Chapter 178: A good start

If you don't explode in silence, you perish in silence, and Liverpool clearly belong to the former. For the Reds www.biquge.info a temporary deficit in the score is not terrible, as it tends to give them more motivation to play later in the game – something that anyone who has watched Liverpool will have the impression of.

However, while it is Liverpool's fine tradition to turn the tables around in the face of adversity, it is clear that this attribute cannot be effective at any time. Now, for example, in this head-to-head clash with Tottenham, the Liverpool players have launched a ferocious counterattack after the restart of the game in an attempt to bring the score back to the same line, but in the absence of a commander in midfield and the sleepwalking of Baros and Cisse in the front line at the same time, their plans have not materialized.

Benitez was intent on stopping such an impulsive move by his players, and in his view, the time has not yet come to resort to such a risky and aggressive strategy in the current situation of being one goal behind. However, after noticing the players under him, especially Gerrard's unwilling eyes, the Spanish coach, who realized that he must not be able to make the players change their minds, had to sigh secretly and use the fifteen minutes of the halftime break to start arranging the tactics of counterattacking the players in the second half.

"Boss, I'm really sorry for bothering you this time. Gerrard is well aware that if it weren't for their willfulness, Benitez would not have given the order to let the team take the initiative to attack at this time. After a few months of getting along, the Liverpool captain has developed a certain level of understanding of Benitez's character, and knows that these arrangements are definitely not Benitez's intentions, but the other party's intention to take care of their emotions is a temporary decision.

"It's okay, Steven (Gerald), I can understand your feelings. Benitez smiled and accepted Gerrard's apology. In other words, even if he doesn't understand, he must show his support for Gerard at this time. Otherwise, the managers who lost their positions because of their poor relationship with the big stars in the team are a lesson for him!

Although teams such as Greece and Porto have proven that football is a team sport and that it is possible to win trophies without big names, these big names still have a big say in the clubs. If the manager has a conflict with them, it is often the manager who leaves, not the players, in the end. Not to mention a newcomer like Rafael Benitez, who has no roots in his new club.

However, the ideal is plump, and the reality is skinny. Liverpool's proactive second-half moves did not help them equalise or get more chances to score, but were instead exhausted by Tottenham's sharp counter-attacks from a deliberate defence.

Although Benitez made targeted arrangements for Alonso, arranging Gerrard and others to strengthen the pressing of Alonso, thereby interfering with Alonso's organizational work in the midfield, Benitez soon found that Tottenham had already had countermeasures! The existence of Basturk, Ribery and Ronaldo and others made up for the lack of Spaniards in their ability to get rid of the ball, and Alonso's running ability had not degraded at this time, which led to Liverpool's encirclement and suppression of Alonso almost completely failed!

Attacking and unable to open the game, they could only rely on Colwill's breakthrough and Gerrard's late shot to create some threat, and defensively, it was difficult for Liverpool, who were on the trailing side in terms of scoreline, to concentrate enough forces. It can be said that the current Red Army has fallen into a dilemma!

And in the seventy-fifth minute of the game, Liverpool, who had been unable to attack for a long time, finally suffered another heavy blow - Alonso's accurate long pass instantly tore apart Liverpool's backline, Ribery got the ball and went directly into the penalty area, and after attracting the attention of Liverpool's three defenders, he picked up a cross to the middle, and Klose jumped to the top to score again, for Tottenham!

Seeing the referee Webber announce the goal valid, Klose clenched his fists and yelled excitedly! Obviously, the German did not expect that his first Premier League goal would come so quickly!

Then, to the excitement of the fans in front of the stadium and the TV set, Klose jumped to the sidelines and did an incredibly beautiful front flip to celebrate his first goal in the Premier League!

"Haha, it seems that Klose is really excited today, and he even used this signature celebration move. Seeing this extremely classic scene, Andy Gray couldn't help laughing in the live broadcast room, "Scoring a goal in less than ten minutes of his league debut, Klose does have a reason to use this signature move!"

"Charlie, talk to Klose for me after the game and ask him to stop celebrating a goal with such a dangerous somersault. At the same time, George frowned and said to old Charlie next to him, "Although this celebration does look very beautiful, it is also prone to accidents, and if it is not done well, it may cause serious injuries and even affect his career." ”

"No problem, it's on me. Old Charlie immediately nodded when he heard this, he has seen too many stars die early due to various accidents, and naturally he doesn't want Klose to follow in their footsteps, "For this kind of problem, Klose is still quite sensible, and he will not ignore his career for the sake of showmanship." I'm sure Klose will accept George's advice. ”

As an assistant coach of Tottenham Hotspur, in addition to helping George in pre-match preparation and team training, Charlie Sr. also plays a role as a bridge between George and the players. After all, on some topics, George, who plays the dual role of owner and head coach, is inconvenient to communicate directly with the players, and it is easy to lead to a head-on conflict between the two sides. That's why George asked Charlie Sr. to go and admonish Klose after the game, instead of choosing to come forward himself.

Klose's goal completely killed the suspense of the game. Although the Liverpool players, who were unwilling to give up the game, continued to attack in the remaining ten minutes or so, in the absence of a commander, the Reds' offensive was somewhat disorganized and lacked sufficient layering, making it difficult for them to tear apart the reinforced concrete defense carefully tuned by Allegri and originating from Italy!

"Congratulations to Tottenham! Congratulations to Coach Nelson!With goals from Didier Drogba and Klose in both halves, Tottenham got off to a good start in the league with a 2-0 win at home to Liverpool!" Andy Gray summed up the Premier League first-round campaign as Howard Webb blew the whistle for the end of the game, "I believe that after this game, Coach Benitez should have a deeper understanding of his players and recognise the shortcomings in Liverpool's squad." If he can't solve these two problems well, then Liverpool may have another fruitless season!"

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