On 5 August, Liverpool's opponent in the third round of Champions League qualifiers was announced, CSKA Sofia from Bulgaria.

CSKA Sofia is a well-known club in Bulgaria, having dominated Bulgaria for many years and won 30 league titles in the club's 57 years of existence.

CSKA Sofia were still Bulgarian league champions last season, so they qualified for the Champions League qualifiers.

The first leg between the two teams will kick off on 11 August, when Liverpool travel to Bulgaria to take on CSKA Sofia.

Before the game, Benitez had been thinking about the team's tactics.

He didn't care too much about this problem, in fact, he thought that Liverpool's tactics were already okay before, and Zhang Tiehan's arrival could replace Barosh's point and become an important scoring point for the team, but he didn't think about Liverpool's wing support, nor did he expect Zhang Tiehan's personal ability to be so strong.

That's a good thing.

But if you want Zhang Tiehan to fully exert his strength, you have to give him enough space to play, obviously Liverpool's wing is unqualified in this regard, Benitez also wants to adjust the wing, but the funds in the summer are not enough for him to buy excellent wing players, before he considered introducing some outdated stars, such as Luis Figo, but unfortunately Figo still chose Inter Milan in the end.

Rafa Benitez knows his side won't have to have great wide players until at least winter.

The side is Liverpool's weakness, the defense is okay, and the offensive ability is completely insufficient, which also makes the side support for the middle insufficient, and the long pass and high lob ball will be less, as a center forward standing in the penalty area, there is not enough side support, and it is very difficult to play the strength.

Then the problem can only be solved in the middle way.

The team is strong in the middle. The combination of Steven Gerrard and Alonso is absolutely world-class, not weaker than Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea's midfield, but at the same time, these two are the core of the team and occupy too much space in the middle.

They themselves will be heavily defended by the opponent, and the attacking position is also very high. Only in this way can the power of the combination of Gerrard and Alonso be brought into play.

Then Zhang Tiehan's problem comes out.

He doesn't have a lot of space, or in the game, it's hard for him to get a lot of passes, and if he does, it's going to be very forward or very deep, which is not suitable for him at all.

The midfield is centred on Steven Gerrard.

Alonso is Gerrard's best partner, and the duo is like two engines that can run the whole team, both offensively and defensively. Together, they can show their power.

The team is easy to move in any position, but only these two can't move...... It's not that it can't move, it's just that the whole body is triggered, not to mention the combination of two engine-like cores.

Do you have to move?

How?

Benitez sat in his office, contemplating the tactical board, and a lot of the time he was like that, the team was training at the training ground and he was sitting in the office. If you don't know, you think Benitez is lazy. But in reality, everyone at Liverpool knows that he is a workaholic, and it is difficult to understand that kind of workaholic, and sometimes he will spend all day on the tactical board. Just staring, staring, not moving, will eat lunch and forget about jì.

Benitez has been in this state these days.

The tactical board was completely occupied by lines, and at first glance it looked like a dense spider web. It wasn't clear what it was, but Benitez just stared at it, occasionally adding a line upward, and he wouldn't even alter it for fear it would interrupt his train of thought.

"Two engines...... An excellent shooter...... A striker...... Great shooter, great shooter......"

Benitez kept muttering.

He suddenly thought of something, his eyes widened suddenly, and the carbon pen in his hand drew two circles on the board, and then his face flashed with excitement and a hint of suspicion.

"Is that okay? Sheet? Can he do it? ”

"If he can do it, then Liverpool will never be weaker than Manchester United, not weaker than Chelsea, not weaker than Arsenal...... No, it's stronger than them! But Zhang ...... "Benitez kept talking, he thought of a way, but he didn't know if it would work.

He let out a long breath and stood up.

This is the only way he can think of, or the only way, but it is difficult to achieve it, and he needs more observations on whether it can be realized.

……

Zhang Tiehan didn't know what Benitez was thinking, but he was in a good mood because Benitez announced the squad for the match before the game against Bulgaria, and he will start the game.

This is the first time.

He played as a substitute for Baros in the first two games, although he knew that the head coach was kind enough to let him come on the bench, even if the substitute was not good, there would not be too much pressure, but Zhang Tiehan has long been used to pressure, he hopes to start, and now he can finally start.

His partner is Morientes, a very experienced senior.

In the hearts of European fans, Morientes is not a very good world-class star, which may have something to do with his experience, Morientes has experienced highs and lows in his career, and perhaps the most memorable of his experience is Real Madrid.

He first made his debut at Albacete FC and spent two years there playing a total of 22 games and scoring five goals in those two seasons.

Morientes then moved to Zaragoza and made a name for himself in just two seasons, playing 66 games and scoring 28 goals in the league, hailing him as the most promising young player. His outstanding performance in Zaragoza impressed the then manager of Real Madrid, Fabio Capello, and in 1997 he moved to Real Madrid.

Then the unforgettable Real Madrid career began......

When Morientes came to Real Madrid, Capello, who had handpicked him, left Real Madrid. Under new coach Heynckes, Morientes was a substitute in the team, wearing the number 15 shirt, but he still scored 12 goals as a substitute that season, winning the recognition of Real Madrid fans, and Real Madrid won the Champions League that season, and Morientes won the Champions League with the team in his first year at Real Madrid, the highest honor of European clubs.

