Christian Eriksen, a Swede, is currently England manager.

Fortunately, Zhang Tiehan knew what this guy was doing, so when he went to the other end of the phone to introduce him as Erickson, Zhang Tiehan reacted immediately, and asked very suspiciously, "You are looking for me, what's the matter?" ”

What can a national team manager do when he finds a player?

There is no need to ask, Zhang Tiehan already has the answer in his heart, but he couldn't accept it at the first time...... It's really hard to accept, after all, it's Eriksen, who represents England, and he himself has always only wanted to be in the German team, he was born in Germany, in Munich, not England, although his own feelings about the two national teams are not really different - they are just European national football pairs.

But he was already thinking about going to Germany.

'I want you to join the England squad and if you come I'll give you an absolute place in the main line.' The Swede's words were sincere and straightforward, "My team has always been short of strikers, if you can come, I promise you a place in the main team and you can play in next year's World Cup......"

Erikson kept talking.

Zhang Tiehan listened silently.

Perhaps Eriksen also knows that if he wants to compare the German team, his England team, there is actually no reason to attract Zhang Tiehan - whether it is strength or anything else, after all, Zhang Tiehan was born in Germany, he is half German, at most, yes, at most only one tenth of an Englishman...... This is still very far-fetched, because Zhang Tiehan has nothing to do with England, he just lives in England most of the time.

The only thing Eriksen could come up with was sincerity.

"I'll think about it." Zhang Tiehan finally replied that it was really difficult for him to agree directly, in fact, this was also a disguised refusal, after all, if he chose one of the German team and the England team, he would definitely choose the place where he was born. Rather than a place to grow up, when both teams have been calling on themselves, he will choose Germany, there is no doubt about it.

It's just that the German team still hasn't called on itself.

Jurgen Klinsmann's German team, in the last training camp, still left themselves out. However, Zhang Tiehan felt that that was the reason for his previous appearance, and his cousin who had just come to Liverpool could only be said to be average, and the only few goals in August were scored against weak teams, and Klinsmann had to observe himself more.

But he believes that as long as he continues to show stability, the German team will definitely call him again.

Yes.

As for the England team? Zhang Tiehan shook his head and put the phone aside.

However, he still told his teammates about it, and Gerrard was excited when he found out. Busy asking Zhang Tiehan if he agreed, Zhang Tiehan of course shook his head, "It's hard for me to agree, we are in the national team, and we will be opponents!" ”

He said so.

Gerrard and Carragher could only smile bitterly, they also knew that Zhang Tiehan gave up the German team and chose the England team...... That's a bit of a fantasy. There is really not much hope, this is placed in anyone who is also in Zhang Tiehan's position. None of them would have chosen to do so.

The media throughout Europe will be taken aback when they say it.

After all, Zhang Tiehan was born in Germany, and the England team is really ...... compared to the German team There is not much advantage, and Eriksen can't promise Zhang Tiehan anything more, after all, the national team is a national team, not a club, and Eriksen can't pay Zhang Tiehan's salary. He can't get anything out of it except for the main position, and the selection of the national team is related to a player's entire career.

Meanwhile, Liverpool are already preparing for the game against Chelsea.

It's still Anfield.

Liverpool once again hosted Chelsea after half a month. With the two teams meeting again and much of the European media following the game, Chelsea are now England's most eye-catching team, having won six of their seven league games and lost just one, with Liverpool the only team to win against Chelsea.

Now the two teams meet in the Champions League.

In the Champions League last season, Liverpool eliminated Chelsea in two difficult home and away games, and in retrospect, Liverpool seems to have become Chelsea's nemesis, so can Chelsea beat Liverpool in this game?

That's what all the fans care about.

Liverpool certainly want the team to continue to win, against Chelsea, every player is quite energetic, everyone has worked a lot harder in daily training, they are also very confident, in the head-to-head record last season and this season, Liverpool have a mental advantage.

