In the second round of the English Premier League, Liverpool's opponent is Sunderland, this is the home game at Anfield, and it is also Liverpool's first home game of the new season.

Sunderland have had only a few minor hits in the summer transfer market.

There will be hope for two new young strikers, with Blackburn's Staid and Liverpool's loanee Le Talek both having potential, but only potential, with the departure of veteran striker Brian Dean having a big impact on Sunderland.

The media's assessment of Sunderland is that it depends on luck whether they want to fight for relegation.

The same is true of their table, Sunderland played Charlton at home in the first round, and lost 1:3, their starting table was a little poor, and many media did not have a good evaluation of Sunderland, compared with other Premier League teams, they really have nothing to say, "Manchester Sport" commented on the 20 teams in the Premier League, and described Sunderland as follows: "McCarthy wants to be relegated, and all he can hope for is the hard work and spirit of the players." ”

Yes, the current Sunderland, for coach McCarthy, the hard power is not enough, and if you want to be relegated, you can really only rely on the spirit of daring to fight.

Compared with Liverpool, who won the 'standard king' in the summer, and had an excellent first round table, and is a century-old giant in the Premier League, Sunderland's strength is much worse, and almost no one is optimistic that they can get points at Anfield Stadium, in fact, in addition to Liverpool media and fans, there are very few people who pay attention to the game, because the focus of this round is the battle between Chelsea and Arsenal, Liverpool VS Sunderland is not worth mentioning at all.

The day before the competition, Zhang Tiehan still trained hard. He can feel the improvement he has improved in training and he wants to really adapt to the new tactics and play to his strengths in tomorrow's game.

That's what he thinks.

But it's still very difficult to really do it, and he knows that very well, after all, there is not much time to adapt to the new tactics, and he is still in a position that he is not good at. He is learning new things every day, trying to improve and adapt, and in this match against Sunderland, Zhang Tiehan also decided to determine the victory advantage first and then adapt to the tactics.

But when the game started, Zhang Tiehan was very distressed.

Guaranteed victory? It's not that easy. Nowadays, almost all opponents have developed defensive strategies against him, and when it comes to the front court, especially when it comes to the ball, he almost feels like he is in a quagmire, and it is too difficult to find opportunities with the ball forward, even if he can occasionally pass the opposing player. But it didn't make a difference, and Sunderland had more than one player to set up against him.

Especially when he wades past a player, only to find that he has no chance to pass the ball, it is even more frustrating.

This kind of defense against the opponent is ...... Zhang Tiehan could only smile wryly, he had wanted to score a few more goals in the game and win the support of Liverpool fans at Anfield, but now it seems that it is really difficult to achieve this goal.

But his table is still good.

Halfway through the first half. Although he didn't score, Zhang Tiehan still had four shots on goal. Two of them hit the goal frame, and the most helpless thing for Sunderland was Zhang Tiehan's impact, he was like a big tank fortress, constantly attacking Sunderland's defense, they had to divide almost half of the defense to deal with Zhang Tiehan, and then the defensive intensity of other Liverpool players was naturally much less.

This gave Liverpool's other players a lot of opportunities.

No matter how Zhang Tiehan plays. At least he easily completed the task of 'tactical center', but Zhang Tiehan was not satisfied, he was not a tactical center, but a player who could really score goals, and this kind of game went on. He will be the second Barosh...... Maybe he's a lot better than Barosh individually, but the role he plays in the game is really similar.

After the last game, plus this one, Zhang Tiehan somewhat understands why Benitez wants to change his tactics for him, continue the original tactics, he can only be' The strengthened version of Baroshe', that has not had a great effect on Liverpool's strength, after all, his ability has been clear to too many teams, and the opponent will defend against his ability, even if he attracts more defensive attention, it is just to attract defense, Zhang Tiehan wants to score, and Liverpool FC spent 30 million pounds to bring him to the team for his goalscoring ability.

So Zhang Tiehan began to try to retreat, and at the same time increased the number of times he cooperated with Gerrard and Alonso.

In this way, it is not easy for Sunderland to comprehensively restrict him, but at the same time, Zhang Tiehan's threat to Sunderland's defense is also much smaller, after all, his position is retreated, and there is no impact too far forward, Sunderland can rest assured to disperse to defend others.

