Chapter 1180: Heavy Reward
In the thirty-fourth round of the league, Liverpool played at home against Blackburn, which is the seventh-ranked team in the league, it is not easy to play, although it is a home game, Liverpool is still like a big enemy, and has made very adequate preparations, but football is always unexpected, this game is considered to be second only to Manchester United vs Arsenal before the game, from the process to the result has become one-sided, Liverpool missed the goal in the first minute, and Chen Yu scored from a distance ten minutes later, almost locking the win, Later, Blackburn launched a more violent counterattack, but was not able to break through Liverpool's door, participating in the League Cup was not very attractive to Blackburn, they were not even willing to qualify for the League Cup, and then Blackburn did not do too fierce counterattack, after scoring a goal each in the second half and Liverpool again, Blackburn was like completing the task, and he didn't even bother to do the front court, and seemed to wait for the game to end and go home to sleep. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Liverpool, who were 3-1 ahead, didn't bother to attack again at any venue, but it was at Anfield that Liverpool had to press out to make the game look like match-fixing and make fans feel like they were getting their money for their money.
After 75 minutes of the second half, Benitez replaced Chen Yu, Gerrard, Alonso, and other players of Liverpool were too lazy to force and consume physical strength.
Liverpool fans are very happy with the result, but they are very dissatisfied with the process, but now it is the critical period for Liverpool to compete for the title, they can't express their dissatisfaction, but the applause and singing have lost their previous passion.
Blackburn fans were not so polite, they were unhappy with their team's performance, constantly booing their players, and then when Liverpool stopped attacking, they began to boo Liverpool's players again.
The second half ended with only two minutes of stoppage time, and the result was very good for Liverpool, they not only got the three points they desperately needed, but also got two clean sheets, and most importantly Liverpool were bloodless in this game, during which the players' nerves were tense and their fitness was at their limits, and now they are finally relieved.
Compared to Liverpool's bloodless battle, the battle between Arsenal and Manchester United is not so easy, with four league games remaining, Manchester United are one point behind, and this game must be won by Manchester United.
Arsenal is the same as Liverpool in the last round, winning or losing is not important, but as a giant team, unlike ordinary teams, in a world-renowned game, they can't do as out-of-line as Blackburn, even if they lose, they can't lose too ugly, this has nothing to do with winning or losing, only about the dignity of the giants.
The final result of this game was a 2-1 victory for Manchester United and continued to chase Liverpool by one point, but Manchester United did not win as easily as Liverpool, Arsenal unexpectedly took the lead, and then were attacked by Manchester United, both sides consumed a lot of energy.
Chelsea basically gave up in this round of the league, and only drew at home to Wigan Athletic, and Chelsea fans did not boo any boos, because in the Champions League quarter-finals Chelsea were beaten 2-1 away by Fenerbahce, the situation is precarious, Chelsea must go all out, for the Champions League, that little face in the league can no longer be wanted.
After the end of the 34th round of the league, I feel the most fortunate is Liverpool, if Manchester United is not upset by Middlesbrough in the last round, Manchester United will overtake Liverpool, according to Arsenal and Chelsea's attitude towards the league, they are unlikely to stop Manchester United, the league title may ultimately have nothing to do with Liverpool.
However, it is still not easy for Liverpool to relax, although they seized the opportunity in the Champions League quarter-finals, and only need a 0-0 score at home to eliminate Arsenal, but Arsenal is a strong opponent, and it will not be easy for Liverpool to beat Arsenal.
However, with Liverpool coming out of the Emirates Stadium in such a difficult situation in the first leg and getting home an away goal, the media and bookmakers are optimistic that Liverpool will knock out Arsenal in the second leg to advance to the last four.
"The Times" said in the preview of the game that compared with Arsenal and Liverpool, it seems that the smallest gap is the forward line, and the biggest gap is the backline, but in fact, Arsenal's forward line and Liverpool have the largest gap in effect.
Several main players in Arsenal's forward line, although they are all very distinctive, are all highly rated players, but in such a key game, Wenger needs more than a player like Henry, with comprehensive ability and high efficiency.
Arsenal's problem was actually the crux of Liverpool's problem, but after attracting Chen Yu, Liverpool's biggest shortcoming was made up, and now whenever it is necessary to score, whenever there is a stalemate, Chen Yu can always stand up and break the balance, so that Liverpool can get a good result in an unfavorable situation, which is the key to Liverpool's dominance of the Premier League and Europe in the past two years.
"The Times" also cited two games as an example, this game between Arsenal and Manchester United, Arsenal played absolutely not bad, even Ferguson himself said that Arsenal was much better in the first half, and he himself couldn't stand Manchester United's performance, but the forward line just couldn't score more goals, and was finally reversed by Manchester United 2:1.
