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Volume 1 Chapter 727 The semi-finals begin

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    Getting rid of two strong rivals for the title in one round and taking destiny into their own hands is something worthy of celebration for any team. Although Liverpool is a wealthy team, they have not won the title for a long time.  After the game, club manager Rick Barry and chairman Gillette served drinks to celebrate the players, and also encouraged them to keep up their efforts and play well in the remaining four rounds.  During the banquet, in order to express his closeness to Chen Yu, club chairman Gillie also specially used a Chinese proverb, "A person who walks ninety is half a hundred" to encourage Liverpool players and coaches.  A person who walks ninety is half a hundred. This sentence is the same for Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea. Although there are only four rounds left in the league, the players have played for almost a season now, and they are exhausted physically and mentally, suffering from injuries.  With a full camp, Liverpool, the easiest team, is also fighting on two fronts, and Manchester United and Chelsea are fighting on three fronts. At this time, even a weak team is not so easy to fight, not to mention that most of the weak teams have to fight hard to avoid relegation.  Combat effectiveness can never be measured by strength on paper.  At this time, the fight against the three teams is not just about strength. The strength of the four giants in the Premier League is better than the other 16 teams or even more. At this time, the fight is actually about fighting spirit and will. There is no steel.  Without a strong will and an iron-blooded fighting spirit, it is impossible to persist until the last moment.  In the 35th round, the top three opponents for the championship are all middle and lower-tier teams. However, after the 35th round, the Champions League semi-finals will be held in the middle of the week. The three giants all have concerns. Although the league is important, the Champions League will never allow it.  There is a mistake. Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea are the three giants. Liverpool and Chelsea are going to compete directly. Manchester United's opponent is the Serie A giants, six-time Champions League winner AC Milan. It is a life-or-death confrontation. A single oversight may lead to a situation of no return. No. 35  In this round of competition with these mid-to-lower teams, if they fight with all their strength, they may have physical problems when they play against strong opponents in the middle of the week. If they get injured, it will not be worth it. But if they don¡¯t fight with all their strength,  They are also afraid of being exposed as an upset, which really makes it difficult for the three giants competing for the championship to choose.  Liverpool's opponent was Wigan Athletic, who were known for their brutal playing style. When the two sides met in the first round, Chen Yu had already returned for two rounds and scored goals in both games. However, Benitez did not dare to let Chen Yu start at that time.  It was not until it was difficult to break the deadlock that Chen Yu was sent on the field. Chen Yu also played a role as a surprise player, helping Liverpool defeat Wigan Athletic 40 times. This time, Benitez decided to let Chen Yu come on the bench and wait and see how the game develops.  To make a decision, Liverpool can now be without any player, including captain Gerrard, but Chen Yu must not be missing. With Wigan Athletic's playing style, players like Chen Yu will definitely be killed by their tactics.  More importantly, Benitez believes that Wigan Athletic can be won without Chen Yu.  Wigan is a city famous for playing rugby, and Wigan Athletic also adheres to the characteristics of rugby in terms of style of play. They even pay more attention to physical confrontation than to technical tactics. Their fierce playing style even likes physical confrontation.  The Premier League is also very outstanding. Most of the strong teams with outstanding skills cannot use their tactics when meeting Wigan Athletic because they are worried about injuries. Even if they win, it is very difficult to win.  Liverpool is also a team that pays attention to physical confrontation among the giants, but their players are all well-known stars, and their substitutes are also the main players of the national teams of various countries. It is impossible to compete with the Wigan players. It is also difficult to perform in this situation.  100% of the combat effectiveness.  