After Gerrard announced that he would stay, Liverpool felt reassured.

The tug-of-war with Real Madrid striker Morientes has been going on for months, and now that the winter window is about to open, there is news of disruption from Newcastle's side.

Liverpool's road to buying a striker has been full of twists and turns, with city rivals Everton finally targeting Beatty after stumbling over Liverpool a few times.

But now, those who have money and those who don't, but those who are forward, and there is no shortage of forwards, each seems to be willing to add a forward heavy artillery to expand their armaments.

"The house leak happened to rain overnight", Liverpool and Bei Bald had to lament that their fate was too bitter.

£350W is the ideal offer for Bald, but Morientes has 18 months to become a free agent, and Real Madrid have made an offer of £700W, double the budget for Bald. At this time, the Magpie Newcastle also stood up and said that they could accept the price, which made Bei Bald extremely distressed.

Real Madrid are odd goods, they don't think about the feelings of the English team, they just want money!

Speaking to the interview, he said: "I know Newcastle are interested in Morientes and they are in talks with Real Madrid. However, Morientes himself is more inclined to play at Liverpool, and Morientes is our first choice for a winter transfer, but not the only one. We were looking for different players because we didn't want to make ourselves a choice. ”

Everyone could hear that Bei Bald's tone was full of bitterness. When he said this, he was just putting a "poor man's fig leaf" on Liverpool at the end.

On 28 December, Liverpool won 2-0 at home to Southampton.

Speaking to the media after the game, Gerrard heroically said: "Morientes is a great player, he can score goals in all competitions——— league, cup and even the Champions League, and last season's Champions League top scorer speaks for itself. ”

'If he comes to Liverpool, he won't be able to play in the Champions Cup, but we can at least get a great team-mate who can contribute to us in the league.'

Gerrard is not worried about Morientes adapting to the pace of the Premier League: "We now have Spanish coaches and players, including manager Rafael Benitez, Garcia, Alonso and Nunez, who are all key players in the squad. Four of his fellow Spaniards can help Morientes settle into the Premier League quickly. What's more, we also have a great team spirit, so of course I think if he can be here, he will be even better. ”

Three consecutive wins in the league prove that Gerrard and Liverpool "smash the pot and sell iron" also need to get Morientes' confidence. Also in this round, Newcastle and Everton both lost. The former suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Gunners Arsenal, while the latter lost 2-0 away to Charlton Athletic.

As a result, the gap between Liverpool and the top four is even smaller.

Although Liverpool has no money, it is full of sincerity. And Liverpool has a status that cannot be underestimated in both the Premier League and the Champions League, coupled with famous players like Gerrard and Tang Wu, Morientes' transfer to the Reds is not his "price".

On the day before New Year's Day 2005, the party Morientes gave his opinion on the matter.

'The club knows where I'm and they should know to at least give me an explanation. I haven't spoken to Benitez but I have a lot of faith in his coaching ability and I hope to play for him as soon as possible and hopefully both clubs will find a solution as soon as possible. ”

'I'm still a Real Madrid player and I'd love to have the opportunity to play, but the situation is obviously not satisfactory to me. The only thing I can do is wait for them to decide. I am very grateful to Liverpool for their interest in me and I have told Real Madrid that I really want to play for Liverpool. ”

"Maybe in Liverpool, I can find my 'second spring'."

Morientes' speech once again gathered the focus of public opinion in Britain and Spain. The ideas of the parties will more or less determine the negotiations between the two clubs, and Liverpool are determined to give the world's concerned fans a satisfactory answer.

On the day of New Year's Day, the Premier League ushered in the final round of the "New Year's Day Devil's Schedule". The focus of the new year was on the north-south clash between Liverpool and Chelsea.

2005 marks Chelsea's centenary and Jose Mourinho is keen to get off to a good start against Liverpool on 1 January.