The following season. With the departure of Suker and Mijatovic, Morientes became Real Madrid's main striker, wearing the No. 9 shirt that symbolizes Real Madrid's main striker, forming a forward partner with Raul, scoring more than 30 goals, and his performance is eye-catching. Even Nicolas Anelka's sky-high price could not shake the main position of Morientes, who helped Real Madrid win the Champions League in 2000.

It's a pity that in 2000, after Florentino became the new president of Real Madrid, Moriente's status in the team began to change.

Florentino's high transfer to Figo once again pushed Morientes to the bench, and with Morientes falling into a goal drought during this time, Morientes entered a career low. But in the match between Real Madrid and Las Palmas at the beginning of 2002. Morientes scored five goals on his own, announcing his strong comeback and winning the Champions League for Real Madrid for the third time that year.

But in the second half of 2002, in order to welcome the arrival of Ronaldo, Morientes was once again on the bench.

In 2003, Real Madrid made the decision to abandon Morientes, who was absent and loaned to Monaco in Ligue 1. There, Morientes gradually regained his sense of scoring goals from his misfortune. Revitalized and the absolute heart of the team.

Soon Morientes perfectly illustrated that "the tree dies." The meaning of "people move around" has also become one of the few players in the Spanish national team in recent years to win the main position by virtue of his overseas appearance.

In the quarterfinals of the Champions League that season, Monaco met Real Madrid, and it was Morientes' goal that helped Monaco eliminate Real Madrid, which was undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face to Real Madrid's top management. Although Monaco lost to Porto in the final to finish runners-up, Morientes won the title of top scorer in the Champions League with nine goals. Had the most wonderful European experience.

Morientes used the table xiàn to show the meaning of 'if I am given the opportunity, I can show that xiàn is good'.

Real Madrid seemed to find out about this, and as a result, Morientes was recalled to Real Madrid, only at this time, Real Madrid brought in another striker - Michael Owen. As a result, Morientes, who returned to Real Madrid, was on the bench for the third time.

Finally, in last winter's transfer window, Morientes moved to Liverpool in the Premier League for £6.3 million.

Morientes may no longer be able to bear the fate of being a substitute all the time, which is why Morientes is not well known in Europe, he has quality, but he is always placed on the bench by Real Madrid, and the best years of his career have been wasted on the bench.

He helped Real Madrid win three European titles, but he had to accept the fate of being abandoned.

Fate makes people......

He was 29 years old when he arrived at Liverpool, and now 30-year-old Morientes has been reused by Benitez, who hopes to have another 'spring' in his career at Liverpool.

Zhang Tiehan still knows a little about this partner, he has done a little bit about Liverpool's outstanding players before, and naturally knows Morientes, and he also knows the difficulties of his career.

It was Real Madrid who 'created zào' this qiē.

Zhang Tiehan still has a lot of trust in Morientes' strength, and he has proven a lot of things in his training on weekdays, and Morientes has a lot of things for him to learn, such as experience, some on-the-spot reactions, and the ability to seize opportunities.

The duo of the two, Morientes is also quite important.

In terms of tactical arrangement, Zhang Tiehan played as the second striker, that is, the shadow striker, while Morientes was the real first striker and center.

Although he doesn't quite understand Benitez's position, Zhang Tiehan is not resistant to this arrangement, his position is a little back, which is more convenient for him and his teammates to pass and receive the ball, and the number of wins will definitely increase, so he will have more opportunities.

……

In the pre-match dressing room, Benitez made the final arrangements.

He focused on Zhang Tiehan.

"You have to pass the ball to Zhang more, and play with Zhang as the core in the front court." Benitez said to Gerrard and Alonso that Zhang Tiehan would have more opportunities to pass the ball to the two of them, and after emphasizing this, Benitez said to Zhang Tiehan, "Zhang, your task is to play freely, understand?" ”

"Understood, sir, boss, boss!"

Zhang Tiehan was quite happy to hear it.

Benitez's words gave him a central position and gave him the right to fire freely, which was a rare opportunity that he was looking forward to before the game even started.

Gerald and the others did not resist.

They know what Benitez is going to do, Zhang Tiehan has just joined the team, he is transferred for a top price of 29 million pounds, the team is unlikely to let him play as a substitute, and he has not been in the team for a long time, probably the coach is trying to figure out Guò's real game to understand his strength.

After Benitez finished speaking, Zhang Tiehan turned to his teammates and said loudly, "Everyone can pass the ball to me when they have a chance!" Don't worry, I'll make them desperate with a goal! ”

"Hahaha......"

Everyone laughed along.

After a period of contact, they already have some understanding of Zhang Tiehan's character, he speaks very bluntly, and is very confident...... Perhaps it should be said that there is no modesty at all, which makes many people wonder - doesn't it mean that Chinese people like to be modest?

Why can't you see it in Zhang Tiehan at all?

If you don't know him, you may only be able to see confidence...... It's nice to say that, but it should be said that the confidence is a bit arrogant!

They don't know that every time Zhang Tiehan says that, it proves that he is full of energy, and often it indicates that his opponents are about to run into trouble. (To be continued......)