Chapter 17 Important Moments!
Originally, it was said that Liverpool drew a Swiss young man as an opponent, and it was a sign. However, before the game, Rogers expressed his dissatisfaction with the news media more than once.
Of course, what Rogers complains about is not the game itself, but the game system.
This has to start from the first round of the Premier League.
The Liverpool vs. Youth match will be held on August 16th local time. The schedule arranged by the British Football Association, Liverpool's first league match of the new season, is August 18. Once in and out, this also means that the Red Army will have to face the unfavorable situation of playing two games in two days. More importantly, the Red Army is away from the game against young people and the subsequent Premier League!
"Oh!" He shook his head with a sigh. After many failed appeals, Rogers had no choice but to accept this established fact.
Since the schedule cannot be changed, Rogers has no choice but to study the lineup and do his best to play these two key games well.
First of all, Li Yi and Balotelly, these two guys can be taken to Switzerland. Anyway, they can't play in the first round of the league. If they don't drain the last trace of utilization value, how long will they wait?
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He was busy writing for hours, and Rogers finally got the starting list.
Adler, De Rossi, Alves, Downing, Pishcek, Mutinho, Merelles, Suarez, Royce, Li Yi, Balotry.
Yes, Gerrard's name did not appear in the starting list, and even the name of the team was not on the list of 18 people.
Although the Jay team used to be the player with the highest attendance rate in Liverpool, it was a helpless move. No one can use it. If the Jay team doesn't work hard, who will work hard? The new season is another scene.
Gerard, Li Yi, Mutinho, Merelles, Reva and Liverpool are in the back position, which can be said to be full of talents. Although the Jay team will definitely occupy a main position, it does not prevent Rogers from arranging his rotation.
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At 2:00 a.m. on August 18, Beijing time, Liverpool visited Switzerland and the youth's 12/13 Champions League qualifying match, which started on time.
After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, the Reds narrowly stole a victory from the away game with a free kick by Li Yi in the second half.
Why is it stealing? Because Swiss young people are really not as bad as the outside world thinks. In the game, although Liverpool occupied the absolute initiative on the court, the possession rate was as high as 70% at one time! But in fact, there are very few opportunities. On the contrary, it was the young man's counterattack. If it hadn't been for Adler's high and low levels to protect the city gate, the result of this game was really two things to say.
The excellent defense and sharp counterattack of the young people in the game were the objective factors that Liverpool almost capped, but Rogers, who directed the game on the sidelines, believes that the more reason is due to Liverpool itself. For this reason, he is full of fire, but now at this jux point, no matter how hot Rogers is, he has to hold it by himself. Not only that, he also has to praise the players, so that the team members will not smash his Premier League debut.
After playing the game with the young people, all the Liverpool members rushed to the airport non-stop, took the long-contacted chartered plane, and flew to West Brom overnight. After more than 10 hours of rest, they will usher in the first round of the Premier League against West Bromwich Albion.
In the end, Li Yi, sitting in the stands, witnessed the whole process of Liverpool's continuous running, physical strength, and collective brain pumping.
1 to 2. Under the general optimism of the outside world, the Red Army's Premier League debut in the new season ended in defeat.
And, this intensive schedule is not over yet.
A week later, Liverpool will again face a sad schedule of two days and two games.
First, on the 25th, there will be a collision with Blue Moon Manchester City, and then, on the 26th, Liverpool will also usher in the second leg of the Champions League qualifying match!
If this news is enough to make Liverpool players collapse, they finally have some good news to talk about.
The good news is that Liverpool has changed from two away games in two days a week ago to two home games in two days this week.
Compared with teammates who are tired and miserable in 4 games in 8 days, Li Yi and Baloteli are undoubtedly happy.
2 games in 7 days, it's really not a big deal for them.
On August 25, Li Yi and Balothely watched the wonderful match between Liverpool and Manchester City in the private room.
In the end, with Suarez's redemption in the final stage of the game, 1-1, the Reds successfully defended 1 point at home. At the same time, he also scored his first point in the Premier League in the new season.
After this round, Swansea won 2 games, scoring 8 goals and conceded 0 goals, ranking first in the table.
Chelsea and Everton, who also won two games, followed closely just because of the disadvantage of goal difference.
Before the game, Manchester United, after losing 0-1 away to Everton in the first round, they defeated Fulham 3-1 in this round, scoring 3 points in 2 games, ranking 8th in the standings.