In recent years, Chelsea have had the upper hand against Liverpool. In the opening round of last season, Chelsea won 2-1 at Anfield.

Perhaps it is the gap that has been opened up in the standings that gives the "Cherskies" the capital to be proud of, and in the face of a hard role like Liverpool, the Blues are all "must win" arguments. And Mourinho also arrogantly said: "After this game, the gap between us and Arsenal can only be widened or maintained, and will never be narrowed!" ”

Mourinho said: "After this game, who knows how much of our lead will be left? Arsenal's opponent is Charlton Athletic, so I don't know. It would be a fantastic achievement if we were still in the top spot after the game against Middlesbrough. ”

In the eyes of the madman, it seems that Liverpool is not his rival at all.

Mourinho only has Arsene Wenger and Arsenal in his eyes, and as for Liverpool in sixth place, it seems that it is just a winning pass.

Later, Jose Mourinho's bombardment was aimed at Arsenal and Arsene Wenger: "Arsenal always seem to have two or three days to recover, maybe it's because of the televised schedule, but they do the same on Boxing Day. ”

And Mourinho also expressed serious criticism of the Premier League's practice of non-stop New Year's games: "Yes, you can play two games in three days, but it's still not right. You can smoke 3 packs in a row and still be alive. But that's not to say it's the right or healthy thing to do. My team members are getting tired. For most of them, it always feels weird to play so many games at this time of year. ”

It's no wonder that Mourinho is so "arrogant".

Chelsea have the likes of Didier Drogba, Judge Gudjohnsen, Arjen Robben and Kezman up front, while Frank Lampard in midfield is as good as Steven Gerrard.

On top of that, Chelsea have one of the best defences in the Premier League, if not Europe!

Chelsea have conceded just nine goals in the league so far, with Petr Cech becoming one of Europe's happiest and best-performing goalkeepers this season.

Speaking to the interview, Cech also stressed this point. 'Our defense won't be a problem, it's the goal that matters! We can win when we score and this season seems to be proving that. ”

The opponent is the leader of the league, and Bei Bald's speech is obviously "heroic short-breathed".

'We don't care about the result of this game, the team is in good shape at the moment and if we maintain this form it will have a good result. The opponents are number one in the league and they are very difficult to beat right now, so I tell my players to forget who the opponent is and play with a normal mentality and the best results will come. ”

The focus of this match is not only on the red and blue matchups, but also on the battle between Gerrard and Frank Lampard for the "best iron waist in the Premier League".

After Liverpool's narrow 1-0 win over Arsenal in their previous match against Arsenal, it was widely believed that Vieira had lost his dominance in this rivalry, despite the excellent performances of Steven Gerrard and Patrick Vieira.

Now, the captain of the Reds will once again have a new rival. Against his team-mates in the national team, how would Steven Gerrard stand against Frank Lampard?

While fans are paying attention to the battle for the "strongest iron waist", The Sun has also launched a battle for the "strongest shield".

So far, Cech has made 19 appearances in the first 20 rounds, conceding a total of nine goals and keeping 11 clean sheets; Tang Wu, on the other hand, has conceded six goals in 15 league appearances in the last 20 league games, and has also kept 11 clean sheets.

Judging from the data, the two are not equal.

At this time, the media "imagined" some "grievances" between Tang Wu, Chelsea and Cech, and then recalled the bad memories of the two teams at Stamford Bridge in the first half of the league. Before the game even started, tickets for Anfield were already tight.

The day before the game, the reporter of "The Echo" intercepted Tang Wu at the gate of the Melwood training ground, no way, Tang Wu's height and bald head are too eye-catching.

"Hello, what do you think of the next game?" When he saw Tang Wu stop and look at his microphone, the reporter asked excitedly.

"Here, look here." Tang Wu pointed to the scar on his forehead.

Because of the shaving of his big bald head, the scar on Tang Wu's forehead was extremely obvious.

"I said I was going to be in Anfield and have a good reception for them."