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Volume 1 Chapter 1036 Winning another championship

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    Liverpool had a day off before starting preparations for the FA Cup final and the Champions League final.  The last round of the league a week later became Liverpool's training match. All the main players were in the stands, and the substitutes were fully equipped to fight with Tottenham. Although they lost the game 0:2 in the end, Liverpool's players did not  Mind you, when the game ended, they immediately took off their jerseys and cheered and ran to the stands to celebrate their victory in the Premier League.  Next, a belated awards ceremony was held. Captain Gerrard and Chen Yu raised the championship trophy together, and then the players toasted one by one in celebration. The celebration ceremony at Tottenham's White Hart Lane lasted just over half an hour.  Then the players took the bus back to Liverpool and started the championship parade.  The parade route starts from Anfield, goes around the city of Liverpool, and then returns to Anfield Stadium to interact with the fans.  The parade lasted all night and ended at four o'clock in the morning.  The next day, major media once again celebrated Liverpool's victory and summarized the Premier League games this season. The champion was Liverpool, the runner-up Manchester United, Chelsea third, Arsenal fourth, and the relegated teams were Derby County, Birmingham and Reading.  .  In the end, almost all major media agreed that Liverpool has created a new era. If they can win the FA Cup and Champions League in a week, then it is not an exaggeration to call the current Liverpool a dynasty.  Liverpool did not dare to spend too long celebrating the league championship. For other teams, the season is over and they can go on vacation. However, Liverpool still has a heavy task. They still have to prepare for the FA match with Portsmouth.  Cup final and the Champions League final against Manchester United.  The opponent in the FA Cup final is Portsmouth, who is ranked eighth in the Premier League. In terms of strength alone, Portsmouth and Liverpool are incomparable, but Portsmouth only has this key game this season.  They can attack and defend without any worries, and Liverpool has a more important Champions League final four days later. They cannot play such an FA Cup game as desperately as Portsmouth. One goes all out, and the other  I have some scruples, and I can¡¯t predict who will win in the end.  The 12 days of rest time flew by. During these days, in addition to accepting two interviews and filming two commercials, Chen Yu spent all his energy on training. He wanted to win three goals for Liverpool.  The crown, in addition to honor, is also his reward for Liverpool's help to him last season. After winning the Triple Crown, at the end of this season, he has a clear conscience whether he leaves or stays.  At two o¡¯clock in the afternoon on May 17th, the FA Cup final between Liverpool and Portsmouth kicked off at the new Wembley.  Although the Champions League final will be in four days, the FA Cup is the oldest competition in England and has a great influence in the hearts of fans. Liverpool does not want to give up. In addition, before the Champions League final, they will face Portsmouth.  If an underdog loses the FA Cup, it will be a big blow to morale and confidence.  Therefore, Liverpool also used all their main players in this game, hoping to get the upper hand and seize the advantage before substituting their main players for a rest.  Not to mention Portsmouth, the last time they won the FA Cup was 69 years ago, and that was the only FA Cup they won. Now that they have entered the FA Cup final again, every Portsmouth  All Sri Lankan players hope to taste the championship again.  Although they are full of desire for the championship, Portsmouth has a clear understanding of reality. They know that there is a huge gap in strength between them and Liverpool, so in this game, they arranged a conservative 451 lineup: No. 1 England¡¯s old national goalkeeper James  Sitting in charge, the four defenders are: No. 5 Glen Johnson, No. 23 Campbell, No. 15 Distin, and No. 7 Hledson; these four people on the back line are a bit older and their condition is not as good as it used to be.  But they have a lot of experience. After compressing the defensive space, their advantages will be brought into greater play, while their disadvantages will be hidden a lot.  The five midfielders are: No. 17 Utaka, No. 6 L-Diarra, No. 30 Mendes, No. 19 Kranica, and No. 11 Muntari; England's players are best at the 4-4-2 formation.  So Redknapp did not change the numbers at the back, but added one more man in the midfield.  Redknapp attaches great importance to defense, but he also knows very well that defense without counterattack is impossible to defend, so he plays No. 27 Kanu on the forward line with strong personal ability. In this game, Kanu  The task is very heavy. He must not only bear the responsibility of scoring goals, but also be responsible for the reception and frontcourt organization.  