299. Cautious Liverpudlian
Yes, Benitez is already struggling with the weekend's game right now.
In fact, before the midweek and Fiorentina, Benitez had already done the weekend. Otherwise, Liverpool would not have suffered Waterloo at Fiorentina.
This weekend is a big game for Liverpool as they have only one goal now and they have to beat Chelsea, and they have to do that too.
Now Liverpool and Chelsea are on the same seven wins in a row and are tied on 21 points. The gap between the two teams is very small, and Liverpool will have to take all three points in this game if they are to trample Chelsea.
Benitez and Liverpool gave up a lot for this game. Liverpool lost to Fiorentina in midweek, trailing the top two teams in the Champions League group stage, Lyon and Fiorentina.
Now if they can't beat Chelsea at the weekend, it won't be a problem.
Speaking to the media after the match against Fiorentina, Benitez said: "Our main aim is to play the league against Chelsea at the weekend, and we only need 12 points to qualify for the Champions League, and we still have a chance. This is not the end of Shijie. ”
So now everybody's looking at Liverpool, and they all want to see if it's really what Benitez said?
The words have been said, Benitez is of course responsible, and he actually arranged it in his heart, the most important thing is this league at the weekend.
The Chelsea team is really strong at the moment and it's really a surprise for them to have a performance like that. Karno 61 Carlo Ancelotti was able to bring such results in such a short period of time after taking over the team, which is really shocking.
Born on 10 June 1959, Carlo Ancelotti has already established himself as a player, having played as a long-time midfielder for Roma, AC Milan and Italy, winning three Serie A titles, two UEFA Champions Cups, two Toyota Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and one Italian Super Cup.
Carlo Ancelotti reached the pinnacle of his career at AC Milan as a player, winning several league titles, the UEFA Champions Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the Toyota Cup.
Interestingly, after becoming a coach, Carlo Ancelotti also ushered in the peak of his coaching career at AC Milan.
After becoming a coach, he coached Reggina and Parma, and after good results, he began to coach Juventus in 1999, and left the Bianconeri after leading Juventus to win the Toto Cup once and the Serie A runners-up twice. In November 2001, Carlo Ancelotti succeeded Turk Trim as the head coach of AC Milan, where he won two Champions League titles and other important honors, creating a new dynasty for Milan.
Carno 61 Ancelotti and AC Milan are so fateful. However, this summer he and AC Milan have come to an end. That's why the Italian came to Chelsea to start another part of his journey.
After taking over the Chelsea team, the Italian coach led the team's results not well, and the results in the warm-up games were very dissatisfying, and after seeing such results, some people even claimed that the Chelsea team wanted to squeeze into the top four in the new season is a pipe dream.
However, after the start of the new season, Carno 61 Ancelotti made everyone smash their glasses. Chelsea have been on a thriving run in the league, winning an incredible seven in a row, equalling Liverpool's two wins in a row in the Premier League.
Seeing this, everyone praised the power of Karno 61 Ancelotti.
To tell the truth, Carno 61 Ancelotti has definitely been able to get to where he is today, and it can even be said that he is unique.
Everyone knows very well how Carlo 61 Ancelotti came to be when he was at AC Milan.
With the intervention of president Silvio Berlusconi and manager Galliani at the club, as well as the demands of the team's big names, in such a situation, Karno 61 Ancelotti was able to realize his tactical intentions on the pitch and satisfy everyone off the pitch, which is really not something that ordinary people can do.
Some people say that Ancelotti is not iron-fisted compared to Capello, but AC Milan's dressing room has never had as many problems as Real Madrid last season, and in this regard, the most promising things in Serie A are Ancelotti and Spalletti, so Ancelotti is not only a master tactician, but also a first-class management master.
Chelsea have been a good example of this in recent seasons, with the number of managers changing so frequently in recent seasons that the Chelsea players are in fear. Didn't the ancients say it well, once a son of heaven and a courtier, this manager has changed so much, and the players of Chelsea are naturally very worried about this.
