(Cat Flutter Chinese) In the game against Birmingham, Zhao Yaning, Gerrard and Alonso were suspended together. The difference between these people is that Zhao Yaning is suspended for red cards, and Gerrard and Alonso are both yellow card accumulation. The FA were kind enough – or rather, the FA wasn't buzzing enough – that they didn't suspend the three men, meaning that after this game, all three would still be available for the big game against Chelsea.

The accumulation of red and yellow cards in the Premier League is one of the most troublesome leagues: under Premier League rules, before the end of February, the accumulation of five yellow cards is automatically suspended for one match. If it is past the end of February, then, even if there are enough five, there is no need to suspend the game, but directly wait until the accumulation of ten yellow cards before suspension. And if you accumulate five suspensions before the end of February, and then accumulate ten suspensions in April, you will be suspended for two games. And if there is more, it will be that the FA will hold a hearing to discuss the number of suspensions.

The red card rule is that two yellows will turn into one red, and one game will be suspended. Direct red cards depend on the circumstances, one tactical foul, insulting the opponent, or a foul against the opponent, two, malicious fouls, three. And if it's the second time you get a red card, even if it's a tactical foul, it's two, and you get one more for each more game in the future.

Such a complex rule has long been shouted for reform, but the FA's reform has been discussed for a long time, but the result has been delayed.

And this time, Gerrard and Alonso were both unlucky, accumulating by mid-January, and five cards were enough. And Zhao Yaning turned two yellows and one red, and he also stopped.

Liverpool also appealed against Zhao Yaning's red card, although Zhao Yaning himself estimated that it was useless, but at least it showed the club's attitude, and he accepted it. Sure enough, the FA's penalty upheld the original verdict, and Zhao Yaning still had to be suspended.

"Is this an FA forced rotation of us?" Privately, several people also complained a lot about the FA. Obviously, the FA still wanted them to play against Chelsea, but this one they had to spend in the stands.

In the game against Birmingham, Liverpool's main squad was suddenly reduced by half - Zhao Yaning, Alonso, Gerrard and Sissoko were not there, and even if Vidic was counted, five people were absent from the main team.

And with the fact that Hamann and Figo, who were so tired in the last game that they didn't play well in this game, Liverpool are really half a team.

And the outcome of the game is indeed unpredictable. Birmingham City scored a goal at Anfield to take a 1-0 win away from them. This naturally made Birmingham ecstatic, in their own home stadium, they were beaten 6-0 by Liverpool, but at Anfield, they were able to get three points, for Birmingham, what is not satisfied?

"I thought that in the middle of the season, it was time for us to pick up points and overtake, but who knows, it will be the time for us to lose points. Four rounds, one win, two draws and one loss, a total of only 5 points, is really humiliating. ”

After the game, in the locker room, everyone was helpless.

"Originally, the Christmas schedule was a time when it was easy to lose points, and the fatigue and yellow cards that had accumulated for half a season began to explode at this time, even if you can't get points, what's abnormal? We weren't the only ones who lost, didn't Chelsea also go winless in two games? At this time, Gerald couldn't help but comfort him.

That's true. Without Drogba, Essien can't play blatantly, and Chelsea's game is just as bad. They also drew two games in a row in these two rounds, first Fulham and then Aston Villa, they did not win, and now compared to Liverpool, they only have two more games, seven points ahead.

'As long as we win Chelsea in this game, then the advantage is still ours.' In this regard, Gerald was full of confidence, "Guys, are we scared?" ”

Afraid? This is something that no one admits it. But a win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge? That's easier said than done.

'Chelsea haven't lost a league game at Stamford Bridge since the start of the 04/05 season. Moreover, isn't their manager known as never losing at home in the league? ”

"I really have the ability, and I claim to never lose. Home dragon, away bug, to others are all jokes, is he still a good thing? Carragher said, forgetting that Liverpool used to be very proud of not losing at home, but this season, they lost two games, and no one mentioned it, "Besides, what's the big deal at Stamford Bridge?" It is said that Liverpool winning the league championship is the most difficult thing in English football, and if the opportunities are all in front of us, we can't grasp it ourselves, then let's not blame others. ”

Several people in the locker room clenched their fists, the game was just around the corner, and at this time, there was no way to back down.

What's more, after playing Chelsea, it is the make-up matches against Charlton and Arsenal. After two make-up games, it should be clear what position should be in the standings. Is it to defeat Chelsea, overtake and lead the standings, or lose this game, continue the days when Liverpool did not have a Premier League title, just watch a game -

Before the match against Chelsea, several news came in quick succession.

