readx;

“…… Audience friends in front of the TV, good evening, I am the host Duan Xuan, and now I am at Wembley Stadium, one of the most famous stadiums in England, to give you a live commentary on the upcoming English League Cup final of the 08-09 season, the two sides are the Magpies Newcastle and the Red Army Liverpool! ”

When night falls, the moon and stars are scarce!

At twelve o'clock in the evening, the voice of Brother Duan Xuan, who had a melancholy voice and a big head full of magnetism, appeared on time in the living rooms of thousands of households on the land of 9.6 million square kilometers of China. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

On this night, there are destined to be countless fans of all ages who know the ball but don't know the ball, sitting quietly in front of the TV, watching the upcoming game intently...... Because, on this night, the man who brought football miracles to Chinese fans will challenge him for his first trophy since reaching the top level of the Premier League at Wembley Stadium...... And his opponent is Benitez, who created the miracle of Istanbul!

This is undoubtedly a heavyweight showdown with grudges and hatreds!

On the TV screen, there was already a scene of players from both sides doing their final warm-up on the field.

Wembley Stadium was packed and packed, with countless huge magpies and Red flags fluttering in the north and south stands like stubborn sailboats cruising in a storm...... Countless fans held up the club's scarves, and in the generous singing of "e-in-home-newcastle" and "you-will-never-walk-along" like waves crashing into the sand, the north stand was a row of black and white waves, and to the south, there was an endless line of red, shocking red ............ The players on both sides are warming up, and the atmosphere at Wembley Stadium today is so solemn and sacred, so that I thought I was coming to the World Cup final, although the gold content of the championship is average, but this game is valued in England because of Li Tongfan and Benitez, Newcastle and Liverpool, and even on this night, the whole Europa is watching the game ......"...... In the stands of the stadium, in addition to the fans of the clubs on both sides of the war, there were also many neutral fans pouring into Wembley Stadium, and the reason for this is simple, because the various finals in the past have proved that any participation of the madman Lee will become exciting, which has almost become the consensus of European fans......"

“…… Before the start of the game, our reporter had interviewed the fans waiting to enter the stadium, and there was a couple of fans in their 60s who came to London from Georgia, they said that they were crazy crazy Li fans, and they came to London to be able to watch this important game of crazy Li on the spot, and when they heard that the reporter was also from China, they excitedly asked to take a photo with the reporter, at that moment, I clearly felt the pride of being a Chinese fan......"

Taking advantage of the players' warm-ups, Duan Xuan talked endlessly to the Chinese fans in front of the TV about the frenzied atmosphere at the scene.

Five or six minutes later, the warm-up players walked back to the players' tunnel one after another, and after the last brief tactical set-up and change of clothes by the head coach before the game, the game will officially thunder the drums of war on the night of the fiery Wembley Stadium...... At this time, suddenly...... The narrator, Brother Duan Xuan, was like a red-eyed rabbit whose tail had been stepped on, and screamed in panic: "This ...... What's going on? We have just gotten the starting line-ups for both sides, and Newcastle's starting eleven that Lee Tong-fan has been keeping a secret has finally surfaced, but the truth is absolutely jaw-dropping......"

On the TV screen, Newcastle's starting list was played, and in the jaw-dropping expressions of all the Chinese fans who knew the ball, Duan Xuan on the TV continued to scream in the tone of 'stepped on the tail' - "...... It's a bit unbelievable, Li Tongfan has made a great change to the formation of his Magpies this time, the previous 4-1-2-1-2 formation has become a 4-1-2-2-1 formation, and it is the [Lightning Killer] Michael Owen who appears in the single forward position, and the [Ukrainian nuclear warhead] Shepchenko, who has been in excellent form recently, has surprisingly not appeared in the starting lineup! ”

“…… Of course, there is an even more surprising thing, as Lee Tong-beom has set up a double forward for the Magpies this time, which is the first time in his previous coaching history...... It is worth mentioning that it is not the other forward in the Newcastle team - Argentine genius Pastore who appeared side by side with Alan Smith in the forward position, but the French defender Moussa Sissoko, who has not played many opportunities this season! Putting a midfielder in the midfielder position is a deep subversive......"