Wigan Athletic ranked tenth last season. This season, as the major teams got to know them, Wigan Athletic's performance dropped significantly. Now they are only ranked 17th, only one point away from the relegation zone. This game and  They went all out in the Liverpool game and were determined to score points in the away game.  Liverpool had a very difficult and tangled game at the beginning of the game. They were initially prepared to break Wigan Athletic's fighting spirit and make them give up the idea of ??scoring points at Anfield, but they did not expect Wigan Athletic's players to play like this.  Tenacious, simply competing with their lives, so much so that in the entire 45 minutes of the first half, Liverpool completed 3 shots, all of which were long-range shots. Normally, Liverpool would complete more than 15 shots in every game.  , this directly killed half of Liverpool's offensive power.  Liverpool are in a dilemma at this point. If they continue to exert their efforts, they will go all out to compete with Wigan Athletic. If they do not continue to exert their efforts, this game will probably be tied by Wigan Athletic. Their last game  An easy lead gained may be lost again.  After playing 30 minutes in the first half, Liverpool's head coach Benitez was wondering whether he should play Chen Yu. Without Chen Yu, no one could score. If he played Chen Yu, he was worried that Chen Yu would consume too much physical energy.  Big, and even more worried that Chen Yu would be injured.  This torture did not end until the 15th minute of the second half. At that time, Benitez had already called Chen Yu to his side and was ready to let him play. At this time, Crouch finally scored, and he penetrated the ball with an upside-down golden hook.  The door guarded by his former teammate Kirkland.  Benitez was relieved now. Although it was just a goal, the overall situation of the game was far from being discussed.Not locked in, but after taking the lead, Liverpool played their favorite defensive counterattack, and Wigan Athletic basically had no hope of scoring points.  Sure enough, Wigan Athletic couldn't tolerate the result of losing. They attacked aggressively and went all out to try to equalize the score. However, Liverpool's status as a giant did not come out of thin air. Their rich experience and superb tactical qualities also ensured that they would win the game.  Give your opponent a fatal blow while taking the initiative.  Less than five minutes after Crouch scored, Bellamy assisted Crouch in a quick counterattack and scored twice, helping Liverpool seal the victory.  Then Wigan Athletic became more impatient, while Liverpool played more and more easily. Bellamy scored again in the 70th minute. The score of 0 allowed Liverpool to securely get the three points they desperately needed. There were no injuries or attritions yet.  It consumes a lot of physical energy, but considering that Chelsea may not easily win Newcastle United, this physical expenditure is not a big problem.  The match between Liverpool and Wigan Athletic took place one day earlier than the match between Manchester United and Chelsea. The result of Liverpool's victory also means that Manchester United and Chelsea must win in the next game, otherwise they will actually withdraw from the championship competition.  The match between Chelsea and Newcastle United was no easier than that of Liverpool. Newcastle United was stronger and deeper than Wigan Athletic. Although Newcastle United had no worries about relegation and no chance of entering the European war, they did not  I don¡¯t want to easily give Chelsea three points at home.  Chelsea's purpose is similar to Liverpool's. They also hope to win the game easily. In this game, they played half of the main players and Drogba sat on the bench. When Newcastle United scored the first goal,  Mourinho understood that it was impossible to win the game easily, so he had no choice but to send Drogba, Robben, and Ashley Cole on the field to try his best to win.  Newcastle United's morale was up, and they were playing at their home court again. Chelsea could not please them despite their best efforts, until the dU minute of the second half.  Newcastle United still led by 0. At the critical moment, Drogba showed off his power. He first scored with a header in the penalty area, and then used his personal breakthrough creativity to get a penalty kick, and scored the penalty himself, helping Chelsea reverse Newcastle with difficulty.  The team maintained its hopes of winning the championship.  The match between Manchester United and Middlesbrough was not easy. Although Manchester United took the lead in the first three minutes, they were never able to score the second goal to seal the victory, and Middlesbrough did not give up the idea of ??equalizing.  