After the players from both sides came on the field, they tied the red and blue ribbons representing the teams on their arms, then exchanged team flags and emblems, took photos, and picked sides. After that, Liverpool kicked off first and launched a fierce attack on Portsmouth. They hoped  Being able to seal the victory early so that the core can be replaced and rested, the team can win the FA Cup, which has the lowest gold content, at the minimum cost.  Liverpool knows about PottsMouth will definitely work hard, but after the game started, they really felt how strong the grassroots team's desire for the championship was.  Liverpool played a 4-4-2 formation in this game. The forward lineup was the partnership of Chen Yu and Kuyt. This was a typical offensive-defensive balance formation. The four midfielders were Gerrard, Mascherano, and Aaron.  Seau and Benayoun have speed, strength, skills and vision. Logically speaking, there should be no problem in dealing with Portsmouth, but because Portsmouth fielded five midfielders today, there are four defenders behind them.  Wembley's stadium is quite big, but with nine big guys defending and running like crazy, the space seems very small and the offense can't penetrate at all.  Benitez watched on the sidelines for almost ten minutes, and then walked back to the coaching bench angrily. He was so frustrated. Isn't this a bus?  But it was not a foul to set up the bus, so Benitez had nothing to say and could only get angry.  Facing Portsmouth's intensive defense, Chen Yu and Kuyt had no room to take the ball and make moves. Chen Yu was a little better. He was fast and could still use his feet to get free kicks.  Kuyt is almost like a wooden stake. He can't catch the ball, and he can't hold the ball when he catches it. He has no room to pass or shoot when he holds the ball. It's almost like a decoration.  Liverpool¡¯s midfielders had no way to break through Portsmouth¡¯s iron wall in the middle, so they had to seek a breakthrough from the wing.  , looking for opportunities to score goals from crosses from the side.  Liverpool's header ability is only at the mid-range level in the Premier League. Portsmouth's ability to defend headers is not weak, and there are many people. Liverpool passes the ball from the wing and cannot grab the landing spot in the center. Against Portsmouth  Mouth's goal threat is minimal.  Liverpool's offense was blocked and could only circle around Portsmouth's perimeter. Portsmouth put a lot of troops on defense and invested too much offensively, and could not get a few chances to counterattack.  The first half of the game lasted for fifteen minutes, but neither side actually had a single shot. The fans, reporters, and coaches couldn't help but shake their heads, feeling that the game was too boring.  The commentator of Sky Sports said depressingly: "Although the game has been unnamed since ancient times, it is rare to play so badly. No wonder the attendance rate of Wembley Stadium, which can accommodate 90,000 people, is only 70%. If Liverpool hadn't entered  In the final, if it was Cardiff City, the number of people would probably be less than half. "After 30 minutes, although Liverpool still couldn't break Portsmouth's iron barrel formation, they still got some opportunities through constant siege.  In the 33rd minute of the game, Riise and Benayoun cooperated on the wing. Benayoun passed the ball to the front of the penalty area. Chen Yu turned his back to the goal and shot with an upside-down golden hook. The ball went above the crossbar.  In the 37th minute of the game, Chen Yu stepped aside and broke through to the bottom line to cross the goal. Gerrard inserted a shovel from the back row and the ball was shoveled into the arms of goalkeeper James.  In addition to these two threatening shots, Liverpool also had a long shot and a header in the first half. Portsmouth did not shoot, but Kanu had a chance to counterattack. He took the ball and hit the penalty area, but  He was a step late when he shot, and Carragher fell to the ground and was destroyed by the chasing.  At the end of the first half, the score was 0:0. Liverpool had only four shots, two of which were on target. Portsmouth had no shots.  This kind of game will definitely not satisfy Liverpool fans, but Portsmouth fans are very satisfied. In the first half, they only gave Liverpool four shooting opportunities and did not concede any goals. To play like this with the new Premier League champions is definitely something to be proud of.  Yes, as long as they still play at this level in the second half, they will hope to drag the game into a penalty shootout. At that time, everything will be possible.  After the halftime break, Benitez was dissatisfied with the content of the game and took the lead in making substitution adjustments. Babel came on and replaced Benayoun, who was technically delicate but not strong in confrontation, and let Babel come on to fight Portsmouth.  .  Benitez got angry in the locker room. After the start of the second half, Liverpool played more aggressively than in the first half and pressed more fiercely, mainly because there were so many people pressing H in Portsmouth's offensive third zone.  There are advantages, but there are also disadvantages. It is easy to kick people when making a clearance.  At the beginning of the second half, Liverpool took advantage of the pressure to get a chance to shoot. This was Campbell's mistake in kicking off the ball. The ball hit his teammates and bounced to Kuyt's feet. Kuyt took the shot and the ball went wide of the goal.  column.  Five minutes later, Babel also got a chance to shoot, but it missed the bottom line.  Within ten minutes, Liverpool had two shooting opportunities, which made Portsmouth's old coach Redknapp very worried. If this continues, if the ball happens to fall at the feet of masters like Chen Yu and Gerrard,  He might have scored a goal. He quickly came to the sidelines and waved the players to press forward, pushing the battlefield to the center circle and preventing Liverpool from getting a chance to steal at the front of the penalty area.  All tactics have pros and cons, simply.Mouth forced Liverpool out of the attacking third. They no longer had to worry about Liverpool launching a counterattack after stealing the ball at the front of the penalty area, but they also gave Chen Yu and Kuyt more room to move in the backcourt.  There is not much problem in giving some space to Kuyt, but it is too dangerous to give space to Chen Yu.  In the 66th minute of the game, Liverpool midfielder Alonso made a long pass to Chen Yu. Chen Yu stopped the ball without waiting for the ball to land, picked the ball over his head, then quickly turned around and shook off the defender who was marking him.  In Tali, Kuyt ran out of the space at this time and quickly reached out for the ball, but Chen Yu did not pass the ball. He did not wait for the ball to land and volleyed sideways from 28 meters away.  This was definitely a cold shot. Goalkeeper James did not expect that Chen Yu would volley from that position, and Kuyt was in a very advantageous position at the time. If Chen Yu passed the ball, Kuyt would have a chance to shoot, so  James' attention was also attracted a lot. He never thought that Chen Yu ignored Kuyt and chose to shoot unreasonably.  Under normal circumstances, even though James is old, there is no problem in saving this shot from a not too tricky angle. However, when he was distracted, his reaction was slow. He flew to save and failed to touch the ball. The ball roared.  Into the net, Chen Yu's cold shot helped Liverpool break through Portsmouth's gate.  1:0 Liverpool takes the lead.  The Liverpool fans at the scene finally became happy. They waved their flags and clapped their chairs one by one. They cheered loudly and their voices shook the mountains and rivers. They finally suppressed the Portsmouth fans who had been blaming each other.  After Liverpool scored, Benitez finally felt relieved. For a team like Portsmouth, what he fears most is not scoring or scoring late. Once their morale and confidence rise, it will be too difficult to suppress them.  , knock down their morale, and then stabilize the rhythm and launch a few counterattacks, Portsmouth will be completely out of luck.  Liverpool¡¯s players also felt that the game would be easier to play after taking the lead, so they shrank their formation and prepared for Portsmouth¡¯s counterattack.  However, the Liverpool generals underestimated Portsmouth's desire for victory and championship. After Liverpool recovered, Portsmouth pressed forward across the board and bombarded Liverpool indiscriminately.  After falling behind, Portsmouth's players also went all out, making very big moves, many of which were hurtful. Liverpool still had the Champions League final to play, so who dared to fight Portsmouth and score half a goal?  They were all snatched away by Portsmouth, and most of the half of the breakthrough opportunities were given up. After this, Liverpool really fell into a disadvantage in the game, with almost no chance to counterattack, and they could only defend their own.  Passively beaten at halftime.  Although Portsmouth had the upper hand and got a lot of shooting opportunities, their forwards were too poor at seizing opportunities. Liverpool's defense was one of the best in the Premier League. Portsmouth attacked wildly for 20 minutes and changed three players.  Players, still can't knock on Liverpool's door.  At the last moment, all Portsmouth players pressed forward, including goalkeeper James, but there was still nothing they could do against Liverpool's defense. In the end, after 94 minutes of playing, Portsmouth could only accept the defeat. Liverpool relied on  Chen Yu's world wave successfully won the second championship trophy this season.
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