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Volume 1 Chapter 957 Before the Champions League knockout rounds

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    They narrowly reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. This pair of gifts was definitely not a surprise, and was even a bit embarrassing. Before the game, many people regarded this game as just a formality, but no one expected that Liverpool came close.  The boat capsized in the gutter.  The quarterfinals of the FA Cup are by no means Liverpool¡¯s goal. Benitez and the Liverpool management have ambitious goals this year. A double crown is no longer enough for them. Their goal is a triple crown.  But after the draw of the quarter-finals, Benitez and Liverpool's senior management found that this goal may be difficult to achieve because their opponent is Chelsea.  Chelsea are now 9 points away from the top spot in the league. Although head coach Grant has not given up easily, they have become the least likely to win the championship among the four giants. Grant will not be unclear about this. The reason why he said no to the media  Giving up the league is just for the sake of the face of the giants. In fact, in Chelsea's heart, the status of the FA Cup and the Champions League is definitely higher than the league.  To be fair, Chelsea's combat effectiveness has gradually begun to recover after the coaching change. With the start of the Champions League knockout rounds, Liverpool's energy must be divided into three parts. If Chelsea goes all out in the FA Cup, Liverpool wants to overcome Chelsea's hurdle and win the championship.  not easy.  In the hearts of all the giants, as long as the opportunities are equal, the Champions League will definitely occupy the most important position, followed by the league, and finally the domestic cup. In the British Isles, due to historical reasons, the FA Cup occupies the most important position.  The weight is slightly heavier, but it is definitely not comparable to the Champions League and the League.  After learning that their opponent in the quarter-finals was the Blues Chelsea, Liverpool's attention shifted to the Champions League knockout match with Schalke 04. They first put the FA Cup quarter-finals in the back of their minds, and now  They just want to go all out to defeat Schalke 04 away from home. As for the outcome of the FA Cup, they don't care.  The full name of Schalke 04 is Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 Football Club. It was founded on May 4, 1904. The club is located in Schalke, a suburb of Gelsenkirchen, so it is named Schalke.  Team 04 is a traditional powerhouse in German and European football.  Schalke 04 is nicknamed the ¡°Coal Miners¡± because Gelsenkirchen, located in the Ruhr Industrial Area, was once the coal mining center of Europe. It is also known as the ¡°Royal Blue¡±.  The home stadium is the Schalke Arena, which has 55,000 seats and once created a roar of 129 decibels. It is now named "Veltings Arena".  Schalke 04 was a founding member of the Bundesliga when it was founded in 1963. However, due to limited strength, Schalke 04 has not won the Bundesliga championship for many years.  From 1981 to 1991, Schalke 04 was relegated three times.  By winning the German Cup in 2001 and 2002, Schalke 04 embarked on the high-speed development path of the 21st century, including the excellent results of winning the league runner-up in 2001, 2005 and 2007.  It can be said that Schalke 04 is now the most powerful team in the entire Bundesliga second only to Bayern Munich, although its reputation is far less famous than Bayern.  If Schalke 04 and Liverpool are compared together, Schalke 04's honor and heritage are insignificant, but no German team can be underestimated, because every German team has German blood in their blood.  The nation¡¯s strong spiritual power and rigorous and pragmatic style, let alone Schalke 04, which is currently ranked second in the league, even if it is a relegation team, we cannot just treat them as fish belly. The Germans will always be in the competition.  All have amazing performances.  Liverpool is a team with rich European experience. In terms of European experience and honors, only Real Madrid and Milan are better than them. No other team can match them, not even Bayern, the leader of the Bundesliga, let alone Serie A.  Erke 04.  Such rich experience in European wars has inspired Liverpool not to underestimate the Bundesliga teams. Regardless of their strength, they must be fully prepared to play against them.  Benitez has always been a prudent and conservative coach. After the FA Cup, he held a morning meeting 40 minutes in advance the next morning to discuss the midweek game with Schalke 04 with all the coaches.  "Schalke 04 should not be underestimated. Their head coach Slomka is a character." Tactical analyst Dav McDonov said with a solemn look. Although Schalke 04 was drawn in the quarter-finals and was defeated  The outside world thinks it is a top pick, but Duff McDonough doesn't think so. In his opinion, teams that are stronger than famous are very difficult to deal with. With Liverpool's current strength, reputation, status and record, it will be difficult to win any lottery.  We are not afraid of a whole team, we are afraid of our own carelessness and underestimating the enemy.  Strength and conditioning coach Giusto Lillo agrees with Duff.  