The goal in stoppage time in the first half frustrated Manchester United's plan to conserve energy. In the second half, Manchester United went all out. Ronaldo took the lead at the last moment of the game and won the game with difficulty.  The three Premier League giants who want to compete in the Champions League are all playing hard, but Liverpool and Chelsea are in much better conditions than Manchester United. They have to talk directly, and no one takes advantage of anyone, but Manchester United will suffer a loss. Their opponent AC  Milan played very easily in the league. They defeated Cagliari easily. They replaced Kak¨¢ and Inzaghi early to rest, and their physical fitness was fully guaranteed. This reduced Manchester United's home advantage a lot.  .  When the Champions League has reached the semi-finals, strength is no longer the most important factor in winning. The teams that can reach this point must be super strong. No team among the top four teams is one level better than their opponents.  It's just a slight difference. Whoever is in good condition, well prepared, performs well on the spot, and has better luck will be able to win.  So at this time, the four teams are trying their best to create every winning opportunity that is beneficial to themselves, just like conserving physical strength in the league for this reason, but their wishful thinking is not done well.  The Champions League semi-finals have actually been hyped for more than a week. Now that the league games are over, all the print media, online media and TV media are promoting the red-blue battle, the red-black battle, Mourinho vs. Benitez, Ferguson  Ancelotti, these news came overwhelmingly, instantly bringing fans all over the world into the atmosphere of the Champions League.  In terms of strength, heritage and influence, Milan and Manchester United are stronger clubs than Liverpool and Chelsea, and the excitement of the games is certainly similar. However, in terms of their ability to attract attention before the game and the excitement of the war of words, Liverpool and Chelsea  Chelsea is much better than Milan and Manchester United.  Chelsea head coach Mourinho is nicknamed the Madman. He dares to say anything and do anything. When he played against Manchester United in the league, he even made Sir Alex Ferguson so angry that he yelled at him for talking bullshit. This shows that Mourinho  How successful O is at motivating his opponents before games.  If Mourinho still has opponents, Barcelona is one, and Benitez can definitely be one.  Mourinho only lost to Liverpool once in the league and won all the others. However, in the cup, Chelsea led by him only defeated Liverpool once in the League Cup final and was defeated by Beni in both the FA Cup and the Champions League.  Tes eliminated this, which is unacceptable to the arrogant Mourinho.  On many occasions, MourinhoOdu made fun of Liverpool and Benitez. For example, he said that Liverpool only played long passes and Liverpool's style of play was boring. He also said that he and Benitez were not friends and refused to shake hands with Benitez.  Although Benitez is more rational than Ferguson, he is also a human being. When Mourinho was so angry, he once said that Mourinho liked to sensationalize and the ruble was more useful than Mourinho.  This time the two sides are on the platform of the Champions League semi-finals again. Last time Liverpool eliminated Chelsea, this time Chelsea came with revenge.  After Chelsea defeated Newcastle United in the league, Mourinho launched a challenge to Benitez and Liverpool.  "We met Liverpool again in the Champions League semi-finals. Last time we lost to them because of a non-existent goal by Garcia. This time we will have the last laugh because I don't believe God will still be on their side.  , God will not like a team that can only rush away with long passes and has no enterprising spirit. "Faced with Mourinho's humiliation, Benitez did not get angry. In the past, if Mourinho.  In this way, Benitez has to fight back at least a few words, but now Benitez has chosen silence. Liverpool's record is excellent, and the league is actually ranked in front of Chelsea. This gives Benitez the confidence to use silence to deal with Mourinho.  Rinho's provocation.  Benitez is unwilling to fight back because he knows Mourinho too well. In order to win, Mourinho dares to do anything without any lower limit. In the last game against Manchester United, he even scolded his compatriot Ronaldo.  He is a liar. Benitez is worried that Mourinho will attack his players. The players are young, energetic and full of anger. Benitez is worried that the players will be fooled by Mourinho and will not perform at their true level in the game.  , that¡¯s why I didn¡¯t take the move.  But Mourinho did have no lower limit. If Benitez didn't take the initiative, he didn't give up. He continued to cynicize Liverpool and Benitez.  "Many people are surprised that Liverpool can win the Champions League but cannot win the league. In fact, this is easy to understand. This is because Liverpool plays too conservatively and lacks sufficient offensive means. In cup competitions, as long as  Just stick to it and take a penalty kick in the end. If they keep playing like Liverpool, I believe they will never taste the joy of winning the league." Faced with such a provocation, Benitez endured it again and still did not respond directly to Mu.  Rinho, but Benitez's disciple couldn't bear it anymore. Chen Yu fought back at this time and refuted Mourinho's fallacy.  It was Liverpool's spiritual leader Gerrard who should have stood up at this time. Although Mourinho was very hostile to Liverpool, he was very fond of Gerrard. He often praised Gerrard openly and secretly, thinking that  He is a true captain, a star who can support a team. Mourinho even called Gerrard twice in private, inviting Gerrard to join Chelsea and telling Gerrard that he was in  The Red Army would gain nothing. At one point, impatient Liverpool fans began to burn Gerrard's jerseys, but in the end Gerrard did not leave Liverpool.  Mourinho loves and values ??Gerrard so much and has never said anything bad about Gerrard. At this time, it is difficult for Gerrard to lose face and scold Mourinho.  Now among the players in Liverpool, Chen Yu has risen to become the most important and influential one besides Gerrard at an extremely fast speed. If it weren't for Gerrard being an Englishman, Chen Yu might even have the chance to replace Gerrard.  With the status of Ladd's spiritual leader, if he wants to talk to Mourinho or scold him, only Chen Yu can do it. Others are not important enough. Mourinho will probably scold you back by saying "you are nothing".  Chen Yu has been fighting wars of words all the way up in Serie A, and he is very proficient in wars of words. Mourinho directly targeted Benitez's weaknesses in the league, and Chen Yu also pointed out Mourinho's weaknesses in the Champions League.  .  "Mourinho is a great coach, but it's a pity that he is only great in the league. He cannot compare with Rafa in the Champions League. Don't mention Porto, that is just an accident. If Porto is bound to win the championship, then Chelsea should already have at least  With one Champions League title, the money Abramovich spent on Chelsea could buy three Portos. Unfortunately, Chelsea's best result in the Champions League is only the quarterfinals, and Rafa won the Champions League title with very little investment in the club.  This is definitely a miracle, and this season, we performed better and we even hope to win the double championship. I think we are blessed by God, otherwise we would not have won so many victories.  He said that God will not like us. I think he may have regarded God as himself. "Chen Yu's satire on Mourinho was not polite at all. It is difficult for Mourinho to find an excuse to attack Chen Yu in football.  He immediately pointed the finger at Chen Yu's private life.  Mourinho said: "I have to admit that Chen Yu is a near-perfect player, and his performance on the court is miraculous. However, Chen can't be called great because he is not emotionally dedicated and his girlfriend is more  He has won more trophies and moved from Fiorentina.??Made many fans doubt his loyalty. Even with such an outstanding performance in Liverpool, Liverpool fans will definitely have doubts. They don't think Chen Yu will play for Liverpool for long, so I dare to conclude that,  Chen Yu's status in Liverpool will never be higher than Gerrard.  " Chen Yu immediately countered: "I don't need Mourinho to comment on my private life, nor do I need his guidance. I have my principles. He really regards himself as God. Let's take care of his players.  .  " Mourinho's attack on Chen Yu's private life made Benitez very disgusted. He finally warned Mourinho, "Mourinho's approach is very dangerous. He should not talk about the players' private lives at this time.  Things, not to mention Chen's personal life is not that bad. Mourinho is acting like a third-rate tabloid reporter, and what he says is not reliable at all. As a public figure and an idol of the fans, I hope Mourinho  Oh, be careful.  " Mourinho also seemed to feel that he had made some gaffes and made a gaffe. After that, he did not continue to provoke. Both sides gave up the war of words and prepared seriously, waiting for the start of the Champions League semi-finals.
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