George was extremely surprised to see that Liverpool's performance on the league battlefield was actually worse than in its previous life, and that it was still stuck in the relegation zone. He originally thought that even without Gerrard, Benitez's coaching ability should be able to lead Liverpool to achieve good results in the new season, and it would not be a problem to at least maintain a European qualification.
However, the reality is so cruel. With many well-known stars such as Basturk, Robbie Keane, and Kewell, Liverpool, which had two games less, managed to score three draws and three draws in the first six rounds of the 2005-06 Premier League season. A bad record with no losses and no wins. Although there was a relationship with strong opponents in the early stages (against Tottenham in the fifth round, Manchester United in the sixth round, and Chelsea in the eighth round), they could not even win against teams of the same level as Sunderland and Birmingham. Coming down, it’s really hard to explain.
It can only be said that Gerrard's decision to leave Anfield and join Tottenham Hotspur this summer was a too heavy blow to Liverpool. Even if the Liverpool management subsequently used Gerrard's transfer fee to add many players to strengthen the lineup, it would not be able to make up for the huge losses caused by the departure of the former Reds captain!
For Liverpool, Gerrard is not only the team's top star and tactical core, but also the well-deserved soul and spiritual leader of the Red Army. As long as he is on the court, no matter what passive situation they are in, Liverpool has the possibility of a comeback. And when he is not there, Liverpool will become a team whose energy and backbone have been drained away. It is not an exaggeration to describe the two teams as completely different!
To get out of the current predicament, Liverpool can only count on Benitez to come up with countermeasures as soon as possible to solve the sequelae caused by Gerrard's departure. Otherwise, the Red Army might really have to fight for relegation this season!
By that time, the brand name of Liverpool's top club may be ruined due to poor results, and the financial situation will further deteriorate!
Seeing the team's difficulty in winning in the league, Liverpool's management had no introspection at all, but simply threw the blame directly on Benitez's head. In the eyes of these conservative and backward people, the head coach is responsible for the team's poor performance!
Well, that's right, it's the head coach's responsibility, and it has nothing to do with the management's inability to recruit and retain the team's generals or anything like that!
Therefore, at this time, the pressure on Benitez's shoulders is the greatest. The Spanish coach not only has to bear the criticism and blame directed at him from fans and the media, and calm the players' emotions so that they can concentrate on the game, but he also has to deal with the management's irresponsible blame-shifting behavior, which can really be called pressure. The mountain is big.
mmp, if I had known that Liverpool was such a big pit, I might as well have stayed in Valencia, at least the coaching pressure there was not as great as in Liverpool! At this moment, Benitez can be said to be extremely regretful, thinking that switching to Liverpool was the worst decision in his coaching career!
However, no matter how dissatisfied he is, Benitez does not dare to resign at this time - who makes him the head coach of Liverpool now? Even for the sake of fame and job, he must bite the bullet and bring the Red Army to a good ranking before he can think about getting out of the fire pit of Liverpool!
You know, for head coaches, what they fear most is to have an extremely poor result when coaching a recognized strong team. Because in this way, if they have a disgraceful record on their resume and want to coach a club of the same level, the possibility will become extremely slim!
The most typical example is Benitez's predecessor in Valencia, Cooper, who was once famous in European football. With his eye-catching results in Mallorca and Valencia, the Argentine coach became the target of invitations from European giants. He even came close to helping Inter Milan win the league title for n consecutive years in his first season coaching the Nerazzurri. However, his conservative and boring style of play and the chronic problem of never winning in strong dialogues made people's reputation for him continue to decline. He was eventually fired by Moratti who lost patience, and he stayed away from people's vision. He has never coached a club that can be called a strong team.
Therefore, in order to avoid ending up like Cooper, Benitez must bring the team out of the current predicament as soon as possible and cannot let the management have the idea of changing coaches midway!
Now back to business. After a small victory over Charlton at home, Tottenham, who had spent another national team match day, ushered in the ninth round of the Premier League on October 15, and their opponent was currently serving as deputy squad leader of the league alongside Liverpool. Everton!
Everton is also unlucky. Although the Toffees in this life were not killed by UEFA in the group stage due to the butterfly effect brought by George, and they got a ticket to the UEFA Cup, but the season just started At the beginning, core midfielder Arteta was injured and missed two months. In addition, Phil Neville, who was supposed to be the captain, was poached by George to Tottenham. As a result, the depth of the bench was insufficient and he had to face a two-line battle situation. Everton's situation has gotten worse since the start of the new season. It is precisely because of these reasons that Everton and Liverpool have become brothers and are tied at the bottom of the standings.
There are countless examples like Everton in European football. For example, in the past two years, Celta Vigo and Real Sociedad both performed very eye-catchingly in the previous season. The latter even almost won the La Liga championship. However, in the following season, the two teams were distracted from the European war. The relationship between them was stuck in the quagmire of relegation in the league. The former was unable to climb out of the hole until the end because the hole was too big.
This is the tragedy of a team like Everton. Maybe they have a strong main lineup that can give even the top giants a headache, but once they encounter a multi-line battle situation, they will become like this due to the depth of their bench.
In order to achieve a good result in the UEFA Cup and build the club's reputation, Moyes had to grit his teeth and adopt a rotation strategy despite the pressure of the team being at the bottom of the league points, even if Everton's opponent was Tottenham, a top team!
Tim Cahill, Duncan Ferguson and Vermaelen, the three absolute main players that Moyes relies on the most, are not in the starting lineup. The Scotsman's attitude towards this game is self-evident!
Facing such an Everton team, Tottenham will naturally not miss the great opportunity to beat the drowned dog. Klose, who returned from the national team, showed excellent form in this game. In just one half, he scored three games in a row with his head and kicks, helping Tottenham beat the Toffees 3-0 at home. , continuing to beat Chelsea, who also won a big victory at home, to lead the standings!
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