The first game of the new season is something that any team must pay attention to, and if the first game is not played well, it will have a great impact on the morale and confidence of the team. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Liverpool are facing Chelsea in their third game, and Chelsea, who have just lost in the Community Shield, will surely be vengeful, and if they don't play well in the previous two games against Chelsea, they will be passive in the next games against Chelsea.

On the way to Birmingham, the mood of the players in Liverpool's bus was mixed, some players were relaxed and felt that there must be no problem this time against an opponent who has not lost in six years; Some players are a little nervous, especially new players on summer transfers.

Players like Volenen, Babbel and Benayoun, although they may not be able to start as starters, can mostly get a few minutes to ten minutes of playing time, and in such a short period of time, whether they can play well is very important for them to get the main position in the future, so they are both nervous and excited.

Steven Gerrard, Chen Yu, Carragher and the head coach sat together, their expressions looked calm, and they chatted with the head coach Benitez without being surprised.

"Today's game is definitely not going to be good." Benitez still had a poker-like face, without any expression.

Gerrard said: "That's for sure, Villa have been winless against us for 12 games, they have also been brilliant, they have won the Champions League, they definitely can't stand it, and now at their home stadium, there is a great possibility of counterattacking." ”

Carragher said: "Although Villa haven't been as aggressive this season as Manchester City, Portsmouth and other teams, but since O'Neal took charge last season, Villa have become more and more solid and I don't think they are so easy to play. ”

Chen Yu said: "Petrov, Barry, and Abang Laho are all threats, but maybe O'Neill is our biggest enemy. ”

Chen Yu's words Benitez was slightly unhappy, he waved his hand, and said: "These are not problems, with our strength, we don't need to consider the opponent, as long as we play normally, then the victory will belong to us, if we can't play our level normally, then even if the opponent is a promotion horse like Derby County and Sunderland, we dare not say that we will be able to win, and the win or loss is in our own hands." ”

Tactical analyst Duff McDonoff said: "Don't look at Aston Villa playing at home in this game, they will definitely not attack easily, O'Neal is very flexible in command, playing against teams outside the last four and against the top four teams are completely different, I guess they should still be defending and counter-attacking, we have to be careful of the speed of Abonlaho and the high-altitude bombardment of Kalou." ”

Assistant coach Jesterdam has been Benitez's assistant coach since he was in the Spanish second division team Teneferi, the two are close friends and friends who have been fighting side by side for many years, and he is more cautious than Benitez in this game, "The league has just started, the players have performed well in the warm-up matches, but the intensity and atmosphere of the official matches are not comparable to the warm-up games, and the current state of the team is still unknown, and we have to be prepared to fight hard." ”

"Oh, I've made the detailed arrangements."

Benitez landed in the British Isles for three seasons, the Champions League, the league, the cup have been won, but in the past three seasons, the opening game of the Premier League has never been won, which makes him very confused and very unhappy, last season he almost all of his goals were achieved, and now he is full of confidence in breaking the spell of this opening, and it is also inevitable, he did not listen to the advice of his assistant and his generals, but just dealt with it lightly.

Jesterdam, McDonoff, Chen Yu, Gerrard and others saw that Benitez was not interested in this matter, so they stopped talking about the topic, and Gerrard began to talk about the upcoming comeback of the French singer Ellijie and Birmingham's "thetwang", and the assistant coaches began to talk about the Liverpool house and the New York stock market.

Liverpool and Birmingham are not far away, and at around 10am, Liverpool's luxury buses arrive in Birmingham.

Birmingham is the second largest city in England, with a population of more than one million, second only to London, there are two Premier League teams, one is Birmingham and the other is Aston Villa, the first game of the season Aston Villa and Liverpool play each other, Birmingham wants to play Chelsea, even for a big city like Birmingham, this situation is rare, the emotions of the fans are mobilized very early, and the whole city can be seen Birmingham fans in blue jerseys and Aston Villa fans in blue and red jerseys, Of course, there are also many Liverpool fans who came early.

Birmingham is considered the most impolite city in England, and Liverpool's new signings arrived in Birmingham to experience Birmingham's rudeness immediately.

"Welcome to death!"

"You bastards, we can't spare you this time!"

"Don't think about taking three points away from here anymore!"

"Pennant! Stupid pig. ”

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Except for a small number of cheers from Liverpool fans, Liverpool's buses were filled with rude provocations and scolding from Aston Villa fans.

