Chapter 137: Red Army Liverpool
Liverpool, if it was put twenty years ago, it was a name that could be taken out to scare people, but now~~~~
Liverpool haven't won the Premier League title for many years, as if they haven't heard of them winning the title since the time when Deegan started watching the game, and the most during this period was the League Cup, the League Cup, the FA Cup, and of course, a Champions League trophy.
Digan liked Liverpool in his previous life, to be precise, since the 2005 Champions League final, Istanbul night was indeed a miracle, at that time there were people who watched the game to know this mood, the first half was directly poured three, who can still want to turn the tables, facing AC Milan that was in full swing back then.
But Liverpool did just that, directing a shocking comeback in the second half, slapping Berlusconi in the face a few times.
At that time, the fans of the Reds were chanting that Megatron Liverpool was back, but what next?
It turns out that the fans of the Reds really think too much!
Although Liverpool still bears the name of BIGFour, in fact, they are getting farther and farther away from the top ranks.
The last pleasant memory that Liverpool left to the fans was the twin star era of Torres and Suarez, and Liverpool at that time was indeed very powerful, and every game, as long as the ball reached the feet of Torres, it could surprise the fans almost every time.
At that time, Torres did have such an ability, looking at the world football at that time, Torres could be regarded as a top striker, with speed and body, and accuracy in shooting.
However, objectively speaking, it is difficult for a team to produce results with only two people, because of the twin star tactics, Liverpool's players have produced a kind of team, they only need to hand the ball to No. 8 and No. 9 OK, although it did produce results at that time, but it is not a way to go on in the long run.
Later, Torres was sold for 50 million pounds, which is enough for the new team, and selling Torres is also a good choice for Liverpool itself, for example, a company originally relied on two staff to support its operation, and others were extremely dependent on these two people, so they played soy sauce all day long, and then one of them ran away, and the rest of the employees had a sense of crisis, so they knew that they had to work hard.
In fact, Liverpool is also going through this cycle, returning to the twin star tactics, passing the ball to Suarez, and then relying on Suarez's personal performance to decide the success or failure of the team.
Suarez has been the striker with the most shots in the Premier League in the last two seasons, which can also show this, but Gerrard is old, no hard work, and Kuyt, who is running all over the field, is naturally worse than before.
The current Liverpool, the league title or something, for them, it is an unrealistic dream, they are at most fighting for the top four, yes, at most they are only fighting for the fourth, after all, the current Liverpool is not attractive to stars, and it is impossible to achieve results in a short period of time with young players alone. Especially when the other 19 teams can kill you at any time, and the derby is like a sky in the Premier League.
Therefore, the reason why the Premier League is well-deserved as the world's first league is this, each team has a different style, even the relegation maniac Wigan Athletic can bite the oil daddy Manchester City, which is unimaginable in La Liga. The mystery is only understood by those who watch the Premier League, except for Serie A during the Seven Sisters period, other leagues cannot compare with the Premier League.
In short, Liverpool has fallen, and the direct cause of the decline of the Red Army is the two most famous tragedies in world football.
On May 29, 1985, at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, before the European Champions League final between Liverpool and Juventus, Italian and English fans clashed, resulting in many deaths. Among the dead were 30 Italians, 5 Belgians and 1 French, and 250 more were injured. As a result, the match was postponed for an hour, and it was not allowed to proceed until the police restored order, after which the England team was banned from the three major European cups for five years.
Second, the Hillsborough tragedy, on April 15, 1989, in the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, due to the structural problems of the stadium and the chaotic organizational order, after the start of the game, 5,000 Liverpool fans were unable to enter, and the police officers opened the gate but did not give the necessary guidance, causing 5,000 people to rush to the same stand, and the crowding caused serious stampede casualties, 96 people were killed, and more than 200 people were injured. The youngest of those killed was the cousin of Liverpool's current star Steven Gerrard. But the damage it has caused is far more than that, and the grief of the relatives and friends of the victims is unspeakable. Due to the lies of the police officers present, the malicious reporting of the media and the unfair handling of the government, no one has been held accountable for the Hillsborough tragedy.
