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When talking about Liverpool, it is inevitable to mention one person, that is Bill Shankly, who single-handedly turned Liverpool from a second-division team into the dominant player in English football. Without Shankly, Liverpool would have never been able to rise to prominence, dominate English football and sweep across Europe in the 1970s and 1980s, completing the feat of winning three Champions League trophies in five years.
Although with the passage of time, the Liverpool dynasty established by Shankly has become a thing of the past, and the boot room culture he created has also declined due to Dalglish's sudden retirement. Liverpool has not even tasted England for thirteen years. The taste of a top league championship, but the Red Army can still be regarded as a top giant and join G14, an organization that only top giants are eligible to participate. As the founder and builder of the Liverpool dynasty, Bill Shankly naturally deserves a lot of credit.
And now, George will lead Tottenham Hotspur to challenge the most successful club in the history of English football at Anfield, Liverpool's home stadium!
"This is Anfield?" George looked at the sign posted on the top of the stairs in the Anfield tunnel, which was said to have been set up by Bill Shankly himself, and curled his lips in disdain. After five years at Manchester United, George's attitude towards Liverpool is very different from his previous life: "Nonsense, of course I know this is Anfield. He is the one who has not even won a Premier League championship, but still dares to act shamelessly The home ground of Liverpool, which calls itself a top club."
George's voice was not quiet, and the distance between the Liverpool players and him was not too far, so George's words reached their ears word for word, which naturally aroused strong dissatisfaction among the Liverpool players!
"What did you just say? Say it again if you dare!" Upon hearing George's words, Gerrard and Carragher, the captain and deputy captain of Liverpool, immediately became angry. The latter even strode up to George with his eyes wide open, as if he wanted to eat him alive. Gerald's expression on the side was also extremely angry at the moment, and his eyes kept looking at George, as if he was considering where to start.
You know, Liverpool players already have a grudge against George, who has the brand of Manchester United and led Manchester United to win the Premier League championship last season. Not to mention that George actually dares to mock in front of Liverpool players, which will naturally arouse strong dissatisfaction from Gerrard and others.
"Haha, what? You want to take action when someone talks about your pain points? Liverpool players are just like you." George sneered and looked at the two people who rushed in front of him. Although he is not a professional player, George's physical fitness is not much worse than Gerrard and Carragher. With a height of 1.88 meters, muscles developed over the years, and fighting techniques learned from his good friend Bear Grylls, George is not afraid of the current one-on-one situation at all. In other words, even if a few more people come forward from Liverpool, George is completely confident that he will beat them to the ground here.
"Hey! Cristiano (Cristiano), it's okay if you don't go over to help, why are you dragging me?" Seeing that his coach is in the unfavorable situation of playing more with less, Ronaldo, who was elected as the team captain by George this season, Deli King Kong wanted to step forward to help, but he didn't want to be grabbed by Cristiano Ronaldo next to him, so he couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"Captain, don't worry, you are right to listen to me this time." Cristiano Ronaldo glanced secretly at George, who was confronting the Liverpool players, and then whispered in Jin's ear, "Don't talk about it. De and Carragher, even if Liverpool had a few more, they would just be delivering groceries against the boss."
Regarding this point, Ronaldo has the most say. Because in Madeira five years ago, he witnessed with his own eyes how George, who was only 18 years old at the time, knocked down five big men on the opposite side with his bare hands, so this time, Ronaldo did not take Gerrard and Carragher to heart at all. . In the eyes of Cristiano Ronaldo, who has admired George very much since he was a child, the entire Liverpool team together is probably not enough for his brother George to play alone.
"Everyone, if you still want to participate in the game normally, then please stay calm and don't cause any trouble before the game starts." At this time, Nell Barry, who was the referee of this game, also discovered the situation here. , hurriedly ran over to mediate, "Otherwise, I have no choice but to suspend the game and report the matter to the disciplinary committee, and they will impose additional penalties."
"Okay, no problem." Seeing the referee's intervention in the matter, George felt very sorry for the Liverpool players for not taking action, but he immediately agreed, "You two are willing to come forward to defend the team at any time. He's a nice guy, I like him very much. So, I will apologize to you for the remarks I made that made you unhappy... However, I will not apologize to the guy who has no words. By the way, let's talk about the guy wearing the No. 10 jersey. , are they your Liverpool players?"