"Chelsea nemesis", this title is not for everyone, the stronger Chelsea, the higher the gold content of this title.

On the day of the match, more than 100 multimedia journalists poured into Anfield Stadium and the stadium was 100 per cent attended, with a host of other neutral fans in addition to Liverpool and Chelsea fans.

In the eyes of media fans, this must be a vigorous battle.

The 'icing on the cake' was the highlight before the game, with Chelsea chairman Roman Abramovich set to watch the game at Anfield.

……

Anfield Stadium.

Forty minutes into the clash between Liverpool and Chelsea, the scoreboard still shows a '0:0' number, indicating that neither team has scored.

Sky Sports TV commentator Alfi was talking about the past matches, "I feel lethargic, it's so boring like this, if I knew the game would be like this, I would let someone else comment......

"I'm sorry, it's not that I don't have a work ethic, it's just that the game is too boring."

"From the beginning to now, the two teams combined, a total of three shots, including Chelsea two, Liverpool once, but everyone is biased on defense is wrong, in fact, Liverpool started with a formation to attack, but Chelsea's 'quagmire' defense, so they also have to adjust their tactics and use defense to spend time with Chelsea...... You know, there's no team that doesn't care about Chelsea's counter-attack. ”

'Jose Mourinho, Rafael Benitez, the two championship coaches wanted to win the game, they both had to defend.

"And that's how it went."

"We can see that there are already a lot of fans booing in the crowd at Anfield, but that doesn't affect the game between the two teams. They still kick people with the urge to sleep. ”

"The way the game played like this was something I didn't expect before the game, and it was completely different from the last time the two teams played each other."

'Thankfully, the first half is coming to an end and we're desperate for something to change in the second half, otherwise it's a big game. It's so disappointing. ”

That's how the first half summed up.

On the Liverpool side, Benitez still follows the tactics of the last game against Chelsea, that is, using the control power of the five midfielders, seeking the initiative and controlling the rhythm of the game, 451's offensive ability is still worthy of recognition, Zhang Tiehan retreated and Gerrard, Alonso formed a three-core, and the offensive and ball control capabilities are very strong, as proved in the last game. The tactics were quite successful.

But Chelsea didn't cooperate at all......

Jose Mourinho has adopted the 'quagmire' tactic, which is what many media call Chelsea's tactics, yes, the quagmire, Chelsea's formation is not the 433 they are good at, but the 4231, Essien and Makelele form the double tower at the back, with three defenders in front. Frank Lampard was also quite far behind, with the two wing-backs barely getting past halfway through the opening 20 minutes.

The only striker is Edu Gudjohnsen. The Icelandic striker is considered to be a player with strong possession, excellent finishing skills and creative power, and at Chelsea he plays mainly as a striker, but also plays in a midfield position.

But he's by no means the kind of striker who is good at taking advantage of opportunities to score goals by himself.

In the first half, Gudjohnsen's table was not bad, but several times it was on the defensive side. There was nothing to show in attack, the only time coming on a Chelsea counter-attack when he played the ball back to Frank Lampard, who then sent a lob high for Essien to finish the shot. On this counter-attack, Gudjohnsen's cousin was more of a midfielder than a striker.

In short, Chelsea started the game with a full defence.

Liverpool don't have much to do in the face of this kind of defence - when a team with one of the most luxurious squads in the world chooses to play in a defensive formation and sends all the players who are good at defending to play, it may be difficult for God to score goals.

So Benitez also opted for defense.

"Pay more attention to defense." In the twentieth minute, Benitez adjusted his tactics and it was very difficult to continue to attack and find opportunities. Chelsea are on the defensive, and they are mainly defending, but Benitez knows his opponent too well, as long as Liverpool does not pay attention, Chelsea will definitely launch a counterattack, and if Chelsea score a goal, then the team will be too passive.

As long as you don't get scored by the opponent, then you are invincible.

