The FA Cup quarter-final against Chelsea is a big problem for Liverpool. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

There is no doubt that Chelsea, who have no hope of being in the league, will put all their energy into the Champions League and FA Cup.

Liverpool still have a lot of tasks to do, the league will start three days after the FA Cup, every game can not afford to slip up, Manchester United is like a hungry tiger, staring at Liverpool, Arsenal is like a young wolf, they have been salivating for the league title for a long time, Liverpool must give it their all.

Of course, the Champions League must go all out, and we must go all out, but the league must go all out, the Champions League must also go all out, and if we go all out in the FA Cup, with Liverpool's current physical and mental state, we may not be able to get through it.

Before the start of the season, Benitez also had a dream of a treble, but now he is more and more aware that the treble requires luck, just like now, if Liverpool's FA Cup opponent is not Chelsea, but the Championship and League One opponents, Liverpool will certainly not give up, and now, Benitez is a little thinking of giving up.

However, the temptation of the treble is so great, Benitez certainly will not give up easily, at least he has to try, maybe luckily, and easily take Chelsea.

Benitez did not relax in his training and was even more demanding than he was in the red-blue clash with Chelsea.

Benitez didn't talk too much nonsense in the pre-match meeting, and he didn't boost morale, this morale has never been lacking, isn't it a joke, Liverpool and Chelsea will never lack morale when they play, even if the two teams play together, the players of Liverpool and Chelsea will fight with all their might, and the fans will enthusiastically come to support, with so many fans supporting, is the team still worried about morale?

As for the tactical arrangement, this has been said very clearly in training, and today I will reiterate it, in fact, if you can't remember and understand it well in training, then it's useless to say anything now.

So what is the purpose of today's meeting with Benitez? It was to make Liverpool's players understand his complex and contradictory ideas.

“…… The FA Cup has a longer history than the Premier League, and the glory of winning the FA Cup is definitely not weaker than that of the league, which is different from other leagues...... Our goal today is to beat Chelsea, reach the last four and work for the FA Cup...... Don't think too much about it, we're the best team in the world, we've got the best stars and players in the world, we've got the best coaches in the world......"

Benitez is rare to be passionate, his few words said that the hearts of the players are warm, in the face of a strong opponent like Chelsea, they are still worried, after playing so many times, who doesn't know who, don't look at how many they win or lose, but every time they are not sure of winning, at most 6 percent, this time of course is no exception.

But because of Benitez's words, they felt that they would win the game, that they would win the title, because they had a great coach and two great stars.

Seeing that the players were in good spirits and eager to fight, Benitez was in a good mood and knocked on the tactical board and continued: "...... But we must not be careless, although Chelsea is no longer the Chelsea of the Jose Mourinho era, but they still have the strength to compete with us, not to mention that now Chelsea has no hope in the league, they have to make a difference in the FA Cup and the Champions League, in this case, the game will definitely be more difficult, and there is even the possibility of a fight of the beast, we have to pay attention to protect ourselves, avoid injury, we still have a lot of games, we have to learn to win smartly......"

Although Benitez's words are very vague, but the old players who have been with him for many years know what he means, the manager does not mean to fight with Chelsea, in fact, the players also think that Chelsea's strength is so strong, if their minds are used in the FA Cup, Liverpool really has no need to fight with Chelsea because of this chicken rib championship, and now it is only the quarterfinals, and it is still far from the championship, and it is really unnecessary to fight with Chelsea.

Liverpool's other veteran players have no objection to Benitez's arrangement, but Chen Yu has a different opinion, he has a super system, and wants to make an earth-shattering career in football, this season is Liverpool's best chance to win the treble, but Benitez is ready to retreat, which is difficult for him to accept.

After Benitez left the locker room, Chen Yu pulled Gera aside and whispered, "Steve, is the coach ready to give up this game?" ”

Gerrard looked around and the players didn't notice them and said: "You can't say that, the coach is asking us to do our best, but we don't need to fight them. ”

Chen Yu's brows furrowed into a Sichuan shape, and said: "There is no confidence to win before the game, such a game cannot be won, they are not a fish belly, I think we should still try our best to win, this season is a good opportunity to win the treble." Manchester United have won the treble. ”

Gerrard patted Chen Yu on the shoulder and said, "Do your best, it's just a chicken rib competition, the league and the Champions League are the most important." As long as we win more league titles than Manchester United, we can keep them under us, whether they win the FA Cup. “

For Gerrard, the league title is the most important thing, he joined Liverpool's academy at the age of 9 and got his first professional contract in '97, if you count from that time in '97, he only won one league title in 11 years at Liverpool, which is unacceptable to him, he has to make sure that he gets the league title in his hands, as for the FA Cup, it is better to get it, and it is nothing if he can't get it.

