"Stone has finally stopped scoring, Gerrard and Kuyt are still suspended, unable to give more support to the striker, who will rely on in the future?"

'We've had almost a week to think about it and for us to qualify in the Champions League first, we don't have to create tension, everything is under control.

Benitez is still a dead duck with a hard mouth.

Manchester City, who also played a draw, was also dissatisfied, and the young coach Mancini shouted at the press conference after the game: Manchester City needs Tevez back:

'I don't know where Tevez is, I think he's in Argentina now. It's a big problem for us because we're going to have a pivotal week. The absence of Tevez is not a good thing for me. Tevez has been at home for eight days and I don't know if he is going to do anything else in Argentina. I hope he will be back in the next two days because we need him and he's on the plane. I spoke to him three days ago and he and his family have some issues to deal with but now they have been resolved, I hope he will come back soon, I think he will be back to the club in two days, I need him! ”

Although possession and shots were not as good as Liverpool's, Manchester City had more scoring chances than the Reds, but it was a pity that Bam Adebayor, who had scored three goals in the previous four games, lacked the help and luck of his team-mates.

As Tevez's wife Vanessa gave birth in the country, the Argentine beast returned to take care of his wife and children. Although Vanessa has been discharged from hospital, Tevez's children remain in the intensive care unit and City have missed three games since the start of February against Bolton, with City suffering three draws in a row. In the absence of the top scorer who has contributed 19 goals for the team this season, it is only natural that coach Mancini will miss the Argentine beast very much. However, there is every indication that Tevez may still miss the FA Cup replay against Stoke City and the crucial game against Chelsea.

Mancini added: "Every good team has a good goalscorer and today we lacked Tevez and we had a draw with Liverpool and their top scorer was on the pitch and couldn't score. Actually, we were able to win today, but we were a little bit unlucky. They were lucky to be able to take away 1 point. ”

"If Tevez is on the pitch, Tevez can score a hat-trick!" Anyway, it's just a hypothesis, and Mancini can brag about it easily.

In the end, he did not forget to sarcastically say to Liverpool, "They are the rookies." ”

After the game, Sky Sports rated Liverpool's players. Liverpool didn't have any highlights, with only a back three and two forwards scoring seven points.

Liverpool player ratings:

Reina: Seven points did what he was supposed to do

Insua: 6 points is strong enough

Skrtel: Seven points missed a really good chance

Ager: Six points almost gave the opponent a penalty

Carragher: Rock solid at the back of 7 points

Benayoun: 6 points there is no room to show

Mascherano: 5 points deserve a red card

Lucas: 6 points average

Babbel: A 5 is a strange one

Maxi: 5 points is not enough threat

Suarez: Seven points and maybe he can continue to score

Stone: Seven points worked hard, contributed an assist, but missing a goal, and he finally stopped scoring.

A Sky Sports commentator commented that Manchester Municipal Stadium delivered a terrible game at the final whistle, the worst game I've seen this season. Pale creativity, bad weather, exhaustion and the absence of Steven Gerrard all contributed to a draw for Liverpool, who lost everything in an instant to Manchester United. Although they are only one point away from Manchester United, the Reds are not expected to easily lose the top spot, and it looks like Rafael Benitez will lead his team to two consecutive league second places, and his team does not look like a real champion by any measure.

Fortunately for Sky Sports, the Times had a lower rating, and the guys who were originally 7 points became 6 points except for Suarez, and Wu Sanshi was also criticized by the Times - he didn't show enough bravery in the game, and he got lost in the rain and snow. In the past, he always stepped up at critical moments, but this time he didn't.

In addition, The Times also pointed out the importance of Steven Gerrard and Kuyt to Liverpool - it turns out that Gerrard is the real soul of this team, and no matter what mistakes Gerrard makes, he is always the anchor of Liverpool, not the stone.

Wu Sanshi was denied in one game, which is really rare recently. Of course, at this time, it is impossible for the news media not to fall into the ground, after all, they all want to see Liverpool fail once.

No one was happier than Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, who once again mocked Liverpool and Manchester City in his post-match press conference.

"I said it was a rookie game, but the draw surprised me, I thought there was a team that would lose by a big score, but I didn't expect them to even score so hard. The reason Liverpool couldn't score was not because of their strikers, but because they couldn't support their forwards in the midfield at all, and you can assume that if those two guys were at Manchester United, it would have been very easy for them to score, and the same would have been true for Manchester City. ”

'I would say that from today onwards Liverpool will face more and more problems and difficulties and at the end of the season they will be crying again, but of course if we can beat them head-to-head and that's when it's the decisive moment.

However, the Manchester Evening News defined this afternoon's two games as turning points, believing that United would get rid of Liverpool and lead the points until the end of the season to win the final league title, while Liverpool would have to turn their focus to the Champions League as they have ever done before.

At this time, Spain's "World Sports" happened again, and after seeing Wu Sanshi's failure to score, another sneering article was issued. "Look at Messi, Messi's dominance in La Liga, even Cristiano Ronaldo can only match it. stone？ What can he bring to Liverpool? From this point, he does have some similarities with Cristiano Ronaldo, because they can only compete for the second place in the league. "Even Ronaldo lay down and scolded two players at the same time.

The most depressed were the Espanyol fans and Real Madrid fans at the time, after all, the newspaper was published in Spain, not in England. There is no way, this year's Barcelona is indeed too awesome, as strong as last year, both in the league and in the Champions League, they are the strongest contenders in La Liga, and the biggest favorite in the Champions League, or the defending champion. Last year's six-time crown won the Espanyol fans and Real Madrid fans without any confidence.