“…… The two wings are Juan Mata and Prince Porti, Fernando Gago at the back, the four defenders have not changed much, David Thornton and Marcelo are on either side, Senderos replaces the injured Steven Taylor, and Manzioni forms the central defender double, and the next ......"

“…… The next candidate for this position will undoubtedly be the biggest suspense that Li Tongfan brought to fans and the media in this game, the new generation of French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris did not start, and instead of Lloris, he actually joined Newcastle in the winter transfer period just ended, and the Spanish 18-year-old David De Gea, who has not even played a game! ”

"This change of formation is definitely the craziest of all Li Tongfan's crazy formations in history......"

At this time, the voice of the big-headed Duan Xuan brother was still full of irrepressible surprise: "From the front court to the midfield, and then to the backfield, the Magpie Army's previous winning streak formation was changed by Li Tongfan overnight, I don't know what the man who was called the [God on the side of the football field] is thinking, but I'm sure that his opponent Benitez must be in deep confusion like us at this moment......"

………… Wembley Stadium.

Duan Xuan was not wrong at all, after seeing Newcastle's starting list, Benitez was instantly blindsided...... "This is ...... How can it be? Shepchenko, who is on a hot streak, didn't start? Owen is actually a single center? Although the header of the [Lightning Killer] is excellent, if you want to become the bridgehead of the team to destroy the city, the physical condition is still far behind, right? ”

Benitez looked at the Newcastle players who were being deployed on the field, and found that his eyes seemed to be covered with a thick layer of fog, so that he could not see the truth hidden by the madman Lee behind the fog...... Benitez tried to grab his hair and pull it hard to sober himself.

But when his chubby fingers touched his bare head, he realized how stupid the decision to pull his hair was for himself...... "Crazy Li, your uncle, what the hell are you doing?" ”

At this time...... "forced-"

Irish referee Foley Croft blew the whistle to start the game, and the final match of the 08-09 season in England in March finally began under the gaze of thousands of eyes...... Reds Liverpool kick off first!

Rafael Benitez fielded his own best 4-4-1-1 formation – Spanish centre-forward Fernando Torres up front, Reds captain Steven Gerrard behind him, and the other four midfielders were Kuyt, Alonso, Mascherano and Ryan Babel!

The back four are Dosena, Ag, Carragher and Arbeloa, and the goalkeeper is the bald Reina.

on the field.

After the opening whistle, Torres knocked the ball to Gerrard behind him.

Next, Liverpool did not rush to organize the attack, but constantly passed the football back, and began to patiently control the ball in their own half, in order to test the attacking strategy and method adopted by the opponent today...... This is the tactical arrangement that the Spanish fat man Benitez has made long before the game.

Because in the face of a 'scheming' enemy like Lee, it is always good to be careful, and if you rush to press the attack in the opening stages, it is easier to leave the opponent with a chance, and in the 08-09 season, Newcastle scored more goals in the first five minutes of the game than the Premier League, and Benitez had to defend against ...... The game slowly moved forward in the 'shouting war' set off by the fans of both sides!

And on the sidelines, Benitez was nervously watching the attacking routine that Newcastle showed today!

Benitez was confused by Crazy Lee's sudden change of formation, and he knew that he had to figure out the reason for this as soon as possible before Crazy Lee's plot succeeded, otherwise, what awaited him and Liverpool might still be a disgraceful rout!

