The Ball at Your Feet

"We played a terrible game in this game!"

In the dressing room, Carragher was peculiarly angry. No one else knows, but he is known-if the next game can't be won, then Liverpool will completely bid farewell to Gerrard.

"In this game, Carragher had a big problem with your defense. Your defense was out of position..."

"I don't want to discuss the defensive loss now!" Carragher turned around, almost interrupting Benitez with a roar, "I don't want to hear what you are saying now! It's yours if we don't win. Question! You just want us to lose, then sell Stephen and turn Liverpool into a Spanish club!"

Carragher's words made the locker room cold all of a sudden.

"Is this true? Is it really going to sell Stephen?" Hypia raised his head. "Is this true?"

"The club has this idea, but the prerequisite is that we can't make the Champions League knockouts." Benitez hesitated before speaking, "Liverpool needs major surgery to become stronger, and to change the lineup, we need enough. Money. If there is not enough game prize money, then we can only make money from the transfer fee."

"Sell Stephen and buy Spaniards?" Hypia asked.

"Yes." Benitez nodded, "We need funds. Stephen is an Englishman. In the Premier League, his nationality is very attractive. He can exchange a lot of funds for the club and introduce Spain. People are for the purpose of continentalizing the team’s tactics. Since the Heysel tragedy, the English club’s tactics have completely fallen behind...

"Don't be here, the Tihesel massacre!" Carragher, who had just been seated, stood up abruptly. "This is still Liverpool's locker room! Heysel is not allowed to be mentioned here!"

"I'm talking about tactical discussion." Benitez said.

"I'm talking about the soul of the team." Carragher replied.

"Well, Jimmy, the coach is not malicious, and you should not be so angry. Here are your teammates. Everyone is as unhappy after losing. Don't be angry with people here." Hypia stopped Carragher. "Coach, I suggest you don’t believe Parry’s words. Even if you really sell Stephen, you can’t have enough transfer fees. Parry is a staunch supporter of English football, even if it’s true." If he sold Stephen, he would only target England players. It would be impossible to spend 30 million to Spain."

"The club gave me a guarantee." Benitez frowned.

"Michael also promised the club that he would play for Liverpool for the rest of his life. When did he really use what he said?" Hypia sniffed, "Don't believe them, don't believe them. Coach, Believe me, what you have now is a group of the best players in the world, you will regret it if you sell anyone."

"Yes, coach, we can't do this." Alonso also stood up, "Stephen is a good player, he is our leader, the spiritual pillar of the team, and the tactical strength of the team. Head, we If we sell him, we will never find such a good player again."

"Yes." Zhao Yaning also said, "Continentalized football is very good, but what tactics are not played by people? Even Real Madrid has the meaning of introducing Stephen. He is the best player. We met. It’s our honor, how can we sell as we say?"

"Enough, let's not talk about it, okay!" Gerrard finally spoke. "Coach, sell my previous question. Did you lose the next game?"

Benitez hesitated, but nodded.

"Does anyone here want me to go?" Gerrard swept around.

"No!" Carragher answered immediately.

"So, isn't it that simple? I hope everyone will win the last game." Gerrard looked at everyone, "I think everyone should understand that this is better than anything for me. Important things. I hope you can help me stay."

Then he turned his head and said, "Coach, I know you don’t like the English style of play. But I also hope that at least you can give me a season to see how my skills are, whether I really can’t satisfy you. Needs, and then talk about leaving me, or selling me, okay?"

Benitez didn't speak this time, just nodded slightly.

"Jimmy, don't get angry anymore. It's good to have enthusiasm, but now, what we need is not enthusiasm. The next game, we find a way to win, and then, finish the season well. I believe I will stay here. .Because I believe that my level can bring us victory and it is enough to bring glory to Liverpool."

After the end of the Champions League game, Liverpool faced a dilemma in the Champions League. In the league, they also ushered in rivals.

The fifteenth round of the league, Liverpool's game, is home to Arsenal.

Both teams are now at a low ebb. Liverpool suffered a two-game losing streak, the Champions League was pushed into a desperate situation, the league was suppressed by Everton, and Manchester United was followed all the way. And Arsenal's last seven league games, two wins, four draws and one loss, are also in trouble. Chelsea are catching up all the way, and now the points are equal to Chelsea, relying on the advantage of the goal difference, they have suppressed Chelsea.