The two torches on Liverpool's current crest commemorate the victims of the two massacres.
It was from that time on, Liverpool gradually lost their vitality one by one, last season, Manchester City won their long-awaited title, Manchester United second, Arsenal third, Tottenham fourth, and Liverpool, once a giant, one of the traditional top four of the Premier League, only ranked fifth by 23 points behind the champion Manchester City, barely mixed up a Europa League qualification.
This season's Liverpool, there is no fresh blood to join, although the team's technical and tactical play is mature, but it has not changed for many years, it is difficult to be strong when it is weak, it is even weaker when it is strong, the Europa League group stage is eliminated, the league will lose when it is strong, the coach's thinking formula, important games are not targeted enough tactics, even the middle and lower reaches of the team dare to lose, it can be said that the decline is inevitable, and at the same time, the number of fans is reduced, the market development and other aspects of the persuasive power is insufficient, which directly leads to the decline of club income, lack of sufficient financial support, The follow-up weakness, Liverpool's failure, is the team's failure at all levels such as personnel, management, and strategy.
In the face of this pseudo-giant, the Tottenham players really have no psychological burden at all, and the opponent is famous, but in terms of strength, they have already collapsed.
This time, even the media was on Tottenham's side, and before the game started, they trumpeted for Tottenham, looking at their energy, they couldn't wait to add three points to Tottenham now, and then tell the Liverpudlian people: Wash and sleep!
Of course, there are also those who are not convinced, such as Liverpool's captain Steven Gerrard, who has always respected this rare Maldini player in English football.
Saying that Maldini is loyal, in fact, it really has to be compared, the horse team is really far worse than Gerrard, the horse team has never lacked honor in AC Milan, and what about Gerrard?
Aside from a Champions League trophy in Istanbul in 2005, Gerrard really doesn't have much to claim to accolade.
Although it is rumored that Gerrard is leaving, but after the start of the new season, people found that Gerrard is still wearing the shirt of the Red Army, leading the declining giants to move forward with difficulty.
'Any comments about us before the game starts are unfair, Tottenham have been really good this season, especially after getting a player as strong as Degan, but that doesn't mean we don't have a chance at all, chances are fair for everyone, we will also try our best on the pitch to win the game, as for the result, before the 90 minutes of the game, everything that is said now does not mean anything.
When Gerard was interviewed, he was categorical, but it was hardly uplifting, and people sounded like a tragic hero.
I have to say that it was Liverpool who dragged Gerrard down, if Gerrard played for Manchester United, or Chelsea, even Arsenal, his current achievements would definitely not be just that.
The league championship is about to become a piece of Gerrard's heart, and he is fighting for it every year, coaches and players are changing one after another, but the dream league championship is still still in the stage of dreaming.
Look at the players of his generation, Frank Lampard, who has long been full of honors and league titles, and it is not uncommon for people to win the league.
At the beginning, when Degan played for Fiorentina, he also had the idea of bringing in Gerrard, but unfortunately, the captain of the Reds was a dead brain, and would rather stay at Anfield and rot with Liverpool than leave.
Now, Deegan and Gerrard have met in the Premier League, and this is the first time they have met each other.
'I admire Steven Gerrard, he's a fantastic player and I think if he plays for another team, he could have been crowned champion in front of his name, but it's a shame, but it's not bad like this, he's lost something, he's got something, and this game is the first time we've played against each other and I'm going to enjoy it!'
Unlike Gerrard's tragic declaration, Degan looked relaxed, and it was difficult to find a hint of nervousness in his expression, perhaps for Degan, this game, except for the first time with Gerrard on the field, was just an ordinary league game, and it was not a big deal at all.
Liverpool!
It is no longer the super Red Army that shocked Europe and won the Champions League more than 20 years ago, and the current Liverpool is at most a declining giant who constantly recalls the past and enjoys history.
Playing such a team, Degan has no psychological burden at all!