The defending champion Manchester City, after being tied by Liverpool, 1 win and 1 draw, ranked 6th in the standings.
As for Liverpool, which was generally favored by the bricklayers before the season. After 1 win and 1 draw, it only ranked 14th in the standings.
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One day later, the Swiss youth who came to Liverpool with the goal of turning over the away game successfully understood what the devil's home court is.
In the fanatical atmosphere of home fans, Li Yi and Balo Telly, who had any physical problems, joined hands to complete the game.
1 goal, 2 assists, 2 goals, this is the report card handed over by Li Yi and Baloterley in this game.
With the whistle at the end of the referee's game, the Reds Liverpool finally returned to the stage of the Champions League after three years.
In these two qualifying matches, Li Yi, who scored two goals and two assists, became Liverpool's urban hero.
And the 3-0 at home also let Liverpool fans see the hope of this season's league. Don't forget, because the referee was sent off, Li Yi was unable to play in the first three rounds of the league.
So far, the Reds' game in August has come to an end. Their next game will be to challenge Arsenal away on September 2.
However, before the next game, Liverpool will also have a special event - the Champions League draw. Not only for Liverpool, but also for Li Yi, this incident is even more exciting. That is, Li Yi has officially received an invitation from UEFA. As one of the three candidates for the best football player in Europe in the 11-12 season, Li Yi will go to Monaco to compete for the award with two other candidates Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
At 17:45 local time in Monaco, the 12/13 season UEFA Champions League group draw and European Player of the award ceremony was held at the Grimaldi Convention Center in Monte Carlo.
After carefully explaining the lottery rules, the lottery ceremony officially began.
In the end, La Liga champion Real Madrid, Premier League champion Manchester City, Bundesliga champion Dortmund, and Dutch champion Ajax were drawn into the "Group of Death"; defending champion Chelsea encountered Serie A champion Juventus; Bayern was in the same group as their 2001 final opponent Valencia.
The specific results of the draw are as follows:
Group A: Porto, Dynamo Kiev, Paris Saint-Germain, Zagreb Dynamo
Group B: Liverpool, Schalke, Olympiacos, Montpellier
Group C: AC Milan, Zenit St. Petersburg, Anderlecht, Malaga
Group D: Real Madrid, Manchester City, Ajax, Dortmund
Group E: Chelsea, Miners in Donetsk, Juventus, Northland (Denmark)
Group F: Bayern Munich, Valencia, Lille, Borisov (Belarus)
Group G: Barcelona, Benfica, Spartak Moscow, Celtic
Group H: Manchester United (Weibo), Braga, Galatasaray, Cluj (Romania)
After seeing the result of the draw, Liverpool came to Monaco and everyone was excited to high-five to celebrate.
UEFA should welcome Liverpool's return. Let's take a look at this group. I have to say that Liverpool won a draw!
In the group where the Red Army is located, except for Schalke, it may create a little threat to the Red Army. The other two teams are here to play soy sauce.
It can be said that as long as Liverpool does not make mistakes, Liverpool has entered the knockout stage this year.
After the drawing ceremony, it came to the voting session of the European Footballer of the 11-12 season.
At the beginning of the session, the two commentators will first introduce the qualification of the European Footballer.
Regardless of any country or nationality, as long as you play in European football, you are eligible to participate in the selection of this award.
53 professional sports reporters from various mainstream media in Europe have made an earlier choice to select the top 10 shortlisted players. Tonight, only the top three players arrived at the scene.
The three of them will determine their respective rankings.
"Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Andres Messi, Artes-Lee!"
The appearance of Li Yi's name is also a breaking of La Liga and the long-term monopoly of this award. Although, Li Yi can't say that he will win this award at this time!
Before the voting began, the big screen first began to play three candidates. In the past year, the highlights of the competition. And introduce the data obtained by three people in the past year.
Since then, the commentary has introduced the names of the players ranked 4-10 this year.
The fourth place is Barcelona's famous star - Iniesta
The fifth famous Italian star, Pirlo.
The sixth place is also from Barcelona - Harvey
Behind it are Casillas, Drogba, Ozil, and Falcao.
After saying so much nonsense, the two hosts finally announced that the voting began.
After just 30 seconds, 53 reporters stopped their movements.