One minute...... Two minutes...... Five minutes...... Benitez carefully observed the tactical play shown by Newcastle, and gradually, the rich tactical experience told him that the lone striker Michael Owen of the crazy Lee is likely to be just a front to attract the defence, and Newcastle's real killer should be the midfielders such as Juan Mata and Alan Smith behind Owen...... Before the game, I don't know how many times he watched the game footage told Benitez that Newcastle's real strength is not only in their luxurious forward line, because if you talk about the scoring ability of the midfield, in the entire Premier League, the Magpies are second only to Manchester United and Chelsea in the Premier League!

Benitez was patient and continued to carefully observe the trend of the game, and soon, he saw something again - as he expected, [Lightning Killer] Owen did not take the ball or force the ball to shoot like a traditional center forward in the game, but more through his own active running, tearing Liverpool's back line without the ball...... It was Alain Smith, who was hiding behind Owen and had a superb long-range shooting ability, and Juan Mata, who was almost invincible at his feet!

In five or six minutes, Irving had less than 10 touches of the ball.

Alan Smith and Juan Mata behind Owen have not only enjoyed the ball to the fullest on many occasions, but have each easily scooped up a shot on goal, although both were long-range shots from outside the box, but for Benitez, that explains it all...... In the end, the only thing that Benitez couldn't understand was left - what kind of intention did the madman Lee mean by putting that stupid French black big man Moussa Sissoko in the forward midfield position?

In the past five or six minutes, Benitez can already clearly know through observation: this 1.86-meter-old French black man, in addition to being strong and fast, is too far away from a truly qualified forward midfielder in terms of stopping, passing or offensive awareness...... Putting such an out-of-fit player in such an important midfield position is a bit of a rooster to lay eggs, don't expect him to deliver a well-known pass or score himself...... However, Benitez did not dare to take it lightly, because, after all, it was a man who was almost invincible on the sidelines of the football field who made such a decision, and he had never made a mistake in the past years...... So, Benitez decided to keep watching.

And in the following observations, Benitez finally saw a clue, because he found that this Moussa Sissoko has a big advantage - excellent defense!

In the limited head-to-head battles since the start of the game, Benitez found that Sissoko could defend Gerrard and Alonso head-on without falling behind...... Moussa Sissoko's energetic running back and forth suddenly reminded Benitez of another person - Mohammed Sissoko!

However, that Sissoko is a Malian who was at Liverpool, and Mohamed Sissoko's supernatural ability in defense made him Benitez's first choice in midfield for a time...... Thinking of Marissoko's performance at Liverpool and his use of Mohamed Sissoko, and then pondering the starting eleven sent by Crazy Lee in this game, especially when the idea of the unexpected change in the position of the goalkeeper of Newcastle, Benitez's heart suddenly lit up, is it ......"...... Could it be that the reason why the madman Lee made such a tactical change was not because he wanted to carry out a surprise attack, but because ...... Because of necessity? ”

Benitez connected everything and thought about it, and suddenly there was a feeling of enlightenment, and in the assistant coach's jaw-dropping expression, the Spanish fat dun hammered his thick thighs fiercely, and smiled: Understood, I finally understood...... Things must be like this - for some reason, Newcastle's original goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was suddenly unavailable, and after losing a veteran like Given, reality forced the madman Lee to send the 18-year-old child who had just transferred to the team in such an important game...... But it is clear that the madman Lee is not at ease with Hedya's level.

Therefore, he had to find a way to make up for this shortcoming, and in the end, the madman Lee thought of a way to draw the 'fire' away from Newcastle's own half as much as possible...... So, the madman Li decided to change the formation!

He sacrificed a striker and cleverly put on a player with a lot of energy and defence in the midfield position, strengthening Newcastle's counter-attacking ability in the opposition half, protecting the likes of Smith and Juan Mata, while also trying to keep the football in Liverpool's half for most of the time...... In this way, it can not only strengthen the defensive and attacking ability of Newcastle's midfield, but also protect the rookie Hedya from facing the test of Liverpool's long-range shot to the greatest extent, and at the same time limit the attacking power of Liverpool's proud midfielder to the greatest extent...... It can be described as killing three birds with one stone!

