In the past, Liverpool was completely overwhelmed by Manchester United, but manager Houllier still led the team to a record of treble (FA Cup, League Cup, League Cup) in 2001, so Liverpool is still regarded as an important force in the title race, and the slogan "You will never go it alone" is engraved in the hearts of Reds fans.

But anyone knows that in the past two seasons, Liverpool has completely fallen, since the glory of 2001, Liverpool in the league has become less and less competitive, in order to regain its glory, at the end of last season, the club's top management finally made a painful decision, dismissed the meritorious coach Houllier, who had brought Liverpool a cup quadruple, and instead hired Benitez, the former Valencia coach who won the La Liga title twice in three years, to coach.

Benitez gave a lot of support from the club, although in the summer, Liverpool could not keep England's golden boy Michael Owen, but the club provided 30 million pounds of transfer funds, with Benitez to add three Spanish players to the team - Xavi Alonso, Luis Garcia and Josemi, and Liverpool also bought excellent French striker Cisse to supplement the attack, strengthen the team's attacking ability, just talk about the squad, Liverpool's strength has improved a lot compared to last season.

The same is true for the league results, although the $7 Liverpool result can only be described as 'winning the game that should have been won', but at least they won the games they should have won without a miracle, but there were no mistakes, and it was quite good for them to have one game less.

In the previous league, Liverpool also showed their strength, while the new addition Xavi Alonso has consolidated the main position, and Cisse has also won the hearts of Liverpool fans with continuous goals.

But there was bad news for Liverpool in the last round, and that was that their striker Cisse was injured, and this was in the Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers match.

Ewood Park has become Liverpool's 'graveyard', where three Reds have broken their legs for two seasons. Cisse was also one of them, with media after the game suggesting that the Frenchman could say goodbye to the season.

The Reds were left with two broken legs when the two teams met here last season, when Barosh broke a bone in a scramble with Babel, and Lucas Neil broke Carragher's leg with ferocity, and the same was seen earlier when Liverpool's fierce McAtier was kicked off by Blackburn's McKinley in the mid-90s, and this time it was Cisse's turn, and it looked like Blackburn's broken leg curse has always hung over the Reds.

Cice's tragedy occurred in the 35th minute when Cisse broke into the Blackburn Rovers penalty area. The opposing defender McWilley immediately went to tackle, his foot was brought to Cisse's calf, Cisse suddenly screamed in pain and fell to the ground, at this time Cisse's calf was seriously deformed, and the team doctor carried him out of the field on a stretcher after a little treatment, and he was taken directly to the hospital.

Baroshe, a Liverpool player who was close at the time, said after the game: "I heard something and I thought it was a broken bone. Such an act is truly shameful. ”

After the diagnosis, Liverpool press officer Ian Cotton said after the game: "The team doctor has confirmed that Cisse has a comminuted fracture of his tibia, as well as a fracture of the fibula in his left leg. Cisse will have surgery Sunday morning. Steel spikes will be inserted inside his tibia. Unfortunately he may not be able to play again this season. ”

Cisse's injury will have some impact on Liverpool, but more media outlets believe it will not have much impact, citing "other than a good performance before the start of the season". Cisse has not been able to perform well in the league and has not been able to replace Owen in Liverpool, and his combination with Baros has caused a lot of controversy. For Benitez, the injury to Cisse, the first-choice player, is a huge blow. He had to think about what kind of attacking combination he should use against Derby County, Baros and Melo, or Baros and Pongele? It looks like Liverpool have lost far more than two points at Ewood Park. ”

It's not just the game against Derby. Cisse's injury has forced Rafael Benitez to bring in a new attacking force in the winter, otherwise Liverpool's forward line is likely to be left unavailable.

Of course, the current media attention is still on the upcoming matches.

Even if Cisse is injured and unable to play, the media are still bullish on Liverpool, who believe that Liverpool 'can win the game they deserve', so Derby County will lose at Anfield, and that is the majority.

Derbyshire were unconvinced.

The media on both sides quarreled over this, and the quarrel was fierce, and the voices in favor of Liverpool in general accounted for the majority, who made Liverpool a wealthy club, and at the same time Derby County still had so many hostile media?

Wan Sheng felt that the argument between the two sides was a joke.

Who can say clearly whether the football game will be won or lost, even he can't guarantee that the game will be won, even against a small team, so it doesn't make the slightest sense to say these things before the game, but seeing those reports that say 'Liverpool must win', Wan Sheng still feels slightly uncomfortable.

So in the pre-match press conference, Wan Sheng talked about it, and he had a look of disdain on his face, "A lot of people say that Liverpool will definitely win? I don't know exactly what Liverpool look like they can beat us, but I think it's a 'deserving game' for Liverpool, so the winner can only be us. ”

Hearing this, the Liverpool media was furious.

But it was not surprising to know Wan Sheng quickly, including the hostile media reporters in Derbyshire, because they knew that Wan Sheng was like that, and it would be strange that he didn't say anything in the face of all the reports.

Media reporters who don't know Wansheng are labeled as 'arrogant' and 'arrogant' for Wansheng.

Actually said in public that Derby County would take the three points away at Anfield? This is not hubris, arrogance, and what else can it be?

Wan Sheng doesn't care about this at all, he said that to improve the fighting spirit of the players, and at the same time, even if he loses, he will not lose, you all say that Liverpool can win?

As Derby County manager, I rightfully say we can win!

Perhaps due to Wan Sheng's remarks in the pre-match press conference, the Liverpool fans at Anfield Stadium were not very friendly, and at the beginning of the game, when they saw the Derby County players entering the stadium, they collectively booed, and many people knew that the Liverpool fans' boos were for the Derby County manager, the young Chinese. But when the camera pointed over, he saw that the young man didn't care at all, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, as if the boos of Liverpool fans were praise.