"Michael (Owen), you actually..." After hearing what George said, Gerrard and Carragher realized that Owen, who was also born in Liverpool, did not join them in attacking George just now. Instead, he just attacked George as before. He leaned against the wall as if it had nothing to do with him.
No wonder Irving was not welcomed by the fans of his team wherever he went. With his emotional intelligence, he was really hopeless. Glancing at Gerrard and Carragher, who were dissatisfied with Owen, George smiled slightly, turned and walked in the direction of his players.
"Boss, you just took such a risk!" Seeing that George escaped from Gerrard and Carragher unscathed, Ledley King was the first to rush over and said worriedly. He was really worried that George would start a fight because of his disrespectful remarks about Liverpool.
After all, this is Liverpool's territory. No matter how good George was, he still wouldn't be able to escape from Anfield alone. If this had happened at White Hart Lane, Ledley King wouldn't have thought about what the people of Liverpool would think - daring to yell at our manager? Are you looking for a beating?
"Don't worry, it's okay." George smiled, first comforted his captain, and then secretly glared in the direction of Ronaldo, thinking to himself, you know I can fight, how dare you not come to help me? When the game is over, see how I deal with you when I go back!
The small commotion that occurred in the players' tunnel was over like this, but this incident still left a seed in the hearts of the players on both sides. George's tough behavior when facing Liverpool players made Tottenham players more convinced of their coach, because they felt that playing under such a coach would definitely give them more protection; as for Liverpool, the morale of the Red Army players But it suffered a certain blow. After all, even Owen, Liverpool's star player, has a cold-shoulder attitude towards this, and the emotions of other players will definitely be negatively affected by this.
Although he doesn't want to admit it, George knows in his heart that Tottenham Hotspur still cannot compare to Liverpool in terms of hard power. If you want to score points from the Red Army playing at home, you must be more careful. After all, although Irving has begun to be troubled by injuries, and the speed and explosiveness for which he is famous have also declined, he is still at the end of his peak period and his power cannot be underestimated. Although his strike partner Heskey has been criticized for his low scoring efficiency, the tactical role played by this blue-collar center in this Liverpool team cannot be replaced by other forwards. Coupled with Gerrard, Hamann, Kewell, Riise, Carragher, Dudek and other stars in the midfield and backfield, the Liverpool under Houllier is not as good as Manchester United and Arsenal in terms of overall strength. , can also be in the first group in the Premier League.
Therefore, George's deliberate taunts in the tunnel before the game, as well as his subsequent actions, were also considered to undermine Liverpool's morale and undermine the trust between the opposing players. In addition, when submitting the game roster, George also made some adjustments to the team's lineup.
Goalkeeper Petr Cech, the four defenders from left to right are Heinze, Vidic, Ledley King and Stephen Carr. Speed and Mascherano serve as double midfielders, and Carrick is in the center. , only Bierovka was left roaming on the wing, and the front line was replaced by the combination of Drogba and Robbie Keane. Obviously, facing Liverpool who are good at defensive counterattacks, George decided to set up a tight fence at Anfield, lure the opponent to take the initiative, and then launch the Red Army's counterattack - after all, compared to the handy defensive counterattack, Houllier's team is actively attacking It is much weaker in terms of strength, and has the ability to defend against counterattacks.
After talking about Tottenham’s formation, let’s take a look at Liverpool again. Although Tottenham achieved one win and one draw in the first two rounds, Liverpool coach Houllier did not take this opponent to heart. In the view of the French coach, Tottenham can achieve such results largely because the opponents they encountered in the first two rounds were not strong enough...Birmingham and Leeds United, if these two teams met with Liverpool, There is no pressure to get a two-game winning streak!
Therefore, the confident Houllier did not make any targeted adjustments and directly put the strongest lineup into the starting lineup.
If George knew what Houllier was thinking, he would definitely complain about the Frenchman's bizarre opinion - if Tottenham, which scored four points in two rounds, is not strong, then they were defeated at home in the last round. Aston Villa (16th in the Premier League last season) was tied, and what about Liverpool, who only had one draw and one loss in the first two rounds?
Just like that, when Nell Barry blew the whistle in his mouth, the battle between Tottenham and Liverpool officially began at this moment!