First, Mourinho announced that for this game, Essien was willing to play with an injury. And immediately, Essien also stood up and said affectionately that he was willing to break his leg for the sake of Mourinho. This news directly made the Liverpool players scold, obviously they wanted to come back to play in a key game, why do they say these nice words? I'm really willing to run with an injury and break my leg and go back to Ghana.

Then, Ferguson also expressed his opinion to the outside world, believing that Chelsea are likely to defend their title and that Liverpool are no match for Chelsea.

The Liverpool players didn't say anything about this. If Alex Ferguson had said in an interview that he wanted Liverpool to win the title, the sun would have come out of the west. However, at this time, Ferguson must have a difficult choice! Since the inception of the Premier League, no other team has defended the title than Manchester United. Now, Manchester United have fallen out of the title zone early, with Liverpool and Chelsea battling it out. Will it support a lifelong mortal enemy, or will it support this new enemy who has the potential to defend his title and challenge the hegemony? For Manchester United, it must be a tangled problem.

However, these things did not affect everyone: no matter how much others said, it could not make Chelsea stronger, and they did not need to worry about anything. And, aren't they saying these things because Liverpool are enough to threaten Chelsea? Since they are afraid, then Liverpool should naturally seize the plan and win this game.

In addition, at this time, another news also came out, the best team in Europe was selected again, and it was no surprise that Zhao Yaning and Gerrard were selected for this list.

"In this way, we have been quite affirmed this year." Looking at this list, Gerrard was unusually happy. This is the first time he has been selected for this squad, so he is naturally very happy.

However, Zhao Yaning doesn't feel that there is anything to be happy about: the list is based on performance, UEFA gives nominations, and then fans select them online. The fairness of this kind of public participation is very limited. After all, many players have less attention because of the small club they play for, fewer fans, and less attention, even if they perform well, it is difficult to get any favor, and some big clubs, even if the players play a little worse, but as long as they are famous and have the number of fans, they can also win back a city, relying on popularity, to make themselves the best.

For example, among the best candidates for the midfield position on this list, in addition to Zhao Yaning and Gerrard, the other two are Ronaldinho and Xiao Xiaoluo. Among them, Zhao Yaning, Gerrard, and Xiao Luo are all recognized as the best players of the year, what does Xiao Xiao Luo have? The best team in the Premier League didn't make it, but it was still able to enter the best team in Europe? He did perform well, but the word "best" couldn't be his turn - although Zhao Yaning also had to admit that he was biased, if he didn't enter the best team in the Premier League, Gerrard didn't make it......

This kind of selection really doesn't mean much. Online voting, after all, is not a very reliable thing.

Compared with those things, there is another thing that Zhao Yaning cares about more: Sissoko has finished treatment and returned to the club.

It's just that his injury, after all, has not completely improved, and the doctor requires him to wear protective eyes before he can play, so when he comes back, he is still wearing glasses.

"This thing is so cool." Seeing the eyes he carried, his teammates were still teasing him, "You obviously only hurt one eye, why do you wear a pair of glasses?" How good it is to wear one, it looks more handsome. ”

"I'm not a pirate. And this thing is very uncomfortable, my eyesight is very poor now, and people in the distance can't see clearly, and I have probably recovered about half of my vision. The doctor said I was 80% recovered, but I couldn't believe it. ”

"It's good to be cured, that is, the current team doctor is reliable, and in the past, you have to retire now." Carragher looked at his injuries and said a few words.

Liverpool's previous team doctors were basically some related households, and the level of medical care can be said to be very inferior. However, this is also the case for almost the vast majority of teams in the Premier League, in fact, with the exception of Manchester United and Arsenal in the past, very few Premier League teams will invest a lot of money in their own team doctors.

Liverpool's relationship team doctor cured Redknapp Jr. alive, and also left Owen with a message. And Manchester United's former player Lee Sharp, who used to be on a par with Ryan Giggs, after the transfer, he met Giggs and laughed and said, "I used to control my play at Manchester United, it was really unnecessary - but by the time he said this, Giggs had already seen that he was limping when he walked - and after a while, he retired.

Liverpool last season was also full of injuries and invasions. After finally taking over Europe, the club made a big decision to clean up the medical team, and with the title of champion, he suppressed the controversy and updated the medical team, which Liverpool has benefited greatly from this season. With the exception of Dudek and Hyypia, no one has suffered major injuries throughout the season.

And now, Sissoko's eye disease has healed so quickly, which makes the team even more happy.

"Now that we're all together, what else is there to say? In this game, let's go to Stamford Bridge and let them see how eager Liverpool is to win now! ”——

ps: The Premier League's rules for the accumulation of red and yellow cards have been changed more than once, and in my memory, it should have been cleared once in February, and if it was changed, it would have been cleared on April 12, and it would have stopped anyway at this time. (Literature Zone-Short Story Network enxuequ.) Cat flutter Chinese