Chapter 50: Looking Ahead
On April 2, in the 31st round of the league, there was no doubt that Liverpool sent a semi-main squad against West Bromwich Albion, and this time, even Reina and Wang Zhen were not involved. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The situation is the same as Arsenal's FA Cup match against Liverpool, and Liverpool's play against West Bromwich Albion also adopts the routine of the main substitute and the second-line substitute.
The reason is to be wary of Real Madrid.
Although Real Madrid lost to Barcelona this year, it is actually still very strong, from the perspective of the lineup, Pepe, Marcelo is not to mention, Khedira is also very strong, Alonso still maintains the level of the world's top midfielder, Di Maria Alfa Ronaldo has three roads, none of them are easy to go, Adebayo is very tough, and Real Madrid has made several offers to Carvalho, and finally took Carvalho from Mainz, this lineup is very strong, not to mention, there are people like Higuain and Raul sitting on their bench.
Before the start of the league season, the media had already begun to hype the match between Real Madrid and Liverpool.
Among them, the two most powerful points that have been fired, one is Kaka's rebirth in Liverpool, and the other is Wang Zhen.
As a world-class player, Kaka did not perform well in Real Madrid, or it can also be said that Real Madrid's tactical system pitted Kaka, in short, after coming to Liverpool, Kaka showed his level as a superstar, and the Brazilian national team also re-called Kaka.
It is true that Brazil have no shortage of stars again, but at this time period, the Brazilian squad is not strong, and if a star of Kaka's age maintains good form, there is no doubt that it will be very helpful for Brazil, they need that kind of experience.
However, when Brazil re-called Kaka to the team, it undoubtedly caused a lot of turmoil, and the industry also criticized Real Madrid for piling up superstars but not using them.
Judging from the situation in previous years, in every team that won the championship, there were basically stars who were actively or passively eliminated by Real Madrid.
This made the media joke: "Liverpool has the necessary conditions to win the title this season, that is, they already have former Real Madrid players in the squad." ”
The Times even asserted: "Wait and see, Real Madrid will definitely attack Modric, Bale, Suarez and others in order in recent years, and Real Madrid's squad may have to be renewed again, and this vote of young talent will undoubtedly be their target." ”
In this regard, Mourinho also responded in the interview: "It is true that Liverpool has a lot of good players in the team, maybe the team will need such players, but only maybe, because our players are better, they are gradually integrating into a strong squad at Real Madrid, we have no need for a new generation so far, and many players in the team will stay for a long time." ”
The short translation is that the strongest man is already in the battle.
However, this is also the concern of the English media about the future form, the giants of various leagues, like to poach people in the Premier League, to reverse this situation, there must be some strong policy to suppress it.
Of course, the media could not have predicted that in a few years' time, the whole of Europe would complain that the Premier League player premium was too much.
On Liverpool's side, not many people are willing to respond to such a topic, but Kaka himself stood up for an interview.
"To be honest, I've had a good life in Madrid, my seniors take good care of me, my juniors respect me, and the environment in Madrid is very good, the only regret is that I'm a player, I'm playing in Madrid, I'm not happy, I have a lot of friends there, and I hope that they can play without playing well in Madrid like I did."
At that time, Kaka went to Real Madrid, the happiest thing was Ronaldo, as a midfielder with forward attributes, the two of them could be said to cherish each other, when Kaka came to Liverpool, Ronaldo was very unhappy, he liked teammates like Kaka very much, but hated Wang Zhen like this.
However, if it is as a teammate, then Wang Zhen has nothing to find fault with, so Ronaldo has not publicly expressed too much dissatisfaction, because he understands that likes are liked, but Kaka can't play at a level in Madrid, and if he doesn't help the team as much as other players, staying in Madrid will hurt both parties.
And Wang Zhen is different, Wang Zhen's adaptability, Ronaldo understands it very well.
The 31st round of the league came in a hurry, and the pure substitute Liverpool drew 1-1 with West Bromwich Albion, but this result did not have the slightest reference value for the match against Real Madrid.
The only thing to be happy about is that Chelsea has dropped the chain along with Manchester City and Manchester United, Chelsea Manchester City lost, Manchester United drawn, and the only one who went against the tide was Arsenal, worthy of Arsenal, and the time for the final four at the end of the game was again.
In fact, no one guessed how strong Mourinho's desire for the Champions League is.
On April 2, on the same day, Real Madrid sent a mixed substitute lineup of one and two teams to the game, and was overturned by Sporting Gijón 2-1.
On the same day, Barcelona lost, which means that it was a good opportunity for Real Madrid to chase the difference to one point, but they gave up.
"Real Madrid is betting on the Champions League! Their approach in the league is undoubtedly to give up, the last game is already March 20, and Real Madrid, who won Atletico Madrid, can not accept many challenges in the second half, although Real Madrid was called up a lot of players in the international break last weekend, but directly abandoning the league, it is clear that Real Madrid will definitely hit the Champions League. ”
"Mourinho should probably consider attacking the league, after all, Barcelona will go far in the Champions League, and there will be more challenges, it is possible to win the league title by seizing the opportunity, there is no doubt about it, it is very likely to lose on both fronts, the league points can be quantified, only Barcelona can compete with Real Madrid, and the future of the Champions League is unknown, and the opponent in front of them is strong enough."
Even Dalglish was surprised by Real Madrid's choice, but in his post-match press conference against West Bromwich Albion, Dalglish declined to comment on the issue of talking only about the game.
Of course, Liverpool's players were the first to hear the news, and there is no doubt that it was a challenge.
It's like Liverpool writing a war book at the cost of a league draw.
Real Madrid responded to the battle at the cost of a league defeat.
The entire Champions League has been the pinnacle battle so far, Real Madrid vs Liverpool.
Two teams who finish first and third in Champions League history will be in contention for a place in the last four this season.
No one cares if this is a match deliberately drawn by UEFA for the sake of creating a gimmick.
You can only say that UEFA succeeded, because among all walks of life, the topic intensified.
Including the mouthpieces of Barcelona, Inter, Mainz, and Bayern, they are all hyping up this battle.
The media believes that the list of the top four should be Mainz, Manchester United, Barcelona, Liverpool, or Mainz, Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid.
In fact, if Liverpool meets other teams, the media will choose Liverpool to win, but Mourinho is best at defense, and whether his defense can restrain Liverpool is the biggest attraction of this game.
It is also well known that Ronaldo and Wang Zhen do not deal with this kind of thing, and Alonso and Kaka's first match against their former club is also a hot topic of discussion.
There is also Mourinho's disdain for Wang Zhen several times, as well as Wang Zhen's ridicule of Mourinho.
There are enough explosions, a few times to burst, it all depends on the game, in the early morning of April 4, Liverpool players flew to Madrid!
(To be continued.) )