In the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 knockout round, Liverpool faced Benfica at Anfield, and Zhang Tiehan was in the squad?

Are you kidding!

Many even suspected that this was a mistake made by Benitez, the Spaniard was crazy to think of the striker to score, and as a result, he could only think of Zhang Tiehan, and then put Zhang Tiehan in the squad...... Of course, even they know that this is just a fantasy, Benitez can't make that kind of mistake, and even if he makes a mistake, UEFA will remind him, and nothing has happened so far, which means that Zhang Tiehan can play.

But how is that possible?

In December, Zhang Tiehan was injured, and the doctor undoubtedly confirmed that it would take six months to recover, even if the doctor's words were conservative, why would it take five months? But now it's only early March, at least not in mid-March, that is, three months, how did Zhang Tiehan recover?

A lot of people don't get it.

So these reporters can only think about rushing to interview Benitez, but in the pre-match stage, Benitez is unlikely to appear in the field of vision of media reporters before the press conference, and even if he appears, he will not accept any interviews.

At this time, the media remembered what Benitez and Gerrard said in previous interviews...... These two guys really put a big smoke bomb, no, it should be said that Zhang Tiehan's comeback is too unexpected, and it is impossible for ordinary people to think of this.

Many Portuguese media outlets are worried about Benfica.

Many media outlets have also interviewed Benfica coach Ronald Koeman, hoping to return to how Benfica will deal with Zhang Tiehan's appearance.

Ronald Coman is quite a successful man in football.

At just 42 years old and only retiring in 1997, Ronald Koeman was very famous as a young man, and his free-kick talent was no less than that of Mihajlovic and Barça's first European Cup in history was won by his free-kick.

Interestingly. In that final, Barcelona's opponent was the victim of Mihajlovic's hat-trick free-kick, Sampdoria.

However, Koeman's attacking talent is much more than that.

His long-range shots, headers and long balls are also world-class, and he is arguably the best interpreter and most loyal enforcer of Dutch football's all-attacking and all-defensive philosophy. Koeman's retirement has undoubtedly made world football one less scenery of "pulling out the mountains".

As a coach, he has also achieved good results.

January 2000. Koeman became the manager of Eredivisie side Vitesse. In December 2001, Koeman was appointed manager of Ajax, a team that won the Eredivisie in 2002, 2004 and the Dutch Cup in 2002.

Koeman left Ajax last summer after losing to Ouserre in the UEFA Cup, and he replaced Terpattoni as Benfica boss in the Portuguese Super League.

Ronald Koeman's record with the team was so brilliant that many opponents had to study Ronald Koeman's style of play, and 'don't let the opponent play' quickly became Koeman's label, and Koeman's tactics were to irritate the opponent in the attack and expose the flaws. Finally, in a war of attrition, the opponent is brought down.

That's Ronald Koeman, that's Benfica.

Ronald Koeman has always been calm, no matter what opponent he faces, which is why he was able to say at the end of the Champions League group stage, "I hope it will be Barcelona and AC Milan will too." ”

Any team in the world would have a headache against these two opponents, but Ronald Koeman is not afraid at all, he is the kind of team that is calm at all times. There is no denying that a coach who can make the team play against any kind of opponent. Benfica has been able to play in the Champions League so far, and it is definitely half the credit of Ronald Koeman.

But now, when asked by reporters 'what Benfica is prepared for Zhang's appearance', Ronald Coman is rarely in a daze. immediately asked a very silly question, "Zhang?" Their number thirteen? Will he play? ”

Then the reporters knew the answer.

Obviously, Ronald Koeman's Benfica did not make any preparations for Zhang Tiehan's appearance.

But this is also understandable, who would have known that Zhang Tiehan would be on the list? Except for Liverpool, no one else could have guessed at all. Zhang Tiehan's return was too sudden, so sudden that everyone was not mentally prepared.

It can be said that Benfica has already lost this battle before the game.

At the same time, Zhang Tiehan had entered the Anfield stadium with his teammates, and after changing their shirts in the dressing room, the whole team went to the game field to warm up.

When they entered the pitch, the whole Benfica team had just entered the pitch.

The two sides looked at each other, and the whole Liverpool team missed the warm-up directly, but many Benfica players were still staring in the direction of Liverpool, no one was puzzled by this, everyone knew that they were looking at Zhang Tiehan, it must be yes, for Benfica, the protagonist of today's game was definitely Zhang Tiehan, because they did not make any preparations for this, and it was really difficult to say what would happen when they arrived at the game.

Halfway through the warm-up, the fans who came to watch the game began to enter one by one.