Moreover, at the beginning of the season, there were a lot of transfer rumors of Chelsea players outside, and there were also rumors that the team's new coach Karno 61 Ancelotti team was not optimistic about the team and wanted to make the team clear and so on, which made the Chelsea team excited and confused.
But in the face of such a situation, Karno 61 Ancelotti controlled the situation well, and quickly made the Chelsea players forget everything else and fully enter the state of the game, which shows the ability of Karno 61 Ancelotti in management.
Karno 61 Ancelotti is definitely a very capable guy, which is why Benitez is so cautious.
For Carno 61 Ancelotti, Benitez can also be said to be very familiar. Because the two have been in contact many times before, and in the final of the Champions League alone, the two have met twice. One was Istanbul in 2005 and the Champions League final in 2007.
The two have the same record in the European finals, both with one win and one loss. Both times, though, had a very strong impact on Benitez. On both occasions, he Benitez almost couldn't beat Carno 61 Ancelotti, so he knew how good this guy was.
This is why Benitez will have to save time for the weekend league game against Fiorentina in the Champions League group stage.
Now Carlo 61 Ancelotti is doing a very good job in the Chelsea team, and the results of leading the team make Benitez a little envious. Who can have such a good result in their first season with the team? And it was also the first season from one league to another, and Benitez really admired Carlo 61 Ancelotti.
In a previous interview, Rafa Benitez said: "Carlo is a very good manager, he is not only a master tactician, but also a master manager. He's definitely a unique presence in the coaching world and he's tough to deal with. ”
Benitez's rating of Carlo 61 Ancelotti is very high, which also shows that Benitez attaches great importance to this game.
Benitez added: "However, Carlo is new to the Premier League after all, so he is still a little less experienced and feeling in some ways. If he had been given more time, he would have been a big problem for our Liverpool team. Now, though, he's still a little bit closer. ”
Of course, Benitez will not extinguish his prestige, so Benitez came to such a paragraph later, which made Liverpool fans excited. That's what Benitez should have said, and the Liverpool fans were excited.
There are not many days left until the weekend's game, and the Liverpool players are preparing in earnest. The atmosphere in the squad was very serious, and the sense of urgency before the big game was felt by all the Liverpool players.
And in training, Liverpool's head coach Benitez kept telling the players of the Liverpool team that this game is important, this game must not be lost, this game has only one goal, that is, it must win, etc., which makes the players of the Liverpool team not serious.
Then there is the fact that Liverpool have just lost to Fiorentina in midweek, and the whole team is reviewing at this time, hoping to prove themselves with a win in the next game. Therefore, in this paragraph, the atmosphere of the Liverpool team looks a little too rigorous.
Benitez thinks it's the right attitude, the next game is no joke at all, this game has to be won, it's non-negotiable.
Before this game, Benitez also called Qiu Ze specifically and asked how Qiu Ze was doing? What do you think of this game, will it work or not, etc. It can be seen that Benitez really cares about this game.
At the beginning of the new season, Qiu Ze's form has fluctuated a little, and it is reasonable for Benitez to worry about this. Qiu Ze told Benitez in detail that he is in good shape now and he will definitely not hold the team back.
In this way, Benitez was relieved, but in the team's usual training, Benitez still carefully observed Qiu Ze's state. Qiu Ze's state is as Qiu Ze said, it is very good now, and Benitez is completely relieved now.
Now there are only two days left before the start of the game, at this time there is no moth at all, the whole Liverpool team is very careful, no one wants to have any accidents at this time, otherwise there is no way to play this weekend's game.
At this time, the Liverpool team is very strict with the players. Even Benitez, who usually doesn't care about what happens after the players' training, can't help but remind the Liverpool players that after training, they are not allowed to go to those places that are not inconsistencious, especially bars, entertainment clubs, etc., and go back to rest and prepare for the weekend's games.
Benitez is going to be foolproof, and you can see how seriously Benitez takes this game.
Liverpool are preparing for this game as the most important game of the new season for Liverpool, and Liverpool fans are also looking forward to this game, they can no longer tolerate Chelsea people on an equal footing with them, they want to kill Chelsea people and take the lead.