Away to promoted Maredding is also sure to be a tough game for Liverpool.

Don't look at Reading as a promoted horse, in fact, their quality is not bad, and they are now ranked 8th in the English League.

Arsenal, which was originally fourth, was slaughtered by Liverpool, and Reading, the ninth, is of course not a problem, but Reading, Liverpool has great scruples.

In the eighth round of the first half, Reading hosted Chelsea, although in the end Chelsea O won the game, but Chelsea paid the price of the goal, in that game, Chelsea's No. 1 goalkeeper Cech was kicked by Reading forward Hunt to the bone, and was sent to hospital on the spot, and the goalkeeper Kutinic was knocked unconscious on the spot by Reading midfielder Songko, it can be said that Chelsea's decline in this season's record has a lot to do with the injuries of the two goalkeepers in that game.

Reading played so hard, it can even be said to be rough, it is impossible for Liverpool not to consider the situation of injury, and now they have played the most tense time in both fields, once the main players are injured, especially the indispensable players such as Chen Yu and Gerrard, it will be disastrous for Liverpool.

Due to Reading's rough style of play, and considering that Liverpool has a crucial match with Fiorentina in the Champions League in midweek, Benitez considered hiding Chen Yu, Gerrard and other absolute main players in this game, and used substitutes to play against Reading.

Its practical substitutes can't be regarded as much risk, because the vast majority of Reading's main players are players from League One, in the summer and winter transfer market, the budget-conscious Reading manager Koper only spent 150,000 pounds to buy Xue Qixuan from Wolves, and spent 350,000 pounds to buy the attacking and ferocious central defender Sodejie from Blandford, such a lineup is many times worse than Liverpool's substitutes, as long as Liverpool's substitutes can play at a normal level, they can completely beat Reading.

Although Chen Yu and Gerrard are not cowardly people, they don't want to play against a team with a rough style of play, the opponent's style of play is so dirty, the probability of injury must be far greater than that of ordinary teams, and it is really not worth taking risks for a game that can be won by substitutes, so Chen Yu and Gerrard also agreed to the arrangement of playing as substitutes in this game.

Even after the decision was made, Benitez put pressure on Reading and the referees before the game, calling for civility in the game and an end to violence on the pitch, arguing that violence had affected England's brilliance and level, and now the referees must be strict in enforcing the law, and the players themselves must restrain their words and deeds, and not use violent means to ruin the efforts of others for a season.

Although Benitez did not directly name Reading, Reading's head coach Koper is also a smart man, he understands who Benitez is attacking, and Koper quietly gives Benitez a response.

"There's a very bad sign in English football these days, which is to demonize Reading, in fact we are not the team with the most fouls, nor the team with the most red cards, there are teams that are rougher than us, but because we are a small club, people are soft-spoken, no one speaks for us, and our results are not bad, so we have become the roughest and most hurtful team, and I hope that the media will show their conscience and say a few fair words to clear the name of Reading.

Reading manager Koper may be partly true, Reading is not the most red and yellow cards in England, but this does not change the fact that Koper's team plays roughly, as a promoted polo team, almost all the main players are League One players, they can play the current record, it is impossible to rely on skills and tactics, dare to fight, fouls and kills as a means is their foothold.

So despite the speculation about the Asian derby between Chen Yu and Reading's South Korean foreign player Xue Qixuan, Benitez still put Chen Yu on the bench, which is also the third absence since Chen Yu returned from injury.

Without Chen Yu, as well as Kuyt, Crouch, without Gerrard, and Mascherano, without Alonso, and Sissoko, the gap between Liverpool's main force and the substitute is not very large, and the level of the substitutes is also at the level of football powerhouse internationals, and the outside media and Liverpool fans are still full of confidence in Liverpool's away victory over Reading.

Compared with Liverpool, Reading is the main force, eighth place they still have the hope of reaching the European stage, Koper and his disciples are impossible to be without desire, the killer players Hunt and Songko Coefficient, who attracted much attention before the game, also stood in the right midfield position of South Korean foreign player Xue Qixuan.

Before the start of the game, the camera's lens from time to time to Chen Yu and Gerrard on the sidelines, it was the first time that these two were absent at the same time, but Chen Yu and Gerrard looked very relaxed, and they laughed from time to time, it seemed that the two were very confident in their teammates.

Sitting in the coach's box, the head coach Benitez is not as easy as Chen Yu and Gerrard, although Liverpool has stepped over the mountain of Arsenal, but still has to win, with Reading's tough play, Liverpool will definitely not get too many shooting opportunities, and it is difficult to shoot in an undisturbed situation, in this case, can Liverpool's forwards grasp the opportunity? Benitez was not sure about this, before Chen Yu's transfer, seizing opportunities has always been Liverpool's weakness, which is why Benitez put Chen Yu on the bench and did not dare to rest completely outside the squad.