In the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, Arsenal played much better than Liverpool and occupied an absolute advantage, but the final result was a 1:1 draw.
Adebayo can score 26 goals for Arsenal in consecutive league cup matches, which is a huge leap, but he has not yet reached Henry's level, in addition to fatigue and delay some things, the problem of stage play fever still exists, there was no harvest in October, in the second half of the league, there were 3 or 4 consecutive goal droughts in February and March, and most of the games without scoring goals were the most critical leagues.
This is not as good as Henry, let alone compared with the stable and feared Chen Yu, Chen Yu not only scores a lot, but also is very average, scoring in almost every round of games, and occasionally erupting, with such a striker, the opponent is forced to be prepared to concede goals in every game.
"The Sun" is also optimistic about Liverpool's elimination of Arsenal, but the reporter believes that Liverpool's elimination of Arsenal is not in suspense, Liverpool's problem is that they are fighting on the third line, except for a little rest in this round of the league, the other games are tense, in order to save energy, Benitez even considered giving up the FA Cup that reached the semifinals, or Chen Yu sent Liverpool to the final with a group of substitutes.
That is to say, Liverpool's problem is how to go after eliminating Arsenal, whether to go after eliminating Arsenal, FA Cup, league and Champions League, or to give up one, from the current situation, Liverpool is no longer possible to give up any championship, and it has to go on, but in the end, it is really hard to say whether Liverpool can become another treble after Manchester United, if it becomes the king of Sanya like Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, it will become a joke.
The media can see this problem, Benitez and Liverpool's club management certainly know better, no matter what team, if you want to win the treble, you need not only strength, but also luck, otherwise so many clubs in Europe, there will not be only three teams have won, Liverpool wants to win the honor of the treble, and must be prepared to lose important championships.
The Liverpool club is in a bad financial situation right now, the debt is crushed, the banks are unwilling to lend to Gillette and Hicks, Hicks has even begun to consider selling the American baseball team, if this is still not enough to repay the loan from the Scottish Bank, they have to consider selling the Liverpool club.
Because Liverpool has an excellent record, and it is an old giant team, there are countless fans around the world, if Gillette and Hicks are willing to sell, there are many buyers, the Middle East and Asia, but if Liverpool wants to sell at a better price, it naturally needs a better record, if they can get the treble this season, sell Liverpool, Gillette and Hicks can even make a lot of money.
Therefore, Gillette and Hicks firmly told the coaching staff and players this time to win the treble at all costs, and promised a big reward, giving half of the Champions League prize money to the players and coaches. The prize money for the Champions League winner is as high as more than 20 million euros, which is really a big prize, and the players and coaches of Liverpool know about it, and they can't wait to get into the game right away.
Liverpool promised a heavy prize for the treble, Arsenal now has only one Champions League title to compete for, Arsenal, who has not won the Champions League for many years and has never won the Champions League, is extremely eager for the Champions League, Chairman Hillwood said that Arsenal is tired of the days without a championship, for the championship, Arsenal's shareholders can also come up with a heavy reward comparable to Liverpool, and Hillwood said that Arsenal and Liverpool will set a winning award and a goal award for the knockout game, and this bonus will continue until the Champions League final.
Kroenke, the major American shareholder who now intends to buy Arsenal, also came forward to express his support, saying that he supports Hillwood's decision, Arsenal is low-key, but it does not mean that Arsenal has no money, as long as Arsenal can win the Champions League, he will personally pay out his wallet and reward the players in addition.
Stanley? Kroenke is the son-in-law of Walmart's founders, the Wharton family, and behind the most influential scenes in American sports
One of the big guys. In addition to owning the Denver Nuggets, Kroenke currently owns the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer, the Colorado Avalanches of the United States Hockey League, and the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball.
In American sports, Kroenke is known as the "Silent Man". With NBA Rockets owner Leslie. Alexander is different
Kroenke, 62, describes himself as a "man from a small place" and that "happy, kind and quiet" are the people who live with him
Max Rating. He likes to bake bread, black coffee, always go to bed at ten o'clock at night, attaches great importance to personal privacy, rarely accepts media interviews, refuses to be overexposed, now he accepts media interviews, and said that he wants to fight with Liverpool for the gold yuan, suddenly like a stone stirred up a thousand waves, European and American media, the Internet are scrambling to report the news, "Sky Sports" senior commentator Malson believes that Kroenke suddenly made a high-profile statement, it may be a big move, he suspects that Kroenke has the purpose of buying Arsenal Club and privatizing it. The "Times" believes that Kroenke is playing against Hicks, taking the opportunity to engage in this Hicks, and in the United States, Kroenke is not dealing with Hicks and Gillette, and now the battlefield has extended to European football.