Chapter 687: Armageddon (5)
In the first half of the game, Barcelona finally ended with a big lead of 4:1.
Normally, when Liverpool players return to the dressing room at the end of the first half, they usually take off their wet jerseys as soon as possible, or sit in the dressing room seats to rest, or go to the shower to wipe or even rinse their bodies, or enjoy a massage from a physiotherapist.
But today is different.
All the Liverpool players walked back to the dressing room and just sat in their places, with a few players taking off their shirts at best.
It was clear that they were ashamed of their performance in the first half!
"Barcelona are too strong!"
Finnan said to Carragher, who was sitting next to him.
It was clear that he faced Cristiano Ronaldo, the best winger killer in the world, in the first half, and the pressure was as high as you can imagine.
In this game, Liverpool's backline completely became the world of the Portuguese. Although Messi scored twice in the first half, looking at the whole Barcelona team, the most eye-catching player was the Portuguese Cristiano. Ronaldo, in the eyes of the Reds players, this guy is simply a pervert!
"Why don't you say you're too bad? You've been teased by Cristiano again and again."
Cowell glanced at Finnan over there, and said dissatisfiedly, he has always been like this, he can say whatever he wants, and his personality is very unruly.
Finnan is also in a bad mood now, and after listening to it, he said, "Didn't you do nothing in front of you?" ”
"That's because you didn't get the ball out at all!"
Colwill seized the opportunity to get angry, and he was holding his breath to compete with the two top superstars of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi. But now it's a complete joke.
"If you could get the ball out, I'd have lifted Barcelona's defence!" Cowell said with red eyes.
"Wow, I don't know who was knocked over on the ground by Barak just now and couldn't get up!" Finnan sneered.
This made many people in the locker room laugh. Because in the first half in an attack, Colwill and Ballack fought together, but they were knocked to the ground by the tough German captain and couldn't get up, which was really wolfish and funny.
This made Cowell feel extremely annoyed and humiliated, and with a "bang", he slapped the cabinet next to the sofa cushion.
The locker rooms at the Olympic Stadium are fully open. There is no wardrobe, just a set of one-piece tables arranged around the locker room with wooden planks, and below the tables are cabinets. Behind the table is an open compartment for hanging jerseys and boots made of wooden planks.
Cowell's shot made everyone in the entire locker room feel the vibration, and they were also startled by the sound. The laughter stopped.
"You have the ability to say it again!" Cowell was visibly enraged.
"What don't you dare to say?" Finnan also stood up. This guy isn't a fuel-efficient lamp either. If Torres complains a few words, what are you Cowell? How much impact can an Aussie monkey have on the team?
"Hey, one less word!" Carragher, who was on the side, also stood up and grabbed his teammates.
Who knew that Colwell was a little out of control, pointed at Carragher, and said angrily: "It's none of your business, sit aside and look at your balls." Old guys! ”
Carragher was reprimanded to his face and sat back like this. What face does it have to gain a foothold in the team after that?
"If you dare to say more than half a word, I'll let you lie on the ground!" Carragher didn't take Cowell lightly.
Maybe he's not as good as Colwill on the pitch, but if it's about fighting, he really doesn't care about it.
"Am I wrong? Useless eggs, you were simply played by Cristiano and Ibuke as a monkey in the first half! ”
Cowell was too arrogant, and his bad mood was already too bad, and now he was provoked by his teammates, and he immediately became angry.
Of course, Colwill also has his own reasoning, which is that Benitez is now relying on him.
"I'm ......," Carragher was about to rush up.
"Alright, shut up!"
Captain Harvey. Alonso quickly rushed in front of the two, stretched out his hand to block Carragher, and said with a calm face: "Sit back!" ”
After Gerrard was recruited by Joovan to go to Chelsea, Benitez began to use fellow Spaniard Xavi. Alonso is the captain of the team.
Alonso has been described as the most low-key and impersonal captain in Liverpool's history, but strangely enough, there is no controversy surrounding his captainship, at least not as much controversy as it did when Hyypi was captain before.
Perhaps, this is because in the eyes of all Liverpool players, the low-key but always conscientious Xavi. Alonso is the most important and indispensable core player on the Liverpool pitch, and no one can underestimate his role.
"Sit back in your place, old fellow!" Cowell said a little smugly.
But soon, Harvey. Alonso also turned around and pointed to Colwill's seat: "You also sit back, shut your stinky mouth, and don't talk nonsense over there!" "Maybe it's seeing that Colwell didn't move, Harvey. Alonso's eyes widened, "Right now!" ”
Cowell dared to get angry with people like Carragher and Finnan who had little prestige in the locker room, but he didn't dare to talk to Harvey, who was most important to Benitez. Alonso was so angry that he could only sit back in his place.
His expression was clearly full of resentment, both for Finnan and Carragher, and for Harvey. Alonso shouted his anger in public.
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"What a hot-blooded Red Army, in my opinion, is a group of square dancing aunts!"
Compared with the saber-rattling in the Liverpool dressing room, Barcelona was full of laughter, and Jovin was busy enlivening the atmosphere in the dressing room by ridiculing and ridiculing Liverpool, although the means were a little shameless, but the effect was good.
"You know what? Liverpool gives me the impression that they are a bunch of clowns jumping off the beam, and if they are given a little sunshine, they will shine. Give them some color and they're screwed! ”
Qiao Wanxian's words set off a wave of climax in the locker room, and the players laughed and seemed to be in a very good mood.
