy.

If he doesn't fight for the right to fire, then he may also become the main player. As long as he passes the ball a lot and finds more opportunities for the black-haired boy, it is not difficult for him to sit in the main position, but it will be very troublesome to compete with the black-haired boy for the right to fire. Unless you can always score goals, not only your teammates, but also the coach will think that you are not only a waste of opportunities.

This.....

Although it is realistic, Morendus still feels a little in a bad mood. He even sighs that he is old and can't even compete with a 20-year-old player.

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No matter what Molentes thought, Don Jack did not disappoint Benitez in the end. He scored three goals in the game. At the beginning of the second half, one of his goals basically won for Liverpool, and after a long time, Benitez replaced him.

The substitute is still Morentus.

At this time, Morentés also wanted to have a good performance, not only for his position, but also to prove that his idea was wrong. He was better than the black-haired boy. Unfortunately, it was not easy to score a goal. Manchester City was not a soft persimmon after all. In the second half, Molentes worked hard for a long time. Still did not score a goal, but Manchester City took the opportunity to chase two goals in a row.

Three to two.

When this score comes out, Liverpool players are nervous and no one wants to lose, especially after most of the time of the game, they don't want to lose. If they are equalized or even overtake the score, not to mention the league points, it will be a disgrace to the Liverpool people.

On the field, the players began to take it seriously.

Benitez also stood on the sidelines and began to shout to command the team's defense. At this time, any mistake may cause serious consequences, and careful defense is most needed. He suddenly regretted that Don Jack was replaced so early. With that brunette boy on the court, at least the team's attack was guaranteed.

Three to zero, it's still not safe!

Fortunately, the Liverpool players persisted to the end. Although Manchester City launched a fierce counterattack in the last time, Liverpool simply persisted. In the end, Liverpool narrowly defeated Manchester City 3-1 in the away game. The four rounds of difficult challenges at Christmas finally passed three times.

It's a pity that Chelsea won again!

The Liverpool players felt a little helpless about this news. The team chased and fought hard and tried to win one victory. But in the same way, Chelsea also easily won one victory. The two teams now don't seem to be playing in the league, but a continuous victory.

Whichever team loses first, which team loses!

This form is very stressful for the players of both teams, because they dare not be careless, which almost means that the opponent will gain more advantages.

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In the intense battle for victory, Liverpool arrived at Norwich on January 3 to play against the home team.

Norwich is also a promoted horse.

Since 1992, Norwich has been fighting in the Premier League for three consecutive years. Unfortunately, he was unfortunately relegated in 1995. After nine years of struggle, coach Worthington finally led the team back to the Premier League. This famous veteran team returned to people's attention.

However, the promoted horse has nothing to do with the old strong team.

There is no direct relationship between the two. As a promoted horse, Norwich's strength is obvious. Whether it is the player's personal ability or the team's cooperation, Norwich and the general Premier League team have a gap, not to mention a strong team like Liverpool.

There seems to be no suspense about the confrontation between the two teams.

But Benitez still doesn't dare to neglect. In the last game of Christmas, he sent all the main players that the team could play. This time, Morentes finally had the opportunity to partner with Don Jack. The two of them led the front line as double strikers, followed by Alonso, Gerard, Cowell and Fennan.

In such an offensive position, Norwich head coach Worthington smiled bitterly. For Norwich, Liverpool's substitute lineup is gorgeous enough. Such a main lineup will make their players completely lose confidence.

Nothing is absolute!

Benitez's main lineup is really good, but this does not mean that the main lineup is stronger. The main reason is that the anxious game lasts too long at Christmas. Even if many main players are rotated, they still feel physically deprived, and even Don Jack is a little tired of the game.

In this game, not only Don Jack felt that he was not in the best condition, but also Gerrard, Alonso and Cowell. On the contrary, Morentus, who had just arrived in Liverpool, performed well. In the thirty-first minute of the game, Morentus received a pass from Alonso and pushed at the front of the penalty area. He shot from the far corner and scored the first goal for Liverpool.

But then, it seems to be a blow to Liverpool.

From this goal to the seventy-seventh minute of the second half, Norwich counterattacked six times and won three times. Norwich's 11th scorer Huckaby scored two consecutively, and midfielder Francis also broke the goal guarded by Kirkland with a header.

Liverpool is two goals behind!