After a round of coaching, the two sides of the game are already familiar with each other.

Benitez wanted the team's forward line to show some strength, and he sent Cisse and Morientes to partner him, but in any case, Liverpool still relied more on the midfield, and in the absence of Zhang Tiehan, Gerrard was too strong, and his dominance in the midfield was unquestionable, and at the beginning of the game, relying on Gerrard and Alonso's partner Liverpool achieved an advantage on the field.

It's also difficult to score goals.

Gerrard is not a striker after all, he is more of a player who drives the rhythm of attack and defense, and in attack, Gerrard is also more of a role in creating chances than taking advantage of them, so if Liverpool wants to score quickly, they still have to rely on the front.

Cisse and Morientes.

The two have not been very good in the past two months, Morientes has not scored for more than two months, since Christmas to the present, he has continued to have a goal drought, Benitez values Morientes very much, but Morientes is really not suitable for the Premier League, let him play the first striker, he is difficult to withstand the pressure, in the position of the second striker, Morientes is good, but always miss the opportunity on the goal.

Cisse is better than Morientes, but it is only the difference between two goals, after Zhang Tiehan's injury, Cisse has been the starting striker, but it has been proved that he can't withstand the pressure at all, and the whole team will find him in many opportunities, but he has always missed opportunities, which is similar to Morientes, especially Cisse is not the kind of tactical center, the biggest role of his appearance is to score, if he can't score, he has almost no effect on the field.

This is the problem of Liverpool's forward line after Zhang Tiehan's injury.

Ten minutes into the game, you could see something, Benfica defended very well. Liverpool's frequent attacks can create a few chances, but there are not many really good chances, especially when Cisse and Morientes are not strong in the front, it is difficult for Liverpool to score.

In just ten minutes, Liverpool fans began to pray to God.

Some fans looked to the Liverpool bench. looked at Zhang Tiehan who was sitting there, and they hoped that Zhang Tiehan would be able to play.

Many fans miss the feeling of Zhang Tiehan when he was on the field, when they were not worried that the team would not score, but thought that Zhang Tiehan would score a few goals today, and when Zhang Tiehan was injured, fans had to pray to God every game to let Liverpool have a goal...... That's the difference.

Zhang Tiehan was on the field, and the hearts of Liverpool fans were calm, and they felt that the game was guaranteed. Even if there is an occasional team that doesn't win, they will feel that there is no way to do it, after all, Zhang Tiehan didn't score, which means that the opponent is really playing very well, football games are often like this, you can't always expect the team to win.

Zhang Tiehan is different when he is not on the field.

The game was a draw, and perhaps the media praised Liverpool for defending well, but they didn't concede a goal after all. But the fans felt that Ping was very unwilling, and they had a lot of opportunities. It would have been possible to score.

A draw is like this, let alone a loss.

That's what it was like on the pitch now, ten minutes later, Liverpool had a good chance halfway through, only to Cisse to pump the ball into the stands, and this missed opportunity made many fans sigh. So there were more fans looking at the bench.

At this point, Benitez kicked in his heart.

He originally wanted Zhang Tiehan to find a chance to play in the second half, Zhang Tiehan didn't participate in the game for three months, and he didn't know what the specific state was, so he wanted him to play in the second half to adapt to the state. He didn't expect the game to be like this.

He did a lot of work before the game, such as giving Cisse and Morientes some psychological guidance, telling them not to feel pressure, and then doing some tactical meticulous work, telling everyone what to do on the field, he believes that in the tactical field, no coach will be more meticulous than him.

But right now, the team still has that problem.

Sissega Morientes, the 27 million pound striker, did not play any power at all, they are not even as good as the strikers of some small Premier League teams, at this time Benitez thought of Charlton Athletic's Bent, thought of Tottenham Hotspur's striker, etc., these two players have considered when they transferred in the winter, Fowler almost came to Liverpool with one foot, but when Fowler's transfer is going to be in the summer, it will definitely not be available now, and Bent is completely out of touch with Liverpool.

In the winter, the forward line did not replenish its strength, and Benitez originally hoped that one of Cisse and Morientes could play a little bit of strength, but the result was still like this.

Benitez was a little disappointed.

He also began to look back frequently, he was a little hesitant, after all, the game was only ten minutes, and now the substitution is not only a denial of his own lineup, but also a psychological blow to the players who are replaced.

And just like that, another ten minutes passed.

In the 23rd minute, Gerrard played a high ball in midfield, Alonso headed it to Morientes, who moved to the wing Garcia, Garcia crossed back to the middle of the baseline, and Cisse followed up just in time to find a good opportunity.

Just as the audience was exclaiming, Cisse fired the ball wide of the bottom line and missed the opportunity again.

