Chapter 49: The Master of Terror - Moni
It was enough to win at home to the mighty Manchester United, not only to get three points, but also to put down the points of Manchester United, one of Liverpool's biggest rivals in the league, which naturally made Liverpool jubilant.
That night, with Anfield Stadium as the center, the wine in any bar within a radius of five kilometers was drunk by the excited Liverpool fans, which directly led to more than a dozen drunk people being taken directly into the police station.
According to the grapevine, these dozen buddies are ready to humiliate Everton fans, how can they get it, the police who have been following them all the way for a long time have to take these dozen buddies to the police when they determined that this buddy's target is the other side of Liverpool City - Everton's territory, and they must not forcibly bring these dozen buddies to the police, avoiding a conflict.
Of course, Liverpool will not think that the new season's English League title will belong to Liverpool because of the victory over Manchester United, not to mention that there is a second leg between the two sides, and there is also Arsenal led by Professor Wenger on the side. Coupled with Manchester United's eye-popping bench depth and the traditional solidity of the second half of the schedule, they eventually won the title.
All this tells the Liverpool generals that the new season has just begun, and the title is still hanging in the balance. If you want to defend your title, the only thing you have to do is to keep your feet on the ground, take every game seriously, and get as many three points as possible.
It was in this situation that the Liverpool players came to London and came to Charlton's home valley stadium, ready to stage the sixth round of the battle in the valley.
"Liverpool are a great team; is a formidable opponent. Even though this is our home stadium, I hope my team can win at home to Liverpool and get the precious three points. But reason tells me it's a difficult thing to do because Liverpool are so strong that I don't have the confidence to take all three points at home. ”
At the new press conference before the game, Charlton Athletic head coach Parkinson kept patting Liverpool's ass when answering reporters' questions about how to treat the opponent this time, and it was a little loud.
Benitez is playing something, what he plays is art, but among all the managers in the UK, Benitez is not as experienced as Wenger and Ferguson, but Benitez is definitely not simple, and he is also an absolute master of tactics and psychology.
After hearing Charlton Bishop Parkinson's sycophancy, although Benitez also knew that it was a trick from the other side to paralyze himself and the players, and then take out Liverpool at home. But even so, Parkinson's sycophants are not something that anyone can resist, at least Benitez's heat is still a little worse. So after hearing Parkinson's compliment, Benitez was also a little fluttering.
But it's okay. Benitez quickly fell silent. When the reporter thinks about Charlton Athletic. After a brief thought. Benitez said unhurriedly and slowly.
'Charlton Athletic is a great team. In another two years. It's been 100 years since its founding. Oh my. 100 years of history. That's just it. Charlton has reason to be proud. Charlton have been outstanding this season. Under the leadership of Coach Parkinson. Charlton has a very different impression from last season. Just look at the current Charlton rankings. This game is for Liverpool. It's a severe test. ”
Damn. What a long history. At least not as long as you Liverpool has a long history. This season has been good. At least not first. It's like you Liverpool. With a goal difference. Ranked first in the standings. What a severe test. Manchester United were beaten down by your Liverpool home stadium. He also said that our Charlton was a tough test for you when you were at Liverpool. You're too "polite".
Hear Benitez speak. Parkinson clearly felt that Benitez was looking down on himself and Charlton. Say it on purpose. Satirizing Charlton is not just about history as it is about honor. Or maybe it's not as strong as Liverpool.
Parkinson believes. If there are no reporters at the scene. Benitez would never be so polite. I will definitely say what I guessed.
In fact, all this is Parkinson's own thinking too much. And I thought it wrong. To know. Charlton was founded in 1905. In two years, it will be 100 years old. This is undoubtedly a great honor.
There are countless clubs and teams in the world, but there are really not many clubs that can survive and successfully reach a hundred years of history. So what Lao Bei said was from the heart.
Looking at Charlton's ranking at this time, in the five games of the new season, Charlton won two, drew two and lost one, ranking sixth with a score of 8. Although it is not as good as Liverpool's five-game winning streak of 15, this result is already Charlton's best start in the last decade.
And Charlton Athletic's new season has indeed made a big difference, not only have the team scored more goals, but also conceded a lot less. This is indeed a huge change and improvement compared to Charlton Athletic, who lost and drew or won by a narrow goal last season.
Benitez is also nonsense, this game is indeed a serious test for Liverpool, first of all, this is the valley stadium, it is Charlton Athletic's home, it is always more difficult to play away than to play at home.
