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Volume 1 Chapter 682 Weakness is a disease

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    Although Chen Yu joined Liverpool, he has never set foot on Liverpool soil. He is far away from the center of world football and recuperates in the United States where there is no football atmosphere. However, this has no impact on Liverpool's preparations for the new season. Beni  Tes had no idea of ??attacking Chen Yu in the first half. As a player, Benitez knew very well how long it would take for Chen Yu to recover from an injury like this. It can be said that there is no more than half a year. Letting Chen Yu play one day early would be equivalent to letting Chen Yu play for one day.  Chen Yu is more in danger of recurrence.  Benitez has been in Liverpool for so many years and has enough prestige. He is not so eager to achieve good results. He has enough patience for Chen Yu.  But patience is patience. If you want to win the championship, you can't be left too behind by your competitors at the beginning of the game. With Manchester United's sophistication, Chelsea's composure, and Arsenal's passion, if you are left too behind by them, what happens next will be terrible.  It would be difficult to deal with it. Even if Chen Yu fully recovered, he would not be able to reverse the situation of the battle.  Liverpool conceded 25 goals in the league last season, only 3 more than Chelsea. The defense was impregnable, but the total number of goals scored was only 57, ranking last in the top four.  The main forward Crouch only scored 6 goals, Morientes 5 goals, Cisse 9 goals, and Fowler 6 goals. They lacked a main shooter with a high scoring rate.  Therefore, this summer, Liverpool carried out a major overhaul of the forward line. Morientes and Cisse left one after another, and bought Chen Yu for 30 million, but because Chen Yu was basically unable to participate in the first half, his status in the second half was not known.  So Benitez still made two preparations, buying Dutch model Kuyt for 10 million pounds and Welsh horse Bellamy for 6 million pounds.  Last season at Blackburn, Bellamy scored 13 league goals in 27 games, including 22 starts, with acceptable efficiency.  Kuyt has a very high scoring rate in the Dutch League, scoring 71 goals in 101 Dutch League games and 22 goals last season.  If the two "transplant" last season's goal rate to Liverpool, it will greatly improve the Red Army's chances of winning the championship. However, this is definitely a luxury hope. The Netherlands can only rank sixth or seventh in the European League due to tactical sophistication and intensity.  Far smaller than the Premier League, and Kuyt is not a talented player. Liverpool would be satisfied if he could score half as many goals as he did in the Netherlands. However, Bellamy is very cost-effective and his speed is very fast, which is very suitable for Liverpool's impact.  style of play and defensive counterattack tactics.  In addition to the major surgery on the front line, the transfer purpose of Liverpool's midfield and backfield is similar to last year: maintaining the team's central axis and making marginal repairs based on this.  Traore, Sheyrou, Barragan, and Hamann left, Pennant, Mark Gonzalez, and Pallet were bought at low prices, and Aurelio was introduced for free. These three players have certain qualities.  The strength supplements Liverpool's wings and increases the thickness of the central defender's bench.  Although Liverpool's signings are not large except for Chen Yu, Liverpool's stability has been maintained and its strength has steadily improved. Even if it cannot make up the gap with Chelsea and Manchester United, it will not be left too far behind.  Even if Chen Yu cannot play for a season, Liverpool is still sure to get a Champions League spot.  The winning odds offered by European bookmakers for Liverpool also indirectly affirmed Liverpool¡¯s signings this season. The winning odds offered by William Hill for Liverpool are 3.5 to 1, second only to Chelsea and the same as Manchester United.  Although Ladbrokes only gave Liverpool odds of 5 to 1, it was second only to Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal.  However, strength on paper can never be called strength. In Liverpool's first warm-up match after training, they lost 2:3 against the Bundesliga Red Devils Kaiserslautern. The Bundesliga has always been difficult to play. A wealthy team like Liverpool, the country  There were many players on the team, and most of them participated in the World Cup in the summer, so after the loss, the media did not make too many accusations. However, in the next game against Grasshopper in Zurich, Switzerland, Liverpool lost again 0:2, and lost.  