In the words of McDonov, "Slomka is indeed very powerful. He knows people well and dares to use new players boldly. His team is full of energy and passion. Under his leadership, Schalke 04 Bilanik led  They are more powerful. If we can't concentrate and be vigilant, they will cause us trouble." Physical coach Zhu ????To Lillo and tactical coach Duff.  McDonoff was the person Benitez relied on most, but Benitez still wanted to hear other people's opinions, so he asked chief scout Frank McParland: "Frank, what do you think?" Frank  The relationship with Benitez is not as good as that of physical coach Giusto Lillo and tactical coach Duff.  McDonoff has a close relationship with Benitez, but he has always been meticulous in doing things and seeking truth from facts. When Benitez asked him first, Frank felt much better. He smiled and said: "Si  Lomka has a unique eye for inspecting young people. Last season, it was he who discovered the potential of Neuer and Ozil and single-handedly promoted them to the first team. Starting from last season, Neuer.  He has squeezed out the "ball tyrant" Rost and started to play alone, so be careful with him. Ozil also began to share the playing time of Lincoln, Asamoah and other big names. However, Ozil was only transferred due to the transfer mistake of the club's top management.  Sold to Bremen, what a fool. Geniuses like Neuer and Ozil only come out once every ten years. If there is a chance, I hope we can win them. I believe this will definitely be a success.  It's a good deal, although it can't be as good as Chen Yu's transfer, but as Chen Yu gets older and reaches the later stage of his career, I think we should make preparations in advance. " Frank's occupational disease has appeared again.  , he did not forget to talk about something related to his career at this meeting, but what he said did make sense.  Benitez frowned slightly. He admitted that Frank had some talent, and what he said made sense, but now it's time to talk about it. There are only three days until the Champions League quarter-finals with Schalke 04. Now let's talk about it.  The player transfer is a bit untimely. This Frank is very capable, but his mind is not flexible enough. He talks about these irrelevant things all day long.  However, Benitez still gave Frank face, saying: "Frank is right, Neuer must be guarded against, but the top priority is that we should discuss the game first. After all, the game will be on Wednesday night." Another chief football player  Detective Duardo Macia and Frank are partners and also have a competitive relationship. After listening to Frank's words, he quickly said: "Although Neuer is famous, Jones and Westerman are also very powerful, and we can't help but treat them."  Defense, they are all likely to start on Wednesday. "Benitez said: "Schalke 04's youth is good, but it still needs an old man to exert its full ability. Schalke 04's forward Kuranyi and  Ernst, the brains of the midfield, is the one we need to focus on defensively. In these days of training, we must find a way to deal with them. "tactical coach Duff said with a smile: "Actually, Kuranyi and Slom.  Ka is contradictory. In the last round of the league, I remember that when Slomka replaced Kuranyi, Kuranyi refused to shake hands with Slomka. It seems that I heard that Schalke boss Schnussenbaugh  Both Ge and Supervisory Board Chairman Tonys have conflicts with Slomka. They once announced in public that they would re-hire a reputable coach.  If we can perform well in the first round, the contradictions of Schalke 04 will come out." Goalkeeper coach Jose Ochutorena said: "We are away from home in the first round, and the "Veltins Arena" is not easy to mess with.  We will feel the hell atmosphere in Istanbul there, and those absentees are very barbaric. "Benitez said: "I will remind the players during training, and everyone will discuss what we will do in the away game.  This is the job scope of tactical coach Duff. He said without hesitation: "Schalke 04 is a team with strong self-esteem. Now they are on the rise and they are at home.  They will definitely not defend. They must hope to use their physical and physical advantages to bring us down. After all, we have been fighting on two fronts recently and have to go on an expedition. I think we are better off playing defensive counterattacks, which we are better at. Chen Yuding  In the front, if two wingers are stationed in the middle, I think they will be able to suppress the crazy assists of Schalke 04's two full-backs. Or let Chen Yu stand in the front alone, with 5 people in the midfield, and not be afraid of the sand.  Erke 04's offense. " Benitez smiled and said: "Duff and I are thinking the same thing. Chen Yu has been having some physical problems recently, and he hasn't had time to rest and adjust. It's okay for us to play counterattack, but it needs to be more.  Prepare several tactical plans. The game is changing rapidly. We must be fully prepared. Let¡¯s take a look at the candidates for the specific positions" Benitez controlled the direction of the meeting and raised another topic for everyone to discuss, Liverpool  The coaching team has been working together for a long time. The half-hour meeting has basically determined the tactical play and the main starting players and substitutes for each position. They are just waiting to observe the status of the players in training.
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