The second and main reason is that although we defeated the strong Manchester United in the last game, Manchester United is not a soft persimmon, you can do it with a few pinchs. Although they won the game, the Liverpool players also paid a big price, that is, the problem of fitness, many players in the fierce game with Manchester United, constantly running, until this time, the fitness has not recovered, for Liverpool. At this time, it is undoubtedly a serious test for Liverpool against Charlton Athletic.
So Benitez didn't talk nonsense, but told the truth. Of course, Parkinson, who doesn't know this, or wouldn't appreciate it even if he does, naturally thinks that Benitez is humiliating himself around the bush.
In the end, Benitez and Parkinson rushed to the end in an unpleasant atmosphere at the pre-match press conference. Parkinson thinks that Benitez looks down on himself and the team he leads, while Old Beck thinks that Parkinson is a little unforgiving, showing weakness, and still praising how strong Liverpool is, and it seems that he will not stop turning Liverpool into a second Manchester United. Both of them returned to the locker room in a huff and began to lay out the tactics of the game, and they must teach each other a hard lesson, so that the other party knows how good they are.
Manchester United can be said to be the most hated and disliked team in the eyes of British fans, except for Manchester United fans, because Manchester United has monopolized the English championship in the past ten years.
This makes Manchester United unwittingly become the public enemy of all teams in England, and all teams are particularly energetic when they play Manchester United.
Although this was not Mandi's intention, it was a huge price to pay for Manchester United to win the title every season.
Like Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, it is easy to win the championship several rounds in advance. In England, Manchester United want to win the title, and it is basically impossible to talk about a few rounds in advance.
And it is true, before Arsenal and Liverpool, and later Chelsea, who rose to prominence, have not yet stepped up, Manchester United will be strongly blocked by English teams in every game, and it is basically impossible to determine whether they want to win the championship without the last two rounds of the league.
It is really because of the rise of Arsenal and Chase and Liverpool that all the weak teams in England unconsciously shifted their attention to these teams, and the city teams began to focus all their attention on the sworn enemies of the same city, which greatly reduced the pressure on Manchester United. This also makes it normal for the later English champions, no matter which team it is, to win several rounds in advance.
"George, you have to be careful about this game, this law enforcement referee is a little scary, remind you, even if the referee gives you a yellow card, and you are wronged, don't show any dissatisfied expressions, let alone complain, otherwise you will definitely be greeted with a red card."
The players on both sides waited quietly in the tunnel for the game to start, and since the captain of Charr was a former Liverpool player Murphy, the relationship between the two sides was relatively harmonious, and it was not as serious as the game. However, the moment the players of both sides step onto the pitch, the harmony will disappear completely.
While George and Reeser were discussing world names; Changhai Pia suddenly turned around and reminded George.
Uh~ Hearing Hyypia's reminder, George couldn't help but be stunned, and subconsciously looked at the referee standing at the front, there is nothing special, a typical Englishman is not severe, and it can't be associated with the word horror.
"Oh~ Sammy didn't say that I almost forgot, George, you have to pay attention, this Moni is very terrifying, listen to the captain's words, if that situation really happens, don't show any dissatisfaction, otherwise, it will be yourself who suffers."
Riser on the side also heard Hyypia's words, and suddenly realized, and immediately reminded George. After saying that, Reese suddenly turned around and began to remind the players behind him, and then let them pass it over one by one so that everyone in the team would know.
When everyone in Liverpool knew about it, George was strange, and his teammates, who were still chatting happily and relaxed, suddenly became serious, and began to whisper something there, and looked at the referee standing at the front from time to time, as if they were talking about the referee of this game.
Seeing this, George was even more curious, what is so powerful about this Moni, can make Liverpool players famous and colorful, is there really any horror.
Anyway, as Liverpool suddenly quieted down, the atmosphere in the players' tunnel was a little depressing. Only the Charlton players, who don't know what happened, are still there to talk.
At this moment, George suddenly appeared, and the referee Mooney looked behind him, revealing a murderous, even impersonal look. Seeing this, George couldn't help but shudder. It's a terrifying color, it's not humane at all, it's like a beast, this kind of person is the most suitable for being a killer.
George thought to himself, as soon as he woke up, he must pay attention to the referee in this game, don't fall into his hands, that terrifying look can show that this referee will not be a simple role.
It seems that Hyypia's reminder is really important, otherwise, if a player suffers a loss from the referee during the game, there is no place to cry.