It was only at this time that the Liverpool fans who came found out that Zhang Tiehan was warming up, most people didn't watch the news live before the game, they came to see the game directly, and there was no need to do that, so it was only then that they knew that Zhang Tiehan was likely to play today, which surprised Liverpool fans.

Maybe surprise is inevitable!

The media all know the news that Zhang Tiehan has recovered, not to mention the fans, Liverpool fans didn't expect Zhang Tiehan to be able to represent the team again, and they were a little unbelievable when they saw Zhang Tiehan's figure.

They reacted quickly and collectively called Zhang Tiehan's name.

Hearing this voice, Zhang Tiehan was very happy, he didn't play for three months, but he didn't expect these fans to remember himself, in the shouts of the fans, Zhang Tiehan couldn't help but start the game quickly, he could gallop in the game, so he threw down the football and ran to the side of the stands to wave to the fans, and shouted happily, "Hahahaha, hello!" See! I, Zhang Tiehan, are back! Yes, I'm back! ”

He had a very good voice, a loud voice, and the fans who were sitting closer could hear it, so their shouts became more enthusiastic.

The other Liverpool players who watched this scene rolled their eyes, and they sighed in their hearts that experiencing a serious injury didn't change this guy's temperament at all...... He's still the same, not changing at all.

The Benfica players were also stunned, it was the first time they had seen a player who had deserted to shout at the fans during the warm-up...... This guy is really good.

However, Liverpool fans feel that seeing Zhang Tiehan today is already worth the ticket price!

They are all here to cheer for the team, I really didn't expect to see Zhang Tiehan, if Zhang Tiehan can play, this is the first time he has played for Liverpool in three months, this game is a must-see, they are a little glad that they bought tickets, otherwise they would not be able to see Zhang Tiehan's first appearance on the spot.

Zhang Tiehan's appearance is definitely a blessing for Liverpool!

Liverpool fans are deeply touched by this, before Christmas, Liverpool is a strong contender for the league title, and the continuous games are also record-breaking, and most of the league games can win opponents, so Liverpool is very strong, they don't have to worry about the team scoring goals or anything.

Zhang Tiehan was injured, and Liverpool's forward line was sluggish...... Recently, they have all heard reports of Liverpool's unfavorable forwards, and various media have analyzed the reasons for Liverpool's poor results, not to mention the media, as long as you are a pure Liverpool fan, you can know the problems encountered by the team.

Fortunately, Zhang Tiehan is back.

The Liverpool fans were quite happy and at the same time the pre-match press conference finally began, which was attended by both managers, Ronald Koeman wanted to get some accurate information on whether Zhang Tiehan would be available and whether he would start or be a substitute, while Benitez had to explain something.

He affirmed that Zhang Tiehan was in the squad, "I will put him on the bench, whether he can play depends on the game, after all, he has not played for the team for three months." ”

It is reasonable to be placed on the bench.

The media also thinks that Zhang Tiehan will be on the bench, after all, he has not played for a long time, maybe it will take a while to recover his condition, and he can slowly get better after playing once in a while to adapt to the game, but most people still expect Zhang Tiehan to play, especially those who support Liverpool's media, after these three months, they can't wait for Zhang Tiehan to really return.

At the same time, Benitez's answer is equivalent to giving Koeman an answer, and Koeman is more concerned about Zhang Tiehan's appearance than these media, because he has almost no preparation for it.

When he looked at Benitez, Coman couldn't help but roll his eyes and curse secretly, "Cunning." ”

If this news had been known, Coman would have made the team ready, even if Zhang Tiehan only appeared in the squad and did not start, but if Liverpool was disadvantaged, they would definitely let Zhang Tiehan play, and how to play at that time may depend on the performance, which made Coman very uncomfortable, then for him, it was equivalent to a complete loss of control of the game, he didn't want to do that, I'm afraid no coach wants that.

In the pre-match atmosphere, the game between the two teams finally began.

The opening commentator introduced the players of the two teams and talked about the last meeting, "Benfica beat Liverpool 1-0 in the last game, they have a goal advantage, and Liverpool does not have any away goals, if you want to win against Benfica, Liverpool must score at least two goals, provided that Benfica is not allowed to score, which is a test for Liverpool's relatively tired forward line." ”

'We can see Zhang on the Liverpool bench for the first time in three months.

'I don't know what his injury is, but I think he's in the squad and it means he's basically okay with his injury, otherwise Benitez wouldn't have put him in the squad, but he's just a substitute and we hope Liverpool can be in good shape today so that they have a better chance of knocking them out.' (To be continued......)