There was no temper, which made the media and fans begin to feel uneasy. Reporters said that Liverpool's stars were still on vacation, while fans bluntly said that Liverpool's players were not working hard.  Benitez was obviously dissatisfied with these two games, but he still came forward to protect the players, saying that these two games were just to find their status. The players mainly focused on not getting injured, and they would perform better in the subsequent warm-up matches.  Liverpool obviously paid a lot of attention to the game against Germany's Mainz on August 5. Although the warm-up match is not important, losing too much will affect morale. Liverpool is determined to have a warm-up match against Mainz.  However, Liverpool still underestimated this small team that was promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time until the 2004/2005 season and ranked 11th last season. This team, mainly composed of players from the youth training, plays aggressively, fights fiercely, and has excellent running ability.  , their full-court press made Liverpool, who had not yet returned to its best form, dizzy. They conceded three goals in a row within the first five minutes, and ultimately suffered a humiliating defeat to Mainz 0:5.  0 to 5, this is a score that no one expected. Even though it was just a warm-up match, Liverpool's loss was still jaw-dropping. After all, the opponent was only the mediocre Mainz team.  After the game?Liverpool boss Benitez said the heavy defeat did not worry him.  "It's just a pre-season warm-up, obviously we made a lot of mistakes and gave them a lot of goals, but it's not a formal game We made mistakes in three warm-ups, which is a bit unfair.  Normally, it¡¯s rare for Liverpool to concede so many goals, but I¡¯m not worried. We know we need to improve something and we will work hard to improve it. When the Champions League qualifying starts, we will look new and stronger.¡±  Benitez's pale consolation could not extinguish the anger of the Liverpool fans, but instead brought out the anger that the fans had accumulated for a long time. There were already two to three hundred Liverpool fans booing the players at the scene. In the city of Liverpool, even more  Thousands of fans took to the streets calling out such a performance as unworthy of the name Liverpool.  The English media has always loved to hype. Liverpool's warm-up defeat was wildly criticized by all the media, from Bellamy and Crouch who missed the opportunity, to Rise and Carragher who made mistakes and gave gifts, and even the team spirit Gerard.  Dedu was considered by reporters to be a game whose historical status has declined.  In such a storm of criticism, Benitez is not immune. The reporter believes that his formation is the main reason for the tragic defeat. He has lost two consecutive games before. In five days, there will be a Champions League qualifying match, and eight days later, he will play Chelsea again.  Community Shield Cup, but Benitez was still experimenting with the lineup, and the starting lineup was all newcomers. Under the crazy impact of the opponents, the cooperation between the new and old players was not tacit, and they conceded three goals in a row. Later, even if they changed 8 consecutive  The players also failed to save the defeat, and if Benitez first sent the old people to stabilize the situation, and then trained the new players, the result would never be 0:5.  After the disastrous defeat, reporters and fans couldn't help but think of Chen Yu who was far away in the United States. Some fans complained that instead of buying a useless top scorer, it would be better to buy Irving back. At least Irving can play at any time. The media believed that Liverpool  With such a shitty performance, Chen Yu might not be able to do much if he comes.  After the warm-up match ended like this, even Chen Yu could not live in peace in the United States. Many reporters came to interview him and asked him what he thought of his new club and when he would come back. Chen Yu said that he is recovering well now and is also  He really wants to help the team, but the fans need to be patient. It will definitely be a long time before he can participate in the game. Chen Yu is very confident in his new club and new teammates. He believes that they cannot be used as the main judging criteria,?04-05  This season, Liverpool had 3 wins and 1 loss in the preseason, including a 5-1 defeat to Celtic. In the end, Liverpool ranked fifth in the Premier League. In the 2005-06 season, Liverpool won 3 consecutive preseason games and finally ranked third in the Premier League. The current three consecutive losses are also  Can't explain the problem.  