Benitez immediately hugged his head and lamented.

The action was captured by a number of cameras, and the BBC radio commentator commented with a smile, "It seems that Benitez is disappointed with Cisse's appearance, and this is indeed a good opportunity, but Cisse may be too panicked......"

Where is the disappointment, it is a great disappointment!

Benitez still had a glimmer of hope, after all, Liverpool took the initiative on the field, even if Benfica defended well, but there must be a loss, Liverpool still has a lot of opportunities, but no matter how many opportunities there are, they can't help but waste it again and again.

Finally, Benitez waved his hand, "Zhang, play!" Everyone on the bench looked at Zhang Tiehan.

Zhang Tiehan was a little stunned, he didn't expect that Benitez would replace him after only twenty minutes of the game, but after watching the game just now, he also knew why the coach did this, he didn't hesitate, took off his coat and put it on the chair, and went to the side to warm up.

Soon the fourth official raised the substitution card and motioned for Zhang Tiehan to replace Cisse.

When they saw the number '13' marked on the substitution card, Anfield Stadium immediately boiled, and the fans had been looking forward to Zhang Tiehan's appearance for a long time, but just like Zhang Tiehan and many people's thoughts, they also felt that they wanted to see Zhang Tiehan in the second half, but they didn't expect to play so soon, but they immediately reacted and welcomed Zhang Tiehan with applause.

Anfield Stadium immediately erupted in applause.

This applause made the players on the field have no intention of playing, Benfica is like welcoming Zhang Tiehan, lifting the ball to their own backfield and pouring their feet, as if welcoming Zhang Tiehan to play, in fact, they are indeed a little distracted at this moment, Zhang Tiehan...... In the eyes of these Benfica players, it is definitely a star of the same level as Gerrard, and the applause at Anfield proves it, he has just come on and has not done anything to win so much applause, which is really envious and hateful...... So they watched Zhang Tiehan step by step on the court.

Cisse, who hugged Zhang Tiehan and got off the field, was more depressed.

He knew why he was substituted, but he was also helpless, in fact, Benitez could have replaced Morientes, but who let himself miss two chances?

Cisse and Zhang Tiehan were not enthusiastic when they hugged, but Zhang Tiehan could understand his mood and patted him on the shoulder, and Cisse nodded in response.

Although the two are competitive, the private relationship is not bad, and the competition is just a simple competition for the team's position, and in the eyes of Cisse, no, it should be said that in the eyes of everyone in Liverpool, Cisse is not Zhang Tiehan's opponent at all, and his competitor may say that Morientes is more suitable, and the latter is not better than him, but who makes Morientes play more positions?

That's the advantage.

Turning his perspective, Zhang Tiehan stepped onto the court.

He jogged down the halfway line to meet Benfica's attack, and the rest of the Liverpool players rushed to their senses and re-engaged in the game.

Zhang Tiehan replaced Cisse, the position is self-evident, that is, the first striker, high school striker Benitez sent him to play, just hoping that he can score, this game is the second game of the Champions League round of 16, it is a crucial game, and the next dozens of minutes will decide whether Liverpool or Benfica will advance to the quarterfinals.

Such an important game made Zhang Tiehan's blood boil, and he couldn't wait.

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Benfica knows a little about Liverpool, after a round of matches, they have an analysis of the current situation of Liverpool, the ability of Liverpool's various players, but they don't know Zhang Tiehan, especially these players, they are not like coaches, they need to do a series of analyses of opponents and even potential opponents, they actually only know that Zhang Tiehan is an excellent striker and scores a lot of goals, that's all.

Good at headers and long-range shots?

The whole world knows this, but just knowing this and how to defend are completely two different concepts, when Zhang Tiehan is on the court, how to limit him, how to defend him, there is no experience in this area, and there is no coach's guidance, it is really difficult to do well.

They didn't expect Zhang Tiehan to appear at all, and ...... So early.

It was unexpected.

Especially the most important thing is that when Zhang Tiehan plays, Liverpool is like a different team, their tactics have made some automatic adjustments, in terms of attack, when Cisse is on the field, he is just the first striker to seize opportunities, while Zhang Tiehan is a center forward, a high school striker, and is good at long-range shooting, passing people is not bad now, and it is not bad to cooperate with teammates...... A series of abilities allow Zhang Tiehan to be the offensive core of the front court as long as he is on the court.

All the players involved in the attack, the first time they get the ball, almost have to look at Zhang Tiehan's position, obviously Cisse can't have this kind of treatment, this is the difference between a core striker and an ordinary striker.

These changes have left Benfica a little overwhelmed against Liverpool's attack.

Suddenly, they noticed that this Liverpool team had changed. (To be continued......)