There are gains and losses, the midfield trio cooperates, and the control of football has also increased a lot, Liverpool controls the rhythm on the field, but after all, Zhang Tiehan has just begun to adapt to the new position, and his performance can only be said to be average, better than the last game, but it has not reached the 'world-class level' expected by fans.

But in the eyes of Liverpool's teammates, Zhang Tiehan's appearance is still good.

For example, in the last game, he would do a lot of purposeless passes, those passes did not have much effect, and even some were counterproductive, and now Zhang Tiehan's passes are more skillful and practical, which is also a major feature of Liverpool's tactics; In addition, in terms of running, Zhang Tiehan added a lot of explosive runs instead of running aimlessly, so that teammates could easily find his position and pass the ball safely; Again, Zhang Tiehan will not retreat and Gerrard, Alonso's position coincides, in the last game many times, Zhang Tiehan retreated too far forward, or too far back, which is not easy to fight, now Zhang Tiehan's position will always be at a certain distance from Gerrard and Alonso, not long or short, just suitable for passing cooperation, in addition, when the opponent's defense has loopholes, Zhang Tiehan can sometimes grasp it.

Overall, his cousin can become a qualified striker.

But it's just qualified.

Zhang Tiehan doesn't know how to run to make the best combination of his personal ability and tactics, that is a fitting point, as long as he grasps this, he can really integrate into the new tactics and give full play to his strength.

It's still a bit early......

However, Benitez in the Liverpool dugout was quite satisfied, even a little surprised. He knew that Zhang Tiehan was making rapid progress, but he didn't expect it to be so fast, in his opinion, it would be good for Zhang Tiehan to adapt to the new position in two or three months, and after another two or three months, he could achieve tacit cooperation with his teammates. At the same time, he showed excellent individual ability, but now he ...... It doesn't seem to take that long, and at this rate of progress, in another month, he will probably be able to do his best.

One month......? Are you kidding.

Benitez was frightened by his thoughts, it's only been a month, it's really not long, you know, a player. Even if you are a world superstar, it is not easy to adapt to tactics when you come to a new team, there are many, many excellent players, after coming to a team, they will not adapt from beginning to end, and then they will be very poor, and they can only choose to leave.

Even if a Premier League player moves to a new Premier League club, it will take a while to get used to it. Only one month...... That's probably the best case.

And Zhang Tiehan's progress is too exaggerated, as if he was born for a new position. You shouldn't be a center forward at all...... But it obviously doesn't make sense, Zhang Tiehan became the top scorer in Serie A last season and became the top scorer in the Champions League.

In short, Zhang Tiehan's progress is amazing.

But that's just what Benitez and Liverpool's teammates know about Zhang Tiehan's recent training. In the eyes of the media and ordinary fans, Zhang Tiehan's appearance is very average, he does not have the level of the world's top strikers at all, and most importantly, he does not score. Without scoring throughout the first half, Liverpool dominated the pitch but also scored in the end.

Fans are looking forward to the second half.

But when the second half comes, Zhang Tiehan's table is nothing special, his table is not even as good as the first half, in the first half he can still effectively impact the Sunderland defense, but in the second half it is rarely seen, he seems to be 'aimless' passing, the real threat is only two long-range shots, but the long-range shot is really nothing new for Zhang Tiehan, and in the end he still did not score.

Liverpool had a lot of chances, but they didn't score, perhaps it was due to luck, and Liverpool's three-legged post made Liverpool fans feel helpless.

One of them is Zhang Tiehan's, but compared with the evaluation and expectations of Liverpool fans and all the English media about Zhang Tiehan, Zhang Tiehan's table can only be regarded as barely qualified.

The two teams ended up with a 0:0 draw.

It's an acceptable scoreline for Sunderland, playing against a team like Liverpool and away from home, a draw is enough to satisfy them, but for Liverpool the result is a bit bad, they deserve all three points in a win against Sunderland, and losing those two points means putting in more effort in the future.

After the game, Manchester Sport gave Zhang Tiehan a score of only '5'.

However, "Manchester Sport" represents Manchester United, and their hatred of Zhang Tiehan's views is naturally not popular, and their ratings can only be referenced, and most media give Zhang Tiehan a rating higher than six points, but overall there is no too high rating.