When the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, an expected piece of bad news reached the Madeischi Stadium, and the early London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur came to an end, and thanks to a long-range shot from central defender Carvalho, Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur and temporarily moved three points past Liverpool in second place in the table.

This news gave Liverpool some pressure, after the start of the game, Liverpool played very actively, completely out of the last game against Arsenal, pressing all over the field, not giving Reading a little respite, obviously Liverpool players want to score all the goals to get rid of this promoted team's illusion of winning, and make their later game time a little easier.

Scoring first and expanding the score is the main tactic for strong teams to deal with weak teams, because weak teams are generally not confident enough in strong teams, and often take the idea of trying to see, if there is hope, they will play more and more confident, and in the end they may even upset, and if they fall behind early, they will give up the game and keep their energy and body to play a team of similar grade with themselves.

However, today's Reading is fully prepared for Liverpool's strength, and with Liverpool's current state, any team, even Manchester United, will pay O points of attention when playing against Liverpool, let alone Reading.

Reading's tactics are mainly defensive, the defense is mainly fouled, and the fouls are mainly injured, and the main bet is that the star players of a strong team like Liverpool are afraid of injury, and they seem to have a lot of action, but in fact, they don't necessarily get down, but the main thing is the effect of psychological deterrence, and I want to use this to affect Liverpool's swing.

Even if Liverpool is on the bench, they are all stars, like Reina, Finnam, Carragher, Hyypia, Arbeloa; Mascherano, Sissoko, Crouch, Kuyt and others, the worst is also a substitute international at this level, with an annual salary of more than one or two million pounds, and a value of more than five million pounds, and Reading's most valuable Xue Qixuan is 15o pounds, which is not comparable to Liverpool's substitutes.

In this way, most of the opportunities for half of the goals were snatched by Reading, and Reading also had the upper hand in terms of momentum, and Liverpool could only dominate possession and the number of passes.

Seeing that their players did not lose their momentum after the opening, the Accommodating Madeischi Stadium was thunderous, and they chanted the names of the players and cheered for them.

The Reading commentators on the scene are also constantly using provocative words to stimulate Liverpool's players and fans, wanting to use this to discourage Liverpool's fighting spirit," ...... Hunt come on, Songko, come on, football is a man's sport, and the cowards don't play, like that Chinese, how safe it is to sit off the field...... Fans, a little more applause, the players can't hear it, this is our home stadium, this is a 135-year-old team and we can't lose to anyone here, come with me, give a round of applause to the great Koper, our hero......"

Spurred on by the commentators, the applause at the Madeischi Stadium intensified, and the fans chanted Koper's name.

Former Crystal Palace coach Koper is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to Reading Chong, O3 years after coaching Reading, only two years, he created a miracle in the history of the English league, in the Championship of the O5UU season, Koper led Reading to an amazing record of 31 wins and 13 draws, and the total of 1OU points also broke the 1o1 point promotion point record held by Fulham, and Reading Club under the leadership of Koper, after 135 years of ups and downs, It was finally the first time he stepped onto the big stage of England's top league.

The promotion has given the Reading team great spiritual encouragement, here, every Reading player and fan regards the Reading game as a war, and would rather shed blood and sweat than let the opponent take a point, this spirit and fighting spirit is the fundamental reason why the Reading team based on English League One is based on England and played to eighth place.

The first shot of the game came from Reading, and in the fifth minute, Oster whipped in a corner from the right and Ingilmarsson headed wide of the near corner

The second shot of the game was still Reading, in the 9th minute, Hunt crossed from the left side of the penalty area, but Oster's shot from the right yard of the penalty area was saved by Reina, Hunt, who tried to make up the shot, then fell to the penalty area after making contact with Reina, Reina fell to the ground, Hunt sat on the ground and asked for a penalty, but the referee refused to award a penalty, but hurried over to see if Reina was injured.

At this time, all the Liverpool fans were in their throats, they seemed to see the scene where Hunt kicked and injured Cech, but soon Reina stood up, and the slow motion also showed that Reina touched Hunt's leg and was suspected of fouling, but Reina made full use of the negative impact of Hunt's last kick and injured Cech, and successfully escaped this punishment.

The thousands of Liverpool fans who came to watch the game finally reassured, and they also laughed at Reading for finally reaping the consequences, thinking that it was they who often hurt people, so that the referee made a misjudgment, which was a punishment for them, while Reading fans were very angry, and they booed the referee, thinking that the referee was favoring the giants.

Reading are used to being a small team, but they have not been affected much, still maintaining a tough defensive posture and quick and decisive counter-attacks, creating endless problems for Liverpool.

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