Liverpool played 1-1 in the first round of the Champions League group stage, and the team was also unlucky, giving Porto a penalty in the first ten minutes, and it was Kuyt's follow-up shot to equalize.

The most unfortunate thing is that Alonso is injured, he has a thigh strain, he will be out for at least three or four weeks, and the team's brain is temporarily paralyzed!

Mackin watched the game with the left-behind coach and other first-team players in the club's conference room, and everyone was a little disappointed, because Marseille in the same group won Besiktas, and at the beginning of next month, Liverpool will play at home against Marseille.

As soon as Benitez returned, he learned that the third round of the Carabao Cup would be away to Reading, a Premier League team, Reading is known for its ferocity and confrontation, and last year he broke Cech's skull with a kick, leaving Cech with a helmet forever, an opponent who is not easy to play.

This made Benitez's plan to use the League Cup to train young players fail, and that didn't scare Reading to death!

The successive injuries of Colwill and Alonso have made the outside world look down on Liverpool's market this month, especially Alonso, who is an indispensable figure in Liverpool's midfield.

In the evening, the BBC's football highlights program summarized the performance of the Premier League semi-finals in the Champions League, Manchester United and Arsenal won hand in hand, Chelsea and Liverpool were both forced to draw, Liverpool also injured the general, Julie missed a little face in the program, saying that the prospects of Chelsea and Liverpool are not very optimistic, Liverpool is limited by injuries, and Chelsea, as we all know, the contradictions between Mourinho and Abou have been irreconcilable.

It's really a prophecy, before Julie's words fell, Chelsea broke the news over there, and Mourinho was fired!

Big news, sports and entertainment newspapers all over the UK have done nothing else, flocking to Stamford Bridge, since Abu brought Ukrainian nuclear warheads last year, the contradiction between the two of them has become a bit public, coupled with the problem of Mourinho's football style and the delay in breaking through the Champions League, finally fate is over.

Benitez has no time to deal with that at the moment, and he called the coaching staff to work overtime in the evening to discuss the upcoming fixtures and line-ups.

Home to Birmingham.

Away to Reading.

Away to Wigan Athletic.

Home to Marseille.

Home to Tottenham Hotspur.

On average, one game in three days, the devil's schedule, the most crucial Alonso can't play, and now the focus of their meeting is also on it.

"You can get Lucas to play a dozen, Gerrard can't hold it up alone," Paco suggested.

'When Lucas comes on, Kuyt can drop back and add depth to the midfield,' said another coach.

"Did you let Zhar top it on the right side? So that Benayoun and Abelloa can rotate over."

What kind of eyes did Benitez think? Can't you see that kid's level? Go up and be abused?

Benitez has always wanted to change assistant coaches, and although he has been working with Paco for some time, his level is really limited.

Without Alonso and Gerrard in midfield, the team will inevitably fall apart, and these two must have one in the midfield, which is not visible? Just replacing people is useful, so I would have changed them a long time ago.

But if Gerrard is in charge of scheduling, what about the frontcourt? Without the threat of Gerrard cutting in front of and behind the penalty area, attacking in the middle is tantamount to self-defeating.

But these are not difficult to be bald, not enough manpower is not enough to change the formation, last year has been playing 451, no talent on the side changed to this year's 442, now the middle road is not easy to arrange, then all up, play 4231, anyway, this year both sides are not bottom, crosses mainly rely on fullbacks.

"Change the formation, play 4231", Benitez made a decision, "Midfielder Mascherano dragged behind, Gerrard midfielder, Kuyt Lucas forward rotation, two wings, Benayoun on the right, left let Arbelloa top first, mainly responsible for the defense"

The difference between this and 442 is that only a striker retreats into a forward midfielder, and the two wing-backs are closed in the middle, which can free Gerrard, and when he is inserted, there can be a midfielder who can fill in at any time.

"In that case, there will be no substitutes on the wing, and it will be very troublesome in case of a situation."

