Liverpool is finished!

The next morning, newspapers across the UK were frantically reporting on Liverpool's home defeat, and almost all the media drew a conclusion from the defeat that Liverpool's Champions League journey this season would come to a halt in the quarter-finals.

Newspapers close to Liverpool, including The Times and The Telegraph, have also published comments expressing disappointment with Liverpool's defeat, many of which have been pointed at Benitez.

In one game, three corners in a row are unjustifiable.

Although Benitez has voluntarily admitted his mistake in the dressing room after the game and has been forgiven by the player, in front of the media and fans, he still has to bear the black pot of losing.

The Guardian, which has always been more serious and more neutral and objective, also wrote an article criticizing Benitez this time, arguing that the Liverpool boss should be held responsible for the defeat, especially in some of the more insolent remarks before the game.

'Every time Benitez is a little bit arrogant, Liverpool suffers a little bit and this game is no different.

"Liverpool's start to this game was quite good, Yang Yang's six-minute goal gave Liverpool the lead, but the next three corner kicks were leaky in defense, so that Yang Yang's hard work goal was completely wasted."

However, the Guardian also does not believe that the entire responsibility for the defeat lies with Benitez.

"It can't be said that Liverpool is arrogant, or Benitez has become proud, after all, Liverpool has been fighting on multiple fronts this season, turning on four fronts in a row, whether it is a manager or a player, the pressure is very high."

"It's hard for even Benitez to be meticulous on a technical and tactical level after a lot of tough fights."

"Zone defence combined with man-to-man, this is a very complex and meticulous defensive system that Rafael Benitez has tailored for Liverpool, and it can be said that this defensive system is the foundation of the team's defensive solidity since Benitez took charge of Liverpool, and it is also a key factor in the team's excellent results this season."

"But there is no such thing as perfection in the world, Liverpool's defensive holes on set-pieces were seized by the keen Guus Hiddink, and the Dutch coach was determined to grasp Liverpool's holeholes and scored again and again."

Unlike other media outlets that have criticized Benitez's defensive system, the Guardian believes that there is no problem with Benitez's defensive system, and the key is people.

'Judging by the reactions to the game, it was clear that Benitez lacked sufficient knowledge of Branislav Ivanovic's high-ball attacking prowess, which is very undeserved, even if the player has not been a first-team regular for Chelsea in the past.

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The Daily Mail launched a wave of praise for Chelsea's interim boss Guus Hiddink, especially for his line-up in this game, with a focus on corner-kick tactics.

This is not surprising, because apart from three corners, Chelsea have rarely really threatened attack, but in defence, they have done quite well, including the likes of Branislav Ivanovic and Essien, who have created a tight defensive cage for Yang Yang and Gerrard.

The Daily Mail also did not forget to sarcastically say that the team vowed to win everything before the game, only to suffer a tragic Waterloo on their home turf and lose hope of winning the Champions League this season.

"With Chelsea's performance in this game, I believe that under the leadership of Guus Hiddink, it is very likely that we will continue to attack the Champions League!"

Not only the front page headlines of the Daily Mail, but even the famous columnist Martin Samuel gave Chelsea a pretty high rating of Chelsea's performance in his own column.

'Liverpool were the favourites to win the Reds' confidence in the Premier League's top four, but now Guus Hiddink is leading a tumultuous Chelsea side to earn confidence in the Reds.

Martin Samuel believes that the most painful blow to Liverpool from this defeat is not only the 1-3 scoreline, but more importantly, it is now the knockout stage of the Champions League, and Liverpool is a team aiming for the title.

"In the 17 years since the Champions League was restructured, the unbeaten results in the Champions League knockout rounds have been regarded as a sign of a team's maturity and stability, and it is the confidence and foundation for a team to impact the Champions League title."

"In the past few years, there has only been one team that has lost in the knockout rounds and has been able to win the title, and that is Real Madrid in the 20000 years and 02, under the leadership of coach Bosque, Real Madrid have lost in the knockout rounds in both Champions League titles."

"In the Champions League semifinals in 00, Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 at home in the first leg, and lost 1-2 away to the Bundesliga giants, but in the end they eliminated the opponent by an aggregate score, and Bosque took over a mess at that time, and the overall strength of Real Madrid was weaker than Bayern Munich."

