Chapter 401: This is Professional Football

Benitez is worried that someone will get injured during the game.

The game was a little too intense, both teams were very active on the field, everyone fell to the ground more than once, such a fierce game, injuries are too normal, but Liverpool can no longer afford to lose players, the team's focus is on the Champions League, not the league, and Benitez doesn't want to see anyone injured again before the game against Barcelona.

He looked at Zhang Tiehan.

Benitez is actually not too worried about Zhang Tiehan, after coming to Liverpool, Zhang Tiehan was injured once, and he was very strict and almost missed all the games this season, but that was a very coincidental thing, under normal circumstances, Zhang Tiehan can withstand more intense games than other players, his body is exceptionally strong, if it wasn't for the injury before Christmas, Benitez felt that this guy was insulated from injury at all.

It's still possible, though

Zhang Tiehan must not be injured, otherwise there will be no need to play at all in the game with Barcelona, and Liverpool, who has a weak forward, goes to Camp Nou, except for waiting to be beaten without the power to fight back, what other possibilities can there be?

When the time comes, it will be extremely difficult for you to line up against Barcelona, and if you want to win at Camp Nou, I'm afraid you really have to pray to God, right?

But in the end, Benitez still didn't replace Zhang Tiehan, he thought that Zhang Tiehan didn't seem to have much pressure in the first half, and the 'England villain' who defended Zhang Tiehan couldn't take advantage of him at all, and even the other party was put to the ground by Zhang Tiehan again and again, which is a bit of the opposite, but in the end, Zhang Tiehan is not in any danger.

However, he told Steven Gerrard that he would be taken off at the start of the second half.

Gerrard needs more rest than Zhang Tiehan, in fact, in the team. The two players who have played the most minutes are Steven Gerrard and Zhang Tiehan, who are two of the best players in the team, and they are also two real tough guys, and their bodies and physical abilities are the best in the team.

Comparatively speaking, Zhang Tiehan is still more 'tough'.

He rarely had any fitness problems and was physically fitter. Gerrard will occasionally lose fitness, so Benitez replaced Gerrard, and he has already figured out when to replace Zhang Tiehan - as long as the goal is scored again, or the time is almost over, then Zhang Tiehan can also be released.

The second half of the game began quickly.

The game was no different from the first half, with Rafael Gerrard coming on for veteran Hamann, but he didn't make any tactical changes. Everton is the same, manager David Moyes also feels that there is nothing to adjust in tactics, in fact, although two goals down, Moyes does not think that has anything to do with tactics, the biggest relationship is that his team is not as strong as the opponent.

That's for sure.

The focus was on the position of Zhang Tiehan and Piston, and Moyes had considered the point of defending Zhang Tiehan before the game, so he chose Piston. In derby, 'Bad Man' Pistone is always a bit of a deterrent. Although Moyes is noncommittal about Piston's individual ability, when it comes to hard-to-go games, Pistone still has a lot to play.

But the first half was disappointing.

Piston and Zhang Tiehan didn't take advantage of the clash at all, and at the end of the 45th minute, Zhang Tiehan scored a goal and kicked the post to give Gerrard a chance to shoot. It was only these two tables that allowed the two teams to have a two-goal gap.

The current score can be said to have a lot to do with Pistone's failure to limit Zhang Tiehan.

Compared to Zhang Tiehan's appearance when Liverpool played against other teams, Moyes knew that this was Piston's problem, especially since the opponent's number 13 had both shots from distance - how could he have the opportunity to shoot from distance?

Despite this, Moyes did not make any adjustments in the second half. Piston still played.

Moyes has no better option when it comes to defending Zhang Tiehan, and he can't send two men to guard Zhang Tiehan like other teams who have faced Liverpool - other teams can do that, but Everton can't!

Everton and Liverpool are mortal enemies, real mortal enemies!

If he sends two players to defend Zhang Tiehan, then in Everton's style, he can almost only choose passive defense, and then seek a counterattack, playing like that is actually the best choice, but it is also Everton can not choose, even if they lose, they can't play like that, because Everton fans can't accept it.

This is also Everton's helplessness against Liverpool.

On the pitch at this point, Piston was feeling rather bad. At half-time, he thought the manager would replace him, but in the end Moyes chose to believe him, which would have been a good thing, but when Pistone thought about defending the opponent's number 13 in the first half, he felt that it was better to go straight off the field.