Team Cosmos makes any opponent fearful in European football.

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On this day, Gerrard and Kuyt were afraid to go out, they have been staying at home, and if they do now, I guess they will miss the fans too much. Although they were supported by the fans in the Northwest derby, it was also because of their absence that the team's combat effectiveness was seriously reduced, resulting in the team not being able to win Manchester City away from home.

The two of them were actually depressed as well. I really regret it, if I had calmed down a little at the beginning, Liverpool's situation may not be like this now.

"Do you regret it?"

Kuyt couldn't help but call Gerald, who also wanted to seek comfort.

"Sort of." Gerald replied honestly.

"If we had thought about the championship at the time, maybe we wouldn't have done it?" As the captain of the team, he looked back and thought that he could have been more rational.

'But even if we're on the pitch, we won't necessarily be able to win against Manchester City, will we? The truth is that we did draw with Manchester City. You don't overthink it. ”

Gerald comforted Kuyt.

'I think we should be calmer in the future, whatever it is that makes us angry, after all, we need league titles. Kuyt was a big honest man, and now looking at his tone, he regretted it.

When he thinks about the league title, he feels like he's done something wrong.

Gerald was also silent.

In fact, Kuyt has a point, and all of this is related. If you had considered the consequences at the time.

But now the raw rice has been cooked.

"Don't think about it, it's over, we've been punished, and when we come back, we'll get the points back."

That's the only way to do it, or what?

Gerard hung up the phone and went back to his living room, looking at the somewhat empty cabinet of honor, and feeling uncomfortable.

Kuyt didn't say that it was okay, but as soon as Gerrard said it, he felt that as the captain of Liverpool, he really did not fulfill his responsibilities, but felt that he was quite stupid.

As Liverpool's captain, does he really qualify?

He couldn't figure it out himself, and then went to the wine cabinet and took a bottle of wine out and poured two sips, he doesn't drink heavily, but sometimes when he is upset, he is also used to using wine to numb himself.

It was at this time that his wife and daughter returned. His daughter was surprised to see him drinking.

"Dad, why are you drinking again?"

"I ......"

His eldest daughter is 5 years old and basically understands a lot of things, and he promised his daughter that he would not drink casually, but he is now being caught.

"Your dad didn't drink, this glass of wine was left by a friend of your dad." Gerald's wife, Alex, helped him explain.

"Yes, Daddy just wanted to take it and throw it away." Gerald immediately understood.

"Oh, you're a good father."

"But Dad, why do my friends ask me why you have a fight in a game that causes you not to be able to help the team win?"

"I ......"

Gerald was speechless again, children's questions were always so direct that they couldn't be answered, even Benitez wouldn't ask such stupid questions, because everyone knew it.

But children are different, and children ask like this, wanting to know the simplest answer.

How to answer this time?

He put down the glass in his hand, and then looked at his beloved little princess.

"Baby,"

"Because Dad did something wrong."

Gerald felt so tired and tired, and always said insincere things every day, making him feel like he was being his true self.

I don't like that, so why do I have to lie?

It's like fighting, it can't be like that, but in that case, you have to get up......

"Dad shouldn't fight, Dad should really help the team."

"Daddy won't do this again."

Gerald let out a long sigh of relief, and suddenly felt that his whole body was relaxed, and there was no more depression and pain than before.

"Dad promised you that he would get back the two points he lost today for Liverpool."

"I'm going to get the league title back."

Gerald walked over and gently stroked the little princess's little head, "Dad is going to do something now, and I'll be back with you later." ”

"Steve, why are you going?" His wife, Alex, grabbed his arm.

Gerald gave his wife a gentle look, "Don't worry, I'm fine, I'm just going to find Rafa, I want to talk to him." ”

"Well, then you go, you, today has changed."

"All of a sudden, it's very responsible."

"It's like you I knew at the beginning."

Gerrard didn't look back, but his shoulders were slightly stunned, and he drove to Benitez.

Benitez was surprised to see Gerard at the door of his house, because it was night, and what could not be said tomorrow?

"Steve,"

"Surely there is something important about you at this late hour? Come in and talk about it. ”

He led Gerald into the house.

"Chief,"

'I want to tell you that I don't want to be Liverpool's captain anymore.'

"What?"

Benitez thought he had misheard, how could the soul of the Red Army say such a thing?

"You say it again?"

'I don't want to be Liverpool's captain anymore.'

Gerald said it aloud in the affirmative.

"Why?" After the consternation, Benitez wanted to know what Gerrard really thought, the captain of the Red Army, if he said that he would not change it, he would not change it?

"Because I wasn't fit to be the captain of the Red Army, and I didn't want to."

"That's what I really think."

"Let me think about it, this information is so unexpected that I have to digest it. Are you sure you didn't say it on impulse, though? Do you know what that means? ”

"Of course I know, that's why I came to you, and if I hadn't thought it through, I wouldn't have spoken to you at this time. The team needs a better leader and I'm not a good leader. ”

In his first year, Gerald finally said what was on his mind.

"Jamie, Jamie is more suitable."

'I just want to play quietly, I don't want to be Liverpool's captain anymore.'

……

……

Benitez didn't know what to say.

"I see,"

"You go back first, I'll think about it, and you have time to continue thinking about it, you're still in the ban."