Benitez nodded, "Bring Mark up, he can play in the midfield except for the midfield, let Hypiado play in these games, and Agger can push the back when necessary."

"Isn't Mark too young?"

"Is there anything better than him on the youth team?"

“……”

"Let's arrange it like this, draw up the training plan as soon as possible, so that the players can get familiar with the tactics as soon as possible"

……

Fortunately, it was the home game against Birmingham, and the team could still train for two days, otherwise it would have been blind, and the next morning all the players got a new training manual, which was very thin, but now it is used as an emergency in the case of unorganized personnel.

Side front waist? The bald man has changed formations again! The most idle are the forwards and defenders, basically no change, the midfielders can have big heads, basically one person and multiple positions back and forth.

Kuyt was depressed enough, came to Liverpool, played a lot of forward midfield, right midfielder, maybe one day he will be arranged to play defender, but his professionalism is really high, the coach arranges any position, he will complete it conscientiously, never make a fuss.

After two days of training with the new formation, at noon the next day, Benitez announced the team's 16-man squad:

Goalkeeper: Reina

Defenders: Aurelio, Hyypia, Skrtel, Finnan

Midfielders: Maer, Gerrard, Kuyt, Benayoun, Arbeloa

Forward: Voronin

Subs: Itanji, Aguer, Lucas, Mackchen, Torres

When he received the notice, Mackin was so excited, he thought that he could mix up the squad in the next League Cup, but he didn't expect to play in the Premier League at home and be able to sit on the bench.

Although he may not be able to play, it is also a huge leap forward, indicating that Benitez has included him in the rotation consideration.

He excitedly sent a text message to his family and friends, but unfortunately this round of Liverpool was scheduled for Friday evening, and they either went to school or work, so it was estimated that they would not have time to come.

"Brother, amazing! It's a pity that we haven't finished school yet. Aiming

"Really? That's great! Peter

"Come on, boy!" , Marco, Aslit

"Congratulations, I hope you play, and don't get hurt," Isabella

"Boy, okay, behave well", Julie

……

Mackin was full of excitement, he hadn't been on the team's first-team bus yet, and after two hours, he was going to leave for Anfield with the rest of his squad teammates, this time as a first-team player!

Looking forward to it!

At noon, they ate a nutritious meal in the team cafeteria, and they had to control their diet before the game, otherwise it would affect the game!

In the afternoon, they rested in the players' dormitory, and Mackin was really a little flustered, so he went to chat with Lucas.

"Hey, Luka, were you nervous when you first came off the bench?"

Lucas thought for a moment, "I forgot, because I was in Brazil at that time, the league was not high, unlike you, who came up and played in the Premier League"

"I'm a little flustered."

"It's okay, relax, it's like training"

"You've played this year, how do you feel about playing?"

"Don't think too much on the field, the pace is too fast, you have to do the action as soon as possible, and the referee has a large scale, and the general physical confrontation will not blow"

"I hope to have a chance to play and experience it today"

"I think it's about the same, you think there have been so many games recently, and there are injuries, the boss will definitely strengthen the rotation, why can't the two of them get into the bench to explain the problem?"

"It makes sense, it seems that you not only have long hair, but also have a long experience"

"乀 (ˉεˉ乀) roll"

……

The base is not far from the stadium, the bus is about ten minutes away, and Mackqin is wearing athleisure clothes and carrying personal belongings, sitting at the back of the bus with Lucas.

As soon as I arrived on the Anfield street, I saw a bustling crowd of fans holding all kinds of posters and scarves on the side of the road, waving at the bus.

Most people are used to it, except for Mackqin, the first brother, he saw Torres and Gerrard and they all waved to the fans through the glass kindly, and the shouting outside became more lively.

Fortunately, there were police officers on the side of the road to maintain order, otherwise I was afraid that the car would not be able to drive, and there was no stop outside the stadium, and the bus drove directly into the Anfield stadium.

