Real Betis is not weak, they are equal with Liverpool at home, especially the players of the 'Brazilian Gang', their table Xiàn puts a lot of pressure on Liverpool's defence.

That's what Real Betis is right now.

Although Oliveira left in the summer, the new signings of Sobeys and Wagle expanded Betis' "Brazilian Gang" lineup, counting them and the original team's Assunção and Edu, Betis's "Brazilian Gang" has five members.

The reason why these five people can become a 'Brazilian gang' in Betis is because of their appearance, and the Spanish media believes that Betis's success or failure in the season has a lot to do with the 'Brazilian gang'.

It was the three Brazilian players who came out on the field that brought Betis to life throughout the game.

But despite this, Betis did not score in the first half, while Liverpool scored two, one was Alonso's shot and the other was Zhang Tiehan's header, the first goal was also assisted by Zhang Tiehan with a header.

"Betis were very active, but they lost in height," said the Spanish commentator at half-time......

Indeed it is.

Real Betis played well overall, that smooth attack, Liverpool is also difficult to play, but unfortunately their defense is not very good, even if the overall tactics are more focused on defense, but their height is definitely a problem, there are no tall people in the penalty area, so that Zhang Tiehan can wreak havoc in their penalty area, not even an opponent, the only thing Real Betis can do is a few people to surround Zhang Tiehan - to defend with the ground, and when the first half is about to end, they even tried to intercept the players who passed the high ball behind...... But obviously it's not very wise, after all, there are so many points to pass high balls into the box that they can't defend it.

Liverpool led by two goals in the first half.

The game was played so easily, and it was not expected by Benitez. Liverpool has Zhang Tiehan, but Real Betis does not have a high school defender, they use the height and header ability of the player as the main offensive means, which is equivalent to using their own advantages to play the opponent's disadvantage, especially this advantage is what Liverpool is very good at, this game is much easier to play.

Contrarily. Real Betis was very depressed.

Coach Irueta regrets that he did not find a high school defender in the summer, even if it is a very ordinary high school defender, in short, with Liverpool, a team with a strong forward line, must have a defender who can prevent and control, otherwise the disadvantage is too obvious, the game can not be played at all, Liverpool will use simple and direct attacks again and again, but they have no way to stop it.

Irueta can already imagine a next game against Chelsea. Faced with Drogba's helplessness.

Thankfully, Didier Drogba may not be as strong as the opposition's number 13, but certainly not as easy to deal with, and after this game, Irueta knew that at Anfield they would hardly have a chance - he could not expect a youth centre-back to limit the opponent's number 13.

Losing those two, plus the two against Chelsea, would have been nice to win one, so it's too difficult to get out of the group.

It's not a game that Irueta is worried about. It's the result of the entire six games.

Of course, Liverpool don't care about Iruetta. Or how about Real Betis, at halftime, Benitez praised the players' appearance and asked the team to continue the tactics in the second half, that is, the front penalty area as the core point, with high hanging passes to find opportunities.

The first half has proven itself. It's much more efficient than pushing a coordinated offense.

There is no best tactic in football, only the most suitable tactic, and against a team like Real Betis without a high defender and making the most of their own strengths, that is the best tactic - simple and direct. Efficient, Zhang Tiehan is the core point, and Cisse, who is partnered with him, is also outstanding in grabbing points, the two together, plus Finnan and others plug in from time to time, which is enough to cause trouble for Real Betis.

Sure enough, in the second half, Real Betis still couldn't do anything.

Irueta knows the specificity of Liverpool's style of play, but he can't think of a good way to deal with it, and he doesn't have a high striker under him, so it's almost impossible to increase his aerial dominance.

As a result, in the second half, Liverpool still regarded the Real Betis penalty area as their own back garden, and the game was also spent in the Real Betis goal crisis after crisis.

In the end, Liverpool won 4-0 against Real Betis, and there was no suspense in the whole game from start to finish.

In the second half, Liverpool scored two goals, one of which was scored by Zhang Tiehan, who took advantage of the opportunity to grab the point and scored a header directly, and the other goal came from Cen Deng, in the 83rd minute, the veteran Cen Deng inserted an assist and got a chance to shoot and scored the ball directly.

Four to zero, Liverpool won a suspenseful victory.

However, for Liverpool, the defending champions, a group stage victory is really nothing to celebrate, it is too normal to beat the underdogs in the group stage, and if this is not done, Liverpool will not need to talk about any revival.