He believes Liverpool will still be the favorites to win the league and Champions League this season.  Chen Yu's support for his teammates and new club is expected, but Chen Yu's familiarity with Liverpool's history surprised fans and reporters. You must know that Chen Yu did not express any concern before moving to Liverpool.  Regarding his interest in the Red Army, many fans are worried that his move to Liverpool is just a stop-gap measure and he has no loyalty to Liverpool. But now Chen Yu even remembers Liverpool¡¯s warm-up matches in previous seasons so clearly. He is obviously intentional and serious.  , which undoubtedly increased Liverpool fans' favor for Chen Yu by two points.  The losing streak and disastrous defeat in the warm-up match had a great impact on the morale of the Red Army. Even if the opponent of the Champions League qualifying match, the Israeli Super League champion Maccabi Haifa, was average, Benitez and Liverpool did not dare to look down upon it.  Tsedou was able to score five of their goals. Maccabi Haifa is stronger than Mainz. If they are careless, the result will be difficult to say.  Fortunately, the first round of the game was played at Anfield Stadium. Anfield Stadium has always been a hell for Champions League opponents. Benitez paid great attention to this game and arranged a stable formation of 451. Reina guarded the gate, Finnan,  Carragher, Hyypia and Riise sit at the back, Sissoko and Alonso serve as double midfielders, Zenden and Pennant serve as left and right midfielders respectively, and captain Gerrard cruises behind Bellamy.  Liverpool, playing at home, was very calm and did not want to eat the Israelis in one bite. In the first thirty minutes, Maccabi Haifa basically had no chance to shoot. However, Liverpool did not have many options in the frontcourt. The lone forward Bellamy was in  The front seems a bit isolated.  In the warm-up match, Liverpool suffered a disastrous defeat because of taking risks. In this game, Liverpool was too conservative and was punished.  In the 28th minute of the game, Maccabi Haifa unexpectedly took the lead. Maccabi Haifa intercepted the ball in the midfield and sent a beautiful through ball. No. 7 Brazilian foreign aid Berkeley reached the penalty area and easily pushed the ball into the net.  !  1-0!  After falling behind, Liverpool was a little nervous and made consecutive mistakes in the midfield and backcourt. However, Maccabi Haifa's strength was limited after all. They were satisfied after scoring one goal and did not take the opportunity to expand the victory.  After a brief period of tension, Liverpool launched a fierce counterattack. 8 minutes later, Pennant made a beautiful pass from the right and made a pass. Gerrard made the ball in the middle and Sissoko hit it vigorously from 20 yards out.The shot was saved by the goalkeeper. Bellamy's beautiful volley from the right side of the penalty area was successful and tied the score at 1-1!  After the goal, Bellamy opened up. In the 44th minute, Bellamy received a pass from his teammate on the right and dunked a defender across the ball. As a result, the ball was blocked by the goalkeeper.  In the first half, Liverpool took 7 shots and 6 of them were within the goal frame, while Maccabi Haifa scored with only one shot.  In another rematch, Maccabi Haifa was satisfied with the result of one point and continued to play defensive counterattack. Liverpool also gave up its conservative mentality and replaced Cenden, who had returned from injury, with high center forward Crouch to form a high team at the front.  Yikuai continued to strengthen the offensive.  Under the pressure of Liverpool, Maccabi Haifa shrank very much. Liverpool was sieging in the half but could not find a way to score. In the 85th minute, Benitez decisively used Mark.  Gonzalez replaced captain Gerrard, who was in mediocre form after participating in the World Cup and was looked down upon by his opponents, and launched the final attack.  In the 88th minute of the game, Liverpool's efforts finally paid off. Alonso made a long pass into the penalty area. Crouch deliberately missed it in the middle. Mark Gonzalez, who had just come on, scored the ball from a small angle!  2-1!  Liverpool overtook the score at the last minute and won this important game in a thrilling manner.  Although they won the first round, the scene was not pretty. Liverpool's victory was not convincing, and the symptom of weak forward line still existed. This made Liverpool fans even more worried about the second round away game and looked forward to Chen Yu's performance even more.  Returned from injury.
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