Dream!

Although Mack Qin has been here many times, when he walks down the passage to the locker room, he still has this feeling, and the mood is very different at the moment.

He's about to step into the mysterious dressing room and officially become part of Liverpool!

The teammates found their cabinets and began to change their clothes, and Ma Qin was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looking east and west, and everything felt fresh.

"Hey, rookie, your cabinet is over there", Hyypia said with a smile as he watched Mark grind.

"Haha, rookie, welcome to Anfield", Skrtel was teased a lot when he first arrived, so much so that every time a newcomer came, he made the most trouble.

"Oh~", the other players also coaxed.

The average young player is already embarrassed, and Makqin is the same as anyone who has nothing to do, "Martin, did Russia freeze your tongue and have such a heavy accent!" ”

"Haha"

"Skrtel, haha, you're being despised"

"Hey, rookie", Skrtel was also happy, and didn't expect to wrap himself in.

"Okay, okay, let's get back and make trouble", Gerald changed his clothes and clapped his hands, "Mark go change his clothes, go out and warm up right away"

Mackin gave Skrtel a high-handed slap as he passed by, and the atmosphere in the team was still relaxed.

Looking at the big number 18 written on the cabinet, looking at the hung red jersey and the placed sneakers, the dream is within reach!

He meticulously took off his jacket, changed into his jersey, put on his sneakers, plugged in his shin guards, M.Hard 18!

At this moment, no one can understand its sacredness, and Makqin has been tossing and turning for several years, spanning thousands of miles, and finally his dream has come true!

With an hour to go before the start of the game, both teams had changed their jerseys and gone out to warm up under the guidance of the assistant coach, and as Mackin was about to step onto the pitch, he looked up to see the famous sign at the top of the staircase: "This is Anfield".

He was the last one, stretched out his hand and stroked it carefully, this is where I will fight in the future!

Energetic, he strode into the stadium with his head held high, and immediately entered a noisy area, the fans were not yet seated, the red and white scarves had been raised, except for the blue in the away football area, the field was full of red flames.

"Hey, who's this kid?"

"New here? I've never seen it."

"Haha, Mark Harder, I remember him, why did you come out of the academy"

Many people recognized this No. 18, after all, most of them are old Liverpool fans, and Mackin has also shown his face several times in recent years, "Whoa...", many viewers actually spontaneously applauded him and encouraged him to make his first appearance.

Makqin didn't expect that Gerrard came up to him and said, "Wave to the fans, they're encouraging you, you have to respond." ”

"Hmm", Makqin immediately raised his arm, waved to the fans around him, and then bowed to the surrounding stands to thank them for their encouragement.

No wonder every player who comes to Liverpool can't forget the fans here, they are so cute!

Macklin's demeanor earned him more goodwill, and many fans regarded him as Liverpool's own child.

He didn't notice that somewhere in the stands, Ai Ming was calling on a few classmates around him to hold up the M18 sign, which she thought was big, but in the stadium, it was like a needle falling into the sea.

That's right, they came on leave, Ai Ming didn't plan to come, but then I thought that this was my brother's possible first appearance, so I hurriedly asked the teacher for leave, Western education is very humane, and the teacher was very supportive when he heard it (he is also a fan!) ）。

So she brought a few partners over, and the tickets for the good position were naturally gone, but fortunately, it was not an important game, and temporary transfers could still be bought outside the field.

"Sanny, your brother is out"

"Mm-hmm, brother, here and here", she waved at Mack

It's so far away that the ghost can see it!

After the warm-up, the main lineup to play followed the assistant coach back to the locker room, and the substitutes walked directly to the bench.

Behind the bench is the high-priced spectator seat, seeing Ma Qin coming, they all greeted him friendly, he took the coat handed over by the team doctor, nodded to these fans, put it on and sat on the seat, the team has a rule, you can't have too much communication with fans during the game.

The game is about to begin...