After the game, head coach Rafael Benitez gave his opinion on the game.

He thinks it's a good start.

Benitez had reason to be happy to win the first game of the group stage away to Spain, "I think we did a good job tonight, played well and won the game. ”

'Betis are a good team and we knew in advance that it was going to be a tough game, but we had a clear idea of what we were aiming for and we played well.

"In the first half, we controlled the game and scored two very good goals, in the second half the opponent played well, but they were unlucky, so they didn't score, but luck is also a strength in football, I think we are good enough, 4:0, I don't think I can praise my players."

Benitez put Gerrard on the bench in this game, and reporters are concerned about Gerrard's problems, after all, Gerrard is the heart of the team.

Benitez explained, "It's about giving some tired players a chance to rest. ”

'We had a couple of players who were a bit tired, so I decided to make some changes, we have a big squad so I can send some different players to play if I think it's necessary. We have another Premier League highlight at the weekend. Some of the substitutes tonight could be back in the game. ”

In addition, Benitez also talked about Zhang Tiehan in the front line.

Zhang Tiehan was the best player of the game, he scored two goals and assisted one goal, and a reporter asked Zhang Tiehan's goal, "Do you think Zhang can still get the top scorer in the Champions League?" "Apparently the reporter who asked the question was confident. After all, scoring two goals in a game, this kind of efficiency is really rare in the Champions League.

Benitez also praised Zhang Tiehan without hesitation, "I know Zhang is very good, so he is an indispensable member of Liverpool, his appearance is very good, I don't know what to say to describe him, in short, he is a very important member of the team, and he is the most important bargaining chip for victory in this game."

When Benitez praised Zhang Tiehan. The match between Chelsea and Anderlecht in the same group also came to an end, with Chelsea beating Anderlecht by a narrow goal at Stamford Bridge.

The game wasn't very convincing, though.

Chelsea's only goal came from 'a little lucky' Frank Lampard's signature long-range strike, who came on to a record eight consecutive defeats in the Champions League group stage.

Anderlecht are so unremarkable that they are not well-known in England, with only 29,575 at Stamford Bridge, which has a capacity of 42,420 fans.

Chelsea's official website issued a notice: "Tickets are sold until half-time. ”

Mourinho wasn't worried, joking, "If the attendance isn't high. That's because people prefer the Premier League. It's great because it means we just have to win the Premier League. ”

But. Mourinho also reminded his men not to be fooled by the outside world's remarks that this group is a 'two dragons and pearls' situation between the Blues and the Red Army, "This is a dangerous group. We're going to get three points and make sure we take the first step. ”

With Del Horno injured last time out and Bridge still unhealed from the ankle injury he sustained last season, Chelsea have no authentic left-back available for this game. Ultimately. Mourinho chose to dismantle the centre-back combination of John Terry and Galla, who have not conceded a goal in the league this season, and Galla, who has repeatedly expressed his reluctance to play as a full-back, was sent to the left side to help, and Carvalho, who had a slight conflict with Mourinho last month, started for the first time this season as a central defender.

Claude Makelle resumed training before the game, partnering Frank Lampard and Essien in the middle.

So. Chelsea's formation looked strange to the outside world, but they still won the game by a narrow goal, a result that led many media to question that Chelsea were 'influenced by the league defeat to Liverpool', but fortunately they were victorious, otherwise they would have been greeted with constant criticism.

In fact, this is also true.

Chelsea had 63 per cent of the possession and 16 shots on goal in the game, but that did not give Chelsea a commensurate attacking effect.

"We deserve a better striker." That's a call from some of the pro-Chelsea media.

After the game, many media, professional football knowledge, and football critics all thought that Chelsea should have a better striker, Drogba is very good, but his goalscoring ability is not the best in the world, he is not as good as Vanney, not as good as Rooney, not as good as Henry, not as good as Zhang Tiehan, he is just an ordinary high school striker, that's all.

It's very difficult for a striker like that to bring the whole of Chelsea into play.

When it comes to Chelsea's squad, many people can only say the midfielder, not the striker, this is the current state of Chelsea, many media, fans voiced that Chelsea in the summer, should bring Zhang Tiehan to Stamford Bridge, otherwise there will be no defeat at Anfield, there will be no goal problem.