"Two years later, Real Madrid is already a world-famous galaxy battleship, gathering superstars such as Figo and Zidane, losing 1-2 to Bayern Munich in the first leg of the quarter-finals, but then in the second leg of the home game, thanks to goals from Elguera and Guti, they reversed the opponent."

Martin Samuel gave the case of these two times and analyzed it, thinking that the reason why Real Madrid was able to lose twice, but still have the last laugh, is because he lost away from home, and both times he met Bayern Munich, the strongest in Europe at the time.

"But Liverpool is clearly different this time, the Reds suffered a heavy defeat to Chelsea at home, and the score is 1-3, whether it is from the score or from the situation, Liverpool is far more difficult to reverse than Real Madrid back then."

"And don't forget that since '02, there has never been a team that has been able to win the Champions League even after losing in the knockout round, and there are very few teams that even make it to the final."

Martin Samuel gave a lot of stats and examples, and came to the conclusion that Liverpool were almost zero likely to be able to turn Chelsea around after a 3-1 defeat at home.

"Liverpool is finished!"

"Perhaps, this season's Liverpool can continue to attack the Premier League and continue to attack the FA Cup, but in the Champions League, they are destined to stop at the quarter-finals."

"Drogba's goal made Benitez's team completely desperate!"

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If it's just a media statement, it can still be said to be an attack, but if the vast majority of the media say so, even the most optimistic about Liverpool are pessimistic about the results, then needless to say, Liverpool is really going to be cold.

The media and fans outside know how to analyze, but why don't the players in the Liverpool team understand?

All of this, the Liverpool players themselves know, but no one wants to admit it.

When Yang Yang came home from a morning run from Sefton Park the next morning, sat in the dining room for breakfast, and saw these newspapers, the first thought that popped into his mind was......

"We need a big win now!"

Su Ye sat opposite Yang Yang, and when he heard his sudden words, he didn't pay attention to it, and asked, "What did you say?" ”

"We need a big win to rebuild confidence." Yang Yang repeated.

Faith is a strange thing, it builds up slowly, but it can be easily destroyed.

In the Premier League, for example, United have now completely lost the confidence to win the title, not only because of the 1-6 defeat, but also because of the subsequent 2-0 defeat to Fulham, which led to despair from top to bottom.

How similar is Liverpool's current situation to Manchester United?

Ferguson is big, so the home loss is 1-6; Rafael Benitez and Liverpool also toss big, losing 3-1 at home.

Manchester United lost the Premier League, and now everyone feels that Liverpool have lost their Champions League prospects.

But one thing is that the Champions League quarter-finals are two-legged matches, and it is not impossible for Liverpool to score three goals in a row away from home.

Although it is very, very difficult, there is a silver lining no matter how difficult it is.

Manchester United's experience is a lesson for Liverpool.

So, the most important thing for Liverpool is to avoid losing to their opponents like Manchester United.

What's more, the second leg of the Champions League is a week away, so the weekend game against Blake is important.

"What are you going to do?" Su Ye asked with concern.

After hearing this, Yang Yang smiled, "I don't have to think about it, Benitez must have thought about it." ”

"Him?" Su Ye was a little unconvinced.

When it comes to taking the blame, Benitez has more back than anyone else, and he is under more pressure from public opinion, and almost everyone points the finger at him for the loss.

'He's never been very emotional, and naturally he doesn't get emotional, so I'm sure he started working out how to play Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea last night.' Yang Yang said firmly.

Su Ye shook her head and smiled, she couldn't understand these thoughts of men.

It was as if she couldn't understand how Benitez was able to devote everything he had to football without any other hobby.

Even sometimes she really thinks that Yang Yang and Benitez still resonate a lot, because both of them are obsessed with football.

"The most troublesome thing now is the locker room." Yang Yang frowned and said worriedly.

He had faith in Benitez's willpower, and he believed that people like Benitez would only become more vigilant and stronger after a lesson and never make the same mistake again.

The key is whether the players in the dressing room can also be so strong?

After losing 3-1 to Chelsea, Gerrard was as strong as Steven Gerrard almost lost his temper, so you can imagine how hard this game hit the other players, and whether they will be able to regroup in a short period of time?

Su Ye couldn't help with the matter of playing football at all, but she reached over and grabbed Yang Yang's hand hard.

"Just let it go, I believe in you!" Su Ye encouraged.

Yang Yang's heart warmed and smiled at her.

Sometimes her words make him full of fighting spirit and strength.

It's like the one who said that women are born to be the source of motivation for men's struggle.

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