Seeing Gerrard's disapproving look, Chen Yu knew that he couldn't change his mind anymore, so he didn't say anything more, just lowered his head and silently put on the shin guards, tied them tightly, put on socks and sneakers, and waited for the game to start.

Although Gerrard did not support Chen Yu's idea, Chen Yu did not give up the idea of competing for the Triple Crown, no matter how his teammates played, he would stick to the end.

1:30 p.m

Stamford Bridge

Liverpool and Chelsea kick off the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Chelsea's main force was at its best, all the players were excited, and when the whistle blew, the forward line rushed towards Liverpool's half like a tiger descending a mountain, and the midfielders and defenders also moved forward quickly, looking like they were going to swallow Liverpool in one gulp.

The league is out of play, whether the Champions League can win the championship depends on strength, five points depends on luck, that cannot be expected, therefore, whether Grant can stay in office can only be pinned on the FA Cup, a somewhat weighty championship.

For today's game, Grant gave the players a death order, no matter what, they must beat Liverpool.

Liverpool's mentality, Grant also made an analysis, he believes that Liverpool is in a good situation in the league, there is a great hope of defending the title, and the Champions League is also the favorite to win the championship, it is difficult for them to fight with Chelsea in a game like the FA Cup, but it may not be easy for Liverpool to give up the FA Cup easily, so Grant hopes to take the lead as soon as possible, so that Liverpool feels hopeless to advance, and may give up resistance.

Seeing that Chelsea were in full swing, Liverpool had no intention of competing with them away from home, and the players did their best to shrink the formation and defend their own half to play Chelsea.

Chelsea are playing at home today, with greater determination and fighting spirit, but Liverpool is Liverpool, and even if they don't have the heart to fight to the death today, Chelsea can't easily break down their goal.

Chelsea and Liverpool are old rivals, I don't know how many games they have played in all competitions, and after almost ten minutes of fighting, everyone can see the attitude of the opponent towards today's game.

Chelsea's players can rest assured, what they are most afraid of is that Liverpool will also fight with them, so they don't know who will kill the deer.

Before the season, Liverpool had shouted the slogan of a treble, and now it seems that Liverpool are still very pragmatic, seeing how difficult it is to win the treble, they are ready to give up the less important FA Cup, which is what Chelsea want to see.

Fifteen minutes later, Chelsea's attack was sharper and more uninhibited, and they almost pinned Liverpool to within 30 metres.

This is very bad for Liverpool, Chelsea's players are physically strong, very strong in heading, dense defense is not too good for Chelsea, and even if Liverpool wants to give up this game, they also hope to lose although they are still honored, and the humiliating loss is difficult for them to accept, and it will also affect Liverpool's morale.

After Drogba scored with headers in the box, Benitez couldn't sit still, and he said calmly to the coach next to him: "We have to play out, we can't lose and lose." ”

Tactical analyst Duff's face was also cloudy, and he waited a little longer before saying: "If it goes on like this, it is willing to lose and lose, we must make changes quickly, otherwise when they score, our initiative will be gone." ”

Benitez grimaced and said, "Duff, how do you say you should change?" “

Duff said: "We have to attack, even if we lose a goal, we have to attack. ”

Benitez said unhappily: "I also know that I have to attack, but can I attack it now?" If you can't fight back, how can you attack? Duff, you don't give me nonsense, just say how to change. ”

Duff was confident and said with a smile: "This matter still has to fall on Chen Yu and Gerrard, only if the two of them attack out, Liverpool can attack, otherwise Liverpool will be suffocated near their own penalty area." ”

Benitez nodded, Duff said he actually thought about it, but he saw that Chelsea moved a lot after the opening, and he was worried that Chen Yu and Gerrard would be injured because of this, which would be too cost-effective.

Benitez said: "Chelsea are too big and the referee is lenient......

Duff spread his hands and said: "If you want to break the deadlock, but you are afraid that the players will be injured, this is not easy to do, which is more important, you need to decide for yourself." “