In the UEFA Champions League in midweek, Arsenal were equally unhappy. In their game with PSV, only one draw was won, and Wenger also complained constantly after the game.

The situation Arsenal is facing now is similar to that of Liverpool. A while ago, Henry, Bergkamp, ​​Campbell and Reyes were all injured, which made Arsenal not playing well.

In this game, Henry, Campbell and Reyes' injuries have healed. But Bergkamp is still in injury and was not able to participate in this game.

Before the game, Wenger also fired at Liverpool intentionally or unintentionally when he was interviewed. "I am really worried. I am worried that after this winter, Gerrard will join Chelsea, so that Chelsea will become Enough team to fight Arsenal."

In this case, on the one hand, it will damage Liverpool's inability to keep Gerrard, and on the other hand, it will also damage the strength of Chelsea, which naturally caused a lot of response. Against Liverpool, Arsenal still wanted to say a few words to show their strength after all.

What's more, there is still a dispute between the two sides: Zhao Yaning has now scored 11 goals, tied with Henry in the scorer list, and ranked first due to fewer appearances.

This also made the Gunners very dissatisfied: Zhao Yaning's 11 goals, one penalty, four free kicks, only six sports goals, and most of them brushed by the underdogs. Henry's 11 goals were all real sports goals.

"Your players all score goals. What is the ability to play set-pieces?" This is the most complaint of Arsenal fans.

"Who made Henry not free kicks? It's not a skill, why doesn't he come several times?" Liverpool fans answered so simply.

But despite the fierce quarrel outside, Liverpool did not respond to the game. At this time, they were preparing for the game and ignored Arsenal.

"Arsenal is the strongest team in the entire league. There is no doubt about this." Before the game, Benitez re-planned their tactics. "From lineup to tactics, this is a very mature team. The team. Unlike Chelsea who rely on their stars to stack, a large part of their victory is due to tactics."

"Aren't you going to let us wisely choose to abandon the game?" Carragher asked.

"No, of course not. If the opponent's star is too strong, I will give up, because you really can't play. But there are tactical factors, then it is my task, we can defeat them."

Benitez did the assignment, "In this game, we played three midfielders."

"Let Joey retreat?" Gerrard asked.

"No. He pulled the side. Milito pushed to the front and Kewell was on the left." Benitez replied.

In this game, Garcia was injured and was unable to play. Liverpool's previous tactics had to be overthrown and restarted. Haman and Milito recovered from their injuries in time and were able to play in the game.

And Milito is in front, Zhao Yaning and Kewell are on the two sides, so in other words, no one in the midfield can play the midfielder...

"Harman started as a midfielder, Gerrard and Alonso, at the same time as the midfielder." Benitez immediately made the next step of planning.

"Third midfielder?" Zhao Yaning was a little surprised by the penalty.

"A pair of central midfielders. In addition to taking on certain defensive tasks, the two of them have to constantly plug in and chase back. Arsenal's attacks will always be launched on two ribs~www.ltnovel.com ~So you can block them by defending in the third zone. And their defense protects the ribs very well, but it does not protect the top of the arc in the penalty area. What we need is to attack here..."

"We are talking about Arsenal." Carragher asked. "You said it as if it were easy."

"I said, the player's ability may not be good for us. But in terms of tactics, I am sure we will never lose!

"Long time no see... what is your name?"

p In the stands, Beibei looked at the uncle in front of him with a depressed look. She found that she looked very uncharacteristic, and she still remembered his name, but he was forgotten so quickly, "Babe, call me Beibei."

"Oh, Babe... remember to wear a jersey next time you watch the ball." Oliver said, "Hurry up and cheer for us, we must beat Arsenal back in this game!"

"Beat Arsenal...it's difficult. Haven't you already lost two games in a row?"

"It's us, don't talk about you. You are in the P stands." Oliver corrected her again. "And, what about they are strong? Are we not strong? This game is rare and tidy in our lineup. At the time, it was also the first time Stephen played at Anfield after resting for two months."

"You really care about him." Beibei replied, "You don't blame him for two months of injury? Otherwise, maybe you can win the championship."

"T never blames the players for this kind of thing, as long as the players play seriously, we will appreciate them.

These words made Beibei laugh, "Look, he really came right..."

What reason is there for such fans not to play well?