'Wan Sheng is much calmer than before,' said Sky TV commentator George Woodgate, 'and he has matured and the voices of the Liverpool fans have not been able to influence him at all. ”

George Woodgate's analysis needs to be correct, Wan Sheng is calmer than before, but more importantly, he has more confidence in the team, so he doesn't care what other people say. That doesn't affect the game at all.

Liverpool fans also saw Wan Sheng's demeanor, they felt very partial, and at the same time they also felt that they were making a little fuss, the opposing manager said that if you can get three points at Anfield, can you really get three points? As the media said, it was just arrogance and arrogance, and they began to expect Liverpool to score frequently in the game and let the young Chinese know the gap between Derby County and Liverpool.

It's just a pity that it's just their thoughts. It doesn't mean that the game will play out that way.

Fifteen minutes into the game, many Liverpool fans stopped talking, and when they looked at them, they saw that the scoreboard clearly marked the current game as '0:1'. Home and away, Derby County gave Liverpool a one-goal lead at Anfield.

The goal belonged to Kluivert.

Kluivert started the game and he was in good form up front, and this time he ran into position. After receiving a pass from a team-mate, he turned directly to complete a cold shot, and goalkeeper Jerce Dudek had no idea that Kluivert would shoot suddenly. When he reacted, it was too late to make a save, so he could only watch the ball fly into the goal.

“goooal！！！ gaol！！！ Patrick Kluivert, the Barcelona abandoner scored the first goal for Derby County! 0:1, Derby County leads Liverpool away! ”

Kluivert, who scored the goal, was also excited.

This is still his first goal in the Premier League, as the commentator said, he is Barcelona's abandoned player, and now Barcelona has no place for him, so he left on a free transfer, and after arriving at Derby, Kluivert's situation has not actually become much better, and it is not easy for him to have a chance to start.

Now he's finally scored!

The first goal is still quite important, in ten rounds of the league, he has played four times without scoring, and this entry also means that he has broken the goal drought, so he is still quite excited, in the crazy celebration, Kluivert's excited eyes are a little red.

Sidelines.

Wan Sheng and Diamares also hugged happily.

This goal came quickly, which surprised Wan Sheng, and at the same time he was more pleased to score the goal of Kluivert, Kluivert is quite famous, but now he can only be the team's substitute, because he is not very good in the game, not as good as Bolton Reit, that is, there are few options for the first striker, Kluivert can have the opportunity to start, and this goal is also quite important, if Kluivert has not scored, Wan Sheng can only always use him as a substitute, but with a goal, Kluivert's mentality will definitely be much better, and the team's forward line is equivalent to an extra option, after all, Kluivert is much better than Burton Reiter in terms of technique, and he can make the team's attack more flexible on the field, which is stronger than Reiter.

While the Derby coaches and players were happy about the goal, the Liverpool fans in the audience were a little dazed, they couldn't imagine why Derby County would score first.

Isn't it said that Liverpool are stronger?

Didn't Liverpool win the games they deserved?

What's the situation now that Derby County is actually ahead!? Liverpool fans couldn't believe it.

Liverpool coach, Rafael Benitez sitting in the dugout on the sidelines was also a little surprised, he attaches great importance to Derby County, mainly because Derby County ranks in the top three in the league, and it must not be described as a good state for a while, Derby County must be very strong.

But Benitez thinks that Derby County has the strength and cannot be compared to Liverpool, so he didn't put too much energy into this game at Anfield Stadium, but now Derby County is suddenly ahead, and not counting this goal, they were also quite good before, and even completely able to play against Liverpool, at this time Benitez was out of content, he didn't think the team could easily win such a Derby.

In addition, Cisse is injured, Liverpool's forward ability is much worse, and more attacks rely on midfielder Steven Gerrard, but what now?

In Benitez's hesitation, the game time soon jumped to 30 minutes, by this time, Benitez still did not adjust the tactics, but this time Liverpool's luck came, in a corner, after the full-back Rieser took the ball, the Derby County goal was in chaos, in the confusion Gerrard seized the opportunity to pump the ball into the goal, and the score was also rewritten to 1:1.

That's when Benitez let out a long breath.

No matter what, it's always good to equalize, but this period of play also made Benitez see something, the most important of which is that if you play head-to-head, it is not easy for Liverpool to beat Derby County, the opponent's full-court defense is too strong, at least Liverpool has no ability to suppress back.

Benitez quickly waved his hand and told the players on the field to change their tactics.

Liverpool's tactical changes are simple, that is, the whole team retreats, strengthen the defense, and then find opportunities to play counter-attacks, such a tactical change will make Liverpool's defense more solid.

But Wan Sheng was dumbfounded.

After taking a one-goal lead, Wan Sheng thought that the team should shrink the defense line and use the one-goal lead to play a defensive counterattack, but the first goal came a little too early, and Wan Sheng still planned to have the opportunity to make adjustments, but now he saw Liverpool score, or such a somewhat chaotic goal, and Liverpool re-equalized, and the advantage was not in the hands of Derby.

To Wan Sheng's stunned, what does Benitez mean by actually adjusting his tactics now and letting Liverpool shrink the defense? Could it be that Liverpool are going to hold on to the draw? Or did they decide that Derby County would attack?

Wan Sheng didn't know.

He turned his head to look at the Liverpool coach's box, where the Spaniard was sitting, his face was dignified, but Wan Sheng saw some old fox meaning from it, and at the same time secretly complained in his heart, "This is Anfield Stadium, Liverpool is sitting at home, and he is going to start a passive defensive counterattack just after the draw?" This guy is too thick-skinned! He's not afraid that Liverpool fans will be dissatisfied with the game!? (To be continued......)