The Sky TV commentator commented after the game, "Zhang's appearance is not bad, but obviously he has not adapted to the team yet, and if he wants to establish himself at Liverpool and have the same impressive appearance as Roma, he needs more time." ”

"Liverpool fans should be patient, Zhang's occasional outstanding performance in the game is still remarkable, especially in the first half, he alone has a very big impact on the Sunderland backline, Sunderland has to concentrate on defending him, so that the rest of Liverpool can get more chances, Zhang should take advantage of this more than making unnecessary passes and receiving with teammates in the back......"

The Sky TV commentator spoke about Zhang Tiehan's passing problem, which he thought was unnecessary, while Sunderland defender Stubbs also said in an interview, "He's very good, he's very strong, I bumped into him, and now my shoulder hurts a little bit...... But luckily they were unlucky and we got a draw, which was acceptable for us. ”

Sunderland boss McCarthy also said of this in a press release, "I'm delighted to get a draw at Anfield, it's precious to us. ”

However, Benitez was not dissatisfied with the game, but he was satisfied, "Yes, I am satisfied, all we lack is some luck. You know, there are always accidents on the football pitch, and when you face these accidents, you have to accept them calmly, and this draw was a bit of a surprise for me. But my players are very good and I'm very proud of them. ”

Next, a reporter asked Zhang Tiehan.

"Zhang's appearance is very good, I am seeing that he is playing better and better with his team-mates and I am sure he will be able to adapt to the team very quickly, adapt to the Premier League, and then it will be easier for the team." ”

But there are still some media who are skeptical of Zhang Tiehan's appearance, after all, Zhang Tiehan scored 43 Serie A goals last season, and as long as he plays, he can score 1.3 goals in each game, which is much higher than all the strikers in Europe, including Gilardino, Vanney, and Henry.

Now in the two Premier League games, Zhang Tiehan has not scored, and one of the opponents is still Sunderland, who can only be relegated, this kind of table will be questioned.

The media, which had previously held the idea of 'seeing', also expressed some doubts.

"Zhang's table is not good, Liverpool may have made a loss-making deal......"

"Champion in exchange for parallel goods?"

"In the past round of the league, Zhang did not score again, which disappointed a lot of Liverpool fans."

"Liverpool v Sunderland, 0:0? Where is Zhang? ”

"What about Mr. Thirty Million Pounds?"

Many media reported on Zhang Tiehan's game, and their comments were not very good, and even some Liverpool media expressed doubts, but Liverpool's teammates and coach Benitez have supported Zhang Tiehan throughout the club, which has somewhat suppressed these doubts.

But after all, there are a lot of questions, and Zhang Tiehan is also very stressed.

Although he has scored in the team, he has not scored a goal in the Premier League, he is still a little depressed, he has been trying to find opportunities in the game, but it is really difficult, the opponent is very strict with his defense, unless the team gives him all support, like in the game against CSKA Sofia, but he also knows that it is impossible.

That kind of tactic can really only play the underdog.

If you are playing against teams of the same level such as Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal, it is very difficult to use that kind of tactic, and it is very difficult for you to express yourself, just like last season when Roma played Juventus, no matter how you play, you can't find a chance at all, Juventus completely suppresses Roma with strength, no matter how strong his personal ability is, the team is completely passive, and if you want to become a team that wins the championship, you can't rely on himself in attack.

He knew this, but he was still a little depressed.

So in the weekday training, Zhang Tiehan worked harder, he put 100% of his energy into training, just hoping that the next game can be better, can really be integrated into the new tactics, and have a better performance, this is Zhang Tiehan's goal in the short term, in a week, he didn't even give an interview, nor did he go out to play once, just training, training.

All the Liverpool teammates who watched Zhang Tiehan train had a feeling - as long as it was another month, no, probably shorter, Zhang Tiehan's appearance would definitely surprise everyone, including them who watched Zhang Tiehan improve.

It's a strange feeling......

But that's what they think.

What kind of strength Liverpool will burst out at that time, they don't know, but what they do know is that Zhang Tiehan's appearance will be very good, and he will soon become Liverpool's most important player.

Even Gerald thought so.

He is now Liverpool's most important player, the heart of the midfield, but will it be next month? Watching Zhang Tiehan's training, he sometimes thinks like this, but soon he becomes happy - isn't this what he has always wanted?

Stronger teammates, stronger team, go and win all kinds of honors together!

That's what he wants! (To be continued......)