In this mentality, it's no wonder that he can feel good.

Especially when fighting, almost every time I feel very powerless, every time no matter what I do, it is useless, Pistone feels that he has worked hard enough, and he is serious enough, but he just can't grab the ball, not to mention that it is difficult to even interfere with the opponent, this feeling makes Pistone feel that if he continues like this, he is likely to lose the confidence to continue playing.

At half-time, Piston was still a little confident.

He thought he had to do it well if he could win the manager's trust, and he promised Moyes that he would do his best to do it, but now it's the way it is, and Pistone doesn't know what to do.

He had lost a bit of confidence.

Zhang Tiehan didn't know Pistone's feelings and thoughts, nor did he know that his watch Xiàn hit Pistone enough, of course, he didn't care about that, after the start of the second half, he had been trying to find opportunities.

Dribble, pass, pass!

In the derby, Zhang Tiehan's football is very simple, and the team does not have any complicated cooperation, only after a simple pass, the football will be handed to his feet again and again, and then he will choose to carry the ball himself or continue to pass, so that again, again, Zhang Tiehan's table xiàn seems to be very active.

The defense of Pistone next to him seemed to be completely useless

Many people have noticed that Pistone seems to have become Zhang Tiehan's henchman, and the Everton players are quite disappointed in this, they were still counting on Pistone to play a role so that they can pursue victory, as long as the opponent's No. 13 is not on the table, they still have a glimmer of hope of equalizing.

Now, it seems impossible.

Although the game had just begun, many people had already defined the second half by seeing Piston's table.

Just as everyone thought, in the fifty-ninth minute of the game, he finally took advantage of a chance to catch the ball on the left side of the penalty area, Zhang Tiehan passed back to Garcia to cooperate, and he rushed directly to the penalty area, and Garcia hoisted the ball to the penalty area as soon as possible.

In the penalty area, Zhang Tiehan was surrounded by three Everton players.

In this case, it is a little difficult to jump up and head the goal, in fact, when Zhang Tiehan jumped, his body was completely unstable, and seeing the football hanging over, it was almost impossible for him to push the ball in the direction of the goal, so after seeing a red figure, he directly pointed the ball in that direction.

The soccer ball fell in front of the red figure.

In the call of the whole court, the red figure did not make any adjustments, and directly cushioned the ball into the net with his foot, and then many people noticed that it was the veteran Hamann who came off the bench in the second half to score.

"Dietmar Haman! A cushion shot, Hamann's fourth goal of the season for Liverpool! The 33-year-old veteran was astonishing and deserved applause for his goal! ”

There was also a round of applause at Anfield.

In the Liverpool team, Hamann is definitely the most beloved veteran, he has played for Liverpool since 1999, and it is now in his seventh season, Gerrard and others can be said to have grown up with Hamann, in seven seasons, Hamann's watch has been quite stable - steady dìng play, steady dìng play, steady dìng goals.

He may not be as good as the stars who rose to fame at a young age, but Hamann is a rare match, having played for Bayern Munich and won the Bundesliga title in 1994 and 1997, the German Cup in 1998 and the UEFA Cup in 1996.

During his time at Bayern Munich, Hamann was not a mainstay, he was just a player on the fringes of the main team and the bench.

After a rough season at Newcastle, Hamann moved to Liverpool, where he was at the peak of his time, where he was at the height of his time at midfield, where he often scored penalties at crucial moments, winning the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001, known as the "Treble".

Despite being 33 years old, Hamann has been able to win a number of appearances, as he is the first substitute in midfield and has been injured midway through the season, but he has also made 23 appearances and scored four goals, so steady that many people have to give Hamann a thumbs up when they hear his name.

Now Liverpool fans are also giving Hamann a round of applause.

The applause brought Haman to tears, and Liverpool's team-mates stepped forward to comfort Hamann, knowing why he was - Hamann's contract was due to expire in May, and the club was not considering renewing his contract, which means that in a little more than a month, Hamann will leave Liverpool at the end of the season in all competitions.

It's a pain.

It's really hard for people to feel like they're leaving a club they've been playing for for seven years, but that's professional football. (To be continued......)