"That's right, that's right, wahahaha, it must be so! I know! Haha, I've finally seen it, madman Li, you're going to be finished hahaha......"

Spanish chubby is triumphant.

In this way, when the game was played in the tenth minute, the 'tactician' Benitez finally relied on his rich tactical knowledge and top-notch on-the-spot insight to 'see through' the tactical conspiracy of the madman Lee's 'despicable, shameless, cunning and hateful'...... Next, Benitez made two decisions.

First, he asked his assistant coach to quietly inquire about the reasons why Hugo Lloris and others did not play, in order to confirm his suspicions.

Second, he himself walked quickly to the sidelines and began to adjust Liverpool's tactical play as previously envisaged...... In the blink of an eye, Liverpool's tactics have changed significantly - the backline has paid a little less attention to Owen, no longer playing man-to-man defense against Owen, but more on the coordination of the defense as a whole and the secondary attack that stifles Newcastle...... Under the leadership of experienced vice-captain Carragher, Liverpool's defence has become a 'chaste martyr', and no matter how 'honest and lovely little man' Owen tries to seduce and tease, he is as cold as ice...... Subsequently, Alan Smith and Juan Mata, who were hidden behind the [Lightning Killer], lost Owen's involvement, and leaked under the noses of Liverpool defenders, and there were no better opportunities to get the ball and shoot as before!

At the same time, in attack, Liverpool have also changed their minds - they have begun to consciously reduce their ground play, and instead frequently use Alonso's precise long balls to directly cross the midfield and send a steady stream of football to Newcastle's penalty area...... The likes of Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Kuyt can no longer pursue combinations and better shooting opportunities, but instead use their long-range shooting ability and individual skills to try to shoot at the first opportunity...... Because, Newcastle's goalkeeper is a rookie!

Benitez's change was immediate-if the two sides were evenly matched in the initial period, then after Benitez made a tactical change in his gestures, the Red Army soldiers quickly gained the upper hand as if they had swallowed a 'little blue pill'...... 13th minute.

“…… Alonso's long pass found Babbel on the flank, and the Dutch winger broke through...... Cross!! Torres' volley...... This ball...... Slightly out of the right column, just a little bit of it! ”

14th minute.

“…… Gerrard Header Ferry...... Torres...... Leaning on Manzioni, he lifted the ball back...... Steven Gerrard wins and shoots angrily!! Oh oh oh yes oh yes oh ......oh

16th minute.

“…… It was a Liverpool corner...... Alonso comes to take the penalty...... Forepoint!! Torres rubbed his ...... lightly Carragher !! Oh woo, it's a fraction of a second, if it's not for good luck, maybe Newcastle are already down 0:3! ”

The commentators' voices in different languages were radioed around the world, and the fans who followed the final felt like they were hiding a restless spring ball in their hearts, banging and picking ...... Nursing children can see that Newcastle is in danger!

“…… Spanish tactician Rafael Benitez showed us his terrifying ability to adapt and command on the spot, and it only took him ten minutes for him to see through such a bizarre tactical arrangement as Li Tongfan, and after the adjustment, Liverpool completely controlled the situation and rhythm of the game, and behaved more aggressively! ”

There was no lack of worry in the tone of the big-headed Duan Xuange: "Although I am not a master tactician, I still can't help but say my opinion, Li Tongfan's raid obviously failed, and now Newcastle has invested a lot of troops in the front, but because of the presence of No. 17 Musa Sissoko, it cannot be closely connected, resulting in a poor offensive effect......

“…… The best thing to do now is to drop Sissoko back to a central midfield position and form a double midfield with Gago, so as to contain Liverpool's attack......"

Another commentator, Sester, a big fan of Crazy Lee, gave the same advice - "...... Newcastle are in a disadvantageous position...... It is said that three hours before the game, Shepchenko, Crespo and Hugo Lloris, who had already entered the starting list, suddenly changed to the emergency surname flu, and the fever was 39 degrees and could not play, so that the crazy Li had to temporarily change the team's tactics and starting arrangements, seeing that this unexpected incident did affect the team's combat effectiveness......"

