Chapter 265: Back to the Light (First Shift Asking for a Monthly Pass)

Although Martin. O'Neill is not Chinese, but he must understand the truth of "defeat like a mountain". (The update is the fastest and most stable, see the net, Baidu search. DUKA )

He doesn't want the defeat with Aston Villa to be a harbinger of a string of defeats for Liverpool.

The match against Juventus is now not only about whether the team can qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but also a game to save the team's morale.

It's a must-win.

For this game, even if it's Ming

Martin. O'Neill also had to grit his teeth and let the whole main force play.

At this time, morale is more important. Without physical fitness, as long as there is morale, you can still grit your teeth and persevere. But if you don't have morale, even if you have plenty of physical strength, you're just a bunch of walking dead.

In order to preserve the morale of the team, he had to make some sacrifices.

And on more than one occasion in training, he told his players that Liverpool had reached a very critical moment and everyone had to do everything they could and work together to help the team get through.

He wants to get the players to take it seriously.

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In the match against Juventus, Liverpool played their main role. This came as a surprise to Juventus manager Antonio Conte. He had seen the news of Liverpool's defeat at home to Aston Villa before, too

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So he thinks Liverpool will rotate in this game, removing some of the main players who are obviously unable to run, and replacing them with substitutes. So Juventus may still have a chance. As long as Juventus can score a goal first away from home, they will have a psychological advantage, and Liverpool may collapse at the touch of a button?

This is Conte's wishful thinking.

As a result, he was wrong, and Liverpool started with all the main forces!

Liverpool, who started with all the main players, showed strong fighting power on their own turf.

They were running aggressively on the pitch and showed no signs of fatigue.

It's not the same as the team that lost at home to Aston Villa at the weekend.

It may even make one wonder if their weekend defeat to Aston Villa was really due to the fact that they couldn't run......

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"I don't see anything wrong with Liverpool's fitness...... "Assistant coach Mike. Whelan and Alex Ferguson watched the match between Liverpool and Juventus together in front of the TV. He said to Ferguson beside him, frowning.

They want to find signs from the live broadcast that Liverpool are already on the end of their game, but from what has been observed so far, it is not optimistic.

Liverpool is very physical, Suarez, who had cramps in the last game, is running at all costs, how can it be a little like he can't run?

Ferguson smiled: "No, they're running out of energy. It's really the end of the crossbow. ”

Whelan looked at him quizzically.

Ferguson further explained: "Originally, this game should have been rested by some of the main players, because Liverpool have two away goals in hand, and they are on their own home turf, as long as they can ensure that the home team does not let the opponent score more than two goals, they can advance. This way, some players will be able to rest as well. But now O'Neal has forcibly sent all the main starters in order to prevent the team from collapsing, so that their physical energy can only be consumed faster...... During this time, he must have instilled some mental will in the Liverpool players to brainwash, and the effect was good, but it didn't last. Mike, the frantically the Liverpool players run now, the faster they will die in the end! ”

Whelan suddenly realized.

"That is, their current behavior is just a flashback?"

Ferguson nodded: "Yes." ”

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O'Neill doesn't

At this time, he was standing on the sidelines, nervously observing the game on the field.

Juventus are not an easy opponent to play against, and even at Liverpool's home turf, he does not dare to take it lightly.

Fortunately, Chen Yingying once again gave him a reassurance.

In the 33rd minute, Chen Yingying took a direct free kick and blasted the football into Layali's goal.

Liverpool are 3-2 up on aggregate and now even if Juventus equalise, they will have to be eliminated, they must score at least two goals and not allow Liverpool to continue scoring.

That's a lot more difficult.

O'Neill breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Chen Yingying score.

There was also a huge cheer from the Liverpool fans in the stands.

Liverpool fans have also experienced some worries about the team in recent days, and the loss at home to Aston Villa also made them think that Liverpool was running out of strength and was about to collapse. But now that Chen Yingying has scored, many people are relieved - as long as the hero continues to score, there is no problem for Liverpool! Exhausted? It's just a game, look at this game, look at Suarez and others running wildly, which point looks like they are physically exhausted?