Most of Liverpool's players are famous stars, and after experiencing this kind of scene a lot, everyone is still talking and laughing, and there is nothing to say, only Pennant's expression is a little ugly.

Pennant turned out to be a player from Birmingham, although he moved to Liverpool, but Aston Villa fans are still full of hostility towards him, seeing Pennant sitting in the bus, many Villa fans are calling his name and scolding him.

"Fack!"

Pennant finally got scolded and gave the middle finger to the Aston Villa fans outside the window.

Aston Villa fans saw that the success angered Pennant, and more and more Aston Villa fans pointed the finger at Pennant.

Gerrard saw that Pennant had a tendency to go berserk, and quickly came over and persuaded: "Don't worry about the fans, they just want to provoke you." ”

Chen Yu also smiled: "If you are serious with them, you will lose, it is better not to hear it." ”

The two bigwigs in the team have spoken, although Pennant is still angry, but he can only endure it, he said hatefully: "I must score in today's game, humiliate them well, and see if they will scream at that time." ”

Chen Yu said: "Yes, respond to them with goals, when the time comes, you run more near the penalty area, and I will pass the ball to you." ”

Gerrard looked at head coach Benitez and found that Benitez frowned, so he smiled bitterly and said to Chen Yu: "This still has to be played according to the coach's tactical arrangement." ”

Chen Yu realized that what he said was too casual, so he said: "Pennant, you have to complete your task and come over, don't just think about scoring goals." ”

Pennant was not stupid either, saying: "Of course, I will definitely complete my mission, and the goal is mainly your business." ”

Benitez spoke at this time, saying: "Everyone has the task of scoring, everyone has the task of defending, modern football is a whole, but you need to understand when you need to score, when you need to defend, this game we may be the main task is to attack, but everyone can't let their guard down, defense must always be in mind." ”

Pennant, Chen Yu, Gerrard and others all said they understood.

Benitez wanted to say a few more words, and when the hotel arrived, he said: "Get off, don't mess around, the fans of Aston Villa are not friendly to us, and there was a little conflict with Pennant just now, let's take a break in the hotel, after lunch, we will have a short meeting, and then go to get used to the venue." ”

Liverpool is not far from Birmingham, many players can come by car, and no one plans to go shopping before the game, and after getting off the bus, everyone goes back to their rooms and waits for dinner and meetings.

While the players are rested, Benitez can't afford to sit idle, and as is customary, he has to hold a press conference to give the journalists something to write about and let the fans know what's going on at Liverpool.

Originally, Benitez also planned to bring Chen Yu, Chen Yu's popularity was the strongest, and fans and reporters were anxious to see him, but Benitez thought about it and decided to bring a more stable Gerrard to attend the press conference.

Liverpool came to Birmingham by bus, and there were conflicts with the fans of the home team in the middle, Liverpool fans and reporters who came to watch the game were not able to get the opportunity to contact Liverpool players and coaches, and Benitez's press conference attracted a lot of fans and reporters.

Benitez has attended I don't know how many press conferences, he knows what fans and reporters want to hear the most, that is, Liverpool's starting lineup and Liverpool's tactical play, but he won't say it all, and he won't say it at all, this is a manager's skill in dealing with the media, if it is handled well, the team interacts well with the media and fans, and it is beneficial to each other, and if it is not handled well, it may often be a lose-lose.

Benitez is not as clever as Alex Ferguson, but not as clumsy as Jose Mourinho, telling reporters and fans that Liverpool's starting line-up and style of play are pretty much in place, but there are two or three positions that need to be discussed and may not be revealed until the last minute.

Benitez has announced the fixed starters, anyway, almost everyone can guess these, such as the goalkeeper and the backline, which has not changed much in almost a season, and fools can guess it, Benitez certainly has no need to hide, like Gerrard and Alonso in the midfield, and Chen Yu in the striker, this is definitely going to start, and there is no need to hide, but it is two midfielders and another striker, which is Liverpool's biggest variable, and this is what Benitez will not reveal.

Although reporters will ask questions at the press conference, they will not get to the bottom of it, let alone make Benitez angry, their purpose is not to find out Benitez's hole cards, but to find some topics to publish in the newspaper, and it doesn't matter who to send to those important positions.

Gerrard's role in attending the press conference was to meet with fans and reporters and express his determination to win, which Gerrard knew very well and did well.

The press conference ended almost half an hour before Gerrard went back to rest and Benitez discussed the midday meeting with the coaching staff to get ready for the evening's game.