277. Coming to the Audi Cup
The first half was 2-0 and Liverpool took a comfortable lead.
After the start of the second half, the Liverpool team still completely dominated the initiative on the field, and in the tenth minute of the second half, Steven 61 Gerrard received Qiu Ze's return ball, and he directly hit the goal of Fortuna Dusseldorf with a heavy shot, 3-0.
After that, Benitez brought on new signings such as Khedira and Maxi 61 Rodriguez, and Khedira was very good when he came on the pitch, both in defense and in attack, he performed very well and stood out.
This made Benitez very excited, and he really picked up the treasure. On the field, Khedira is very familiar with the German team, so this guy has performed very well and seems to have become the most shining guy on the field, at this time, Qiu Ze has been replaced by Robbie 61 Keane.
Khedira was arguably Liverpool's best performer and scored his first goal since joining Liverpool in the 24th minute of the second half when he headed home a corner in the Dusseldorf penalty area.
Khedira's start to the game at Liverpool has been fantastic, and it's the envy of many. It also makes a lot of people think that Khedira will have a very good future, and he will definitely become an integral part of the Liverpool team.
In the end, Liverpool won 5-1 against Fortuna Dusseldorf, who scored a goal from a direct free-kick to break through the Liverpool goal.
Madame Dusseldo is already very happy to score a goal, after all, Liverpool are one of the strongest contenders for the UEFA Champions League title, and it is not easy for them from the German second division to score a goal.
In this game, because the opponent of the Liverpool team is not very strong, it did not test the real strength of the Liverpool team. Therefore, this game has no other purpose than to let the Liverpool players find the form of the game and improve their confidence.
After returning to training, Benitez's requirements in training are very high, and he hopes that the players of the Liverpool team will play well and try to adapt to the team's new tactics as soon as possible, so that the Liverpool team will be more competitive in the new season.
Although the strength of Manchester United has declined this season, the strength of Arsenal has not increased much, and Chelsea still seems to be standing still, but Liverpool still can't underestimate these guys, and they also have to prevent Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and other teams from raiding, so the new season's Premier League is not as simple as everyone thinks.
Liverpool team has gone two main players this summer, and if the Liverpool team is not familiar with the new tactics as soon as possible, then the strength of the Liverpool team will definitely decline, so the pressure on the Liverpool team is still very high, and Benitez is not easy at all.
And this summer, Benitez made the Liverpool team look like it is in front of the American boss of the Liverpool team, and he knows that if there is no good result next season, the Liverpool team will definitely fall apart, which Benitez does not want to see.
The players of the Liverpool team are very hateful in training and work very hard, especially the new players, who are really desperate, and they all hope to be able to enter Benitez's sight and become the main force of the Liverpool team in the new season.
In this Glenn 61 Johnson, Khedira and Maxi 61 Rodriguez and others, they are much luckier than Gareth 61 Bale, because they still have a chance to fight for it, and now Gareth 61 Bell has to wait for the opportunity in the hospital bed.
Soon, Liverpool welcomed their second warm-up game to Gelsenkirchen, which was even weaker than Fortuna Dusseldorf in the first game. So this game is even less of a test for Liverpool, with little value.
In this game, the main players of the Liverpool team are still going up, and Benitez wants them to use every opportunity to shiyan new tactics and let them adapt to the new tactics faster. The game was a one-sided slaughter, with Liverpool leading 4-0 at just 30 minutes into the first half.
At this point, it didn't make any sense to continue like this, so Benitez began to make a lot of substitutions, and even changed the lineup in the second half, and even then, Liverpool won 9-0.
This big score does not show how strong the Liverpool team is, it can only show how bad the opponents of the Liverpool team are.
It is now just one game away from the start of the Audi Cup, and before the Audi Cup, this game is also the only test for the Liverpool team.
The strength of Schalke 04 club is still good, this should be a test for the Liverpool team, after all, they are a Bundesliga team, and they also have the qualification to impact the Champions League, the strength is really good, and it is not easy for the Liverpool team to easily defeat the Schalke 04 team.
Liverpool are very well prepared for this game, they treat this game as a very important game, Benitez takes this game as a test for Liverpool, they really want to see how strong the Liverpool team is now, how far they have mastered the new tactics.
Schalke 04 also attach great importance to this game, they don't often have the opportunity to play against a team like Liverpool, they cherish this opportunity very much, so why not test themselves?
On the day of the game, a large number of Shakhtar fans came to the stadium to watch the game.
In this game, Benitez fielded an all-out line-up, with Reina in goalkeeper and Glenn 61 Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel and Joel Luka in the back four. In the back two positions are Gerrard and Mascherano, in the front line are Arshavin, Qiuze and Kuyt, and of course at the top of the line is still Fernando 61 Torres.