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Chen Yingying was also very excited and excited after the goal. Of course

, like a boulder, weighed on the hearts of all Liverpool players and left them breathless. Now that he's kicked a boulder in one kick, everyone can finally catch their breath.

This is the answer to all those who doubt us!

Want to see Liverpool crash? No way!

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Juventus had a goal back in the second half, but soon Gareth was killed. Bale regained the lead for his team.

It's just a one-goal gap, and Juventus didn't give up.

As long as they can score one more goal, the aggregate score will be 4-4, with Juventus also set to score two away goals. In this case, the two sides will only be able to play extra time.

When Juventus scored, Ferguson clenched his fists in front of the TV, and Whelan jumped up with excitement.

They are not Juventus fans, and they definitely don't want Liverpool to be eliminated, and even they hope that Liverpool can go all the way to the Champions League final - they are not Liverpool fans, they just hope so much because Liverpool who enters the Champions League final is bound to be distracted by the Champions League. O'Neill and his players may not be as serious about the league as they are, and that will give United an opportunity to take advantage of.

They were so happy because Juventus' goal kept Juventus alive hope, and this hope will allow them to continue to work hard in the next games, and even try harder to put pressure on Liverpool. Liverpool's failure to establish an early win forced them to give it their all for the rest of the game and play Juventus together.

This is a severe test of their physical strength and will.

The physical strength that was already small was dragged away by Juventus.

Even if Liverpool win in the end, it will be a pyrrhic victory, and the whole Liverpool team will be dragged down by the tenacious Juventus.

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As the end of the game approached, the pressure on Liverpool increased, and Juventus desperately fought back, and Liverpool had to give up the attack and retreat in an all-round way, hoping to hold on to the one-goal lead.

Martin. O'Neill made two substitutions in a row, bringing Suarez and Gareth. Bale went down, and all the players were defenders. However, he also left a substitution spot and was worried that Juventus would score a late goal to send the game to extra time. In that case, he had to make sure he had a card in his hand.

It wasn't until stoppage time that Martin. O'Neill played the third card. At that time, the score was still 2:1, and Liverpool led at home. O'Neal's substitution was nothing more than a delayed change and had no other tactical significance.

In the end, Liverpool narrowly defeated Juventus 2:1 at home, eliminated Juventus with an aggregate score of 4:3, and advanced to the quarterfinals.

After the game, the fans in the stands let out a deafening cheer. Many Liverpool players did not open their arms to enjoy their cheers, but simply sat on the ground.

These 90 minutes of competition are so tiring!

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Ferguson and Whelan glanced at each other, both seeing a smile in each other's eyes.

As soon as the whistle blew at the end of the game, the Liverpool players collapsed to the ground as if they had been eliminated. This scene fell in the eyes of two people.

Liverpool are indeed tired, and not in general, very tired.

Some time ago, in order to get rid of Manchester United far away, starting before Christmas, Martin. O'Neill has not been rotated, and a set of lineups has been played for more than a month, although it is more than ten points ahead of Manchester United, but it has also made Liverpool's players very tired, and they have exhausted their energy in advance.

Then the league officially entered the sprint stage, and they wanted to sprint but found that their physical strength was exhausted and they couldn't run. At that time, they can only watch Manchester United gradually catch up from behind, and that process will be a very big blow to Liverpool, which will make their psychological pressure even greater, and in the end they will collapse directly and collapse completely.

That's what Manchester United would like to see the most.

This game proves it.

Whelan now particularly admires the old coach Alex Ferguson. Ferguson's arrangement may not be for other United players

, but as Ferguson's assistant, assistant coach Whelan is well aware.

From the outset, Whelan was unclear if United still had a chance to complete the comeback, as he had doubted. But Ferguson was confident throughout. Now it turns out that he was right and far-sighted.

To be able to get to this point so early is really worthy of Alex. Sir Alex Ferguson!

When you meet such a strong opponent, Liverpool, even if you lose the championship in the end, you can be convinced! In English football today, there is no manager who can compare to Sir Alex Ferguson. It's your honor to be in the hands of such a good opponent!

For a while, Ferguson's figure was much taller in Whelan's heart, and he could only look up.

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