"Shoot beautifully!" Seeing Atkinson signal that Ronaldo's goal was valid, George first clenched his fists and roared, then walked to the sidelines, loudly reminding the players not to take the lead too early in the game, "The game is not over yet! Be careful of the opponent's next counterattack! Remember, only the one who has the last laugh is the real winner!"

You can't blame George for being so cautious and cautious. Tottenham are currently just two points behind leaders Chelsea in the league table. This means that by the end of the season, if Chelsea make the slightest mistake in the next games, Tottenham will have a chance to catch up with the Blues in the table and complete the comeback!

To achieve this, George must ensure that Tottenham do not accidentally drop points in the league arena again – after all, Tottenham can no longer afford to take a blow of this magnitude!

There is no need for George to remind them that the Tottenham players are well aware of the situation they are facing. They know that if they are to lift their first Premier League title in the club's history at the end of the season, they will have to do everything they can to win every game they follow. Only then will they be able to hold on to Chelsea, who are currently leading the table, and hold on to them when the opportunity arises!

Therefore, after the restart of the game, the Tottenham players did not give Liverpool a chance to breathe and give the opponent time to adjust, but launched a full-field press on the Reds extremely actively, and immediately launched a fierce attack on the door guarded by Reina after grabbing the ball!

In the face of Tottenham's sudden full-pitch pressing, the Liverpool players, who were seriously ill-prepared, were once again in disarray. In the 19th minute, Mohamed Sissoko's careless return pass was cut off by Alonso, who then tore through the Reds' yet-to-be-set backline with a scalpel-like through-ball. Subsequently, Arshavin, who successfully countered offside, easily deducted Reina, who abandoned the goal, in the penalty area, and sent the ball into the door of Liverpool again, 2-0!

Although Benitez has been pushing hard for the past two years to bring the team into line with the continent on a technical and tactical level, the club's dire financial situation and severely declining influence have made progress on this plan extremely slow. Therefore, even if the Liverpool players are mentally prepared in advance, their personal skills are not up to par, and their ability to get rid of them on the spot is not enough, it is difficult for them to survive this kind of high-intensity pressing!

Falling behind by two goals at home in less than 20 minutes after the opening kick was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Liverpool, who was full of confidence before the game and thought that they could use the home advantage to teach Tottenham a lesson!

Despite a poor start, Liverpool fans were not discouraged and kept cheering on their beloved team with songs from the stands. Sadly, however, the Liverpool players failed to live up to their efforts – the fans' singing failed to get them back together, and they were kept at bay by Tottenham at both ends of the pitch. Obviously, in the absence of a soul in the team, it is difficult for Liverpool to play at the level they should be in the face of adversity, let alone play at a super level!

Without Alex Ferguson, Manchester United would not have dominated the Premier League for more than a decade. In the same way, without Gerrard as the backbone, Liverpool's attempt to defeat Tottenham is completely impossible!

"Drogba and Klose...... If one of these two belongs to Liverpool, I am sure that I will take the team's results to the next level and become the most serious contenders for the Premier League title!" Benitez was full of envy after seeing Didier Drogba, who was disturbing his own defence, and Klose, who was sitting on the bench, and Crouch, who was almost invisible under the rotation of Ledley King and Vidic's defense. In the eyes of the Spanish coach, who has been suffering from the team's lack of offensive strength, George's behavior is undoubtedly a violent thing!

Due to George's relationship, Benitez, who has not won the Champions League in this life, is far less famous and appealing than in his previous life. Without the championship trophy and honors that can be obtained, the Spanish coach naturally does not have enough confidence in front of the management to make demands such as strengthening the team. Therefore, compared to his previous life, although Benitez has a lot of available cards in his hand, there are only a few players who really meet his tactical needs!

In addition to Reina, Liverpool's other signings this season, such as Crouch, Robbie Fowler, Basturk and others, were forced to Benitez by management. The result is also obvious, Liverpool, who is seriously overcrowded in the forward line and has a cloud of famous players, has only scored 28 goals in the first 21 rounds of the league, which is completely inconsistent with the team's book strength!

Among these strikers in Liverpool now, Robbie Fowler is dying of old age and is no longer the glory of being called the God of Anfield; Cisse, who scored goals in Ligue 1, and Morientes, who is majestic in Monaco, have all shown symptoms of unadaptability after landing in the Premier League, and their goal efficiency and competitive state have declined sharply; Robbie Keane, who was purchased with a lot of money, is not suitable for a one-arrow attack, and was directly pressed to death by Benitez on the bench!

As for Crouch, who now occupies the starting position. Benitez chose to use him only because the striker was the most suitable striker for his tactical system among the men, not because Crouch really lived up to his requirements!

Although Crouch is two meters tall, and his personal skills and ball protection ability are also at the upper middle level among high school forwards, and he can adapt well, but his disadvantage is as obvious as his height - the lack of strength and tonnage of the bamboo pole-like body, and the lack of delicate technique make it difficult for Crouch to turn his height advantage into a real threat, and it also makes it difficult for him to gain the upper hand when playing against the same class of central defenders, and become a stable tactical fulcrum in the front court!

It is precisely because of this that when he went head-to-head with Ledley King and Vidic today, Crouch showed a lot of struggle, and was almost in a disadvantageous situation of being suppressed by the two in all directions!

Pulling out the big one, this is the current situation of Liverpool's forward line. Therefore, after seeing Tottenham's luxurious forward configuration, Benitez had such an idea, and at the same time, he was more determined to ask the management to strengthen the forward line!

Crouch, who is the arrow of the forward line, has been completely nailed, the defense is not as solid as it was under Houllier, and the team lacks top stars like Owen and Gerrard who can make a decisive decision, and the desire to win is not strong. Such a Liverpool team wants to beat Tottenham unless Lady Luck really helps!

In this way, when the first half of the game ended under the helpless gaze of Benitez, the morale-low Liverpool had been killed by the firepower of Tottenham Hotspur, and entered the halftime stage with a 0-3 score!

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