Liverpool received a strong onslaught from the start of the game, and they were still a bit chaotic when it came to controlling the organisation in midfield. However, it was fortunate that Qiu Ze was there, and he took the pressure off Gerrard and Mascherano to get their groove into the new tactical system as quickly as possible.
However, Schalke 04 team at this time, but created a lot of trouble for the Liverpool team, Farfan and Kuranyi and others made the Liverpool team's back line under great pressure. Glenn 61 Johnson has not had a chance to assist at all from the start of the game to the present.
Therefore, the Liverpool team's attack then relied on Qiu Ze's personal ability to cause problems for the Bundesliga Shakhtar. Fortunately, Qiu Ze cooperated very well with Arshavin and Fernando 61 Torres in the frontcourt, which suppressed the miners.
In the first half, the Liverpool team was under a lot of pressure, but after the start of the second half, Gerrard and Mascherano got into the groove, so that the Liverpool team was functioning normally, and the strength of the Liverpool team was shown at once.
Yes, Steven Gerrard kept Liverpool's central midfield in order, and sometimes his long balls were able to create a direct kill. And Gerrard, this guy can also go crazy into the hinterland of the Bundesliga minkhtar with the ball and create a killing opportunity.
This caused a lot of trouble for the Bundesliga Shakhtar, they went up to limit Gerrard, and here Mascherano and Qiu Ze popped up again, which really made them unguardable, and finally in the sixteenth minute of the second half, Fernando 61 Torres took advantage of Qiu Ze's assist and swept the Bundesliga Shakhtar's goal.
A lot of the credit for this goal is on Gerrard, because this attack is planned and implemented by him, and the Liverpool team's attack is very gorgeous, very fluid, which makes Benitez on the sidelines excited, this is the team he wants to see.
This goal gave confidence to the Liverpool team, and in the next game the Liverpool team was completely in control, although the Bundesliga Shakhtar also got a few good chances, but the Liverpool team defense was still very good, and the Bundesliga Shakhtar did not break the Liverpool goal.
Liverpool, on the other hand, scored another goal in the second half through Mascherano, who beat Shakhtar of the Bundesliga 2-0 in this warm-up game, and Liverpool ushered in their third consecutive warm-up game. Although the gold content of three consecutive wins is not high, Benitez is really happy.
This is mainly because of this Zuihou game, in the match between Liverpool and Schalke 04, Benitez saw the performance he wanted to see, Liverpool's attack played out, and new tactics were played, which made him look forward to more of the new season of the Liverpool team.
Of course, it would be false to say that Liverpool have succeeded at this time. Liverpool still have a long way to go. Now that the Long March has just begun, they still have a long way to go, but they have a haode to start.
Next, the Liverpool team began to prepare for the "Audi Cup", which is the real test of the Liverpool team. Every opponent in this "Audi Cup" is very tough, which is not easy for the Liverpool team to beat, or even difficult to beat.
Look at Bayern Munich, this is the supergiant of the Bundesliga, and the recent strength has been very good. Not only did they keep Franck Ribery this summer, but they also brought in Arjen Robben from Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich this season is really not to be underestimated.
Moreover, they also spent 30 million to bring in Gomez to strengthen the forward line, and Liverpool will have to work hard to defeat them.
The Rossoneri are very strong, although they have left Kaka this summer and have not made any big signings so far, but their current strength should not be underestimated. And Liverpool and the Rossoneri have a lot of connections.
In 2005, Liverpool met the Rossoneri in the UEFA Champions League final, which was known as Shijie's Istanbul miracle. Liverpool came from 3-0 down in the first half to level the aggregate score at 3-3 and beat the Rossoneri on penalties to win the Champions League.
In 2007, Liverpool and the Rossoneri met again in the Champions League final, and this time the Rossoneri finally had their chance to get revenge. This time the Rossoneri did not give Liverpool another advantage, this time, Liverpool won the title with a 2-1 victory over Liverpool.
Liverpool and the Rossoneri really have a lot to do with it, and now the two teams are going to meet again, and the players and managers of the two teams and even the fans, their mentality will definitely be very complicated.
There is also the South American giants Boca Juniors, although Boca Juniors are not in European football, their strength should not be underestimated at all. South American football often produces talents, and Boca Juniors has also sent fresh blood to European football, their strength is really outstanding, and Liverpool does not dare to underestimate it at all.
Therefore, the Liverpool team is very cautious about the preparation of this "Audi Cup", this is an opportunity to test their strength and new tactics, and Benitez will certainly take advantage of this opportunity. Of course, it would be nice if Zuihou could still win a championship.
This zuihou has a bonus, although, every participating team zuihou has money to get, but who would be afraid of having more money?
Before coming to this game, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez told his players that this time they want to win the title and get off to a good start to the new season.