Mid-January is the coldest time of the year in Liverpool, and the humid and rainy weather that is customary in the UK adds to the chill. However, such weather could not diminish the enthusiasm of the Reds fans. With just over an hour to go before the showdown with Tottenham, the 54,000-seat Anfield Stadium is already packed, and the song "You'll Never Go Alone" reverberates around the stadium!

Although Liverpool's home attendance has always been among the highest in the Premier League, it is still quite rare for fans to arrive so early to watch a game. And the reason why the fans are so positive is also very simple, because Liverpool's opponent this time is Tottenham Hotspur, who is only slightly better than Manchester United, a sworn enemy!

If before May last year, Liverpool fans could still look at Tottenham with the eyes of the nouveau riche, then after Tottenham won the Champions League and poached the captain and flag of the team Gerrard in an extremely strong attitude last summer, Tottenham Hotspur immediately became a thorn in the side of Liverpool fans along with Manchester United!

"Huh~ It's such a big battle, the boos are much louder than the last time we played here~" As soon as he walked out of the players' tunnel, he enjoyed a wild boo attack from the home team fans, Ronaldo couldn't help but whistle lightly, and teased Gerrard behind him, "Steven, why do I think most of these extra boos are aimed at you?"

Gerrard, who is in a complicated mood at the moment, has no intention of responding to Ronaldo's ridicule - in any case, in the heart of the former Reds captain, Liverpool is his favorite club. Therefore, this situation of being treated as an enemy by Liverpool fans naturally makes Gerrard extremely frustrated.

"Hi Andrey. I heard that you have been training late every day under the supervision of the coaching staff lately?" "Realizing that he had accidentally said something that should not be brought up, Ronaldo wisely gave up the idea of continuing to communicate with Gerrard, and instead used Arshavin as a new chat partner, "How's it going?

I don't know if it's a common problem of Russian players. After joining Tottenham, although Arshavin quickly integrated into the team's tactical system, replacing the departed Ribery as the number one substitute for Robben and Ronaldo, but the Russians did not mingle with their teammates off the field, and went home to rest directly after training every day.

"Please don't mention it......" As soon as he heard Ronaldo mention that he was caught by the coaching staff to practice alone, Arshavin suddenly shuddered and said with a bitter face, "This kind of thing is really terrifying." If I had to choose, I would never want to go through it again. ”

"However, from another point of view, it also shows that the boss values you very much. As he spoke, Ronaldo gently stabbed Arshavin with his elbow, and the evil smile on his face fully exposed the Portuguese's happy mood at the moment, "You see, which of the players in the team who has been taken care of so much has not significantly improved their strength?"

"Chris, can you kid stop for a while?" At this time, George, who couldn't stand Ronaldo's pre-game behavior, couldn't help but interrupt, "If you are envious, then I will continue to increase the amount of training for you." Well, it's three times as good as it is now. ”

"Hey, boss, you're too ruthless, aren't you?" Ronaldo was stunned by George's words. However, the slightly exaggerated body language is enough to prove that Ronaldo's surprise is completely a performance, "I'm just joking, there's no need to be so cruel to me, right?"

"Then you can pay off your debt with goals. George, who was already immune to Ronaldo's performance, said expressionlessly, "A ball is reduced to double the amount of training, and a hat trick can be waived." ”

"Well, you'd better just kill me. Ronaldo complained for the first time, "A hat trick should not only depend on the state, but also on luck." And I've only worn a hat once this season, when I played that weak chicken in Portsmouth......"

"Haha......" Seeing Ronaldo's pitiful appearance, Ridley King and others who witnessed the whole process couldn't help laughing. Under the contagion of this burst of laughter, the tension before the game disappeared in an instant, and the mentality of the players became more relaxed!

By this time, the Liverpool players were already lined up on the sidelines. Hearing the unbridled laughter of the Tottenham players in front of the players' tunnel, it seemed that they had no fear of the strong home atmosphere at Anfield, and they couldn't help but be angry when they just planned to use this momentum to give their opponents a dismount, and made up their minds to teach Tottenham a profound lesson!

Although Liverpool is not small, it is one of the founding members of G14, one of the top elite organizations in Europe, and it dominated England and even the entire European football scene in the seventies and eighties of the last century, but the situation of not winning the league championship for fifteen years has not only greatly damaged Liverpool's reputation in international football, but also made this club lose the hegemonic temperament and kingly demeanor it once had!

Goalkeeper Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia and Rieser lined up at the back, Mohamed Sissoko and Hamann partnered in midfield, Basturk was in the middle, and the front three were Will, Luis Garcia and Crouch...... From this star-studded starting line-up and the league rankings that have always hovered outside the Champions League seats, it can be seen that with the strong rise of upstarts such as Tottenham and Chelsea, Liverpool's situation has become quite miserable at this time!

An incomparably glorious past and a bleak present. Such a huge psychological gap is undoubtedly an extremely difficult thing for Liverpool to accept. In this way, Tottenham Hotspur, which stole the resources and status that belonged to Liverpool in the process, naturally became the enemy second only to Manchester United in the hearts of Red Army fans and players!

Affected by this, the Liverpool players led by Carragher are naturally hostile to Tottenham. Especially after seeing the relaxed form of the Tottenham players before the game, they felt that they had been despised by their opponents, and they were even more resentful, and they were desperate to get a win today, so as to prove to people:

In any case, Liverpool is still the top team in today's football world!

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