"I'm very happy with the way everyone played in the first half. But I still want to remind everyone that Liverpool are not an underdog, they have enough quality to fight back, we can't be paralyzed because we have a three-goal lead in the first half, this is the Champions League final and we have to make sure we win it! ”
Qiao Wanxian's words once again reminded everyone that the lead in the first half was nothing. There must be a clear enough judgment.
'I want you to keep the fighting spirit of the first half alive in the second half and I can expect Liverpool to change things in the second half and we will definitely have a tougher game than the first. A tougher opponent. But I hope you can continue to play our style of football and play a great game that will make the whole world cheer for you! ”
Qiao Wanxian waved his right hand excitedly, "This is a Champions League final." Right now. You have the opportunity to be the pride of FC Barcelona and have the opportunity to make history in Barcelona! ”
"I'm convinced that this game is going to be a great game, don't be careless, give it your all and keep attacking! I am convinced that you can get a great win and a chance for Liverpool to meet Barcelona at any time in the future. You'll be so scared that you want to turn around and run for a great victory! ”
"I believe you are strong enough to do this!"
"From now on. Let everyone understand that in La Liga, the European competition is not dominated by Real Madrid! ”
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Fifteen minutes in midfield won't help you when it comes to tackling defensive problems.
Benitez obviously understands this truth, after all, the team's strongest defensive lineup is placed there, even if it is necessary to change players, at most it is to strengthen the defense of the midfield, the effect may not be good, but it is better to further strengthen the attack.
As a result, Benitez made a very courageous half-time adjustment, using Luis . Garcia replaced Colwill, moved Kuyt to the middle, and formed a double striker with Torres. Garcia moved to the right and used his speed to fill Ashley Cole's rear.
This is indeed a choice for Liverpool, and only by breaking the kettle can they have a chance to turn the situation around.
However, after the start of the second half, Barcelona still firmly held the initiative, and although Liverpool, whose morale had been exhausted, played several threatening attacks in a row after the opening, the effect was not obvious.
The most threatening attack came in the 54th minute. Garcia crossed diagonally into the box and Torres volleyed from 12 yards on the left flank, but the ball was too straight and was saved by Buffon.
Gradually, when Liverpool's offensive gradually eased, Barcelona began to play their own threat, and once again began to threaten Liverpool's goal.
Liverpool's entire defence has been completely devastated by Barcelona, and the goal has appeared under Barcelona's guns again and again.
In the 60th minute, Barcelona seized another opportunity, midfielder Xavi hoisted a high ball over the top into the box, Ibrahimovic used his body to block Carragher behind him, and entangled with Hyypia, three players tangled in the small box, and goalkeeper Reina was hesitant to attack.
But at the critical moment, Ibrahimovic used his body to suppress Liverpool's two central defenders, and almost without jumping on the spot, Xavi's pass passed through Reina and into Liverpool's goal, 5:1!
If, however, after the break, the Reds players were more or less hopeful, now Ibrahimovic's goal has completely left them in despair.
Even the most fanatical KOPs chose to remain silent this time. The Reds players could only sigh helplessly, and he sadly found that no matter how much he adjusted, he still couldn't stop the pace of Barcelona's attack.
After Ibrahimovic's goal, Benitez on the sidelines slapped his forehead hard, feeling disappointed, even despairing. He has to admit that there is indeed a gap between his team and Barcelona that cannot be crossed in a short period of time.
However, Liverpool's desperation obviously will not affect the progress of the game, because this side-down slaughter is still going on on the pitch.
That's often the case in football, where the first goal is scored and then the goal frenzy follows.
And at this time, the love of the Liverpool players finally collapsed!
"Colwill's forward pass is broken, Barcelona quickly counterattacks!"
"Ballack quickly diagonally passed to the right, Lahm received the ball, Barcelona counterattacked very quickly and passed to Messi."
'Liverpool were coming back quickly, but Messi cut to the middle with the ball from the right.
"Oops, when Makelele was back in the penalty area, he wanted to use his body to disturb Messi, but Messi flexibly avoided it and directly collided with his teammates, and three Liverpool players collided in the penalty area, chance!"
"The ball is in!"
"Messi, this is his third goal of the game, scored a hat-trick, a long-range shot from the middle of the arc of the penalty area, once again penetrated the Liverpool goal!"
"Oh my God, Liverpool have completely broken down this game, their defense can't stop Barcelona's attack at all. As I said earlier, they had a huge problem with switching between attack and defence, as well as adjusting the defensive formation of the team, which was exploited again and again by Barcelona and scored goals. ”
On the pitch, the three Liverpool players who collided with each other were complaining to each other, looking very excited, especially Claude Makelle, who was complained by his two team-mates, Traore and Hyypia, because if he hadn't been hit by Makelele, Messi wouldn't have had a chance to shoot from distance.
Messi, who scored a hat trick, rushed out of the stadium excitedly, rushed to the sidelines, kept waving his left hand, and made a fist gesture at a group of Barcelona fans who came to Athens to watch the game in the stands, which immediately received a warm cheer from the fans, and the whole Olympic stadium suddenly resounded with the voice of calling for Messi.
'Barcelona's counter-attacks were so fast that Liverpool's defensive tempo simply couldn't keep up with them. Being slaughtered by six goals in the Champions League final is indeed a very embarrassing result! But if they continue with their previous tactics, Barcelona are more than capable of scoring more goals in the game, knowing that there is still half an hour to go. ”
Arsene Wenger is very worried about Liverpool's current situation, because this is definitely a result that no one thought about before the game, and no one expected that Liverpool would end up in such a miserable end in the Champions League final.
Inside the stadium, Liverpool's players are either like walking corpses, completely losing their fighting spirit, or they are overly sad and angry, and they are all obviously out of control.
A humiliating rout! (To be continued......)