In fact, not only the commentators, but also the Newcastle fans at Wembley Stadium are also starting to get anxious.

What is happening on the scene now is almost a situation that has not happened since the madman Lee coached the Magpies, and he was oppressed by the opponent to such an embarrassing point that even the Magpies fans couldn't help but suspect that the eleven people who were playing football on the field were not Owen and others, but the other strangers in black and white sword stripes...... Passive, so passive!

This is too rare in the coaching career of Crazy Lee!

People are waiting for Crazy Lee to make a change quickly, the fans' appeals, the commentator's suggestions, and even the satellite footage will give a close-up of the Crazy Lee standing on the sidelines with every Liverpool attack...... However, Li Tongfan has not changed for a long time!

...... "Wahaha, of course he won't make changes......"

Benitez was laughing, smirking.

After instructing Shepchenko and Lloris and others to be unable to play because of an unexpected fever, the Spanish fat dun finally completely confirmed his previous speculation!

Benitez turned to the assistant coach next to him and said: "Don't worry, I bet Crazy Lee won't change Newcastle's tactics until at least half-time." Because the current formation and tactics are already the best way he can think of in the absence of major generals...... Hehe, any change is not worth mentioning in the face of absolute strength, this time Lian Yanjing is helping Liverpool, otherwise, why did Shepchenko and Hugo Lloris suddenly have a high fever before the game? Ahahaha......"

It seemed to feel the excitement and ecstasy of the manager, and the Reds fans in the stands also fell into a frenzy.

To be able to push the madman Lee to such an extent in such an important match would have been unthinkable for them before the game...... The red of the South Stand at Wembley Stadium is like an oncoming wave, and the momentum seems to dye the clouds in the sky the color of flames...... The momentum of the Liverpudlians has climbed to incredible heights as the game progresses!

Newcastle fans, on the other hand, spent that long second after second in a panic...... The 35th minute of the game.

Liverpool were holding off their ninth corner of the first half, and it was Alonso who took the spot.

Due to their dominance on the field, Liverpool only had Arbelloa and Lucas left in their own backfield this time, and everyone else rushed forward to participate in the attack...... Forced - The whistle blows, and the corner kick is taken.

Newcastle were in chaos in the box, with Carragher and Manzioni jumping high in front of the goal, but neither of them could reach the football, Liverpool were in the middle of the ball by Danish centre-back Ager, but David Thornton interfered with him and he was unable to reach the football either...... Alonso's corner kick landed, it was far away!

The Liverpool player waiting there is Dutch winger Babel!

Watching the football fly over, Babbel posed in the air, and then, something strange happened, in the air, he suddenly screamed as if he was being electrocuted by millions of volts of high-voltage wires, and fell to the ground with convulsions...... Behind Babbel is the inexplicable Brazilian full-back Marcelo!

"Forcing ......"

Referee Folì Croft's whistle sounded clearly.

“…… Newcastle were in chaos in the penalty area...... Oh, Babbel fell to the ground, and it looked like Marcelo, the defender of the Magpies, pushed him in the back, but this kind of performance is too exaggerated, right? ”

“…… The Dutchman dressed himself up as a wretched wretched worm and looking at what the referee had to say, I think it should definitely be a fake fall and Babel might be self-defeating and get a yellow card......"

on the field.

Liverpool's players surrounded the referee under Steven Gerrard, and Newcastle players also caught up with Alan Smith to defend something...... In an instant, Wembley Stadium was filled with endless boos!

The referee separated the players from both sides around him, then walked up to Dutch winger Babel, who was still lying on the turf twitching, bowed his head and asked a few questions, then turned to the Liverpool bench and made a gesture to signal the stretcher to come on...... Immediately afterward, Foley Croft made a move that caused an uproar in the audience

(To be continued)