Mourinho didn't say much about it.

Soon the first round of the Champions League turmoil passed, and Liverpool returned to the club to start preparing for the next league game.

In the next two league rounds, Liverpool's opponents are Birmingham City and Tottenham Hotspur.

According to the Liverpool media, "These two rounds are quite crucial. ”

It was a test for Liverpool, who were suspended from playing and had to rely on other strikers to play, with the result surprising many – Liverpool drew 0-0 at Birmingham City and lost 1-0 at Tottenham.

Such a result is unacceptable to many Liverpool supporters.

In the two rounds, Liverpool had a big gap with the previous one, and the forward line of Cisse and Pongele gave people the feeling that they were very weak, but fortunately, Liverpool's defense did a good job and did not let the opponent score a single goal. But he didn't score a single goal, which disappointed many people.

"This is Liverpool......

'I can see that if I hadn't watched the previous Liverpool games, I would have thought it was normal.

"Yes, Liverpool have always had problems up front and we all know that Zhang's arrival has changed that. But we didn't know how much difference it was until he didn't play......"

That's what the commentators who analysed the Liverpool game say.

Liverpool with Zhang Tiehan has never been afraid of not scoring, and Liverpool's forward line without Zhang Tiehan is a big problem, no matter how strong the midfield is, goals will become the key to the problem, just like Liverpool last season, scoring goals is always a problem, Liverpool always has a lot of advantages and can't score.

"This is all the more evidence of Benitez's wisdom in bringing in Zhang Tiehan......" The Sun said.

Two league games without a win, with only one draw to win a point, Liverpool dropped from second in the league to fourth in the league. Together with city rivals Everton, there is a tendency to threaten Liverpool's standings, which Liverpool fans cannot tolerate, but fortunately, the good news is that Zhang Tiehan will be able to play in the next league game, but they are still unhappy with the transfer in the summer.

For example, Baroshe's departure, and Owen still didn't come to Liverpool in the end.

Especially the latter.

Zhang Tiehan is not an all-round fighter, and even if he is an all-round fighter, it is impossible to play all the games. When he's not playing, Liverpool have to make sure they play. The forward line can't count on Zhang Tiehan alone, which is necessary to get good results.

If Owen were at Liverpool, the forward line wouldn't be at least that bad.

Liverpool fans miss Owen a little.

The two-round winless run made them miss Owen even more, and Benitez could only stand up and clarify, and Benitez seemed helpless in the face of the media.

'The club are keen to see Owen back at Anfield. But the club did not have the money to pay the high transfer fee demanded by Real Madrid. Benitez spoke about Owen's transfer.

This is the first time Owen has spoken about the transfer in a month after confirming his agreement with Newcastle United.

'We were in talks with Owen and Real Madrid until the last minute before the contract was finalised with Newcastle.

"Madrid are sticking to a £16 million floor price for the transfer, otherwise they won't be negotiated. But we're not going to spend that much money on a player that we're selling for £8 million. ”

'They put a lot of pressure on Michael to go to Newcastle. Because they need money to sign Sergio Ramos. I was hoping that Owen would refuse their request, and maybe then we could do something else. ”

Benitez was sincere.

This also let the media and fans know the inside story of Owen's transfer, obviously Real Madrid wants to sell Owen for a good price, although Owen is not good in Spain, he is still England's golden boy, quite popular with Premier League teams - Owen has always been good in the Premier League goal efficiency.

But the transfer is behind us and Liverpool fans miss Owen no matter how much he misses him, and Owen is unlikely to return to Anfield Stadium anytime soon.

And the league without Zhang Tiehan has also passed.

But instead of the league, Liverpool will face another leg of the Champions League group stage, this time against Chelsea, again at Anfield, where the two teams will meet for the second time of the season.

Almost all the English media and fans are paying attention to this Champions League.

Just because Chelsea are too strong!

After a defeat to Liverpool, Chelsea continued their winning streak, with seven league games, six wins and one defeat, plus a win in the Champions League group stage, Chelsea have only lost the game against Liverpool so far this season, and now that the two teams meet in the Champions League group stage, still at Anfield, will Chelsea still lose?

Nobody knows.

But everyone wants to know

At the same time, Zhang Tiehan was also a little troubled and hesitant, not about the club, not about the game, but a call from an unfamiliar head coach.

The manager's name is Eriksen. (To be continued......)