Both championship coaches understood this, so Benitez tacitly chose to adjust his tactics to focus on defense, so the game became like this.

After the tactical adjustment, Zhang Tiehan 'really' became a midfielder.

He and Gerrard are almost in the same position, and it is also difficult for the two to play together in the front court, and most of the time is wasted in fighting with Chelsea in the midfield, but even if you get the ball, it is very difficult to get past the midfield and attack the opponent's hinterland, and many times when there is no chance, the two teams will pass the ball to the backfield and keep to the feet, as if it is a waste of time.

That's the first half.

Zhang Tiehan has been running, always looking for opportunities, but in the face of Chelsea's defense, he really can't do anything, he is not targeted, but the team's cooperation in the Chelsea half can not play at all, he always belongs to the forward shooter who needs his teammates to pass the ball, without the support of his teammates, he alone with the ball to break through the Chelsea defense...... That's almost impossible.

All in all, the first half was lethargic for both teams.

The fans were very dissatisfied with this, and even many Liverpool fans made a 'boo' sound, and I don't know if they were 'booing' Chelsea, or 'booing' Liverpool, or the two teams 'booing' together, probably, they were very dissatisfied with the game between the two teams.

Meanwhile, in the stands of Anfield Stadium, in a VIP box.

Chelsea chairman Roman Abramovich sat in front of the window watching the game and was in a good mood when he arrived at Anfield before the game, thinking that the team would win Liverpool at Anfield, when Chelsea would be considered 'dominant' in the Premier League and that it would be too important to beat the only opponent.

Now the team is not behind, but Abramovich's face is not very good.

Defend...... Always defending...... Even as a casual fan, you would be quite unhappy with a game like this, and Roman Abramovich knew what the reason the game was going the way it was - it was all because of Chelsea, because of Jose Mourinho, if it wasn't for Chelsea's choice to defend, Liverpool's opening stance would have been to play against each other.

He was quite unhappy with the game.

Abramovich has always believed that his team should dominate England, dominate Europe, and become the giants of the century, and he hopes so, and he does not hesitate to spend a lot of money on it, and at the same time, he also wants the team to play beautiful attacking football, preferably like Arsenal and Barcelona, rather than desperately defending for victory, such a team he does not like, and the fans will not like it.

To win, but also to win beautifully, that's what Abramovich wants.

He knew it was a bit high, but he was quite unhappy to see Chelsea playing passively like this, and he felt he needed a reason, a reason for Mourinho to do it, a reason for Chelsea to play like this.

Compared with the two teams, Chelsea's squad is quite strong, whether it is the front, midfield, or backfield, it is no worse than Liverpool, and it can almost be described as a sweep in the league, so why does the team still play so passively?

Why?

Abramovich couldn't think of it.

At half-time, Roman Abramovich walked into the Chelsea dressing room and asked his men to bring in Jose Mourinho, who had a brief conversation right in front of the dressing room.

"Why are we kicking like this?" Abramovich asked, fighting back his anger.

He feels that he should still believe in Mourinho, after all, Mourinho's ability is there, although he did not win the Champions League last season, he also won the League Cup and the league title, and he has led the team to a good performance this season.

But now he needs to ask why.

Abramovich also voiced his thoughts, "Our players are not bad, our squad is not bad, our results are better, why defend all the time? Even if it's Anfield, I'd like to see a game with a goal. ”

Mourinho looked at Abramovich with a blank face, he sighed and finally said, "I think winning is more important than scoring goals. ”

'Maybe, but goals are also important.' Abramovich stared at Mourinho word for word, his voice already expressing displeasure, but he knew he shouldn't dictate anything about the game.

The two looked at each other, and in the end Abramovich left with his men, and before leaving, he told Mourinho, "The team has to at least win." ”

"I will."

Mourinho muttered to himself at Abramovich's back, and sighed with a wry smile after speaking. (To be continued......)